Tie Jun took off his helmet and was still a little dazed as to what happened in the cave.
Just as he was wondering, his cell phone rang, and the caller ID made him quickly check that the doors and windows of the computer room were closed, and his naughty son had not broken in.
The call was answered.
The person on the other end of the phone did not reveal his identity, but just asked him to prepare. Someone would pick up the phone an hour later and asked him to find an excuse to report to his family that the time of this 'business trip' was uncertain.
‘Business trip’ is a hidden way of saying going on a mission. Both his parents and wife knew it and began to silently clean up and greet him, but their three or four-year-old son was a little noisy.
Tie Jun cruelly left his warm family and ran towards everyone in his ideals and mission.
A dusty Hongqi car picked him up. The driver didn't say a word the whole time, and Tie Jun didn't ask any questions. He went straight to the outskirts of the city.
"This is Base Zero!"
"You...are Professor Xue?"
"Well, it's me!"
One day later, in a deep mountain forest, Tie Jun met Professor Xue, the team leader in the game, and other unknown people in white coats.
I first underwent a very tedious physical and psychological examination and went through strict 'sterilization and disinfection' procedures before entering this hidden and heavily guarded base.
"Do you remember what happened next?"
"I don't remember...no memory at all."
"Do you remember those murals?"
mural?
Tie Jun thought hard and finally nodded blankly.
Professor Xue and the people in white coats whispered to each other and looked at each other with disappointment.
What is a mural?
By the way, where did they go in the end?
Scientific expedition team, who are the members of the scientific expedition team?
Tie Jun was horrified to discover that as time went by, his memory of that action became more and more vague. This kind of vagueness was very 'natural', as if it was too long ago and the brain automatically made these memories useless.
The memory on it has been deleted.
"Don't be afraid, just forget it if you can't remember it. Most people are in the same situation as you."
"yes!"
"You are a veteran and are now being drafted into the army. Is there any problem?"
"no problem."
"Are there any difficulties at home?"
"No, I obey the arrangement."
"Very good, now I officially inform you that you are now a security personnel in the "Project Zero", a special secret unit. You are a veteran. I don't need to emphasize discipline."
"yes!"
"Now let me take you to understand what Project Zero is."
This is a huge, secret base, and it is still being expanded. I don't know how big it is, or how many floors it has.
This is a secret base that can only be seen in science fiction movies. It uses a lot of advanced technological equipment, many of which are unheard of by the outside world.
Tens of thousands of scientific researchers are conducting obscure research here. As for what they are researching, it is not very clear based on Tiejun's authority and position.
There are all kinds of facilities here, including factories, power plants, water plants, shops, shopping malls, cinemas, sports venues, etc. It is simply built to the standards of a doomsday base.
The base will not have any non-essential contact with the outside world, and even the air will be discharged after strict quarantine and purification.
And all this is just for a small building surrounded by a base.
When Tie Jun saw this building, it was already more than a week after he joined. After going offline that day, it was his turn to go on duty. Wearing a helmet, mask, and a silver jumpsuit, he took a completely transparent elevator and went down to the base.
In front of a completely transparent glass wall.
Behind the wall is a natural canyon with dense vegetation and an underground river flowing through it. The inconspicuous small building is located on a prominent stone foundation by the river. Many people live in the small building.
Under the inspection of countless people, countless equipment and instruments, it is like the movie The Truman World.
"It creates a special environment inside."
Someone was explaining to Tie Jun on the intercom.
"We are conducting some very special and confidential experiments. Your responsibility is..."
While Tie Jun listened carefully, he saw a person walking out of the small building.
This person looks familiar. Why does he look so like the mage in the game?
What this man did next shocked Tie Jun's attention.
With a wave of his hand, he waved out a large area of colorful light spots. The light spots fell on the ground, and an inconspicuous grass began to grow visible to the naked eye. In a few breaths, it grew into a
The small tree withered and withered in the next few seconds.
"This special environment is a magical environment, which is the magic in the game."
"ah!?"
"Do you still remember that scientific expedition in the game?"
"...don't remember."
"Who did you go with, and you don't remember where you went?"
"Um"
"Very well, you can start working."
Tie Jun's mind was in a mess, and he couldn't distinguish the boundary between reality and games. After work, he returned to his dormitory and waited blankly for the time to go online.
Now, logging into the game is no longer a matter of one person. There is a special working group to coordinate with him. He first goes to a special computer room to conduct various inspections and records, and then he lies down in the game warehouse and falls asleep in full view of everyone.
Appearing at the location where I logged off last time, my teammates had already arrived and were chatting together.
"Have you heard that the fourth test is almost over?"
"Um"
"Will the files be deleted in the fifth test? Canaan Company didn't give any confirmation, and people offline are talking about it like crazy."
"It shouldn't be deleted."
"Definitely not. Do you know how huge the current level, equipment, experience, and money are? If you wipe them all out at once, Canaan Company will still be drowned in saliva?"
"It's not just saliva, it has the heart to kill it."
"9494"
"But I want to change my profession. I'm a cheating warrior. I want to play a magician."
"Should I be able to change my race occupation?"
"How can I change files without deleting them?"
"I don't know about that."
"Here comes the old man, work, work."
These are ordinary players, not considered high-level players. Their operations and equipment are very common. Tie Jun is already considered a master among them, and he is embraced by them as their thigh.
I smiled and chatted with my teammates for a few words, and then got into the tense and boring process of spawning monsters and leveling up.
The higher the level, the fewer monsters there are.
This is a common problem in the game. There are not many suitable spots for spawning monsters above level 20. Every time one is found, a large number of players will be attracted to it. What is spawned here is the level 23 demonized tree demon. Yesterday there were no people, but today it is everywhere.
A top team.
Guarding a refresh point, a demonized dryad rumbled out of the refreshed mud pit. Tie Jun took the lead to greet it, withstanding the monster's damage, waiting for his teammates to find a suitable output position.
This brushing lasted 5 hours.
I only gained one-tenth of the experience of level 22 in 5 hours, and not a hair was lost. During the break, a teammate said sadly that he didn’t have enough money to buy potions and repair equipment.
"Oh, you are so rich that you are so rich and you are so poor that you are so poor. When I first went online, I saw people selling sets of green clothes on the World Channel. Complete sets of green clothes. Damn it, they are all playing games. Why are we playing more and more?
Poorer?
"
"It must be a system BUG! Or there is an internal relationship."
"Yes, a set of green clothes, how did you get them?"
"I heard it was made."
"Oh, there must be some evil spirit. I've never seen a suit made in a complete set."
"I don't know how much it can be sold for..."
"I don't want a complete set. Just give me an ordinary green outfit. If I sell it, I can buy potions and repair equipment. If this continues, there will be nothing left."
"Oh, let's go mining"
"I don't think I'm absent from work anymore. I've never been that tired in reality."
Amid the complaints from teammates, the team returned to the safe area for supplies. As soon as they walked out of the teleportation array, they saw many people gathered in front of a shop, and the crowd was noisy.
"Liar, liar, liar, get out of here quickly and give me back my hard-earned money!"
"Someone actually uses the suit to defraud. You must have learned a lot."
"Scare, no matter how you cheat, the equipment all has attributes."
"The attributes of the suit need to be unlocked. I didn't pay attention to it during the transaction. I only found out when I was waiting for the equipment. It was said that it required a 'tax payment'..."
"What? What?"
"What kind of 'import tax' are you paying for?"
“What does import tax mean?”
"That is to say, this suit was 'smuggled' in from outside..."
"Damn it, can it still be like this?"
Tie Jun and the others went over to watch and saw a player who looked like a businessman hiding in an NPC's shop and not daring to come out. Outside, a player who was said to be deceived and deceived blocked the door with others and yelled curses.
"It turned out to be a liar. I told you why the green suit is so popular." The teammates who were still envious just now said happily, "I was still wondering. Fortunately, I don't have any money, otherwise I would have been cheated."
"What does smuggling mean?" another teammate asked.
"Do you know the vulnerability that was fixed some time ago?"
"You mean, purchase goods from the neutral camp at a low price and sell them at a high price?"
"Well, someone bought a batch of high-end materials from the neutral camp at a low price and made them into equipment..."
"Who, who? This is such a genius, why didn't I think of it?"
"It's too late now. The loophole has been closed long ago. Even if it was before repair, it will be over as soon as this 'import tax' comes out."
"Then they still sell it?"
"Many people don't know it yet, and it's sold so cheaply, so you'll suffer big losses if you take advantage of it."
It was nothing to do with him, so Tie Jun watched the excitement for a while and then left.
But that's not the case on the other side.
"Xiaoyu, that guy threatened me again, what should I do?"
Xia Miaomiao was about to cry. She accidentally became a 'smuggling' criminal, the source of a series of 'suit fraud incidents', and the sky-high 'tax repayment' put the huge profits gained before at risk of being spit out.
If not, you might even lose money.
"That tailor? Wang Daoyi?"
"Who else could it be? There is a manufacturer ID on the equipment. That guy's shop was blocked by people and he threatened to expose us if I don't come forward."
Du Shiyu was much calmer, "We didn't lie to them. Forget about the ones we sold before the import tax came out. With Xiaoqiaoliushui, we are all money-loving owners and they communicate well. We can refund them as much as the tax is paid."
It’s over.”
"Yes, but we also sold a lot to other people."
"But when we sold it, it was already stated that we would have to pay taxes. They used it to cheat us and didn't care about our business."
"Yes, that's what I told that bastard, but since he can't do business, he wants to drag us into trouble!"
"Whatever he wants, we're not lying to anyone anyway."
"Then...ignore him?"
"What else can we do?"
While talking, Fan Chaoyue also came online.
As soon as she got online, she anxiously asked the two of them what to do. There was a well-known paparazzi offline who somehow found out about this and threatened her to expose the news, saying that she had become a liar in the game...
Compared to the two of them, Fan Chaoyue was even more anxious and said, "Why don't we refund the money?"
"Money back!" Xia Miaomiao became furious when she mentioned this, "What money to refund? We didn't cheat, so what money to refund? No money, not even a dime."
"But I can't have anything to do with this kind of thing!" Fan Chaoyue was about to cry.
Du Shiyu couldn't figure out how the real paparazzi knew that Fan Chaoyue was involved in this matter, so he asked her if she had told anyone else?
Only then did Fan Chaoyue confess with a sad face that he had told a real friend about it, but he didn't expect that she was so loud-mouthed, and this time it made me miserable.
"You can't admit it in the game, and you can't afford to pay if you have money. In reality... you can figure it out yourself, you're just a paparazzi." Xia Miaomiao said firmly.
"You can't recognize it in reality!" Du Shiyu thought of the famous virtual property ownership lawsuit that was still being fought, and told the two of her worries, "If those players who were deceived were the same as the one in K Province
If you can’t carry it clearly, what should you do if you sue us?”
After saying this, Xia Miaomiao was frightened, not to mention Fan Chaoyue, this was what she was most worried about.
"You can't admit it, you mustn't admit it. Whoever deceives you will go to him. Miaomiao, just make it clear to that Wang Daoyi tailor. You will be more confident. We are not the ones who lied. This matter has nothing to do with us.
No!"
Xia Miaomiao nodded desperately, as long as she didn't lose money, everything would be fine.
"It's more troublesome to surpass you. I wonder if we can smooth this matter out quietly through your agent or your family's connections? Isn't that paparazzi threatening you for money? Doesn't that constitute blackmail?
"
"That bastard wouldn't make such a stupid mistake. Things are very complicated here. Xuewu, can you guarantee that nothing will happen in the game? If it's settled in the game, I'll figure it out in reality."
“Should be okay”
"Okay..." Fan Chaoyue calmed down a little, "I regret Xuewu. I shouldn't have mixed it up in the first place."
Du Shiyu wanted to say that she also regretted it. Her best friend was as unreliable as ever. Every good thing she said would happen unexpectedly, and this time was no exception.
Last time I was throwing money away in Xinshou Village, I caused a big storm and was attacked once. If I am exposed again this time, it will not be so easy to get over it.
Just look at the lawsuit that is still being fought. It is true that the public is right and the mother-in-law is right. On TV, the legal expert and the senior lawyer are debating all day long. Now many players have begun to feel that murder and explosive equipment cannot stand.
