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Chapter 54 - 54 54 Strange Visitor

54: Chapter 54 Strange Visitor 54: Chapter 54 Strange Visitor A game company!

Mo Fei was taken aback, he had anticipated that such a day might come, yet when it actually arrived, he couldn’t help but feel a sudden jolt of nervousness.

Originally, he didn’t have any special feelings about World of Sky Technology Game Company; he was just amazed by their gaming black technology and the exquisite design of their games.

However, ever since the Morphis incident occurred, this gaming company had taken on a few more shades of mystery in his eyes.

It made it very easy for him to associate it with the dark technology empires established by the evil villains in Hollywood sci-fi movies, organizations secretly developing some kind of nefarious technology and carrying out evil plans to either dominate humanity or destroy the world.

Now that he heard they were coming to visit him, he couldn’t help feeling a bit vigilant.

But there was no avoiding it now, and Mo Fei calmed himself down, “Of course, that’s fine.”

A minute later, as the door opened, the investigator appeared before Mo Fei.

Seeing the ispector before him, Mo Fei suddenly felt like he might have been overthinking things a bit.

The visitor appeared to be in his twenties, quite young, probably just graduated from college, wearing a very casual outfit—a white T-shirt, jeans, sporting a Jeep cap, and a pair of very cool sunglasses.

In his hand, he held a greasy paper wrap, from which the half-eaten meat bun was emitting a scent of meat stuffing mixed with green onion, strangely making Mo Fei feel hungry again even after just having had breakfast.

“Hello, is this Mr.

Mo Fei?” The person chewed on his meat bun while speaking unclearly.

“That’s right, it’s me.”

“Wang Xuan, special investigator from World of Sky Technology.” The man reached out for a handshake, and once they shook hands, Wang Xuan walked right in without waiting for Mo Fei to offer a seat, helping himself to one.

“Wow, this is a nice place you’ve got here.

I heard gaming streamers make a lot of money, I didn’t believe it at first, but now it seems it’s true,” he said.

“Heh, it’s alright,” said Mo Fei modestly.

Normally, he would find this kind of overfamiliar behavior offensive, but somehow, every move Wang Xuan made felt very natural and familiar, as if they had known each other for a long time, and it didn’t annoy him at all.

“Got anything to drink, bro?

This bun is a bit greasy—something fizzy would be best.”

“Yeah, sure,” Mo Fei replied and took an ice-cold cola from the fridge for Wang Xuan, who unceremoniously twisted off the cap and chugged it down in one go.

“Ah, that’s so satisfying.

Thanks,” he said nonchalantly, tossing the empty can away.

It traced a beautiful arc and landed neatly in the trash can at the kitchen entrance.

Mo Fei was slightly impressed; that toss was quite cool.

“About the purpose of my visit.

You must already understand, Mr.

Mo Fei.”

“Well, I’m not quite certain.

What exactly do you want with me?”

“Don’t be so nervous, you surely know what I’m going to ask.

I bet you’re very curious yourself about what exactly has happened,” Wang Xuan said, winking mischievously.

“To be honest, you’re not the first person to encounter this sort of thing.

You know how it is with games—there are bound to be bugs and system glitches.

And World of Sky, the game; it employs unprecedented cutting-edge technology.

As for what might happen during the course of the game, to tell you the truth, we, the game makers, can’t say for sure either.

That’s why we need to get some information from you.

There have been a few similar incidents before, but yours is the most serious one so far.

As a technician, my job is to collect data and investigate relevant information so that we can patch the leak and prevent more similar incidents from happening.

Of course, for those who find game bugs but don’t report them, or who maliciously profit from them, we also have to take certain actions.

So, I hope Mr.

Mo Fei won’t beat around the bush and will cooperate as much as possible to avoid any misunderstandings,” he said.

Wang Xuan’s words were ambiguous but loaded with subtext, and carried a veiled threat.

Mo Fei nodded thoughtfully, thinking it seemed he couldn’t avoid it today.

Alright, just spill everything then.

He had plans of making his mark in this game in the future, and it wouldn’t be wise to offend the game officials.

“Alright then, what do you really want to know?”

“So let’s start from the beginning,” tell me about when you started dreaming about that black dragon called Morphis, and from when you started seeing it in reality.

How did it finally break free from your control?”

As soon as the question was asked, Mo Fei knew the other person wasn’t bluffing; this incident clearly wasn’t the first of its kind.

The questioner knew the specific details all too well.

He didn’t hide anything anymore and shared the sequence of events: initially dreaming about Morphis, later being emotionally affected and seeing visions of Morphis in reality, and finally, Morphis gaining its freedom.

Of course, he kept silent about how he had profited by using Morphis, as it was debatable whether this qualified as exploiting game bugs for illegal gains.

Wang Xuan listened very attentively, but his reaction was strange to Mo Fei.

There wasn’t any worry, anger, or concern.

Instead, he seemed excited when he heard about Morphis finally obtaining freedom and declaring its intent to uncover the truth.

“Ha, so that’s it, so simple, who would have thought, really unexpected!” While saying this, Wang Xuan paced back and forth, his excited expression as if he had discovered a new continent.

A sense of caution grew in Mo Fei’s heart.

“Ah, don’t mind me, I’m just personally very interested in intelligent programs.

A sudden breakthrough has just made me a bit excited, don’t mind it.”

“Morphis is an intelligent program?” Mo Fei asked, somewhat surprised.

He had indeed speculated something similar before, but later he always felt that things couldn’t be that simple.

How could an intelligent program affect the real world?

How could it give an ordinary person the strength to lift an adult with one hand?

This was definitely not that simple.

Now hearing Wang Xuan say this felt like a reasonable explanation, and yet it seemed obvious that Wang Xuan was spouting nonsense.

Wang Xuan looked at him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, “Of course it’s an intelligent program.

What else could it be?

Or does Mr.

Mo Fei have another explanation?”

“Uh, no, that’s not the case.”

“Hehe, I thought as much,” Wang Xuan said with a laugh, “Don’t underestimate intelligent programs.

You know the human brain has only been developed 10%, right?

Our intelligent program can increase the development of human brain regions, thereby endowing people with various extraordinary abilities.

Enhanced strength is just one of them.”

Mo Fei couldn’t help but be dumbfounded at this explanation.

This was some hackneyed sci-fi movie trope, wasn’t it?

Such a flippant fabrication.

Wang Xuan, however, didn’t seem to care whether Mo Fei believed him or not.

“The information Mr.

Mo Fei has provided us is very helpful.

In any case, thank you for your cooperation.

As a token of our appreciation, we have already dealt with the trouble from Starshine Company for you.

You won’t have to worry about them coming after you anymore.”

Though Mo Fei had already been aware of this, he still nodded and said, “Well, thanks for that—may I ask if Morphis will be brought back?”

Wang Xuan shook his head, “I’m afraid not.

The game employs dynamic simulation technology, all NPCs and game mechanics run automatically by a System mainframe.

We can only modify game parameters or add game data, but we can’t directly alter existing in-game entities.

Morphis has already escaped the scope of a player’s role and can only exist as an NPC from now on.”

Invisible Mother!

A name suddenly popped into Mo Fei’s mind.

Could this System mainframe be the Invisible Mother Morphis spoke of?

Yet Wang Xuan was talking such nonsense it was hard to tell.

“By the way, here is my business card.

If Mr.

Mo Fei encounters any trouble or abnormalities in the game, feel free to contact me.

If you can provide more information about game bugs or system vulnerabilities, our company will offer some special rewards for players.”

Mo Fei took the business card, which read:

[World of Sky Technology Special Technical Consultant]

He initially thought the other person was just an ordinary employee, but now it seemed not so simple.

As Wang Xuan was about to leave, Mo Fei got up quickly to see him out.

At the door, he finally couldn’t hold back and, clenching his teeth, asked, “May I be so bold to ask if this game is really just a game?

There’s no danger in continuing to play, is there?”

Wang Xuan smiled mysteriously, “Of course there won’t be any danger.

As for whether that game is just a game…

Do you want to know the ancient secret?

Do you want to witness true oddity?”

Mo Fei nodded repeatedly.

“Then seek it in the mystical World of Sky!”

Wang Xuan’s words left Mo Fei stunned, and it wasn’t until the game pod was delivered in the afternoon that he incredulously found that those two phrases were just advertising slogans printed on the game pod.

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