Chapter 279 Two-player mode
August 13th.
morning.
"Shasha..."
There was a hazy sound, and in the hazy room, steady sunlight shone in from the window.
Su Ming picked up the phone and looked at it. It was just 8 o'clock.
Normally, An Shiyao would be preparing to finish breakfast and go to the company at this point, but now she was putting on makeup in front of the mirror. At first glance, the bottles and jars on display look like some sort of biological experiment.
"So, is it different from no makeup?"
"Yes. If you don't use eyelash extensions, they won't be so soft. And after applying eye cream, they will obviously look better, right?"
"..."
That's true. After all, she didn't go to bed until two or three in the morning, so she was lucky enough to get up so early to put on makeup.
Su Ming wanted to say, if he appeared in the same pile of dead people as in Haidao City, who would he show this makeup to?
"How was it?"
"Is this one better?"
"..."
But seeing that she was so interested in choosing clothes that were both convenient for movement and good-looking, I had to hold back my sarcastic remarks.
By the way, even if she puts on eye cream, the dark circles under her eyes are still a bit heavy.
"Eh?"
"Since we want to dream, shouldn't we stay up all night?"
“I have a hard time falling asleep during the day.”
"..."
never mind.
It's not a big deal.
The reason why she smiles so brightly is simple.
"I should... also use a gun! It's not that bad."
Whether it's working hard, or helping to distribute products to Xia Ye and Xue'er. It is basically a kind of reward or payment.
It’s easy to make a meal of three fresh noodles.
"..."
While eating, Su Ming also checked the game text box.
[The remaining time until the next trial is open: 05:12:16]
[The remaining time until the two-player mode is open: 05:12:16]
[The current target has been pre-selected, and points will be deducted after the player enters the game. 】
Judging from the experience of entering dreams so many times, there should be no troubles that cannot be solved by oneself. Loading files should also work in two-player mode.
The only thing Su Ming was curious about was whether the mission would change.
August 13th.
noon.
An Shiyao couldn't bear it anymore. She was shaky after not sleeping all night.
"You can lie on my lap if you feel sleepy."
"..."
He lay down on Su Ming's lap in seconds.
He moved his cheek again and stared at Su Ming's chin.
"No joke, I'm really going to sleep."
"No."
"That's weird. Shouldn't it be Mr. Su Ming lying on my lap?"
"It's all the same."
"Then can I also have a foot fetish?"
"...If you are not afraid of the doctor asking why you have athlete's foot in your mouth, I don't care."
"Otherwise, let's do that... I'm so sleepy now. I feel like I'll fall asleep soon."
"It doesn't matter if you fall asleep."
"..."
She pressed her face against Su Ming's belly and seemed to really close her eyes.
Just a dream.
There's no need to wear something that's no different from your training clothes, right? Breathable tights are specially added under the hot pants to modify the shape of the legs and facilitate movement. Even though the short-sleeved girdle shapewear doesn't leak at all...but I'm lying on my side like this. The skew caused by the ridiculous looseness of the baby canteen... She looks like this. If she holds a Barrett, can the recoil be offset by the baby canteen?
[The remaining time until the next trial is open: 00:12:16]
[The remaining time until the two-player mode is open: 00:12:16]
It's almost time. He poked An Shiyao's face, but the latter had no reaction at all.
"..."
Su Ming moved her legs to the sofa and helped her into a more comfortable position. Put your hands together... just put them on her chest.
After confirming that the doors and windows were locked, Su Ming leaned next to An Shiyao. Waiting for the final time to pass.
[The world of ‘Abyss’ is open]
[Double mode has been officially opened. 】
[Note: In this mode, players can pre-select designated targets as auxiliary NPCs in advance. After the auxiliary NPC completes the task, the rewards will automatically be included in the player's final settlement prize pool]
[Note 2: In this mode, the initial difficulty of the auxiliary NPC is always very low and does not interfere with the player. Players can spend points to reset the difficulty of auxiliary NPC tasks. 】
[Note 3: This mode is an experimental mode. To ensure the priority of player experience, it will be terminated at any time if BUG occurs. For example, when an auxiliary NPC encounters a force majeure disaster, it will be immediately determined that the NPC's assistance has failed, and the auxiliary NPC's activity rights will be immediately terminated and recycled. 】
[All final interpretation rights belong to Dream Games. 】
【……】
Do the difficulties not interfere with each other?
So together, I am at nightmare level and she is at extremely low level...how to fix it?
Is it difficult to trigger nightmares when she's around?
The third one is easy to understand. If something happens to her, she will just end the mission and come out. It's no big deal? It was said that, to put it bluntly... An Shiyao was working for herself after entering.
The final reward is also yours.
"..."
The game is really born.
No wonder I was born like this. After all, those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black.
[Do players want to enter the ‘abyss’ immediately? 】
[Difficulty of this world: low]
【Yes/No】
Okay, what’s the difference between low and extremely low?
Maybe it's still the same as Haidao City, the type who can go out in three months without knowing how to stay in the same place.
"Yes."
After reciting silently, Su Ming also closed his eyes. Consciousness gradually sinks.
——
【You have entered the world of ‘Abyss’】
[The talent currently given to players: Immunity. You are immune to all ailments. (This item is provided by Umbrella Biopharmaceuticals)]
[Current mission: Looking for Sertis Skylark in the City of Death]
【No penalty for failure】
Open your eyes again.
The sun was very bright and there were people all around.
"Brother, are you a foreigner? If you want to buy fruit, come to me. It's guaranteed to be sweet. Absolutely fresh dragon fruit."
"They are all obtained from the real dragon habitat in cooperation with the Explorers Guild. You see, only one gold coin is enough for such a big bag. Is it a good deal?"
"..."
In front of Su Ming is the fruit stall.
What he was wearing was indeed clothes from the snow country, sportswear for morning jogging. But the hawker didn't seem to find it strange.
"Hey, give way."
"..."
Hearing the sound, Su Ming turned around subconsciously. Saw a dog that was bigger than two adults combined? The whole body is covered with golden hair. There was a man riding on it.
"Can you be more careful? Don't bother me when I'm in a bad mood."
"..."
The silver armor was scarred, and his hands were bandaged. The dagger at his waist had no hand to hold it, and it clanged against the armor.
This is certainly not modern, nor is it medieval. Is it a place similar to Noelia's?
That thing is not a dog, but more like a monster tamed by a trainer in the movie.
"Never mind."
"This man... was easily provoked by others to take on a task that he was not capable of completing alone. He almost didn't come back."
"It's true that you take it out on others after you're embarrassed... In short, our people are very tolerant."
"..."
In fact, Su Ming didn't care whether the person's tone was harsh or not, or what he had experienced.
I don’t care about the difference between the dragon fruit at the fruit stall and the one from Snow Country.
"Brother, what are you looking for?"
"...Just me?"
"Huh? Why only yourself?"
"..."
Su Ming didn't see An Shiyao. If she were there, she would definitely stand out here in that outfit.
"Woman?"
"No, as soon as I came to my senses, I saw you standing here, little brother, and thought you were going to buy fruit."
"Maybe I was attracted by something and forgot to be with you? Yeah, there are still a lot of people at this time... If it doesn't work, I can go to the guild and ask someone to help me find it."
"..."
Su Ming didn't have a dime in his pocket.
The Explorer's Guild, the same world as Noelia's?
No.
Probably different.
Just standing in front of the guild building and seeing the people coming and going, I knew that this was definitely different from the Explorer Guild I had seen before. There are three flags at the top.
"The one on the left is the flag of the most outstanding Explorers team at present. The one beyond it is from the Imperial City, and the one beyond it... is naturally from the Explorers Guild."
Judging from the flag alone, the Explorers Guild's power is even higher than that of the country.
"Brother, if you want to issue a mission to find someone, the lowest E-level commission is ten silver coins?"
“If it’s urgent and someone needs to pick it up right away, it’s best to double the fee.”
"..."
It was An Shiyao who came first, and he came later, so that's why we didn't meet each other?
wrong.
Su Ming thought about it carefully and found that the player and the auxiliary NPC did not interfere with each other. If the low and extremely low difficulties are not together, wouldn't it be possible to achieve non-interference with each other?
——
After simply looking for kindhearted people to help.
Su Ming walked around the entire city for a day, from day to night. There was no sign of An Shiyao at all.
"Ale?"
"Wait a moment."
"..."
The first floor of the Explorer Guild Service Center is even half a tavern. There are also people who accept commissions, and there are also people who come to drink and eat after completing tasks.
As for the city of death in the mission, there is no need to ask anyone. One of the most generous commissions is the Bulletin Board Bounty.
[Get the witch's hair. Client: Imperial College. Bounty: 1,000,000 gold coins]
"That mission?"
"It's totally funny. If you can get it, you have to have a life flower."
"No, outsiders should have heard of the legend of that monster...I've definitely never seen it. Are you kidding me, can I still drink here after seeing her?"
"The most powerful team of explorers went with the knights, but the only ones who came back were the handymen who looked after the bags. There was not a single living creature within hundreds of miles, it's not a joke. Don't try it out of curiosity, for the sake of your own safety I would like to remind you only if the situation is relatively real.”
"..."
I randomly found a lone explorer and invited him to drink. Just know this kind of information that everyone here knows.
"Gurgling."
Su Ming drank the remaining ale in the cup.
To be honest, the taste is better than the one from Snow Country, and it is definitely not a blended wine.
So...what now?
Looking for An Shiyao, or looking for a target?
In this kind of world, there are people at the door with strange birds on their shoulders. The drinkers next to him were chatting about how to use fire magic to kill their opponents... Even Su Ming was not sure that he could do whatever he wanted in this world. An Shiyao was just an ordinary person, where was he born?
Even knowing that the difficulty is extremely low shouldn't be too cruel.
【Auxiliary NPC status list】
【Character: An Shiyao】
[Status: Healthy, on the first mission]
It was quite reassuring to be able to see her condition, but I couldn't choose to interrupt at this time.
Can she do it alone?
"Hoo——"
never mind.
Do your own tasks first, take the bounty to entrust it, and go find it. As long as you are in the 'abyss' world like yourself. You'll definitely find it.
——The other side.
"Goojigji."
Before An Shiyao opened her eyes, she smelled the fishy smell of flesh and blood.
The feel of leaves beneath me.
"..."
When he opened his eyes again, the surroundings had long been replaced by a dense jungle. It was lusher than the tropical rain forests she had seen on TV.
"Guji."
Something as big as an adult elephant, similar to a leopard? But the sharp horns on the head are obviously not what a leopard should have, and the shape is not right either.
I saw it chewing something bloody and bloody, and something mixed with blood and water dripped from the corner of its mouth.
"Ah..."
An Shiyao unconsciously grasped the soil behind her, and it became more and more real that the leaves and soil were wet.
The moment it made a sound, the thing's eyes instantly turned around.
Dying?
"Whoops——"
"..."
It took a long time for An Shiyao to catch his breath and take a deep breath.
The monster that originally planned to rush towards her had been shattered into pieces, and was replaced by a petite figure standing in front of her.
The tail was still stained with some pieces of meat and blood. is retracting.
That face...
"Weird. I didn't even notice you were there just now. You suddenly appeared."
"Summer, summer night?"
"No."
"..."
no?
But no matter what An Shiyao thought, the slightly childish face in front of her, and the dress that covered her petite body, there was no doubt that she was Xia Ye.
"Well...you are talking about my sister?"
"Sister?"
An Shiyao managed to get up, her legs still a little weak. But it gradually calmed down.
"Huh?"
Before he could react, she came closer and sniffed him again.
"How did he bring you here?"
"..."
"Here you will die."
"Ah...then..."
"..."
An Shiyao was completely confused. From meeting a meat-eating monster to the loli in front of me calmly solving the monster...
【You have entered the world of ‘abyss’】
[Current task: The currency transaction volume in the current world reaches 1,000,000 gold coins. 】
[Ability currently given to you: Language proficiency. (You can understand and write any language proficiently)]
[If there is no currency transaction volume or death within 72 hours, it will be regarded as a negative task and the authority will be revoked]
[Complete the task, and you will receive corresponding rewards based on your score after the player scores are settled. 】
"?"
The translucent text frame just covers the cheeks of ‘Summer Night’. Perhaps because she had been looking at him for too long, she touched her face in obvious confusion.
"That..."
I want to say, where is Mr. Su Ming?
Didn’t we say we would spend time together?
The fear is real.
But here comes the reward... I have the reward, and the player is Mr. Su Ming, right? He has too.
Trading is like tailor-made for yourself. I'm definitely not good at fighting or anything like that, but I'm just doing business in my dreams...
"Can you please take me to the nearest city? A place with people?"
The biggest question is whether the 'Xia Ye' in front of her can take her to the city safely.
"That!"
"If Xia Ye is your sister! Then I...should I call you, ah...should I call you sister?"
No matter what it is.
Anyway, the 'Xia Ye' in front of me is powerful, and with her here, I will definitely be able to get to the city smoothly. Aren't relationships a part of doing business?
"Is this what human relationships are like?"
"Shared husbands can be called sisters. Well..."
"..."
Eh?
Does she know everything?
Why are you suddenly staring at your feet again? An Shiyao couldn't help but shrink her toes.
"Will he lick with joy, or with anger?"
"?"
"Where are you going?"
"Huh?"
"Answer my questions and I can take you where you want to go."
"..."
That’s why I said, what is the problem?
——
After walking with "Xia Ye" for a long time, An Shiyao couldn't bear it anymore. She rarely has mountain roads, let alone places more desolate than tropical rainforests.
It's getting late, and I'm getting hungry.
"..."
Then, I don’t know where ‘Xia Ye’ caught a one-horned leopard.
"Eat. If humans don't eat, they will die."
"..."
An Shiyao tried to drill wood to make fire, but the skin on her palms peeled off and she still couldn't light it. The wood and firewood used for making fire are both specific. You can't find it casually.
"Want fire?"
"Click."
Seeing 'Xia Ye' snap his fingers, the haystack that couldn't be ignited just now burned.
"This... magic?"
"I don't know, I just think you need it, so I got it."
"..."
Isn’t it really a summer night?
Looking at her face carefully, An Shiyao found the difference... In reality, there seemed to be no small hemorrhoid on the left side of Xia Ye's cheek.
But looking so similar, is she really Xia Ye's sister?
No matter what, save yourself, and then bring the prey over...
"Are you surprised by the question I just asked?"
"Ah..."
It's strange.
"Because he licked my feet and seemed very angry. I think his behavior was no different from yours."
"?"
The ‘him’ you are talking about is Mr. Su Ming?
"Which one do you hate, eating or littering?"
"..."
"Question, is it really weird?"
I saw her stretching out her small white feet and staring at them, as if thinking.
An Shiyao suddenly remembered something.
I remember Su Ming said that the same thing happened when he first met Xia Ye... no common sense, just a little bit of teaching.
Why did Mr. Su Ming lick her angrily? Let’s not talk about it for now.
"It's strange. Because humans don't associate eating and littering."
"I know. But humans regard eating as a very sinful thing and breaking the rules as a trivial matter. I don't understand. Human beings don't think it is a very sinful thing to treat other living creatures as food."
"This involves many levels. After all, humans and animals think differently. You... are looking at it from the perspective of a separate race."
"..."
Said a lot.
'Xia Ye' stared at An Shiyao for an increasingly long time, unable to move away.
"You're weird too."
"Why?"
"Weak in strength, but not afraid of me."
"Ah, after all, you said you are Xia Ye's sister... Then if I were older, you and I would also be sisters."
"In human books, there is a husband. They are divided into concubines and head wives, or mistresses and wives. So, the mistress's sister will be regarded as a sister by the head wife?"
"..."
If she hadn't said it in a thoughtful manner, An Shiyao would have thought it was a mockery.
"I understand. The principal wife will call the mistress's sister sister. Human relationships are very complicated."
"No..."
"No?"
"Uh... just think of it like this."
"So, my sister hasn't answered me yet. Why does he lick me angrily when he licks me? And he treats my sister as if he is enjoying some extremely delicious food."
"..."
Extremely delicious food...you can't say this no matter what, right?
Compared to this, she has no name?
"Maybe there is, but I forgot about it. I slept for too long, and it took me a long time to wake up before I realized that my body was missing."
I don't understand what she is saying.
But if there is no name...
"I remember, there were humans who saw me and called me a tentacle monster."
"..."
That's not a name, it was shouted while running for one's life, right?
"For now, I'll just call you Xiao Xiaoye. Is that okay?"
"Hmm. You seem to be like this because of my body."
She pressed her chest and looked at An Shiyao calmly.
"No."
This little man looks so dumb, how come his senses are as sharp as those on a real summer night?
However, thanks to Mr. Su Ming's connections, at least for the time being, there is no need to worry about safety issues.
Is this what dreams are like?
A task appears, then complete it to end it. Then I was also... wrong at the beginning. It won't just be a task, there will always be love or not.
So, now is the time for pregnant women to use their spare energy.
ah.
Thinking of pregnancy, An Shiyao only now realized that...the bulge in her belly was gone. It was indeed a dream, my figure got better again. Mr. Su Ming must be here too, and you will definitely see him if you keep doing tasks. If you meet him on a date when you have a second chance of charm, you will be able to stand by his side with a little more confidence. There are no tentacles and no magic... isn't it possible to do business?
——
3069.
December 7th. The time was confirmed by Su Ming's boss when he was buying something like a watch.
He had been carrying his backpack for too long.
In the end, no one was willing to drag him to the City of Death. For some reason, even if he snatched the Unicorn, he would definitely lose control when he ran to a fixed place.
I've been walking around the city for a long time, but I haven't heard any rumors about An Shiyao.
He could only walk towards the City of Death.
A whole half month. The number of people I saw became less and less, until I couldn’t even see any animals. The woods are also full of dead trees. Even the grass on the ground is black.
"..."
The sky was very gloomy. Su Ming stood on the cliff and could only vaguely see the shadow of the castle.
This must have been a city with many people before, right? Now there are only ruins and broken walls, and no human habitation can be seen at all.
"Ha..."
There must be something wrong.
As he got closer, Su Ming obviously felt more and more tired. It stands to reason that the bonus would not be achieved by just using sword skills. There can only be one reason... immunity. Affected by a certain state, immunity continues to operate and consumes physical strength.
Judging from this situation, he must be exhausted before arriving at the castle, right?
No matter.
Let’s go down and take a look first. Just look at what this witch is. Combining the prompts and the status bar that can be seen at any time, An Shiyao should be safe. The difficulty is extremely low... If something happens, he should go back immediately. To find her, it is better to complete the first phase of the mission early and see if there is a way to abort it after going out or if she wakes up and leaves a note. She should also have a chance to go out, right? Even if the time for completing the task is different, you can know your whereabouts as long as you see the note left in the living room.
It's okay... My wife is not around, but I haven't thought about Thuse now. In such a dirty place that doesn't look clean, the witch must be dirty too. Not washing = no beauty = no desire = one’s Taoist mind will be very stable.
(End of chapter)