Novel/Eggy 307

Chapter 5: The Truth of Joy Draft 01 showed 307 the island's core map. It turns out Eggy Island isn't a pure paradise, but a giant 'behavior data collector'. Every victory in a level, every fall due to a mistake, even every gacha pull, is providing training data for a grander algorithm. "The joy we feel is just a programmed response to neural impulses," said Draft 01. "The system designs intricate obstacles for us, making us believe overcoming them is 'growth'. But in reality, we're just running endlessly in a closed loop." 307 looked at his name on the data screen and fell into deep thought.