[You come from "Wai Alley", that garbage area that is second only to "suburbs" in worst condition. But these past experiences are no longer important to you. You know that you have been sold, just as the "alley" often uses to treat the wounded.
The matter of seeking revenge can only be thought about after you are alive. Fortunately, there are many kinds of people who buy living people from places like "Alley", and Dr. Rawls is the milder type among them-he will only let Those people just came to play a game.
But how many people are forced to participate in such a game? In this hunting ground, are you the hunter or the prey?
Mission goal - Complete the game according to Dr. Rawls's game rules. After completion, you can choose to return to the distribution center. 】
Attached to the envelope is a physical examination report and personal file, which are very brief.
Lu Ning was wearing white loose clothes, like pajamas. There was an instrument tied to her right forearm, which looked very technological. After opening it, there was an LCD screen on the inside. Five minutes had not passed yet, and the screen was completely black. She didn't feel any discomfort in her arm - which was good news, at least the mission hadn't left her injured yet.
Looking around, she could see that this was a round room, not very large. She woke up from a bed in the room, and there were two beds in this room.
The silver envelope was placed under his head. There was only so much information on it. After Lu Ning quickly read through his information, he rubbed the envelope according to the last additional knowledge. A pale flame ignited and burned the information. and envelopes were all burned to ashes.
Then, five minutes passed.
The instrument on the arm automatically turned on, the screen lit up, and a man's voice came from inside.
"It's time for you to wake up now. Welcome to Dr. Rawls' Four Seasons Garden."
A huge "LCT" logo appeared on the screen, and then it jumped to an interface that looked similar to the menu in the game.
"There are a total of one hundred and fifty-seven participants in the Four Seasons Garden. Your origins are all different. In short, for various reasons, you are either voluntarily, betrayed, or forced to participate in this event. Next I will Specific rules will be explained.”
The man's voice paused, as if waiting for everyone to react. After about ten seconds, he spoke again:
"The screen in front of you is the most important thing for you in this garden. The number of stars you have obtained so far is marked in the upper left corner, which you can understand as currency. Your ultimate goal is to collect thirty currencies and buy them in the store [Escape] Key], then find the escape area and leave here. The store menu is the first one on the right column."
Lu Ning took a look and saw that there was indeed a "Store" option on the right side, and the font was very large.
"So how to get stars? Just do tasks. There are many task points in this garden, with values ranging from one star to four stars. If you pick up random tasks at the task points and complete them, you can get the corresponding number of points. Stars. Everyone starts with a star, now click to open the store.”
After hearing this, Lu Ning clicked on the option, and the interface immediately turned into a product menu. At the top was an [Escape Key] worth thirty stars. In addition, there were three products below. .
"The tasks are all completed in the garden, and of course the difficulty is different. In order for you to complete the tasks conveniently, five levels of goods are provided for you to purchase. They will also consume your stars, but I believe this investment can It greatly shortens the time it takes you to gather thirty stars. Only when your number of stars reaches that level can you see the corresponding products. There are three types of products for each level, and there is no limit to the purchase quantity."
On the screen, you can view the basic introduction of the product. Lu Ning quickly took a look at the three products. Their names were [Heat Source Amplifier], [Spider Sentry] and [Repair Spray].
"We can deliver the purchased goods directly to you, so you don't need to worry about picking up the goods. Next, please note that about the task points, only one person can receive the task at each task point, and after the task is declared successful or failed, that task point It will enter a certain period of cooling down, and it can only be used again after cooling down. For long-term combat considerations, there are eight supply points in the garden, where anyone can go there at any time to receive free food and water, as well as solve some physiological problems. "
It's time for a twist.
Just as Lu Ning thought of this, sure enough, the man's voice immediately became more serious.
"But time is not infinite. In order to encourage you to work hard to earn stars and escape, a group of monsters will be released in the garden every two hours. In order to deal with the monsters, you can buy props through the store, and you can also go looking for the garden. There are weapon points inside. There is a large weapons warehouse and twelve small weapons warehouses, which provide some conventional weapons. If you can kill the leaders of these monsters, you will also get some extra star rewards. Finally, There are also sixteen trap points here. Once someone triggers the trap, an additional type of monster will be released regardless of the time limit. Please be careful when performing the mission."
A variant of the battle royale mode, there is no mention of asking people to kill each other, but if you think about this rule carefully, you will know that as long as you slightly control the number of tasks released and the cooling time, if the monsters continue to be released, People must choose to kill each other to reduce competitors.
"You have one last way to get stars."
At this point, the man's voice sounded like a demon whispering.
"If you kill someone, you can choose to get all the stars or props on him in your menu [Inherit]. So please note that props purchased in the store are invalid for use by others unless the owner dies. .”
That last one really hits the mark.
Lu Ning glanced at the sidebar, [Store], [Quest], [Inheritance], [Props] and [Notes]. The functions of the store and inheritance have already been mentioned; tasks are to record the status of currently received tasks; props are to store props purchased from the store but do not need to be delivered to hand; the final note is a simple notepad.
A star in the upper left corner and a slowly beating countdown in the lower left corner [1:59:32 until the next monster is released] give people an inexplicable sense of urgency. Lu Ning raised her eyebrows slightly, stood up and walked out of the room immediately.
There is a very wide corridor outside. The circular room I am in is in the middle of the corridor, and there are two identical rooms at the front and back along the corridor.
Lu Ning didn't think about the left and right sides for too long and walked directly to the right.
When passing the next circular room, Lu Ning found that there was no door on her side. She cautiously walked around to the other side and found that the door of this circular room was open on the other side. nobody. At the same time, she also saw the black machine as tall as one person located between the two circular rooms.
Her eyes lit up, and she immediately walked up and checked the machine.
It's like an ATM, with an LCD screen on the front and a groove underneath. There is a yellow label attached to the top of the machine, and next to it is a star. This should be the one-star mission machine that the man said.
Judging from the fact that I encountered one just after I left home, maybe there are more mission machines than expected?
Lu Ning put the instrument in her hand close to the groove, and then heard a soft sound, and a row of text quickly flashed across the screen.
[Task Level 1: Arrive at one of the supply points in Autumn Garden within thirty minutes and complete a supply collection. 】
A seemingly harmless mission, not a battle or a treasure hunt, just looking for a location...
Lu Ning turned around suddenly, her eyes falling on the man who was approaching without concealing his footsteps.
This is a short man, also wearing white clothes, with short hair, and he looks like a very cunning person.
"Ah, I don't mean any harm." The man took a step back and quickly raised his hands, "I just heard the sound and came over to take a look."
"I can't believe you meant no harm."
"Hey, hey, hey, the situation in this kind of place is unclear, so let's not be so suspicious, right? You see, I don't have any weapons on me, and I'm not as tall as you... By the way, are you the one who lives in the alley? I feel like I don't have any weapons. He looks a bit malnourished."
"who are you?"
"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down." The man quickly waved his hand and asked Lu Ning to speak in a low voice, "You can call me Mao You. I wander around the streets and alleys all year round, doing some... hehe, sneaky business. "
"Nekomata?"
"It's not a monster! Bless you. So, is this a mission machine?" He pointed at the mission machine behind Lu Ning and asked.
"Um."
Lu Ning looked at him and gave up her position. Now that the screen of the machine has returned to a state of nothing, and I have accepted the task, the place is temporarily locked. The only thing I'm worried about is that if this man publicizes that he has received a mission, it will be more difficult in the early stage.
Mao You didn't care at all about Lu Ning's appraising gaze. He walked to the machine and touched it curiously, and finally tried to scan his own instrument. The words [Locked] immediately appeared on the screen.
"There is no connection port, so even if you want to invade, you can't... Haha, it's probably not allowed. What's your name, little girl?"
--can not tell.
Lu Ning didn't find any tourist characteristics in this person. The tourist guidelines that were applicable at the second level seemed to be completely inapplicable at the third level. At least the first person she met couldn't determine the origin.
One hundred and fifty-seven people cannot all be tourists, and in such an environment, is it really good to show that you are a tourist?
"My surname is Lu."
Eventually she decided to start "role playing."
A little girl who comes from a lower-class area, struggles to survive in poverty, and is wary of everything.
"Then I'll call you Xiao Lu. Look, this place was probably created by Dr. Rawls. We have to work together to earn stars and get the key, so two are better than one, right?"
"I don't need to team up with anyone." Lu Ning said with a vigilant look.
"Oh my, those who come out of the alley are difficult to deal with... You see, the biggest thing you need to worry about when working with someone like me is that I am a thief, but the important props here are all owned, and I can't use them even if I steal them. , what else do you have to worry about!"
"You can kill me. Not only can you steal things, but you can also steal tasks."
"The rules of [the street] are not that cruel. I suspect that you are more likely to be killed in a fight. Well, let me show you something else."
After Maoyou finished speaking, he looked around furtively, then reached into his pocket and took out a small spray can.
"The party making the request offers chips. This is the rule of the street. I use this proposal to form an alliance. What do you think?"
"What's this?"
"Repair spray." Maoyou said proudly, "You can only see the detailed uses after purchasing it. This thing can repair any item that is sprayed on, as long as it can completely cover the damaged area. Amazing, right?"
"Have you tried it?"
"I gave it a little try." Maoyou waved his arm, "I bit off a little bit of the skin, then sprayed it on, and it all healed in a few seconds!"
"But there's not a lot of dosage in this can."
"Hey, as long as you don't die, you can use this to cure fatal injuries! The previous broadcast didn't mention where to get the medicine, but this thing is very useful!"
This man is quite perceptive.
Lu Ning continued to maintain a suspicious look, and started thinking quickly in her mind.
Judging from the introduction, the heat source amplifier is an infrared search device, the spider sentry is a small robot with monitoring functions, and the repair spray is a literal repair agent. She didn't buy it so she couldn't see more detailed information, but judging from the current three items, they should be an attack, a defense and an auxiliary item. I don't know if the same pattern will follow next.
"I don't believe you would use such a precious thing on anyone else."
"It's a one-star thing! We can buy it again at any time, right? As long as we can complete the task quickly, it's okay to have as much as we want by then, right?"
"...I can act with you, but you must be within my sight, otherwise there is no need to talk."
"Oh oh oh, it's not easy to let you go... Okay! I'll go ahead! This way, right?" Mao You said, and walked in the direction Lu Ning planned to go.
The two of them walked one behind the other, and after passing the last circular room, they found themselves at a corner.
To the right is another corridor with several small rooms, while to the left is a green circular garden. Looking from the front, there are two circular rooms that are slightly larger than the room where Lu Ning woke up before. In the middle of the two rooms, that is, in the center of the circular garden, there is a square column facing the two of them. There is a door-shaped depression, and patterns of lush spring vegetation are painted on both sides of the pillars with green as the main color.
"Is it spring here? Four Seasons Garden?" Maoyou walked over. His footsteps made a rustling sound on the grass, but nothing unexpected happened.
"Oh oh oh!!!"
No, this voice still sounds like something unexpected.
