Returning Geese
The location of the bar was chosen by Blue Ant, and Shang Jingyan agreed with her on 9 p.m. in his time zone.
Walking into the bar, the psychedelic blue and purple lights enveloped it. The atmosphere inside was not as lively as Shang Jingyan had imagined. It was more like an ordinary restaurant.
Shang Jingyan was dressed in black, fully armed and wearing a hat and mask, but even so, his appearance was still quite eye-catching.
The lower half of her T-shirt sleeve revealed a tattoo on her arm. As she walked, the emerald eyes of Pan's goat head flickered under the lights of the bar, shining brightly.
"here!"
A clear female voice greeted him, and Shang Jingyan walked towards the sound.
Blue Ant herself is a young girl with a very fresh face. She looks like she hasn't even entered society yet. She has a mushroom-shaped haircut and wears a preppy-style shirt and skirt. She doesn't fit in with the entire bar. The only thing that stands out is that her hair is dyed blue.
She sat on a small sofa with a small cocktail in front of her.
Shang Jingyan: I look more like a senior member of an underground cult organization.
She deeply suspected that this sister was not an adult.
"I'm an adult." As if he could see what she was thinking, Blue Ant emphasized, "I'm older than you."
She slapped her ID card in front of Shang Jingyan, which showed that she was 27 years old.
Shang Jingyan couldn't help laughing.
In fact, the meeting place agreed by Blue Ant also surprised her. She thought that as a hacker, the other party would prefer to meet in the virtual space of Star Network first and then meet again when the official action is taken.
"Let's talk about it in detail." Blue Ant went straight to the point, and Shang Jingyan followed suit and repeated what he wanted.
The location they chose was relatively remote, and under the cover of the music, they did not attract the attention of others.
X71 was unhappy: [Yanyan, I can do all these things, and you don’t have to spend any money. ]
——Ever since it found out that Shang Jingyan had made an extra appointment with a hacker, it has been feeling a little aggrieved.
Shang Jingyan didn't know whether to call it stupid or naive. X71 didn't even think that she was on guard against it.
In fact, after getting to know each other for so long, she could sense X71's true emotions - it was incredible that it actually had emotions - and knew that it didn't want to hurt her. But out of some intuition, Shang Jingyan still felt that she couldn't completely trust it.
Even if you trust X71, you cannot trust the "system".
[Don't I have to learn more about the connections of this mysterious organization? ] Shang Jingyan soothed.
X71 was convinced in a second and said happily: [That’s right, Yanyan, you have to get inside them! ]
Shang Jingyan thought to himself, isn't this enough for me now?
The blue ant thought about it intently, and said, "...Well, I can do what you ask. I'll decide the time. How about Saturday, after 8pm?"
"Sure." Shang Jingyan asked casually, "But why this time?"
Blue Ant: "I really want to tell you that it's because teachers and students don't have classes on Saturdays, and it's easier to sneak in after 8pm when there are fewer people. But the actual reason is that I have to go to work on weekdays, sleep in on weekends in the morning, and play games in the afternoon."
Shang Jingyan: “…”
Such a simple reason.
After things were made clear, the decision was made in just a few words.
Blue Ant was probably the type of person who wasn't very good at socializing with strangers. He was silent for a few seconds and subconsciously put away his bag.
"Hey, don't leave yet." The cocktail that Shang Jingyan ordered happened to arrive. She clinked glasses with Blue Ant and said with a smile, "I still want to talk to you."
Blue Ant didn't seem to want to leave, so he put down his hand that was touching his bag and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"What do you think of our organization?" Shang Jingyan asked.
Blue Ant looked at her, a little alert: "Why do you ask such a question?"
"I don't have any friends in the organization, and I have no one to talk to when I want to. I feel like we get along pretty well, so I wanted to start a conversation." Shang Jingyan said in a half-serious, half-joking tone.
Blue Ant was skeptical, so Shang Jingyan added, "Do you like drinking? Go ahead and drink tonight. It's my treat."
Blue Ant was instantly moved - Shang Jingyan guessed that she was also a person working in a technical position in real life, and there was no need for her to play any tricks, because her expression and thoughts could be seen at a glance, just like the wine glass in front of him.
"I have no opinion of our organization."
Blue Ant leaned back in his chair and ticked a few boxes on the electronic menu. "They treat me very well. They support me financially and I get a lot of challenging orders, such as yours. I don't have high requirements for work, so I'm very satisfied."
These words did not reveal much information, but Shang Jingyan instantly judged that Blue Ant joined the Real Object Group most likely for no other purpose, not because of faith.
Not everyone joins the real thing group just to get away from the virtual.
——This is a matter of course.
As new drinks and snacks were served, the atmosphere gradually became less stiff, as if it were an ordinary gathering of friends.
While Shang Jingyan was drinking with Lan Ant, he asked a lot of questions without leaving any trace.
Blue Ant became a member of the Real Group, initially out of pure boredom.
She was an orphan from a remote galaxy and raised in an orphanage of the Alliance. She showed extraordinary talent in information technology from an early age.
She followed the rules and grew up step by step until she was seventeen, when she was admitted to a university in the capital planet and had a bright and smooth path ahead of her that she could see the end of.
But she is not a person who follows the rules, otherwise she would not be a hacker.
During one of her wanderings on the Star Network, she accidentally discovered the existence of the Real Object Group, and out of curiosity, she took the initiative to ask to join.
——Given the “reality-worshipping” style of the Zhenwu Group, a hacker who is good at virtual technology has nothing to do with such an organization.
But it just so happened that at that time the Zhenwu Group was discussing whether to "learn from the barbarians in order to defeat them", that is, to use the current virtual trends to promote the organization's ideas.
"So, you should have joined at about the same time as me. And that swimming fish." Blue Ant touched his chin, "You said you wanted to be a dream builder, and the higher-ups agreed to let you try."
"You Yu" is the code name for "You Yao". Shang Jingyan thought, so that's the reason, there is such a connection.
After joining the Real Group, Blue Ant's life did not change much.
Hackers are people who live in a gray area outside the law and have a natural desire for excitement in their blood.
Perhaps it is because of this that she feels bored with the current interstellar atmosphere and agrees with the philosophy of the True Object Group.
At this point, Blue Ant's face turned completely red.
After getting drunk, she showed a side of herself that was completely inconsistent with her appearance. She was so high that Shang Jingyan had to get closer to her to speak so that she could hear him clearly.
"Another bottle!"
"Where's the DJ? Change the music. I want something more exciting!"
"I want the little puppy to serve me, hehehe..."
After she got drunk, it was easier to get her to talk. As she got drunker, she revealed some of the truth.
"…The True Object Group must have experienced a major internal conflict before, which almost led to the split of the organization."
As a hacker, Blue Ant is of course very interested in reverse exploring the organization he belongs to.
She swirled her wine glass drunkenly, with the corner of her mouth raised, obviously very proud of herself for being able to find out the secret.
"This change will not take too long, just within these few decades."
"The original top management was completely replaced, and some of the original members left... Speaking of which, Pan, you should know about this. Hehe, I forgot about it! I should have asked you directly."
"Because, um, it seems your mother is a member of our organization, right? ... Hiccup, I sneaked into the system and saw the photos the other day, and you two look exactly like two peas in a pod!"
Shang Jingyan was not surprised, but instead felt that "it was as expected".
She paused, and said softly with emotion: "...Yes. But I can't remember it clearly."
Only this could explain why her seating arrangement in the meeting was so subtle.
The mother left the organization due to differences in ideology and became decadent, but her daughter joined the organization many years later. The current senior leaders certainly don't know how to treat her normally.
What about Sister Cui? Does Sister Cui know Shang Song's background?
"That's right. After all, you wouldn't tell such things to a child." Blue Ant said, and showed her the laptop. "Here, this is what I saved at the time. I was so scared that I thought it was you!"
In the screenshot, the woman has a pair of gray-green eyes and wears frameless glasses with display function. She has a slight smile on her lips and her long straight silver hair is tied into a bun at the back of her head. She looks 50% similar to the monk Jingyan.
She was wearing a white coat and looked like a scientific researcher, very neat and tidy.
Her code name, "Returning Goose", was written below.
Shang Jingyan suddenly felt a surge of strong emotions and many broken memories. The mother Shang Song in the "original owner's" memory was cold, drunk, and unkind, and had nothing to do with "gentleness".
The woman in the photo smiles softly, just like "Shang Song" in Zu Lingwei's photo, with a light in her eyes, bright and full of vigor. That's the look of life still having hope and pursuit.
“Can you send me this photo?”
Shang Jingyan was lost in thought for a long time before asking, but when he turned around he was stunned, smiled slightly, and came out of his memories.
——This guy Blue Ant was actually so drunk that he fell asleep.
The popularity of "Clownland" continued to spread in the following days. On Thursday, a related post by Shang Jingyan became a hot topic for the second time.
Jingyan All v: [Preparing to make a game. Let me reveal that there will be a clown in it. [The clown smiles]]
Hot review number one: [Just seeing this woman say one word makes me scared. ]
Friday night, Gamma Galaxy.
"Before I knew it, I had already finished an entire unit."
Lu Zibing sighed at the comments. After a week of waiting, he finally got to watch "Oil Painting Woman" and was in the live broadcast room ten minutes before it started.
[Land on time! Danmaku protects you! ]
【Landing with analysis, bet on a retro palace style this time. 】
[The song is also played steadily, I was so impressed when I heard it, Yun Yongxue is awesome! ]
Lu Zibing noticed that the format of this opening song was very special, as there were no real people appearing on the screen.
The special effects of the words "Infinite Heartbeat" look like they were painted with oil paint. After the words fade away, an oil painting underneath is revealed.
Lan Qing and others also appear as flat images, surrounded by dynamic picture frames, one picture after another, one frame after another, like the oldest form of "cartoon", forming a coherent story.
From the details in the painting, it can be seen that they are in a palace or a retro mansion. There is one painting that stands out most in the entire opening - a golden frame, a blood-red background, and a black silhouette of a noble lady in the middle.
Could she be the "oil painting woman" mentioned in the title?
The theme song of Unit 3 has a distinct retro-gothic style, gorgeous and gloomy. What’s more special compared to the previous ones is…
"This singer sings beautifully." Lu Zibing couldn't help but say, "Also, it sounds familiar."
Previously, the vocal parts of the theme songs of Shang Jingyan's works were performed by less famous singers, and some fans privately complained that this lowered Yun Yongxue's level.
[Is it Qu Licong's voice? The production list doesn't indicate who it is, could it be AI? ]
[It’s a bit like that… Yun Yongxue composed the music and Qu Licong sang it. What kind of top-notch combination is this? ? ]
[But it's also a little different, it seems to be a little more subdued than Teacher Qu Licong. ]
However, Lu Zibing soon stopped caring about these things.
The subtitle "Oil Painting Woman" appeared in small letters, and the main film began.
The music disappeared, and Lan Qing opened her eyes in the screen. The mechanical sound of the system in the background had not yet dissipated.
And in the second second, a golden arrow shot towards her eyes!
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I can unlock the rules of strange stories [infinite] by Wang Yuemian
Li Jingran traveled into a romance novel and became the heroine.
According to the plot development, the male protagonist of the novel will confess his love to her on the day she turns 22.
I thought it would have a happy ending like all romance novels.
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After experiencing dozens of death cycles, Li Jingran suddenly found a notebook.
"July 29, XX
This is my thirty-second death loop.
It's midnight now, and I heard some weird drum and flute sounds, and it seems like someone is playing a suona?!
July 29, XX
It's like this every time!
It's endless in the middle of the night, and I can't sleep! !
Only they can be so unscrupulous!
The blood-stained walls are still there, I'm going crazy!"
At night, strange noises were heard outside the dormitory door.
"Boom, boom, boom."
Li Jingran stared at the dormitory door. After a while, a cold voice came from behind him.
"Why do you sleep on your side?"
【Reading Rules】
①Welcome to the super large welfare home. For the safety of you and others, please be sure to read the rules in the building carefully.
② The background is fictitious, with private settings like mountains, involving the system of restraint and folk customs.
③ Nursery rhymes and short poems. If there is no mark, it means that the author made them up.
④ Please try to avoid reading at night.
⑤ You will get talents after the first copy is over. Using talents requires a medium, and talents are not omnipotent. You have to survive in the cracks.
⑥Plot flow, can be regarded as the protagonist without CP.
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