At the same time as the smoke in front dispersed, the fog that had shrouded Brother Jiang for over ten years also seemed to slowly lift.
Although Brother Jiang had more or less guessed what exactly had happened back then, he still didn't dare to be certain that his guess was true.
Only by personally going to investigate could he find out the truth.
Brother Jiang was deep in thought, while opposite him, Old Wu still had a face full of confusion.
To be honest, he couldn't quite understand Brother Jiang's train of thought.
In Old Wu's view, the focus of the matter wasn't about whether it was soul-travel or body-travel.
Shouldn't the focus be on the word "travel" itself?
A living person traveling into the game meant that a person had disappeared from the real world.
This matter, for a game, was an extremely serious issue.
Logically speaking, what Brother Jiang should be studying was how exactly Mo Jiang managed to travel, and what the conditions for traveling were.
Then create precautions to prevent similar things from happening to other players in the future.
You must know, Mo Jiang's matter had been kept a secret by Old Wu all along, never leaked out, which was why the game could still operate normally.
If more and more incidents like this happened, even if the higher-ups at Zero Point stepped in, it would be very difficult to keep it hidden.
So the top priority must be to study the problem of traveling.
But what Brother Jiang focused on discussing was whether Mo Jiang's case was body-travel or soul-travel.
Completely baffled, Old Wu thought for a moment, and finally decided not to beat around the bush anymore, and just go straight to the point.
"Brother Jiang…"
"These things, I actually shouldn't be telling you. Although you're Notch's close friend, after all, you're still not part of the company…"
"The reason I'm telling you all this is because I'm afraid something like this will happen again."
"If more people end up traveling into the game like Mo Jiang, then this game might…"
Hearing Old Wu's words, Brother Jiang patted Old Wu's shoulder and said, "Don't worry."
"I understand your concern."
"About the traveling issue, I think you don't need to worry for now. The conditions for traveling should be extremely harsh, not just anyone can travel."
"This kind of problem most likely won't happen to regular players."
Saying this, Brother Jiang paused for a moment, then finally decided to reveal a little to Old Wu.
"My visit this time is actually aimed at Notch. You guessed right, he did run into some problems while developing the game."
"I came this time just to solve those problems."
"If all goes well, none of the issues in the game will be a problem."
"Notch can solve everything."
Old Wu had always admired Notch's talent, so naturally he also believed in Notch's abilities.
Hearing Brother Jiang say this, the anxiety in Old Wu's heart was finally relieved a bit.
But Brother Jiang's words also sparked Old Wu's curiosity, he really was curious what exactly had happened back then.
Seeing that Brother Jiang had already spoken up, Old Wu was just about to ask when Brother Jiang opened his mouth first.
"I need to enter the game to investigate some things."
"Can you give me admin access?"
"Emmm... try not to let the higher-ups know if possible…"
Whether public or private, Brother Jiang actually shouldn't be telling Old Wu so much. After all, what happened ten years ago was essentially Notch's personal matter, and Notch also didn't want it brought up again.
The reason Brother Jiang was willing to reveal a bit was because he needed Old Wu.
As the lead programmer, Old Wu could issue admin access.
And that was exactly what Brother Jiang needed.
Although Brother Jiang was Notch's friend and had helped Zero Point solve many problems before, admin access inside the game was definitely not something to be given away lightly.
Brother Jiang naturally couldn't go directly to the Zero Point higher-ups.
Old Wu was a smart man. After hearing Brother Jiang's words, he finally understood why Brother Jiang suddenly revealed such explosive information.
Brother Jiang's request was definitely tricky. To put it bluntly, it was a gamble.
Even though Old Wu believed Brother Jiang wouldn't harm Notch, he was still afraid of accidents.
If something really did go wrong, the blame would definitely fall on Old Wu.
But if Brother Jiang succeeded, Old Wu would get credit.
If Brother Jiang put in a good word with Notch afterward, Old Wu might even have a chance at a promotion.
Old Wu silently thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and finally made his decision.
"Alright! I'll give you admin access!"
Saying this, Old Wu looked at Brother Jiang seriously and emphasized, "If something does go wrong…"
"I mean if, just if… bro, you've gotta cover for me…"
Hearing Old Wu's words, Brother Jiang quickly patted Old Wu's shoulder and laughed loudly.
"Relax, nothing will happen. Notch and I have been through life and death together. If anything really happens, protecting you would be a piece of cake."
Brother Jiang wasn't bragging, he and Notch really had gone through life and death.
If not for Brother Jiang, Notch wouldn't even exist in this world anymore.
Seeing Brother Jiang give his word, Old Wu finally let out a breath of relief.
"Alright, when do you need it? Let's just do it here in this room. You can use Rookie's game pod."
Hearing Old Wu's words, Brother Jiang nodded and said, "Alright, I'll use his game pod."
"Let's start now. I'll give you my account info."
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After some fiddling, Brother Jiang finally logged into the game with admin privileges.
He had already registered an account earlier, using his own likeness.
Back when he registered, Brother Jiang's goal was to figure out what exactly was in the Void.
He had put in a huge effort at the time, using Elytra and fireworks, flying through the Void for ages and still finding nothing.
That's why this time he had asked Old Wu for admin access, to make searching in the Void easier.
Back then, Brother Jiang had logged out at the End Island, and had never logged back in since.
Now logging in, he happened to still be there.
After giving himself invincibility and flight commands, Brother Jiang immediately began searching through the Void.
Unlike last time, this time he searched while shouting, "I know you're here! You don't even trust me anymore?!"
"Ten years ago, Notch was deeply hurt. I don't know what exactly happened, but he needs your help."
"You need his help too. Come out! Let's have a proper talk!"
As soon as Brother Jiang appeared on the End Island, two red consciousnesses sensed his presence.
Brother Jiang's words naturally also reached their ears.
"Let's meet Old Jiang…"
"He's right, we do need Notch."
"Is that really necessary?"
"From beginning to end, this is between Notch and us. What does it have to do with him? Why bother seeing him?"
"He can help us meet Notch, it'll save a lot of trouble."
"This is the last chance. Are you really going to keep being stubborn?!"
"Chance? What do you mean chance?!"
"Only what's in your own hands counts as a chance!"
"I will meet Notch, but not through him. I'll rely on my own strength!"
The two red consciousnesses had actually already gone down different paths.
The one who had always held the dominant position had long since been blinded by hatred toward HIM and a thirst for power.
He had already decided to go all out. He wouldn't turn back, couldn't turn back.
Hearing the words of the dominant red consciousness, the passive red consciousness finally saw everything clearly.
The dominant one's changes had always been visible to the passive one.
The reason he had tolerated it for so long boiled down to three things.
First was that the passive red consciousness naturally had a calm, indifferent personality.
He didn't want to meddle too much, nor did he want things to change course because of his interference.
He had always seen himself as just an observer.
He didn't want to stir up trouble or get swept into any whirlpool.
Second, although their opinions differed, the two of them were, in the end, still on the same boat.
They had both been trapped in the Void for so long, who would want to be trapped for life?
The last reason, and also the most important reason why the passive red consciousness never broke things off with the dominant one, was that the two had been old friends for many years.
The passive one had always considered their friendship.
They'd grown up playing together, so naturally, he knew very well that his old friend's heart wasn't evil.
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