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Chapter 72 Sebastian

Ding Yi began to organize the design documents of "The Evil Within".

But he didn't plan to talk about it with his employees today.

The game achieved sales of one million on the first day. This kind of achievement is rare, and we must reward our employees.

So, let's have dinner together tonight to celebrate and not talk about work.

Thinking of this, Boss Ding came outside the office and clapped his hands.

Everyone looked at him, confused.

Looking at everyone's curious expressions, he smiled.

"Everyone, today is a day worth celebrating."

"Our game sales have exceeded one million!"

When the employees heard this, they burst into applause and were very excited, saying one after another that we had succeeded!
"So, let's get off work early tonight and celebrate. Everyone, keep your stomachs empty. If anyone eats less tonight, the workload will be doubled."

"Also, thank you all for your hard work and for moving forward with the company. The success of this project mainly depends on you."

"Please rest assured, I will not treat any of you unfairly. Everyone will get a bonus for this project! And the amount will definitely not disappoint you! I hope that in the days to come, we can work together to create one excellent work after another!"

"OK!?"

The employees were stunned at first, and then burst into applause excitedly.

And shouting in unison.

"it is good!"

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Just as Boss Ding was preparing to celebrate his success, something happened on the other side of the network.

After learning about the first-day sales of "Abnormal Invasion", players became even more addicted to the game.

Especially on Danmu.com, when you click on the live broadcast area, the first three pages are all about this game, and there are quite a few viewers in each live broadcast room.

Even the lowest number has more than 300 people.

In one of the live broadcast rooms, the number of people is around 2.

The anchor is named Detective.

As someone who likes to analyze plots, he bought "Abnormal Invasion" as soon as it was released the night before yesterday.

Until now, he has played for more than 70 hours.

I can play a game for three days without completing it, which really shows that I am satisfied with the game.

During this period, he completed nearly 60 main and side quests combined, and the plot progress has reached 70%, and he is about to complete it.

And today, he triggered a new branch.

——[Strange Tower]

At this time, it was midnight, the sky was covered with dark clouds and thunder was rumbling.

The rain came down in sheets, splashing water.

In the game, Detective Brother moved his perspective and looked upwards.

The tower stood tall amid the heavy rain.

Most of the buildings on the left have collapsed and are little more than ruins.

Although the one on the right is still standing, it is covered with green plants, showing a sense of loneliness.

He was very curious about this tower.

Because in the previous process, several NPCs mentioned that the tower was a survivor camp at the beginning of the virus outbreak 20 years ago.

The leader was a man named Bracken, who was now a captain of the Firefly force.

But no one knew what happened later, which caused this man to abandon the tower he was managing and leave quietly.

Gradually the tower became deserted, and 20 years later it became what it is today.

However, there are endless legends about the tower.

Many NPC lines imply that the interior of the tower is terrifying.

Even some NPCs passing by the player will casually say:
'Hey, Wanderer, stay away from the tower, it's dirty there.'

'Wanderer, if you wish to live, do not go to the Tower.'

Some child NPCs will also give reminders:

"I heard there's dirt in the tower, but our campsite isn't clean either."

"Grandma said there's a monster in the tower that's scarier than the rotten people. Does it eat children too?"

When some Firefly soldiers see the player, they will also warn them:
'Wanderer, I know you are very brave, but the tower is the most dangerous building around here, it is best to stay away from it. ''I was once a wanderer like you, until I went 3 meters into the tower. '

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What's inside the tower?
Zombies? Night demons? Or other special infected entities?

Captain Bracken of Firefly simply kept silent about this building. If you choose the tower in the conversation, he will say:
'You don't want to be like Sebastian.'

'I don't want to talk about this.'

Sebastian, the NPC detective, knows.

He is a marginal figure in a small survivor camp within the Firefly's sphere of influence.

He is also one of the few NPCs with a name in the entire camp.

When you first arrive at this camp, a cutscene will automatically begin.

Players will see a bearded and dirty homeless man who was beaten and kicked by several people in the camp for stealing food, and he was even spitting blood.

It was only because the protagonist stepped forward to rescue him that the homeless man barely survived.

This person is Sebastian.

After rescuing him, there was no follow-up interaction and I couldn't talk to him.

After that, every time I returned to the camp to hand in a mission, or passed by the camp, I would see this homeless man either being beaten, wandering at the entrance of the camp like a zombie, or huddled in a corner with his head down.

In the camp, many NPCs were struggling to survive, but he did nothing but queue up for food distribution.

Gradually, many players simply regarded him as a waste.

Although it is an NPC with a name, that seems to be all.

But the detective knew that this homeless man must be no simple man.

Because he found that every night, the homeless man would stare straight towards the tower.

If you talk to him at this time, he will react and the subtitles will show a series of ellipsis marks.

[......]
It seems like there is something he wants to say but hesitant?
However, during the day, the homeless man returned to his usual appearance and could not be communicated with.

Combined with the fact that he is one of the few NPCs in the camp with a name, and Bracken's words: 'You don't want to become Sebastian.'

It was obvious that this homeless guy had entered the tower before, and then he saw something that turned him into the useless guy who everyone beats up.

Only at night did he react like a normal person, but there was nothing to say.

In this regard, the mysterious veil covering the tower really aroused the detective's curiosity.

He once wanted to enter the tower to find out what was going on, but was unable to enter because of the blockade of Firefly.

And now, with the branch quest triggered, he can finally go in!

This also made him understand that the tower was a plot building.

Coincidentally, this branch quest is triggered when passing by the tower at night.

The reason was that the homeless man Sebastian stole the guard's pistol late one night, knocked out more than a dozen soldiers who blocked the tower, and broke in alone.

To be honest, even the detective was surprised when he heard that more than ten soldiers were knocked out.

I thought he was a man with a story, but I didn't expect he was so mysterious.

He knocked down more than a dozen soldiers with one move, and knocked them out instead of killing them.

My goodness, you know it’s much harder to knock everyone out than to kill them all!

You tell me this is a waste homeless person?
If this branch quest hadn’t been triggered, I probably wouldn’t have known how awesome Sebastian was.

What puzzled the detective was why Sebastian went into the tower at all costs?
Didn’t the NPCs say that the tower was dangerous?

What had he seen?
The information about homeless people is really curious.

After this side quest is triggered, you need to talk to Bracken to enter the story mode.

At this time, you will enter an independent copy like the prologue, with no other players appearing.

According to the mission description, he was going to lead the team into the tower himself to capture the homeless man, and did not ask the protagonist for help.

But the tasks have been triggered, so why not do it?
As a player, it is your responsibility to take on this kind of task.

Just like that, the secret of homeless Sebastian and the opportunity to unveil the tower's veil have officially arrived!

"Guys, I'm going in."

The detective controlled the character and walked towards the iron gate of the tower which had long collapsed.

In the dark night, the darkness inside the door was thick and deep.

Like a big mouth, waiting for prey to enter.

The detective brother swallowed and felt a little panicked.

Considering the NPC's comments on the tower, what is going on here...?
(End of this chapter)