Chen Xu thought about it all night but still couldn't make up his mind.

It was not until he woke up to the alarm the next day and looked at the familiar ceiling that the day he was going to face naturally emerged in his mind.

I would walk to the bus stop for ten minutes, then take the bus for another forty-five minutes to get to the company, where I would start my boring and tedious work until I got off work at six o'clock...

This day-to-day life has been going on for nearly two years.

Moreover, this kind of life will continue for many years in the foreseeable future.

Suddenly, he came to his senses. Since God had given him a chance to break this kind of life, why should he hesitate?

He sat up suddenly in bed and decided to enter the dreamland tonight.

This dream device, which came from nowhere, has an anti-addiction system that stipulates that you can only enter the dream after midnight. You can't enter it during the day.

…………

On the crowded bus, Chen Xu awakened the virtual dream device and prepared to enter.

He was looking at the items provided by the system, which showed more than a dozen items, such as a power source with a rated power of 100,000 kilowatts and unlimited power, a multifunctional dagger that could cut through anything, a perpetual motion truck with a load capacity of 100 tons, and so on.

If I could own one of these in real life, it would be awesome. Unfortunately, all of this can only happen in dreams.

Then, he looked at the second option, which allowed him to choose an assistant.

There are many character templates to choose from in the system, and these people have various skills, such as doctors, wilderness survival experts, eighth-level repairmen, chefs, and so on.

In a dream world with the background of the end of the world, these items and assistants should be able to play a big role.

So, which one should you choose?

After careful consideration, he first ruled out the item category.

If the background is the end of the world, it is estimated that it is difficult to meet humans. It is scary to think about being alone in such an environment. It is better to choose an assistant, at least there is someone you can talk to.

So, which one should you choose?

Chen Xu looked at the dozen or so assistant images available for selection and used the process of elimination.

Well, if we remove the men first, there are only seven women left.

These two look a bit old, so remove them.

These two are too neutral, don't do it.

Finally, Chen Xu looked at the remaining three female characters and stroked his chin. How should I put it? Their images were not satisfactory. In other words, they were not pretty enough. From his point of view, they could only be rated 60 points.

If he had a choice, he would certainly choose a prettier one.

Chen Xu cast his gaze towards the "More" option, and immediately a group of new characters appeared in front of him. Their appearance level had reached a new level, all of them were above 80 points.

"Choosing this character will cost you 15 universal points. Please recharge first. Redirecting to the recharge page."

"Sorry, you are a visitor and do not have the right to recharge."

Chen Xu's eyelids twitched when he looked at the two prompts that popped up. As expected, no matter how much technology develops, these companies are obsessed with money.

It seems that I can only choose one from these three roles.

At this time, the bus arrived at the station, and he got off the bus with the crowd. He looked up and saw office workers rushing around everywhere. He glanced and saw a tall girl in the crowd. He couldn't help thinking that anyone on the street would be better than those three female characters.

"That's right."

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered something, "Can't I use a real person as a template to create a character?"

His eyes lit up and he became excited.

………………

"Oh my god, we actually have to use a real person as a template."

Chen Xu sat down at his desk, feeling a little depressed. Just now in the elevator, he wanted to create the look of a certain female celebrity at the peak of her beauty.

The system prompts that a real person must be used as a template, and the person must be within his field of vision before modeling can be done through scanning.

It's really disappointing.

He stared at the computer screen, wondering if there was anyone suitable among the people he knew.

Several female colleagues in the department were ruled out first because they were all average looking.

Other girls he knew were also excluded. There were no particularly beautiful women in his social circle.

Who should I look for?

Just then, a woman wearing a windbreaker and sunglasses walked out from the end of the corridor.

His eyes lit up. How could he have forgotten about her?

Fair skin, beautiful face and long legs, this is her.

This woman's name is Luo Xiyun. She is about 23 or 24 years old. She joined the company this year and was given the position of director as soon as she came in. Many people speculated that she was a direct relative of a big boss in the head office. She is definitely a fair, rich and beautiful woman.

A woman like this is from a completely different world from him. Under normal circumstances, they would have no intersection at all.

What a perfect candidate.

Now, Luo Xiyun is wearing a black windbreaker, which sets off her tall figure. Her confidence can be felt from the way she walks.

It was the first time that Chen Xu took a close look at her appearance. He had to admit that even though he had become discerning after being bombarded with all kinds of beauties who wore makeup, used PS photos, and took photos with beauty camera functions, she was still the kind of woman who could stun him at first sight.

"That's her."

So, he turned on the scanning function of the "virtual dream device" without hesitation.

"Scanning successful, character template has been created."

After hearing the prompt, he became very excited and wanted to enter the dreamland immediately.

………………

A day may be very short for some people, but very long for others.

Chen Xu finally waited until the end of get off work and could not wait to return home. After eating and washing up, he lay down on the bed and slowly fell asleep with an inexplicable feeling of excitement.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Xu heard a voice in his sleep, "You are about to enter the virtual dream of "Survival". When you are the only one left in the world, how will you survive?"

"This dream has a difficulty level of zero and lasts for one hundred and eighty days. I wish you a wonderful experience in this dream."

Wait, one hundred and eighty days?

Chen Xu suddenly opened his eyes and saw the familiar ceiling. He had moved into this rental house for two years. Every day when he woke up, he could see this slightly yellowed ceiling.

"Failed?"

He was confused and depressed, not knowing what went wrong. He tried to summon the "Virtual Dream Device" page, but there was no response after calling it several times.

"how so?"

He scratched his hair, feeling something was wrong.

He took out his cell phone from under the pillow and wanted to check the time, but found that the phone had been turned off at some point.

He turned on his cell phone and looked at the time. It was already half past seven. He quickly got up, changed his clothes, and prepared to go to work.

The company's attendance is very strict. Being late will not only result in a deduction of salary, but also a deduction of year-end bonus. He doesn't want to waste all his hard work for half a year.

When he went to the bathroom, he found that the light was not on. Thinking it was a circuit breaker, he ignored it. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he took a look at the leakage switch before going out. It was fine and had not tripped.

(End of this chapter)