The house is dark.

Yu Yuan held the terminal in his hand, and was stunned for a while before he realized it, and walked to the door to open it.

The light of the corridor spilled in, and the orange light was warm, illuminating the two people at the door.

"Are you okay?" Lu Mingyuan smiled at him, "I was a little worried when I didn't contact you, so I came up by myself."

The tall figure is against the light, and the person in front of him is probably passing by after get off work today. He is wearing a straight suit, his jet-black hair is still neatly combed back like the first time we met, and the silver-rimmed glasses are clipped on the bridge of his nose. A touch of gentleness.

"I fell asleep before, and the terminal accidentally muted the sound. I'm sorry to cause you trouble."

"Don't ask me to come in and sit?" Seeing that he was standing at the door without any intention of giving way, Lu Mingyuan said humorously, "Is he guarding the door for fear of me going in? And after seeing him so many times, is there no need to use 'sir' again? and 'you'?"

Realizing that the two had been standing at the door talking, Yu Yuan quickly staggered away and let Lu Mingyuan come in and then turned on the light and closed the door by himself.

Lu Mingyuan looked in the living room, the furniture was very simple. This area is also a rented apartment area, basically all renters introduced by medical centers, etc. Yu Yuan obviously belongs to this situation.

Yu Yuan poured a glass of water and handed it over, and heard Lu Mingyuan ask, "Do you have any ingredients you can use at home?"

"Uh, nutrient solution?" Yu Yuan thought for a moment, "There are more than ten flavors, just stocked up last week." This thing seems to be able to make jelly and weird noodles, and the effect is a bit like the slime in the game. .

"It doesn't count." Lu Mingyuan was amused. He opened the terminal and asked for a contact. "I originally booked a place in the restaurant, but now that time has passed, I will bring something to another store. What are your taboos?"

"Mr. Lu, there's a question that I didn't tell you last time. I can't eat right now." Yu Yuan said, "I just left the thawing center for over a month, and I'm still in a situation where I can only drink nutrient solution. period."

That's why he turned down an invitation to lunch last time.

This time, it was Lu Mingyuan who froze, and instantly stopped the operation of the terminal, and almost didn't slap his thigh. How could he even forget the precautions of the thawing center, everything was planned, but he missed this issue.

Yu Yuan also seemed to feel a little embarrassed, he looked at the time and it was very late now, Lu Mingyuan waited for him to have dinner so far, "I didn't tell you last time, if you want to invite me to dinner tonight... ..."

He took out two bottles of nutrient solution from the opened box in the corner, and the glass bottles made a crisp sound when they touched each other, "Would you like to drink this together?"

Lu Mingyuan: "..."

After a minute.

Sure enough, they started drinking one bottle at a time.

Yu Yuan has only recently studied the nutrient solution, and he has a lot of experience. When entertaining guests, he dismantled several boxes that were piled up, and placed various flavors and colors one by one as if they were serving dishes. While sharing with Lu Mingyuan how he felt about drinking this flavor, he gave the other party some reference.

However, Lu Mingyuan, who was in a more and more complicated mood, was very unpleasant drinking the nutrient solution.

How did this scene turn into drinking nutrient solution.

It is very inconsistent with his original plan, it is simply the opposite of it!

The ideal is full, the reality is too realistic.

Lu Mingyuan drank another half bottle of nutrient solution. The amount of each bottle is not large. It is no problem to drink three or four bottles at a time.

"Would you like to try this flavor? I like this the most, and it can also be made into jelly or powdered paste. I tried it once." Yu Yuan handed over a bottle of green nutrient solution, "Green apple flavored, The effect is very similar to the slime in the novice village in the game."

Speaking of the game, the two looked at each other and laughed in unison.

Lu Mingyuan took the green bottle, "Today is the last day to work part-time? The day after tomorrow, I will come to our company to sign a compensation agreement. How are you thinking about work?"

Before Yu Yuan could speak, he continued: "You just mentioned the thawing center, and I also remembered a question, Yu Yuan, you also have the phenomenon of 'thaw sequelae', right?"

The sequelae of thawing, as the name implies, are the various problems caused by the unfreezing of newcomers in the new era due to their incompatibility. Almost no one can avoid them, but it is only a question of how fast they recover. Before Lu Mingyuan came, Yu Yuan just thought of something related to this, and nodded subconsciously.

"So now there is another reason for you to accept the job of 'game tester'." Lu Mingyuan's eyes were very serious, "symptoms of sequelae - loneliness, difficulty integrating into the crowd, feeling excluded from the current society, etc., no offense. You, but Yu Yuan, you should have experienced at least some situation. And you can trust me, the work of the tester is also very beneficial to your recovery. "

was said.

Although he can leave the Thawing Center to live independently and obtain a certificate, only he knows his inner feelings.

Yu Yuan's hand holding the bottle couldn't help but tighten a little.

"And after joining the job..." Lu Mingyuan continued to speak, but Yu Yuan interrupted him abruptly, "Mr. Lu."

"Huh?" Lu Mingyuan put the empty bottle back on the table.

Yu Yuan looked directly at the other party, "Can I ask why you care so much about my work?"

He has long wanted to ask why a well-known game developer insists on recommending this job to him, as if he can't do it if he doesn't join the job. He doesn't look like the boss of a game company, but a job in charge of recruiting people. .

Lu Mingyuan was silent for a while before saying, "You want to know that much?"

Yu Yuan nodded.

"It's a major matter of the company, which makes our company top secret. Are you sure you want to know? Those who know must come to work in our company." Lu Mingyuan looked serious.

Yu Yuan: "..." He's so weird.

He got up and threw the glass bottle into the recycling bin, and he was about to go out and throw things.

"Hey, wait." Lu Mingyuan hurriedly stopped people, "Just kidding, I'll show you directly."

I saw Lu Mingyuan operating on the terminal, and then, Yu Yuan's own terminal received a document from the other party, the name of the document was "Lu Mingyuan".

Yu Yuan opened it and saw that there was a personal profile of Lu Mingyuan himself, like a personnel file entered by the company.

"Why show me this?" He didn't understand what kind of "big secret" this was, and what did it have to do with recruiting him.

"The third line of the second page."

Yu Yuan followed the directions and turned down.

The second page.

He saw what Lu Mingyuan wanted him to see.

...have been frozen for XX years, thawed at Thawing Center No. 08 in 3XXX...

"It's such a coincidence?" Yu Yuan was a little surprised. He was also at the thawing center on the 08th, and Lu Mingyuan's thawing time was only eight years earlier than him. "You too, in exactly the same situation as me?"

Lu Mingyuan nodded and said humorously, "Maybe we were once very close there."

Yu Yuan also smiled at him.

In a sense, the two of them are also "patients".

Lu Mingyuan also had a similar experience, which made him a little emotional, and he couldn't help but look a little closer to the other party.

"It's not easy for newcomers to adapt to the society, especially in your situation, so after reading your information, I really have the idea to help you." Lu Mingyuan was very frank, "Of course, it was originally because I wanted to compensate you. Stuck in the game for a week."

He also talked about some testers who are also freshmen in the company. This job seems to really help some freshmen integrate into the crowd from the holographic world and then transition to reality.

Yu Yuan was indeed gradually persuaded.

Favorable conditions, honest reasons, whether you just want to compensate him or help him, everything that needs to be said is clear.

There seemed to be no more hesitation.

At this point, Lu Mingyuan saw that he already had a certain inclination, so he didn't continue to mention work, and just picked up some other things to talk about.

After a while, it was getting late.

Before leaving, Lu Mingyuan saw that Yu Yuan had arranged all the empty glass bottles in a box, and asked the reason, and heard Yu Yuan explain: "There is an event in the nutrient solution store downstairs, so recycling glass bottles can be done. Change to a new nutrient solution."

Lu Mingyuan: "..." Isn't the nutrient solution in an ordinary glass bottle very expensive!

Yu Yuan touched the tip of his nose a little embarrassedly, "...The economic situation was a little nervous before, so I have developed a habit."

What he didn't say was that the salary in the last job was average, and the rent of the apartment was not low. Now, thanks to Mr. Lu's salary, I can actually buy better nutrient solution and try more new flavors recently.

Lu Mingyuan's eyes suddenly became more complicated. After being escorted downstairs by Yu Yuan, he said, "Really, please seriously consider coming to work in our company and the salary will never treat you badly" before leaving.

——

the next day.

The pastor friend Pumpkin in the game happens to be a lawyer in reality, named Mu Nan. Yu Yuan had consulted with her on the compensation contract given by the game company before, and now that there is no problem with the confirmed news, he will go to the game company to formally sign it tomorrow.

At that time, they will probably sign a work contract together.

After returning home, Yu Yuan opened the terminal, just thinking about who to send a message to. At this time, technician Lin Ling also sent a message.

[Lin Ling]: Yu Yuan! friend! ! Something is wrong with your character! !

[Lin Ling]: It's not your character's fault. Actually, there is something wrong with the plot of the two wolves. It's convenient for you to sign up once. I feel that one of these two NPCs will die soon. I'm very panicked.

[Lin Ling]: The problem is very big, please help, very, very urgent

Yu Yuan, who was still swearing not to go online yesterday, was about to be frankly persuaded by Lu Mingyuan, and almost decided to accept the job of a tester. Naturally, there was no hesitation, and he immediately replied and agreed.

Enter the holographic cabin, get on the number, very neat.

In the dark, open your eyes and you are in the game world.

Still in the form of a black cat, but now outdoors.

It seems to be placed on a viewing platform, with soft cushions under it, and other werewolves sitting next to it, all staring at the place, no one pays attention to it.

Looking around, full of werewolves, this place looks like... a Colosseum?

Lin Ling reminded: "Look at your mission."

The black cat did the same, and clicked on the task interface.

Mission 3 is refreshed.

[Hidden Quest, Battle of the Wolf King]

[Mission 3. Deadly Battle]

Quest description: The honor of the leader of a clan is supreme, and the crown of the wolf king is destined to be worn only on the head of a werewolf. In the final battle of the selection of the wolf king, please choose to support NPC Crofts Wiggins/Edgar Wiggins and make the choice that belongs to the holy beast. Remember, the winner is crowned king and the loser goes to death.

...towards death.

The black cat immediately realized that something was wrong, why this quest was so similar to the hidden quest of the vampire - no, it was almost the same result, all specifying that an NPC would die.

Lin Ling reminded again: "Look further away."

The black cat raised his head subconsciously.

In the Colosseum, the figures of two wolves were fighting together, and it had no idea when the decisive battle started.

"I found out as soon as I went to work today. The duel was originally only going to exile the loser, but now the mission description has become death. Now I think the black wolf is likely to be fast..."

The black wolf is one of the most important NPCs in the wolf clan's plot. It shouldn't and can't die here.

Quickly understanding how urgent the current situation is, the black cat didn't pay attention to Lin Ling's words, just stared at a sentence in the mission description.

——Make the choice that belongs to the holy beast.

Since this hidden mission only says "the loser goes to death", it doesn't explicitly ask it to kill anyone... Is it possible that it chooses not to die?

It wants to try.