Volume 17: Enemy of All Things Chapter 11 Arrival
University.
The once most mysterious university is now gradually unveiled in front of the players. It is like a rich and mysterious treasure. Countless people have entered it and obtained rare treasures, but countless people have also lost their way and lost their lives.
In general, this place is not very dangerous. Compared with the dangerous demon battlefield and the holy light core that punishes all evil, the university obviously adheres to the liberal concept of education without discrimination. This is great for players. All players like random numbers and like to see their values increasing. For the change of a decimal point, they will do everything possible to complete all impossible or possible tasks.
Therefore, universities are widely attracting all kinds of players, and players are constantly appearing in the heart of universities. Even after a period of review, players have already appeared in the heart of those universities. These omnipresent immortal creatures look at the world around them with a new eye. They may have their own ideas, or they may have more conspiracies and tasks, but in short, they are harmless to the world, and can even be said to be greatly beneficial. Because all players know very well that this game will not be playable without them.
The madness of the players is limited to individuals, and rarely appears in an organized madness. And this characteristic obviously makes everyone feel somewhat relieved. This stable state has also gradually opened up various bans, and even many player researchers have begun to accept various tasks in the lobby.
"According to the request from the Noble Alliance, there are signs of rebellion on a certain planet, which seems to be related to an ancient relic. Players are required to conduct reasonable reconnaissance and exploration, and if necessary, completely expel and destroy the rebels. Different levels of rewards will be given according to the degree of completion... This mission looks good. And there are also tasks for collecting scenery and people along the way, so take them all. They can all make money."
The new generation of players flipped through the notebooks in their hands or the character report column in front of them, and began to receive various magical tasks one after another.
Those who have excellent grades don't even need to come to the hall. Their instructors have already prepared corresponding tasks for them, or they may need them to practice. But in general, the players have no complaints about this kind of high degree of freedom in task assignment, and they are even very happy.
But what makes many players feel a little strange is that although many people in the university are very friendly to them, there are also some people who have a very strange attitude towards them. It is not hostile or wanting to attack, but a very complicated situation. Many players think there will be some strange tasks in it, but they get some ambiguous and unclear information. However, this abnormality was quickly drowned out by the laughter and joy of the university.
Lu Ze is obviously a very lucky player. Although his name and ID look very unfriendly, he is not a literal Luther. Instead, he is a person who is very keen on finding the world view background and detailed settings. Although such people are useless in the early stage of the game, after the major camps are opened, these people who are keen on finding various materials have obviously become the favorites of major organizations. Their knowledge may not be of much use, but their spirit is very tenacious and firm beyond imagination. This makes such players very popular with various researchers and low-end teachers.
"The Mission Hall is such a nostalgic place. My mentor used to bring me here often, but I could never find any good missions. It's only been less than a month since I was promoted, but looking at this place it feels like a hundred years have passed."
The instructor in a black robe looked at the bustling mission hall and shook his head with emotion.
Lu Ze's instructor is an assistant teacher of the demon department, or he may be selected as an associate professor in a while. He is an insurmountable peak among players. Although he is just an assistant teacher, even if the player has awakened the second stage of magic power, he can still feel the huge and unimaginable magic power in the assistant teacher's body. The pure power and powerful concept still deeply shocked the player's heart.
Not only that, Lu Ze had the honor of visiting their assigned office. The illusory scene that seemed like a fairyland on earth and the aura close to god flowing from the teaching assistant were enough to prove that even the most insignificant teaching assistant in this university had the power to destroy all players.
At least those so-called strong ones that have been made public.
However, even Lu Ze himself has reached the level of a strong person according to the forum standards, so there is nothing special to say.
"I have wandered here for a long time." Looking at the creatures that walked out and came back in an orderly and bustling manner, the assistant professor of demonology sighed: "I have seen countless big figures walk out of here, and I have also seen many people disappear from here completely. There are always all kinds of stories and all kinds of people here. Whether it is good or bad, whether it is right or wrong, it is always real here."
"Because our world is so big, and we need so many things. There are so few good things, but so many desires, which is very painful and unbearable for us. That's why there is so much romance and horror in this place. I once walked here."
" And now, the person who has to go to this place and experience what must happen is you."
The professor of demonology gave him a gentle smile, and the battle-hardened Lu Ze also smiled back at his mentor.
He really likes this kind of interaction, and he also likes these completely realistic NPCs, which makes him feel as if he really lives in this world. Although this feeling is hazy and unclear, it does make people feel extremely warm, and even want to indulge in this warm world.
Lu Ze, although the cold reality has long made him lose all hope, the warmth and tolerance in the game world made him find new meaning. Especially those teachers who look ferocious but are actually easy to talk to, and those civil servants who are busy but work diligently, all of these seem to be scenes full of vigor and vitality, all of which make Lu Ze feel very safe and happy, and make him more happily immersed in this game.
So after apologizing to his teacher, he happily immersed himself in the notice board and began searching for other similar activities besides the task he had just found.
However, just as he was searching, he suddenly found that everything around him seemed to have stopped for a moment.
The amplitude was not particularly large, as if it was stunned for a moment, time and space stagnated for a moment, and then returned to normal flow. Although the students at the bottom still had a confused expression and didn't know what happened, those who had some experience suddenly changed their expressions.
The originally peaceful atmosphere in the hall suddenly became somewhat sinister and anxious, as if they could sense a high concentration of gunpowder spreading around them but could not find the source. Some teachers had already stood up anxiously and walked to the corners to whisper. They did not hide their voices, and the anxious discussions of these teachers were clearly transmitted to the ears of the players.
"Impossible... He has already broken up with her, how could he come back?"
"Maybe he feels that his previous actions were not quite right..."
"Don't be ridiculous. We've spent so much time together. Others may not know what kind of personality that person has, but don't we know it?"
These NPCs, who were considered to be powerful by the players, were discussing something nervously, and it looked like they were about to trigger some important flag or mechanism. They looked full of urgency and disbelief, and they didn't even notice the players approaching them.
"What big shot?"
When the player could no longer hold back his doubts and finally asked, the nervous NPCs realized that they were not covering up at all and were immediately shocked. Some looked around nervously, as if they were looking at some non-existent monsters. The already nervous professors and teaching assistants finally breathed a sigh of relief. And this inexplicable and ostentatious sense of panic made Lu Ze feel a little confused.
"You all look scared. What happened?" Lu Ze looked at the NPCs and asked curiously, "What happened here just now? I felt that time and space seemed to tremble. This space is trembling, and everyone seems to be scared. What happened?"
"…This has nothing to do with you, my apprentice."
After his expression changed for a while, the assistant professor of demonology finally sighed with a gloomy face.
"That's something we all don't want to talk about. He could have been the university's rising star, the best successor we've ever seen, but due to a series of mistakes, he completely fell to the other side. Now he has completely broken off with the university, which is a very sad thing."
"He could have been promoted to a certain stage quickly in the future, and then led us to pursue the deepest truth in this world. But there is no such good thing in the world after all. Our most steadfast ally has become our enemy, and the predetermined mentor has become our enemy. Moreover, the board of directors is trying to find a way to completely erase this stain, but we are not demons. How can we completely eradicate the hostile party just because of different political views..."
At this point, in addition to the teaching assistant who was shaking his head, the professor of demonology even more obviously revealed an expression of deep disgust.
"I said that we should have made it clear at the beginning and shouldn't have done that. Those history-mongering and other messy guys always think they can control everything. Now that they find that the momentum is not right, they can't even figure out a relationship and can only run around everywhere. A good colleague has been forced to become an enemy."
"Okay, stop talking. He has already reserved the position of dean, so we marginal people don't need to say so much. Just study your demons honestly. Did you copy all the shares one by one? Did you make the summoning spell you wanted? You are criticizing the board of directors when you have nothing. Now we are the only one who is not making ends meet. Don't cry poor when the board of directors cuts your funding. I want to make every penny count."
"I didn't say anything else. Isn't this the truth?"
The professor of demonology said with an unhappy look on his face, stiffening his neck:
"You sold him out for short-term gain, and then abandoned him in a foreign country for the sake of so-called alliance. Now that he is rich and powerful, you insist on asking for this and that, and you turn hostile if he doesn't give you what you want. Is face more important than the truth?"
"Drag him away. If this old man keeps talking, we will lose all our funding for the next 100 years. It is extremely disrespectful to talk about the board of directors in the school. You are going against the will of heaven and are directly going against the board of directors. You want to stop financial support? Even if you don't want it, we still do. By then, the entire Demon Department will be gone, and it will definitely be your fault. Drag him away quickly, and the others should keep an eye on him as well."
"Hold him back, stop him from talking. Doesn't this old man know what it means to speak out?"
The NPC obviously had no intention of explaining the player's confusion. He simply dragged the stiff-necked old professor away. Although the old professor was full of righteousness, he also realized that he might have said something wrong in this situation. Looking at the situation around him, he shut up and said nothing more.
After that moment of stagnation, the atmosphere of the entire mission hall changed from the originally healthy review and work to an increasingly tense and panicked one. In just a short period of time, the mission hall had already fallen into a state of panic, and then everyone took their own tasks and began to run away, each using their magical powers to run away. Although some players have realized what tasks have been triggered, the professors still quickly took them away.
Lu Ze was not taken away, because his mentor, the teaching assistant, had already started to carry the old professor who was talking nonsense away. The scene was too chaotic, and after a while, Lu Ze, the player, was forgotten.
Lu Ze was happy to see this happen. Seeing the world around him become silent in a short period of time, he felt a little curious and began to investigate on his own.
This is obviously a big hidden task.
Lu Ze thought to himself, started saving the player log, and then walked stealthily in the area that had been cleared.
The university does not have the habit of clearing the area, so strictly speaking, these professors took the initiative to do so, wanting to prove their connections. That's why they took the initiative to disappear from this area. But in fact, there is no compulsory clearing of the area.
University professors have all kinds of interpersonal relationships and concerns, but this is not necessarily the case for players. Their nature is to like to tinker and seek opportunities everywhere. This time, with such a golden opportunity, not to mention the players who like to tinker everywhere, even the more conservative ones will quickly become curious and start looking for possible opportunities in this quiet and somewhat excessive world.
He was not very slow in finding opportunities. After passing some strange corners, Lu Ze quickly found the team that exuded a strange aura through his intuition and innate ability. A group of men and women in black robes or small suits were surrounding a human figure that looked pure white. This strange team was moving in the corridor. There was no security or other strange settings. It was just like a normal professor, walking in the university with a team, as if they were part of this world.
But the human figure inside the team seemed a little abnormal. Lu Ze did not hide his body, or it would be useless to hide it. He waited in a corner, waiting for the mysterious man to reveal his mysterious form.
Soon after turning the corner, Lu Ze saw the strange figure as he wished. But the moment he saw the figure, he felt a shock.
"That is..."
The name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't say it.
Looking at the seemingly pure white human figure, Lu Ze thought for a long time.
But no matter how he thought about it, he was surprised to find that he only had the concept of the existence of this creature in his mind. Although Lu Ze had a clear understanding of his appearance, his figure, and his posture, what appeared in his mind was only a palpitating pure white.
I have clearly witnessed it, I have clearly seen it, I feel very familiar with it, it is not a strange character. But the moment I saw it, my mind automatically erased this image, and even the player's record can only save a pure white square and garbled characters, which cannot be recognized normally. After a far glance, Lu Ze squatted in the corner and thought for a long time, and finally just shook his head, looked at the blank and made a confused sound.
"Who is that?"
Besides, I have nothing better to do than come here to look for some mysterious mission. I must be so idle that I have nothing to do, right?
Lu Ze looked at the team that was gradually going away. He thought for a long time, but he didn't see any reason why he had to come over to take a look. As the saying goes, there are thousands of mysterious missions. Just the things distributed within the university are enough for Lu Ze to handle. How could he have the time to care about the so-called hidden missions?
What on earth is wrong with me? ...That doesn't make sense. It's only natural for players to want to find hidden quests, right?
Lu Ze touched his head and muttered something strange.
But he would never notice the weird smile on the pure white figure's face as he looked at Lu Ze's back.
