Homecoming through online games

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Country Z, 8:25 a.m., indoor in a district of Z City, G Province

The sound of clattering and raining keyboard tapping echoed in the room.A large piece of text quickly appeared on the screen——

"...The information I have provided above is all conjecture without any evidence, and it is only for developing ideas."

The continuous sound of the keyboard suddenly stopped, and the pair of gloved hands seemed to hesitate a little, then slowed down and typed the next paragraph carefully.

"In addition, there is a 'core' in each meteorite, which I call the 'magic seed'.

The demon seed chooses its host.

The demon seeds in this area have been taken by me, so don't worry. "

There was a longer pause this time, and the last line was typed.

"In return for providing information, I would like to obtain a profile of a person.

This person is a player of the online game "Wolf Smoke", and the game ID is 'Yuanzhou'. "

Drag the page, check the full text of the email, move the mouse, and click send.

Ye Mu stood up from the computer.Move your body.

Not long ago, after helping the army collect the meteorite fragments, he did not show up to meet each other. Instead, he wrote down the contact information on the message, went to the nearby city Z, and found a nearby computer connected to the Internet to sort out the road in his mind. Write down the information and send it out with the newly registered email address.

In order to conceal his personal habits, he slightly imitated Jia Luo's tone when sending the letter.And when describing the information of devilish energy obtained from other worlds, he deliberately did not correct those abnormalities that were contrary to the present world.After all, he couldn't be sure whether the demon energy of the two worlds was exactly the same.How it actually works depends on the results of research in this world.

And the final mention of "Devil Seed", "Wolf Smoke", and "Yuanzhou" were cryptic hints given by him.

"Yuanzhou", this is the name displayed in the game information of the demon priest who gave orders based on demon righteousness when he first sneaked into the demon meeting.He guessed at the time that it was probably a player like him—and now, it was time to verify the guess.If you can get some relevant information, it will be even more unexpected.

He didn't know if there was any deeper connection between this online game and the present world. Whether he should pay attention to it, research it, or find out, all depended on the recipient's actions.

Glancing at the time in the lower right corner of the computer, Ye Mu quickly cleared the traces of operations on the computer, and turned it off to restore everything to its original state.

Next, it was time for him to start heading back.There was still time, since he had already returned to the country, this time he planned to use the ordinary way to rush back by means of transportation.

—— Also confirm with your own eyes, the impact and diffusion speed of the demonic energy explosion.

He put away the devilish energy floating in the room, and looked solemnly at the sky where the devilish energy was surging outside.

Country Z, 8:28 a.m., Lunar and Planetary Science Research Center, City G, Province G

Zhou Yuan glanced at the time on the clock on the wall, put down her recording work, and went back to the computer to refresh the email page.

As a trainee, after she was called to the research center by her instructor early in the morning, she was first issued a set of protective clothing and asked to wear it, and then she was assigned such a strange task-keep an eye on the phone, fax machine, Refresh the specified mailbox every 5 minutes to check for new emails.

Although she had some doubts about the busy researchers coming in and out and the vaguely restless atmosphere, she still completed the task seriously, and at the same time found time to help her colleagues.Listening carefully to the information exchanged in a few words, it seems that there is something bad about the meteorite last night.

Suppressing her vague unease, she looked at the mailbox interface - the refreshed inbox had a small red exclamation mark prompting that a new email had arrived.

She cheered up, clicked in and glanced at the title of the email, which was very concise - "Meteorite Information".

After confirming that it was not a spam email, she stopped, did not operate any more, and got up to report the matter.

Soon a man also wearing protective clothing strode over.Zhou Yuan greeted him respectfully: "Academician Liu."

The man nodded to her and immediately turned his attention to the email.Zhou Yuan shunned aside wisely and went to other things.

Academician Liu spent a long time reading emails, and he also answered several calls during the period, looking very busy.Zhou Yuan glanced at him occasionally during work breaks, and she couldn't see his expression clearly through the protective clothing, but felt that the atmosphere was a bit serious.

After a while, Academician Liu raised his head and called her: "Xiao Zhou, come here."

She walked over immediately.Academician Liu asked her an unexpected question: "Xiao Zhou, do you know about an online game called "Wolf Smoke"?"

Zhou Yuan was a little surprised, but she answered honestly: "Well, I have been playing for four or five years."

This can also be regarded as her hobby. She and her boyfriend met through online games when they were in college and then discovered it. They are still playing together now.When I usually receive a phone call from my boyfriend in the research institute, I will inevitably bring up some game terms.

Academician Liu asked again: "Is there something called 'Magic Seed' in this game? Also, have you ever heard of a player named 'Yuanzhou'?"

Zhou Yuan was startled when she heard the first question, and just about to answer it, but when she heard the latter question, a creepy shudder rose from the bottom of her heart.

Yuanzhou?Which yuanzhou?

Almost unconsciously, she glanced at the computer screen.The mailbox has been closed, and the search engine page is open, and the search terms are Wolf Smoke and —— Yuanzhou.

Her pupils dilated slightly.

【"Honey, I'm too lazy to think of a name for the new account, so I can borrow your name."

"Zhou Yuan is called 'Yuanzhou' the other way around. Hey, she's still a fantasy!"]

The player named "Yuanzhou" is her boyfriend.

She replied almost without a pause: "I always play with some friends in the game, and I have never heard of this player. 'Magic Seed' is a special item in the game." He asked in a slightly curious tone, "Academician Liu, what's wrong with this game?"

Academician Liu pondered for a moment, pressed his hand against her, and said, "I'm not sure yet. Come and sit down, and tell me about this monster in detail."

Zhou Yuan sat down as she said, and began to answer various questions about Academician Liu and games, suppressing her doubts in her heart.

She got up early today, because the instructor was in a hurry, so she washed her face and hurried out.My boyfriend was still sleeping at that time.

Give him a call later when you're having lunch and ask about the situation.she thinks.

Country Z, 9:46 a.m., bus station in city G, province G

A bus from City Z to City G drove into the station, stopped slowly, and the passengers got up and got off the bus one after another.

A seat in the back row that had been sunken was restored.

Ye Mu got out of the car, walked from the exit to the road, stopped, and turned back to the station.

He carefully looked at the people waiting at the station and frowned.

From City Z to City T where his home is located, the fastest way of transportation is to fly directly from City G to City T.In addition, I found out that the research institute of Professor Liu Jiande who left him the letter is also in G City, so I want to find out.So he took this bus.

During the journey of about an hour, he tried his best to contain the demonic energy around him without being seen by anyone, and the passengers in the same car were not attacked by much demonic energy.

But at this time, he looked at the other people in the station and felt a subtle difference.

Compared with the passengers who just got off the train, the demonic aura on the chests of the people in these stations was stronger, it was not very obvious, it was about one shade darker.If he hadn't been looking at these demonic energy for a long time, he would hardly be aware of it.

And...Although it's barely morning now, are there more people eating at the station than usual?

At a glance, at least one-fifth of the people were eating biscuits, tea eggs, ham sausage and other snacks, and some people were getting up and walking to the canteen.

Ye Mu glanced around and locked on a couple.

The boy in the couple was eating ham sausage with relish, while the girl complained that he was so delicious that it made people greedy, and because she wanted to lose weight, she refused the bread that the boy handed over with a smile.

But she subconsciously swallowed, and the hand that pushed her was not so firm.Ye Mu saw that she was hesitantly grabbing the bag of bread.

Ye Mu intentionally controlled the range, sweeping away the devilish energy around her.

The girl glanced at the bread, her expression became firm again, and she stuffed the bread back into the boy's hand: "I won't eat it."

Ye Mu glanced at the clock, gathering all the demonic energy at the station.I watched the crowd and waited for more than ten minutes.

After those people who were eating finished eating the food in their hands one after another, except for a few people who were eating more and more delicious, most of them didn't want to eat anything more.The traffic in the canteen has also decreased.

Will magic energy increase people's hunger?Or is this hunger just an appearance, and there are some deeper changes?

To make matters worse, whether it was in his impression or what he had seen before, when he was in another world, the magic energy did not have this kind of influence on ordinary people.

This means that a lot of experience may no longer apply.

Ye Mu changed his itinerary, he decided to go to the hospital first.

If there is a change, it must be the frail person who responds first.

Country Y, early morning local time

The man was cursing and complaining about his son who had only come back after fooling around all night, but the young man who was being scolded seemed not to hear, just buried his head in his mouth and kept eating.Meals disappeared with astonishing speed.

The man scolded for a while, but when he saw that his son didn't respond, he became angry, grabbed the rice bowl, and slapped his son on the back of the head.

The usually hot-tempered son finally raised his head, stared at him, and firmly grasped the rice bowl with both hands and pulled it back.

The man was so frightened that he let go, watched his son grab the rice bowl back, and started eating again.

He kept replaying the way his son looked at him just now in his mind, not fierce or impatient as usual, those eyes were dull and dull, with lifeless insensitivity and stagnation.

Country M, evening local time

The mice in the cage began to bite each other frantically when they failed to escape from the cage.

Under the horrified gazes of the observers, the victor with the guts pierced at the end ate the corpses of all his companions.Lying beside the meteorite in the cage, he did not move.