Hyperreal board game

What is displayed before everyone is still the living room with the same structure and carefully decorated.

The structure is exactly the same, it is still an open kitchen, the dining room is connected to the living room, and there is also a specially divided work area, separated by six workstations.The workstations seem to be occupied by people, with piles of documents and small personal items.

The color and pattern of the wallpaper and floor tiles are different from the original ones, and the decoration style has also changed a lot.Also, the decor and furniture has a business district feel to it, and none of it looks new.

An Ge went to open the door, the number of the door was still 102.

What happened……?

"We are, have we come to the parallel world?" Xianxian guessed.

An Ge didn't say anything, walked to the office area, picked up the calendar on the desk, looked at it, and turned it over for the players to see: "It's not a parallel world, it should be called time travel."

This employee writes and draws on the calendar as a simple work log, so it's easy to see two things.

First, it is now January 2029, and the date is about 1-2.

Second, this place is no longer a detective agency, but a new media company. Looking at the content written by the employees, it seems that the scope of business is quite complicated-marketing official accounts, online novels, live broadcasts, etc. are all involved.

Yue Zimo Li suddenly picked up a photo from another desk, and sneered: "How many people still remember that our mission is to find a man named Wang Baolin?"

Xianxian: "...if you don't tell me, I'll forget about it."

Hero: "Ah, yes, that's true."

Little Xingxing: "Who is Wang Baolin?"

An Ge took the photo, which was a group photo of a group of young people gathering, and the date in the lower right corner was July 2020.

It should be taken in a certain high-end club. A dozen girls are all dressed up exquisitely and beautifully. They all have big eyes, curled eyelashes, and pointed chins. They are commonly known as Internet celebrity faces.The jewelry and clothes also matched each other perfectly, bringing out the slender waist and long legs, and the smiles became sweeter and sweeter than the other.

There were no more than five men, except for the man in the middle who looked like an upstart in his early thirties, and the other four stood scattered in the corner of the team, very inconspicuous.

And Wang Baolin was standing on the far left, dressed plainly, with disheveled hair, didn't smile much, and looked a little gloomy.

The girl next to him was also one of the women who were also standing on the edge of the line, and she was He Jiao who was wearing heavy makeup.

So Xianxian couldn't wait to come to a conclusion: "Sure enough, He Jiao and Wang Baolin knew each other! Then Wang Baolin brought the peony flowers to pay homage to He Jiao."

But what kind of party is this?It looks suspicious...

Little Xingxing took a close look at the photo, then sneered, and tapped the two girls on the photo: "I've seen these two on the Internet, and they are indeed Internet celebrities. Although they sell clothes and cosmetics in name, they are actually They're all peripheral girls."

When he said this, there was unabashed disdain in his tone and demeanor.

Yue Zimo Li asked: "What is a peripheral girl?"

An Ge didn't know how to explain euphemistically, but Little Xingxing had already answered briefly: "Chicken."

Hero: "No way, these girls all look the same, how did you recognize them? Could it be a mistake? Also, is it a rumor that pretty girls are easily splashed with dirty water?"

Little Xingxing was furious: "You are face-blind and brain-blind! Am I the kind of person who hears it? I have seen it with my own eyes!"

Seeing the more meaningful gazes of the people around, Little Xingxing almost jumped up: "I just saw it! You know that I am in the circle, the water is very deep, and there are all kinds of messy things. What is the fuss about seeing these people once in a while? It’s not as pretty as me, am I worthy of looking for it myself?!”

Makes sense...

So the hero brought the topic back: "Then these people... are all women who have lost their feet?"

Little Xingxing continued to sneer: "It's just chicken, and you said it was so euphemistic, what kind of good person can an Internet celebrity be? It must be. It looks like Wang Baolin used to be a turtle, so I don't know what his cheap father thinks when he finds out. But The worst one is Du Yiyu, an honest man with a prairie on his head."

An Ge is more cautious: "You can't draw a conclusion yet. You can only confirm that two of them are. The others may not be the same. Maybe it's just a gathering of Internet celebrities? The man in the middle may just be a sponsor, and invite these Internet celebrities to do product promotion , set up a dinner party to treat guests, and took the opportunity to take a group photo... This small thought is quite common."

Yue Zimo Li stuffed the candle holder into An Ge, and then clapped his hands: "It makes sense, He Jiao really doesn't look like it. He said it." He said the last few words very vaguely, but An Ge understood .

If someone says "it doesn't look like it", you may need to refute "who engraved this profession on his face, does a liar look like a liar?" and so on, for example, Xiao Xingxing is making similar rebuttals now .

But since it was Yi Zai's judgment, An Ge chose to believe him, and the future investigations and puzzle solving should also be carried out in the direction of "He Jiao is definitely not a peripheral".

They were discussing around the workstations in the office area, and Xianxian and Xiaoxingxing were arguing fiercely.Xianxian said that Xiao Xing Xing discriminates against her profession. She also has friends who are Internet celebrities. They accept endorsements for promotion in a serious way, so why should they be slandered as peripheral?Xiao Xingxing retorted with a sneer that birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, and the serious ones are a minority after all.

Just as Xianxian was about to attack Xiao Xingxing's career, there was a sudden movement on the stairs.

Those who were arguing immediately shut up and took defensive postures.They saw a fat man in slippers and pajamas pattering down from the second floor while yawning.The fat man turned a blind eye to Hero and Yizi who were standing closer to the stairs, and his eyes fell directly on An Ge.

"Oh, it's you." The fat man said lazily, "It's so late, why are you working overtime just after vacation? You're still carrying your bag, take a break first. There's no overtime pay, so why bother working so hard."

An Ge responded vaguely, and the fat man rummaged on the sofa at the other end of the room, took out a handheld game console from the gap, said good night to An Ge, and went upstairs cursing.

Muttering something in his mouth, "Stinky boy, throw away Lao Tzu's NXN (virtual handheld brand in the future time and space), and I won't borrow it in the future!"

Although it is an NPC, it is extremely real...

Moreover, he could only see Ange holding the candle, and neither the candle nor the other four people.

"It seems that the rules have changed. Let's rest tonight and then study it." An Ge said, he was still worried about Yue Zimo, if he forced himself to act, he might fall into a coma again.

His proposal was passed unanimously.

I don't know what's going on upstairs. For the time being, they don't have the energy to explore the new map, so they don't plan to go up.Fortunately, there is heating in the room, and the sofas in the rest area and reception area are big enough for five people to squeeze in, so they don't have to be picky.Naturally, a rotating vigil was arranged.

Because he had just finished fighting the little boss, there should be no danger for the time being, so Xianxian volunteered to guard the first shift alone, and thoughtfully let the two teams of dogs and men form a team.

Early the next morning, the players woke up before the NPC went downstairs.

After resting, his physical strength and energy were basically recovered, and Yizi finally woke up.

At the same time, they also figured out the basic situation.

Water and food are still inaccessible, and if the candlelight is blocked, the items brought by the player will still burn.

The difference is that they can light more candles, and as long as they want, they can light five candles for five people without being forced to act together.

What's more, the NPC can only see the person holding the candle. As long as the candle is not held, the NPC cannot see or hear, which is almost invisible.

From this point of view, the reason why they are forced to act collectively in the first level should only be to make players pay attention to the role of candles.

Then they all saw the prompt: [This side mission is about to start, the existing candle will be invalidated soon, please light a new candle in time. 】

Little Xingxing actively took out a candle and lit it, and happily walked around holding the candle, "It can be regarded as free!"

An Ge stopped the others: "Wait, just order one, I don't think it's right."

What he stopped were immortals and heroes.

Yi Zai didn't seem to intend to light it at all, but just took a candle in his hand and looked at it back and forth.

Xianxian asked: "What's the matter? Did you see anything?"

Yizi: "Not at all."

Xianxian: "...Then look at how energetic you are!"

Although the hero followed the advice, he still asked hesitantly, "Why? What's wrong?"

An Ge said: "I always feel... being encouraged, as if asking us to light more candles, although I don't know why."

Yizi: "It's better to steal a few more."

Everyone was stunned, it made sense!

"But what was it stolen..." An Ge pondered, "We were stolen once on the first night, and our mission time limit was shortened by fifteen days, so... Was it time that was stolen? Judging from the speed at which we cleared the level , it seems that the harm is not serious, but it cannot be taken lightly."

This time the task time limit is only 20 days, and I don’t know how many more levels are left in the future. If the time limit gets shorter and shorter, it will be dangerous to be stolen again.

They had almost negotiated, and the hero called Xiao Xingxing back, "Let's light a candle first, and we will act together for a while."

Little Xingxing lowered his face, "I don't want it! I'm so annoyed to have to follow other people around! You come here, we can do the task by ourselves, just like before, we don't need to be with them."

Hero: "In the past, we were lucky, and we just had to fight monsters. This time, there are too many puzzles, and you and I can't use our brains. It's better to follow smart people to be safe."

An Ge: ...Hey, it's too hurtful for you to be so straightforward.

Sure enough, Little Xingxing was furious: "Nonsense! Your brain is not good!"

Hero: "As I said just now, my brain is really not working. Actually, the stars, yours too..."

Little Xingxing blushed with anger: "Do you dare to say one more thing?! I already know how to pass the level, but you can't make it? If I don't, I'll leave alone."

The hero hurriedly took two steps and then stopped, "Wait, Xing Xing, don't mess around, where are you going alone, it's too dangerous to act alone."

Xing Xing glanced at everyone coldly, "Then I will die."

Actually turned around and left.

The hero sighed and had to follow.

Xianxian yelled and waited: "You also know that running around is not safe, so tie him back."

The hero shook his head, "No one can stop his temper... Sorry, thank you all this way."

Little Xingxing was almost at the gate, and the hero rushed to catch up, and the two left Room 102.

Xianxian frowned, looking quite in a bad mood, "Hero, that bad guy, why did he meet such a nemesis. What should I do, I'm so worried."

Yizai smiled and patted her on the shoulder: "The little fairy is so gentle."

Xianxian glared at him: "I was originally a gentle lady!"

An Ge lowered his eyelids, feeling a little sore in his heart.

Although he knew that Xianxian had no other intentions, he was too sour for no reason.

Although the girl showed a strong interest in Yi Zai at the beginning, after seeing Yi Zai's keenness to go around An Ge, she seemed to see something, and gave up neatly.

Now they get along more like good friends.

As for the question of "whether there is real friendship between a man and a woman", there have always been different opinions, and there is no conclusion, and neither side can convince the other.

Therefore, he thinks it is mostly because of possessiveness.

Not long after the hero and little star left, three people came down one after another from upstairs. Besides the fat man I saw last night, there was also a man with curly hair and a big boy who was about the same age as Yi Zai .

The curly-haired man waved at An Ge, "Yo, Clay, it's so early, have you had breakfast? Do you want to eat together?"

An Ge judged from the body movements of the three people that this curly-haired man should be the leader, probably the boss.

So he responded politely. The curly-haired man looked at his watch and clicked his tongue, "Everyone else has gone out to work, so why don't you take charge of the observation while you write the column today."

An Ge's mind was full of question marks, but he still agreed calmly, went to the station where he checked the photos yesterday, sat down, and turned on the computer.

Sure enough, there was a very convenient icon on the screen, the name was "for observation", and he clicked on the icon.

An interface similar to that of the playback software popped up, and the room 101 on the opposite side was on the screen.Judging from the distance, this surveillance camera was installed outside the door of 102.

He put on the earphones and listened again, and heard some conversations vaguely.

Immediately after the door of 101 opened, the voice became clear immediately. Du Yiyu, who was older and fatter than the one they had met before, went out with a satchel on his back and smiled and said, "Baby, I'm going to work." gone."

He Jiao then appeared on the screen and patted him lightly, "Xiao Guang is still sleeping, don't make noise."

Du Yiyu smirked like a happy man, and kissed He Jiao on the cheek, He Jiao also kissed back affectionately, and said delicately, "Come on, husband~ If you don't work overtime at night, you should go home early. I will give You stew pork belly and chicken soup."

Du Yiyu said yes repeatedly, and left as if pink bubbles appeared on the soles of his feet.

When the door of 101 was closed again, the voice became indistinct again.

An Ge was very speechless, so this time, although the "observation" had a voice, both the camera and the microphone were installed outside the door, and the means of this new media company were too poor.

So the surveillance this time was definitely not ordered by Du Yiyu.

It was inconvenient for An Ge to speak, so he wrote down this idea on a piece of paper for the two people standing behind him like ghosts behind him.

They haven't discussed yet, An Ge suddenly saw the chat software in the lower right corner pop up, it's a workgroup set to open automatically.

General Curly: Clay, this article is well written, and the click-through rate is very good. I will continue to write [-] articles according to this model!Laugh.jpg

Looking at the name, I knew it was the man with curly hair, and there was a link at the back. An Ge clicked it, and couldn't help being a little dazed.

It was a public account dedicated to gossip and digging out the black history of celebrities. Curly said that it was well written and the article with the highest hit rate was an article about a certain popular actress. The whole article was maliciously speculating that the actress was either Hidden marriage to cheat fans, or les so-called scandals with the opposite sex are all hype to cheat fans, or how to stir up people to cheat fans.

The other articles he clicked on the official account were almost all the same kind of content that seemed to be spying on other people's windows, unfolding associations and slandering.

If this was in the real world, it would have been banned long ago.

Too bad the column is called "Clay Tells You A Few Secrets"...

An Ge's face turned gray, and he heard Yizai and Xianxian behind him laughing unscrupulously because the NPCs couldn't hear them.

Then he discovered that there were worse things.

[Daily task: Complete official account writing 0/1]

Who can write this tm!