Huang Yin did not expect the 3 minutes conversation he had with Han Fei would take a lifetime to heal.
His scream shattered the silence of the cryptic world, it attracted even more curious gazes.
The naive Huang Yin thought he could escape the demon's clutches once he left the school but when he exited the school, he realized the night had no end.
The scariest thing was just the beginning.
"I don't want to be number one anymore! I don't want to be number one anymore! Really! I want to go home … "
There was no turning back. Han Fei and the rest of the neighbours came to Huang Yin's aid. Han Fei planned to 'clear' the Ziggurat to see if there were any cursed objects or like-minded friends that he might have missed.
With Huang Yin's guidance, Han Fei completed a few Grade G Missions and found some fresh ingredients for the neighbours.
Living under the shadow of the song and the butterfly, the 'people' in this area had been oppressed for too long. Tonight was their night of celebration.
Huang Yin was the signal for the party to start. Everyone that he encountered became the guests at the party, others were placed on the dinner plates.
The accumulated resentment in their hearts was released. The madness of the ghosts intertwined with the remnants of humanity. They did not hide their true selves, they enjoyed the night to their heart's content.
5 hours had passed. Huang Yin had fainted and been resuscitated for who knew how many times. This future extraordinary player had finally reached his limit.
After Han Fei confirmed that Huang Yin could not be awakened, he used Resurrection on him.
"Brother Huang, this is all I can do for you, you'll have to rely on yourself from now on."
Huang Yin appeared so peaceful in his Resurrection state, it was as if he had ascended to heaven.
After Huang Yin left, the Lee brothers sighed with regret. The Mirror God also missed Huang Yin, it wanted to trap Huang Yin inside the mirror.
With Huang Yin's bait, some of the ghosts that were hiding at the Ziggurat could not resist the temptation to jump out. Han Fei completed the 'clearing' of the Ziggurat. Now he could move on to explore other areas.
The division of the cryptic world was rather messy. Normally, it was based on streets but if there was hatred in a building on a particular street, then the surrounding streets would be categorized as the area with the hatred, for example, the Ziggurat.
In the cryptic world, the location of each hatred was its own area.
If Han Fei wanted to explore, he would definitely enter their territory.
Normally speaking, when a living person like Han Fei entered the enemy's territory, the enemy wouldn't react too much or even sense it at all.
If an ant crawled into his yard, did he have to crawl out of his coffin to crush it?
But if Han Fei entered with a large amount of resentment and a top level of resentment, the result would be completely different. As long as he was discovered, the enemy would definitely try to devour the outsider.
"The previous manager's map didn't specify that either. But all the places marked with red crosses should be inhabited by hatred, right?"
The Ziggurat was singled out by the previous building manager. Comparing it to the Butterfly, Han Fei could roughly deduce the meaning of the markings on the map.
He was very lucky to be able to kill the butterfly. Under normal circumstances, even if he brought all his neighbors with him, they would still have to run away when they encountered hatred.
'I'll take it one step at a time, there's no need to rush things. I should try to get into contact with the singing and get Fu Sheng's second memory fragment first.'
Standing inside an old building, Han Fei looked behind him. When he first logged into the game, he was just a tenant at Happiness Neighbourhood Block 1 but now he had built a large residential area with a school, a shop, a pet shop, a meat factory, a security company and so on.
Now that he thought about it, Han Fei realized the game he was playing was indeed related to farming.
'A pet shop that sells animal owners, a convenience store that stocks a large amount of products from the underworld, a security company that provides services to butcher owners and a meat factory that is controlled by animals. These industries alone are not enough to compete with other areas. They don't have any core attraction to attract the ghosts from other areas … Looks like I still have a long way to go.'
After discussing his future plans with the others, Han Fei decided to use his superhuman memory to study some urban construction knowledge after he exited the game.
Other people neglected their studies due to playing games but Han Fei studied like a madman for the sake of playing games. He mastered too much knowledge that was not required of an actor.
After dealing with everything, Han Fei and the others returned to Happiness Neighbourhood. He exited the game at the first haunted house.
Blood dyed the city red. When Han Fei's consciousness rose, he realized the singing at Ancestral Hall Street was still staring at him.
'Why do you keep staring at me? Is there some unresolvable grudge between us? '
Removing the gaming helmet, Han Fei crawled out from the gaming hub. He gulped down several mouthfuls of water and then pulled back the curtains.
There was only one countdown left on the giant virtual screen. The day that many people had been waiting for was about to arrive.
Opening the forums, most of the trending topics were related to the launch of Perfect Life. Han Fei could feel that the times were really changing.
The biological revolution and the AI revolution arrived at the same time. They overlapped each other and the technology exploded in a short period of time. There was a technological gap between the top tech companies and the public at the remote areas.
While many people were busy trying to make ends meet, the second life that was built in the virtual world had become a reality.
The giant virtual city that was constantly updating was like the heaven in many people's imagination and the ticket to heaven had a price tag.
'Heaven for many, hell for me alone.'
Staring at the countdown on the screen, Han Fei sighed internally, 'My game number is 0000, I doubt anyone will notice the existence of Zero.'
Han Fei had a double portion of breakfast but to his surprise, he did not feel full at all. His appetite was much bigger than before.
After clearing the table, Han Fei called Huang Yin but there was no answer.
To ensure Huang Yin's safety, Han Fei purposely went to Huang Yin's home.
After confirming that Huang Yin was fine, Han Fei hurried to the meat packing factory's residential area to start the day's shoot.
Han Fei's return was like a shot in the arm for the crew, everyone was fired up.
This was not only a sign of trust in Han Fei but also a sign of anticipation for the box office.
That day's shoot ended at 8: 30 pm. Director Zhang had to work overtime for the next day. Since he knew Perfect Life's server would launch at midnight, he purposely reserved some time for the crew to play the game overnight. He arranged for the next day to start work at 2 pm.
Even an old-fashioned director like Director Zhang had made a change, it went to show the influence of Perfect Life in people's hearts.
After the shoot ended, everyone hurried back home. There were barely any pedestrians on the streets.
Walking alone in the shadow of the wall, Han Fei felt a little lonely.
He had a hearty meal at an old lady's shop. Han Fei listened to the grumbling of the old lady and replied with a smile.
Seeing the old lady guarding the shop, Han Fei was reminded of Meng Si at Happiness Neighbourhood. The cryptic world did not leave him with only dark and scary memories, there were times when he felt warmth.
The smile on his lips slowly froze. Han Fei actually tried to smile but he realized he could not bring himself to do so.
He tried his best to smile but it only made his expression stiff.
Considering the lack of customers that night, Han Fei ate as much as he could to lighten the old lady's burden.
After he returned home, Han Fei went online to search for information on city management. He studied until 11: 55 pm.
He put down the book and turned to look at the virtual screen outside the window.
The countdown was about to hit zero. At that moment, many people around the world were like Han Fei, staring at the virtual screen above their own city.
At the end of the last second, midnight arrived. The numbers on the giant virtual screen turned into fireworks that filled the sky. It was gorgeous and beautiful, almost lighting up the dark night!
Perfect Life, operated by the 7th generation computer, officially entered OB at that moment!
'From now on, I won't be playing games alone anymore.'
Han Fei entered the gaming hub. He put on the gaming helmet and logged into his Game Zero account.
When his consciousness returned, as the red faded from the city, Han Fei noticed the crimson glow in the singer's eyes had brightened. The singer's power was slowly recovering.
'I can't drag this any longer. I'll go to Ancestral Hall Street tonight.'
Opening his eyes, Han Fei realized the cryptic world had not changed. Whether Perfect Life was in OB or not, this place was still shrouded in eternal darkness.
Taking out Firefly's phone, Han Fei called his neighbours and they headed to Yi Ming Private Academy.
Before heading to Ancestral Hall Street, he had one more important thing to do.
Calculating the time, at 12: 10 am, Han Fei used Spirit Farer and called out Huang Yin's name again.
He was quite nervous, this was the first time he used Spirit Farer after the game's OB.
Several seconds later, a middle-aged man in a cheap white shirt appeared in the classroom. Huang Yin hugged his knees. The first thing he did when he saw Han Fei was to run away.
"Brother Huang! Calm down! I'm Han Fei! "
Once he did, Huang Yin ran even faster. However, all of Huang Yin's attributes had been reset, he could not outrun Han Fei who had 24 Stamina Points.
In the process of catching up to Huang Yin, Han Fei noticed something strange. Whenever he touched Huang Yin, he could see Huang Yin's character menu!
Including his hidden attributes and talent, nothing about Huang Yin could be hidden from Han Fei's eyes.
In Perfect Life, players could not see another player's hidden attributes. Only a small number of NPCs with high authority could see the players' hidden attributes.
"What's going on?"
Even without Huang Yin's explanation, Han Fei had a good grasp of Huang Yin's attributes. From a player's perspective, Huang Yin's attributes were quite good.
His physique was 6, above average. The average player's physique was only 4.
To Han Fei's surprise, Huang Yin's intelligence was 9, only one step away from the maximum value of 10. It was unclear whether it was because the butterfly had been tormenting Huang Yin's brain or he was naturally smart but he just did not show it.
The next hidden attribute was hard to describe. Luck was 1. A normal person would have to delete their account and start over. After all, luck was more important.
Charm was 5, it was not as shocking as Han Fei's negative 10.
All players had 100 HP but their spirit threshold varied according to the player's tolerance level. Both of these numbers were crucial.
When the player's HP hit zero, the character died, just like in real life; the spirit threshold determined the depth of a player's exploration. Many places in the game had a spirit threshold limit. This was to protect the player from excessive stimulation.
Huang Yin's spirit threshold was terrifying. A normal player's spirit threshold was within 10 but Huang Yin's spirit threshold was 37. His mental endurance was extremely high!
Compared to the closed beta, the character gained several hidden attributes like Happiness, Reputation, Personality and so on. There was also a ranking board.
Similar to the insider information obtained by Huang Yin, Perfect Life's first big event was the true meaning of seeking happiness. Ever since the player entered the game, the higher their happiness within the given time limit, the greater the reward they would receive.
Han Fei took the time to look at Huang Yin's Happiness. His initial Happiness was negative 100. There was a lot of room for improvement. Han Fei's last few Grade E curses were not wasted.
After that, Han Fei turned to Huang Yin's hidden talent.
Looking at whether or not an account was of the highest quality, the initial stats didn't have much of an effect. This was because the AI directly created a character based on the player's own abilities, so the various stats didn't fluctuate much. What really mattered was the hidden talents that were randomly generated for each account.
An account's initial hidden talent would determine the account's future and upper limit.
Han Fei scrolled down the stats page. When he saw Huang Yin's hidden talent, his eyes widened.
"Character Name: Huang Yin.
"Hidden Talent 1: Chronic Illness Medicine (Grade E Talent): You are not good at physical labor and your body is weak. You often fall sick but because of that, you've gained an extremely high medical talent!
"Hidden Talent 2: Psychic Communication (Grade C Talent): Should I say you're lucky or unlucky? With this rare talent, you might be able to see things that normal people cannot and experience things that normal people would not.
"Hidden Talent 3: Nightmare (Grade A Unique Talent): You once had a long nightmare. After many deaths, you gained the ability to control nightmares. With this Unique Talent, all talents related to brainpower will increase, the speed at which you gain mastery of brainpower related skills will increase and your compatibility with dream-related occupations will increase. "
Han Fei did not expect the ordinary-looking Huang Yin to possess 3 hidden talents.
According to Perfect Life's official website, the chance of a player starting with a talent was 1 in 5, the chance of a double talent was 1 in 500 and the chance of a triple talent was 1 in 5,000.
"Brother Huang is going to be rich this time."
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