This Game is Too Real

   Chapter 752 LV61! The seventh stage of the genetic sequence!

   "..."

  The southernmost tip of Shifeng Mountain, the top of Lai Mountain.

  The "Human Emperor" stared at the north blankly all night, until the morning light of dawn slowly rose from the sky, the corner of his mouth twitched an imperceptible coldness.

   Just then, a figure appeared beside him.

  The middle-aged man in a white robe was none other than the "Beast King" who promised him not long ago that he would persist in Shifeng Mountain for at least half a year.

   "A little accident happened..."

  When he said these words, the Beastmaster had a look of distress on his face, and his facial muscles were still twitching from time to time.

  Especially where he received two punches before.

  Even though he had abandoned that dilapidated body, he still hadn't completely come out of the looming phantom pain.

  The Human Emperor stared at him expressionlessly, his deep pupils were like black holes that devoured everything, making him unconsciously move his gaze down an inch.

no way.

  At this moment, he is weaker than ever before, even if there is ten thousand reluctance in his heart, he can only reluctantly lower his head.

  Since the sanctuary needs to rely on the real body as a container for storing consciousness, it can be said that the power of the forerunner is directly proportional to the power of the believers. The stronger the power of the believers, the greater the influence the sanctuary can have on the mortal world.

  For example, if the believers who installed the chip are only a few serfs, then let alone have any impact on the mortal world, I am afraid that even the slave owner's farm will not be able to go out.

  But if the believer who installed the chip is the slave owner himself, then he can control the survivors of an entire farm with the help of the slave owner's own authority.

  At this moment, his situation is similar to the former.

  Until yesterday, he was still the uncrowned king on Ten Peaks Mountain, but now he has lost all the chips in his hand.

not only that.

  He even lost the kingdom of heaven in Weifu Wasteland.

   This is undoubtedly a disastrous failure, especially now that the brood on the blood mountain has changed from their ally to a huge trouble that threatens the heaven of Haiya province...

  Human Sovereign didn’t speak, just looked at him silently, until the latter was watched so that his heart felt faint, and the former spoke slowly.

   "Where's Cooper?"

  The Beastmaster's expression was stiff, and he lowered his head and said after a long time.

"Feel sorry."

   "Just sorry?"

  The Human Sovereign looked into his eyes and raised his chin slightly.

"That's my apostle, he should have asked you to immediately remove your dirty hands and get out of his armor, but you turned a deaf ear to his pleas—even begging for mercy, and you still insisted on going stupid to the end. "

   "This is also for our plan—" Seeing that his tone was getting heavier, the Beastmaster couldn't help but defend himself, but was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

   "Plan," repeated the word, Human Sovereign stared at him, "Then is the current situation part of your so-called plan?"

   Beastmaster fell silent.

  Looking at this speechless guy, the Human Sovereign had a look of disappointment on his face, sighed softly, and turned his gaze to the north again.

"I didn't expect to implant a back door in the armor. Not even me, the 'Holy Son' was furious when he found out. You made a mistake that absolutely should not be made, and everyone has to pay for your Stupid pay, I hope you understand this, the reason why you ended up like this today is not only because of your failure...and, don't blame me."

  Hearing this sentence, the Beastmaster was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his head to look at him.

  The eyes are so cold that there is no warmth, just like the snow covering the top of the mountain.

   A trace of fear rose involuntarily in his heart, he stared blankly at his former colleague, and involuntarily took a step back.

"what are you up to?!"

   "This is the unanimous resolution of the church meeting—"

  Looking at the Beastmaster whose expression finally changed completely, the Human Emperor spoke as usual, and then continued to announce his ending.

   "You were removed."

"wait-"

  Before his words fell, the illusory figure disappeared in the howling cold wind like a slideshow that stopped abruptly.

   Looks like the "surgery" has been done.

   It's a pity that I didn't hear the guy's last words.

   In his heart, he mourned for that old friend who missed the new world for a second, and the Emperor turned his face slightly and glanced behind him.

  I saw a few men wearing exoskeletons standing not far behind him, as if they had been standing here for a long time.

  They are the executioners of the tribunal, mainly responsible for executing some stubborn and difficult heretics, and dealing with the forerunners who have problems.

  Although the forerunners do not have the entity to walk in the mortal world, they can be eliminated by resetting the chips in the brains of believers.

   This back door is in the hands of the Tribunal, and it has existed as a means of checking and balancing the pioneers since the birth of the "Sanctuary".

   It can be seen that these guys should have just arrived here not long ago, and the court sent more than just a small team.

   After chatting for a while, they had already completed the operation.

"...We reset the chips belonging to the Beastmaster and completely erased his consciousness. According to the will of Lord Son, they belong to you now." The executioner standing at the head of the line looked at him and explained the situation concisely .

   Human Sovereign nodded slowly to express his understanding.

"knew."

  The executioner didn't say anything more about what happened just now, but just glanced at the blood mountain in the distance, and then looked at him again.

   "What are you going to do?"

  No concealment, Human Sovereign said succinctly.

   "It is no longer possible to defend here. I plan to abandon Ten Peaks Mountain, withdraw the mutant tribes in this area to Haiya Province, and reorganize defenses on my site to resist the offensive of the coalition forces."

  The executioner nodded.

   "Smart decision, I leave it to you here."

"Um."

   Human Sovereign replied absently, not really wanting to chat with these guys.

  The executioners didn't bother him anymore, they turned around and disappeared from his sight.

   This did not activate the optical camouflage, but directly disconnected him from his sea of ​​consciousness.

   This is also one of the "privileges" of the executioner.

  When they act in the parish, they can be exempted from the peeping of the forerunner, walk in places where the latter cannot see, and independently decide whether to establish a connection with the forerunner.

   And this is why the Beastmaster didn't notice their shot at all.

   Didn't pay attention to those elusive guys, Human Sovereign just stared intently at the lofty mountains north of Laishan.

  On the position not far away, dense crowds of mutants and goblins were withdrawing from the mountain along the winding mountain road.

  Those guys are noisy, carrying large and small bags of luggage, as well as guys who eat and fight wars, as well as livestock raised in captivity and hoarded food.

  Although it is a good idea to leave them as cannon fodder on Shifeng Mountain, they may not last long in the face of the well-trained soldiers of the coalition forces due to their lack of organization.

  They are now his pawns.

  He needs to do some "quick and good" modifications to these guys before sending them to the front lines to be consumed as cannon fodder.

   "Chu Guang is..."

   Renhuang narrowed his eyes slightly, touched his cheek lightly with his index finger, and suddenly there was an unusual smile on that ancient and calm face.

   That punch really hurts.

   It's been a long time since he met a guy who excited him so much...

  …

   It has been a day since the decisive battle in Weifu Wasteland came to an end.

   After dealing with everything, Chu Guang returned to the Heart of Steel and slept for ten hours before the accumulated fatigue was relieved.

   Not long after he woke up, he received the medical examination report from Heya.

  To his surprise, in the short time last night, he was promoted to another level, and the progress of gene sequence development jumped from 60% to 61%.

  【

  ID: Chu Guang

   Gene sequence: Manager (Stage 7)

  Level: LV.60→LV61

  —Basic attributes—

   Strength: 79→80 (+1)

  Agility: 60→63 (+3)

   Constitution: 64→65 (+1)

   Perception: 62→65 (+3)

  Intelligence: 66→68 (+2)

  ]

   "The data is for reference only. To be honest, I feel that the original attribute conversion formula is outdated for you. Only 80 points of strength are not enough to punch that powerful punch."

   Still thinking about the concept of 80 points of strength in his mind, Chu Guang put down the medical examination report in his hand and cast a curious look at her.

"Why do you say that."

"Because that is an empirical formula based on the standard of normal people, and your body is far different from the standard of ordinary human beings in terms of muscle structure and movement. It is no exaggeration to say that your existence itself is enough for you. The Gestalt life body research project provides a large number of research samples, I'm not sure if this is the future direction of human evolution, but... this is at least a possibility." Heya stared at him with piercing eyes.

  Chu Guang believed what she said, after all, this guy always had this strange expression when he saw precious research materials.

   It was the same as when Yin Fang saw the unusual coffee machine.

   "Gestalt life body..." Chu Guang looked at his right hand and clenched his fist, feeling the surging power.

  It is said that it is the holy grail of biology and gene tailoring technology in the era of prosperity. It is the lifelong pursuit of countless scholars and engineers, and millions of scientific research projects are related to it.

  It's a pity that until the great temporal curtain, this singularity isolated from the horizon is still only a proposition that exists in imagination.

  Perhaps the original administrator of Vault 404 was also an expert in this field.

   After all, there are so many biologists in Qingquan City that it is a bit unusual, and there is nothing unreasonable about having one more.

"Do you feel that your identity as a human being is getting farther and farther away?" Looking at Chu Guang who was lost in thought, He Ya said jokingly, "I don't think you need to worry, as far as I observe, you are still quite popular with everyone. .”

   Chu Guang shook his head and said.

   "I haven't really thought about it, I'm just thinking about... what will happen when the development progress reaches 100%."

   "I'm afraid we won't know until then. There is no relevant data in the shelter's database for reference, and even the empirical formulas that used to work no longer work."

   After a pause, Heya shrugged her shoulders lightly, and said in a comforting tone.

"However, don't worry, no matter what happens to you at that time, no matter what you become, even if you grow two heads and six arms, you will always be you, and you will always be me...I mean what is in our hearts That you."

  She is not very good at speaking comforting words, and even less good at reading the emotions of others. After all, she spends most of her time in scientific research, so she stopped halfway through her speech.

  Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, and it took two seconds to realize that this guy was actually enlightening himself, so he said with a smile.

   "What are you talking about, how can I worry about such things. But I was thinking... if only I could grow a pair of wings."

   But that kind of thing is too magical.

  Even the bone structure and nerve distribution are completely changed. It is probably impossible to do it without the installation of prostheses.

   "Looks like I'm being self-indulgent..." Her face blushed unusually, and Heya coughed hard, trying to hide her embarrassment.

   "That's not true," Chu Guang interrupted her, with a hearty smile on his face, and said sincerely, "Thank you, it feels good to be cared about."

   "You guy... no, it's pretty... normal when you're not talking."

  Seeing Heya, who was speaking incoherently and turning her head away, and the red glow faintly shining through the silver thread, Chu Guang showed a bit of surprise on his face.

   Strange.

   Isn’t this what I should say?

  …

  【Yesterday, the Allied Forces of the Viscoplasma achieved a crucial victory in their offensive in the Shifeng Mountain area.

  The mother nest located deep in the Blood Mountain finally fell under the joint offensive of the Alpha Task Force and the Death Corps, and the tumor virus buried deep under the wasteland of Weifu was completely removed.

   So far, all the lands in Jinchuan Province that have been infested by cults have been liberated!

  Although the soil corroded by Nago mycelium is still being purified, it is only a matter of time before the corrosion left by the Church of the Torch is completely eradicated...

  In order to prevent the seeds of chaos from sprouting again, the administrator stated that the alliance's seventh survivor settlement "Weifu City" will be established on the Weifu Wasteland, and "Weifu City Station" will be added to the alliance's railway line.

  Currently, the construction of this settlement is under the responsibility of the Alliance Southern Construction Corps. For more information, please pay attention to follow-up reports.

  On the other hand, at the initiative of the alliance manager Chu Guang, the Viscoplasma proposed Resolution No. 6, at which all parties involved will discuss the compensation for the soldiers and their families who died in the Torch Church War.

  Currently the list of dead soldiers is being counted, but due to objective reasons such as the uneven communication technology of the survivors and the limited level of household registration management, this work may take a lot of time to complete.

  Besides, due to the defeat of the "Beastmaster", the mutant tribes stationed on Shifeng Mountain moved south one after another.

  Since the first mutant tribe wandered and settled in the area more than a century ago, this is the first time that Ten Peaks Mountain has completely freed itself from the threat of mutants.

  Currently, the 1st Regiment of the No. 100 Mountain Division of the enterprise has been stationed in Laishan.

  Considering the complicated local situation in Haiya Province, the Legion, Enterprise, and Academy all expressed that they would send more reinforcements to the front line.

  However, limited by the width of the front line, logistical capacity, and various objective factors, the maximum input of troops on the northern front may not exceed 20 divisions.

  Military analysis experts believe that the northern front has successfully opened a breakthrough, and the next turning point of the entire war may appear on the southern front.

   "Survivor Daily" Chip Harbor bureau chief, reporter and editor Sammy, reporting for you!

  ]

  On the south bank of the Baiyue Strait, in the barracks of Youtiao Port, in a single-family cabin, Iser, the captain of the 30,000th expeditionary force, was reading a newspaper in his hand.

  Even though the weather was more than 30 degrees, he felt his hands and feet were cold.

   What made him hold his breath was of course not the good news on the headlines, but the casualties counted by the coalition forces on page 2.

  Excluding the few clones of the legion, the empire ranks second on the list, with 14,700 killed in battle alone!

   Nearly three-quarters of them are dead...

  He couldn't imagine that if he hadn't boarded the wrong ship, he would still be alive now.

   Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

   Stepping over the threshold and entering the door was his adjutant named Kinder.

  The guy was holding a newspaper in his hand, and it was obviously the same issue as his when it was freshly released.

   Not beyond Iser's expectation, Kinder said straight to the point after entering the door.

   "My lord, General Barbita's subordinates have suffered heavy losses. This is not good news for us... Uh, it seems that you already know."

   In the middle of speaking, his eyes fell on the newspaper in Iser's hand, so he stopped the conversation wisely.

  But Iser heard the first half of his sentence, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

   "What does this have to do with us? We are in charge of the southern front."

   "Strictly speaking, this is the case, but General Barbita is our immediate boss after all. Do you think he will honestly admit his problems with his character?"

"Is there any objection to this?" Isaiel sneered, "It's just that guy who doesn't even care about the money in his subordinate's meal card, so what if he doesn't admit it, he can save more than 10,000 people from death Did you survive the argument?"

Since the French Fry Port branch of "Survivor Daily" is run by the Moon Clan, and those Moon Clan chicks always like to carry private goods in the newspaper, they don't care about the clones of the Legion, they only focus on the report of the Empire's Expeditionary Force, and only Report worries but not good news.

At the beginning, he spurned those Moon people, but after working with the residents of the alliance for a period of time, he gradually began to think that General Barbita is a cerebral palsy, and the guy who appointed that guy as the commander of the expeditionary force is also a cerebral palsy up.

   But although Iser dismissed that guy, Kinder still said cautiously.

"...It's not surprising that you think so. In fact, not to mention you, I also look down on that idiot, but I have to say that this guy still has a way of manipulating power. For example, he can completely blame this failure Because you did not arrive at the front line according to the original plan, and his efforts to turn the tide allowed the two ten-thousand-man teams that should have been wiped out survived by 20%—"

   "Are you kidding me!" Iser slammed the table down, "No matter what he says, His Majesty can't believe such nonsense!"

  Kind shook his head and said in a low voice.

   "Calling black into white is the basic skill of political power. In the court, thick skin is more important than ability. Since he is your boss and is closer to that majesty, he must be more skilled in this aspect than you..."

  Looking at the disturbed General Iser, he paused and continued.

   "Of course, even if the situation is quite unfavorable to us, we are not without opportunities..."

  In the past month, they have built the Youtiao Port in a decent manner, and the alliance has paid them part of the wages as promised.

   Not even just wages.

   Today's Baiyue Strait is no longer as lively as it used to be. Although the development of Youtiao Port is not as good as that of French Fries Port, it can be regarded as a success. Whether it is a businessman from Silver Moon Bay, a businessman from the Alliance of the Southern Islands, or a bigwig from Dawn City, they all bought properties in this generation.

  Managing plantations, helping on construction sites or docks, and even warehouse management and import and export business, the 30,000th team of their expeditionary force has been involved.

  Although they are still an expeditionary force in name, they have actually changed from a military organization to a large labor agency.

   After all, the ruthless guys from the Jungle Corps are too good at fighting, and there is no need for them to play.

  In this month's accumulation, they have saved at least five or six hundred thousand silver coins.

  For the poor ghosts in Borneo Province, this money itself is a huge bargaining chip.

   Seeing a serious expression on General Iser's face, Kinder continued.

"Your Majesty's intention on this matter is very important, so we just need to send the battle report to Tiandu first, and then His Majesty believes that General Babita's incompetence will make the empire lose face in front of the legion, and then proposes to divide the expeditionary army into north and south Two fronts... I think His Majesty will consider your suggestion."

  After listening to the adjutant's words, Iser was faintly moved, but there was still a hint of hesitation on his face.

   "But... Leapfrog reporting is a big taboo."

  Kinde said patiently.

   "It's easy to handle, do you remember Governor Nihak?"

  Issel nodded.

   "Of course I remember. That's His Majesty's confidant. You mean to move around his relationship? But isn't he in jail at Kingaron Port?"

  Because the Duke of Galava was unwilling to sign, the Alliance and the Empire have been in the stage of ceasefire negotiations, and no specific ceasefire agreement has been signed.

   It is precisely because of this that both the prisoners of the Gray Wolf Army and the Governor of Nihak are now being held in the prisoner-of-war camp or prison in King Gallon Port.

  He really couldn't figure out what's the use of walking around a prisoner's relationship.

   Seeing Iser's confused expression, Kinder continued patiently.

  "...It is not what it used to be now. The empire suffered heavy losses in the war against the Church of the Torch. The alliance has adjusted its diplomatic strategy towards the empire. Even out of pity for the weak, they will no longer make demands that are difficult for the strong."

"In addition, the empire has not been peaceful recently. The Black Panther Army and the Tiger Army, which support themselves, are becoming a big problem. His Majesty also intends to ease the relationship with the alliance so that he can free up his hands to deal with the internal chaos. Presumably he will do so. Make some appropriate concessions... This ceasefire agreement that has not been signed for a month, I guess it will be signed soon."

  Iser's expression couldn't help being moved.

   "You mean Governor Nihak is going to be released?!"

  Kind nodded seriously.

   "That's for sure, including Prince Dilip who was imprisoned with him. I guess they will be able to board the boat home in a short time."

  His eyes flickered slightly, and he confessed his plan.

  "...It is of course impossible to report to the higher level, but if Governor Nihak or Prince Dilip delivered the letter, this problem would naturally not exist."

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