Chapter 272 Is Meaningful

Zhao Lei looked at the time, and it took less than 10 minutes from when he started the game to when he cleared the level.

It also includes the time he spends wandering around and clicking pointlessly.

Moreover, the operation of this game is also very simple, there is no battle, and there are no monsters. You only need to move and click in the whole process.

Combined with the various choices in this game, obviously, this should be a puzzle game.

That is to say, the fun of it should lie in exploring different branch lines and playing different endings.

After figuring this out, Zhao Lei had a bottom line and roughly knew what he should do next.

He should try different options.

...

The game starts again.

According to the prompt, Stanley should get out of the office and go to the conference room to find his colleagues. But Zhao Lei suddenly thought, what if he didn't go out? What if you close the door?

He clicked on the office door, and the door slammed shut.

[Stanley can't take the pressure. What if he had to make a choice? What if he screwed up in his area of ​​responsibility? No, this will not give good results. 】

[The only thing to do now is to wait, Stanley thought. Nothing can hurt me, here, I am happy, always happy...]

Zhao Lei was stunned, what the hell?

I'm locked in the house?

He walked around and clicked on the door to get out, but to no avail. And he also discovered a very strange thing. The clock that was hanging on the wall motionless also began to move, as if to remind Stanley that time was passing little by little.

[Stanley knows that it will be over soon, someone will ask him to talk, someone will ask him to do things, and it will come...]

The narration came to an abrupt end, there was no picture, Zhao Lei could not imagine what happened to Stanley.

The game is over, and this is also an ending.

Zhao Lei realized that although the two endings he played were relatively simple, they were meaningful.

Just like the name of this game,

"Stanley's Fables", the fable itself is to use metaphorical stories to hold meaningful truths and give people inspiration.

Obviously, if the player has been acting according to the narration's guidance, it only takes a few minutes to play a "free ending" that looks beautiful, but Zhao Lei is very skeptical about this. It is better to say that this is a "free ending" This is a "cheating ending", because Stanley only acted according to what the narrator said, and did not explore the deeper mysteries of the world at all.

What do these two endings represent?

Perishing in silence because of cowardice and self-isolation?

Or, follow the obvious directions, complete a journey, and achieve self-deception?

Zhao Lei thought this game was very interesting and began to try different branch routes.

The game starts again.

This time, Zhao Lei thought of the button in the power control room.

When turning off the mind control device, there are two buttons in front of him, [OFF] and [ON]. What if he chooses to turn it on?

This time, Zhao Lei was already familiar with the road, and quickly followed the narration's guidance to the final power control room.

[Stanley decides that this machine can no longer control other people's lives, because he will completely eliminate those controls. 】

Although the narrator frantically suggested to him to turn off the machine, Zhao Lei pressed [ON].

[Oh, Stanley, shouldn't you turn this console on? You want to control the machine yourself after they have enslaved you for so many years, is that what you want? Control? 】

The big screen in front of him turned red and displayed: [Loading mind control system...], and the background music also became tense.

[Stanley, I applaud your efforts, but you have to understand that there are limits to what this machine can do. You should learn to let go, turn off this control system, and leave. If you want to get my story off track, you'll have to work harder. 】

【I believe you will be interested in this matter:】

[Stanley suddenly realizes that he has just activated the emergency network's self-destruct system, and that if the machine is activated without a specific DNA identification, the nuclear bomb will detonate and blow up the entire facility. 】

[So, when will it detonate? Well, I think about it. two minutes! 】

【Now the story has become interesting, right? Now it's your time to shine, please do whatever you want, unfortunately, you don't have much time to enjoy! 】

Zhao Lei was stunned, feeling as if he was being completely played by the narrator.

He manipulated Stanley to look around in the entire facility. There were many operable buttons outside. He clicked them one by one, but it was useless, and they couldn't stop the countdown.

Even as he walked towards some escape door, that door closed automatically immediately.

If you follow the normal game, there will definitely be a way to break the game, but Zhao Lei is extremely suspicious that although there are many buttons and switches in the room, no matter what you do, you can't prevent the nuclear bomb from detonating, and all attempts are futile.

The narration continues.

[What, do you want to know where your colleagues went? Well, for the sake of my good mood, I'll let you know. 】

[I eliminated them, I turned off the machine, I gave you freedom. Of course, for this story only, sometimes I just let you sit forever in the office, keystroke alone, and die. 】

[Other times, I let the office sink into the ground, engulfing everyone inside, or scorching the office. 】

Zhao Lei ignored the narration. He was still wandering around the room, looking for a button that could solve the current situation.

But what the narrator said next surprised Zhao Lei.

[Oh, Stanley, what are you doing? Do you think there is some button in this room that turns off this countdown? 】

[Look at yourself, running from screen to screen, pressing things in this room, you must be thinking, these buttons with numbers! No, it's these buttons of different colors! Or this big red button! There must be something here to save me! 】

【Why, Stanley? Do you think any problem in this game can be solved? 】

[No, UU reading www.uukanshu.com You are still alive just because I want to see you helpless and dejected, this is not a challenge, this is a tragedy. 】

The countdown is over.

With a loud explosion, everything went silent.

Zhao Lei was shocked. Obviously, this was also an ending, but this ending made him feel even more unexpected.

The most special point is that the narration seems to be mocking the player's behavior, as if he is talking to the player through the screen.

Obviously, all of this must have been designed by Chen Mo, but Zhao Lei still felt like he was interacting with the narrator.

Moreover, what the narrator said also hinted at the fact that the narrator has absolute control over the entire game. He can rewrite the entire story at will, and control Stanley's life and death at will, and it all depends on his mood.

After realizing this, Zhao Lei suddenly became interested in this game, and he couldn't wait to find out more endings.