Chapter 1927: Chapter 1927: Mirror World (4)
Chuzheng flips through the book noisily, but aside from proving it is a version from 2019, there’s nothing useful.
Chuzheng fiddles with it for a long time and still can’t find anything of use.
Before going to bed at night, Chuzheng puts the book back in its original spot, but the next day it’s gone.
The window and door are both shut tight, with no sign of anyone entering.
Chuzheng stands in front of the mirror, staring at the person inside, remaining still for a long time.
On the third day, nothing unusual happens.
On the fourth day, nothing unusual happens.
...
On the fifth day, Chuzheng finds an extra bag of cotton swabs and a bottle of disinfecting alcohol on the table.
Chuzheng installs a surveillance system in the room and puts the items back away.
However, the next day when she wakes up, the items are still there.
Several days in a row, the items don’t disappear.
Until three days later, Chuzheng wakes up to find the items gone, and immediately pulls up the surveillance footage.
The footage shows that at two o’clock in the morning, the items on the table vanished into thin air.
Chuzheng: "..."
The original owner never experienced this.
So what kind of game is this?
A haunting?
Chuzheng doesn’t even go to observe Yu Shi, and after several days of research, she finds a pattern.
Every appearance or disappearance happens at two in the morning, no more or less than a minute.
As for what might appear... that’s unknown.
Chuzheng even sees a bowl of half-eaten noodles one day.
Chuzheng tries placing items on the table too, and just like the mysteriously appeared items, hers also vanish.
Then at two in the morning, they return to her side.
An experienced pro like her isn’t fazed at all, she first checks the table and mirror thoroughly—of course, she finds nothing.
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Bang—
Chuzheng is startled by the noise, sitting up abruptly.
The mirror faces her directly, with a figure inside, but Chuzheng instantly recognizes the person isn’t her.
The mirror is quite dark, but standing in the mirror is a boy.
Chuzheng: "..."
What the hell!
It’s really haunted!
The boy in the mirror stands for a moment, quickly turns around, and walks away; Chuzheng can even hear the sound of shoes scraping against the ground.
Chuzheng examines the mirror closely; the scene inside doesn’t match her room.
Chuzheng checks the time, two in the morning...
Chuzheng isn’t intimidated, she turns on the light.
However, because it’s so dark on the other side of the mirror, once she turns on the light, that side appears even darker, making it impossible to see anything.
But it proves that the changes on her side can’t be seen or heard from the other side of the mirror.
The scene persists for about half an hour, then returns to normal.
Chuzheng: "..." This is kind of scary.
Should she just take the mirror apart?
Just when this thought arises, King’s Account’s voice rings out.
[Hidden task: Obtain one Good Person Card from Cheng Mu, prevent Cheng Mu’s darkening.]
Chuzheng pauses: "The Cheng Mu you’re talking about, could it be the one I just saw in the mirror?"
[Yes.]
Chuzheng chokes: "He lives in the mirror?" What kind of maneuver is this? Is Earth no longer accommodating him?
[Missy, to be precise, it’s 2019 over there and 2029 over here.]
Chuzheng: "..." What’s the difference? Are we not still separated by a mirror? How am I supposed to operate through a mirror!!
In a bolt of inspiration, Chuzheng seems to understand how Yu Shi changed history.
If...
She can also see people from 2019 like herself?
The person she sees isn’t anyone else, but herself.
She only needs to make changes to her ten-years-younger self to cause a radical reversal in the future.
A person with experiences from 2029, using this information, can easily help people succeed who are in 2019.
Whoa whoa whoa...
This cheat code is awesome.
Why don’t I have it.
[Missy, your cheat code is me.] King’s Account boldly declares itself indispensable.
Get lost!
[...] Others dream of getting it but never have the chance; Missy actually despises it.
King’s Account sulks into silence.
Chuzheng rolls her eyes inwardly, turns off the lights, returns to bed, ready to sleep, but a sentence suddenly appears before her eyes.
[Your teammate has logged in, please be aware.]
Chuzheng is completely dumbfounded.
What teammate?
Are they incompetent teammates?
What trick is this bastard up to again... no, it’s not the bastard’s doing, that guy has logged off.
This font... is it from the Fanxing game? Damn! Why is that game appearing in her task world?
Or could it be the bastard has been deceiving her from the start.
Is this really Fanxing’s game world?
No, what’s my teammate’s identity?
[Mainline task: Player becomes an internationally renowned designer, progress 0%]
"!!!!"
What’s this about having tasks too?
Chuzheng suddenly recalls that Hu Shuo did mention that in the game it’s necessary to make the chosen character become a pinnacle existence.
King’s Account only urged her to squander, not caring what she does; this broken game even requires her to become a famous designer...
What’s next?
Whoever loves this broken task can do it, I won’t do it!
Chuzheng feels she needs to have a good talk with King’s Account.
Chuzheng summons King’s Account: "What does this game have to do with you?"
[Missy, it has nothing to do with me.] King’s Account’s voice is utterly innocent.
"Nothing to do with you, what’s this situation then?" You’re kidding me!
[Missy, I can’t tell you.]
Even though King’s Account isn’t visible, one can imagine its look when saying this, a fake smiling system confirmed!
Chuzheng with a cold face: "What can you tell me?" Say it! Useless system!
[Whatever I can tell you, I’ve told you.] King’s Account timidly says: [Missy, if you have nothing else, I’ll stop troubling you then.]
"Are you the artificial intelligence behind this broken game?"
"Bastard?"
"Dog!"
King’s Account goes silent, as if dead, and makes no further sound.
Chuzheng, furious enough to feel a stomach ache, curses King’s Account for half an hour before falling asleep.
The next day upon waking, Chuzheng goes straight to check the mirror. The reflection shows her room, with no abnormalities.
"Xiao Chu, it’s time for breakfast... what are you doing there?" Father Yuk is shocked seeing his daughter, instinctively glancing at the ceiling, relieved to find no place to hang herself.
Chuzheng quickly hops off the table: "Nothing, just saw a bug."
"A bug?" Father Yuk suspiciously scans the surroundings; the weather’s hot, bugs are normal, he says kindly: "I’ll do some pest control later, come out for breakfast first, your mom made your favorite steamed dumplings."
"Okay." Chuzheng calmly puts her hands behind her back, walking out like an old official.
Father Yuk follows her out, momentarily returns to peek into the room, puzzled scratches his head, then goes for breakfast.
"After breakfast, go for a walk, don’t stay cooped up at home."
"Oh."
Chuzheng responds to Mother Yuk while opening her room door.
Out of the corner of her eye, she immediately notices something off in the mirror’s image.
Chuzheng’s heart skips, she shuts the door with a ’bang.’
