[This is what Employee 427 does, day after day, year after year. Although others think the job is so boring, Stanley enjoys every moment of command as if he was born for this job.]
[Stanley is blessed.]
The screen turned black as the camera zoomed out. This time, the title of the game, Stanley's Fable, appeared on the screen.
However, one day, something strange happened.
[This incident changed Stanley forever. He would never forget it.]
The screen appeared again. This time, Stanley was still sitting in front of the computer, but he wasn't moving.
He sat in front of the screen for a long time before he realized that an hour had passed, but there wasn't a single order.
No one came out to explain, no one asked him to go to a meeting, no one even said hello to him. He had never experienced something like this in the past few years. He was the only one left in the company.
The camera switched to the other workstations. There was no one in the office.
[There must be something wrong.]
He was shocked, his body was stiff. Stanley realized that he had been sitting there for a long time.
He regained his senses, got up from the table, and walked out of his office.
As the narration continued, the image gradually zoomed out from the in-game computer screen. Only then did Zhao Lei realize that he could now control Stanley to start the game.
"What a strange beginning."
Zhao Lei was confused. He now understood why this game was suitable for him. Stanley in the game was similar to him. They were both people who were bound by their jobs. On the surface, they looked happy and satisfied, but in reality, they were very sad.
Just like Stanley's job, following instructions on the keyboard every day. How was that different from a machine? But Zhao Lei couldn't help but think about his own job. Although it was more complicated, how was it different from Stanley's?
Zhao Lei shook his head, dispelling the strange thoughts in his mind. He used the mouse to control the view of his character.
There was nothing in the office. It was very narrow. The computer, the documents on the desk, and the filing cabinet were all unusable. After confirming this, Zhao Lei turned around and walked out of the office.
The rooms labeled 428 and 429 couldn't be opened.
The narration continued.
All of his colleagues are gone. What does that mean?
[Stanley decided to go to the conference room to take a look. Maybe he just missed the work schedule in the memo.]
Accompanied by light and slightly strange background music, the voice-over was a little strange, but it blended well with the game. Zhao Lei did not feel that it was out of place at all. He even subconsciously ignored the fact that most games should not have such a strange voice-over.
[Stanley came to two open doors and walked into the door on the left.]
The voice-over's tone was very natural, as if it was saying something logical and natural. Zhao Lei didn't think too much and subconsciously walked into the door on the left.
Next, the voice-over guided Zhao Lei through the rest of the game in great detail.
When he arrived at the conference room, it was still empty. When he arrived at the boss's office, it was still empty.
Although there were a few forks in the road, Zhao Lei still suppressed his curiosity and continued to move forward according to the directions.
[After a brief moment of shock and realization, Stanley, who was still puzzled, wanted to know who planned all of this and what dark secrets were hidden from him.]
[But what he didn't know was that there was a secret keyboard behind the boss's desk. This keyboard guarded the terrible truth that the boss had been hiding.]
[So, the boss set a super hidden password, 2-8-4-5.]
[But of course, Stanley wouldn't know about this.]
Zhao Lei quickly found the keyboard. It wasn't hidden at all. After entering the password according to the voice-over, a secret door in the boss's office opened.
[It's unbelievable that Stanley managed to enter the correct password by luck after randomly pressing a few keys on the keyboard. That's amazing.]
Zhao Lei couldn't help but want to complain.
'What the hell? This keyboard isn't hidden at all. The password isn't complicated at all, right?
I thought this game was a puzzle game, but this is too simple. It can't even be considered a puzzle, right? He only pressed a few numbers according to the voice-over and the mechanism was opened?
Zhao Lei suppressed his desire to complain and entered the secret door.
[Stanley stepped into a newly opened passage.]
He arrived at a completely different environment from the office. It was like a strange facility under construction. Through the creaking and shaking elevator, he arrived at the depths of the building.
After a few turns, a door appeared in front of him. A few words were written on it: "Mind Control Facility".
In this huge room, there were countless screens around him. Stanley pressed a button and activated all the images on the screen.
These images were of Stanley and his colleagues. These people were all under surveillance and had no freedom to speak of.
Stanley came to the control center and found that there were various buttons to control emotions: "Happy", "Sad", "Satisfied", and so on.
He came to the power control room and turned off the main power.
In the darkness, light shone in. What came into view was the blue sky, white clouds, and green grass. It was a scene of freedom.
Accompanied by soothing music and praises from the voice-over, Stanley walked out of the power control room.
"Stanley felt a cool breeze on his skin. He felt a sense of relief, a brand new path in front of him that contained endless possibilities.
"This is exactly what should happen at this moment.
"Moreover, Stanley is very happy."
At this point, the flow of the game ended and he returned to the beginning of the game.
Zhao Lei was confused. 'That's it?'
Although the story was educational, telling the story of an employee's pursuit of freedom, wasn't it too simple?
'Moreover, is this really a game?'
Throughout the game, Zhao Lei had a strange feeling that he couldn't get rid of, including the strange scenery, the many forks in the road, and the voice-over. He felt that this could be a horror game. Who knew if something powerful would suddenly appear and give him a fright.
But there was nothing. As long as he followed the game's instructions and pressed a few buttons, he could easily clear the game.
Zhao Lei was confused.
He looked at Chen Mo who was sitting next to him. Chen Mo had a 'smiling' expression the entire time.
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