Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 42 Let me choose

Option 21.1 is 10.5%, option 21.1 is 47.4%, option [-] is [-]%, and option [-] is [-]%.

……

【Option [-]】

[Choose none, continue digging cards by yourself]

……

The voting percentage flickered, reminding Zheng Zhuo.

cost.

To get something, you have to pay a price.Here's the deal.

In the so-called transaction, the object of the transaction is more important than the content of the transaction.

"—Damn it!"

Zheng Zhuo couldn't believe those wandering souls!He shook off the wandering souls blocking his way, and desperately planed the sand.

faster, faster...

Dust flies in the sea water.

Out of the corner of Zheng Zhuo's eye, he saw Chu Huairen approaching the gate little by little.The black light emanating from the gate has caressed his head and face like something tangible.

"(Where the hell!?)"

Seeing that Chu Huairen was about to enter the door!Zheng Zhuo forcefully smashed his scale-covered arm into the dirty gravel——

--at this time.

He touched something thin, hard, and warm.

Zheng Zhuo pushed the sand away!In the ivory-colored fine sand mixed with black-green liquid, he saw a thin, golden horn.

"(--yes--)"

He gritted his teeth and stretched his twisted fingers, grabbed the horn, and pulled it out forcefully——

A light and thin card was pulled out along with the flying gravel.

It's a card!
What Zheng Zhuo grabbed was a golden card, emitting a warm light.On the surface of the card was an old man wearing a scholar's hat and a monocle over his left eye.

It was the [Wise Man] card that left the white space with Zheng Zhuo.

Have it.

Zheng Zhuo held the card and bounced his body.

When he looked at Chu Huairen again this time, he saw that the other party had already walked in front of the black gate.

Chu Huairen stretched out his hand and touched the tangible darkness.

And the darkness also stretched out a sticky black light, dragging him into the door.

Oops!

Chu Huairen was taken away by the black gate, and neither of them could go back!
Zheng Zhuo held the golden card in his hand and swam forward desperately.He saw that Chu Huairen's right hand had been swallowed by the door, then his arm, his right shoulder...

Zheng Zhuo rushed straight into the range of the black light.As soon as he entered, he also felt the strong suction.

The black light caught him.is also devouring him.

"Just a little bit!!!"

Zheng Zhuo yelled and stretched out his hand, blood mist sprayed out from his mouth.He stretched his fingers a few times, and finally grabbed Chu Huairen's left shoulder that hadn't been engulfed.

As a result, Chu Huairen's left hand swung backwards.Zheng Zhuo saw this opportunity and stuffed the golden card into the opponent's hand.

"Chu Huairen!"

he yelled.

"Wake up!!!"

That moment.

The card glowed with golden light, and then, it turned into a spot of light and fell into Chu Huairen's hand.

Zheng Zhuo heard the sound of glass breaking.He saw Chu Huairen blink his eyes, and his eyes became clear.

"What-what's going on!? Me, why am I here-"

He opened his mouth wide in horror—he regained consciousness!At the same time, his body began to become transparent and glow.

"Hurry up! You must have a way to take the two of us away!"

Zheng Zhuo pushed Chu Huairen to the outside of the black gate, trying to buy as much time as possible!But in contrast, Zheng Zhuo fell into the black door because of the reaction force.

The black light grabbed his feet and legs, and quickly engulfed him. Almost in the blink of an eye, Zheng Zhuo's chest and abdomen were completely submerged in the door.

"quick!"

The black light climbed onto Zheng Zhuo's head and face at an astonishing speed.Zheng Zhuo knew that he couldn't leave.

But the woman in the white space said that as long as the consciousness touches the personality, the other person can return——

——And I can return myself.

Now he can only pin his hopes on Chu Huairen's return.

"Quick!!!"

Zheng Zhuo shouted.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes went black.

Chu Huairen, who had completely turned into a ball of light, became what he saw, the last scene.

……

The scene in front of him changed rapidly, first it turned into black, then it turned into white.

Zheng Zhuo felt himself being thrown up.

He kept flying up, to very high places.

With a sound of wind, he passed through the thick clouds.

Blue sky, thick clouds, and layers of layers below, different types of worlds.

It is... the high altitude before entering the [subconscious world]!

He is back here!

Zheng Zhuo stretched his limbs.He looked at his hands.

There are no scales and no thorns there.

He touched his neck again.

No gills.The shape of the head is also very ordinary.

"I... turned back into a human."

He murmured.Then I found that the heaviness, anxiety, and depression in my heart disappeared after I left [Ocean World], and I was no longer under the pressure of the water, and I could speak normally without squeezing my chest desperately.

He looked into the distance.

This time, he saw some people in the distance.

The one closest to me is a frail scholar wearing glasses: Chu Huairen.He was no longer in the shape of a ball of light, not even the messy, mentally broken state that Zheng Zhuo had been familiar with these days—but he was wearing a clean and tidy white shirt and casual pants.

Even further away, there seemed to be some people here and there.But it was too far away, Zheng Zhuo couldn't see what they looked like at all.

"……Um……?"

When Zheng Zhuo squinted his eyes to see.

"Wow!"

The green window suddenly jumped out in front of him, which startled him a lot.

It was a window similar to the [Subconscious World] interface.Above, the text popped out line by line.At the same time, there is a mechanized female voice reading those words.

"Participant: Zheng Zhuo. Based on your performance... rustle... make... rustle... settlement..."

"[Card: Explorer], [Ability [-]: Appraisal] has been fixed."

"In addition... rustling... permanent reality ability..."

"According to your performance, corresponding ability options will be provided."

"Achieved: Murloc. Unlock option: [Physical quality: Enhanced]."

"Achieved: Mental breakdown. Unlock option: [Spiritual resistance: Madness is invalid]."

"Achieving: leading multiple companions + making the target arrive at the location voluntarily. Unlockable options: [Ability: Trustworthy person]."

"Achieve: Satisfy the requirements since the sailing time. Unlock options: [Ability: Sailing Skill Group]."

oh oh!

Zheng Zhuo saw a lot of options pop up in front of him.

"...The settlement after the dungeon ends...?"

Zheng Zhuo had never heard of such a thing: he only heard that when entering the dungeon, he would gain abilities based on his performance in the previous round.

But no one said that there is still ability after the dungeon is over?
Moreover, the "permanent reality ability" mentioned is also very interesting.

Does it mean that the ability acquired next can also be used in reality?

What is this...

Zheng Zhuo pondered, looking at those options.

At this moment, he saw the clouds above his head change again.A large area of ​​it turned into a flat, pure white.

"what."

Is it the pure white space where the young hacker girl is?It seemed that he was finally going back there.

It seemed that Chu Huairen and the other people in the distance were flying faster than Zheng Zhuo.Zheng Zhuo saw them sinking into the pure white before him.

"Okay, I too..."

rustling.

At this time, before a lot of options in front of him, a small box suddenly popped up.

【confirm.Damage level: big.Degree of personality damage: large. 】

[Now start to apply emergency escape. 】

Suddenly, a huge force pulled Zheng Zhuo up.He just felt a blur in front of his eyes——

Eh?Wait wait, what?
He was changed direction, no longer flew towards the pure white space, but pierced through the thick clouds obliquely outward——

——Flying to the endless blue sky.

"what!!??"

Zheng Zhuo watched the clouds being thrown under him, getting farther and farther away...

Those green boxes showing reward options also began to flicker.

"and many more!"

He held out his hand and yelled.

"At least let me...at least let me choose the reward first!!"

……

【problem】

[Clear the ocean world to release permanent reality ability.Please choose one of them:]

【Option [-]】

[Physical fitness: strengthened]

Specific performance: no change in appearance.Running speed, impact resistance and swimming speed rise to human limit levels.

【Option [-]】

[Spiritual Resistance: Crazy Invalid]

Specific manifestations: Emotional changes will no longer affect the ability to think.Not going into madness.

【Option [-]】

[Ability: Believable person]

Specific manifestations: When there are different opinions in the group, others are more inclined to believe your point of view.

【Option [-]】

[Ability: Navigation Skills Group]

Specific performance: master the four abilities of [marine science], [navigation technology], [marine biology] and [ship driving].

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