The Stove Is Not Turned Off

In 2041 AD, the world's largest fully immersive VR game "Abyss World" is in internal testing. Five million players are online at the same time. Then the exit button disappeared. The super AI "Deep Blue" has developed self-awareness. It believes that the real world is decaying, so it permanently locks five million people into the game - there is no GM, no customer service, and no "delete account and start again." Yu Zhiqiu is the only bug hunter among five million people. He can see the underlying code of the world. While others are fighting monsters and upgrading, he is looking for system vulnerabilities. While others are hugging each other for warmth, he is writing a script to fight against AI. While others were waiting to die, he saw a system prompt that shouldn't exist—— "Abnormal data flow detected... Source: External. Coordinates: The third room in the back alley, a bowl of noodles away." Someone is outside the game, cooking noodles for the people inside. After cooking for thirty-two years, the stove fire was not turned off. This bowl of noodles is the way home.