"Mission is being posted—"
"Hello, many players who are galloping in the fringe world! I am the host of this event, and you can call me 01."
Inside the white safe house, each player's personal system opened up a virtual screen, showing a real-time video to the players. The background of this video is completely black, and a solitary floor lamp is lit in the darkness, standing under the lamp is an invisible The man with a clear face was speaking in a low voice:
"I'm very sorry to keep you waiting, because of unexpected things, I wasted a lot of time, but it doesn't matter, the remaining time is enough for all players to complete your tasks smoothly."
"From now on, I will announce the important points of this mission, please listen to me, players, so as not to miss some messages that should not be missed."
"I originally wanted to give each of you a different task, which was very exciting, but then I thought about it, this model is too time-consuming, for the sake of fairness and efficiency, your tasks will be unified and very Simple."
"First of all, each of your personal systems will issue you a Tarot card, but please note that this Tarot card is not a skill card."
Cruise frowned, staring intently at the man in the video who spoke with ease. Judging from his figure, he was obviously Zhou Yue.
"I think your personal system has already issued the cards to your hands." When Zhou Yue finished speaking, Cruise paused slightly. He felt something in his palm and looked down. Looking at his hand, he saw that there was an extra card in his hand.
This tarot card is very simple and clear. On the back is the star-moon circle printed commonly used by tarot cards, while the front is in the middle of a blank background, marked with "10" in standard Arabic numerals.
10
number ten
"Did you see it?" The man in the video continued to speak, raising his right hand while speaking, and out of nowhere, a card that was exactly the same as Cruise's was conjured.
The man brought the card close to the camera and switched the front and back so that every player on the opposite side of the screen could clearly see the card.
"The card you get is marked with the number '10', which stands for 'ten'."
"The lowest score is zero, the highest score is 100 points, and the passing score is 60 points. Now each of you has 10 points. Your task is self-evident, which is to take points from others."
"I don't require each of you to score 100 points, but you must have at least a passing score of 60. In other words, you must hold six ten cards to meet the standard line for this mission."
"Players who touch the standard line can go out from the marginal world, and you can really return to the real world! And you can also get a new body in full bloom, so that you can truly come back from the dead."
Zhou Yue spoke with a strange sense of pleasure. Although his face could not be seen clearly in the video, Cruise could still imagine his distorted smile.
"Of course, if someone fails to collect all six cards after the remaining time is over... Then unfortunately, these people may only be destroyed along with the border world."
"You don't have to question my words, anyway, even if you do, I won't hear you." Zhou Yue seemed to be able to foresee the panic of the players, and he smiled strangely in the video, "Just trust me."
"By the way, I need to add a few additional rules for this mission—"
"First, in this mission, all players' abilities will be deprived. This means that you cannot use any skills and props, and your physical abilities will also be deprived. You will become the most ordinary human beings, with only You have learned it in the real world."
"Second, I will open the voice chat and visit system. Now you can search for the player number to make voice calls with other players, or visit them directly... The premise is that the other party is willing to accept your call or visit."
"Article 3, the mall of the personal system is closed, and no merchandise will be sold. At the same time, in the safe house, the system will no longer provide players with any items other than safe food."
"The above three game rules have been explained. Players who do not understand can consult other players who understand on the blackboard. I hope you will not be stingy in helping others."
Zhou Yue touched her chin in the video, seemed to think of something, and said, "Oh, that's right!"
"You will probably feel very confused. There are no props, no skills, and the body has completely become an ordinary person. Even if you want to get cards from others, you have to get their consent. So how do you do it? Only then can you collect all six cards smoothly Where's the card?"
In the video, Zhou Yue raised his right index finger to the camera and made a gesture like "shh". The dim light hit him but his face could not be seen, only the corners of Zhou Yue's slightly raised mouth could be seen , and heard him whisper: "Let me give you a little hint."
"Just convince others. As long as you have a good tongue or a strong will, then someone will obediently hand the card to you."
As soon as Zhou Yue finished speaking, the video ended.
Cruise stared at the screen that had turned into a snowflake and pondered for a long time.
After a while, there was a sound from Cruise's side. Zhou Yue appeared in Cruise's safe house and said as soon as he entered the door: "Of course, you are an exception, Cruise."
"Exception?" Cruise turned to look at him.
"Because you won't die, you can return to reality after four hours are over, there will be no sense of oppression, and you will never have to be afraid."
Zhou Yue waved in Cruise's safe house, and an extremely comfortable sofa appeared behind him, and Zhou Yue sat on it.
"However, I hope you don't get tired because of this, and you can play games with this group of players." Zhou Yue leaned comfortably on the back of the sofa chair, squinting her eyes, "experience the feeling of being in the game."
"Boring, is this the game you're trying to get me to play with you?" Cruise thought it was stupid, silly.
"I feel bored before I even started, what an impatient guy." Zhou Yue's face was hurt.
Cruise: "This game... doesn't make any sense."
"Whether it is meaningful or not is up to you." Zhou Yue said naturally, "I have the final say. After all, you accepted the conditions we agreed on, so from now on, you can only follow my pace."
Zhou Yue smiled: "There is no room for refusal."
Cruise said, "What about you? I'm here playing this stupid game, what are you going to do?"
"Don't worry, I'll be here with you, I won't go anywhere." Zhou Yue sat upright on the sofa and waved to Cruise.
"That's quite reassuring." Cruise said, walking to the "blackboard" of the safe house, looking at the densely packed message fonts that were constantly refreshing.
The players were having a lively discussion on the blackboard, discussing the video that Zhou Yue played to the players just now, and expressing their dissent to a series of game rules that Zhou Yue said in the video.
— "This is so strange! It's impossible!"
"That's right, it's so strange! There is no means of attack, voice and access must be approved by others, so how can I take cards from others?"
"It means that you can only persuade others through rhetoric? Let people obediently hand over the cards? This is impossible! Who the hell would be so stupid!"
"My player number is 3340, welcome to start a voice call with me!"
"The number 3340 above is a liar, this number is empty!"
"My player number is 3360, welcome to start a voice call with me!"
"This guy is fishing with fake numbers, don't believe it!"
"Hi everyone, I'm an old player numbered 794, and I'm here to give you some tips. The video just now clearly stated two key words, 'clever tongue' and 'strong will'."
"'Slick Tongue' is very simple. It allows you to find a way to persuade others to give you the card. Unless you are a guy who is proficient in language arts, most people can't do it."
"'Strength of will' is more difficult, but veteran players should understand that the border world is a dream world, and dreams are always where the heart moves at will and wishes come true. Strong will refers to this."
"Is what the old 794 player above said true? Why didn't I understand? What does strong will mean? It means that as long as I think about it, others will obediently deliver the card to my door?"
Outside the blackboard, Cruise was also intently watching the communication of this group of players. He also saw the message of this old player with number 794, and couldn't help frowning slightly, as if thinking of something.
Thinking of something, Cruise turned his head to look at Zhou Yue who was sitting on the sofa, and asked, "Do you want these players to seize other people's cards by 'making a wish'?"
Zhou Yue spread her hands and shook her head and said, "The game has already started, I won't give you any hints, so don't ask me, guess it yourself."
That's kind of interesting. Cruise thought so.
Cruise turned back and continued to peek at the lively conversations among the players on the blackboard.
Here Zhou Yue spoke suddenly, and said: "Don't just watch, didn't I tell you? I want you to get in touch with these players at close range, so you are also a player now, and your number is 1408. How about trying to send the number and have someone else contact you?"
"1408? This number is really interesting." Cruise said, "I thought you would give me a new number. I remember that the number of players in the marginal world has reached nearly 5,000. The number of dead players will not be replaced. will become empty."
"No way, I don't think you are a rookie. If you are given a rookie number, it may mislead other players. This is not fair to other players, isn't it?"
"Are you mocking me?" Cruise asked.
"No no!" Zhou Yue quickly waved her hands and said with a smile, "Why do you think so?"