Chase Game

After a day of rest, it was Sunday.

The two siblings from the Ling family left home one after the other, neither knowing where the other was going.

Ling Yi waited for Zhang Qiang at the entrance of the residential area, and the two rode their bikes together to the association.

While waiting at the traffic light, Zhang Qiang asked:

"Hey Lingyi, tell me, how did they manage to get us into the game?"

"Zhang Haiping mentioned it to me, saying it was related to something called 'the authority of the game'."

"What the heck?"

Zhang Qiang was confused. He didn't get an S score in the first game, so he didn't know about the "meeting with the gods".

Ling Yi shook his head regretfully:

"Oh, your level is too low, it's normal that you don't know. You can explore again later."

Zhang Qiang's eyes widened:

"You only started playing the game a day earlier than me, so why do you act like you're some kind of high-level player?"

As expected, the noble S-class player couldn't communicate with the A-class player he was carrying.

He shook his head regretfully again.

When the green light came on, Ling Yi went first, and Zhang Qiang could only follow, feeling frustrated.

The journey was smooth afterward, and the two soon arrived at the association building.

Zhang Haiping will lead them again.

The association building has a total of twenty floors. They were taken to the 18th floor, where a man and a woman were already in the large lounge.

After Ling Yi and Zhang Qiang entered, Zhang Haiping introduced them and they learned that the two were also players who had come to complete the exclusive skills for the Pursuer identity.

The man, dressed in a suit and wearing glasses, who looked to be around thirty years old, was named Meng Dong.

The woman wearing a bright red cheongsam that accentuated her stunning figure was named Yuan Xiangqing.

Meng Dong greeted her politely, but Yuan Xiangqing looked arrogant and disdainful.

After everyone had arrived, Zhang Haiping spoke:

"It's just the four of you today. The vice president will arrange for you to enter the game when he arrives later."

"Before that, let me explain it to you."

Several people listened attentively.

After Zhang Haiping's explanation, everyone learned that the chase game actually has different modes.

For example, Ling Yi and Li Fang were playing in "prop mode".

In this mode, players compete directly against each other, and the various items on the field are the key to influencing the outcome of the game.

Its core gameplay is:

Acquire items – Mark the chase – Item update – Mark the chase again.

The other is "Story Mode".

The core gameplay is:

In a given specific scenario, players play the game by taking on the role of a certain character.

The biggest difference between this mode and the item mode is the inclusion of NPCs (non-player characters).

Therefore, the key to victory in story mode is no longer items, but whether you can make use of the power of NPCs.

This is further divided into two gameplay modes: "competitive gameplay" and "mission gameplay".

Competitive gameplay involves player-versus-player combat. To give a very clear example:

You are the last survivor of a family that was wiped out. Now your identity has been exposed, and you will be hunted down as a fugitive by the killer who is impersonating the murderer.

The mission gameplay is the most unique because in this gameplay, the opponent does not need to be a player.

You win the game as long as you complete the tasks in the storyline.

The downside is that the difficulty level of the mission is the highest possible rating level.

Generally, the rewards are between B and C levels, or even D levels, and the corresponding rewards are not very generous.

Besides these two modes, there is also a "battle royale mode," which Zhang Haiping didn't elaborate on, only saying that it's a large-scale multiplayer competition.

The four's goal is to complete the unique skills required for the Hunter identity, not to engage in a life-or-death struggle.

Naturally, the gameplay will involve missions in the story mode.

Zhang Haiping concluded by saying:

"Don't worry, the highest level of the mission we set will not exceed C. With your abilities, you will be able to complete it."

Even assuming, hypothetically, that a major mistake occurs and the task is not completed, the punishment would not be too severe.

With that, everyone felt somewhat relieved.

While Ling Yi was waiting for the vice president to arrive, Ling Miaomiao had already arrived at the destination.

In a quiet old street, there is a simple two-story wooden building with a sign that reads "Ancient Vine Jade Appraisal".

A girl was standing under the sign; it was Ling Miaomiao.

She pushed open the door, stepped over the threshold, and entered the small building, which was decorated in the style of an ancient inn.

A drowsy middle-aged man was sitting at the front desk; he was Sun Boyan, the owner of this small building.

Ling Miaomiao walked up to him, tapped on the table, and said:

"Boss, take me to the second floor."

Sun Boyan was startled awake, thinking it was a big client coming to his door, but he didn't expect it to be a young girl.

His small building has a jade appraisal shop on the first floor and a sales office on the second floor, which is usually only known to his regular customers.

The girl in front of me is a complete stranger.

"Little girl, you've come to the wrong place. This isn't a place to buy dolls upstairs."

Sun Boyan didn't even move his buttocks, casually dismissing the question.

"I'm here to buy jade."

The little girl in front of me looked serious and didn't seem to be lying. Could she be a rich kid?

Thinking this, Sun Boyan quickly changed his expression.

"Oh my, it's the young boss! My eyesight is terrible, I almost mistook him for a gem... This way, please!"

Ling Miaomiao chuckled inwardly at the sight of such a blatant disdain.

Led by Sun Boyan, she went up to the second floor.

This place displays all kinds of jade items, such as jade pendants, bracelets, and jade bead bracelets.

As for how much of it is true or false, only Sun Boyan knows.

Ling Miaomiao walked straight to a glass display case, which contained jade items priced under 10,000 yuan.

Sun Boyan narrowed his eyes upon seeing this, thinking to himself:

Looks like a complete novice...

Why would he leave the truly good stuff out here?

But it didn't matter to him; it was a good opportunity to fleece him.

However, what happened next completely surprised him.

Ling Miaomiao pointed to a mutton-fat jade bracelet priced at 3999 and said earnestly:

"two thousand."

"Cough cough...cough..."

If Sun Boyan had been drinking water just now, he would have spat it all out.

"Ahem... Are you kidding me, little girl?"

He wanted to struggle a little more.

Ling Miaomiao smiled:

"Of course not, Boss Sun, two thousand yuan is fine, you'll make a profit."

Sun Boyan was startled.

I'm not an amateur!

He misjudged again.

After some back and forth, it was finally sold for 2199.

Under the sign for ancient vine jade appraisal, Ling Miaomiao found herself carrying a wooden box as she went in and out.

She breathed a sigh of relief and said softly:

"Phew... I've got the 'key,' I can go into the game now."

Meanwhile, Ling Yi and the others had been waiting in the lounge for a while.

Zhang Hai would occasionally glance at his watch. When the hands pointed to 10:30, he stood up and said:

"It's almost time."

He then walked to the window and opened it.

Ling Yi and the others looked out the window, where a large piece of paper was floating and undulating in the air in a wave-like shape.

The four people gasped in shock upon seeing it clearly.

It was just a two-dimensional character!

He floated into the room through the window, stood upright, took two steps on the ground, and gradually became fuller.

Then he transforms into a bearded middle-aged man wearing sunglasses, a beach shirt, and Patrick Star shorts!

The man looked at the four shocked people, a wide smile spreading across his face, and said:

"oi!"