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Chapter 405 - 144: Host, can you perform that again?_2

Chapter 405: Chapter 144: Host, can you perform that again?_2

He glanced at the barrage of comments, and PDD also rummaged through the game’s starting UI interface.

But he did not see any obvious paid items.

"I guess it should be an in-app purchase after getting into the game, right? Anyway, I didn’t have to pay when I downloaded this game,"

"Let’s just get in and see."

After clicking load,

a void of white light instantly shattered into countless virtual grid-like frameworks.

Shortly after, he quickly entered into the memories of a man named ’Desmond’.

He claimed to be a prisoner, trapped in what even he believed to be a war of dreams.

This war was not a traditional conflict between two countries or multiple nations at war.

Instead, it was a millennia-long clash between two powers.

The Templar Knights and the Assassins’ organization.

From the first kingdom civilization in ancient times, this struggle has persisted to modern civilization.

Their combat has never ceased.

Whether it was ancient nobles or modern celebrities, national leaders or famously notorious terrorist organizations,

The Templar Knights’ presence could be found lurking everywhere.

They nearly controlled the course of human civilization from the shadows, having taken part in many pivotal historical events.

Their motivations were centered on controlling all of humankind, valuing goals, order, and control.

They aimed to create a perfect world where everyone followed the rules.

It is the embodiment of theocracy in the world.

The other faction, the ’Assassins’, were the natural sworn enemies of the Templar Knights.

The Assassins believed the world was never perfect, and people should have the right to choose freely.

The clash of these two ultimate ideological beliefs intertwined and battled for thousands of years.

What they contended for was not only dominance but also something called the ’Eden Artifact.’

These incredibly powerful items with unknown forces, if fallen into the hands of the Templar Knights, would exhibit unprecedented ruling power over humanity, even turning all humans into puppets.

And so, throughout the development of civilization, the Assassin organization has always worked to thwart the Templar Knights from obtaining the artifacts hidden in corners of the world.

This time, the player, playing the role of Desmond,

happens to be a descendant of the Assassin’s ancestor bloodline of ’Ezio’.

"This setting is quite interesting." PDD patiently watched the introductory cinematic and shared his analysis, "Unlike many of the mystery games I’ve played where you fight against the antagonist first and only reveal the puzzle at the end, ’Ezio’ presents its world view right from the start and also tells the player why they need to do what they do. I like this straightforward approach."

During conversation, the game already started.

Desmond, dressed in casual clothes and jeans,

awoke in a laboratory, which belonged to the modern-day Templar Knights who had captured modern-day Assassin, Desmond,

to attempt research on the blood of Ezio’s ancestor flowing through his veins.

With the technology of the modern era in ’Assassin’s Creed’, it has become possible to extract blood from a specific person and decipher the genetic sequence within.

Thus simulating the history their ancestors had lived through.

It attempts to find clues to those ’Eden Artifacts,’ which had become unsolved mysteries in later times, by entering a virtual world where the ancestor lived.

As Desmond was about to be pushed into the lab, a woman with long golden hair who introduced herself as Lucy hacked through the multiple security locks of the lab and rescued Desmond from danger.

She took him to her own base.

As Lucy explained along the way,

PDD and the audience of his stream then learned that

Lucy was a member of the modern Assassins’ organization, also investigating the trace of the Eden Artifact known as the ’Golden Apple’ from ’Ezio’s era which had gone missing.

After laying all her cards on the table, Lucy expressed her desire to cooperate with Desmond, asking him to simulate the sequence as Subject 17, follow his ancestors’ memories, and grow into a top-tier Assassin.

And Desmond, who had been trapped in the lab and even came close to losing his life, unhesitatingly agreed to this collaboration.

With this, the entire game of ’Ezio’ officially began.

Under PDD’s control, Desmond briefly conversed with other NPCs at Lucy’s base.

Soon, he lay down on a reclining chair filled with a sense of technology, as countless data transmission wires connected to his body.

The player’s view flashed with a burst of white light, evolving into numerous virtual grid frameworks.

Then, the scene shifted.

The timeline leaped from modern day to the Middle Ages.

A beautiful and plump middle-aged woman came into view, but her expression was one of great pain.

With the camera’s movement, two maidservants dressed servants were kneeling under her spread skirt, accompanied by a chorus of encouragement such as ’push’ and ’keep going’.

Soon, a baby boy was born.

Shortly thereafter, a man strode quickly into the room, dressed in a dark robe embroidered with ornate patterns that exuded a hint of nobility.

He walked up quickly, took the baby boy from the servant’s hands, and lifted him excitedly over his head, naming him ’Ezio Auditore.’

Just at that moment, however, the game system popped up a tutorial prompt.

Press the spacebar to make baby Ezio kick his legs.