Lila curled up on the bed, staring at the glowing phone screen.
It is midnight, but she has no desire to sleep.
The events that occurred during the day were a little strange, and she felt uneasy and couldn't sleep.
All day today, Lila has been refreshing the forum to browse the posts of the beta players. She doesn't understand foreign languages very well, so she wants to take screenshots and put them on a translation app, but her phone prompts that the website prohibits screenshots, so Lila can only copy the letters onto paper and then take a photo to translate.
The number of registered users in the forum is increasing, and the number of posts is also increasing. Many people have the same confusion, and some have already asked about the "six-point announcement for players" and the forum's top "ten thousand survivors" in bloody detail.
Some internal test players have also gradually received the silver card. Like Lila, they did not fill in their address information on the game's official website, but the silver card was accurately delivered to their homes.
Lila clicked on the Chinese post with the highest number of replies.
Although in the big data era people have almost no privacy, as a game official, isn't this a bit too much? If the official does not respond to the address acquisition issue, I don't mind taking legal action to protect my rights.
This post has received widespread approval.
But immediately someone replied: I feel this is not right, it's like a haunting. I live in the countryside, the express delivery comes once every few days, but can you guess how my game cards were delivered? My home cat went out and came back with something mysterious, I took a look and found it was my game card, with my real name and forum number written on it, it's just fucking ridiculous!
24L: I also live in the countryside, the cards are what I saw when I went to the chicken coop to collect eggs, it really scared me...........
I ordered a home appliance online, and when I opened the packaging, I found an extra box inside. I thought it was a freebie from the merchant, but it turned out to be a game card! This is not only absurd but also bizarre.
The number is based on the order of registration on the forum, and the card production takes time. How could a person who just registered get the number and have the card ready to be sent immediately? Moreover, the way players receive the cards is very bizarre, with an indescribable strange atmosphere surrounding each person.
Lila exited the post and opened a card showcase post.
The original poster has masked the real name and player ID on their card and then displayed it.
The cards posted by the OP and Lila's cards have slight differences.
The silver card in the envelope does not have the image of a mechanical hand on the front, but a pair of scissors, a pair of scissors that look quite sharp.
The card of Lila has the title "Dispossessor" as a prefix, but the cards of this post's author have the prefix "Subwalker" instead of "Dispossessor". What is the reason for this? What is the difference between Dispossessor and Subwalker?
Lila frowned in thought.
After browsing the forum for a while, Lila noticed a phenomenon.
All the current spoiled card posts, the prefixes of those cards are all "Subwalker", not a single card is the same as hers, "Dispossessor".
Lila took the card from beside the bed, the card emitting a faint silvery glow. Her true name and number were engraved upon it, like an ID, with her name and identity number. The only thing that puzzled her was the meaning of the three words "Dispossessor".
The events that occurred on this day left Lila in a state of bewilderment.
She glanced at the time, 23:59, it was almost midnight, and the official internal testing day was about to arrive. Lila sighed, tiredly rubbing her temples, preparing to sleep, because she had to go find a part-time job for the summer vacation to earn money tomorrow.
The life of a pauper is so plain and dull.
In the second before Lila put down her phone, it suddenly vibrated. She looked closely and it turned out to be a forum post.
"Ten thousand internal test players have been registered, and their game identity cards have been issued."
This is a free-to-play and non-wipe test. The game has no shortcuts, so players should remember the six pieces of advice and explore their own ending.
"Wishing all players a pleasant gaming experience. Now, the game begins."
Let's play!
Lila was taken aback by the sight of these words, she was astonished and before she could react further, she found that the surroundings had changed.
Lila's hands were empty, the weight of the phone vanished from her hands. She was no longer lying on her side on the bed, but standing in the boundless darkness, looking up and seeing nothing, hearing nothing.
The crumbling old house, the window illuminated by the streetlamp, and the whirring of the fan - all have vanished, and everything has become peaceful.
The dark waters engulfed Lila, inch by inch swallowing her. She instinctively wanted to cry for help, but like a drowning person, she could not make a sound.
Finally, she lost consciousness.
.....
"You have entered a new world."
"Please check your identity settings in this world."
Name: Lila
Faction: Federal Rebellion
Identity: Core member of the Mechanical Dawn organization, trainee security patrol officer of the seventh squad of the Federal Investigation Department's field team, federal first-class wanted criminal, undercover rebel.
Task: Steal confidential intelligence from the Investigation Department, gain the trust of the Investigation Department, and provide intelligence support for the secret operations of Mechanical Dawn.
A faint electronic sound reached her ears, and in the haze, she seemed to see a series of words flashing before her eyes.
Lila let out a painful gasp, feeling a splitting headache.
It felt as if an ax had split open her skull, and she felt her head was about to explode with pain.
"Suture the wound." A man beside her said, "Stitch up her wound. Give her another dose of the powerful analgesic, she's barely hanging on."
Is she on the operating table? Lila's eyes are closed, but her consciousness is surprisingly clear.
Lila felt a sharp needle pierce her arm's skin, the drug being injected into her body. The anesthetic was very effective, taking effect quickly, and her headache significantly improved. She was not dreaming, and no dream had ever given her such a vivid experience.
Lila realized that the current situation was absolutely abnormal, her experience was against all logic. Perhaps she had really encountered a situation that would only appear in fantasy novels or audiovisual works - time travel.
She traversed from her small, dilapidated abode to an unknown location.
The pain relief injection I just took has eased Lila's physical pain, allowing her to focus her thoughts. She is anxious and panicked, but the anxiety and panic will not help her. She knows she must remain calm.
The closed beta forum for "Crimson Soil" announced the start of the game, and then she suddenly jumped to a different location.
Lila suspected that she had traversed into the game world of Crimson Soil.
She has another identity in this world.
Lila focused her mind, and the pitch-black vision suddenly opened up a screen of light.
The screen displayed the identity settings she just heard in this world.
"Core cadre of the Mechanical Dawn organization, probationary security patrol officer of the 7th squad of the Federal Investigation Department field team, Federal-level wanted criminal, undercover agent of the Resistance."
Lila: Ah, it seems like I have a rather complex identity.
She read it over and over again meticulously, feeling helpless.
Mechanical Dawn is an organization she does not understand, but the term "core backbone" is enough to indicate its weight. And the Federal Investigation Department... this should be an official organization. Even worse, she actually has another identity as a first-class wanted criminal of the Federal government, what the hell is this? The identity of an underground rebel is even more life-threatening.
The two-five kid has no future!
Lila has watched countless spy movies, and those who go undercover rarely have a happy ending. She feels that her future is bleak, and a tragic ending is beckoning her.
The sound of medical equipment colliding continuously rang out, and Lila could vaguely perceive the suture needle threading in and out of her flesh, pulling at her skin and muscles.
Lila's heartbeat gradually became steady and regular from the intense state when she just regained consciousness. Her brain was in motion and her emotions were tending towards calmness in her contemplation.
It had been a while, but Lila suddenly felt that she could control her eyelids again, as the anesthesia was wearing off.
The man who had been performing surgery on her said: "The medication's effect has worn off, she should be waking up soon."
Lila had to give up the idea of continuing to pretend to be unconscious, and her eyelids slowly opened a crack.
The incandescent light was uncomfortable for her, and a silver light source kept moving in front of her eyes.
Lila blinked her eyes with effort, adjusting to the light for a moment, and found that the shimmering silver light in front of her was not a lamp, but the reflection of the surgeon's glasses.
She moved her head slightly, rolled her eyes, and looked blankly at the circle of doctors and nurses standing around the operating table.
"You're awake?" The doctor with glasses nodded to Lila, "The surgery was a success."
Lila decided to pretend to be ignorant.
"I, I what's going on with me?"
The doctor showed a sympathetic expression and looked at her with concern: "You child, you really are unlucky. On your first field practice, you encountered armed gangsters..... Sigh, the gangsters weren't caught."
His head was cracked open, and his temporal bone was fractured......"
"Gu Gu... broken bone?" Lila's expression was confused on the surface, but she was overjoyed inside.
Parietal bone fracture, with such a serious injury, she can naturally pretend to have amnesia! Since she has crossed over, she has not obtained the memories of the original body, and she will be exposed if she is not careful.
"Yes, the stubborn bone is broken, there's a big hole in the head, and the blood is gushing out." The doctor said kindly, "But it's okay, the old won't go and the new won't come!"
"What's the old not going, the new not coming?" Lila said, confused, "Sorry, I seem to have forgotten a lot of things......"
"It's normal to be a bit confused for now, it will get better once the anesthesia wears off. Your mandibular fracture is quite serious, the repair was difficult, we had to remove that part of your skull."
"The doctor chuckled and said, 'The latest federal technology, a super-lightweight alloy skull, will replace yours. After that, you won't have to worry about your head being cracked open when you go on field missions and catch more than one suspect!'"
Lila: "What's wrong?"
Whoa, did she get the legendary iron skull or what? Love it, love it!
After that, if you get into a fight with someone, ram your forehead into them, and you can be sure the other person's head will be buzzing!
