After posting, Lao Qiezi felt a little panicked.

Will I be treated as an internet addict who cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy and be taken away for electric shock treatment?

But I can indeed make fireballs!

He raised his right hand, and the knowledge emerged from his head and gave rise to flames. The flames did not burn himself, but could ignite paper. They were obviously real flames.

As an outstanding young man who has received a materialistic education, Lao Qiezi certainly does not believe in the existence of magic and ghosts in reality.

But now I am experiencing this.

He initially wondered if he was crazy or hallucinating, but when he burned a piece of note paper with the flame on his fingertips, Old Eggplant realized it was real.

He stayed indoors for the past few days and didn't dare to see anyone. On the one hand, he was afraid that he had actually undergone some irreversible changes, but he had not yet realized it, and if he went out, he might be caught as a monster. On the other hand, Old Eggplant was afraid that everything around him might have changed, and the world was no longer the one he was familiar with.

So, after posting the message online, Lao Qiezi was a little worried that the doorbell would ring and someone would want to check his water meter.

He quickly opened his mobile phone, checked his water and electricity bills, and found that they had been paid, and he felt relieved.

Soon, there was a reply to the post.

Old Eggplant was startled and clicked it quickly.

[Oh, yes, yes, I can do that too. I don’t need a lighter to light a cigarette anymore. It’s very convenient.]

"Is it true?"

Old Eggplant became excited and he saw a few more comments.

[To tell you the truth, after I came back from playing the game, I found that I could fly. Recently, I wear it outside every day, with an S on my chest to save the world! ]

[Me too, me too. I can now extend claws from my hands, and they can turn green when I’m angry. That’s awesome.]

[No way, am I the only one who can shoot spider silk? ]

After seeing these comments, Lao Qiezi came to his senses and realized that these people were fooling him.

Sure enough, no one believed that they had really changed.

As Lao Qiezi was thinking this, he suddenly received a private message on his forum account.

He opened it and found it was a stranger who sent him a message.

[I believe you because I have also changed. I can ignite fire and move things with my mind.]

"Fuck!"

Old Eggplant suddenly felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw and typed a reply.

[I knew it was real. I thought I was hallucinating, but the flames were real. You can move things with your mind? How do you do that?]

Old Eggplant immediately fixed his eyes on the mouse on the table, trying to imagine moving it, but his eyes almost popped out and there was no reaction.

It seems that magic is not such a convenient thing.

While I was thinking, the other party responded.

[It’s too troublesome to send private messages on the forum, let’s add WeChat to chat, my WeChat is XXXXX]

Lao Qiezi quickly added the other party’s WeChat and chatted for a few words, and the other party said again.

[Actually, many of us here already know each other. We have formed a small group and set up a website for communication. You go to the XXX website, where we have left information.]

When Lao Qiezi saw the link, he copied it into his browser and opened it. He found that it was an ordinary information website with some blushing advertisements.

He went in two or three times. Except for the golden-suited secretary in the advertisement, everything else remained unchanged.

[This website is not right, is there something wrong? ]

The other party responded quickly.

[It's like this. After all, this kind of thing can't be discussed openly, so we have taken some camouflage measures. It looks like an ordinary webpage to you, but in fact there is something else. Click the registration button in the upper right corner to see.]

Lao Qiezi clicked on the registration button in the upper right corner and filled in some basic information. Soon, Lao Qiezi found that a dialog box popped up asking him to scan the code to pay.

"Why do you want money?"

Old Eggplant frowned slightly and asked.

[Of course, if it’s free, there will definitely be a lot of bored people coming to register and disrupting our communication. It’s okay, this is just a verification procedure. I’ll transfer it to you after you pay.]

After reading it, Lao Qiezi just scanned the code honestly. It was only a few dozen yuan, not much.

Moreover, the other party transferred the money very quickly, which made Lao Qiezi feel relieved.

After logging in, the web page is indeed different.

The small advertisements still exist, but the content of the information has changed. More blushing and heart-pounding pictures have appeared, making Lao Qiezi restless and a little embarrassed.

“How come this is still wrong?”

Old Eggplant is even stranger.

[It doesn’t matter. Just click on three videos at random and watch them for a minute. Then a window will pop up. After you scan the code and pay, you can see the real webpage. This is all disguise.]

Old Eggplant looked at the web page and clicked on three videos at random. It must be said that the covers of these videos all looked awesome, but in reality, each one was more horrible than the last. He was bored and closed the playback window after a minute.

A prompt popped up on the web page, saying that this time, Lao Qiezi would have to recharge several hundred yuan.

He felt relieved and directly scanned the code to pay and asked the other party for follow-up.

[Wait a moment, I'll check with the person in charge of the website. ]

The other party left this message and waited for five minutes without any response.

Old Eggplant couldn't help but send a message.

[The other party has enabled friend authentication. You are not his/her friend yet. Please send a friend request first. ]

"???"

Lao Qiezi sent two more messages, still with the same prompt.

He opened the friend list and found that the other party had really deleted him.

“… Could this be, an internet scam?”

Only then did Old Eggplant come to his senses.

The initial registration rebate turned out to be a bait!

"Fuck, do these people have any conscience? I'm discussing the crisis in this world, and they're trying to trick me into signing up for this little website?"

Old Eggplant felt very indignant.

Not only was I defrauded of hundreds of dollars, but the content of this website was not interesting at all!

He closed the webpage angrily, stood up, and wanted to wash his face to calm down.

But suddenly, he felt something.

The next second, the doorbell rang.

Old Eggplant came to the door and looked out through the peephole. There was a young man standing outside, but because the lighting in the corridor was not bright, he couldn't see his face clearly.

"Who is it?"

Old Eggplant had just been cheated and was now in a state of extreme vigilance, not daring to trust anyone.

"I'm Lu Ban."

The other party answered.

"Lu Ban... ah?"

Old Eggplant was stunned.

Is there anyone who still has this kind of fraudulent method? Treating people as fools? Isn't he afraid of being beaten?

"You are Lu Ban, so I am Lu Ban's father."

Old Eggplant couldn't help but curse.

"Excuse me, I grew up in an orphanage."

The other party said very sincerely.

"...Get lost, who the hell would believe you? You liars, every one of you deserves to die!"

Old Eggplant cursed.

He turned around and prepared to ignore this guy.

But when he turned around, he found a young handsome man standing in his living room. Old Eggplant would definitely not forget his face, which made countless people unable to sleep well at night.

It’s really Lu Ban.

“What the hell???”

Old Eggplant was speaking incoherently.

"I told you, I'm Lu Ban."

The other party spread his hands helplessly.