If that's the case...
Is this the game speeding up the progress of the game in disguise?
Of course, even without this setting, Jinyun would have to speed up the progress. After all, after today, there would only be 7 rounds left for the development, which only corresponds to one week in the outside world.
There is still one problem he hasn't figured out, which is the fact that he is infected with the Honkai disease.
Why did I get the Honkai Disease? I hadn't been sick for a long time, so why did I suddenly get sick when I entered the game today?
Although it was a blessing in disguise as it unlocked Bronya's hidden bond mission and advanced the stuck plot progress, he could not sleep easily because he could not figure out this matter.
Also, this body that I built in the game according to the first-person perspective and my own ideas, a data shell used to contain the player's consciousness, can actually get sick?
This may be a little difficult to understand.
To give a simple example, it’s like when you are playing a game and the system suddenly tells you that the enemy in the game is casting a fireball, which ends up burning your mouse.
This cross-dimensional attack and setting surprised Jinyun very much.
However, we have to admit that this has brought the players' sense of participation to a new level.
Bronya stared blankly at the cold and majestic steel fortress in front of her.
Is this enough power to protect Mr. Yun?
She tried to move her fingers, and the mecha began to move as if it was connected to her thoughts.
Bronya could clearly feel the feedback from the mecha. It was a wonderful feeling, as if she had become one with the mecha.
Its invulnerable armor is an extension of its frail body.
No matter what others think, at least Bronya has regarded it as her treasure.
This is something Mr. Yun gave to me, I must cherish it.
Bronya will use it to protect Mr. Yun!
“It’s more majestic than I thought.”
Jinyun looked at the heavily-armored bunny that was so close to him. Although he had seen it many times in the game, the deterrence and oppression brought by this mecha in the immersive experience of the first-person perspective was still more shocking than he had imagined.
"Duck, how about giving it a name?"
"Name? But, a name is very important, not to mention that this is you, Mr. Yun..."
"But you're its owner, aren't you? And you seem to like it."
Bronya pursed her lips, and after thinking for a moment, she said the destined name as Jinyun expected:
"Let's call it Heavy Bunny... Heavy Bunny 19C, how about that?"
The name Heavy Armor Bunny is easy to understand, it is a direct translation of the Russian name Bronya.
But if we really want to trace the meaning of the suffix 19C, we probably have to trace it back to the Collapse II period.
In the early settings of Honkai Impact 3, the Heavy Armored Bunny was intended to be a mass-produced weapon. It was said to be divided into different models, A, B, and C, based on the spear, shield, and cannon. The one owned by Bronya is the prototype C model.
In Honkai Impact 3, with the reconstruction of the book by Old Mi, the Re-Armored Bunny 19C became Seele's farewell gift to Bronya, and it was also set as a relic of the previous civilization.
Of course, some players joked that 19C means Bronya will have a C cup when she is 19 years old.
I laughed. If this is what it really means, then this weapon should not be called 19C, but 19E.
"I think I know the meaning of your name. Ha, who cares."
Jinyun reached out and rubbed Bronya's head: "Then it's decided. Remember this name, remember the birth of Heavy-Armored Bunny 19C."
"Hmm~"
The Heavy Armored Bunny can replace Bronya's corroded legs and change into various forms to assist her in movement. Compared to the exoskeleton form of the Mariya period in the original work, the current Mariya can freely simulate the form of the Heavy Armored Bunny even if it has not yet mastered Angel Reconstruction.
But tools are always tools, and Jinyun doesn't want Bronya to abandon her flesh and blood and ascend mechanically.
Bronya is still suffering from Honkai Disease, which is a curse on this world. Countless researchers have spent their entire lives trying to expel it.
Once the new mission phase begins, it’s clear what to do next.
Jinyun went to the laboratory and, according to the task instructions, used his own blood as a sample and obtained new research clues.
The human body's immune mechanism against Honkai energy is completely independent of universal biomedical principles.
Assuming that the body's Honkai energy is suppressed by an anti-Honkai drug, the anti-Honkai specific factor chain inside the drug will not be metabolized and disappear after taking effect like protein antibodies, but will continue to promote antibody production under the action of Honkai energy.
Then this antibody will gradually produce active immune molecular chains, and achieve a mutually restraining effect with the Honkai energy, reaching a certain symbiotic stable state.
Its characteristics are that it will not show any Honkai symptoms and will not emit Honkai energy.
He followed the procedure and told Raven his findings and guesses, and proposed to her a conjecture on how to make the serum:
"I drew 500cc of blood to get just a tiny bit of antibody sample. Maybe we have to use some unconventional methods."
"What do you mean?"
"I need a thousand patients with Honkai Disease to extract antibodies from their blood and make serum."
"One thousand?"
"This is just a rough guess, the results may be more or less..."
"Well, then..."
“Wait, there is one more thing. Although some patients will have a certain incubation period after being infected with Honkai Disease, the number of antibodies in their bodies is much higher than that of ordinary patients.
But such people are still a minority, and the main way we obtain antibodies is still from ordinary patients.”
"Uh, what do you want to say?"
"What I mean is that Honkai energy is very deadly to ordinary people. If they have medical conditions or have been injected with Type I anti-Honkai medicine, they may be able to live for 2 to 3 years, but ordinary people without medical conditions can only live for a few months, or even die suddenly within a few days.
The longer the patient is ill, the more concentrated the Honkai energy in his body will be, and the corresponding antibodies will increase accordingly, provided that there is no artificial antibody intervention in his body, that is, no anti-Honkai drugs have been injected.
Because the effect of anti-Houkai drugs will inhibit Houkai energy to a certain extent, resulting in the human body being unable to produce antibodies independently.
Secondly, the several methods we use to extract antibodies from blood all have a prerequisite, which is to ensure the activity of the blood.
Normally, blood coagulates within 30 minutes after leaving the human body. After the blood coagulates, the cells inside it will die completely. We have to extract the antibodies before the blood cells lose their activity.”
The raven on the other end of the phone took a deep breath and asked after a moment:
"You mean, the target for extracting samples must be a patient suffering from Honkai disease and whose life is running out?"
"Correct."
"Then, we have to ignore the patient's condition and not give them the anti-collapse drug."
"Correct."
"The most important thing is that we have to harvest the samples alive when their bodies have the most antibodies.
This meant we had to round up patients, watch them die, and then use their blood to make samples and eat them clean.”
"That's what it means."
"..."
silence.
There was a long silence.
Even the raven showed hesitation and entanglement about this extreme method.
After a while, she slowly spoke: "I have to warn you, once you choose to take this path, you will be despised, no matter the result is good or bad. You have to give up the respect of others and the good reputation behind you."
"Bronya will understand me."
"...That's right. After all, we have come this far, right?"
After thinking for a moment, Raven said again: "I understand. Shencheng Medical will do its best to arrange it for you."
"What about you? Natasha Sciorra, are you ready to bear the blame?"
Sensing the helplessness and teasing in Jinyun's words, Raven snorted and replied in a low voice:
"Humanity will definitely defeat Honkai, no matter what the cost. As long as Honkai disease can be cured, I will not hesitate to send an entire city of people to the test bench."
Jinyun couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Then we have reached a consensus."
"Yes, thank you for your determination, Mr. Jinyun, even though you did it for personal reasons."
"Well, you're right."
"But there is one last thing. Although there are many patients with Honkai disease, it may be difficult to find those who meet the conditions you mentioned. I can only do my best."
"Yes, but please be quick, I...ahem."
"......I see."
After hanging up the phone, Jinyun shook his head helplessly.
Originally, as an ordinary administrator of the game, he could freely add or remove white-name NPCs by modifying the code. Theoretically, finding 1000 test subjects was not a difficult task.
However, the sample required was an NPC suffering from Honkai disease. The NPCs he created were all blank slates and did not come with the Honkai disease debuff.
Even if special means were used to make them suffer from Honkai disease, the time required would be quite long. Given Yaya's condition, she might not be able to hold on until that time.
And this body of mine...
I always feel very weak since I woke up this morning.
Is this also a setting designed by the game to enhance the immersion and gaming experience, and to create a sense of urgency for the characters and plot like in horror games?
The experience has indeed improved, but there is always a sense of restraint as if one is being pushed by the game.
Please note this question and let 02 give feedback to Star Network.
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Soon, night fell again in real time.
Jinyun took off his VR helmet and rubbed his eyes dazedly.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The itching sensation in his throat stimulated him to cough, and his head felt as if it was filled with water, making him feel dizzy.
Am I... suffering from the aftereffects of playing games too much?
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
After sneezing twice, Jinyun finally realized what was happening to his body.
He touched his forehead and felt it was a little hot.
After all this time, I found out that I had a cold. I thought it was some kind of sequelae from playing games too much.
Jinyun smiled self-deprecatingly, rummaged through the drawers at home, and found a box of cold medicine.
I shook the kettle, but there was no hot water, so I had to boil some again.
He picked up the kettle and went to the kitchen to get some raw water. Ordinary people don't mind drinking tap water whether it is clean or hygienic, not to mention that Jinyun grew up drinking boiled tap water.
After connecting the water, Jinyun placed the electric kettle on the base and pressed the switch.
But, no response.
After pondering for a moment, he slapped the kettle hard, hoping that this ancestral repair method would work.
Unfortunately, traditional appliance repair methods are ineffective on this cheap appliance that only cost 9 yuan with free shipping and has been used for less than two months.
Jinyun couldn't help but sigh and swallowed the cold medicine with the half bottle of mineral water left on the table.
It was still early, and Jinyun planned to take his medicine before working on the task.
But he was weak and his limbs were powerless. He had no strength to do anything. He held the helmet in his hand for a long time and had no interest in putting it on.
Night has fallen completely, and the weather forecast says there might be heavy rain tonight. Looking up, the dark clouds in the night sky are like a huge vortex, swallowing up all the sounds and colors. Only loneliness permeates the air.
