Chapter 678
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Chapter 678: Game Trap
The dim light from the television screen illuminated An Qingyu’s profile, casting a pale hue on his glasses.
He sat calmly opposite Youli Longbai, showing no signs of being startled by the sudden turn of events. Instead, he continued to gaze at Youli Longbai’s body, his gray eyes subtly flickering as he analyzed the other person.
“I’m sorry, I think I was a bit too rough,” Youli Longbai said with a slight apologetic smile, gently raising his hand, causing the power supply of the entire “Pure Land” to restore once more. “Finally, there’s someone other than the Oracle Envoys I can communicate with. I couldn’t quite control myself…”
“It’s okay.”
An Qingyu adjusted his glasses and smiled back. “I’m curious. You’re so strong, why are you still locked up here for experiments? With your… level, even if seven Oracle Envoys teamed up against you, you should be able to escape, right?”
Youli Longbai shook his head.
“Not possible?” An Qingyu was taken aback.
“They can’t defeat me even when they team up,” Youli Longbai replied seriously. “No matter the level, talent, skills, health points, or combat power, they can’t win against me because I possess a world Boss-level panel.”
“…”
If it weren’t for An Qingyu having played games for a while before, he might not have understood what Youli Longbai was talking about.
“And besides, I don’t want to leave here.”
“Why?” An Qingyu asked, puzzled. “Being locked in this room and treated like a lab rat for experiments, don’t you long for freedom?”
“But if I leave here, I won’t be able to play games.”
“…?”
Youli Longbai glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, then stood up from the sofa. His long white hair trailed on the ground, flowing like satin with his movements. He finally stopped in front of the wooden cabinet beneath the television.
He reached out and pulled open a drawer, revealing a dense collection of game cartridges piled like a small mountain, dazzling to behold.
“These are my treasures,” Youli Longbai turned around, looking into An Qingyu’s eyes earnestly. “Here, I have so many games to play, but if I go outside, where would I find so many games? These are rare and precious items, right? As long as I cooperate with them to inject a little something every day, I can play indefinitely…
Isn’t that very happy?”
An Qingyu: …???
An Qingyu stared blankly at Youli Longbai for a long time before realizing what was going on.
He had always thought that the Oracle Envoys used some advanced control methods to keep Youli Longbai here, but he never expected… it was just about games?
Moreover, they were all outdated games from two or three decades ago!
Isn’t this just fooling a child?
Upon reflection, despite Youli Longbai’s appearance, his psychological age was only thirteen… and he had grown up here since childhood. If the Oracle Envoys deceived him in this regard, he certainly wouldn’t notice.
An Qingyu looked at him with a complex expression, walked over to the pile of “treasures,” squatted down, and began to rummage through them carefully.
“Metal Slug, King of Fighters, Contra, Super Mario, Beach Volleyball… Sure enough, they are all outdated games.” An Qingyu sighed deeply.
The Oracle Envoys used this pile of things to make Youli Longbai willingly be a test subject for over a decade?
Truly…
“How is it? Aren’t my collections rich?” Youli Longbai asked with a smile, his eyes squinting into slits.
An Qingyu casually tossed the cartridges aside and shook his head. “These things, to some extent, are indeed ‘collections’… The Oracle Envoys deceived you; games outside are just commonplace items, not precious at all. As long as you spend a little money, you can buy ten times more games than these anytime.
Moreover, after so many years, the gaming industry outside has developed to a level you can’t even imagine…
This old-fashioned card reader has been eliminated; now there are PS, NS, and even VR headsets everywhere…”
Youli Longbai stood there in a daze for a long time.
“What is PS? What is VR?”
“PS is…”
The ethereal Jiang Er stood outside the room, looking at the two boys sitting on the floor, seriously discussing the development of the gaming industry, with a somewhat helpless expression as she held her forehead…
Just a moment ago, when Youli Longbai cut off the power supply to the “Pure Land,” she thought a fierce battle was about to break out and was even prepared to forcibly possess him to give An Qingyu a chance to escape. But she never expected the situation to develop in such a bizarre direction…
After An Qingyu finished explaining the current state of the gaming industry in Japan, Youli Longbai’s expression turned strange. He frowned, scrutinizing An Qingyu, seemingly a bit skeptical.
“The Oracle Envoy said that the technology here is the most advanced in this country.”
“He’s not wrong.”
“Then why are there only these games here, while the world below has the advanced games you mentioned?” Youli Longbai asked in confusion. “If the technology here is advanced, shouldn’t the gaming industry be even more advanced?”
“…The demand of the masses is the primary productive force of the industry,” An Qingyu patiently explained. “There are only a few of you here, so it’s impossible to produce games. The games the Oracle Envoys gave you should have been brought up from below a long time ago.”
Youli Longbai still frowned.
“Don’t you believe me?”
“I don’t believe it.”
“Then go down and see for yourself; won’t you know?” An Qingyu said with a smile. “As far as I know, there’s a place called Akihabara in this country, where there’s an entire street of game stores. If you go there, you’ll definitely understand.”
Youli Longbai’s eyes sparkled, seemingly intrigued.
“What if the Oracle Envoys come back?”
“Anyway, they can’t defeat you even when they team up. Why are you afraid of them?” An Qingyu replied leisurely. “Besides, I assure you, they won’t be able to return here…”
“You’re really not lying to me?”
“Don’t worry, I won’t deceive you.” An Qingyu hesitated for a moment. “How about this? I’ll help you keep these game cartridges here. If you don’t find the games I mentioned in the world below, you can come back to find me. I’ll be here for a long time.
After all, with your strength, returning to the ‘Pure Land’ shouldn’t be a difficult task.”
Youli Longbai looked at the mountain of old game cartridges, hesitated for a long time, then nodded heavily.
“Okay, I’ll go down and take a look. If I don’t find them, I will definitely come back to find you!”
“By the way, when you go down, remember to pay attention to your father. He has been looking for you for thirteen years.” An Qingyu did not forget his promise with Youli Heizhe.
Youli Longbai was taken aback, turned to look at him, confusion filling his eyes.
“Father… what is that?”
