Let's give space a touch of Chinese horror!

Chapter 55 First Meeting

The sudden turn of the woman in crimson startled Li Xingzhuo.

What, what's wrong?

Li Xingzhuo paused in his steps.

He originally thought that Jiang Yi had been disgusted by her second uncle before, and then she registered a new account with the ID "Red Clothes". Therefore, he guessed that Jiang Yi was probably so disgusted by the Jiang family that she didn't want to have the surname "Jiang" anymore, which is why he deliberately didn't call her by her original name.

Unexpectedly, the person sitting in the chair reacted so strongly after hearing his name called out—the person who had been lazily leaning back in the chair instantly sat up straight, his eyes wide open as he turned around.

Startled, Li Xingzhuo paused for a second to reflect on whether his tone had been too frivolous, or whether the word "little" in "little red dress" made him seem unserious.

Hmm... Li Xingzhuo thought about it from a different perspective: If someone he had never met before called him "Little Xingzhuo" affectionately on their first meeting, he would probably... also go up and punch that person.

But Li Xingzhuo really wanted to raise his hand and swear: he was definitely not a frivolous or casual person...

Strangely enough, when he walked into the restaurant and saw the figure sitting by the window, he subconsciously called out those three words.

Just as Li Xingzhuo was thinking about how to explain things to his new business partner, his new partner had already composed himself and nodded to him, saying, "Hello."

However, her eyes remained fixed on Li Xingzhuo's face without any hesitation.

Because they look so alike.

During the previous phone call, Jiangyi only felt that Li Xingzhuo's voice, at most the way he spoke, sounded very similar to that person.

But Jiangyi didn't think much of it.

Jiangyi didn't know the person's name either—after entering the horror game, the player's original name would be replaced by the player number; at most, after making a name for themselves, they would have a nickname given to them by other players.

Therefore, Jiangyi regarded this similarity as a mere coincidence.

But now, after seeing the owner of the voice, Jiang Yi... suddenly began to feel uncertain.

However, as she watched Li Xingzhuo sit down in front of her, she noticed that he was also watching her subtly. But in his eyes, it seemed that he was only assessing and sizing up a stranger he was meeting for the first time.

He didn't know her.

After realizing this, Jiangyi didn't know whether she should be happy or disappointed... She wasn't even sure if she wanted Li Xingzhuo to be that person or if she didn't want Li Xingzhuo to have any connection with that person.

Li Xingzhuo... Li Xingzhuo felt a little uneasy under the scrutinizing gaze of the woman in crimson.

He didn't know why he had this feeling: the person on the other end seemed completely harmless, even though Jiang Lifeng's screams in the background of the phone call had already proven that this was just an illusion. So he could only give a dry laugh at Jiang Yi, trying to break the awkward atmosphere: "Let's talk while we eat..."

To show his sincerity, Li Xingzhuo specifically chose an expensive but private upscale restaurant that served natural food for their meeting. He took a couple of perfunctory bites before getting straight to the point: "I've played with your 'double happiness' game before."

Jiang Yi raised her eyes.

"It is indeed a very amazing and very fun game."

Despite Li Xingzhuo's high praise, Jiang Yi responded indifferently and lowered her eyes again.

He didn't seem to have any particular reaction.

...It wasn't him.

"However..." After praising Jiang Yi's game highly, Li Xingzhuo suddenly changed the subject: "Isn't this game still unfinished?"

Ok?

Now, Jiang Yi looked up at Li Xingzhuo and asked, "You... you've cleared the game?"

"If we're talking about the in-game progress you've released so far..." Li Xingzhuo said confidently and affirmatively, "Yes."

Jiang Yi looked at Li Xingzhuo with some curiosity for a while longer. She didn't expect that someone would actually complete the pre-game content she had released in such a short time. She nodded and gave the first place a thumbs up: "Indeed, it's not finished yet."

She originally planned to buy a new game helmet (the original one had to be returned to Luo Feng), or simply buy a more advanced game pod and finish the game; anyway, now that the Jiang family was in her hands, Jiang Yi had gone from being penniless when she first arrived in this world to becoming a super-rich woman, no longer a poor ghost who could only borrow a game helmet from others.

However, so much has happened during this period that Jiangyi was so busy that she forgot about it for a while.

"You... want the full version of the game?" she asked.

Li Xingzhuo nodded: "I'd like to purchase the complete copyright to '囍'."

After learning about the existence of "囍" from Luo Feng, Li Xingzhuo realized its value after playing with it only once.

Not only because "囍" can effectively reduce the player's mental strength, but also because the gameplay of "囍" is very unique.

Li Xingzhuo was captivated after just one try.

In particular, while Luo Feng and his other subordinates were dying and struggling in the game, finding it too difficult, Li Xingzhuo only died a few times at the beginning because he wasn't familiar with the game mechanics. After that, he quickly mastered the methods and completed the current version of the game at a speed that was unbelievable to others.

Li Xingzhuo was left wanting more.

Therefore, despite the fact that it might cause trouble for the Jiang family, Li Xingzhuo genuinely wanted to buy the copyright to the game.

"I plan to use this game to train soldiers," he frankly stated his purpose in purchasing the game's copyright.

Compared to other games that emphasize combat ability, "Double Happiness" is special in that it places more emphasis on the player's information gathering ability and judgment of the environment. In other games, the dangers are basically obvious and can be seen, but in "Double Happiness", many people die without knowing how they died or what killed them.

This perfectly makes up for the shortcomings in their legion's current training!

So, to make it even more suitable for training, "I have a small suggestion..."

The woman in crimson gestured for the other person to continue.

Seeing that Jiang Yi didn't show any displeasure, Li Xingzhuo boldly continued, "First of all, I think we could create a ranking system in the game, for example..."

"...Then there's the NPC design, which I think is alright..."

"By the way, those items in the game, it's not that the current items are bad, it's just..."

As Li Xingzhuo spoke eloquently, Jiang Yi's gaze, which had initially been quite focused, became increasingly dazed.

because--

She had heard everything that Li Xingzhuo was saying before.