I, a Mental Patient, Was Chosen to Participate in AnalogHorror
Chapter 247 - 215: Bug?

Chapter 247: Chapter 215: Bug?

"Huh? Jiang Xiao is exploiting bugs inside Analog Horror? Do you even know what you’re talking about?"

Holmes:

"Of course I do! Didn’t everyone see this with their own eyes? The lantern, the bell tower—two things that look extremely important, yet Jiang Xiao never explored them! Also, Sister Martha mentioned there’s a Priest in Morro Town, and Jiang Xiao didn’t go off to explore that either!"

"And why did the old lady from the guesthouse go to become the Bell-ringer? Is she good or bad? What’s her purpose—does anyone know?"

Hiss...

Now that you mention it.

It does seem like Jiang Xiao really did miss a lot of details.

"Bro, you’ve got such a good memory? Why don’t you go on ’The Strongest Brain’?"

"But that’s not right either, Jiang Xiao didn’t explore, yet he still cleared the game normally? He’s about to reach the final destination, the cathedral."

"Normally? Do you know what ’normally’ means? What about Jiang Xiao is normal?"

Holmes:

"Let’s not talk about the rest, just take the Gold Coins for example—if Mu Xitang hadn’t appeared, an unexpected character in Analog Horror, Martha wouldn’t have caught her, and without capturing the little pink-haired girl, Jiang Xiao wouldn’t have been able to get so much Compensation from Loki and his crew."

Holmes’ statement received unanimous agreement from everyone.

Indeed, Jiang Xiao had acquired his Gold Coins in a way that resembled a bug exploit.

And without Gold Coins, even if Jiang Xiao’s strength were great, he couldn’t possibly reach Lunte City without the high-speed train.

Holmes:

"I think if we follow the normal process, the Chosen Ones would definitely be kept in town for various reasons, solve puzzles, and then get rewards like Gold Coins or items and food, before they could move on to the next checkpoint—the train station."

Some continued to question.

"What does it represent though? As long as Jiang Xiao can clear the game smoothly, faster and more conveniently— isn’t that better?"

Holmes:

"He saved time, sure, but you should know that not every Chosen One has his kind of strength to save that time."

"Just think, why did Fishing Man not have any money to start with?"

"Put simply, some supplies like Gold Coins, carriages, food, and so on should be obtained in town, and to get those, you’d need to improve your rapport with the villagers first. Improving rapport should come from solving the town’s mysteries, like the lanterns, for instance."

"But because Jiang Xiao burned down the town, the villagers’ malice toward the Chosen Ones went up by +999, so future Chosen Ones definitely wouldn’t be able to get Gold Coins from the villagers."

"So reluctantly, Analog Horror had to spawn Gold Coins on Fishing Man’s person, otherwise it would be an impossible stage—because without money, there’s no way the Chosen Ones could board the high-speed train!"

"Of course, normally Analog Horror wouldn’t see such bug-like anomalies. Ultimately, it was the unexpected appearance of the little pink-haired girl that triggered a series of butterfly effects. If she hadn’t gone in with Jiang Xiao, she wouldn’t have been captured by Martha as a ’demon,’ and things wouldn’t have developed this way."

The live streaming room fell silent.

This Holmes guy’s deductions were pretty wild.

But they were just the right amount of wild.

Each and every word was well-organized, and it stood up to repeated scrutiny.

What a fantastic theorist!

So, to say.

Did Jiang Xiao single-handedly increase the difficulty of the game?

Uh...

I mean, if other countries found out, wouldn’t they hold a grudge against Jiang Xiao?

...

On the other hand.

Director Wang, sitting in his office with his legs crossed and watching edge-case videos on DouYin, didn’t care about Jiang Xiao anymore.

You should know, this guy used to be so keen on Jiang Xiao and Kuku...

His secretary burst in without even knocking after seeing Holmes’ deductions.

"Director Wang, someone has theorized that Analog Horror has a bug because of Jiang Xiao, are you going to take a look?"

Director Wang turned off his screen in the blink of an eye, and told his secretary not to rush.

"Psh, isn’t it normal for bugs to appear in his hands? Just call me after Jiang Xiao reaches the cathedral; I’m going to take a nap first."

"All right then."

The secretary could only withdraw, feeling helpless yet also marveling at how much Director Wang had changed in just half a month.

Not long ago, he had ordered experts to closely monitor Jiang Xiao’s live broadcast.

In truth, what mainly caused Director Wang’s lackadaisical attitude was Jiang Xiao himself.

Monitoring the live broadcast?

What’s the point?

All these years, right.

All this time watching, ever figuring out any pattern?

Jiang Xiao’s playstyle is unique; even if copied, it just wouldn’t work out for others.

As for intelligence...

Well, if there was something to know, that was enough.

In this age of big data, instead of making blind guesses, it’s better to watch those edited videos by DouYin bloggers later.

At double speed, it’s all sorted!

When watching those explanations, just check the top comments for insights, and there, you’re done~

The talent in those comments not only have vast imaginations but also like making bold guesses.

Director Wang loved reading the comments.

A few casual deductions from commenters often surpassed the results of Director Wang and those old experts after a whole morning’s work.

Furthermore, the main reason countries paid close attention to the Chosen Ones was the opportunity to provide hints and tips.

But for Jiang Xiao, that was useless.

Dragon Country wanted to say ’town gate tower,’ but Jiang Xiao always interpreted it as ’crooked axis.’

So, might as well let it be.

Just let Jiang Xiao do his thing; the kid never disappoints anyone.

As for outside pressure, there’s even less need to mention it.

Lighthouse Country was already negotiating with Dragon Country for the sixth time this week.

So.

Because of all these reasons.

Director Wang had taken a hands-off approach...

Standing outside the door, the young secretary watched the once decisive Director Wang now chuckling non-stop with his phone.

Occasionally sipping the taro milk tea with pearls delivered by "Starved-For-Fast-Takeout," it was clear that the Director Wang of old wasn’t coming back.

Upon a closer look,

it seemed that Director Wang’s beer belly started to become noticeable.

...

Not everyone is Sherlock Holmes, nor does everyone have a God’s-eye view.

Just like Jiang Xiao and company who had already picked up the passenger that the driver mentioned.

What the?

It’s actually a woman?

Although the big bearded guys weren’t afraid of the weak and strange types in this city,

they truly didn’t want any complications to arise, especially when they were nearing the final boss battle.

But as the saying goes, what you fear comes true.

Upon seeing Jiang Xiao and the others in the back seat, the woman’s long face immediately sank.

"I’m in a hurry! Hey, driver! Why did you pick up other people?"

The driver, seeing her so mad, could only gently remind her.

"You ordered a ride-share. In that case, I can pick up others, and I even saved you the front passenger seat."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the driver finished speaking,

the female passenger exploded, incessantly yelling and questioning the driver!

"A ride-share? Just because I ordered a ride-share, you can pick up others? Wasn’t I the first to order it? You should have picked me up first, and then, only after getting my consent, are you allowed to pick up others, got it? Do you even understand the rules for DiDi rides? I’ll file a complaint, believe me!"

Everyone: ? ? ?

Even Spirit Jiang Xiao couldn’t help but give the girl another look.

She probably meets the criteria for admission to a mental hospital.

Seriously, saying things like that too often could get her struck by lightning.

However, because she was a woman, the driver could only helplessly apologize repeatedly, and it took a while before she finally calmed down.

"But I have a demand, you have to drop me off first!"

"Okay, okay, I’ll drop you off first, no problem."

The big bearded guys didn’t object either. After all, Bei Burao said that the woman’s destination wouldn’t detour them.

"Do you have a charging cable for Apple phones? Huh?"

Just after settling down, she was looking for trouble again.

"Oh, yes, got it."

"Give it here, I need to charge my phone!"

"Okay, just like this, plug it in here."

Facing the woman’s commanding attitude, not only did the driver comply, but he also considerately plugged the charger in for her.

"Tch!"

With a look of disgust, the woman holding the cable questioned.

"Your cable, why is it like this? Is this an original?"

"Yes, it is, bought from the official website."

The woman snorted coldly and reluctantly plugged the cable into her phone.

"Then why is it different from mine? Are you sure? If you ruin my brand new 15 Promax, I’m telling you, I’ll make trouble for you! Clearly, it’s not the same as mine."

The driver didn’t dare to speak and kept apologizing, assuring that his was definitely an original charger.

She was quiet for barely two minutes before she acted up again.

"Why don’t you have any water in your car? Where’s your water?"

"Well, in this type of express car, we don’t provide water."

"No water? Where is it said that you don’t provide water? Did you take the water for yourself? Doesn’t the platform claim to provide water to passengers? Did you sell it to make some money?"

"No, express cars don’t have it. You can contact our platform’s customer service..."

"I don’t want to hear it! If you have to call, you do it yourself! And this charger too, it’s so slow, is it really an original? You must’ve bought some cheap counterfeit! Stop the car and buy me a bottle of water!"

"Lady, with this express service, we really don’t provide..."

"Ah! It’s so annoying! If you don’t provide water, can’t you buy me a bottle? Stop the car and get me a bottle, then I won’t bring up these issues, and I won’t complain about you later, ten yuan a bottle isn’t expensive, right?"

In the back seat, Mu Xitang being held by Jiang Xiao raised her little pink eyebrows.

As everyone knows, Mu Xitang had always been a hater of injustice, and this woman’s death-seeking behavior was jumping back and forth on the edge just to provoke.

Just as she was about to use her little hand to touch the woman’s entitled face,

Loki spoke up for justice.

"Excuse me, sister up front, can you be quiet for a moment?"

Both the big bearded guy and Curly voiced their dissatisfaction.

"Heh, your ride cost is only eight yuan, right? Drinking water that’s ten yuan? I suggest you go home and sleep, you can have everything in your dreams."

"She looks poor to me, without money. People like her love to bully those in service industries to feel significant!"

"And she’s asking for water? Since when do express rides provide water? It’s been this way for years, don’t spout nonsense. Being a driver is tough! Sometimes you should consider that the problem might be on your end, right?"

Suddenly being "attacked" by so many people,

the woman’s face turned red with embarrassment, and for a moment, she couldn’t find the words to retort.

And the driver, rather than thanking the guys for sticking up for him, instead started consoling the lady in the front passenger seat.

"Hey, hey, let’s say less and leave it there, it’s just water. I’ll go buy a bottle later, just calm down."

Since the driver himself has said so, Loki and the others didn’t want to continue commenting.

Actually, everyone could understand the driver’s "cowardly" behavior.

He was simply worried about the woman’s temper; forcing her into a corner could have unthinkable consequences...

Plus, with a big client like Jiang Xiao that day, what’s the harm in letting a bottle of water slide, just account it as a little loss for that ride.

With dependents at home, he’d rather swallow his pride than deal with trouble.

Fortunately, the woman finally quieted down for the time being.

"How much longer? I want to get off."

"We’re close, just three more traffic lights to the destination."

Hearing that it was still three traffic lights away, the woman’s body became restless again, squirming like a large maggot. If it weren’t for the guys in the back, she probably would have started berating the driver again.

Watching her clownish performance, the commenters also had their fun:

[I’m genuinely curious, do such fun characters exist in real life?]

[Fun characters? More like disgusting characters, alright!]

[As a taxi driver myself, let me tell you, sometimes reality can be even more fantastical than what you’re seeing from this person.]

[Taxi driver +1. I plan to quit in a couple of years. If you have friends who are drivers, ask them what kind of weird customers they’ve encountered—it’s sure to be an eye-opener.]