Chapter 490 On the Existence of Taoyao
Chapter 490 On the Existence of Taoyao
When the words "To be continued" on the screen froze completely, announcing that the main storyline of this long and eventful version had officially come to an end, Sakura Fubuki collapsed on the gaming chair.
She stared at the screen motionlessly, as if she had lost her soul.
a long time.
She slowly raised her hand and weakly grabbed the microphone, her whole body exuding an air of despair.
"Family, I...I'm a little speechless."
Her voice was muffled and filled with endless frustration.
"I feel like a clown."
"From the beginning to the end, I was toyed with by two women. I didn't even touch the corner of their clothes!"
"First, I was bounced around like a ball by that mean woman, and then I was played around by that Riddler. My skills were practically going off, and what happened? They just sent me packing with a simple walk?"
"Is this game still playable? Huh? Planner, come out! Tell me, what's the point of my equipment and my game plan? Is it just to watch you kill me in this damn plot?"
Sakura Fubuki became more and more angry as she spoke, and in the end she almost lay down on the table, pounding the table weakly with her fists, letting out an unwilling wail.
At this time, the live broadcast room was already flooded with "hahahaha" on the screen.
"The defense is broken! The snow dog's defense is completely broken!"
"Hilarious! The most frustrated streamer of the year. His highlight was being repeatedly lectured by two top-tier bosses."
"Snow Dog: I got up and killed him in one move. What's there to say? Oh, it was me who got killed in one move. That's fine."
"It's okay, don't cry, Snow Dog. We all had a lot of fun watching it. The show was a great success!"
The barrage was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, and all the viewers were laughing at the host's tragic experience, building their own happiness on her pain.
"Okay, okay, don't be depressed."
Hua Yu, who was standing next to her, spoke at the right time and pulled Ying Fubuki out of her autism.
"The main plot of this version ends here. Obviously, the planner left a lot of suspense."
“The most exciting part will definitely have to wait until the next version.”
Hua Yu's voice was calm and had the power to soothe people.
She paused and continued her analysis.
"And this version contains a lot of information, especially about Taoyao."
"She did appear, but what we saw might not be the Taoyao we were familiar with. She is on her way to the throne, and the price is, as the Eternal Fairy said, the stripping of humanity."
"So, the biggest highlight of the subsequent versions, or what we need to worry about the most, is whether the 'original' who has completely lost her humanity is still the bad woman we know."
“This is a plot twist that’s worth looking forward to.”
"Besides this, the Eternal Fairy also said at the end that he would unite all fairies to defeat the End. It's foreseeable that in the next version, there will definitely be a lot of fairies gathered together. That scene... is exciting just thinking about it."
"..."
Hua Yu briefly summarized a few sentences, bringing this long pioneering live broadcast to an end.
"Okay, that's all for today. Thank you all for your company."
Sakura Fubuki also adjusted her mood and said goodbye to the audience weakly.
The two of them skillfully turned off the streaming, and the noisy live broadcast room instantly became quiet.
The only sound in the room was the faint hum of the equipment running.
After turning off the live broadcast, the disguise on Sakura Fubuki's face collapsed instantly, and she returned to her lifeless look. She curled up in the chair, exuding strong resentment, and her expression was extremely ugly.
She was really beaten into autism.
After all, this version of the game experience is too frustrating for her, a top technical anchor.
Hua Yu looked at her like this and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"what's wrong?"
Hua Yu came over and looked at her with amusement.
"I remember that our Olaf is a gold medal fighter and the queen of speedrunning. She would never be discouraged by such trivial matters."
As the top speedrunner of "Fairy Quest", Sakura Fubuki always challenges the most difficult main quests and dungeons after the game version is updated.
Having danced on the edge of a knife countless times and been tortured to death by the mechanisms of new bosses countless times, she has long been accustomed to failure and challenges.
Logically speaking, this level of setback today is nothing to her.
Sakura Fubuki raised her head and spoke dejectedly.
"Nothing, I just feel bad!"
"I'm not upset about losing, and I'm not upset about not being able to beat them. I can practice, I can study. But this... this kind of plot-based killing that doesn't give you a chance from beginning to end, I really can't accept it!"
"My mechanics are already great, my combos are perfect, but I can't even touch him... This is so frustrating!"
"OK OK."
Hua Yu smiled and patted her shoulder, comforting her.
"Bosses like the Eternal Fairy and the Primordial Fairy are clearly beyond the reach of current players. They are the ceiling of the world's combat power, so it's normal for them to be killed by plot."
"But don't be too discouraged."
Hua Yu changed the subject and spoke thoughtfully.
"I have a feeling it won't be long before we can actually fight them."
These words made Ying Xuefeng stunned for a moment.
She raised her head and looked at Hua Yu with some suspicion.
"really?"
"Ah."
Hua Yu nodded and began her own analysis.
"Think about it, based on the current progress of the game, those powerful and well-known fairies have basically already appeared."
"And then, the plot continues to advance, and the threat of the end is getting bigger and bigger. There must be a boss of sufficient weight for us to fight, right?"
"Then the fairy who will serve as the boss of the final version can be guessed."
Sakura Fubuki fought many bosses.
As the game's plot develops, the protagonists continue to become stronger.
More invitations were also received to join the protagonist group.
So far so good.
The only fairies that can serve as opponents for the protagonists are Eternity, End, and Original, among others.
"Even if it's really like what you said, Xiaoyu, and these bosses that are incredibly powerful in the world view of "Fairy Journey" can be defeated, I don't think it will be that easy."
Sakura Fubuki buried her face in the pillow, and her voice came out muffled, full of frustration.
"By then, there will definitely be all sorts of disgusting mechanics and forced plot kills, torturing people to death."
The more she thought about it, the more suffocated she felt, and her whole body exuded a sense of low pressure.
"Anyway, the planner will definitely not let me play comfortably."
Hua Yu listened to her complaints without rebutting, but changed her perspective and spoke softly.
"Actually, you can't think like that."
"Look, based on the current development of Fairy Journey, bosses like Primal, Eternal, and Final are clearly at the ceiling level."
"When you can truly defeat them fairly, I estimate that the main storyline of Fairy Quest will be almost at its end, or even the end."
Hua Yu's words made Ying Fubuki pause for a moment.
ending?
"Although games like this rarely have definitive endings, the worldview of Fairy Quest can actually be expanded infinitely. Isn't that rift said to contain countless fragments of the world? Even after the endgame, if the planner wants to continue, there will always be new enemies and new stories."
Hua Yu paused, and there was a hint of subtle complex emotions in her words.
"But if you really beat them so easily...then there might not be any roles for these people later."
"Especially Taoyao."
These words made Sakura Fubuki completely silent.
She raised her head from the pillow and stared at Hua Yu in a daze.
Yes.
The boss will be overthrown one day.
When the player's strength grows enough to challenge the gods, it means that these once high and mighty, mysterious characters will completely step down from the altar and become a piece of trophy in the player's equipment list, and a line of small gray words in the achievement list.
At that time, will the story of that bad woman and that riddle man come to an end?
When she thought of this, the frustration and anger in Sakura Fubuki's heart caused by being "killed by the plot" inexplicably dissipated a lot, and was replaced by a more empty feeling.
"Now that you say that..."
Ying Fubuki scratched her hair, her expression tangled. "I feel even more depressed."
Hua Yu looked at her and couldn't help but smile.
"Well, how future versions develop is the official business. We players can't influence the future plot of Fairy Quest."
"At the end of the day, it's just a game."
"A game..."
When Hua Yu said the last sentence, she lowered her head slightly and repeated the two words so softly that they were almost inaudible.
This subtle movement was keenly captured by Sakura Fubuki.
The atmosphere in the room seemed to be stagnant for a moment.
Sakura Fubuki looked at her best friend and suddenly understood something in her heart.
"Xiaoyu," she said, sitting up straight. "You don't have to say these things to comfort me."
"I, Sakura Fubuki, am not that fragile. I wouldn't become withdrawn after being beaten by the boss twice. At worst, I can get back at him later."
Hua Yu was stunned when she heard this, then raised her head to look at her.
Sakura Fubuki did not avoid her gaze, but continued speaking, her words going straight to the point.
"You've always believed it, right? Xiaoyu."
"I believe in the 'Taoyao Creation Theory' and the even more outrageous 'Taoyao Existence Theory' that has surfaced on the forum recently."
Taoyao creation theory.
This is a hypothesis that was summarized by researchers a long time ago.
Its core argument is that Taoyao, the super popular character in the game "Fairy Quest", may have a real prototype in the real world.
The entire game of Fairy Journey was created based on the character Taoyao.
Therefore, this hypothesis is called the creation theory.
The theory of Taoyao's existence is a more imaginative and even absurd hypothesis derived from this theory after the recent updates of several versions.
This hypothesis holds that the real world they are currently in is contained in the countless so-called world fragments in the rift of "Goblin Journey".
This statement is too outrageous, like a fool's dream. Basically, except for a very small number of crazy players, no one will take it seriously.
But Ying Chuixue knew that Hua Yu was willing to believe it.
In response to Sakura Fubuki's direct question, Hua Yu did not answer immediately. She just sat there quietly, and the only sound in the room was the faint hum of the equipment running.
After a long time, she spoke again, and this time, there was a hint of uncontrollable trembling in her voice.
"Xiaoxue, I miss Xiaolei."
It was just a simple sentence, but it was like a heavy hammer hitting Sakura Fubuki's heart.
Small buds, flower buds.
Hua Yu's biological sister.
Sakura Fubuki's breathing hitched.
"I've always felt that if the Taoyao I saw in the hospital last time wasn't an illusion..."
Hua Yu's voice was very soft, as if she was telling herself a dream that she had been holding on to for a long time.
"Then Xiaolei is not dead."
"She must have been brought into that world by Taoyao. The fairy character named 'Lei' in the game must be Xiaolei."
"If that's the case..."
"Maybe... I can see her again..."
By the end of her speech, Hua Yu's voice had taken on a strong nasal tone. The fragility that she usually tightly wrapped up with calmness and rationality was now revealed to Ying Fubuki without reservation.
Ying Chuixue just felt a pang of heartache.
She and Hua Yu have lived together for a long time, so long that she knows better than anyone that Hua Yu has never really let go of Hua Lei.
That lively and cheerful girl has clearly passed away.
But in Hua Yu's heart, she never left.
Even though he had tried everything, including getting her to live stream and play games, he tried to distract her with all kinds of things.
But the scar is always there.
Never healed.
When Ying Chuixue looked at Hua Yu's appearance, she felt as if her heart was being gripped by an invisible hand, causing her to ache.
She almost subconsciously stood up from the gaming chair, walked a few steps to Hua Yu, then stretched out her arms and gently hugged her from behind.
The hug was a little clumsy, but strong.
"Oh! Xiaoyu, why are we talking about such unhappy things?"
Sakura Fubuki forced her tone to become relaxed, trying to dispel the stagnant sadness in the room.
"The dead cannot be resurrected... Don't you understand this principle better than me?"
She wanted to say something to comfort him, but when the words came to her lips, they felt pale and powerless.
At the beginning, it was obviously her who was depressed because of the things in the game, but now, Hua Yu has become even more sentimental than her.
What a deal.
Hua Yu did not respond immediately, but just let Ying Chuixue hold her and was quiet for a moment.
"Xiaoxue, I'm fine."
After a long time, Hua Yu gently patted the arms around her.
"I know you still don't believe what I said about seeing Tao Yao in the hospital..."
"But I will definitely find more reasonable evidence to prove that the Taoyao Existence Theory I just published is not impossible."
Hua Yu's words were soft but extremely firm.
However, when Sakura Fubuki heard these words, she froze completely.
Her brain seemed to crash in an instant, and the hug stopped.
and many more……
She seemed to have heard something extraordinary just now.
Sakura Fubuki slowly loosened her hand and spoke in disbelief, her words stuttering a little.
"Wait...wait...Xiaoyu, are you saying that you were the one who posted that outrageous 'Taoyao Existence Theory' on the forum?"
Facing her question, Hua Yu turned around.
A rare blush appeared on the face that was always calm and rational.
She looked away sheepishly and responded softly.
"Well, you always have to have a trumpet..."
met free