Absolute Death Game-Chapter 321 - 90: The Old Gamer from 30 Years Ago

The waiter glanced at Qin Shimoon, whose unique quality was perfectly highlighted by the black uniform, despite it looking somewhat strange. He had seen his fair share of beautiful women coming to view the rooms, but such top-tier beauties were rare. He thought to himself that the two must be into some kind of uniform play, feeling a pang of envy as he admired the other guy’s good fortune.

However, his professional demeanor didn’t betray his feelings. "We have a luxury couple’s suite available for only 888 yuan per night. Would the two of you be interested?" he asked without a change in expression.

Xiao Buli nodded, "We’ll take that one." While 888 yuan wasn’t exactly cheap, it was still acceptable. Most importantly, Xiao Buli didn’t feel comfortable leaving Qin Shimoon alone.

He said this while paying, completely ignoring Qin Shimoon’s murderous glare.

"Here are your room cards."

The waiter, with a look of envy, jealousy, and resentment, eyed Xiao Buli and handed over the two room cards while speaking.

They took the elevator up, entered the room, and Xiao Buli looked around the so-called luxury couple’s suite. It was nice, complete with a bathroom, balcony, refrigerator, and computer.

Qin Shimoon, seemingly resigned to her fate, sat on the sofa, eyeing Xiao Buli with a guarded look.

"Relax, I have no designs on you. Even though you’re pretty, you’re not my type," Xiao Buli said offhandedly, trying to put Qin Shimoon at ease, "If you’re tired, go to sleep. I have some things to do tonight."

But Qin Shimoon’s guarded look remained.

Xiao Buli shrugged. "Don’t worry, I’m a gentleman. I won’t force myself on you. But you’d better behave. If anything like before happens again, I won’t mind giving you a little punishment. You know what I mean!" His last sentence carried a hint of threat, and in such a setting, the nature of the "punishment" was self-evident.

Qin Shimoon glared at him angrily. "Don’t you think this is a bit immoral, threatening a weak woman like this?"

Xiao Buli snorted. "I’m pretty sure if I were in your hands, you’d have me do far worse things."

Qin Shimoon stopped speaking, clearly unable to dispute Xiao Buli’s point.

Without letting her off the hook, he visually appraised her. "And to call yourself a weak woman, with your capabilities? You must be joking," said Qin Shimoon, snorting coldly. "I’m going to freshen up. I hope you’ll keep your word." With that, she headed straight for the bathroom.

Soon, the sound of running water echoed from the bathroom.

Listening to the water, Xiao Buli felt a bit of internal turmoil. Qin Shimoon was an undeniable beauty, the kind that easily sparked fantasies, and now she was completely at his mercy, like ripe fruit at his lips. To claim he had no impure thoughts would be a lie. But he knew his priorities, and Xiao Buli wasn’t someone who lost control at the sight of a woman. Power in hand and the game’s secrets were more important to him than any woman.

As he mused, he took out the piece of paper from his pocket, pondered the numbers written on it, and decided it was best to clear things up quickly.

He logged into QQ and entered the series of numbers from the paper into the search bar.

The other party’s QQ avatar was online, and the name was quite original, called ’Unnamed Elder’.

Xiao Buli requested to add the person as a friend, entering his own name in the request.

It wasn’t long before ’Unnamed Elder’ appeared in Xiao Buli’s QQ friend list.

"Hello," he typed.

Unnamed Elder did not respond.

"Good evening," Xiao Buli tried again.

Still, Unnamed Elder did not respond.

"Are you there?"

"Of course, I am," replied Unnamed Elder. "Let’s skip the pointless pleasantries. I’ve come to make a deal with you. We can exchange information. I’ll swap my game insights for your information, one question for one question. To show good faith, feel free to ask me the first question."

Exchanging information was fine with Xiao Buli, but he didn’t immediately agree, instead asking, "Why should I trust you? After all, you were trying to have me killed before, and now you want to cooperate with me."

Unnamed Elder: "Because I understand your actions. In fact, your experience is quite similar to mine. Thirty years ago, I did something just like what you’re doing now."

Thirty years ago? Xiao Buli wondered if that could be true, as he thought, were there even online games back then?

"You played this game thirty years ago?"

"May I take that as your first question?" asked Unnamed Elder.

"You could say that," Xiao Buli replied, thinking it was better to get the answer first.

Wuming the elder: "That’s right, I was among the first batch of players, what you might call a beta tester."

Internal test players, Xiao Buli thought to himself, that seemed too sci-fi. Thirty years ago, there weren’t even mice for computers, right? How could you play such a game, and moreover, online games are a phenomenon that just appeared in the last decade or so.

"What brand of computer did you use to play this game thirty years ago? Apple or Lenovo?"

Wuming the elder: "I guess you’re doubting whether a computer from thirty years ago could run such a game. However, you may not be aware of one thing—that the pace of technological advancement is much faster than you imagine. It’s just that the real cutting-edge technologies are prioritized for military research and are not available to the public. The computer you’re using now is actually a deprecated, neutered product. Truly advanced technology is at least a decade ahead of contemporary technology, and some specialized technologies will never be accessible to the general public."

Xiao Buli curiously asked, "So you’re saying that the computers you used were actually ones from the nineties?"

Wuming the elder: "To be precise, it’s the latter, a technology you’ve never seen before—the Brainwave Imaging Instrument."

Brainwave Instrument? Xiao Buli thought, that’s even more sci-fi. "Like the ones in online gaming novels?"

Wuming the elder: "Correct."

"How did you accomplish that?"

Wuming the elder: "The Brainwave Imaging Instrument wasn’t my invention; I was merely fortunate enough to use it. As for how it was created, I am not clear on that. Besides, it also required the aid of a very advanced supercomputer to run at that time. As for who owns the Brainwave Imaging Instrument and the supercomputer, that is the subject of another question. Alright, now I will ask you the first question."

"Tell me, what is the purpose of you playing this game?"

Xiao Buli thought there was no reason to hide and thus spoke directly.

"Strength."

Wuming the elder: "I see, I understand. Now it’s your turn to ask."

Xiao Buli was stunned but didn’t expect the other party’s question to be so simple; there seemed to be little follow-up on the answer. Could it be that the other party fully understood the implications behind those two words? Was their deductive ability that strong?

It didn’t matter much at this point, and he continued to ask, "What exactly is Ancestral Dragon? "

He still didn’t quite believe what Qin Shimoon said about ruling the world; it sounded too far-fetched, and what Qin Shimoon knew might not be the truth.

Wuming the elder: "Ancestral Dragon is an organization with vast Divine Skills, great ambition, and a deep history. That’s all I can tell you."

Xiao Buli thought, what kind of answer is that? But all he could reply was, "Alright, your turn."

Wuming the elder: "What exactly is Ancestral Dragon plotting at that base?"

"The Six Realms Gate," Xiao Buli answered, intending to explain the purpose and construction process of the Six Realms Gate in detail, but Wuming the elder cut in, "I see. I understand."

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Xiao Buli was rather frustrated, thinking, What do you understand? However, upon reflection, considering that this nameless elder was Dugu Han’s boss and one of the first to come into contact with the game, it wasn’t unbelievable that he knew far more than himself, including the existence of the Six Realms Gate.

Having realized this, he didn’t delve deeper but asked, "Do you know the origin of this game?"

Wuming the elder: "I don’t know, but I can tell you that Ancestral Dragon was the first to possess this game."

Ancestral Dragon’s possession!? Xiao Buli instinctively felt there was a problem. If Ancestral Dragon had owned this game for thirty years, they would have been invincible by now, not to mention how powerful they’d be in the game itself. Why would they have waited until now? Read new chapters at novelbuddy

"However, as far as I know, Ancestral Dragon only started to acquire a large number of game accounts recently," he challenged.

"It’s true. Ancestral Dragon did indeed begin to acquire power from the game only recently. This is because thirty years ago, during Ancestral Dragon’s first experiment with the game, an incident occurred which resulted in them losing control over it. For the next thirty years, they tried to regain that control, succeeding only recently."

Xiao Buli promptly asked, "Could you elaborate?"

Wuming the elder did not answer and instead asked directly, "To what extent does Ancestral Dragon now control the power in the game?"

Xiao Buli relayed everything he saw and heard while in the underground base.

Wuming the elder: "I see, it seems that the situation has not reached an irreversible point yet. Continue with your questions. I must remind you that I’ve almost gathered the information I need, and this is your last question."

Xiao Buli suddenly felt anxious, with a multitude of doubts still needing answers, but the other party did not seem like one easily persuaded. Thus, he had to carefully ponder the question he would ask.

After a long contemplation, Xiao Buli finally formulated a question that would maximize gathering the most information, typing his inquiry, "What exactly happened between you and Ancestral Dragon regarding this game thirty years ago?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)