Chapter 44: A New Journey?
30% for option 1, 15% for option 2 and 55% for option 3.
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[Option 3]
[Focus on finding a person named Chu Huairen in reality]
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The first three options are high, and the fourth is almost negligible.
βοΌβ¦β¦ Or be prepared...... οΌβ
Zheng Zhuo glanced at it and put away his phone. Walk into the store.
I have to say that the options in this voting interface have provided him with a great help in sorting out his thoughts.
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After apologizing to the store manager, Zheng Zhuo said that he was unwell and had to postpone his entry for some time.
The store manager didn't say anything, but asked him to pay attention to his body, which made Zheng Zhuo very grateful.
β¦β¦ Gratitude to gratitude. In the ghostly [Ocean World], he saw that the ship's chef who looked like the store manager had become a fish-like man little by little, and Zheng Zhuo really couldn't get close to the father and daughter in a short period of time.
"Ahh
When the store manager asked him about the situation, he smiled dryly and quietly distanced himself from the two.
"I'm fine...... yes, by the way, are you working here too? β
He asked Xue Ying.
The topic turned too bluntly. The female student named Xue Ying couldn't help but frown. Zheng Zhuo also shouted "It's over" in his heart.
It had been a long time since he had been in peace. He has forgotten how to use social rhetoric......
"The manager is my dad. I'm not a clerk. β
However, Xue Ying was just as kind as she was when she was in [Small Town World]. Still, she answered the question.
"My university is in the city."
Xue Ying named a university. Zheng Zhuo knew that the university, which was an art school, was not far from here...... About five or six kilometers.
"When there's no class, I'll come over and help look after the shop." Xue Ying said.
She's in college!
Zheng Zhuo captured this key message.
In [Small Town World], Xue Ying said that she was at home because of a holiday. In [Ocean World], Xue Ying boarded the research ship because of a school research project, but in reality, this is not the case: she has no vacation, and she is not engaged in scientific research.
It seems that in the [subconscious world], the characters will use the appearance and interpersonal relationships of the characters in reality, but the inside is very different from the reality - it is like being put on a certain identity.
So, what about personality?
Zheng Zhuo touched his chin.
Xue Ying outside also answered her own questions. In this way, there are similarities in personality.
"Ah, that's right." Zheng Zhuo pondered deeply and said casually, "Then, your mother-"
Syllable.
He slapped his mouth. The shopkeeper and Xue Ying next to him were shocked.
"Ahaha...... There are mosquitoes. β
Zheng Zhuo continued to laugh dryly.
He almost asked, "Is your mother still alive?" If he hadn't hit himself in the mouth and stopped, someone else would have hit him in the mouth by now.
Zheng Zhuo gasped and looked around the store.
He caught a glimpse of a picture frame under the counter. One of them is a photo of the store manager, Xue Ying and another woman.
Although there are other possibilities......
But he thought that it would be better to treat the unfounded personal information in the [subconscious world] as wrong.
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Zheng Zhuo quickly left the small supermarket. Mainly, as the number of customers increased, he was really embarrassed not to help as a "pre-clerk".
But he couldn't stay there for long. He had something else he wanted to confirm.
Zheng Zhuo walked down the streets of the residential area.
Breakfast shop, vegetable market, grocery store, small restaurant......
ββ¦β¦ This face is too hard to remember, right? β
Zheng Zhuo couldn't help but say.
Along the way, he has been observing other people's faces. If it is said that passers-by in the subconscious world will appear as images they know in reality, then remembering the faces of some people can give them some peace of mind.
In addition, you can roughly judge the personality of the person you meet......
β¦β¦ Zheng Zhuo thought so at first.
(It's too simplistic.) οΌβ
After walking through several alleys, Zheng Zhuo found that he had thought too little.
First of all, even if he tried to remember people's faces and talk to the shopkeepers, they were only a one-sided relationship - even if they were asked to stand in front of Zheng Zhuo now and ask Zheng Zhuo who he recognized, Zheng Zhuo would not be able to answer.
Secondly, Zheng Zhuo had a conversation with them. But it's much harder to understand the personality of the other person through a short communication than it is to remember their name and look.
ββ¦β¦ Never mind. β
Zheng Zhuo let out a long sigh.
"Don't delay doing the most important thing."
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Zheng Zhuo left the alley. This time, he came to a nearby park. He sat down on a bench, pulled out his phone, and began searching the web for a name.
Chu Huairen.
It was the only one he knew, the name of the participant other than himself.
Chu Huairen...... Historical figures? Fictional Character ...... Wrong...... What keywords to use ......"
Children playing with balls in the park are running around. They played from noon to evening, and they were also surprised to see the big brother fiddling with his mobile phone on the bench, playing from noon to evening.
"His personality is that of a wise man. The meaning of "wise man" is...... He is intellectually curious and loves to get to the bottom of it...... So maybe he has achieved results in some field? β
Zheng Zhuo began to add keywords. He kept searching for words such as "[Outstanding Graduate] [Chu Huairen]", "[Outstanding Employee] [Chu Huairen]", "[Person in Charge] [Chu Huairen]", confirmed the names of those people from a large number of inexplicable advertisements, and then confirmed the identities of the parties one by one.
β¦β¦ Confirm.
This is, in fact, a glorified statement. In fact, Mr. Zheng's approach was to find the phone number of their company β or simply their own mobile phone number β and call it.
He didn't know how to confirm the other party, so he had to say, "Chu Huairen, do you know me?" I'm Zheng Zhuo. β
After being hung up by the thirty-first Chu Huairen, Zheng Zhuo also reflected on his own approach.
(I'm too suspicious, am I?...... I'd hang up when I get this kind of call myself...... οΌβ
He sighed. Start making the thirty-second call.
This Chu Huairen is a teaching assistant at a university.
(Good young teaching assistant.) οΌβ
Zheng Zhuo thought about it and called the school's academic affairs office.
"Hello."
"Hello, I'm looking for a teaching assistant named Chu Huairen hereβ"
"Please wait...... Yes. β
A hesitant voice came from the other side.
"Assistant Professor Chu followed the team to attend academic conferences abroad. Haven't come back yet......"
"Haven't come back yet?"
Zheng Zhuo just asked an ordinary rhetorical question, however, the other party mistook Zheng Zhuo as an insider and continued.
"He should have returned yesterday. But...... In short, it may be a delay, you can call again in a few days. β
"Okay, thanks."
Hanging up the phone, Zheng Zhuo kept an eye on him. He wrote down the address and phone number of the university.
"Isn't it ...... That's this Chu Huairen, right? β
Zheng Zhuo was suspicious, but the other party went abroad! Even if he has the heart to confirm the situation, it is difficult to do it......
Just when Zheng Zhuo was thinking.
Suddenly.
Airplanes.
His phone vibrated violently.
What's wrong?
Zheng Zhuo looked down, he saw the [Collective Subconscious] software, and a message popped up.
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γWarningγ
[Dungeon World] participants trigger the false truth, and the world will collapse within 100 seconds.
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What!?
Zheng Zhuo was shocked.
He remembered that among the eleven worlds, there seemed to be such a world as the [Dungeon World].
In that world...... Be...... Who's coming......
- Not the time to reminisce about that kind of thing!
Zheng Zhuo clicked the [Collective Subconscious] icon, and this time, the software was successfully opened.
In the [Subconscious World] column, there is indeed a box of the world.
The [Small Town World] and [Ocean World] that have already passed have turned gray. In addition, there are two lit up worlds.
The first one is [Dungeon World]. Moreover, at the moment it is emitting a dangerous red light. There's a countdown on it.
The second is the [Pure White World].
Pure white world?
Zheng Zhuo immediately thought of the pure white space.
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And so on and so forth.
"The countdown is falling!"
Zheng Zhuo shouted.
At this moment, [Subliminal Voting] slipped out from the right.
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γVotingγ
[A strange situation has occurred in the dungeon world! Now, what to do? γ
[Option 1]
[Click [Dungeon World]]
[Option 2]
[Click [Pure White World]]
[Option 3]
[Don't you all know that diving into the subconscious world is a dangerous thing? Lives matter! Not responding]