Chapter 3: Troubled Times Begin
In the evening, an off-road vehicle drove into the high-end villa area, and after driving on the green road for a while, it came to a two-and-a-half-story luxury villa.
"The brothers have arrived, let's collect our things and look at our new home." Zhang Xiaolei opened the car door with a smile and said.
"Wow! Cannon, isn't it, you live in such a nice villa? Li Xu stood in front of the villa in surprise and looked at him in disbelief.
"This is what Brother Pao's father bought for him, and it is specially used as a stronghold in this city, which is very cool." Ma Letian said enviously.
"It's a pity, we don't have such a good father, envy, jealousy and hatred." Fan Peng said speechlessly.
"All of them are going to die, you still don't help Xuzi move things quickly." Zhang Xiaolei kicked the two of them and scolded with a smile.
Li Xu smiled and went to carry his luggage, but he was speechless for a while, his father used to be so loving, but he had been dead for almost six years
Now in the world, his only relative is his mother, but in the past six years, she has never appeared.
Every month, there would be an inexplicable remittance in his bank account, with a total amount of more than 5,000, which was enough for him to live a chic life.
But Li Xu understood that it was sent by her
He did not hesitate to donate that bank card to a charitable foundation and replaced his bank card with a new one, never wanting to accept a handout from that person.
The only thing he had left now was what little self-esteem he had
Sighing at the luxury of this bungalow in his heart, Li Xu followed the three of them with his luggage and walked into the villa.
On the ground floor is a very luxuriously renovated living room and lounge, kitchen and maid's room are on one floor.
"I haven't asked the nanny to cook for the time being, let's overcome it a little, let's do it by Xuzi, everyone loves to eat the food he cooks." Zhang Xiaolei said with a smile.
"I'm dizzy, have you long been thinking about letting me be a cook, and the salary will be extra." Li Xu said with a smile.
After three years of college, the three of them knew their craft, and they still couldn't change it
"No problem, we have no opinion." Fan Peng said with a smile.
"The salary will definitely be calculated for you, now follow me up to the second floor, so that you can see the situation of our new studio." Zhang Xiaolei said with a smile.
Everyone carried their bags and rushed up the stairs to the second floor, where they were greeted by a large and spacious living room.
In the living room, four thick massage chairs are placed in a corner, and the plastic packaging on them has not been torn off
"This is a massage chair that I specially purchased for the health of my brothers, let's enjoy physical exercise while playing games, it's high-end enough." Zhang Xiaolei said with a smile.
"Cannon, are you playing for real this time?" Li Xu said in surprise.
"Nonsense, brother didn't play it real that time, our four brothers joined forces, and we must break out of the world in the troubled times." Zhang Xiaolei said arrogantly.
"We were fooled by Brother Pao this time, anyway, we followed him, Brother Xu must be powerful." Ma Lotian said with a smile.
"Brother Xu, among the four of us, Brother Pao is strong, you have the smartest brain, and both of us are counting on you." Fan Peng nodded.
"Well, since there is so much investment in artillery, we will make a difference." Li Xu's heart, which had been suppressed for so long, suddenly began to beat violently
"There are three rooms on this floor, I occupy one, one for the two of them, and the rest is yours. Everyone first helped Xuzi tidy up the room, and after half an hour, we had a big meal, and then had a meeting to decide tomorrow's work. Zhang Xiaolei said.
"Okay, no problem, Brother Cannon has the final say." Ma Lotian said with a smile.
Everyone immediately helped Li Xu put his luggage into the room and began to help him clean up
After a period of busyness, Li Xu's room was cleaned up, which was a large bedroom with a bathroom and an open balcony, which made Li Xu extremely satisfied with the current living environment.
One bedroom is nearly three times the size of the small house he rented not long ago!
The four of them hooked up their shoulders and fished a cigarette, walked out of the villa gate, and prepared to go outside for the first reunion dinner
In the evening, four people sat in the living room and began to try to connect to the helmet's web program.
Drip, drip, drip
In the crisp sound, the black square helmet flashed blue, which indicated that the network connection was successful according to the requirements of the system manual.
However, to log in to the game, you have to wait until the game is officially launched.
After all the four helmets were debugged, Zhang Xiaolei patted Li Xu on the shoulder and motioned for everyone to have a small meeting together.
"I'm going to smash all the startup money my dad gave me into the troubled times this time, so I asked my brothers to come over to help because I am very relieved of you, but before I officially invest in this game, I am ready to take a look in this virtual world before I can make a decision." Zhang Xiaolei said.
"Don't worry, I've studied this game, and according to the official explanation, there will be no new area within a year, and there should be a lot of business opportunities in it." Li Xu said.
"I think so too, this time in the troubled times, it's still the same old rules as before, we all choose the Terrans, I'm still an old professional assassin and thief type, ID smiled maniacally." Zhang Xiaolei said with a smile.
"I'm the same, choose the berserker type, ID Thunderbolt." Fan Peng said with a smile.
"Then what do I choose, do you still want me to play a medical career?" Ma Letian asked with a wink.
"Nonsense, we've all chosen assassins and warriors, you must be a medical doctor, or someone will add blood to us." Fan Peng said with a smile.
"Horses should choose medical care, we are used to cooperating." Zhang Xiaolei also persuaded.
"Okay, I'll choose medical treatment, ID is still called pay first and then treat." Ma Lotian said speechlessly.
"Hehe, Xuzi, you are the same, you are a well-known master in playing MT, you are good and willing to use your brains, you are indispensable in the team." Zhang Xiaolei looked at him and said expectantly in his eyes.
"Since the cannon said so, then I'll still choose the shield warrior, but I'll change the ID." Li Xu said with a deep groan.
In several large-scale online games in the past, Li Xu's MT profession is a well-known super tank in the online game circle, and his ID is called Immovable Mountain, which means that as long as he stands in front of the team, he can make everyone feel extremely safe.
Not only does he have superb monster carrying skills, but the most important thing is that he is willing to use his brain, and what other MT can't do is not a problem at all.
"Xuzi is ready to change the ID?" Zhang Xiaolei asked in surprise.
"Yes, this time in troubled times, I plan to change my ID, and in the future, it will be called fighting against fate!" Li Xu said.
Fighting against fate?
The three sworn friends were stunned, and from the name, they seemed to understand something
Li Xu's situation, the three dead friends know very well, as well as his biological mother, who has not come to see him for six years, which makes the three of them feel embarrassed for what happened to him.
How bitter he is in his heart, the three dead friends can see from the situation in which he is desperate in the game
In reality, Li Xu doesn't like to talk, he doesn't care about anyone, even if someone offends him, he just walks away silently, someone is really bullied ruthlessly, Fan Peng and Zhang Xiaolei and others will help him solve the problem.
But in the game, Li Xu is notoriously ruthless, if anyone offends him, he can wait for a few days on the wild map, and he has to kill that person again and again to vent his anger.
"Okay, the occupation assignment is complete, there are a lot of people who have entered the troubled times this time, we don't expect to be assigned to a novice village, everyone will work hard to level up and strive to get together as soon as possible." Zhang Xiaolei said with a smile.
"Rest, recuperate, and work hard tomorrow!" Li Xu said lightly.
He stood up, walked into his bedroom with a cigarette in his mouth, and began to recharge for tomorrow's journey
"Brother Pao, Brother Xu seems to have been more silent this time." Ma Lotian looked at the closed bedroom door and said stunned.
"Everyone's experience is different, we all know the suffering in his heart, this time Xuzi is going to work hard in the troubled times, let's work hard, rest!" Zhang Xiaolei said.
The three of them stood up and went back to their bedrooms to rest
There was no dream all night, and before 7 o'clock the next day, Li Xu took the lead out of the bedroom and began to go to the kitchen on the first floor to get busy.
The large three-door refrigerator was full of food that the four of them had bought last night.
Li Xu skillfully made a hearty breakfast for the brothers, and just put it on the dining table, he saw a sound on the stairs, and the three of them went downstairs one by one.
"Damn, it's so fragrant, with Brother Xu here, we will have a good mouth in the future." Ma Lotian shouted excitedly.
"That's, hehe, let me try it first." Fan Peng couldn't change the nickname of the rice bucket, so he rushed to the table in three or two steps and began to eat.
"Xuzi, thank you for your hard work." Zhang Xiaolei said with a smile.
"It's nothing, you're my boss now." Li Xu said lightly.
Zhang Xiaolei shook his head speechlessly, moved his chair and sat at the dining table, and the four of them got together, discussing the final details, and began to enjoy a delicious breakfast
After solving the problem early, light a cigarette and finish smoking, and wait until the stomach is almost digested, and the time is almost up
At 8:50, the four threw away the cigarette butts in their hands, walked up to the second floor one after another, came to their designated massage chairs, and began to press the button on the helmet
With a slight thud, the helmet raised a visor, revealing the internal space inside, and the four of them took out their ID cards and inserted them into the helmet's authentication socket.
Didi, the blue light shines, indicating that the verification is successful, and the helmet will be bound to the owner of the ID card forever!
This latest authentication can prevent the helmet from being stolen, and once the helmet has been verified, it will not be useful for others to take it.
"Good luck, Xuzi!" Everyone lay down on the massage chair and put their heads into the helmet at the last second, Zhang Xiaolei stretched out his thumb and blessed.
"Good luck everyone!" Li Xu also stretched out his thumb and blessed each other with the three dead friends.
The mask was lowered, and Li Xu's eyes suddenly became dark
The darkness didn't last long, only to see the small lights in the cabin flickering, and a pair of small black lampshades sticking out to his eyes.
Retinal and pupil detection is about to begin, so keep your eyes on the detector.
The electronic synthesis sound of the system sounded, prompting Li Xu to take the next step according to the system requirements
He immediately focused, his eyes fixed on the pair of small black lampshades.
In an instant, he saw two red beams of light shining down from the small lampshade and shining in his eyes