Curiosity killed the cat
Isn't it a pleasure to have friends come from afar?
When Mu Weizhou woke up, it was already past ten in the morning. The sky was gloomy, much lower than usual, and he could not feel any sunlight. He was the only one left in the dormitory. Presumably, the " boss " had already gone to find his " supervisor." "You didn't even say hello." Mu Weizhou mumbled as he got up. Just as he finished cleaning up, his phone rang. Mu Weizhou saw that it was an unknown number. It was probably Shadow Hu, so he picked up the call.
"Hello, is this Mr. Mu?" A man asked politely.
"Hello, I am. Who is it?" Mu Weizhou was still not used to being addressed as Mister.
"Ah, Mr. Mu, we're from an insurance company. Are you considering buying insurance recently?”The other party said.
"Oh, no need. Thank you." Mu Weizhou hung up. Just as he was about to put down his phone, the phone rang again. Mu Weizhou looked at it and saw that it was still the same number. He wondered why it was calling again, so he picked it up again and said,"I'm a student and haven't considered buying insurance yet. It's a waste of time for you to ask me to sell it.”He heard the other party say,"Mr. Mu, in fact, everyone needs insurance…" Mu Weizhou suddenly felt a sense of coercion and said firmly,""I don't need it. I'm sorry! I'm waiting for a call. Please don't call me again.”He hung up the phone again.
Mu Weizhou threw his phone on the bed, thinking that this insurance seller was really persistent and diligent. He would succeed sooner or later. Before he could think further, his phone rang again. Mu Weizhou saw that it was still the same number, so he muted it and ignored it. He didn't expect the other party to persistently dial non-stop. Mu Weizhou was truly convinced. He thought to himself,'What's the point of you being together with a poor student like me?' She couldn't help but say," I don't need insurance because I don't have money. You can't earn money from me. Please don't call me again. Thank you."”He was about to hang up. "Mr. Mu, insurance is still very important." There was nothing wrong with a person giving himself more protection.”
When Mu Weizhou heard this, he had an idea and said with a smile,"Shadow Hu, your insurance is not professional!”
The other party seemed to be a little surprised when he heard this. After a moment of silence, he said,"Mr. Mu, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand."
"'Shadow Hu' ah,'Mu Zi' was the name Shanz gave me when I was forming the team. Not many people know about it. We also made an appointment to meet today, so you've already been exposed. Haha! Why? Have you arrived?" Mu Weizhou said happily.
There was another silence on the phone, followed by a few dry laughs, like a child who deliberately covered up his failure after his prank was exposed. I have good taste."
Although he had been playing games with "Shadow Hu" for nearly half a year, Mu Weizhou really didn't know how old this "old man" could be. Just from his careless joke about the phone number before they met, he was probably only a few years older than him, so he continued,"Hehe, where are you, old man? I'll go pick you up."
"Haha, I'm already at the entrance of your school. Hurry up and come out.”Shadow Hu said.
"Wait, I'll be there soon." Mu Weizhou hung up the phone and walked out of the dormitory to the school gate.
Hangzhou in January still made people feel comfortable. Although there was a rare snowfall a few days ago, it didn't bring a chill to the city by the Qiantang River. Compared to Chifeng, winter seemed to favor this city that people called " paradise on earth ". It was just to express a little bit of coldness.
Although the sky was a little cloudy, Mu Weizhou was still happy that a friend had come to visit him. Thinking about how he could have a drink or two with Shadow Hu later and discuss the game, the weather was just right. Thus, she unconsciously quickened her pace and soon reached the school gate.
There was no one else at the school gate except for the gatekeeper and an old man who was not too tall.
"Is that guy joking with me again?”Mu Weizhou thought. Just as he was looking around and about to make a call, the old man greeted him,"Mu Zi, don't look anymore,'Shadow Hu' is here.”
Although the old man's words were short and his voice was not loud, Mu Weizhou almost fainted when he heard it. No matter what he had thought before, he had never expected that the person in front of him was "Shadow Hu", an old man who was probably a few years older than his father. Mu Weizhou carefully sized up this " Shadow Hu ". He had a child-like smile on his slightly chubby face. His bright little eyes were squinted, and some white messy hair fell out of the octagonal painter's hat on his head. He was wearing a red down jacket and a small green scarf around his neck. He was holding a small blue paper box in his hand. Although he looked a little comical, he was clean and energetic. The most special thing was the long white beard on his chin, which left a deep impression.
Mu Weizhou looked at him, speechless for a long time.
"Hehe, you're surprised, aren't you, Little Mu?”The old man rolled his eyes and said happily," I'm 'Shadow Hu.''Shadow Hu' is me. I just want to see your surprised expressions when you see me. Haha, it's so fun!”
" You, you…you…" Mu Weizhou stammered, not knowing what to do.
"What about me? Should we find a place to sit down? I came all the way here to look for you.”Shadow Hu said.
"Old, old man, you, you are really 'Shadow Hu'?”Mu Weizhou asked. At this moment, Mu Weizhou really hoped that this "Shadow Hu" would say that he was actually here on behalf of his son or grandson.
"Hehe, that's right. Half a year ago, we formed the 'Big Bearded Pig' team. Yesterday, we played a new game together. Although you're new, you're a good commander. You're 17 years old this year. You started school two years earlier than the average person. You like to read, know Taekwondo, and have an older brother.”The old man saw that Mu Weizhou was still in a daze. He said proudly with his goatee. Then, he looked into the school gate and asked kindly,"Where's our 'boss'? I heard that Shanz had returned home, why didn't Boss come to pick me up?”
Hearing this, Mu Weizhou knew that this person was indeed "Shadow Hu". If he really was the Shadow Hu, would he…
Seeing Mu Weizhou's uncertain expression,"Shadow Hu" said cheerfully,"Mu Zi, don't think about it. Master Hu is a normal person. There's no rule that forbids people my age from playing games, forming teams, and meeting teammates, right? Didn't you say that people often treat prejudice as a rule to follow? Haha!"
Mu Weizhou didn't think too much about it after hearing what Shadow Hu said. In fact, according to his contact with " Shadow Hu " for the past six months, other than making people feel that he was a little mysterious and liked to joke, everything was normal. At this moment, Mu Weizhou really hoped that his "boss" would come back as soon as possible.
"Mu Zi, should we find a computer and hurry up? I have business with you!”" Shadow Hu " said as he looked at Mu Weizhou with a serious expression.
"Ah, then, then where are we going?‘Boss had something to do at the last minute and would probably be back at noon at the earliest. What was it? Old, old man?" Mu Weizhou said.
"That's good!" Shadow Hu grinned with his white goatee and waved the blue paper box in his hand. He said mysteriously,""I brought you a new game! It'll definitely be fun!"
Hearing this, Mu Weizhou became interested. Who cares if he was an old man or a young man? He could just treat it as a " meeting friends ". He expected that this " Shadow Hu " wouldn't be able to do anything to him. Thinking of this, he immediately entered the " team " state and led " Shadow Hu " to the dormitory. Because they had been comrades for half a year, and Mu Weizhou was still a teenager, the awkwardness of their first meeting was gone before they even reached the dormitory. When he walked into the dormitory, Mu Weizhou felt that this " comrade " had a child-like temperament. That long white beard that was sticking up was funny no matter how he looked at it. Even so, when they were in the dormitory, Mu Weizhou still left the door open.
"Shadow Hu" looked around Mu Weizhou's dormitory and said,""The accommodation conditions in your school are not bad. Are there four people in a room?”
"Yeah, isn't it the same nowadays?" Mu Weizhou said," Old man, how do we do the game you mentioned?”
"Don't, don't call me old man. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Hu Zhen. The Snow Mountain Flying Fox's Hu Yidao's Hu was real. What about you?" Hu Zhen shook his head and said with a smile.
Mu Weizhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he listened to his long-winded introduction."My name is Mu Weizhou. The solemn Mu, the three-dimensional dimension, and the surrounding Zhou.”
"'Wei Shen and Fu, Wei Zhou Zhihan', then is your brother called Mu Weishen?”Hu Zhen shook his head and looked at Mu Weizhou with a mischievous and smug expression, as if he was waiting for his admiration.
Actually, Mu Weizhou's brother was called Mu Weimin. He heard from his grandfather that both of their names were based on the Book of Songs. The elder brother's name was taken from the poem " A country is thousands of miles away, and the people live there." He hoped that his elder brother could live well wherever he went. His name was taken from the phrase " Lower Martial State is the Zhou Dynasty, and there are wise kings in the world " in " Lower Martial State ". He hoped that he could inherit the tradition and make a difference. Hence, his elder brother's name was Xuan 'er, and his own name was Wu' er.
Mu Weizhou sat in front of the computer and smiled at Hu Zhen. He did not explain and praised,"Shadow Hu is really knowledgeable. Hey, what's in that blue paper box of yours? Is it the game you mentioned? Let's hurry up and pretend? I'm done so that I can feel it. I searched online for a long time yesterday but couldn't find it.”
When Hu Zhen heard this, he shook the blue paper box and said proudly,""That's for sure. This game was developed by our team. Not many people have come into contact with the first version, let alone this upgraded version. You're right, let's install it immediately. While we install it, I'll explain to you what kind of game it is and how to play it!”As he spoke, he opened the paper box and handed a USB flash drive to Mu Weizhou, then told him how to install it. While reading the data, he took out two glasses-like devices from the paper box and showed them to Mu Weizhou. He said,"This is a simulation game. There was no need for a mouse to play this game. This device could interact with the data stored on the computer. After wearing this pair of glasses, one could play the game in virtual reality mode. This was the most advanced VR technology.”
Mu Weizhou never thought that he would be able to come into contact with the most cutting-edge virtual reality game. Looking at the progress bar of the data transfer on the computer, he became more and more excited. "What is the content of this game simulation? Is it very different from what we played yesterday?”Mu Weizhou asked.
Hu Zhen stood behind Mu Weizhou and rolled his eyes before answering,""Yes, he's simulating a person's life in all aspects. He can freely choose the time span.”
Mu Weizhou didn't quite understand. He knew that Hu Zhen's words were confusing, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He just needed to try it out later and he would know what was going on.
" In this game, you first have to set a time limit for the game, and then you can do whatever you want. The problems you encounter in the game are no different from those in real life. You need to solve the problems you encounter according to your own understanding and ability, and think of a way to achieve your desired goal.”Hu Zhen narrowed his eyes and continued to explain," Of course, you may succeed or fail. In short, it was no different from our real life. It was just a different scene.”
"Do you mean that I can set my ultimate goal in the game to be the emperor?”Mu Weizhou asked happily.
"Uh…totally! However, the difficulty was extremely high! The initial condition for us to play the game is the current situation of each player.”Hu Zhen replied.
"It doesn't sound any different from our current living conditions. What kind of game was that? How are we going to play then?" Mu Weizhou asked doubtfully.
"Hehe, it's an all-round simulation. The difference was that a year in the game was equivalent to a day in reality.”Hu Zhen said proudly.
Looking at the 99% of the data on the computer, Mu Weizhou asked,""What does that mean?"
"En, like, like…right, like you said-a day in the sky is a year on earth.”
As he spoke, the computer prompted that the data transfer was successful. Mu Weizhou looked back at Hu Zhen and said with anticipation,"Shadow Hu, I've already transferred it. I'm a little confused. Why don't we experience it right away?”
"Of course. But do you understand what I just told you? You have to know that you can't save and quit this game halfway.”Hu Zhen's eyes flashed with craftiness as he said with a smile.
"Is this Wuhui's meaning? This setting is challenging, and I like it very much.”Mu Weizhou said with excitement in his eyes. In the game, he didn't think too much about it. Otherwise, he might have noticed the hidden meaning behind Hu Zhen's words.
"You said it." Hu Zhen smiled and continued," I opened a file yesterday. I estimate that it will take two more days to complete the mission. How about it? Why don't we use it for teaching and training? Don't you have two days?"
"Two days? Why would a teaching and training session take two days? Do you want to spend two days playing with me?”Although Mu Weizhou said that he was not going home, the end of the year was approaching. As more and more students left school, he still checked his ticket home when he got up today. He actually got a berth ticket to Beijing the day after tomorrow, which was Friday. Even if a training session took two days, there was still plenty of time. However, he had never encountered a game that required two days of training.
"Of course. We can set up a two-person mode and let two people pass…enter. When the time comes, you can just follow me. Although it was said to be two days, it was actually two years. How about it, do you want to challenge me?”Hu Zhen looked at Mu Weizhou expectantly.
"Of course, the recommendation of 'Shadow Hu' will definitely be of the best quality! How do we start?" Mu Weizhou replied without thinking.
"Very simple!" Hu Zhen handed a glasses-like device to Mu Weizhou." One of them is for you. This device is unique. Once you put it on, it will automatically collect your information and input it into the computer's data system. Then we can start our game journey.”
Mu Weizhou listened to him speak in such a mystical manner and couldn't help but feel an itch in his heart. He took one of the "glasses" and examined it carefully. He used his hand to forcefully push the glasses leg and asked,"Is this the virtual access device? They didn't look any different from ordinary glasses.”
"Be careful, this is a precision equipment. If you break it, it won't work.”Hu Zhen hurriedly reminded.
"Then why do they look like glasses? Would it be sturdier if it was made into a mobile phone?”Mu Weizhou asked with a smile as he looked at it.
When Hu Zhen heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He stared at the glasses in his hand and muttered to himself,"Oh right, why didn't I think of that?”In the blink of an eye, he saw Mu Weizhou looking at him and quickly said,"Ah, this…this is the first generation of equipment. We can suggest that the developers make the upgraded version into a mobile phone. It's definitely too late now.”After saying that, he fiddled with the glasses in his hand as if he was setting them up.
Mu Weizhou was confused. After Hu Zhen had adjusted his glasses, he took Mu Weizhou's glasses and adjusted them before returning them to him. Then, he looked at Mu Weizhou and said with a serious expression,"Now, we just need to put on our glasses and we can start the game. By the way, Mu Zi, are you playing this game voluntarily?”
Mu Weizhou couldn't help but feel a little strange when he heard that. He smiled and said,"Of course, playing the game is voluntary. What's there to ask? Speed! Let's start now that we're ready. It's time for lunch in a while. Let's have a first experience before lunch.”
When Hu Zhen heard Mu Weizhou's words, he gave him a mysterious smile and picked up his glasses.""Put on your glasses. I'll take you to lunch later.”With that, he put on his glasses.
Mu Weizhou imitated him and put on his glasses as he asked,"Shadow Hu, you still haven't told me the background of this game.”
As he heard Hu Zhen's answer, Mu Weizhou felt his vision brighten up. After a moment of dizziness, he saw a blinding white light and found himself standing in a field.
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