CH 83

Luo is still smiling, but Xiao Lan can see the playful look in his eyes through his shell of elegance.

Xiao Lan couldn't help but give him a "please don't say anything" look.

Mr. Luo thinks it's cute when he's embarrassed," Luo thinks to himself.

Di Yifugui was not quite finished reciting Xiao Lan's classic quotes and she wanted to continue.

Xiao Lan quickly interrupted her, "Ahem, she's doing just fine, really, don't think about me."

"Okay ......" Di Yifugui said and then seemed to remember something as she asked Xiao Lan, "Oh yes, Brother Xiao, Xiao He and I have all joined the reincarnation and the benefits It's great, do you want to come too?"

"Reincarnation?" Xiao Lan frowned, was that the reincarnation that was looking for him behind the scenes?

The one who is said to act aggressively and is quite a badass in the existing player groups on the reincarnation?

This was the first time he had actually come into contact with a reincarnated person, but it didn't seem to be quite what he had thought it would be.

Di Yifugui was oblivious to Xiao Lan's innermost doubts: "I told you that we are treated very well in Reincarnation, we will help take care of our families in reality, and we also pay five insurance and one gold. The pay is based on KPI's, and there are rewards for good performance in reality and in the Advent world, and there is an allowance if you die.

Xiao Lan was surprised: "You have KPIs, how do you calculate them?"

Di Yifugui: "It's about submitting the props you get from the usual copies, completing the specified material collection tasks and so on, there are people who are responsible for calculating them, I don't really understand it, it's about earning more for doing more."

Xiao Lan also didn't expect a big organization like Reincarnation to be in such a mode, why does it sound like a social animal?

It's tempting to use the Gu family as a condition, but who in the world doesn't have a family member?

It can be a very clever way of recruiting players with such conditions and then getting them to work for you in the game.

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However, it would take a lot of financial resources to fully support so many people in reality.

After all, everything in the game is not connected to reality, even if you are an advanced player, you still have to go back to eating noodles if you are poor in reality.

He asked, "Does Reincarnation contact you in reality as well?"

Di Yifugui nodded "Well, in reality we are all titled in a big company, we don't need to go to work, but we are paid on time. But the boss never organizes us together in reality, and we never have missions, the activities are still in the Advent world."

She said the name of a company, and it was a really big name, ranked globally.

It seems that the identity of the boss of the reincarnation may want to be extraordinary, either rich or powerful.

Xiao Lan was quite curious about this one: "What kind of person is your boss?"

Di Yifugui thought about it: "The boss, ah ...... he's very secretive. I've never even met him, he feels like he's a tyrant who says he'll do whatever he wants and has an air of tyranny. It is said that he has spent a lot of money just to get a cat out of the game, just because he likes it."

It sounds very capricious, and seems to have a real tyrant's style.

What does such a person have to do with Xiao Lan's father, Xiao Chengyan?

Xiao Lan asked tentatively, " FuGui, have you heard that Reincarnation has been looking for anyone recently?"

Di Yifugui shook his head: "No ah, our recent activities are still teaming up to brush copies or something, I haven't heard of any search ah ...... but I'm just an ordinary member, maybe the senior ones have something planned, but they won't tell me ah hahaha. "

Too, this unreliable looker probably wouldn't have been given any confidential tasks.

Reincarnation seems to operate differently from a normal organisation, with the members at the bottom seemingly oblivious to the plans and goals of their own bosses; they are simply working for Reincarnation in exchange for security and care for their families.

"Eh~ Brother Xiao, how about setting up a support club if you come to Reincarnation! We'll call you every day, and you'll be popular everywhere you go." Di Yifugui asked with a look of anticipation.

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Just imagining that image Xiao Lan was so embarrassed that his goose bumps were rising and he hurriedly digressed, "That ...... or tell us what you found out, how's the cab side?"

"Well ......" Di Yifugui was successfully distracted as she scratched her green hair and pondered for half a day before finally stifling the words, "Just... ...I can't drive ......"

Xiao Lan: "......"

FuGui Ah, how on earth did you get to mid-level player? By headlock and luck?

Xiao Lan changed the question: "There's no one here since you opened the door, is there? The car is running automatically, so pressing any button won't help?"

Di Yifugui nods, "Yes, that's it."

Xiao Lan looks ahead at the track shrouded in darkness, it seems that controlling the train is not an effective method and there is no telling where exactly the train will take the player.

Just then, the train's speed began to slow down and light gradually filtered through the dark tunnel ahead, followed by the appearance of a platform.

The station is in the old industrial style, with the masonry walls directly exposed, various pipes crisscrossing through them, and basically no decorations, giving it a rather rugged appearance. It seems that moss has grown in the cracks of the floor here, even in the brickwork of the walls, because the ventilation and drainage are not very effective.

The dim old chandeliers flicker every now and then, making the station look even more shabby.

Xiao Lan took a closer look at the platform, which, like the train, looked completely deserted. But there was more rubbish on the ground, like old newspapers and water bottles, and although it was still empty and silent, there was at least some trace of human presence.

A few moments later the train came to a halt.

The arrival announcement blared, "Subway station number 13 is here, please be prepared to get off in advance."

The doors of the train opened just as silently.

The empty train and the empty platform are relatively speechless, as if to make the player make a choice between them. Of course, one knows with one's butt that the game cannot be that simple, and even now is not that time to make a choice.

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Xiao Lan emerges from the cab and walks towards the back of the carriage, taking a look across the platform, Luo following him as usual.

Di Yifugui said she had to follow Brother Xiao's advice and work on her clearance skills, not to rely on others for everything, so she didn't follow Xiao Lan and his team.

Xiao Lan felt a little awkward about this, but didn't interfere with her opponent's choice. After all, Di Yifugui may look unreliable, but she did make it to mid-level, so she must have her own way of getting through the game.

It would be nice if she could forget things like Brother Xiao quotes ......

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As the two advanced, the station remained quiet and did not look the least bit threatening.

Xiao Lan's footsteps suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Luo asked softly.

Xiao Lan took a few steps back and walked to the glass window he had just glimpsed. For a moment, he had seen the opposite platform in the reflection of the glass, but unlike what he could see with his naked eyes, the platform looked full of people!

It was a glimpse that didn't allow much more than that, but the dense mass of heads was definitely different from the empty station in front of you. There was also that sense of being stared at that sent chills down your spine that you simply couldn't ignore.

But when he retreated back again, there was nothing left.

In the reflection of the glass, the station still looks dilapidated and empty, with no sign of people. The sound of water dripping from somewhere is heard through the open doors into the interior of the train, which is very silent.

As Xiao Lan stares at the glass, Luo's eyes move over to see a flat, uninteresting window.

Xiao Lan pointed to the glass window: "Just now I saw a lot of people standing on the platform on the reflection of the glass, just a flash, as if it was an illusion."

There was no doubt in Luo's tone: "If you saw it, then it was certainly not an illusion."

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Xiao Lan turned his head to look at the glassy area of the station, which seemed to hold some unseen danger beneath its calm surface.

His eyes fell near the open doorway.

In these old stations, there is no safety gate between the train and the platform, and a deep gap runs across the doorway like a gaping mouth.

"Drip-drip-drip-drip..."

The train gave a warning sound of closing doors, as if to urge on.

However, Xiao Lan was unmoved, wanting to know how many stations the train would pass through and what they would be like, instead of being in a hurry to explore the station in front of him.

The other players on the train probably had the same idea as he did, and Xiao Lan didn't see anyone get off during this time.

As he watched, the doors of the train slowly closed, and at the last moment when the doors were closed, Xiao Lan took out a coin from the [unknown child's savings jar] and tossed it towards the door, where it landed with a crisp sound.

The train rumbled on and pulled back into the darkness.

Xiao Lan and Luo found a seat and waited patiently.

Finally, there was light ahead once more.

However -

"Subway station number 13 is here, passengers getting off the train should be prepared in advance."

When the doors open, it's the same station! Xiao Lan looks out, same brick walls, same old chandeliers, same moss-covered brick joints ......

In the dim light of the chandelier, a small patch on the floor shimmers with a silvery light.

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There it was - the coin Xiao Lan had tossed earlier, and it too was still in its original position.

Xiao Lan and Luo looked at each other and had an answer in mind. They waited for the train to arrive for the third time so that they could be sure of the underground's route.

The train once again pulled into the darkness and was greeted with a new light.

"Subway station number 13 is here, passengers getting off the train should be prepared in advance."

The coin that had fallen earlier remained silent in its place.

The train was clearly always moving forward, but it seemed to be caught in a loop passing the same metro station every time. It seemed that it could only wander in a space that it could never leave.

It's like - ghosting.

It seemed that to find a way out, entering the station was a necessary step, otherwise one would have to keep wandering the train constantly.

"Let's go." Xiao Lan said, standing up and walking straight out.

The moment I stepped out of the car, a breeze from an unknown source blew through, carrying with it the not-so-fresh air of the underground, which was mixed with dust and mould, into a not-so-nice smell.

After standing on the platform, Xiao Lan glanced back in the direction of the train.

The train, which had been empty, was also filled with people at the moment.

They stared down at the ground beneath them, their faces numb, their complexions an inanimate, dead grey. Like the figures seen on the glass reflections earlier, these too appeared for only a moment before disappearing immediately, and when the train closed the door and left, the interior was empty again.

As she watches the train go away again, Xiao Lan turns around and steps forward...

Picked up a dollar coin from the floor and slipped it into his pocket.

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For us poor people, a dollar is a lot of money, so we might need it for a fight sometime.

When he fought the landlord in 404, the wall of coins that were embedded in the wall and could no longer be used caused him a lot of heartache.