Shirley and Keli stood outside the door and were reluctant to go in. It seemed that they were indeed traumatized by the experience in the dungeon.
Zhou Zhou stood at the door, confused. He called out to the two men to come in several times, but they kept retreating further and further away, almost to the other end of the corridor.
Alvia watched the two people arguing at the door. As the first player to experience the dungeon, he probably knew why the two were like this.
He stood up and walked to Zhou Zhou, standing side by side with him. Elvia said to the two of them, "Although the dungeon is a replica of the scene here, there is nothing strange in it, and this is Zhou Zhou's home in the game, so come in."
His attitude was too natural, and he even seemed more like the owner of this place than Zhou Zhou. However, Zhou Zhou himself did not realize this. When he heard Elvia speaking for him, he nodded in agreement.
The two men, who were originally aggressive, had forgotten their original purpose of coming here as soon as they saw this house which was very similar to the copy scene.
It was only after Elvia stepped forward that the two of them tentatively stepped into Zhou Zhou's house.
It seems like nothing happened.
The two looked at each other and finally felt relieved.
But they still sat close together in the corner of the sofa, looking like two nervous baby birds, snuggling together and ready to defend themselves against the enemy at any time.
Alvia looked at it with amusement. He had guessed that they would react like this when Zhou Zhou called the two over.
Although the copy designed by Zhou Zhou is not particularly difficult in terms of difficulty, there is one thing that other copies cannot compare to.
Very annoying.
The visitors outside the door appear in a regular pattern every time. When you get close to the key or related clues, the visitors will appear outside the door to stop you from continuing to search. Even after being caught by the other party, they will turn into all kinds of strange things to delay time.
If you are a player who can discover patterns, it may only take a few times to find the clues. But if nothing is found, and the visitor happens to be close to the clue every time, he will keep coming until the time limit is up.
Elvia relied on his high fighting power and thought that the visitors who appeared could not catch him. He even conducted a special experiment. More than 20 visitors appeared in a few hours, and each one was different. Even their abilities, characteristics, and methods of catching people were different. I don't know where Zhou Zhou found so many NPCs.
No wonder Shirley and Keli are like this.
Zhou Zhou poured a glass of water for Shirley and Keli respectively, but the two of them kept looking around from time to time, and their vigilant expressions made him very puzzled. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Elvia, his eyes full of questions.
What's wrong with them?
Zhou Zhou was unaware of the power of the copy he designed. In his opinion, his copy was really simple.
But for these two people, it is not the case.
When Zhou Zhou asked them about their experience in the copy, the two of them immediately looked at Zhou Zhou resentfully and complained to him.
“It’s too difficult.”
"Where did those hands that made people's scalps tingle come from? It's really scary."
"There are all kinds of strange visitors. How many visitors are there? Why are they all different?"
"And the hidden location of the key is too hard to find."
"We almost made it through, but the time was too short."
The two of them talked back and forth, Zhou Zhou listened and nodded, thinking about something at the same time. After they finished talking, he suddenly asked: "Is there anything that needs to be improved?"
The two were stunned. Wasn't what they just said an area that needed improvement?
"The difficulty of the dungeon was rated as lower than medium during the review, which means that as long as you find the pattern, the dungeon is not difficult. Now we have to consider that more players will do the dungeon in the future, and some information related to the dungeon will be leaked. Therefore, we still need to constantly adjust the dungeon and make it more difficult."
Zhou Zhou's serious explanation made the two realize that their previous complaints were only from the players' perspective, so they definitely hoped that it would be as simple as possible.
But for the designer Zhou Zhou, there is no point if the copy is too simple.
Shirley coughed twice and said seriously, "I think the dungeon lacks that kind of scary atmosphere. Although the whole process is very tense and exciting, it feels like something is missing without the scary atmosphere."
Keli looked at Shirley in shock.
What are you talking about! What do you mean by lack of horror atmosphere? Have you forgotten the time when you were scared to tears in the dungeon?
Shirley could guess what her brother was thinking from the expression on his face. She pulled him aside and whispered, "Well, we've already come out and we won't enter that dungeon again. And if Zhou Zhou accepts our advice, think about it, what will happen if other players enter..."
Everything was self-evident. Keli saw the gloating smile on his sister's face, and he squinted his eyes and nodded in understanding.
He understood.
Ke Li: "I think the location of the exit should not be so obvious. It should be more hidden, so that players can find it themselves based on clues."
Two players who had not yet completed the game were brazenly offering suggestions here, and the key point was that Zhou Zhou actually listened to them.
After the two of them had offered a lot of suggestions and left with a feeling of being unsatisfied, Zhou Zhou was still sitting there, writing and drawing seriously on his task panel.
Alvia didn't say anything to disturb him, but just looked at him silently.
He was originally sitting on the stool at the dining table, but after Shirley and the others left, he moved back to the sofa. In order not to disturb Zhou Zhou, he sat one meter away from Zhou Zhou.
Two people were in the same room, one was busy and the other was staring. Although no one spoke, the atmosphere was extremely warm.
When Zeus, who had not been seen for many days, came in, this was the scene he saw.
Although he was unhappy that Elvia was actually in Zhou Zhou and his home, when he saw the empty seat in the middle of the sofa, he went over and sat down without hesitation.
He sat right in the empty seat between the two of them that Elvia had specially left for him.
Zeus turned around and grinned at the expressionless Elvia, full of sarcasm.
Then he turned to the other side and asked like he was offering a treasure: "Zhou Zhou, guess what I have been doing recently."
At this time, Zhou Zhou just submitted the revised copy for review again.
Seeing that Zeus had not appeared for the past two days, he was also very surprised and smiled and said, "I don't know."
Zeus didn't keep the secret, but took out a black bracelet: "Look!"
"Is this a bracelet?"
Zhou Zhou took the bracelet. There was no decoration on it. It had a cold metallic color. It was quite heavy and no one knew what material it was made of.
"I've been busy with this these days. With this bracelet, you can appear anywhere in the future."
"What do you mean?" Alvia came over, ignoring Zeus who was sitting in the middle, took the bracelet from Zhou Zhou and examined it carefully.
Zeus, who had been squeezed by the two adults and had nowhere to go, leaned against the back of the sofa and said with difficulty: "This is what I copied, of course it can't be used. As long as someone wears the real bracelet, Zhou Zhou and I can appear within 50 meters of the bracelet."
Currently, Zeus and Zhou Zhou can only appear in the palace, because only the palace is equipped with corresponding equipment that can automatically condense their projections into entities.
But in fact, Zhou Zhou is subject to more restrictions. Zeus has existed in the empire for thousands of years. He can go anywhere through the interstellar network. Although he cannot appear in a physical form, he can perform various operations as long as there is a star network.
Zhou Zhou can only rely on Elvia or Zeus's advance settings to enter other places on the star network. He cannot come and go freely like Zeus.
After all, many things connected to the star network are confidential. Zeus can come and go freely because a lot of scientific research is developed based on him, but Zhou Zhou is a latecomer, and even Elvia cannot easily give all the authority to Zhou Zhou.
"You're harming those researchers again." Elvia said while holding the bracelet. The black bracelet reflected a fine luster under the sunlight, with an indescribable low-key luxury. The material used for the bracelet is a rare metal that ordinary people cannot get.
The Empire has a scientific research department that specializes in studying artificial intelligence, especially artificial intelligence with self-awareness, and the only sample currently is Zeus.
Zeus doesn't like them and usually doesn't show up at the institute. However, when he encounters a situation that needs to be solved in reality but Elvia is unwilling to help him, Zeus will go to the institute for help.
Those researchers responded to Zeus' requests, and since Zeus now looked like a little boy, they loved him even more and almost worshipped him.
As for this bracelet, you don’t have to guess that it was developed with the help of people from the research institute.
Zeus snorted in dissatisfaction, "No, I just asked, and everyone was very eager to help me."
Zhou Zhou had not yet realized how powerful the bracelet was. He had only been to the palace, so naturally he didn't know that he couldn't go anywhere else.
But with this bracelet, Zhou Zhou can move according to the location of the bracelet owner and go wherever he wants.
"It just so happens that I'm going to visit other planets soon, and I can take Zhou Zhou with me." Elvia said this calmly, as if the bracelet already belonged to him.
Zeus pursed his lips in displeasure. Although this bracelet had to be used in reality and he couldn't wear it himself, he did intend to let Elvia wear the bracelet, but listening to his tone, it sounded so irritating.
Zhou Zhou stared blankly at the interaction between the two and then realized, "That is to say, if Al wears the bracelet, I can go wherever he goes?"
Zeus hummed. His attitude towards Zhou Zhou and towards Elvia were completely different.
"With the bracelet, Zhou Zhou can go wherever he wants. Are you happy, Zhou Zhou?"
Zhou Zhou smiled brightly: "Happy!"
"Do you like me the most?"
“My favorite!”
Alvia looked at Zeus with a puzzled expression, not understanding how he could say such words so easily.
Zeus didn't care about Alvia's inner struggle, and said to her with a smug look on his face: "The bracelet has been developed and is placed in the research institute. Don't forget to pick it up when you come over later."
Now he is the winner. Even if he lets Elvia wear the bracelet and takes a little advantage, so what? Zhou Zhou likes him the most.
Alvia didn't bother with him. The bracelet was indeed very important to him and Zhou Zhou. If he got the bracelet back first, Zhou Zhou would have a wider range of movements afterwards.
"Zhou Zhou, have you finished modifying your copy? I'm going to visit other planets in a couple of days. Do you want to go with me?" Elvia asked. I thought that the time I would spend with Zhou Zhou would be less after going out, but Zeus actually sent me the bracelet in time, which came in handy.
Thinking of this, Alvia's eyes immediately became kind when she looked at Zeus.
Zeus, feeling strange emotions: ?
Zhou Zhou had never been to any other place except the imperial palace, so when he heard that there was a chance to visit other planets, he was naturally very willing to do so.
"The dungeon has been modified and several bugs have been fixed. There are no problems at all. I have nothing else to do during this period except thinking about the next dungeon."
Zhou Zhou's eyes were sparkling, and his expectant look made Elvia's heart soften.
"Okay, then I'll take you outside to have a look. There will be many opportunities like this in the future. The empire has countless planets, and the scenery on each planet is different. We can take our time to see them."
Zeus was unwilling to be ignored. Although he was squeezed into a pancake by Elvia, he still broke through the siege, poked his head out and tried to find a topic: "Zhou Zhou, has your copy been changed again? I haven't seen it yet."
As Zeus spoke, he used his clone to check on the players who were preparing to do the Zhouzhou copy.
Amon is a paying player. Although he cannot spend money in Nightmare City, he uses all the points he gets in the dungeon to buy items. With these powerful items, he can usually get very good results in other dungeons.
And today, he actually entered a copy designed by Zhou Zhou, a well-known player who ranked first in the game rankings.
He wanted to see what kind of copy this person, who was more powerful than him and became the first person to obtain the title of intermediate player, could design.
After entering the cozy cottage, he sighed in disappointment as he looked at the room in front of him that matched the name of the dungeon perfectly.
I thought I was going to see something scary, but this is it?
And the first task is to leave the room, which is too easy.
Although he was caught off guard by the various people who were running and jumping behind him, he still found the key and successfully left the room.
When he saw the huge escape exit sign on the window, he suddenly had an idea.
If I don't collect the keys and just violently destroy the escape exit, can I pass the level directly? After all, the escape door looks like it has only a thin layer, so it shouldn't be difficult to destroy it.
In case he succeeds, he can also tell the trick to other players. With the help of Zhou Zhou's current fame and popularity, wouldn't he become famous?
Thinking of this, Amon took out his most powerful item, a small electromagnetic cannon. It looked small in size, but its power was not small at all.
Amon aimed at the location of the escape exit and opened fire.
With the sound of explosion after the weapon was fired, a hole was easily blown out at the escape exit.
Amon handsomely put the props away, secretly lamenting that this game couldn't be broadcast live, otherwise he could show it in front of the audience.
The hole that was blown open was not big, but the cracked glass around it could be easily peeled off, so in the end Amon successfully made a hole that was big enough for one person to crawl into.
Ameng felt very proud when he thought that he could pass the level so quickly.
But after he entered the cave, all he saw was pitch darkness.
The air around me smelled damp and musty, and the places my hands touched felt like water stains.
This isn't the customs exit.
Amon was very confused and took out a lighting tool to check the surroundings. He found that this was actually a very narrow passage with no end in sight. The water stains he touched with his fingers were actually light red.
Like diluted blood...
Realizing that something was wrong, Amon immediately stepped back and wanted to go back into the room, but only then did he realize that there was an endless passage behind him and the glass exit had disappeared.
[Hidden mission: Leave the passage alive. 】
The small and enclosed space was so quiet that it seemed as if he was the only one there. Moreover, there was a red unknown liquid on the ground. Ameng wanted to cry but had no tears. Why did he feel like he had switched directly from the easy mode to the hell mode? Could he really pass the level successfully?
Just as he crawled some distance in the passage, a harsh sound suddenly rang out in the quiet passage, like the sound of metal and stone rubbing against each other, which was very uncomfortable.
Especially here, several harsh friction sounds seemed to be heard at the same time in the narrow passage. An Meng, who was alone, trembled all over and immediately raised his head vigilantly to look forward.
The sound is getting closer and closer, and getting harsher and harsher...
Aliens with red eyes, various animals, and ghosts appeared in groups in front of us. Their eyes were like colorful ghost lights in the dark night, weird and suffocating.
Amon was trembling all over and shouted the loudest note of his life.
“Ghost ahhhhhhhh!”
A few minutes later, Anmon was eliminated.
Zeus, who had been watching Anmon's breakthrough, said: "..."
He turned his head to look at Zhou Zhou, who was living a peaceful and elegant life, and the other person gave him a sweet smile.
Zeus: I didn’t expect it, I really didn’t expect that Zhou Zhou would be so good at playing. Isn’t he the NPC of the love game? Why are you so skilled at doing these horrible things?
Look how scared the players are.
Here Zeus is not only talking about Amon, who wanted to find a shortcut but entered hell mode, but also the first batch of players who have participated in the dungeon.
At this time, these people were howling like wolves and ghosts on the forum, successfully making Zhou Zhou's name top the list again.
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