Guo Yue fell on the ground, looking at that strange and terrifying old man. She wanted to run, but her legs were weak, she couldn’t move at all.
She also wanted to scream, but reason told her this was not a good choice.
The blond young man and the muscular man in front of her were still standing there, but everyone was just strangers meeting by chance, only temporary companions. If danger appeared, they definitely would not save her..
Guo Yue regretted it very much. If she had known, she would not have told them there was a door behind the cabinet.
After the game started, everyone split up to search. The hall in front of them had already been turned completely upside down and nothing was found.
Then they temporarily split into groups of two or three to check the rooms on the side. Guo Yue was timid, she didn’t dare leave the hall and run to the sides, so she simply squatted alone in the hall to keep searching.
Unexpectedly, she really found something. Pushing aside that tall cabinet, there was actually a wooden door behind it. Without thinking she immediately called the others to come help, but now
It would have been better not to open it.
The old man stood up, slowly patted the dust off his body, shaking down a mass of spider webs, and a pile of spider shells dead for who knows how long.
He seemed to not have moved for a very long time, hunchbacked, thin to the point of only a bag of bones. When he moved, one could hear the crack crack sound of bones knocking together.
Those cloudy eyes were deeply sunken in the hollow eye sockets, when looking at people, it would take a long time before they turned, making people feel an even deeper chill down the back.
Seeing him seem to want to walk toward them, Guo Yue desperately gripped the wooden stick in her hand, her hopeful gaze falling on Pei Hu who came running down.
In her heart, if anyone could deal with this terrifying old man in front of them, it definitely had to be Pei Hu.
Who let him be someone who had already experienced several games? Surely, just like in the novels, he had used points to buy quite a few good items, right?
Pei Hu did not disappoint her either. He strode past the blond young man and the muscular man, then, under everyone’s shocked gaze, revealed a simple and honest smile, and respectfully cupped his hands in salute.
“May I ask, elder, are you from the orphanage?”
The old man lifted his eyes and looked at him once, stood still on the spot for quite a while, then slowly said:
“Yes, my home is nearby. I have no sons or daughters, so I came here to be a gatekeeper, to earn some money for old age.”
“Oh,” Pei Hu responded, not minding the old man’s indifference at all, continuing to enthusiastically chat with him.
“We were sent by the hospital. We heard there was a child here who was sick and needed to be taken for treatment, is that right?”
This time the old man didn’t even lift his eyelids:
“Mm, there is still one.”
Pei Hu: “Then can we take him away?”
Old man: “Sure, as long as he is willing to go with you. But it’s too late today, it’s inconvenient for you to travel. Why don’t you stay here for the night and leave tomorrow.”
Pei Hu: “Alright, then sorry to trouble you.”
The two of them went back and forth, and neatly decided tonight’s lodging place for everyone.
The originally gloomy and terrifying scene suddenly turned into a chat about staying overnight, making the others stare dumbfounded.
Qi Yu felt the scene looked a bit familiar, and couldn’t help but mutter in a low voice:
“Why does it feel just like chatting with an NPC before receiving a quest in a game.”
The words had just fallen when there was a ding sound in his head, and a familiar light screen popped up in front of him.
【Main mission triggered: Lodging.】
【Mission requirement: Successfully survive one night in the room provided by the orphanage.】
【Reward: Information about the surviving child】
Qi Yu: “…”
He never expected his blind guess to actually be right.
Thanks to himself in university days, risking failing classes, yet persistently playing games.
He saw the mission, and of course the others also saw it. While Pei Hu continued chatting with the old man to pry for information, he secretly gave him a thumbs up from behind.
The others’ gazes at him also shifted from “weak little pretty boy” to “damn, this little pretty boy’s brain actually works.”
Qi Yu: “…”
If he had known, he wouldn’t have spoken randomly. With a polite and well-behaved fake social smile on his face, in his heart there were only three words:
“I’m so hungry”
He was really about to starve flat. Tonight they still had to stay in the orphanage, he didn’t know if there would be food here.
Right now, if anyone had food, even if the other side was a ghost, he would politely negotiate with them first before considering running away.
So, the game wouldn’t really go so far as to starve players to death, right?
The game really was that ruthless.
Maybe because Qi Yu’s performance just now had won a bit of face for the newcomers, Pei Hu’s patience with them was much better.
When looking at Qi Yu, his face even carried an obvious smile.
“Fortunately you didn’t act rashly just now,” he took the initiative to explain:
“This is your first game, you don’t know that sometimes the game will insert NPCs into the plot. They usually won’t actively attack players, instead they will provide us with some important information.”
“Players can also take the initiative to chat them up. As long as your attitude is respectful, don’t mess around, they will definitely tell you part of the information. This is the only welfare arranged by the game for players. You can’t easily miss it, otherwise later games are very likely to fail to clear because of missing information.”
And the consequence of failing to clear, everyone was very clear, was simply closing your eyes and dying.
Everyone was still young, and didn’t want to see King Yama so soon, so they all listened very carefully.
Only Qi Yu looked at Pei Hu, wanting to speak but stopped, but his eyes were full of longing.
Only one question revolved in his mind…. At night, where are we going to eat dinner?
But Pei Hu misunderstood Qi Yu. He thought Qi Yu wanted to know how tonight would be arranged.
With the mindset that good seedlings should be patiently cultivated, he carefully explained to everyone the conversation he had just had with the old man.
Actually there was nothing special, just discussing where everyone would stay tonight, and then trying to trick out some other information from him.
From the old man’s mouth, they finally knew a little bit of information about this orphanage
The orphanage was considered a public institution, jointly sponsored by the state and a certain well-known local enterprise. In the beginning, funds were sufficient, and whenever someone came to adopt, arrangements could all be made properly.
But this was actually just a small town, the government wasn’t very rich, basically it relied on that enterprise to support it.
Later, the enterprise went bankrupt, and this orphanage also shut down.
Most of the orphans were sent away, only leaving this gatekeeper and a few children behind. As for why those few children weren’t sent away, the old man didn’t say, only vaguely said they were sick at the time and couldn’t leave.
And as for him, the gatekeeper, he had to stay until the very last child left before he could leave. This was the agreement he signed.
What kind of agreement exactly, he didn’t say, but it didn’t seem like some very happy agreement. Otherwise how would he have become like this, still guarding the gate here.
Qi Yu suspected the other party who signed the agreement with the old man was the game, otherwise there was no way to explain why he had become an NPC.
He called this behavior, maliciously extending the employment period.
Very likely at the time it was just bullying an old person who wasn’t very literate, digging a pit to collect NPCs, black-hearted business game!
It could be seen from this, knowledge changes lives!
Although as a new-generation educated youth he had also fallen to the point of working for the game, striving to earn points to survive, he was still very optimistic.
So, when are we eating?
He really was so hungry.
The NPC old man drifted over under Qi Yu’s hopeful gaze.
In his hand he carried a string of keys.
“These are the keys for the rooms you will stay in tonight. Two people per room, three rooms in total.”
The old man casually beckoned, like an eagle catching chicks, picked out two people from the players, and shoved a string of keys to them.
Short-haired girl Guo Yue and the muscular man stayed together, the blond young man and the thin man with glasses stayed together, the long-haired quiet girl stayed with Pei Hu, and the remaining
Qi Yu: “???”
Qi Yu asked in confusion: “What about me? Grandpa, where should I stay?”
“You?” The old man looked at him once, the corner of his mouth twisting into a distorted and terrifying smile, “Didn’t you already choose your room long ago, why ask me?”
What did he mean he had already chosen a room?
Qi Yu almost slapped the table in anger. He didn’t even have time to eat before being thrown here.
Just now he had only followed around for a circle, hadn’t even touched a door, how could he have had time to…
Wait, he hadn’t touched a door, but he seemed to have touched a lock…
Thinking of that lock which had automatically opened in front of him, Qi Yu’s face turned pale.
No way, everyone here was a newcomer, how come he had special treatment in the game?
He didn’t remember ever buying any golden-finger plug-ins!
Whether it was a golden-finger plug-in or not, anyway the room was already decided, the players had no right to change it.
The old man, after handing out the keys, continued to burrow into his own room, looking like he had already finished work and was going off duty, his face full of “do not disturb.”
Qi Yu didn’t dare pull him back, he could only pitifully look toward Pei Hu.
Pei Hu sighed, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder: “Things aren’t that bad yet. The game often plays tricks like this, maybe it’s just a matter of sleeping alone one night. You are a big man, don’t be scared. Bring more tools, if something happens…”
“Then rely on yourself.”
MMP!
Qi Yu cursed in his heart. Wasn’t that just saying he couldn’t help?
If luck was bad, wouldn’t he just be finished?!
Qi Yu’s eyes were full of tears, he grabbed Pei Hu’s hand.
“I will do my best, Brother Pei. But does the game give us dinner?”
Pei Hu: “…”
Qi Yu: “The game time is a full 48 hours, two whole days, it won’t really not give a single meal, right? Wouldn’t that mean it wants to starve us to death?”
Pei Hu’s mouth twitched. He had originally wanted to tell Qi Yu that at certain times the game would refresh some food, but for some reason, looking at his gaze full of longing, the words that came out of his mouth became:
“I brought a can of beef.”
Qi Yu: “!!!!”
On the second floor of the orphanage, a tightly locked window was suddenly pushed open.
A tall figure leaned against the window, faintly one could see him lifting the bedding from the bed and shaking it, somewhat disdainfully tossing it aside.
After a while, the dusty bed was cleaned up fresh.
And it was covered with a cute pink floral quilt, all four-piece set matching
Mc is so cuteee! His only concern is food which I can relate 😂😂 By the way, this novel is really interesting but I can’t find out why it wasn’t translated properly? If anyone knows the reason for drop, please let me know too.
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ChaptersChapter 1 · Enter the GameChapter 2 · Pick a roomChapter 3 · DeadChapter 4 · AtticChapter 5 · ResponsibleChapter 6 · A bamboo BasketChapter 7 · DiaryChapter 8 · Song QingChapter 9 · Sent to HospitalChapter 10 · Second CopyChapter 11 · Leaking InformationChapter 12 · Special Prop!Chapter 13 · Doctor GhostChapter 14 · Store RoomChapter 15 · Psychiatry HospitalChapter 16 · Things of PastChapter 17 · Second FloorChapter 18 · He’s adorableChapter 19 · You Like Him?Chapter 20 · Kiss meChapter 21 · Group women’s clothing PlayChapter 22 · Where’s my Skirt?Chapter 23 · Wife of Murder Doctor….Chapter 24 · Go to Third floorChapter 25 · You must find me!Chapter 26 · See you in the next dungeonChapter 27 · VideoChapter 28 · Player ForumChapter 29 · Two women vying for one manChapter 30 · The Giant WolfChapter 31 · A Kind and Benevolent FatherChapter 32 · Preparing the change clothesChapter 33 · Red Heart FruitChapter 34 · In what ways do I fall short of him?Chapter 35 · KissChapter 36 · Bald performanceChapter 37 · The Prince Has ArrivedChapter 38 · Prince Song QingChapter 39 · Should we…Chapter 40 · A Kiss of True LoveChapter 41 · BanquetChapter 42 · Snow White KingChapter 43 · KingChapter 44 · I miss you so much!Chapter 45 · LeavingChapter 46 · Wanting to See HimChapter 47 · Resource Type InstanceChapter 48 · The Banquet BeginsChapter 49 · KissChapter 50 · Full-Dive Virtual RealityChapter 51 · Everyone Is a LiarChapter 52 · MegaphoneChapter 53 · Dragon???Chapter 54 · Fire DragonChapter 55 · A powerful Fire DragonChapter 56 · Want Some Barbecue?Chapter 57 · The Characteristics of the GameChapter 58 · A little DragonChapter 59 · Searching for her sonChapter 60 · We’re Going to Tear Up the HostageChapter 61 · Mountain CollapseChapter 62 · DiscussionChapter 63 · Digging for Crystals?Chapter 64 · Making Money Selling LiquorChapter 65 · A KissChapter 66 · I’m the Best LookingChapter 67 · Ghost Ship 101Chapter 68 · Has the Competition Begun Yet?Chapter 69 · LotteryChapter 70 · First PlaceChapter 71 · The Sea Monster ArrivesChapter 72 · CooperationChapter 73 · The Man in the MaskChapter 74 · WarChapter 75 · The Players’ RevengeChapter 76 · ReturningChapter 77 · The End