my cthulhu game

Chapter 66 New Target: Hero
Paris.

"Master, how do you feel?" Walking out of the Musee d'Orsay, Doctor Todd asked cautiously.

Every May [-]st, the Berlin Philharmonic chooses an old European city to hold a special concert, which is a grand ceremony for classical music fans.Unlike those annual concerts that are fixed in concert halls—such as the Vienna New Year’s Concert—this concert is often held in some commemorative cultural locations.

From the royal palace and castle that witnessed the glory of the past, to the quiet and simple monastery, even the equestrian school and the cable factory have been used as venues for concerts.This year, they put the venue in the museum.

This time the master did not choose to be in the first row, but mixed in the crowd and listened to the whole process calmly.

"The performance was very good," replied the maestro, strolling along the Seine, "I'm glad. But seriously..."

His eyes flicked over the sparkling river and the buildings on both sides.

He sighed.

In 200 years, the world has changed a lot.The country on the other side of the Atlantic has already made it difficult for Europe to catch up; the advancement of science and technology can shock the jaws of the most imaginative inventors of the 19th century; the dragon of the East has risen.

But there are still some things that haven't changed.

"...well," he said, without saying all he wanted to say, "let's go. Next stop, to Berlin."

He pulls out his phone.In the past few days, he has learned to use his mobile phone to make calls, send text messages and listen to music, and is currently struggling with the mobile browser.Todd was teaching him how to compose music on the computer—the maestro's wild manuscripts were as messy as some doctor's will.

"I should also give an answer to our esteemed patron."

In Vienna in the classical period, many dignitaries would sponsor outstanding artists.In Bei Lao's heart, Chen Qiang is his current patron.

That young man has been pestering himself, wanting him to sign a strange contract; unlike those contemporary people who read too much of routine agreements and are careless, Mr. Bei did not immediately agree to Chen Qiang's request, but read the contract seriously again.

It's time to give him an answer.

"I am willing to accept your conditions." He edited a text message and sent it to Chen Qiang.

……

Fortress of Sanity, in Chen Qiang's office.

It is still early morning in Huaxia.With the "Da Vinci-style sleep method music", Chen Qiang's sleep time has been completely compressed, and he can work day and night. .

【Dear Keeper】

Chen Qiang, who was concentrating on sorting out the files, was slightly startled by the sudden system prompt.

【In the history of mankind, everyone is like an insignificant wave】

[But there are always people who can go against the times and fate, they are called... heroes]

【Whether in the tide of the times or in the indescribable darkness, people are always calling for heroes to come】

[Congratulations, you have harvested the first "Hero Investigator"]

[The attributes and skills of "Hero Investigator" can reach 99, and directly possess special investigator talent]

【Meet certain conditions, ordinary investigators can grow into hero investigators.Special, except for Ludwig van Beethoven, your first investigator who has 99% skills and is a non-mythical creature will automatically become a hero investigator]

"Old man," Chen Qiang turned on the phone. It seemed that the old man was finally willing to become an employee of the Fortress of Reason. "It's really amazing."

[Name: Ludwig van Beethoven Age: 54 Race: Human; Occupation: Artist]

【Physical state: moderate disease; Mental state: awake】

【生命值：12/12 魔法值：19/19 幸运：35/99 理智值：95/98】

【力量60；体质45；体型60；敏捷75；外貌65；

Intelligence 90; Will 99; Education 90]

【Skill:
Music theory (composition) 99%; keyboard instrument performance 99%; stringed instrument performance 95%;

Credit Rating (Contemporary) 45%; Historical (European) 46%; Library Use 90%;

Listening 79%; Psychology 90%; Detection 35%; Cthulhu Mythos 1%]

[Investigator talent:

Iron will (hero talent): If you fail the will or sanity check, you can get a chance to reroll;
Music Saint (hero talent): When performing music-related checks, you can get a chance to re-roll, and a big failure will always be regarded as a normal failure]

Yes, I hope the old man lives a long life.Chen Qiang didn't want to involve the old man in an overly dangerous reality module, so the music consultant of "Fortress of Sanity" could take on the role.

Speaking of the current configuration of Sanity Fortress:

Chief Programmer - Gu Shiyin, the genius ancient man.

Music Consultant - Le St. Beethoven.

The gatekeeper—the ghoul... well, respect, Uncle Xu, the strongman of the skeleton eater clan.

If it wasn't for the fear that the frequent travel through time and space might attract the attention of the "Tindalos Hound"—this terrifying creature would hunt and kill those time travelers it finds—Chen Qiang really wanted to ask Gu Shiyin if he could open the door , Abduct Da Vinci or something to be the chief painter.

"It's better to be more realistic." Chen Qiang drove the weird thoughts out of his mind.

"There's still an interview today. It's rare to do HR, prepare, prepare..."

The sanity pool must be replenished as soon as possible after it is consumed. For this reason, it is necessary to use the virtual space again.

"Fortress of Sanity" has posted an announcement to recruit players for the internal test of the new game, but unlike ordinary game tests, the internal test of "Fortress of Sanity" not only pays a large salary, but also has to participate in an interview with Mr. Chen in person to pass the test... …

Even with the constraints of the agreement, Chen Qiang does not want more unrelated people to come into contact with the existence of the virtual space until the various patents obtained by Gu Shiyin's reverse analysis are registered around the world.

"There are still several hours, let me sleep for two hours first." Chen Qiang, who had been working for more than ten hours, felt a burst of tiredness and put on his headphones.

……

07:30am.

The entrance of the "Fortress of Sanity" was already crowded with players who came to interview.Most of them are locals from City D, perhaps because of the May Day holiday, there are also a lot of guys from other places mixed in.

The announcement of the MOD competition and the announcement of not making DLC ​​issued by "Fortress of Sanity" once again caused a lot of waves in the player community.Many people are eager to try, and some private experts chose to fly directly to City D overnight - they can see that the "Fortress of Sanity" may not lack top talents, but it lacks enough manpower. Maybe this time, they used the game to test What about looking for new employees for the company?

In the south, in the city of Macau, which is adjacent to the Hong Kong government, there are even companies that directly open the market, such as "Fortress of Sanity broke its promise to launch a new DLC" and "Fortress of Sanity will launch a new game within a year", which is a mess, and there are even "sane fortresses" Fortress enters cloud gaming technology on a large scale", "Sense Fortress will launch a real virtual reality game", of course, no one has placed a bet, and a few people from the station B anchor group who are organizing a group tour in Macao City voted for the effect of the program" Bullshit project".

By the way, this item has nothing to do with Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang only found out about this anecdote this morning. It's a pity that this bet prohibits the participation of relevant company personnel, otherwise he would want to buy it himself...

　The rules related to "Heroes" come from the Call of Cthulhu expansion "Popular Cthulhu", with adaptations.

　　
　
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