Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 76 I am the System

38.1% for option two, 4.8% for option three, 4.8% for option four, 4.8% for option five, and 47.6% for option seven.

……

【Option [-]】

[Pretending to be a ghost, pretending that the "system" appeared, saying that as long as she signed up alone, she would be able to help her win the championship]

……

Just now Zheng Zhuo thought, "Don't think about those weird things", but the reality is that what is in front of him is a more evil answer.

"..."

"...pretend the system..."

Zheng Zhuo had read some stories, otherwise, he wouldn't have had this flash of thought.The so-called "system" refers to an interface or mysterious voice that appears suddenly and can provide information...that is to say...

Pretending to be 【Collective Subconscious】?
Zheng Zhuo glanced at the opened [collective subconscious mind].

"Are you a system?"

"..."

Of course no one could answer him.

Zheng Zhuo thought, this probably doesn't count.After all, rather than saying that [collective subconsciousness] is helping oneself, it is better to say that oneself is helping [collective subconsciousness].

If you can successfully convince the other party, this is indeed the most effective means.The process of giving help in the future will also go smoothly.

but……

"...Is it really that easy to pretend..."

He looked helplessly at [Collective Subconsciousness] and his watch.

"……Um?"

After looking at it several times alternately, he actually felt that there was a faint similarity between the two.

……

"Aha."

Walking alone on the path leading to the library, Tao Tao, the former head of the Magic Academy, let out a long sigh.

She looked at her watch and counted the dates.

"It's been three months since I became [Dark Attribute]... There are still five days before the deadline for registration..."

So far, she has always said to herself, "If you can catch up, you can definitely catch up, if you give up, you will be finished", and she persisted like this.But at this time, she still has no clue, and even she, who has always been optimistic, is beginning to withdraw from her heart.

"I can't even participate in the competition... Could it be that I really can't be a magister..."

As the date approached, she became extremely depressed.Becoming a magister was her childhood dream, but fate made a big joke with her: the dream disappeared without a trace when it was about to be within reach.

"As my classmates said... Maybe it's really better to quit school..."

Just when Tao Tao began to gradually slip into negative thinking.

Ding dong.

Her watch received a message.

[Want to become a magister again? 】

Very short sentence.It was sent from a school account.The account has no profile picture and no name.

"what?"

Taotao clicks into the homepage of this account.It was blank and nothing was written.

"Liar? No... This is indeed the school account. That's right. Udoma Magic Academy's information security conditions are among the top in the country... It is impossible for anyone to get the school account..."

She has also contacted many teachers and school workers, but she has never seen anyone in such a blank state.

Just when Tao Tao was surprised, this account sent another message.

【whether】

"what……"

yes!Of course it is!

When Tao Tao had this idea, the watch that could read the magic guide sent out the information.

【Yes】

"Ah! Oops, I'm so excited... But, the reply should be fine, right?"

Ding dong.

The message appears again.

【Task】

【Single-player college competition】

【award】

[Re-entry as a magister]

"what!?"

Seeing the message from the mysterious account, Tao Tao made a surprised sound.

……

"...It should be okay...?"

Hearing Tao Tao's surprised cry, Zheng Zhuo, who was hiding in the corner, poked his head out quietly.

How could the system suddenly appear?Zheng Zhuo is not a young woman in the pure white world, but she doesn't have the ability to program and notify others on the spot.

However, the inexplicable message was indeed sent by him.The blank account is also his - he has not yet passed the three-month trial period, and the account information has not been entered into the terminal.Therefore, his account is not displayed on the student's watch.

Of course Tao Tao would not know about this.Because the janitors during the probation period hardly contact a classmate alone.

"Let's pretend for a while..."

Zheng Zhuo looked out nervously.

Will Tao Tao believe it?

It's just too stupid to actually do it.Mysterious account suddenly said mission or something...

"What if I tell the teacher. No, no, I usually don't say it. The biggest possibility is to ignore... ah."

Zheng Zhuo saw that Tao Tao seemed to have made some decision.She raised her head abruptly, then left the path in a small jog and ran into the teaching building.

"what!"

So did she sign up?Zheng Zhuo hastened to catch up.However, as soon as he entered the teaching building, there were more people, and he quickly lost his target.

Did you go to the classroom?Just as Zheng Zhuo was thinking this, and ran across the hall...

"Eh!?"

There was commotion from the crowd.A student was the first to look at the watch.

"The chief signed up?"

"what? What?"

"It means the chief who is cursed and can no longer be a magister?"

"What's going on? What's going on? Who's your partner?"

"It's a single participation..."

"Participate alone!?"

Ok.Now Zheng Zhuo didn't need to go to Tao Tao, he already understood the answer.

"call."

The most basic step was finally taken.Zheng Zhuo relaxes...

and many more.

He suddenly thought of something and quickly opened the chat history.

【award】

[Re-entry as a magister]

"what."

In order to attract Tao Tao to sign up, Zheng Zhuo didn't even think about it just now, and wrote down the rewards she most wanted to have.

Now, the other party signed up.That is to say...

"I have to... give her a way to re-enter... right?"

……

The next morning.

It was twilight.The teachers have not yet arrived at school, and the students are hurrying to enjoy their last sleep.

Only the janitor will be on duty at such an early hour.And the janitors who have arrived at their posts usually choose to take care of the garden and prepare the site during this time period...

...instead of looking for a book in the library.

library.

"It hurts! This electronic bookshelf is too counter-intuitive."

In the twilight of the morning light, after Zheng Zhuo was busy beside the electronic bookshelf, he quickly turned on the display screens that entered the books and materials that the faculty and staff could only consult, and kept being popped up from the screens because he was not used to the standing position Hit your finger.

"It's already an electronic bookshelf, why do you need an opening action...?"

He's really not used to panels that pop up when in use.

"Forget it. The most important thing is to check the information, let me see..."

Zheng Zhuo saw many academic reports.Presented here is research done by magus scholars.Generally, only teachers are eligible to download them.Students may obtain copies of materials by requesting the teacher.

But what few people know is that the janitor also has the permission to download.Because the debugging work of the entry status of the magic bookshelf is the responsibility of the school worker.

"Anyway, let her see something first..."

Thinking this way, Zheng Zhuo quickly searched for keywords such as "dark attribute", "light attribute", and "attribute change".

Can this alone be used to find an effective solution?Zheng Zhuo was actually not very sure.However, he thought that time was running out, and whether Tao Tao could master the method through the materials was not the most important thing.

Even if Tao Tao didn't research anything, he still has a backup method: research the site mechanism to help her.

The focus now is to convince her that this mysterious account and this so-called "system" are reliable.

For this reason, he searched hard for all kinds of books.It must be a book that seems reliable and has practical value...

"Search, search...huh?"

A basic paper called "What is Warcraft" caught Zheng Zhuo's attention.

In the papers related to Warcraft, the word frequency of "dark attribute" is very high. What's going on?

He clicked on the paper and flipped through it quickly.

"……this……!"

For the first time, Zheng Zhuo systematically read the introduction of creatures like "Warcraft".Enemies unique to the world of Warcraft will suddenly appear from mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts and oceans.They are pitch black and extremely aggressive, and their numbers are endless.There are [magic stones] buried in their bodies, which can use various powerful elemental energy attacks.

The existing magical civilizations are all based on Warcraft.The magisters took their magic stones, learned their attack methods, and derived their own technology from them.

But where did Warcraft come from?Scholars of magic have been studying this matter for hundreds of years.

This paper puts forward a point of view: Warcraft is born from the shadows.That is not an ordinary shadow, but a state of [Dark Attribute].

In other words, the sun produces [light attribute], a natural attribute known as the "strongest attribute". [Light Attribute] submerged into the earth, and bred into [Dark Attribute] in the earth. [Dark Attribute] overflowed the surface, giving birth to monsters.

That is to say...

"... Could it be that the dark attribute... can summon monsters?"

Zheng Zhuo looked at the date of the paper.This paper has only recently been presented, and the citation frequency is relatively low.It can be said that it is a conjecture that has not been confirmed, and has not received much attention in the academic circle.

Zheng Zhuo clicked on the citation link of this paper.This author has published several other articles, none of which seem to be recognized: simply put, no one reads them.

Zheng Zhuo found out that the author also put forward an interesting point of view: the dark attribute can be entwined on the monster to strengthen it.There are already observed examples.

So, can the same operation be performed on the magister?
"...Let's look at the others first."

Zheng Zhuo continued to search for "dark attributes" and "practical combat". This time, he saw a more mainstream point of view.

The dark attribute is destructive to traditional magic weapons.So, can this be used as a theory to destroy the opponent's weapon?
"This seems to be more applicable."

Zheng Zhuo thought.This is a more theoretical example.Moreover, it is also quite suitable for Tao Tao.

After all, even if her magical adaptability is gone, her fighting skills and fighting intuition are still there.Destroy the opponent's weapons, and then enter the hand-to-hand combat according to their own abilities, and the chances of winning are also very high.

Finally, there are "transformations on attributes".

With previous experience, Zheng Zhuo deliberately searched for some recently written papers.Sure enough, a new discovery was made.

Using some special methods - such as special energy training, cursed items, special potions - can complete the change of attributes.

However, the case of changing back after changing has not yet appeared.

However, the paper mentions that the researchers conducted some experiments on the recovery of attributes on monsters, but there were no successful cases, but in only one case, a monster with dual attributes appeared at the same time.

"Dual attributes."

Zheng Zhuo was thoughtful.

……

If possible, he would like Tao Tao to learn everything.However, after signing up, there are only 10 days until the start of the first competition.

Tao Tao was not confident in the first place, so it would be better to let her choose a research direction.Only give her one way, and she will look more credible.

So……

Which information should I pass on to her?
……

【problem】

[Which information should be passed to Tao Tao as a "reward for completing the task"? 】

【Option [-]】

[Research data on dark attribute summoned monsters]

【Option [-]】

[Research data on strengthening the body with dark attributes]

【Option [-]】

[Research data on dark attribute destruction weapons]

【Option [-]】

[Experimental research data on attribute recovery]

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