Neighbourhood (15)
The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh30 - Neighbourhood (15)
T/N: Thank you Halbstunde for the ko-fi! ^^
After accepting the card, Ren Yifei stood up and walked towards the door. hleWPK
He brushed past Saman's sleeve as he took a few steps forwards.
"I've seen many people disguised as NPCs," Saman turned to look at Ren Yifei.
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Ren Yifei stopped.
"Only a few people can walk back and forth in front of me without showing any flaws. The representative of this genre is the 'Thousand Faces' Nian Tianxi. If he disguises as a person then he becomes that person, if he disguises as a ghost then he'll become a ghost." zOfu8Y
"However," Saman continued, "Nian Tianxi has this ability because there is a whole team behind him, testing and preparing him for every instance. If you fight alone, you can only wander around the outer layer of the Star List."
"I can help you."
Ren Yifei turned his head sideways, the light outside the door drew a golden line on his profile and turned those deep brown eyes into a glazed amber.
"Persuasion won't work on me," he said, "Furthermore if you lack experience, don't admit it." It's basically asking to be looked down on.
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Having said that, Ren Yifei turned his head and walked out. The two blocking the door immediately made way for him.
Saman, who was accused of being inexperienced, was not displeased. That man was arrogant, but he had the means to be arrogant.
Nian Tianxi has been the leader in the disguise genre for a long time and has even challenged the top ten this year. However, he has a rival now.
Without anyone's assistance, this person was able to act out an entire play all by himself; this was strength and also luck. This person, who calls himself A Fei, has the potential to enter the Star List. dnwkDR
Saman assumed that he had extensive contact with blind people before to have been able to pull off that applaudable scene on the first day. Had it not been for that instance, he would not have never suspected that the other party was a player.
However, this person will come into contact with a variety of characters in the future, even some that are not human. How will he deal with them?
"A Fei," as he whispered the name, those soft and bright eyes appeared in his mind, "We will meet sooner or later."
In the Cape of Desolation, another space fish in the sky turned into a thousand rays of light. Although this scenery was seen daily, the passersby below still shook their heads and sighed, "The strong are getting stronger while we could only struggle to survive." z1wfkY
To still be able to struggle was already a blessing, the majority of newcomers simply can not last three games.
"Dear player, are you in a bad mood?" The guide elf asked carefully.
Its host had been expressionless ever since he came out of the game. It's hard to describe, like a slightly tired and bored expression after satisfying his desire, just one look makes people feel flustered.
Did something bad happen in the game? That's not possible, didn't he come back with a Grand Slam this time? mFXSDR
"You don't understand," don't understand the pain of a salted fish being forced to open business. It's just like being dragged to variety shows and promotions after a year of filming, it's painful.
Ren Yifei sat on a white plastic chair, holding a steaming glass of warm water in his hand as he faced the wilderness and the spring...the autumn's clear and refreshing weather.
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"How much is the reward this time?"
The guide elf became spirited again, "You have done exceptionally well this time, so once again, you have received the highest reward, the data is as follows." 2NK4pY
"10 points, 1000 white shells, 2 silver shells, 1 gold shell, and 1 brass treasure chest.
"One prop: SR-ranked Ghost Card of the Puppeteer, Zheng Hui.
"Puppeteer Zheng Hui's favorability rating is 70%."
Oh? There is still a 70% favorability rating? He thought that it was 60% at most, is the Puppeteer an M?
"How much do I have when combined with what was leftover from last time?" Ren Yifei asked again.
"You still have 2928 white shells, 6 silver shells, 3 gold shells, a brass treasure chest and four props," the guide elf said while pulling out the items.
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'. hcabmk
Granny Chun Zhi: R-rank Ghost Card, obtained from Happy Funeral, 100% favourability.
Puppeteer Zheng Hui: SR-rank Ghost Card, obtained from Neighbourhood, 70% favourability.
Ren Yifei looked at the figure of less than three thousand for a long time, the income from the low-end instance is too low, and a few days of hard work was only enough to cover the basic living expenses. It seemed like a lucrative side hustle.
"Apart from forming gangs, opening a store, entering the service industry and skilled trades..." he stretched out his fingers and listed the conventional options one by one, "What other options do I have to earn white shells?" CJ 1Yq
Guide elf: ...You've already named everything, what other industries are left?
With a serious and responsible attitude, the guide elf finally found a part-time job, one that could enable its host to earn money while lying down without any extra effort.
"You can edit your clearance record into a video, post it on the official video website and then set it to pay for viewing, pay for commenting, pay for tips and so on."
Video website? Ren Yifei immediately remembered the infinite amount of various videos, disdain was shown on his face. u CZG5
"There is a special section for instance clearance videos," the guide elf immediately said, "Because the ones who can post it are the ones who identified and conquered the 'ghost', so the traffic is very good. Everyone also hopes to learn some clearance tips from these videos. Neighbourhood was the most difficult instance in the low-end category and it comes with its own traffic so you may want to consider it."
Ren Yifei was stunned for a moment: "Edit it yourself?"
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Editing is an art, no one was more aware of the importance of editing better than those in the entertainment industry. Many celebrities' personalities are edited and cut out, and of course, many black-mail materials.
"There's a lot of room for manoeuvring…" Sr5xhc
He decided to open the video site to see the results of other people's editing.
As the only official video network for the entire community, the traffic here is really high with the top of the page showing that there are over 300,000 people online.
The clearance video section is divided into three parts: medium, high and low instances. Players can enter according to their own needs.
There are two types of videos: paid and free. The free section is used by players to gain popularity and there is not much high-quality content in it. Lmf9hD
The paid videos are a mix of good and bad, everyone can look at the comments section to judge for themselves whether to buy, pay once and watch it or choose to download it permanently.
"If the player who posted the video dies, will these videos continue to be charged?"
"In this case, the player's account will simply disappear together with all their videos, except for the ones that have been downloaded," the guide elf said.
Because there are so many videos uploaded, the paid channels are particularly good, they either have their own characteristics with no alternatives, or they are extremely exciting high-end videos. Qhgj1H
Ren Yifei saw a video with 'Thousand Faces' as their uploader ID. What he uploaded were basically videos of high-end games clearances and there were about a dozen of them.
He remembered the word of the dessert player.
"...I'm just looking around."
He clicked on a paid video. It was three hours and eight minutes in length and cost three shells for one viewing and ten times the price to download. nkFCdi
This video had nearly 700,000 viewers, over 10,000 downloads, over 30,000 comments and hundred of thousands of tips.
Ren Yifei glanced at the title: "The Textbook-level Disguise Techniques for El Dorado".
All works under this ID name are named in this style.
In line with the stingy mentality of his peers, Ren Yifei paid the money and started watching the video. pjdDV1
An hour passed.
Two hours passed.
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Three hours passed.
Before he knew it, he had watched all of it. pkshdC
Ren Yifei's expression was solemn, that person was right, this was not one person but a team. If nothing else, the video was at least edited by a professional that could cooperate with national directors in real life.
Even those responsible for the dubbing and soundtrack are not simple people.
This video is like an exciting movie. It does not follow a timeline but follows the three elements of a movie script: a driving force, the problem and the solution.
The driving force is the player's participation in the instance, the problem is to find the 'ghost' and the solution is identifying and conquering the 'ghost'. LPEhrN
It's easy to say but difficult to make it look so good.
After that, Ren Yifei watched another video from 'Thousand Faces' and became more and more sure of his suspicion.
'Thousand Faces' not only has people specialised in editing, dubbing and soundtracking behind him but also subordinates who collect information and assist in his interpretation.
The assistants were there mainly to make up for the errors and omissions caused by the lack of information. aCdMTh
Not only were the errors and omissions cut from the final video, but the presence of the assistants was also negligible, thus, what was presented to the audience at the end was a very 'cool' performance.
It does not use any of the original background sounds, all of them were added during post-production, thus, there would be no noise and it makes the main subject more distinguishable which further deepens the 'movie feel' presented by the video.
Anyways, after watching it, it was hard to say whether or not he had learned anything, but it is really cool.
There is a kind of joy social animals get when standing up against a boss. dSn1 B
The protagonist is clever, through the clues, he could very quickly adapt to his role and perfectly integrate into the group of NPCs. Then finally, everyone's favourite trope— getting off the horse and challenging the boss.
Ren Yifei rested his chin in his hand and looked at the wilderness in silence for a long time, the guide elf opened the 'The Host Is Not A Trivial Matter' manual again to see how to comfort the host's heart.
At that moment, he moved.
"I'm good at acting, good at dubbing and soundtracking, but I'm not good at editing, only an amateur." y6j7Ci
Guide elf: ...Aren't your words a little shameless?
Ren Yifei, who was telling the truth, lowered his head and opened the forum, he began to check whether there were users who are professional editors, "Professional things should be left to professional people."
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As the saying goes, if there is demand then there is a market, there are indeed a lot of part-time editing studios. After excluding those that are far away and those with bad reviews, he finally chose the most expensive one.
It's expensive because it's all-inclusive, with dubbing, sound editing and subtitles. hBZisR
Picking up the white screen for a closer look, the address column was a certain number in a certain block in Dong Xing City.
"How do you get to Dong Xing City?" He asked.
The guide eld looked up at the somewhat dim sky, "It's late today, wouldn't you consider going tomorrow?"
Ren Yifei looked up at the sky, the sun has not yet entered the western mountains and the sky was still yellow, "Isn't it still early? Does it take a long time to go to Dong Xing City?" l9raHi
"That's not true, I can call a system shuttle for you, but then you might come back very late."
"It doesn't matter," Ren Yifei stood up, ready to change his clothes, "Late is just late. I'll go there often in the future and I'll definitely keep an eye on the editing process until the final finished film is released."
"Even if you don't enter the Star List, you are still on the Potential Star List," in the distant Tian Kong Island, a glamorous woman was fixing her hair in front of the mirror.
The name Tian Kong Island is catchy, but in fact, it was more like a cluster of various strange buildings floating in the air, grotesque, punk, surreal... it was the gathering place for freaks, the most problematic players throughout the Cape of Desolation. 07AXZ6
The time difference of Tian Kong Island is also different from elsewhere, night lasted half a month there and morning lasted the other half.
"No sister, that guy really has potential, surely I'm not the only one who thinks so, there was a guy who extended an invitation on the spot, but unfortunately his tone was too arrogant and was rejected."
A round-faced girl with short curly hair chased after the glamorous woman, handing over a brush and tissues, "You would never let him go if you met him. At a glance, he is a player who ... is destined to make a name for himself."
The cold and beautiful woman patted her face, "Oh? Love at first sight, can't get him out of your mind? If I didn't know any better, I would've thought that it was your new little lover." L10kJG
"What little lover?" The curly-haired girl was as obedient as a cat, her voice was sweet and tender, "If I can pull this person in, I can eat vegetarian food for three months."
"Hehehe," the glamorous woman couldn't help but laugh, her nail-painted fingers nudging her forehead, "I don't believe you greedy cats aren't greedy."
She stood up and looked at the bubble house floating in the air outside the door, "Recently, there is a hundred-person welfare instance, if you can get the top spot in it, I put down the money to invite your little lover to come."
The curly-haired girl wondered, "This instance is very special?" aGQB3w
"It may drop an A-level passive skill," she looked over, "You tell me whether or not it's special."
The curly-haired girl gasped.
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T/N: That's it for the second arc, there are still four more chapters before the next game. See you then!
ps: sorry for the rough read, I haven't read/edit this chapter that thoroughly yet…
Here's a little fanart of A Fei as Song Bozhi: GHsZ6J