Immersive escape game, Lobby
Ding! Welcome to the immersive escape game lobby.
As white lights flashed, nearly a hundred new players appeared in the game hall.
The new players, who were somewhat confused and frightened, looked around, not knowing what to do.
"where is it?"
"Am I dreaming?"
"How come I'm here?"
"What the hell is this place?"
Just as the new players were looking at each other, a few rather cool looking men and women came over.
“We are sorry to welcome you to the immersive escape game.”
The leader was a man who was about 27 or 28 years old, with his hair neatly combed back, a very standard elite hairstyle.
He spoke first, with a distant yet polite smile on his serious face, "Let me introduce myself. I'm the vice president of the Core Fire Guild, my name is Zhou Guang, and this is your greeting gift."
As he spoke, he took out a stack of prop cards from his backpack and handed them out to the newcomers in front of him one by one.
The newcomers took the prop card blankly. One of them seemed to have just reacted and asked in confusion: "Are you NPCs?"
"No," another tall and sunny boy answered, "We are also players."
As time passed, the novices gradually accepted the reality with the system's prompts.
The newlyweds looked at each other, some of them confused about the situation.
One of the muscular men who came to the gym asked, "Why are you helping us if you have done nothing? Your name is Xinhuo Guild? Are you here to invite us to join?"
Zhou Guang: "Nothing special. We'll talk about joining the guild later. Providing necessary assistance to new players is the purpose of our guild."
"You don't need to join the guild, but I have a small suggestion. Giving a rose to someone will leave a sweet fragrance on your hands. I will help you today. I hope that you will also lend a hand when you encounter a situation where you can help others during the challenge."
The muscular man finally took the prop card, "Ah, thank you then, others helped me, I will help others in the future."
He looked up and carefully measured the people in front of him.
In addition to the elite man named Zhou Guang who had been negotiating, the other handsome boy who just spoke looked only about eighteen or nineteen years old and was the tallest among the group.
In addition, there was a girl and a young man. The girl had long hair, wore a red jumpsuit, had a heroic look on her face, and carried a bow and arrow half a person's height on her back.
Compared to the others, the young man looked much gentler. He wore a simple shirt inside and a white coat outside, looking like a doctor.
The muscular man was very outgoing. When he saw the girl, his eyes suddenly lit up and he walked straight to the girl. "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Li Cangshan. What's your name?"
The girl obviously didn't expect the man to be so abrupt. She was stunned for a moment before she spoke haltingly, "My name is Li Cancan."
Li Cangshan's eyes lit up again, and he grinned wide, revealing a row of white teeth that could be used in toothpaste advertisements. "We are so destined to be together."
"You, both have the surname 'Li'. There is a 'Shan' in my name, and there are two 'Shan' in your name. The sum of our two names has three 'Shan', which is... uh..."
"Three mountains, pronounced 'shi', four." The handsome boy among the four rolled his eyes, "Dude, you scared our sister Cancan."
Li Cangshan scratched his head embarrassedly and continued to ask Li Cancan eagerly, "Sister Cancan, are you also from the Core Fire Guild?"
Li Cancan coughed lightly, "Hello, player Li Cangshan, I am the vice president of the Core Fire Guild."
Li Cangshan: "Don't be so formal. Since we are destined to be together, you can just call me Cangshan, Sister Cancan."
"Excuse me, can I join your guild?" Li Cangshan looked at the boy and the gentle young man, "Excuse me, who is the president of the two of you?"
Boy: "My name is Xia Chi, and I'm also the vice president."
Young man: "Hello, my name is Liang Xi, and I'm also the vice president."
Li Cancan: "Our president position is still vacant. If you want to join, there is an official channel. Just submit an application and you can join if it's approved. Don't bother asking us."
"Eh, the president's position is vacant? How strange, but it doesn't matter," Li Cangshan said to Li Cancan seriously, "I want to join the association now. Please give me an application form."
"Ha, I advise you to think twice before you act. How far do you think the future development of a guild with a president whose life and death is uncertain can go?"
Just when Li Cangshan was about to say the words to join the meeting, an abrupt voice suddenly poured cold water on him.
Li Cangshanshui followed the sound and saw several people walking towards him in a mighty manner.
The leader was a man with long hair tied into a high ponytail and sharp eyes. He looked not to be trifled with.
He stopped in front of a few people and said arrogantly: "I am the vice president of the Canglan Guild. Our guild ranks 86th. Player Li Cangshan, I know all your trial copies. Your performance in the copy is amazing. You shouldn't join the unknown bumpkin guild of the Core Fire Seed."
"Their guild is ranked over 200, and it has only been established for less than a year. There are only more than 100 guild members, and most of them are low-ranking players. In comparison, our guild has been established for 15 years, and has tens of thousands of members."
"Let's talk about the president. Our president has now reached the 700th floor and is a truly powerful master. And their president? He was just a flash in the pan and has been in the time cage for more than two years." The ponytailed man glanced at Zhou Guang and the others, "Oh, no, I was wrong. That person is not even a president yet. After all, he was already in the time cage when the Core Fire Guild was founded. Now, maybe he is finished."
"How many resources can the Core Fire Guild give you? How many resources can we give you? You should know this clearly, right? You are a smart person, I believe you will make the right choice."
Xia Chi frowned, and just as he was about to take action, he was stopped by Li Cancan beside him, "Xia Chi, calm down, fighting is prohibited in the game hall."
Xia Chi withdrew his hand, glanced at the ponytailed man with murderous eyes, and asked coldly, "What's your name?"
The ponytail man's eyes were dangled by his tightly tied hair. He raised his head arrogantly and said, "I don't know my name, but I will always keep my surname. My name is Zhao Sen. Remember that."
Xia Chi sneered, "Zhao Sen, right? I'll remember, you'd better pray that you don't run into me during the dungeon."
You dare to curse my brother? I'll kill you.
Zhao Sen gave Xia Chi a disdainful look and said, "What can a rookie like you with only more than 400 floors do?"
Li Cangshan, Zhao Sen, and Xia Chi suddenly turned their heads to Zhao Sen, "President Zhao? Excuse me for asking a few questions."
Although Zhao Sen was trying to recruit people to join the organization, his eyes still had a sense of self-satisfaction and nobility: "What's the problem?"
"The Canglan Guild was established 15 years ago and ranks 86th, right?"
Zhao Sen's eyes were filled with pride: "Yes, a strong guild invited you, aren't you proud?"
"I just checked the guild rankings. There are more than a thousand guilds in the entire game. Xinhuo Guild has only been established for half a year, and it has entered the top 250, which is equivalent to rising by more than 700 people in a year. At this rate, Xinhuo Guild will surpass you in a few years."
Zhao Sen's expression suddenly changed, and Li Cangshan's eyes were glued to Li Cancan. "The fire of the wick can start a prairie fire. I think the Xinhuo Guild has a better future than the Canglan Guild. I choose the Xinhuo Guild."
Zhao Sen took a deep breath and was about to open his mouth to curse when Zhou Guang suddenly spoke coldly: "Zhao Sen, right? I know you. You have been in the horror escape game for more than ten years, and you are currently on the 600th floor."
"Heh," he narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Sen with contempt, "What a slow pace! It took our Xia Chi just over two years to climb to the 400th floor, and he will soon reach the 500th floor. Xin is Xia Chi's idol, and you dared to curse Xin to death just now? Get your coffin ready and wait for death."
Xia Chi cooperated by raising his head, and Zhao Sen gave him a look of absolute contempt.
Zhao Sen's face was bruised and purple, and his chest was heaving violently. He roared, pulled out a dagger from his backpack, and rushed towards Xia Chi.
The people around him hurriedly grabbed his arm, but because Zhao Sen was too fast, they failed to hold it.
A gleam of light flashed in Zhou Guang's eyes, and he looked at the people around him tacitly. They all retreated at the same time, leaving only Xia Chi standing there.
When Li Cancan retreated, Li Cangshan was very considerate and pulled her up as well.
Xia Chi calmly dodged Zhao Sen's first attack. Just when Zhao Sen attacked for the second time, Xia Chi's eyes flashed and he quickly pulled out a long knife from his backpack.
The long sword flashing with cold light chopped down from high to low with force, instantly cutting Zhao Sen's short sword in the middle easily, as easy as cutting a piece of tofu.
While Zhao Sen was stunned, Xia Chi raised his foot and kicked him hard, and Zhao Sen flew five meters away in an instant.
A big hole was smashed in the bamboo behind him, and Zhao Sen immediately vomited blood, looking at the dagger in his hand in astonishment.
how come
My short sword is an S-level item. It is an item that I obtained after going through untold hardships and escaping death. How could it be cut? !
Who is this boy named Xia Chi
He looked up at Xia Chi in shock, and out of the corner of his eye he took in the expressions of the other people.
No, who are these guys from the Core Fire Guild? !
They didn't seem surprised at the current result at all, and they retreated in unison just now.
Fuck, fell into a trap.
The man named Zhou Guang was deliberately provoking him.
Ding! Warning! Players are fighting. Judgement will begin.
Zhao Sen used a treatment card himself, and just when he was halfway through the treatment, the cold electronic sound of the system rang above everyone's heads.
The judgment is over. Player Zhao Sen attacked another player and will be punished by the system. Player Xia Chi was judged to be acting in self-defense and will not be punished.
After saying that, the two NPCs in the hall immediately walked towards Zhao Sen. In Zhao Sen's horrified eyes, they dragged Zhao Sen's two arms and walked into the darkness.
Zhao Sen yelled angrily while being dragged, "It's not me! It's them. They deliberately provoked me. System, are you a fucking pig? Is your brain a pig's? You should punish them, not me."
Ding! Player Zhao Sen was found to be insulting the system, and additional punishment was imposed.
Zhao Sen: “… Shit!”
The sound of Zhao Sen wailing in pain was soon heard in the darkness. Zhao Sen's men looked at each other and left in panic.
After the farce ended, some newcomers did not want to get involved in the dispute after getting the prop cards, and left early under the guidance of the system.
Of the nearly one hundred new recruits, only a few remain.
When the fun was over, the newcomers left quickly.
In the end, only Xia Chi and a few others were left in the entire novice teleportation area.
Li Cancan took out a piece of paper from his backpack and handed it to Li Cangshan: "After you fill out the form and submit it to the system, the system will send us the membership application."
"If you still want to join," she paused, then continued, "the review time is three to five days. We will notify you whether you pass or fail."
Li Cangshan was very tall, almost two heads taller than Li Cancan. He took the application form and tugged on Li Cancan's sleeve a little embarrassedly, "Sister Cancan, can I add you as a friend? I just asked the system, and it said I can add you as a friend."
Li Cancan hesitated for a second: "Okay."
After adding the friend, Li Cangshan started to introduce himself with a smile.
"My name is Li Cangshan, I'm 24 years old, a sports student, and I'm on the national team."
Xia Chi's expression changed subtly: "Isn't he from the football team?"
Li Cangshan waved his hand: "That's impossible. With our height, we have to be on the basketball team anyway."
Xia Chi looked at Li Cangshan's muscular muscles with some envy, and couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and pat his shoulder hard, "Brother, your muscles are great, let's spar with each other some other day."
"Ouch."
Liang Xi saw Xia Chi suddenly covering his temple, and quickly took out a stethoscope from his backpack, "No, Xia Chi? Did you go there when you were with Zhao Sen? Let me check it out."
Xia Chi let Liang Xi examine him and said helplessly: "No, it was just that my brain suddenly flashed, just like an electric shock, it hurts."
Liang Xi's movements were quick and serious. He checked Xia Chi thoroughly before putting the stethoscope away. "It's okay. There's nothing wrong with your body. It's just a flash of inspiration in your brain."
Xia Chi: "It's possible. I didn't say anything. The flash of inspiration is getting less and less effective."
Seeing the few people preparing to leave together, Li Cangshan hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Excuse me, can I ask about the president's situation?"
Several people looked at each other, and finally Zhou Guang satisfied Li Cangshan's curiosity.
"He can't be considered the guild leader, because we don't know if he's willing to take on the role. He ran into a situation and can't return to the game lobby for the time being. We formed this guild just to wait for him."
"Without him, there would be no guild, so we have kept the position of guild leader for him. When he comes back, we will respect his opinion, and if he doesn't want to be the leader, we have other solutions."
Li Cangshan became more and more curious, "What's his name?"
Zhou Guang: "His name is Baili Xin. The reason why we are helping you newcomers now is because he has always helped us and other newcomers. Without him, we would not be who we are today. Some things need to be passed on, such as essence and core."
Li Cangshan repeated his name several times.
Baili Xin, Xin, Xin, Xinhuo Guild.
Inheritance, passing on the torch.
Is that a moral
At that moment, he inexplicably became interested in the person who was living in the conversation.
"Can he come back?" Li Cangshan hesitated for a moment, but still asked a somewhat sensitive question.
Xia Chi raised his eyebrows, as sharp as a cheetah in the grassland, "Of course. He is my brother, Xin, Baili Xin, how could he not come back?"
Li Cancan seemed to be thinking about something, "If you are interested in Xin, there is a video of him in the recording channel of the live broadcast room, you can go there."
"Whether you join our guild or not, I hope everything goes well for you in your future journey. Goodbye."
After watching the few people leave, Li Cangshan borrowed a pen from a nearby NPC, wrote the application for membership stroke by stroke, and submitted it.
Then he followed the system's instructions and came to the hive on the second floor. He turned on the lagging computer, stumbled through the unfamiliar live broadcast interface to find the recorded broadcast, and found Baili Xin's video - The World of the Vampire Clan.
The video lasted more than fifty hours in total, and Li Cangshan pressed the start button.
As the video progressed, his eyes changed from curiosity at first to surprise, shock, and admiration later.
He had to be extremely focused and sit in front of the computer the entire time except for going to the toilet and eating.
There were over 100 million comments in this video. When Li Cangshan opened the comment record, his screen was immediately flooded with comments.
Xin, where are you? We miss you so much.
Xin, please come back soon. I can’t live in the world of live streaming without you. I don’t know what happiness is anymore.
The moment of Xin’s sealing for the one thousand and first time.
Xin has so many posts, but unfortunately only one video is left. I don’t want the Xin in the video, I want Xin to be alive again.
Bah, Xin is not dead! I heard that Xin's name is always lit in the friend list, he is still alive!
But more than two years have passed.
Even if it's three, four... ten, twenty years, I'm willing to wait. As long as Xin's head image is not extinguished, I believe he will come back.
I have been silently waiting for the day when Xin comes back.
I have a feeling that day won't be too late.
…
It was not until the end of the video that Li Cangshan let out a long sigh of relief, and silently exclaimed in the cramped room: "Fuck, that's really awesome, brother, you're the idol of the whole nation, right?!"
system:…
Are you sure you are from the basketball team? Tell me the truth, are you a runaway apprentice from a certain club
Ding! You have a guild application reply, please check it in time.
Li Cangshan quickly opened the small envelope, and there were two big red characters written on the application.
reject!
Li Cangshan:
That bastard Zhao Sen, didn't he say that the Xinhuo Guild was easy to join?!
Hello, player Li Cangshan, thank you very much for your appreciation of our guild. You are excellent, and we feel your enthusiasm in your application for membership, but in your comprehensive consideration, we think you are still lacking one other element. Here, Xinhuo Guild also wishes you a smooth journey in the future.
Li Cangshan opened Li Cancan's private chat box and rubbed his hands nervously.
I was just hesitating about what excuse to find to chat with a girl, and now the opportunity has come!
Li Cangshan: Sister Cancan, my application for membership failed. Why
Li Cancan's reply came after a long wait of more than ten seconds: As expected, we will decide whether to pass it based on the player's long time to complete the game. You probably have too little data.
Li Cangshan: Does that mean I still have a chance
Li Cancan: Of course, come on.
Li Cangshan: So, the reason why the Xinhuo Guild has few members is not because they can’t recruit people, but because the screening system is very strict
Li Cancan: Haha, of course. But since we are in Xin's guild, how can we be careless in selecting players? We can't let him lose face.
Li Cangshan: Oh, I see. I know. I will work hard. Can you tell me what the criteria for joining the club are
Li Cancan: No, it’s a secret.
Who said that the Core Fire Guild is not good
Who said that it is easy to join the Xinhuo Guild
They are all rumors!
It's hard for thieves to enter, okay?!
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It is a living area built in diamond, with a huge crystal cover on the top. As the sun sets, the crystals that are flashing colorful fluorescence slowly go out.
There is a thick gray soil at the foot of the survival area, but if you look carefully, you can vaguely see a faint fluorescence emerging through the soil.
In the huge living area, a few ragged men were turning around numbly, like stereotypical wild animals in the park.
The edge of the survival zone was abruptly cut off.
When the view is zoomed out, it is discovered that the living area is placed on a pointed cone made of diamond.
The sharp cone rises all the way up to the clouds, and the living area is isolated in the sky, with a bottomless abyss below.
Suddenly, there was a crisp tinkling sound.
It turned out that at a tiny edge of the survival area, a rope as thick as a wrist extended out and disappeared into the white clouds in the distance.
The bell that makes the sound is tied to the edge of the rope, and it rings when the rope moves.
Those who were spinning in circles numbly still had some reaction to the sound. They would glance at it sparingly after hearing it, then look away and continue spinning in circles.
It was getting darker and darker, and the bells were getting louder and louder.
As the last bright light above disappeared, a figure as nimble as an eagle suddenly flew onto the rope and into the survival area.
"I'm back." As soon as the man landed, he said in a loud voice, "I picked some fruit. Do you want to eat some?"
The people who were spinning around blindly didn't know whether they heard the word "fruit" or "eat". It was as if a switch was pressed. They all stopped spinning and walked towards the man.
The man's eyes were clear, and in the darkness one could vaguely see the bright stars in them, which were as crystal clear and beautiful as the surrounding diamonds.
He casually pulled out the hairpin that was holding his hair, and his ground-length hair immediately fell down.
They took the fruit numbly. One of them had a little consciousness and said "thank you" out of politeness. Then he asked, "How was your harvest today?"