Chapter 046 Chapter 46
"One month?" Qing Tong paused for a moment, "Only one month left?"
"Host, to be precise, it will take at most one month." The Salvation System said dryly.
Qingtong stood up suddenly and walked back and forth in the living room holding the sofa pillow.
"How many people have watched the live broadcast so far?"
System: "Host, according to statistics from this system, the number of viewers who have been pulled in has reached 50 million, but the actual number of viewers is definitely higher. The weird live broadcast tag is quite popular on the Internet. Many people are not pulled into the live broadcast room of the system, but are brought to watch by their relatives and friends. Some Internet celebrities will also record the broadcast or even broadcast it live on the spot, so this number will at least be several higher times."
"That's too few." Qingtong said, "System, bring in at least half of the adults in the country for the next live broadcast. It's not just limited to computer platforms, bring in those using mobile phones as well. Release the emergency use rights."
System: "Emergency use permission?"
"For example, if you need to call the police or ambulance, or call your family, you can turn off the live broadcast platform for these important functions." Qingtong thought for a moment and said, "Strange things are happening all over the world, so there will be some in foreign countries too..."
"Yes, host."
Qingtong pondered for a moment and whispered, "It's just right for the next live broadcast, let's change the location."
“Want to go live abroad?”
"Not only that, let's also attract overseas viewers to the live broadcast platform." Qingtong's eyes were firm. "I originally considered expanding the live broadcast to the whole world, but I just moved it forward half a month."
People always want to take care of themselves and the surrounding areas first, and in order to test everyone's reaction to the live broadcast, Qingtong limited the live broadcast to the country. But he knew very well that to deal with the strange global resurgence, it would naturally depend on the efforts of everyone in the world.
If you ignore other places and only care about yourself, when other places fall, you will be faced with a desperate situation of being surrounded by strange things and being isolated and helpless.
"There are only a few weird cards in my hand now... They have all appeared in China, so it's best to disguise them before showing up..." Qingtong muttered to himself as he opened the interface, "System, when I asked you about weird things before, you said that most weird things have territorial awareness, right?"
System: "Yes, just like beasts, many monsters have their own territories. They usually hunt in their own territories. Even if they move, they will never go too far. At least, crossing borders will not happen unless the original territory is on the border."
"Is it the same even if it's an S-rank weirdo? Like Bai Yixin and Wumiantong, who have high IQs."
System: "Host, in fact, monsters are similar to animals. You can think of low-level monsters as wild animals, and high-level monsters as humans. Humans like to settle down, and so do monsters. Once they find a place suitable for survival, they will stay. Of course, just like a few people like to wander the world without a fixed place to stay, this system does not deny that there are different kinds of monsters among high-level monsters, but most still like to occupy territory to survive."
"There are also some special monsters that cannot move at all." The system continued, "If there is any monster that can move across a long distance, it can only be a monster attached to a monster, and its movement must be led by humans."
Qingtong: "I understand. Bai Yixin's character can be regarded as a weirdo who likes to travel around the world. In the live broadcast, other weird characters except Bai Yixin should not appear abroad." The audience watching the live broadcast should not be given the illusion that 'weirdos can move across borders at will'.
Qingtong opened the interface. He had just drawn a strange card, and the next draw was still in the cooldown period.
There is no way to draw new cards immediately, but the illusion of the faceless boy can create a false and weird feeling, combined with Bai Yixin's mirror world... it's worth a try.
It is difficult to gain fusion and unlock new skills without the direct appearance of the strange character, but the extraction of new cards can be accelerated through live broadcast.
The date of the strange arrival is so imminent, it is better to get a few more cards to be safe.
"System, prepare for the next live broadcast, the address should be..." Qingtong flipped through the map.
System: "Host, don't you want to rest?"
"No, this body has been dormant for a whole night, and the weird vest doesn't feel tired." Qingtong said, "Let's start the next scene as soon as possible."
"All right."
"Then, let's choose Jing County in Ni Country as the address. The content of the script..." Qingtong whispered, "There happens to be a good legend. Many strange things are born out of legendary stories. This time, we will use it as the prototype..."
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neon country.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, in a company, a newcomer in a suit, Hideto Aburano, was still typing away at his computer, revising a report document for his senior to be used in tomorrow's meeting.
Although it was time to get off work, there were hardly any people in the office. In this country, it is common to delay leaving get off work for half an hour to an hour. By the way, such a short delay will not be paid overtime. To put it nicely, it is "voluntary overtime" for unfinished work.
If you are delayed leaving get off work for a long time, you will generally be given a small amount of overtime pay.
But no one is willing to work late into the night just for a little overtime pay.
But newcomers don't have much choice. In this world where jobs are getting harder and harder to find, if you work for a company with good prospects and decent salary and benefits, it's not unacceptable to work a little overtime.
Anyway, in this society where seniority is everything, all you have to do is to stand out.
When he has younger generations, he can, like the older generation, throw the tedious work that he doesn't want to deal with to the younger generations, calling it experience.
"Thank you for your hard work. See you tomorrow."
Starting at 6:30, people in the company left one by one. When they left, they politely bowed slightly to their colleagues to say goodbye. This is etiquette.
There were also a few people who were arm in arm going out for a drink. Having a drink at a pub or something like that after work was part of the corporate culture here.
Hideto Aburano was still struggling in front of the computer, cursing in his heart while struggling. When his senior threw the job to him, he said something like "Just make some minor changes", "You just need to fill in the details", and "I have faith in you". What does it mean that you just need to make some changes and fill in the details? This thing has nothing but a framework.
Even the frame is only half there.
Knowing that he couldn't leave the company before nine o'clock today, Aburano Hideto resigned himself to taking out a bag of biscuits and a bottle of water from the drawer and continued to type on the keyboard tirelessly.
There were a few snaps and a few lights were turned off.
"You are the new employee... Mr. Aruno, right?" The slightly bald man loosened his tie. "Don't work too hard. Remember to lock the door when you leave the company."
"Yes, I understand. Please be careful on your journey, senior." Yuuno Hideto said quickly.
The bald senior snorted, said goodbye and left.
Now, in the entire office, only the light on the ceiling above Hideto Aburano's head was still on.
Maybe this was the only place with lights on on his floor in this office building, and he was the only one left here.
I glanced at the time and it was not yet nine o'clock in the evening.
Aburano Hideto stood up from his seat, raised his hands and stretched, then sat back down in his chair.
"Let's try our best and hope to catch the last train at 11:30." Yuuno Hideto said to himself.
**
A social gathering of college students is taking place in a private room of a karaoke bar.
There were four boys and four girls. Two of them seemed to have successfully socialized and were singing next to each other. Among the others, there was a handsome boy who was chatting up two girls, but he didn't seem to be interested in any of them, and his polite smile revealed aloofness.
The other two boys and one girl drank their drinks indifferently, occasionally chatting casually. The three of them were not in a very high mood, and one of the boys had an obvious expression on his face that he wanted to run away.
Seeing this, Saito Shun immediately grabbed his arm and whispered, "Hey, you're not going to run away, are you, Shinro?"
"Well...it's already half past eight." Okita Shinro said awkwardly, "You know I don't live near here. If it's too late, I won't be able to catch the last train."
Saito Shun said nonchalantly, "I don't live near here either. The last train is at 11:30. Don't worry, I'll definitely let you catch it. I'll go with you then. I remember you live near Shimizu Station, right? We'll take the same train."
"Does Mr. Okita live near Shimizu Station?" The girl, who had been silent all this time, heard this and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, I live nearby too."
"Oh, really?" Okita Shinro said, "I live in Miyabi-cho, and you?"
"I live there too. Do you know the Raitei sushi shop? I live behind it." Yanagida Maiko said with a smile, "The sushi there tastes great."
"Ah... that..." Okita Shinro said embarrassingly, "That store is owned by my father."
"oops."
With something to talk about, the atmosphere immediately improved. Yanagida Mayuko approached Okita Shinrou and started talking to him in a low voice.
Saito Shun looked at the two people singing on the stage, his faces almost touching them. He glanced at the handsome guy who was being clung to by two girls, and then looked at Okita Shinro and Yanagida Maiko who had found a common topic. He suddenly felt that he was the most redundant one.
He should be the one going home.
Forget it, I'm here now.
Saito Shun walked out of the private room, found a smoking area in the lounge outside, lit a cigarette and smoked slowly.
After smoking, I went to the front desk to order some snacks and drinks and asked the service staff to deliver them to the private room.
His hometown is in a remote countryside, and he came here alone to study at university. There are limited university dormitories in the city, and they are drawn by lottery. He was unlucky and did not win the lottery, so he rented a house outside.
Shinro Okita also drew the lottery, but he didn't win. The reason for Shinro Okita's drawing was not because he needed a house, but because he wanted to experience college dormitory life. If he didn't win, he would continue to live with his parents.
That guy still has people missing him when he comes home late, but no matter I go home early or late, there is no one at home.
So even if he took off the sheets for this social event, Saito Shun didn't want to go back too early. Home was cold and lonely, and here at least it was lively and had some people around.
I was so excited when I got into university and was planning to move out, but it turns out that humans can't get used to being alone.
After returning to the private room, the food and drinks brought by the waiter had already arrived. Saito Shun unceremoniously piled most of the food in front of himself and started eating.
The expenses were split equally, but since these guys were all with friends, it wouldn't be too much to make up for the loss by eating a little.
I glanced at the time and it was almost nine o'clock.
*
11pm.
On the deserted street, three young girls in short skirts were running wildly.
"Ah... I'm almost going to miss the last train. It's all Miyuki's fault for taking so long to change clothes."
"It's not my fault. That dress is too hard to take off. Who designed it?"
"It was designed by Li Mei. I think the fabric is very uncomfortable and too revealing. It's really too revealing!"
"What can I do? The fabric is all about money. I don't have any money anymore. Fans like to see exposure."
"Those fans are always looking under my skirts!"
"Then let them take the photos. It's not like you're not wearing safety pants. What's the big deal if they take the photos? If the photos of you in your underwear are published on the Internet news one day, we will be famous!"
"We are singing idols. We don't need songs to become popular, but photos of our underwear to become popular!"
"It's fine as long as we're famous, why bother about so much? Besides, we are underground idols, unlike those glamorous idols, and it's hard to survive!"
"That's right. If you continue to be so miserable and unpopular, you will have to take off your underwear one day, not to mention taking pictures of your underwear."
"I won't do it!! Don't accept your fate. Even if you accept your fate, don't fall into depravity!!"
"Shut up, there's someone on the platform."
"Pay attention to your image. We are idols, albeit unknown underground idols."
The three girls in short skirts immediately stopped and helped each other tidy up their messy hair and clothes, smiling sweetly and walking quickly towards the platform.
There were already four people on the platform: a listless office worker with dark circles under his eyes and wearing a tie, a boy and girl who were talking in low voices and looked like a couple, and a boy who was holding a cigarette butt and glancing at his watch from time to time.
No one paid any attention to them. Li Mei secretly felt that the three of them really had no fame at all.
Look, no one knows them.
Even if you finally squeeze onto the stage of an underground performance, you will be arranged to perform at the closing scene where the least people will watch.
There were no seats left on the platform, so the three underground idols could only stand by their chairs and wait for the train to arrive.
Miyuki quietly lowered her head to check the time, and whispered to her companions: "There are still ten minutes left, we are not late."
Both girls breathed a sigh of relief.
The digital clock on the wall changed its red numbers. When the number 29, representing minutes, jumped to 30, the sound of an approaching train was heard.
After arriving at the station, the door slowly opened and several people boarded the train one by one.
"Huh~ I can go home and sleep now." Li Mei sighed while sitting on the chair.
Beside her, Miyuki looked down at her phone.
Ling Nai leaned over and asked: "What are you looking at?"
"New hairstyle, what do you think about the three of us using this hairstyle next time?" Miyuki said in a low voice.
Li Mei also came over and saw the girl's high bun full of flowers on the phone screen: "Won't this fall off while dancing?"
"Tied him up a bit."
"Then you might not even be able to catch the last bus."
"It doesn't matter if you wear a hat when the time comes."
The three girls gathered together and laughed.
On the opposite side, Okita Shinro and Yanagida Maiko were talking in low voices.
"I know a really good Yuhaoyaki restaurant. Let's go there this Saturday."
"Yeah, okay."
Two seats away, Saito Shun was lamenting his future as a single person.
Diagonally opposite Saito Shun, Aburano Hideto, who was dressed like a society man who was about to get dressed, was dozing off. He accidentally bumped into the armrest next to him with a bang. He immediately stood up, covered his forehead and looked around. The three girls who were attracted by the knocking sound laughed softly with their hands covering their lips.
Aburano Hideto lowered his head, clutched the briefcase in his hand and sat back down.
The train was moving slowly, and I didn't know how much time had passed before the lights above my head began to flicker.
Li Mei looked up at the light bulb and said, "This is so annoying. This train needs maintenance."
"I heard that the light started to flicker, probably because the voltage was unstable." Ling Nai raised a finger and said with a smile, "That's what the teacher said."
"Ling Nai, weren't you always the last in school?"
"It's not like you can't remember anything even if you're the last one."
The three of them started laughing again.
The lights stopped flashing and everything seemed to have returned to normal. Miyuki continued to look down at her phone. Rimi felt bored and quietly hummed the song from the concert in the evening. Next to her, Reno took out a pen and paper and continued to compose her own original song.
Okita Shinro and Yanagida Maiko on the opposite side were no longer talking, Saito Shun next to them was shaking his legs and looking at the ground boredly, and Aburano Hideto diagonally opposite had fallen asleep again.
After an unknown amount of time, Saito Shun spoke. He said to Okita Shinro, who was two seats away, "Hey, is it time to get to the next platform?"
Okita Shinro raised his head, took out his phone and took a look: "Ah... yes, judging by the time, the next platform should have passed."
"Hey? This train didn't stop?" Miyuki heard it and exclaimed, "Rimi, Ayano, which platform do we get off at?"
Rimi: "We'll get off at Shimokawa Station, three stations away."
"Are you guys in Shimokawa too?" Saito Shun said, "Me too."
After saying that, he saw Aburano Hideto who was still sleeping across from him, and walked over to wake him up: "Hey, sir, where are you getting off?"
"Ah? What?" Aburano Hideto opened his eyes in confusion, "I got off at Kamiizumi Station, what happened?"
"Kamiizumi Station is right in front of the Shimokawa platform," said Rimi, "It probably won't be that time yet."
Aburano Hideto rubbed his eyes and said, "It's not time for me to get off the bus yet, what's wrong?"
"The train should have arrived at the first station by now, but it hasn't stopped yet," said Okita Shinro.
Hideto Aburano looked at his cell phone and frowned. He took this train every day to check in and knew exactly how long it would take for the train to arrive at each platform.
There is something wrong.
"I'll go to the conductor's room." As soon as Hideto Aburano stood up, the train suddenly slowed down. He swayed and almost fell.
"Are we there yet?" asked Aburano Hideto in confusion.
The train door slowly opened, revealing the dark platform outside.
Miyuki looked out the window: "Which station is this?"
"I don't know. Where's the broadcast sound? Why didn't you mention it?"
"It's not the platform we want to get off at anyway."
"Sit down and wait."
Several people nodded.
The strange thing was that they had been sitting down and waiting for ten minutes, but the train still didn't move.
That's not right. The trains here are a great way for workers to get around, and are known for being fast and not staying in one place for too long.
Especially at night when not many people are riding, ten minutes is definitely too long.
"I'm going to the commander's room." Hideto Aburano got up and left.
In less than two minutes, he came back.
The door to the commander's room was locked and the curtains were drawn on the windows. He couldn't see anything and got no response when he called out for help.
"What should I do? If the train doesn't move..." Miyuki was a little scared.
"Why don't we get off the bus?" Li Mei stood up and picked up her bag. "The worst case scenario is that we can find a hotel nearby and stay for the night." Although money was tight, there was no other way. They couldn't just sleep on the streets.
"Okay. I'll complain about this train when daybreak comes!" Miyuki said angrily.
The three beauties were the first to get off the train. Once someone took the lead, naturally others followed. Although Aburano Hideto was very tired and wanted to lie down and sleep, he would rather choose a soft bed than the hard seats on the train.
After the last person, Hideto Aburano, got off the train, the doors of the train closed immediately and the train drove away.
"Wait, hey!" Saito Shun stretched out his hand, but the train was moving very fast and immediately disappeared into the darkness.
"What the hell." Saito Shun cursed, looking around, trying to find the name of the platform, "Where is this place?"
Finally he saw the name of the station on the wall: Kisaragi Station.
Wait, does this name sound familiar?
Saito Shun pointed at the name of the platform and asked the others: "I say, does anyone know this platform? Who knows where this is..."
"Ah——" Miyuki squatted down and held her head and screamed.
Saito Shun had a confused look on his face. Looking at the others, they all looked unhappy too, especially Aburano Hideto, who even scared away his sleepiness.
"Don't you know? It's a famous urban legend." said Okita Shinro.
Saito Shun thought for a moment, and finally his face color gradually changed to pale.
The weird live broadcast was turned on again at this moment.
This time, there were more spectators than ever before.
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