Volume 3: High School Arc - Mirror Game
No wonder even an old player like Shan Xuelin said this game was troublesome—it really was.
At least compared to the previous tasks I had experienced, this one was far too strange.
But now that things had come to this, what other option was there?
Other than facing it head-on, the only path left was suicide.
No matter when, I would never choose suicide, because I valued the spirit more than the body.
To throw me into a state of mental disorder and rational collapse—it would be more merciful to just kill me outright!
“S+ huh…”
Last time in an S-rank mission, just a single glance killed me instantly, so how dangerous would an S+ be?
True eye-killing technique!
I shook my head and buried the fear deep in my heart.
At the very least, now wasn’t the time to think about it—there would be time to consider it tomorrow and the day after.
The conversation with the newbies over there had already ended.
Xu Han returned with two people—one was that slightly chubby guy on the bicycle, and the other was that big brother from the construction site.
Xu Han first came to the back seat of the car, glanced at Shan Xuelin, then shook her head, indicating she hadn’t managed to pull the other two in.
Shan Xuelin responded with a smile, as if praising her effort.
That kind of tacit understanding was truly rare.
Then we threw Fat Brother’s bicycle into the trunk and tied it up with a rope.
Afterward, Xu Han got into the driver’s seat while I was placed in the front passenger seat.
In the back row, the chubby bicycle guy, Jiang Yulong, along with Shan Xuelin—three big men squeezed together, and immediately…the atmosphere in the back turned strange.
But I really didn’t want to go to the back seat, so this arrangement was the best.
The car slowly started moving.
The construction site big brother got on his “Ball Crusher” (nickname for the 125cc model) and followed behind.
Meanwhile, the two Benzes and the man and woman in the supercar gathered together.
I didn’t know what they started talking about over there.
But at least on our side, the atmosphere in the back seat was eerie.
Three sweaty big guys crammed together—things were becoming even weirder in the back.
Xu Han calmly drove the car.
I wasn’t in the mood to say anything either.
My head was full of thoughts about what might happen in this mission.
I absentmindedly placed Jiaoza in front of me, letting him stand there.
Clearly, Jiaoza had been badly frightened just now.
At the moment, his eyes were round like marbles—huge and glossy.
I could only gently stroke his feathers to help calm him down.
After all, there had almost been a chaotic battle with the monsters just now.
Not to mention a chaotic battle—even a single monster had scared Jiaoza into trembling.
It was easy to imagine just how frightened this little guy was now.
“Yunyan, is that zoo in the southeast the one the boss is opening?”
Perhaps the atmosphere in the car was too gloomy.
Xu Han saw me stroking Jiaoza, and for some reason, suddenly said that.
“That zoo is under my name.”
I glanced at Xu Han and replied calmly.
It seemed like she hadn’t known this at first.
She only knew that her company had given the zoo the green light all the way through.
Maybe she thought the zoo was originally going to be opened by Gong Lianyu?
“Under your name? As far as I know, the construction cost for that zoo is over a hundred million, right? And that’s not even counting the cost of bringing in animals.”
“Mm… maybe it’s because I like animals.”
I didn’t really know how to explain.
Should I say that because I often blacked out, the couple built me a zoo to make up for it?
“Rich people are so capricious!”
I knew it was Jiang Yulong speaking just by the sound.
That sour tone—honestly, I could practically smell the thick scent of old vinegar.
I glanced at the rearview mirror.
Sure enough, Jiang Yulong was looking at me through the mirror too.
When our eyes met, and I saw the complex mix of envy, jealousy, and hatred in his eyes,
I couldn’t help but reveal an angelic smile and gave him a firm confirmation.
“Yes.”
“Tsk!”
Jiang Yulong clicked his tongue at my expression and added,
“Damn rich people!”
When I heard him say that, I almost burst out laughing.
Come to think of it… wasn’t that the kind of thing I used to say all the time?
But…
“Speaking of which, game points can be exchanged for money. If you want to be rich, why don’t you go exchange them? What are you saving the points for—retirement?”
I actually had a bit of curiosity about this.
At the very least, I was quite curious about this bicycle-riding brother.
Since he was a novice player, he should’ve received points from the new game reward and the first game.
At the very least, he should have 200.
No matter what, it’d make sense to exchange a bit of it for money, right?
Jiang Yulong immediately rolled his eyes at me through the rearview mirror.
“Easy for you to say. These points were earned with our lives, and they’re used to save our lives. Who in their right mind would use them to get money? I’m not crazy!”
“I…”
Just as we were talking, that slightly chubby man suddenly let out a weak voice.
That instantly drew the attention of all four of us.
The chubby young man looked at us.
“I exchanged mine…”
As he said that, he timidly raised his hand and held up two fingers.
“You exchanged two points?”
All four of us asked almost in unison.
He then weakly added,
“Twenty…”
“Holy shit!” Jiang Yulong exclaimed in shock.
“Heavens…”
Xu Han was stunned.
“…”
Shan Xuelin rubbed his forehead with a bitter smile.
As for me… I reached out and gave the slightly trembling guy a thumbs up.
“Nice!”
This guy wasn’t shy at all.
In response to my “praise”, he even had the nerve to smile smugly.
“Hehe…”
Hearing that, I almost slammed my head into the car window.
Hehe your sister!!!
Do you even know how precious those points are?!
Twenty points!!
That’s a whole one and a third substitute dolls!!
Where did you get the courage!?
Was it from Liang Jingru!?
One point is one hundred thousand US dollars.
Twenty points—that’s two million USD!
Converted to RMB, that’s a whopping fourteen million!
This guy’s that rich, so why is he still riding a bicycle?!
The four of us seemed to be thinking the exact same thing.
We all turned to look at the slightly chubby guy.
Faced with so many eyes staring at him, the chubby man’s face flushed slightly.
He said shyly,
“I don’t… have a driver’s license.”
Tch!
I turned my head away, refusing to look at him again.
I was afraid I’d lose control and punch someone.
Girls acting a bit manly can still look pretty cool—
As long as they’re not extremely crude, it’s fine.
But when a man starts acting all dainty…
Yuck!
Gave me goosebumps all over.
The car made its way back to the Delicious Barbecue Restaurant.
It was already twelve-thirty past midnight.
There weren’t many diners left at this hour.
But since we had Shan Xuelin, the big boss, with us today, no matter how few people there were, at least we’d still get to eat some barbecue.