After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 232: Maybe it's just a game.

Sheng Hanyu was indeed hesitating.

Rejecting him would obviously cause almost no loss to the production team, but... if they just let it go, the tragedy could very well happen again, and he couldn't just turn a blind eye.

He thought for a moment, then changed his approach, "Before that, there's something I'm curious about. What if, what if..."

"You've played a game once and reached one ending. Then you know that a certain character will be detrimental to you in this storyline. In your second playthrough, would you kill that character?"

Sheng Hanyu was unaware that the explanation he chose, which he thought was relatively easy to understand, had inadvertently stumbled upon the part that Ye Sanqing was most interested in.

Ever since Ye Yifan told him that this world was actually a game, Ye Sanqing made a special effort to learn about the common knowledge and understanding of games in this place.

Of course, there were games in her previous world, but the gameplay was different, and the popular types were different. There weren't many story-driven games, and to be honest, games weren't exactly mainstream in her world; they were only popular in areas where life was relatively stable.

After all, real life is exciting enough...

Ye Sanqing initially thought that the games here were mostly 5v5 battle games like those on mobile phones, with at most some management and sports games, which were also available in her area.

After learning more, she discovered that there were also role-playing games, visual novels, mystery and puzzle games, and so on, with various subcategories under each category.

These categories do exist, but in her case, they have evolved into holographic immersive experiences, which are difficult to distinguish from movies and are all categorized under "augmented reality experiences."

However, this was enough for her to understand what Sheng Hanyu meant.

"Well... that depends on how much freedom the game offers."

Ye Sanqing said something that Sheng Hanyu hadn't expected, and he was somewhat puzzled, "Freedom?"

He thought for a moment and quickly added, "You mean, if the player's choices don't affect the main storyline, then nothing you do matters? Then I'll modify it to be a game with a high degree of freedom, where every choice affects the direction of the story."

He didn't know if his current choice would affect the "plot" in real life, but it would probably affect things related to Yoon Jun-gi to some extent, anyway, it was just an example.

Ye Sanqing's expression gradually became complicated.

If Ye Yifan hadn't said that no other players had been detected in this world, and there were no signs of any real NPC awakening, she would have suspected that Sheng Hanyu's next question would be, "Are you a player?"

Then they might reveal their hidden identity or ask for tips or tricks... wait, I'm getting off-topic.

In short, Ye Sanqing looked at the other person with a complicated expression and said, "Is the degree of freedom that high? If that's the case, then I won't. It depends on how the plot unfolds."

Seeing her complicated expression and hearing her answer, Sheng Hanyu became even more puzzled, but he continued the conversation. "What do you mean by the plot development?"

"For example, in games where each NPC's faction is not fixed, and their reactions and stances depend on my choices... what happened in the previous playthrough may not actually happen in this playthrough."

Sheng Hanyu began to understand what she meant. "So, you won't condemn the character because of what happened in the last cycle, but will maintain an attitude of observation? After all, there are infinite possibilities before observation."

“That’s right.” Ye Sanqing understood what he meant; it was simply a matter of whether or not to plan ahead. But in this type of game, many enemies from the previous playthrough become teammates in this one, and vice versa, so it’s impossible to draw a definitive conclusion.

It's like she and Sheng Hanyu were strangers for the previous 99 times, right?

So what does this have to do with the issue we're discussing...?

She seemed to understand something.

Something's not right, is it?

Sheng Hanyu's words really sound like those of a gamer!

But it's impossible for new players to join this game now, since she's taken on the role of the protagonist.

If he's an awakened NPC, then his language logic is off; asking him if he's a player would be the normal thing to do.

This is based on the premise that they have some friendship. If it were someone else who was hostile to her, that hostility might develop directly into murderous intent.

However, there is also the possibility that Sheng Hanyu has actually been playing games recently... uh.

Ye Sanqing felt that this matter should be reported back to Ye Yifan, as further consideration now would be useless. He then continued, "So, what is your relationship with Yin Junqi?"

Sheng Hanyu's gaze shifted from complex to doubt and then to certainty. He didn't know what she was thinking, but he suddenly realized something as well.

So, Ye Sanqing probably doesn't have any memories of his past life?

He previously thought that Ye Sanqing's situation was a case of reversing possession, but if she was possessed in her previous life and is now returning, then there must still be an initial timeline.

This is also what he believes to be Ye Sanqing's true past life, a timeline where she was the one who was never possessed.

If it's a life that hasn't even begun, what's the point of fighting over it? Regardless of who the person trying to possess is, they must have been certain that her life would be more comfortable before they came.

In that case, it really is our first time meeting.

Anyway, I don't have any memories of the first timeline.

Thinking this, Sheng Hanyu's mood inexplicably improved, and she replied, "Suppose I... had a precognitive dream or something. I dreamt that something bad would happen to him on another film set, but things might not be so good on our set, but..."

"I get it, that's why you mentioned games and stuff, you mean things in dreams don't necessarily happen, right? But they seem pretty real, right?"

Ye Sanqing nodded.

She thought to herself, "You should have said it was a dream earlier... Why bring up games..."

People in this world may not believe in precognitive dreams, but she does.

For her, this was like glimpsing the possibility of the future through a gap in time distortion, but it was just a random way of observation that only happens under extreme circumstances.

"Yes, that's why I hesitated about how to say it. After all, it wouldn't be right to say I made decisions about other people based on a dream. But I also don't want to see a tragedy actually happen and then regret it, so..."

Sheng Hanyu was completely baffled. Why would Ye Sanqing accept the precognitive dream explanation faster than the game's choice?

That's true. Using a game as an analogy, real life isn't a game, so it does sound less plausible than a dream.

"Why don't you elaborate on it? What other details were there in the dream? Let's think together about whether there are any ways to avoid it."

Ye Sanqing simply poured himself a cup of tea and said.

Sheng Hanyu told her about the places that were convenient to mention, and finally said, "But it's a dream, so it may not all be accurate."

Ye Sanqing nodded, then raised a crucial question, "So the trigger for the tragedy is still uncertain?"