Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 670 Villains

Wu Wang stood at the elevator door.

He crumpled the candy wrapper into a ball and casually tossed it into the nearby trash can, muttering a complaint under his breath.

"A company that sells wishes also has a food division? Your business model isn't just about fattening people up first and then selling them the desire to lose weight, is it?"

"Where is happiness and fulfillment, I ask you?"

The elevator doors slowly closed.

Carrying Wu Wang, the cow-patterned cat on his head, and someone else's wife on his shoulder, the plane quickly descended to the lower floors.

Ding Dong!

The elevator returned to the fourth-floor office area.

When the door opened, Wu Wang, looking relaxed, walked out with light steps, followed by a woman lying flat on the ground, suspended in mid-air a short distance above it, making the scene extremely eerie.

He happily strolled around the fourth floor, figuring out the office area's tea room and even the restrooms.

Then he walked over to the employee he had previously inquired about and had a friendly conversation with.

He cheerfully said to the other person, "Friend, we meet again. Can I ask you something else?"

The other person turned their head and saw Wu Wang's unlucky face, as well as a strange woman lying on the ground who could still move.

He was startled and jumped to his feet, exclaiming, "Holy crap! What are you doing?! You stole someone else's wife, killed her, and looks like you turned her into a zombie?"

Wu Wang rolled his eyes at this and said irritably, "Dude, stop reading so many supernatural tales and talk about science! How could there be such a thing as a zombie?"

"Then why is she floating around?" The other person was still a little scared.

Wu Wang replied with a proud expression, "Because there's something supporting it from below."

Upon hearing this, the employee instinctively leaned down to look under the woman and was horrified to find a black and white cat struggling to support the human body, which was many times larger than itself, beneath her lying body.

"Meow……"

Even its cries sounded weak and feeble.

No wonder the cat on this guy's head disappeared; it ran down here...

Holy crap, science! No zombies are scientific? Then having a cat carry a human body around is scientific?

The employees looked at Wu Wang with incredulous expressions, fearing that he might do something again.

However, Wu Wang simply took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to him with a smile, saying, "Just so you can have a few more questions, since I'm treating you to candy."

The employee, holding the candy, said with a complicated expression, "Did you know that this candy can be taken for free from the break room on each floor of the office area?"

Wu Wang nonchalantly replied, "I know, didn't I just come out of the break room? I have plenty of candy in my pockets, do you want some?"

staff:"……"

In other words, this guy knew the candy was free, but he still used it to do a favor, right?

Is this even human?

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore." Wu Wang's smile gradually faded, and he asked seriously, "I'll ask, you answer. First, how do you know what my job is? Don't say you don't know. You just clearly pointed out that this is someone else's wife, which proves that you know what I'm doing."

"Secondly, how do I get accommodation at the factory? I can't exactly sleep at my workstation right after starting work, can I? Oh, and how am I supposed to know where my workstation is?"

"Third, and finally, where were these electronic bracelets distributed?"

After saying that, seeing that the other party seemed to be on guard and blocked the computer power supply, Wu Wang put his hand on the power supply of an employee's computer next to him.

The unsuspecting employee was completely focused on the screen and couldn't possibly see Wu Wang's finger.

This scene made the guy who had been tricked by Wu Wang before sneer, "If you want to shut down his computer, then shut it down. What does it have to do with me? Using this to threaten me into answering your questions? Are you out of your mind?"

In response, Wu Wang simply said in a low voice, "Friend, if I shut down his computer and then said that you made me do it, do you think he would come after you and fight you to the death?"

"Oh, your two workstations are right next to each other. Aren't you worried that you'll have to be on guard against your colleague shutting down your computer every day at work?"

"Of course, you might wonder why the other party should trust me? But I'm just a newbie who just joined the factory. I don't know anyone here, so I have no reason to do something bad for a stranger. You sit next to him every day; what if he's just jealous of his good performance?"

Wu Wang's words were like daggers to the heart.

The employee who was blocking his power supply felt like he was going to vomit blood.

Why don't you do bad things to strangers?

Did I even know you from the beginning? You just came over and started causing trouble by grabbing someone! What did I do to deserve this?

But what that bastard said actually makes sense.

Besides... my relationship with this guy next to me isn't great, what if he actually believes it?

Finally, he let go, looking miserable, and said, "I told you... Can you please find someone else to torment next time? Don't just keep targeting me!"

Wu Wang raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Let's see how you do."

After his friendly negotiation, employee #9288 compromised and, after tidying up his words, answered the questions one by one.

"I know your job duties because I'm a full-time employee, I'm higher up than you, and I can check some of your information at any time, including your current work. Before you, I threatened you... After we finished talking, I took a look at your work."

"As for your accommodation and workstation, you can find them on your wristband after you complete your onboarding tasks. Just a little reminder: you need to be diligent in the first month, otherwise you might not even be able to afford the rent, let alone redeem your wishes later."

"As for the electronic bracelet..."

"We were all given these by the [Smiling Personnel] in the training hall downstairs when we joined the company. I don't know where they were produced."

After hearing these answers, Wu Wang nodded silently, then looked at his electronic bracelet.

Hmm... I can't ask right now.

This bracelet is still busy.

Under Wu Wang's [Vision of Truth], at this moment, besides the woman's projection, a familiar projection was also appearing on the electronic bracelet—

【white】

She was pulling on the woman's projection's hair for a thrilling octagonal cage fight, which looked as amusing as two little people bouncing around on her hands.

As the artificial intelligence of the [source code engine], she had already begun to attempt to hack into this thing when it was placed on Wu Wang's wrist.

We've reached a critical stage in the intrusion. Bai is attempting to replace the woman's projection and become the intelligent AI within Wu Wang's electronic bracelet, and from there, he can also deduce and access the bracelet's core.

Let's see what exactly is sending tasks to employees via the wristband.

Wu Wang digested the information the other party had given him and summarized it in light of Zhou Ping's previous task of appeasing him.

Currently, the core business of the Desire Factory is lending money based on human desires.

It first clarifies or concretizes your desires, and then sets a distance between you and those desires that is just out of reach.

For example, Zhou Ping's case illustrates that "the deceased return" products are a perfect trap.

It extracts real memories as raw materials to generate a lifelike replica, and then sets deviations on the replica that are enough to drive people crazy—not too big, but too small.

From small things that make you doubt your memory, to small things that make you repeatedly check every day, the process of repeatedly checking is the process of your desires being continuously harvested.

And most importantly—even if the replica is turned off, it can still play the most authentic part of the original memory at the last moment.

The first side quest involves collecting five forgotten true memories. Wu Wang suspects that these so-called true memories are similar to those of Zhou Ping's wife; they appear to be being manufactured and sold, but this also suggests that the originals still exist, stored somewhere and not destroyed.

The factory simply locked them up as part of the product manual.

Perhaps once I find a place to store these memories, I can immediately complete this side quest without even having to bother finding five similar jobs to complete it, since there are plenty of memories to store.

In this factory of desires, the hierarchy seems to be quite strict.

As the employee just mentioned, he can view information about employees at lower levels at any time, which means that the higher the position, the closer one is to the core essence of the factory.

To complete the main quest, whether it's taking over the factory or liberating it, promotion is probably inevitable.

Da da da—

Just as Wu Wang was pondering, footsteps came from not far away and were getting closer and closer to him.

Before he could turn around to look, the footsteps stopped, and someone said with a hint of surprise, "Oh? Cool young man? What are you doing here? Aren't you going to work?"

I heard that sound not long ago.

It was that bespectacled little girl who stayed until the very end in the training hall with me.

Wu Wang turned around and saw the other person saying kindly, "If you have any questions, you can ask me. There's no need to bother these senior colleagues. Do you need me to take you to your workstation? We new employees should all be on the fourth floor."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wang raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh? Can you help me find out where my workstation is?"

The other party patted his chest and said, "Of course, no problem. Just give me your employee number, and I'll teach you how to use the Desire Bracelet later."

In response, Wu Wang turned to look at the embarrassed old employee in front of him.

Yes, he certainly knew he could use his bracelet to help check, but he just didn't want to, so he didn't say anything about it.

It's a bit embarrassing to be exposed now.

Wu Wang glanced at the other person and casually told the bespectacled girl his employee number.

As the bespectacled girl operated the bracelet, a slight smile inevitably appeared on her lips.

Since the job requires keeping an eye on the other party, constantly spying on them is definitely not feasible; the only way is to find a way to stay close to this guy.

A moment later, she smiled and said to Wu Wang, "Found it. Your workstation is over here. Come on in, I'll take you there."

Wu Wang released his hand from the power source.

He turned around and followed the other person toward a location further inside the fourth-floor office area.

However, the moment his shadow blocked the old employee's computer, the familiar scream came from the workstation again—

"Oh no! It's shut down again?! Isn't it the factory's responsibility if there's a problem with the equipment?! What am I going to do about my job?!"

The little hill carrying his wife's goods on the ground let out a disdainful meow.

Do you treat our master like a human being?

Then you've all misjudged the situation.

His bottom line is incredibly low.

Wu Wang naturally ignored Xiao Qiu's complaints. He followed the bespectacled girl for a while and finally arrived at a relatively spacious workstation.

"Most of us new employees will be sitting here," the bespectacled girl said, pointing to the empty seat in front of her. "This is your workstation. You can log in to the computer using your wristband."

Wu Wang arrived at the location she indicated.

After turning on the computer, she waved the bracelet in front of the screen, and the interface displayed her work information, including her wish points balance, work records, and available jobs.

There are currently three jobs available:

Appeasement and redistribution: Go to the 30th floor to appease a long-time employee who is dissatisfied with the factory's wage system and reward them with 15 points.

Complaint Interception: Responsible for handling the last appeal call from an employee who is about to be sent to the talent incubation center. You can reject the appeal or accept it. Reward: 45 points.

(An additional 15 points will be awarded if the employee can withdraw their appeal.)

Wish Consultant: Replace a sales consultant on sick leave and greet prospective employees who are about to join the factory in the Wish Showroom, helping them complete their first wish experience. Reward: 50 points.

This task needs to be completed at the Wish Gallery workbench. During the task, the user will automatically gain permission to search for wishes without approval.

Wu Wang raised an eyebrow.

Whether it's avoiding being added to the so-called inefficient asset watchlist or farming wish points to see how to advance, he really needs to take on a mission right away.

Without much hesitation, he chose the third Wish Advisor task.

Of course, besides having more points...

More importantly, this task allows a prospective employee who has just entered the factory and has not yet been corrupted to walk into this trap of desire right under his nose.

This is tantamount to laying bare the life-and-death logic of the game for him; Wu Wang needs to see more of the sources of desire.

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After he finished selecting his task, the bespectacled girl sat down at the workstation next to him, smiling kindly and saying, "My workstation is right next to yours, please take care of me."

"Although we've greeted each other a few times already, we're now colleagues on the same front, so I'll reintroduce myself."

"Hello, my name is [Tortoiseshell], employee number #4321."

Neither her actions nor her words showed any malice whatsoever.

In her own opinion, even though Wu Wang rejected her at first, she was now trying to be nice to him and helping him find a job. At least she could be considered to be helping others.

As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face.

Now there's no reason for me to leave you behind, right?

However, Wu Wang grinned and replied, "Hello? How good am I?"

Hawksbill Turtle: "?"

Wu Wang: "I'm going out to work now, please don't come with me. Your name is Tortoiseshell, I'm afraid my cat will get jealous. Xiao Qiu, I'm leaving."

After saying that, he stood up.

The cow-patterned cat, Xiaoqiu, casually tossed his wife's merchandise onto the workstation and sat down. Then, with a thud, he jumped onto Wu Wang's head, stepped on his hair to make it easier for him to lie down.

And it also made provocative noises:

"Meow~"

We don't keep incompetent cats!

It's unclear whether they were shocked to discover that this cow cat could communicate with people, or angered by Wu Wang's shameless act of taking advantage of them and then turning his back on them.

The hawksbill turtle stood motionless at its workstation.

Indeed, in the eyes of a normal person, one would not hit a smiling face. As long as one has no ill intentions, it is difficult for the other party to refuse to accompany you without offending you, let alone speak ill of you.

Unfortunately, she encountered Wu Wang.

This is the kind of guy who'll slap you on the left cheek and then on the right, and who will treat anyone with the utmost malice without any reason... (End of Chapter)