Chapter 385

Wen Jianyan took the elevator on time and arrived at the location of the secret meeting.

Since it was not the first time, he walked into the hall very easily this time, without meeting anyone on the way.

"Crunch—"

The door opens.

Unexpectedly, someone was already waiting in the hall.

No matter the face or figure is ordinary, it will be quickly forgotten at a glance, but the mason with cold and sticky eyes, the white snow with strange pale hair and skin sitting at the corner of the round table, still looks like an autistic old man. Look, put the cards in your hand on the table one by one.

Even Hugo, who was long overdue last time, has already arrived.

The tall figure leaned back on the chair, the fatigue between his brows did not disappear, he folded his arms, and was resting with his eyes closed.

Different from what Wen Jianyan saw in the box garden of [Xingwang Hotel], Hugo at this time appeared to be far more mature and introverted than at that time, even though his eyes were still closed, but the breathless intensity The oppressive feeling has not gone away.

What Ling Wen Jianyan didn't expect was that the gentleman had already arrived.

However, for some reason, Arnis, who entered the same instance as him, has not yet arrived.

The gentleman sat on one of the seats by the round table, his black top hat was placed on the table, his gloved hands were folded on the table, and he had a polite smile like a mask on his face, as if he had never experienced it before. It was the same as the confrontation in the last dungeon, and even nodded slightly to Wen Jianyan when he came in.

If it wasn't for Wen Jianyan to know exactly how much trouble the two sides had formed in the Xingwang Hotel, maybe they would really believe that this was a heartfelt welcome from the other party.

"Hello!"

A familiar childish voice sounded.

Wen Jianyan followed the sound.

It's orange candy.

She was sitting on a chair with a smile on her face, her two calves were dangling on the chair, she looked the same as before.

"Come and sit here!"

Tangerine Tang pointed to the empty seat next to him.

"..."

Bai Xue's speed of playing cards slowed down slightly.

He raised his dark eyes, glanced in Wen Jianyan's direction, and then looked at the empty seat next to him, then looked away, and started to put cards on the table one by one again, sending out A regular and even rustling sound.

Wen Jianyan walked over and sat down beside Orange Tang.

"Win?" Tangerine Candy looked him up and down, "Well done."

"I don't like those two idiots for a long time. You let them stumble this time. I'm so happy." Tangerine Tang has no intention of restraining her voice at all, as if she doesn't mind sitting on the table Other stakeholders, she curled her lips and said:

"It's a pity. I thought Anis could die, but I didn't expect to find a place for him to take advantage of the loophole."

Wen Jianyan had an impeccable smile on his face, but his answer was very tactful:

"Mr. Arnis is very strong, it's not surprising."

"Anyway, when the meeting is over, you must tell me what happened in the last dungeon carefully," Orange Candy said with a smile, "The more detailed the better."

On the side, the gentleman still looked like he had nothing to do with this matter, he didn't seem to be one of the "two idiots" mentioned by Orange Candy at all, the smile on his face didn't even change a bit, his emotional control was amazing .

At this moment, the door was pushed open again.

An anchor that Wen Jianyan had never met walked in.

Her figure is extremely graceful, her eyes are like smoke and mist, and she also has an unpredictable smile on her face. Scarlet Kodan is painted on her pointed fingers, her full lips are upturned, and her vermilion lips are vivid.

Like a poisonous snake and scorpion, beautiful but deadly.

"This is Dan Zhu," Tangerine Candy moved to Wen Jianyan's ear and introduced him, "The third in the overall list, the president of Yong Zhou."

"Of course, he is also the only good-looking anchor in the council."

Tangerine candy added.

However, even though he said so, no one dared to regard Dan Zhu as a person who had no strength and only relied on his reputation, otherwise, he would be in great trouble.

"It's pretty early for you guys to come." Danzhu smiled slightly, walked to the first place step by step, and sat down on one of the three tallest chairs. "It seems that there is finally a newcomer among us."

Her gaze was fixed on Wen Jianyan.

"Ah..." Dan Zhu leaned forward with a smile, resting his chin with one hand, showing off his slim waist, "You are so handsome, I like it."

Under such aggressive and aggressive scrutiny, most people would turn red and dodge.

"Would you consider coming to my place to be a good-looking anchor?"

"Oh, you're joking."

Wen Jianyan looked over, and there was also a smile on Qingjun's face. His amber eyes were slightly curved, like half-molten honey, and he praised sweetly: "I will feel ashamed in front of you."

"Ha ha."

Danzhu leaned forward and back together with a smile.

"It's so cute," she finally stopped, a slight blush was already on her snow-white face, Danzhu bent her fingers, and tapped her lips of the same color with Kodan's painted fingers, "I like it so much You, remember to leave me a contact information later."

Seemingly intimate words, but inexplicably make people feel chills behind.

In fact, so did the entire conclave around the round table.

Under the seemingly normal appearance, there is a subtle and weird sense of inhumanity, which makes people feel creepy.

"What about the rest?"

Danzhu leaned back lazily, leaning back on the back of the chair.

"Why don't you come?"

The mason looked at the clock in the middle of the round table and said, "Jering should be here soon."

Sure enough, as one of the hands pointed to 12 o'clock, the door was pushed open again.

This time, the force of pushing the door was too great, the two heavy doors opened wide, and there was a "bang", the whole room seemed to tremble slightly because of it.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom".

Accompanied by heavy vibrations that could almost shake the hall, a huge shadow gradually approached.

That was a man to shy away from.

He is very tall, but what is more unusual than his height is the width of his body. It is hard to say whether he is fat or strong. As long as he stands there, he is like a thick wall of flesh, giving people a sense of An extraordinarily suffocating sense of oppression.

He is bald, his head is shiny, without a single hair, his expression is almost numb and indifferent, his body is covered tightly, not a single trace of skin is exposed.

"Yelin, the second in the overall list, the president of Dark Fire." Orange Tang said.

She wrinkled her nose, showing a look of disgust:

"I dislike him."

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom."

With heavy steps, Yelling walked forward step by step, and sat down on one of the three empty chairs.

Only then did Wen Jianyan realize that the chair the other party was sitting on was twice as wide as that of the others.

Even though Yelling sat down, he was still half taller than everyone present, even Hugo, who was the tallest, was far inferior to him, which immediately filled the empty table.

He put his bony, fan-like hands on the table, the backs of which were covered with black hairs.

"Yelin," Dan Zhu propped his chin, shaking his slender fingertips, looking radiant, "Why are you fatter than when we met last time?"

Yelin turned his head slowly, looking at Danzhu with blue-gray eyes, his indifferent face was expressionless.

Dan Zhu blinked her eyes, her plump lips curled up, looking naive and coquettish:

"It's disgusting."

Tangerine Candy approached quietly again: "You must not imitate her, she is the only one at this table who dares to say that he is fat in front of Yelin, this is Yelin's reverse scale, and you don't know how to die after touching it. "

Wen Jianyan turned her head slightly: "Why did Dan Zhu dare?"

Tangerine Candy shrugged: "Ghost knows."

After Yelin, there was a short man covered with black veil, his face was covered, and he couldn't tell whether he was a man or a woman.

This is No. 007 Gray Crow.

After he came in, he bowed to everyone, and then he came to his seat and sat down without saying a word.

Almost all the people in the secret meeting were present, leaving only two seats vacant.

The leader of the oracle guild ranked first, and Anis.

From the very beginning, Hugo, who had always closed his eyes and meditated, opened his eyes. He raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose. The tired look on his face still persisted: "Anis is not coming, he has asked for leave."

"Ask for leave?" Tangerine Tang frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "Can I still ask for leave for a formal meeting?"

This is the first time in history that there are actually eleven people in the secret council.

"Since Nightmare agrees, I have no right to interfere." Hugo said indifferently.

"What about the president of the oracle?"

Wen Jianyan suddenly asked.

All of a sudden, all the anchors around the round table looked over, and their eyes fell on him, but Wen Jianyan still seemed calm and composed.

He blinked innocently: "Could it be possible that you also asked for leave?"

"Hahahahaha!"

Danzhu laughed, and she looked at Wen Jianyan with crooked eyebrows, "You are so cute."

Tangerine Candy waved his hand lazily: "Don't think about it, this is a privilege bestowed by Nightmare, that person who has never appeared in any meeting, even I have never seen him, and I have seen him at all times. , probably only the gentlemen and Yelin of their guild, oh Danzhu is also possible, after all, her qualifications are there."

Dan Zhu watched this side with a smile, neither affirming nor denying.

"Anyway," Hugo cleared his throat, and continued, "The meeting can begin."

Although there were higher-ranked presidents present than him, who even led two huge guilds, Hugo was still in charge of speaking and managing the secret council.

Moreover, none of the people present had an opinion.

"The official meeting this time is mainly to welcome the newcomers." Hugo's eyes fell on Wen Jianyan. "The new No. 008, Pinocchio."

Wen Jianyan showed everyone a perfect smile with eight teeth bared.

Danzhu seemed to be very useful.

"I will not say anything false," said Hugo, "in a word, it is not a good thing to join the secret council."

Wen Jianyan blinked: "?"

Although he had guessed this a long time ago, he did not expect that Hugo would say it in such a direct way...

Is this a little too straightforward?

"Nightmare anchors live very short lives," Hugo pinched the bridge of his nose, his handsome face was expressionless, but his deep voice showed exhaustion, "However, members of the secret council live even shorter."

"I think, you should have also discovered that the use of our talents will cost a lot of money, right?"

asked Hugo.

Wen Jianyan nodded.

Whether it is the orange candy that reverses time, the talent that consumes life, or Baixue's prophecy that she will consume her own color, and even Yun Bilan, who has undergone a drastic personality change and has become uncertain, all are obviously affected by the number of times the talent is used.

However, maybe it's because he hasn't used his talent enough times, or maybe it's because what he has consumed is relatively hidden, Wen Jianyan hasn't fully figured out what the side effects of his talent are until now.

"The price for most people is longevity, but there are a small number of people who are different. I'm not sure what yours is, and I won't ask,"

Hugo said bluntly, "However, there is one thing you need to know. After entering the secret council, the cost of using your talents will be doubled, and you will be put to death in a short period of time."

Wen Jianyan looked straight at Hugo, narrowing his eyes slightly:

"But, aren't you still alive and well?"

And long before he entered the Nightmare live broadcast room, most of the anchors here had already become members of the secret council, but they still lived well until now.

Could it be...

An idea jumped into Wen Jianyan's mind, which made him startled.

As if to confirm his thoughts, Hugo said: "There is a way to prolong life."

Wen Jianyan suppressed the answer that blurted out, and asked slowly: "What?"

"Task."

said Hugo.

He tapped the clock in the middle of the table: "The pointer representing you is 008, and the length of the pointer is the length of your lifespan. If you complete the task that Nightmare gave you, you will live longer."

"Of course, there will be more generous rewards." Hugo added.

Wen Jianyan's eyes fell on the clock, and he felt his heart sinking slowly.

In an instant, many problems can be explained at this moment.

Including, why the consumption caused by the use of talents is so serious, but after entering the dungeon, all members of the secret council still did not restrict the use of talents, and even seemed very indifferent, obviously showing strong alienation, but The number of times the talent is used in a copy is even more than others.

And, why only the members of the secret council have the highest degree of alienation...

Because while alienating, they still have a way to continue their lives, so they survive for a long time with such a strange posture.

In the same way, Wen Jianyan once again realized very clearly...

What a huge monster Nightmare is, and how many meticulous, terrifying and outrageous mechanisms exist in the live broadcast room.

It runs on the anchor's life as fuel, and at the same time, it will select more capable, talented, and stronger survival anchors from these fuels, so that they can change from a "temporary" just to get a lottery ticket to leave the nightmare. Employees", formally absorbed as one of their own, and became part of the entire behemoth.

Similarly, this also prevents the host from not entering the dungeon at all after reaching a certain rating, but staying in the host lobby to eat and die.

This kind of bone-sucking, never giving up any possible actions to obtain benefits, capitalists must directly call the experts.

However, at the same time, Wen Jianyan also realized that joining the secret council was an extremely correct decision.

Only in this way can he truly touch the reality of the nightmare.

Before that, he had gone through many dungeons and gradually restored some details. However, there are still too many mysteries about the nightmare itself that have not been answered.

And now, the secret council before him is obviously the only way to these unknown secrets.

Wen Jianyan shivered involuntarily.

Usually due to the fear of peeping into the corner of the darkness, half of it is the trembling and excitement of the imminent success.

"Okay, is there anything else you want to ask?" Hugo asked.

Wen Jianyan thought for a while: "When can I receive the first mission?"

Everyone present did not expect that this would be the first question he would ask after hearing that his life was in crisis and he was forced to become a nightmare long-term wage earner.

Even Hugo looked down at the clock, wanting to make sure he was on the brink of death.

Unfortunately, no.

The pointer representing No. 008 is not too short, which obviously means that as long as the talent is not used, Wen Jianyan is not at the point where he cannot survive without taking the task.

"Depends on the situation," Hugo raised his head and dutifully explained to him, "After participating in this secret meeting, there should be a special APP in your mobile phone, you can go to it to find the tasks you want to accept. .”

"The task rewards of different difficulty ratings are also different, but not necessarily every level of task can be refreshed in real time."

Wen Jianyan thought for a while and asked, "What about taking part in the position-changing competition? Is it also one of the tasks?"

Hugo definitely glanced at him: "Yes."

No wonder.

Wen Jianyan had been thinking about this question before.

Everyone who showed their faces in the secret council seemed to be full of personality. After living in the nightmare for so long, they didn't look like the kind of personality that would help others.

But, I don't know why...

Everyone seems to be very happy to be selected by him as a foreign aid.

Not to mention the gentleman mason who offered to recommend himself, and the orange candy who had a good relationship with him, even the taciturn Bai Xue took the initiative to warn him, and the unfathomable Hugo even said, "Choose me. I can" like that.

Although Wen Jianyan knew that he was good-looking, and his performance in the nightmare was very outstanding, and he was a rookie with great potential, but he didn't think all this was meaningful in the eyes of the top ten people.

He wasn't narcissistic enough to think these moody weirdos cared.

So, why do they want to enter this dungeon so much?

And now, Wen Jianyan's previous question was finally answered.

"Okay, I see."

Wen Jianyan nodded.

Hugo took a deep look at him: "The meeting continues."

*

During the period between Wen Jianyan's rest and meeting, discussions on related posts in the forum surged again.

The duel between the newly-emerging rookie and the veteran with a rich family has spread like wildfire inadvertently.

"Have you heard? Pinocchio, who just took over, entered the same instance as No. 08, and even happened to be in the opposite camp!"

"Damn it! Isn't this too much of an Asura field?"

"It's not just the two of them. In this dungeon, there is also a gentleman, the vice president of the oracle, and Bai Xue, who is also in the top ten."

"??? Made it up? How is this possible?"

"Yes, and how did you know so clearly before?"

Chen Mo in front of the screen thought for a while, then typed and added:

"According to people familiar with the matter."

As a participant of the dungeon, he knows this too well.

[Integrity First] In the guild, the anchors who have finished their break and have not yet entered the dungeon have all received the same task:

with rhythm.

"So who wins?"

"I'm not sure, I went to the leaderboard to check, the two of them are still alive, and the ranking of the points hasn't changed...

"I bet that Anis wins. Well, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Anis can stay in that position for such a long time. It is impossible for Anis to be compared to a newcomer anchor who has just risen, no matter how brilliant his record is. .”

Ji Guan typed fast, with sparks of lightning.

"Don't brag! I just went to the Hall of Fame to take a look, and the dungeon they entered together is platinum, and it's Pinocchio who has achieved it! How can Anis have a share!"

"?!"

"???!!"

"How long has he been in the top ten? He is simply unstoppable and has a remarkable record!"

Wen Ya gave out her compliments without changing her expression.

"I'm so awesome, so did you pass the membership application you submitted to his guild before? I want to apply for it too..."

"There is no sign of movement at all, all of them are queued and unread."

"If anyone moves, come and tell me in the forum..."

"Squat one."

"I squat too!"

"It's moving! It's time to deal with it!"

Huang Mao typed.

"I rely on it!"

With the fermentation of various speeches, the entire forum was stirred up. Now, all the anchors know that the new council that just defeated the old anchors has begun to recruit people. Flood in one direction.

*

Obviously, the main content of this official meeting is to welcome Wen Jianyan to join and let the secret meeting get to know each other better.

So after completing this item, there is basically no other business.

After the meeting, everyone left one by one.

The mason and the gentleman were the first to leave, followed by Yelin and Gray Crow. After blowing a coquettish blown kiss to Wen Jianyan, Danzhu also swaggered away.

Wen Jianyan got up, and before he was ready to do anything, he was hit by a chill.

He turned his head and followed the source of the coolness.

It's Bai Xue.

He was sitting right where he was, holding a deck of cards in his hand, and staring at him with those dark eyes.

"..."

Goosebumps rose up Wen Jianyan's spine.

"Try it?" The boy's hoarse voice sounded.

Wen Jianyan: "..."

He didn't have time to prepare the second deck this time!

"Cough," he cleared his throat, "next time, next time."

"Next time?" Bai Xue looked at him.

"Before entering the dungeon next time, I will treat you to eat, and I will definitely play with you then," Wen Jianyan vowed, "Don't worry, I will never break my promise."

Bai Xue lowered her head and continued to stack the cards on the table one by one.

Wen Jianyan quickened his pace and fled the conference hall.

"You two have a good relationship." Tangerine Tang waited at the door, watching him with a curious expression, "I haven't seen Bai Xue talk to anyone so proactively."

"Haha, is that so?"

Wen Jianyan laughed dryly.

This little gambler is really a bit addicted to gambling, and he is still on the cheating side, so in this situation it is really a lot of pressure.

"certainly."

Tangerine Candy shrugged and straightened up: "Let's go."

Wen Jianyan: "?"

"Where are you going?"

"Didn't I say it before? Go tell me about your last dungeon," Tangerine Candy said with emphasis, "Especially how those two idiots lost, and how you made them go crazy!"

Wen Jianyan: "..."

Isn't that how liver and brain paint is used?

"Yes, yes, but I have other things to do..."

Whether it's what's going on in the guild, or the extra apps on his phone, he has to study it carefully, not to mention the nightmare, and the evil **** in the ring that he has left aside and hasn't contacted so far...

Tangerine Candy: "Then you have to come with me."

Wen Jianyan read a little different meaning from her expression, he was slightly startled: "Why?"

"Remember the promise you made to me in the copy of Changsheng Mansion?"

Tangerine Candy played with the end of her braid, and said solemnly: "I'm going to ask you to cash in."

"!"

Wen Jianyan's heart skipped a beat.

At this moment, not far away, a tall and familiar figure came out from the end of the corridor.

It's Hugo.

The dark red light fell on his face, illuminating his cold and straight face, his handsome brows were slightly frowned, carrying a disturbing smell of blood.

"what are you waiting for?"

he asks.

Tangerine Tang bouncingly ran over: "Of course it's pulling people."

Hugo raised his eyes, looked in Wen Jianyan's direction, and scanned him up and down: "Are you sure?"

"of course."

Tangerine Candy still had that cynical, indifferent expression, shaking her braid: "Of course."

She turned her head and glanced at Wen Jianyan, then said with a playful smile:

"The next copy, I think he is very suitable."