Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 3 Small scene, don't panic

This time, the voting results were announced much faster than last time.

Option two is 65.2%, option three is 4.3%, and option four is 30.43%.

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【Option [-]】

[Simply speaking, the phone is on fire and needs to be dealt with, run out]

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"Sorry! It's not okay, my phone is on fire!"

Zheng Zhuo shook his head and ran out while screaming.As he passed the boss and the female student, he saw the surprised expressions on their faces.

Zheng Zhuo knew that the expression on his face must be weirder than the two of them.

He held up the phone and showed the two of them the burnt-black casing.

"There seems to be something wrong with the battery of the phone! I'll go and fix it..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

A scream from the phone drowned out his voice.The piercing scream pierced the air and echoed in the small supermarket.

The boss' eyes widened, and he opened his mouth.

"Look! Look! It's burning so badly it's making this weird noise! ​​I've got to get to it!"

Before the boss could say anything, Zheng Zhuo rushed out the door.

Not only did the screaming show no signs of stopping, but it became louder and louder.It went from a woman's scream to the sound of a hundred fingernails scratching at a blackboard.

Zheng Zhuo ran wildly along the path, desperately trying to turn off the phone, but the phone didn't respond.Along the way, all pedestrians covered their ears because of fear, and avoided him far away.

"Sorry! Sorry! The phone is on fire!!"

He ran, screaming with all his might.

It's a pity that his cry was drowned out by the sharp sound, and the others couldn't hear anything.

Zheng Zhuo was so noisy that his eyes blurred and he was dizzy.His field of vision began to narrow, and he gradually lost sight of the bewildered eyes of passers-by.He can only see things at a very close distance in front of him, bicycles parked on the street, shelves of clothing stores, buckets used for cleaning barbecue shops——

bucket.

Plop.

Zheng Zhuo threw the phone into the bucket.

Then a scream stopped as the phone was engulfed in water.The screen flickered and went back to dim.

The world is quiet.

Zheng Zhuo stood in the middle of the street panting heavily.Eyes came to him from all directions.

"Sorry. The phone is on fire."

Zheng Zhuo panted and explained.

"..."

He looked down at his phone at the bottom of the bucket.

"Now it's gone."

Zheng Zhuo said.

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"The boss, the boss's daughter and passers-by definitely think I'm weird."

In the rental house.Zheng Zhuo sat on the bed, pressed his forehead hard, and let out a long sigh.

The mobile phone, which had been exposed to the sun for 12 hours, was placed in front of him.Theoretically, the phone may have recovered.

But Zheng Zhuo is clearly not yet mentally prepared.

"It's safer to throw it away without turning it on... No, no, this is a mobile phone."

Buy a new phone while you're out of work.Just imagining it makes Zheng Zhuo laugh out loud.

Honestly, he wants to boot.After all, he is not rich enough to give up thousands of dollars in digital products.

But he was afraid to turn on the phone.

The reasons are more obvious.

Zheng Zhuo glanced at the phone.Now, this little thing is honest.

But if it becomes like the daytime again after turning on the phone, he can't stand it.

"The life of modern people is really fragile."

He sighed again, reminiscing about the morning.

At that time, he was flustered and ignored many things.Thinking about it now, he encountered a rather bizarre thing: a lot of inexplicable things ran out of the phone.

"Conjure energy, objects, sounds out of thin air... I'm sure this goes beyond viruses."

Zheng Zhuo rubbed his temples.

Come on, I'm sick of it enough.Why is this happening?
One pair of pants was torn.When encountering such a thing, there is no place to ask for compensation...

He remained in this posture for a long time, and the room was silent.

Suddenly.

make up.

The thought flashed across his mind.

Zheng Zhuo raised his head.

"correct."

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Zheng Zhuo's cell phone buzzed on the bed and turned on.

Phones that have been submerged in water can still be used.That's usually good news, but this time, no one could be sure.

In a quiet room.After the boot screen of the mobile phone ended, the black and white screen of the mysterious software appeared.

Turned it off once, it was still on.

And there is still an extra column on the [Subconscious World] page.In the column, the twisting colors are the same as in the daytime.

"..."

Time passed minute by minute.

The room was so quiet that the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.

at last.

The phone vibrated imperceptibly, and then, the sound of piercing the sky sounded——

A three-pointed iron hook pierced the screen.

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"Sure enough!"

In the next second, the overwhelming black shadow greeted it.

Whoa!
A quilt was covered from the air, wrapping the iron hook tightly.

"Caught!"

Zheng Zhuo poked his head out from behind the quilt, and firmly grasped the handle of the iron hook.

Since just now, he has been waiting with bated breath.As soon as the iron hook appeared, he put the entire sheet over the phone.

That's right, since something ran out.

As long as you don't catch it, it's fine.

If the phone really doesn't work, no matter how reluctant he is, he has to get a new one.But until then, Weirdware can conjure something for him.He doesn't mind using it.

Regardless of fire and electricity.A knife made of steel can still be sold for a few dollars.

To be on the safe side, Zheng Zhuo also fetched a bucket of water and placed it by his feet, ready for another "emergency shutdown" at any time.But now, it probably won't work.

"Ha! You have to compensate me for something! That's right... Iron hooks are good! Iron can also be sold!"

Zheng Zhuo hugged tightly the iron hook that was wrapped in a ball by the bed sheet.He tried to grab the hook and pull it out.But this time, unlike the knife, the end of the iron hook was tied with a hemp rope, so he couldn't pull it out all of a sudden.

Zheng Zhuo had no choice but to pull out the hemp rope forcefully.

But as the hemp rope drew more and more, he suddenly felt that something was not right.

"...?"

Did the colorful colors in the phone start to rotate?Is it... beyond the screen too?
Something doesn't seem right.

Zheng Zhuo reacted, but his hand seemed to be in slow motion, and the speed of executing the brain's instructions became very slow.

At the same time, a huge force came from his hand.

"Wow!"

Without giving him any time to react, the hemp rope, the iron hook, and Zheng Zhuo holding the iron hook were all sucked into the swirling colors together.

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The wind howled and hit the face, making it almost impossible to breathe.Zheng Zhuo opened his eyes with difficulty, and found himself flying very high in the sky.

Below him, some continents and islands can be faintly seen.Some are fairy-like, some are full of tall buildings, and some are antique.All the land is covered by clouds like mountains, making it hard to see clearly.

What about directly below?

He looked straight down.Discovery is the endless sea.

"No, no, no, no, you will die if you fall directly! Hey! Can someone explain to me! What did I encounter!? Death!? Revolving door!? Illusion!? Time travel!? Seize the house!?"

Zheng Zhuo yelled in the air, but no voice answered him.

"Where's the phone!? Software! Collective—collective subconscious mind! Something to explain——!!!"

Still no voice answered him.

However, the [Collective Subconscious Mind] software interface really popped up.

Just hover to his left.

The software interface jumped to the voting page.

This time, Zheng Zhuo swore he didn't type anything - both of his hands were busy grabbing the air.

But the questions and options are automatically generated bit by bit.

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【problem】

[Suddenly crossed over!There is no information at all, which world do you think will be easier to survive? 】

【Option [-]】

[There are strangely shining towers and castles on the top of the building]

【Option [-]】

[Mountains shrouded in the most clouds and mist, with antique pavilions and pavilions faintly visible on the mountain]

【Option [-]】

[A near-future modern city full of high-rise buildings and feasting lights]

【Option [-]】

【An isolated island in the sea】

【Option [-]】

[A small town that looks ordinary at first glance]

【Option [-]】

【choose nothing】

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