Horror game, but harem plan

They saw a display case similar to a guidebook set up in the middle of the trading space.

The book above is called [Survival Game - Beginner's Manual]

The man walked over silently, picked up the manual and began to read it. His actions immediately attracted the attention of the people around him.

"Hey~ Are you new players? The new player manual is free. If you have any special items, you can sell them to me directly. Don't worry, I will give you a good price~"

He turned around and found a rotund old man standing behind him, staring at them with his mouth full of rotten teeth.

Yang Ming placed the metal wristband against the cover of the manual and tapped it gently. The rusty wristband made a clear sound when it collided with the glass case.

"What's your price for this?"

He flicked away the falling iron chips with his fingers, and his visor reflected a cold light as he turned his head.

[Bacon and Eggs]: A delicious meal that can be enjoyed in the end times, which can restore certain injuries.

"Okay! Okay! What do you want? Props or information?"

The old man rubbed his hands and smiled, and that smile was obviously more flattering. Yang Ming already had a rough idea of ​​the approximate value of these props in this exchange.

"Where's the information?"

"Well, what kind of information do you want, Your Excellency? Is it about the replica? Or the organization?"

"let me see."

Yang Ming was flipping through the manual without paying attention. In fact, his eyes under the mask were always observing the surrounding environment, while the manual was just lowered silently. Goto Ichiri pushed up his glasses and quickly read all the information on each page.

"Or props, what do you have?"

"That depends on what type you want."

The old man thought for a while and took out three strange things from his pocket.

A doll, a bag of salt, a faded amulet.

"[Standard Doll]: Can help you attract the hatred of hostile NPCs. [Ghost-Repelling Salt]: When the salt grains come into contact with a spirit, they make a sound similar to firecrackers, making them a perfect locator. [Fading Amulet]: When held tightly, it can cause spirits to hesitate, but after use, it will continue to emit a scent that makes cats restless for three minutes."

"I don't know which one you like..."

Before the old man could continue speaking, Hong Xia nodded silently.

[Intelligence Officer's Judgment]: This is true.

"I want them all, and I'll add this as well."

The next chip Yang Ming added was [First Aid Bandage]: it could quickly heal injuries, stop bleeding, and heal lacerations.

"Oh! Sir, that's enough! No...it's a bit too much."

"Yeah... Since you're so sincere, I won't keep you in suspense."

"My name is Gao Qiaofeng. I'm the person sent by Boss Xiaolin to be in charge of stabilizing the trading zone. Hehe... little brother, just call me Lao Gao."

"I know you're all new players, so being so cautious and having a sense of crisis is good, but it might not be effective for some people."

"I have a Divine Protection, and I can see how many Divine Protections other players have, so..."

——I see... There's also a protection that directly displays information.

Yang Ming glanced at Hong Xia silently, and the girl nodded slightly.

[Intelligence officer's judgment]: This is the truth.

"To be able to produce such high-level consumables and this set of equipment after completing the game for the first time, you guys seem to be quite powerful~"

"The deal is done, and this is for you. If you need anything or want to trade, feel free to contact me."

Lao Gao took out a brand new, unopened manual from his arms.

There is also a business card attached to the manual.

"Don't worry, there are definitely not many people who can tell your identities, at least not here. I know them all very well."

"However, please try not to reveal your player identity outside... Although your cautious attitude shows that you should have guessed it."

"Then I wish you good luck in your next game."

After saying this, Gao Qiaofeng took the bacon, eggs and first aid bandage and turned to leave.

Yang Ming immediately sensed the hidden message in his words. If he was the person in charge of this exchange and showed enough goodwill, then the ultimate goal of his trip might be achieved.

"Mr. Gao, is there any item that allows other players to enter the dungeon together?"

"Well... yes, there are, but you need to ask more. After all, these things usually circulate among player organizations. Do you need me to keep an eye out for you?"

"It's troublesome."

"Ahaha~ Small problem, small problem."

Yang Ming held the props in his hand and said goodbye to Lao Gao.

The contents of the manual are simpler than expected. Most of them are about the trading area, such as players are not allowed to attack each other and such existence is not welcome in the trading area.

Takahashi Kaede and Kobayashi who posted on the forum both belong to the player organization [Crimson], which is the largest organization in Neon and is also an organization that has always been committed to maintaining peace in the community.

The most important information is the rest time after completing the dungeon, which is three to six months. The player's life will be counted in months. It is probably not easy for most players to survive every game.

At the same time, among the three major directions of survival games: doomsday, environment, and horror survival, there is also a distinction between the supernatural and reality.

Judging from the information in the manual, most of the copies are supernatural survival, that is, the enemies that players have to face are ghost-type monsters that have no entity and are difficult to fight against.

"No wonder Lao Gao's trading items tend to be this kind of."

Yang Ming put the three traded items into his backpack. During the transaction, Ichichi Hongxia's [Intelligence Officer] was always active, and his information could be confirmed to be true. Although it was not ruled out that there was some kind of [Protection] that concealed information, it was obviously not something Yang Ming could consider now.

In this case, an organization dedicated to maintaining peace would post a bounty on other organizations, which must be dangerous elements in the player community.

"Anyway, let's keep a low profile. Judging from Lao Gao's attitude, I'm afraid this new player's identity will indeed cause some trouble."

The number of active players in the entire Neon world does not exceed 500, and the number of active players worldwide does not exceed 10,000. The number of registered users in the forums that ordinary people cannot click to view is probably also the same.

There aren't many formal, large-scale player organizations. [Crimson], with whom I have had some contact, is one of them. The rest are basically small groups of less than ten people or individual players.

Chapter 95 Trading

In this way, Yang Ming and his team were able to truly connect with the player community.

Finally, they care about whether the props can be entered into the dungeon with the players.

This item is called a [Relic]. In essence, it is an item that is strongly associated with the dungeon and can be summoned by players. If used, it can replace the originally scheduled dungeon when the dungeon is opened three months later. This is a way to reduce the unknown and increase the survival rate.

Those experienced players can choose to enter with their trusted partners, and avoid the possibility of contact with other unfamiliar players. After all, everyone is struggling to survive in such a game, so it is not surprising to see crazy people who kill and burn.

At the same time, the choice of dungeon cannot always be maintained at a low-difficulty dungeon. If you rely on props to stay in the [Normal] difficulty dungeon, the difficulty and survival pressure will increase indefinitely after more than three times. For example, if an old player appears in the world of 7 Days to Die through [Relics], then what awaits him is a [Blood Moon] every day, and all the enemy zombies that appear are zombie dogs or giant wolves.

Even so, the difficulty of [Extraordinary] and [Nightmare] is already daunting enough. Veteran players would rather risk being targeted and stay at the [Normal] level, which also makes the low-difficulty [Relics] in short supply.

"Well···"

This is the satisfying sound you make when you get home and crawl into the sofa.

Ijichi Hongxia finished the exploration he conducted with Yang Ming and Goto Ichiri today. What he gained was the relatively friendly veteran player group Shenhong. He got a lot of information from him, which laid the foundation for further contact with the player group in the future.

The [Ghost-Repelling Salt] allocated to you can locate invisible enemies. If you are going to deal with spiritual enemies next, the importance of this thing is unquestionable. If you want to get more, the team needs to continue paying for [Medical Supplies].

Props like first aid bandages and bacon and eggs can be considered as the team's retired supplies. Yang Ming, who can produce props in his backpack out of thin air every day, can have sufficient reserves, but if he trades such props in large quantities, it will inevitably put himself and others in trouble of being targeted.

People are afraid of being famous just like pigs are afraid of being fat. Before you have the absolute ability to protect yourself, you should not over-expose the fact that you have many such recovery items.

Her sister was not at home, so she took out her Magnum and looked at it for a while. The .44 bullet was already loaded.

A typical revolver design, the gun is primarily constructed of metal, with an overall rugged and heavy appearance that befits its large caliber. The revolver cylinder is particularly striking, holding six rounds of .44 Magnum ammunition.

The barrel is short but thick, emphasizing the characteristics of high burst at close range.

When loading, you need to manually load each round into the revolving cylinder.

“More like a cowboy.”

Hong Xia played with the Magnum, which was much heavier than a pistol, in her hand. It felt heavy and substantial in her hand. One could imagine the pressure on her wrist when firing.

Weapons like the Magnum, which were produced in the dungeon world, were considered [Gear]. To cope with any potential issues, some players would resort to trickery and try to bring all sorts of strange items into the dungeon, such as putting [planes], [tanks], [guns] in their pockets and bringing them in, at least to make it look like [Items], but no one had ever succeeded.

According to the manual, the player who currently carries the largest item is a QJY-201 general-purpose machine gun, 7.62mm caliber, belt-fed, with an effective range of 800-1000 meters, and grenades, which are put in his pocket and brought in. Then, when facing a spirit, his chest is hollowed out on the spot, and he died very peacefully.

In short, these things are not the most critical things at this stage. The most important issue is to ensure that the three people are in the same copy.

Hongxia, Yili, Yang Ming, and perhaps in the future Yamada Ryo and Kita Ikuyo will be added.

As players who have already collaborated to complete a dungeon and have formed a tacit understanding of sharing life and death, if they can act together in the next dungeon, their survival rate will definitely increase a lot, especially Yang Ming, who can learn completely unrecorded [Special Skills] in a crisis. Not only can he learn the extremely powerful skill [Adrenaline Burst], but he can also pass it on to himself and Yili.

Although various manifestations indicate that this ability must have certain limitations and must be used with caution, the [Battlefield Sentiment] of [Protection] also allows them to have a higher tolerance rate for errors. Even if an accident occurs, as long as the entire army is not wiped out, there will be another chance.

At least we have to make sure we get the items that allow us to enter the [Normal] level dungeon together, but our situation is a little special.

The difficulty of the [7 Days to Die] dungeon was upgraded from Normal to Extraordinary, and it is not known whether the existing difficulty promotion system is effective.

It's really a lot of trouble.

Ijichi Hongxia couldn't help but feel troubled, not only for herself, but also for her friends.

Everything requires thinking and planning, but the answer cannot be obtained by thinking alone.

I don't know what they are doing now, Yang Ming, Pochi sauce...

After visiting the Players' Market, she came back first. After all, their date was not over yet.

At the same time, in an alley, a gangster with fancy and colorful hair was lying on the ground crying.

"So you really have no money?"

Yang Ming's expression looked a little unhappy.

His harsh eyes scanned the young man lying on the ground.

"It's really gone! Big brother, please let us go. Someone just robbed us this morning!"

His face was covered with bruises and he was crying and shouting. Judging from his miserable appearance, he might have been beaten a lot recently.

“Before being preempted.”

Yang Ming turned around and walked out of the alley, and found Yili waiting at the door of the convenience store.

"I originally thought I could use them to make some money to support my family, but it seems like there are quite a few people in the gaming community who share this idea."

"Yang Ming...for you."

Yang Ming took the ice cream handed to him by the girl and took a bite. The sweet and refreshing taste eased the slight unhappiness in his heart.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to get something to eat?"

Yang Ming took a step forward and replied to Hong Xia's message "I'm going to take a shower" with a sentence "Wait for me". Then he wandered around the street casually and passed by a ramen shop with a fragrant smell.

——Didi

Hong Xia's reply: [I won't go with you! You pervert!]

Yang Ming then replied: [Didn’t we take a shower together yesterday?]

Chapter 96: Two People from Shuchiin

Yang Ming has no shame when it comes to girls. When he thinks of Hong Xia's angry expression, he smiles and pulls Goto Ichiri into the ramen shop.

And he immediately noticed a young girl who was eating noodles with great relish.

She had a big bow on her head, and next to her sat a black-haired girl in the same uniform. Her face was stern, and her bright red eyes were fixed on the bowl of steaming ramen. Only the twitching corners of her mouth showed her expression, making her face look a little unbearable.


"Chika, so this is why you took so much trouble to bring me out of the house?"

They were wearing the same school uniform, and their overly recognizable appearance had already triggered Yang Ming's DNA. They were exactly the two heroines of the anime in his memory.

And it’s not the work [Lonely Rock], it turns out that this is a world of anime?

Shuchiin High School, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, is a comprehensive school from kindergarten to university and a prestigious school with a long history.

Even now that the aristocracy has been abolished, there are many people who were born into wealthy and famous families and will shoulder the fate of the country in the future and study here.

"Ahahaha~ Kaguya, don't underestimate this ramen! This is the Ramen King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Urban Legend!"

"···"