Chapter 238 - The Weird Mission

The T-points that were needed could not be purchased with real money and this was a major reason why none of the companies were successful since the base plan of all these companies was to provide a player with an account that was equipped with the best in-gaming gear and pay the player to do something which in turn would benefit the company in the big picture. 

Sometimes companies would even hire players to play their own games to increase traffic and build a better presentation for their games. It was a marketing strategy and also a competing strategy, however, no matter how widely it was used, it was never considered as something legal. 

At first, it wasn't even considered as something illegal either but after the government suddenly saw a rise in the gaming industry and realized the problems faces by the gaming industry because of such practices by the company, the government decided that it was best for such a thing to be concluded as a practice that was against the law. 

At first, most people thought that it was ridiculous to even include such a gaming law in the government but after the fire had died down, everyone simply accepted it and nobody talked about it anymore. 

The companies that hired such fake players lessened in number but they didn't completely stop. The most daring and desperate companies started hiring players secretly and paid a huge amount of hush money to keep it all in the shadows. 

Li Ying chuckled as she went forward and took a seat in front of one of the computers that were prepared for them as she informed, "This is the pink house where such players can offer their services and companies can hire them. Not only players, but hackers are also working here secretly, away from the eyes of the public and the government. The ones who know it would naturally be involved in such business so they keep their mouths shut.." 

Zhihao's eyes widened ever so slightly as he looked at the nine computers that had been arranged for them. They were all of the same model and had the same look. Their monitors belonged to the same company and had the same size which Zhihao guessed to be approximately 26 inches wide. The main PC didn't look that amazing but with just a single glance, Zhihao was able to tell that it was a custom-built pc with high specs. If it had RGB fans then it would have certainly looked almost the same as Zhihao's PC. 

The overall colour scheme of the computers was also the same and matched perfectly with the name of this place. They were all pink with some black to balance it out. 

Li Ying smiled widely as she turned on her computer and put on the headphones before commenting, "I personally love these computers." 

Zhihao unconsciously nodded his head as a response before taking a seat next to Li Ying. 

The other players also followed behind and took the remaining seats before switching on their respective computers. 

Li Ling sat beside Zhihao who sat beside Li Ying and Wang GuiYing sat on Li Ling's side while Zhou Xinyi sat beside him. 

Jiangshi sighed as he took a seat to the right side of Li Ying, making Li Ying the only one between him and Zhihao. 

Tian Xifeng sat beside Jiangshi and Kaoru sat beside her with Liang Feng on Kaoru's other side. 

Once all the players were seated, the computers turned on at the same time, indicating that the system was still monitoring their every move and making sure that they followed the rules. 

Zhihao loved technology and computers dearly so although he didn't really like whatever was happening, he still couldn't help but be a little excited to play. 

First, there was a notification sound and then displayed on their screen was a white text box on a black background. 

The white text box displayed a single question that was easy to answer, however, Zhihao frowned as he folded his hands and read the question out loud to inform the other players about the question that he had received. 

"We are glad to have you with us. Would you like to play with us?"

Li Ying chuckled as she heard the man, "Same question with me as well." 

"Here too," Li Ling added as he turned to glance at Zhihao. 

"Weren't we supposed to have different missions?" Wang GuiYing questioned out loud in confusion as his eyebrows furrowed together, "Why is it the same question?" 

Zhihao gulped as he spoke up after considering all the facts, "The system can't lie. We have different missions but this question is the same for all of us which means that this is not the mission." 

"Then what the hell is this?" Tian Xifeng snapped impatiently. 

"A question," Zhihao blinked as he simply answered, "It's just a greeting question. There's nothing much for you to worry about here." 

"..." 

"T-Then do we just... Click on yes?" Kaoru stuttered as she cautiously asked. 

Zhihao smiled thinly as he unfolded his hands before clicking on yes.

There was another notification sound as the screen in front of him changed and nothing much happened. 

Zhihao smiled as he turned to face Kaoru and nodded, "Yes, you press whatever you like." 

The other players looked to be a little shocked by Zhihao who had actually dared to click first instead of letting someone else try it out first. This man... Certainly had the qualities to be a good leader. 

The other players trusted Zhihao and clicked on yes before waiting to get further instructions. 

Zhihao clicked his tongue as he once again read out the question on his screen, "Do you like playing virtual games?" 

"Wow!" Li Ying exclaimed in surprise, "It's the same again." 

Wang GuiYing frowned as he snapped, "Are we doing some kind of survey?! Where's the damn mission?!" 

Zhihao sighed as he closed his eyes and instructed, "Answer the question again. Let's see what the system wants from us." 

They clicked on the yes button once again since everyone present here were gamers who were actively involved in the virtual gaming industry. 

The screen in front of them changed yet again after the sound of the notification bell. 

"What are your thoughts on T.I.A.D.?" Zhihao almost wanted to laugh as he read out the question. 

Li Ying also broke out laughing as she commented, "Damn, the system is really making us do a survey! Hahaha..." 

Zhihao's eyes narrowed down on the text box that had no options displayed this time which meant that the players would have to write their own answers. 

"This is cheating! It's wasting our time!" Tian Xifeng exclaimed in annoyance as she didn't wait around for Zhihao's instruction and straightaway typed in 'crappy game' on the answer box even though she was one of the people who had helped in developing this game. 

Li Ying turned to look at Zhihao as she asked, "Answer it again?" 

Zhihao looked to be a bit hesitant this time, but in the end, he still nodded his head and answered, "Type an answer." 

They all typed in different answers before hitting enter and once all the answers were in, the screen changed once again. 

"On a scale from one to ten, how much would you rank your skills in gaming?" Zhihao frowned as he read out the next question. 

"Clearly a hundred!" Wang GuiYing exclaimed with a chuckle as he hit the number ten on the screen. 

Zhihao was silent as didn't bother commenting anything and simply clicked on the eight displayed on the screen. 

The other players also followed the lead and clicked according to their own personal thoughts and feelings. 

"If this world was a chessboard, everything would be either black or white, do you agree?" Zhihao's frown deepened as he read out the question and looked to have suddenly been lost in his thoughts. 

This time, all the other players answered first and Zhihao was the last to answer the question with a 'no'.

Even if this world was a chessboard, it would never be considered as simply black or white. 

The screen changed once again and it was yet another question that was waiting to be answered by them. 

"The skies are blue and the water too. You are you and I am you too. Reflections may sometimes become illusions and those illusions may one day turn into reality as well. Do you agree?" Zhihao's face turned white as he looked around at the other players immediately. 

Li Ying gulped as she shook her head, "A different question this time." 

Zhihao took a sharp breath in as he nodded his head, "As I had expected." 

"Eh...?" Wang GuiYing muttered in confusion, "What is happening?" 

Zhihao, "It's a test paper." 

Wang GuiYing frowned as he heard this answer, "What do you mean, Mastermo?" 

"It means the mission was already presented in front of us," Li Ying answered before Zhihao could. 

"What..." Other players looked to be a bit confused.