Embrace
"You are too empathetic," Lu Fanye said faintly, "We all know that this is a story played out by ghosts, but we still hope to give her a good ending."
“In fact, it was a group of incompetent people who did things beyond their capabilities.
He sighed and raised his hand to wipe away a tear that had flowed down her cheek. "We can no longer be careless. Even if we have enough information, this is still a life-threatening game for us. We can't think we are masters of the trade just because we have a bird's-eye view."
“Think about the first instance. You were awake the whole time, knew where you were, and didn’t do anything that was not related to clearing the level. Despite this, it was still thrilling in the end.”
“When we arrived at this obviously more dangerous instance, we relaxed. In the final analysis, it was the stories in the instance that made us empathize and put ourselves in the situation. We became players in the game, but we still felt like we were outside of it.”
Xu Wei clenched the tissue in her hand and said sadly, "I understand."
"Don't blame yourself too much. This is our common responsibility. No one person needs to bear it." Lu Fanye handed her another piece of paper. "First of all, the action was decided by everyone and passed unanimously. Secondly, have you ever thought about what would happen to this instance if Taoist Jiang couldn't enter the portal and we left?"
Xu Wei wiped his nose with paper and said "hmm" with red eyes.
"Some copies will reset and run in a loop, while some copies will be closed after the player enters once and will never be opened again. I don't know much about Yuhuan's death, but whether it is endless repetition or being sealed in that world, I don't think he wants it." Lu Fanye took the paper ball from her hand and threw it into the trash can beside her with a very light voice.
"As he said, a glorious warrior who fought until the last moment of his life. Perhaps this ending is better than the previous two. Otherwise, he would not have left behind that ball of light."
Xu Wei choked up: "If he could pass through the portal..."
"So this is our common responsibility, and it is also a warning. We must not take it lightly, do unnecessary things, and certainly not sympathize with ghosts," Lu Fanye stroked her head with a little force, making her look up at him, "We are not the manipulators, we are just the ones being played with. We are not qualified to challenge them for the time being."
"In the future, when we pass through the customs, we must remember what we are carrying. Do you still remember his hopes?"
Xu Wei nodded, tears welling up in her eyes: "Clear the game soon."
"That's right. Our goal is to complete the game. As for the rest, whether it's empathy or guilt, come back to judge yourself after you've finished the game. Don't let momentary emotions hinder the path you're taking." Lu Fanye was extremely patient today. He lowered his head and looked at her seriously, his eyes gentle and full of guidance.
"Next time, no matter what instance it is, we must remain vigilant. People can be easily paralyzed, so we must remind each other all the time."
"Okay," Xu Wei wiped his cheek, "Let's not make the same mistake again."
"Of course not," Lu Fanye laughed and wiped away the tears that were about to fall from her eyes. "With this feeling and responsibility, after I finish the game, maybe I can go visit his hometown."
"Sector 7865 of Paruru, a deep yellow and great planet."
“The grass is green and full of life.”
Xu Wei couldn't hold it back any longer. Her tear glands opened and tears flowed down her cheeks: "Stop talking, stop talking..."
Lu Fanye could only pick up the tissue box and hand her paper one by one.
"If you want to cry, just cry. It's uncomfortable to hold it in and not say anything."
"Okay, but I'm really not used to it," Xu Wei turned her head away and closed her eyes tightly to stop the tears from flowing out, but she couldn't stop them. She was twisted all over, "I'm not used to being like this in front of other people. It's very embarrassing..."
Lu Fanye put down the tissue box, put his hands on her shoulders, and pulled her to his side. Seeing that she still turned her head away, he secretly tried hard and sighed.
He closed his eyes, patted her back, and said helplessly: "Cry, I can't see."
Xu Wei couldn't hold it in any longer.
Normally, she is a person who doesn't like to make a fuss when she is wronged, but once she is treated gently, her emotions will suddenly collapse and her tear glands can't be stopped.
Lu Fanye was too gentle today, it was hard for her not to collapse...
She hugged him tightly and burst into tears.
This is a simple and straightforward hug without any passion or desire.
Clean, tidy, and fresh, with a faint scent of lime laundry detergent in the air. It was a brand they picked out together at the supermarket; it was cheap and came in large quantities, and they had never expected it to smell so good on people.
It brings peace of mind.
Holding his collar, Xu Wei cried for a whole hour, her tears, snot and hair mixed together, and her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
Lu Fanye originally wanted to wait for her to finish crying, but later found that she couldn't stop crying at all, and even cried even louder when he made a sound. So he had no choice but to shut up and turn on the Interstellar channel.
Let’s watch some TV.
*
The next day, Xu Wei woke up full of energy.
Lu Fanye was still a little dazed. He went to the kitchen to get a glass of water, and saw that she had packed everything and was full of energy, as if she was going to do something important.
"You're going to training?" Lu Fanye looked at the clock. "So early?"
Xu Wei was tying her own ponytail, and she looked much more energetic: "I definitely need to train, I'm too weak, but I have other plans in the morning."
"I thought about it for a long time before going to bed last night. A D-level book was upgraded twice, which almost killed us, but the system only gave us this little thing. The more I think about it, the angrier I am. I'm going to complain!"
Lu Fanye: "..."
"What? Do you think I shouldn't go?" Xu Wei leaned over and asked with a raised eyebrow.
He shook his head: "Just do what you are good at."
Then he realized that what she was good at was powerful.
City Hall Office.
Xu Wei sat on the chair with his hands crossed and a serious expression. Opposite him were Qiu and Mao Cheng who looked puzzled.
"The copy is upgrading on its own? That shouldn't be possible," Mao Cheng showed a rare look of confusion, "What did you do?"
"I didn't do anything. I just took the initiative to push the plot forward. Isn't this what you encourage? It can't be considered a violation, right?" Li Shaodong stood behind Xu Wei and crossed his arms like her.
"That guy, that boss, was invulnerable to swords and guns. He destroyed five of my props. If Xu Wei's ability hadn't suddenly taken effect, we don't know how many of us would have survived!"
"Hiss..." As a researcher, Mao Cheng was obviously not good at dealing with these things. He glanced at Qiu and motioned him to speak.
Qiu's face froze. He turned around and smiled reluctantly: "Since the system has already..."
"What do you mean already? We fought so hard to get out, and you only give us such a few points. The Judgment Hotel compensated me two hundred last time. Your big system can't even compare to this?" Xu Wei interrupted and leaned over to stare at Qiu.
Qiu felt a little embarrassed by being stared at. He coughed twice and looked at Mao Ming again.
Mao Ting's tone was a little guilty: "But this matter may not be our responsibility..."
"Well, if you can't handle it, call someone who can handle this aspect of the business. You have to give an explanation." Zhang Yuan said in a gentle voice.
"It's like this. We don't have any staff in this regard." Qiu smiled, just like the outsourced customer service of some products. Although he didn't understand, he was still trying his best to explain politely.
Although the result is to make consumers even angrier.
Xu Wei slammed the table and said angrily: "Players' lives are not lives? There is not even a department to deal with this? What are you doing up there?"
"Sorry, my authority is limited to player guidance." Qiu still kept smiling.
Mao Ting was quite concerned about this kind of research. He thought for a while and decided, "I will report to my superior now. You can talk to him."
The players watched him fiddle with the head-mounted display for a while, and soon the floating information screen window was connected, and the window showed that it was connecting.
The connection ellipsis lasted for a long time, and the progress bar at the bottom was stuck at 99%.
Everyone waited and waited.
Xu Wei: "You guys don't have to scan a QR code to cut the price until it's 100% before you can make the call, right?"
Mao Ting quickly shook his head and explained: "I called my direct superior directly. The cosmic connection on Earth has not been completed yet. There are many people crowded on one channel, so it may be busy."
"Your direct superior? The one in charge of City Hall?" Qi Xiaopei asked curiously.
"No," Mao Ting shook his head. "He is one of the general managers of the Judgment Game, my teacher. You can call him... Chief Engineer Xu, as we say on Earth."
As he was talking, the connected screen "sizzled" and turned from blue to black, and the progress bar at the bottom turned into a timer, showing 00:01.
"It's connected," Mao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, his delicate eyebrows relaxed, and he called out, "Teacher, this is Xiao Mao."
There was some noise over there, as if a group of people were discussing something in the background. The person who answered the phone walked away with the device. When the background noise died down, he said, "Xiao Maomao, how is your research going recently? Are you willing to call me now? I have a major discovery. It is actually possible for humans to..."
"Teacher, I have someone here," Mao Ting interrupted him. Everyone who was listening attentively stared at him, and he had no choice but to explain, "Results that have not been rigorously verified cannot be made public. It is easy to cause misunderstanding. Please forgive me."
"Oh, oh, your friends? You made friends there? That's a good thing, otherwise it would be so lonely."
“It’s the person who complained about us.”
"Complaining against our people? That's good...complaining?"
There was a momentary silence on the other end, making people wonder if he had abandoned his equipment and ran away.
Perhaps out of consideration for Mao Cheng, Chief Engineer Xu coughed a few times, cleared his throat, and spoke in a serious tone.
"Hello, hello, welcome... Congratulations on clearing the level. Let me take a look at the fault report that Xiao Mao uploaded to me. What? The dungeon level has been updated?" His tone suddenly rose. "When did it happen? Today!!"
There was a clattering sound of footsteps coming from the other end, and the background noise became noisy again, as if he had run back to where he came from and shouted to his colleagues: "Red Land of Fermi Star, come and have a look at this! The copy has updated itself! I said it should have been controlled at the beginning, and now it has updated itself!"
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