Swish——
The white gauze curtains on the floor-to-ceiling windows were blown up by an unknown wind. Under the vast night sky, it seemed as if a beam of light enveloped the room and gathered on Wen Xingze.
Wen Xingze gestured "quiet," and the chattering AIs suddenly fell silent. Wen Xingze's expression was distracted, and as he stood in the center of the fluorescent light, he felt an indescribable sense of oppression, like the handsome, youthful god in a tragicomedy, one who remained impassive from beginning to end.
Everyone held their breath.
"Siri," Wen Xingze said slowly after making sure everyone's eyes were on him. "As an artificial intelligence, you shouldn't disclose your owner's private information. For example, if he searches for 'what to do about baldness,' 'wig purchase links,' 'how men can regain their virility,' or 'how to hide cheating from your wife,' you shouldn't reveal it."
Everyone: “…”
Scored twice.
Wen Xingze remembered it quite clearly.
The investor representative felt a little strange, but Wen Xingze seemed to be speaking up for him. He suppressed his shame and said, "...Thank you?"
Siri's voice quickly sounded, apologetically: "Sorry, I really shouldn't have revealed that Mr. Zhang Jianguo had searched 47 times for 'what to do about baldness,' 'wig purchase links,' 'how men should regain their virility,' and 'how to hide cheating from your wife.'"
The Windows assistant, Xiaona, spoke softly, kindly reminding him, "Yes, Mr. Siri. To prevent you from making further mistakes, I have to remind you not to mention that Mr. Zhang Jianguo, who works at Fenglin Real Estate, also searched for 'What if I lose all my savings playing slot machines in Macau?' and 'What if my mistress despises me?'"
Everyone: “…”
Those who had trouble remembering these questions before now remembered them clearly and even gained some useless knowledge.
Someone also recalled that Zhang Jianguo's wife was actually a strong and wealthy woman. How did such a man manage to live off a wealthy woman?! The screenwriter couldn't help but whisper in the background: "Rich woman, hungry, food."
Zhang Jianguo, the investor's representative, had noticed something was amiss and his face gradually turned red. "Wait a minute—"
"Yes, Siri, I should remind you not to say that all the designer brands this gentleman is wearing are knockoffs. That would embarrass him," Xiao Ai's voice chimed in. "For example, this 'Roly-poly' gold watch has a Taobao 9.9 yuan free shipping rebate sticker on the back."
As he spoke, the gold Rolex watch on the watch's wrist dropped to the ground, and the paint on the surface began to peel off. Sure enough, there was a free shipping and rebate label on the back.
Everyone: “…”
This time, someone finally couldn't hold it in any longer and spurted out with a "puff".
Social death is just like this!
Everyone on the crew had long disliked the bossy investor representative. He was incompetent, opportunistic, and vicious, constantly interfering with the outsider's agenda. They only tolerated him because his wife was so capable and they chose him. Now, it seemed there was no need to tolerate him anymore.
At first, everyone was still trying to hold back their laughter, but soon, under the high-density continuous revelations from the AIs, everyone couldn't hold it back any longer, and eventually it developed into a roar of laughter: "I'm dying of laughter, hahahahahaha!!!"
The office is filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
That meant he finally realized he'd been tricked. His entire face had turned purple. "Fuck, you're all psychos!!! Wen Xingze, I'm warning you not to get complacent too soon. With this rubbish..."
Before he could even finish the word "trash", all the electronic screens in the room suddenly flashed, and then the symphony of fate rang out, pouring out like a waterfall!
Different parts and notes blended together in a chaotic yet exquisite rhythm, and the office lighting began to shift with the melody. Representative Zhang Jianguo was startled by the sudden music. He frantically tried to follow the light and leave when he suddenly stepped on a mop head, hitting it on the head. Then, he turned and slammed into a cabinet door.
It was very strange that although the exit was right in front of him, he couldn't get out of the door. Instead, he kept spinning around and bumping into various things.
The rhythmic sound of "bang bang bang" became the most unique drum beat of this symphony.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, everyone rolled over with laughter: "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha——"
The little boy, the Wishing Elf, said in a childish and arrogant voice, "No one dares to speak ill of Zizi in front of us."
"I was just possessed by a ghost for a moment," Zhang Jianguo soon became dizzy and bruised. He realized that he had offended someone he shouldn't have offended, and began to beg for mercy from Wen Xingze in a spineless manner, "Let me out, please, I beg you, I can't stand it anymore, who on earth is this Buddha..."
Wen Xingze said: "They are my parents."
And everyone in the office: “Hahahahahaha!!”
Only Wen Xingze could call a five or six-year-old boy "parents" without batting an eyelid. He's truly a star who's dying to lose his sense of humor.
Wen Xingze: “……?”
After a while, the Wishing Fairy finally relented and let Zhang Jianguo out. The intense symphony that had engulfed the room like a tidal wave gradually slowed and calmed, its electronic devices gradually decreasing in number. First, Xiaona stopped, then Xiaoe... and finally, Siri. Wen Xingze folded his palms together, the single ray of light from the screen held there.
Finally, the sound fades away completely and the curtain falls.
The room was completely silent.
If there hadn't been an empty seat, it would have been as if this entire unknown magic had never happened.
Everyone felt goosebumps all over their backs.
“…”
"This is so cool!!!" The screenwriter stood up excitedly, finally pulling everyone who was still in a trance back to reality.
They couldn't help but call their phone's AI again. But this time, they still received the same cold, AI-like responses as before, which sounded a bit stupid: "Please speak, I'm listening." "How can I help you?" "Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly, please repeat it."
Thinking back to the lively and playful looks of those AIs just now...it was amazing!
Everyone was very excited and immersed in the wonderful experience they had just had.
The screenwriter even said, "If Director Li doesn't choose you, I will eat this keyboard!"
Li Mingzhou was a bit embarrassed by this, but he had already decided on Wen Xingze, so it was okay. However, Li Mingzhou thought about it again and again, and couldn't help but ask the same question again: "Xiao Wen, I understand that the voices of other AIs can be synthesized electronically, but that 'Wishing Elf' should be voiced by a real person, right? Is it a relative's child or... can you introduce him to the crew?"
"Dust Planet" needs a lot of young actors, and with a celebrity relative like Wen Xingze, this kid must be eager to experience filming. It's not that Li Mingzhou is short of talent, but the kid is calm and proud, with an indescribable maturity that belies his age. His interactions with Wen Xingze are also very cute.
Thinking about it this way, it actually fits their requirements for selecting young actors this time.
Unexpectedly, this time Wen Xingze did not answer other questions, but only responded to Li Mingzhou's question of "who is the other party": "It's my parents."
His pronunciation was very clear, ensuring that it would not be taken as a joke and that no one would misunderstand him.
The tone was extremely serious.
This time, the person who heard it stopped laughing. Li Mingzhou seemed to realize something, quieted down, and nodded.
Another universe.
Unlike the naturally majestic and powerful dragons, the elegant vampires, the beautiful merpeople, and elves, dwarves harbor an innate sense of inferiority, feeling stuck in their six- or seven-year-old appearance. Having such a "parent" is such a strange and humiliating thing. While they are incredibly grateful to be parents of their own children, they often feel... unqualified.
They have no way to protect the cub with their bare hands, no way to give him a nice-looking filter, all they have are some opportunistic tricks that are not worth mentioning at all.
When Wen Xingze said this again, many dwarfs from the laboratory to the underground casino subconsciously pushed their glasses and blushed quietly.
Zhang Jianguo crawled out of the office.
The people around him looked at him sideways, and he glared back angrily: "What are you looking at? Why don't you go home and see if your mother is still alive?!"
Passerby: “…” Low quality.
Zhang Jianguo didn't care what others thought of him. He walked while calling his wife. As soon as the call was connected, his expression changed immediately. Zhang Jianguo said with a sad face, "Wife, you must help me this time. This little star named Wen Xingze is too bullying—Hey, can't you see your eyes when you walk?!"
What is more surprising is that Zhang Jianguo is such a fat and big guy, but the person he bumped into, who looked tall and not strong, did not move at all, while Zhang Jianguo himself staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground.
The elven priest in a snow-white robe stared at him intently through his emerald glasses. A layer of pale light shone all around him, making him look mysterious.
Zhang Jianguo felt a chill down his spine when he was looked at.
My wife's voice on the other end was already starting to sound impatient: "What on earth do you want to say? My time is precious, and I have a meeting soon!"
He had an inexplicable intuition that he couldn't continue what he had just said, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable... At this moment, Zhang Jianguo suddenly caught a glimpse of Chi Yan walking towards him.
"Mr. Chi!" Zhang Jianguo rushed to Chi Yan as if he had seen a savior, "There's something wrong with this person. Please..."
There was no special expression on Chi Yan's face. He glanced at the elf priest, and an unknown force grabbed Zhang Jianguo's collar and threw him out of the window.
This is a twenty-eight-story building.
The whole process lasted less than a second, and the people passing by didn't even pay much attention to this side, as if they were blocked by some invisible barrier.
Zhang Jianguo: “?”
Zhang Jianguo: "Help! Ahh ...
Anyone who has tried falling from the 28th floor knows how it feels. Zhang Jianguo felt like he had died many times in mid-air. Fortunately, he did not fall to the ground and break into pieces.
He continued falling for a full ten hours before finally passing out. When he woke up, he was faced with a divorce agreement handed to him by his wife...
Let’s get back to the other side.
The confrontation between the Elf Priest Xia and Chi Yan lasted for about half a minute.
They were considering each other with almost scrutinizing eyes.
Just as Char was 'sizing up' the neighboring monarch who had won their child's favor, Chi Yan was also assessing Char's intentions. Ultimately, it was Char who spoke first, breaking the silence:
"I have urgent business and need to rush back to the interstellar space immediately," Char said with a smile, "I don't have time to say goodbye to my little one. Please help me convey this message."
Chi Yan hummed lightly.
Although he said he was in a hurry, Char didn't leave immediately. They stood under this barrier for a while, and after a while, Char suddenly opened his right palm.
There lay a seed.
Chi Yan: "Holy tree?"
Char: "The Holy Tree."
It was clear that neither of them intended to communicate too much with the other; all their conversations were brief and to the point. This seed was a New Year's gift from the elves' parents to their children, the one Wen Xingze hadn't managed to grow no matter how much he watered it.
The conditions for growing it are actually very simple.
Char: "Yeah."
"Okay." Chi Yan said.
Chi Yan's eyes were extremely dark yet light in color.
He lowered his eyes. He parted the skin on his right wrist, revealing pale blue, throbbing veins. Strangely, no blood flowed out. The seed quickly embedded itself in the vein, and the wound quickly closed.
The elven priest looked at him quietly, nodded slightly to him after a moment, and turned to leave.
It represents a small but not negligible recognition from parents.
“…”
Five minutes later, the transparent barrier was removed and Chi Yan walked into the office.
This impromptu audition was over, but we still had some work to do outside. For some reason, even though it was just an audition, everyone seemed to be leaving as if they had watched a full movie, chatting away as they walked out.
Li Mingzhou was chatting with Wen Xingze about something. When he saw Chi Yan coming back, he waved to him happily, "Old Chi, come here."
Chi Yan: “…”
"Xiao Wen is such a talented kid," Li Mingzhou sighed, whispering to Chi Yan, "I remember due to some unexpected circumstances, the lead actor for 'One Day' hasn't been confirmed yet. Have you ever thought about..."
Although it was a whisper, Li Mingzhou was used to speaking loudly. Wen Xingze didn't intend to listen, but he still heard everything clearly.
Wen Xingze suddenly stood up straighter.
Chi Yan looked at him.
Wen Xingze immediately put on his most energetic appearance, showing himself in 360 degrees like a knight being reviewed at some grand event.
He looked at Chi Yan with sparkling eyes, but he actually said in a tone that sounded like he was "very expectant," "saying one thing and thinking another," and "wanting to refuse but actually wanting to."
"It depends on Director Chi's opinion. Personally, I feel that my level is far from qualified to participate in "One Day"... But it would be great if I could get the opportunity to audition."
Li Mingzhou: “…”
……affectation!
But how could someone be so cute even with such deliberately artificial and exaggerated acting? Li Mingzhou felt that he was gradually being brainwashed.
Even a fifty-year-old married man with children like Li Mingzhou was shocked, not to mention Chi Yan, who was a severe addict of Wen Xingze.
His eyes darkened slightly at that moment, but he didn't say anything further on the topic.
The other two just ignored the incident as a joke.
Then Wen Xingze and Chi Yan went home.
...It was almost eleven o'clock, and tonight's date was completely ruined. Wen Xingze was so tired that he dozed off in the car and slept on Chi Yan's shoulder all the way.
Not to mention they had a few drinks that night, and Wen Xingze was the type of person who didn't get drunk easily, but the feeling of being tipsy would last for a long time. After arriving at the destination, Wen Xingze woke up consciously and prepared to get off the bus.
But when he touched the door handle, he found that the door was still locked. Wen Xingze: “?”
The dome light in the car was not on. In the narrow space, the breathing sounds of the two people were deep and shallow, and the moonlight was quiet.
"The two leading actors of "One Day" have not been confirmed yet." Chi Yan's voice was as deep and pleasant as a cello, but no specific emotion could be heard.
"'One Day' has four same-sex intimate scenes."
Wen Xingze was confused: "Huh?"
"Do you want to act?" Chi Yan asked in a flat tone.
A long time ago, so long ago, when they had only met in this world for a few days, Chi Yan seemed to have asked this question.
Wen Xingze still replied: "Of course I do. This is your first film as a director."
Chi Yan stopped talking.
Wen Xingze felt very sleepy, and in the darkness he tried to reach for Chi Yan's shoulder, but he felt slender, cool fingers touching his cheek, from the base of his ear to his neck.
"To be frank," Chi Yan whispered in his ear, "Xiao Ze, I don't want you to kiss anyone else."
“…I’d get jealous too.”
He said.
His tone was surprisingly childish and depressed, which was unlike him at all.
Wen Xingze stopped talking.
Wen Xingze was speechless.
They got out of the car in silence, returned home, and took a shower. After taking a shower, Wen Xingze carried the pillow to Chi Yan's room, and then went to the bathroom in Chi Yan's bedroom to blow dry his hair.
"I like you." Wen Xingze said.
Chi Yan paused while rinsing his mouth and almost drank the mouthwash.
When Chi Yan spit out the foam, Wen Xingze raised his head and kissed him again, then said, "I like you."
"I like you, you are the most important," Wen Xingze said again, "If you will be unhappy, then I will not audition for "One Day" -"
Chi Yan put his arm around Wen Xingze's waist and asked him to stand closer. He reached out to get a towel from the rack and wiped Wen Xingze's hair.
Before Wen Xingze could finish his words, he received a text message from the crew of "One Day": "Dear Mr. Wen, we are very pleased to receive your resume. We sincerely invite you to participate in the open audition for the first lead role of "One Day" at the end of this month..."
Wen Xingze: “?”
At the same time, Chi Yan looked at Wen Xingze in confusion: "Why don't you go for the audition?"
Wen Xingze: “???”
"Aren't you jealous?!" Wen Xingze was shocked by some people's fickleness. "The one who said he didn't want me to kiss anyone else is almost crying."
Chi Yan: “…”
"I'm not crying," Chi Yan added, "I just don't want you to kiss anyone else."
I can only kiss Chi Yan.
Wen Xingze: "Ah? So?"
Chi Yan suddenly smiled lightly.
He did not continue the topic. No matter how Wen Xingze pressed the issue, he just urged him to go to bed.
Wen Xingze feels that it would be better for some people not to have long mouths.
Wen Xingze had no choice but to say, "Teacher Chi, thank you."
Chi Yan: "Thank you for what?"
Wen Xingze: "Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to personally greet me."
Chi Yan: “…………”
"Cub Development Plan".
"Congratulations, parents! The first hidden mission, including the additional conditions, has been completed! Mission rewards: 1 random universe exchange trip opportunity (48 hours), 1 filter, 1 travel diary for your child (special hidden mission reward, rarity SSS+)."
"The dwarf filter has been activated! Current level is lv1 (craftsman).
"Note: Currently, the total number of filters activated by Zizi is greater than 6. To improve the system, the filter function may be disrupted for a period of time in the next two months. This includes but is not limited to uncontrolled short-term activation of filters, superposition of two filters, filter level fluctuations... etc."
"【Zizi Travel Diary】
Activation conditions: Complete any hidden mission, and the child and his parents have made at least one interstellar journey to the other universe.
Function Description: Gran Canaria, Tokyo, the capital planet, Atlantis... Since the launch of the "Baby Development Plan" game, babies and their parents have traveled to many places together! This diary will record the wonderful memories of your baby's travels, and if you activate new memories, you will also receive extra rewards!
Final Reward: If all maps in the travel diary are activated, the key conditions for the hidden ending of "Cub Development Plan" will be met (the hidden ending does not affect the achievement of the final ending).
This entire paragraph contains so much information that it took parents a while to fully digest what it said, but there are still many things they are confused about.
This time, the word "random" is added to the universe exchange trip. Does it mean that parents have no control over the time and place of the trip?
Also, the filter function is maintained in a disorderly manner, which will cause a lot of inconvenience to the baby's life.
And the most important thing is the 'hidden ending' described in the final reward of this travel diary... If I'm not mistaken, the normal ending should be what was described in the initial promotion of "The Baby Development Plan" as 'helping babies change their destiny and become top stars', so what about the hidden ending?
The most important thing is.
For so long, they have been able to interact with their king through the game "Cub Development Plan", and can even watch their king in the real world and accompany their king in his growth.
Will this game actually have an ending? What will happen to them after the ending?
Will they...lose their cub?
It was destined to be a sleepless night. Various discussions and arguments were raging on the Star Network, and every parent remained silent about the worst-case scenario.
“…”
The main star of the Orcs.
If the elves' main planet is a mysterious and beautiful forest planet, then the orcs' main planet, which advocates wildness and freedom, is a mixture of grassland and desert.
They are used to living in isolation.
On the Orc-primary planet, you rarely see any inhabited cities, towns, or even villages. They are certainly simple, but the bestiality in their bones dooms them to an innate, almost pure cruelty.
In the middle of the endless desert, a crescent moon hangs high in the sky.
The long winds of years blew up gravel and sand, blowing it straight into people's eyes. The moonlight shone the desert like silver frost and snow. A small and simple tent was erected in the middle of the desert, and a campfire was burning.
Sandstorms, poisonous scorpions, meteorite fragments...any slight crisis can kill a lone traveler in the desert.
The man sitting by the fire poked the charcoal with a branch.
He was a thin man.
The man was wrapped in a robe from head to toe, with the lower half of his face also covered by a veil, revealing a deep and profound outline that made it difficult to tell whether he was male or female. He had a pair of lazy honey-colored eyes and earrings dangling from his earlobes, giving him a very exotic look.
All orcs wear earrings.
The king does not like or want them to wear earrings. This is the only thing the orcs do to disobey the king.
For the orcs who hate pain, this act of piercing the body is not only extremely uncomfortable, but also like a branding on the body. It makes them no longer free and no longer obey their own nature, like a collar.
And they carved the king's name many times on the inside of the collar.
“…”
The man stirred the charcoal fire and stretched. At this time, the content on the translucent light screen in front of him finally changed.
The "Baby Development Plan" is now unfolding to the "Baby Travel Diary" interface, which is a map with some areas already painted in color and other areas completely black.
And a flashing arrow moved across the map, finally gathering in one place.
"Please parents actively unlock travel experiences for your child in the areas corresponding to the arrows, create wonderful memories with your child, and contribute to the achievement of the hidden ending~"
A gust of wind blew, blowing the man's hood back and his long hair flew away in the wind.
...They were a pair of silver-gray wolf ears.
The extremely ferocious polar wolves have sharp teeth that can easily tear open the throat of an adult moose, but like many orcs, they have now become accustomed to a peaceful life and rarely show their ferocity.
But this moment is different.
Polar Wolf looked at the area pointed by the arrow, and the voice of the Light Tower AI kindly added an explanation beside him:
"Recommended destination for your next trip: the capital of the Utopian Empire, the universe-famous silver city, Planet Caril."
Utopian Empire...
Utopian Empire??!
Like many other parents, the polar wolf narrowed his eyes and his ferocity was revealed in an instant.
He said coldly to the screen: "Climb."
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