Click on [Second Research Institute] on the map to view the list of researchers, the progress, prospects and success rate of various research projects, adjust the structure of research team members, and allocate development points to different research projects according to player preferences.
The one with the most development points currently is [Silver Bullet].
This development focus is inherited from [Karasuma OO]. This old crow always wanted to regain his youth in his early years. Later, he became increasingly ill and obsessed with "resurrection from the dead". He cherished his life very much, but the problem was that the more he cherished his life, the earlier he died.
In view of the fact that the employees have the highest recognition of this goal, Hojo Natsuki does not plan to change the research focus for the time being and will let them go. In any case, he will reap the benefits no matter what.
[Mission] [Visit the Institute for Guidance and interview at least one researcher]
[Countdown: 168 hours]
Although the mission only requires meeting the researcher, this matter was proposed by [Rumquat], so it is reasonable to meet the second-in-command as well.
[Researcher List] Arranges all researchers according to their talent and contribution level. Select descending order for a clear view.
[Silver Bullet] [SSR/Mad Scientist] Miyano Atsushi
[Silver Bullet] [SSR/Angel Fallen to Hell] Miyano Elena
[Silver Bullet] [SSR/Ai] Shirleyquack [Unusable]
[Silver Bullet] [SR] Levitra
The two SSRs at the top attracted Hojo Natsuki's attention. When he clicked on them, he found that they were not only SSR-level researchers, but also a couple with two female frogs. Shirley in the third row was their child.
Hojo Natsuki was a little curious about why Shirleyquack's status was [Unusable]. After a closer look, he understood that it was because it was still a three-year-old child.
Wait, if it's a childhood state, why not call it Shirley Tadpole? (Thinking)
If I can't figure this out, I'll just put it aside for now.
Because these two frogs with the surname Miyano are very important to the research, their entire family is under the protection and surveillance of the organization. They are fed, clothed, housed and transported in the research institute and are always watched by special people.
Then it's decided by them.
The two Miyano Quas were both in the state of [studying wholeheartedly... ]
[Expected duration: 120-144 hours]
Very good, once they complete this stage of research, there will still be more than twenty hours left for him to complete the task.
Hojo Natsuki sent a message to [Rumquat]: [I will come over in six days, and I will meet Miyano Atsushi and Miyano Elena then. ]
The boss saw that the order from his researchers was perfectly reasonable.
[Rumquaw] quickly replied: Yes, sir.
Hojo Natsuki returned to the Frog's hut and, not surprisingly, clicked on the pop-up window that said [Frog has gone out], but the next window that should have asked [Do you want to use Stoka?] did not appear.
He was confused, opened the warehouse, and actively used [Stoka].
The game allows you to raise multiple virtual pets. After Stoica uses it, a pop-up window of [Select your user object] pops up. Xia Shu only has a frog, the frog's portrait occupies a lonely empty space in the upper left corner of the panel - it is still gray, indicating that it cannot be used.
Why is it gray
System: [[Qin Frog] has grown up, and there are things I don’t want you to know]
Xia Shu: “???”
Isn't there enough that the frog doesn't want him to know? Wasn't it like this before? But what secrets did it have for the players before
[Quest] [Secret of the Frog]
[Introduction: [Lin Frog] really doesn’t want to tell you about this for now. Its persistence has moved the system, and the system has decided to block Stoka’s access rights before you actively discover [Lin Frog’s] secret.]
Here we go again! Another mission! How can a free exploration idle game have so many missions
Hojo Natsuki was a little puzzled. After taking a closer look, he found that the player in the upper left corner had already reached [Lv.3]. Perhaps this was the reward for the upgrade.
This task is related to Qin frog, and he is quite interested in it.
As a player, he is of course willing to give Xiaogua some rights to be willful and play hard to get (…), just as if he is playing a game with Xiaogua. As the saying goes, a frog can be chased by a person, and a layer of yarn can separate them. Isn’t this just a little secret of the Qin frog? What’s so difficult about it
He didn't think about [Simulated Business] at first, because the currency of [Simulated Business] is Japanese Yen, which is completely different from the clover used for cultivation. Xia Shu poked all the buttons on the interface and finally his eyes fell on [Small Pond].
[Small Pond] is a card pool for drawing pet cards. After playing the game for so long, Xia Shu has also accumulated a lot of [Drifting Postcards], dozens of them.
He had not originally planned to use it, firstly because he had a bad experience with Zero Cat who ran away from home inexplicably last time, and secondly because it was very expensive to raise a frog alone. But he really had no idea at the moment. After hesitating for a few seconds, he casually circled a scribble on the drifting postcard.
The postcard was stamped with a red stamp and became smaller and smaller in the field of vision. The pond began to bubble and a—
Dog.
Hey? Why a dog
He actually won a German Shepherd, which was very beautiful.
The wet black hair covered its back neatly, its ears stood up high, and the outer circle of its pupils was a special porcelain blue. As a dog, the German Shepherd used a very gentle action to dry its hair, performing a beautiful dog out of water.
[You have won [Jingwang]]
[Sex: Male]
[age:???]
[birthday:???]
[Favorability: 0]
[Its name is [Jingwang], and its breed is a German Shepherd (but Japanese). [Jingwang] is gentle and friendly, and is a rare good dog for home and travel. [Jingwang]'s parents died in a murder case, which has always been a pain in its heart. If the favorability is not high enough, please be careful not to mention this to [Jingwang], otherwise you will bear the consequences! ]
[Jing Wang] has a strong sense of justice and has been determined to become a police dog since childhood. He has great ideals. [Jing Wang] seems gentle and easy to talk to, but in fact he has a persistent personality and is very reliable and independent. As long as you share the same stance as him and don't go against his will, he will definitely become your most loyal and reliable partner! ]
Then, Jing Wang's hut appeared. The first thing Hojo Natsuki noticed was the time. Last time, Zero Cat was in BK20, but this time, Jing Wang and Qinwa were in sync, both in BK13.
The style of Jingwang's hut is similar to Ling Miao's before...
[[Jing Wang] is back]
[A friend came to visit]
When Hojo Natsuki saw the second message, his eyes lit up.
He had accidentally found a guide before, and sent gifts to Gua Gua's friends. The more he gave gifts to them, the more generous the gifts he received in return. Unfortunately, for so long, no other small animal had visited Qin Que's hut. It was so devoted and devoted that it used all its strength to perform its loneliness.
Jing Wang walked into the room first. It looked subtly different from the portrait. It was a little smaller, and its blue eyes were rounder. It was obviously an underage dog, but there was no other difference.
Following behind Jing Wang was a small black...
ah
It was the pitch-black Zero cat.
Hojo Natsuki: “???”
There's no mistake. He will never admit it! This is his enemy Ling Miao!
Jing Wang and Ling Miao were both carrying small schoolbags. There were a few stars in the deep blue sky outside the window. It was already late at night in the game. They put down their schoolbags, bubbles began to appear above their heads, and they talked back and forth.
[Jing Wang]: Zero, have you called your aunt
[Zero Meow]: I told her I'll sleep at your house tonight.
[Jing Wang]: Then go take a shower first. Turn left to get hot water.
[Zero Meow]: Yeah, I know.
Okay, it’s really Zero Meow.
What does it mean that enemies meet on a narrow road? This is the meaning of enemies meeting on a narrow road!
Unexpectedly, his newly picked Jing Wang is a good friend of Ling Miao, the cat that ran away from home so casually before.
Hojo Natsuki rested his chin on his hand and thought,
How to tease it
Today, middle school student Rei Furutani comes to his good friend Keimitsu Morobushi's house to spend the night.
Before he knew it, he and Jingguang had known each other for seven or eight years. The two regarded each other as best friends and had a great understanding of each other. Even their ideal of becoming police officers in the future coincided.
This was not the first time that Furutani Rei came to Jingguang's house. He walked into the bathroom familiarly, adjusted the hot water to the appropriate temperature, and then started washing his hair.
The small shower room was filled with hot steam, blurring one's vision.
He shampooed his hair twice, rinsed the foam off his head carefully, and suddenly felt very cold.
It was a very strange experience. The water that poured on my body was hot, but the faint white mist around me seemed to have sucked away the heat and turned cold.
Furiya Rei opened the shower door, took two steps, came to the wash mirror, raised his hand to turn on the bathroom heater, but at this moment -
Two lines of blackish red words suddenly appeared on the blurry mirror.
[o meet you.]
[Are you a Thai cat?]
These two lines of words seemed to be written in blood, and the red color at the bottom of the strokes kept flowing down.
Fūya Rei was stunned, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he forgot to breathe for a moment.
In an instant, he recalled the fear he felt during the winter vacation of that year. The supernatural being he encountered in his childhood suddenly resurrected and attacked him, punching him twice, making him see stars.
Furiya Rei reacted quickly, put on a bathrobe and ran out, and locked the bathroom door behind him, and shouted to Morobushi Keimitsu: "Hiro—"
"What's wrong with you, Zero?" Zhu Fujingguang didn't understand, but seeing his panicked look, he asked worriedly, "You... were scalded by hot water?"
"No, no." Furiya Ling quickly organized his words and decided to tell the whole story. "Do you remember the supernatural incident I told you about when we were in elementary school? That time, that unknown existence left me two lines of words, and in your bathroom mirror..." He quickly spoke to explain the situation, and finally had time to take a breath, "I suspect it is targeting me again..."
Zhu Fu Jingguang frowned: "If that's the case, let me take a look at the message it left behind."
Fūya Rei hesitated for half a minute, fearing that if he opened the bathroom door, the unknown and ominous existence inside would be released. However, considering that the guy was already in Jingguang's house, a wooden door probably couldn't stop anything, so he slowly loosened his hand that was tightly gripping the door handle and let Zhufu Jingguang push it open.
Zhu Fu Jingguang felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy and quickly glanced in the mirror.
Zhu Fu Jingguang: "..."
A few seconds later, Zhu Fu Jingguang said tactfully: "The high school entrance exam is coming soon, Zero, are you under too much psychological pressure?... There is nothing on the mirror except fog."
Fūya Rei was shocked: “???”
[Jing Wang]: There is nothing on the mirror except fog
[Zero Cat]: I just saw it!
[Jing Wang]: … Then can you describe it in detail
[Zero Meow]: Let me tell you from the beginning. That day, I just came back from elementary school... *%%&#￥@￥**...
Hojo Natsuki rested his chin on his hand and watched the two cats and dogs whispering to each other.
Ling Miao's fur was all standing on end, and it was obviously still in a state of shock, which made it look like a prickly black sea urchin; while Jing Wang tilted his head slightly, staring at Ling Miao with his blue eyes, listening carefully, his little head nodding from time to time.
"Will it work?" Hojo Natsuki thought happily, "You are all materialistic cats and dogs. If you say there is a ghost without any evidence, your good friends will just think it's a prank, right?"
Then a few minutes later, he was dumbfounded.
[[Jing Wang] thought: If there really is such a ghost that bullies Zero, I hope it disappears immediately and stays as far away from us as possible... If not, I hope Zero will recover soon (.)]
[[Jing Wang] Favorability -100]
[[Jingwang
]Current Favorability -100]
[Jing Wang] ran away from home]
[You lost [Jing Wang], but please don't be discouraged. Believe that fate has determined us, and you will meet again one day! ]
Hojo Natsuki: “?”
Etc., etc.
No... He had only been in Jingwang for less than half an hour! Did he just run away from home?!
The system's cold taunting continued: [Two small animals have run away from home in a row. Congratulations on achieving the achievement [Second goal: I am a professional at teasing cats and dogs and being disliked by others]]
Hojo Natsuki: “…”
Okay, my blood pressure is high.
The icon of Jing Wang’s puppy turned gray, and the card showed Jing Wang running away with his back to him, and the stamp of “running away from home” was also added.
very good.
Hojo Natsuki calmly opened the [Small Pond], ready to use up the dozens of card drawing opportunities he had saved. If he could meet Zero Cat again, he would definitely not be polite.
If this unlucky cat joined his frog organization when applying for a job, he would definitely arrange for Ling Miao to screw screws in a factory, pick bananas in a plantation, or make fried chicken in a fried chicken shop. In short, he would exploit him day and night...
The sudden capitalist idea interrupted his action of drawing the card - yes, could [Simulation Management] be related to [Development]
Hojo Natsuki felt as if he had grasped something and immediately began to look through the summary list reported by Rumquat.
There was no search software in the game, so he quickly flipped through the pages. Not long after, he found a familiar name on the third to last page.
[Lin Frog]
That's right! Qin Frog has joined the frog organization!
Just like Stand users are attracted to each other, there is probably this indescribable attraction and tacit understanding between frogs!
[Congratulations on completing [The Secret of the Frog]] [Rewards: Clover*1000, Stoka*5]
[Storka usage rights have been unlocked]
However, Hojo Natsuki was a little worried. Kotowa hated studying so much that he even went out to work while taking classes at home. He thought he had never lacked anything from him. Kotowa wanted to join the organization just to avoid going to school and get involved in society (…).
So, shouldn't he force the frog to learn
the answer is negative.
Seriously, what choice does a little frog really have
At least you have to finish high school! Don’t even think about working after dropping out of high school!
Hojo Natsuki thought he had taken on the responsibility of literacy, so he clicked on Stoka, ready to see what the little guy was doing.
If Qinwa realizes the benefits of going to school again because of the exploitation he suffered in the organization, it would actually be a good thing. The rebellious little Guagua must accept the beatings from life.
However, after the scene switched, he saw a familiar frog standing opposite the Qin frog.
Bald head, big rabbit-like teeth - that's his reliable second-in-command, Rumquat.
[Rumquaw]: You did a great job, the reward has been transferred to your account... By the way, what gun did you use
[Frog]：Beth Retta
[Rumquaw]: Let me see
[Qinwa]rejected coldly: No
Hojo Natsuki was satisfied. Good. It seemed that the frog had this extremely bad attitude towards everyone: "If you don't cooperate with violence, you will die immediately." Even Rumquat, who was temporarily its superior, was no exception. He immediately felt balanced.
The next second, Rumquat quickly raised his hand, and a small hand gun appeared in his hand like magic, pointing at the frog's head.
This reversal happened so suddenly, but the frog reacted quickly. Almost instantly, it raised the Beretta and aimed it at Rumquat's forehead.
The two quacks were facing each other silently, like cowboys in movies preparing to perform American style Iai. The atmosphere was tense. At this moment, a bunch of fire fell from the sky, and the air began to burn violently.
Hojo Natsuki: “?”
His experience as a mafia member made him realize that Rumquat had no intention of attacking the frog, but only wanted to hit it. However, Xia Shu stared at Rumquat in disbelief, thinking: Huh
How dare you
Do you know who you are scaring
Do you think your life is too long
Not long after, Rumquat was the first to put down his gun, and a smile appeared on his old face: [Not bad]
It warned the frog in a very mature leadership tone: "Don't point your gun at your companions, target the traitors. No traitor in the organization will have a good ending. I believe you will not make such a low-level mistake."
The frog was too lazy to pay attention to it and turned away.
It twisted and turned, swaying left and right along the way, probably to avoid being followed, and took a long detour to stroll home.
Hojo Natsuki poked the frog only after it got home.
Since Qinwa didn't want him to know, he could pretend that he didn't find out about this harmless little secret. He asked calmly: [What are you going out for? ]
[Gin]：It's none of your business
Xia Shu: [I’m not afraid that you’ll be cheated]
[Gin]：How old do you think I am
Xia Shu: [So what did you do? Did you do something bad?]
Qinwa has read it but will not reply.
The system then began to poke the player's heart again: [[Qinwa] does not want to be threatened by you using the Beretta and the simulated shooting range, so it accepted the olive branch extended by the [Frog Organization] and wants to earn money through its own efforts to buy guns and a shooting range.]
Hojo Natsuki: “.”
Help, I have to say, this is hilarious.
In order to get rid of the control freak player, Qinwa worked hard to join the organization and try to be financially independent... But he is the boss of the frog organization! !
The funny feeling of Xiaogua giving himself up completely and walking into a trap made Hojo Natsuki laugh for a long time. Only after he was done laughing did he slowly realize the essence of the matter: Qinwa wanted to get rid of him.
His smile disappeared and he suddenly became depressed.
But on second thought, the way Ling Miao and Jing Wang got rid of him was to run away from home directly.
But the frog didn't! Even when its favorability was negative 100 or 200, it was not ready to run away from home!
Hojo Natsuki is quite like a puppy when it comes to regulating his emotions. He pricked up his droopy ears, and quickly returned to that happy state of "Just pretend to be so tsundere, I know you have me in your heart", and started sending messages to flood the screen.
"Buzz—," "Buzz—"
[Natsuki]：Be careful, you may be deceived
[Natsuki]: A DK like you can easily be deceived and sold to a bad place, and then you can only become a plaything of rich women in the future, do you know that
[Natsuki]: The second half of my life will be miserable
[Natsuki]: Tell me, I won't hurt you
The vibrations from the news kept reminding him, but Kurosawa Jin was wiping his beloved gun carelessly, as if he didn't care at all.
[Natsuki]: Tell me, what did you do without telling me
[Natsuki]: You didn’t do anything bad, did you
[Natsuki]: Quack, quack ...
[Natsuki]：Reply my message
Kurosawa glanced at the pop-up window on the screen, feeling a bit of indescribable hesitation in his heart.
Kurosawa believed that the other party had no right to interfere with his decisions, and he did not need to tell him anything.
The only deal in which both parties had specified the stakes was the selfie postcard exchange for weapons and equipment. Other than that, he had no obligation to provide Natsuki with anything... anything about him, from tangible items to fully formed ideas.
But now he is hesitating.
The thing about joining the organization, isn't it, maybe—
Maybe…
Kurosawa Jin thinks that's not possible.
I feel uncomfortable all over.
But he quickly found an excuse to justify his seemingly weak hesitation: Natsuki was well-connected and had more information channels than him. Telling the other party about this would most likely avoid some potential risks that might be encountered in the future; even if he didn't tell the other party actively, the other party would find out later.
This reason can be accepted by those who value pragmatism and efficiency. Kurosawa Jin uses a complete logical chain.
Convinced myself.
When Natsuki asks next time, I will reveal some information to him.
Kurosawa Jin waited nonchalantly while doing the task at hand.
Ten minutes passed.
The phone is quiet.
Twenty minutes passed.
The phone was so quiet it seemed like it was out of battery.
Kurosawa picked it up and glanced at the battery icon in the upper right corner. It still had 46% battery, and the last message was sent 20 minutes ago.
Time ran by on tiptoe. Thirty minutes passed, forty-five minutes passed.
—Natsuki is telling the truth and is not going to ask any further questions.
Kurosawa Jin: “…”
He stuffed the bullets into the Beretta's magazine with an expressionless face, repeating the mechanical action of "taking out - putting back" three times unconsciously. It was not efficient at all.
Tsk.
Annoying.
(End of this chapter)