Chapter 1: Traveling to the Otherworld
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Where is this?
I was standing on a deserted highway at the moment, and the knee-high grass clearly did not protect me from the wind. The sun is slowly rising directly ahead, and it has not yet brought the slightest warmth. The air was mixed with the smell of sourness, decay, and burning, burning my airways. The gray sky loomed with a few dark clouds, very low, pressing everything in sight—dead trees, collapsed houses, messy squares, crumbling tall buildings, and green lakes in the distance.
I was naked, except for a pair of boxers, and all I had left was my phone clutched.
Judging by the temperature, it was about early summer or late summer, and the cool wind blew wantonly, which gradually made me regain some calm.
What did I do last night?
Celebrate your thirtieth birthday alone.
laughed at himself, "After thirty years of guarding like jade, I can finally become a magician!" Then the phone forced to download and install a game as if it had been infected with a virus.
I clicked to start the game, but nothing happened.
Then went to sleep.
After waking up, I came to the end of the world inexplicably!
It's all because of this mobile game!
I squatted down and began to study the culprit.
Last night, it was still a black screen of death, but now it shows the game screen. The 2D top-down view is not exquisite. In the center of the screen is a game character, male, standing in the wilderness wearing only underwear. There are also three white words on the head, "Seven Nights of Turbidity".
Isn't that my usual screen name?
I took a few random steps, and the character moved a little bit along with it.
Don't......
I picked up a roadside stone.
A small red dot appears in the upper right corner of the "Props" menu button at the bottom of the phone screen, which seems to be a new prompt. I clicked on it and saw that the inventory that popped up was empty, but there was a small light orb chart on the right hand of the equipment slot. Click on it, and sure enough, there are two white words written "stone", and there are more detailed contents below:
"Pebbles
@伤害:1
@备注: An artifact with infinite magical power, with an infinite range and destroying everything. Don't throw it at the sun, you can't afford it!"
"Really?"
I'm kind of a receptive person. Wake up in the apocalypse, all right. My every move is shown in my phone, okay. The roadside stones I picked up are the artifacts that destroy everything in the game, so I can't continue to be calm!
With the attitude of giving it a try, I threw the stone in the direction of the sun.
The stone obeys the laws of the universe and draws a perfect parabola.
It's not an artifact, isn't it the wrong way I threw it?
Unwillingly, I picked up another stone. The equipment slot shows:
"Pebbles
@伤害:1
@备注: Laughing to death, do you really believe it?"
Tricked?
"Who's pretending to be a ghost? Come out! ”
I roared at the sky. It's very unpleasant to be watched by someone, so it can't be some strange show, right?
"Stand up for me! You are robbing and kidnapping! Give me back your clothes and wallet immediately and send me home, or I'll call the police! ”
I shouted like this many times, but there was no response.
Do you really think I dare not call the police?
I pressed my phone's back button, but it didn't exit the game screen. Shutdown is also ineffective. In a fit of rage, I unplugged the battery, but the phone screen was still on. That's kind of scary! What mobile phone virus can do this? Am I being caught up in something terrible?
Doubts grew, and I picked up the stone for the third time.
"@备注: I hear you scolding your mother, okay, that's the end of the joke."
Well? I didn't curse anything.
Pick up the fourth stone.
"@备注: It's just pebbles everywhere."
After that, I picked up seven or eight more pieces, but the notes won't be replaced anymore.
Do I think I think I think I can communicate with the person who kidnapped me through the notes of the props?
Try the other menu buttons, maybe you can get more information.
I clicked on the "Roles" menu.
"Seven Nights Turbidity: Level 1 is unemployed
@体魄:6 (a little stronger than the average person)
@灵敏:5 (Normal)
@聪慧:8 (Pretty Smart)
@状态: Minor poisoning (keep taking a deep breath, keep going!) I've made a tombstone for you. )」
Tombstone?
These two words startled me. Although I expected the air quality to be bad, I thought it was smog or something at most, but I didn't expect it to be poisonous gas? What kind of scary world is here!
Just when I was a little panicked, a voice suddenly sounded behind me, very close.
"Who are you? What to do here? ”
"Huh?"
I looked back.
It was four men, wearing gas masks, dirty, heavy hooded cloaks, and carrying large cloth bags. They were all carrying shoddy rifles, fortunately hanging diagonally.
I immediately raised my hands: "Don't shoot." ”
"Where's your clothes and gas mask?" The person at the front asked, "Robbed?" ”
“…… I don't know, that's how it was when I woke up. ”
In this case, it's better to be honest, but it's hard to get past if you want to lie if you have too little information.
"Where?"
"I don't remember anything, I just remember my name...... Seven nights of turbidity. ”
The four of them muttered to each other for a while, and then the man who seemed to be in the lead continued to say to me, "Listen to my friend, I'm Ser from Bobei Town. You're lucky to have met us, really. With that, he handed me a gas mask and a neatly folded dirty cloak, "I'll give it to you." ”
I was stunned: "Thank you, thank you very much!" ”
What a rescue! More urgent than why I am here are clothes and gas masks. Words like "slightly poisoned" and "tombstone" written on my phone made me pay more attention.
Put it on quickly.
Thor's companion said, "Our brother Thur is notoriously warm-hearted in the neighborhood. ”
Hearing this, Thor immediately interjected, "But that doesn't mean I'm a bad guy to mess with. I'll keep an eye on you, friend. ”
The other three nodded, seemingly in agreement.
"Let's go." Thor beckoned.
Walk?
Are you talking to me?
"Do you mean me? Where to go? ”
"Back to North Town, of course."
I was a little confused: "Why am I going there too?" ”
Thorl couldn't help but laugh: "Otherwise? …… Of course, I don't really believe the lies you're telling. But it doesn't matter what story you have, after all, it's always a fact that you have nothing now, right? When you see others in difficulty, you can help them. If it's true that you say there is nowhere to go, then come back to Bobei Town with me, you can mix with me. I have a bite to eat, to ensure that the brothers do not go hungry. You only need to remember one thing, if you dare to raise a gun in my back, I will cut off your limbs and throw them into the lake. ”
I didn't know how to respond to these words.
"I don't mean to force you at all, taking care of a boy like you who is from an unknown origin is purely doing a good deed." Thur helplessly spread his hands and motioned to his companion behind him to hand me a flyer, "Bodong Town has been short of manpower recently, you can also try your luck." And this flyer. ”
I took the flyer.
"Surreal Countermeasures Administration Open Recruitment of Staff"
"What is this?"
"It's just a part-time job and handing out flyers, don't care."
Embarrassment, is there a part-time job that distributes flyers at the end of the world?
Suddenly, a chime came from the phone. I looked down and saw a small red dot in the upper right corner of the "Tasks" menu button at the bottom of the screen.
I'll click on it and take a look:
"Main quest A: Go to Bobei Town
@瑟尔邀请你一起返回泊北镇, mess with him. He looks like a big brother who is very good at taking care of people
@达成条件: Arrive safely in the town of Bobei with Sear
@奖励: Experience +200, Homemade Rifles
@备注: Be someone else's little brother? Just because I gave you a set of clothes and a silly mask? How are you going to repay me if I give you ten new clothes?"
……
This remark text is so bad.
Hey?
A total of four missions in one go?
"Main quest B: Go to Bodong Town
@比起当别人小弟, of course, it's better to mix it up yourself
@达成条件: Arrive safely in Bodong Town and report to the mayor
@奖励: +400 experience, +1 food, +1 water
@备注: Took something from passerby A and worked hard for passerby B? You are so affectionate! How about returning the gas mask and clothes to Thor before leaving?"
…… Note: Jun, you are improving.
"Main Mission C: Respond to flyers
@超现实对策局的招募传单引起了你的兴趣, will you ask Thorl how to go?
@达成条件: Arrive safely at the Super Strategy Bureau and report to the recruitment officer
@奖励: +1000 experience, +3 food, +3 water
@备注: They're actually recruiting guinea pigs for human experiments, not staff at all. Go ahead, put down your entrails and come back."
Really fake!
After the joke of "don't throw a pebble at the sun, you can't afford it", I'm not sure which of the system's statements is true.
"Main quest D: Lone wolf
@你想要的人生选项还未到来, let's go on a solo adventure for the time being.
@达成条件: Throw away the flyer and say goodbye to Thor
@奖励: Experience +100
@备注: Don't choose this! Wandering around the world of ignorance is not called "Run, boy!" And it's called "Be a dead boy!" ”」
After reading it, I think these four tasks are obviously multiple-choice questions. Sure enough, there was a line of small print written at the bottom of the mission pop-up: "Please choose your mission"
I was staring at my phone for a bit of a long time, and Thor urged, "What's wrong friend?" Do you want to come with me? ”
I......
Which mission should I choose?