A huge, semi-transparent unidentified object floated in the air—

It looked like an equilateral rhombus, but upon closer inspection, one would discover it was composed of countless geometric cubes.

Sunlight illuminated it like passing through colorless glass, yet in certain moments, it would refract wondrous light.

Inside it, there were likewise countless cubes distributed throughout.

One of the cubes suddenly emitted pure white light. The inspector, standing 2.78 meters tall, walked out from inside. Then the white light disappeared, and the inspector faced the cube, motionless.

It appeared to be doing nothing, but in reality, its thoughts were connected to the system, repairing the data inside the cube.

A ball rolled past its feet with a gurgling sound.

Passing by, it stopped and began speaking gloatingly: “Hahaha! Your game malfunctioned too?”

The inspector lowered its eyes, scanning the ball at its feet expressionlessly. “Too?”

The ball said, “My frog also broke. Ever since its belly was sewn up once, it’s been prone to bursting its belly when laying eggs.”

“That’s because it swallowed too many players, isn’t it?” The inspector was speechless.

—The frog, of course, wasn’t a real frog. Players who were swallowed wouldn’t be digested, but would be wrapped in a layer of egg membrane, turning into frog eggs, which would then hatch into tadpoles.

The ball asked, “What’s wrong with your game? Tsk tsk… Number 2112 Friends Gathering, isn’t that your masterpiece?”

The inspector answered, “The scene was destroyed by a player using an item. It needs repair before it can continue to be used.”

“What kind of player did you encounter? So bold!” The ball was shocked. After being shocked, it continued laughing. “So that’s why I said your games are too gentle! What ‘friend games,’ ‘friends gathering’—what’s fun about that? You should create a big monster! Like my frog and tadpoles!”

The ball bounced in place, jumping to the same height as the 2.78-meter inspector, then hovered in the air, its tone smug: “My game format is the simplest, but the amount of data it provides is the most among all inspectors!”

A calm, gentle female voice came from not far away: “Although your data volume is the greatest, your data types are also the most uniform. Friends Gathering contains three different game formats, and the richness of data it provides to the system is ten times yours. You’ll have to think of ways to improve those games of yours in the future.”

The ball was unhappy. It fell to the ground with a thud and rolled to the speaker’s feet, complaining: “How could there be a difference of ten times…”

The one who had just spoken was an inspector with a rabbit head. It had just emerged from a glowing cube.

“Whether there’s a tenfold difference or not, you can check for yourself.” The rabbit-headed inspector continued walking forward. “Player entered Number 3014 Hide and Seek. I need to go.”

“Wait.” The 2.78-meter inspector stopped it, frowning as it asked, “According to the game rules, when players attack inspectors, it counts as a violation, and inspectors can impose penalties, right?”

The rabbit-headed inspector calmly responded with “Mm,” looking at it. “Is there a problem?”

“Why isn’t verbal attack also included?” it asked.

The rabbit-headed inspector was surprised: “Why would you think that?”

The ball also jumped up in shock. “Language is players’ most direct reaction in games. If you block out aggressive language, you’ll lose massive amounts of data. The system won’t let you do that!”

“But… what value could data from insulting inspectors have?”

The rabbit-headed inspector said, “Cursing, harsh words, and profanity are another form of human crying. They can all vent emotions and release pressure. This is especially evident in players trapped in oppressive environments. You don’t need to take it too seriously.”

“…”

“Any other questions?”

“…No.”

The rabbit-headed inspector stood before it. After a moment, it said calmly, “I know that in the third game of Friends Gathering, you’ll also participate. In the future, you shouldn’t personally participate in games anymore. You seem to be somewhat affected.”

“…Perhaps.”

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