Chapter 16 Happy University (Sixteen)

After the prompt sounded, Tang Shui looked strange.

"Why did the richest man violate the rules again? He's done it so many times this month. The fines are enough to buy a house in the heart of the wilderness."

"Richest man?"

Feng Zhibei remembered what was said in the barrage at that time: "The richest man who made his fortune by combining three scenes in a row."

Tang Shui frowned and shook his head. "He's a bit mentally ill, but also too strong. If you see a man wearing a bird-beak mask, stay away from him. He's not to be trifled with."

Suddenly a cold wind blew, and the whistling sound was like the crying of wild ghosts.

Feng Zhibei shuddered.

"Hurry up and do the next quest." Tang Shui took a deep breath and stood up. "I don't know how many high-star skins are hidden in this dungeon. The difficulty has increased so much. I guess the rest of the story won't be easy."

She seemed to have thought of something, dug into her overalls pocket, and pulled out a light blue business card.

"After you get out, if you're interested in our guild, you can come here and tell the front desk my name.

Feng Zhibei took the postcard. Dark purple words were printed on the smooth paper:

A-295 - Future Guild - Room 7209, Twin Towers, Building A, Wilderness Center

"Okay, I'll think about it." He put the business card into his side pocket and his fingers touched something hard.

It took him a long time to realize that this was the battle-damaged old phone.

Tang Shui waved at him as a farewell and walked towards the crowd.

Feng Zhibei took out his old cell phone, on which the indicator light was flashing.

He flipped open the front cover of his phone.

"New email…?"

The sender was Liu Hongtao, who slept on the upper bunk.

"Did I bring my girlfriend? Where is she?"

"Where are you? Why aren't you talking?"

"Where are the people? Where are the people?"

“…”

"I'll wait for you at the school gate."

The inbox is filled with emails.

Feng Zhibei looked at the bloody backpack in his hand. As expected, the face of the girl inside was Xiaomei whom he had seen in the scene fusion before.

He suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.

Not to mention that the girlfriend was already dead, it was difficult enough to have a friendly communication with Liu Hongtao, who was not sure whether he was still alive.

"But it's also quite tragic. I didn't even get away in the end..."

Looking back at the youthful female college student, now all that is left is a bloody face and half a spine.

Feng Zhibei lowered his eyes.

He opened the live broadcast page and was about to check the current task, but saw the screen full of scrolling barrages.

[Oh, I've ignored your bread and butter for a long time, now I finally take a look at you]

[Do you know how much pain your father felt when he couldn't see your face just now?]

[Good boy, when can we kill each other with the NPCs? (Reward points: 50)]

[What happened to that guy just now? How did he crawl out of the water and into the office? ]

Feng Zhibei slowly put on a business-like smile, secretly cursing the crappy company a thousand times in his heart.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't pay attention to everyone's comments just now. Thank you all for the tips."

He clasped his hands together, bowed his head twice, and begged for mercy.

"Now I'm going to give a girlfriend to the guy who sleeps on the bunk above me. I just don't know if he can accept that his girlfriend isn't so fresh."

Feng Zhibei shook her head as she walked, pushing away her overly long bangs, then frowned again, her voice filled with annoyance:

"I mean, such a big game company doesn't have a place that sells hair clips or something like that? What if a girl with long hair gets hampered by her hair while playing the game... No, I don't mean I'm a woman, I'm asking if there's a place that sells that kind of thing."

[Ding! Please think independently!]

A warning tone sounded.

Feng Zhibei gritted his teeth and cursed the crappy company in his heart.

[Of course, isn't it easy to buy?]

There are several boutiques on the central commercial street, and anchors often go there on their days off to broadcast and boost sales.

[There are shops in the school, right? It’s impossible for such a big school to not have shops.]

The barrage in the live broadcast room was not blocked, probably because it did not touch on important game plots.

Feng Zhibei sneered. After all, it took several patches to run the game like this. It was full of loopholes.

"I see. We still have some time, how about exploring the school? ...You said you wanted to send your girlfriend to the upper bunk first? Look at the one in the bag. Guess if I send her there, will she beat me up? I'll get beaten up if I go early or late. I might as well look for any fighting tools first, just in case."

There was a series of hahahaha comments in the comments, and the whole live broadcast room was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Feng Zhibei turned and walked towards the artificial lake.

When the scenes were merging before, I was kicked out before I had time to explore more. Now is a good time to go and see if there are any clues I missed.

After all, the goal is to uncover 50% of the hidden lines, and he has only explored 30% now.

Thinking of this, he became a little annoyed again.

He never liked to use his brain since he was a child, otherwise he wouldn't have made it to high school...

Huh? Didn't he finish high school?

Feng Zhibei was stunned. He clearly remembered that he just did not report to the university. Could it be that his memory was confused?

But it doesn't matter, he quickly found a good explanation for himself -

After all, he has been dead for a while, so it is normal to remember some things about his life incorrectly.

He didn't really want to recall anything about his past life. Thinking of the Feng family gave him a headache. If he couldn't remember, then so be it.

"So do I still need to interact with you? The rules have changed, I don't really understand."

Feng Zhibei bent down slightly to avoid the dead branches above his head.

[Due to the special nature of the anchor's job, please pay attention to audience feedback during the task and interact with the barrage in a timely manner.]

The cold reminder sound rang again.

Feng Zhibei: "Thank you, my dear company."

The comments on the forum were all laughing and urging him to do something for everyone to see.

"You all remember before, I took a bath here with a man who was suspected to be the dungeon boss. Although there were some conflicts, I actually miss the scene a little bit. Now I will take you to revisit the old place."

Feng Zhibei followed the winding path into the artificial lake area.

The area around the artificial lake had changed so much that he almost couldn't find the way.

There is no water in the entire artificial lake. Some dried silt covers the bottom thickly, and dead leaves and various objects whose original appearance cannot be seen are deposited here, making it look particularly desolate.

The small woods that originally surrounded the lake have turned into a dead forest, and there are even a few dead crows on the ground, with red and white dirt on their feathers.

Feng Zhibei was surprised: "...It's really gone?"

How big is a lake?

[Did that boss come ashore and replace the secretary because the lake disappeared...?]

【Wasn’t he the clerk before? 】

[No, the NPC at this location was random before.]

So why did the lake dry up?

Feng Zhibei replied calmly, "I don't think I've told you all, but my previous wish was for this lake to disappear, or even become completely deserted."

Barrage: ...???

"I never thought it would actually come true," he stroked his chin. "Did I really overturn their base? But it seems no one else's wishes have come true. Why did it have to be...?"

He put down his schoolbag, unzipped it and took out the file book.

I turned to the first page and suddenly paused.

The wish column on the first page had a red stamp saying "Completed" printed on it at some point.

"Brother, please stop being so weird. This thing has always been in my bag."

Feng Zhibei's voice and expression did not fluctuate much, and he even looked a little excited.

He flipped through the information book frantically, his eyes gradually becoming intriguing, as if he had discovered some new research results.

【I feel ghosts are more afraid of you】

[Give some money to the ghost to calm him down (50 reward points)]

Feng Zhibei opened the copy information and found that the exploration level of the hidden plot had indeed increased.

Although it has only risen to 35%, it is already a big improvement.

"I won't tell you about my major discovery right now. You can take your time to guess."

He folded the corners of a few pages, closed the book, stuffed it back into his bag, and prepared to leave.

In the silence, a sound suddenly came from the dead woods behind him, as if someone was walking towards this side.

Feng Zhibei became alert instantly and put his hand in his pocket to hold the fruit knife.

The footsteps were hesitant, sounding like someone who was lost and couldn't find their way.

But who are the normal people in the dungeon? Apart from the anchor players, there are only NPCs.

It's not certain whether the NPC is a human or a ghost.

The road out was covered with dead branches and rotten leaves, which made a crunching sound when stepped on. If I left now, that person would definitely notice.

Feng Zhibei made a prompt decision and hid behind a nearby thick dead tree, preparing to observe the situation first.

If it is safe, that's the best; if it is an unfriendly NPC or anchor, a fierce battle is inevitable.

He lowered his body and observed carefully.

The footsteps were getting closer, accompanied by the crisp sound of branches breaking. The other party must have been blocked by dead branches.

Immediately afterwards, a man emerged from the dead woods and stood there, seemingly observing the surroundings.

He wore an exaggerated black bird-beak mask with a metallic luster, revealing only a pair of red eyes. His short black hair revealed two ears, each of which had a row of earrings, each of which was a different color.

Unlike his trendy facial appearance, he was wearing a red and green plaid shirt, the standard outfit for programmers, and a pair of canvas shoes under dark gray sweatpants.

Feng Zhibei's face was distorted.

What kind of outfit is this? It's a bit too advanced.

The man seemed a little confused. He walked to the lake, looked out, and then stayed where he was.

Feng Zhibei had never seen anyone dressed similarly in the group of players just now. He was either a lone wolf or an NPC.

But no matter which category, it is difficult to be considered a normal person when dressed like this.

Bird's beak...bird's beak mask...

He suddenly stopped and remembered what Tang Shui had just said to him.

"If you see a man wearing a bird-beak mask, stay away from him."

“…”

Feng Zhibei quickly checked the penalty document in his inbox.

[Announcement regarding the penalty change for player Yan Chuxue:

At noon on March 27th, player Yan Chuxue (id: 1100*) violated the rules by using attributes to attack others in the central area of the wilderness, causing adverse effects. Given that this player has violated the rules seven times in a week, they were given a red card warning, immediately sent to a random dungeon in progress, and fined 25,000 points.

He looked up at the mashup programmer, speechless.

——Brother! Why are you here?!

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