Abe received a low-level free connector from the address displayed on the giant advertisement. In the bustling reception hall, she faced the strange looks of everyone and found a free rest area to sit down, put on her helmet and connected to the virtual world.
As she thought, the competition was open to the entire galaxy, and the verification process was not strict. You only needed your ID to log in.
After logging in, you will initially see an infinitely extending space, with system sounds in your ears to guide you through operations.
"Welcome to the Star Network (Region - Spiral Galaxy - Long Day Star)"
"You can choose 1 to freely explore the virtual world 2 to choose where you want to go"
There are also services such as modifying virtual images below.
The virtual world in the Star Network is constructed in the same way as the real world. Offline business buildings can apply for a virtual address on the Star Network. After the application is approved, they will receive an exclusive house number sequence, allowing people in the Star Network to travel around the world without leaving home. Interstellar wishes.
Abe let the system jump directly to the competition site.
"Welcome to the Changzhou Star branch venue of the Time Travel Live Contest."
"The Time Travel Live Contest is organized by titr-time travel company and has official government approval. Because the brain nerves are connected to the spiritual world, there is a certain degree of danger. After signing the contract, if any abnormality occurs, the contestants are responsible for it. .”
"During the competition, players need to enter a virtual world, that is, a world generated by novels, movies, and games, and adapt the plot of the characters you perform. During the official competition, the number of views and comments obtained by the players during the live broadcast will be Data and reward amount are the basis for judging the competition, and the top three players will advance.”
In the square that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, the mechanical system's sound is steady and low, but it can ring in everyone's ears, explaining the rules of the competition to the contestants over and over again.
With a flash of light, Abe and dozens of figures appeared in different corners of the square at the same time.
Her gray hair and gray eyes are like a natural protective color, making her look like a speck of dust in the crowd without leaving a trace in the water.
People in the interstellar world have an average lifespan of 200 years. As far as she can see, the players present all look young at least in appearance, but the quality of the players is uneven.
"Formal competition? Is it considered a formal competition now? How is it going to be compared?"
"No, there are only so many people in a branch venue. I guess we need to filter out at least 50% of the people before starting."
"It won't be about answering questions and writing papers. I'm most afraid of exams."
There are those who try to extract information from the rules, and there are those who try to trick others into giving up the game.
"I worked as a time travel anchor, but I couldn't do it after a week. It was even worse than doing a space jump. I felt dizzy and felt like vomiting. It's best not to try it if your physical fitness is not up to standard. I heard that people died, but they were suppressed by the government. .”
"Oh my god, it's so scary. Then why are you still here to participate in the competition?" The people who heard this were either fools or fools.
The man touched his nose and said, "Try again. Titr's bounty and dividend system is much better than that of the live broadcast platform."
"If you don't want to make money, who will suffer this?"
"It's so interesting to travel through time. Although it's just a simulation, it's not bad to experience sightseeing once."
"What about you? Why did you come to the competition?"
Abe suddenly heard the person next to her ask, and the voice was pointed in her direction.
She tilted her head.
In front of him was a handsome-looking boy who looked like he was from a good family. Unlike Abe, who was wearing a white short-sleeved plaid skirt in the initial system suit, he was wearing a red and white jacket with the English words "i\'ma jerk" on it. He was smiling. A little bad.
Although Abe's presence was low, the two appeared in the square almost at the same time, and he noticed the people around him immediately.
Abe didn't want to answer, but he heard the other person say first: "I am a student of the War Department, and I want to participate in the live broadcast competition in the combat adventure category. What about you?"
“…”
"Exchanging information resources may be helpful to the competition."
“…”
"Actually, I have some inside information——"
Before he could approach in a mysterious manner, Abe took a step aside.
The boy suddenly felt ashamed and was about to get angry when he saw Abe yawning and rubbing his face as if he had woken up in the afternoon.
This action was obviously lethal to men, so he held back his temper.
At this time, the system sounded a prompt: "The auditions are about to begin. Players who advance from the auditions can obtain the exclusive live broadcast room and the qualifications to participate in the official competition."
"The system will conduct auditions in groups of five based on the order in which the contestants arrive."
As soon as the sound fell, the virtual screen immediately popped up, and a line of words appeared:
[Are you confirmed to participate in the audition? whether ]
Abe tilted his head slightly and chose no.
The interface becomes [Would you like to listen to the schedule rules again? Yes/No][ Do you know about the contest prize money? yes/no] and other basic questions.
She then returned to the previous interface and clicked to confirm to participate in the audition.
As soon as the scene changed, she seemed to be pulled into another space.
Four people were already standing in the empty pure white three-dimensional space. After she appeared, their eyes all turned to her.
The boy in the jacket just now was actually there.
It seems that the so-called "order of arrival" refers to the order of arrival in the square. It was useless for her to confirm it a second later.
She was a little upset. She didn't want to deal with people until she found a way that suited her in this competition.
But he seemed to have forgotten what he had just experienced. He raised his hand and greeted Aibe with a smile. Is it possible for Aibe to change his mind? Flash dumplings on Shuo Road, quails in fresh pockets, and songs in praise of old overseas Chinese, boring Lusong, Junsi, Fu Zhixu
In addition to the two of them, there were two women and a man. The other boy was a bit unscrupulous. His eyes fell on the pretty girl's chest from time to time. After being discovered, he crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows, looking like a bastard who said, "What can you do to me?"
The pretty girl frowned, turned sideways, and hid behind the girl wearing black-rimmed glasses.
The girl wearing black-rimmed glasses had a very calm face. She looked at Abe like a robot scanner, making a comprehensive assessment of her.
"Everyone is here, let's draw cards." The boy in the jacket waved to her.
The content of the audition is story solitaire. Players are numbered in order of arrival. Starting with No. 1, No. 2 can be appointed as a character in the story and set tasks for him, and so on. Each person initially has 10 points, and each round of tasks has a full score of 5 points. If No. 2 fails to complete the task set by No. 1, then No. 2 will deduct 5 points from his own score and add it to No. 1. If task No. 2 is completed, vice versa.
Competition rules:
1. Players who score 25 points at the end can qualify for promotion. Those who qualify can continue to participate in the competition.
2. As long as one player is unwilling to end the game (even if both players have scored 25 points), the game will continue.
3. If the task requires it, the players must play the corresponding role in the virtual world. If the task does not require it, the players can choose to return to this pure white trial space to rest. If the player refuses to cooperate, even if the task has nothing to do with him or her, the points for this round must be deducted.
The difficulty of the task will be assessed by the system. If the difficulty is too low or too high, you will not be able to pass.
In short, it means controlling within a certain range but making it impossible for the other party to do so.
Since it is a time-travel competition, it is of course different from the conventional story-based solitaire. All the "scripts" they set for the next family will become real scenes, and the other party needs to personally go into battle to fulfill the requirements.
This is a trial and an adaptation match before the official competition. It not only tests the players' ability to write stories, but also tests their ability to adapt to the situation in the story.
Five people sat together, and in the middle there was a three-dimensional scene the size of a pool table suspended in the air, like a crystal ball used by a witch for divination, allowing people to clearly see what happened in another "time and space".
The boy with the bastard face asked unexpectedly: "Then you can all see my performance inside?"
The boy in the jacket chuckled, "What else?"
"You are here to participate in the time travel anchor competition, not the school final exam." The beautiful girl mocked, "There are only four people watching now. If you pass the audition, there will be thousands of viewers commenting on your every move in the audience. , are you scared?"
The boy in the jacket looked down at the number 1 on his body and smiled at the jerk-like boy who showed number 2.
"It's not too late to give up now."
The other party could see that he was being targeted, so he shrugged and said no more.
Number 1 is the most special card among the five cards. The story starts with him, which means that the boy in the jacket can choose the background that he is most comfortable with. The person No. 2 has to be appointed by No. 1, which means that his fate is in the hands of No. 1.
Abe was the last one to enter, naturally No. 5.
She had a clear view of the interaction between the three of them just now. Although the boy in the jacket No. 1 and the beautiful girl No. 3 teamed up to "confront the enemy", they obviously did not know each other, but they just couldn't stand the "sexy" behavior of the boy No. 2.
Her eyes wandered between the expressionless girl No. 4 and the beautiful girl No. 3, and she winked cutely.
At the moment, everyone else is waiting for the boy in the jacket No. 1 to start.
No. 1 got started quickly after adapting to the rules, and he set the background on campus. The campus of the Earth Chronicle has no mechas or spaceships, and the background is clean and simple. The moment No. 2 confirmed the start of the mission, the person on the chair disappeared and appeared in the holographic image in the center.
The character assigned by No. 2 has a face that looks like a gangster, is arrogant and bad, just like how he looks in No. 1’s eyes.
"What mission did you set for him?" The beautiful girl No. 3 asked No. 1. From her perspective, she could just see the angry face of No. 2 in the virtual image, and she couldn't help but be curious.
No. 1 was a little bored, "It's nothing. I just asked him to pursue the school beauty and make the school beauty agree to be his girlfriend within a week."
He is really not good at questions related to love. If it weren't for the technical limitations of the titr company and the simplified data processing of the audition content, which automatically turned the interstellar campus into a campus based on the Earth's chronology, he would not have simply asked this type of question.
However, he is still very good at pleasing girls. He knows that doing so can vent his anger on No. 3, and he can be considered an ally.
No. 3 knew it well and immediately smiled like a flower. She watched No. 2 being pointed at and scolded for wanting to eat swan meat, but coldly refused. She somewhat calmed down the annoyance of being "viewed as an adulterer" just now.
To their surprise, No. 2 was not without merit. After his first attempt failed, he secretly operated and exchanged advanced scientific and technological concepts of the interstellar era for funds. In less than two days, he disguised himself as a rich man, drove a luxury car to express his love, and actually chased Arrive at the school beauty.
No. 2 appeared in the exclusive seat again with slight changes. He changed from being crowded by the two people to the point where he didn't want to talk. His life experience in the virtual world made him feel proud and he no longer looked at No. 3. Coveted, but provocative and malicious.
As expected, No. 3 didn't stay happy for too long. After seeing the other party making crackling movements for a while, the role and tasks were assigned to her.
——Become the school beauty in the story and have to obey him within a week.
Her eyes widened with an expression of astonishment, and she disappeared from her seat.
In the first round of exploration, this war became a battle of revenge.
Question No. 2 was very tricky. He evolved one instruction into countless instructions, just like someone made a wish to the "Aladdin's Magic Lamp" and asked the genie to satisfy all his future conditions. Even if the time limit is only one week, No. 3 will be miserable.
Faced with a face that she usually dislikes the most, she has to show the greatest enthusiasm, warmly confess her love to No. 2 in front of everyone, bring a homemade lunch every day, and run ten kilometers away amidst the other party's criticism and ridicule. He went to a local place to buy his favorite fried dumplings, but after saying "I'm full", he watched the fried dumplings being thrown into the trash can.
She angrily fought back and scolded No. 2.
No. 2 gave the order with an expressionless face, telling her never to say anything he didn't like to hear again.
Before going, she thought that the biggest danger she would encounter would be the order given to her by No. 2. But he didn't. She also thought that small difficulties would not trouble her, but the reality was more cruel than imagined.
No. 3 returned to the space, turned his back and cried.
"It's just a little thing." No. 2 sarcastically said.
Everyone except Abe glared at him. He made a disdainful sound and turned his head away like a hooligan in the virtual world.
How could he not know that these people had secretly united to eliminate him first? There is a clause in the rules that "must cooperate with other people's tasks, otherwise points will be deducted", which forces him to participate in every task that has nothing to do with him. No points will be awarded if he does well, but there will be many opportunities for point deductions for no reason.
Sure enough, the task No. 3 gave No. 4 was to find ways to ruin his reputation.
No. 4 was successful. She was also a top academic figure in the interstellar era. She drained her salary and used more advanced technology as bait, and in one fell swoop she labeled No. 2 as a criminal who plagiarized other people's research results. No. 2 was sent to prison.
No. 4 had been silent, but now he attracted everyone's surprised gazes.
Compared with how comfortable she was in the virtual world, when it was her turn to give Abe questions, she seemed confused because she had no clue. It's obvious from a glance that she's not good at playing this type of game.
It was finally her turn. Abe focused his attention on his virtual operating screen.
Number 4 over there adjusted his glasses and made his decision.
At the same time, her role and tasks appeared on the private virtual screen in front of her:
Your role is a boy from the same school who has a crush on No. 2. The task requires you to obey No. 2 and obey No. 2 within a week.
It was surprisingly the same as the mission that disgusted No. 3 to the point of giving up halfway.
Abe's eyes flashed across the word "boy". Before selecting the "Game Start" pop-up window, her eyes paused on everyone.
If the five of them form a greedy snake that eats itself, then who is the seven inches of the snake