nightmare exec

After a brief surprise, Song Yin was told that although he had become a full-time employee, he could not leave the safe house for the time being.

There is only one way to go to the Executive Plaza—continue to challenge the instance, earn work points, and raise your level to level 2.

"Think I'm a donkey? You can run forward by just hanging a carrot?!" Song Yin rolled her beautiful eyes.

In fact, no matter whether he wants to go out or not, Song Yin's life in purgatory is endless.It may not be a good thing to become a full-time member so quickly—this means that starting today, the novice protection will be completely cancelled, and next he will challenge the real stowaways, not the virtual enemies of the system.

Perhaps because he was worried that Song Yin would perform abnormally due to nervousness, Ergou specially gave him a reassurance: Ordinary executives can only challenge ordinary-level dungeons. Although the work points are small, there is basically no life-threatening.

In fact, more than 40% of the executives in Purgatory stayed in the normal stage until they retired.Correspondingly, the work points they need to complete are only a fraction of Song Yin's.

"You can think of them as short-term compulsory service." Ergou made an inappropriate metaphor, "Only better elites can become professional soldiers. You are one of them."

Song Yin was dubious: "Is the normal dungeon really safe?"

"According to the data analysis in the past hundred years, the accident rate of dungeons of this level is only one in 300 million, which is equivalent to the second prize of Shuangseqiu. With the current number of executors, there will only be one accident every three years in the world. And I It will pay close attention to your physiological indicators, and once your health drops below 30%, you will be forcibly recalled from the instance. So don’t worry.”

Facts have proved that Ergou, an artificial intelligence, has not yet caught the human habit of "running the train with his mouth full", and what he said is quite reliable-in the next few days, Song Yin challenged several ordinary dungeons in a row. And safe.There are very few monsters to fight, and more often you only need to find stowaways to solve them easily.

On the other hand, since winning the first battle of "Silver Cross", Song Yin has never used his "flash" talent again.But this does not prevent the progress of the copy.Besides, it would be a good thing for him not to have those mischievous butterflies flying out of his body.

The weird purgatory life is still going on, Song Yin has slowly found a little rhythm and balance.

Compared with the smooth work, life seems a bit unsatisfactory.

Although the "Silver Fork" dungeon was a veritable start, after that, Song Yin's live broadcast never received a penny of rewards.This forced him to start counting every expense carefully, and even considered growing some fruits and vegetables in the garden.

At the same time, after reaching level 1, the social network in the system opened up some functions to him.

With the exception of a handful of executives who are being disciplined, everyone can speak freely online.Each executive officer can create three accounts. In addition to the real name of the main account, the other two sub-accounts can be named freely, which is the so-called vest.

Song Yin, who was not interested in social networks before, specially spent a day studying the ecological environment of the social circle in Purgatory.The conclusion reached is: donkeys are still donkeys in Rome, and people who eat melons will not put down the watermelons in purgatory.

In this silent hustle and bustle, Song Yin quickly found Qi Zhengnan's (or Foehn's) account.

Unsurprisingly, the content of this man's social homepage is pitifully small. Looking around, there are almost only automatically generated copy videos, and some advertisements that are obviously released at the invitation of merchants.

By the way, Song Yin didn't know until this time that there are still many people in Purgatory who have low combat ability but have first-class business acumen.

Although he didn't have much hope, Song Yin still submitted a friend application to Qi Zhengnan, but he didn't disclose his identity in the application message.He also knew it was a little awkward to do--awkward but fun.

After a few days in a row, the friend request was not approved.Song Yin didn't particularly care about it, anyway, the future is long.

In the middle of the night that day, he logged into the Aksha system as usual, and chose a normal dungeon.

Judging from the introduction, the owner of the dream is a 7-year-old girl who has been repeating the same nightmare since five days ago.According to the trace signals detected, the system speculates that there should be a low-level stowaway in the dream.

In the battle preparation room, Song Yin changed into the combat uniform she bought with almost all her savings—it was a ridiculously sexy one-piece rubber suit.There are muscle-like bionic textures on the shoulders, neck, waist, hands and leg joints, etc.The buttocks, shoulders and chest are as bright as if oiled, which not only attracts imagination, but also shows the designer's bad taste.

However, this gel coat is not without its merits—it is waterproof on the outside and lined with thin fleece on the inside. Although it is not breathable enough, it is very suitable for the current dungeon environment.

After putting on the walkie-talkie and confirming that it was working normally, Song Yin signaled to the assistant officer to open the dungeon.

Soon, like a projection TV, a huge image began to appear on the white wall in front of him - blue sky, white clouds and blue ocean.

The camera swoops down from a height, and a small boat gradually appears on the sea.

Song Yin took a few steps to run up and rushed towards the image on the wall.The moment it passed through the wall, a strong sea breeze blew in front of it.He rolled over and landed firmly on the bow splint.

The flexibility and coordination of the body have increased a little, and it seems that I can try more difficult movements next time.

Song Yin was not happy for too long, he immediately observed the surrounding situation vigilantly.

It was a wooden boat about ten meters long and four meters wide. It had neither sails nor a power plant. It just drifted quietly on the sea, weird and lonely.

If you look carefully, there are many graffiti left by colored crayons on the ship's side and deck, which should come from the 7-year-old dream owner.

Ergou introduced in the headset that generally speaking, children's dreams are more jumpy and shorter than adults' dreams, so it is difficult to accommodate large stowaways.But this little girl is a bit special—she is a patient with mild autism. Although she lacks the ability to communicate with others, she has a rich spiritual world.

Song Yin moved towards the cabin while listening to Ergou's voice.Just a few steps away, a school of blue-purple flying fish passed by the side of the boat.A few more steps and a pink whale spouts a rainbow in the distance.

Push the door to enter the interior of the cabin, which is more like a doll's house - light yellow wooden floor, pink floral wallpaper, light green curtains.In the center of the cabin is a dining table covered with a red checked tablecloth, with three bowls of rice, three dishes and one soup.

Song Yin stretched out his hand to touch the soup bowl, it was still warm.However, looking around, there was no one in the cabin.

Where did the dream master go?

To the right of the dining table is a small door with a curtain of colorful glazed beads.After opening the curtain, some voices floated into Song Yin's ears.

It was a very famous nursery rhyme "Clay Doll". Song Yin had listened to it several times when she was a child, and every time she heard it, she felt that the clay doll described in the lyrics was pitiful and terrifying.Later, when he was living under the fence, he couldn't stop sniffling when he heard this song, wishing to plug his ears for peace of mind.

At this moment, this nursery rhyme is lingering in the small space behind the bead curtain.The walls are covered with colorful children's paintings, most of which are all kinds of fish.

"The girl's father used to be a seaman on an ocean-going fishing vessel, and he would often take pictures of the strange fish he caught at sea and bring them to his daughter."

Song Yin continued to observe while listening to Ergou's information.

The only furniture in the room was an armchair, on which stood a doll whose uncomfortably singing voice seemed to emanate from its belly.

Song Yin was not in a hurry to investigate the doll, his eyes fell on the rocking chair - the pattern on the back of the chair and the cushion was a newspaper, and some bold and black headlines were very eye-catching.

"Ergou..." Song Yin pressed the microphone on his cheek with his fingers, "Where is the girl's father now?"

"The girl's father followed a boat to go fishing for squid for a period of one year, but lost contact halfway. Afterwards, someone found the squid fishing boat on the high seas. There were signs of fighting on the boat, and there were remains in the frozen cabin."

"This incident seems to have been in the news." Song Yin confirmed that the pattern on the cushion of the rocking chair was the report of the incident, "A seven-year-old girl should not be able to recognize so many characters, but she can copy the characters in the dream. This shows that she may have a camera-like memory and is a genius with a photographic memory."

"It may also be the devil's bonus brought by stowaways①." The artificial intelligence solemnly reminded: "Don't underestimate the enemy, and solve the problem as soon as possible."

Song Yin responded, and turned her gaze to the doll on the rocking chair.

If you look closely, it is a tan doll made of coconut shells and seashells. Its obese figure has the feeling of primitive African art.But there was a flowered handkerchief tied around the doll's neck, and the girl obviously cherished this rough toy.

"Her father did it."

Song Yin recalled that when he was a child, his father once made a Rubik's cube for himself.The difference is that the surface of each small cube is pasted with different varieties of butterfly wings, and the surface is covered with glue.

When the entire Rubik's Cube is restored, eight complete butterflies will appear on the eight sides, which is weird and wonderful.

Such an exquisite toy, it's a pity that Song Yin didn't take it with him when he left the resort.And when he wanted to look for it when he grew up, he couldn't find it no matter what.

Get rid of inappropriate memories quickly.Song Yin judged that the encounter between the coconut shell doll and the girl's father was most likely the key to clearing the dungeon.

He tried to reach out and held the coconut shell doll in his hand.

"Ergou, identify whether this doll is a stowaway. If so, start the recycling process immediately."

The assistant officer's reply came from the earphone immediately: "The identification is complete, it is confirmed that the coconut shell doll is a stowaway, and the transmission will be completed in ten seconds."

"Understood." Song Yin knelt on one knee and held the doll in both hands, quietly listening to the countdown by the assistant officer.

At about the third second of the countdown, the song "Clay Doll" came to an abrupt end.The air suddenly fell silent, leaving only a soft sound as thin as a gossamer.

"...Wait a minute!"

Song Yin suddenly yelled: "There is crying inside the doll!!!"

Ergou interrupted the countdown: "Is it the owner of the dream?"

"Unable to confirm." Song Yin reached out to touch his waist, touched the dagger from the tactical girdle, and tried to hit the coconut shell with the handle of the knife.The crying fell silent for a moment, but soon became louder again.

Things suddenly became complicated - if the owner of the dream and the stowaway were sent for containment, not only would the dream collapse immediately, but the girl would also die instantly.

"Little sister, don't be afraid." Song Yin tried to communicate with the crying, "Brother will rescue you right away. What's the situation with you now?"

The crying continued, and Song Yin waited patiently for more than ten seconds, but there was still no answer.

"The child has autism." Ergou reminded him, "Language barriers exist objectively and cannot be forced."

Song Yin thought for a while, then whispered to the doll: "Brother is going to open the coconut shell now. If you feel uncomfortable, cry louder, and brother will stop immediately."

As he spoke, he aimed the dagger at the coconut shell doll's head.

Unlike the imaginary hard texture, the dagger made a cut in the "coconut shell" without any effort.Song Yin turned sideways slightly, but nothing came out.Light shines into the interior of the coir, illuminating a pink, cherry-sized bead.

"...Conch pearl? Did the little girl change?"

Song Yin listened intently and confirmed that the crying came from the bead.

He turned the coconut shell upside down to let the beads fall into the palm of his hand, and suddenly he heard a loud "boom", his knees went limp, and he staggered and fell onto the rocking chair.

The wooden boat vibrated violently as if it had hit some obstacle!

The author has something to say:

①Devil's bonus: Some stowaways will bring some special ability to the dream master at the beginning of the invasion.With this ability, the infected will become more popular and noticed by others.And when other humans are close to the infected person, their chances of being infected by the stowaway will also increase.

Simply put, this is a trap, a routine.

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Although Song Yin is usually not serious, but because his parents died early, he is very, very, very good to the children, and he will definitely be a good father in the future.

Qi Zhengnan: Got it, the little bastard wants to adopt as many children as he wants, so we will adopt as many children as possible.

Ergou Assistant Officer: In fact, there is a kind of stowaway who can create a temporary uterus in a male body...

(This story does not have the story of boys and girls in the protagonist team)