CHAPTER XXIII
It's not like an apartment, it's not like a hotel. In Cheng Jiyun's view, this is a small private room, which neatly divides everyone's only living space.
He carefully looked through his mobile phone for a while, there was no mobile phone card, only a wireless connection. On the software, you can search to add contacts, but, at this time, who else can he add?
If you look at your name, it is: Intern, number: 4006954.
Interesting.
Try to change it, and you have to have a loud name. I didn't expect it to say "Sorry, you don't have permission to modify".
Well, it seems that this thing is really just a tool, and he can't contact the people he wants to contact, but at least it can be used as a watch.
Cheng Jiyun casually threw it on the table, looked out the window, and saw that the back of a building was firmly blocked in front of him, and he could only see a little bit of the city's appearance from the gap on the first floor. He tried to open the window, but it was locked and he couldn't open it.
Well, you can only give up.
Cheng Jiyun simply lay on the bed, fortunately, this bed is not hard or soft, it is quite comfortable. Looking at the white ceiling, is this the place where he wants to live?
After a sigh, Cheng Jiyun closed his eyes, feeling that he could still hear the sound of cars driving on the highway in his ears.
If Sunny is really an evaluator, it seems to explain a good reason why she gets out of it every time. And what about Lin Yan's? How can it be a virtual character? Cheng Jiyun still remembers how many times he saw Sunny and Lin Yan talking mysteriously, what were they talking about? Persuade Lin Yan to leave?
Ahh......h
Grunt.
What's going on?
Cheng Jiyun actually felt hungry, and with the screams of his stomach, he felt more and more empty in his stomach.
Is it true that I have returned to reality? Finally feeling hungry? It's amazing, so ...... What to do?
Cheng Jiyun sat up from the bed, picked up his mobile phone, selected the order on the address book, and received the message as soon as he opened it.
"What do you need?"
Go to the menu – post-meal reviews.
That's it.
Cheng Jiyun clicked on the menu, well, it's really very rich, there are all kinds of varieties. Cheng Jiyun felt that he was hungry, so he ordered a lot at once, but when he entered the submission page, he was reminded that the level was not enough to submit.
"Discriminate against Lao Tzu?" Cheng Jiyun scolded, thought about it, forget it, now that he is penniless, he relies on others for relief, so let's be honest.
So I obediently ordered a fried rice and finally submitted it successfully.
Just wait.
Cheng Jiyun is used to waiting anyway.
But after a while, someone knocked on the door.
"How fast?" Cheng Jiyun was wondering, and when he opened the door, he saw that Chen Xizhou was greeting him with a smile.
"Why are you here again?" Cheng Jiyun asked.
"I'm afraid you're bored." Chen Xizhou said, walked into the room again, and sat down on the bed. Cheng Jiyun just wanted to say something about him, but then he thought about it, forget it, there are no chairs here at all.
Anyway, the food hasn't come yet, so it doesn't matter if you talk to him.
"What game are you playing in?" Chen Xizhou asked.
"Huh?" Cheng Jiyun looked at him, "Are there many games?" ”
"That's right!" Chen Xizhou said, "There are all kinds of types, and they are divided into semi-virtual and fully virtual." ”
Cheng Jiyun was a little surprised, he thought there was only one game world, but he didn't expect there to be many. "That's for different people, there's a different game, isn't it?"
"yes!" Chen Xizhou hugged his knees and sat down, "And the permission to enter each game is different, anyway, it's all in the testing stage now, and when it really runs, it will be much better." ”
Cheng Jiyun was silent for a while and asked, "Do you know the characters in the game?" Is it real? ”
"Nonsense, of course it's true." Chen Xizhou laughed, "At this stage, as long as people enter the game, they are real. ”
"How do you know?" Cheng Jiyun still has to be suspicious.
"Of course I do!" Chen Xizhou replied confidently, "I also heard a lot, so I went to participate in the company's game beta." ”
"You volunteered?" Cheng Jiyun was surprised again.
"Of course, all those who participate in the beta test can get a month's worth of living supplies, who doesn't want it?" Chen Xizhou said with a smile.
"So......" Cheng Jiyun guessed, "You just keep participating in the internal test experiments and constantly getting life supplies, so you can live here for half a year?" ”
"You guessed it!" Chen Xizhou snapped his fingers!
Cheng Jiyun didn't understand, how could anyone still be willing to take the initiative to participate in such a game, anyway, he didn't feel comfortable staying in it at all, but the little guy in front of him seemed to be enjoying it.
"Tell me, how many games have you played?"
"That's not going to work." Unexpectedly, this time, Chen Xizhou refused, "I can tell you something else, but I can't mention the content of the game, because I have participated in many of them, and if the company knows about it, I will lose my power." ”
"Hehe, you're quite a work ethic!" Cheng Jiyun laughed.
"That's for the next game, too." Chen Xizhou shrugged, then looked at him with a sly gaze, "What game are you participating in?" ”
"Why can't you tell me, but ask me to tell you?" Cheng Jiyun replied.
"Because you and I participated at the same time, and you are the first time, I must have experienced your game." Chen Xizhou said, very sure.
"Okay." Cheng Jiyun has nothing to hide, anyway, he doesn't care about anything, "It's just a broken place, and it is said that it needs to be upgraded to enter the next advanced world......
"Huh?" Chen Xizhou frowned, "I haven't heard of it." ”
"No?" Cheng Jiyun added, "Anyway, it's the end of the world, there are no living resources, you can get more if you want to upgrade, something like this." ”
Chen Xizhou thought for a while, showing an embarrassed expression: "You won't be ...... Criminals, right? ”
"Huh?" Cheng Jiyun was stunned for a moment, and his expression still betrayed himself.
"Really?" Chen Xizhou shouted.
"Yes, nothing to be embarrassed about." Cheng Jiyun is so calm.
"Hahaha." Unexpectedly, Chen Xizhou laughed, "It's the first time I've met criminals, you must know that since the implementation of personal credit testing in the city, the crime rate has been very low, and since I came here, I haven't seen any serious people!" ”
"What do you mean?" Cheng Jiyun didn't think he was praising himself, "Do you say I'm not serious?" ”
"Don't dare, don't dare." Chen Xizhou waved his hand, "It's not what I mean, it's just that I can talk to you, and I'm just lucky to have three lives." ”
"Don't do that." Cheng Jiyun walked to the table, because Chen Xizhou occupied the bed, he had to lean on the table.
"Alright." Chen Xizhou said with a smile, "I just know that there is a game that has been tested by the people in the Fourth Prison. ”
Cheng Jiyun turned his head and looked at him: "Yes, what do you know?" ”
"Okay, I'll tell you." Chen Xizhou deliberately cleared his throat, "Anyway, what kind of doomsday plan is it." Because the population is getting smaller and smaller, although a large number of robots are used in the factories outside, many times they still need to be manual, so the government is considering releasing some criminals, as long as they rehabilitate and let them regain their right to live. ”
Cheng Jiyun listened silently, talking about their kind of people.
"The internal beta personnel of this game are internal personnel of the company, and it is said that not everyone can pass the test if they want multiple evaluations."
Cheng Jiyun heard him say this, as if he was very lucky.
"Of course, the theme of the end of the world is the most human, depending on how they are prepared to survive in the end times." Chen Xizhou said, "The most important thing is that everyone enters the game without knowing that they have entered the game, and it is completely unknown, so that the real effect can be seen." ”
"Hmm...... For example, me. Cheng Jiyun sneered, but after thinking about it, he continued to ask, "Will there be people who know the rules?" ”
"I don't know about this because I haven't participated." Chen Xizhou replied, "Either they are company insiders, and they must observe the scoring at all times." ”
Cheng Jiyun fell into deep thought, and the room was instantly quiet.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Chen Xizhou immediately smiled and said, "Since we all want to stay in the city now, it's better to be a pair of good brothers." ”
Cheng Jiyun took a good look at the hairy boy in front of him: "Why?" Why should I call you a brother? ”
"Because, I know a lot of things you don't know!" He smiled and said, "How long have you been here?" One day? No, it's not half a day, right? ”
Cheng Jiyun pursed his mouth and didn't speak.
"What about me?" Chen Xizhou said with a smile, "It's been more than half a year." ”
"Okay, whatever you want." Cheng Jiyun said, "But don't fool me." ”
"How is that possible!" Chen Xizhou put down his legs and stood up from the bed, "Those who steal and abduct will be blacklisted!" ”
Cheng Jiyun glanced at him, who knows what this kid is going to do, as soon as he comes, he will be close to him, is it to harm him or ......
There was a knock on the door, this time it should be fried rice.
Cheng Jiyun walked to the door and opened the door, a man with a hat, wearing red clothes, looked like a food delivery person.
"Mr. Cheng, your meal."
"Oh, thank you." Cheng Jiyun took the fast food and closed the door.
As soon as Cheng Jiyun put the food on the table, Chen Xizhou couldn't wait to come over: "Big brother, what delicious did you order?" So fragrant? ”
Cheng Jiyun looked at him who was about to drool, and said disgustedly: "You won't be deliberately rubbing me without ordering food, right?" ”
"Hee-hee." He looked at Cheng Jiyun with a smile, "I forgot to order, you will share half of me, and I will give it to you next time, right?" ”
What the heck?
Cheng Jiyun almost kicked him out, but think about it, forget it, a child, with Sunny's virtue......
Sunny……
"Forget it." Cheng Jiyun still picked up the lid of the lunch box and divided half of the meal for him, "Here you go." ”
"Thank you, big brother!"
Chen Xizhou happily ate it.
Cheng Jiyun, who was originally very hungry, didn't feel so hungry after pulling two mouthfuls of rice into his mouth, but instead remembered some people with a heavy heart.
Although Chen Xizhou focused on eating, he also noticed the changes in Cheng Jiyun, and asked obediently: "Big brother, you won't be angry, right?" ”
"Nope." Cheng Jiyun continued to bow his head and eat, pretending to be fine.
After the meal, Chen Xizhou really left, to say that this guy really came to eat, Cheng Jiyun didn't doubt it at all.
When he left, the room was deserted again. Look out the window, the city is about to fall into the night.
Cheng Jiyun sat on the table, leaning against the corner of the wall and the glass window, where he could still see the sky. Just like that, I watched the color of the sky slowly darken and turn into a deep blue, and the city was replaced with bright lights, which was a gorgeous scene.
The temperature in the room is very suitable, but the loneliness in my heart also arises spontaneously. I felt like I wasn't leaving the prison, but entering another confinement.
The day's transformation was too great for him...... To accept that he had to go back and forth between reality and virtuality really made him feel incredible.
The body has always been here, but the soul has flown away?
Thinking about it, only getting more and more tired, he felt the swelling of his feet wrapped in his shoes, took off his shoes, relaxed himself, and fell into the darkness with the city, not wanting to turn on the light.
In his sleep, he was still leaning against the broken wall, watching the weeds fall and erect in the wind, repeating back and forth.
"I have a very bad feeling." He said.
Lin Yan looked at him beside him, the fire shone on his face, turning into melancholy, and it was the first time he saw his eyes so blank.
"I feel like we're stuck here."
"Why?"
"I've walked so much, but I always feel like we're going around in circles, over and over again...... Never walked out ......"
Lin Yan leaned his head against the wall and looked at the dark sky: "Maybe it's because of strangeness." ”
"No, I'm already familiar with it." Cheng Jiyun sighed, "It's in my mind, like a whirling labyrinth, no matter how I go, it's here." ”
Lin Yan didn't reply, and the two were silent together for a long time.
"I can't tell what is real and what is illusory now." Cheng Jiyun said in an almost desperate tone, "It's like I can't tell what time it is, where I am, and I can't even feel the difference between day and night......
"You're tired." Lin Yan stood up, "Sleep." ”
When Lin Yan walked away, Cheng Jiyun's eyes could just see Sunny lying on the other side of the fire. In the orange firelight, Sunny slept soundly, as if he never had any troubles.
Lin Yan walked over and gently covered her with a gray blanket. Then he lay on the other side, with his back to the fire, and closed his eyes.
Cheng Jiyun was actually not sleepy at this point. At this time, the sky was covered with thick clouds, there was no moon, no starlight, and it was black and oppressive, like a curtain covering everything. The sound of the bonfire beeping horn echoed in my ears, rhythmless and particularly hypnotic.