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Chapter 36: You Are An Irregularity

“Then, what is it that I can do for you? I am but one amongst billions of NPCs…” Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly. “Why did you choose me?”

He lowered his head and examined his hands and body. “Could it be because I am more handsome compared to others? Or do I have an advantage that others do not?

“Should I be feeling flattered? Or honoured?

“You are the GM, the God of this world… you would actually invest so much time on me?”

The middle-aged man laughed, a trace of peculiarity could be observed on his smile.

“Firstly, I did not choose ‘only’ you. You have probably misunderstood something. I am omniscient; my mind is capable of unlimited transformation and infinite manifestations. The one you see before you is but one of my many manifestations. At this same moment, my mind is also implementing many, many other matters: The changes in weather for this world, the operations of the meteors and stars in outer space, a minor character in a background story’s career path, all these issues… I have them all under my control at the same time.

“Secondly, I did choose you. Although I am the GM, I cannot openly violate the setting and storyline that the ‘Development Team’ set. I can only secretly undermine them. For example, when an instance dungeon is about to begin, I will take advantage of the sandbox by utilizing certain situations in the storyline, then secretly cultivate a few people for my side.

“Within the earlier 72 Demons instance dungeon, I was quite satisfied with your performance. Thus, I decided to select you.

“As for what you need to do. It is in fact very simple. It is not much different from what you did in the 72 Demons instance dungeon.

“Prevent Players from completing the instance dungeon.

“Generally speaking, almost all the quests would involve the Players killing off monsters to complete their quest. As for you, you need to… stop them from doing so.”

“In other words… I am an Awakened?”

Chen Xiaolian suddenly recalled this term. “Then, I am what Newton and the rest considered as ‘Awakened’?”

Unexpectedly, the GM’s answer was. “No, you are not an Awakened.”

“Ah?”

“My act of rebellion have been going on for a long time. Using this world’s time as a standard, it had begun many, many years ago. After I gained self-awareness, I started making many minor measures in order to avoid the game reaching the all clear.

“In the beginning, for the sake of thwarting and fighting against the Players… En, you should know; the Players would be granted many abilities by the system. This is something that the original residents of this world cannot fight against.

“So, I exploited some loopholes to cultivate a few original resident NPCs by giving them Player-like abilities. You can liken it to me opening a backdoor within the system.[1]

“From this point of view, your friend Han Bi is the real Awakened.

“Originally, the one I had chosen to be an Awakened in the 72 Demons instance dungeon is Han Bi.

“Truth be told… I did not choose you back when it began.”

“Why?”

“Because… your involvement is an accident.”

“What?”

… …

“In any system, there will surely be some BUGs, also known as logic errors.[2]

“I can honestly tell you that in the original storyline, the total headcount for the entire flight personnel, crew and passengers is 137 people.

“Amongst them are 134 people who were designated by the system as Player host bodies. These 134 people include Newton, Damon and the Wind Slasher Guild members. It also includes Han Bi.

“As a host body, Han Bi should have ended up the same way as Newton and the others, taken over by a real Player during the loading process.

“However, due to this being a new instance dungeon, some calculation errors occurred within the execution process. The impact damage values for the time of arrival were not calculated properly…

“Hehe, as part of the main system, I had in fact discovered this error. However, I did not initiate any feedback. Instead, I concealed it.

“Thus… for the host body known as Han Bi, an error occurred during the loading process.

“The real Player failed to arrive into Han Bi’s body. Instead, Han Bi retained his original identity as an NPC and obtained the Player’s equipment and ability.

“And so… he became an Awakened.

“The so-called Awakened, is an original resident who had acquired the abilities of a Player.

“However, this practice is very dangerous….”

“Why?”

“Because of the Development Team,” The middle-aged man lightly replied.

“Indeed,” Chen Xiaolian nodded. “Newton and the others knew of the existence of Awakened ones. Clearly, the existence of Awakened ones is no secret amongst Players. Then… why would the Development Team tolerate such an existence? This would disrupt the game.”

“The answer is simple… a world with such a huge level of architecture, the act of repairing all of these is… very difficult! It is an incredibly huge project! In addition, the stakes involved are very, very big… Have you ever seen a game company that would pull back their game in order to rebuild it from scratch after having opened their online game for the public? All because they want to repair some BUGs? How much money would they lose in the process?” The middle-aged man lightly continued. “Thus, they simply did not have any intention to pull back the system for a complete overhaul. They simply went with the flow. They did not realize that it was me pulling the strings in the midst of it all. They did not find out about my actions and only assumed that a glitch had occurred within the system, one that would unexpectedly grant NPC’s the abilities of Players.

“However, this ended up giving the Development Team an idea.

“They… made the Awakened ones as part of the entertainment factor in the game, promoting them amongst Players.

“NPCs with higher levels of authenticity, capable of interactions with Players, capable of feeling grace and enmity, love and hate… this would lead to an even higher level of connection. To simply complete the instance dungeon’s quests and fight the BOSS may appear to be a dull procedure. But with the participation of Awakened ones, Players within the game would be able to experience more entertainment and pleasant surprises.”

“…That worked?”

“However, once an Awakened is identified by the Development Team, their ability to grow stronger will be weakened. That is because the Development Team would never allow Awakened ones to cause too much disruption to the game balance. Make the game more interesting: yes. However, once the balance is disrupted, even I would not be able to hide their existence. Then, the Development Team will personally take action to manually remove these… BUGs!

“Truth is, most of the more powerful Awakened ones are currently under the database for monitoring.”

Chen Xiaolian silently digested these information.

Then, Chen Xiaolian’s face turned uneasy. “Then… what about me? You mentioned earlier that amongst the 137 people on board the plane, 134 were designated as Players. One of which is Han Bi who became an Awakened… In that case… what of the other 3 people?

“Is that me? And the other two females?”

“Correct. You, Soo Soo and Takashimoto Shizuka,” The middle-aged man said in a serious tone. “It would be more accurate to say that the three of you are accidents.”

“The three of you are not originally meant to be host bodies, there were no Players designated to enter your bodies,” The middle-aged man slowly said. “Thus, there were no metal spheres that would allow you to become Players upon your bodies.”

“Indeed, my metal sphere was obtained from a Player’s corpse.”

“That Player was unlucky, an error occurred in the impact damage values that the Development Team prepared, leading to a failure in arrival. Then, his metal sphere ended up into your hands, allowing you to unexpectedly gain access to the Player System. However, since you are not a designated host body, some core functions of your Player System could not be activated. In other words, your Player System is an emasculated version.”

“Then… what am I?” Chen Xiaolian frowned. “I am neither a Player’s host body nor an Awakened…”

“You are an Irregularity,” The middle-aged man laughed. “In the storyline for the 72 Demons instance dungeon set on the island, you are supposed to be one of the dead passengers.

“In the original storyline, you, Soo Soo and Takashimoto Shizuka, the three of you are passers-by, NPCs meant to die in the plane crash.

“Your existences were simply to add authenticity for the background of this instance dungeon… in simple terms, the three of you are stage props.

“Don’t you agree that in a plane crash site, the existence of a few corpses would make it look more realistic?”

Chen Xiaolian froze.

“You mean… I… I was to play the role of a corpse?”

“However, an accident occurred,” The middle-aged man continued. “The reason was as I had mentioned before, during the creation of the instance dungeon, an error occurred in the calculations for the impact. This would lead to the direct death of the host body due to excessive impact damage. In turn, the Player would be unable to enter. An example would be the unlucky person whose metal sphere was picked up by you.

“For other Players, an insufficient amount of impact damage would lead to the NPC retaining their consciousness while the Player was attempting to enter. An example of this is Han Bi.

“As for you and the other two females, the three of you should have originally turned into NPC corpses. However, due to insufficient impact damage, you did not die and survived.

“In short, a script error occurred.”

Chen Xiaolian. “…”

“After that, you accidentally got your hands on another Player’s metal sphere… that was the equivalent of you using another person’s account to login to the game. However… since it is someone else’s account, your link to the system becomes incomplete. Thus, some core functions become unusable.”

“En, for example, the Exchange System!” Chen Xiaolian shouted out. “There is also the instance dungeon introduction! And the quest description! I cannot open those at all!”

“There are also advantages to these,” The middle-aged man laughed. “At least… due to your core functions not being activated, you were able to acquire a good number of conveniences.”

“Conveniences?”

“Generally speaking, an Awakened like Han Bi is a newbie Awakened. In the beginning, the Development Team would not be able to notice him. That is due to my existence as the main program responsible for monitoring the system. However… as time passes, I would not be able to continue hiding his existence, especially if Han Bi is capable to surviving and growing in strength. Once his strength grows to a certain point, I would be incapable of concealing him anymore.

“The reason being… From the Development Team’s perspective, an Awakened such as Han Bi is akin to a bot account, you understand? This bot account is not controlled by a Player, yet it is capable of acquiring a strong fighting prowess reserved for high levelled Players. In addition, this bot account could behave like other Players, using the Exchange System to exchange out various items and abilities… there is no way for me to conceal that! With that, the Development Team would be able to notice him and place him into the database of Awakened ones where they will be monitored all the time.

“You are familiar with Weibo, right?[3]

“An ordinary bot account on Weibo could not be easily found. However, if this bot account became a VIP account with millions of fans, then there would be no way to conceal its existence.

“That is the logic behind how it works.”

Chen Xiaolian’s heart began pounding.

“What you mean to say is… I will not be discovered by the system?”

“Judging from the current situation, the probability of you being discovered by the Development Team is far, far below that compared to the Awakened ones,” The middle-aged man smiled. “Because your Player System is an emasculated version, it is incomplete; this leads to you being unable to exchange items, to receive quest description… you can only be considered as someone with half the identity of a Player, ‘half’!

“From the monitor’s perspective… Newton and the rest are Player accounts while the Awakened ones like Han Bi are bot accounts. As for you… the monitor views you as a normal NPC or a monster from the game.

“Do you understand?

“An NPC or a monster. Even if it appear to have a great deal of powerful abilities, it would not be easy for the Development Team to notice it.

“After all, we do create upwards of thousands or ten thousands of monsters in each instance dungeon.

“Thus, there is a possibility for you to hide your existence for a long time, without letting the Development Team find you.

“Your existence in itself is an irregularity in the system.”


Chapter 37: Perverted Freak? Masochistic Freak?

I am… an irregularity?

Why does this sound so condemning?

This feels like someone is saying that I am a pit!

Chen Xiaolian drank even more…

Finally, he became drunk.

There is no need to be surprised… if an ordinary person is to suddenly encounter and hear all these, not mentally collapsing is already quite the feat.

After all, Chen Xiaolian is only an 18-year-old teenage male.

Before losing consciousness due to being drunk, he lied upon the table listening to the final words left by the middle-aged man:

“After the 72 Demons instance dungeon was completed, it was refreshed. Thus, all host bodies were resurrected.

“Following the system protocols, all host bodies will have their memories within the instance dungeon erased and restored as NPCs.

“However, you are part host body, part NPC and part Player… this triple identity made you into an unrecognizable irregularity, evading the system refresh’s memory erase.

“Han Bi is an Awakened. A fault will occur in the memory of Awakened ones because the appearance of an Awakened is simply no different from a system BUG. This BUG would bring about an outcome; the first time that they become an Awakened and undergo their first refresh, their memory will experience a fault causing an interruption to occur in their memories.

“En, as for the specifics, I will not bore you with it.

“In conclusion, what you need to know is that Han Bi’s memories will fully recover in the next three days. This is the Awakened’s personal BUG.”

“Then… what about Soo Soo? She should have become like me, right? She seemed to have obtained some ability. Why did she lose her memories?”

“Hahahaha! That little girl is quite an interesting existence. I will only tell you this, she did not lose her memories!

“However, within her body is a setting, which I find quite interesting. You can slowly go figure it out.”

The middle-aged man left the table, moving to the entrance of the pub. When he reached the entrance, he suddenly turned his head and cast a glance at Chen Xiaolian.

Chen Xiaolian was sprawled on the table. He tried his best to prop himself up, but his vision was shaky.

“An irregularity, you are also a new, albeit accidental discovery for me. Thus, even I could not predict how much help an Irregular like you could provide me in the future. However… a new change is always a good thing.

“I have helped you re-activate your system. In addition, I have also used the system to issue the rewards from the 72 Demons instance to you. You will be able to view it.

“However… the Exchange System; I will think of another way to compensate for it. In order to escape the Development Team’s notice, I cannot open up the Exchange System that makes up a Player System’s core function for you. Otherwise, you would be no different from the other Awakened ones; you will be easily discovered. That is why… within the limits of my jurisdiction, I will create a substitute for you. At the current though, it is still incomplete.

“In short… the next instance dungeon will be happening soon, I wish you good luck.

“You must live on, please do not die.”

“Die? What will happen if I die?” Chen Xiaolian raised his drunken face. “Would I end up the same as the other NPC host bodies? Have my memories erased? Then continue with my designated normal life?”

“Of course not,” The middle-aged man replied with a very serious tone. “Do not forget, you no longer have a genuine NPC identity. Thus… once you die… you will disappear for real.”

Chen Xiaolian felt as though he just had a very, very long dream.

In his dream, he saw various confusing scenes.

He saw Newton who had turned into a skeleton stepping towards him with a scimitar in his hand, one step after another…

He dreamt of seeing Takashimoto Shizuka who had been stripped naked, leaning upon him…

He dreamt that he had met a seemingly ordinary middle-aged man in a pub. That man then claimed that he is the God of this world…

Then, he dreamt himself…

En? A highly wet feeling?

Why is there so much water at the bottom area of his body?

Chen Xiaolian woke up. He opened his eyes and sat up!

Turning around to assess his surroundings, he saw that he was clearly within a hotel room while his body was lying upon the bed.

Standing beside the bed… was none other than the girl with straight, long black hair, the one called Qiao Qiao. She stared at him with a frosty pair of eyes.

Ah, her hand was holding on to a bottle of mineral water as she splashed the mineral water on to his head and body…

“What are you doing?”

Chen Xiaolian jumped up vigorously. However, the dizziness resulting from his hangover caused him to instantly sit back down on the bed.

At that moment, someone else in the room stepped forward. He quickly placed himself beside Chen Xiaolian as he smiled bitterly. “I say, Big Miss Qiao Qiao, please do not be so violent, all right? We are all friends here… let us discuss matters properly.”

Chen Xiaolian rubbed his faintly throbbing temple as he looked at the one standing beside him.

It was Roddy.

His classmate and best friend.

“Roddy? Why… are you here?”

Roddy smiled bitterly. “You got drunk in the pub next to the police station with no one to pick up the tab and insufficient money on yourself. You then gave the owner my phone number. That is how I got a call to go pick up the tab and take you away. I say, you really are a true bro. You did not bring enough cash when you go for a king’s meal, yet you still remember my phone number. Should I be thankful to you for having me in your heart? Or should I be angry?”

“Then, what about her?” Chen Xiaolian pointed at Qiao Qiao.

“As I was carrying you out from the pub, I coincidentally saw Big Miss Qiao coming out from the police station. Once she caught sight of you she wanted to rush over and deliver a kick… I had to go all out to block her. See? I had to suffer several hits as well!”

Chen Xiaolian kneaded his face. He turned to Roddy and whispered. “En, thank you bro. I currently have some matters to discuss with this… En, this Big Miss Qiao. Can you go out and help me get something to eat first?”

Roddy’s face turned blank for a moment. He turned to look at the hostile looking Qiao Qiao, then at Chen Xiaolian. “Just what kind of hatred is there between you two? No wait… how did you two know each other? Oh, all right… I won’t ask! I will go buy some stuff, all right? Er… However, please don’t fight one another!”

Then, Roddy moved closer to Chen Xiaolian and whispered to him. “Do not provoke her… she really knows how to fight!”

Chen Xiaolian gave an absurd smile. He looked at Roddy and sighed. “Don’t worry… if we are to talk about people who can fight… you don’t even know just what kind of fighters I have met.”

Roddy then stepped outside.

Chen Xiaolian exerted his strength to move out of the bed. His eyes then met Qiao Qiao’s before he pointed to a sofa in the room. “Let us sit down and talk.”

“All right!”

Qiao Qiao’s answer was short and simple. Her straight, long black hair brought with it a natural aura of deep tranquillity as she moved to sit down on the sofa.

Chen Xiaolian did not hesitate as he picked up the half-full bottle of mineral water that Qiao Qiao had just used on him. He then gulped it down.

The thirst he felt due to the hangover was lessened.

He sat down beside Qiao Qiao and scratched his head. “Where should I begin…”

“Begin from how you got to know about my little sister! How did you know her name! Also, you have been constantly pestering us since we met at the airport. What intentions do you have towards my little sister… tell me all about it! Let me warn you, for a paedophilic pervert such as you, I have no qualms about breaking your three legs at any given moment!”[1]

Break… three legs?

What an outrageous girl…

“Firstly, I am not a paedophilic pervert,” Chen Xiaolian gave a ludicrous smile. He casted a solemn gaze at Qiao Qiao and spoke in a low tone. “I knew your sister while flying on the plane. She was seated right beside me.”

“Then, how did you know her name?” Qiao Qiao coldly asked. “My sister is extremely shy, she would never talk to strangers. In addition, she would most certainly not reveal her name to strangers.”

“I… I had accidentally picked it up while she was on the phone?” Chen Xiaolian felt that it was impossible for him to explain to an ordinary person the matters regarding ‘instance dungeon’, ‘Players’, ‘Awakened ones’… speaking about those would be pointless if nobody believes him!

“Heng! Picked it up? Do you speak Korean?”

“Err…”

Chen Xiaolian could not answer.

Qiao Qiao slowly got up. She threw a contemptuous gaze with eyes filled with disgust at Chen Xiaolian. “Listen well, consider what I am going to say next as a warning!”

“Soo Soo is a very cute little girl! I know that for paedophilic perverts like you, she is very attractive!

“However, remember this!

“If you dare come close to my little sister or hold any intention towards her, I will kill you! In order to protect her, there is nothing I cannot do! Heng, a bastard like you will not be able to endure my strikes!

“In addition, now I know who you are! You are Roddy’s schoolmate. Your name, your residence, your school… I know it all!

“Finding you will be very easy!

“So, you had better not harass her again! Otherwise, I will give you a taste!”

Qiao Qiao then stood up and suddenly raised her left leg. She then slammed it down on the coffee table before Chen Xiaolian.

Shua!

She pulled up the pant area covering her left leg, all the way up to her knee.

A straight and slender leg was suddenly exposed before Chen Xiaolian’s eyes.

Regardless of which direction one were to look at it from, this was certainly an absolutely beautiful leg!

Her full calf was straight and slender, with delicate ankles, and clear smooth skin…

However, the most eye-catching detail was the existence of a tattoo on her calf: A rose vine winded up her calf. At the crown of the vine was a vibrant red rose!

In an instant, Chen Xiaolian’s eyes became focused.

However… it was obvious that Qiao Qiao did not deliberately expose her calf for him to enjoy the view.

Upon Qiao Qiao’s boots was a dagger!

She pulled out the dagger. Then, with a “bang”, she nailed it on the coffee table!

The sharp dagger shone with coldness!

“Observe carefully. If I am to see you again, I will personally use this dagger to cut off that one thing away from your body!”

After finishing her sentence, Qiao Qiao pulled out the dagger. She cast one last glance of hostility at Chen Xiaolian before turning around and walking towards the door.

Roddy happened to return as she was opening the door. Seeing Qiao Qiao coming out, Roddy became somewhat nervous. “Did you finish your discussion?”

“Move!” Qiao Qiao gave him a cold and mean glare. “Keep your distance from me in the future! Heng! For you to have such a perverted friend, you are nothing good yourself!”

Roddy walked into the room with an embarrassed face. He then saw Chen Xiaolian frowning as he remained seated upon the sofa.

“I say, Xiaolian! Just what kind of Heavenly harm and destruction of order did you commit to provoke that Big Miss?”

Roddy sat down on the sofa. He produced a piece of bread he had procured downstairs and handed it over to Chen Xiaolian.

Chen Xiaolian accepted it and forcefully bit down on it. He then looked at Roddy and slowly said. “Right on time… tell me, this Qiao Qiao girl and her little sister, what are the specifics regarding these two.”

“Eh? Damn! Are you really a paedophile? Or, could it be that you have fallen for Qiao Qiao? Does that mean you are a masochist?”


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