That is to say, Notch really is the key to this battle.

This conclusion was actually something Entity 303 had already guessed before.

The only thing still unclear now is, what exactly is the Notch inside the Void?

Is it a consciousness body transformed from a spirit body split off from the mind?

Or is it something like the concept of a clone?

And also, does the Notch inside the Void actually have independent consciousness?

The more Entity 303 thought about it, the more his head hurt.

Clearly, it felt like he had already grasped something, but the truth was still shrouded under a veil.

Seeing this, Rookie, who was at the side, came closer and patted Entity 303 on the shoulder.

After thinking for a moment, he had an idea in his mind.

"Why must you figure out exactly what he is?"

"Now that we already know, it must have something to do with Notch."

"The source of the Void's power is also Notch."

"If you want to resolve the matter of the Void, wouldn't it be fine to just directly tell Notch about it?"

"Wouldn't that solve all problems easily?"

"Notch loves this game very much, he definitely wouldn't stand on the Void's side."

"If the Void is resolved, then you wouldn't need me to think of ways to protect your family anymore."

Hearing Rookie's words, Entity 303 shook his head with a sigh and smiled bitterly.

"Minecraft, a sandbox-type game, using the technological level from ten years ago, to make it holographic, even if the worst team did it, at most they could only take three years."

"Even if you add all the mods Notch designed, it wouldn't take ten years."

"Not to mention, those mods were all work handed to us programmers after the game became holographic."

"But this game, it was made for ten years."

"Didn't Notch tell you what exactly happened during those ten years?"

Rookie was actually speaking out of concern and confusion, he had just seen Entity 303 being so depressed and blurted out a quick idea without thinking it through.

Notch did indeed tell Rookie about that matter before, but he didn't go into detail, just gave a rough outline.

He also didn't tell Rookie what exactly happened, only that during the development of the game, many things happened that he couldn't explain.

His baldness came from that time.

And Rookie also realized from their daily interactions that Notch didn't want to be involved with the game.

Designing the Divine Realm Competition was out of sheer necessity, and Notch only wrote programs in the database.

Even the final checking stage was completely handed over to Rookie to handle.

In short, it was clear that he had always been avoiding this game he himself designed.

It was only later, after the Trial Grounds appeared, that Notch finally took that step forward.

A game's founder actually being afraid of the game he created, it was enough to imagine how terrifying the events back then were for Notch.

Thinking of this, Rookie also shrugged and said, "I didn't think it through…"

"This matter indeed can't be handled by directly getting Notch to step forward…"

"According to Brother Jiang… that's Notch's old friend, back then he was the one who pulled Notch up and saved his life…"

"He seems to know some of the inside story, but he doesn't dare to directly talk to Notch about it."

"He asked us for administrator permissions once before, went into the Void once…"

"He also keeps telling Notch not to overthink, to play less games, to go out and walk more and such."

"In short, all the clues seem to be saying that Notch should best not directly get involved in this matter."

Hearing Rookie's words, Entity 303 let out a long sigh.

"Mm…"

"You…" Entity 303 looked at Rookie with some hesitation in his eyes, as if he didn't know whether he should say something or not.

"Just say it."

Hearing Rookie speak, Entity 303 finally opened his mouth.

"I want to know your stance…"

"I see you as a friend, and I know you've long seen me as a friend too. But in the end, the target of this matter is Notch."

"He's your direct superior. And from what you've told me about him…"

"He seems to treat you very well, and is someone who can understand you, who gets you. He should also count as your friend."

At this, Entity 303 paused, then looked into Rookie's eyes and continued, "You just asked me if I wanted you to go against Notch."

"My answer now is yes."

"As for the Notch in reality, I'm not sure, but at least the one to be opposed is the Notch in the Void."

Entity 303 was about to continue asking, but Rookie interrupted him.

"This game is no longer just a simple game. It has bred so many conscious beings, it is now your home, and the home of so many beings."

"Although I haven't lived in such a home, I long for it."

"I don't want it to head toward destruction."

"I will do my best to protect it."

Actually, Entity 303 knew in his heart that Rookie would help him, but for some reason, he just wanted Rookie to say it himself, so that he could feel more assured.

Hearing Rookie give him a definite answer, Entity 303 finally let out a sigh of relief.

At last, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Then I'll take you as my final trump card."

Hearing Entity 303's words, Rookie couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Don't do that."

"What kind of trump card am I? The head of your household is the real trump card."

"Right now I'm just an ordinary administrator, can't do anything well…"

"Asking me to deal with Notch is like asking a little monster to deal with Tang Monk and his disciples…"

At this, Rookie froze a bit.

He hadn't expected himself to so quickly speak out about dealing with Notch.

This meant that, in his subconscious, he had already come to think that Notch would become an enemy.

Thinking of this, Rookie felt a mix of emotions in his heart.

To Rookie, Notch was undoubtedly both a teacher and a friend.

In real life, the only person who understood him, who got him, and could talk with him, was Notch alone.

Although Entity 303 said that the one to be dealt with was the Notch in the Void, everyone knew in their hearts that that Notch was definitely connected to the real-life Notch.

Rookie was very afraid that, because of this matter, he would lose this only real-life friend who understood him.

"Notch is really amazing…"

"Although he often tells me that I'm the same as him…"

"I know, that's just to comfort me."

"He has also taught me many things, helped me a lot…"

In fact, for someone like Rookie, it was very hard for the average person to get along with him.

If he had always kept his main consciousness in control, he would probably only be considered a generalized academic genius.

But most of his life, his subconscious was the one occupying his mind.

Naturally, his various behaviors couldn't be accepted by the general public.

And although Rookie usually appeared with a face full of "wisdom" and an innocent look,

He had a very good memory, and would often notice things other people wouldn't.

Take, for example, his impression of Entity 303, "The third workstation from me counting from across my desk, really likes to slack off while working, likes to order spicy hot pot and soup dumplings for delivery, absolutely hates eating fish, likes to wear white hoodies, shoe size 42, blood type O, Scorpio, recently had a wisdom tooth pulled, face was swollen for two weeks, lives at xxxx, rent is 6,300, single for 25 years, got fired by the company, hesitating Mo Jiang."

He even knew where the other person lived, how much the rent was, how many years they had been single.

How could an ordinary person possibly know so much about a colleague they weren't even close to?

What's more frightening is that this obsessive label-style memory wasn't just aimed at Entity 303, but at everyone.

Rookie didn't have any malicious intent, but in the eyes of ordinary people, his behavior did give off an overly intrusive feeling.

They were just colleagues, or even people who had only met once, Rookie's behavior really did lack boundaries.

It was exactly because of this that, after becoming an adult, Rookie had never had any friends who really got along with him.

Nor did he have anyone who, upon meeting him for the first time, could get along with him very well.

This society is very realistic, people are busy, and if the first impression isn't good, they basically won't waste time trying to interact further.

And Rookie's first impression on people was basically always a bit offensive.

Although Old Wu was Rookie's mentor, in the beginning he only valued Rookie's talent.

It was after a very, very, very, very long time of interacting with Rookie, after understanding him thoroughly, that he found a relatively harmonious way to get along with him.

Entity 303 was the same, when he was still at the company, he too felt Rookie was strange, like everyone else did.

It was only after slowly interacting that he came to understand Rookie.

But only Notch, from the very first time meeting Rookie, had no barriers toward him and got close to him.

It wasn't because Rookie could be of use to Notch.

To be honest, if Notch wanted to add programs to the game, he could completely do it himself.

The reason he was willing to bring Rookie along was actually to nurture him.

To Rookie, Notch was like a very close big brother.

Patiently teaching, patiently listening, accepting all of Rookie's flaws.

He wouldn't try to change Rookie, but would pave the way for him in small, subtle ways.

Just like when he had Rookie act as his secretary, how could Rookie ever be as meticulous as a real secretary?

One moment the higher-ups told him to call Notch to a meeting, the next moment when he saw Notch, he had completely forgotten about it.

How could that make a good secretary?

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