Epilogue ④
Liu Haoyu picked up the game helmet, looked at it again and again, flipped it over and over.
But he couldn’t see anything wrong with it.
According to the boss’s previous statement, the situation here was likely related to the game he recommended.
But the problem was… this game helmet showed no unusual signs.
“I’ll try wearing it.”
“Whoa,” Raven immediately grabbed his hand upon hearing Liu Haoyu’s daring idea, “Are you trying to die?”
“Don’t worry, I cherish my life very much.”
Liu Haoyu said and put on the helmet, and Raven couldn’t stop him in time.
“Beep…”
“Mental link failed, game cannot launch.”
The game helmet emitted a cold female voice.
This voice made Raven breathe a sigh of relief, but Liu Haoyu was a little puzzled.
“That’s strange, shouldn’t I have been pulled into the game and then experienced some death game scenario similar to ‘Realm of the Stick God’?”
“You should be glad this thing didn’t start.”
Raven snatched the game helmet from Liu Haoyu’s hand and said.
“The only possible clue so far is this game helmet. I’ll take it back to Night Owl to have a look. That’s all for today’s work.”
Night Owl was another member of the Special Task Force, and Raven’s direct superior.
“Okay.”
Although he couldn’t experience a real virtual reality game, which made Liu Haoyu a little regretful, he looked at the time and realized he really needed to rest.
After all, he hadn’t slept for a full 38 hours since yesterday, and was so tired he just wanted to go home and sleep.
“Then let’s go back first.”
———-
Meanwhile, a few hours before Liu Haoyu’s actions.
Qin Liu had already packed her things and was ready to be discharged from the hospital.
She told a small lie to Liu Haoyu.
That is, the physical examination was completed this afternoon, so there was no need to wait until tomorrow.
As for why she told such a lie?
The reason was actually quite simple, which was to add a little surprise to their mundane married life. Doing so would make their married life less monotonous.
So, Qin Liu planned to go home tonight and give Liu Haoyu a big surprise when he lifted the covers.
“Mhmhm~ I should buy a new set of clothes too… I’ve torn all the previous ones.”
Qin Liu looked at her mobile phone balance.
After all, she had been a spiritual body before and didn’t have a job, so naturally, she had no money.
But she wouldn’t ask Liu Haoyu for money, so the amount on her phone wasn’t much, only a few hundred dollars of pocket money.
This balance was comparable to a student’s expenses, but Qin Liu enjoyed it.
Because she knew very well that money could easily blind people and make them completely lose their reason.
And the most important point was that perhaps retaining her good habits from her past life as a man, she didn’t need much money.
For example, she would only consider buying new stockings after she had played with the old ones to the point of being unusable, and she even bought cheap, easily torn stockings for less than ten yuan.
So… why would she need so much money?
For Qin Liu, even if Liu Haoyu wanted to give her money, if he gave a large amount, she would either refuse or deposit it into the joint family bank account.
Having a few hundred yuan on hand for emergencies was enough.
“Ah… right…”
As Qin Liu walked, she suddenly stopped. She saw a computer store by the roadside.
However, in this era, it was more of a console store than a computer city, containing all sorts of game consoles, including game helmets from science fiction novels – brain-computer interfaces.
These consoles could link to the brain, allowing users to play games more immersed and immersively, and were especially suitable for playing before sleep.
Thinking of this, Qin Liu couldn’t help but feel a little tempted.
But it wasn’t that she wanted to play games, but rather she wanted to give Liu Haoyu, this workaholic, a way to relax properly before sleeping.
Thus, under some divine influence, Qin Liu entered the console store.
For an old-timer like Qin Liu, as soon as she stepped into the console store, the dazzling neon lights made her unable to open her eyes, giving her the feeling of her Grandma Qin entering the Grand View Garden.
More importantly… there were so many people here.
And many people were constantly looking at her.
When she was in her spiritual body state before, only Liu Haoyu and a few other people could see her, so facing the gaze of so many people made her feel uncomfortable all over, as if she had social anxiety.
But even so, she endured the discomfort all over her body and walked inside.
Qin Liu’s gaze drifted over the various cool gaming equipment, and she quickly found the display cabinet for brain-computer interface helmets. However, when she saw the price, she couldn’t help but gasp.
“5999 yuan…”
“This is too expensive?”
The young girl muttered softly. She wanted to give Liu Haoyu a surprise, but the problem was… it was indeed too expensive.
It was completely beyond her wallet’s capacity.
“Pretty girl, are you looking to buy a brain-computer interface?”
Just as she was about to give up and turn back, a hoarse male voice suddenly reached her ears.
She looked back and saw three men in black hooded sweaters standing in the shadows.
It was an unfinished storefront, and the location was very secluded, and people around seemed to have not noticed their presence.
The man in the lead was constantly sizing her up with an uncomfortable gaze.
“You’re lucky, we have a game here that needs a batch of beta testers, I see you have extraordinary bones and are intelligent, and you are exactly the kind of tester we’re looking for.”
Looking at these three people, Qin Liu cautiously took three steps back.
When she got closer, she clearly felt a strange fishy smell emanating from them, like the smell of spoiled seafood.
“No, I’m just looking.”
After that, Qin Liu intended to leave, but the three behind her spoke again.
“Pretty girl, you don’t need to be afraid.”
“The game we are selling is a free, open-world game that allows for immersive experiences while also healing the player’s soul.”
“We are now open for testing, so buying the game comes with a brain-computer interface, and for only 299, you can take home both the brain-computer interface and the game.”
It had to be admitted that at 300 yuan, under normal circumstances, she might have been a little interested.
But the problem was… the situation was too strange right now.
She looked at the brain-computer interface in their hands, and for some reason, even though it was a technological product, Qin Liu felt as if it were a living thing.
“The game is called ‘Yog-Sothoth’s Backyard’, and it’s very suitable for cute girls like you to try.”
“Really… won’t you try it?”
As he spoke, Qin Liu noticed that the shadows of these three people seemed to be distorting and deforming, not looking like human shadows, but like some unknown monster.
