"Mr. Mu shook the lottery bucket and poured out a wooden stick with a number on it. He looked for the number 02 and the result was: Good luck."
After reloading the game thirty-three times, Ren Suo finally played out the future where Master Mu drew "Great Luck"!
In an instant, Ren Suo felt a mixture of emotions. He was happy that his hard work had paid off, happy that he had found a hidden Easter egg, and even happy that he had found a magical weapon with a very low drop rate...
The game console didn't seem to expect that there would be such a stubborn player, and simply gave him the reward he deserved:
"Because you drew the 'good luck' fortune, Master Mu's mood greatly affected the resentment he carried, and 10,000 filthy resentments were purified."
Ren Suo thought that drawing 'Good Luck' would at most make Master Mu feel a little better, but he didn't expect it to directly purify the filth and resentment!
As expected, if you reverse the inevitable plot, you can get better rewards... Ren Suo immediately paid attention to these plots, and after saving the game, he secretly hoped that Master Mu would come up with more of these plots soon.
Isn't it just reloading the game file and killing monsters? As a former RPG game house-raiding master (opened all treasure chests on the map), a good role model of bravery (completed all side quests), and a schizophrenic who would do anything (triggered all endings), Ren Suo can play the game over and over again for some boring reasons.
What's more, as long as the easter egg plot is revealed, the main plot can be advanced at the same time. Ren Suo naturally feels obliged to do his best to make Mr. Mu's escape journey easy and enjoyable!
However, such good things don't happen often. During the conversations such as eating snacks, washing hands, and visiting the tower, when Master Mu was chatting with the maid Xiaosuo, the maid Xiaosuo suddenly sighed, "It would be great if we could come and play with other people."
At this time, three options suddenly popped up on the game screen:
"Who do you want to come with? Ling'er?"
"You don't want to come with Bai Meimei?"
"What's wrong with you coming here with me?"
Ren Suo frowned and found that things seemed to have become simpler.
Are we finally entering the relatively simple 'love adventure plot'?
Ahem, after all, Ren Suo was once a college student, and the main characteristic of college students is that they will fall in love when they have nothing to do.
Ren Suo was more impressive - sometimes he didn't even have enough to eat, so he used his meal money to buy games, peripherals, and fly to Shenhai City to watch TI9 competitions.
Although he had never been in a relationship, and neither had his roommate, he had played so many games after all. In previous games, there would often be a few heroines who showed up to show their presence, act as cannon fodder, or end up with the big boss self-destructing. Therefore, Ren Suo estimated that he was at least a senior expert in cloud love, and had some grasp of this kind of "love adventure plot".
Of course, the most important thing is that "Upside Down World" does not use "love adventure" as its main selling point, and this game can be loaded with save files, so Ren Suo is naturally full of confidence!
The first target to be conquered is Xiaosuo, his maid? It can't be the protagonist. As expected, she only eats grass near her home.
Ren Suo chose the first option: "Who do you want to come with? Ling'er?"
Maid Xiaosuo: "Yes, yes, it would be nice if Ling'er could come. I haven't eaten Ling'er's food for two days. I miss her."
Master Mu: "I'm really sorry that you didn't have a good meal because you fled with me."
The game popped up a prompt: "Mr. Mu's mood has been slightly affected, from 'quite happy' to 'happy'."
How can your failure in picking up girls make you feel bad?!
With your mentality, how can you be a scumbag? How can you be a playboy? Are you a pure love type?
Ren Suo was speechless about this protagonist. In other games, when the protagonist did something wrong, others would get angry. But in this game, when the protagonist did something wrong, he himself got angry...
But the point of this game is to prevent the protagonist from getting angry - who on earth came up with this game setting? You might as well just make the protagonist a heroine!
Complaints are fine, but the game still needs to be played, and Ren Suo still has to say "this is awesome" - he was curious about how the protagonist's mood would change if he chose other options.
Choose the second option: "You don't want to come with Bai Meimei?"
By the way, this Bai Meimei only appeared in the dialogue. I don’t know if she is one of Mr. Mu’s concubines. But judging from the tone of the dialogue, this Bai Meimei is like a sister to the maid Xiaosuo. But Mr. Mu doesn’t seem to have a good impression of Bai Meimei…
Maid Xiaosuo: "It's not bad to come with her. I heard that she wanted to come to Yingzhou before and knows Yingzhou very well. She also wants to travel with me."
Mr. Mu: "I don't know Yingzhou very well, I'm really sorry."
The game pops up a prompt: "Mr. Mu's mood has been moderately affected, from 'quite happy' to 'somewhat happy'."
Ren Suo discovered that Mr. Mu was probably a nitpicker - people said that Sister Bai knew Yingzhou very well, but they didn't accuse you of not knowing Yingzhou, so why are you in such a bad mood!
However, the game had previously explained that because of the resentment he carried and the fact that he was on the run, Master Mu's emotions were easily affected and fluctuated, leading to self-pity and self-reproach. Since this was a game setting, Ren Suo had no choice but to accept it.
Then the third option must be the correct one: "What is wrong with you coming to me?"
Maid Xiaosuo: "I'm not dissatisfied. I'm quite happy."
Master Mu: "If it weren't for me getting you into trouble, you wouldn't have to be living in exile like this..."
The game pops up a prompt: "Mr. Mu's mood has been moderately affected, from 'quite happy' to 'somewhat happy'."
Ren Suo wanted to bang his head against the wall - how come all three options have negative returns! You know that your speech will make you feel bad, so why do you still speak!
Rebels are easier to deal with than you!
But since all three options were wrong, Ren Suo naturally reacted. He immediately went to "Xiao Suo's Secret Diary" and clicked on the three new lines of worrying ink. Then the three lines of ink turned into one line: "Xiao Suo knows what to do."
However, there was an option called "What should I do?" below the ink. Ren Suo ignored it and directly loaded the game to experience this plot again.
Then he suddenly discovered that
The maid Xiaosuo, who had said something that had caused Master Mu to ask back, "It would be nice if I could play with other people," disappeared...
Therefore, this "love adventure" plot completely disappeared.
The daytime round ends immediately, and the game pops up a round summary: "After a day of rest, the Demon Lord and his maid Xiaosuo are in a very good mood. They feel the prosperity of the world while playing. The Demon Lord has purified a total of 25,000 filth and resentment."
Ren Suo was stunned by this operation: Although Master Mu couldn't solve the problem, Ren Suo directly solved the problem of the maid Xiaosuo who raised the problem...
Is this game so straight?
Of course, the most important thing is that Ren Suo can directly influence the maid Xiaosuo to perform such an operation.
In other love adventure games, players can't directly control the actions of the heroine.
Watching the screen change from day to night and entering the night round, Ren Suo blinked his eyes, but he returned to the main interface of the game and opened "Xiao Suo's Secret Diary".
There was no new content in the diary. Ren Suo clicked "What should I do?" and found that he needed to earn 5 merit points.
Theoretically, there is no content in the sightseeing plot that Ren Suo can interfere with, but there are still places where you need to spend money, which means that this is no longer content that Ren Suo can trigger by "playing", and he must spend money.
To put it simply, it means spending money to advance the plot. God knows how stupid the maid Xiaosuo is that she needs Ren Suo's help by spending money.
After spending the money, Ren Suo experienced this daytime plot again, and found that the maid Xiaosuo suddenly said while walking: "Sir, it's great to be able to come to Yingzhou with you this time."
Mr. Mu: “…Really?”
Maid Xiaosuo: "Yes, I haven't traveled for a long time. This is my first time to such a far place!"
Master Mu: "If I hadn't implicated you, you wouldn't have to leave your hometown..."
Maid Xiaosuo: "How can we say 'involved'? When I received the wanted notice for you from Tiance Mansion, I already knew what would happen next and what I could do to help you. That's why I had to flee with you."
"I've already realized it."
"Sir, believe me, believe in yourself, and believe that every story will have a happy ending."
Master Mu: "Will the story of the Demon Lord also have a happy ending?"
Maid Xiaosuo: "Of course, I promise."
After spending 5 points of merit, the result was that the maid Xiaosuo suddenly came to her senses and took the initiative to comfort Mr. Mu.
The effect of this new episode did not disappoint Ren Suo: "After a day of rest, the Demon Lord and his maid Xiaosuo were in a very good mood. They felt the prosperity of the world while playing. The Demon Lord let go of some of his guilt and purified a total of 35,000 filth and resentment."
Purified 10,000 more resentments!
Ren Suo felt it was worth it as 5 points of merit increased his completion rate for the main quest.
In the night round, Ren Suo naturally planned to conduct an investigation. After all, the main tasks of this game include purifying resentment and tracking down the murderer behind the scenes. He had to do both well.
Ren Suo had triggered all the investigation points on the first day, so he knew the general situation of the investigation points. He kept reading the files and asked Master Mu to investigate the investigation points where clues would appear at night to see if he could trigger special plots.
After reloading the game three times, Ren Suo soon reaped the rewards.
They came to investigation point No. 3, which was located on both sides of the river with rippling water. Because it was far away from the downtown area and a bit away from the commercial and residential areas, this road was quite quiet at night.
When Master Mu and his companion arrived here, they saw a woman struggling in the river. Master Mu rushed down to save her without saying a word.
"There's something strange in the river!"
Five green humanoid monsters with hideous looks and body sizes similar to those of children emerged from the river bank. They pounced directly towards Master Mu, and the game entered the battle interface.
Master Mu thought to himself, "We can't use overly ostentatious martial arts in this battle, otherwise it will attract the attention of the Soul Palace. And the woman in the river is already exhausted. If I can't quickly go to save her, she will definitely be dragged down by the water ghost and drowned."
There were more than ten skills, and half of them immediately glowed red, indicating that this was a "relatively ostentatious martial art" and was not recommended for players to use.
A 13-second countdown appeared in the upper right corner, which meant that if Mr. Mu could not rush over within 13 seconds, the woman in the river would drown.
Ren Suo first let Master Mu rush straight at the water ghost in front, using a powerful but very low-key martial art - "Magic Sword Hand"!
Master Mu's hands were covered with transparent vibrating energy. He struck hard, like a high-frequency frequency knife, and directly knocked the water ghost flying far away, breaking its limbs, and spurting out a lot of transparent **.
However, after a brief buffer, the water ghost immediately secreted liquid to restore its combat power and attacked Master Mu again!
Ren Suo quickly determined the characteristics of these monsters: low attack power, large numbers, and extremely strong recovery ability. As long as the battle time is prolonged and their health is exhausted, they can be easily defeated.
However, saving lives now is like putting out a fire. It took Master Mu 2 seconds just to seriously injure a water ghost. There is no way to get rid of all these monsters in a short time!
Therefore, Ren Suo naturally chose another way to play——
He asked Master Mu to use his Qing Kung Fu to rush to the center of the river and rescue the people first!
However, when Master Mu ran to the center of the river and pulled up the girl who had stopped struggling, the maid Xiaosuo's dialogue box appeared on the screen: "Ahhhhhh!"
It was seen that the water ghost on the river bank did not rush into the river to attack Mr. Mu who was saving people, but instead fought with the maid Xiaosuo.
"Maid Xiaosuo deals 23 points of armor-piercing damage to the Water Ghost, the Source of Trouble."
"The source of the disaster, the water ghost, attacked the maid Xiaosuo, but the maid Xiaosuo dodged."
"The source of the disaster, the water ghost, attacked the maid Xiaosuo, but was blocked by the maid Xiaosuo's protective energy."
…
Maid Xiaosuo: "Master, please come back soon!~"
Ren Suo glanced at the battle record and found that the maid Xiaosuo had the upper hand in the battle, so he was not in a hurry. Moreover, the girl in the river was also drowned because a water ghost grabbed her feet, so Ren Suo directly asked Master Mu to kill the water ghost in the river.
Maid Xiaosuo: "Sir, come back and help me deal with these enemies!~"
There is no such thing as killing monsters to increase strength in this game. Ren Suo took a look and saw that the maid Xiaosuo was fine, so he ignored her.
Moreover, because he was holding someone, Mr. Mu's attack speed and movement speed slowed down a lot, and the underwater ghosts were hiding here and there, making them very difficult to fight.
Maid Xiaosuo: "My lord——"
When Master Mu came back after defeating the monsters, the maid Xiaosuo had already dealt with five water ghosts on the shore and was exhausted and out of breath.
Master Mu: "Xiaosuo, you are not a child anymore. You should learn how to fight."
That’s right, you are going to be a tank in the future, how can you not even dare to fight the monsters?
The maid Xiaosuo seemed aggrieved and didn't say anything.
When I got to this point in the game, my cell phone suddenly rang.
Ren Suo glanced at the time and found that he should also pick up Xiao Jiu from school. However, as soon as he answered the phone, Bai Ji said, "Ren Suo, I have already picked up Xiao Jiu from school."
"Ah? ...Sorry to bother you again."
"No trouble, I'm just passing by. Cheng Ling is still in seclusion today, why don't we have a meal outside?"
"sure."
"Then come out to the school gate. Xiaojiu and I will be waiting for you there."
"Wait, what do you think about having a seafood buffet tonight?"
Ten minutes later, Ren Suo arrived at the school gate in Zhao Huo's car. When Bai Ji and Xiao Jiu got in, Zhao Huo said helplessly, "I'm only inviting you."
"Don't you owe me two meals? Then Xiao Jiu's meal should be counted on you as well." Ren Suo looked at Xiao Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, why don't you say thank you, little brother."
"Thank you, little brother!" Xiao Jiu said crisply.
Although he was a little dissatisfied, at least he was called "little brother", and Zhao Huo's expression eased a little. But at this time, Xiao Jiu hugged Ren Suo and said, "Big brother, today Teacher Su quietly asked me about you..."
You call me little brother, or Ren Suo big brother?
How am I smaller than him! ?
This complaint only lingered in Zhao Huo's throat, and he couldn't ask it out loud - he knew that if he dared to ask this, Ren Suo would definitely reply immediately with "You can't beat me".
He couldn’t beat him when he was at the second level before, and now that Ren Suo has reached the third level, he is even more unable to beat him!
And because I lost the bet, I have to treat him to a meal!
Zhao Huo was driving in boredom, holding back his anger. Bai Ji, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and asked Xiao Jiu with interest, "Why is Teacher Su suddenly concerned about Ren Suo?"
"When big brother came to pick me up yesterday, I met Teacher Su. Teacher Su was having a great time chatting with big brother!" Xiao Jiu said frankly.
"So that's how it is..." Bai Ji laughed and silently took out his cell phone to play.
The four of them arrived at the restaurant after a while. Ren Suo, Xiao Jiu and Zhao Huo were very familiar with the place and went to get their food without even touching their chairs. Bai Ji sat obediently in his seat and waited for them to come back.
With delicious food and cola on the table, everyone naturally had a great time chatting.
Zhao Huo was a little reserved at first. After all, Bai Ji was his immediate superior, and his relationship with Bai Ji was not as close as his relationship with Ren Suo. However, eating together did help to bring them closer.
Feeling that the atmosphere was good, Zhao Huo asked tentatively: "Teacher Bai, can I ask for leave in advance?"
"Which days of leave do you want?" Bai Ji did not agree rashly, but asked very carefully.
"December 28th to 31st."
Bai Ji frowned slightly: "Counting the New Year's Day holiday, you have five consecutive days off... In theory, leave before New Year's Day cannot be approved. What do you want to do with your leave?"
Zhao Huo said a little embarrassedly: "I want to go to Tokyo to participate in the winter Comi."
"So that's how it is..." Bai Ji suddenly realized: "But I can't decide either. I'll go back and discuss it with Teacher Huo."
"Then I'll take care of everything for you!" Zhao Huo clasped his hands together and said.
Xiao Jiu blinked and asked, "What is winter rice? Is it delicious rice?"
Without waiting for Zhao Huo to answer, Bai Ji smiled and shook his head, took out a tissue to help Xiao Jiu wipe the oily mouth, and said: "Dong Comi is a large-scale doujinshi sales event held in Tokyo. All creators who have made works in a year gather in this event to show their achievements."
Xiao Jiu took Bai Ji's service for granted and asked, "Is Tokyo far from here?"
"The straight-line distance is about 3,000 kilometers?" Bai Ji thought about it, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, so he asked, "Xiao Jiu, do you want to travel?"
"Yes!" Xiao Jiu immediately hugged Ren Suo's hand: "Big brother, let's go traveling! Traveling is fun!"
"I think the final exams are more fun." Ren Suo said calmly - a traditional game nerd like him doesn't want to go out and travel.
Bai Ji smiled and said, "It would be fun to travel to Fanying in winter. You can enjoy many activities and soak in hot springs... I have been thinking about when to travel and have already made a travel guide. If you plan to go, I can take you there."
Xiao Jiu immediately shook Ren Suo: "Big~Brother~"
"Let's talk about it after your final exam." Ren Suo had learned the 'art of procrastination' almost without any guidance. He did not make a clear statement and spoke ambiguously.
Maybe Xiaojiu will forget about this after his final exam.
Even if she hasn't forgotten... Dong Chengling should end his retreat.
Traveling is impossible anyway. Ren Suo will never take the initiative to travel abroad in his life.