District 014's Accelerated Gamification
The authorities had moved quickly, figuring out what happened in the Dungeon in no time.
"You mean the two Zhang Biao went in with?" Xu Huo poured a little water into the flowerpot. "They didn't complete the game mission."
"The mission required them to stay in the Little Flower Red Red Building for ninety hours, not survive in the Dungeon for ninety hours. They left the building partway through."
Team Leader Wu was speechless. A few seconds later, he said, "Wasn't that obvious? They actually lost their lives over something like this!"
Without clearing the Dungeon, the best-case scenario was getting stuck inside it. But if the Dungeon had some kind of mandatory penalty, then Zhang Biao and the other player had truly died for nothing.
"You really can't afford to let your guard down in a game," Team Leader Wu said with a sigh.
Xu Huo set down the watering can and suddenly asked, "Did Dai Wenqian join you? Has he gone to Tang Guangbo's place?"
Only after receiving two affirmative answers did he hang up.
Dai Wenqian was a clever, self-interested man. People like him weren't easily persuaded or hypnotized, so Tang Guangbo's usual approach might not work on him.
But men like him made excellent partners. Give them enough to gain, and they'd take action.
The free-player group Gu Yu belonged to had only been lucky enough to escape this disaster. After two or three Dungeons, though, they'd understand that if they wanted to band together, it was best to stand with the government. A single D-class player couldn't shoulder the burden alone. Besides, that D-class player Gu Yu had mentioned might not even be the real deal.
Tongtong came over and knocked. When the painted woman opened the door, he stayed outside