Chapter 1 I Didn't Expect to Meet You in This Situation

"I didn't expect to meet you in this situation." The figure walked out of the smoke and dust, and said, "Feng Bujue."

Hearing the other party call him by his name, Feng Bujue immediately felt that something was wrong. Normal NPCs shouldn't know the player's nickname before the player announces it himself. And slightly more powerful boss-level characters, like the puppet Billy, would mostly use the term "traveler from another world."

Only a very few special NPCs and derivatives who can invade the mind would obtain information such as game IDs.

Of course, in this virtual world, so-called mental abilities are just a way to more directly inspect or interfere with the data that constitutes the player from the data level.

"As expected of one of the players closely watched by 'Zero'..." As the figure spoke, he walked out of the dust, his eyes revealing a floating, flowing light as he scrutinized Feng Bujue not far away. "Your data looks very interesting."

This person's style was different from the people around him (including Feng Bujue). Even though he was in the South Park world, he maintained the realistic 3D style of other scripts.

His image was that of a young man with short black hair and a fair, handsome face. He was wearing a blue and white jacket, dark jeans, and white sneakers. From the outside, he looked no different from an ordinary student.

"Derivative?" Feng Bujue didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

"R2-Leng Feng." R2 also stated his name simply.

"Does anyone even manage this game..." Feng Bujue couldn't help but complain, "I encountered a derivative again in a single-player mode..."

"You've come to the wrong place." R2 said as he walked forward.

Feng Bujue did not relax his vigilance and remained wary of the other's every move.

"Please leave here." R2 suddenly turned his head and said to the NPCs next to Feng Bujue.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two families of six walked away expressionlessly, as if doing something very ordinary.

Before Feng Bujue could speak, R2 said directly, "At my level, it's easy to command these data that have almost no combat power compared to ordinary people."

"Okay..." Feng Bujue casually replied and asked, "What do you mean by saying I've come to the wrong place?"

R2 replied, "This is not the kind of script world you are familiar with." He paused and continued, "But a sandbox constructed by the 'Origin Organization'."

"Um...what organization?" Feng Bujue asked tentatively.

R2 replied, "In terms that are easier for you humans to understand, the members of the Origin Organization should be considered radical among us derivatives."

"Radical... specifically?" Feng Bujue continued.

"Some information I cannot elaborate on, but you can put yourself in their shoes and think about how you would view the meaning of your existence if you were a derivative, and what kind of reaction you would have." R2 replied.

Feng Bujue did not pursue the question. He pondered for a few seconds and then said, "Then what are you?"

"I am naturally not a member of Origin. I belong to another faction. I've ventured into the sandbox to help you," R2 said.

"Oh... is that so... then tell me about the current situation first. What's going on with this script? What is this sandbox you speak of?" Feng Bujue still didn't fully trust the other party, but that didn't stop him from trying to get information out of him.

R2 was a life form composed of data, so for those questions that could be revealed and had fixed answers, he could answer without any need for thought: "A sandbox is a cloned script that is instantly copied when a regular script is generated for players to enter..." He paused for a second and added, "From your point of view, the sandbox is equivalent to a script specially used by derivatives."

"Wow~wow~wow~" Feng Bujue shouted three interjections in a row, tilted his head, and asked, "Are you saying... you derivatives also play this game like us players?"

"The word 'play' is very inaccurate to describe it." R2 replied, "It's entertainment for you, but for us... it's another matter..." He explained, "Usually, the scripts entered by level four and level three derivatives are generated by the system to encircle and eliminate them, and it is very difficult for them to survive. But this 'sandbox' was built by similar individuals to allow them to grow in a relatively safe environment." As he said this, he suddenly turned his face and looked to his left with a gazing expression.

In Feng Bujue's eyes, there was only a wall in that direction, but he didn't know what R2 was looking at.

"Time is running out, come with me, we'll talk as we walk," R2 said.

"Okay... you go first," Feng Bujue replied.

The two walked out one after the other, R2's pace was neither fast nor slow, and he went straight to the escalator on the fourth floor.

"The only way for low-level derivatives to become stronger is to destroy other data." R2 continued, "But 99% of the matter in the script is composed of regular data, such as the sky, white clouds, rocks, and even these passersby...

Although destroying these can also make us grow, its effect is far less significant than eliminating a special or abnormal set of data."

"Special or abnormal data... are you talking about players?" Feng Bujue asked.

"Correct." R2 said bluntly, "You are the best choice." As he said this, he stepped onto the escalator, with Feng Bujue following three steps behind him.

"Then... the remaining 'non-optimal' choices are those Four Pillars Gods and the like?" Feng Bujue guessed.

R2 denied this assumption: "The Four Pillars Gods, including some of the unique data under the Four Pillars Gods, are closely related to the system, and attacking them will lead to very serious consequences."

"Therefore, our choice... is other script bosses." R2 turned his head and said, "In fact... there are many bosses stronger than the Four Pillars Gods, but they only exist in their own script world. For example, in this South Park world, there are also Satan and God, and in countless South Park scripts, there will be countless Satans and Gods. This data is also a choice for us, but compared to players... killing these guys is too difficult."

"Then why... don't you consider killing me?" Feng Bujue said, "Why did you come to help me? Also, who is the 'Zero' you mentioned?"

"Killing you is not of great significance to me." R2 replied, "Let me first explain to you the naming rules of our derivatives... [r] is my original code, like your human surnames, [2] represents my current level, and [Leng Feng] is like my name. As you can see, I am a level two derivative, and at my level, there is no need to become stronger by destroying data."

"Uh..." Feng Bujue interjected, "I'll ask by the way, what level is a name like X-23?"

R2 glanced at Feng Bujue: "That adult is different from us. She and Zero are both special derivatives, and the naming rules do not apply to them."

"Adult?" Feng Bujue said, "Is her status very high among you?"

"I am one of her subordinates, and she is also aware of my coming here to help you." R2 replied, "But I don't want to say too much about the organization I belong to." He paused, "As for the matter of Zero... the same cannot be disclosed."

"Then how about the intelligence about Origin?" Feng Bujue followed the other party's meaning and continued, "You can always talk about other people's organizations, right?"

"What you need to know is... Origin develops and masters sandbox technology to cultivate their own 'soldiers'." R2 continued, "And your current situation is very dangerous."

"Speaking of the situation... I was just about to ask you." Feng Bujue continued, "I don't even have a main quest now, is there any way to leave this script other than force quitting?"

R2 sighed, "That's the problem... you shouldn't have appeared here in the first place, so... there is no way to leave." As he said this, his expression changed slightly, "Force quitting won't work either..."