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Chapter 418 - 306: Analog Horror Strikes Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again Part 2

Chapter 418: Chapter 306: Analog Horror Strikes Again and Again and Again and Again and Again and Again Part 2

"Oh, I see..." Xu Yingguang fell silent for a moment, then somewhat incredulously said to Xiao Yi, "Are you serious? I thought you never even went to school. Can you really take the Gaokao with your situation? Or are you suggesting... that I should pull some strings for you? Tamper with something in the exam room?"

"Don’t talk nonsense," Xiao Yi said with righteous indignation, "I am not the kind of person who would cheat in the exam room. Besides, I don’t really care much about educational credentials anymore. So, whatever score I should get, that’s the score I’ll get. The cutoff scores shouldn’t be affected just because of me, influencing the vast number of candidates! After all, this is a crucial exam that concerns fate!"

"I see..." Xu Yingguang nodded approvingly, "Although it won’t really be influenced by such things, the spirit you’re showing is indeed praiseworthy...good..."

However, as soon as Xu Yingguang finished speaking, Xiao Yi said the following:

"Right, there should also be systems like special admissions, right? For someone like me who has made great contributions, even if my Gaokao score is less than a hundred, I can still enter the highest educational institution through special means, can’t I?"

"......" Xu Yingguang’s facial expression froze, and he fell into silence.

...

In any case, that’s where Xiao Yi’s conversation with Xu Yingguang ended, and Xiao Yi went back to what he called his pre-exam preparations.

But, judging from his spending records, what kind of pre-exam preparation could he be doing at the cinema? Could it be that there’s a recent movie about exams or life choices?

As for Xu Yingguang, he was kept busy.

At this very moment, Xu Yingguang was standing in front of the super Artificial Intelligence, "Tower."

He was there to collect a special computation result about the celestial changes.

According to Fei Ye’s observation, she noticed that the stars in the night sky were undergoing some sort of change, seemingly forming some kind of text.

However, with her capabilities alone, she couldn’t perform calculations on the night sky.

Therefore, she had previously asked Xu Yingguang if she could borrow the power of the Tower to find the pattern of the celestial changes and, from there, infer the meaning of the text that the stars were forming.

Analog Horror seemed to have an intricate connection with the movement of these stars. Hence, by computing the stars’ movements in advance, perhaps the Analog Horror could be ended prematurely.

Faced with such a puzzle, even the Tower was feeling challenged for the first time.

The Tower indicated it needed time to compute, and now was the moment when the computation was complete.

For information of such importance, Xu Yingguang naturally wanted to retrieve it himself.

"Tower, have you processed that computation I asked you to help with?" Xu Yingguang asked.

"...Hmm? Oh, it’s Old Xu," the Tower said. "You’ve come at just the right time, I’ve just reached a conclusion."

As soon as the Tower finished speaking, a document appeared in front of Xu Yingguang.

Xu Yingguang had thought that the conclusion drawn from such a huge computation would be quite voluminous, but the document in front of him was much thinner than expected, just a few pages.

Still, Xu Yingguang picked up the document excitedly and immediately flipped through it.

"The meaning of the text formed by the movement of the stars in the night sky after their translation... [Answer]?"

Xu Yingguang couldn’t help being stunned.

Yes, the answer to this difficult question was really just the word [Answer].

"What does this...mean?"

"Who knows," the Tower said. "That’s beyond me. So, are you planning to stay busy afterwards?"

"Of course," Xu Yingguang put away the document, "I need to deliver this document to Miss Fei Ye, she might know something. Moreover, I still have a whole bunch of matters to attend to."

"You really are busy," the Tower said, "Are you also going to confront those with ulterior motives?"

"I can’t deny that," Xu Yingguang responded.

"Hehe... you Blue Star humans really are amusing, still thinking about internal strife in times like these. No wonder... after all these years, you haven’t yet managed to leave the cradle, to leave this planet."

"There’s nothing to be done about it," Xu Yingguang said, "After all, everyone is an independent individual. They can only perceive themselves, and it’s very hard for them to think from the perspective of the whole. In any situation, they think about their own gain, which is also something that can’t be helped."

"The whole?" the Tower said, "So, if the consciousness of you Blue Star humans were to be integrated together, would that solve these problems?"

"That wouldn’t necessarily be the case," Xu Yingguang said, "Integrating consciousness means that many existing concepts and experiences would become obsolete, everything would need to start from scratch. Moreover, with so many differing cognitions clashing together, it’s hard to imagine there wouldn’t be strife within oneself. Also... even if consciousness were integrated, it doesn’t guarantee that some new problem wouldn’t emerge, one that might be even more challenging than the ones before."

"Is that so?" the Tower said, "You Blue Star humans really are troublesome creatures."

"Haha..." Xu Yingguang laughed and said, "Indeed troublesome, but that’s how we live in this universe. Moreover, even if it’s only a little, we are still slowly making progress."

"Heh, just a little, indeed..." the Tower scoffed, "So much responsibility resting on one person, the few billion people left on Blue Star really are of little use."

"That’s not quite right," Xu Yingguang said, "No one can do everything alone. We need people to handle less visible but equally important tasks. A soaring tower also needs a solid foundation, doesn’t it? So, everyone is very important."

"Hmph..." the Tower snorted disdainfully, "Outdated structure, forget it, I can’t be bothered to talk to you any longer. If you have things to do, hurry along."

"Mm..."

Xu Yingguang nodded his head and then left.

...

And then, not long after, Analog Horror came once again.

[The Analog Horror game is looming, Chosen Ones are currently being selected]

That familiar voice, as if it were some phenomenon, descended once more into the ears of every person on Blue Star.

Then, without needing to say more, everyone naturally flocked into the live streaming rooms, and the selected Chosen Ones each entered into the Kaidan Dungeon; their figures also appeared in the live streaming rooms of their respective countries.

Xiao Yi naturally appeared in the live stream as well; he was more than familiar with this process, so he had no particular reaction, other than waiting for it to officially start.

[Ding! The game is about to begin, loading Kaidan Dungeon - End of Song]

[This instance is of special difficulty, with only one external hint opportunity available]

Meanwhile, what Xiao Yi did not know was that at this moment, Xu Yingguang was also paying attention to his situation.

Although Xu Yingguang had been told not to worry, he felt he still had an obligation to keep an eye on Xiao Yi’s situation, even as many people advised him to take a rest. Yet Xu Yingguang still stood at the forefront.

"It’s alright..." Xu Yingguang assured the people around him who looked at him with concern, "I’m used to this kind of thing, it’s nothing much... Uh!"

However, before Xu Yingguang could finish speaking, his expression suddenly startled, and then his body stiffened and fell straight to the ground!

The others, upon seeing this, were also shocked and quickly rushed to Xu Yingguang!

"...! Mr. Xu!"