Four months ago, in the valley.
In his new home, Zhang Heng tried to start the engine he dismantled from the Polo to charge the battery. He then took out a PS4 Pro from his duffel bag.
The PS4 Pro was his prize for participating in the first round of the proxy war, and it was limited to the top fifty.
However, there was nothing special about the machine itself, and it was exactly the same as what could be bought on the market. The only difference was that it was pre-installed with a game called Endless Journey.
Zhang Heng connected the PS4 Pro to the battery. Gaim, the God of Games, had gone missing over a month ago, but Zhang Heng still remembered what he said when he first met him in the Chernobyl dungeon, which was also the last time he met him.
Gaim told him that if he wanted to contact him, he could do so through the PS4 Pro.
In the absence of the other party's PSN account, there was no doubt that the contact information Geim was referring to was hidden in the game 'Endless Journey'.
In fact, Zhang Heng would play this xianxia game whenever he had the time.
Although the game's flow was shockingly long and lived up to its name, Zhang Heng had 24 hours more than the average player. After such a long time, he was finally close to clearing the game.
On the first night he arrived at his new home, Zhang Heng completely cleared the game.
However, he did not get anything other than the congratulatory message at the end.
Zhang Heng put down the controller, moved his fingers and waist, pondered for a moment, and got up to eat something. After that, he opened the game again and started the second round.
Zhang Heng realized that this was not a game with a single ending. Perhaps the ending he got in the first round was not the correct one.
That was why Zhang Heng deliberately chose the opposite option when he was faced with the second round. Previously, he chose the immortal path, but this time, he chose the demonic path.
Compared to the immortal path, the demonic path's gameplay was much simpler. There weren't as many complicated main quests, and the main quest was basically combat. All he had to do was kill all the way to the end. Although his level was reset to zero, he could still inherit one piece of equipment per round. The divine artifact that Zhang Heng had painstakingly obtained from the boss battle for half an hour had finally come in handy. Other than that, he had also unlocked more powerful skills and characters.
Therefore, although the difficulty of the second round was higher, it was still within acceptable range.
However, after clearing the demonic path's ending, Zhang Heng did not find any clues related to Gaim other than receiving the same congratulatory message.
Zhang Heng was not in a hurry to start the third game. Other than the fact that he was a little short on time, he began to realize that his previous way of solving the problem might not be correct.
At this time, a week had passed since he entered the mountain. His nightmares had not stopped every night, and his mental condition had become worse and worse. Even according to the most optimistic estimate, he could only hold on for another ten days.
Moreover, Zhang Heng did not think that other people and gods would give him so much time. So, he knew that he only had one last chance to play the game.
If he wanted to carry out his plan, he had to find Gaime first.
Zhang Heng boiled a pot of hot water, made a bowl of instant noodles, and started the game again.
In the third game, Zhang Heng did not care about the main storyline or side quests anymore. After successfully creating his character, he began to wander around the world. In the previous two games, Zhang Heng had discovered that the map of Endless Journey was very special. It was not unlocked as the story progressed. In other words, as long as one wanted to, one could go to any corner of the world.
Of course, there was also the possibility of being sent home by the small monsters in one hit.
But after the first two games, with Zhang Heng's observation and memory, he could already remember the movements and attack methods of most of the small monsters, and even their aggro radius. So, although he ran around the map, he was rarely sent home.
Without the shackles of the mission, Zhang Heng walked a considerable distance on the Endless Journey map this time. Finally, he found what he was looking for in a small fishing village near the East Sea.
The sun was setting, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sea an orange-red.
A fisherman in a straw raincoat sat motionless on the fishing boat, looking quite artistic from the back.
But when Zhang Heng maneuvered his character to go to the front of the fisherman, all the previous artistic conception was destroyed. Then, Zhang Heng found himself in the game, replacing his level six smurf character.
"You're too much of a fool." Zhang Heng jumped out of another fishing boat.
In front of him, Geim weaved a simple frame and placed the fishing rod on it, freeing his hands to hold a GBA.
This was the second-generation portable game console released by Nintendo in 2001. Although it had only been on the market for five and a half years, it sold very well. It was almost every boy's dream birthday present at that time.
Zhang Heng glanced at the screen and found that Geim was still playing Pokémon.
Geim saw that Zhang Heng had also paused the game in his hand, and then said, "Congratulations on finding me in the third game." He did not immediately ask Zhang Heng why he was here, nor did he talk about the current situation outside. Instead, the first question he asked was, "What do you think of my game?"
Zhang Heng told him the truth. "The graphics are excellent, the sense of combat is perfect, and the running is smooth. I haven't encountered any bugs for the time being, but the plot is mediocre, and there aren't many highlights in the character creation. Although it's an open map, the degree of freedom is also average. It's far worse than the dungeon games I played before. To be honest, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been interested in playing until the third game."
Geim nodded. "This is actually the situation that we gods are in."
"What situation?"
"We have great power, but we can't escape the orbit of fate. To put it simply, the degree of freedom is still too low." Geim put down the GBA in his hand. "In comparison, you humans are like new characters in a game. Although the starting point is low, it's full of growth. Subsequent experiences and choices will sculpt you into different shapes."
"I don't have much choice. Not long after I was born, my life was arranged by different people," Zhang Heng said.
"But you still came here," Geim said. "Even though all the main side quests in this world have been written, you still found this small fishing village that has nothing to do with any quests. So, tell me, what do you want from me?"
"I helped you find a bug in the Chernobyl quest, and you said you wanted to compensate me. I didn't want anything back then, but now I've thought about what I want."
"What do you want? Let me say this first. I can't solve your problem, "Geim said." After all, I'm not omnipotent. "
"Don't worry. What I want is very simple," Zhang Heng said without hesitation. "I want to play another game."
(End of chapter)
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