Xu Shuo has been working efficiently all morning, because he often runs out these days, which has seriously affected the development of new projects in the studio and affected his money!
But those things can't really be left unattended, so what Xu Shuo can do is try to improve his office efficiency.
Take the time in the morning to arrange everything that needs to be done, and leave the rest to Li Ziwen to arrange it.
Fortunately, the employees' execution skills are pretty good.
If possible, Xu Shuo would like to take advantage of the lunch break to quickly finish the matter at the subway station, so that he can still have time to continue working when he comes back.
After all, Huangmu District is not far away, and there is a two-hour lunch break.
Their studio does not include meals, so most employees just order fast food and then simply rest on the table.
"By the way, your brother asked me to pay attention to you yesterday..."
Suddenly, Xu Shuo seemed to have thought of something and looked at Pei Sheng who was eating a box lunch next to him.
Before he finished speaking, Pei Sheng slapped his chopsticks with an angry look!
Then when everyone came to pay attention curiously, he immediately restrained himself. Like a thief, he secretly took out an embroidered brocade bag from his trouser pocket and showed it to Xu Shuo.
"Don't tell anyone!" Pei Sheng warned in a low voice.
"What's this?"
Li Ziwen looked around and asked curiously. Pei Sheng was so frightened that he immediately stuffed the half-drawn bag of tips into it, then picked up his chopsticks and pretended that nothing happened.
Li Ziwen said reluctantly: "What is that, an embroidered handkerchief?"
Pei Sheng suddenly covered his mouth and stared at him fiercely: "Can you please stop yelling? It's not an embroidered handkerchief! It's an amulet!"
"Why are you so secretive about your amulet? There's nothing you can't see." Li Ziwen said, lifting up the jade he wore around his neck: "I've been wearing the zodiac sign since I was a child."
"If my amulet was as normal as yours, would I hide it?" Pei Sheng said angrily.
Even if his brother gave him a ghost painting talisman, he actually packed it in a bag with Northeastern characteristics and insisted that he carry it with him!
He is an upright and dignified man, but he actually has this kind of thing in him!
It is simply insulting to gentlemen!
After being spotted by a girl, he was too embarrassed to pick up girls!
Li Ziwen had different ideas from him, so he didn't think there was anything shameful about this kind of thing, and by the way, he despised his cool thinking.
Xu Xi also had lunch at the same table, quietly listening to their discussion, and then unconsciously touched his amulet.
In comparison, the amulet her brother picked for her was the most beautiful!
Xu Shuo glanced at the kit that Pei Sheng took out, his eyes unclear, then he picked up his phone and said, "I'll take a picture and show it to your brother. Take it out."
Pei Sheng: "???" You have to make me show it off in public, right?!
But it is absolutely impossible to advertise widely!
After finishing lunch, Pei Sheng secretly took it out again and asked him to take a photo. In the process, he still looked like he was humiliated.
"Delete the photo after posting it!"
"Delete it, delete it."
"Delete the chat history too!"
"deleted."
Pei Sheng took his mobile phone and checked it before he felt relieved.
I am afraid that this kind of photo will become my dark history.
After lunch, Xu Shuo did not stay in the studio to rest. He explained to Li Ziwen and went out.
Xu Xi, who was outside, had just spread out his blanket and was about to take a nap when he was stunned when he saw this.
"He has a contract and has made an appointment with someone to discuss it at noon." Li Ziwen explained.
"That's it." Xu Xi nodded.
She watched the young man's back disappearing from the studio door, then looked away, her eyebrows lowered and she didn't know what she was thinking.
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Harbor North MTR Station.
Because all three subway lines were out of service, and it was during the lunch rush hour, Xu Shuo had to wait in traffic for another hour before arriving. This shows that his idea of solving the matter quickly and then going back to work was no longer tenable.
Luo Kai took cigarettes as lunch, and there were already piles of cigarette butts at his feet. It was unjust that this guy would suffer from lung cancer.
"You're finally here."
After seeing Xu Shuo's figure, he lit another cigarette and made a sound filled with vicissitudes of life.
Harbor North Station is still under lockdown, and even the entire block is not allowed to be approached by unrelated people.
Xu Shuo parked his car in a nearby open parking lot, then put on a mask and walked over, following Luo Kai into the subway entrance.
"Has the abyss erosion spread?" Xu Shuo asked.
"No sign."
"Then what are you in a hurry for?"
"..."
Shouldn't it be a sign of respect for abnormal things to show some anxiety at this time?
Luo Kai explained the information he had learned. Under the watchful eyes of a group of armed forces, the two of them stood next to the escalator leading to the third underground floor and looked into the dark abyss.
Suddenly, Xu Shuo seemed to feel something and suddenly turned his head to look at a certain location.
There was a leisure chair on the subway. The girl sitting on the chair, guarded by several armed policemen, was looking at Xu Shuo in surprise.
Shao Dandan looked a little dull.
Although the young man wore a black mask that covered half of his face, to people who are familiar with him and are not face-blind, the mask is of little use. His figure, hairstyle, and eyes are all very familiar.
!
What the hell...isn’t this Xu Xi’s brother?!
Why did he come to this place?
And he seems to know that slovenly uncle?
Wait, that uncle should be a player as expected. After all, there are no other supernatural elements in this world, and there are no people with special abilities.
Therefore, basically all abnormal people can be treated as players!
So to round things off, the people who know the players and come to the abyss site to investigate, and seem to want to help solve the problem together - are also the players!
Xu Xi’s brother is actually a script player?!
For a moment, Shao Dandan felt that her mind was in a mess. She stared at the young man in astonishment, and unconsciously thought of the little green tea that had tricked her a long time ago!
She felt that her outlook on life was a bit broken.
Just like she couldn't look directly at the cold Xu Xi for a long time after leaving the game, so naturally after discovering the truth, she can't either...
No, no, this shouldn’t be true!
Soon, the brain's self-protection system allowed Shao Dandan to regain her sanity, because strictly speaking, the character "Qiuzi" is a script NPC!
She is not a controllable character played by the player!
So the fact that Xu Xi’s brother is Qiuzi is completely untrue!
Shao Dandan was so angry that she knocked on her head because of her random thoughts. Really, she had analyzed this fact a long time ago, so why did she accidentally get involved again this time?
At best, the Xu brothers and sisters just bump into each other's faces with Qiuzi.
Although she was really surprised that Xu Xi's brother was a script player, but after thinking about Xu Xi's usual behavior style, it was impossible for him to behave like Qiuzi!
Don’t be disturbed by situations that are simply not true!
In a moment, Shao Dandan successfully comforted himself and picked up the broken three views and put them back together again.
She also realized that Xu Xi's brother probably wore a mask because he didn't want to be recognized, so under the other person's unexplained stare, she lowered her head and avoided his gaze if it was not harmful.
"What's wrong?"
Luo Kai followed his gaze and looked back, then said: "That girl is the survivor I told you about, and I got most of my information from her."
Xu Shuo nodded without saying anything. He looked back at the bottom of the elevator and said, "By the way, I remember that you have special abilities with blood, right?"
"Yes, but many advanced skills are limited and cannot be used," Luo Kai said.
His ability will also be reflected when writing the script, so this is not very confidential information. Anyone who has watched his performances will basically understand it.
Luo Kai's ability with blood is not limited to using his own blood as a weapon.
Although he does this most of the time.
Xu Shuo leaned on the elevator handrail and took out a bottle of blood from the player's manual. It was a real glass bottle containing 1,500 ml of blood.
"I have special blood here, do you want it?" Xu Shuo looked at him sincerely.
"..." Luo Kai was stunned for a moment before reacting: "You want to sell it to me?"
It is definitely impossible for this guy to give it to him!
Xu Shuo introduced sincerely: "This bottle of blood is the blood of new humans. Its specific uses can be used as magic materials, healing materials, or even as explosive fuel."
Luo Kai: "..." In front of the abyss, this guy is actively doing business!
In addition, he is very enthusiastic when doing business!
Why aren't you usually so positive?
This bottle of blood was a special prop that Xu Shuo got after leaving the script of "Free Night". He originally extracted a bottle of blood from someone in the script to use it to deal with Xiu Vargas, but after getting the director's body, he
no need.
After the game ended, this bottle of blood was actually converted into a reward by the system and brought out.
The effect is indeed as Xu Shuo said, it is a very good synthetic material, and its blood has the effect of corroding and assimilating after touching the living body.
This is not a superpower, but comes from the special characteristics of the blood itself.
It is an ability that belongs to biological evolution!
It's very powerful, but Xu Shuo doesn't know how to do research.
It seems to have no other use except smashing it out and using it as explosive fuel, but wouldn't he just buy a bomb for this kind of thing?
So after seeing Luo Kai and discovering that the Player's Manual can take out props below level three, and then thinking that they would have to deal with an abyss monster close to level three later, Xu Shuo suddenly had a thought!
As the saying goes, strengthening the strength of friendly forces can also be regarded as indirectly ensuring one's own safety.
What's more, this friendly force is still a main force that can resist and fight!
Luo Kai is now a level 4 player. If he gets off to a bad start, Xu Shuo, who is only level 2, probably won't be able to resist for long.
"Do you want it?" Xu Shuo asked again.
"...How much did you sell it for?" Luo Kai took the bottle of blood and read the information.
Many of his high-level skills cannot be used, and this bottle of blood can indeed solve his urgent need.
Xu Shuo shook his head: "Don't sell money, sell points."
Luo Kai was immediately filled with questions: "Didn't you really want cash before?"
"That was before. I'm not short of cash for the time being. I want points, three thousand and five, no matter the price." Xu Shuo said.
"Are you addicted to robbing me?? This is just a second-level prop!"
"For you, this special prop that just complements your abilities should be worth the price. I decided on this price after strict calculations."
"Two thousand and five!"
"I said the price will be the same."
"But it's just a low-level prop anyway, and you're selling it for the price of points! At most, it can be sold for the price of its deduction value!"
"Three thousand, at least."
"Two thousand and five!"
"Three thousand."
"..."
Shao Dandan: "..." Xu Xi's brother is really good at doing business.
Onlookers: "..." These two mysterious bosses and enemies are actually still bargaining seriously!
Don't you feel that the blackness under the elevator is surging?
It's really surging!
It seems to be climbing up the elevator!
Take a look!
"make a deal!"
In the end, Luo Kai gritted his teeth and accepted the price of 3,000 points.
He took the bottle angrily, and finally complained: "I suspect that you originally planned to sell it for 3,000 points. You raised the price on purpose?"
Xu Shuo's face was uncertain: "No, if it can sell for 3,500 yuan, I will definitely not drop the price."
Luo Kai: "?" Something seems wrong?
However, the two of them did not continue to struggle with this issue. The reason why Luo Kai ended the transaction quickly was because he had noticed the movement of the abyss.
The darkness that had been dormant quietly on the third floor underground was surging abnormally at this moment, and some black matter was spreading upwards along the escalator.
But for some unknown reason, it can only stay in the center of the elevator, surging like a wave and washing the line over and over again, but it is never able to cross it, so visually it feels like it is spreading.
"Oh? Did you disturb it?" Luo Kai looked at the movement below and raised his eyebrows.
Xu Shuo said nothing, looked down and blinked.
Suddenly, the surging darkness seemed to become more intense. At a glance, the three underground floors seemed to be occupied by the stormy black water.
Xu Shuo: "..."
He seemed to feel something.
No way? That abyss title doesn’t really work in reality, does it?
Will he really have to live with a blindfold on from now on?
Luo Kai stared down, took out his long sword inlaid with rubies, and then took out a small geometric object from the manual and threw it directly downwards.
Phew~
The thing free-falled into the darkness and simply disappeared.
After a while, a flash of red burst out in the darkness.
Like the thunder and lightning exploding in the dark clouds, the light suddenly shined, and the red haze was swallowed up by the darkness in an instant. However, at that moment both of them saw the blurry shadow in the darkness.
The thing's slender body was bent and twisted, and several slender limbs with barbs extended around the body. The overall shape was like some kind of large spider.
"That girl's description is quite accurate. She does look like a long-legged spider." Luo Kai joked.
"Well, you go down first." Xu Shuo said.
The smile on Luo Kai's face immediately disappeared. He tugged at the corner of his mouth quite speechlessly, and then walked down the elevator step by step with his long sword in hand.
When he was approaching the darkness, his whole body suddenly rushed in!
It quickly disappeared without a trace.
Xu Shuo glanced at it, then turned around and walked to the ordinary stairs opposite the escalator, and walked down from here.
The armed forces guarding the second underground floor looked at each other and reported the situation through their headsets. Then several people came forward with guns and aimed at the entrances of several corridors leading to the third underground floor.
Shao Dandan was still huddled in the leisure chair, staring intently at the surging darkness not far away, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the old bronze mirror in his arms.
Her home is in Yellowwood District, although she is extremely afraid of this abyss now.
However, some things have to be done.
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The moment you walk into the darkness, it's like you've entered some sticky and depressing confined space. Take a gentle breath and you'll be greeted by a heavy putrid smell.
Luo Kai's preliminary speculation was that the mutated abyss monster should be a man who committed suicide by lying on the train last year. The reason was that he was under too much pressure in life.
The man was an ordinary office worker. He had just been fired from the company on the day of his suicide. When the last night train passed by, he jumped into the tracks and restarted his life. It is said that his death was very tragic.
After turning into a monster, he enjoys torturing people, has the ability to materialize subway trains, and can repeat time in the realm at will.
The last ability is the most troublesome.
According to Shao Dandan’s self-report, after she was dragged into the track and hit by a train for the first time and was seriously injured, she stood on the platform again in a daze. Before she could react, she was pushed into the track by the monster again, and was run over by the train again.
pressure.
The third time Shao Dandan became wary and rushed to the escalator as soon as he returned to the platform. However, the monster moved extremely fast!
She was soon dragged into the track again, and was mercilessly crushed by the train that rushed out of the darkness!
This kind of thing happened several times, and in the end, Shao Dandan's mental state was actually about to collapse!
When she returned to the platform for the last time to take a breather, she caught a sudden light above the escalator out of the corner of her eye. Her survival instinct made her rush towards the light desperately!
This time she managed to escape.
After waking up from the hospital, Shao Dandan recalled the horrific experience last night and felt that the monster was enjoying the process of torturing her.
If it were a low-level monster that followed instinct, it would probably have started to devour her the moment it caught her.
And this incident also directly wiped out Shao Dandan's family fortune.
In order to fight against the erosion of the monster, she used almost everything she could. In her confused thinking, she only relied on instinct to open the player's manual to survive.
But she is only a second-level player!
Level 3 players must weigh themselves before entering the level 3 abyss. Level 2 players will be given snacks if they throw it in!
Xu Shuo always felt that Luo Kai wanted to deliver the food himself.
Fortunately, Luo Kai was quite self-aware and went to attract the monster's attention first.
When Xu Shuo slowly walked down the stairs, he opened the player's handbook and looked at his open abilities. Fortunately, he was a level two player, so the player's handbook was all open.
Hey, is this the permission of low-level players?
Now in this situation, the most suitable combat plan for him is to directly open the character card!
We have already tested it during the "Green Train" incident. In non-script interpretation situations, there is no time limit for opening character cards!