Chapter 185 The Game Begins

After the night passed, the second day of the All-Star Game was the day of the official game.

Players from each guild were sent to the competition venue by special vehicles. Early in the morning, vehicles started leaving the hotel one after another. This time Zheng Xun finally got on the wrong bus and left smoothly with the staff of the General Association.

Xiao Wang probably suffered too much stimulation last night and couldn't start working for a while today, so the General Association arranged for Chu Li to come over.

Perhaps it was Xu Xi's request.

Assistant Chu is a busy person. After getting Zheng Xun in the car, he has been handling various matters and explained today's process to Zheng Xun.

"Contestant Zheng Xun, when you arrive at the venue, there will be another person wearing the equipment for you."

"equipment?"

Zheng Xun had been adjusting his tie and cuffs. This kind of tailor-made clothes made him feel uncomfortable all over.

Hearing Assistant Chu's words, he showed a blank expression.

"Yes. In order to ensure the safety of all players, the competition uses the latest technical means." Chu Li took out a black square box from his bag and handed it to Zheng Xun.

"This is a competition-specific bracelet. After wearing it, the bracelet will record your data and create a virtual 'you', who will compete in place of the real player."

Zheng Xun understood a little bit.

"There's a question. The virtual 'me' and I have the same brain, right?"

"That's right. You both feel and understand each other. If the avatar is attacked, the player himself will also feel pain. Of course, this pain can be adjusted."

Chu Li thought about it and added another sentence.

"However, most players who come to participate in the All-Star Game do not like to adjust their five senses, because this will reduce their acuity. And if they do not retain real feelings such as pain, they will feel that the game is boring and there is no sense of urgency, and they will be passive and slow down. "

Zheng Xun twitched the corner of his mouth. This was indeed something that mentally ill players could do.

He took the special bracelet from Assistant Chu, and then Assistant Chu proposed another thing.

"By the way, please also ask player Zheng Xun to hand over his bracelet to us. Don't worry, we will take good care of it."

Zheng Xun remembered that there was a special system in his bracelet and asked Chu Li without changing his expression.

"Can I decline this request?"

"Of course." Unexpectedly, Assistant Chu did not force him. "If you want to manage it yourself, please make sure that the bracelet is turned off. During the game, no data in the cloud space of the bracelet can be released. Existing props, weapons, attachments, etc. cannot be exposed to the live broadcast camera.”

"Keep it for yourself...is this legal?"

"It's against the rules."

"..."

"But in order not to have fierce disputes with the players and affect the friendly relations between the General Association and the various guilds," Assistant Chu shrugged, "I had to make this decision."

Zheng Xun put away the special bracelet and put his own bracelet away.

“Would anyone really hand in a personal bracelet?”

"As far as I know, no."

"...Then isn't this rule in vain?"

“It is in name only, but it has to be set up.”

Assistant Chu said this.

Soon, the car arrived at the designated venue.

To Zheng Xun's surprise, this venue was not like an open stage like the previous opening ceremony, but more like a row of garages connected together.

No audience, no cameras.

From left to right, there are a total of 13 gates, corresponding to the 13 players in the All-Star Game.

The car Zheng Xun was riding entered gate 13, which is the gate at the far end.

He saw two or three other cars arriving one after another and entering different doors.

Zheng Xun didn't have time to see the people in the car clearly, and the alloy door of the warehouse was closed.

It was pitch black, with only the neatly arranged keys on the instrument emitting dots of light.

Zheng Xun waited for a while, but no one asked him to get off.

"Assistant Chu?"

He called Chu Li, who asked him to calm down, then opened the car door and left.

"..."

Zheng Xun felt something was wrong. When he was about to follow Assistant Chu, two tall men squeezed in from the car door. They were wearing gray uniforms. They should also be first-class staff of the General Association.

"I...huh?!"

As soon as Zheng Xun raised his upper body, they pushed him down. The originally ordinary rear seat suddenly raised two metal armrests, which happened to support Zheng Xun's arms.

With two snaps, his hands were cuffed.

"..."

Zheng Xun looked at the two men who were probably R&D engineers speechlessly.

"Don't tell me, this is the high-end equipment of your association. Isn't this really a torture device?"

The baby-faced man on the left grinned.

"It's valuable. This is the latest model."

The serious man on the right is quite polite.

"Contestant Zheng Xun, are you ready?"

"What if I said I wasn't ready."

Hearing Zheng Xun say this, the baby-faced smile deepened.

"It's okay. I'll get ready when I go in later. It's still too late."

"..."

Zheng Xun felt a small disc attached to his left temple. When it touched his skin, Baby Face counted three, and then Zheng Xun closed his eyes, as if he had passed out.

In fact, he was not completely unconscious yet, and he could still hear the sound of the two talking.

"Oh," this should be the baby-faced one, "I forgot to ask him if he gets carsick. Should he be okay?"

"It's okay, he can vomit when he gets to the scene."

Zheng Xun listened to the two people's words in silence, and his consciousness sank deeply.

When he opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him had completely changed.

There was a rumbling thunder outside the window. It was clearly daytime, but it was as dim as night. The rain was pouring, and the rain was hitting the window violently, like countless hands clapping, accompanied by the violent wind.

Unlike the harsh environment outside with strong winds and heavy rain, the room was surprisingly quiet, and only the ticking of the clock could be heard.

This is a very old castle. At this time, under the reflection of the bright warm crystal lamp, 13 people sat around a huge round table.

Zheng Xun's virtual image was the last one to appear in the seat. When he looked at the others, they were also staring at him.

Cheng Jie, wearing a gray-blue suit, sat opposite him, casually playing with the bracelet issued by the General Association.

In order to match the theme and scene of this event, the bracelet was also made into a pocket watch. However, once the cover was opened, a small virtual screen would be projected on it.

He opened and closed the bracelet, and then opened it again, repeating this meaningless action to kill time.

Finally, the last player took his seat.

He pulled up the corner of his mouth and smiled, and snapped the pocket watch shut.

"Everyone is here."

Ding.

Ding.

Ding.

The clock in the corner rang three times, announcing the official start of the game.