My Healing Games

Chapter 495, No. 031 (5200 votes needed, please vote!)
After giving the remaining three players some instructions, Han Fei stopped paying attention to them.

The Soul Return ability can only be used once per night. Han Fei will need three nights to send these players away. As for the player with zero luck, Han Fei thinks that the other party is probably already dead.

They searched the hotel for a long time but couldn't find the person. Their calls went unanswered. Just as Yan Tang had guessed, even if the person hadn't been killed by the ghost, they probably had already left the hotel.

Han Fei now only hopes that the other party will have a bit more luck and hide in a building near the fog, and definitely not go any deeper into the plastic surgery hospital. Otherwise, he might run into that player again when he explores the plastic surgery hospital area next time.

Having completed an F-level mission, rescuing four out of five players and becoming friends with them, Han Fei found the night quite fulfilling.

Back in the dead building, the neighbors were still processing the goods they had brought from the department store; the longer it dragged on, the stronger they would become.

Han Fei didn't bother the neighbors. He asked Feng Ziyu and the security guards at the Dead Building to keep an eye on those players, and then he left the game.

As crimson light descended, Han Fei was already very familiar with all of this. When he felt something approaching his back, he wanted to greet it, but before he could speak, his consciousness had already drifted away.

Opening his eyes, Han Fei took off his gaming helmet and climbed out of the gaming pod.

"If only it could stay this easy forever." Han Fei looked at the wall covered with photos of victims and recalled the scene when he first entered the game: "As long as I can keep getting stronger, sooner or later I will be able to turn this game into a truly healing game."

Good healing games can heal not only yourself, but also others.

Although it was still dark, Han Fei wasn't sleepy at all. He turned on the desk lamp and began to read and study.

After entering the deeper world, Han Fei deeply understood a principle: one only realizes how little one knows when one needs to use it, and one only knows how difficult something is after experiencing it.

He used to focus only on acting and neglected many things, thinking that as long as his acting skills were good, that was enough. But now he has a higher level of awareness.

To survive in the Deep World, he needs to learn more, from criminal psychology to business management, from emergency medical care to urban planning—there's just so much for him to learn.

"Why sleep so much before death? You'll have plenty of time to sleep after you die. I'm going to study hard after I log off and conquer those unspeakable things in the deeper world."

The thought that this knowledge might save his life at some point fueled Han Fei's enthusiasm for learning even more.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains. Han Fei, who had been studying criminal investigation courseware and surgical practice videos for a long time, stretched. He found that as his physical strength continued to improve, his brain rarely felt tired anymore.

It seems that only a body like this can withstand the terrifying pressure brought by the task of inheriting the shrine.

"Li Xue should be awake by now, right?" Han Fei took out his phone and dialed the number.

Before he could even speak, Li Xue's voice came through the phone: "Looking for someone again? You're more punctual than my alarm clock every day. What time do you get up every day?"

"I go to bed at midnight on time, but I usually wake up quite early." Han Fei recalled the information of those players, wanting to figure out what kind of people were most easily attracted to the Deep World.

After explaining the situation to Li Xue, Han Fei hung up the phone. He then sent a message to Huang Ying, wanting to ask if she had encountered anything unusual in the shallow world.

Huang Ying is Han Fei's most important friend and his most crucial help at this stage.

If one day the passage between the deep world and the shallow world is completely opened, and a huge problem arises in the shallow world, then Huang Ying can use his influence as the number one player to do many things.

To prepare for the future, Han Fei didn't know what would happen to "Perfect Life" in the future, so he could only do his best.

When the video call connected, Huang Ying looked rather unwell; it seemed to be the first time he had looked so haggard since killing the butterfly.

"Brother Huang, is something wrong on your end?"

“I’ve reached level 20. I was doing the job change quest last night. By the way, I was just about to ask for your advice.” Huang Ying swiped his finger on the screen and sent a new document to Han Fei: “I can now change to a second job. I have two choices. One is to continue to deeply enhance the Blood Healer job. My Blood Healer identity is now that of a wanted criminal in the whole city.”

"The Blood Healer class is already considered very strong. Did you trigger some other hidden class?"

“Yes, because of my Nightmare talent, I pick up all dream-related abilities very quickly. Since there’s no limit to the number of secondary professions in Perfect Life, I learned all the dream-related professions I found. Just last night, when I reached level 20, the AI ​​notified me that I had triggered an exclusive hidden profession—Dream Watcher.” Huang Ying trusted Han Fei unconditionally and shared all his secrets with him.

"A dream reader? What special abilities does this profession have?"

“I’m not sure yet. It should be similar to a hypnotist or a psychiatrist, right? But judging from the job change quest, this hidden job is incredibly difficult. It requires entering the dreams of NPCs and helping them find things they missed in the dreams.” Huang Ying grabbed his messy hair. “In Perfect Life, each player can only have one main job, but every ten levels, they can enhance a sub-job. I’m currently torn between Blood Healer and Dream Seeker. Blood Healer is Feng Ziyu’s last gift to me, a one-in-a-million hidden job of killing and healing. But Dream Seeker seems to fit my talents better, and once I successfully change jobs, it will become my exclusive job…”

If an ordinary person could trigger even the lowest-level hidden profession, they would be so excited that they couldn't sleep for three days. However, Huang Ying was torn between two hidden professions. It has to be said that Huang Ying has indeed developed the mindset of the number one player.

"Don't give up on the Blood Healer profession, and keep practicing the Dream Seeker. You should have both professions. If you don't have enough resources, you can come down and get more anytime. I've got you covered, so don't worry." This was the first time Han Fei had heard of the Dream Seeker profession. He didn't know what it was like, but since it was Huang Ying's exclusive profession, he absolutely shouldn't miss it.

"Okay, I understand what to do."

"Let's talk about something else. How are those players who disappeared in the maze doing now?" Han Fei was still quite concerned about those people.

"They haven't come out yet. Fortunately, they are all top players and belong to large game companies. There are people specifically guarding the game pods every day, so there shouldn't be any problems for at least a week." Huang Ying also kept a close eye on those people: "Actually, it's quite normal for professional players to spend several days in a row in the virtual game pods, so not many people care about this matter right now. Their company boss just thinks they are very lucky and may have discovered a hidden map."

"I hope they can hold on. That amusement park is very dangerous, and I'm not able to go there yet."

"It has little to do with us; they got caught up in it by accident while exploring." Huang Ying is older than Han Fei and has experienced more of the harsh realities of society: "Once you're at the table, everything becomes a chip. If you lose everything, you can only blame yourself for being too greedy."

Han Fei nodded. He wanted to ask Huang Ying some more questions, but then he suddenly received a call from Director Zhang.

After greeting Huang Ying, Han Fei hung up the video call and then connected with Director Zhang.

"Director Zhang, is something the matter?"

"I'm sorry to bother you so early." Director Zhang had no idea that Han Fei had been awake for several hours: "Didn't you have a little unpleasantness with Xingtu Entertainment last night? Their boss wants to talk to you privately again."

"Star Chart Entertainment?" Han Fei beat up the company's top actor on their first meeting last night, fracturing his hand.

"President Li really admires you. His company is planning to collaborate with us on a movie about plastic surgery, and you'll most likely be the male lead." Director Zhang's words are very tempting to any actor.

"I'm going to play the male lead?" This was the first time Han Fei had received an invitation to play the male lead in a movie. This was a completely different level of prestige from his previous roles in web dramas and movies. The male lead was the male lead, the pillar of the entire production.

“Star Chart is an established entertainment company with a solid foundation, but it’s been unlucky and has been declining in recent years. However, if we work together this time, we might be able to turn things around.” Director Zhang kept persuading Han Fei. He genuinely admired Han Fei and especially liked actors like him—those who didn’t ask for high fees, had superb acting skills, and could nail every scene in one take; they were simply born actors.

"Okay, then I'll see him again tonight and take a look at the script."

"Then it's settled. Let's keep the venue at Baixiang Pavilion. This time, it's my treat." Director Zhang hung up the phone after saying that.

Looking at his phone screen, Han Fei shook his head slightly. Compared to Director Jiang, Director Zhang had a better business sense. This was probably why Director Zhang became a top director, while Director Jiang was still directing low-budget web series.

Opening the website, Han Fei glanced at his ranking. Before "The Suspense Novelist" was even released, Han Fei had already become the highest-ranked young actor in the fourth tier with just one work, "Twin Flowers," and could be promoted to the third tier at any time.

"Popularity is constantly changing, and the rankings of actors below the second tier often fluctuate, so it's meaningless now. Once I've stabilized as a second-tier actor, I'll help Director Jiang make a film that will allow him to truly showcase his talent."

When Han Fei was down on his luck, it was Director Jiang who helped him out. Once he became famous, he would naturally do his best to help Director Jiang.

Looking through his phone, Han Fei read through the unread text messages one by one when Li Xue suddenly called again.

"You found out so quickly? Looks like those people don't have any secrets." Han Fei answered the phone, and before he could speak, he heard Li Xue's voice.

"Why isn't Yan Tang, the person you mentioned, listed in the citizen information? Are you sure he's a living person?"

Han Fei was stunned when Li Xue spoke: "He's definitely alive. Didn't I tell you all about his appearance and features? You still can't find him?"

“You should keep a close eye on this Yan Tang. At least I don’t have the authority to access his information.” Li Xue also recorded Yan Tang’s information: “However, I found the corresponding information for the others besides him.”

"The Aunt Li you mentioned used to be a PhD in law. Her husband worked at Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals, and her son worked at Deep Space Technology. The whole family were elites. However, after her husband disappeared, she gave up her job and even stayed in Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals' sanatorium for a period of time due to illness."

"Liuli Cat is an orphan who lived in an orphanage built by Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals. She was adopted by an old lady when she was ten years old. She loved to sing and dance, but after the old lady passed away, she never seemed to laugh happily again. Also, this child is very strange. She inherited the old lady's house and most of her savings, but she didn't want to spend the old lady's money and insisted on doing odd jobs herself. It's actually quite touching. The old lady knew that she didn't have long to live and could no longer accompany Liuli Cat, so she spent a lot of money to buy Liuli Cat a gaming pod from Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals, and also voluntarily donated her brain and all her digital assets to Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals."

“Shen Luo is a professional investor. He doesn’t have any funds under his name or any projects under his management, but he owns two properties in the smart city. I’m starting to suspect that he’s involved in financial fraud.”

"That professional gamer named Tie Nan's father is an executive at Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals. He ran away from home at the age of seventeen and has never returned home since."

Han Fei remembered everything Li Xue said. He was surprised to find that, apart from Yan Tang and Shen Luo, whose information could not be found, the other three seemed to be related to Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals.

"Han Fei, I've noticed that the people you've been screening recently have some connection to Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals. Do you think the butterfly is hiding within Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals?"

"I can't pinpoint the exact location of the butterfly, but I do know that these companies, which possess cutting-edge technology, could be far more terrifying than a butterfly if they were to lose oversight."

Han Fei chatted with Li Xue for a couple more minutes before hanging up the phone. If it weren't for the large number of players who had entered this time, he wouldn't have been curious enough to ask Li Xue for information about those players.

“Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals…” Han Fei turned on his computer and began searching for information related to Liuli Cat: “This girl used to live in the welfare home built by Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals. Maybe she also underwent personality modification.”

Han Fei found the video website where Liuli Cat was located. He typed in the three characters "Liuli Cat" and a video blogger with several hundred followers came into view.

Most of her videos feature her singing, with only two videos getting relatively high views, both of which are dance videos.

Click to watch the video. Liuli Cat has a beautiful voice, but she never covers those popular songs. She just quietly sings her own songs.

Each song carries a touch of sadness; it seems she's using this method to communicate with the world and share her inner thoughts.

All her singing videos have very low view counts, with only one or two comments occasionally. Some people think she has a good voice but sings inexplicably, while others say listening to her songs makes them feel uncomfortable and they downvote.

"Why does her singing sound increasingly desperate?"

I started watching Han Fei's videos a few years ago based on the upload dates. The earlier videos were fine, with few viewers, but as more people started paying attention, all sorts of strange and unusual opinions began to emerge.

Liuli Cat also started uploading some dance videos. To everyone's surprise, she danced very professionally. However, most of the comments were not about whether she danced well or not, but about her figure and face.

Han Fei frowned as he looked at the comments. He had only watched half of it when the webpage suddenly notified him that the video had been deleted.

After logging back in, he discovered that the number of videos uploaded by Liuli Cat herself was decreasing rapidly, as if she was manually deleting the videos she had uploaded.

Why delete all the videos?

Han Fei quickly scrolled forward and found the latest video, which was posted two days ago and was entirely in black and white.

Lines of cold black text appear against a white background as Liuli Cat tells a story to a stranger in this video.

"My world now consists only of black and white..."

She grew up in an orphanage and was often bullied, leaving her covered in bruises. She was as fragile as a glass toy, and no one would protect her.

She felt as if she had never laughed happily since she was five years old, as she was constantly taken to different places after that.

She began to feel sleepy, felt she had forgotten many things, and became increasingly sensitive and vulnerable.

Many times, she even hallucinates as if her heart has become a piece of transparent glass that will shatter at the slightest touch.

This situation became more serious after she turned eight. She lost the ability to take care of herself and felt that everything around her was going to hurt her and was hostile to her.

She often huddles alone in a corner, only feeling safe when leaning against a wall.

This continued until she was ten years old, when an elderly woman adopted her. That woman was also an employee of Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals and had taken care of her.

The old man and the young girl lived together like this. It took the old man five years to finally open the glass cat's heart, help her forget the pain of her childhood, teach her to sing, and dance with her.

For the first time, the glass cat experienced joy and happiness, but not long after her nineteenth birthday, the old man passed away.

What's most terrifying is that, on his deathbed, the old man, unable to bear it any longer, secretly told her something. The girl's life was, in fact, an experiment, and the results would be revealed after the old man's death.

The world seemed to collapse in an instant. Liuli Cat was in a daze for a long time. She tried to cheer herself up, but her personality was like a delicate porcelain full of cracks, unable to support her any longer.

Endless pain overwhelmed her, sweeping her into the sea, and it seemed she could never climb back to shore.

The video ends with a line of small black text: She doesn't have her own name; her number in the orphanage is 031, so she wants to return everything on the thirty-first day of this month.

This black-and-white video with only text didn't get many views. The few comments that did get some joked about it. Some people said the script was good, while others said her style hadn't changed. Whether it was her short essays or her lyrics, they were all quite grotesque.

Liuli Cat didn't say that the person in the video was herself, but Han Fei couldn't sit still when he saw this.

He immediately got up and ran outside, calling Li Xue as he ran: "Where does that girl named Liuli Cat live? She's acting very strangely! She might do something impulsive!"

Han Fei flagged down a car and kept urging the driver to hurry up according to the address Li Xue had given him. When he looked down at the video website again, Liuli Cat's homepage only had that one black and white video left. She had also changed her name to 031.

That woman personally deleted all her songs and colors, leaving herself with only a number.

Thank you so much, my God, our leader!
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