Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 35 - 34: Player in the East!

Chapter 35: Chapter 34: Player in the East!

The meeting room fell silent for a long time, the people stunned by number 24’s reasoning and creatively wild ideas!

At the table, regardless of age, all had experienced countless bizarre events and had learned to accept new information as quickly as possible—the compulsory course for every S-rank Investigator.

"Ahem..."

At this moment, number 4, an elderly woman, cleared her throat and asked, "It does sound somewhat reasonable."

"But I have to ask, why would a Demon God capable of changing timelines make such a drastic move? It could easily kill ordinary aberrations without much effort, so why go through all the trouble to turn the entire world into a game? Then, to manipulate ordinary human bodies to combat aberrations, resurrecting them time and again—it seems utterly redundant and incomprehensible."

"Even if the Demon God is powerful, reviving humans through time reversal would lead to significant exhaustion."

"This exhaustion should be considerable.

And the true Demon God, God, who also follows this setting, causes anyone who sees it or imagines its true form to die instantly.

But now there suddenly appears a Demon God, Game, playing humans as if it were a video game, time reversal, and resurrecting humans being merely part of the game, which is utterly astounding.

Why does it sound so absurd?!

Number 24 thought for a while and then said, "Number 4, ma’am, I must emphasize that times have changed."

"Due to shifts in social thought, the Idealist Buoyancy in the Etheric Abyss has changed, making it easier for certain peculiar aberrations to emerge into our world."

"So the conclusion arises: the endless emergence of aberrations also evolves with social change."

"These seemingly absurd types are Demon Gods meant to play the mortal world, fitting the logic of modern youth."

"Our era is not plagued by poverty or violence needed to uphold rule. In past times, life was hard—securing food and warmth was the greatest wish, leading to many criminals and widespread terror."

"Why engage with a game? Why invest effort in solving puzzles? Why not just skip to the big finale? According to the old generation’s logic, why not move more bricks, make more money?"

"The reason is that games are fun. This point alone is sufficient."

Number 24 said with increasing volume and again considering free-riding, "If, as I suspect, the unknown Demon God is a game or perhaps a gaming platform, can we use it to enhance ourselves? Perhaps by finding that training ground, becoming a character in the game, or some other methods!"

Number 1, an old man, rubbed his temples, not bothering to unravel these complexities, and directly asked, "Following your reasoning, what does ’East’ mean? Does it refer to Li Qingshan and Chen Xinyi?"

Number 24 couldn’t help laughing, "Of course not. What’s the most important thing in a game? The main character? The plot?"

"No, the most important thing is the Player!"

"Without players, with nobody to play, the game has no meaning!"

Number 1’s eyelids twitched twice, tugging at his lips.

Yes, how did he not see that?

The answer was nearly apparent.

The newly emerged Demon God provisionally named—Game.

And the "Player" is in the East!

When they heard this answer, everyone gasped in surprise, their eyes sparkling with excitement.

They had found a breakthrough, this clue was crucial!

Was the Player an ordinary human? Or an aberration?

Or perhaps a human with some sort of superpower?

Either way, they needed to find a way to locate the Player!

This was key to utilizing the Demon God, Game!

But... how to find them?

The concept of the East was too vast; just the population of Great Xia Country exceeded over a billion, and if including some neighboring countries and Southeast Asia, the population rose over three billion!

An immense sea of people, considering foreign aspects, the world was not harmonious, generally peaceful, but with plenty of conflicts between countries.

Even the power of the Black-clothed Guard couldn’t track them down.

But despite this, the news reinvigorated everyone, a better situation than being utterly lost like headless flies before.

And so, this group of people discussed all at once, "Divination... it’s a bit difficult, even the Laplace Demon only gave out these two words. Too little information, almost impossible to perform divination..."

"Let’s hope it’s within our country. Intensively monitor major online platforms to see if similar game information appears."

"That’s important, our current artificial intelligence should be capable of that."

"I suggest, specifically monitoring those uncaptured harmless types of aberrations."

"And some special groups also need enhanced supervision."

"If the Player is an ordinary human, especially if they’re unsociable homebodies, it would really be hard to find..."

The only game he had played in his lifetime was "Tetris," staring at a small screen until he was dizzy, with the blocks falling faster and faster, eventually having two blocks fall down every second, giving him profound nightmares.

He couldn’t help but rub his forehead, feeling too old to stay up all night.

"Time to consider retirement?"

Number 1, the old man, pondered on potential successors, but after some thought, he still believed he was the strongest of his time, the young ones unable to bear the responsibility, only to endure a few more years.

Number 1 suddenly asked, "Number 12, regarding the Demon God, Game, that training camp is a very crucial part, it might even be the Demon God’s core, are you prepared?"

Number 12, who was also Lu Tianming, chewing on beef jerky with his legs crossed sitting on the floor, suddenly looked up when his name was called.

In front of him was a sketch of the "Basic Training Ground," drawn by a specialist.

Lu Tianming responded, "Pretty much prepared. I’ve been resting these past few days, had a great sleep. Support from everyone has also been secured, an unprecedentedly wealthy campaign. I didn’t expect a single mission to make me a billionaire."

"Haha, I can even use Immortal Beans as snacks now."