What will it cost Jane?
She only needs to use this magical power——
“Stay afraid.”
This was not difficult for her, she was used to it, to be in fear, afraid of flying, afraid of other people's eyes, afraid of the harm that could come at any time, and the source of the harm was not her, she had done nothing wrong, she was hurt only because she was weak.
So she was afraid all the time. Even though they were rescued and the physical injuries disappeared, the injuries that had occurred still existed objectively. She was driven forward by fear, and now she is happy.
——Fear is much simpler than courage, and the power of fear can make her do something, which makes her feel that she is not so useless.
She landed among the gargoyles, silently gazing at the night view of the city, as if she had become a part of Gothic.
For the first time, her heart was completely at peace.
The activity time seemed to pass very quickly. In fact, Vivi did not do nothing during these days. She left the development of South Hinckley Town to Professor Daisy, and the main mission of Black Gate Island to Bella. She then asked the mayor to carry out normal social interactions and collect information about the infected people in the court. The main body, like other citizens, devoted itself to the game activities.
Although I am still working in essence, but of the four accounts, three are working and one is playing, which means at least 1/4 is playing!
Weiwei doesn't play games to become a social animal, she plays games because they are fun. At first, she just chased the Tin Soldier with the orphans in the church and raised her ranking in the Strange Circus, but later...
She became a troublemaker.
The props of the Tin Soldiers can be snatched away and used, but they will be besieged by other Tin Soldiers. In the activities of the past few days, most of these little people were eliminated and have already been lying in wait. However, this is not a problem for Weiwei, even if she doesn't cheat——
The skills Batman taught her also allow her to quickly find the traces of the Tin Soldiers.
Then, Weiwei took away the villain's weapons and started a group "parade" throughout Gotham City.
She parkoured on buildings, used all kinds of props to dodge attacks from all directions, and walked those little people from one end of the city to the other. Her parkour behavior was filmed countless times. Almost all the hidden little tin soldiers came out, and many were captured by other onlookers along the way, but Weiwei didn't care.
Finally stopping, she handed the gun back to the villain, and then an angry jelly hit her on the head. Vivi turned into jelly and fell on the lawn laughing.
——In the end, the Tin Soldiers event ended, and she did not release any of the little people into the sky.
Without fun, Vivi would occasionally run into Damian at the circus, and then she came up with an idea.
…She found a part-time job at a strange circus.
...Well, maybe she just can't spare the time.
The job was actually very simple. She just approached the goat leader and he agreed. Her job was to "deal with the criminals who intended to invade the circus", that is, to deal with those guys who sneaked in when the circus was closed.
Weiwei: “…” Well, she felt that this was implying her and Jason.
However, a magical thing happened after getting the job. Weiwei activated the side quest "Working in the Circus" and could choose to [Integrate] or [Stay as is]. [Integrate] meant that she obtained a temporary suit, limited to the circus.
She became a little brown bear wearing clothes, with a small black, white and gray vest in addition to her fur.
——The kind that walks upright.
Soon, homeless people living near the circus learned that a brown bear would guard the place at night and would throw out anyone who broke in to steal things.
However...even if this guy hadn't been guarding the circus, the other petty thieves didn't succeed in stealing anything. Not to mention that the games in the circus were free, the other guys who had sneaked in before all came out in a daze and in a strange state. They would talk nonsense for a while, and when they woke up, they would forget what happened.
But the appearance of this little bear also has its drawbacks, that is——
"Why do you steal things? You have hands and feet, you can earn money by helping in the queue, or by doing hard labor at the dock," Weiwei kicked a thief on the butt, "Why don't you do something for this city when you have time to steal things?"
It was the last day, and she had spent almost all of her diamonds for South Hinckley. Vivi looked at the last thousand or so diamonds and the few thousand worth of token firework sticks, and then looked at the "End of Event" notice on the official website.
There is still a quarter of an hour until 23:00 on June 7th.
At 23:00 sharp, the event officially ended, the limited card pool disappeared, and at the same time, her little brown bear skin would also be gone.
Weiwei squatted in the circus, sighed sadly, and then she raised her head——
On the last day of the circus, the competition for the points ranking was very fierce. Weiwei had fallen out of the top 10 when she was slacking off as an NPC, but she didn't care.
The bored little brown bear looked at the rankings that were jumping up and down all the time, and saw many familiar names. She went backstage and sat on a bench. From behind, she looked like a big toy.
In another quarter of an hour, the excitement will disappear, and everyone will be like having a lucid dream, celebrating the festival for older children. They will not notice anything unusual, and the city of Gotam will remain the same as before.
The cloth moved slightly, and at this moment a man flashed into the circus.
Weiwei: “?”
Then, another man walked in from another direction and pressed his short stick against the former's lower back.
Weiwei: “……?”
She maintained her original posture and silently opened the interface of the event card pool.
On the map, the points of these two people were clearly marked with their respective titles. However, the title of one of them was not the same as at the beginning. It changed from [Criminal] to [Red Hood], and the other one was [Robin], whom Vivi was very familiar with.
She pricked up her ears, ready to eavesdrop while drawing cards, since she was going to draw cards anyway.
——"Red Hood? Can I call you that... or something else, the identity behind the mask?"
—“She told you?”
Bronze Card, tsk, Weiwei curled her lips, she didn't say anything.
——"No... I investigated you, just like you investigated me. Your investigation started a long time ago, and I happened to be a master in this area. I investigated Batman and became Robin - taking over your identity."
——"Are you trying to say that you inherited my identity simply because you are better than me, replacement?"
Gray card, Jason seems to be angry, but he is angry most of the time, he needs a switch to turn off his emotions.
——"I don't like the term substitute, Todd, I'm here to have a talk."
——"Very good, so you came alone?"
——"Yes (sound of limbs colliding), Todd! I know what you want to do, so we shouldn't...hiss, fight here!"
——"So you're trying to work with me? To earn my friendship by helping me? Ha, smart guy, so what do I want to do, little bird?"
——"(Takes a deep breath) Yes, I want to help you. I didn't tell any family members about you. If you really fell into a criminal, you wouldn't come to investigate this, the truth of the court, the underground entrance of the court. You came before it was completely over. I bet on it."
——"It seems that she didn't tell you everything. Does the old man want to train an enemy for himself?"
——"You said 'also', Todd. Batman will and we will all be watching her. She wants to save the city, so she is not an enemy."
Bronze card three in a row, is my luck a bit bad today? Weiwei smacked her lips, not many diamonds left.
——"So you chose to trust? Come on, the old guy doesn't trust anyone, he's just observing, just like he observed me at the beginning... After I died, he knew I was a failure... Yes, he replaced me, and you will be replaced soon, little bird."
——"Maybe, Todd, it seems that you know some information that I don't know yet, I will investigate. And... Weiwei...she has many secrets. She may not be human, or even the one I first knew, but she is now a hero. We don't have to trust her, we only have the responsibility to protect Gotan. The same goes for you, since you choose to return to Gotan (interrupted)——"
——"Come on, little birdie. I'm not back to play house. I'm tired of this game without death. You can't pull me back to my original world. Do you want to save everyone? You don't even know me. (Sneer) Because I was already dead when you showed up."
But the contract stipulates that you can't kill people in Gotan. Weiwei moved her ears, swiped across the interface, and continued listening openly.
——"But you are playing house now. You are willing to stay in South Hinckley and play house with her. She must have offered you a condition that you can't refuse."
--"...(silence)"
——"You know where Chou is, Todd. Will you take revenge? No, with the way she acts, you can't kill Chou in front of her."
Weiwei stared at the golden light in front of her in shock. In the previous moment, she drew a card casually, thinking about eavesdropping in her mind. She didn't think about what would be drawn, and was blinded by the golden light. What she drew was indeed the golden card with a higher probability during the event - [Thought Field].
...Is there some special metaphysics involved in drawing cards in this situation, so that you can definitely get what you want?
Behind him, Tim said, "I guess your purpose of returning to Gotham was definitely not to keep Xiao Chou locked up, but you have changed now, which shows that everything can be changed... Go home, he will be happy."
There were still a few tokens left. The building blocks and other items would be permanent after being exchanged, while the others were limited-time props. Weiwei used the remaining tokens to exchange for fireworks produced by the system. The fireworks instantly appeared at the preset location and were immediately set off in the sky above Gotan City. She thought it was a celebration of her withdrawal.
The light from the fireworks penetrated the tent, illuminating the faces of the two people in confrontation, and their expressions appeared blurred.
Jason said coldly, "You won't understand, at least not now, Little Bird, because you have never been abandoned. We wear strange costumes and appear in all the crime corners of this city, playing the role of saviors, not victims waiting for death to come, so you can't understand it now."
He paused, then said, "Get out of the way!"
He didn't say anything more vicious; there was no need.
Jason once thought that as long as the third bird continued to be the hero of this city, sooner or later there would be a day when he would be abandoned and killed. But now things seem to have taken a turn for the better - it has nothing to do with him, he died too early and he did not wait for this turn.
[Current time is 23:00:00 on June 7]
【“Gotan City Children’s Celebration” has ended】
[Currently, there are 1799 unconsumed diamond candies and 191520 unconsumed gold coin candies. After the candies are consumed, players will receive diamonds and gold coins back.]
[The event store has been closed, the event card pool has been closed (the probability adjustment period has ended)]
【Congratulations to the players for having a happy Children's Day. 】
Weiwei crossed her hands on her belly, still motionless, but her appearance twisted for a moment. Before the effect of her skin disappeared and she returned to her original appearance, she used a one-time illusion bronze card she had drawn before, temporarily retaining her original bear appearance.
——The activity time shown on the Gotham tourism website was the time provided by Vivi to Tim. Of course, she kept something back and the end time was 24:00, not the actual 23:00. Vivi remembered that the circus came to Gotham on a ship, and they dismantled the ship and reassembled it into a circus.
Now that the event is over, the tin soldiers have disappeared, there is no trace of Mr. C's projection on the map, and the entrance to the maze has disappeared. These are things that can disappear in an instant, but the circus... If nothing unexpected happens, they will dismantle the tent and assemble it into a ship.
This is not in line with scientific principles, but it is in line with the principles of the game, and it even gives Weiwei a sense of déjà vu, because the town buildings in South Hinckley can also be assembled and disassembled, and the building blocks are exchanged for the mall in this event. According to Weiwei's understanding of the planning, there will be a certain connection between the event content and the mall rewards, and this connection is on this tent!
Under the light of the fireworks, Weiwei stood up, holding up her bear skin, and gave the two intruders a standard smile: "Dear guests, the circus is over, please do not enter the backstage without permission."
She held down a supporting pillar with one hand, then lifted it up and repeated, "Please do not enter the backstage without permission!"
As she finished speaking, the "decorations" inside the circus flickered, as if the lights had gone out along with her words. The event was over, and the fireworks were set off at the last second, leaving the room quiet and dark.
Weiwei knew that Robin and Red Hood...they didn't follow the rules.
The one who stayed behind to stop her was——
It was Robin, and he used the electric dart.
Vivi used the huge weapon to conceal her fighting style. She glanced at the "light" hanging above her. In fact, it was not a light at all, but slimes. They were already emitting a faint light. However, Vivi's goal was not to "stop them". The part-time job quest had just been completed. Her goal was the pillar in her hand and the nylon rope hanging on her body while running.
She knew that the walls and windows of the South Hinckley building could not be removed and taken away, but if the windows were removed, would the building be unable to be restored to its original brick form? She could give it a try.
With the help of the two "skilled" thieves who rushed in, she managed to carry the large parts of the building out of the circus, and she carried them farther and farther. Jason, she, and Tim all ran to the top of the next building, and now it was already 23:07.
The guests had almost left, and as they ran out, Jason glanced through the window and was stunned -
The entire circus tent was dismantled and then assembled into half a boat, but the other half was still placed on the ground, revealing the circus composition.
Some of the circus animals stayed far away, while others looked up at them. Then, these strong, tall, upright animals rushed towards them.
What the hell?
Is this a group fight?
Tim thought the same thing. He and Jason were forced into a room. For some reason, the little brown bear seemed to know his fighting style very well... Was it a coincidence? Or had he been seen through?
Just when he thought he was fighting alongside Jason, he wasn't, and just when he thought they couldn't work together for the time being, they were chased into a room by a bear and forced to turn their backs to each other.
And now it's not just the bears. Miss Bear couldn't communicate and just kept repeating that they shouldn't invade the circus. Other animals rushed over and slimes flew in from the window. Miss Bear threw the pillar over, but Jason dodged it and it got stuck in the middle of the room. The slimes seemed to have received a signal and rushed towards the two of them.
Weiwei scanned the tasks that the system displayed at this time and clicked OK.
[South Hinckley-Diamond Town project confirmed, initial establishment of new company completed]
[You get the main mission: South Hinckley Development Period]
[The city is made up of streets, districts and towns. South Hinckley is part of the city of Gotham. The development of South Hinckley will also affect the city's comprehensive assessment. The good news is that it seems to be getting better.]
[This main mission will be settled once a month]
[Gold coins, diamonds and other rewards will be awarded based on the development of South Hinkley Township]
Then, a hand was placed on her shoulder.
Aries stood behind her and said calmly, "We are leaving now."
The slimes bumped into Jason's hood and Tim's shoulders, sticky and swarmed over to lift the pillar back. Other animals, like the Aries, appeared in other parts of the room with their strong jumping ability and terrifying lurking ability, almost surrounding the two of them. It was two to many, and they were clearly not at an advantage.
——However, they didn’t know that one of their teammates was in the opposite camp.
"I'm finishing my work," Vivi said.
Aries did not expose her, he just shook his head and said to the front: "This is your city now."
Tim said calmly: "This has always been the city of the Gotan people."
The animals retreated one by one, and Weiwei also jumped out of the window. Since no one was stopping her, she watched the boat being assembled quietly, wondering whether she should take the risk - to stop these animals or to follow them on board.
Weiwei has never left Gotham because she could only see other cities in the distance as flat maps in Gotham. According to her experience, she would get stuck in the air wall even if she ran to the sea. Later, she tried it in South Hinckley and found that as long as she left the beach area, there was an air wall - the game was really thoughtful and she didn't waste her time swimming in the sea for half an hour and then encountering an air wall.
However, after the update, the textures became more realistic, which made her eager to try. Since she had created other cities, they would be open sooner or later, right? There was no way she would waste the map. During the event, she came into contact with NPCs from all over the world. They could enter and leave the city freely, so she wanted to try it out by getting on the ship.
After the boat was assembled, Weiwei followed them to the dock. Then, the goat leader stood in front of all the animals and said, "Our boat has no destination, no starting point, and no end point. We don't accept humans. Hand over the most important thing in your heart, and you can get on board."
“Are you sure about your choice?”
No animal answered, and then all the animals got on the boat one by one. But when it was Vivi's turn, the leader's foot got stuck in front of her, and in the end, she was the only bear left at the dock.
Weiwei sighed secretly.
She watched the ship advance a dozen meters, and then, just as suddenly as it had come, it disappeared.
However, "no destination", "no starting point", "no end point", where are they sailing?
In the eyes of others, it was as if the little brown bear was abandoned because she did not pay the fare to board the ship. Tim, who dropped a bug on Vivi, and Damian, who stood beside her with his arms folded, both thought so.
The friendship reward for the top ten was really just friendship. For Damian, he got into the top ten because the powerful big white dog controlled by someone unknown did not come. He was very unhappy about the victory gained by others giving up. Therefore, since the strongest opponent was not there, he had no interest in the subsequent battles and did not compete for the meaningless first place.
But at this moment, seeing a (one?) bear staying at the dock, Damian jumped down from the roof of the warehouse next to him, walked up to her and asked, "Are you also a friendship reward?"
Weiwei glanced at him dimly.
She decided to give him a reward, so she bent down and gave the boy a hug.
The assassin kid was arrogant towards everyone else but very gentle towards animals, so even though the hug was sudden, he didn't break away. Then, with the help of the hug, Vivi attached the eavesdropping device that Tim had stuck on her "hair" to the back of the kid's collar.
——You three brothers go and have fun.
The next second, she leaned back, fell into the water, and chose to teleport away.
Weiwei didn't pay attention to the subsequent developments. She took off her disguise and appeared at Gotam Airport.
There is one disadvantage of being Professor Daisy, as she will not work at night. In other words, except for Vivi, other character cards now have fixed sleeping and eating times. Daisy is in poor health, and the doctor has expressly forbidden her from staying up late.
However, when the professor is not working, Weiwei is still very active.
She could just take over the professor's job and interview, or rather, greet the people sent by investor Luther, as well as the Blytheson alumni who were on the same flight with them.
On the surface, the former had nothing to do with Luther, but Luther also sent some literature that might be of interest to the University of Budejovice Student Association as a token of his sincerity in cooperation.
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