Thursday afternoon is Zhang Heng's statutory daze time.
At this time of the week, he usually doesn't arrange any work for himself, but finds a place he likes to nest there and spend his life to his heart's content.
This place can be a park, a temple, a museum... Of course, it can also be a maid cafe like it is now.
Regardless of other factors, the latter is obviously the winner in terms of seductiveness alone.
So this is also the place Zhang Heng goes to the most when he is in a daze.
"A cup of Forbidden Love, and a plate of brother can't do it today, thank you." Zhang Heng lit a ghost thing that he didn't know what it was serious.
"Okay master, wait a moment." The little maid with cat ears crossed her hands, hugged the tray to her chest, and said in a gentle tone.
major! Zhang Heng gave a thumbs up in his heart. The maids in this store are all part-time college students from nearby schools, and they have a good reputation in the residential circle.
In contrast, the owner of the maid cafe on Chunxi Road was very dishonest, and hired a group of 30-40-year-old aunts to make up for it. It is said that when there were not enough manpower, he even tried to fight in person, using his thick legs Mao Ling delayed the nerves of every customer in the store, rather than eating there, he was tortured there.
While waiting for the meal, Zhang Heng casually pulled a copy of "The Spirit of the Halberd Eater" from the surrounding shelves. He had just turned two pages when a voice came from his ear.
"Unfortunately, I still prefer his previous works."
Zhang Heng raised his head and found that there was a stranger in front of him at some point. At that time, a short old man was wearing a Tang suit but a top hat and tie. It sounds weird.
The eyes in the maid cafe were immediately attracted to him.
Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows, "Jun Saeki? He used to be a [beep] manga artist."
"It seems that my memory has not deceived me." The old man cracked his mouth and showed a mouthful of yellow teeth, "How has the past month been, Zhang Heng, are you satisfied with my little gift? Don't worry, what you are worried about That thing doesn't exist, the 24 hours are a bonus and will not be deducted from your life."
"It was you who did something on me?" It must be admitted that the other party's opening remarks successfully caught Zhang Heng's attention.
"It's not easy for me to do this kind of thing now, but who made you the person I value? I have to give you a gift, don't I?" The old man stretched out his hand and grabbed the forbidden love directly from the tray Startled, startled the little maid who just walked over, the latter looked at Zhang Heng, and asked with his eyes if he needed to call the police.
Zhang Heng shook his head lightly.
"I won't take advantage of you, you can still drink your drink after we finish talking." The old man muttered something incomprehensible, and then said seriously, "Now, let's get back to business, your month's I am quite satisfied with the performance, now that the probationary period has passed, it is time to talk about the conditions for becoming a full-time member."
"Conditions for regularization?"
"Yeah, to put it simply, I need you to help me win the next game. This game itself can bring you rich rewards. In addition, you can continue to use the small share I gave you." Gift."
Seeing that Zhang Heng opened his mouth to say something, the old man waved his hand, "I know your family situation, money is not so attractive to you, not to mention it is easy to get money if you have this ability, But believe me, what this game can bring you will be far beyond your imagination."
"What game?" Zhang Heng asked.
"In the distant past, we used war to settle disputes. It was simple and effective. God, I miss the bloody good old days. However, the times have been developing, and civilized societies should no longer use those barbaric and primitive methods, right? "
The old man drank the cup of forbidden love in one breath, "So now we use the game to decide who wins or loses. After all, the person sitting on the throne is that annoying guy. Due to those ancient agreements, I can't reveal it to you in advance. The content of the game, strictly speaking, our meeting this time is also forbidden, but don't worry, I can still settle this little trouble."
"Since this game is so important, why don't you participate in it yourself?"
"As I said before, due to certain ancient agreements, we cannot end the game in person. You are like my agent. I put the chips on you. If you win, I will win. You If I lose, I will lose, the two of us are like grasshoppers on a rope, but my luck is not very good, and the final rankings in the last few games are not good."
The old man sighed, "As you can see, I am also getting weaker and weaker, so this time I decided to bet earlier, although the risk is also very high, after all, you may be eliminated halfway."
"Who are you?"
Zhang Heng's elder brother was not able to do it today, and he was brought up. It was a plate of slightly burnt cookies, and the color looked suspicious.
"For now, you can regard me as your investor and partner. As for the future, there is only one thing I can tell you - the longer you persist in this game, the closer you will be to the truth of this world. Alright , we are running out of time, now, tell me your answer."
Zhang Heng looked into the eyes of the old man. The other party just made a long series of speeches that sounded very secondary, which matched the atmosphere of the maid cafe quite well. Knowing this well, this ridiculously dressed guy is probably not joking, and Zhang Heng has to admit that the small gift given to him by the other party is indeed very useful.
This also made him interested in the game the other party was talking about, so Zhang Heng said after a while, "It sounds interesting, how should I participate?"
"It's very simple, let me see which game site is the closest to your school..." The old man took out a Xiaomi mobile phone from the pocket of his Tang suit, opened Baidu Maps and clicked a few times, "Sex and the City Bar, game number 137 At eleven o'clock tonight, you won't regret your decision."
"Oh, I almost forgot." The old man stretched out a hand, "The last step is to conclude a covenant. After shaking hands, you will be mine."
"Please don't use such ambiguous words, I'm starting to regret it." Zhang Heng also stretched out his right hand.
Holding hands together, Zhang Heng felt that what he touched was a cold and hard rock.
The old man seemed to be in good spirits, "Be careful of other guys' agents, but you probably won't be able to run into them at the beginning of the game. In addition, no matter what happens, you must prioritize your survival."
"Wait, will people die in this game?" Zhang Heng's eyelids twitched.
"No, it's just dying in the game. To be more precise, it should be disappearing. Not only will the body disappear, but all the memories related to you will also disappear, as if it never existed at all. I know a guy It just happens to be very good at this kind of thing." The old man said in a flat tone as if he remembered to buy a bag of salt when he went out.
"..."
Zhang Heng still wanted to say something, but his eyes suddenly blurred for no reason, and the next moment, the old man had disappeared in front of him.
The little maid not far away is holding a cup of crimson drink, walking quickly towards this side, showing two cute little canine teeth when smiling.
"Master, your forbidden love, please use it slowly~"