Hyperreal board game

Thinking about it made me feel even more bored, An Ge frowned: "You have too many peach blossoms, why call me up, go by yourself."

Yue Zimo stared at the phone thoughtfully, and finally handed it to An Ge: "She said she must call you, I think she has something to tell us."

An Ge glanced at the chat records, the words Xianxian used were very serious, even with a hint of pleading, which really made people feel that there should be something serious.

He also became a little curious, so he discussed with Yue Zimo to meet him.

Yuezi Moyan obeyed, and Xianxian quickly replied, and agreed to meet at a private restaurant called Qiwei Keju two days later.

That store is located in the most prosperous area of ​​the commercial circle in the center of Changsheng, even if the other party has some intentions, they will not make any excessive moves.

Then, during these two days, Yue Zimo attended class honestly, and An Ge honestly sorted out the materials.During this period, he received a notice that the field investigation of a certain project that his supervisor Professor Qu had been working on had finally started.Go to Full Moon Island to investigate a mysterious custom of the local residents that is said to have lasted for thousands of years. During the ceremony, it was originally strictly forbidden for outsiders to visit. It took several years for the instructor to finally get the opportunity.

An Ge had paid attention to it for a long time, but now that Professor Qu is recruiting assistants to participate in fieldwork in the whole department, he hesitates and shrinks back.

The board game system is like a sword of Damocles hanging above his head, making him dare not do anything. He is a student who was born in the best era and is studying happily, but lives like a prisoner. Stranded almost out of breath.

Why do hyper-real board games exist?What is the purpose?Why did you choose him?

There were no answers to these questions, as if struggling in a hopeless dark quagmire.

Yue Zimo noticed that he was depressed, and asked him what was wrong cautiously.An Ge didn't want to hide it from him, so she told him about the field investigation on Full Moon Island.

Yue Zimo laughed after hearing this: "Why don't you dare to apply? Just do it as usual. The actual departure will be in June next year, and you must be used to it by then. Brother An, I just finished it." During the two mods, the state was worse than yours, but human beings are very adaptable, you have to think about the long-term. Moreover, I believe that this kind of mod adventure will always end, and you can’t just because This matter is delaying my studies, so why don't I come back and re-study?"

The question is, how does the adventure end?

In all the stories, there are only two endings for the adventurer, either returning home full of exhaustion, or dying on the journey.

If he died on the trip, why worry about fieldwork, degrees?

But seeing Yue Zimo's eyes full of expectation for the future, he couldn't say such an unlucky thing.

On the contrary, there is a trace of envy, jealousy and hatred for the boy who can be so positive and optimistic.

However, he was encouraged and sent the application email to Professor Qu before setting out to meet with the immortals.

Qiwei Keju is a member-only private restaurant. The boss is rich and willful. He only accepts ten tables of guests a day, and reservations must be made in advance, and he does not accept ordering.

So An Ge just heard his name for a long time and never went in.Unexpectedly, there is a cave in the busy city. The entrance is a small bamboo garden. The clear stream flows through the transparent floor, washing the stones at the bottom of the water to be crystal clear, like colorful gemstones.

Yue Zimo put on his coat familiarly, An Ge looked at him curiously, Yue Zimo smiled: "I used to come here with a few uncles, and his cooking is very delicious."

The two followed the waiter who led the way into the private room, and Xianxian had been waiting for a long time.

She is wearing a very ladylike dress today, a black and white plaid tweed dress, which looks very expensive.Her wavy curly hair was neatly tied up with a headband, and she also wore light makeup, like a rich lady who had gone to the wrong place.

This made the man sitting next to her look like a poor servant.

The man was very thin, and there was always a lazy breath in his expression.Although the beard had been shaved but not clean, the hair that had been scalded into ears of corn was hastily tied into a ponytail, the cuffs of the black sweater were all unthreaded, and the sleeves clearly had scorched marks from cigarette butts.He is also like a poor follower and a lazy artist, sitting at the same table with Xianxian is so awkward.

Xianxian didn't show any special expression, and nodded to An Ge and Yue Zimo, "This is my brother, Zhang Hong, by the way, my name is Zhang Qian, I don't seem to have told you yet?"

Yue Zimo laughed loudly: "The peerless little fairy Zhang Qian? No wonder your ID is Xianxian, not to mention that you really look alike."

Zhang Qian glared at him, with a sense of warning: "Don't talk nonsense, when did I hit people like a little fairy?"

Opening your eyes and talking nonsense is amazing...

But Yue Zimo and An Ge were very knowledgeable, and they didn't plan to complain in front of other brothers, so they sat down.

Zhang Hong shook hands with them warmly: "I have wanted to see you for a long time. I heard from Xiaoqian that you took good care of her in the last module. This meal is also to express my gratitude."

Zhang Qian snorted coldly while drinking tea: "It's as if you are treating guests. With your little salary, it is enough to buy cucumbers."

Zhang Hong laughed, and didn't mind at all, "Who made me a poor civil servant? I'm your brother, so I won't even let you have a meal, right?"

Zhang Qian ignored her brother, but turned to Yue Zimo and said, "Actually, I wanted to talk to you about this before, but you refused to see me."

Yue Zimo also laughed awkwardly: "Ah, I thought it was because of that set of cosmetic pencils... what's the matter?"

Zhang Qian: "I can't do makeup without that set of makeup pencils!"

Yue Zimo was stunned: "But... you put on makeup today, you're so pretty, I almost didn't recognize it."

Zhang Qian's ears turned red with anger, and she turned her head away: "Stupid straight man!"

An Ge coughed, and tactfully changed the subject: "What did you want to say just now?"

Zhang Qian nudged her brother with her elbow, and Zhang Hongzheng had a troubled look on his face, "This store is good for everything...but it's so unscientific to actually ban smoking, ah? Oh! By the way, it's like this."

With a rare serious expression, he took out a black ID from his trouser pocket and put it on the table. There was a gun-black metal inlay on the leather case, which looked like an open sheepskin scroll. The scroll was pulled halfway, and the elements displayed on it included Thorns, candles, whips, devil's tails, and shackles.

An Ge & Yue Zimo: ...

Zhang Hong looked down, and suddenly took it back in a panic: "Ah! No... I took it by mistake! I'm sorry."

He took out another trouser pocket, took out a black ID of the same size and put it on the table. This time, the leather case was inlaid with a dark gold metal badge, shaped like a trapezoidal tower shield, surrounded by a five-pointed star around the edge, and lined up in the center. On display was a long bloodstained sword and a stave like a dead twig with a ribbon across the base.

On the ribbon are written four large characters: sharpen the sword to protect the country.

Zhang Hong said encouragingly: "Open it and have a look."

The photo on the inside of the ID was of a young guy with short, capable hair and a radiant look. He didn't have the lazy look of the smoker in front of him who would never wake up. An Ge once suspected that this person took someone else's photo by mistake.

Zhang Hong: "Actually, I just changed my hairstyle a little bit, and got rid of dark circles and beard scum. There is no way, the ID photo requirements are too strict."

Zhang Qian: "Compared to photos, I hope you can also P in real life."

Zhang Hong: "Yawn...it's so troublesome, I'm too lazy to do it."

The title is: Special Incident Response Committee, Intelligence Section, Section Chief Zhang Hong.

An Ge: "I'm actually a little curious about your other ID..."

Yue Zimo: "Looking at the shape of the badge, it seems very explosive."

Zhang Hong laughed, suddenly a little wretched: "Don't worry, you will know sooner or later."

He wiped his face, looked a little more serious, and changed the subject, saying: "Actually, the so-called special incidents of our special committee are all incidents and people related to the phenomenon of super-real board games. Don't look at me like this, I'm a veteran player... I've already completed 21 modules."

An Ge and Yue Zimo respected each other: "Senior."

Zhang Hong laughed, at this time someone knocked on the door outside the private room, and the waiter said that the food was about to be served.

The tall, middle-aged man came in first, and Zhang Qian hurriedly stood up and called out, "Uncle Qi!"

An Ge vaguely remembered that the owner and chef of this restaurant was surnamed Qi.

Zhang Hong also stepped forward to shake hands with the man, and by the way he gave him a hug, with a very friendly look on his face.

Boss Qi had a cheerful disposition, shook hands with An Ge and Yue Zimo again, looked left and right, and looked like an elder looking at his son-in-law, and the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he looked: "Not bad, not bad, young people are very good! There is a future at first sight, There’s a lot to do, a lot to do.”

Zhang Qian was furious: "Uncle Qi, what are you thinking, you are my brother's guest!"

Boss Qi continued to laugh loudly: "I understand, I understand, Xiaohong is very troublesome. He loved you since he was a child, and he cares about you so much now. He has always been a good brother."

Zhang Qian turned her head away, her eye circles turned red.

Boss Qi was a big bastard. He thought the little girl was shy, so he ordered the waiters to finish serving the dishes, and then introduced the fresh winter bamboo shoots and well-ripe wild boar that had just been shipped from the mountains today, and then left.

The atmosphere fell into a deserted moment, and Zhang Qian's sobbing sound was very clear.The three men didn't know what to do, and in the end Zhang Hong said, "Eat and eat, you have the strength to cry when you are full."

Zhang Qian got up and made an excuse to go to the bathroom, Zhang Hong silently filled the winter melon and jade pillar soup for the two, while habitually touching a cigarette, "I made you laugh..."

An Ge said, "It's okay, I understand."

Zhang Hong lowered his eyelids and smiled: "I came into contact with this system when I was 16 years old, and I am 26 this year."

An Ge: ...It's a lie, it's only two years older than me.

Yue Zimo counted with his fingers: "Wait, that's not right...On average, one mod is every ten days. How come you only get 21 after ten years of playing?"

Zhang Hong: "The interval of standby time is directly proportional to the difficulty of the game—or the degree of danger. Generally speaking, the first three to five modules are used to train newcomers, and the degree of danger is not too high. From the sixth module At the beginning of the group, the difficulty will increase exponentially, and the time in the game will be very long. My last mod, the game time lasted more than 150 years, and witnessed the rise and fall of the two kingdoms... I am not used to it when I return to reality , It has been adjusted for a long time. So I am following up with the report and trying to match a few psychiatrists, otherwise the player’s spirit is more prone to problems as we go to the back.”

He pinched an unlit cigarette in his hand and almost fell apart, "I was only 16 years old at the time, I didn't understand anything, and no one told me what to do, so I almost couldn't hold on. Fortunately, I met The former section chief brought me into the Special Opportunity Committee, so I had a goal. But because of this, my dad had a falling out. He wanted me to inherit the family business. Jin Ge has heard of our jewelry business? There are Bourbon flowers, all of which are our family's brand. Although my father is old-fashioned about family affairs, business is still very modern."

Jin Ge is a high-end jewelry domestic brand for ladies over [-] years old. Bourbon Flowers can tell from the name that it is oriented towards young people. The price is also very close to the people. The design style is lively and avant-garde. It has always been a friend of the industry. The model (chao) imitates (xi) objects, which shows that it has been very successful.

However, Zhang Hong's tone was only sad, "The special committee is a Qingshui yamen, the funds are pitifully small, and even the salary can't be paid in the most difficult time. Of course, my family doesn't understand why I have to do this job. I have severed ties with me, and I plan to let Xiaoqian find a wife in the future and stay by my side to inherit the family business. I thought it would be good, but I didn't expect that even Xiaoqian... Our family only has two children, and now we are all trapped , Destiny is such a piece of shit. Well, I just sigh casually, leave me alone, eat first, eat first."

As he spoke, he ate vegetables as if nothing had happened.At this time Zhang Qian also came back, silently watching her brother crying like a bear while eating sweet and sour pork ribs and praising the deliciousness, "I beg you to be a human being! Talk about hygiene, please! Who would eat like you?" Down!"

In short, it was a toss.

Because of the large amount of information, An Ge and Yue Zimo didn't pay much attention to tasting the food, and they felt a little sorry for Boss Qi.But there were not many leftovers, and they were all packed by Zhang Hongming.

He also explained with a look of embarrassment: "Since I took the civil service exam, I have been cut off by my father, and I have also cut off financial assistance. I used to be a big spender and didn't save much money. Now I am living a miserable life... Sister Ah, can you treat me to a few more meals?"

Zhang Qian snorted coldly, "You are dreaming!"

However, with a cold tone, he took out a credit card from under his hand, "You will have one of my secondary cards, use it carefully, and don't let dad find out."

Zhang Hong almost rushed to cry, but was pushed away by Zhang Qian's disgust.

After dinner, we started talking about business. Zhang Hong first put the two documents on the cleaned table, "Actually, I want to talk to you guys this time. But for what I'm going to say next, you two need to sign first." A confidentiality agreement."

Zhang Qian added: "I'm not interested in knowing, so I didn't sign."

An Ge and Yue Zimo each took a copy of the document to browse. It was a standard non-disclosure agreement clause, and there was no extraordinary clause at first glance.

But if you look carefully, something is wrong. For example, "for unauthorized disclosure of confidential content, the Special Committee has the right to take the greatest possible remedial measures, including but not limited to tampering with memory, erasing existence, and imposing punishment." It reveals a dangerous meaning. .

An Ge asked: "The next thing you want to talk about is about the ultra-real board game system?"

Zhang Hong nodded.

He went on to ask: "Why do hyper-real board games exist? What is the purpose? Why are we chosen? Can these questions be answered?"

Yue Zimo also asked: "When will the game go on? Is there any way to avoid it? Can these be answered?"

Zhang Hong: "Of course not."

An Ge & Yue Zimo: ...

He added embarrassingly: "Although most of them can't, but! Our investigations over the years are not in vain. For example, we can guess a little bit about the purpose. Anyway, it doesn't hurt to know more, and the confidentiality agreement just doesn't let you tell it. .”

Zhang Qian drank tea quietly: "I don't know who said it, the more you know, the more dangerous it is?"

Zhang Hong: "Is there anyone who cheats my brother like you?"

Zhang Qian: "Yes, right in front of your eyes."

Zhang Hong: "...Anyway, I'm just telling you about the hard work of our investigation. At least it's the hard work of more than a dozen people in the special committee. Signing a non-disclosure agreement is not too much, right?"

It's a bit embarrassing to say the back.

An Ge didn't have much trouble, and quickly signed, and Yue Zimo also signed.

Zhang Qian looked a little complicated: "You really believe him."

Yue Zimo smiled: "I think I can believe it."

An Ge: "I don't trust anyone, it's just that there are no traps in the terms, and I really want to know more about my situation."

Zhang Hong was very excited, "Then let's go! I'll take you to the special committee office, where all the materials are."

Zhang Qian left first.An Ge and Yue Zimo followed Zhang Hong from the city center to a dilapidated gray office building in the western suburbs of the city in an old jeep that seemed to fall apart at any moment and was suspected to be seriously out of service life.