Chapter 40: Perfect New World (X)
"You mean, after entering the mirror just now, you returned to yourself..." Nan Huan poked his head out from Bei Xi's arms and looked at Twelve. After a long time, he finally found a suitable word, "In the period of life that you are most reluctant to face?"
They were led out of the administrative building by Director Wang.
The time in the game was only seven o'clock, but it was already dark.
Especially for such a large company, from the beginning, no other employees except Director Wang can be seen.
Coupled with the hints from the other party just now, the player always feels like there is something lurking in the darkness.
Nan Huan and the other two were at the end of the line, discussing the strange interview that had just taken place.
Twelve's injuries had almost healed. While trying not to reveal her privacy, she told the two of them what had happened.
From the other party's few words, Nan Huan finally understood what the other players had experienced in their interviews.
Twelve nodded. "That scene was very real, exactly like what happened in reality. Someone I hated appeared. I had always wanted to kill him, so as soon as I found him, I took action."
Having to recall a certain situation in the mirror, Twelve's face showed obvious resentment.
"After being whipped a few times, I found that those identical wounds appeared on my body. I realized something was wrong, and then I stopped resisting and came out after a while."
No wonder, except for himself and Beixi, the scars on all the players are more or less related to their own skills. It seems that most of the players have a similar mental journey to Twelve.
It’s just that players’ abilities are different, and the time at which they discover that the injuries they received in the mirror have nothing to do with their actual health points is different.
After listening to what Twelve said just now, Nan Huan was basically certain that he had a hidden identity, so he appeared in someone else's body when he entered the mirror just now.
That is not a fragment of one's own life, but a fragment of one's life with a hidden identity.
She was still a little curious about how the system determined their initial perfect value, but Director Wang had just said that this value was very important. Nan Huan was not sure whether it was a bit abrupt to ask Twelve just like that.
Bei Xi seemed to know what she was struggling with, and asked directly on her behalf, "What is your initial perfect value?"
"80," Twelve gave an answer without thinking. She trusted Bei Xi very much and didn't think it would be inappropriate to tell her this number. "I think this number should be related to reaction time. I think my reaction is already very fast. President, how did you do it? You noticed it at the beginning and you didn't get hurt at all? What is your perfect value?"
Although Twelve is young, she is very smart. She knows that Bei Xi wants to find out the data that affects the perfect value. After expressing her guess, she can't help but be curious about the president's perfect value.
After all, Director Wang has just indirectly stated that her and Nan Huan’s values should both be very high.
"My value is 90, but my situation is different from yours. The part of my life I just entered was not my own. It is very likely related to the hidden ID card."
When the three of them were talking, Twelve used anti-eavesdropping props, so Bei Xi was not worried about being heard by others, and she had no intention of hiding anything from Twelve.
"And I think the perfect value shouldn't be related to reaction time. If it was only related to reaction time, the value should be constant. But based on the reaction of that NPC, the perfect value should change."
When she said this, Nan Huan and Twelve were a little surprised.
However, the two people were surprised in different ways.
What surprised Twelve was that she didn't expect that Bei Xi's interview process when entering the mirror would be different from her own.
What surprised Nanhuan was Beixi's initial perfect value.
“Why is it only 90?”
This shouldn't be the case. From what Bei Xi said, she should have entered the same stage of life where her identity is hidden as myself. Her vigilance should be higher than mine. Why is the perfection value only 90?
The corners of Twelve's mouth twitched.
Miss, would you please listen to what you are saying?
only?
90?
Why does it sound like I feel like I'm a waste if I don't get 100? Then how do I calculate my 80?
However, Bei Xi didn't have any special feelings. She knew that Nan Huan should have had similar experiences as her, so she was confused.
I recounted what happened to me in the mirror in general.
He then showed Nan Huan the number 33 that was faintly visible on his wrist.
"My experience was similar to yours, but I didn't meet anyone with blue blood. I just lay in a hospital bed from beginning to end. So it's very likely that it was because you met that special number 32 that affected your perfect value."
Nan Huan retracted the wrist he had stretched out to compare with Bei Xi. The symbols on their wrists were exactly the same except for the numbers. Even the degree of identity exploration had reached 5% because of this interview.
"The three of us have numbers that are connected. I wonder if there is any connection? But if we know the identity of number 32, then our hidden identities should also be clear."
Nan Huan knew that judging from the current situation, this would probably be a protracted war.
Then she remembered another thing, "When that NPC sprayed the spray just now, did you feel anything?"
She did not forget the expressions on many players' faces when Lao Wang took out the spray, just like the reaction of the unknown thing on the train when it saw the liquid in the ticket inspector's cup.
Twelve frowned and considered his words, "I felt that it must be delicious, and I had an inexplicable desire in my heart."
"The impact of that thing on the players is probably somewhat related to the Perfect Value. I can feel the restlessness in my heart, but it is at a controllable stage."
With two samples here, Bei Xi can easily summarize some rules.
Nan Huan thought for a moment and said, "That should be the case. Whether it's the ticket inspector or Lao Wang, they all became calm after using that thing. It's very likely that the thing can increase the perfection value, so it has that kind of appeal."
"It's better to find an opportunity to verify it tomorrow. I have a hunch that the impact of the perfect value on players in this game is the same as the health value."
After Nan Huan finished speaking, he couldn't help but yawn.
"Okay, I'll find a chance tomorrow and figure it out. There's no need to rush now."
Bei Xi pulled the wind-blocking cloak up again.
"Miss, can I know what your perfect value is?"
Seeing that their conversation had come to a temporary end, Twelve couldn't help but ask a question.
Nan Huan did not hide it. He couldn't help but yawn again and told the other party the number.
Twelve was still shocked by the perfect score.
Bei Xi had already pressed Nan Huan back into his arms.
"Okay, go get some sleep first, you'll have to get up in the early morning."
Nan Huan was indeed a little tired, but she didn't listen to the other party. She waved her hand with all her strength and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight. From what the NPC said just now, I think there are still tasks in the dormitory building."
Bei Xi wanted to persuade her, but when she looked up, she found that everyone had already walked to the dormitory building.
The environment of the dormitory building is unexpectedly good. Although it does not have any high-tech content, a single apartment for each person is considered a very good benefit in real life, no matter where it is.
The layout and decoration of the dormitory building are similar to those of the administrative building, except that it also has white walls. It does not appear bright here, but instead has an indescribable depressing feeling.
When they were downstairs, they could still see lights on in different rooms of the dormitory building, but it was eerily quiet inside.
"Okay, have you all got the access cards to your rooms?"
After Director Wang assigned the rooms, he did not leave immediately. "Take advantage of the time you can to rest. Everyone should go to work on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. I will assign work to you guys then."
He paused briefly as he spoke, and seemed to be about to say 'everyone', but changed his words in the end.
Hongfen had been standing at the front of the crowd. The physical scars caused by what happened in the mirror just now were not serious, but the psychological torment was not easy to recover from.
She had been silent all the way, but after hearing what Lao Wang said, she couldn't help but ask cautiously.
"Are there any rules that need to be followed in the dormitory building, or are there any things we need to pay attention to? After all, this is our first time here, and we don't quite understand the rules here?"
If it were any other time, she might be in the mood for some role-playing, but right now, she just wanted to confirm as quickly as possible whether there were any death rules in this strange building?
Lao Wang seemed to be able to sense that this group of people were a little tired, so he didn't beat around the bush.
"This is your first day here, there is nothing to be careful about. Just get some sleep, preferably until dawn. Of course, except for the two who have to work part-time and have to get up in the early morning."
As soon as he finished speaking, the system prompt sounded in the minds of all the players.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for unlocking the side quest 1 - Have a Good Night
Mission Description: This is a somewhat strange dormitory building. You are new here and do not know the rules. You are not aware of the taboos in the building. The best way is to ignore what is happening outside and sleep until dawn. 】
After Lao Wang completed his task of leading the way, he disappeared quickly.
Most of the players were stunned when they heard about this task.
After all, the impact of the previous interview is still there, and that interview was at most an entry-level task, but five people died at once, which inevitably made everyone very wary of the tasks in the dormitory building.
But when I heard about this task of sleeping, I couldn’t figure out the routine of the game for a moment.
Although they didn't understand what could go wrong while sleeping, no one dared to let their guard down.
After all, this is a copy where fragments of faith totems may be hidden, so sleeping here is definitely not just sleeping.
There was still someone holding the room card and hesitating. After Bei Xi told Twelve to be careful, he used Nan Huan's room card to open the other person's room.
The environment of the apartment is pretty good, a bit like a single room in a business hotel. It is not very big, with a small living room and a soft bed a few steps inside.
You can see the end at a glance, and although the area is not large, the facilities are quite comprehensive.
She gently put Nan Huan on the bed and adjusted the height of the pillow for him.
"Go back to sleep. The mission requires a good night's sleep. There shouldn't be much danger. Just sleep. We have an advantage over others. We don't need to sleep all night. We only need to sleep until twelve o'clock."
Nan Huan's eyes were already closed. She was indeed a little sleepy. "I'm going to sleep first. Just remember to call me later."
This task did make Nan Huan relax a little. After she finished giving the instructions, she heard a rustling sound beside her and thought Bei Xi was getting ready to leave.
Then the next second, she was pulled into Bei Xi's arms, "You sleep peacefully, I'm here."
Nan Huan was a little confused, as if he hadn't figured out why she was hugging him. He opened his eyes and blinked twice, "Didn't the NPC assign a room to everyone?"
It’s not that she didn’t want to sleep with Bei Xi, but because of the mission, she was a little cautious.
"Yes, but the game's mission doesn't require players to stay in their rooms. It only says they need to sleep. Doesn't it matter which room they sleep in?"
"Is this okay?"
"Why not?"
Nan Huan found that he had no reason to refute the other party, and two people were definitely much safer than one.
However, she also understood that Bei Xi was not very sure whether sleeping in someone else's room would have any other effects.
That's why she came to her room instead of taking herself to her room.
Nan Huan: System, if we sleep together, will it affect the progress of the side quest?
system:……
The system that was forced online was not very interested in answering such questions.
Nan Huan: If you don’t want to answer this, then let’s talk about the issue of why you deliberately turned off my personal skills while I was in the rest area.
System: It will not affect the progress of side quests, and side quests do not restrict players to be in their own rooms.
He who knows the times is a hero. It seems that the system still understands this truth.
Nan Huan: That’s good, you can leave now.
Bei Xi stared at Nan Huan in a daze for a while, thinking that he was sleepy, so he turned the bedside lamp to the dimmest level.
Unexpectedly, the person in her arms raised his head and nudged her chest, "I've already asked the system, it won't affect anything, don't worry."
Bei Xi curled her lips and placed a light kiss on the top of the other person's head, "Go to sleep, good night."
For others, a sleepless night like this makes them feel very safe in Nanhuan.
Those two words seemed to carry some unspeakable magic, making Nan Huan's eyelids heavier and heavier. She listened to Bei Xi's heartbeat and soon fell asleep.
Twelve was a little insomniac tonight. She didn't know if it was because of what happened in the mirror that affected her mood. She always felt an inexplicable irritation lingering in her heart.
Although the bed in the apartment was very soft, Beixi and Nanhuan's rooms were next door.
If there was any problem, she only had to shout and someone would come to help, but she was still a little restless.
After a long while, she finally felt a little sleepy.
It was getting darker outside, and suddenly there was something extra on the bright window.
Like a shadow, it slowly seeped in from the gap in the lower right corner of the window.
The patterns on the carpet were covered, followed by the chair, and finally the mass of matter seemed to have finally found its target in the small room.
Twelve turned over without knowing it, and felt as if a gust of wind came from somewhere.
Bei Xi sleeps very lightly. On the one hand, it is a habit she has developed over the years. On the other hand, she knows that the mission at night will not be so easy, so she is always alert.
She had already felt something bringing a cool breeze through the gap, but she did not open her eyes.
The task requirement of having a good night's sleep does not seem difficult.
But in order to dream you have to fall asleep first, and it is impossible to open your eyes when you fall asleep.
In other words, whether you fall asleep or not, not opening your eyes tonight is the first condition for completing the task.
She listened attentively to the extra noises in the room, then pulled Nan Huan closer to her, and wrapped him tighter with the quilt, not wanting the noise to disturb his rest.
After about a few seconds, Bei Xi keenly realized that the thing was getting closer and closer, crawling up along the bed sheet.
The other person seemed to be very light. Although there was no movement on the bed, Bei Xi could feel the traces of the other person's movement.
I suddenly felt a chill on my back, like the moment I entered an air-conditioned room on a hot summer day. The chill came all at once and stuck to my back.
Even though Bei Xi was covered with a quilt, she was still tightly pressed by the other party.
She held her breath without moving, and did not even open her eyes.
Then something cold fell on his arm. It felt soft, like human fingers, but it did not have human temperature.
His fingers slid along Bei Xi's skin little by little, as if he was testing her, or as if he couldn't let go of the warm touch of his hands.
Before Bei Xi figured out the other party's purpose, she did not intend to act rashly.
Although she felt some discomfort both mentally and physically, she still endured it.
Want to see this thing? Come in here in the middle of the night. Could it be that you just want to take advantage of it?
But the next second, the finger on her body disappeared.
Just when she thought the other party thought she was asleep and was about to retreat, she suddenly seemed to sense something.
She put her arms around Nan Huan's waist and gently pulled him into her arms.
He pulled out an iron axe out of thin air with his right hand, closed his eyes, and stabbed it straight in the direction of the thing he sensed.
In a place that Bei Xi couldn't see, a blue shadow was hit by the iron hammer and immediately turned into a cloud of mist and dissipated.
Afterwards, after Beixi stopped attacking, they gathered into a human-shaped shadow, "looking at" Beixi who had attacked without any warning just now.
Although it does not have facial features, it does not prevent it from having these human-like movements.
So much so that it could see that the person it originally thought was already asleep could grasp its own movement trajectory so accurately and hit the target with one strike.
Fortunately, I was in a fog state just now and no actual damage was caused.
When I looked up again, I found that the other person didn't even open his eyes.
It tried to take another step forward, but the iron axe followed it like a shadow, as if it didn't want to let it get close.
Bei Xi had indeed not intended to take action, but she could not just watch Nan Huan being harassed, even though the other party might not even be a human being. But since she had already taken action, there was no reason to cover it up.
Not being able to see wasn't a big problem for her until she heard a familiar voice.
"You hugged me too tightly, I couldn't breathe."
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