Chapter 49 - Ghost School (3) (1/2)
Because of both embarrassment and anxiousness, Cheng Zhi Chu had shouted out those words to the bear and Yang Qian Fan without a thought. When he returned to his senses and saw the bear and the other three looking at him, his face suddenly turned beet red and he looked away uncomfortably.
Although he knew that he shouldn’t bicker with children and teddy bears, the content of their argument was just too ridiculous. What mummy and aunty……Fuck, do they even realise that he is a man?!!
And so, he couldn’t hold himself back and he tried to intimidate the two of them. Only that he also dragged the innocent Bai Yi in as well………… As for Gu Zhen, who cares about what that guy thinks. If he conversely hated him because of what he had said, he would be happy instead!
However, after he was done speaking the several people present all fell silent. The bear showed a guilty expression and it quietly climbed back up his leg and into his pocket.
Yang Qian Fan had also lowered his cap. With his head slightly bowed, he didn’t speak anymore. It was as if he had realised how childish it was for him to bicker with a teddy bear.
In an instant, the atmosphere had turned stagnant. Fortunately, the introduction to this instance finally started. Cheng Zhi Chu quietly let out a sigh of relief. He couldn’t help but recall that the same thing had happened last time with Ji Yun Xiao. This instance introduction really has good timing.
【Today, your group will be attending a special reunion.]
【Apart from Yang Qian Fan who is a child brought to the party, the remaining three of you are graduates of Chengnan High School and have spent three years of your youth here.]
【Now, the school is about to be moved to a new site and the old school building would soon be demolished. In order to find the memories from the past, the four of you and five other students have agreed to enter the old school building at night. They are now waiting for you at the school entrance.]
Having listened to the introduction until this point, Cheng Zhi Chu furrowed his brows slightly. He understood that once an instance reaches “Expert” level difficulty and over, the players identity and the instance setting would be more detailed. In addition to the players, there would also be characters created specially for the instance.
These characters may just be irrelevant background characters, or they may carry very important clues. However, without exception, the appearance of these characters would greatly increase the difficulty of the instance.
He once read the complaints left behind by players in a forum post. Some NPC’s seemed to have no brains and would make extremely ridiculous choices that would lead them to their deaths. For others, you were not allowed to show any abnormal behaviour in front of them. This would include using weapons or cursed items. There were also NPC’s that you needed to protect and keep alive, and so on.
All in all, once you have an instance character, things would become very cumbersome. They still didn’t know what type of character they were going to encounter so it looks like the system still had more to introduce.
【Amongst the four of you, Gu Zhen and Bai Yi are best friends. Both come from a good family background and are from the same grade. Gu Zhen is the president of the school’s student council and Bai Yi is the top of the grade. Both are the pride of the school and are untouchable stars in the eyes of the other students.]
Hearing the words “best friends”, Gu Zhen’s eyes dimmed slightly, and Bai Yi sneered. Cheng Zhi Chu’s attention however was focussed on Gu Zhen’s identity. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly; no matter where this guy goes, he seems to always be the president.
【But unfortunately, a car accident three months ago caused Bai Yi to lose most of his memory and he had no impression of many things that had happened in the past. He even couldn’t recognise his friends and family. He was only morbidly dependent on his junior brother Cheng Zhi Chu.]
【Afterall, you not only have a senior brother and junior brother relationship, you are also a pair of lovers who have been together for a long time.]
Cheng Zhi Chu: “……….”
What the hell is with this setting?!
He looked up in shock and couldn’t help but look over at Bai Yi. At this moment, Bai Yi also just happened to be looking at him. From the previously dark and over casted expression, a gentle look emerged and he smiled at him like he was in a good mood.
Seeing that he wasn’t averse against it and was even smiling, Cheng Zhi Chu who was initially indignant about the setting could only quietly accept it and look away in embarrassment.
Anyway, he and Bai Yi had already kissed. He has already grown numb to it all. As long as Bai Yi doesn’t hate it…………..Although there seems like something wasn’t right…………
Cheng Zhi Chu scratched his head in confusion. Yang Qian Fan who stood next to him heard this setting and slightly widened his eyes. He said in a small and surprised voice: “This setting……..”
Uncle might die from anger?!
He felt his heart squeeze in fear and he carefully looked over at Gu Zhen. Sure enough, Gu Zhen had a dark expression and his lips were pursed tightly together. Although he didn’t show any obvious signs of anger, the boy who is very familiar with him knew that his uncle was extremely angry.
That’s true, aunty…….uh, Mr Zhi Chu had always been rejecting his uncle but now he has become the lover of another man. He even didn’t seem to hate this setting and, along with the difference in treatments between the two of them, it would be weird if he didn’t get angry or jealous.
Yang Qian Fan rubbed the tip of his nose and felt a little bad for his uncle. However, he didn’t dare to speak up. If he went over to comfort his uncle, he was afraid that he would become even more angered.
The system explaining the background of the instance continued.
【Cheng Zhi Chu is Bai Yi’s junior brother from the year below. He has a severe hearing impairment and must rely on hearing aids in his daily life. Without it, he can hardly hear anything.]
【But Cheng Zhi Chu’s personality is warm and cheerful. The classmates in his class all like him very much and took good care of him. Later, Cheng Zhi Chu met the gentle and amazing Senior Bai Yi. The feelings between the two of them developed and they became a couple. Even after graduating, they continued to maintain this relationship.]
Cheng Zhi Chu touched his ear and found that there was a small and hard object inside. It didn’t feel like anything, so he hadn’t noticed it earlier.
He tried taking off the hearing aid. With it removed, he was no longer able to hear the sound of the wind around him. Looks like he shouldn’t lose this hearing aid in this instance or he won’t be able to hear anything.
Last time he was mentally ill. This time he’s hearing impaired. Enough is enough……….!
【The car accident helped bring Cheng Zhi Chu and Bai Yi even closer together. Bai Yi loved Cheng Zhi Chu very much. After losing a lot of his memories, he became only willing to be close to Cheng Zhi Chu.]
【Cheng Zhi Chu felt the love but more of him was worried about Bai Yi. He decided to help Bai Yi retrieve his former memories, so he arranged with Gu Zhen and several classmates to come to the school where they first met to find some of his memories from when they were in school.]
【But there were legends of the school being haunted. At night after school, some things that should not exist in this world would open their eyes and reawaken.]
【You didn’t see any ghosts while you were at school, and you don’t believe in those ghost stories, so you decided to enter the school at night. After all, everyone was working during the day and you only have time in the middle of the night.]
【I wish you a safe trip.]
【Main task 1: Leave the school alive.]
【Main task 2: Help Bai Yi find his memories.]
【Special requirement: Play your role properly and avoid allowing your “classmates” become aware of your player identity.]
【This would include: 1. When using weapons, cards, curses and other props, it cannot be seen by the “classmates”. Otherwise, let them think that it is the ghosts’ doing.]
【2. Bai Yi and Cheng Zhi Chu are sweet lovers. If necessary, intimate actions may need to be performed in front of the “classmates”.]
【3. Bai Yi is very dependent on Cheng Zhi Chu but he doesn’t trust others very much.]
【4. No conflict should happen between Gu Zhen and Bai Yi, and Bai Yi and Cheng Zhi Chu, because you are best friends and lovers.]