There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 753 - 643: How to Make High-End Things Down-to-Earth

Chapter 753: Chapter 643: How to Make High-End Things Down-to-Earth

Shi agonized over the situation for several minutes.

His expressionless face pondered for a long while, then as if coming back to his senses, the silent pupils in his eyes began reflecting a flowing light.

Shi said somewhat apologetically, “Sorry, the defensive line is a derivative ability from the Tower of Judgment. I’m afraid I cannot inform you about these things until you have obtained the corresponding authority from the Tower of Judgment.”

Xu Shuo laughed upon hearing this, “It’s okay, I was just curious. Can I stand by and watch then?”

“Hmm…”

After thinking for a moment, Shi figured since Xu Shuo had the special ability to see inside the “defensive line,” letting him continue to watch should be harmless.

...

So, Shi did not refuse this time.

Xu Shuo stood by, watching his fingers glide to and fro.

On the semi-transparent interface, data floated, various patterns flashed by—some things Xu Shuo couldn’t make heads or tails of, but others he dimly understood.

It was fortunate that he had some computer knowledge, and since the Script Space largely used program-like module patterns, he could still make sense of it.

However, Xu Shuo also didn’t expect to uncover anything; he was just simply curious.

Just curious.

A few minutes later, Shi stopped his system checks, staring at the screen thoughtfully.

“Did you find out anything?” Xu Shuo asked.

“It turns out that the defensive line indeed did not function as intended. The structure of this world is somewhat different from what I had in mind, but now there seems to be no problem,” Shi still gazed at the system interface, his voice slightly cool as it carried.

“What’s different?” Xu Shuo pursued the point he was most eager to know.

“It seems to be a completely enclosed world. Only that reason could account for the defensive line’s ineffectiveness because it suggests this world might be newly born and not yet enveloped by the order of the Tower of Judgment.”

As he spoke, Shi turned to look at Xu Shuo and continued, “However, as far as I know, it’s been a very long time since a new world was born.”

Xu Shuo raised his eyebrows, “Why? Does the birth of a new world require certain conditions?”

However, Shi shook his head in response to this question: “I don’t know about that, I haven’t found any relevant information. It seems that since the emergence of Abyss Darkness, no new worlds have been born.”

“So, what you’re saying means my world was born after the Abyss?” Xu Shuo mused.

“Not necessarily, because the Script Space protects existing worlds. If your world was born outside, it might have been devoured by the Abyss before it had the chance to nurture life.”

“But according to what you said, it might also have been born at the moment the Abyss emerged?”

“Hmm… perhaps?”

The two of them haggling over this matter seemed rather pointless, since after all, it was nothing but baseless conjecture, especially given that even Themis, the judge, had only a vague understanding.

Thus, seeing that Themis didn’t really have any information, Xu Shuo didn’t dwell on the issue any longer.

To be honest, he himself was a bug.

So the fact that his world was also a bug didn’t seem unacceptable to him.

Xu Shuo then turned his attention to another issue, “You disappeared for even longer this time compared to the last. Did something happen?”

More importantly, the time of disappearance coincided almost exactly with when Hong Rao was busy—followed by their simultaneous return. Could it be that both of you were busy with the same thing?

Shi said somewhat gloomily, “Indeed, something did happen. The Abyss has been much more active recently compared to before, and alongside Subspace, it has swallowed more than thirty-nine million worlds in a short time. I had no choice but to rush to those smaller worlds to set up defensive lines.”

With the activity of the Abyss, numerous Mutant Scripts were affected, countless players were expelled from Script Worlds, and judges worked overtime to repair Subspace.

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Xu Shuo had been busy with his own affairs during this period, paying no attention to matters beyond completing scripts, so he hadn’t seen the complaints in the forums.

Now, hearing Themis’s words, Xu Shuo felt somewhat surprised.

What shocked him was the terrifying destructiveness of the Abyss.

Over thirty million, compared with the number “one,” “one” is so insignificant it’s hardly worth mentioning.

Xu Shuo absentmindedly recalled the illusion of the Abyss Demon from that day.

If it weren’t for Los’s repairs, and with the “Defensive Line” being useless, allowing the Abyss Rift to continue growing, this world would probably also become an insignificant “one” among those thirty million worlds.

So…

Themis really did bring a lot of harm to the world, didn’t he?

He set up a “Defensive Line” himself and didn’t even know it didn’t work, just like dropping a piece of meat without any protection into a pack of wolves. No wonder there were so many Abyss incidents during that time!

Turns out he was literally inviting the wolves in!

Xu Shuo inwardly sneered to himself.

Shi probably thought of the problem too, so scratching his head with a sheepish smile, he said, “Luckily, the world’s Defensive Line started working later on. Otherwise, the Abyss would have swallowed up this world as well. I just observed that the Abyss level of your world seems to have risen to level four.”

Xu Shuo also chuckled, “Yeah, it was just level two in the beginning.”

Shi: “emmm…”

The leap from level two to four in just one month, Themis’ “Defensive Line” played an undeniable role.

Fortunately, Shi was a very responsible young man. So, after realizing he had caused some trouble, he thought for a moment and said, “The current level four Abyss is indeed too dangerous for this world, but the world’s rank hasn’t changed.”

Xu Shuo sensed something and grew a bit eager, “So?”

Shi pondered, “I’ll try to see if I can request the First Palace to upgrade the rank of this world. Otherwise, you can only open the Player’s Handbook when facing the Abyss, and if the reaction is too slow, it will be very difficult to defend against.”

—The First Palace?

Ever since the Fourth Palace that manufactures tools, the Fifth Palace, and the somewhat mystifying Sixth Palace made appearances, at last, another palace has emerged from behind the scenes.

And it appears that the First Palace is in charge of the worlds?

Based on just this information, Xu Shuo already had a rough idea of the Script Space’s existence in his mind.

Just like how a company has departments that collaborate through division of labor, the Script Space also has different departments.

Departments that manage worlds, maintain order, manufacture tools, and are responsible for collecting players’ Faith Power—that’s how, once you think about it, the mysterious Script Space becomes much more understandable.

And much more relatable.

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After checking the situation of the “Defensive Line,” Shi listened to some recent news about this world from Xu Shuo, and then the two left the Defensive Line Tower.

All the while, the humans outside the tall tower were completely oblivious to the changes inside.

Xu Shuo took a half-day tour of the “Defensive Line,” which wasn’t novel, but he did manage to get quite a lot of information from Themis.

In comparison, this was the key point.

“From what I can see, the spatial barriers of this world are still very stable. You don’t need to worry too much; the last Abyss Demon illusion was probably just an accident due to the Defensive Line’s failure.”

Before leaving, Shi said, “I’m going to check out the First Palace now, I haven’t been there yet. I will reply to you through the Player’s Handbook later.”

Xu Shuo had been reassured.

But Shi’s words “I haven’t been there yet” made his heart rise again, and he couldn’t help but watch this judge, who comes and goes like the wind, hurry off once more with a mix of helplessness and amusement.

After dealing with one judge, Xu Shuo looked at the information list for another character who awaited his grace.

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