The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh13 - Dong Xing District (1)

For those who are worried about the ML, good news, he appears in the next chapter. Bad news, the MC and ML does not meet.

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"I'm still alive?" Ren Yifei asked.

"Ahem, dear player, you are now living in some form of existence in the Cape of Desolation; your real-life identity may be dead," the guide elf was quiet for two seconds to prevent the player from going crazy.

As a result, Ren Yifei just nodded his head.

"That- you probably, possibly, perhaps already died," the guide elf thought he hadn't heard.

"I know, you don't have to repeat it," Ren Yifei looked around enthusiastically. He does not have many relatives, not many friends, no attachments to the past, no special obsessions and his will had also been written long ago; there was nothing he needed to worry about.

"Where is this?"

"This is the player community, the Cape of Desolation. This area is divided into seven districts, one main city for each district. You are now in the Dong Xing district."

As the guide elf spoke, a three-dimensional map made up of many stars appeared on the white screen, traces of players could be seen everywhere, from all over the sky to down in the deep sea. One continent, in particular, was circled with the inscription 'Dong Xing District'.

Ren Yifei looked at this thing: "A smart system?"

The guide elf watched blankly as it was grabbed by the other's hand as they started looking for the system settings on the white screen, "How do you operate this? High latitude civilisation? Also binary programming?"

"P-player, please do not try to hack the system," it was about to cry, what kind of player is this? Already trying to hack the system as soon as they arrive?

"I can't find the entrance?"

The guide elf really cried, "Please give up, no matter how good your computer skills are, it is impossible to succeed. If you continue, you will lose a life as punishment."

"Really? Then forget it." Ren Yifei stopped.

After he lost interest, he got up from the ground and surveyed his surroundings once again. Ren Yifei was tall and thin; with his straight long legs, he resembled a tall poplar when standing in the wilderness.

The white screen, that is, the self-proclaimed 'guide elf' slowly floats up, and stood at a forty-five-degree angle in front of him.

This was a very vast wasteland, with weeds growing irregularly and blades of grass gradually turning yellow like over bleached hair. There were no signs of human habitation here, and in the distance, there were greenish-grey mountains with luminous rivers flowing through them.

He had once participated in a certain 'wilderness survival' variety show, which was also said to be set in the wild, but it was in no way like this place that oozed a sort of feral atmosphere.

He wouldn't even be surprised if a large cat or a wild dog was lying in ambush in the grass at this moment.

Natural, rugged, wild and uninhabited.

He loved it here.

"Dear player, let's now sort out your points for this game. You had participated in a low-level novice game, you had passed the game successfully without exposing your player identity, and finally, you had successfully identified the 'ghost'. Thus, your base rewards are settled as follows:

"Points: 4 + 3 + 3 = 10.

"White shells: 600 + 100 + 300 = 1000, first game for newcomer, the rewards will double: 1000 x 2 = 2000."

"In addition, because you successfully obtained the goodwill of the NPCs and were recognised as one of them, reaching the standard of a perfect disguise, and obtained a 'Ghost card' with an initial favourability rating higher than 60%, you will receive the following special rewards:

"Silver shells: 2, Gold shells: 1. First game for newcomers, the rewards will double: Silver shells: 4, Gold shells: 2.

"Brass treasure chest: 1. The chest has a high probability of obtaining props, shell coins, and a small probability of obtaining attribute enhancements, skills and even 'life'."

"Finally, because of your own efforts, in addition to the gifts from other players, you will receive three props:

"Heart Key: A one-time auxiliary prop, after using it, you will gain the goodwill of one NPC and become their friend."

"Ring of Truth: An auxiliary prop, once activated, can isolate and ensure the truthfulness of the conversation, lies will result in a five minutes 'silencing effect'."

"R-rank Ghost Card: Granny Chun Zhi."

The guide elf showed the shells which were used as currency, the brass treasure chest and the three props to Ren Yifei, it once again reminded, "These three types of coins have their own uses and cannot be exchanged with each other.

"The white shells are used to purchase daily necessities such as food, clothing, shelter and transportation. The silver shells are used to purchase special items that are available in reality such as guns, ammunition and medicine. The gold shells are used to purchase special items that are available in games such as props and skill books."

Finally, the guide elf asked, "That is it for the summary of this game, do you have any questions?"

Ren Yifei lowered his head, his bangs scattered over his face; the jet-black hair framed his bloodless face and his provocative eyes that slightly hooked up made him look a bit fierce, like a mountain demon.

"There are no questions," he replied lazily, "I had a good time."

A perfect setting, a group of qualified supporting actors and a heartfelt performance- he had already gotten the best reward. As for the other rewards, they were just accessories.

He tapped on the brass treasure chest with his hand and a line appeared: Brass treasure chest, obtained from the 'Happy Funeral' instance, would you like to open?

As it turns out, the name of the instance was its keyword. Happy Funeral? How ironic.

He pressed no.

"Is there a requirement for a player's place of residence?" Ren Yifei thought about this matter.

"Not really," the guide elf replied dutifully, "There are more players living in the main city, Dong Xing City, where various entertainment venues and functional buildings are more complete, and there are often events held by players. But there are also players who prefer to live in the outskirts, or in more remote areas. It all depends on the player's personal preferences and has no effect in games."

Satisfied with this answer, Ren Yifei turned to the item page.

"Can players bring items into the game?"

The white screen immediately flashed an info note: Props are auxiliary tools to help players complete games, different games will have different restrictions on their usage. Ghost cards and some advance props are among the items that cannot be purchased from the store, they can only be obtained through completing games. The Ghost card can only be obtained once the identifier has successfully challenged the 'ghost', after which, the card will automatically bind to them.

Ren Yifei clocked on the Ghost card, the back was still coffin-like, but the front had a full-length portrait of Granny Chun Zhi with a 'R-rank' written on it and nothing else.

"This is the Ghost card you obtained earlier, that is, the boss of the Happy Funeral instance. The instance closed after it left with you," the guide elf whispered after seeing that he was intrigued.

"To identify the 'ghost', you have to announce the true identity of the character?" He asked.

"Yes, either a name or an alternative form of address is required. However, if the identification is wrong, the player will fail the game and lose one life. After all three lives are lost, the player will truly die."

So, the players who had died in the Happy Funeral instance, may not be dead?

"Ghost cards are special props, the letters on them indicate their rank, N, R, SR and SSR. However, the real strength of the Ghost cards mainly depends on the favourability of the Ghost cards towards the player."

Speaking of this, the guide elf paused for a moment, "Your Ghost card has reached 100% favourability, which means 100% of its ability is unlocked. A 100% favourability is even rarer and more precious than an SSR rank."

"Un," Ren Yifei nodded coldly.

The guide elf watched beside him anxiously, why does this host seem to have no desire to be interested in anything?

"Player, are you….unhappy?" The guide elf couldn't help asking.

"No, why do you ask?"

The guide elf weighed his words, "Your first game was a perfect clear, so you must have worked very hard to pass it, right? Shouldn't you be happy now?"

"No," Ren Yifei said, "I didn't want to clear the level."

Eh?

The guide elf choked, "Then, then you…" Why was it a perfect clearance?!

Ren Yifei sighed as he remembered his behaviour of being carried away throughout the game after entering the role of 'A Fei', "Probably, obsessive-compulsive disorder."

The compulsion to want a perfect enactment.

Thinking of the times he broke free of his role as 'A Fei', Ren Yifei shook his head as he updated his code name: Black Rabbit.

The guide elf silently changed the subject: "Ahem, dear player, aren't you going to buy a place to live in first? I wonder what style of architecture you prefer?"

"Average standard house, cement houses are fine too," Ren Yifei replied casually.

"Ah?"

"If you don't know which one to choose, I can do it for you."

"If you have nothing to do, please be quiet," Ren Yifei clicked on the store, "I have systemic PTSD."

The guide elf:...

Under the silent gaze of the guide elf, Ren Yifei bought a very modest concrete house with only the most basic functions of a poor person's house.

At the same time, there was a lively banquet in the distant Dong Xing City.

Dong Feng's new girlfriend's birthday party was a lavish affair with a house full of guests.

Not everyone came to celebrate the pretty girl's birthday; many of them had never even met her, let alone know her name. They came only because of Dong Feng, the head of 'Dongfeng'.

Dongfeng is also considered a famous organisation in the Dong Xing district, and is already a force that ordinary casual players can't afford to mess with.

Such a banquet is, to put it bluntly, to flaunt and a deterrent.

"It can't be him, right?" In the corner of the banquet, Mu Zhi carried a large plate of food and looked at the refreshed Rising Star Potential list.

"Impossible, how could he be a newcomer?"

Not just her, even the organisations throughout the seven main cities in the Cape of Desolation had almost immediately noticed the name change in the refreshed Rising Star Potential list.

Among the three hundred names above, a small portion had joined the Star List, thus it's also known as the small Star List; every new name was the object of everyone's attention.

The Rising Star Potential list only included the newcomers' first achievement and the name of the players who died would disappear.

It had not moved for more than three months, this person who ranked 157, the newcomer codenamed 'Black Rabbit'- their strength should not be underestimated.

"Invite them first, if they couldn't be invited, then...dispose of them cleanly," several organisations gave similar orders. If they couldn't recruit the person for themselves, that person would eventually be the rising star under another person's house.

Let them be a rising star in an opponent's house? It's better to eliminate them early on.

At the banquet, Mu Zhi carefully recalled the event and felt that it was impossible, if that person was a newcomer, she would stream herself eating sh*t.

In order to play the game, you have to know the rules. How could there be such a monstrous newcomer?

Then again, considering that level of clearance and the fact that the boss had automatically sacrificed itself, it would've been impossible that they weren't within the top 100.

Although her main job was to collect, organise, summarise and analyse information, she would also participate in games once a month to keep her touch; she was by no means an ignorant novice player.

As a result, she was simply played by that guy.

"Don't mention it," Mu Zhi tilted her head and took a sip of wine, "I used up my novice instance voucher, and as the result, I not only encountered a boss who knew to play tricks, but also ran into a guy who doesn't play by the rules. Damn, Happy Funeral!

"Happy Funeral? Isn't that the difficult novice game no one has cleared in a long time?" The little friend looked up in surprise.

"It's broken, I saw it with my own eyes, otherwise how can I still recall the details of the game? If the game wasn't broken, the players would've come out with only vague memories. However, this one….it's unforgettable for a lifetime."

"How so?"

Mu Zhi put down the wine glass, she once again recalled the scene that could make anyone shudder, "Have you seen someone who could pretend to be an NPC perfectly? Have you seen a boss sacrifice themselves and chase a player to give them a card and points?"

Smiling weakly, Mu Zhi continued, "I've seen it."

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