29: Chapter 29: Communication Before Dawn 29: Chapter 29: Communication Before Dawn After returning to the Haunted House 1044, Han Fei did not rush to exit the ga; instead, he did a simple cleaning of the house.
“I haven’t completed the newbie tasks of sleeping and bathing.
I’ll leave these two tasks for now and do them the next ti I log in.”
Han Fei had his own plan.
Compared to the hidden tasks that required him to trigger them, the risk involved in the newbie tasks was relatively low.
He had to complete a task to be able to exit after logging into the ga.
There were no tasks left at ng Shi’s, so he had to save the newbie tasks for ergency use.
He glanced at the digital clock on the wall.
It was 3:58 in the morning, and the sky outside the apartnt building was still pitch black—the sun in this world seed like it would never rise.
“It’s ti to leave.
If my nerves are always this tense, I’m likely to go crazy sooner or later.” After experiencing the deepest fear, only then did Han Fei realize how wonderful his ordinarily simple and tranquil life was.
The Underworld ga “Perfect Life” had given him a pair of eyes to see beauty and love.
When he opened the Attribute Panel, Han Fei was about to click the exit button in the corner when he suddenly noticed that one of the chat rooms, previously all grayed out and inaccessible, had lit up.
Among the deathly still chat rooms, the one labeled number 444 stood out, brightly incongruent.
“Can I enter?” Han Fei turned his head to glance at the digital clock on the wall again.
It was now 3:59 AM.
At the turn of night into dawn, one of the 999 chat rooms underwent so sort of change.
He clicked on chat room 444, and a cold system voice echoed in his brain.
“Do you wish to enter chat room number 444?”
“Yes.”
“Please choose whether to speak anonymously?”
“Anonymous speech,” Han Fei chose without a second thought.
Kidding, in a place swarming with Fierce Ghosts and psychopaths, revealing his ID was far too risky.
He entered the chat room anonymously and waited a few seconds, but nobody in the chat room spoke.
After hesitating for a mont, he sent out his first ssage: “Is anyone there?”
Huang Ying (Test Account Number 0999): Are you kidding ?
It’s four in the morning and you’re online, brother, are you all liver?
All liver?
Han Fei visualized this scenario for a mont, finding it thoroughly horrifying, and he didn’t understand the deeper implication behind the other person’s words.
In order not to expose himself while trying to draw out more information, Han Fei was very cautious.
The other party dared to expose their ID directly, which suggested they had so confidence—probably an experienced player.
There was also the possibility that the other party had acquired an item that could modify their ID, and this guy was using a fake na.
Huang Ying (Test Account Number 0999): Mate, are you still there?
With your stamina, what level are you at now?
So cavalierly trying to ascertain his level with so casual banter?
Han Fei frowned and sent another ssage.
Anonymous User: What about you?
He didn’t reveal any information, throwing the question back to the other party.
Whether the other person lied or not, as long as he answered with a concrete number, it would help Han Fei understand more about the outside world.
This was conversational technique.
This was the psychological warfare among top players!
Han Fei focused intently, watching the chat room closely.
It was the first ti he’d encountered another player in the ga.
If soone could survive in this Underworld ga and send ssages so casually and playfully, they must have been through a lot.
Huang Ying (Test Account Number 0999): I joined the test project as a dical consultant, just reached level 14.
Because I work at the hospital during the day, I can only play gas at night, so my level isn’t that high.
I can’t compare with all you hardcore players.
Reading Huang Ying’s ssage, Han Fei pondered deeply.
He had only asked for the level, but the other person had also spontaneously revealed their profession, daily routine, and gaming habits.
“Is he trying to muddle with all this information?
He should know what I an by asking for his level—I’m trying to determine his threat level to , yet this person cleverly blurs it over with a flood of information.”
Anonymous User: Level 14?
Then you level up quite quickly?
How do you normally level up?
Han Fei didn’t expect the other person to divulge their leveling thod, but to his bewildernt, Huang Ying replied shortly after he sent the ssage.
Huang Ying (Test Account Number 0999): Since I’m a doctor in real life, I went straight to the hospital, starting as an intern and completing the daily learning tasks, assisting the doctors with nial jobs, patrolling the wards at night, and anwhile pursuing the female nurses in the departnt.
Before I knew it, I was up to level fourteen.
The ga is indeed quite addictive.
There’s none of the real-life annoyances, evoking a sense of control over one’s life, creating a future of happiness.
As Han Fei read Huang Ying’s ssage, his frown deepened: “Is this the grandeur of a big shot?
A hospital is definitely more dangerous than a regular residential complex.
And he dares to patrol the wards at night?
Helps the doctors with nial jobs?”
Images of organ trafficking, operation rooms, and various horrific and bloody scenes flashed through Han Fei’s Brain Sea.
All the doctors’ white coats were stained red, while Huang Ying pushed a cart filled with fresh organs down the long corridors of the hospital at night.
Huang Ying (Test Account Number 0999): This ga has no fixed playstyle; I am a casual player.
What kind of life did you choose, buddy?
Staring at the ssages in the chat room, Han Fei didn’t know how to respond.
He wasn’t even clear about what bizarre life he had picked, since he hadn’t even stepped out of the apartnt building yet.
Han Fei knew nothing about the world outside of the apartnt, but he didn’t want to let the other person see his weakness.
If the other person knew of his existence and then confird he was weak, they might very well treat him as prey—after all, this is a world where Fierce Ghosts roam and it’s survival of the fittest!
Anonymous User: I’m also a casual player.
Sotis I go out to have a al at a neighbor’s, usually watching TV with a bunch of friends in the room, and when I’m bored, I play Hide-and-Seek with the kids in the community.
Huang Ying (Test Account Number 0999): Wow!
I’m envious.
It must feel great to have a group of friends to play with!
Anonymous User: Yes, it’s quite nice indeed!
Huang Ying (Test Account Number 0999): We could add each other as friends later.
We all play in the evening and have the sa gaming philosophy.
Nowadays, many testers are playing this ga just to explore its depth, but they forget the original purpose of the ga.
Anonymous User: Depth of gaplay?
Huang Ying (Test Account Number 0999): It’s just what I’ve heard.
The ga is reportedly designed around the the of human nature, likening it to an iceberg floating in the sea.
Only a small part of the iceberg basks in the sunlight, while the greater part of this human nature iceberg lies subrged in the deep, chilling ocean.
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