Chapter Three: The Good, Strange Citizen
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That's right!
This lousy game is targeting me, a beta tester; they might have deliberately raised the difficulty level behind the scenes.
The game started with luck comparable to that of an unlucky player...
However, the term "wanderer" is precisely related to luck.
Whether or not to extract the exclusive talent depends on Chen Ye himself.
Regardless of the chosen time, players will automatically draw other exclusive talents on May 1st of the following month.
For the average player, the sooner you draw, the sooner you can enjoy it!
However.
Chen Ye felt his luck was off from the start.
Moreover, since the [Wanderer] trait can accumulate luck, it's better to save it for later.
Even if the exclusive talent can only be retained for one month, if you can draw a better talent, it will help you to strive for a higher ranking and accumulate more characteristics in "Strange Era".
Just like a snowball effect, if you can secure more resources in the early stages, you'll be more competitive with resources later on!
Thinking about this...
Chen Ye did not intend to draw it immediately, but instead took advantage of the characteristics of the [Wanderer] and traveled thousands of miles first.
Looking around, it was a dark alley. The deep night had fallen, and only with the light from the blood-red cell phone could one see the surroundings clearly.
It looked like an abandoned slum, with potholes on the ground, roads piled with garbage, nearby shops long gone and deserted, and shop signs half-collapsed due to long-term weathering, a scene of utter desolation.
On the other side of the low-rise tiled houses, the faint sound of car horns could be heard. The neon lights of the Night City dyed the sky outside a crimson red, like a faint blood mist lingering in the night sky.
Chen Ye walked out of the alleyway. As the view ahead became brighter, a light source appeared in front of him, which was an overpass.
"Longhua Avenue?"
Chen Ye was slightly taken aback. From the outlines of the surrounding shops, he recognized that this was still the familiar Linjiang City.
only.
When I went outside, the streets were deserted.
There are even fewer vehicles on ordinary days than after the Bloody Countdown begins!
In the distance, a few scattered pedestrians could be seen on both sides of the overpass, slowly walking towards the bridgehead.
Their movements were stiff, like manipulated puppets, walking on the street like zombies.
Just then,
A pockmarked man walked past Chen Ye.
He moved like the others, limping, his gray pupils vacant.
But when Chen Ye's gaze fell on the man...
The next second.
He suddenly glared angrily at Chen Ye, making a harsh, unpleasant grinding sound, as if he were about to pounce on him at any moment!
Cracks gradually appeared on the man's face, splitting into pieces of flesh resembling melon slices. Centered on his nose, the cracks gradually spread out, like a blooming flower of blood!
Click click click!!
Before long, his entire face completely shattered, and the torn flesh flew into the air like living willow catkins, stretching out in all six directions.
Each "willow catkin" is half a meter long and has a row of sharp teeth. If it completely envelops a person, it can almost swallow their upper body in one bite.
Chen Ye felt a chill rush straight to the top of his head!
However.
He quickly took a deep breath, using his strong will to completely suppress the fear in his heart, his mind became clear and calm, and he quickly looked away from the pockmarked man.
Generally speaking, when people face extreme fear, they are greatly frightened and their eyes are fixed on the source of danger, unable to look away.
But Chen Ye remembered very clearly in his heart—
The gaze of a homeless person carries an inherent mockery!
Staring at someone for too long will thoroughly enrage other strange things!
The key point is "long time"!
If you look away in time, the anger from the source of the danger will subside, and the person will generally not harm themselves.
As expected.
When Chen Ye looked away, the pockmarked man stood still, tilted his head, and seemed somewhat bewildered by his sudden outburst of anger.
The next second, the flesh and petals on his face gradually closed up, piecing together again to form the head of the pockmarked man.
He gently pressed his index fingers against his temples, making a gesture to straighten his head, and only after his head and neck had completely stabilized did he start walking, continuing to hobble along.
Throughout the process,
The pockmarked man didn't even glance at Chen Ye. The chilling killing intent he had just displayed vanished without a trace, as if he were just passing by an insignificant stranger.
"fine……"
"What we encountered was just a relatively basic level of the Weird Era; they should just be ordinary residents."
"He seemed to have a good temper, was a good citizen, and had good self-cultivation and emotional management. If he hadn't met my mocking gaze, he probably wouldn't have lost his temper so easily."
Chen Ye quickly recovered from the other party's anger and, combined with the information about the strange era in his mind, slowly made an analysis and judgment.
If you encounter a slightly hot-tempered scoundrel like Gui Ye, even if you look away in time, you're still bound to get a beating!
Then...
He knew he absolutely could not let his gaze fall on other residents.
Even good citizens cannot withstand the mockery of their own characteristics, which may lead them to take actions that could be deadly.
However, it is human instinct to easily focus one's attention on others, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Chen Ye thought about it and decided to use a good habit to restrain himself—
Looking down at your phone!
He took out his blood-red phone and focused his gaze on the screen, thus drawing his attention entirely to the phone and preventing him from glancing at pedestrians on the street.
Besides [Personal Information], there are also [Strange Forum] and [This Month's Ranking] that I couldn't click on.
Chen Ye thought for a moment, then opened the [Strange Forum] to see what discussions were taking place there.
After opening the [Strange Forum], it is further divided into three sub-areas—
"Fate and Destiny," "Romance and Passion," "The Mysterious Black Market"...
In this context, "Destiny's World" is essentially a large public chat screen where everyone can send messages and chat.
I clicked on it and took a look.
Good heavens!
It was filled with a large number of scrolling messages, with nearly a hundred messages popping up every second.
Almost all of them said it was their first time in the instance, complaining about the dangers they encountered, or expressing desperate cries.
"If online novel authors were to write this, it would probably be several chapters long."
Looking at the rapidly scrolling number of words on the screen, Chen Ye couldn't help but think of the online novel he had stayed up all night reading before his arrival. He chuckled to himself and then closed the chat window.
Currently, the entire chat screen is filled with players who have just arrived in the bizarre era. Most of their messages are cries for help, wails, and complaints, filled with negative energy.
Even if there is a few pieces of valuable information, it takes a long time to find them.
Chen Ye did not intend to waste time browsing worthless information.
I clicked on "Romance in the Wind and Flowers".
This is an area similar to a forum. Although many players post requests for help here, the number is not as frantic as the scrolling public chat.
Scroll down to see a few more valuable posts—
Brothers, have your bodies undergone any strange changes?
Never go to that cake shop on West Street!
Linjiang University alumni, quickly form teams and stick together!
- Writer
