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1 Chapter 1: Entering the Game
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โDear sir, first of all, please accept my sincere wishes. Would you mind taking a moment to look at this makeup product in my hand? Itโs the latest development from our company, a moisturizer that removes blemishes and whitens and nourishes the skin. Itโs a result of 81 processes finely crafted. You deserve to have it. This is a brochure for your referenceโฆ.โ
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โAh, okay!โ
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Song Jian picked up the brochure that the man had thrown on the ground, shook it twice, and emotionlessly headed towards the next pedestrian. Having worked in sales for over a month after graduation, he hadnโt made much money. The only thing he had gained was a thicker skin.
โDear lady, first of all, please accept my sincere wishes. This is our companyโฆโ Song Jian started his pitch with a polite smile on his face,
In the endless stream of people, he moved onto the next passerby.
At this moment, a guy with a patch of green hair in his forehead, looked at Song Jian who was working hard distributing flyers, sneered, quietly walked over and tapped him on the shoulder saying, โHey, Jian, havenโt you finished yet?โ
Song Jian turned his head to see it was a colleague of his named Zhao Yu. They both joined the company at the same time, both were newcomers; on the surface, their relationship was pretty decent.
Song Jian glanced at the empty-handed Zhao Yu, raised his eyebrows, and surprisingly asked, โHave you finished distributing all your flyers?โ
When they first joined the company, their task as newcomers was to distribute flyers, at least three thousand per day. It had only been half an hour, and Zhao Yu had astonishingly finished distributing all his flyers, which surprised Song Jian;
Zhao Yu casually brushed his fringe and said casually, โI just ran into a rag-picker who insisted on helping me distribute the flyers. I had no choice but to give all the flyers to him. He even gave me five yuanโฆ.โ
Song Jian: โโฆYour approach really leaves me speechless.โ
The flyer distribution was actually a way of gathering potential customers. As hard as it was, many times opportunities were won in such a way.
However, after spending over a month together, Song Jian noticed that Zhao Yu came from a wealthy family and only came to work when he was bored. He wasnโt very proactive at work, spent money lavishly and liked going to expensive places.
โAlright Jian, you can continue distributing here. Iโm going to check out the companyโs cosmetics booth over there. I heard the company hired many dancing girls today and those long legs lined up together are quite a sight!โ Zhao Yu licked his lips, swallowing a little, and looked eager to leave.
Watching Zhao Yu walk away, Song Jian shook his head lightly. Poor kids have to grow up early, children without umbrellas should run harder in the rain. Song Jian dared not be as casual as Zhao Yu. On each of the three thousand flyers, his contact information was written by hand. Each flyer represented a glimmer of hope for him.
After standing still for a moment, Song Jian suddenly turned around and headed in the direction of the companyโs product booth.
Where to distribute the flyers doesnโt matter, right? Besides, he can also appreciateโฆ I mean, learn more about the companyโs products at the booth, right? After all, there are lots of new products on display thereโฆ.
Just as he crossed a street and turned a corner, a sleazy-looking old man suddenly appeared in front of Song Jian: โYoung man, interested in some disks?โ
โDisks? What disks?โ Song Jian immediately frowned. Maintaining a stern face, his eyes filled with contempt, he looked at the old man and thought to himself: โWhat era is it? Selling CDs? Can you even sell any? The internet is full of resources, just my phone alone has several tens of GB of study materialsโฆ Which eye of yours saw that I need this?โ
โI am not that kind of person you imagined!โ Song Jian rejected determinedly, with dignity in his face, holding a stack of brochures and continued to walk straight ahead. The sounds of energetic music and dancing started to come from the front. If he didnโt hurry up, he would missโฆthe new company products.
โYoung man, this is a mobile game developed by our Sky Domain Game Company, Doomsday City. Do you want to try it out? The activation is free now and we are also offering a newbie gift packageโฆโ The sleazy old man was persistent and followed along Song Jian.
โMo, mobile game?โ Song Jian was stunned for a moment, his face turned slightly red.
โYes, a mobile game. Did you think it wasโฆโ A gleam flashed in the old manโs eyes.
โHa, I thought you were talking about a Frisbee for a child.โ Song Jian wiped off a bit of cold sweat.
โOh, I see.โ the sleazy old man didnโt probe further. He took out a USB cable and a flash disk, and said. โOur game client is our companyโs latest design. The biggest selling point of it is that you get a flash disk for playing the game. If you install our game, we will give you this 1024GB flash disk. Itโs a great deal!โ
โ1024GBโฆโ Song Jian stopped, intrigued. A flash disk of such capacity was certainly very tempting. He nodded slightly and reservedly said, โWhether you are giving away a flash disk doesnโt really matter. The key is that I like playing mobile games. Does this game app download and install quickly? I have other important things to do.โ
โDonโt worry! Itโs our companyโs latest invention, the download and install speed is super-fast, it only takes a few seconds.โ The sleazy old man handed over the data cable and flash disk.
โWell, you knowโฆโ Song Jian hesitated and looked at the sleazy old man. The old manโs whole demeanor just screamed untrustworthy. If it were a pretty and cute girl, Song Jian would take it without a second thought. But it was just hard to trust this old man in front of him.
โI paid 3,000 yuan for this domestically made phone. If it got a virus and was damaged, Iโd be heartbroken!โ Song Jian thought to himself. His face showing a hesitant look, he asked, โThis is not a mobile virus, is it?โ
โOf course not! Weโre a serious company! This is a legitimate flash drive, a legitimate mobile game!โ The sleazy old man seemed to feel offended. He adjusted his tie and argued, โItโs an insult to me personally when you say that. Itโs an insult to our company. Itโs an insult to the whole mobile game industry. Itโs an insult toโฆ.โ
โAlright, alright. Is it okay if I just plug it in?โ Song Jian snatched the data cable and flash disk, took out his phone and began to connect them.
โHey, this data cable matches my phone perfectly. So, is this cable also a giveaway? It should be a set with the flash disk, rightโฆโ Song Jian connected his phone, looked up, and the sleazy old man was nowhere to be found.
Song Jianโs face changed, he had a sinking feeling. He quickly picked up his phone to check and as expected, the screen was black.
โI shouldnโt have trusted you, you sneaky old manโฆโ Song Jian felt like crying but had no tears. He aggressively pulled out the data cable and flash disk, threw them on the ground, and stomped on them a few times.
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With his phone infected by a virus, Song Jian was no longer in the mood to watch the dancing girls. He needed to have his phone fixed first. He ran to several phone repair places but none of them could revive his phone. The cost of replacing the parts was too high and Song Jian simply couldnโt afford it.
His phone wasnโt fixed, but he still had to finish distributing the flyers. Finally, by dusk, Song Jian had finished passing out all three thousand of them. He returned to his rented room, dejected, threw himself on the bed without even closing the door, unmoving.
โDamn, old man, donโt let me cross paths with you again. Next time I see you, youโre dead meat!โ Song Jian gritted his teeth, hitting his pillow with intensity.
At that moment, the cell phone lying on the table suddenly started playing the boot-up music, lighting up its screen.
โHuh, itโs self-starting?โ Song Jian bolted upright from the bed, grabbed his phone, and began checking it carefully.
โThank goodness, my study materials on island life of several dozen gigabytes are still there, and all the applications are fine too.โ Song Jian breathed a long sigh of relief after confirming that his phone was not corrupted by a virus.
โHuh, why is there an extra client? This isโฆ Doomsday City game?โ Song Jian looked at the newfound icon on his phone with surprise.
โSo this is that perverted old manโs mobile game? Damn, it must be a virus, trying to scam me!โ Song Jian thought about the USB he had thrown away and couldnโt help but feel regret. After being reformatted, the USB should have still been usable โ he was too impulsive back then!
Song Jian curled his lip, the game icon depicted a city that carried an apocalyptic style, though the color was dull, and it looked rough. The first impression it left was just as bad as most domestically produced sham mobile games, without any urge to open it at all.
Song Jian tried to press and delete the icon but found that the game icon did not budge at all, there was no way to delete it.
Powering off and restarting, running the mobile security guard, complete shredding, nothing could handle this game icon.
It couldnโt be deleted, heck, it couldnโt even be moved โ it was the most stubborn virus Song Jian had ever encountered.
โAnd you claimed it wasnโt a virus!โ Song Jian couldnโt help but curse, โThe company that developed this game deserves to be struck by lightning!โ
Fuming, Song Jian felt like he was about to burst. He was about to throw his phone, but in the end, he couldnโt bear to. Lifting his phone, he relented, looking at the gameโs logo, Song Jian double-tapped on it.
โCome on, letโs see how trash this virus game of yours is! If you have the guts, youโd blow up my phone.โ
This time, the game App responded promptly. The entire icon turned into a blood-red elliptical gate, instantly filling the entire screen. Streams of air coalesced into one another, forming a clockwise vortex.
โEh, the startup special effect actually seems well-made?โ Song Jian stared at the central, rotating, blood-red gate, a trace of astonishment flickering in his eyes, โWell, how about something even more excitingโฆ?โ
Before he finished speaking, a skeletal hand suddenly stretched out from the vortex at the center of the screen, directly grabbing Song Jian by his collar.
Song Jian had no time to react before he was dragged into the blood-red portal by the skeletal hand.
His phone hung in the air for two seconds before falling onto the bed with a thud. The room was empty, as if nothing had happened.
โWhat the hell? Did I just travel through time?โ
โWhat the fuck is this? Let go of me!โ
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Song Jian only felt himself being yanked forward by the skeletal hand, unable to see anything in the engulfing darkness. His head was buzzing, as if something was being forcefully injected into it. Before long, Song Jianโs eyes rolled back in his head, and he fainted.
In his semi-conscious state, Song Jian felt like he was having a strange dream.
In his dream, he saw lines of golden text appearing before him like a waterfallโฆ
Game activation, random world evolution startingโฆ
Game matching link searchโฆ
Link successful, player consciousness lockโฆ
Start character creationโฆ
Character creation timed outโฆ
Scanning playerโs current status, creating a game character with a 100% match with the playerโฆ
Warning, under this status, the playerโs game character may have certain effects on their physical bodies in reality, please choose carefullyโฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐๐ก.๐๐๐ถ
Choice timed out, default confirmationโฆ
Game character creationโฆ
Character creation successfulโฆ
Congratulations on your first entry into the game, you will receive a newbie gift pack that has been sent to your game package, please check itโฆ
Start entering the gameโฆ
Buzzโฆ
With a light sound, Song Jianโs consciousness gradually returned, his fingers began to tremble slightly, and a hoarse male laughter echoed in his ear.
โWelcome to Doomsday Cityโฆโ