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Maybe someone has heard of "chicken-stealing and dog-stealing".
Although it is not quite appropriate, its literal meaning or its original meaning can well describe what He Lizhou did.
What the system pursued from the beginning to the end was the rich emotions of human beings. It has not learned and cannot learn it. However, it is precisely this unique emotion given to human beings that gives He Lizhou the opportunity to connect with more players.
This song played in the intelligence building for three whole days. It was composed by Rong Jia.
Restrained, lasting, soothing, with the sound of wind and noise, with birdsong and water flowing, with willows and the moon.
A song that the system cannot understand.
But the players understood.
We are missing our hometown.
In just three days, He Lizhou gathered all the people needed to open 267 copies. More than a thousand people came to find him, and he even had enough backup options.
Many people who came to find He Lizhou didn’t know whether the decision they made was right or wrong, but they came, lined up in front of He Lizhou, and stood opposite the giant.
He Lizhou carefully wrote down their names in each team, and Mi Tao handed them one by one the identity plates that Uncle Cui had made overnight.
"The next one—"
"We brothers are together! Boss He, please assign us to the same team! Why don't we be together? Hahahaha..."
The person next to him patted him, causing a gust of wind, and he finally gave his name: "Ji Guang, Lu Gang..."
He Lizhou's pen tip trembled, and without looking up, he slowly completed the string of names and filled them into the same team. There were several people when they first met, and there are still several people now.
Everyone knew that this mission was arduous, and slowly people began to ask He Lizhou for paper and pen.
He Lizhou was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what the other party meant. He turned around, took out all the papers from the room, put them on the table, and stretched out his hand to signal everyone to take them.
The first person who asked He Lizhou for paper and pen was the first to receive them. He held the pen in his hand but hesitated to start writing. He looked up at He Lizhou, tears in his eyes, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I have thought about how to write countless times, but at this moment, I still don't know where to start."
I want to write everything, but I can't keep anything.
The person next to him patted his shoulder and said, "Even if we fail and turn into ash along with the corpses and are thrown home like garbage, it can still be considered a return to one's roots."
He laughed out loud, "Yes!"
So he picked up his pen, wrote with great vigor and energy, filled a page, and finally threw down the pen in his hand and exclaimed happily: "Fallen leaves return to their roots!"
Fallen leaves return to their roots, it is an obsession in everyone's genes. He Lizhou closed his eyes, Mi Tao took a step closer, patted him gently, and encouraged him silently.
Although no one said it, everyone knew that He Lizhou was under tremendous pressure. From the time when He Lizhou was the only one in the hotel to now when the hotel was becoming more and more popular, he had been planning and making plans all the time, just to bring everyone home.
You only have this one chance, succeed or fail.
Others may not be hated by the system, but He Lizhou will. After failure, anyone can die, but He Lizhou cannot.
System 09 fully supports He Lizhou, but He Lizhou chooses the opposite path. Mi Tao doesn't dare to think, nor is he willing to think about how severe the punishment He Lizhou will face after the failure.
But his greatest pressure does not stop there. Now everyone's desire to go home, and their anxiety or expectations about the future are all burdens on He Lizhou. He carries everyone's expectations, and he is the one who cannot show weakness and cannot retreat.
He Lizhou sensed what Mi Tao meant from his actions. Although Mi Tao was the quietest one and his presence in the inn was not as strong as in the dungeon, He Lizhou was very sure that Mi Tao was the person who could resonate with him the most.
When they were working on the copy of "Butterfly Transformation", they had just met each other not long ago, but they could understand each other's meaning with just a glance. This was a rare tacit understanding that He Lizhou had always cherished.
He nodded and smiled at Mitao, "I will hold on. At the last moment, there is no reason to fall."
Mi Tao was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "I know it's definitely not appropriate to bring it up at this time, but I always feel that if I don't tell you this time, I won't have another chance to tell you."
When Mi Tao said this, He Lizhou already understood what he meant, but he still waited quietly, waiting for Mi Tao to say it himself.
"I would like to ask you to help me find Ni Peng."
He Lizhou looked at Mi Tao calmly. He was flexible most of the time, but occasionally he would reveal such momentum. Such a He Lizhou always made people feel that nothing was difficult and all problems would be solved.
Mi Tao was slightly stunned. He and He Lizhou had only collaborated on a handful of copies, and He Lizhou had not appeared in front of him like this for a long time. His breathing gradually became rapid, and he leaned forward waiting for He Lizhou's answer.
However, He Lizhou did not speak, he just nodded. Mi Tao could not help feeling a little disappointed, but he quickly cheered up. He Lizhou was not the kind of person who made promises casually. His full agreement proved that there was something wrong. This made Mi Tao more certain that Ni Peng might still be alive and imprisoned somewhere by the system.
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After the number of all players is confirmed, there is only one last night of rest time. The next day, He Lizhou will use his authority to open the selected 267 copies, and the players will enter one by one.
"Confirm the number of people one last time!"
Ban Hefeng shouted at the original members he brought with him to give instructions. He Lizhou watched the movements of the player group on the control panel of the hotel. Although they were standing in different postures, everyone was very quiet. Many people were silent, thinking, and nervous.
He Lizhou scanned their expressions one by one and found nothing unusual. He turned his head slightly and nodded to Ban Hefeng.
Ban Hefeng received the gesture indicating that all the people were present and responded to He Lizhou. The entire inn was immediately covered by the formation promised to He Lizhou by the system, and changes in time and space were slowly taking place inside.
He Lizhou quickly selected the 267 copies. The locations where the copies were opened were revealed in every corner of the hotel. The others methodically led the teams to the corresponding locations according to the list, waiting for the copies to open.
"Control Center Prompt System 01, the copy "Misdirection" is activated, please handle it as soon as possible; Control Center Prompt System 02, the copy "Afterglow" is activated, please handle it as soon as possible; Control Center Prompt System 03, the copy "Bone Dissolution" is activated, please handle it as soon as possible..."
Ruan Xingwei raised his head and looked at the copy monitoring screen, his lips moved slightly and his hands clasped together. His task was heavy and he was tense at all times, not wanting to miss any details in the copy.
Ban Hefeng caught a glimpse of his movements out of the corner of his eye and felt pity for him. Ruan Xingwei was not as fond of acting like a spoiled child as Hou Yangze, and was not as smart as he is now at the beginning. Instead, he was a little dull, so between the two children of similar age, he was always the one who was ignored. It was not until he took the initiative to ask to watch one more copy that Ban Hefeng took him seriously.
However, there was no time to comfort Ruan Xingwei now. Ban Hefeng himself was in a hurry and couldn't keep up.
In a corner where no one noticed, He Lizhou quietly left the room.
Que Ming focused all his attention on Ban Hefeng and the others. His eyes were fixed on the display screen, not daring to relax for a moment.
Yang Wanhe turned his head and saw He Lizhou leaving. He didn't say anything. Their eyes met and he left a final word of encouragement.
He Lizhou went to the attic alone. He bent down and took out a small box from the cabinet. After opening it, he found the incomplete scroll that Long Yao had sent him late at night.
He Lizhou gently took it out of the box and placed it in a basin beside him. A line of small words appeared on the half scroll as it came into contact with water.
Although the characters are small, they are very powerful. However, I have never seen Long Yao's handwriting, so I cannot confirm whether it is a message left by Long Yao.
What was written above was the method to enter the system space. He Lizhou memorized it in his mind, took it out and burned all traces of its existence.
He Lizhou had never thought about verifying this method because he was too familiar with it. This piece of paper recorded the appearance of the system space in detail, and compared the difference in feeling between entering the system space and being pulled into the system space by the system, including how many times "she" had entered the system space and how many times she was almost discovered by the system.
He followed what was written on the scroll, entered a meditative state, and silently recited the incantation. With previous experience of entering the system space, the space did not have too many defenses against him. Soon, a narrow road appeared in front of him, emitting a bright white light. It was not dazzling in the thick darkness, but rather very gentle.
He Lizhou saw the record of this road on the scroll, so he allowed himself to walk uncontrollably along that road and walk away.
At the end of the road there is thick darkness, so dark that it makes people feel depressed and disoriented. But He Lizhou knows that he cannot look back to verify the direction. Once he looks back, he will return to the starting point again, and the cycle will continue over and over again. He will be confused by the countless times he has moved forward and will not remember how many roads he has walked, so he will be trapped here forever.
He Lizhou closed his eyes. It was very quiet in his ears, with only his breathing and heartbeat. He counted his heartbeats and raised his feet. After a certain number, he opened his eyes and saw another space.
Although he hasn't been here for a while, He Lizhou still has a visit. This is the system space of System 09.
This time is different from the past. There is an extra door in the space of System 09, and that door leads to the space of other systems.
Other systems were not as friendly to He Lizhou as System 09. He Lizhou fixed his eyes and pressed the door handle.
At the same time, Ruan Xingwei raised his eyes and said softly, "Found it."
All the twelve cores of the twelve copies he was responsible for were found. Now he just needed to ensure that the players did not receive fatal injuries in the copies and wait for signals from other employees to destroy the 267 cores together, and the mission would be completed.
Hou Yangze was the closest to Ruan Xingwei. When he heard these words, he quickly came over to take a look, and hurriedly left a word of praise. Then he hurried back to his own monitoring screen and searched nervously: "I originally said that I would help you find the core of the copy you were responsible for, but you found all twelve, and I haven't found many here."
He muttered to himself, his mouth dry, and he couldn't help but lick his lower lip with his tongue. His peripheral vision once again noticed the dry skin on Ruan Xingwei's lips, "You are not uncomfortable, you are so patient."
Ruan Xingwei's eyes turned slightly and looked at Hou Yangze: "What's wrong with you?"
Hou Yangze's movements suddenly stiffened: "You...how come you have never had the physical anxiety characteristics of humans?"
Ruan Xingwei was stunned.
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