This trial, it could be said the real HIM had no favoritism or selfish intent.
He truly faced all living beings in the world equally. If the real HIM had even a trace of selfishness, he would never have allowed those Void beings to enter the Trial Grounds. Nor would he have let Notch, the creator of the game, enter the Trial Grounds.
But the Trial Grounds still opened its doors to them.
That is to say, the real HIM indeed does not care who in the end obtains this world's control and rule.
What he cares more about is this world.
He hopes this world can be peaceful, beautiful, and become a beautiful home for all creatures in this world.
He can accept an ordinary player obtaining his power. He can also accept an animal obtaining his power. He can even accept a void consciousness entity obtaining his power.
As long as they can achieve what he hopes for, he will be willing to give his power. Even if that person was once on the opposing side of him, he still doesn't care.
At this moment, within each independent preparation area of the Trial Grounds, after the participants received their tasks, while there was still some time before the trial began, they were all silently thinking and planning the next arrangements.
Among all the participants, only one person felt confused about his task. That person was Notch.
Although his task was the same as others, to survive, his task, however, had a precondition.
[Become an observer, survive.]
After understanding various things about the Trial Grounds, someone as clear-minded as Notch naturally very quickly understood that the tasks each person received in the Trial Grounds were different.
He hadn't entered here for rewards, but to understand this world more deeply. However, the task he received made Notch feel a bit unclear.
"Become an observer? Does it mean I shouldn't interfere with this world's progress?"
Although Notch wasn't very confident in his combat strength, in terms of overall perspective, Notch was definitely better than many people.
After entering the Trial Grounds, if things go smoothly, Notch would surely become someone with significant influence.
Yet the task the creator of the trial gave him was to become an observer. Notch immediately couldn't figure out the meaning of this creator.
"Forget it. Anyway, I didn't come for rewards. As an observer, I might be able to see more things clearly…"
Although Notch didn't understand the meaning behind the task the Trial Grounds' creator gave him, Notch originally planned to be an observer to understand the Trial Grounds and gather more information. This task happened to align with his plan.
As Notch was thinking, that deep voice rang in his ears again.
[Countdown to the Trial Grounds' opening]
[00:59]
[After the Trial Grounds open, every 12 hours, there will be one hour of trial pause time]
[During the pause time, participants will be teleported here for free supply and rest]
[After pause time ends, if no participant is detected in the space, it will be considered as elimination]
[Please prepare for the trial]
"This trial seems like it's going to last quite long… Gotta say, it's quite humanized…"
"Hmm… In future events, we could actually learn from this…"
After hearing this information, Notch more or less understood the creator's intention.
This pause time should be specially prepared for the players. This trial might last very long. Players can't stay in the game constantly. The game connects to neurons; players also need to deal with eating, drinking, and going to the bathroom.
That one hour pause time is probably for players to resupply and handle personal issues.
And for fairness, during this time, everyone will be sent back to their independent preparation areas.
Players don't have to worry that the trial's progress will change after they go offline. For those who don't need to go offline to resupply, this time is like a buffer period. They can think carefully about what to do next.
It has to be said, this Trial Grounds' creator really considered everything. Even such small details were thought of. And from this point, it's clear he seems to know players very well.
At this moment, Notch became even more interested in the Trial Grounds' creator. If they could communicate, surely more novel things could emerge.
"Then I'll just follow the task he gave me. Maybe he wants to tell me something…"
Since the Trial Grounds' creator understands players this well, he must know about Notch's existence as the game creator.
The task Notch got doesn't look like something that would be given to other players. Maybe the Trial Grounds' creator wants Notch to understand something through this task. So Notch simply followed his guidance.
———
Xu Yuan, Tyrant HIM, and Fan Village HIM, seeing the various figures appearing below, finally understood more clearly who the "outsiders" the real HIM mentioned were.
In the place where the real HIM was, the three could clearly see all the participants in the independent preparation areas.
But this wasn't a special exception, since those participants entered the preparation areas from the entrance to the Trial Grounds, they had technically already met in advance.
Even though the real HIM could see the participants, he still couldn't know what tasks they had received.
At this moment, both Tyrant HIM and Fan Village HIM had almost no expression on their faces.
After all, to this world, they were outsiders. They didn't know who those participants actually were.
But right now, Xu Yuan's face showed surprise. Although Xu Yuan had already expected to meet some "familiar faces" in this trial—
'Top three of the Biological Association…'
'Mustard…'
'Steve…'
'The iron golem fused with void consciousness…'
Seeing all these familiar figures, he still couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.
He didn't expect that the real HIM could even make the void participate in his trial. Just from this point, Xu Yuan truly respected the real HIM from the bottom of his heart.
While Xu Yuan was thinking, he spotted someone even more unexpected in the crowd.
'That is…Notch?!!!'
Although Xu Yuan had never seen Notch before, he still recognized him at a glance in the crowd.
Mainly because of his deeply iconic "unique" appearance.
Xu Yuan never expected that this world's Notch would also have the image of a bald, big-bearded uncle.
It was like seeing the classic original skin come alive.
Compared to the void appearing in the Trial Grounds, what surprised Xu Yuan more was that Notch actually participated as well.
Logically, the real HIM should be aware of Notch's identity.
Also, based on Xu Yuan's deduction, the moment Tyrant HIM appeared was triggered by Notch's interference with the game.
This indicates that Notch's involvement might cause changes in the game world.
Otherwise, the real HIM wouldn't use Notch's interference as the trigger to start his trial plan.
The real HIM must have some concerns about Notch's existence.
Xu Yuan never expected that he would let Notch enter the Trial Grounds.
With Notch's ability and identity, he would definitely make a name for himself in the game.
And just like Xu Yuan, he possesses a god's perspective, and his wish is surely to make the game world better.
That means, apart from Xu Yuan, Tyrant HIM, and Fan Village HIM, Notch is also a powerful seed player. He also has a high chance of clearing the Trial Grounds.
But in that case, it seems to contradict Xu Yuan's previous guess that the real HIM was wary of Notch.
The real HIM surely knows Notch's identity as the game's creator. As the game creator, Notch would naturally care for the game and want to keep it popular.
Everything he does is to make the game run better.
No matter how you look at it, Notch is actually the most suitable person to manage this world.
Since the real HIM knows his identity, why not directly give him the authority? Why go through all this trial process?
Besides, the void beings are disturbing the game's peace, ruining the players' experience. Notch wouldn't stand by idly, so he should be in an antagonistic relationship with the void.
That being the case, Notch should be a great help in fighting the void. But then why did the real HIM start the trial after he intervened?
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan suddenly had a thought. 'Could it be that he's doing this because he's unsure of Notch's stance?!'
If what Xu Yuan guessed is true, then things are much more complicated.
Although Xu Yuan currently sees no reason for Notch to collude with the void, this move from the real HIM, every step closely linked, makes Notch the key trigger point.
So Notch must be an important figure.
And earlier, the void beings showed they have the ability to create conscious entities. Such creative ability seems to belong only to gods or creator-like beings.
From these clues, it's clear that Notch's identity is still ambiguous.
He's a double-edged sword. He might save this world, or he might betray it.
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