Reality and ideals were always difficult to be consistent.
In the face of the top elites from other worlds, Night Rain really couldn't handle the situation. He successfully made it to the top eight of the hero group, but only got the fourth place in the round-robin tournament, not even the top three.
It was hard to have an upset in the round-robin tournament. The result was similar to what everyone had guessed before the tournament. Leo and Aisha won the first and second place respectively, but the third place was an upset — Kratos from the Mifata Federation, although he was defeated in the confrontation with Night Rain, he won the third place with the advantage of winning more games than the other players.
According to the rules of the round-robin tournament, each player had to fight one game with the other seven players. The winner got two points, the loser got no points, and if both sides were willing to shake hands and make peace, each would get one point. Leo won all seven games and got 14 points; Aisha won six games and lost one to Leo, so she got 12 points; Kratos lost one game to Leo, Aisha, and Night Rain, and won the rest of the games, so he got eight points; Night Rain lost two games, won two games, and tied three games, so he got only seven points.
As for the remaining players, the fifth player won two games and tied two games and got six points; the sixth player won one game and got five points; the seventh player won three games and got three points; and the last player had a total of one game and got only one point.
Night Rain was naturally very dissatisfied with this result. He refused to accept the reward for the fourth place and left, shouting "I'll be stronger next time."
Kratos, on the other hand, was very happy. After this big guy who used his life to entertain the audience in the arena received the award, he got off the stage and went straight to the gate of the amusement park to give his trophy to Ling Ming. He was able to get rid of his slave gladiator identity because Ling Ming remembered that he had a good relationship with him in the arena and helped him pay the ransom after he earned money.
That night, they ate and drank with Fafnir and Hugh in a street food stall, very happy. Several strong people at the peak of the high level ate the crude and spicy barbecue and drank the wine that had no other advantages except that it was clean. They talked and laughed happily.
This group of people could be considered a unique scene in the Void Mask amusement park — strong and happy, unrestrained and free. In the past, Josh was also a member of this happy gang. But ever since he became the patrol general of the Republic of Northwest, he could no longer be so free. Some time ago, Fafnir and Hugh would often mutter that "a table needs four people to be full." Today, they had finally filled up the last spot.
As for the four people around the table, two of them were actually magical beasts. This was a small matter that was not worth mentioning. Even the owner of the food stall did not care about it, so how could the others complain about it?
Coincidentally, at another food stall not far away, a few friends were also eating and drinking to their hearts' content.
Morani had gained a lot of faith and divine power in the third World First Martial Arts Competition. He was so happy that he dragged Sui Xiong, Javier, and Wall to have a meal to celebrate. Originally, he had planned to call his good brother Mo, Yorgaardman, Arcaian, and the God of Healing that Sui Xiong had named "Three None." But Mo said that he had drunk too much and did not want to walk around today. Yorgaardman had something to do and was not at home. Arcaian's father, Tewila, had recently been rejuvenated and insisted that Morani meet the lady who might become his stepmother. As for Three None … Morani looked at him for about three minutes before he gave up and left dejectedly. He did not even have the chance to say any invitation.
"Don't mind it. Four people is just right." Sui Xiong, who had turned into a bald man, smiled and comforted him. "A table has four sides. Let's each sit on one side. After eating, we can play mahjong or poker or something."
"… Four gods gathering and gambling on the street. Your Majesty, don't you think it's a little strange?" Wall frowned and hurriedly advised.
Before Sui Xiong could speak, Javier had already handed a glass of wine to Wall. "Why are you so old-fashioned! Anyway, no one here can recognize us. Let's not talk about gambling on the street. Even if I were to take off my clothes and sing and dance now, would anyone know that it's me? "
Wall's face suddenly darkened. He reckoned that … Javier might really do it.
Celebration Youth's style of doing things had always been free and unrestrained. He did not take social criticism seriously at all. Not to mention the current situation where mortals could not recognize his identity, even if mortals could recognize him, he would probably be able to sing and dance naked without any pressure …
The God of Knowledge, who had a more upright personality, could not bear to go out and have fun with this kind of person.
The worst thing was that His Majesty's eyes were shining with eagerness. He was afraid that His Majesty would really play mischief with Celebration Youth. Maybe His Majesty would even drag him and the steel lion along. The four gods would take advantage of the night to get drunk and run around naked …
(If I had known this would happen, I would not have come out!)
Wall regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. He secretly made up his mind that no matter what His Majesty said in the future, as long as Celebration Youth was around, he would never go out to eat or drink with him!
Fortunately, Morani was reliable and did not follow Javier's lead. He did not directly object, but changed the topic.
"Oscar, your real body has been lying on the conference table for more than ten years. Don't you feel bored?" He asked.
Speaking of this, Sui Xiong suddenly felt a little lazy. He laid on the chair and looked weak. "I feel like my body has been hollowed out. I can't get my spirits up. It's not bad to just lie down like that. Look at turtles lying down all day long. "
"Turtles can actually run quite fast when they really run away," Morani said.
"Ah? Really? I don't read much. Don't lie to me! "
"Your Majesty, it's true," Wall said. "I just did a search, and it's true."
"Damn …" Sui Xiong was a little speechless. "But it doesn't matter. I'm also very fast when I really run away!"
"You're a jellyfish, not a turtle," Javier said with a smile.
"Jellyfish and jellyfish are two different things!" Sui Xiong protested. "A jellyfish is only called a jellyfish when it's washed and peeled."
"Looking at you lying down all day without moving, it's just a plate of jellyfish!" Javier laughed. "Even the vegetable juice has been poured on you. All that's left is to cut you up and put you on a plate."
Sui Xiong was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. But after thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh.
"You don't say. Now that I think about it, it's really quite similar!"
Even Wall couldn't help but laugh.
After laughing for a while, Javier advised, "You can't just lie down like this. People will become lazy if they don't do anything. It's the same for gods. You've been resting for so many years. How about finding something to do? "
"But what can I do?" Sui Xiong asked. "At present, whether it's the territory or the church, everything is on the right track. If I rashly intervene, good things may become bad things. "
"Find something else you like to do," Javier said. "What do you like to do?"
"Drawing, designing, playing games." Sui Xiong counted with his fingers. "There's not much I can do with drawing. Designing … I've designed enough over the years. I've designed and built such a big Void City. I can't think of too many ideas to design other things … What do you think if I build another city? "
"Not much." Morani shook his head. "I believe you can build another city, but do you have that many people to live in?"
Sui Xiong thought about it and shook his head. "No, it'll be a ghost city. Forget it."
"Then, what about games?" Morani asked.
"That's even more impossible. I can make games, but the number of players is limited!" Sui Xiong sighed. "There are too few people in this world who have the money and time to play games! At present, the number of players is almost saturated. Even if I launch a new game, it'll just reduce the number of players in the old game. It'll be a waste of resources and have no other use. "
As he spoke, his face became lazy again and he couldn't lift his spirits.
"You can do something else," Morani said. "I remember at the public trial, didn't you say that you wanted to promote the concept of fear to change camps? Why don't you start now? "
Sui Xiong thought about it and nodded. "That's possible, but how should I start? Where should I start?"
"That depends on you," Javier said irresponsibly. "We're just reminding you."
Sui Xiong smiled and thought carefully.
At that time, he said that he wanted to subtly change people's perception of "fear" through various means of publicity. But it was not so easy to be specific.
Horror movies? Horror games? To be honest, he thought about it carefully. That kind of thing would not only not eliminate the negative factors of "fear," but it would also strengthen people's negative impression of the concept of "fear."
At least, before he traveled through time, he had heard of people who did not dare to go to the toilet alone at night after watching a horror movie. In the end, they solved it with a drink bottle.
Of course, that was an extreme example. But even Sui Xiong himself, after playing horror games in the past, would be suspicious of everything he saw for a period of time.
(Why is this happening? Probably because of the "unknown." The unknown causes fear, such as darkness or loneliness. These will strengthen people's sense of the "unknown," so it will make people feel afraid.
Sui Xiong was not a rookie who knew nothing. After thinking about it for a while, he had a preliminary idea.
I can first make a "fear experience game" to let the players experience the real danger. For example, what does the darkness look like with hidden ghosts and monsters? What's the difference between it and ordinary darkness? That's good!
Why are ordinary people afraid of ordinary darkness, but adventurers don't take it seriously at all? Because they have really encountered the kind of darkness where danger lurks, and that kind of feeling is actually completely different from ordinary darkness. As long as there is enough correct experience, fear is actually not a threat or pressure, but an effective warning, which can help adventurers better avoid danger.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had a feeling of eagerness to try.
"I've decided!" he said. "I'm going to make a new game!"
"What game?" Javier was a fan of games, and when he heard about a game, he became excited.
"I want to collect the experiences of those ordinary adventurers, collect what they feel in their adventures, and then let the players substitute themselves in their roles and experience their feelings at that time," Sui Xiong said. "Those really dangerous things, the really horrible things, they are actually very different from the so-called" fear "that we usually come into contact with. As long as we really experience them, naturally we will not be afraid of the hypocritical horror of the darkness in life. "
All the gods nodded, and Morani couldn't help but praise, "What a good idea!"
"Then what are you going to name this game?" Javier asked with interest.
Sui Xiong raised his eyebrows, laughed a little slyly, and then said slowly, "Of course … Infinite Horror!"
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