Yue Xingwen thought that after they cleared the last course of the Faculty of Computer Science, they would have a point settlement as before, and then return to the classroom in the library before officially graduating and leaving.
If that was the case, he still had time to post a final guide to the final course on the forums.
Unexpectedly, the moment he walked out of the door in front of him, the scene in front of him flickered, and he appeared in a closed secret room.
He was lying on a bed with strange tubes attached to him, like an ECG monitor in a hospital, and a lot of data pulsing on the screen next to him.
He subconsciously turned his head to look to the side and didn’t see any of his teammates.
Yue Xingwen only felt a splitting headache, could it be that he was sick and hospitalized and hallucinating?
On second thought, this is impossible! Everyone he experienced in the library was so real, and the content of the hallucinations would not be so organized and had a beginning to an end. In the world of hallucination, it was even less likely that Liu Zhaoqing, Xu Yishen, Qin Lu, and other characters he didn’t even recognize would appear.
What happened?
The severe headache made him a little dazed for a while, and in the depths of his mind, as if there was an electric drill constantly stirring, making Yue Xingwen frown and hold his head with both hands. Gradually, some strange memory fragments emerged from the depths of his mind, like seedlings that broke through many obstacles and broke through the soil——
Those memories were getting clearer and more vivid.
Half a month ago, he sent a message to Jiang Pingce, and he did not reply. Yue Xingwen learned from the school forum that Jiang Pingce led the team to participate in the National Mathematical Modeling Competition, and he thought that the other party was busy so he didn’t think much about it.
The next day, Jiang Pingce still did not reply to the message, so Yue Xingwen noticed that something was wrong and wanted to go to the Faculty of Mathematics to find him, but at this time, the counselor of the Chinese Department suddenly said that there was something important to tell him.
Yue Xingwen rushed to the office and the counselor handed him two documents.
The first document was called the ‘Xinhuo Program’, which was a business plan for the largest technology company in China, Xinhuo Group, to recruit outstanding graduates as talent reserves.
Recruitment requirement: Graduates from key universities, outstanding professional abilities, no bad habits, willing to bear hardships and stand hard work. The company will be responsible for the postgraduate entrance exam fees of these students, but the students must go to the company to sign a contract after graduating from graduate school, otherwise, they will have to pay huge liquidated damages.
Of course, Yue Xingwen knew about this company.
Its headquarters was located in Hua’an City, which was an excellent enterprise that graduates wanted to go to, whether it was corporate culture or salary, it was the top level in China.
Seeing this recruitment letter, he immediately understood and looked up to ask, “Targeted recruitment? Select the best seedlings first, cultivate them in advance, and then go to work in the company after graduating from graduate school?”
Teacher Lin smiled and said, “Yes. The company’s HR department has reviewed the information of our Chinese students and believes that you are the most qualified. During your time in school, you can get a national scholarship every year, with excellent grades and you often participate in debate competitions. You have a flexible mind, and your eloquence is also very good, and they like you very much.”
Yue Xingwen asked frankly, “So, the teacher wants to recommend me to participate in this Xinhuo Program?”
Teacher Lin said, “That’s right. Your grades will be able to guarantee graduate school, and all tuition and living expenses during graduate school will be borne by the company and there will be scholarships every year.”
Yue Xingwen was silent for a moment and said, “I’ll think about it and get back to you for my answer.”
For a student, such a nationally renowned business was certainly a great choice. But with the future at stake, he didn’t want to make a hasty decision.
Teacher Lin asked him to read the second document.
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Yue Xingwen opened it and saw that the first page of the document read ‘Informed Consent Form for Closed Internal Testing of Holographic Game’, and the more he flipped back, the more shocked he became—— Xinhuo Group had broken through the limitations of VR games and produced the first holographic reality simulation game that spans the era!
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After the game test, they could get a bonus of 50,000 yuan from the Xinhuo Group.
Playing the latest holographic game with a bonus? Such a good thing was simply pie from the sky.
Yue Xingwen immediately asked, “Isn’t this game dangerous? Otherwise, even without the prize money, a large number of students will rush to participate in the closed internal test.”
Teacher Lin sighed and said with a smile, “You sure know how to focus on the key points. This is a real-life escape game, the process is thrilling and exciting, and if you don’t pay attention to it, you are likely to die in the game. Because the game is very realistic, players will feel extreme hunger, pain, and even near-death despair in the game…”
Yue Xingwen understood and said, “No wonder.”
Teacher Lin added, “Moreover, to test the player’s most realistic performance, after the game opens, the system will erase this part of your memory of signing the ‘Informed Consent Form for Closed Internal Testing of Holographic Game’, making you think that you have been pulled into an escape world where you may die at any time.”
Yue Xingwen: “…”
This was scary, if everyone knew that they were playing a game, even if they encountered danger, they would not be particularly afraid, after all, it was just a game, and they would be living as usual when they were offline. But once some of the memories were erased, everyone would fall into an extreme panic, and no one knew if they were really going to die…
In that panic, only a handful of people were able to complete the game. It was no wonder that Xinhuo Group was willing to give players who completed the test a reward of up to 50,000 yuan.
If it was just an ordinary game test, Yue Xingwen might not be interested, but when he heard the words ‘thrilling, exciting, and desperate’ described by the teacher, he became interested and said without hesitation, “I’ll participate.”
Teacher Lin Was a little surprised. “You won’t consider it this time?”
Yue Xingwen smiled and said, “There’s nothing to hesitate about, I also want to challenge the limits of what I can bear. What’s more, this is the world’s first holographic escape game, and I think it’s very meaningful to be able to participate in the closed internal test.”
Teacher Lin was relieved and said, “Okay, then, you fill out this information form.”
She opened a laptop and pulled up a ‘Closed Internal Test Player Information Form’, and Yue Xingwen quickly entered his name, height, weight, and parents’ contact information.
After finishing, he asked, “Teacher, are there many places in this closed internal test?”
Teacher Lin said, “There are more than 100 places in our school, and there are 30,000 college and university students in the country, which is the maximum limit of what the first-generation server can handle. But because of the particularity of the game, there will definitely not be too many players who can stick with it.” She paused and said, “Remember the strict confidentiality of the agreement, you can’t tell anyone that you have participated in this test before the game starts, or you’ll be disqualified.”
Yue Xingwen simply nodded his head and said, “I understand, I won’t reveal it to anyone.”
Teacher Lin said, “What about the ‘Xinhuo Program’?”
Yue Xingwen thought for a while and said, “I’ll give you an answer as soon as possible when I go back and discuss it with my family.”
After returning, he called his parents and asked for their opinion. His father let him make his own decisions, while his mother felt that staying at a large company would be a good opportunity. After graduating from the Chinese Department, he didn’t necessarily have to go back to his hometown to take the civil service exam, Xingwen’s personality was suitable for a larger platform.
Yue Xingwen called Jiang Pingce again, but as a result, Pingce’s phone had been unreachable.
Over the years, he had been accustomed to discussing anything with Jiang Pingce, but as a result, Jiang Pingce had not answered the phone at critical moments, and he always felt like something was missing from his heart.
Yue Xingwen repeatedly called and still couldn’t get through, so he simply went to Jiang Pingce’s dormitory to find him. As a result, his roommate said that Jiang Pingce did not come back at all last night.
It was not like something happened, right?
Yue Xingwen was so anxious that he even thought of calling the police. However, the moment when he rushed out of the door of the dormitory of the Faculty of Mathematics, Jiang Pingce, who was wearing an overcoat, walked briskly from the wind and snow, and he almost crashed into Jiang Pingce’s arms.
Jiang Pingce hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him. “Xingwen? You’re coming to the dormitory to find me?”
Yue Xingwen was so angry that he almost punched him. “What’s wrong with you? You don’t reply to messages and don’t answer my calls! I thought something had happened to you and almost went to the police…”
Jiang Pingce took him to a cafe near the school and ordered him a cup of coffee.
After the warm coffee went down his stomach, Yue Xingwen then slowed down and looked at Jiang Pingce, saying seriously, “What’s going on? I’ll lose contact with you for a whole day, where did you go?”
“The phone is broken.” Jiang Pingce took out the mobile phone with a broken screen from his pocket, and said helplessly, “It’s snowing outside, and when I go down the stairs, my feet slip, and the phone falls out of my pocket.”
No wonder he couldn’t get in touch with him. Yue Xingwen looked at the broken mobile phone in his hand and said, “I’ll buy you a new one.”
Jiang Pingce looked at him with some surprise. “You’re buying it for me?”
Yue Xingwen smiled brightly and said, “Isn’t it your birthday at the end of this month? I’m thinking about what gift to give you. Since you dropped your phone, why don’t I just buy you a new one.”
They were all students and didn’t have many financial resources, and the scholarships they got every year were enough to live on, plus they did some odd jobs during winter and summer vacations, so they also had some income. Yue Xingwen was willing to spend thousands of yuan to buy a mobile phone for Jiang Pingce, which showed that he attached great importance to Jiang Pingce.
Jiang Pingce’s gaze couldn’t help but soften, looked at the person in front of him, and said, “Today, the counselor of our Mathematics Department came to talk to me about graduate school and work.”
Yue Xingwen was stunned for a moment. “Our counselor is also looking for me, is it…”
Both of them glanced at each other, and without saying more, they knew that the other party had not only received a recruitment invitation from the company but also obtained an agreement for the closed internal test of the game.
The strict confidentiality rules made them afraid to divulge specific information, but many times they did not need to say it at all when communicating with each other. One look was enough.
Yue Xingwen suddenly became a little happy—— Pingce also participated. Did that mean they could meet in the game?
The content of the game was not known yet, but judging from the harsh-to-perverse non-disclosure agreement and the hefty 50,000 yuan per person prize after passing through, it was certainly not going to be all that friendly. Moreover, once the test began, the memory of the agreement they signed would be erased by the game system.
They would think that they had come to a world where they could die at any moment!
It would be a wonderful experience to be in a world like that, with Jiang Pingce, fighting side by side, right? After all, they knew each other, had a tacit understanding, and they trusted each other.
If he had a partner like Pingce, the probability of clearing the game would be much greater!
Yue Xingwen patted Jiang Pingce’s shoulder in a good mood and said, “If the two of us go to that world together, I will definitely find you as soon as possible.”
The corner of Jiang Pingce’s lips lifted lightly, “Okay. I’m waiting for you.”
Jiang Pingce stretched out his hand, and Yue Xingwen also stretched out his hand cooperatively. The sound of high-five sounded crisp in his ears, which was their agreement with each other.
Yue Xingwen looked forward to the day when the test came.
It didn’t take long for him to receive a system notification on his mobile phone——
[Player Yue Xingwen, Faculty of Humanities, Hua’an University, a third-year student of the Chinese Department, student ID number 18384016, information archived]
[Please arrive at the school library by 10 pm tonight]
He did not leave his mobile phone at the library.
He took the initiative to walk to the library after receiving the notification of the start of the closed internal testing.
The process of losing his mobile phone and writing the thesis was the result of the system modifying some of his memories during the game test.
He forgot the ‘Closed Internal Test Agreement’ he had signed, forgot the agreement he had made with Jiang Pingce, and instead entered the magical library in a more ‘normal’ way.
However, at the end of the first-course exam, the moment he saw Jiang Pingce’s name in the rankings, even if he forgot their agreement, he subconsciously sent a message to Jiang Pingce and Jiang Pingce replied with the sentence ‘Research Group, waiting for you.’
——Find Pingce as soon as possible.
——Join up with Xingwen first.
It was their subconscious reaction.
Even if the memory disappeared and time and space changed, the tacit understanding between them would never change.
The memories came flooding back, allowing Yue Xingwen to finally get a clear picture of the cause and effect.
The bed he was lying on was a structure similar to a ‘game pod’, and the tubes that connected him would allow him to have the most realistic sight, sound, and touch during the game. This experience in the library was just thrilling gameplay. Now, all of the Research Group 183 had cleared the test, not only had they returned to the real world, but they had also received a ‘huge amount’ of money for students, which was an extra surprise!
Yue Xingwen quickly pulled out the tubes on his body and walked away from the game pod——
The door next to him was pushed open at the same time, and he met a pair of familiar eyes.
Needless to say, Yue Xingwen stepped forward quickly, Jiang Pingce stretched out his arms to him, and the two hugged each other tightly in the corridor.
Jiang Pingce’s gentle voice rang in his ears. “At that time, because of the principle of confidentiality, I didn’t tell you about the post-graduation exam and work, now, can you give me a definite answer?”
Yue Xingwen nodded with a smile. “En. In the future, I will also accompany you.”
——Escaping the closed internal test of the library, we’ll go through it together.
——We also participate in the Xinhuo Program.
They went to graduate school together, graduated together, went to work for the same company together, and played out their values on the broadest platform together.
Walking through the rest of their life side by side is my best answer to you.
[THE END]
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What an ending
It’s really a game in the end 😂
So sweet. Even when losing memory they still find each others.
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