Dong Xing City - 3
The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh33 - Dong Xing City (3)
The guide elf was quiet the entire way back; it did not even say a word.
That was too frightening! dPGWCU
Isn't its host a bright and beautiful, yet melancholic scholarly youth? Isn't its host a perfectionist who is engaged in literary and artistic creations?
It trembled as it look out the host's mood graph— there was a fluctuation of 0.05, approximately zero fluctuation.
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Rubbish!
This thing must be broken. The host is crazy! GaMwbh
"One shot only amounts to one thousand, not tens of thousand," Ren Yifei frowned and bought a bottle of maintenance oil for the gun. He picked it up and pointed the gun towards the wall, Bang! Bang! Bang! A heart formed.
A heart that smelled of gunpowder.
"A bullet is 0.01 silver!" The guide elf was heartbroken. It looked at him as if he was a prodigal son who had sold off his grandfather's land. However, it did not dare argue with Ren Yifei as smoke was still coming out of the heart in the wall.
"It's my money," Ren Yifei reminded the white screen.
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The guide elf immediately went silent, it wanted to kneel down and beg him not to joke around since this mere joke was like the arrival of a great calamity.
Ren Yifei fired all the bullets before buying another box and repeated his actions. He only stopped when the walls were riddled with holes and the ground was full of bullet casings, leaving the house uninhabitable.
"Is it due to the fact that the players are immortal?" He stroked the hot gun barrel.
When a bullet is fired, it doesn't seem to make a big difference whether it hits a person or a wall. DVYwRO
He guessed that this was because he already knew about the premise of 'immortality' and was not that fearful or resistant when it came to killing his own kind.
"Was the context of immortality really there to protect the players?"
Was it really not leading players to unleash the evil in their hearts?
They couldn't die anyway so their bottom line could be lowered a bit. ySqmZ4
He looked out the window, to a place where there were charismatic monsters who wish to devour humans, "What kind of monster will a player who has lost his reverence for the lives of his own kind become?"
"Cape of Desolation..." he sneered as he looked at the wall. Dropping the gun in his hand, he twisted his shoulders and took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands.
The house was a complete mess, but since Ren Yifei was the only one living in it, he left it as it is. He went out and set up a tent in the yard, next to the small table, and prepared to watch the previous works by 'Dian Jin Hou Qi' studio.
The guide elf felt that the host's danger level has decreased and came closer, "Does the player have any songs you would like to listen to? I can find it for you." HkBsIW
Ren Yifei glanced at the white screen doubtfully, "What's wrong with you?"
Nothing's wrong with me, I'm just afraid that there's something wrong with you.
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The guide elf was puzzled by the '0.02 mood fluctuation': it must be broken. It asked its host again, "Would you prefer some other kind of entertainment?"
"No need," Ren Yifei refused immediately. He then remembered the registration for the hundred-men instance, "I meet the requirements for the hundred-men welfare instance, help me sign up." q0B6DO
It would be best if he can choose a high-end game, but if he couldn't, he can just go to the mid-end games and see if there are more challenging roles.
He desperately needed a calm and mundane role to help him quell his irritation. It would be better if the character is warmhearted, surrounded by beauty and is a passionate person.
Just like the first instance's A Fei.
Song Bozhi was also good, and the second instance would've been perfect if not for the Puppeteer. im1F5n
A player, who had only completed two low-end games, wanted to participate in a welfare instance?
In the past, the guide elf would've painstakingly advised its hosts not to kill themselves, to stay in the low-end games and get used to it before slowly advancing to mid-end games.
But now, the guide elf didn't make any comments and efficiently registered its host.
Ren Yifei looked at the confirmation notice which stated that the registration had been successful and was now undergoing screening. He nodded in satisfaction, "I'll be watching some videos for a while, don't disturb me if it's not important."
After spending more than a dozen shells, Ren Yifei watched all the videos produced by 'Dian Jin Hou Qi'.
They were basically all from low-end instances, and 'Dian Jin Hou Qi' current dilemma could be seen from their limited variation of works. At least, mid-end and high-end players wouldn't think to look for them.
It was actually boring since most of them are violent puzzle games but the editing made it quite interesting.
However... b2zh4S
This studio has a tendency that makes people feel a little uncomfortable. It seemed like they are fond of forming CPs.
It was not like they were deliberately forming CP, but the editing gave the sense that there was a CP. Could it be that the editor is a big hand in the CP circle?
Apart from this, he recognised 'Dian Jin Hou Qi' studio's ability.
It may be worse than the team behind Thousand Faces, but it could be regarded as having a movie-like configuration. sT2x9g
"Wait two days. If there are no mishaps, I'll get them to help edit," Ren Yifei took a bite of a doughnut. The thin layer of chocolate cracked and melted in his mouth, while the fried doughnut base was sweet and crispy.
"This store's food is better than what the system produces."
Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.
After the night passed, the sun rose over the grass-covered wasteland. Ren Yifei was sitting on a rock, looking directly in the direction of the rising sun and refusing to close his eyes despite the stinging feeling.
"It's beautiful here. There's no foul stench of other humans." IkjhPd
The broken concrete house was abandoned and an identical concrete house was built on top of it.
The guide elf was speechless at the host's pit-like aesthetic.
When the sunlight enveloped his whole body, Ren Yifei opened the white screen and clicked to open the brass treasure chest.
He had a little better luck than last time since the chest produced two items; however, the guide elf said that getting three items was the norm. KmI7FY
A scroll and a set of bandages.
"It's a skill scroll, you can obtain it once it's opened. Skills can only be used in games with rules that allow it."
The guide elf explained to its host, "Similar to spells, they can only be used in worlds that allow mystical powers to exist. Some standard skills do not have such restrictions, but they are basically useless."
"As for this set of six— they are healing bandages, a game prop. Judging by their type, they are small bandages that can accelerate the rate of healing. Useful but not really valuable." HBmdel
In the end, it asked Ren Yifei, "Does the player want to unseal the skill scroll? This thing requires a lot of luck. If you don't need it then you can also sell it, the purchasing price is pretty decent."
Ren Yifei directly opened the scroll. Black characters appeared on the white scroll and floated up before turning into smoke that is then absorbed into his skin.
At the same time, a new page appeared on the white screen. It was a skill page containing a single skill.
Skill: Resume GpxVT4
Skill activation: Specify a player and get their character's resume (there may be errors when there are confusing elements).
Restrictions: Standard skill, limited to one use per game.
Evaluation: D (It's better than nothing, at least it is a skill, pinch your nose and make do with it.)
Ren Yifei looked at the evaluation for a long time. c1tnB7
"Can I use it on my character?" he asked the guide elf.
It looked up, "Yes."
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"Okay," Ren Yifei stretched out his hand and wrote an S on the evaluation column, "Now it's an S-level skill."
Eat, sleep, get up early to breathe in the morning air and another day passes. Yp6TFH
Ren Yifei went to the other party's real studio just outside of Dong Xing City in a small artificial town.
It was not as organised and beautiful as Dong Xing City. The whole town was in a messy and disorderly state. However, the people in the small town still kept the 'human' custom of wearing warm clothes during autumn and not strange outfits.
"They still participate in games on weekdays. Dubbing and soundtracking is just a part-time job," boss A Jin explained to him, "There are times when they would be talking in the morning but then disappear in the afternoon."
"This whole town is involved?" Ren Yifei looked at boss A Jin as he greeted them one by one. WfMmkd
"Not all, but... everyone just wants to live a peaceful life."
They went to one of the largest buildings in town, and as boss A Jin opened the door, she shouted, "Time for business!"
Inside, the lights came on all at once, presenting a long corridor with rooms on both sides. From the entrance to the end of the corridor, the rows of doors opened and a dozen heads peeked out to stare at Ren Yifei.
Boss A Jin walked in first, "Let's look at the video first, preferably one with multiple perspectives." riNR49
"Sure," Ren Yifei followed.
The system provided three perspectives, but yesterday, he cut out the clips that might reveal some of his secrets as well as the clips of him exchanging names with the other player.
The person in charge of editing was a middle-aged man with an assistant, he stood up and shook hands with Ren Yifei with a dry expression. He seemed to have social anxiety.
Boss A Jin was familiar with his personality and directly said, "Look at the original film first." KOQiY7
Ren Yifei asked the guide elf to send the three videos, namely the front view, back view and the distant view.
The three screens started to play the video multiple times while fast-forwarding some parts.
In the beginning, when it was discovered that the protagonist in the video was given the identity of a 'blind' person, everyone thought that it was probably a plot that relied on intelligence and a bit of luck. It was no less difficult to have an able-bodied person disguised as a disabled person than it is to have a disabled person disguised as an able-bodied person.
However, the subsequent development was... VALedT
"Oh!" Boss A Jin's eyes widened as she stared at the protagonist walking out of the door. The plot ushered in a small climax when the figure tumbled down the staircase.
The editor paused the video, rewound it and slowed it down. He carefully observed the subtle expressions on the protagonist's face: from the initial relaxed appearance to the slight doubtful look shown after he stepped on the marble, and then the blank expression when his body tipped over which finally morphed into panic.
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He went back and watched it three times before he finally looked to his side at Ren Yifei who silently stared back.
"I can see," Ren Yifei said. tNYTB8
The dark viewing environment hid the editor's embarrassed flushed face, "E-excuse me."
As for boss A Jin and the assistant, they froze there with numb expressions: if this is the acting level of a player who had a perfect clearance, then they really don't deserve a Ghost Card.
The video continued to play, after the princess-carry, after the breakfast, after his sister came to the house and went out for dinner, after receiving the work call, a small climax came— the boss made an entrance.
The protagonist opens his eyes and the boss was right in front of him. AnKJoU
Boss A Jin squeezed her thigh in order to restrain her scream. She thought to herself, it's over, the disguise was so perfect before and now it's going to be ruined.
Who knew that the protagonist would act as if he had just woken up in the middle of the night and opened his eyes slightly before closing them again. He then rubbed his pillow and continue to sleep. He slept soundly; his even and rhythmic breathing also made other people feel drowsy. After that, the boss checked, again and again, all to no avail.
Boss A Jin patted her chest: that was really lucky. Did he really fall asleep at that time?
The next second, the sound of the door slamming shut came and the protagonist opened his eyes; they were sharp with no trace of drowsiness. 3yDVN9
The editor cautiously and secretly looked in the direction of the client...?!
Ren Yifei smiled at him, "I can really see."
The frightened editor immediately retracted his head, "Sorry, excuse me."
After that, the plot can only be said to be high-energy throughout with no boring parts in between. lANmVy
The three people in the editing room, excluding Ren Yifei, didn't say a word as they silently watched the protagonist dub, provoke the boss, hack into a computer, assess the players, analyse and finally confront the boss.
They all thought that they had become numb.
However, when they saw the little white rabbit tear off his skin and become twisted, forcing the poor boss to collapse, the trio received a great shock; even their souls trembled.
In the past, they had only seen the 'ghost' playing with humans, never have they seen a human playing with the 'ghost'. ipY4Sc
My client is so powerful.
Boss A Jin held her jaw to keep it from falling.
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The video finally ended. It stopped at the point where the protagonist said "you're late" to the player who was a second too slow.
"The plot after that involves privacy so it's not convenient to include it," Ren Yifei explained it to them. tj2Gce
These three people were still immersed in the joy of hanging and beating the boss, it took them a long time to snap out of their daze.
"Please let me edit it, no cost!" The editor, who finally reacted, rushed over and grabbed Ren Yifei's hand; his eyes were bloodshot due to excitement.
"Ahem, it's impossible to not charge any money," boss A Jin, who was stimulated by the offer to do the work for free, returned to her senses and emphasised before adding, "But you can get a discount."
If such excellent work was produced, then their studio will be hanging up a golden sign in the future. xaLdst
"No need for a discount. However, it must be edited well."
"Please rest assured, we will do it carefully!" The editor hated that he couldn't issue a military order.
When Ren Yifei and boss A Jin walked out of the editing room, Boss A Jin called out to a young curly-haired boy, "Come over and register."
She then looked at Ren Yifei, "I didn't look clearly just now and skipped some parts, I'll go back and take a closer look." qyQ3vK
Ren Yifei looked at the time, nodded and said, "I'll give you ten days, I'll come over then to see the effect after editing."
Boss A Jin wrote down the time and left the registration to the specialised person in charge.
The little curly-haired youth looked up with his pen and asked, "What is the name of this instance?"
"Neighbourhood." fMGozR
His pen fell to the ground, "Neighbourhood?! I-is..." his curly hair trembled with excitement.
"Yes, it's the one you're thinking of," Ren Yifei added.