Chapter 17: An Extraordinary Newcomer

"Is anyone there?"

This was the first thing Lu An said after entering this strange website.

It was completely different from what he imagined, when he went in, he would be able to know what his father and brother had left for him, and so on.

In the holographic projection, it was empty, and nothing came into view.

And this form of interface seems to be a very, very old and backward scene of a virtual chat room.

How old is it?

It is no longer found in any existing practical tool books, and can only be found in materials that talk about the history of the development of electronic information technology.

And to what extent is it lagging behind?

Basically, when everyone chats, they only hear their voices and don't see their people, there is no image, no expression. This technology is very different from today's holographic virtual projection real-time connection technology, basically, like the difference between a speeding vacuum train and a public passenger spacecraft.

Lu An thought for a moment that he had entered the wrong place, but the reason why he was able to come here was because of the piece of paper left by his father and brother.

If so, why is it so empty?

He hesitated for a moment, then asked boldly.

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"Huh?"

In the afternoon, Wu Renli, who was working at the staircase on the sixth floor of Taoyuan Company, raised his head and looked at his brain in surprise.

He quietly descended the stairs and walked into the peach grove outside the company.

After a few quick clicks on the brain, his face showed a slight joy.

"Sure enough, the permissions are open again?"

"It seems that the new king really made such a big move last time?"

Wu Renli shook his head slightly and sighed.

"I hope it's not too much of a toss."

Immediately after, Wu Renli whispered: "Enter the ......"

He always went to the hall to tell everyone about the good news.

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"Huh? Newcomer? ”

A shrill and languid voice suddenly rang out from the empty holographic projection.

Lu An perked up and hurriedly said, "Yes, I just came in." Excuse me, but where is this? ”

"Where?" The voice sneered.

"If you don't know, how did you get in?"

"Ugh."

Lu An didn't know how to answer.

Could it be that after scratching his head and scratching his cheeks all night, he deciphered an address left by his father and brother who didn't know where, and then entered a lot of inexplicable codes, and then came in inexplicably?

"Where's your code name?"

The woman's voice was curious.

It's been a long time since I've had a new person in the organization, and the most recent one was two years ago.

The Order hasn't been full since that damn war ten years ago, and there are still seven or eight cards to spare. Which card is this daredevil?

"Codename?"

LU AN THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT, AND REMEMBERED THE WORDS THAT THE CLOWN SAID BEFORE HE CAME IN, AFTER THE IDENTITY CODE WAS PASSED, "WELCOME BACK, REDJOKER." ”

"WELL, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CALLED REDJOKER."

"Are you kidding?"

The woman laughed again, but stopped abruptly halfway through the laughter, as if someone had choked her neck.

β€œJOKER? REDJOKER? ”

Between the words, they even stammered a little.

"Uh, I guess so, what's wrong?"

Lu An was a little curious, did he say something wrong, why did this woman react so much?

However, there was no response.

Lu An waited for a while, and when he saw that no one responded, he asked again, "Is anyone there?" That sister just now ......"

After a few calls, but still no answer, Lu An pursed his lips and said, "Who is this woman?" How to ......"

Before he finished speaking, the clown who came in just now suddenly jumped out of the holographic interface, dressed in colorful clothes and without a mask, but smiling and bowing: "To serve you, what instructions do you have?" ”

"...... that lady just now?" Lu An asked curiously tentatively.

The clown in front of him took out a magic wand from behind him, and with a flick of it, a long list popped up.

"Codename: Six of Spades"

"Name: Hyakue Tanaka"

"Citizen Number: 111030126101212023518"

"Place of birth: Shinfu, the third domain of the 11th ward"

"Age: 28"

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Lu An read this long list in a daze, some of which were so informative and rich that they made Lu An blush.

"This ......"

"How so?"

Lu An never thought that he just asked casually, and he got such a terrifying result in such detail.

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Wu Renli entered the hall, and it was now quiet in the hall where someone was present.

"Why did you suddenly stop talking?"

"Let's take a look, good news, our clearance is back."

Lu An had just finished reading the list of the woman in front of him when he heard a deep male voice in his ears.

"Hello, may I ask ......"

"Huh? Hello, is it a newcomer? Wu Renli suddenly realized something, and stopped his footsteps on the mossy stone path with some surprise.

"Yes, is it the king?"

"King?" Lu An was a little puzzled.

In fact, it is just a custom for RedJoker and BlackJoker to be called the king and the little king in some parts of China, and some are called the big ghost and the little ghost, and even if you really want to talk about it, the K in the playing card represents the king, which is more like the king.

It's just that in this mysterious organization, Joker is the king, the king is Joker, and the person codenamed Joker does have the authority of the king.

Therefore, this title, which has been handed down since the beginning of the organization, has not changed. Sometimes, when everyone chats, they joke that this is "the king's organization".

Wu Ren thought for a moment and asked solemnly, "Is the code name JOKER?" ”

Lu An had already come to the table in front of the window and sat down at this time, nodded and replied, "Yes." ”

Wu Renli let out a long breath, and he smiled and said, "It's good that you show up, everyone has been waiting very hard." Oh, yes, more on that later, but please restore this chat room to its original form. ”

"Originally?"

"I don't know what the specific operation permissions are, but I think the system's Joker can help you solve this problem."

After Wu Renli finished speaking, he didn't say anything more, and quietly waited for the return of the real king.

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Lu An was still shocked by the matter of Ms. Tanaka Hyakue just now, and Wu Renli understood it as soon as he mentioned it slightly.

That vivid Joker is the existence of an intelligent bootloader similar to a system.

Lu An exhaled lightly, and sure enough, in the empty holographic projection, a clown with a sad face jumped out, bowed and said, "Serve you." ”

"How can this chat room be restored, restored to its original appearance?"

"Please wait."

In the holographic projection, the clown turned his back and dug hard in the void, and after two minutes, a square package appeared in front of Lu An's eyes.

"So, have fun. Good bye. ”

In the holographic projection, the clown laughed happily, took out his mask and put it on, bowed, turned around and disappeared.

A package just lies quietly in the virtual influence.

Is this what my father and brother left behind?

In the past half an hour, Lu An's mood fluctuated greatly, and he was a little unsure.

He clicked on the package on the Zhi Brain, and as soon as he finished clicking it, the package exploded with a "bang", and then Lu An's Zhi Brain restarted.

"Huh? What's the situation? ”

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At this time, on the banks of the Shanghai River, among the peach forests.

Wu Renli saw that in the empty holographic projection, light began to spread, like the creation of the world, and when the light gradually dissipated, a brand new castle stood in the holographic projection.

Entering the castle, the grass is green, the flags are waved, and a long poplar tree road leads to the castle hall.

On the oak door of the hall, two clowns are located on either side of the door, both bowing slightly to welcome visitors, the clown on the left is smiling and about to put on the mask, and the clown on the right is about to take off the mask with a sad face.

Entering the hall, under the dome, colorful flags are in the air, and the red carpet in the corridor stretches into the distance.

On both sides of the corridor of the deep and quiet hall, on the gray marble walls, playing cards of different suits are neatly arranged and suspended in the air, extending forward in turn, and a holographic projection stands under each playing card.

These are the heirs of each playing card through the ages.

The playing cards of the eight of hearts are on the right side of the 15th row of the hall entrance, and the playing cards today show the appearance of Wu Renli, and below are the eight of hearts of the past dynasties.

Of course, it is not so much the image of Wu Renli as the image that Wu Renli chose.

There is no one in the organization who shows his true face.

It is said that it is possible for Jokers other than generations to know the true identities of the people in the organization.

But it is only possible, and it depends on the kings of the past dynasties to combine relevant information to reason, speculate, and verify and confirm.

Therefore, the king of the previous generation said that someone named their organization "TheGhostofShadow" - the shadow undead, although there was some resentment, Wu Renli had to admit that this name was very appropriate.

After pausing for a moment in front of the playing cards of the eight of hearts, Wu Renli continued to move forward.

The main hall of the hall was soon in sight.

Pushing the door in, the scene in the hall made Wu Renli freeze there immediately.

"Huh? Wu ......"

Suddenly, a panicked voice came from behind him, sharp and thin, and lazy no more.

"Eight of hearts, something big has happened."

"I see, see for yourself the six of spades." Wu Renli smiled bitterly and moved out of the way of the hall.

The current Six of Spades, named Hyakue Tanaka, looked intently at the fifty-two high chairs neatly arranged on either side of the long table in the hall, but it was empty.

"See what?"

The voice of the Six of Spades was curious, and it brought out a natural lazy taste.

Wu Renli looked into the hall again, and sure enough, it was indeed empty.

Was it just dazzling?

Wu Renli shook his head, the gentle words of doubt were still lingering in his ears, and the aftermath was not gone, what he saw was definitely not an illusion.

He turned his head and asked, "What did you just say?" What's wrong? ”

"I just met a new guy ,......, he said his code name is RedJoker,......"

The Six of Spades paused before continuing: "I began to think that the newcomer was ignorant and joking. But after checking my permissions, I found that sure enough, the permissions were almost all opened. When I came up again, I found that the hall had been restored. ”

"I just ran into it." Wu Renli smiled bitterly and said, "So as you can see, the hall of the organization has been restored. Moreover, unless there was something wrong with my eye just now, just a few dozen seconds ago, the newcomer you mentioned was sitting upright in the king's seat in the center. Moreover, he is really not a BlackJoker, but a RedJoker dress, just like ......"

"Just like the one on the oak door." Wu Renli said, and his heart was also a little abrupt.

"What should we do?" The Six of Spades asked nervously.

Wu Renli's tone immediately became serious, and he commanded:

"Send a system announcement, gather everyone as soon as possible, and everyone in the current position cannot be absent."

"What you just said is right, something really wrong."

After nine consecutive BlackJokers, RedJoker appeared in the organization for the first time.