Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 709 Waste Virus

There is no doubt what choice Tie Jian made.

He admitted his hesitation, admitting that a voice deep inside him was telling him that choosing the crystal did not mean mere selfishness, and that the higher he climbed, the more thoroughly he could understand the factory's methods.

All of this was merely a sacrifice for the ultimate victory.

Besides, those employees upstairs who are trapped in the factory system are completely beyond saving.

Tie Jian had gone upstairs in many of the bracelet recycling missions before, and surprisingly, the fourth floor had the lowest sudden death rate.

Those guys upstairs who are obsessed with performance are actually lying down more often.

They considered themselves far superior to the scraps on the fourth floor, who were constantly on the verge of being classified as inefficient assets. In order to avoid being reassigned and demoted by the factory, they worked day and night, almost forgetting why they had entered the factory in the first place.

Because desires have swelled to an insatiable level.

Perhaps when they first came in, they also wanted to accomplish something they regretted, or to see someone they had lost again, or something similar.

This is also the sole objective of their work.

But as working hours increase, seeing the wide variety of goods in the wish shop, in addition to the wish that you most want to fulfill, you can also fulfill other wishes.

After all, no one said you could only buy one thing from the Wish Shop.

They began to believe that the Desire Factory was omnipotent, that they could get everything they wanted here, not just to make up for past regrets, but to create a bright future!

Desire transformed from regret into plunder.

From simply wanting to change the status quo, it became "I must fulfill all my wishes!"

Therefore, their desires are more valuable than those of employees on the fourth level, and they work even harder than those on the fourth level.

Calling them a bunch of walking corpses wouldn't be an exaggeration.

For such a person, Tie Jian's inner voice told him—death was not a pity.

They deserved to be moved to the fourth level. Since they believed in the factory's system of desires and values, they had to accept the risk of being eliminated by it.

However, there was an even smaller, yet exceptionally firm voice that told Tie Jian.

No, that's not how it is.

"Such thinking is just making excuses for one's own selfishness."

If you actually choose that crystallization and become a so-called superior person in terms of desire and value, that's the tragic beginning of your own descent into this system.

Because I've started to accept sacrificing others to achieve my own goals.

If this continues, more people will be sacrificed sooner or later, and they can always convince themselves with the same excuses.

Ultimately, they became like the walking dead, just like those upstairs.

Tie Jian also recalled what Wu Wang had said to him in the training hall on the first day—

You've spent most of your life chasing bad guys, but you haven't actually caught a single one.

That's right, Tie Jian didn't know how this seemingly crazy guy had guessed it, but that was the truth.

Most of the criminals he arrested while working for the police department were powerful and influential people.

Or perhaps it's too easy to provoke retaliation if we arrest such a person.

Therefore, he was the only one in the bureau willing to take on these difficult cases; his other colleagues kept their distance from them.

After all, Tie Jian was already middle-aged, and he didn't even have a wife or children, let alone a partner.

Furthermore, with his parents also deceased, he seemed to have no one to retaliate against.

He solved numerous unsolved cases with his courage and determination.

However, whenever he confidently brought a criminal to justice, he would always find out soon after that the criminal had regained his freedom and was still at large.

The reason given by the higher-ups was that they had arrested the wrong person.

But Tie Jian knew very well that he had not made a mistake.

He also knew that his superiors and colleagues were not fools; on the contrary, they were all very smart.

It is precisely because they know how difficult it is to judge these people that they selectively turn a blind eye to them.

This is also why there are more and more unsolved cases.

After countless times of catching people only to let them go...

Tie Jian was reassigned.

The higher-ups found a random excuse to transfer him to the transportation department, marginalizing him and preventing him from accessing those cases.

This made him completely despair of this cannibalistic society, and in a fit of anger, he chose to resign and leave.

But where can someone who has no relatives or family go after losing their job?

Back home, Tie Jian sat alone in his room. He had spent most of his life in the police force, chasing criminals for countless years. Asking him to go back to doing something else... was too difficult.

Just then, his phone received a promotional video for Desire Factory.

Tie Jian dared to guarantee that he had never seen any advertisement for this thing in all these years, yet it was described in such a eloquent and enticing way.

With a wait-and-see attitude, Tie Jian decided to join the company.

This was also the opportunity that led him to enter the Desire Factory.

It always offers the greatest temptation when a person is at their most down.

No one would refuse such a thing.

After all, they were already at rock bottom.

Under normal circumstances, given the factory's gradual enticements, Tie Jian might have succumbed to their influence.

But Wu Wang's words repeatedly woke him up.

At that moment, Tie Jian truly realized it.

He didn't come to the factory to work and fulfill his desires; he came to solve a monumental unsolved case!

The factory itself is the biggest criminal gang!

"This time, I will catch up!"

Tie Jian said this to Wu Wang, then firmly grasped the gray orange.

As Wu Wang said, that emotional overload would not have any effect on him, and Tie Jian didn't even know whether he had succeeded or not.

But shortly after returning to his seat, he received a notification about inefficient assets.

This also signifies that Wu's plan to perish had worked.

He's already on his deathbed.

Therefore, Tie Jian began the contact plan on the fourth floor.

Of course, Wu Wang had also told him before he left the toilet that he absolutely could not contact Lao Fan or anyone else he hadn't called yet.

What decisions they make is their business.

Tie Jian agreed.

He could tell that this guy was probably even more insane than he appeared.

In Wu Wang's eyes, this life-or-death purge was nothing more than a game of human nature.

Wu could accept whatever outcome the game might take, and even find enjoyment in it.

If we want to change everything...

Just as the other party said—only self-help can save us.

After that, Wu, disguised as the smiling woman, took turns calling away the migrant worker Lao Fan, the unlucky Wen Xiaolou, and the resigned woman Sun Wei...

Everyone who had contact with him was called away in turn.

When they returned, everyone's expressions became extremely complicated, but they all tacitly walked over and patted Tie Jian on the shoulder.

The repeated pats on the shoulder made Tie Jian grin from ear to ear.

Working in the vast countryside, he was all alone.

Working like cattle in the limited space of the factory, they were united in their hatred of the enemy.

It feels so good to have teammates...

After Wu Wang had finished calling out to all the people he knew, he quietly left his position on the fourth floor.

Back inside the ventilation duct, Xiao Qiu had been waiting for quite some time.

The other cat licked its paw and asked softly, "Meow?"

[Boss, are you done, meow?]

Wu Wang nodded, looking at the gray orange in his hand that had been touched countless times, and the crystal that no one had chosen. He smiled.

Seeing his smile, Xiao Qiu rolled her eyes and asked, "Meow..."

[Boss, look at you, all smug. You probably didn't tell them that selective crystallization can also spread the virus, right?]

Wu Wang rubbed the cat's head and laughed, "It's more fun if we don't tell them."

That's right. In fact, besides gray oranges spreading waste value, crystals can also turn anyone they come into contact with into someone with extremely high value.

In other words, no matter which option they choose, this purge will not result in anyone being screened out.

If both types of candidates are selected, the unsuspecting employees who are contacted will be in a superposition state, sometimes being considered worthless and sometimes being outstanding individuals.

The factory may still abandon its large-scale cleaning plan because it cannot figure out the reason.

Wu Wang was able to save everyone from the very beginning.

He just wanted to see what these people would choose and how they would react.

Because it's a lot of fun.

Of course, different choices will lead to different outcomes.

"If enough people choose the crystallization, I will adjust my subsequent plans."

"I will take over before all the players."

"After all, I never said that I would liberate the factory."

"They want to show me values ​​that deserve to be liberated."

Yes, only the players from the Daimao group thought that Wu Wang definitely wanted to liberate the factory.

In reality, he did not make any decisions or plans himself.

If these employees disappoint him, he will not hesitate to take over the factory.

Fortunately, Tie Jian and the others performed in a way that satisfied Wu Wang.

From this moment on, the liberation plan will officially begin!

After chatting with Xiao Qiu for a few minutes, Wu Wang headed towards his room.

He wanted to wait until the group of players realized what was happening before going upstairs to the other employees' residences.

Find Zhou Ping and explain the truth to him.

After that, Wu Wang had to go into complete hiding.

After all, it takes time for the value of waste to be disseminated.

Furthermore, it is crucial that other infected employees are not immediately warned of being inefficient assets; otherwise, if the number of inefficient assets increases dramatically in a short period of time, the factory will likely be able to react quickly.

Therefore, Wu Wangde allowed Bai to use a chip to temporarily prevent the factory from sensing the value status of these infected employees.

This must be done when the large-scale cleanup model is fully established, or when there are a sufficient number of infected individuals.

In an instant, all the inefficient asset states are released!

Only in this way can the desired effect be achieved.

However, the computing power of the [White] device residing in the bracelet is clearly insufficient to support such a large number of shields.

Then Wu Wang will need to provide some assistance.

For example—using his life and soul as fuel to provide a large amount of computing power.

The source code engine where [Bai] is located is itself a legendary item derived from the Eternal City.

The eternal curse at that time was the burning of souls and lives.

Therefore, she now also has this method to enhance the engine.

To be honest, for most people, this would be a last resort used to fight for their lives in a life-or-death situation.

However, if it were applied to Wu Wang, he could use it as a means of enhancement at any time.

After all, his life force and soul are inexhaustible.

The only drawback was that under such unbridled burning, Wu Wang couldn't do much and could only lie motionless in one place as firewood.

Fortunately, this won't take long.

Because Tie Jian and his team did not need to contact any of the factory's employees.

They only need to spread the word to a certain number of people on each floor.

The next day, these unsuspecting employees would carry the waste they carried into the elevator and into the cafeteria.

In these densely populated areas, it's inevitable to be shoulder to shoulder with people.

At that time, the speed of transmission will increase exponentially.

It's not just about reaching the so-called standard line; it's about infecting the vast majority of employees in the factory without their knowledge within a short period of time.

Now, let the bullets fly for a while...

"Find them! We must find them! They can't have grown wings and flown away!"

After arriving at the fourth floor, Dai Mao and the other players searched for a long time but couldn't find Lao Fan and the others.

They didn't dare to directly report these people to the Smiler for having problems.

After all, it was they who caused chaos and undermined things under Wu's leadership before his death!

Let's hope that when the Smilers notice something amiss, they don't arrest Tie Jian and Lao Fan's group of employees first, but instead arrest these troublemakers.

That would truly be a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

"Excuse me, everyone, who are you looking for?"

Just when the players were at their wits' end, the guy who had come over to them with those bewildered looks spoke up.

When the hawksbill turtles and the others turned around, they found that the person was also familiar.

It just so happens to be the doctor who was badly screwed over by Wu Wang before.

His eyes were bloodshot and he didn't look well.

Because of Wu's death, he and his sales colleagues were all put in an extremely awkward situation.

All the employees who stood up at their orders are now under investigation and will be implicated.

Even though they said it was all Wu Wang's instigation, the factory couldn't find any evidence against him. Instead, they put them on the list of inefficient assets, teetering on the brink of elimination at any time.

Now, we can't sell a single loan.

The people on the fourth floor no longer listened to them.

Even if someone wants to borrow money, they choose to borrow directly from the factory's store, even though the interest rate is higher than borrowing from them. These employees accept this.

What's even more infuriating is that the departing doctor plans to sell loans to some newly hired employees who are unaware of the situation.

After all, new employees join the factory every now and then, and several more waves of new people have joined in the past few days after Wu Wang's group.

As a result, a young man named Lu Renjia among the new recruits jumped out and said that this was some kind of marketing tactic, urging the new recruits to observe for a longer period of time, figure out what they really wanted, and then consider whether the factory could provide it.

As expected, Lu Renjia, just like Wu Wang before him, received a very low behavioral rating.

But he also ruined several of the departing doctors' businesses.

This has resulted in very poor performance for doctors who have left their jobs.

It probably won't be long before it really becomes an inefficient asset.

The hawksbill turtles and the others exchanged glances.

He said to the other person, "Of course, if you can help find them and bring the person we're looking for here."

"Then we'll help you solve your performance problems, how about that?"

Dai Mao learned something from Wu Wang.

These seemingly ordinary employees are still somewhat useful.

For example—their lives are worthless, so they can do risky things.

She felt that the bastard must think the same way.

I and Wu Wang are the same kind of people.

They are all people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals... (End of Chapter)