Han Fei removed the gaming helmet with great difficulty. He opened the gaming hub's door. His arms and shoulders were shaking involuntarily. Needles pricked at the back of his head.
Climbing out of the gaming hub, Han Fei clutched his chest. He still could not get used to the real world. His eyes were still bloodshot.
Han Fei forced himself to stand up and pull back the curtains.
The influence of the cryptic world finally disappeared when the morning sun fell on him. After all, there was no sunlight there.
'It's so good to be alive.'
At the end of the city stood the giant virtual screen. The number '2' on it stood out. It was getting closer to Perfect Life's OB.
'I've already killed the Butterfly inside the Ziggurat, I wonder if the people who were influenced by it in real life will come to their senses.' The Butterfly was a ghost in people's nightmares. There were many people who were influenced by it in real life like Meng Changan and Mr. Ma from Yi Ming Private Academy. There should be more people like them.
He moved his body. Before the pain on his body disappeared, a strong sense of hunger came from his stomach.
Opening the fridge, Han Fei heated up the food that he had stored and started to eat like he did in the cryptic world.
To his surprise, he realized his appetite had increased. Swallowing appeared to give him a sense of pleasure and his digestive system appeared to have improved.
'Why do I always feel like eating meat?'
To prevent any accidents, Han Fei had stored a week's worth of food in the fridge but he finished half of it in one meal.
'It feels like my physique is better than before. If I run into any more fugitives, they probably won't be able to escape from me.'
After the meal, the pain at the back of his head lessened. Han Fei immediately took out his phone to call Li Xue.
"Sister Li, did you manage to catch the Butterfly last night?"
Li Xue probably did not sleep for the whole night. Her voice was hoarse and there was a trace of tiredness in her voice. "You're right. Last night was probably the Butterfly's last act of madness. We've arrested 17 suspects who are related to the Butterfly. They have different identities and professions but 9 of them have the Butterfly tattoo on their bodies. They're currently being interrogated at Phecda. "
"Seventeen of them? Is the Butterfly among them? "
"I can't be sure. All the suspects with the butterfly tattoo chose to commit suicide after they knew they couldn't escape. It was like they were hypnotized." Li Xue told Han Fei something that was within the scope of the law. "After interrogating some of the suspects, we realized that none of them knew each other. In fact, they did not even know of each other's existence. The only reason they moved on the same day was because they heard the voice in their nightmares."
"Voices from nightmares?"
"We now suspect that the Butterfly's true identity is a hypnotist. Even if it's not a hypnotist, it should be involved in work related to the human brain. It has a deep understanding of the human mind and can use nightmares to subtly influence a person. All the criminals we caught had similar nightmares. " The direction of the police's investigation was clear, it was only a matter of time before they found out the truth but Han Fei was not too optimistic.
Zhuang Zhou dreamed of butterflies. Butterflies might just be the beginning of another world for people.
For most people in Xin Lu, last night was just a normal night. No one cared about the things that happened in the night and the consequences of these things.
"Other than you and Huang Yin, the Butterfly's targets last night included a few other places like Deep Space Tech's R&D center, Xin Lu Body Incineration Station, Xin Lu Fourth People's Hospital and so on. We're currently paying close attention to these places. We're trying to understand their connection. If you have any good ideas or suggestions, feel free to tell me. "Li Xue had a feeling that Han Fei had an unusual intuition, it would be helpful in solving the case.
"Before the Butterfly is brought to justice, I will cooperate fully with you but I do hope you can guarantee my safety."
Han Fei ended the call with Li Xue and then called Huang Yin.
The phone only rang once before Huang Yin picked it up. "Han Fei? You're not in any danger, right? "
Hearing Huang Yin's voice, Han Fei sighed in relief. "The Butterfly that has been tormenting us in our nightmares died in its own nightmare last night. Brother Huang, shall we move forward now? "
"Move forward?"
"It's hard to explain on the phone, we'll talk after we meet. Other than that, I need to introduce you to a new member." Han Fei had his own plans. After a quick wash, he left his home.
He first went to Jin Jun's home to find the teary-eyed Zhuang Ren. Then he and Zhuang Ren hurried to New Wisdom City.
Due to the fire at the city and the riots last night, the police set up roadblocks everywhere. Han Fei only managed to enter the city with Li Xue's help.
When Han Fei and Zhuang Ren arrived at Huang Yin's coffee shop, Huang Yin had been waiting for them for a long time.
"This is the new member?" Huang Yin looked like he had not rested for days, his face was pale.
"His name is Zhuang Ren, he is a very famous horror film director. When he was young, he lived in the same neighbourhood as Immortal Pharma's CEO." Han Fei invited Zhuang Ren to sit next to Huang Yin. "Immortal Pharma's CEO once gave Zhuang Ren something. He appears to have implanted some of his memory into Zhuang Ren's mind."
"Implanted memory? Can Immortal Pharma do something like that? "Huang Yin did not dare underestimate Zhuang Ren. To be personally invited by Han Fei, the man had to be someone extraordinary.
"It's more complicated than you think. I'm here today to introduce the two of you to each other. In the future, there will be many things that will require your help in Perfect Life." Han Fei stood before the two and said seriously.
"The two of us?" Both Huang Yin and Zhuang Ren were shocked.
"Perfect Life will open OB at midnight the day after tomorrow. So many players will log into the game, perhaps one or two lucky ones will join us due to various reasons. To prevent any accidents, we have to be prepared, be it on the surface level or in the deeper level of the game. " Han Fei shared his plan. "Temporarily, Zhuang Ren is unable to log into the normal Perfect Life so he's here to take care of some things in real life …"
"I have a question." Huang Yin did not hide it, he asked, "Can this old man be trusted?"
"His daughter is trapped in that world. If he helps us, he'll be helping himself." Han Fei had the power to summon souls but he could only summon them for a limited number of times. Therefore, he decided to invite Zhuang Ren into his group. While the man could reunite with his family, he could also ask the man to help him deal with some things.
"Then what do I need to do?" Huang Yin perked up and listened carefully.
"You have the biggest responsibility." Han Fei said seriously, "I need you to compete against billions of players to become the number one player in Perfect Life."
"Number … number one player?"
"The strongest, most influential, most influential player who can even influence the main storyline!"
"That's not something I can do!" Huang Yin waved his hands. "I'm just a normal casual player. During the closed beta, I spent every day renovating my house and gardening. The most outrageous thing I've done was to invite a nurse from the hospital home to watch a movie. But before she even showed up, you took her away."
"You can even defeat the Butterfly, what else can't you do in this world? I used to be a normal casual player, but look at me now? " Han Fei used himself as an example. While the other security guards were trying their best to establish a good relationship with the tenants, Han Fei was already being elected as the new manager of the residential area.
"If you don't push yourself, you'll never know how good you are."
"The problem is, I really can't do it!" Huang Yin pulled a long face. "If you want me to compete with 100 people, I can do it. But to compete with 100 million people? Forget it."
"That's fine, you still have me behind you. I will use the power of an entire world to help you." Han Fei had opened both sides of the black box. He chose the most difficult path, therefore he had to fight for the right to speak in the surface world. Once there was a channel between the surface world and the cryptic world, he had to react immediately.
"The open beta of Perfect Life will usher in a new era. No one knows whether this era will be good or bad, all we can do is try our best to make everything better."
Finally, Han Fei managed to convince Huang Yin.
"Okay, I will do my best."
"Since you've already promised me, then let's start the preparation tonight." Han Fei gave Huang Yin his list. He had Huang Yin work from different directions. He had Huang Yin use the remaining time before the server's launch to send useful things into the cryptic world.
"No problem."
"One more thing, I remember you said the first event after Perfect Life's open beta is related to happiness?" Han Fei was reminded of the insider information that Huang Yin had given him.
"I … think so." Huang Yin had a bad feeling about this.
"I will send you into the darkness 12 hours before the server's launch. I will try my best to lower your happiness limit. From the moment the game's first ranking appears, we will start to dominate it. " Han Fei revealed his real purpose. "You need to turn our early game lead into an unshakable advantage."
"Do I really have to do that … I mean, my happiness has been so low recently, I feel like I've become immune to despair and fear." Huang Yin tried to convince Han Fei. "Other than that, I've been having nightmares recently, I've become much braver. Fear might not be able to lower my happiness anymore. Yes, that's how it is. "
"It's fine, I've recently learned a new skill called Curse. It can greatly lower a person's resistance. The weaker the target, the more obvious the effect. "
"Curse … Curse?"
"Don't worry, I'll be careful." Han Fei signaled for Huang Yin to calm down. "Leave the dirty work to me, you just need to accept other people's admiration even though the process might be slightly painful."
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