Volume 12: Cafe Heroes Chapter 29 Empty Cicada (Part 2)
(Actually, I didn't slack off on sleep, but I'm really stuck. I always feel like something is not right the more I write, it's like I'm writing a prophecy. I just wrote about betrayal and ignorance a few days ago, and today I'm reporting this. I always feel like something is wrong. There's another chapter later, so let's leave it at that for today... Although I think it's 8,000 words a day, but I always feel like I lost a day for no reason?)
Although players can no longer recognize each other due to the revision, there is still a very simple way to distinguish the identities of players. If you encounter a group of people with strange expressions, curious about the world around them, and inexplicably arrogant, they are basically players. For some reason, players are often keen on various many players who really adventure outside the world, it is definitely not too many, and it is still quite subtle compared to the total number of players.
Because compared to the number of players, there are more planets. Although it is not as extreme as allocating dozens of planets to one player, there are definitely some left over if each player gets one planet. No matter how you look at it, it seems like a vast land with few people. And most of the communication is done on forums or in private among a few friends and relatives. And this time, the players who were directly given the omen by Tianqi really aroused Li Lin's curiosity, and he couldn't help but check it out.
The apocalypse is not so much a revelation from heaven as it is a hint from within the game. Everything about you will be presented in the simplest and most direct way. This time, because it involves the players, it seems a little ambiguous, but it is almost explicit.
These players must be related to the devil, that's about it.
In order to prevent the White Knight from doing something stupid like performing on stage just to be humble and polite - Li Lin really thought he could do it - he put the reliable Angel over there to watch over the White Knight and tell him not to do anything stupid. He followed behind the players , his body turned into a shadow, like a ghost passing through the wall and the crowd, and fell silently behind the players.
Because the magic power has reached a certain stage and can be semi-elementalized, this method of using magic power to sink one's own existence into the void and locate reality from the subspace is completely feasible for Li Lin. Compared with real people, Li Lin's position is more like a world in a mirror.
There is no normal way to detect such a being, save for reflections in mirrors, disembodied consciousness, or geniuses with an extraordinary sixth sense.
Although it is still not as good as the conceptual invisibility brought by the elf jewelry, because it can be reflected by mirrors or things similar to the concept of space reflection. However, this is already a powerful enough technology for players who have just entered the universe. In addition, Sallys is doing her best to maintain the operation of the surrounding subspace membrane, so that the huge spiritual power does not oppress the surrounding space, which allows Li Lin to easily follow behind those players and listen to their conversations.
“…Money isn’t that easy to earn.”
After walking out of the building and onto the street, a player stretched himself and said with a bored look on his face:
"I thought idol stars would be as cute as that little loli back then, but in fact, they just look so-so. They're not even as pretty as our idols."
"They are just prosthetic idols. If you want, you can download a limited-time facial template and do a temporary sex change operation, and you can become that beautiful. At least the idols here look like real people, a bit like the old-time beauty pageants, which feels pretty good. So isn't it normal that money is hard to earn? The template of this planet is probably the former mother planet, right?"
"Hey, it's fun, but don't take it seriously. Be careful that the sex check will find you addicted to the Internet and ban you from logging in. It will be interesting."
"I've already told you not to say so many depressing things about reality when playing games. Do you understand basic etiquette?"
If you say that, I won't be in the mood to play anymore, okay?
The players chatted casually, and seemed to be very comfortable talking on the street, not caring about the strange looks from others. For the players, the strange looks from other NPCs were nothing to worry about. They didn't hide anything, because it was just a game.
So in Li Lin's eyes, this was an extremely rare state. Tianqi had been locking onto these players in front of him, but they had no intention of noticing him. It was basically confirmed that something was going to happen. He was also looking forward to these players talking about some big news during their chat. However, these players said a lot of complaints and complaints about reality, which attracted some NPCs to stop and observe frequently, but they just didn't talk about anything related to the mission.
After following for about ten minutes, most of the time was just a bunch of messy things. This made Li Lin feel very disappointed.
However, just when he was wondering whether he should go back, things took a new turn.
"Let's go to Kongchan and have a couple of drinks."
The leading player suddenly pointed to a small shop on the street and said to the players around him:
"The coffee shop that Lao Zhang opened last time tasted pretty good. If you're interested, why not try the special coffee there? Lao Zhang is quite confident about the blended coffee. Although it tastes a little different from the real thing, it feels pretty good."
"Is that so? Last time you said a certain restaurant was delicious, I believed you and went there to eat there, and I almost got sick to death. I can't say I can praise your taste."
"Hey, it's just a game. You can try it and know what it tastes like. It's my treat."
I'm just treating you to a meal for nothing, why are you talking so much nonsense?
Just like in reality, a group of players crossed the street noisily, walked straight to the seemingly inconspicuous store, opened the door and walked in.
Li Lin, who was following behind these people, squinted his eyes and looked at the two Chinese characters "空蝉" written on it, as well as the style that was out of tune with the surroundings. He probably knew that the person who opened the store here was probably not an ordinary person. It is very likely that he was the same as these players who walked into the starry sky, a big-name player with particularly outstanding circumstances.
"Kuchan? Is this a store also opened by players?"
And it was actually a player who opened a store on an alien planet. This isn't the original planet, right? How strange...
After observing from the outside for a while, Li Lin walked through the wooden door that had no magic power, turned into a virtual body and walked directly into the room.
