Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 343: Chapter 115: The Beautiful Real World

”You know, waking up in the middle of the day from the game, seeing my cat makes me want to farm experience, but it’s not like it’s a Humanoid Monster.”

”When I’m at work and see the traffic lights, I just want to floor it; feels like I’ve caught the GTA syndrome.” — Top Brother’s Nightmare

”Today, I had a fight with my partner. The reason’s simple: her mom’s coming over. Why argue about that? Because I’ve helped grannies cross the street dozens of times in the game, and I really don’t feel like seeing old ladies in real life anymore.” — Known Heaven Easily, Against Heaven Man

”I couldn’t help it today when I logged in; planned to escape the city, but Nightless City went into lockdown mode, allowed in and not out, ahhhhh——” I’m a Big SB

”Did the game developers lose their minds? Didn’t they think about how if people’s negative desires can’t be vented in the virtual world, they’d spill into the real world?” — Known Heaven Easily, Against Heaven Man

”Makes sense. Has anyone noticed that since various games appeared, there are fewer small thugs on the streets?” — Plant Flowers, Get Flowers; Plant Beans, Get Beans

”That’s not a reason for you to download dozens of G’s worth of seeds!”

”Want some?”

”Dad, please give me a chance to carry on the family line.”

”Bunch of fools. Solving the chip problem is simple: suicide, find a secluded place, shoot yourself, and you’ll be reborn and get an Advanced chip, a win-win.” — Pig Cut Bright

”Alliance No. 3 Continent players are strongly watching!”

”Alliance No. 4 Continent players are strongly watching!”

”Belade Continent players are strongly watching!”

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After WWII, the three continents of Mechanical Split Star shattered into various Island Countries, or you could call them plates.

Among them, the continents split from the Empire are generally named after places, such as Guanzhong Plate, Kyushu Plate, Jiangnan Plate, Huting Plate.

Whereas the Federation split continents are called by ’codes,’ like Alliance No. 1, 2, 3, 4.

And the continents split from the Alliance are named after people or gods, like the Belade Continent, Belade being a famous scientist on Mechanical Split Star, with Belade’s Three Laws being nearly equivalent to Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, or Saint Yassan State, Saint Yassan being an ancient Light God, who brought fire to mankind.

At this time, most players view everything happening in Nightless City with a ’watching a show’ attitude, and some life players even plan to sail across the seas to this ’holy land.’

But to the players actually living in Nightless City, it’s a bitter experience.

”Damn it, the Red Dream Club hasn’t had any business for three days, all the pervs are ashore, what about these girls in our shop? Maintaining a Bionic Man is costly!” Sister Ji sent a crying emoji.

”If I visit your club, will Sister Ji be the one to entertain me?” A player sent a heart emoji.

”Do you believe I’ll step on your face with my foot?” Sister Ji angrily said.

”There’s such a service!? Please, count me in!”

After a round of mouth-fighting, many players started seriously discussing.

”So, can we go out of town to grind monsters now? Has anyone been out of the city?”

”I’ve tried, went around and came back. My morals won’t allow me to do that.”

”How about going online?”

”I’ve tried, any healthy website you open makes you sick, nauseous, wanting to puke.” — Snake Strong

”Damn, are they trying to end humanity!?”

”Big shots, share seeds!” — I am a Big Muscle Dominator

”You’re looking for nothing, didn’t you install a Moral Chip? If you did, why even check those sites!” Snake Strong sent an angry emoji.

”According to moral rules, before registering marriage, all intimate contacts are forbidden, oh, except holding hands.”

”Having a hand is enough!!!”

”I’m used to my right hand.”

”I’m used to my left hand.”

”I’m used to using both hands together.”

”??? Upstairs, are you really that good?”

”Is this something someone with a Moral Chip should say?”

Thanks to Sister Ji, this small group’s conversation seems to be heading toward a shutdown direction.

”You all online now?”

”What the hell, if I were online, I wouldn’t be telling you this, I’d be helping grannies cross the street already.”

”Too many morally high players, not enough grannies!”

A serious comment finally shifted the topic.

”Nightless City’s Cyber Space is now sealed off, basically, it’s become a Local Area Network.”

A player named ’Master of Fishing’ suddenly spoke.

”How do you know? Are you with the company, a Neural Editor?”

”Something like that,” Master of Fishing replied.

”What do you mean ’something like that’?”

”I’m a Hacker,” Master of Fishing

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”Whoa, this group is really full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons; there’s a Cyber Hacker, and that’s a Hidden Profession!” — Red Flower Demon

”@Master of Fishing, what’s the situation in Cyber Space now?” — Sister Ji

”It’s quite bad; the dozen or so companies making up the Illusion Company are all on the Virtual Side. Now, Antivirus Software is everywhere on the network, cleaning up daily. Even veteran hackers have to keep a low profile; I’ve heard many peers have been caught, it’s the Mechanic’s doing.”

”Looks like we’ll have to use Plan B, @Red Flower Demon, go die once.”

”Damn, why is it me again!?”

”You’re a Bionic Man, take off your hands and feet before you die; you’ll be a hero again in three days.”

”I’m not doing it. I worked so hard to gain favorability with Uncle Jack; if I die, it’ll all be for nothing.”

’Let me do it, I’m also a Bionic Man,’ said despicable me.

’Warrior! You’re incredible! Whichever rooftop you go to, I’ll be sure to push you!’ said the Red Flower Demon.

’Hold on, wait a moment.’

’What are we waiting for?’

’I’ll first go sign a dozen high-interest loan holographic ads to earn back my costs.’

’...’

Generally speaking, the higher the level of players, the less likely they are to make money this way because it’s not worth it. However, there is an exception: Bionic Men. Their skills come with the Prosthetic Body, so as long as the Prosthetic Body is preserved, they only lose experience.

’@I Love Eating Buns, where are you now? Everyone has moral health and is full of proper values. Aren’t you, the Prosthetic Doctor, going out of business? If you’re not joining the chat, are you planning to go back to your hometown to get married?’ said Sister Ji.

After a long time, Baozi finally replied with a message.

’No, in fact, business is so good that I can hardly stand it!’

After hastily sending a message, Baozi faced the beautiful young woman in front of him and rubbed his temples, ”So you’re here to reflect?”

”That’s right, I apologized to my husband. I falsely claimed that I only did skeletal correction, but actually I installed a basic visual filter, a charm-enhancement chip, and an implant transformation device, all done at your place. But not by you, it was another doctor.”

”Oh, the one you mentioned was my former boss.”

Baozi sized up the young woman in front of him, with her delicate and exquisite features and moist, large eyes, he had to admit, this kind of technology was truly beyond his ability to learn.

”So, do you regret it?”

”Yes, according to the moral law, sincerity is the foundation of marriage, so I think I should remove these modifications, and win my husband’s heart through sincerity.”

”Does your husband like how you look now?”

”He loves it immensely, can barely take his hands off me.”

”Uh, personally, I think if your husband likes it, maybe there’s no need to change it back.”

”Are you telling me to remain insincere in the marriage relationship?” The young woman looked serious.

”Uh, uh, I’m just saying casually, you instruct, and I’ll follow.”

Having a hard time dealing with this young woman, suddenly, a holographic projection appeared, showing a gentle young woman.

”Hello, I’m looking for Mr. G.”

”Mr. G is not here, I’m in charge now.”

Looking at the holographic young woman in front of him, Baozi couldn’t help but mutter in his heart why all his boss’s patients were this kind of people.

”My husband had surgery here, his name is Guo Man.”

”Guo Man, hold on, let me check the patient records, oh, a middle-aged man who had Illusion Maker adjustments done. The Illusion Maker shouldn’t have any issues, right?”

Baozi grew nervous; he didn’t know how to fix this kind of stuff.

The young woman shook her head.

”I want you to remove his Illusion Maker.”

Baozi took another serious look at the case file and exclaimed in surprise:

”Why, removing the Illusion Maker will reveal to him that you, and your daughter, are just illusions, and you would ’die’ too, since you’re generated by his illusion.”

”Yes, but then he’d have morals. As a good wife, I think I should do this,” said Mrs. Benson, with a face full of sanctity.

”What’s the thing, what does this have to do with morality?”

Baozi looked up only to find that Mrs. Benson had disappeared, but with a ’ding,’ the amount of money transferred showed up.

The next moment, a middle-aged man wearing a cheap suit, with green hair, and looking obsequiously walked in.

”Mr. G, I’m here again. Hey, you’re not Mr. G?”

”Hmm, I’m the new Prosthetic Doctor, Baozi. What are you here for?”

”My wife said she wanted to surprise me and specially booked you. I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do, maybe install a new Mr. Great Tree, hehe.”

”Uh, no.”

”Then let’s get started!” Guo Man looked expectant.

”No, don’t you want to know what kind of surgery it is?”

”No need, I trust my wife.”

Baozi hesitated over and over and finally sighed.

”Alright, please lie on the operating table.”

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Capsule Man H opened his eyes in confusion, still facing the pale metallic walls.

He instinctively tried to touch his head but failed due to his atrophied muscles.

Thankfully, the eyelid screen provided a prompt.

’You have completed the Moral Chip implant.’

’What’s this? Have I gone for some drug experiment again?’

Capsule Man H pondered in confusion, not recalling having a ’physical custody’ operation.

Ever since a strange device was plugged into his abdomen, he could always remember the memories after ’physical custody,’ which felt extremely unpleasant.

He decided to forget about the harsh reality and immerse himself in the beautiful real world.

’The love home you visited has been closed.’

’The gate of destiny you visited has been closed.’

’Your purchased virtual companion Asuna has been removed from Cyber Space.’

’Your purchased virtual sister Alice has been removed from Cyber Space.’

’Your access to Beautiful World has been terminated.’