Huang Ping told his girlfriend on his mobile phone about inviting his colleagues to spend the night at home. His girlfriend said curiously: "This is the first time you have invited a colleague home. Didn't you say before that you don't like to have non-work contacts with your colleagues?"
"So it was in the past. I felt good about Xiaodouzi and Monkey, and their personalities were quite complementary, so I invited them here."
"Okay, today is Thursday. I will clean the room. When I get home, I will clean the room."
"No, I'll be here tomorrow, Friday. By the way, I bought durian and put it in the refrigerator. Remember to eat it tomorrow."
Seeing Huang Ping chatting with his girlfriend, even Xiaodouzi, who didn't want to get married, was a little moved.
This kind of dog food lurking in the breath of life tastes particularly sweet.
After the contact was completed, the three people put snacks and drinks in Huang Ping's car, and then drove to Huang Ping's rented apartment.
Carrying their things and climbing up to the third floor, they found that Huang Ping's rental house was neatly tidied, with only some things piled up in the living room. The overall look was very warm.
After leading the two of them through the door, Huang Ping said: "Things are a bit complicated. We are buying things and moving to a new home. The new home is close to the studio and is in a school district."
"Have you started thinking about housing in the school district?" Xiaodouzi asked in surprise.
"Yes. My girlfriend and I both want to have two children in the future." Huang Ping said with a smile, "I originally wanted to show off my cooking skills, but I don't have time today, so forget it."
Looking at Huang Ping with squinted eyes, Xiaodouzi felt that his urge to have a girlfriend was like a prehistoric force, ready to burst out.
After setting out pizza and fried chicken, taking out ice cubes and putting them in Fat House Happy Water, the three planners turned on the computer, then imported the monkey's records, and started playing games while eating.
After getting the task of delivering a message to Chang'an, the difficulty of the game suddenly increased, but the experience became better.
Heading east from the Anxi Protectorate, you will soon reach deep into the territory of Tubo.
They have obviously different looks from the Han people, and the five-person team can easily be discovered, and then arrested and reduced to slaves.
The Tubo soldiers here all have war horses, and behind each cavalry there is a slave town to help take care of the horses and maintain weapons, but the protagonist goes deep alone with nothing.
No matter how amazing the monkey's fighting awareness is, one-on-two is the limit, and one-on-three will almost certainly lead to injuries. This is the inevitable result of authenticity.
Fortunately, the enemy's AI is powerful, and our own AI is not bad, or even stronger.
Like the protagonist, they are all veterans of many battles, and their tacit understanding with each other is so strong that with a look or a gesture, teammates can understand his intentions and then know what to do.
The five-man team was like a sharp knife, piercing into the Tubo territory and marching towards Chang'an.
Outside of the game, Huang Ping is half a master of history.
He quickly confirmed the time of the game and found the map at that time on the Internet, and then directed the monkey to avoid the Tibetan-ruled towns along the way and instead march along the mountain villages.
Xiaodouzi helps calculate distance and various expenses, estimates travel time, and optimizes routes based on weather and other factors.
The monkey is responsible for the actual operation, and the three of them work together to make this road not so difficult.
Thanks to the excellent AI response, along the way, the three players felt that their companions in the game seemed not to be cold programs, but to be alive.
The youngest companion is Roubaozi, who is also a scout in the game.
After arriving at the Anxi Protectorate, he ate meat buns for the first time and his mouth was burned by the oil inside.
But even so, he would eat crazily, eat desperately, and continue to eat until his belly bulged and something got stuck in his throat.
In the end, if the captain hadn't slapped him unconscious, the monkey believed that the other party would have eaten until he died.
Because of this incident, he got the nickname Roubaozi, and he fantasizes about how delicious Chang'an's meat buns are every day.
The oldest companion is called Uncle Fang.
Although he was only in his early forties, the wind and sun in the Western Region and the harsh environment had soaked into his skin and turned into wrinkles like knife carvings, making him look extremely mature.
Usually, he is silent and just quietly prepares supplies while resting.
But he is the most indispensable one in the team.
He is proficient in various survival techniques. He can lie on the ground and hear the sound of horse hooves and underground water in the distance, and can identify the poison of herbs and snakes and insects at a glance.
The captain, Captain Shifu, is a tough guy with a rough edge.
He has incredible intuition for combat. He has trained the five-man team like an arm and a finger. Each person has different division of labor but works closely together. Even when facing an enemy three or four times his own size, he can achieve a legendary victory.
The last thin guy is the pistachio in the team.
He is proficient in ventriloquism, masters various musical instruments, knows four or five foreign languages, and can even imitate various sounds through ventriloquism. He is the most reliable companion when dealing with foreigners.
In addition, he is also a good assassin.
There is always a blade hidden between his fingernails. The blade is poisonous. A single cut can kill the opponent. It is not easy to trace it afterwards.
The people in the five-person team did not show their names, but called each other by nicknames.
There is not much deep meaning in it, I just feel that after knowing the name, the relationship will be deeper, and when a teammate passes away, it will be more sad.
They are the elites selected by the Anxi Protectorate, and their only purpose is to go to Datang, inform them of their existence, and then receive support.
At this time, the name is a drag, not as good as not knowing.
Halfway through the journey, while resting by the campfire, Huang Ping looked at his companions on the screen and suddenly said: "This journey has no results."
"Liu Bei, why do you say that?" asked the monkey resting his fingers.
"At this time, the Tang Dynasty is no longer in its glory, and there are no soldiers in the country. Even if we arrive at our destination, we will not be able to recruit a single soldier or food. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will use the existence of the Anxi Protectorate for political propaganda , but he can’t get anything out of actual benefits.”
"...Is it so miserable?"
"Yes. And looking at the map, if you want to support Anxi, you must open a channel, but this is no different from an all-out war with Tubo."
"Doesn't that mean that this journey is meaningless?"
"No, going home is the meaning; telling others that we are still here is also the meaning."
Rubbing the sore corners of his eyes, Huang Ping felt his eyes were a little wet.
People in their early thirties despise this the most.
Although there are differences in the thoughts of modern people and ancient people, the blood flowing in cultural genes still moved him because of this group of soldiers.
Taking a long breath, he said to Xiaodouzi: "Xiaodouzi, have you finished planning the next journey?"
"Almost. We are still halfway through the journey. According to my calculations, we can complete the level in another twenty-four hours."
"There are only twenty-four hours left," the monkey said regretfully, "I haven't had enough fun yet."
"Although I didn't play much, I didn't play enough either," Huang Ping said regretfully.
The fun of this game is another style, an immersive experience brought about by reality, and an experience of cooperating with your companions to fight a perfect battle.
The various settings of the game are particularly suitable for the overall experience of the game, allowing players to feel the hardships of the nameless people and the efforts they make to achieve their goals.
This kind of effort will definitely filter out a group of casual players, but it will definitely make some hard-core players put it down and even be regarded as a masterpiece.
Regaining his energy, Huang Ping said: "Okay, let's continue working hard and strive to clear the customs as soon as possible."
Just after he finished speaking, Huang Ping heard the sound of the door opening.
Turning his head, he saw his girlfriend standing at the door, looking at them in surprise.
"Didn't you... go to work?" his girlfriend asked doubtfully.
After looking at the time, Huang Ping suddenly lost all sleep, and immediately said: "Stop playing, it's half past eight, we have to leave."
The girlfriend looked at the three people, walked to the window, opened the curtains and pointed at the lights outside: "It's half past eight in the evening now."
Huang Ping's face turned pale and he asked stiffly: "Then today..."
"It's Friday."
Next to him, Monkey looked at the time in disbelief, and finally understood how Huang Ping's evaluation of his boss came about.
The boss's game... is poisonous!
