First Player

Chapter 2 · "I can't bring trouble to my eldest brother..."

"Click."

In the TV screen, the door closed, like a heavy tombstone falling, cutting off the sight of the desperate white-haired young man.

Mo Yan sat in front of the live broadcast screen, staring blankly at this scene - he knew that this might be the last time he saw his second brother.

Across a screen, there's a whole world.

He still remembers that when he was a child, his second brother would often bring him interesting gadgets from the city.

Bubble pistol, yo-yo, marshmallow, rotating Rubik's Cube...

[Mo Yan, these are all yours, go ahead and play with them, my second brother won’t steal them from you. 】

[You are the youngest in the family, I will let you be the second brother. 】

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[Second brother will always let you go. 】

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"Why..." Mo Yan murmured.

Beside him, on the white hospital bed, the traumatized eldest brother Mo Xiao stared blankly at the TV screen, like a stiff vegetative state, unable to respond to the outside world.

When he saw Mo Wen's tears on the screen, Mo Xiao, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly had a tear appear in the corner of his eye.

Mo Xiao, who was crazy, still didn't realize what was happening in the outside world. However, he understood that something very sad seemed to have happened, which made his stiff eyes shed tears unconsciously.

"...My brother's mental illness has not recovered yet, my second brother can't come back, and there is no one around me. What should I do..."

Mo Yan lay down on the hospital bed, feeling vaguely wet as he suppressed his cries.

He used to use "second brother" to refer to Mo Wen and "brother" to refer to Mo Xiao.

As for "Big Brother", it represents the big brother in Baisha Paradise, and is Mo Yan's exclusive title for Su Ming'an.

On the bedside table, there is a photo of the three brothers. The tall brother Mo smiled cheerfully, the slightly shorter second brother Mo Wen said "yeah" to the camera, and the third brother Mo Yan stood aside stupidly holding a sword. Behind them was the green Taihua Mountain. .

But now, no one can laugh like this, and no one can get together and take such a photo again.

Not only is my hometown gone, but people no longer come.

"If I can be stronger, if I also become a person with special status, can I... bring my second brother back?"

"No, you can't think like this. There is also my brother Mo Xiao. I have to take care of Mo Xiao..."

"But, but..."

In the silent ward, there was only the young man's low cry.

"I, there is nothing I can do..."

"Brother..."

"..."

"...I can't bring trouble to my eldest brother..."

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"——Hey, look, why is there someone sleeping on the street?"

"Looking at the clothes, he looks like a rich man, and he has a personal watch on his hand..."

"It just so happens that the 'market' in the third district needs to purchase goods. One person can make a lot of money selling them."

"Why do we still have to do this kind of work... Damn, I really envy that gambling man on No. 6 Street. He sold his daughter and went to enjoy himself comfortably. Why don't I have such a beautiful daughter..."

Hearing someone's voice, Su Mingan woke up instantly. His sleep has always been very light, and any disturbance can easily wake him up.

It was late at night, the street lights were dim due to disrepair, and a few tall shadows could be seen in the darkness. They were holding firearms, and someone stepped forward and tried to grab Su Mingan's shoulders.

...The fringe area is so chaotic that Su Ming'an will encounter people who want to traffic people whenever he sleeps on the roadside.

Su Mingan grabbed the man's extended hand, pulled it, and punched hard with his left hand!

【HP-287! 】

A low damage value jumped out. The man was just an ordinary person. After being punched, his eyes popped out and he fell to the ground, holding his stomach and wailing.

After a few "ka ka ka" sounds, several people immediately raised their guns and pointed them at Su Ming'an warily.

"Don't move!" A man with yellow hair shouted loudly. He raised his gun and approached Su Mingan little by little: "Take off your watch and raise your hands!"

"Xiko."

Su Mingan just called out.

The next moment, there was a flash of white light, and the wheelchair covered with a blue protective cover automatically crashed out. Several people immediately opened fire, but the bullets did not penetrate even a single inch.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" The cover hit their bodies, like a big truck rushing towards them. Several people staggered, their bodies made a crisp cracking sound, and they fell to the ground and kept wailing.

Su Mingan stopped the wheelchair and looked at a middle-aged man who was shaking with fear.

"You just said that a man who was a gambler sold his daughter?" Su Mingan stared at the middle-aged man's trembling eyes: "What is that daughter's name? Where was she sold to?"

"Ah, ah ah, don't kill me!!" The man was frightened.

"Let me ask you -" Su Ming'an picked up his washed white collar with one hand and stared into the other person's cloudy eyes: "What is the name of the daughter who was sold?"

Although he left a white cat for Xiaomei, it is difficult for a person who is so kind and weak to stand up, no matter how powerful the weapon is. If she dies, the progress in TE2 "The Dragon Enters Her Heart" will be in vain.

The man's trembling words confirmed his guess.

"Call, call me Xiao... Xiaomei! She was sold to the son of a dream investor as a mistress, and the gambler dad exchanged a large amount of money for fun. I also... I heard it by chance. !" The man's face was full of fear: "Don't kill me, don't kill me! I'm just trying to make a living..."

"..."

"Xiko, positioning." Su Mingan said.

Xiko is the AI ​​with the highest authority except Dawn, and it can locate the location of every resident.

"Positioning, father or daughter?" Xiko asked.

"Xiaomei."

"Resident Xiaomei, an inferior personality engaged in gray transactions in the fringe area, current location... core area (287, 187), Christian Entertainment Club." Xike answered after searching for a while.

Su Mingan shook off the man who was about to pee his pants, started the wheelchair and jumped out, rushing in the direction of the coordinates.

As winter approaches, the city has been extremely cold. People in the city wear thick cotton coats and down jackets, and their breath feels like frost.

While flying rapidly, he saw barrages discussing New Year-related topics.

It seems like the New Year is coming recently.

This is the New Year celebrated by the people of the Dragon Kingdom in the World Game, a very special New Year. People cannot return home and are separated from their loved ones.

Celebrating the New Year with people like Lu Shu, Noel, Luna, Yamada, and Lu should be a very special experience.

I hope World Games can allow him to have a good New Year's Eve.

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【Today is January 2nd, which is the New Year! ! 】

【new year? A festival in the Dragon Kingdom? 】

[It’s a pity that adventure players can’t return to the Lord God’s World to celebrate the New Year. I saw that Longguo District had prepared a grand New Year's party and invited many celebrities from the past. 】

[The World Game version of the Spring Festival Gala... Whether it is the advanced architectural virtual scene system, stage play system, simulated picture system in the forum, or the impact of the World Game on human culture, it can all be reflected, and it should be very nice. 】

【Looking forward to it. 】

[Xiao Mei is so pitiful, why doesn’t she resist? That white cat could have killed her father. 】

[Hey, we will also be in this live broadcast room during the New Year! We will accompany Su Ming'an together. If he can't get out of the dungeon, we will stay with him! 】

[I have prepared many New Year messages and will send them out together when the time comes. 】

[It would be great if Su Mingan could interact with us, like that kind of anchor, who would guess charades and cultural solitaire with the barrage during festivals. You draw and I guess something. It should be very interesting...]

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The height of the wheelchair dropped rapidly and landed on the street of the Christian Entertainment Club.

Through all kinds of magnificent lights, Su Mingan could see the chaos inside...swaying lights, swaying wine bottles, and twisted and swaying figures. The cold night didn't put a damper on these guys' all-night partying.

"Xiko, open the permissions!" Su Mingan said.

"The highest authority has been activated." As soon as Xiko finished speaking, a huge blood-red MBT appeared on top of Su Mingan's head, which was the symbol of the Dawn personality.

He passed by the frightened security guard, rushed forward with a huge red sign, and broke in through the door.

"Bang——!!"

Against the blue defensive cover, the wooden door was smashed by him, and sawdust splintered out.

"Bang bang bang——!"

Colored lamps and glass were scattered all over the floor, shining golden light on the scarlet carpet.

In the room, the strong smell of alcohol and the dull heat suddenly hit his face, and his face, which was a little cold in the night wind, turned red.

The dancers screamed as they saw him smashing down the gate.

"This gentleman -" Several waiters in white suits stepped forward, as if they wanted to stop him, but when they saw the huge MBT on his head, they all choked.

...What kind of situation is this? The city lord is also here to have fun?

"Club." Su Mingan chewed the word in a low voice. He knew that this was not a pure place, it could even be said to be a red light district. How could a father be willing to push his own flesh and blood to a place like this?

Perhaps, it was because he was too young and the father he met was too kind, and he had never seen such ugliness.

"Sir City Lord, our club is legally operated and we have a business license..." The waiter on the side explained immediately.

Su Mingan rushed in, and the wheelchair knocked over the waiter who was delivering the wine, causing the wine glasses with different lights to scatter.

Approaching the coordinates, the private room door was locked, and a man's voice came from inside.

"I'll teach you...drink this glass of wine, and I'll protect you from now on."

"Huh? Don't drink? You... are a dirty woman. Why are you pretending to be noble? Otherwise, your gambler father who owes money still wants to live? Xiaomei, you don't want to be an unfilial daughter, do you?"

"She's still resisting, hold her down! I'm going to let her know today..."

"Bang!"

Mining unlocked and Su Mingan knocked open the door.

Indoors, three young men were sitting on the sofa, and the music was almost deafening. In front of them were several gorgeous women with swaying bodies, their long dark purple hair swaying and flying, and an ambiguous atmosphere filled the box.

In the center of the sofa was a girl who was pushed down.

She was so thin that she almost sank into the sofa. The once spirit-like vitality that night had dissipated like ice and snow melting away.

She struggled, like a piece of torn red cloth, and it seemed that the sound of the tearing of her soul could be vaguely heard.

When Xiaomei left her gambling father, she didn't feel much peace of mind.

Her future was cut off early, and no one could hear her screams.

So... she was really happy when she held a bright red umbrella for the young man who was caught in the rain in the alley.

He was the most influential person in the city-state, but he was hunted down by the Red Order throughout the city before he could meet her, who was like an underground rat.

When he looked at her, his gaze was equal and respectful. Unlike her night guests, whose face is always full of desire and ugly.

Until the father told her that the family's debts had overwhelmed her.

Call it cowardly and kind-hearted, but she couldn't let go of her father, who was connected by blood. She didn't dare to see him beaten to death by debt collectors, so she agreed to him. In the city-state regulations [suicide is prohibited], she had the idea of ​​​​suicide.

She reached for her arms - there was a silver six-pointed star pistol, which was a gift given to her by Akto before leaving. When she received the gift, her first reaction was not to protect herself, but ——[This pistol can be used to commit suicide].

The men on both sides pressed her shoulders roughly, and her hands touched the metal in her arms. Their vulgar words rang in her ears. It was hard to imagine that these people had higher personalities than her.

"Mom, what are you pretending to be..."

"Tear off her clothes for me. I don't believe she can be so strong naked."

Xiaomei closed her eyes and touched the safety catch with her finger, but suddenly she heard a loud noise.

"Bang——!"

The door was knocked open and the pulling on her stopped.

The room seemed to fall into an eerie silence, and even the rock music that was ringing in the ears stopped momentarily.

The young man who was an investor in the "Dream Making" Group next to him recognized Akto, a figure often seen on TV screens, at a glance. The young master was so frightened that he took a few steps back and woke up from the wine.

The dancers on the dance floor were so frightened that they fell to the ground. They saw the bloody scene of crucifixion on the screen during the day, and were frightened to death by Akto's cruel methods.

Su Ming'an didn't look at them, but stretched out his hand towards the girl who was deep in the scarlet sofa, as if trapped in a bloody vortex.

"Let's go, Xiaomei." He said.

His voice was always calm and his eyes were clear, as if he had not seen this dirty and chaotic scene or the purple scars on the girl's body.

Xiaomei stood up, her whole body trembling as she stood up straight. She stepped on the soft carpet and touched the fine down with her bare feet. She was so cold that she coughed.

Her defenses suddenly collapsed.

"...I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I also want to cherish my own..."

"The white cat you left me is very powerful, but no matter how powerful it is, it can't compete with the world. I, I have no way to go..."

"I... I also want to grow up in the classroom, and I also want to have beautiful dreams, but they force me, and there are always people who force me... There seem to be many paths in life, but in fact I can't take any of them..."

"sorry Sorry sorry……"

"Yeah." Su Ming'an waited for her to finish crying and said, "I know."

The room was so quiet that it was almost dead, and the three young men were frozen in the room. There was still the lingering smell of alcohol on them.

"——Then, do you want to punish them?" Su Mingan said.

The three young men all trembled in fright, their faces pale.

Their pleading eyes turned to Xiaomei, and the young master knelt down directly, completely losing his vulgar expression just now.

"Xiao Mei! We are a willing transaction! I gave your father a sum of money and let him fly away. How kind I am! I think about your family, you can't repay kindness with enmity! Please, please - —”

The young master's trembling sound echoed throughout the club. The doors on both sides were closed tightly, and the guests didn't even dare to play the music. Only his panicked and frightened voice echoed.

Xiaomei took a deep breath.

Her face was pale and sickly, and her condition seemed to be getting worse. The corner of her eyes was faintly crimson, like a raised red tail.

After a moment, she tilted her head:

"let's go."

"Excessive kindness is cowardice." Su Mingan said.

"Let's go." Xiaomei shook her head and wiped off the bright lipstick on her lips. The white cat beside her jumped into her arms. She sank and reluctantly hugged it.

Su Mingan put on a pair of gloves, then pulled her and asked her to sit on the armrest of the wheelchair.

"Xiko, go to Central City." He said, "In addition, record the behavior of these people."

"Understood." The white light flashed, and the image of the blond and blue-eyed Xi Ke emerged, and its cold voice came out: "Moton, a resident of the city-state resident O-1 villa, violated the city-state law No. 03. City-state resident No. T-122, as The accomplices were degraded.”

The three of them looked pale.

The young master in gold and silver was as motionless as if he had lost his soul, like an empty shell that had taken off his soul.

Xiaomei was stunned.

"The laws of the city-state cannot be violated. I just wanted to see your wishes. In the end, the answer was still very disappointing." Su Mingan said.

When his wheelchair turned around, the young master cried out like a collapse:

"City Lord, you can't do this! My family is an investment family of the Dream Group, and I am the heir to the family. If I go to jail, my future investments will be..."

"It's okay, there will be people with suitable personalities to take over your family's business." Su Mingan said: "In my case, there is no such thing as a 'family business', there is only a combination of virtue and talent. After collecting your criminal information, the Dawn System , the judgment of personality will be more accurately adjusted, so that generations of worms will not... live in places with the best welfare."

The young master's face turned pale when he heard this, and he slumped beside the door, the smell of alcohol on his body having dissipated.

The broken glass of the wine bottle pricked the young master's prostrate legs and knees, and bright red blood seeped out.

"Gululu——" The wheel rolled, and Xiaomei met the somewhat fearful gazes of the waiters. She was sitting in the wheelchair sideways, with her legs dangling outside, leaning on the back of the wheelchair, and her body was so cold that she was shaking.

"Let's go." Su Mingan said.

The wheelchair drove on its own and drove out the door, and then—it lifted forward and leaped into the sky, leaving everything behind.

The feeling of weightlessness gradually came, and Xiaomei looked further and further away from the entertainment club that was like a devil's cave.

"You came to save me again." She said: "I once thought that I was rotten in the mud, rotten to the core, but you could always come to save me. I almost thought... this was the scene before I committed suicide. Dream."

"What you asked me before, I will answer you now." Su Mingan said: "Although I can't see thousands of people like you for the time being, now that I see you, I want to save at least one."

Xiao Mei wiped away her tears:

"Then I'm really lucky."

Su Mingan stared at the night sky calmly and heard the system prompt.

She is certainly lucky.

He was favored by the system prompts and was included in TE2. As one of the perfect passers, he was saved.

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"Ding dong!"

[Perfect pass (TE2) progress: 65%]

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Xiaomei is related to TE2 and can improve his perfect clearance progress. If she dies, the progress will most likely be lost.

He saved Xiaomei, not just because she was Xiaomei, but Xiaojie, Xiaoxiao, Xiaocheng or anyone else, as long as it had anything to do with customs clearance, he would have saved her.

So far, the Dawn Code has obtained two people, one from Xiaomei’s pendant, and one from the inexplicable “Lu Shu” in the ruined building in Central City. One tip is on Dong Anan and has not been obtained yet, and the remaining two are unknown.

"Lord Asa, I heard a lot of gossip about you on the street today. They said your execution methods were too cruel." Xiaomei's voice came.

When he turned his head, he saw her long hair being blown by the night wind, and the remaining makeup on her face decorated her long dark eyebrows.

"But I think you are obviously very gentle." She said.

"Gentle?" Su Mingan didn't expect that this kind of adjective could apply to herself.

When players speak to themselves, they are either full of awe, cautious, or short-tempered.

They call themselves "selfish", "great" and "arrogant". Few people would describe themselves as "gentle".

In fact, without TE2's exclusive reminder of Xiaomei, he would indeed not have been able to see her, who is so inconspicuous among millions of people, and she might have met the most tragic end.

"Where do you want to go now?" Su Ming'an could already see that the light coming from the back of her neck was changing from red to green.

Her personality seemed to be slowly changing. This is something that can be guided later.

"I want to try to find a job." Xiaomei pursed her lips and said, "I want to try my best with my own hands. Lord Asa, I want to try to start over."

She raised her head and looked at the stars in the night sky.

There was no haze or light rain today. The stars in the sky were very bright. They swayed in the black velvet like scattered raindrops, and they were as soft as her eyes.

Su Mingan asked Xiko to arrange a vacant house for her in the core area and paid the first three months' rent.

"There seems to be a mechanical organization nearby that is recruiting people. If you have a mechanical foundation, it will be no problem to join." Su Mingan said: "As for more in-depth development, it's up to you. I won't help you."

He has to put her in a good place and cannot let her die. TE2 is currently the most likely ending to pass the level.

"Thank you, City Lord Asa." Xiaomei said.

She sat on the chair, her figure still slender and thin, holding the silver six-pointed star pistol he gave her in both hands.

After being separated from her demonic father, she seemed to suddenly glow with radiance, and there was a bright color in her eyes.

Su Mingan turned and left.

The appearance of Xiaomei is just a microcosm of thousands of people.

Now that she was lucky enough to be seen and saved by him, what about more people like her?

This city-state is too big and the world is too big.

He only has twenty days.

He couldn't care less.