Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

"What kind of person is Bai Ta in your eyes?"

Peanut lay on his side in bed watching Bai Cha sitting at the table beside the bed, intently fiddling with something.

Upon hearing her words, Bai Cha slowly stopped what she was doing.

Through the light of the desk lamp, you can see a large, exquisite square box on the table.

Why is it described as exquisite?

The box contained countless tiny model figures, and the surrounding area resembled a city made of building blocks, complete with various facilities.

At first glance, it looks like a city scaled down to its original size.

At this moment, Bai Cha is prying open part of the city's foundation.

She adjusted the internal mechanisms with a screwdriver; the densely packed gear structure was daunting to look at, and it was unclear where she even began.

“He is a bad guy who betrayed his family and his social identity as a law enforcement officer.” Bai Cha’s tone was flat and emotionless: “He will use everything around him to achieve his goals. Whether it is you or other heretics, you are just his pawns. When the ultimate goal is achieved, you will be abandoned and abandoned like stray dogs on the roadside, with no one to care for you.”

Peanut did not refute the white tea's sarcasm.

He simply said in the same calm tone, "But in my opinion, White Tower is a very gentle person. He gathered us heretics, who were treated like rats in the street and hated by everyone, and gave us a family to choose from. He even gave us a place to live, a place that would not be interfered with by you guys who have so-called social identities in the Eternal City."

“In that mini-city, we can do whatever we want without being bound by the constraints of the city system. Maybe today I’ll be selling snacks at a stall, tomorrow I’ll be teaching others to dance, and a couple of days later I’ll be learning archery and horseback riding. No one is telling me what I can only do.”

"The White Pagoda gave us a new life."

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Hearing what Peanut said, Bai Cha pushed the table with her hand, and the chair she was sitting on moved backward, making a swishing sound as it scraped against the ground.

She turned to the bed and looked at Peanut, who looked rather cute in his pajamas. She couldn't tell at all that he was the heretic who used to talk about killing people all the time.

He said seriously, "Gentle? When he chose to become a heretic and betrayer, did he consider the feelings of those of us who loved him?"

"Whether it's me, our parents, or even our fellow law enforcement officers, we've all long regarded him as an older brother. Everyone treats him with genuine sincerity."

"But what about him? Even if he went crazy and killed a few people in the street and got dismissed, we might be able to accept it. But he chose the most unforgivable way of betraying us."

"He became a heretic!"

Snapped--

Peanut suddenly slapped the bed and sat up.

He glared fiercely at Bai Cha and said, "Heretics! Heretics again! Your words are always filled with contempt and hatred for heretics! Well then, let me ask you—"

"Heretics, what have you done to arouse such disgust? What are the crimes of heretics!"

Upon hearing this, the white tea seemed to perk up a bit.

She instinctively decided to stand up and refute Peanut.

But then, both my thoughts and actions became somewhat frozen.

I... can't really say what the true crimes of heresy are.

I recall when the White Pagoda became a heretic.

He simply and calmly summoned all law enforcement officers to the headquarters conference room, casually tossed his name tag onto the table in front of everyone, and said in a completely emotionless tone:

"I apologize, everyone, but I have chosen to become a heretic."

"Next, I will take the other law enforcement officers who are willing to become heretics with me and leave this place. I hope you will be able to arrest me next time we meet."

At first, everyone thought the White Tower was joking.

But the next second, he did indeed select more than a dozen law enforcement officers from the crowd.

And in front of everyone, he led them away and disappeared from the spot.

Only then did everyone realize that the White Tower was not joking, since the supernatural phenomena exhibited by heretical abilities cannot be faked.

From that day on, the law enforcement agencies of Eternal City quietly fell into chaos.

People became unable to trust each other, and even the operation to arrest heretics could not proceed.

This situation continued for a full month.

Only then did everyone accept the fact that they had no way to capture the White Pagoda, and they chose to awaken the legendary enforcer Yan Shuangying.

Throughout this process, Bai Ta did not harm anyone, nor did he take anything that did not belong to him.

To put it bluntly, from a legal perspective, he doesn't even have the crime of theft.

At most, they could only convict him of kidnapping.

Because as the White Tower became a heretic, some residents who had not been previously aware of the law enforcement joined his organization and became heretics. In a sense, he could be considered to have kidnapped others.

Although they all seemed to have come voluntarily, it's really hard to find any other crimes they committed.

Seeing Bai Cha's hesitant expression, Peanut sneered, "Can't say it? You clearly can't even explain why heretics are heretics, yet you still arrest us under the guise of justice and maintaining order. What gives you the right?"

"I..." Bai Cha felt a little speechless.

Because the Eternal City's aversion and hatred towards any heretic seems to have become common sense and a matter of course.

No one has ever thought carefully about why heretics should be treated this way.

Or, to put it another way, what exactly is the definition of heresy?
What actions would lead to being labeled a heretic?
At this moment, Bai Cha suddenly realized that the standards for law enforcement were actually very vague, and were entirely based on the words of the law enforcers.

Just as she was deep in thought, Peanut got off the bed, looked at the box on the table, and interrupted:

"Forget it, you're not smart to begin with. If you try to use your brain any more, you might kill all the brain cells you have left."

"Anyway, it's no use saying anything; we can't change anything."

"We are just extras compared to what Yan Shuangying and Baita have done."

She casually plugged in the power source next to her.

In an instant, the entire building inside the box was illuminated by bright light. The furniture in each room was clearly visible in scale, and the model dolls on the street began to move in their own cycles. Even the parking lot entrance gates, the signs for the garbage sorting station, the welcome sign in front of the property service center... these often overlooked facilities were faithfully reproduced here. You could even find a gardener doll watering the plants on the ground floor of a building, or a cat curled up under a bench.

Its level of detail is simply astonishing.

Peanut remarked instinctively, "Wow, this toy set must be expensive, right? I've never seen such a nice city model before."

In response, Bai Cha shook her head and said, "It wasn't bought. It was a birthday gift that Bai Ta gave me when I was a child. It was a city model that he made himself. We were born on the same day."

Upon hearing this, a hint of nostalgia flashed in Bai Cha's eyes.

In fact, what Peanut said about the White Pagoda being gentle was not false, at least not before it became a heretic and broke everyone's hearts.

He is a responsible older brother.

They bring joy through play, comfort and guide you when you're sad, and stand up for you when you're bullied.

Bai Cha has always felt very lucky.

Having such a perfect older brother.

Unfortunately, he eventually parted ways with me.

Why? Why did he choose to become a heretic?

Bai Cha's gaze gradually turned to a corner of the city model, where the most magnificent and splendid building in the model stood.

It was the only dimly lit building on the entire city model, and even the model figures around it seemed to be stuck in gears, showing no sign of moving.

The building has been in disreputable ever since the White Tower was labeled a heretic.

For so long, Bai Cha has been trying to fix it almost every night before going to bed.

Whether it's the operation of mechanical gears, the connection of circuits, or even the replacement of electronic components.

She had probably considered every possible form of damage.

But it seems that all efforts were in vain.

No matter what, the building could not be lit up.

"Only by standing tall can you see far..."

White Tea murmured to itself.

This is Bai Ta's assessment of the building when he was a child and was introducing the city model.

He said this is the tallest building in the model, and only by standing on it can one see the entire city model.

So, on the edge of the top of this building sat a boy and a girl, two children dressed in white, smiling as they gazed into the distance at the city.

These are model dolls of herself and Bai Cha made by Bai Ta. Just as Bai Cha was reminiscing about the past, Peanut's voice drifted from behind her.

"Only by seeing far can you do the right thing..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cha turned around abruptly to look at Peanut, a look of disbelief flashing across her face.

This is the next sentence that the White Pagoda said.

She never told anyone.

At this moment, Peanut's face showed a hint of confusion.

After saying that, he came to his senses, frowned in confusion, and said, "Strange, when I heard you say that, that sentence just popped into my head."

Peanut was certain that he had never heard those two sentences anywhere else.

But for some inexplicable reason, I knew it, and for a moment I even seemed to hear a childish voice whispering in my ear.

She didn't pay much attention to it.

He simply brought over another chair, sat down next to Bai Cha, turned off the power to the city model, picked up a screwdriver from the table, and said:

"Even if you keep hurling insults at the White Tower now, you still value this thing that he gave you before he became a heretic, don't you?"

"Baita often told us that he always hoped to guide his sister onto the right path. At least in our view, he cares about you very much."

"Alright, seeing how clumsy you are, no wonder you can't fix it no matter how hard you try. Let me take a look for you."

Looking at the way the peanut unconsciously pursed its tongue while studying the mechanical structure.

Bai Cha was somewhat dazed.

It's like seeing yourself as a child playing with a jigsaw puzzle.

Ah, if only I could go back to the carefree days of my childhood.

How wonderful that would be...

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"Are you children? You can't even take care of the city properly? Hua Wuyin and I have only been gone for a month! And look what a mess the entire Eternal City has become!"

A man's angry roar came from the room.

This is a place that resembles a conference room.

At this moment, those people in the position who looked well-dressed and seemed to be of high status were being scolded mercilessly, yet they remained meek and dared not utter a word.

"Mayor, perhaps the [City System] is being updated too frequently, which is why so many bugs have appeared all at once..."

The woman closest to the man spoke cautiously.

These words made the man even more dissatisfied.

He grabbed the documents on the table and slammed them into the woman's face, continuing to hurl insults: "Save those words for Hua Wuyin! Tell him that the system he designed crashed because of one update, and see if he feels guilty or blames himself, or if he thinks the rest of us are idiots who would starve even if we had a peeled apple placed in front of us!"

"You can admit you're useless, but you absolutely cannot say that his system design has problems in front of Hua Wuyin! Do you understand?"

"Otherwise, if he quits, who will maintain the system?"

"I don't need to tell you what the consequences will be if the [City System] stops operating, do I?"

Everyone lowered their heads even further.

Wu Wang, who was not far from the conference room, heard everything clearly.

He discovered that after entering the building, the effects of the Necromancer's skills could be used normally again.

This is mostly because I've come to accept that I'm on the same floor as the building.

Therefore, he used the [Seven Star Steps of Heaven] to explore the building.

I happened to hear a loud commotion over here, so I rushed over to check it out.

However, just as he was getting into it...

A cold voice interrupted Wu Wang's thoughts from behind.

"Who are you? You shouldn't be one of the building's employees, right?"

Wu Wang turned around and was shocked to see a face that looked exactly like the White Pagoda staring at him from behind.

He was slightly surprised.

Because he hadn't noticed anything at all before this guy spoke.

It shouldn't be...

Logically speaking, with the keenness of one's senses, one should be able to detect even a fly flying past behind them.

How did this guy get so close without making a sound?

Moreover, after encountering this guy on the first floor, Wu Wang had considered following him to find out what was going on, only to discover that the guy had vanished as soon as he turned around.

They come without a trace and go without a trace, that is to say.

Faced with Hua Wuyin's questioning, Wu Wang calmly replied, "Oh, hello, I'm a new employee here for an interview."

"New employee? What position?" Even when Hua Wuyin raised his question, his expression remained unchanged.

“Uh…” Wu Wang immediately thought that the other party’s identity might really be that of the legendary figure who designed the [City System].

He immediately said, "Your assistant, Mr. Hua, the [City System] believes you need an assistant to share the burden of dealing with these idiots in the conference room, so that you can focus your energy on what's truly important."

Although the other person's face showed no expression.

But Wu Wang could still sense that when this guy was talking to him, his eyes would occasionally glance in the direction of the conference room, revealing a hint of impatience.

Clearly, just as the so-called mayor in the story said, Hua Wuyin genuinely thought they were all idiots.

This is why he chose to identify himself as the other party's assistant during the interview.

Upon hearing Wu Wang's words, Hua Wuyin finally turned his gaze back to him.

It was as if they were only now giving him a proper look.

He was just talking to himself.

"Is this the result of the [City System]'s judgment?"

"Heh, she finally realized that. Fools need to be dealt with by other fools. My attempts to communicate with them are like talking to a brick wall. Come with me."

From Hua Wuyin's words, Wu Wang could tell that this guy seemed to have absolute trust in the system he designed.

He wasn't even surprised that a strange guy like himself, who had come in for an interview, would end up in such an awkward place and be clearly eavesdropping on something.

Perhaps in his view, the judgment of the [City System] is definitely not wrong.

I happen to be interested in the clues that this guy, who should be a part of history rather than a living, breathing person standing here making sarcastic remarks, might carry.

Wu Wang followed Hua Wuyin directly into the conference room.

Upon seeing him appear, the mayor, who had been furious, immediately beamed with joy, and the men below, who had been scolded so badly they couldn't lift their heads, also smiled and tried to curry favor.

It was as if everything that had just happened never existed.

In response, Hua Wuyin simply said, "Everyone's here, right?"

"To be honest, I'm not satisfied with you all as virtual characters designed by the [City System]."

“But Nia, the son of the Eternal Venerable, believes that this city and this process need your presence, which is why you have not been deleted by me.”

"Next, I will talk about the results of my departure from Eternal City to negotiate with [Nia] in the outside world, as well as the changes that Eternal City will make in the future."

"Let's make a preliminary plan for the next thousand years. I'll only say it once, so please listen carefully."

Before he could finish speaking, the information he revealed had already stunned Wu Wang.

They know!

The Eternal City is an electronic program, and all the characters in it, including everyone here, are virtual characters.

They actually knew about this all along!

Knowing everything, how come they aren't heretics?

Moreover, the conversation even mentioned the [Eternal] Venerable and a descendant of the Venerable named [Nia]!

Suddenly, Wu Wang became curious about the identities of everyone present... (End of Chapter)