Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 125 I'm Too Suspicious
52.6% for option one, 36.8% for option two, and 10.5% for option four.

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【Option [-]】

[Try to bring both Chu Huairen and Zhuang Yusheng with you]

……

After struggling, Zheng Zhuo looked at the voting, and gave up taking Tao Tao to enter the [subconscious world] together.

Tao Tao's ability is indeed very good, but she is only a 10-year-old child after all.

"(I'm doing something very dangerous. If I fail, I won't be able to wake up again.)"

"(This thing can't bring children.)"

He said to himself, and at the same time, he felt that his image as an adult had become a little taller.

but……

He is doing another very dangerous thing.

The incident quickly shattered his slightly taller adult image.

……

"So... I am... the one who sent you information and guidance... that account..."

Too hard to top.

Zheng Zhuo had never experienced such a difficult thing in his life.

He is currently grabbing the door frame of the staff dormitory, explaining to a primary school girl that he is the mysterious person she met 'in a world like a dream'.

And the other side didn't believe it.

"I... I came to you... to find help... No, it was like that at first, but now I just want to consult something..."

Facing the questioning gaze of the primary school girl, Zheng Zhuo became more confident as he spoke.

Tao Tao put his hand on the doorknob vigilantly.She put the chain on the door and hid behind it.

"Mum said adults only ask adults for help. Only liars ask children for help."

Hell, what your mother said makes sense.

"Brother, you are a liar."

Seeing that Tao Tao's hand has been placed on the phone.

"Just a moment! Just a moment!"

You can't call the police!Zheng Zhuo hurriedly shouted.

"Specific questions... Specific questions need to be analyzed in detail! I am not a liar, I need your help. Do you remember what happened in [Magic Academy World]? I am the one who sent you the mission information. I sent you Task!"

"Task?"

Hearing this word that only she knew, Tao Tao paused for a moment, and did not continue to press the phone to dial.

"That's right, I can tell you which missions have been released. Like sending you information about summoning..."

Seizing the opportunity of Tao Tao's hesitation, Zheng Zhuo hurriedly resumed the game with her.

"The message I sent is... the type of summoned beast... the dragon of the abyss... and..."

He scoured his memory vigorously, telling as many details as possible.

"...I told you to shoot down the Magic Claw..."

Omg.

There is nothing more embarrassing than that.

To be honest, before arriving in the university town, Zheng Zhuo had somewhat imagined that after seeing Tao Tao, he would tell her that he had provided support.

He also imagined what the other party would think of him.

Of course, in the fantasy, there are young and beautiful female college students who suddenly realize, and then express their gratitude and admiration to him.

rather than as it is now.

He tried desperately to explain something out of the Arabian Nights to a frightened child.

"...You were assigned to the Abyss Field, right? When I was a janitor, I manipulated..."

Zheng Zhuo covered his face.

This is simply torture.

He thought, his [Spiritual Resistance: Ineffective] might have already been activated.

……

Zheng Zhuo explained in the corridor for 10 minutes.Fortunately, no one passed by during the period, saving Zheng Zhuo from further embarrassment.

Tao Tao was still full of vigilance.However, Zheng Zhuo did say a lot of details that only those who sent her a message would know.

"...is it really you?"

Tao Tao hid behind the fastened door chain and asked in doubt.

And this is already the best result of Zheng Zhuo's hard work.

"exactly."

Zheng Zhuo nodded quickly.

"……Eh……"

Tao Tao still looked at him suspiciously.

I didn't say something right?Zheng Zhuo was so stared at that he doubted himself.

"...I thought it was a kind old grandpa or a kind big sister talking to me behind the software..."

"Uh."

Ruined a child's dream.

Zheng Zhuo's sense of guilt soared.

"But I know, it was my elder brother who helped me."

Tao Tao said.

"Thank you, big brother."

"... Cough, you're welcome."

This sentence alone is enough to heal Zheng Zhuo's mental injury.

Although it was completely different from the female college student he imagined thanking, he felt the value of doing good deeds again.

"Brother, what do you want me to do?"

"what."

By the way, you can't forget the business.

"I want to know what you saw when your phone glowed golden..."

After spending 10 minutes proving his innocence, Zheng Zhuo finally got to the point.

……

10 minute later.

Zheng Zhuo said goodbye to Tao Tao.Tao Tao closed the door, and he also returned to the vacant dormitory where he pretended to be a new school worker.

"...It really is different."

Zheng Zhuo sat on the plastic stool, touched his chin with one hand, and looked at the [Collective Subconscious Mind] software with the other.

According to Tao Tao's description, her perspective is obviously different from Chu Huairen's.

Chu Huairen was able to observe the overall situation from a high-altitude perspective, while Tao Tao seemed to be attached to a specific living creature in the world, seeing everything the other party saw.

And you can roughly feel what the other person is thinking.

For example, when Zheng Zhuo left [Evolution World], Tao Tao's perspective seemed to be attached to an animal on the river bank near the tower.She felt the fear of the other party, as well as the bumpy state of vision when running.

"Anyway, let's figure out one thing first."

Zheng Zhuo turned on his phone.

His mobile phone is not connected to the Internet, but it can also be used as a laptop.

"Chu Huairen: Sky Eye. Tao Tao: Individual Attachment."

He simply jotted it down.

Is the difference in the way of observation the difference in the ability of the participants?
Or, are there more places that can reflect the abilities of the participants?

Thinking about it, Zheng Zhuo revisited the 【Collective Subconscious】software.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that under the word [Debugging] on the [Collective Subconscious] software, a flowing picture appeared in the golden light.

"Is it finally here?"

He saw the situation of other [subconscious world] again.

……

【traitor】.The fat man once seen led the people to occupy the medieval castle.He and these people held a grand banquet in the hall.

【magician】.The old man who once drove an RV on the wilderness went deep into the ruined city.While avoiding zombies, he went deep into the city center.

【hero】.The airship of a tall man in power armor lands on a red planet.The terrain here is complex and steep.He did his camp work carefully.

【Love species】.A fashionable girl you've seen before arrives in a new neighborhood.She walked straight across the decidedly newer, more imposing street, toward a grand mansion.

[caregiver].A middle-aged woman's farm in the depths of the forest has been completely surrounded by plants.The woman was never seen again.Occasionally, Orions pass by, but they just watch from a distance, not daring to approach.

【ruler】.The life-and-death struggle between the explorer and the enemy outside the inn that he had seen before had already been decided.The explorer killed the enemy, but he himself was stabbed.

【Creator】.A beautiful woman dances a sword in the hall of the sect's holy place.There was exclamation from the crowd.However, several elders in the seat had different opinions on her swordsmanship.

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【problem】

[Fifth rescue operation.Who are you going to save? 】

【Option [-]】

【traitor】

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【magician】

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【hero】

【Option [-]】

【Love species】

【Option [-]】

【caregiver】

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【ruler】

【Option [-]】

【Creator】

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