Chapter 34
Although Zhan Mu said this, he did not act rashly. Instead, he waited until his parents got off work in the evening and set a large table of food so that he could discuss the matter with them.
When Zhan's mother heard this, she immediately stopped him: "No, your sister is still in the hospital and needs care. What do you know about agriculture? Why would you go into this business?"
"Have your grandparents become prosperous after all these years of being farmers?" Zhan's father said with a stern face, looking disappointed in his son. "When I asked you to join the army when you were in college, you refused."
Zhan Mu tutted his words, sounding impatient. "I'm a physical education student. You all know how tiring my physical training was in high school. I really don't want to be a soldier anymore. Let me be frank, Mom and Dad. I want to start a business and be my own boss. I want to work in the real economy."
"We don't have money to invest in you." Zhan's mother snorted coldly.
Zhan's father wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Zhan Mu. He twisted his lips into a sneer and said nonchalantly: "I know, I understand. I didn't expect you to support me. I just told you this as a notice. I have already bought the tickets to go back home, and I will leave tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Zhan Muteng stood up, without even eating, and went back to his room to continue staying in isolation.
"Come back! I told you to stand still! You're so arrogant! You're so capable! Are you planning to go back and take advantage of your grandparents again?!" Zhan's father shouted, "Don't go! When those relatives and sisters ask about it..."
"None of their business, why should I care so much about others?" Zhan Mu looked back, frowning, "Do you think those relatives who asked about your recent situation really care about you?"
"He just wants to judge your ability." Zhan Mu said, "If I'm doing well, he might ask me to borrow money. If I'm doing poorly, he'll just stay away and secretly despise me. Dad, Mom, let me tell you the truth. Since neither of you can point out a clear path for my life, then shut up and let me take responsibility for my future, okay?"
"You..." Zhan's mother picked up the toilet paper at hand and threw it at Zhan Mu. Her eyes were red and she seemed to be furious. She spoke incoherently and tremblingly: "I have raised you for more than 20 years. I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. Now you won't even listen to a word I say?!"
"Haha, I'm really impressed." Zhan Mu laughed strangely and returned to the living room. He picked up the glass and drank a sip of warm water. Then he entered the second stage and said, "Don't blame me for being harsh. Yes, I am harsh. Let's think about it from another angle. You two are both in your early forties. Isn't there any other successful people of your age in this era?"
"Why, at the same age and with the same lifespan, can others create greater value than you two?! In other words, if I want to live a different life from you, why shouldn't I listen to other people's life experiences?!"
Zhan Mu almost roared, then slammed his glass down on the table. He narrowed his eyes, smiled, and said, "Zhan Miao's fate today has nothing to do with me. I was the one who advised her not to be a gold digger. She deserves it."
Zhan's father looked at him in shock, his expression stiff, as if he was irritated by his mouth, but more like he was convinced.
"Right, right." Zhan Mu continued, "I didn't say I don't recognize my relatives. I've just been cold-blooded since I was a child, and I live a more realistic and pragmatic life. That's all, haha."
"When I get rich, I will seek justice for Miaomiao." Zhan Mu was also pleased with his lofty ambitions. He smiled mischievously, turned his head away and went back to the room.
The door clicked shut, and only Zhan Mu was left in the room. The window of his room faced the sunset. The sunset glowed colorfully, and the breeze blew the curtains, making him look lonely in the background.
Zhan Mu sighed, unscrewing the lid of his favorite Coke and taking a swig. It was like the first time he'd let out a grudge in front of his parents. After a baptism of frustration, today he could only describe it in one word: awesome!
Of course, Zhan Mu had no idea why he decided to develop in the countryside. It was because he hated working, wanted to start a business, and wanted freedom, so he planned to change his location to find new experiences in life.
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That night, Zhan Mu couldn't sleep. It might be because of anxiety, or more likely stress. He had originally planned to get up early to pack his luggage, but in the end he was so annoyed that he gave up sleeping and started to pack.
Perhaps, the mentality of every young person facing a crossroads in life is so complicated, and the same goes for Zhan Mu.
He packed only two suitcases, containing his phone, laptop, and charger. He kept it simple, and the rest was a matter of taking things one step at a time.
Then Zhan Mu looked at the Juejing brain-computer interface helmet he had bought and saw it was silent, as well as the camera and lighting equipment used by the self-media. These things reminded Zhan Mou, the entrepreneurial hero, of Lu Chao. Actually, Lu Chao was also a benefactor to him.
So he relented and crawled under the bed to find the fluid and installed it on the charger.
Finally, 24K pure gold Shao Zhanmou got on the desperate game account.
The project of dividing the 500,000 yuan bonus by completing the dungeon is still in full swing. There are three large dungeons in total. They have pushed to dungeon two, and other netizens have pushed to dungeon three.
So the usually indifferent Zhan Mu sent a message to Lu Chao:?
No response was received.
He tutted his words and thought to himself, how could this guy be so stingy that he didn't even want the fluid? Was he going to stop being friends with me just because of such a small thing? That was weird.
The kindhearted Zhan Mu immediately went to the desert with his pockets in his hand, which was where Lu Chaohua was spending his time.
In the distance, there was dust and sand everywhere. Zhan Mu could see clearly and ran over. However, he was surprised to find that the wall where countless correct characters were originally written was now smooth and clean. It was gone!
Those traces unique to Lu Chao are gone!
Zhan Mu was terrified and immediately went to the official website of the game to look for the copy with the strategy guide for Lu Chao, but the event period had passed and the copy had been taken offline, which meant that Lu Chao could not be found in the entire game.
It's over, he was really formatted and deleted by the game planner.
Zhan Mu felt a chill down his spine, and at the same time, he felt a strange sense of guilt. Was he the indirect murderer who killed Lu Chao?
Thinking of this, Zhan's conscience was awakened. He stood in front of the wall, beating his chest and stamping his feet, as if he had lost his loved one and was filled with regret.
"What are you doing, buddy?" Zhan Mu was startled by a snap of fingers. He turned around and saw Lu Chao with a new hair color and even skin color. He seemed not to recognize him and had a confused expression.
"Player? There are no system tasks here, please leave." The white-haired Lu Chao had an innocent look on his face, even his eyes revealed simplicity, and his whole temperament looked like he was ten years younger.
"You, don't recognize me?" Zhan Mu's brainstorm was swirling, his heart in turmoil. He trembled, "Do you still remember who you are? Lu Chao."
"You know me?" Lu Chao wasn't surprised at all. He smiled and said, "Yes, my name is Lu Chao. I'm an NPC in this game. It's normal for you players to know me. Now, there are no system tasks here. Please leave."
Zhan Mu's eyes changed from surprise to horror, and even a chill rose from the soles of his feet: Lu Chao had changed, even his thinking had changed. He no longer considered himself a human being, and even forgot every little thing he had experienced with him.
"Lu Chao, look at me. I'm Zhan Mu." Zhan Mu grabbed his shoulders and said, "You, how could you lose your memory? You clearly don't belong in this game. This place is fake. This is just a game. You should be a real person."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Chao's pupil color changed for a moment, very slightly, but very obvious. Zhan Mu continued to speak, but unexpectedly, he saw his expression distorted, covering his head and twitching.
The next second, Lu Chao froze in front of Zhan Mu.
Motionless, still.
Like a real NPC, he lost his life.
Zhan Mu was shocked. Then, the entire game interface he was in disappeared and turned pitch black, with only a huge 404 number flashing in front of his sight.
Forced offline directly? !
Zhan Mu was furious. He suddenly took off his helmet, switched computers and tried to log in again, but received a private notification from the system.
"We're sorry to have brought you a bad gaming experience... The character Lu Chao has been officially deleted due to parameter issues. We have already resolved the bug..."
Zhan Mu's hands felt cold when he touched the mouse. Suddenly, a nameless anger rose in his heart. The feeling was very similar to the feeling he had when he heard that Zhan Miao had jumped off the building.
He really blamed himself and regretted it immensely. After all, Lu Chao had really lived in front of him. After this incident, Zhan Mu felt like he was the murderer who pushed him to death.
Obviously, Lu Chao also said that the planners of Desperate Games have been targeting him recently...
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Zhan Mu was exhausted and got on the bus back to the countryside. He was sleepy because he got up too early, so he felt groggy all the way and his dreams were messy.
He simply got up and watched some videos, and happened to see an analysis of a movie that had won a screenwriting award.
The person in the picture is a woman, a female scientist who is busy working on the front line and focusing on her career. She is talking on the phone to someone.
"I was just helping my friend, that's all! I don't think she did anything wrong. She was just following orders from her superiors, just like me, doing research."
The man on the phone said sternly, "She's from Jiang, and you're from Xia. Don't you know you have different positions?"
"But... she was set up. She was betrayed by their leader. Inventing Yingzhi wasn't her original intention. At that time, she didn't know that this plant would bring such a disaster to the world!"
Not far away, there was a woman wearing glasses behind her. Zhan Mu recognized her. She was the infamous former Nobel Prize winner - Bai Tiao.
"Now Jiang Guo is hunting her. How are you going to help her? How can you help her?!" the man on the phone roared, "You will pay the price for your kindness, and our child's future will be ruined because of your stupidity!"
Zhan Mu's brain was struck by Tian Ling, which means -
"I know..." the woman said, haggard and exhausted, "But if I stand by and watch today, I'm afraid that no one will help me when I'm imprisoned in the future."
The phone was hung up and she shed tears of despair.
Zhan Mu saw the comments: "Wasn't this film banned? Why was it released recently? The fluorescent disease has really passed, and these past events can be made public."
Barrage: Fluorescent disease was originally a biological weapon developed by Jiang State against our Xia State, and An State instigated it. This family is a victim of zz. Don’t you understand?
Comment section: It’s true, it’s adapted from a true story. The female scientist has lost her entire family now. The struggle is really deadly.
Comment section: Yes, this female scientist’s behavior is considered treason. Her husband and son are still developing in Xia Country. She thought she was very kind and righteous, but in the end... she was assassinated halfway.
Comment section: You can't be a good person when it comes to things like this. Bai Tiao later went to the Blue Island base, redeveloped it, and won the Nobel Prize. The Blue Island government was behind it all.
Zhan Mu finally understood. It sounded so familiar. Wasn’t this story the story of the downfall of the Lu Chao family?
It turns out that all of this was due to the fluorescent disease that swept the world a few years ago.
The social changes brought about by natural disasters and man-made disasters can be imagined. Some people are destroyed because of them, while others prosper because of them.
The Lu Chao family fell into a lower class because of this.
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