Chapter 120 Game Public 1
Lao Yang has many cats in his yard.
Xia Bai knew at a glance that these were all stray cats he had picked up. Some had their ears cut in half, some had one eye blocked and some were lame. There were also some more delicate cats, such as the big Ragdoll, the short-legged Napoleon and the curly-haired Selkirk. It looked like a cattery.
The cats that had been hurt by humans were not afraid of people. When they saw them come in, two of them came over and rubbed their feet, probably because it was a habit they developed when they were wandering around begging for food.
Jiang Qingfeng asked: "Old Yang, did you pick these up?"
"Some are picked up, some are rescued." Old Yang just brought out two large plates of cat food from the room, which contained meat, liver, lungs and egg yolks. He looked at the kittens running over to eat and said, "When people are in a good mood, they treat cats as their ancestors. After the advent of the game, many people are anxious and nervous. If a cat stares at a place and meows a few more times, it will become a reason for being abandoned."
They all knew why Lao Wang saved cats when he saved people and adopted so many cats.
They didn't go into the house either, but just sat in the yard basking in the sun with the cat.
Xia Bai squatted at the door, stroking a calico kitten that showed its belly button to him, and asked, "Song Mingliang, why are you here?"
Lao Yang asked first: "Do you know each other?"
When Xia Bai and Song Mingliang went to the Game Management Bureau to retell the game, Lao Yang was not there, so he didn't know about their relationship.
Xia Bai said: "Song Mingliang and I were roommates in college. We moved into the same dormitory on the day of registration. Unfortunately, we were dragged into the game at Heping Medical College."
"Hey, I have a good relationship with the students of your school." said Lao Yang.
Song Mingliang is still as taciturn as before, but his father is not here and no one forces him to speak.
He didn't like to talk, so Lao Yang said, "After I went to your hometown to check the God of Happiness, I was about to leave after handling that suicide case two days later. Just as I was about to leave, I saw him committing suicide and saved him."
"At that time I thought he was a mute and wouldn't say anything, so I sent him to the police station. Unexpectedly, the next day the police told me that not only did he not say anything, but he was also going to commit suicide again, so I took him back to me."
Xia Bai didn't expect that Song Mingliang would attempt suicide twice.
No need to ask why, it must be related to his father's death. After his father, who was like a monster to him, died, he might have suddenly felt that the world was empty at a certain point in time and didn't know how to live anymore.
Lao Yang went on to say, "I often lead a team to rescue people all over the country. It's troublesome to ask someone to take care of the cats at home, so I let him live here and take care of the cats for me. Then one day, I found out that he was not mute. He told me his name was Song Mingliang."
It was a nice day, with sunshine everywhere.
Lao Yang came back from a mission out of town. That mission was a little bit troublesome and it took him more than ten days to come back.
When he opened the door, he saw the kittens in the yard waiting for him, as well as the little mute. The little mute pointed at the bright and dazzling sun above his head and said, "Lao Yang, my name is Song Mingliang."
Old Yang was stunned for a moment and said, "I think it would be better if you were called Little Mute!"
"When I was in the game, I decided to avenge Yang Qing, and I went there with the mentality of dying," said Lao Yang.
After hearing this, Song Mingliang, who was squatting among the cats, turned to look at Lao Yang.
"At that time, I also thought, if I died, what would happen to the younger and older children in the family," said Lao Yang.
Song Mingliang lowered his head to feed the kitten again, hiding his expression in his hair.
Jiang Qingfeng smiled and said, "You are not dead, Lao Yang. Now that you are back, you don't have to worry about them anymore."
Old Yang smiled, and they all saw that his eyes were a little red from laughing, it looked very genuine, and he no longer had that hard, fierce look on his face, and seemed relaxed.
"That's it. I will go to the Education Institute to receive education while I make sure these little ones don't starve to death and the older ones don't do stupid things. That's it."
The four of them left with peace of mind.
Xia Bai was as happy as Jiang Qingfeng, as they had gained something unexpected from visiting Old Yang's house this time.
Song Mingliang will never be forced to speak or learn to flatter again, he can even be a little mute. Old Yang will not be lonely for the rest of his life, he has a group of cats that heal people's hearts, and a little mute.
Thinking of this, Xia Bai turned around and saw Song Mingliang, who had been silent until now, standing at the door and watching them leave.
Xia Bai waved to him.
He also waved to Xia Bai.
The two classmates said goodbye.
After leaving Old Yang's house, Xia Bai naturally went to Beining City with his parents. He looked at Ling Changye, whose home was in Fengning City. He usually lived here when he had no missions. "Captain, are you coming with us?"
Ling Changye looked at Jiang Qingfeng. Just as Jiang Qingfeng was about to speak, he said first, "I have other things to do. I won't go this time. I'll visit you next time."
Jiang Yitong smiled and said, "Changye, you are always welcome to come."
She had known Ling Changye before, and she accepted him much faster than Jiang Qingfeng, and it was more natural for her to get along with him.
Ling Changye nodded: "Sure."
Xia Bai knew that Ling Changye wanted him to get along well with his parents during the first few days after they met, so he didn't say anything more.
The three of them flew back to Bac Ninh City at noon, but they only stayed in Bac Ninh City for one night, and the family of three came to Jiangqi City again.
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng want to buy a house near Heping Medical College.
Xia Bai was really asked to study with his parents.
Buying a house didn't take much effort. They didn't have to choose a neighborhood. They just had to pick the largest house with good interior design among the houses for sale in the neighborhood where Xia Bai lived. They signed the contract and bought the house on the same day. It was in the building next to Xia Bai's.
Xia Bai also wanted his parents to live here. The Tourism Administration has asked various departments to prepare and will gradually disclose the existence of games to the whole society. By then, society will definitely have a relatively chaotic transition period. He will feel more at ease if his parents live with him.
On Monday, Xia Bai went to class as usual, Jiang Qingfeng cooked at home, and Jiang Yitong went out to discuss business.
It was not until the evening that Jiang Yitong told him that she had bought a supermarket and several warehouses.
Xia Bai: “…”
Jiang Yitong said: "I am asking people to add more things to the warehouse. No matter what happens in the future, our family will not starve to death in the next five years. I will buy another piece of land to grow potatoes for our baby."
Xia Bai said "hmm" with a blank face, his eyes bright.
Jiang Yitong couldn't help but reach out and pinch his ears, "Why is my baby so cute?"
Xia Bai's ears turned red from being pinched. Jiang Qingfeng reached out to pull her hand, "It's ok if you pinched mine, but why are you pinching the baby's too? Let go, stop pinching and it hurts."
Xia Bai: “…”
On Tuesday afternoon, Xia Bai had no classes after 3:30, so he took the two of them back to his hometown in Minshi Village to visit his grandfather.
This was proposed by Jiang Qingfeng and Jiang Yitong. They wanted to thank Grandpa Xia and also wanted to see where Xia Bai grew up.
The two brought flowers and grandpa's favorite liquor, sat in the yard, and said many words of thanks.
While listening, Xia Bai told Lao Qian about how he found his parents.
Lao Qian said "good" three times in a row.
Afterwards, Jiang Yitong invited Lin Xiang and his family to dinner at home.
Lin Xiang looked happier than Xia Bai. At the dinner table, he kept praising Xia Bai for being so outstanding, and then talked about his deep friendship with Xia Bai. Of course, he once again talked about the beginning of his friendship with Xia Bai, the cemetery, and the sleepwalking.
Xia Bai: “…”
"Hahaha!" Jiang Yitong said with a smile, "We know about this. We heard Xia Bai tell us about it in the game."
Lin Xiang was very happy: "Wow! Xia Bai will take the initiative to tell others about the beginning of our friendship?"
Jiang Qingfeng: "He said that when he was confessing in the confessional."
Lin Xiang: “…”
All in all, a pleasant dinner.
After dinner, the parents chatted in the room while Xia Bai and Lin Xiang sat on the terrace drinking red bean and taro milk tea.
Lin Xiang said: "Xia Bai, it's great that you have a father and a mother, and they are such good parents."
Xia Bai said "hmm".
He also felt it was great. He felt it was great everywhere and at all times.
His parents hung a cute cat picture that his father drew when he was in his mother's belly in his bedroom.
The food cooked by his father is delicious, and he also teaches him to paint himself, so he doesn't have to follow his 388-yuan painting class so closely every day.
His mother bought him land to grow potatoes and stocked up a lot of rice for him, which she said was very delicious.
Just now, after seeing Lin Xiang, Mom and Dad secretly talked in the room about buying him a watch and clothes.
Xia Bai felt that he had everything that others had, and it turned out that this was not a comparison and was not vulgar.
Lin Xiang asked him again how he got along with his parents. Even though he had already seen it, he still asked again.
What Xia Bai said was the same as what he saw. "Just like you said, it was a natural thing. I hugged them when I recognized them."
Xia Bai told him about their family's experiences in the game. Speaking of Lao Yang in the game, Xia Bai told him about Song Mingliang. Lin Xiang was also very happy to hear that.
They all knew that Song Mingliang could not be blamed for the death of his father, and it was good that he could find a place where he could live freely and peacefully.
As they talked, they talked about games.
Lin Xiang said, "Today our school is very uneasy. Several students said that ghosts appeared in many places. Some people said that it was energy movement and even dimensional space appeared. Is the game management bureau going to open the game?"
Even Lin Xiang guessed it. It seems that the Tourism Administration is already doing this.
Xia Bai said: "I heard about it from the assault team before, but neither the assault team nor the business unit is responsible for handling this matter. I don't know how they deployed it. They should have been slowly leaking the news to the outside world, and it may be officially announced soon."
"It has to be made public, otherwise the Tourism Administration will be under too much pressure." Lin Xiang said: "The Tourism Administration has already done enough."
Indeed, Xia Bai had heard from people in the bureau that the bureau was about to collapse. From volunteers in the bureau's logistics department to members of the bureau's assault team, he felt the pressure from all sides of the bureau.
Moreover, since the beginning of this year, the frequency of game events has increased, and cities have encountered problems one after another. It’s not that the Tourism Administration is not working hard, but that it really can’t hold on any longer.
Xia Bai said: "Stock up some food for emergencies."
Lin Xiang nodded, "Don't worry."
By Thursday afternoon, Xia Bai had not received this week's tasks from Song Shi. Song Shi would usually send them to him on Wednesday and Thursday, or at the latest on Thursday evening.
Xia Bai asked in the group: [No tasks this week?]
Song Shi: [I forgot to tell you that starting from this Wednesday, the assault team will suspend the weekly small map game assault.]
Xia Bai: [Is it because you want to make the game public?]
Song Shi: [Yes. The Game Management Bureau has decided to release the game this month. Since the game is going to be released soon, we won’t rush to work on it this week to avoid any problems that may affect the release of the game.]
Song Shi: [However, the Tourism Bureau is considering completing the large-scale game map in Dahui City immediately before or after the game is released to the public to give the public confidence. The time has not been set yet. When the time is set, I will tell you immediately. The Tourism Bureau should hope that you can enter the game.]
Xia Bai knew why he had to go.
The large game map of Dahui City is located in Dahui No. 2 High School, a famous high school in Dahui City.
Players all know that games are generally related to the place where they land. This large map landed in Dahui No. 2 Middle School. The world of the game, without a doubt, has the same name as Dahui No. 2 Middle School, so it must also be a high school, at most a junior high school, and it will not deviate from the scope of middle school.
In a middle school campus, if it is an ordinary large map, it is about finding the truth. In the process of finding the truth, they may have to do some things related to middle school students. For example, they have to attend classes in the Peace Medical College, and they may have to take exams in a middle school that pays more attention to academic performance.
If it is a special large map with more diverse gameplay, the possibility of exams and competitions is not low.
If it is a high school, what kind of player is most suitable?
It doesn't necessarily have to be college students who have been in college for two or three years, or highly educated people like master's and doctoral students, who may have forgotten what they learned in high school. The most suitable people are those who have just taken the college entrance examination or those who are about to take it.
Of the entire assault team, Xia Bai is the most suitable, and the closest person to the team is a junior. Of course, such a big game also requires other experienced and smart players.
Xia Bai did not refuse, [Okay, tell me when you have confirmed the time.]
Instead of downloading games this weekend, Xia Bai will stay at home with his parents.
During this period, a psychic came to give him a channeling of the spirit.
The psychic communicated with Xia Bai several times, and although he saw Xia Bai with other beta players many times, that was all he saw. He did not see how Xia Bai specifically came out of the game.
The psychic said, "I am quite busy at the moment. I will come back to give you two more psychic services next week. The contract will not bind me anymore."
Xia Bai: "The Game Administration is busy with the game's release, what are you guys at the Holy Game Guild busy with? Are you also busy with another version's release to grab the headlines?"
The Game Management Bureau did not keep the matter of making the game public a secret. There were already many hot posts related to this in the Player Communication Center, so the Holy Game Guild naturally knew about it.
Psychic: “…”
He finally asked the question that had made him curious for a long time, "Why do you speak so harshly to me? Can't you talk to me nicely like you talk to others?"
Xia Bai blinked, "How can I talk nicely to a corpse dealer? You are thinking too well."
"I told you that my family is not a corpse dealer anymore!" The psychic was so angry that he almost jumped up and down, "My dad used to be from Maoshan!"
Xia Bai: “…”
Xia Bai had heard his grandfather talk a lot about their business before, and of course he had also heard of Maoshan. When outsiders heard about Maoshan, they would think of Maoshan's ghost-controlling techniques, but in fact, Maoshan's Taoism covered a wide range of areas, and also included the technique of driving corpses.
It's just that the Maoshan Corpse Driving Sect seems to be very unpopular among other factions. In the "Never Contact Each Other Again" group, he has seen everyone scold the Maoshan Corpse Driving Sect.
Xia Bai was silent again.
The psychic thought he didn't believe it, so he took out his phone and showed Xia Bai a photo, "Look, this is a photo I took when I was a kid under the Laozi statue in Maoshan!"
At that time, Maoshan had not yet become a famous tourist attraction, but the psychic had already taken a photo of his visit there, with a stern face and two Taoists in the background.
He took out a thermos from his bag, opened it and held it to Xia Bai's nose, "Smell it!"
Xia Bai sniffed it and asked, "What are you smelling?"
Psychic: "This is the authentic Maobao health-preserving kudzu root tea! I am a descendant of Maoshan!"
Xia Bai: “…”
The psychic reiterated: "I am not the kind of unscrupulous corpse dealer who does ghost marriage business! Be careful when you talk to me next time!"
Xia Bai: "You founded the Shengyou Guild, don't you think you have lost all your conscience? You have ruined all the good deeds your ancestors have done."
The psychic was still angered and left by Xia Bai.
After he left, Xia Bai immediately sent a message to Lao Qian: [Do you know what the psychic's family does? ]
Old Qian: [I don’t know, maybe he is very similar to me, doing some dead body business, otherwise how could he find the president’s body by chance?]
Xia Bai: [He is a descendant of Maoshan. His father is a genuine Maoshan Taoist priest. He might be a Maoshan corpse chaser.]
Lao Qian: [? ]
Lao Qian: [? ? ? ]
After inadvertently sowing discord among the higher-ups of the Holy Travel Guild, Xia Bai pretended nothing had happened and went to chat with Ling Changye.
Ling Changye, who replied to the message immediately, was not busy these two days. The game was about to be released, and his family's company had a lot of things to do, but he didn't need to intervene. The only thing he had to do was to participate in the discussion about the game at Dahui No. 2 Middle School as the captain of the assault team.
Xia Bai asked him: [Have you decided on a time? Do you have a preference?]
: [There is no confirmed time, but it should be after the game is released. Dahui No. 2 Middle School will open this game to the public, and at that time there should be multiple media outlets broadcasting it live.]
Live broadcast certainly does not mean live broadcast into the game. Perhaps only Yang Yi has this technology, and no other media can do it.
Their live broadcast is about the preparation, entry and exit of the game. It may take a long time in the game world, but in the real world, it is no longer than five hours, and often less than an hour. There is no problem in doing a live broadcast.
The launch of the game will surely be a major event that will shock the entire society, and countless people will be watching.
Xia Bai felt a little pressure for the first time. [Song Shi said he would let me go.]
: [Xia Bai, in this game of Dahui No. 2 Middle School, you are the most suitable candidate for the entire attacking team, and even for all the players.]
:[If you go, I will definitely accompany you.]
Xia Bai felt relieved immediately.
At 6 p.m. on Saturday, the Game Management Bureau posted an announcement on the Player Communication Center that the game will be open to the public at 8 p.m. this Sunday.
That night was probably the time when the most players were online at the Player Communication Center. Everyone expressed their thoughts under this post, and most of them were expressing their feelings.
1L: [This day has finally come. ]
2L: [This day has finally come! ]
3L: [Hey, where is the ambition of the Tourism Bureau back then? Can’t they hold on now? ]
4L: [It should have been revealed a long time ago. I can’t wait to reveal my identity as a gamer to my classmates, friends, and those idiots. My paradise is coming hahaha! ]
5L: [I can’t wait to see their reactions, hahaha. They will definitely be terrified. Let them feel what I felt at that time. I’ve already prepared the melon seeds.]
…
21L: [My emotions are mixed. We don’t need to hide anymore. Although we were not humble before, we always felt that we were walking in darkness.]
22L: [The people who are really walking in the dark are the people from the Tourism Bureau. They are quietly maintaining the normal operation of society in secret, unknown to the general public, and have given the public three years of peaceful life. In the future, they will know how precious these three years of worry-free life are.]
23L: [I thank the Holy Tour Guild on behalf of my family. I understand this choice. I know you have done your best.]
…
99L: [Comrades, the era of universal gaming is coming! ]
On the 8 o'clock news that evening, the host changed his usual closing remarks and announced that there would be an important announcement concerning everyone tomorrow night, so the audience was asked to be sure to watch on time.
After this preview, there was a sleepless night on the Internet, as netizens nervously and excitedly discussed what had happened. This time, there were no deletions and no bans, as someone had already touched upon the truth.
Over the past three years, many games have come and gone, but it's not that they have left no traces. The Game Management Bureau is not so powerful that it can erase all anomalies, and more and more people are noticing this.
At the same time, Xia Bai heard the noise downstairs. He didn't need to look to know from the Internet that many people went to the supermarket to buy things, and the price of gold was rising rapidly.
Whenever there is social unrest, people will hoard food, and then gold. This is a normal and foreseeable phenomenon.
The tension continued into the next day.
Whether ordinary people or players, everyone is waiting for the evening news.
Players are much calmer than ordinary people. Even if they have emotional fluctuations, they are excited rather than nervous and fearful.
The members of the assault team were even calmer, including the service team. They served the team members as usual that day and even sent Erwa to Xia Bai.
When Erwa saw the two strangers at home, he did not avoid them as he did before, but greeted them politely, "Hello, uncle and aunt."
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng were not as calm as him. Jiang Yitong said a little excitedly: "This is not..."
Xia Bai: "Yes, he is the little star of the assault team, Erwa. The Shengyou Guild stole our game science film."
Almost every player who enters the game has seen Erwa’s face in the first game of the Game Administration Bureau’s game science film.
At eight o'clock in the evening, not only the players, but also the audience across the country saw Erwa's face.
Mom, Dad, Xia Bai, Erwa and sister Xuemu, the whole family sat around the sofa and welcomed the much-anticipated news on time.
At eight o'clock, the news began with an opening statement: "The first abnormality occurred three years ago..."
They are no strangers to gaming science films, and the main gaming cases are still the same three, but there is no need to worry about the game lock-in time ending soon, as this version is more detailed and better suited to television, a bit like a documentary.
Amid the heated discussions online, after the 30-minute gaming science film ended, Old Wang, dressed in formal attire and with a serious face, appeared on TV.
"Hello everyone, I am Wang Mingchun, Director of the Game and Abnormal Management Bureau."
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