Because of the diary's unfortunate death, Bai Yan mourned for two days before recovering from his depressed mood.
For several days in a row, he spent learning forum strategies and exercising, and the week was coming to an end soon.
On the morning of the seventh day, Bai Yan began to use makeup tools such as foundation and eyebrow pencil to fine-tune his appearance, so that people would not recognize him as the 'Wang Ze' who was linked in that forum.
In order not to be recognized by others, he also trimmed his hair and changed into a casual outfit that was different from that day.
After finishing the makeup, Bai Yan put the foundation into the satchel, and then carried the satchel on his back.
In addition to the foundation, there are also styptic powder, bandages, a knife, a pen and a piece of bent wire in the satchel. Judging from the comments in the forum, accidents sometimes happen in the game, so Bai Yan brought some light tools to use Prepare for possible emergencies.
"Also, don't forget your glasses this time."
Bai Yan's eyesight is not very good, and he almost missed the piece of the jigsaw puzzle with 'Human Seat' printed on it in the last game. In the game, sometimes missing a single letter can determine the success or failure of a game, so besides the one on his eyes, Bai Yan also put a spare pair of glasses in his satchel.
After getting ready to enter the game, Bai Yan opened the 'Hell Frontline' app and clicked on the icon of the second level.
After waiting for a few minutes, a burst of dizziness suddenly came, and the surrounding scenery changed accordingly.
After recovering from the dizziness, Bai Yan didn't rush to look at the changes around him, but unlocked the phone immediately, and looked down to check the game tips this time.
[Match successful]
[Number of players: 8]
[Game Difficulty: Normal]
[Level Description: This round of the game is 'Villa of Horror'. Complete the task assigned by the owner of the villa and survive for seven days as a game victory.]
[Background introduction: You are a freshman who has just graduated from university for one year. During the year, you changed jobs three times, each of which was fired by your boss after the probationary period.
Not long ago, you left your last job and were facing the dilemma of being penniless after paying the rent.
After eating bread for a week, you see a job ad in the paper, you try to make a phone call, and you land a successful interview.
Now, you are standing in front of the villa. After seven days of work, you will be paid a lot of money, which is enough to pay your rent for the next month and support you to find your next new job.]
[game rules:]
[1. In this round of the game, the player's identity is the 'steward'. Players need to complete the task assigned by the master, otherwise the consequences will be at their own risk.]
[2. Without the permission of the owner of the villa, players are not allowed to leave the villa at will. If fired by the master within seven days, the game is considered lost.]
[3. At 5:00 am on the seventh day (from Monday to 5:00 am on Sunday), click the 'Return' button on your phone to leave the game.]
Slightly different from the novice level, the world with normal difficulty will increase the "background import".
According to old players, in some levels, the background import is not useful, it just increases the player's sense of substitution and renders a realistic atmosphere.
However, in some levels, the background import can provide the player with key information. Bai Yan couldn't tell which kind of background import this time, so he simply memorized all the hints of the game before turning off the phone , Look at the situation around you.
As the background introduction introduced, he is indeed standing in front of a European-style villa now.
This villa is full of traces of time. The outermost iron gate of the villa is damaged, and the outer walls are in disrepair for a long time, losing their original bright colors.
In addition, the shell of the villa is overgrown with ivy. Dense creepers wrapped the villa and climbed up to the windows on the second floor, covering most of the windows on the second floor. Bai Yan believed that if these plants were given some more time, they would definitely turn the entire villa into a green ocean.
After observing the villa in general, Bai Yan began to observe the people around him.
Of course, when he was looking at others, the players who had read the game information early were also looking at him.
Probably influenced by that post, Bai Yan felt a little uncomfortable with the probing gazes of others.
However, when he was sure that the acquaintance girl was not among the players in this game, he straightened his back and acted as a clean and good player with no black history.
There are a total of eight people in this round of the game, and now they are all standing in front of the door of the villa, waiting for the owner to open the door.
Except for Bai Yan, among the eight players, there were three women and five men. Most of them were dressed in professional attire. Through their clothes, Bai Yan could clearly identify the identities of most of them.
Maids, bodyguards, cooks, and gardeners...
Among them was a woman named An Qing, who was leaning on two crutches under her shoulders. Her dress was not too obvious, so Bai Yan didn't recognize her occupation in this round of the game.
However, on each of their chests, there is a badge with their personal names written on it.
His real name in reality—Bai Yan—was written on Bai Yan's badge, which made him a little lucky. Fortunately, he didn't directly report his name at the time, otherwise he would have seen what is called hell difficulty in the second game.
After standing at the door for about five minutes, a tall man in a black suit and sunglasses couldn't help but said, "Have we stood there for a while? When shall we go in?"
"My identity in this game is a bodyguard, and my name is Lu Tianyi. Let me confirm first. You are all players in the third level, right?"
"No, I'm in the second level."
"I am also the second level."
"...Uh, sorry, I'm also in the second level."
…
"So everyone is a player who has just passed the novice level, except you." Bai Yan concluded.
Everyone's answers were unexpected, which made the big man scratch his head a bit tangled: "Well, I thought you were players of the same level as me, but I didn't expect you to be quite courageous and dare to match the game in the morning. Generally speaking, novices are procrastinating, and will never click on the game until twelve o'clock in the middle of the night."
"I think people who can enter in the morning are very courageous, at least they won't hold back by crying and crying, so they choose to match in the morning." A man in gardener's clothing and gardening gloves said: "Brother Lu, you have a normal difficulty game." Can you tell us about your game experience, what is the difference between normal difficulty and easy difficulty?"
"Isn't it all on this forum? I don't need to talk about it?" When asked this question, Lu Tianyi couldn't help frowning, and his face was a little ugly.
However, after a moment of silence, he still said: "Well, let me briefly explain that the normal difficulty has one more 'background import' than the easy difficulty, and this 'background import' may play an important role in the game. This You should all know. As for the difference in game content... from my personal experience, the normal difficulty is much more terrifying than the easy difficulty."
Speaking of this, Lu Tianyi's voice became much lower: "There were five players in the last game, except for me, the other players died in the game. Just like what the old players in the forum said, in the level of normal difficulty , even if you find clues about the way of life, if you are unlucky, you will die under the claws of the ghost."
As soon as Lu Tianyi's words came out, everyone fell silent.
Even though I've seen a lot of harrowing examples on the forums, it's very different to hear real people tell their experiences in person.
After a long while, the woman on crutches broke the silence: "Everyone, I think we should exchange information before entering the villa. This game needs to spend seven days in the game, and the focus is on survival and performing tasks proposed by the villa owner." , we plan ahead and help each other in the game.”
"Big sister, what you said is right." A simple and honest man wearing a chef's hat said: "My identity is a chef, my name is Zhu Fugui, you can call me Lao Zhu, and I will be responsible for the next few days. Let's cook dinner for everyone."
"My name is An Qing, and my identity in this round of games is a tutor." The woman with the stick said, "My identity is hard to identify, but I can assure you that the clothes I'm wearing now are not what I originally wore. After coming to the game, my original clothes changed into this skirt, which should be the attire of a tutor."
"No wonder, I think your legs and feet are not convenient, how can you wear such complicated clothes." Lu Tianyi nodded and said: "Just like you, my sunglasses and suits are also here."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Bai Yan was thoughtful. What he is wearing now is not the set of casual clothes he carefully prepared.
In order to match the identity of the butler, the game matched him with a white shirt and a black tuxedo. He wore a neat bow tie around his collar, and his leather shoes were polished to a shine. Even his glasses have been inlaid with a layer of silver rims throughout his life, making him look like a housekeeper.
While Bai Yan was thinking about the purpose of the game to change their costumes and let them play role-playing, the introduction continued.
"My name is Su Xiaoqian, and I'm a maid."
"Yang Qi, the identity given by the game is a cleaning woman."
"My name is Liu Kui, and I'm the driver here."
"Li Hao, the gardener."
After everyone finished their introduction, Bai Yan also briefly introduced: "Bai Yan, my identity is a housekeeper."
Seeing that everyone had finished introducing their identities, Lu Tianyi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, the closed door of the villa opened with a creak.