Fantasy Game: Infinite City

In the private room of the hot pot restaurant, Han Zu's cell phone rang. Han Zu, who was busy eating, did not rush to pick up the phone, as if nothing had happened.

"Unknown number, do you want to answer?"

Garcia took Han Zu's phone, held it up and shook it. Han Zu nodded and continued to eat hot pot.

"Ding...Excuse me, is this Mr. Han Zu?"

"I am, who are you?"

Garcia picked up the phone, turned on the speakerphone and held it in his hand, pointing the microphone at Han Zu who was eating hot pot next to him.

"I'm from the Infinite City. I'm calling you because..."

The message that this staff member expressed to Han Zu was that in order to prepare for the guild war that would be held soon, the company wanted to select a group of players from among the outstanding players who did not have a guild, to participate in the guild war as employees of Infinite City. However, because they were participating in the war as employees of Infinite Company, the camp of these players in future guild wars would be opposite to that of ordinary players participating in guild wars. In simple terms, they would act as villains and bosses, fighting against other players.

As for this staff member, whether he was instructed or was just smart, he said nothing except about the guild war, and after delivering the message, he quickly hung up the phone.

"So it seems that Infinity intends to keep silent about what happened during this period. It sounds to me like they are deliberately avoiding this topic."

"Yeah, almost. But it's better this way. Everyone tacitly pretends to be deaf and dumb, which saves the trouble of acting."

"He just said that he needed you to go to the branch in City C to sign a temporary employment contract? But he didn't say when."

"I'll go after I finish eating."

"It's already... past nine o'clock in the evening. Shouldn't the branch office have closed long ago?"

"Well, it's time to get off work, but it's okay."

Han Zu's seat was by the window. He pointed outside the window at a building across the street. Putting down his chopsticks temporarily, Garcia leaned over to look in the direction Han Zu pointed.

"The Infinite City branch...wait, right across the street? You knew they would contact you today?! Why?"

“Chew, chew, chew… I didn’t have so much money before. Don’t forget where my money comes from. If the balance in the account changes, they should know that I’m back.”

"But how would they know about the changes in your bank card?"

"If you were a wealthy man and gave a poor boy some money, you would definitely know where he spent the money, what he did with it, and how much he spent. Even if you don't check it yourself, there will be people who will help you check it."

“I didn’t expect that the unlimited company’s hands have reached so far that even the banks are under their control.”

“How can a game that can exchange in-game currency for real-world money have no connection with banks?”

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I don't know. I'll see after I see the contract. But I guess they will take away all my current abilities."

"You mean they went to all this trouble just to get the power you obtained, which they didn't record? If that's the case, why did you still go? Aren't you afraid that they will really succeed?"

"Don't be afraid. It's still unclear whether they can take away the Gift of the Dead Realm and the power of the black shadow. Even if they can, I will just become a normal player. They won't care about such an ordinary player. And there is another thing that I have always found strange. Maybe I can find the answer this time."

Garcia had always found something strange about what Han Zu said. He had heard Han Zu talk about it several times. It was when Han Zu first landed in the Infinite City and created a character. Logically speaking, although there were characters with a height of four or five meters in the Infinite City, and there were quite a few of them, but the fact that the face could be pinched in the creation interface was something that Han Zu had never heard of.

There is another point, which Han Zu learned later. After creating a character, no matter how strange the shape is, when returning to the real world, the player will change to the original appearance and body shape. The player needs to obtain the authority to use power in the real world before he can move in the real world with the image in the Infinite City. But Han Zu just created the image and appeared in the real world with the same image. This is also unprecedented among the players of the Infinite City.

"Could it be that the conversation you had with the elf-like person when you were near the intact Creation Engine is the reason why you are not considered human?"

"Maybe, but there's nothing useful in that conversation. I'll have to look at it later. Don't worry about it for now. Let's eat first."

About another hour later, Han Zu put down his chopsticks, finished the soda on the table, called the waiter, paid the bill, and left the hot pot restaurant with Garcia.

"You're really dressed like this..."

"What's wrong? Are your clothes dirty?"

Garcia looked at Han Zu's fur-collared coat, suit pants and leather shoes. "It doesn't match your style." Garcia smiled and shook his head. Han Zu also smiled but said nothing.

The two walked through the busy streets and came to the door of the Infinite City branch across the street. The door was closed and it was dark inside. Han Zu walked up and pushed the door. It was not locked, so Han Zu pushed the door open and walked in.

Except for some emergency lights and the decorative fish tank in the center of the hall, all other power in the hall was turned off. It seemed that people were indeed off work.

"There's no one at the front desk either. Are you sure we want to come here now?"

"I just feel like this is the time."

"Then do you know which floor to go to?"

"I don't know, just look for it."

Although the main lighting in the hall was not turned on, it was still clear because of the bright street outside the gate. However, when Han Zu and Garcia walked through the hall and came to the elevator, it was extremely dark.

"It's strange. I can understand turning off the lighting, but why are the emergency lights turned off? And the elevator is also out of service. Normally, in a company building like this, the elevator should be working 24/7 unless it's under maintenance."

Han Zu didn't say anything, but used his night vision to look at the sign next to the elevator, then lit a cigar and smoked it. Puffing out smoke, Han Zu held Garcia's shoulders and pulled her behind him. Then he suddenly took off his fur-collared coat and handed it to Garcia.

"I'm in the branch office of Infinite City. Are you sure you want to do it here?"

Han Zu adjusted the collar of his suit vest, unbuttoned the buttons on both wrists of his shirt, rolled up the sleeves on both sides to his elbows, revealing his muscular arms, moved his neck, pinched his wrists and spoke to the air on one side.

"Scared?"

"boom!"

Without saying anything, Han Zu threw a fierce punch, shattering most of the corner of the wall in that direction. However, apart from the debris of the building, Han Zu didn't seem to attack anything else.

"Ha! Reckless man... snort! Ugh!!!"

There was a sound of conversation coming from the dark corner, but before the words were finished, there was the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh and blood, and a painful scream came from the corner, but the distance of the sound was too close to Han Zu. In less than a second, Han Zu's strong and powerful palm had already covered the place where the sound came from. It felt like a person's neck.

Han Zu tightened his palm and lifted the enemy, who should be in some invisible state, into the air with one hand. Garcia retracted the whip blade that had pierced the man's back. His wound healed quickly, leaving basically no blood.

The man caught by Han Zu's eyes quickly lit up, but before he could make the next move, he found that Han Zu's other hand stretched out two fingers and placed them in front of his eyes. He knew that if he dared to act rashly, his eyes would be dug out like ice cream scoops.

"I think we can..."

"Shhh."

Seeing that he was caught by Han Zu, this man seemed to want to negotiate with him, but Han Zu asked him to remain silent and then ignored him. He seemed to want to make some small moves in the dark environment in mid-air, but Han Zu saw it all. Just when this man was about to touch the watch on his wrist, Han Zu took off the watch in one step, crushed it into pieces, and threw it into the trash can next to the elevator.

"The reception room is on the third floor. Let's go take a look."

He hit the man on the back of his head, causing him to have a concussion and temporarily lose his ability to move. Just like taking the human stand, Han Zu took this man and Garcia to the third floor. In one of the reception rooms, he found a tall and thin middle-aged man wearing round-framed glasses. He was sitting at the table in the reception room sorting out some documents. He looked like a senior employee who was left to work overtime. He looked a little tired and had been drinking coffee to refresh himself. Han Zu knocked on the door of the reception room, attracting his attention.

"What can I do for you?"

"Oh, I'm here to sign a temporary employment contract."

"Oh, please wait a moment, I'll find the file..."

The thin middle-aged man wearing round-frame glasses began to rummage through the pile of documents on the table. Han Zu motioned Garcia to sit on the chair next to him, and he pressed the man he had just caught to the ground and used him as an ashtray.

"Here, after you confirm the conditions, if you think there is no problem, you can sign. Please wait a moment, I will go find a pen."

"Wait a minute, I saw this guy vandalizing public property in the elevator room downstairs. He broke the wall."

The captured man's watch that controlled his invisibility was damaged, so the middle-aged employee was able to see him. However, the tall and thin middle-aged employee pushed his glasses and said something else.

"Who is it? Aren't there only you and that lady in this room besides me? How could there be anyone else? As for the wall of the elevator room downstairs, it must have been damaged naturally over time. Do you have anything else to say?"

"Nothing."

The middle-aged employee turned around and walked out of the reception room. On his way out, he heard several sounds of bones being broken or crushed behind him.

"Ashtray" was leaning on another chair. Han Zu picked up the temporary employment contract, glanced at it roughly, and then handed it to Garcia. Garcia spent some time carefully reading the terms of the not-too-long contract and started talking to Han Zu.

"On the surface, there is no problem, but this one, "During the employment period, the player's abilities in the Infinite City may change according to the content of the dungeon," is very easy to tamper with. I think the problem lies here. What do you think?"

"The rest of the clauses in the entire contract are basically nonsense. This is the most important one. According to my assumption, after I sign this contract, my other abilities should be taken away. However, you can call it compensation or deceptive return. They will definitely give me some other abilities."

"Then do you still want to sign it? From what you said, this contract is not a simple thing."

"Sign it! Why not? The terms and conditions are all very good!"

Han Zu's eyeballs moved twice, and Garcia saw with his peripheral vision that the middle-aged employee approached the reception room from outside with a pen in his hand. Garcia understood what Han Zu meant and began to agree with him.

"That's right. Such a conscientious contract is rare. I think you should sign it."

"Yeah! I think so too."

"Your pen."

The middle-aged man also walked in and handed the pen to Han Zu. Han Zu took the pen without saying a word, signed his name in the signature area at the bottom of the contract, then clipped the pen on the contract and handed it to the middle-aged man.

"Do you need me to do anything else?"

"No need, sir. I will send the contract to the headquarters tomorrow morning. After the headquarters approves it, you will officially become a temporary employee of Infinite Company. Before the end of the contract, you will carry out activities as an official staff member."

"Is there anything I should be aware of?"

"Yes, it may take two to three working days for the headquarters to review the contract. In order to change your permissions, you will not be able to log in to the Infinite City during this period."

"Okay, I see. Are there any other things I should pay attention to?"

"No, if you have no further questions, you can leave."

"Gone."

After shaking hands with the middle-aged employee, Han Zu said a few joking words about delaying the middle-aged employee's get off work, and then he and Garcia left the branch building of Infinite City, crossed the road and returned to the car.

"Garcia, do you find anything wrong with what the employee said just now?"

"It seems like he said directly that you will be a temporary employee of Infinite Company, not Infinite City. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have made a slip of the tongue or something like that."

"Being a temporary worker in a guild war is not enough to become an employee of Infinite Company. It seems that there are some problems in this contract that we haven't discovered."

"Do you want to go back?"

"No need. I'm also curious about what's going to happen next. Let's go home first."

Starting the car, Han Zu chose a longer but smooth road to return to the warehouse in the suburbs. Garcia observed that although Han Zu didn't say much along the way, he looked very relaxed and no one knew what he was thinking.