The dinner was surprisingly sumptuous. Although it could be seen that the ingredients were all sourced locally in the hotel restaurant, it was obvious that a lot of thought had been put into the cooking and was by no means a hasty meal.
To say how luxurious and exquisite this table is, it can’t be considered, at least it doesn’t match this high-end level.
But after all, this is not the age of sunshine. The hotel has no chef, no kitchen helpers, and no service staff. It is obvious that Brother Zhi and the others do everything by themselves, which makes it very grand.
"Brother Jiang, please, please take a seat." Brother Zhi saw that the reaction of Jiang Yue and others was a little surprised, and greeted with a smile, "Don't be restrained, in normal times, who would like such a meal? Can you
Come on, that’s to give me face, Brother Zhi.”
Brother Zhi has an innate social spirit, but he is not overbearing or too slippery to be disliked by others.
This kind of just right enthusiasm is very helpful in breaking the deadlock in situations where each other is somewhat wary.
Brother Zhi also noticed that these people were of high status, but Jiang Yue basically had the final say in their actions.
He and Jiang Yue had some friendship before, so this enthusiasm would not seem too sudden.
After Jiang Yue took his seat, others found seats around Jiang Yue and sat down.
After all of them were seated, Brother Zhi and the others took their seats with a smile.
Two bottles of wine were specially prepared on the table, one white and one red.
"Drink something white or something red?"
Brother Zhi asked Jiang Yue and the others.
On Jiang Yue's side, no one else was in a hurry to express their opinions. After all, they were not familiar with each other, and their psychological defenses had not yet been removed. Who knew if there was anything to say about this meal?
Jiang Yue smiled and said: "Brother Zhi, we are not outsiders anymore. But the others must be murmuring in their hearts, wondering what is the meaning of this meal? If you don't say a few words first, I guess it will be difficult for everyone to eat safely.
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A group of completely unrelated people get together to form a game, especially in this sensitive and weird time, it is normal to be a little defensive.
"Brothers are real people. Let me put it this way, more than 80 of us came to take the assessment two days ago. Now, how many people are left besides our table?"
"I estimate there are about twenty at most. Is it fate that we can sit together?"
"If we don't talk about fate in this meal, why don't we just celebrate the rest of our lives after a disaster?"
"Brother Xiao Jiang, maybe we were all wrong from the first day. If on the first night, there were no separation of the two camps, no internal strife, and everyone had more trust in each other and more unity, would it be possible on the first night?
How many fewer people will die?"
Jiang Yue smiled and nodded. From a certain level, what Brother Zhi said made sense.
However, Du Yifeng did not agree with it and sneered: "Unity and trust are easy to say, but when it comes to practice, everyone has their own selfishness, which is not realistic most of the time. Everyone is laughing and joking at the dinner table, of course we can be united sincerely, but it's really
At critical moments, when everyone has selfish motives and interests, how can we talk about unity? How can interests be coordinated? Brother Zhi should know that among us, there are overlapping tasks."
Brother Zhi also had an impression of Du Yifeng. After all, Du Yifeng was the one who proposed generating electricity on the first night.
Of course, Brother Zhi couldn't have imagined what Du Yifeng said.
"Indeed, when we first came here, we were all high-spirited. No one obeyed anyone, no one trusted anyone, and everyone had their own selfish motives. They all felt that they were the best and didn't need to cooperate with others at all. After two days, I
I believe you all have a deeper understanding, right? Although there is a certain degree of competition among the appraisers, there is no irreconcilable conflict of interest among most appraisers. Under this premise, as long as everyone is calm, we will
Let's put aside our differences and dig deep into our hearts, and cooperation is entirely possible."
Du Yifeng still shook his head disapprovingly.
It's not that he has trouble with Brother Zhi, deep down he also feels that what Brother Zhi said is not unreasonable.
But then he thought about a deeper level.
The people like Brother Zhi who arranged such a sumptuous table were basically just showing off their courtesy for nothing. Du Yifeng would not believe it even if he said he had nothing to ask for.
No matter what requests Brother Zhi and the others have, Du Yifeng doesn't want to get involved. He also doesn't want Jiang Yue to get involved.
His personal mission had been completed, so he had no choice but to accompany Jiang Yue and the others. He didn't want to add any more complications and cause any new troubles.
Du Yifeng was the first to say something ugly.
When Zhige and the others really make any excessive demands, he can refuse them without any psychological pressure.
Xu Chunru smiled and said: "Brother Zhi, if we cooperate or not, we'll talk about it later. Let's work together first to eliminate this meal. Maybe the trust between both parties will be deepened."
"Haha, Miss Xu is still happy. These two bottles are good wine. It would be a waste not to get rid of them. Brother Xiao Jiang, let's start with a start? Let's stir up the atmosphere?"
When it comes to drinking, Jiang Yue could fill a box of wine with Han Jingjing and others in the tavern. Two bottles of wine with so many people present was nothing to worry about.
At the dinner table, alcohol is the best lubricant. No matter how rough the relationship is, it doesn't matter if you drink a few glasses of wine.
Sure enough, the initial reserve was stimulated by alcohol, and the atmosphere quickly opened up.
In this case, two bottles of wine are obviously not enough.
Brother Zhi was obviously well prepared. Brother Hao conjured two more bottles of liquor from under the table like a magic trick.
It can be seen that they have prepared this for a long time.
It just didn’t come out in one go.
If six or seven bottles of wine were put out at the beginning of the show, it would definitely scare people.
First place two bottles to liven up the atmosphere and prevent people from being too wary.
After the drink, neither Brother Zhi nor Brother Hao mentioned what the name of this meal was, and Jiang Yue and the others were smart enough not to ask.
After the wine table came down, Brother Zhi proposed to go to the third floor to sing karaoke.
Not to mention, this activity has been a long time coming. However, considering that it was getting late and everyone needed to rest, they politely declined.
Brother Zhi suggested that everyone sit down at the nearby cafe and drink some coffee and tea to relieve the hangover.
In fact, for the awakened person, this drink is not much different from drinking a drink.
Is there such a thing as hangover cure?
Unable to resist Brother Zhi's warm invitation, Jiang Yue and others agreed to go and have a sit.
Even if others had some thoughts in mind and were reluctant to go, they were not willing to go back to the suite alone. After all, being alone at this time is not a good thing.
The layout of the coffee shop is very warm and the decoration is very atmospheric.
It's a pity that it has lacked popularity for a long time and seems a bit deserted.
Because there were so many people, they did not choose to enter the private rooms, but took their seats in the lobby.
In fact, everyone knows very well that since Brother Zhi is so enthusiastic, he must have something to say.
Don't talk about things at the wine table. When you get to the coffee shop, the matter must be put on the table.
After simply getting something to drink, Brother Zhi asked first: "Brother, how have you been doing in the past two days? Have you completed the mission?"
Jiang Yue said truthfully: "I can only say that it's okay. Some people have completed it, and some have not yet landed."
Brother Zhi seemed to have expected it, and sighed: "We are in a similar situation. If it is convenient, maybe we can exchange experiences and share our success stories with each other?"
Jiang Yue smiled bitterly and said: "I have no problem, but my mission is in the Immortal Valley, and I plan to go there tomorrow. If I can come back successfully, all the useful information will be shared with Brother Zhi for free."
This is a heartfelt statement that makes it hard for people to find fault with it.
But it happened to be another difficult sentence to answer.
"Is it the Immortal Valley? Ah Hao, aren't you back from the Immortal Valley?" Brother Zhi glanced at Brother Hao behind him.
The bespectacled Ah Hao nodded: "The Immortal Valley was greatly affected by the earthquake. Many mountain roads had fallen rocks, and the original tourist routes were blocked in many places. Moreover, there are monsters in the Immortal Valley, which are full of malice toward humans.
I personally saw an examiner being swallowed by a monster..."
"Swallow?" Jiang Yue frowned.
"Yes, it's swallowing. The monster is at least ten meters tall. It's lurking on the edge of the mountain road. It's hard to see with the naked eye. It's completely integrated into the environment, and it's extremely confusing."
Then, Ah Hao described the appearance of the monster.
However, he was relatively far away at the time and his observations were not detailed enough, so his description was relatively abstract.
According to his description, the monster is not very fast, but it is extremely powerful. It can tear rocks out of the mountain wall with its palms. It is like a walking excavator.
"This monster is blocking the entrance to the mountain. If you want to hike to the top of the mountain, you must pass it. Of course, there is another option, which is to take the cable car. However, the cable car is currently not powered by electricity, and the facilities are also somewhat damaged. Basically, it is very dangerous.
Disaster."
According to this, the cable car is not an option at all.
Then the remaining passage is the only way.
Jiang Yue suddenly asked: "Brother Zhi, is your mission area also in the Immortal Valley?"
"No, mine is in Didi Land."
"No way?" Du Yifeng and others were extremely surprised.
Brother Zhi was also quite surprised by their reactions: "Are you the same?"
Jiang Yue asked curiously: "Brother Zhi, have you been to Didi Paradise?"
"I've been there, but it's a bit tricky." Brother Zhi sighed, "Have you also been to Didi Paradise?"
Jiang Yue didn't hide anything, nodded and said: "I've been there, but that place is very evil."
Brother Zhi was convinced: "Yeah, that scary house almost scared me. I really don't know how these tasks are set up, and how could we enter such a ghost place."
Horror house?
Jiang Yue and others were startled. Their mission in Didi Paradise had nothing to do with this.
"Aren't you the mission of the House of Horrors?"
"Indeed, we are in the children's amusement park area. Has Brother Zhi passed by there?"
"The Horror House and the Children's Amusement Park happen to be in two directions. I took the west gate."
"Well, all I can say is, Brother Zhi, you are very lucky. You are the lucky ones who can come out of Didi Paradise alive."
"What do you mean?"
Brother Zhi and others all looked confused. Although the Ximen side was scary, it wasn't as scary as Jiang Yue described, right?
Jiang Yue briefly described the situation of Time Lost Realm.
He didn't say how to escape from the Time Maze. This was crucial information, and he didn't want to leak it to these guys casually.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Brother Zhi and others' expressions changed drastically.
Is there such a weird place?
Time flows thousands of times faster? Seeing a person grow from childhood to old age, from birth to death in a short period of time?
Although this is not a ghost, it is still scary enough.
The key is the feeling of despair. Once you fall into it, you will watch yourself grow old and watch your life disappear thousands of times faster.
If the flow rate is ten thousand times, one breath for one second is equivalent to two or three hours passing.
Who can bear this?
If you stay there for just one hour, four or five years have passed.
If you stay for more than one day, your life will be in vain for a hundred years?
Just thinking about it makes my scalp numb.
Brother Zhi said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, I didn't take the southeast gate before."
Brother Hao suddenly said: "Brother Xiao Jiang, how did you get out of such a terrifying place?"
Du Yifeng frowned and said, "Don't worry about how you get out. Just don't come close to this ghost place."
Brother Zhi smiled and said: "This is why I propose that we all get together tonight, to share our experiences. The key point is to share! We will definitely not take the initiative to approach that kind of place, but there is no guarantee that we will accidentally enter it. Or Didi
Do other areas of the park also have this time mystery?"
"Ah Hao, to show your sincerity, please first tell me the details of the Immortal Valley. Where exactly is the monster and what are its weaknesses? Can you tell Brother Xiao Jiang and the others?"
"no problem."
"By the way, do you have a mission area in the sea of flowers? You should also pay attention to this place. The flower trees in the sea of flowers will move, entangle people, and release all kinds of charming pollen..."
Brother Zhi and the others are really eager to share information and have proactively contributed a lot of information.
This actually made Jiang Yue and the others a little embarrassed to hide it, so they had to share some important information with them.
The final result can be said to be a happy one.
At least Brother Zhi and the others have achieved their goal of organizing this dinner.
After the exchange was almost complete, Jiang Yue and others said goodbye. Brother Zhi and Ahao looked at each other, as if there were still unfinished topics.
In the end, it was Brother Zhi who spoke first.
"Brother, I would like to ask, when do you plan to go to the Immortal Valley?"
"Tomorrow." There was nothing to hide.
Jiang Yue's plan is to go to Immortal Valley tomorrow, try to complete the task that day, and then return directly. The sooner the better.
The rhythm of the past few days was basically one task area per day. Although there were many twists and turns, it was finally completed successfully.
"Tomorrow? Can you... postpone it for two days?" Brother Zhi asked in a negotiating tone.
"Why?"
"I'm thinking that we can work together when the time comes. There is strength in numbers. If we work together sincerely, maybe we can find a way to kill that monster?"
Brother Zhi stated his intention.
"Brother Zhi, isn't your mission area in the House of Horror?"
"Yes, so in the past two days, I have to complete the task of the House of Horror first, and then go to the Immortal Valley. I made a calculation with Ahao. If we work independently, no one may be able to do it. We might as well join forces to do it together."
Jiang Yue smiled. He felt that Brother Zhi's reason was a bit unreasonable.
Different mission areas have different levels of danger, so it would be unfair to work together on this basis of cooperation.
If there really are such dangerous monsters in the Immortal Valley, why does Brother Zhi have to do it with Brother Hao? Putting his life as a bet?
Just to complete the task? This motivation is obviously not enough.