Chapter 15
The player successfully completed the first step of the plan and walked out of the administrative building with high morale.
Shen Wenshao was also in high spirits. He tossed and caught the USB drive a few times before casually putting it in his pocket. He frowned at Zhang San, who had appeared out of nowhere, his annoyance almost spilling out. "Why does it take you so long to go to the bathroom?"
While he was staring at the progress bar on the computer, Zhang San suddenly said that he had a stomachache and then climbed out of the window. He didn't have time to pursue the matter at that time, but now looking at the bodyguard sent by the family to protect him, he really didn't like him at all.
He is ordinary in every way, and I don't know what his father likes about him.
Moreover, as a bodyguard, isn't protecting the employer the first priority? But this Zhang San, just because he had a stomachache, he ran away. He only came back after his side was finished. Does he really care about his employer?
What an incompetent person!
Shen Wenshao raised his chin, suppressed his anger and said coldly: "You don't need to come next time, because from now on, you are fired."
Zhang San's eyes were originally wandering and he seemed to be distracted, but he finally reacted after hearing what was said and slowly raised his eyes to look at Shen Wenshao.
Are you scared? Come and beg me. Shen Wenshao had already anticipated the scene of the person in front of him wagging his tail and begging for mercy. The corners of his lips were about to rise maliciously, but he saw Zhang San nodded without saying a word. He immediately turned around and was about to leave. From behind, he looked a bit relieved and relaxed, like a worker who got off work early.
"Okay, I'm off work now."
Shen Wenshao: “???”
No wait, you really left!
Shen Wenshao's face suddenly turned bad. He wanted to stop Zhang San and scold him to save his face, but unfortunately Zhang San walked too fast. He left without looking back after saying that. As if he had made some kind of decision, he disappeared into the crowd in an instant.
"Shen Wenshao has never seen such a person!"
Shen Wenshao's originally very good mood suddenly turned bad. At this moment, a lackey came up to him without paying attention to his expression and asked him in a flattering tone: "Master Shen, what do you think we should do next?"
Shen Wenshao was already in a bad mood, and when he was asked a stupid question, his tone became extremely bad: "Can't you use your brain to think about it? Next, you just need to fill out a questionnaire. Of course, you should log off first and come back when the time comes!"
Dog Leg Number One didn't expect to be scolded so harshly, and he managed to maintain a flattering smile: "Look at me, I was so panicked just now that my mind was in a mess. I couldn't even figure out such a small thing. It's you, Master Shen, who remained calm in the face of danger!"
Shen Wenshao sneered. He was getting a little annoyed after hearing this kind of flattery too much. Shen Wenshao was too lazy to deal with the lackeys and opened the system panel to prepare to log off.
It was obvious that others had the same plan as him. The questionnaire would not be distributed until after the teachers' meeting in the afternoon. Only a fool would stay and wait. Most players planned to go online after three o'clock in the afternoon.
Shen Wenshao's thoughts had drifted away, and he was thinking about what to eat for lunch. At this moment, a scream beside him scared him back to his senses.
"What the hell are you yelling about!" Shen Wenshao frowned and looked at Dogleg No. 1, his tone hinting at a storm.
This time, Dogleg No. 1 did not apologize immediately. He stared at the system panel, as if he had seen something incredible and horrible. His fingers nervously poked at the panel. As time passed, the blood color on his face gradually faded.
Shen Wenshao was extremely annoyed: "Did you see a ghost? Why are you so startled?"
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen," Dogleg Number One turned around with a pale face, looking at him with a tearful expression, "There seems to be a bug in my system panel."
Shen Wenshao was so annoyed that he wanted to kill someone. He went over and gave him a hard shove: "What the hell is going on?"
Dogleg No. 1 stumbled back a step, his lips trembling: "Master Shen, my exit button suddenly disappeared"
"What?" Shen Wenshao's eyes widened, and he retorted without hesitation: "Impossible, you must have seen it wrong!"
"Really!" Dogleg Number One argued hastily, "I remember it clearly. The exit button was right in the bottom right corner, red. How could I have been wrong? It's really gone!"
Dogleg Number One held onto a glimmer of hope and looked at Shen Wenshao expectantly: "Mr. Shen, take a look at your system panel. Is it because my system has been updated that the exit button has moved to another place?"
The movement on their side quickly attracted the attention of the people around them. When they heard Dogleg No. 1 say that the exit button was missing, many people didn't take it seriously. This is a game, how could a game not have an exit button?
Shen Wenshao thought the same, so he kicked Dog Leg Number One away with disdain and cursed in disgust, "I thought it was a big deal, but it's just a small bug. Is it necessary?"
Shen Wenshao opened his system panel: "There are so many brainless people everywhere. I can't stand it anymore. I'm sorry, I won't accompany you anymore!"
I pressed my finger down, but the expected dizziness didn't come.
When Shen Wenshao opened his eyes, he still saw the scene of H University.
"Shen Wenshao looked at his system panel stiffly.
On the black main page, the blood-red exit button disappeared at some point.
"How could this be!" Shen Wenshao was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and he frantically searched the system panel, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't find the exit button.
The others were still laughing, but when they noticed that Shen Wenshao's expression was not right, they gradually stopped laughing and realized that something was wrong.
Qin Shiyuan of the Qin family stepped forward, frowned, and asked Shen Wenshao in a low voice: "Wenshao, what's going on?"
Shen Wenshao suddenly looked up, tightly grasped Qin Shiyuan's arm, and said urgently, "Hurry up and check your system panel to see if the exit button is still there!"
Realizing that something was wrong, everyone called up their own panels.
You won’t know until you see it. It’s shocking. One by one, their exit buttons have all disappeared!
"Impossible, there must be a bug! I'll ask customer service!"
"Don't panic, it's just a small incident. I guess there were too many people logging in at once and the server crashed."
"What a crappy game! It even has this kind of bug! I'm going to file a complaint when I get out!"
Everyone cursed, but they remained optimistic in their hearts. At this time, no one thought that they would really be trapped in the game and unable to get out.
This optimism began to gradually collapse until players found that they could not contact customer service or even post on the forum.
"Damn! What the hell is going on? I really can't get out?"
"Has anyone seen the panel before? Does anyone know when the exit button disappeared?"
"Me! I took a quick look when I was fighting with the security guard, and the exit button was still there!"
"What's going on? I want to log off and go home."
In the holographic game "Nightmare World", players only have three unlimited opportunities to log off every day. If they enter the game four times in one day, they will have to wait until midnight in the game if they want to log out the fourth time.
But even when entering the game for the fourth time, the exit button on the system panel will only turn gray instead of disappearing directly.
What went wrong?
Shen Wenshao bit his lip, his face uncertain. He inadvertently touched the USB flash drive in his pocket, and something suddenly flashed through his mind.
Someone just mentioned that when they were fighting with the security guards, the exit button was still there, but when they came out of the administration building, the exit button inexplicably disappeared.
What happened in between?
They stopped the security guard and forcibly entered their own student records into H University's academic system!
"Shit!" Shen Wenshao suddenly cursed, raising his voice and shouting, "Stop arguing, I think I know what's going on!"
Everyone fell silent immediately, looking at Shen Wenshao with either suspicion or expectation.
Shen Wenshao's face turned pale. He ignored other people's reactions and strode in one direction: "Let's go find Professor Cen!"
When these words were spoken, everyone else was confused.
The wealthy second generation were confused and followed subconsciously. Qin Shiyuan frowned and asked the others, "Why are you looking for Professor Cen? Could the disappearance of the exit button be related to him?"
Shen Wenshao pursed his lips tightly: "I'm not sure either, I just want to find him to verify a guess I have."
Some smart players listened to him and slowly realized the key, guessing that the disappearance of the exit button might be related to the student record.
The disappearance of the exit button was like a dark cloud, hanging over the hearts of all the players. Everyone stopped joking and followed Shen Wenshao spontaneously.
They all had a very bad feeling.
On the boulevard, a large group of people walked towards the School of Humanities with great momentum. The students passing by retreated one after another. When the group passed by, the students stopped and looked back, and a fleeting vitality appeared on their dazed faces.
The love of eating melons is engraved in the human soul, and even NPC students who are gradually losing their independent thinking cannot avoid it.
Seeing so many people walking towards the School of Humanities, students in groups of three or four subconsciously followed them due to the herd mentality, wanting to see what was going on.
When the player stormed in aggressively, Cen Xun was in the office sorting out the list of new players.
When you drag the mouse down, a long list appears that seems to have no end.
Since these 2,365 players have been enrolled in H University, they have officially become new students of H University. As college students, how can they not choose their favorite majors?
Out of some selfish motive, Cen Xun sincerely suggested that the player apply for Folklore Studies. Under his deliberate guidance, the player was completely fooled and believed the rumors he spread, and actually chose Folklore Studies.
So in one day, there were 2,365 more students in Cen Xun's class.
The Academic Affairs Office sent this list to Cen Xun, and Cen Xun easily obtained all the identity information of this group of players.
A pair of inorganic amber eyes reflected the jumping list on the screen. The drooping eyelashes made the eyes look even more indifferent and cold. Even the sound of the players breaking into the door could not cause a ripple in their eyes.
Angry footsteps were heard from the door. Cen Xun simply raised his eyes and quickly switched to the list page without changing his expression.
"What's up?"
"Teacher Cen, we have a question for you." Shen Wenshao strode to the desk with a stern look on his face and slammed his palm on the table, his tone barely suppressing the anger: "Why can't we go home as soon as we start school? Does this have anything to do with the principal?"
Cen Xun sat upright, his back straight, his hands clasped together. He glanced at the players crowding the office, then at the enraged Shen Wenshao. He tilted his head slightly, a hint of confusion on his face just right: "The semester isn't even over yet, why are you in such a hurry to go home?"
Shen Wenshao gritted his teeth: "But we could go home anytime before, why do we have to..."
"You mean this?" Cen Xun sighed slightly, not knowing what he was thinking about. He lowered his eyes and said helplessly, "When I was the principal, students who wanted to go home only needed to ask the counselor for leave. But after Principal Hong took my place, it has become difficult for students to ask for leave to go home."
Shen Wenshao was becoming increasingly panicked, and could barely control his voice: "Why!"
Cen Xun's smile faded. The light and shadow cast a shadow over his face, casting a shadow of gloom. "Principal Hong has such great ambitions. He wants to use students as sacrifices. How could he be willing to let any of them go?"
Shen Wenshao opened his mouth, but for a moment, he couldn't say anything.
After entering the student status into the academic affairs system, the player does indeed have the student status of H University.
However, before all the players were enrolled in school, they did not think of a fatal problem for them.
That is, after becoming students of H University, they become the same as NPC students and will be forced to fall into the rules of H University.
Because under the rule of President Hong, H University students cannot leave H University.
Therefore, players who become H University students cannot leave H University either.
Unless they help Cen Xun regain the position of principal, nothing will happen.
Shen Wenshao finally reacted, and rushed forward, grabbing Cen Xun's collar angrily, his words almost jumping out from between his teeth: "Why didn't you say this earlier?!"
Cen Xun tilted his head slightly as he followed his force. Even though he was being held hostage, his posture remained calm and composed. "I thought you all already knew the price of admission."
"It's my fault for not telling you about this in time," Cen Xun sighed, holding Shen Wenshao's fingers that were tightly gripping his collar and pulling them off the fabric one by one. "But you don't have to be afraid."
Cen Xun murmured, "The teacher will definitely kill Principal Hong and restore the school to normal. Then you can all go home safely."
The cold fingers made Shen Wenshao feel inexplicably terrified. He subconsciously withdrew his fingers and even took two steps back.
The office suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The air became dead silent as everyone was digesting this explosive news.
Now it's clear that the disappearance of the escape button is not a bug, but one of the rules of the game.
Once the player becomes a student and wants to leave, he must kill the final BOSS "Principal Hong" to achieve a happy ending.
If you want to kill Principal Hong, you must cooperate with the core NPC, Cen Xun, the former principal of H University.
At this stage of the game, the main quest has become clear. Players obviously have to stand on Cen Xun's side and help the former principal Cen Xun kill the fake principal and regain control of H University.
At this time, no one thought of holding Cen Xun accountable. If they knew the price in advance, would they really not enroll in school?
The answer is, they will still enroll.
There was no way they would give up this opportunity to pass the level.
Even if they really lose in the end, will this game really lock them in for the rest of their lives?
It's just a game.
After figuring this out, the players felt a little relieved.
After accepting this setting, the next thing became much simpler. Players immediately put themselves into their roles and asked Cen Xun with great interest: "So how can we kill the principal?"
Cen Xun slowly and methodically straightened his collar.
He knew that his goal had been achieved.
He guides public opinion, forcibly portrays the principal as a villain, diverts conflicts, and transforms the conflict between him and the principal into a conflict between the players and the principal. He lures players with benefits and forces them to be tied to the same boat with him.
After such an operation, the player becomes the most useful knife in Cen Xun's hand.
All the players were fooled. Cen Xun listened to their voices and felt very satisfied.
At this moment, a somewhat abrupt voice suddenly emerged. Unlike other voices, this voice actually had a 3D reverberation effect. When it fell into Cen Xun's ears, it was like a sudden thunderclap.
"Well said! I'm not targeting anyone, I'm saying that every newbie here should learn the art of speaking from our teacher Cen."
With a "bang", the pen in Cen Xun's hand fell on the table. He raised his eyes and glanced at the faces in the office in surprise and suspicion.
What the hell was that talking just now?
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