"Brother Huang, other than the Easter eggs left behind by the late creator, are there any other strange rumours in the game? I'm more interested in those. "
"If you're really curious, you can find a bunch of them on any gaming forum but most of them are just rumours." Huang Yin said condescendingly, "I've read a post that claimed that there are ways to see ghosts in the game. He listed several examples, like entering the Night Theme Park at midnight, opening the door to the middle of the labyrinth, you'll see the door that leads to another world; entering the Funerary Street at midnight alone, there's a chance of running into a talking paper doll; and entering Chatroom 444 at 4 am, there's a chance of running into a ghost. I play the game every night and I visit Chatroom 444 every day but I've never seen a ghost before! "
"Indeed, most of the ghost stories are lies." Han Fei tried to make himself look as honest as possible.
"These rumours are obviously fake. Some of them were so real that they tricked many CB players, like there's a cryptic world inside the game and there's a dark version of Perfect Life."
"Cryptic world?"
"Do you still remember the beta tester who massacred an entire neighbourhood? After he lost his mind, he kept saying he ran into ghosts inside the game and ran into a place filled with ghosts. He even said he had to kill all the NPCs inside the game. " Huang Yin also had a look of confusion on his face. "Even though there have been cases of players killing NPCs at the very beginning of the game, there has never been a player like him who has killed an NPC before, but this is unprecedented. Many CB players believed his words and that's why they started to search for the cryptic world. "
"In other words, the cryptic world is a place filled with ghosts?"
"How could such a place exist in the game? Don't forget that Perfect Life is a game designed to cure humanity. Unless the developers and developers don't know about this cryptic world, they wouldn't allow such a dangerous element to exist in their game. " Huang Yin waved his hands. "As the game continues its closed beta, the number of people who believe in the cryptic world inside Perfect Life has dwindled."
"You're right, so it's the beta tester's own fault?"
"No one knows the exact reason. Maybe he was suddenly stimulated by something. Even though he did not kill anyone in real life, due to his actions, he has been classified as a moderately dangerous criminal by the citizen system. He is currently locked up at Xin Lu Mental Hospital's intensive care unit. "
'Xin Lu Mental Asylum …' After memorizing the name, Han Fei decided to drop the topic. "Brother Huang, thank you for showing me around today. I still have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
"Brother, I really regret not having met you earlier. I haven't had such a good chat in a long time."
Huang Yin was a chatterbox but the people around him did not seem willing to listen to him until Han Fei appeared.
To gain more information, Han Fei would carefully consider Huang Yin's every word and then respond accordingly. He was the best listener.
"Perhaps it's because we share a common interest. When Perfect Life opens its OB, we'll meet in-game." Han Fei took out his phone to add Huang Yin's social media account.
Due to the pressure from Perfect Life, Han Fei's interpersonal skills had a new breakthrough.
"Okay, when the time comes, I'll bring you on a rare mission with the best reward. I'll show you the power of a closed beta player." Huang Yin leaned closer to Han Fei. After ensuring there was no one around, he said, "During the test, I discovered a hidden mission with a 1% chance of triggering. We can go do it together after the OB."
"Are hidden missions … that rare?" Han Fei asked like a newbie.
"Of course! Hidden missions are only heard of in legends, you're lucky to stumble into one even once. Don't be so stupid as to tell others that I know about this hidden mission! "
"Okay, thank you, Brother Huang."
Han Fei left the gaming hall and prepared to head straight to Xin Lu Mental Asylum. From his perspective, the tester might have really entered a world filled with ghosts.
Han Fei rushed to the asylum but no matter how hard he tried, he could not get any information about the tester.
In the end, he was chased out by the hospital workers. From the workers' tone, it sounded like there were plenty of people like him in the past.
Most of the people who came were players of Perfect Life. Like Han Fei, they wanted to find the cryptic world through the tester but none of them came up with anything.
Han Fei had no choice but to give up when the sky turned dark.
He went to a restaurant to have a good meal. After his body was healed by the food, Han Fei returned home to heal his' soul '.
Even though it had only been a few days, Han Fei was no longer as anxious as before. The change in his mentality surprised even himself.
He read, studied, memorized all the information about the victims and trained his body.
At midnight, Han Fei connected all the wires, put on the gaming helmet and lay in bed.
"Welcome to Perfect Life. Now you can choose your own perfect life!"
The blood faded and Han Fei opened his eyes. His surroundings were dark and he was sitting in the corner of the haunted house.
'The clock on the wall is midnight, the time here is exactly the same as in real life.'
Han Fei took a deep breath. He was about to crawl up from the ground when the robotic voice rang in his mind.
"Notification for Player 0000! The New Player Protection Period has expired! New Player Mission — Shower; New Player Mission — Sleep (Incomplete) will be replaced! Please decide whether to permanently abandon the New Player Mission! "
'The New Player Protection Period has expired?' Han Fei was dumbfounded by the voice in his mind. 'I've almost lost my life so many times and you're telling me I'm still in the New Player Protection Period? Then how dangerous will the outside world be after the New Player Protection Period? '
Before Han Fei could react, he heard a loud crash. He crawled up from the window and peeked through the gap. A body was tossed down the stairs.
'Oh my god? Is this how they dump the body? '
Han Fei had no idea what happened upstairs but he was sure it was not a good thing.
"Notification for Player 0000! The New Player Mission will be replaced! Would you like to permanently abandon the New Player Mission? "
The robotic voice kept forcing Han Fei to make a choice but in reality, he had no choice. At least the New Player Mission was inside this room but the new mission might not be the same after it was replaced.
Seeing the New Player Mission turn grey, Han Fei gritted his teeth and accepted both missions at once.
"Player 0000 has accepted Grade G New Player Mission — Sleep!
"Warning: After you fail the New Player Mission, the mission will not disappear but after every failure, the mission's difficulty will increase slightly!
"Mission Requirement: Please switch off all the lights in the room and lie in bed within 5 minutes. No matter what happens, do not leave the bed for 3 hours.
"Player 0000 has accepted Grade G New Player Mission — Shower!
"Shower (New Player Mission): Whenever you take a shower at night, it feels like there's another person in the room.
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