The lights in the reception hall inside the building are dim, but even in such a dark place, there are still traces of people moving around.
The moment Seve entered with the light on, a sweet voice said: "Welcome, do you have an appointment?"
When the light shines on her, she sees a beautifully dressed woman whose body can even be seen to have been modified in various ways and does not look like a normal body.
She welcomed him with a smile that was formulaic and not so offensive. It seemed that in her eyes, Cypher's armed appearance was just a visitor.
"...No appointment."
"If there is no appointment, what business are you here to handle?"
"What is your company's business scope?"
The other party continued to smile, and introduced without any awareness of Seve's behavior of shining the flashlight randomly and looking at the entire hall:
"Our company has been operating network security technology for many years and is committed to building the world's most secure protection network. Yesterday it just launched its blockbuster product - the Hummingbird personal protective kit."
“Easy to install and operate, you can enjoy the Internet in just three steps!”
Ah, is this a cyberpunk setting?
In the communication, Laika's voice was calm: "Be careful, the situation is very wrong. Red Crossbow, try to collect enough intelligence before you are attacked."
Listening to what you say is like listening to what you say. Don't say that next time.
Seve nodded slightly, not caring whether she could see it or not: "Which floor is your company's product promotion and display on? Can I take a look?"
"Of course. Please take the elevator on the right. Welcome again."
When the receptionist said this with a perfect smile, Seve was already standing in the elevator. After speaking to the air, she sat down and said no more words.
There's something... there's something beautiful about NPCs.
"Well, it's a bit like a preset program. Is there a button in the elevator?" Laika's voice was a little noisy. In comparison, Dr. Mei seemed to be talking in his ear.
After pressing the button marked with the work area, Seifer suddenly discovered a problem.
It looks brightly lit outside and there are even lights in the elevator room. Why are there no lights in the reception hall? Is it to deter people who want to come in and check it out?
The elevator 'ding-dong' reminds you to arrive at the work area.
The lights are bright, and various light sources come together to make the entire work area appear extremely bright. The soft carpet makes people walking on it silent and does not affect other people's work.
There were a lot of people, and the same was true at the work station. Seve stood at the elevator door but did not go out because what he saw in front of him was 'very strange'.
Men and women in suits and ties are busy at their workstations. Some are typing on the holographic keyboard at their desks, some are communicating with colleagues about work content, and some are preparing drinks for colleagues at the water bar.
The person who got the drink happily thanked his colleagues who cared about him. The supervisor was walking between the work stations and actually instructing the employees on what adjustments they should make - normal and normal, which is what a company should be like.
However, the monitor was not turned on, the holographic keyboard did not exist, and the water bar was not activated at all. The employees who drank from empty cups and said the drinks were delicious and the people who stared at the dark screen and typed keyboards did not find it strange at all.
'ding dong'
The elevator door closed, and the elevator without any security measures continued to go up. When it opened again, it was the company's rest area.
A few scattered employees chatted leisurely and played with their mobile phones. Although the screen of the mobile phone has long been turned off, the TV also flashes the no signal reminder repeatedly, and the floor is full of dirt.
When Seifer thought this might be some kind of NPC set, the employees who had just been chatting about 'the car of Team XX in lap X will be painted purple' suddenly all turned their heads. One of them even turned his head 180 degrees, expressionless. Looking at him in the elevator.
'ding dong'
The elevator door closed, blocking the view of those people, and Seve continued: "Have you observed, those people. Can I fire on threatening targets?"
Dr. Mei: "Yes, but be cautious. It is recommended that the enemy inspect and recover valuable data after being incapacitated."
Laika: "Okay, be careful. These people don't look simple. There has never been such anomalies in the records before. Don't be eliminated early, Red Crossbow."
I originally wanted to say, 'I think you've become more concerned recently,' but considering that the doctor is also online, I decided not to.
'ding dong'
When the elevator door opened again, Seve found that he was not on the planned 'executive president's office' floor, but back on the first floor.
Strange...the elevator runs upwards, why did it end up on the first floor?
When Seifer was about to step out of the elevator, Dr. Mei suddenly reminded: "Red Crossbow, is there any information worth paying attention to on the roof? According to your signal scan, there is a lot of engineering equipment on the roof."
Cypher immediately stepped back into the elevator: "Bad news, I see I'm on the first floor, not the top."
"Perception error?! Red Crossbow, take off your observation equipment, it may have been invaded by something!" Laika shouted immediately... But to be honest, it was a bit difficult.
Because he sees with his own eyes, and if it pops up, he will be blind.
Sever instantly pressed the button to close the elevator door, and then directly selected self-test on the UI in front of him. You don’t know if you don’t check, but check and see—ho! Silent visit, ten minutes ago.
In other words, he was hacked when he just walked into the building?
The self-test program immediately reversed the attack on the access node, and then restarted his eyes. Cypher only felt a strange and distorted illusion of light in front of his eyes, flickering as if the three-color picture tubes had failed at the same time, and then calmed down again.
The elevator was still the same elevator, but there was no light inside. The door in front of me slid open silently, and the open rooftop was filled with all kinds of unfamiliar equipment.
Stepping out of the elevator: "The impact has been dealt with, I'm on the roof... Sure enough, the lights are fake, but I don't know if the people I saw before are real."
"It's true. Our surveying equipment has not been affected. Let's check what's on the roof."
During the exchange, Seifer suddenly dodged and jumped into the two pieces of equipment. The muzzle of the gun was pointing forward - at a corpse. After two seconds of silence, he went over and took the folded notebook in its hand.
The screen went black, then lit up.
'I want to play a game with you. '
Are the things in the vision so evil?
The elevator behind him closed quietly, and when the car sank, Seve stuffed his notebook into his backpack, rushed directly to the artificial passage, and kicked the fire door out with a powerful kick.
"Change the plan, I'm going downstairs."
Dr. Mei's assistant replied: "If it is convenient, we recommend that you stop on each floor. This anomaly has a high technical content, and there may be high-value targets that can be obtained."
"High-value targets will be scanned and appear at any time. If you get it and come out, our reward will be higher. Are you willing to accept it?"
So what if?
"Ha... It's really troublesome. You can control the value of the red crossbow arrows yourself. Remember not to get into trouble in the vision. Otherwise, the things you can bring out will become very random."
The reminder from Leica is more intuitive.
"Also, since you have noticed that the enemy in the vision has launched an attack, don't hold back... Well, a moving target has appeared, be prepared..."
Before she finished speaking, Seifer met a staff member in the stairwell who was smiling but holding a stick in his hand. He walked up to him enthusiastically and asked Seifer if he needed help, but there was a crackling light on the stick. There was lightning.
Not getting used to it, Cypher punched the man in the head.
His neck was tilted back 180 degrees on the spot, and he fell to the ground with all the pipe supports in his neck exposed. His blood and some mixed substances instantly sprayed half of the corridor.
There was an obvious sound of retching from Laika's side.
