Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 120 - 111 Proactive Cooperation

Chapter 120: Chapter 111 Proactive Cooperation

Number 24 touched the glasses on his nose and shook his head, "It’s impossible."

"Although ’Game’ is stronger in terms of tier than ’Blood Demon,’ based on past experience, ’Game’ should not violate its own rules, much less directly strike to kill ’Blood Demon.’"

"Otherwise, what would be the point of having a game main character? Cultivating people like Li Qingshan and Chen Xinyi would be meaningless..."

"If it intervened directly, the entire plot would seem collapsed in the eyes of ’Player.’ Keep in mind, the primary service target of ’Game’ might just be that unclear ’Player,’ whose emotional experience is most crucial!"

The meeting room fell silent for a while.

Number 24’s tone became fervent: "Put yourself in their shoes, in computer games, Players struggle through hardships to challenge the ultimate boss. Then suddenly, as if by divine intervention, the computer crashes—what kind of experience is that? Whoever designs such a script must be an amateur!"

"That’s why I’m really curious, such an interesting Demon God, I’ve actually never encountered one before."

"Compared to the ones always after human lives, it’s exceedingly intriguing... I even suspect that its entity being served might not be any real human at all. Perhaps it’s another Demon God? Well, it’s not impossible."

The atmosphere in the meeting room was very serious.

So many serious old men and women all staring over, putting immense pressure on Number 24.

These grandpas and grandmas were the real authority holders, and the funding for the Great Science Academy had to be approved by them.

He had no choice but to explain again: "Ahem, ladies and gentlemen... playing games is indeed about clearing them, but there’s a proper way to clear games."

"Just like in TV series, the toughest final battle is about to happen. But suddenly, the Moon falls and scorches the entire planet... It’s like the plot has collapsed, and all previous efforts are wasted. Such a method of clearing is unreasonable. ’Game’ would absolutely not do this."

"Got it," Number 1 nodded, perceiving his feelings, "You don’t need to feel any pressure, speak your mind!"

"The Black-clothed Guard has always valued ability over seniority! Say whatever comes to mind; our capacity to understand isn’t that bad."

Having said so, Number 24 continued, "Then let me make some irresponsible speculations."

"Let’s think about it, why could Chen Xinyi suddenly transmit information? Why could the Conch Headphones, a Strange Object, transmit messages from the Game Training Camp? ’Game’ is a real Demon God, and it’s unlikely to have such a communication loophole."

"There’s only one explanation, it was intentional."

"This might be a hint from ’Game’ for us to come up with some strategies."

"According to the character of ’Game,’ not really character, but according to its rules, it must be through ’game character,’ a power of an ordinary human, to defeat ’Blood Demon,’ which is very difficult, extremely difficult. Even if time rewinding to gather information is possible, it’s still too challenging."

This was quite reasonable.

"If the game ’Main Character,’ from an objective strength level, is not suitable for the task, then it must definitely introduce an external variable."

"Introducing external variables brings ’plot rationality’ that is much higher than divine intervention by machinery."

"Just like in TV series, introducing a batch of advanced foreign weaponry to win the tough final war, this is actually reasonable, right? It’s acceptable for the player as well."

"What’s the external variable? Of course, it’s us, the Black-clothed Guard."

"To the players, we Black-clothed Guard are also old acquaintances, appearing in the game scene doesn’t feel abrupt."

"We possess some powerful Strange Objects... so we must actively participate in this mission to completely resolve the incident."

"Our proactive involvement in cooperation is the best choice!"

"It’s like... gaining affinity!"

Number 24’s reasoning, well, was somewhat speculative and lacked solid evidence.

But it did provide a rough framework for reference.

His subtext was... cling to the powerful!

Firmly cling!

Clinging to the powerful could be the fastest way to reduce impact to the minimum and have the fewest casualties. The ways and information of a Demon God are not comparable to humans.

Since two behemoths were clashing, clinging to one of them was the best strategy.

Even so, there might be some benefits to be gained from other countries. After all, foreign waters are deep and solving the Blood Demon incident would yield significant political leverage.

But nonetheless, this plan was extremely risky.

What if ’Game’ couldn’t care less about humans?

What if it... wasn’t ready to toy with ’Blood Demon’ anymore?

If wrong, humanity was doomed!

So, one must not gamble.

Even without the "Game" being involved, humans still need to deal with the Blood Demon, a threat imminent and serious.

Everyone mulled over Chen Xinyi’s account several times.

Some even asked for additional details through Conch Headphones.

"What did that middle-aged man look like? Do you remember? Try drawing him."

"I remember, he was about 1.8 meters tall, wore a shirt, and came over on a tram with Smith."

"We don’t have this member of the Black-clothed Guard at our New York branch."

"Based on his portrait, there might not be such a person within the borders of our country. Globally, it’s still uncertain."

People were striving to unearth deeper information.

Any piece of useful intelligence could potentially save lives in the future.

Soon, an elderly lady with white hair, number 3, said, "In Chen Xinyi’s description, she mentioned another Investigator from the Mysterious Bureau, named Anthony Smith. This name might not be real, but the person probably exists."

"Do you think this could be utilized? The Blood Demon is a global threat; it’s not something the Black-clothed Guard can afford to handle alone. The first emergency discussion meeting didn’t yield much, did it?"

Number 1, an old man, shook his head and chuckled bitterly, "Well, about that, it was somewhat successful, but not entirely. Too many cooks spoil the broth, as everyone understands."

"The established Supernatural Organizations did recognize the seriousness of the situation and communicated somewhat."

"The newly established ones, they’re merely... rotten fish, never shedding tears unless they see a coffin."

As he spoke, he shook his head slightly, "Some organizations might have been infiltrated by the Blood Demon, becoming anchors in their invasions of this world."

"Longevity, after all, is something desired by everyone. Some foreign high-tech companies have invented many methods of longevity, like injecting young people’s blood into the elderly; or injecting cerebral spinal fluid into their heads... all sorts of bizarre methods, unheard of, wrapped in a gimmick of science, spreading rapidly among the wealthy elite."

"By now, they were prime targets for the Blood Demon’s strikes."

"The power of a Demon God, how could it be so easily borrowed?"

"Except if we drop a nuclear bomb, causing a world war, we might cleanse these people."

The oldest and most profound supernatural organizations in the world are the Church Court in the West and the Black-clothed Guard in the East.

With the arrival of the industrial age and rapid technological progress, the discipline of supernatural science also escaped its old empirical doctrines, forming a set of relatively complete theoretical systems, even if these theories are merely scratching the surface and can’t explain all anomalies.

But for humanity at present, even a tiny bit of this supernatural knowledge constitutes the most valuable bargaining chips in the international competition!

In terms of strength, talent, and technological level, the powerful currently include the Mysterious Bureau, the Black-clothed Guard, and the Kapsingar Research Bureau.

And it’s almost proportional to national power.

For instance, Immortal Beans, essentially providing life force, can cure nearly all diseases with virtually no side effects. If one day we could mass-produce Immortal Beans, the strength of Great Xia Country could take a significant leap forward.

In international trade, transactions involving supernatural achievements could equate to those capable of altering geopolitical power.

Since the Black-clothed Guard has some good items it doesn’t want to share, other organizations naturally have their own prized possessions. As long as they survive long enough, some good things will always remain.

Suddenly, number 1 thought of something, "You mean, use this Anthony Smith to blackmail the Mysterious Bureau for something?"

"But how valuable is a C-tier Investigator? Just a C-tier..."

"Even if we let go of this Smith, it’s not a significant loss for the Mysterious Bureau. Besides, under international treaties adhering to humanitarian mutual aid principles, investigators who are rescued incidentally cannot constitute bargaining chips."

Human civilisation is relatively weak in the Etheric Abyss and could be overturned at any moment; mutual rescue is the correct approach.

If we rashly break this principle, it will put everyone at risk, making future cooperation even more difficult.

"It’s not what you imagine, Mr. Number 1. I can understand, to a certain extent, the thoughts of Mr. Number 24."

A middle-aged man wearing a suit, a national think-tank member, number 11, said, "Information about Anthony Smith isn’t valuable, and we can’t possibly use him as a hostage—that would be too degrading and detrimental to future international cooperation."

"But the information about the ’Blood Demon’ that it reveals is valuable."

"If we inform the Mysterious Bureau that Anthony Smith is still alive, what will they think?"

"They would wonder why we know of this person? Why we know he’s alive, even what he looks like? This investigator has been involved in the red fog incident."

"The information about Anthony Smith would indirectly verify the reliability of the Blood Demon information we provided."

"After all, they know whether this person exists or not better than anyone."

"In fact, we do have highly reliable information, and that counts as a contribution."

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