02. As a mentally ill person, is it reasonable to buy games with stolen money?
"Wait, wait, wait!" Mu Su yelled again: "Call Mu Su, call Mu Su!"
[Nickname selected...Would you like to start the novice tutorial.]
"Refuse. Real men should skip the tutorial!"
[Players choose to skip the tutorial. Newbie tips will be randomly interspersed in the copy.]
[The game is divided into single-player and multi-player modes. The difficulty is casual, normal, hard, bad, nightmare. In casual difficulty, the prompts will be maximized. The clearance requirements are reduced. At the same time, the rewards for completing the copy are extremely low. 】
[The upper difficulty limit of the current version is nightmare. Under nightmare difficulty, the prompts are reduced to the minimum and fragmented. The requirements for clearance are high, but you will get high and additional rewards if you clear the copy. 】
[Loading the main world...]
…
What woke Musu up was the crow flapping its wings outside the window.
The crow didn't fly away, it still perched.
The cracked wooden windows let out a shrill scream from the wind.
The crow's eyes looked into the window, reflecting Mu Su's figure climbing up under the window.
Shadows are cast on the floor.
The wooden house was dilapidated and damp. There was a faint fishy smell that lingered on the tip of my nose.
Amid the screaming wind, there seemed to be the sound of waves crashing against the giant rocks.
There was only one window, and the thick fog outside made it difficult to see clearly, making the room very dark.
The wind was strong, but it couldn't blow away the thick fog outside. They were just there, motionless.
The wooden boards under my feet were somewhat decayed, and they made a creaking sound when I stepped on them.
Brown and gray woolen coats and hats were hung on hangers by the door. Cowhide boxes were placed aside.
On the dining table, the knives and forks were thrown aside on the plate, and a hairy sandwich was placed on the plate. In a humid environment, food can easily spoil.
The candle was stuck crookedly on the desk beside the door. The lid of the ink bottle was open, and the quill pressed against the parchment.
The words above are obscure and incomprehensible, as if they were written by a madman.
Mu Su held the door bolt, and it let out a squeaking cry.
[Unfinished nightmare, unable to leave]
【Lie down on the bed and start falling asleep】
The system popped up two messages one after another. It was very strange and mysterious.
Mu Su turned around and looked at the single bed with yellow sheets under the window and a corner of a suitcase still exposed under the bed.
He lay down on the bed.
[You feel drowsy...please select dream mode]
Mu Su, who was lying on the bed, got the system information.
He looked at the ceiling, which had been scrubbed. Only a pool of dark red dirt remained.
Was it sprayed on or did it seep down from the attic?
"Solo Nightmare."
[Current progress: Single-player nightmare dream...failed. Players need to go through a multi-player dream before they can go into a single-player dream]
"Multiple Nightmare."
[Currently ongoing: Multiplayer Nightmare Dreamland...failed. Players need to complete the Casual Difficulty Dreamland to unlock the next difficulty level.]
Mu Su retreated and asked for the next best thing: "It's leisure for many people."
[The current difficulty is casual, and no special world view will be loaded.]
[Number of people: 4-8]
【Loading...】
【Happy gaming】
There was a crow outside the window, looking at Mu Su with pure black eyes like a nightmare.
"Good night."
The crow neighed hoarsely.
Mu Su's eyesight turned dark.
…
The process of entering the dungeon was extremely simple. Then the prompt sound disappeared. Mu Su's vision changed from darkness to nothing.
This feeling is mysterious and mysterious. If I had to describe it, it would be like covering one eye. Then what you see is not black, but "nothing".
【Everything has become different.】
An unfamiliar male voice sounded, and his eyes gradually lit up. Mu Su's perspective changed to that of a movie, and he became a viewer.
[Mountains, rivers, cities, everything remains the same. The only thing that changes is human beings themselves. 】
As the narration slowly began, the cutscenes switched and finally settled on the city looking down. The streets below were bustling with traffic and crowds of people. It was indescribably weird, but I couldn't tell what the problem was.
[I don’t know when it started. Everything turned around.]
[When the female politicians on the screen in Times Square are talking loudly about their policies, when the men dressed in fine clothes gather together to talk about which clothes look better and gossip about which friends' family affairs. When the girls are holding light sticks, waving and screaming at each other.
The boy idol with cat ears on the stage. When the husbands report to the police station that they have experienced domestic violence. When the bad girls with permed hair and smoky make-up tease the men passing by in the streets, when the teenagers are pursued by girls.
When you express your feelings but feel at a loss——】
[We can no longer trace back when the transformation started. We only know that when everything happened, no one knew about it. People naturally accepted the arrangement, like chess pieces, and moved to where they should be. 】
The camera quickly moved down, landing behind a figure in a residential area, and gradually darkened.
"It's just about swapping the identities of men and women. It's not so mysterious. You guys always want to make big news." The moment the screen lit up and people could move, Mu Su complained.
[Loading task...]
[Main mission: Prove that even if the world is turned upside down, you can survive well. Reward: 10 shillings (unfinished)]
Current progress: Back home.
Content: Although this place is different from the environment of your society... but it is not too different. Just one thing: you are outsiders, and your purpose is to integrate here. Every time the indigenous people are suspicious of you, the reward will be reduced.
Go to 1.
[Side mission: Complete the main mission alone without contacting teammates. Reward: 5 shillings (unfinished)]
[Side mission: Flirting with women and maintaining relationships with more than three women at the same time. Reward: 5 shillings (unfinished)]
[Extra task: Become a famous figure (positive). Reward 20 shillings (unfinished)]
[Extra tasks: The ethereal consciousness derived from dreams will reward your performance. Currently: 0 shillings]
The mission menu appears on the horizon, along with a lone health bar on the right and a status bar showing the status of teammates.
It is said to be the status bar, but it is actually the three names in the upper left corner and the green bar below it.
The arrow on the side prompts: [The status of teammates is represented by color. Green is health status. Yellow and red are injured/seriously injured status. When your teammate dies, the name will turn to black. 】
Compared to other games, this game's health settings are crude and messy.
"After a Deep Sleep" only has an equipment column and a backpack column, you can just call them out when needed.
The backpack column is empty, and the equipment column only has initial clothing.
[Yellowish white shirt]
【Common】
[Ordinary tops have almost no effect in keeping out the cold. 】
*Maybe it hasn't been washed for a long time and has some smell.
The pants and shoes are similar. Dirty trousers and mud-spattered short boots.
The unique sunshine in the morning poured down on him. Mu Su stood in front of a convenience store, holding a bag of bread in his hand. Surrounded by a residential area. The Japanese-style architectural style makes it easy to guess where this place is.
"Um……"
After groaning, Mu Su stood stupidly in front of the convenience store like a mentally retarded person.