Chapter 102
Following Cen Xun’s official unveiling of the limited-time scene during the live broadcast, Nightmare University’s official Weibo account immediately released detailed gameplay instructions for the new event.
Nightmare University: Night Tour of Fengdu limited-time event launch notice.
Opening hours: October 2nd 00:00 October 8th 00:00
Activity introduction: This activity is divided into two modes: visitor mode and player mode.
Tourist Mode: A low-difficulty route with no escape/kill plot. Visitors can enjoy Fengdu to their heart's content and win small prizes by participating in simple side quests.
Player Mode: Medium to high difficulty gameplay routes, with escape plots. Players need to decipher the main storyline, and the winner can share a 100 million prize pool.
During the opening of the limited-time Fengdu Ghost City scene, all courses and tasks at Nightmare University will be suspended. All courses and tasks will be resumed after 00:00 on October 8, retaining their original progress.
The limited-time Fengdu Ghost City scene is now open for reservations. Click the link below to register
A new PV was subsequently released, along with a preview of a 100 million prize pool, as if a bombshell had been dropped in the real world.
The whole network is boiling!
The promotional advertisements and registration links for Fengdu Ghost Town spread like wildfire in the circle of friends. Overnight, the number of registrations exceeded 10 million, and this number is still rising rapidly.
The Heresy Monitoring Bureau was extremely busy trying to curb the spread of the news, but unfortunately, the results were minimal, because the enemy on the other side of the network cable was not an ordinary hacker, but a weird monster called Yaxu who specialized in the Internet.
It only needs to show its skills a little bit to push propaganda messages to countless users' homepages on a large scale. Unless the Heresy Monitoring Bureau cuts off the world's network, they will not be able to stop Yaxu's pervasive viral push.
The war on the Internet is silent, and ordinary people in reality know nothing about it.
Looking at the holiday tickets that they couldn't get, they weighed the pros and cons for a few seconds and decisively chose to click on the link to sign up.
After all, you can experience beautiful attractions for free without leaving your home, save money and travel time, and even win some prizes. This kind of good thing doesn't come every day.
No matter how turbulent the outside world is, Nightmare University continues to operate as usual.
The eerie and magnificent ghost city in the PV has now lost all its mystery under the midday sun.
In order to facilitate vision, Fengdu Ghost City is now in daytime. The monsters and players involved in the operation of the ghost city are all standing under the bright sunlight and rehearsing under the command of the faculty and staff of Nightmare University.
It was noisy outside, with the sounds of gongs, drums and suonas emanating from time to time. As expected, Cen Xun was woken up. He opened his eyes with a bit of a bad mood, and when he saw the antique room, he was a little unresponsive.
A full minute passed before Cen Xun remembered that in order to unify the style, the appearance of his dormitory had also changed.
Cen Xun stared blankly at the carved ceiling of the bed for a while, but finally sat up amid the noise, put on his clothes with a sullen face, got out of bed, pushed open the wooden window and looked out. The monster who played the role of Wuchang was rehearsing, beating the gongs and drums loudly.
There is no way to sleep now.
Cen Xun glanced at the time, put on his clothes and went out.
The administrative building had become a monstrous palace, and Cen Xun was quite unaccustomed to it. When he walked in, the employees coming and going had also changed their attire. When they saw Cen Xun, they all bowed and greeted him with earnest flattery, "Good afternoon, Mayor!"
Cen Xun: “”
It's still awkward after all.
Fortunately, the limited-time scene is only open for six days
Cen Xun thought expressionlessly, that’s not right, maybe he’s just not used to it yet.
At the door, Qin Xiu, dressed in a black robe, holding a cow cat, walked in with the same look of unfamiliarity. He exchanged glances with Cen Xun, and both remained silent.
The cow cat meowed sweetly at Cen Xun as a greeting.
Qin Xiu scratched his chin and hesitantly suggested to Cen Xun, "Why don't we change back into our regular clothes when we're working?"
Cen Xun ruthlessly refused: "No, it would be too distracting."
Qin Xiu sighed and helplessly showed Cen Xun his hooked sleeves: "It's only been half a day, and Wu Sa has already scratched it."
The cow cat meowed innocently, lowered its head and licked its white-gloved paws as if nothing had happened.
The cat didn't do it on purpose. It's just that the fabric is too fragile. What does it have to do with the cat?
Cen Xun glanced at the hooked sleeve and said calmly, "Oh, luckily I don't have a cat, so birds won't scratch my clothes."
Qin Xiu couldn't help but say, "Bird claws are very sharp, they should be able to hook silk."
Cen Xun paused: "Really? I'll go back and try."
The cat owner and the bird owner had a seemingly friendly exchange, and then left calmly.
The busiest period had passed and work had become less busy. Cen Xun had nothing to do, so he planned to go for a walk in the city and inspect the rehearsal. As soon as he walked out of the Yama Palace, Cen Xun received a message from Feng Jihan saying that the experimental subjects had been packed and sent over.
Cen Xun raised his eyebrows slightly and turned to look at the express delivery delivered by Xiaoniao.
Ever since Cen Xun asked Feng Jihan to send the experimental subject to him, there has been no movement from Feng Jihan. Cen Xun thought that Feng Jihan had changed his mind halfway.
I didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly.
Cen Xun had given Feng Jihan a one-way port in advance, through which the experimental subjects he brought could directly enter a specific location.
That location was originally the auditorium of Nightmare University, which corresponds to the current Fengdu Ghost City, which is the Lotus Platform.
When Cen Xun arrived at the pavilion of the Lotus Terrace, he happened to hear Feng Jihan talking to someone in a low voice through the gate.
"Don't be afraid, we've already left that place. Yes, that big brother won't give you an injection, nor will he use anything to shock you. Yes, we will never go back. The research institute is a bad place."
Cen Xun pushed the door open and saw Feng Jihan squatting on the ground, talking to a little girl who was not even as tall as his legs.
The little girl looked up in surprise when she heard the sound of the door opening. Her big eyes looked in panic at Cen Xun who suddenly appeared. The other experimental subjects who were standing or sitting also looked over vigilantly.
Cen Xun took a quick look, crossed his arms, and said to Feng Jihan, "Why did you find a child laborer for me?"
Feng Jihan stood up, his gaze lingering on Cen Xun for several seconds before he remembered to explain, "Xiao Xiu is an experimental subject newly bred by the research institute this year. Although she looks small, she is actually past her infancy."
Cen Xun looked at the little girl for a few times and couldn't tell what genes she had inherited. Apart from a cluster of blue-green highlights on her forehead, there was nothing special about her.
The little girl noticed he was staring at her and shrank timidly behind the table.
Cen Xun squatted down and guessed, "Are you a bird too?"
The little girl nodded in confusion: "I am a bird, but how did you know?"
Cen Xun: “I guessed.”
He looked at Feng Jihan. What bird?
Feng Jihan said: "Blue-capped hummingbird."
Hummingbirds are said to be one of the smallest birds in the world. Cen Xun was very interested in the miniature bird, so he coaxed Xiao Xiu to transform one for him to see.
Xiao Xiu hid behind the table and shook her head timidly.
Cen Xun raised his eyebrows: "No change? Then don't blame me for being rude."
He called Wu Sa and said, "Secretary Wu, bring me a lollipop to the Lotus Terrace. Yes, just one."
After a while, Usa opened a mirror channel and appeared with a lollipop: "Mayor, the lollipop you asked for is here!"
Cen Xun took the lollipop and waved it in front of the little girl: "Xiao Xiu, do you want to eat it?"
The sweet fragrance is undoubtedly a huge temptation for Xiaoxiu, who has hummingbird genes. She can't take her eyes off the lollipop and nods eagerly.
Cen Xun put the lollipop into his mouth and said maliciously, "It's mine."
Xiaoxiu: “”
The little girl looked at Cen Xun in disbelief, pursed her lips, and tears quickly filled her eyes.
Then he cried out "wah" and burst into tears.
Feng Jihan: ""
The evil ball of yarn made a child cry as soon as it arrived at the scene, and its record was impressive.
Feng Jihan coughed lightly and tried to coax Xiaoxiu a few words, but it didn't work, so he had to tug at the corner of Cen Xun's clothes.
Cen Xun made no secret of his evil nature: "Praise me, and I'll give you a lollipop."
Under the temptation of the lollipop, Xiao Xiu could only sob and say: "Brother, brother is a very handsome brother, as handsome as brother Jihan."
Cen Xun was satisfied and asked Wusa to bring another lollipop. Xiao Xiu stopped crying immediately after holding the lollipop in her mouth. She was quite easy to coax.
The situation was finally under control, and Feng Jihan breathed a sigh of relief. It was not convenient to talk about things in front of the child, so Feng Jihan pulled Cen Xun out the door.
He handed a list to Cen Xun: "There are 46 in total, and the ability levels are all here."
Cen Xun took it and glanced at it, frowning slightly: "Isn't the level quite high? Are these going to be sent for destruction?"
Feng Jihan shook his head: "The research institute was forced to close, and there is no extra manpower and resources to continue training them. If no one buys them, this will be their fate."
Obviously, this batch of experimental subjects was the one that no one was willing to buy.
The major families suffered heavy losses in the explosion and are unable to take care of themselves. How can they have the spare money to continue trading with the research institute?
Cen Xun leaned against the railing, retracted his gaze from the list, and looked at Feng Jihan: "I will have someone assign positions to them, but at the beginning, let them adapt to the new environment first."
Feng Jihan agreed: "They have just arrived in a strange place and must be very uneasy. I have to accompany them."
A breeze blew, and Cen Xun's black hair lifted slightly, echoing with the water, moon, and mirror sky behind him, so unreal that it didn't seem like a real person.
Feng Jihan's heart moved slightly. Seeing that there was no one around, he reached into Cen Xun's wide sleeves, found his slender fingers, and gently grasped them.
Cen Xun leaned against the railing and looked at him calmly: "What are you doing, molesting the mayor?"
Feng Jihan had his own legitimate reasons: "Is shaking hands with the mayor considered obscene?"
Cen Xun glanced at him, and with a force from his sleeve, Feng Jihan was pulled forward, staggering a step and bumping into Cen Xun.
Cen Xun pinched his chin and bit the corner of his lip hard.
Feng Jihan had no resistance to Cen Xun like this. Not only did he not hide, but he lowered his head obediently, making it easier for him to bite harder.
Cen Xun was very satisfied with Feng Jihan's understanding. He reached out and gently stroked the back of his neck. He stepped back a little and almost brushed his lips as he spoke, "Where's your deputy captain? Didn't you bring him along with the rest of the team?"
Feng Jihan's ears turned red, and he whispered, "I brought it, but he ran away."
"Run away?"
"As soon as he arrived, he rushed to find someone. I couldn't stop him." Feng Jihan said helplessly, "I sent a clone to chase him, but lost him."
"Let's chase him if he's lost. What could possibly happen in my strange domain?" Cen Xun said, not caring much. "I'll have someone keep an eye on him later."
Feng Jihan nodded hesitantly.
In the room, the experimental subjects crowded behind the window, secretly peeking at the two people hugging each other.
"Did Brother Jihan just kiss that big brother?"
"Yes, I have good eyesight and can see clearly."
"So that big brother is Brother Jihan's partner?"
"I think so. How can they kiss if they are not partners?"
The experimental subjects discussed the matter seriously in the room, and in the attic not far away, there was another person who was also paying close attention to them.
Holding the telescope in front of his eyes, Tong Ming stared at the image in the telescope, and the corners of his lips rose slightly: "Finally I found the opportunity, you can kiss my brother right here."
"Without you here, who will protect Zhou Mian?"
He put down the telescope with a sneer, turned around and went downstairs. Tong Ming was very excited at the thought that he could finally find trouble with Zhou Mian.
Tong Ming could have dealt with a clown like Zhou Mian long ago, but Feng Jihan protected him so tightly that he couldn't find a chance to take action. Later, when Cen Xun was about to launch a new event, he was busy with the planning and promotion, and in the end it was dragged on until now.
Thinking of those eyes that were slapped to death by Zhou Mian, Tong Ming felt so angry that his teeth itched.
Damn Precognition, who gave him the guts to treat his eyes like this!
Tong Ming had no time to go to the real world, and wanted to send a message to threaten Zhou Mian to stop, but the one who controlled the network was Yaxu. Yaxu was very happy to see Tong Ming suffer a loss, so he deliberately tampered with Tong Ming's network to prevent him from sending threatening messages to Zhou Mian.
Zhou Mian found that there would be no consequences if he slapped his eyes to death, so he became even more reckless.
Soaking eyes in chili oil and flushing them down the toilet are just routine operations. There are many more outrageous things. Zhou Mian's crimes are simply too numerous to list!
Tong Ming had had enough! He had never suffered so much in silence from the same person in his life!
He must make Zhou Mian pay the price!
As they turned a corner, an alarm suddenly blared from the overhead radio, followed by Yaxu's voice: "You're leaving your post during working hours. I'm reporting you to the principal."
Tong Ming: “”
This damn artificial idiot is deliberately trying to make things difficult for him again, right?
Under normal circumstances, Tong Ming would not care at all, but now if Ya Xu reported to Cen Xun that he had left his post, Feng Jihan, who was beside Cen Xun, would definitely guess that he was going to cause trouble for Zhou Mian and would remind Zhou Mian to be on guard.
Tong Ming took a deep breath and said, "One thousand points, to buy your silence."
Yaxu Lion opened his mouth and said, "Ten thousand, or no deal."
"Okay, ten thousand is ten thousand." Tong Ming transferred the points and when he lowered his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Lao Ba, you stupid artificial idiot, just wait for me.
On the street, the monsters were rehearsing a battle royale. The players participating in the rehearsal stood by and watched, occasionally offering a few suggestions.
Fengdu Ghost City is about to welcome 10 million new players, and due to a severe shortage of manpower, it has to rely on veteran players to fill the gap. Any university student interested in becoming an NPC in Fengdu Ghost City can sign up and receive a reward upon completion.
The old players were discussing heatedly how to trick the new players when suddenly a voice interrupted them.
"Have you seen this person?"
They were slightly stunned, stopped discussing and looked at the person who came, and saw a man with bloodshot eyes looking at them breathlessly. His expression was very contradictory, full of expectation and desire, but also with an extremely painful madness, like a madman, and his mental state seemed abnormal.
He was holding a photo in his hand, which showed a serious-looking young man in military uniform.
The players took a few glances and said they had never seen it before.
So the man walked over to other people and continued asking them the same question.
"Have you seen this person?"
"He must be here. Have you really never seen him?"
"Have you seen him? His name is Yun Shiqing, he must be here, think again if you have seen him."
The players watched him go away and looked at each other in confusion.
"Is this also an NPC? The acting is so realistic."
"No way, I don't remember there being a part in the quest line where you look for people through photos."
Su Mingqi asked everyone along the street. He firmly believed that Yun Shiqing was in this world. As long as he kept asking, he would be able to find someone who had seen Yun Shiqing.
Yun Shiqing, Yun Shiqing
During the ten years trapped in the shelter, Su Mingqi almost stubbornly believed that Yun Shiqing was still alive, living in another world that he could not reach.
Now that he has come to this world, he can finally reunite with the person he has been thinking about.
You shouldn't cry, you should laugh.
Su Mingqi walked on the road with a smile on his face, but as he smiled, tears fell to the ground.
But, is Yun Shiqing really still alive?
Su Mingqi slowly squatted down and hugged himself tightly, as if he could resist the sharp pain that was stabbing him by turning himself into a clam shell.
The glaring blood on the ground was still before his eyes. Su Mingqi saw Yun Shiqing again. He was lying quietly in a pool of blood, as if he was just asleep.
Su Mingqi rushed over frantically to stop the bleeding, but it was useless. The blood would not stop and even stained Yun Shiqing.
"Shi Qing, where are you?" Su Mingqi hugged his knees and murmured, "No matter where you are, let me go with you. You said that no matter where you go, you will take me with you. How can you break your promise?"
People were coming and going on the street, and countless people saw him and passed by him.
I don’t know when the sky darkened, the lights came on, and Fengdu Ghost City was brightly lit again.
A fluttering piece of white clothing suddenly fell into Su Mingqi's sight, but instead of flying away like the others, it stayed in front of him.
Someone raised his head and asked with concern, "Are you okay? Why are you sitting here alone?"
Su Mingqi was in a trance for a moment, remembering that many years ago, someone seemed to be standing in front of him and asked him the same question.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the person who came with red eyes.
Lights and shadows intertwined, lanterns shone brightly. The person he hadn't seen for ten years appeared before him, dressed in white as white as snow, clean and pure.
I searched for him everywhere.
When I look back suddenly, that person is there, in the dim light.
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