62: Chapter 62 The Old Demon's Past

Another power appeared in Chang'an City today.

Luohe Hall.

Jiang He was stunned. This name?

But Bai Luoyao's explanation was: "You gave me the guild token, so adding your name is reasonable, right?"

No problem, reasonable.

[Luo Yao]: Luohe Hall is recruiting players over level 30 in bulk...

On this day, in order to join the guild.

Most players threw away their dignity in public; some even danced and performed acrobatics to catch attention.

However, that was nothing.

The players' nightmare had only just begun.

Led by Gu Qingming, hundreds of players roamed various maps.

Anyone found not following quest rules was immediately brought back.

I won't kill you, so you don't lose levels.

But I can torture you until you wish you were dead.

After half a day, the atmosphere in Chang'an changed.

Those cursing didn't dare speak loudly; otherwise, they'd be dragged away, whipped at best, or hacked into critical health with a flurry of blades at worst.

But please don't be afraid; there are ten priests behind them to ensure you don't die.

After all, every player's level is very important now.

Under such high-pressure governance, players actually became polite.

Even players with past grudges would greet each other when meeting.

Standing by the inn window, Jiang He's mouth twitched incessantly.

Behind him, Zhao Yun and the others were all dumbfounded.

"This... this Gu Qingming is really ruthless." Zhao Yun swallowed hard.

Jiang He was completely convinced now.

Despite Gu Qingming's usual rebellious look, he really had quite the repertoire of methods when it came to getting things done.

Seeing the scene before him, he felt much more relieved. He closed the window and walked to the table.

"Alright, next we should talk about our plan."

Zhao Yun, Old Demon, Blood Blade, Xiao Yao, Xiao Xue, and Li Qing were all present.

Even Mumu came.

Originally, Jiang He didn't plan to involve Mumu.

But he couldn't win against her persistence, so he agreed.

There were exactly eight people in the room.

Three knights, two priests, one mage, and two warriors.

Jiang He turned to Blood Blade: "Tell us, what exactly is your class?"

"Uh..." Blood Blade looked hesitant.

"If you have concerns, I'll go first." Old Demon stood up.

"I'm not actually a warrior; my class is called Holy Warrior."

After Old Demon's explanation, everyone understood.

The Holy Warrior class is essentially a melee fighter who can cast spells.

Except he doesn't have melee attack skills; the skills he masters focus on the control system.

However, the cooldowns are long, and casting requires chanting an incantation to perform; if interrupted, he has to start over.

For now, Jiang He assigned his role to team control.

Next was Blood Blade.

"Actually, I... you could say I'm a knight, but then again, maybe not?"

Everyone was confused.

"Can you speak properly?" Zhao Yun said crossly.

"Uh... my class is called Death Knight."

"In normal combat, I'm not much different from other knights, except I have one more passive skill than them."

"Rage Domain."

"Once I'm attacked, my HP and defense increase. If I kill an opponent, my attack power increases. But the buff effects only last for 60 seconds, with a 5-minute cooldown."

"Bro, are you cheating?" Zhao Yun exclaimed.

Isn't this a perfect frontline tank?

Can both deal damage and tank?

Although it only lasts 60 seconds, it's enough to cause massive damage in a chaotic fight.

Hearing his passive skill, Jiang He was also shocked.

Indeed, he had wondered before why this kid got stronger as he fought.

It turned out to be because of this Rage Domain.

Then everyone looked at Jiang He.

"What about you? Don't tell us you're some battle-priest hybrid?"

Jiang He was slightly embarrassed: "Uh... how should I put it? You could say I'm a priest, but then again, maybe not."

"Speak like a human," Bai Luoyao glanced at him.

"Uh, my class is called Holy Spirit Priest."

As soon as he finished, Old Demon suddenly stood up.

"What? Holy Spirit Priest?"

Jiang He was puzzled: "What? You know it?"

Old Demon slumped back into his chair, his expression complex.

"Do you know about the Eye of Creation?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Old Demon smiled bitterly: "The Eye of Creation was one of the earliest factions established in Xianyu. It was formed by personnel related to Xianyu Technology."

"And I was one of the founders."

With a clatter, everyone stood up.

"What? You're from Xianyu Technology?"

Old Demon nodded silently; now, he confessed his secret to everyone.

It turned out the Eye of Creation was formed to explore secrets within the game.

Because the AI that created Xianyu was too powerful.

"You should have all heard that the closed beta was completed by a person in a vegetative state, right?"

"Yes, I know about that," Bai Luoyao said.

Old Demon smiled bitterly: "But you might not know that the person who actually woke up was no longer the original him."

Hiss.

Everyone gasped.

"Then... then who was the person who woke up?" Zhao Yun asked cautiously.

"It might be the AI; it took over that person's body."

With a buzz, everyone's minds went into chaos.

"Pos... possession?" Li Qing shouted.

Old Demon nodded: "You can understand it that way, but in our terminology, it's called Brainwave Replacement."

"How did you find out?" Jiang He asked.

"Because we discovered that person's consciousness in the game world, but at that time, his body was clearly lying in the hospital ward, talking and laughing. How could he appear in the game world?"

"A person's consciousness is unique and cannot be in two places at once, so we suspected the body was taken by the AI."

"What happened next?" Xiao Xue asked.

"Later, perhaps sensed by the AI, the vegetative person in the game and the awakened AI disappeared on the same day."

"As for where they went, we have no way of knowing."

After hearing Old Demon's words, everyone fell silent.

They had thought Xianyu was just a high-tech game.

But now it seemed it hid a massive secret.

As for why Old Demon left the Eye of Creation, it was because of a rift in the team.

Some supported the AI and wanted to find it to achieve immortality.

Others felt this was unethical and advocated for making it public, getting the whole world to boycott Xianyu, and even finding ways to destroy it.

But none of that was easy.

Xianyu's servers had long been uploaded to the global network by the AI.

As long as the world had a network, it would run.

Unless the whole world stopped using the internet and destroyed all satellites.

And why Old Demon left the Eye of Creation alone...

Because he was a runaway..."