Next to the sparkling lake stands a white statue of Cupid. On the stone pier, the little god of love holds a golden bow and maintains a posture of shooting golden arrows of love.
And where the arrow was pointing, there was a young couple standing.
The girl was wearing a gorgeous and exquisite black and red dress. The puffy cuffs and skirt design made her figure more delicate.
The boy opposite her had a delicate appearance, picturesque features, and was wearing a white shirt and light blue jeans, with slightly curly hair. At this moment, he was quietly looking at the girl in front of him with his bright and clear doe eyes.
The two stood facing each other, with the deep blue sky and emerald lake behind them. The whole scene was as beautiful as a gorgeous painting.
At this moment, a white dialog box suddenly appeared next to the girl, which made this beautiful scene flawed.
[Zhou Zhou, I like you. ］
The following sentence appeared in the dialog box.
Zhou Zhou looked at the girl seriously, his eyes filled with infinite affection. His eyes didn't move at all. He seemed to have heard what the other person said. His eyes curved and he replied softly with a shy smile, "I like you, too."
As soon as he finished speaking, a red heart floated out from his chest. The girl raised her hand, and the heart slowly fell into her hand and immediately turned into a golden card.
The words "Love Academy" are written on the back of the card, and on the front is a Q-version picture of Zhou Zhou sleeping with a pillow.
“Ahhh, limited edition!!” The girl leaned closer to the phone screen in front of her and shouted excitedly, “It’s my son’s limited edition!”
The girl was looking at her phone excitedly, but after saying "I like you too", Zhou Zhou seemed to have been paused, and stood still like a statue.
At the same time, the live broadcast room exploded.
"Let go of my son!"
"Sister Xiao Tianzhou reports, I don't agree with my brother being with this woman."
"Zhou Zhou is still young, please let him go."
"Wow, Zhou Zhou is so good. As long as you like him, he will give you love. I want that too!"
"Jealousy makes me ugly. I don't even have this card! My Q version son is so cute. Wait for me, baby. I want to conquer him again."
The girl put the card into the system backpack, looked through the comments in the live broadcast room, and replied from time to time.
After getting the card, the girl clicked Exit on the task panel and immediately disappeared from the spot. The young man was the only one standing by the quiet lake.
After the girl disappeared, Zhou Zhou lowered his eyes and looked at the place where she disappeared. He pursed his lips slightly, but no one saw this scene.
As one of the main NPCs in the love game, Zhou Zhou chats, dates and confesses his love to players every day.
Because of his non-aggressive looks and caring and gentle personality, Zhou Zhou is the most popular NPC compared to other NPCs such as the aloof senior, the tsundere school bully, the scheming class monitor, the childhood sweetheart, etc.
It’s just that most of these players are mom fans and older sister fans, which is rare in a game centered around love.
As an NPC, the character and appearance are set by the program. But Zhou Zhou has a little-known hobby of his own, which is that he likes to listen to other people talk, whether they are spitting or complaining, or players who are teaching him how to put on makeup or how to distinguish between green tea and white lotus with a sense of fun, he is learning very seriously and remembering these contents firmly in his own program.
Although people often disappear and sometimes never come back, he is satisfied and happy as long as someone talks to him.
[baby! My mother was scolded by her boss today, please come and comfort me. ］
The delicate and gentle boy's eyes fell on the lake, and it was unknown what he was thinking. When he noticed another player appeared, he immediately turned around and looked at the girl who suddenly appeared beside him.
Hearing her crying and complaining about how her boss scolded her today, and that she had clearly done the project plan in accordance with the other party's requirements, but was told to be worse than shit, the girl resisted the urge to smash the flowerpot on the other party's bald head, and opened the game to find Zhou Zhou as soon as she got home.
The numerous exclamation marks at the end of the sentences in the dialog box show the girl's anger, and her increasingly fast typing speed also shows that she is about to explode with anger.
Zhou Zhou listened to her complaints quietly, then gave her a hug and patted her back gently with his right hand, "Don't be angry, I'll help you scold him."
Although her body was virtual, the girl sitting in front of the computer finally calmed down a lot when she saw Zhou Zhou listening to her carefully and helping her scold her boss.
The reason why this game is so popular is that the NPCs are very smart. They can remember what each player has said and respond in different ways depending on the player's status.
This was obviously not the first time Zhou Zhou had heard her complain about her boss. He even knew that the boss had a beer belly and a bald head, and would scold employees when he was unhappy. The two of them sat together on a white bench by the lake, complaining about their boss together. The gentle sunshine shone on them, and everything seemed quiet and beautiful...
Games always have their ups and downs. Even if a game is very popular, it cannot withstand the passage of time and will slowly be replaced by other various games, and the number of players will decrease.
After the last player left the game, the game was finally taken down.
Zhou Zhou didn’t know where the others had gone. He could only wait quietly by himself, waiting for someone to come and talk to him.
It’s a pity that after a long, long time, he is still alone.
He doesn't like being alone, and it makes him feel lonely.
During the long wait, NPC Zhou Zhou experienced his first emotion - loneliness.
He doesn't like being alone.
In the year 5000 of StarCraft, the holographic game "Nightmare City" is launched.
This is a horror holographic game officially launched by the Empire. Once released, it caused heated discussions across the galaxy.
The two most talked about topics about this game are:
1. The points earned in the game can be converted into StarCoins at a 1:1 ratio;
2. It can improve mental strength to a certain extent.
Not to mention those who have discovered business opportunities and want to make money from games, the mere ability to improve mental strength is enough to attract countless people.
Mental power is an innate ability of everyone in the interstellar age. The higher the level of mental power one possesses, the stronger the physical fitness, the more developed the brain, and the longer the lifespan.
Although mental strength can be improved through hard training, for interstellar people who live a comfortable life and have excellent welfare, it is impossible for them to practice hard for many years unless they have extremely strong willpower.
Therefore, the mental strength level of today's interstellar people has dropped significantly compared to a hundred years ago, and even the mental strength of newborns is getting lower and lower.
'Nightmare City' is a game designed to train people's mental strength.
For the interstellar people who never believe in any illusory ghosts and think of themselves as brave and fearless, horror games are indeed novel.
Countless people have purchased holographic devices and entered this new gaming world.
The crimson sunset enveloped the campus, making this quiet campus particularly hazy and dreamy.
The young man with delicate looks was walking on the gravel road, with a layer of red glow on his body. He looked at the pebbles of various shapes under his feet and counted them silently in his heart.
365, 366...
As he waited day after day, he didn't know what he should do, so he had to wander around every day and do things that seemed boring to others, even though there was no one else here.
After counting the gravel roads, he looked up at the distant sky. The sun that was about to set over the mountain was reflected in his amber eyes. Zhou Zhou was a little dazed as he watched the sun set little by little.
It is sunny every day on campus, and the scenery remains the same every day. He doesn't even need to look to know what color the sky is and how many clouds there are at this time.
In this world, the moment the sun sets completely, the entire campus will turn into darkness. So it will be dark in another minute, and after dark he should go back to the dormitory to sleep.
The lonely figure was stretched very long under the setting sun. Here, even the wind seemed to be still.
The moment the sun disappeared into the sky, darkness arrived as expected.
The dim light could only illuminate a small area of ground. Most of the street lights were no longer on, and the ones that were still on were far apart.
The place where Zhou Zhou was standing was right under a street lamp.
Okay, time to go to bed now.
He left the embrace of the lights and walked into the darkness from the lamp that had a little warmth and brightness.
He had walked every road in the school countless times and could walk back with his eyes closed. Besides, no matter how dark it was, he could see the surrounding scenery clearly, so it didn't matter to him whether there was light or not.
In the past, at night, the school was brightly lit and filled with laughter and joy. There were couples holding hands, people gathered in groups chatting, and there were people everywhere. But now he was the only one left.
Looking down from above the campus, the only sight of the school is the people who appear under the next lit street light every few minutes. The dim light gradually dimmed and went out after Zhou Zhou passed by, as if something was following Zhou Zhou and swallowing up the light.
Zhou Zhou walked forward slowly, his feet making no sound, even his breathing was very weak. When he was about to reach the dormitory building, he stopped.
How did this building become so dilapidated?
With his mouth slightly open, Zhou Zhou rubbed his eyes again, looking at the dormitory building with the paint almost falling off, puzzled.
The scenery of the campus has not changed for as long as he has been here. The building was still brand new this morning, so why did it become so dilapidated by the evening?
Most of the wall on the outside of the building has fallen off, and the mottled light and dark colors look very strange. The dark windows are like monsters with countless eyes open but still struggling to survive.
Zhou Zhou had a lot of questions in his head, but he had a secret expectation in his heart. The unchanging campus had new changes. Could it be that someone had come?
The air around seemed to be frozen. The last street lamp not far away flashed stubbornly for a few times before finally going out. The school was plunged into darkness.
Zhou Zhou looked at the tightly closed door of the dormitory, walked forward impatiently and pushed it open, then disappeared into the darkness.
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