Chapter 67 Haunted High School (1)
"As you can see, I'm not very familiar with the Lord God." Su Yue walked down the stairs slowly.
The big beautiful dog wagged its tail.
"And no reward without merit." Su Yue said reservedly.
The big dog lay down at Su Yue's feet and rubbed Su Yue's toes with its wet nose.
"So I can't—"
The big dog looked at Su Yue with eager eyes and whimpered in grievance.
Su Yue: "..."
"We can't abandon an innocent dog." Qi Wujiu took the dog leash and put it in Su Yue's hand.
Su Yue's expression shifted slightly, and he was struggling between taking the dog leash and putting it into Xiaoshen's hands. Xiaoshen was already overjoyed and shouted, "Thank you, Master Divine! Thank you, Lord God!"
Qi Wujiu: "We can't embarrass a poor little god who works for the boss."
Su Yue: "..."
"Why did you give me this?" Su Yue asked.
"It's incredibly easy to raise! It doesn't have the same dietary restrictions as dogs on earth, and it won't tear up the house. It goes to the bathroom at designated locations, and it can keep its owner happy. More importantly, it can even walk itself! It doesn't require any effort on your part, Lord God!"
The little god quickly recited the dog's slogan like an advertisement, and did not give Su Yue a chance to say, "If it's so easy, why doesn't your Lord God raise it himself?" He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice and quickly retreated.
Su Yue held the dog leash expressionlessly, looking at Qi Wujiu, his eyes colder than the hot pot in front of him.
"What are you doing? Why are you so fierce?" Qi Wujiu went over and rubbed the big dog's head.
"Since he wanted to give you a gift, why didn't he deliver it himself?" Qi Wujiu asked again.
"Because he knows I'll kick him out, dog and all." Su Yue said coldly, "What's the point of giving him a gift for no reason? What's my relationship with him, or does he need to thank me for something?"
Isn't it outrageous that they sent a dog over without saying a word?
"I'd better send this dog back to him." Su Yue said again.
The big dog purred softly from the back of his throat, as if he didn't want to be abandoned.
"Others might just be concerned about their colleagues," Qi Wujiu said. "Didn't that little god also say that this dog is a companion, to relieve boredom? Cang Zhi might be worried that you'd be too bored staying at home. I also think you need a companion. Otherwise, when I'm not around and you're not playing, your condition is really worrying."
Su Yue was stunned, remembering the conversation he had with Xiaoshen when he left the Supervisory Office.
He said he was bored staying at home alone after coming back from a business trip.
Soon, the little god appeared with a dog at the instruction of the main god.
"..." Su Yue was silent for a while, then patted the dog's head and said, "Give it a name."
"If I were to say so—"
"It's called Diudiu." Su Yue interrupted Qi Wujiu directly, "It's a poor little dog abandoned by the Merciless Lord God, so it's called Diudiu."
Diudiu howled twice to show his agreement.
Qi Wujiu: "..."
It was obviously the puppy that you almost abandoned!
Diudiu wagged his tail.
Qi Wujiu thought to himself, what a dog without principles you are.
Diudiu seems to be naturally closer to Su Yue. To put it simply, when Qi Wujiu went to touch the dog's head, Diudiu just looked at Qi Wujiu with his dark round eyes in a cold manner, and even had an expression that said "don't bother me". But as soon as Su Yue glanced at it, it immediately turned into a soft and cute little puppy, wagging its tail and running to Su Yue's feet to ask for a hug.
Su Yue sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, while Diudiu lay down like a big foot pad, curled up obediently beside the sofa.
"Let's get down to business," Su Yue said. "Do you know what the character selection mechanism is like in those games?"
That big screen actually existed a long time ago. Rather than saying that the gods were in charge of its operation and maintenance, it would be better to say that they were just a bunch of broken codes left behind by the gods of previous generations. The gods today cannot understand its operating rules and can only maintain it. The only thing they have done that can be considered innovative is to change the display mode of these games from a kaleidoscope-shaped mirror to a more modern big screen.
As the divine teacher of the Academy of Classics, Qi Wujiu is a representative figure who holds a high position but eats idle meals. What he likes to do most is to study these games.
"It's generally believed that the game world prioritizes pulling people who are about to die in the real world into the game," Qi Wujiu said. "Because they're going to die anyway, even if they die in the game, it won't affect the real world too much. And usually, they pull in people who deserve to die but don't want to, because they have a stronger will to survive. After coincidentally completing the game and surviving, they have a higher probability of subjectively entering the game again."
"What about the difficulty?" Su Yue asked again.
"Typically, players with similar scores are pulled into games of similar value," Qi Wujiu said. "Although there's no evidence, I currently believe that the game world relies on completing games over and over again to fuel its operations. Therefore, its pull mechanism tends to keep everyone's scores close to the game's difficulty, and their mortality rate close to the game's set mortality rate."
"In other words, if it is a thousand-point level dungeon, we will try our best to attract thousand-point level players." Su Yue said.
"No problem." Qi Wujiu confirmed, "What do you mean by asking this? Aren't these all things you already know?"
"But the last game was about 1,000 points, but it pulled two newcomers." Su Yue said, "In contrast, it pulled me and another high-scoring player with a score similar to mine. If it pulled me because of my score, then pulling that player would be weird."
"Do you think its pulling mechanism has now changed from players with similar scores to players with similar average scores?" Qi Wujiu asked.
Su Yue nodded.
This is actually a big problem. For low-scoring players whose skills cannot meet the game's difficulty, once they enter the game, they are basically doomed.
The relationship between high scores and low scores is more like a food chain relationship like that between the "seeker" and his followers. If Zhao Shuo and Su Chen were not protected by Su Yue, they would also die miserably.
It is equivalent to choosing who will die when entering the game, which is obviously unfair.
Qi Wujiu must have thought of this as well, frowning: "You mean to say that the mechanism for recruiting people in this game is messed up, right?"
Su Yue said "hmm".
"Considering you've recently discovered many games with flaws, this might not be a small matter." Qi Wujiu's brow furrowed even deeper. "The results of the game will affect the real world. The most obvious impact is changing the fate of the players' deaths. If chaos occurs in the game world, reality will sooner or later be affected."
"I'll be paying more attention to the game world recently and looking up some information," Qi Wujiu said. "If I find anything, I'll let you know as soon as possible."
"Then I will complete a few more games as soon as possible. I found that completing a game with bugs can help fix several nearby games." Su Yue said.
The hound Diudiu woofed twice, and Su Yue patted the dog's head: "You're responsible for being cute."
Diudiu rubbed Suyue's calf with satisfaction and continued to lie there pretending to be asleep.
"Do you want to discuss it with him?" Qi Wujiu asked again.
Su Yue first wanted to ask who "he" was.
Then gave up.
The answer is obvious.
Then he wondered why he had to use the pronoun "he".
Then he gave up.
Acting like he cares.
"No need," Su Yue said, "Supervisor, don't worry about so many trivial matters. I will write a report once I have a clear idea."
Qi Wujiu looked at Su Yue with a look of "you are trying to cover up your mistake" and said "oh~~~" in a long voice. This made Su Yue want to freeze his hot pot again.
But he decided to be a good person, so he changed the subject and finished the hot pot with Qi Wujiu.
Because he had discussed with Qi Wujiu and felt that the game bug was quite serious, Su Yue did not delay this time. After resting for a night, he prepared to enter the new game again.
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Before leaving, Su Yue hesitated, but still went to the Supervisory Office.
Cang Zhi was studying the case files there very seriously, holding a gorgeous feather pen in his slender fingers and taking notes.
Su Yue pushed the door open and he stood up.
Su Yue glanced at the table and saw that he was still reading the book about God's Assistant.
This person is very determined to transform the God-created Assistant.
There was a subtle silence when they were alone in the room.
We are neither friends nor colleagues. Our relationship is definitely not good, but it is not too bad either. It is a pure silence of "ex-boyfriend feeling".
Su Yue had a very clear feeling this time, and Cang Zhi was also disturbed by this "ex-sense", because he held the pen more forcefully than before.
This made him feel a little better for no reason.
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It was Cang Zhi who broke the silence.
"Are you ready to go?" Cang Zhi asked.
Su Yue nodded.
"Be careful." Cang Zhi nodded slightly, "Contact me anytime if you need help."
Su Yue let out a long "Oh," thinking that this was exactly the same as the Lord God colleague from many years ago.
"The dog is cute, thank you." Su Yue said.
"Goodbye then." Cang Zhi said.
The two people spoke in unison and stopped in unison.
Su Yue was very annoyed for a moment. When he finally wanted to thank Cang Zhi, he heard something like an order to expel him. It was just like the way they had always gotten along. He was defeated miserably.
"Okay, goodbye." Su Yue said.
He turned and walked away, and heard Cang Zhi say from behind: "Be careful. Contact me if you need anything. If I need help, I'll arrange for an assistant to ensure your safety."
Su Yue: "..."
Why could you say these things in such a natural tone after sending them away?
I was pissed off at this guy, but I had no reason to be completely mad at him.
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Su Yue angrily returned to refill Diudiu's food and water bowls, then asked Qi Wujiu to visit him when he was free. At that point, Qi Wujiu, buried in a mountain of files, nodded perfunctorily. Before leaving, he was stopped at the door by the little god, who unexpectedly asked him to fill out a satisfaction questionnaire.
"What is this?" Su Yue's brows were furrowed into a 川 shape.
"A job satisfaction survey," the little god said eagerly. "To ensure the work attitudes of all clergy departments are positive, we've specially created this questionnaire. We'll be releasing an evaluation report for the clergy departments based on the results in a few days. Lord God, the Supervisory Office works with too few gods, so we've missed out on sample data. Please fill it out."
Su Yue took the questionnaire doubtfully. The first few questions were all trivial, and he answered them generally. But when he got to the last question, he was stunned.
-[Are you satisfied with the greeting and farewell service attitude of the department manager?]
"What's going on? Are they really going to develop into a service industry?" Su Yue asked in surprise. "Am I satisfied with the supervisor's greeting and farewell service? Is this question written correctly?"
"No." Xiaoshen cleared his throat and answered obediently, "That's the question."
"This is outrageous." Su Yue was just about to tick "Satisfied" when he suddenly remembered that Cang Zhi had driven him away. Furious, Su Yue even suspected for a moment that Cang Zhi had realized that he was angry and ran back to find out what was going on.
He naturally ticked "Extremely Unsatisfactory" and stuffed it back into the bewildered little god's hands, waving his hand: "Bye, bye~"
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-[Game Name: Haunted High School]
-[Game ID: qf421]
-[Number of rounds cleared: 22 (Number of total kills: 10)]
-[Game Status: Queued]
-[Haunted High School, the game begins.]
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After a drowsy sleep, Su Yue opened his eyes.
There is a small bright white desk lamp in sight.
The small lamp was clamped to the corner of the wall with a clip, facing him, glowing faintly.
But the main light source in the room is not this small table lamp, but the overhead lighting. This small table lamp is more like an object that someone uses to declare his or her ownership of this corner of the house.
It was a bit dizzy, Su Yue raised his hands to cover his eyes and sat up.
He was on the upper bunk of a sleeper and couldn't see his lower bunk, but looking at the structure opposite, it was a design with a bed above and a desk below, which was a double dormitory.
The name of this game is "Haunted High School", and he is of course in school now, obviously.
But this dormitory doesn't look haunted.
Su Yue got up from the bed and saw a student ID card on the desk under the bed. It had his photo on it and the words "Jinling University" printed in navy blue handwriting below.
The name, department, and grade are all blank.
But looking at this photo, you can tell that this bunk is where he lives in the game "Haunted High School".
Su Yue went to the bunk next to him and took a look. If nothing unexpected happened, his roommate should be the doll Cang Zhi, but he couldn't find the student information of the bunk next to him, so it seemed that the other person was not there.
If the other person was Cang Zhi and woke up in the dormitory, she would definitely wait for him, so Su Yue was not sure what the situation was now. Maybe his roommate was not Cang Zhi, maybe Cang Zhi did not wake up in the dormitory, so let's put this aside for now.
Su Yue must understand the background of the game as quickly as possible before taking action, otherwise if he rashly opens the dormitory door and someone goes out to kill him, he would die a very stupid death.
There were several notebooks, professional books, and a "Jinling University Student Handbook" spread out on Su Yue's desk. He opened the student handbook and quickly browsed through it.
From the handbook, we learned that Jinling University is a famous university with a history of over a hundred years.
Taking into account the independent bathroom, bed-under-desk, spacious space and even the separate water dispenser in this dormitory, Su Yue can conclude that in the game world view, "Jinling University" is a school that can rival the top prestigious universities in the world.
Su Yue really wants to experience college life, after all, he has never experienced it before.
It’s a pity that this university is haunted. It’s no longer an ordinary university. It’s a bit regrettable.
There was nothing else of interest in the student handbook, nor was there any mention of haunted warnings, but that at least meant that one wouldn't die the moment they opened the door. So Su Yue put the handbook down and prepared to go out and take a look.
He needed to explore the environment. The student handbook provided too little information, and he hadn't seen any other players since arriving here, so he had to go look for them.
When I opened the dormitory door, the environment instantly changed from quiet to noisy, and many shadows were reflected on the walls of the corridor.
Su Yue was stunned for half a second and almost suspected that he had entered another world.
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The light in the corridor was much dimmer than in the dormitory. A dozen students were gathered together and whispering. It was difficult to hear what they were saying, but the light made their shadows very long and eerie.
The students whispered to each other for a few words, and when they heard the door open, they turned to look at Su Yue at the same time. After looking at him, they seemed not to notice anything special and continued to chat in low voices.
But Su Yue noticed that several of them looked vigilantly to the side of the corridor, so he followed their gaze and saw a very thin boy standing at the end of the corridor.
The boy looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, about 1.75 meters tall, with very fair skin. He was wearing a white long-sleeved T-shirt and jeans. His profile gave people a very clean and cool feeling.
Like a tall and lonely little tree, it stands there very conspicuously.
He was reading a book under the dim light, very far away from the others. It was unclear whether he was an NPC or a player, but he was very eye-catching.
So, based on the idea that "those who glow are important NPCs", Su Yue planned to have a chat with him to see if he could advance the plot.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I took a step, someone from the group of students over there asked, "Where are you going?"
Su Yue looked at the students and pointed at the fair and handsome boy with his chin, "Go check him out."
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"Why are you going to see that guy surnamed Wei? There are still two weeks left until the school anniversary holiday. Why are you trying to make things difficult for yourself?" The student who spoke frowned. "The surname Wei is unlucky. Don't mess with him."
Su Yue keenly perceived the key information.
The name of the game is "Haunted High School" and the students say that this boy is unlucky.
It seems that this fair-skinned boy called "Wei" is an NPC, and an important NPC.
Then it is even more necessary to go.
But before that, Su Yue pretended to hesitate and looked at him again, then pretended to be nervous and asked the student who was talking to him, "What do you mean by unlucky?"
"You don't pay attention to gossip at all?" The student looked at Su Yue in surprise. "It will be bad luck if you get close to him!"
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