There Must Be Something Wrong With This Game!

Duan Fei had known for a while that the forums for *Abyss* were a lot of fun, but he preferred to experience the game first before browsing them. That way, it would be easier to understand what other people were talking about.

He typed in the URL and connected to the forums. Duan Fei quickly entered the game’s official forums and logged in directly with his game account.

On the forums, he could see his current Attributes, Skills, and Equipment.

There wasn’t much to his Attributes. Besides his Spirit being 18, everything else was at 10.

As for his Skills, he had [Spiritual Armor] (Yellow, Minor Success), [Medical Skill] (Passive, Great Success), [Rough Healing Technique] (Blue, Minor Success), and [Crowbar Skill] (Passive, Beginner).

For Equipment, he had a Crowbar with the [Indestructible] property and a Spiritual Power Ring.

Beyond that, Duan Fei was surprised to find a private message in his forum inbox.

And it was from Saw, of all people.

Receiving a message from an NPC like this felt like it was breaking the fourth wall. It also made Duan Fei feel that the game development company was incredibly meticulous.

"To Duan Someone:

I am Saw. I don’t know if you’ll be able to receive this letter, but I have a feeling you can.

I still owe you a promise. Rest assured, I will fulfill it.

Right now, I am training Jack Rabbit. He is a child with great potential in Spirit, and I believe it won’t be long before he completes his apprenticeship and becomes an excellent partner for you. Believe me, he is that promise, and he is worthy of it.

I possess a portion of the Evil God’s knowledge, so I know a few things. If you are reading this letter, then you are probably browsing the *Abyss* forums. Just browse them for fun, and don’t dig too deep into anything. Before you’re strong enough, some things are better left unexamined.

Lastly, I must thank you. Thank you for freeing me from the Evil God’s shackles. I will forever be in your debt. To repay this debt, I would gladly sacrifice myself.

Your friend,Saw."

Perhaps because his own creation was tied to Jack Rabbit, Saw seemed to be quite fond of the word "friend" and had made serving his friends his highest ideal.

Duan Fei felt it was pretty great to have earned Saw’s friendship.

Moreover, based on Saw’s words, the developers of *Abyss* seemed to be brewing up a new feature—one that would likely allow players to summon NPCs they had befriended to aid them.

Duan Fei thought this method of using an NPC to inform players about future updates was really clever.

After reading the letter, it was time to officially browse the forums.

The *Abyss* developers had always claimed to be short-staffed, but their forums were actually quite well-made.

The liveliest section was naturally the general chat board, where millions of users shot the breeze every day. A huge number of trolls mingled within, making the information there a chaotic mix of truth and fiction.

The quietest section, however, was the update announcements board. All users were muted there. The next update time was listed as "undetermined," and the last update had been a month ago.

A normal game would have died long ago with such a slow update schedule. It was only because *Abyss* was so solid—and because the developers weren’t short on cash—that it had managed to slowly keep updating until now.

While casually browsing a few sections, Duan Fei happened to see a new post pop up. The title was a conspicuous "Help me."

Clicking on it, Duan Fei saw that someone had written in an urgent tone:

"Is anyone there? Can anyone see this post!

I was just sleeping at home, but I accidentally rolled off my bed and fell into some room.

This place looks like an abandoned office, but there are no desks or chairs, only damp carpet and buzzing fluorescent lights. I tried to walk out, but it’s useless no matter which way I go. It seems to be an infinite loop. I swear I’ve already walked almost five kilometers, but there’s still no end. No office building is like this, none!

Luckily, I have my phone, but it can only connect to this specific forum. I see you all discussing things I don’t understand, but I really want to know, where am I? How do I get back!"

Duan Fei had just hit refresh when he saw a reply: "Sigh, another troll."

"A few of these pop up every week. Trolls, get out of the *Abyss* forums!"

"Bait. Your mom."

A moment later, the original poster replied again: "Hehe, you found me out. Okay, I’ll stop messing around. I’m gonna go play the game."

After that, the thread was locked, then it quickly sank and disappeared.

Thinking back, Duan Fei noticed that the original poster’s tone in the first post was a bit different from their reply. However, that was typical for trolls, so he didn’t give it much thought.

Now that he had a general feel for the forums’ style, Duan Fei started to search for the specific information he wanted.

First up: Pseudo-men.

The concept of the Pseudo-man had appeared in the Frankenstein scenario, and then again during the Night of Horror Movies.

The same concept appearing twice indicated that the Pseudo-man likely wasn’t an idea unique to a single scenario, but rather part of the overall setting of *Abyss*.

Sure enough, after searching, Duan Fei found a large number of posts related to Pseudo-men.

Some posts even had a paywall, with the most expensive one costing a whopping five thousand Game Coins—and plenty of people were buying it.

Duan Fei looked at his 9,800 Game Coins. He thought he was relatively well-off, but now it seemed he was still too poor.

On second thought, he started searching for the price of Game Coins and was shocked by what he found.

Game Coins were actually selling for one yuan!

This game’s currency was so expensive!

’So for any random scenario where I play a key role, I can just casually earn 100 yuan?’

And looking at the market, the demand for Game Coins was high. No matter the quantity, someone would buy it all up. In some places, the price was even hyped up to a 6:1 ratio.

’So many rich people.’

After a moment of reflection, Duan Fei hesitated for a bit before finally choosing an 800-Game-Coin post about Pseudo-men and started reading.

Game Coins wasn’t cheap, but this post was certified by an admin, meaning it had an official endorsement. Even if it wasn’t as comprehensive as the 5,000-coin one, it would be enough to give Duan Fei a preliminary understanding.

He clicked on the post and began to read carefully.

"First, if you’ve encountered a Pseudo-man, it means you’re already Level 10 and have unlocked a Profession."

’Sorry, but I’m only Level 7.’

"But even if you’ve unlocked a Profession, don’t even think about fighting a Pseudo-man. If you see one, just run."

’Sorry, but not only have we killed quite a few, we’ve even started using them to grind Attributes.’

"And don’t even think about trying to win them over with emotion. They aren’t the same species as humans and cannot be reasoned with."

Thinking of Saw, Duan Fei sighed. He felt like he should just close the post and contact the original poster for a refund.

But he had already spent the money, so he could only keep reading to see if there was any real substance to it.

As he continued reading, he began to feel that the 800 Game Coins had not been spent in vain.

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