In the evening, inside a fancy restaurant.

Elegant music was circulating in the box, soft lighting filled the room, Lin Ze raised his goblet, took a sip of red wine, his eyes swept over the exquisite decoration in the room, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"To be honest, if you hadn't brought me here, I wouldn't have known there was such a restaurant in the city, and you have been here for less than a week, but you seem to be much more familiar than me. ”

"That's because you're a student, so you don't come to this kind of place, so you naturally don't pay attention to it on weekdays. ”

Qiao Qi glanced at him with a smile, she was still wearing a white shirt and black trousers, showing off her beautiful figure and looking smart and neat.

Hearing this, Lin Ze smiled and asked instead, "Last time, I saw you leaving in a hurry, is it important?"

"Well, a nasty guy got me in some trouble. ”

"At work?"

"Sort of. Qiao Qi shrugged helplessly, "There will always be some kind of guy who is in the way of the eye but can't make him disappear." ”

"Really?"

Lin Ze smiled dumbly, "I have the impression that you don't seem to be a particularly tolerant person, I remember that in the past, when you dealt with people you hated, you always went up and beat them directly." ”

Qiao Qi has had a lot of strength since she was a child, no one of boys of the same age can beat her, at that time she was a veritable little bully in the community and school, and anyone who dared to provoke her was beaten in the end.

"It's a good idea to beat him up. A meaningful smile appeared on Georgie's face.

Seeing this, Lin Ze couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and always felt that Qiao Qi had something to say.

"Don't talk about these worries. ”

Qiao Qi quietly changed the topic, and looked at the thin rope around Lin Ze's neck, "What are you wearing around your neck?"

"It's not. Lin Ze shook his head and pulled out a wooden whistle strung with string from his collar.

The wooden whistle is about the size of a knuckle and a half, and the surface is smooth and smooth, and it can be seen that the workmanship is very meticulous.

Seeing the wooden whistle, Qiao Qi's expression was stunned, and her eyes softened: "You have been wearing this?"

"Hmm. Lin Ze nodded, he did wear it all the time, and when he was in the dormitory with Chen Yuxuan last year, he was thought to be given by his girlfriend by Dai Xin.

"Xiaoxi must be very happy if she knows. The corners of Qiao Qi's mouth curled slightly, but there was a trace of sadness and nostalgia in her eyes.

There was a little silence at the table for a while, and the two looked at each other speechlessly, and after a while, Qiao Qi broke the silence and chuckled: "Tomorrow is Sunday, you don't have to go to class, where are we going to play after eating?"

"I'm sorry, but I have an appointment tonight. Seeing Qiao Qi's meaningful smile, Lin Ze said helplessly, "It's not what you think." ”

"I haven't said anything yet. ”

After eating, Lin Zewan rejected Qiao Qi's offer to give him a ride, and the two parted directly at the door of the restaurant.

Because Qiao Qi picked him up at the school gate when he came, he didn't come by car, so if he wanted to go back to school, he could only take a bus or take a taxi.

However, because of the impromptu meeting, Lin Ze decided not to go back to the dormitory tonight, found a hotel near the restaurant, opened a single room, and after hanging a Do Not Disturb sign, he sat quietly on the sofa and waited for the meeting time to come.

The time was set at nine o'clock in the evening, and when the time came, Lin Ze took out his mobile phone, flipped to Chen Yuxuan's message, and clicked on the link.

As he moved, lines of familiar fonts suddenly popped up in front of him.

Name: Copy No. 30491

Type: Temporary

Time flow rate: 1:1

Cost: None

Note: This quest duration is only 3 realistic hours

Do you want to start playing?

Yes/No

"Temporary copy?" Lin Ze's face flashed with surprise, but he didn't hesitate and chose yes directly.

It suddenly went dark in front of him, and after about a second or two, a large amount of white light poured in, taking up the entire field of vision, and then gradually weakening and disappearing.

Unlike the usual login to the game, this time Lin Ze could clearly feel the whole process of entering the game, and when his vision returned to clear, he found himself in an endless white space.

As far as the eye can see, there is an endless amount of pure white, and under your feet you feel as if you are stepping on a rubber floor.

"Raven. ”

A familiar voice came from front of him, Lin Ze looked up, and the first thing that caught his eye was a long wooden conference table, surrounded by chairs of the same kind of wood, and a woman was standing in front of the conference table, waving to him to say hello.

Although his face was covered by a hazy white mist, he could tell from his voice and figure that it was Chen Yuxuan.

At the same time, there were already a dozen people standing around the conference table, all of whose faces were obscured by the white mist.

However, Lin Ze quickly recognized Li Kaixin, who was waving to him.

Nodding at Chen Yuxuan, Lin Zecai walked over and sat down beside Li Kaixin.

"I guessed that Bailu would definitely ask you for help, and sure enough, yes. Li Kaixin said in a relaxed tone, as if she was relieved to see Lin Ze at the extraordinary meeting.

"And why did you join the Combined Team?"

"The reward offered by Bailu is very tempting, I can't refuse, of course, this is only one of the reasons, and another reason I think the teams present are the same, they don't want to see the virus show off on our turf. ”

Lin Ze bowed his head slightly, looked around secretly, and asked at the same time, "Do you know the information of the temporary copy?"

In his impression, Li Kaixin has always been very sensitive in terms of game information, and most of them know about temporary copies.

Sure enough, Li Kaixin nodded simply when he heard this: "I know, it's actually equivalent to a one-time small space, usually used for meeting between players who are far away, the secrecy and security are good, and it can also be used for cultivation." ”

"Cultivation?" Lin Zeqi said

"That's right, in this kind of dungeon space, players don't really die when they die, they can be resurrected as long as they exit the dungeon, and they don't even need to spend points, so there are often players who practice in it, or delve into some extremely dangerous skills, which is very popular among players, and low-level one-time dungeon space props like this are sold on player forums, as long as dozens of points. ”

"Listen to you, and high-level temporary copies?"

"Of course, you also saw it when you came in, this copy only has a duration of 3 realistic hours, and the time flow rate is only one to one, which is the lowest type of dungeon space props, and there are temporary dungeons with higher duration and time flow rate, and even permanent dungeons, I heard that the three major guilds have permanent dungeon space props in their hands, and they have built them into headquarters. ”

Lin Zeqi said: "Where did so many space props come from?"

"It is said that it was produced by a special dungeon, and the related dungeon invitation has been sold for 500 points on the player forum. Li Kaixin sighed for a while, "Even so, it is priceless, after all, if you are lucky, you can get a few high-level space props in the dungeon, and you can not only return to the cost by selling them, but also make a lot of money." ”

"I see. Lin Ze was stunned.

At this time, Chen Yuxuan suddenly clapped her palms, attracting everyone's attention, and then said, "Everyone has arrived, let's start today's meeting." ”

She looked around, and despite the white mist, everyone could still feel her resolute gaze.

Without nonsense, she went straight to the point.

"We received a response yesterday from the virus and they refused to hand over the killer. ”

The words fell, and the atmosphere at the conference table froze, but no one spoke, and everyone looked at Chen Yuxuan without saying a word.

In fact, this result can be said to be expected by everyone, after all, the powerful player forces, such as the three major guilds or the top player groups, have always been on the strong side, and it is rare for them not to use their strong position to squeeze the weak player team, and it is almost impossible for them to submit to the latter.

So for the matter of protesting against the virus and obediently handing over the murderer, the people of the joint team basically have little hope, and the current result is not unexpected, and more importantly, Chen Yuxuan, as the leader of the joint team, what are she going to do next?

Under the gaze of everyone, Chen Yuxuan said in a calm tone: "Things have developed to this point, except for retreating and fueling the arrogance of the virus, we have only one way to choose." ”

"You want to go to war with the virus?" said one player, visibly surprised, "I don't think we're against the virus. ”

The others couldn't help but sit up straight, the reason why they responded to Chen Yuxuan's call to join the joint team was mainly to suppress the arrogance of the virus, as well as the points reward promised by Chen Yuxuan, and the content of the agreement was just shouting slogans and cheering, not including a war with the virus, in that case, the price to pay was definitely not something they could afford.

Several of the less patient player captains couldn't help but ask.

Only Lin Ze and Li Kaixin were still calm.

Chen Yuxuan raised her hand and made a gesture of calmness, and then explained: "It's not a war. ”

The crowd looked at each other, and one of them asked, "What do you mean?"

"Gamble!" Chen Yuxuan said loudly, "We have a gambling battle with the virus, in the form of a team battle, if we win, we will ask them to agree to our conditions and hand over the murderer!"

This proposal really surprised everyone, and they were stunned for a long time before a question sounded: "What's the difference between you and going to war?"

"It's inevitable that there will be casualties in a war, and the reason why everyone here doesn't want to go to war with the virus is because they're concerned about that, right? But what if there was a way to avoid casualties?"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Ze and Li Kaixin's expressions suddenly moved, and they immediately guessed Chen Yuxuan's intentions.

The leaders of the various player squads present, the best of the players, were not sluggish, and they reacted quickly.

"That's right, it's the dungeon space we're in right now. ”

"As long as you fight in the temporary dungeon space, you don't have to worry about casualties. ”