MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1656 1656: Cheating Tool?!

"What is this?"

Seeing the small box in Sanguine Thousand Miles's hand, Sanguine Stormbringer asked in confusion.

Although Sanguine Stormbringer is a smart person, he simply couldn't connect this small box with dealing with the Quan Zhen Sect.

After all, no matter how powerful the Quan Zhen Sect is, it's just in the game. What could a real-life item do? Could something from reality be brought into the game?

No way, this isn't a fantasy novel.

Not only Sanguine Stormbringer, but Sanguine Warflag and Sanguine Darkness were also puzzled when they saw the small box in Sanguine Thousand Miles's hand.

"Hehe!"

Seeing everyone's ignorant expressions, Sanguine Thousand Miles chuckled and gently pressed the switch of the box.

"Click!"

When the small box opened, a row of chips the size of fingernails, emitting a blue glow, was revealed.

Then, Sanguine Thousand Miles took out one chip and held it in front of everyone, saying lightly, "See this? With this thing, what are those guys from the Quan Zhen Sect worth!"

"This…"

How smart Sanguine Stormbringer is, upon hearing Sanguine Thousand Miles's words, his heart shook slightly, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Could this be...??"

"ZM1 Smart Chip!"

Sanguine Thousand Miles smiled as he introduced, "This is the latest technological product from Country A. As long as this chip is implanted into the brain, it can enhance the brain activity of the implant recipient, allowing their reaction ability to reach its maximum potential."

"This is… a cheat?!!!"

As soon as Sanguine Thousand Miles said this, Sanguine Warflag couldn't help but exclaim.

It is well-known that in a fully simulated online game, the game's operations are 100% controlled by thought, free from the constraints of mouse and keyboard. Therefore, a player's reaction ability is extremely important.

If this ZM1 chip can significantly enhance a player's reaction speed, isn't that essentially giving oneself a speed cheat?

"Wrong!"

Sanguine Thousand Miles waved his hand, saying, "This thing is legal and fundamentally different from cheating!"

Indeed, a cheat relies on illegal programs to modify game data to enhance the game character, while the ZM1 Smart Chip fundamentally improves the player's own capabilities. Although both enhance player attributes through external means, theoretically speaking, the ZM1 chip does not qualify as a cheat.

To explain in gaming vernacular, a cheat is an external force, while the chip pertains to the player's inherent attributes, unrelated to equipment.

Thus, such a thing cannot be detected by game companies, and even if it were, it wouldn't matter.

After all, in a certain sense, the chip is equivalent to Wang Yu's martial arts. The game company can regulate character attributes within the game, but can they also control the player's real-life abilities?

"Then with this thing, wouldn't players be invincible in reality? Wouldn't the state step in?" Upon hearing Sanguine Thousand Miles's explanation, Sanguine Darkness couldn't help but express his disbelief.

Although Sanguine Darkness isn't particularly bright, he understands the rules. If what Sanguine Thousand Miles said is true, this chip is essentially akin to Captain America's enhancement serum... Such a thing would definitely be regulated by the state.

"You're overthinking it!" Sanguine Thousand Miles smiled and said, "This thing only enhances a person's reaction ability; it doesn't enhance your physique. Moreover, this chip only maintains a person's reaction ability at its current peak, not directly modifying your cognitive abilities."

"I see!"

With this explanation from Sanguine Thousand Miles, Sanguine Darkness understood.

A person's reaction ability is not always at its peak; it changes with the environment. Only in moments of extreme crisis does one's reaction ability reach its peak. During normal times, it cannot attain that peak.

The ability of this chip is to keep the target's reaction ability at its highest state, which does not enhance a person's thinking or physical capabilities.

In other words, it maintains a person's reaction at a peak level, which is defined based on the individual.

Furthermore, this ability only sustains brain activity and does not affect physical functions. This means that even if the implant recipient can clearly see the trajectory of a bullet, their physical capabilities still cannot match the speed needed to dodge it.

Thus, this so-called ZM1 Smart Chip is essentially a built-in cheat specifically designed for the game <<Rebirth>>...

After all, the character attributes in the game far exceed those in reality, and only by combining the ZM1 chip with the game character can it exert its maximum effectiveness.

"What do you think?" Sanguine Thousand Miles said proudly, "This is something I managed to get through connections, obtainable only by professional experts abroad. With this chip, who would still fear the Quan Zhen Sect?"

"What you say is... what you say is." Hearing this, Sanguine Stormbringer quickly echoed.

What does it mean to have policies from above and countermeasures below?

<<Rebirth>> is a fully simulated online game that genuinely achieves full network monitoring, and since <<Rebirth>> opened its servers, there have been no reports of cheats.

Over the past half-year, players have even forgotten that there is something called cheats in online games. But who would have thought that the minds of cheaters are always advancing with the times, developing auxiliary chips in such situations...

It seems that creating a harmonious online environment is still a long way to go.

Thinking of this, Sanguine Warflag's expression turned serious.

Of course, Sanguine Warflag and the others are not particularly opposed to cheats; after all, they have walked through the years of online gaming together, and as leaders of major guilds, who can confidently claim they have no dark history? It's not like one can just scold others for running naked after pulling up their pants.

The reason for Sanguine Warflag's expression is entirely because he is worried about those guys from the Quan Zhen Sect.

Twilight City is not large, and the two guilds often see each other, maintaining a decent relationship.