The steaming hot pot is boiling, with a thin layer of red oil floating on it, and all kinds of shabu-shabu float in it.

Put a chopstick in, add a piece of hairy belly, then click it in the dipping sauce, and then put it in your mouth.

Jiang Ling chewed on the hairy belly in his mouth and said vaguely: "It would be spicy a little more." ”

Fang Xinyuan, who was sitting opposite, picked up a piece of sweet potato and said softly: "It's not good to eat too much red oil, it will cause acne." ”

Shi Yi, who was sitting on the other side, was not so polite, kicked Jiang Ling under the table, and scolded: "You have a bad stomach like a dog, how spicy do you want to eat?" ”

"What do you call being the same as a dog? You know a dog's stomach very well..."After being kicked again, Jiang Ling hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Okay, okay, listen to you." ”

"This is Sister Fang's celebration that you successfully passed the second round of elimination, you have to thank Sister Fang, don't pick and choose." Shi Yi gave him another blank look.

Jiang Ling nodded and said, "Without Sister Fang to teach me to play the piano, maybe I wouldn't have been able to get to this point today." ”

Fang Xinyuan smiled, and gave Jiang Ling a shrimp, and then said: "It's your own efforts, although I don't know what kind of competition you're playing, but it seems that the competition is very fierce, and it's good to be able to pass two rounds of elimination." ”

"I still need to work hard, I'm so stupid." Jiang Ling's fingers flexibly picked up the shrimp.

"No, I heard Shi Yi say that you are very smart." Fang Xinyuan said.

Jiang Ling's hand holding the shrimp stopped, he looked at Shi Yi, and said in surprise: "This aunt and grandmother still praise me like this?" Oh my God, let me hear a couple of compliments next time I say them to my face. ”

Shi Yi's cheeks were slightly red, and then he reached out and grabbed Jiang Ling's shrimp and stuffed it into his mouth, glared at Jiang Ling and said, "Get out!" ”

Jiang Ling touched his nose, and shook his head with a smile.

Fang Xinyuan asked, "How many games are there to fight next?" ”

Jiang Ling shrugged his shoulders and said, "You have to ask her about this." ”

"Don't ask me, I don't know." Shi Yi said: "I don't have the right to decide this kind of thing. ”

"Oh, okay." Jiang Ling guessed that this was probably the answer, so he didn't continue to say more.

After eating the hot pot, Jiang Ling took Shi Yi's car home.

Shi Yi asked in the car, "What level are you at among all the players now?" ”

"Ah, this time I was cultivating in a narrow room, and I was very short on time, so I forgot to look at the leaderboard." Jiang Ling thought for a while and said, "It's expected to be between one hundred and two hundred." ”

Shi Yi nodded and said, "It's not bad so far, but there is only one winner in the end of this game, so you are still far behind." ”

"Yes." Jiang Ling nodded and said, "I'll do my best." Well, maybe the word 'desperate' coming out of someone else's mouth is just a metaphor, but it's a good fit for me. ”

Shi Yi glanced at Jiang Ling, who was still smiling, through the rearview mirror, and snorted softly: "Who can see that you are a person who is not far from death." ”

Jiang Ling smiled, looked at the scenery outside the car window, and said, "I have also been afraid, angry, and sad. I am afraid of this incurable disease that even the current medical technology cannot solve, I am angry at the injustice of God, and I am saddened that someone as good as me is going to die young. ”

"I still feel sad if you don't say the last sentence."

"But what's the use?" Jiang Ling sighed and said: "I have long been prepared to wait for death, and I have reached the great realm of looking down on life and death. ”

Shi Yi rarely quipped: "That's really a commendable realm, the old monks in the temple can't compare to you." ”

"You say, are the other contestants like that? Do they all have aspirations that they have to achieve? Jiang Ling asked, "Maybe they are also terminally ill?" ”

Shi Yi said: "There shouldn't be many people like you. ”

"I found that you are good at complaining." Jiang Ling couldn't laugh or cry.

The corners of Shi Yi's mouth provoked a hint of a smile, and then said seriously: "Some people are indeed similar to your situation, and the wishes they need to fulfill are also about survival. In addition to being seriously ill, there are also people who are in huge debts and their wives are separated, some have mothers or fathers who are seriously ill and are unable to heal, and some people are crushed by the ups and downs in life and find it difficult to stand up. ”

Jiang Ling said: "It's a miserable meeting." ”

"But you don't have to have a psychological burden, after all, you have a year to die, and they are almost not as miserable as you."

"Thank you for your comfort..."

"Also, these are just a small number of people, and most of them don't have too urgent desires for life and death." Shi Yi said: "There are some people who are pure enthusiasts, adventurers, and after confirming the authenticity of the game, they readily agreed. Others simply use the word greed to explain that their desires are probably countless wealth or fame, status, power, or even some hard-to-obtain items, nothing more. ”

Jiang Ling thought for a while and said: "It's like a woman who is a 'chicken', like the poor situation of being forced by life like on TV, or having a seriously ill old mother at home, etc., only a small part, and the rest is just voluntary, with no other ability, no willingness to suffer, simply rely on the body to make money." ”

Shi Yi frowned slightly, and said, "Are you comparing the contestants, including you, to 'chickens'?" ”

Jiang Ling couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Ahem, I'm sorry, it's a little off-track, don't understand it that way." ”

Shi Yi shook his head and said, "They don't steal or rob, why do you despise them so much." ”

"Don't steal or rob, what kind of evaluation standard is this? Is this a qualified citizen? Jiang Ling shook his head and said, "This can't be a reason for us to respect a person." Beggars don't steal or rob, but can we really afford it? Everyone is born as a human being, with two eyes and one mouth, and people eat by strength and brains, but what about them? Many things in this world are relatively fair, we exchange labor for payment, and what they pay is dignity. When a person gives all his dignity, of course, it is not worthy of being looked up to by others. ”

Shi Yi sounded a little reasonable, but still said, "Are you showing your superiority?" ”

"It's not that much of a despise of them, or that I think I'm superior to them. Everyone is equal. Jiang Ling said: "But I think that everyone is equal to human rights, not status, everyone's status is fought for by themselves, they don't use their brains or hard work, they just want to live." Well... How do you say that sentence, anger is indisputable, and mourning its misfortune. ”

Shi Yi said: "Don't use famous words indiscriminately. ”

Jiang Ling touched his nose: "That's probably what it means." ”

"It's not because of you men that there are these women."

"Uh..."Jiang Ling felt that the topic really couldn't be further studied at this point, this already involved the topic of corresponding responsibilities between men and women, and this topic was endless.

Jiang Ling said: "Why did the two of us talk so far? ”

Shi Yi said flatly: "It's what you're talking about." ”

"Okay, let's get back to the previous topic... What am I going to say..."Jiang Ling thought for a while and asked, "By the way, is there a person in charge for each contestant?" ”

"Yes." Shi Yi opened his mouth and said, "Didn't I tell you before?" ”

"You only said that you were my leader, but you didn't say that you were only in charge of me." Jiang Ling said: "Where are the people in charge of the toys that have been eliminated at present?" ”

"Xiao Ke was originally the person in charge of a player." Shi Yi gave an example simply and clearly.

"Oh, I see." Jiang Ling nodded and said, "When the players in charge of them are eliminated, they still need to help other players. ”

"That's right."

Jiang Ling looked at Shi Yi's side face and asked, "That... If I win the competition, will you be rewarded as a special leader? ”

Shi Yi nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"What reward? Huge bonuses? A promotion and a raise? Jiang Ling asked.

"Company secrets, ask more and shoot." Shi Yi replied coldly.

"Cold-blooded, too cold-blooded." Jiang Ling rolled his eyes, and suddenly said, "Do you really have the ability to fulfill any wishes?" What do you think I would do if I succeeded and made a wish for world peace? ”

"Wait until you're successful."

"I'm talking about what if."

"No in case."

"What if..."

"There are no ifs."

"Where's the thick noodles with fish balls?"

"There are no fish... Get lost! ”

Jiang Ling paused for a moment, and then asked, "Are there any precautions for the next stage of the game?" ”

Shi Yi sneered: "I thought you would just ask some nonsense." ”

Jiang Ling ignored the mockery, looked at Shi Yi and said, "Listen to what it means." ”

"Of course there is, but it's nothing too special." Shi Yi said: "The above means that after testing and adjustment, the stability of the server has reached a certain level, and from now on, the time spent in the game world will be longer. If you have a job or other important things in the real world, you need to pay attention to adjusting your time. ”

Jiang Ling was dissatisfied when he heard this: "You should have told me this kind of important news earlier, you have to wait for me to ask." ”

"Do you have a job? Do you have anything important? Shi Yi asked mercilessly.

Jiang Ling thought about it for a while, and did not answer, but thought about the meaning of this announcement.

Players will spend more time in the dungeon, which may mean that the plot will become longer and more complex, which means that players will have more contact with NPCs in the game world and more opportunities to explore the world.

At the same time, the time for the two players to face each other will also be postponed, and if the two players fight too early, the script will still end quickly.

In the future battlefield, you need to pay more attention to the intelligence of that world and make friends with forces, and you can no longer focus on simple battles.

Overall, the longer the time will make the game more interesting.

Who knew that Shi Yi hesitated for a moment, and said again: "There is also an inaccurate piece of grapevine, and the mechanism of eliminating players on the battlefield will become more intense in the future." ”

"Oh?" This interesting news made Jiang Ling feel uncomfortable, and he asked: "Is the number of people eliminated each time increasing, or will the frequency of elimination be accelerated?" ”

"It's gossip, I don't know, you don't have to take it too seriously." Shi Yi said, "Okay, you've arrived." ”

The car had already arrived at Jiang Ling's community, Jiang Ling opened the door and got out of the car, then smiled at Shi Yi and said, "Thank you these days." ”

"No thanks." Shi Yi nodded, and then said, "There are still long days to come." ”