forget the river mirror

Chapter 33 The Wronged Dog and Jiang Yang
Blue Star, Wilderness.

Lin Chuan was leaning on the window of the air-rail train going from the ninth district to the eighth district, sorting out the information obtained from Xiaobai.

Up to now, Lin Chuan has not slept for almost three days.

On the way back from base 12, Lin Chuan tried to sleep for a while, but whenever he closed his eyes, he saw the relieved smile of No. 2317.

Lin Chuan couldn't understand the feeling in his heart, he just felt a little out of breath, so he didn't know whether he participated in this event launched by Ideal, whether he wanted to prostitute a brain computer for free, or he was trying to avoid sleep.

But from hearing the familiar voice of reciting, the meaning of "Xian Fan" to Lin Chuan is different.

Lin Chuan has long been used to the existence of Xiaoyou, but he has never given up searching for the truth behind him and Xiaoyou.

If before meeting blood bag 2317, the reason for seeking the truth was just out of curiosity, then after the death of blood bag 2317, the only motivation that drove Lin Chuan to find the truth became a kind of resistance.

Lin Chuan cherishes this mood very much. He is indifferent to life and unable to feel emotions. This is the first time he feels guilty towards a stranger, which makes him feel more and more like a normal person.

In this state, Lin Chuan quickly summed up the information obtained from Xiaobai.

……

First of all, the background of Xianfan's world is based on the current Blue Star.

The nine major safety zones of the Federation are built in the game according to the ratio of 1:1, becoming the nine royal cities of the game.

However, the nine novice villages where players are randomly born are all in the wilderness.

Although Xiaobai didn't say it clearly, Lin Chuan believed that all the wilderness areas of Blue Star should have been moved into the game.

Then, there is the main plot of the game.

According to Xiaobai, when the first expansion pack is released, the legendary fairy world will descend on Blue Star.

What the players have to do now is to work hard to improve their evaluation level before the fairy world comes, and use this to determine their own survival sequence after the fairy world comes.

Among them, the factors that affect the rating include character values ​​such as combat power and physical strength, as well as combat experience. The Xianfan system will calculate the rating of each player in the fairest way to produce virtual experience such as innovation.

The above is the information summarized and integrated by Lin Chuan.

……

But Lin Chuan did not stop thinking, but continued to combine other fragmented information to infer a conclusion close to the facts.

This is an era of information explosion. Everyone living in the safe zone is exposed to a large amount of information every day, but few people can effectively use it.

This is the difference in the way of thinking, and it is also the key to Lin Chuan's ability to obtain the admission letter of his ideal university in advance.

Combining the survival sequence mentioned by Xiaobai and the phenomenon-level promotion of Xianfan, the so-called "Advent of the Immortal World" is probably not just an expansion pack in the game.

Moreover, the setting that Xianfan consumes the player's real physical strength, on the surface, is a kind of technological progress, and it is a selling point that allows players to exercise in the game.

But in Lin Chuan's view, it is more like improving the physical fitness of the whole people.

Moreover, Xianfan's publicity is really outrageous. There has never been a game that can be advertised on the Federal News.

Continuing to think along this line of thought, players who can enter the Xianfan game have already passed the first round of screening.

The first is the adults.

The brain computer with an average price of 2 to 3 yuan is a must-have work item for company employees. Even if they can’t afford it when they join the job, most companies will distribute it uniformly, and then deduct the corresponding expenses from their salary.

But no matter in which era, there are people who are just waiting to die. Those adults who do not have a stable job almost have no way to get in touch with the game Xianfan in the first place.

Then came the students.

Most of the upper schools have basically achieved teaching in the Metaverse, not to mention the few universities in the federation, and the ideal universities with deep pockets even distribute free brain computers to incoming freshmen.

As for the children of the orphanage like Jingxuan and the others, those who did not go to school joined the company early, and those who went to school could also come back from the event like Lin Chuan, who was a prostitute for nothing.

Anyone with a brain machine will basically choose to enter Xianfan to experience it, and these players will naturally enter the survival sequence.

But this world has never been fair. Those who live below the 30th floor, those who live in the suburbs, and the vagrants in the wilderness are obviously abandoned.

Lin Chuan really likes the feeling of stripping away the truth and passing through the fog. Now that the survival sequence is determined, there is only one last puzzle left.

What is fairyland?
All the inferences Lin Chuan makes now come from that familiar recitation. If there is no Xiaoyou, even if Lin Chuan thinks of these things, all he can do is to guard against unknown dangers.

But now I think of the sentence again: "The realm of Xuanjing, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and martial arts start with enlightenment, and the road has no end." Lin Chuan can already confirm that the so-called fairyland should be Jingxuan where Xiaoyou is. boundary.

Judging from the Federation's efforts to promote "Xian Fan", the Federation obviously believes that the Mysterious Mirror World is likely to come to Blue Star, and it is not difficult to see that the Federation has put the Mysterious Mirror World in an opposing position.

Thinking of this, Lin Chuan's face became more dignified.

Lin Chuan never gave up on exploring the truth hidden behind Xiaoyou and himself, but when the truth with the highest possibility was in front of him, he was unwilling to continue thinking about it.

Xiaoyou didn't just exist in his mind as a certain voice. When he was helping Xiaoyou with his studies, Lin Chuan had seen that cute little monk, and also seen that beautiful Jiang Shimei, Wu Tian, ​​and Wu Tian. Every plant and tree in Pinglan's courtyard.

Lin Chuan subconsciously regarded them as his friends. He thought that he and Xiaoyou would definitely meet one day, but when he didn't want to meet, the two might face each other with swords...

[Thank you for taking the T2391 intercity air train, arriving at the station ahead, District [-] - Cointreau Station, Cointreau Station is the terminal station of this train, please bring your belongings and get off at the left door. 】

The broadcast of the sky train interrupted Lin Chuan's thoughts. Looking at the gorgeous neon city outside the car, he quickly sorted out his emotions. Instead of worrying about the future that cannot be changed, it is more important to find Gouzi first.

Even if the Mysterious Mirror Realm will come tomorrow, he still wants to bring Gouzi, Jing Xuan, A Li and Dean Wu to face it together.

……

The law and order in the eighth district is obviously better than that in the ninth district. At least when Lin Chuan got off the bus, he didn't see the IPC stationed on the platform.

Outside the station on the 33rd floor of the Cointreau Tower, Jing Xuan rubbed his bald head and asked in a daze:

"Chuan'er, where are we going now?"

Before Lin Chuan could respond, several young people with hair dyed dark blue came up and asked enthusiastically:
"Brother, are you staying at the hotel? There is a show..."

The one who took the lead showed fluorescent green teeth when he opened his mouth. When he mentioned that there was a program, he raised his eyebrows and showed a "you know" expression.

Jing Xuan's eyes lit up immediately, and he couldn't wait to ask:
"What program? Is there a fee? How old are you?"

"No, we're here to find relatives."

Lin Chuan slapped Jing Xuan's bald head with a slap, and pulled him out of the station. He really couldn't understand how the second bald man managed to keep his waist in the ninth district.

Jing Xuan muttered something in a low voice, but he didn't resist. However, before leaving, he took advantage of Lin Chuan's inattention and scanned the electronic business card behind the young man with his mobile phone, which is called being prepared.

……

The two of them froze in place as soon as they got out of the platform, because there were far more people in the eighth district than in the ninth district, and it was the first time they saw the floating car blocked in mid-air, and it was still late at night.

It is also the first time for Lin Chuan to leave the Ninth District. Although the structure of the city is similar, but the signs of the Adventurer Company are all over the streets, which still makes him feel a little novel.

Different from the numb-looking crowd in District [-], everyone here has a lively face, and everyone who walks past Lin Chuan has a light called hope in their eyes.

"Let's go, don't stand around stupidly. It is said in the book that the eighth district is the capital of adventurers. Those adventurer companies will take on any job. It is not easy to find a dog and a person, but the combination of one person and one dog It shouldn’t be much, let’s go and see how much it costs to find someone.”

Lin Chuan pissed off Jing Xuan, who was still looking around, and led him to the nearest adventurer company.

As soon as the two entered the door, a girl with ring glasses greeted her warmly:

"Welcome to 'Everything the employer says is right' Adventurer Company, how can I help you?"

Lin Chuan took Xiao Hua out of the hood after waking up, hugged her in his arms, and then asked:
"Are you helping to find someone? How do you charge?"

The girl sized up the two of them and replied professionally:
"Yes, but there is no guarantee that you will find it. If you charge for it, you need to look at the information you provide. Whether you find it or not, you need to pay a deposit of 2000 yuan. The deposit is non-refundable. If you find someone, you will make the final payment."

"Then can you help us calculate the price, the person we are looking for is a man.

The name is Jiang Yang, 21 years old, red hair, wearing a pure black hoodie, with a mechanical prosthesis in his arm.I am a little shorter than me, about 178cm-179cm, and I brought a dog named Aowu, the breed is Husky, and they arrived in the eighth district on the morning of May 5. "

Lin Chuan simply recalled it, and directly reported all the information about Jiang Yang.

But he didn't know that he and Jing Xuan entered the Adventurer's Company, and Jiang Yang led Ao Wu into the platform behind him.

……

Jiang Yang habitually put on his hood, sat on the bench outside the exit, stroked Ao Wu's head, and said to himself:
"I remember when I was young, Dean Wu showed us a movie called "Hachiko the Faithful Dog". I feel that I am almost the same as that Hachiko now."

"Ao Wu~"

The dog let out a low bark, turned around and took the cigarette out of his pocket.

"It does not allow smoking, and a fine of 300 yuan was caught."

Jiang Yang patted Ao Wu angrily, put the cigarette back, and said that he didn't know how Lin Chuan would react when he knew that Ao Wu had a problem with smoking...

Maybe he will never have the chance to find out...

The mood of one person and one dog is very low. They don't know whether the days of waiting like this will end, and they don't know whether the person they are waiting for will show up.

The phone vibrated.

Jiang Yang looked at the number marked "Adventurer Company 12" and hesitated for a while before answering the phone. If he wanted to survive, he had to make money.

As soon as the phone was connected, a somewhat sharp voice came from over there:

"Jiang Jinglin, I have a job looking for someone. I don't have a down payment. If I find someone, I'll give you 5000. Do you want to do it?"

"Okay, send me the materials."

Jiang Yang answered and hung up the phone.

He has taken over a lot of job hunting in this way, but finding people is no different from buying a lottery ticket. Anyway, it doesn't delay other jobs, and if you can't find them, you won't pay anything. Most part-time adventurers will Receive some information about finding someone from the intermediary.

Therefore, it is actually very easy to find someone in the eighth district, because the base of adventurers here is too large. Even employees of companies in other industries will register an identity with the adventurers union as their part-time job.

But when Jiang Yang saw the message from the agency, he froze in place.

……

On the other hand, Lin Chuan also paid a deposit of 2000 yuan. If he finds Jiang Yang, he will have to pay another 8000 yuan as the final payment. This is the first time Jing Xuan has seen Lin Chuan spend so generously.

It's just that he doesn't know that Lin Chuan's heart is bleeding now, and that's 1 yuan. If it wasn't for looking for a dog, it wouldn't cost that much to kill him.

But apart from Xiaoyou, Ao Wu is the friend who has been with Lin Chuan for the longest time. He has long regarded Gouzi as his relative, so no matter how expensive it is, he has to spend the money.

After paying the deposit, Jing Xuan followed Lin Chuan out the door with a low eyebrow. If he hadn't left Jiang Yang's contact information, the money would have been saved...

"Ao Wu!!!"

Lin Chuan also saw Jing Xuan's self-blame, but before he could open his mouth to comfort him, he heard the familiar barking of the dog. As soon as he turned his head, he saw Ao Wu quickly passed through the crowd and rushed to in his arms.

Ao Wu wagged his tail and couldn't stop licking Lin Chuan's chin.

The little flower in Lin Chuan's arms was a little out of breath under the pressure of the dog, and she yelled weakly:
"Meow~"

"Ao Wu..."

Gouzi stopped immediately, and sat on the spot at a loss, his light blue eyes were filled with grievances, and the dog barking that came out of his throat was clearly saying, "There are people outside you. It's..."

Seeing Ao Wu's despicable performance, the touch in Lin Chuan's heart disappeared immediately, and he kicked his ass angrily.

A smile appeared on the dog's face immediately.

Jiang Yang who came over asked in disbelief:
"You really survived?"

And the moment Lin Chuan saw Jiang Yang, without saying a word, he ran back to Jing Xuan and Jiang Yang's puzzled eyes, "Everything the employer says is right", and when he came out again, he grabbed Jiang Yang's collar said with great grief:

"Who asked you to complete the task? Don't explain, just write an IOU. You owe me 10000 yuan. According to the maximum annual interest rate of federal private loans not exceeding 48%, you must pay me at least 400 yuan in interest every month. If there is any In arrears, I can raise the interest rate according to the regulations..."

Lin Chuan didn't give Jiang Yang a chance to speak at all.

As soon as he returned home, he was told that the order had been completed. If he did not pay the final payment according to the electronic contract, the Federal Taxation Bureau would automatically deduct the final payment from his account and pay a 200% late fee...

Just a few minutes before and after, he lost 1 yuan. Lin Chuan now has the intention of killing people.

Taking advantage of Lin Chuan's breathing space, Jiang Yang quickly explained:

"I didn't submit the mission completion. I thought Manager Wang was looking for me. I just wanted to go to the Adventurer's Union to find out who issued the mission..."

Jiang Yang felt that he was more wronged than Gouzi. He didn't know why he owed 1 yuan in foreign debt out of thin air, with such high interest...

　After staying up all night, I will send it out early after I finish writing. I am going to sort out the plot later in the evening. If the state is good, there may be another chapter in the early morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)