Chapter 165: A Battle for Reputation! ()
What you think, you must do!
Valiant Sniper wanted to smash the window, but looking at the bed in front of him, he subconsciously lowered his head to check if he was wearing shoes.
But with this head-lowering, he discovered that after switching scenes, his clothes had also changed—
In [Lakeside Cabin], he wore a casual short-sleeved shirt, like a typical fisherman.
In the [Yoga Cabin], it became men's yoga attire.
Now that he was in [Manehattan], probably due to the scene, it had become silver-white pajamas with a metallic sheen.
He reached out and touched it, the texture was silky smooth.
The clothes wrinkled with his touch, but quickly slipped from his fingertips, the coolness like gentle ripples of water passing over the skin of his chest.
"Heavier than silk, and a bit cool to the touch, it feels like…"
Valiant Sniper racked his brains, searching for a suitable adjective, "A bit like metal threads as thin as hair, mixed with mulberry silk used to weave silk, woven together into clothing."
"This feeling… is a bit magical."
The neon lights outside the window shone on his body, and were refracted by the silver-white pajamas onto the walls of the room, like rippling water.
Some body information was also displayed at the hem:
"Temperature: °
Heart Rate: 93 bpm
Blood Oxygen: 97%"
"This information… wouldn't it be my current real-time physical condition?"
"Heart rate is a bit high, well, I'm a little excited right now, small problem, small problem."
With a few deep breaths, his heart rate slowly dropped to around 75.
"Am I wearing socks?"
"Why wear socks to sleep??"
Valiant Sniper was puzzled.
—Because in reality, players also wear tactile synchronization suits and matching boots, and they are wrapped very tightly.
To give players the feeling of being "barefoot" in this situation is too difficult, so difficult that Xu Meng was a little helpless.
After all, tactile synchronization suits are not omnipotent.
However, Valiant Sniper didn't dwell on it for too long, "Forget it, as long as I'm not wearing shoes."
He was about to step on it when he remembered his original purpose—
To modify the movement method.
Looking for the movement method in the [Settings] option, there were three options available here:
[Full Reality Mode] (Requires Omnidirectional Treadmill)
[Motion Mapping] (Requires Motion Capture Matrix)
[Hand Movement] (Requires Haptic Gloves or Tactile Synchronization Suit)
Valiant Sniper studied it and found that the [Motion Mapping] mode actually had endless potential!
If you were rich enough, you could even rent a stadium, arrange a more complex matrix, and turn the entire green field into an activity area!
Of course, Valiant Sniper felt a pang of pain just thinking about the cost.
But he also got some inspiration—
He could free up a room, cover it with anti-fall mats, and add some cameras to make a dedicated game room!
Although the omnidirectional treadmill is convenient and occupies relatively less space, it is ultimately fixed by a safety rope and cannot move freely.
As for now, he changed it to [Hand Movement] and set the movement gesture to the rock and roll gesture of his left hand.
After that, he finally stepped onto the mattress and stood by the window, swinging his arm and punching hard at the glass!
His fist felt like it hit something, and then it pierced through!
But the picture in his line of sight was that his fist stopped on the surface of the glass for a moment, and then—passed through the glass!
The glass was fine, his arm was fine, but it stretched outside.
Valiant Sniper couldn't help but complain, while trying to push forward with his left hand, wanting to squeeze his body out.
But of course that didn't work.
At this moment, he thought of someone—
"It would be great if I could turn into Huo Huo, maybe a big move could squeeze me out."
The viewers laughed: "Maybe a big move would get stuck inside, only showing your butt!"
Retracting his arm, Valiant Sniper changed his action and kicked out again.
It was still a similar situation—he felt the impact, but it didn't stop his charged-up power.
But the result was still clipping through the model.
He finally turned around, wanting to find something handy to smash the window.
Table.
Fixed to the ground, can't be pulled down.
Suspended recliner.
Thrown out and bounced back from the glass, and hit himself.
The others were just some odds and ends, which didn't look very powerful at all.
Valiant Sniper was a little discouraged, banging on the table unhappily, complaining as he banged:
"Please, it's already 2233, how come there isn't even a gun at home?"
"Don't mention guns, there isn't even a hammer!"
But he just couldn't break it open.
There was no way, he could only put this idea aside for the time being, and looked out the window with his face against the glass, trying to get more information by distinguishing the neon signs.
The languages used in those signs were very mixed, Chinese, Japanese, English, French, German, Arabic… everything.
Highlighting a great unity of world nationalities.
Valiant Sniper couldn't help but complain: "Isn't the ethnic composition of this city a bit too complicated? Can the citizens really live in peace?"
"I really can't imagine British and French people, Germans and Jews, Americans and Middle Easterners, Izumo people and Baekje people… living in harmony in the same city."
"If this doesn't turn into a complete mess, it would be a waste of such a big stage."
Valiant Sniper said worried words, but his expression became more and more expectant.
After greedily looking at the scenery outside for a while, Valiant Sniper remembered to do his job.
He found his friend list and sent a message to Qihua Hua:
[Hua Hua! Come play cards!]
Qihua Hua replied immediately: [Wait a minute! I've encountered a problem here… ]
Valiant Sniper asked puzzledly: [What's the problem? Need help?]
Qihua Hua replied: [No, no need!]
Valiant Sniper was confused.
The viewers in the live broadcast room were super excited: "Let me tell you! Go to Qihua Hua's live broadcast room, you won't see it if you go late!"
A bunch of people roared away.
—
Qihua Hua encountered a problem.
She got the tactile synchronization suit earlier than Valiant Sniper, and also changed her clothes and entered the game early.
Then, unsurprisingly, she was also severely surprised by the login space of Dream Building.
She enthusiastically studied various options, watched the natural scenery of the [Lakeside Cabin] in four seasons and different times, and praised the art of Dream Building.
Only then did she switch to the [Yoga Classroom] to find Huo Huo.
Naturally, she didn't find it either.
She was a little disappointed, but the viewers were shocked:
"Wait! Wait, wait, wait! Qihua Hua is actually… so strong?!"
"Such a big thing, why didn't you say it earlier?"
"No way! Girl, you're a total mature woman, and you're dressing up as a catgirl and acting cute in the livestream everyday??"
"What are you all getting so worked up about? Isn't this just the uniform body model that Zhুম Dream provides for players to customize?"
"Are there any other female players streaming? Let's compare!"
"Don't bother comparing, Qihua Hua already said she was super capable! You guys just didn't believe her!"
"I always thought that was just Cat's boasting… is it really true??"
… …
Qihua Hua used to stream using a loli catgirl avatar, which perfectly separated her [virtual streamer] and [real self] identities.
It wasn't until a few days ago in Ningzhou, when she livestreamed with Heroic Sniper and Orange Juice at a restaurant, that she made her first real-life appearance.
But at that time, she was completely covered up—both her figure and face. She also sat quietly on the side watching the interview, not trying to steal the spotlight, so everyone's attention was focused on Xu Meng's interview video and the exaggerated reactions of the two men beside her.
But now, having come to the yoga studio and automatically changed into yoga clothes, her figure can no longer be concealed.
Straight and slender legs, a waistline sculpted by fitness, a peachy posterior, and an ample chest that obscures her view of her toes…
It directly stunned her viewers.
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Qihua Hua herself was also stunned.
She hurriedly put her hands in front of her chest and frantically switched the scene back to [Lakeside Cabin].
So, after changing back into loose casual clothes, Qihua Hua stood by the lake with flushed cheeks, not knowing what to do.
Before, when she tried out the game in the experience center and went to the yoga studio to see Huo Huo, she used the female investigator's body.
—Yes, the protagonist of "Frost Snow Project" can choose between a male investigator and a female investigator.
Although it later shifted to a full conversion, it didn't go so far as to delete the female investigator.
Qihua Hua naturally chose the female investigator.
The female investigator's figure is also good, but the investigator is the player's avatar, so it's not really associated with the word "sexy"—at least not in most cases.
But now, Qihua Hua entered the game with her "real body"!
This haptic synchronization suit completely recreated her real height and figure in reality!
This caught her completely off guard.
After calming down for a few seconds, Qihua Hua forced a justification: "That's the character model made by Zhুম Dream, it has nothing to do with me!"
"Cat is a petite and cute beautiful girl!"
Anyway, during the restaurant livestream, she sat in a chair the whole time and never stood up once.
No one knew that she was meters tall.
Afterward, in order to change the subject, she quickly switched the scene to [Sprawling Metropolis].
As a result, things got even worse.
The material of the new pajamas was like mercury flowing down her skin, outlining the curves of her body beneath the pajamas.
Heroic Sniper's invitation to play cards arrived at this moment…
Qihua Hua immediately decided—until she found a custom outfit setting, she would never go to the other two scenes again!
She tried very hard to convince everyone that this was just Zhুম Dream's uniform model.
And that she herself was actually a petite catgirl who was meters tall with a bust size of less than a B cup.
It took her a lot of effort to deal with this "big trouble", and it was already 15 minutes later.
She finally accepted the invitation and entered Heroic Sniper's frontline tavern.
Orange Juice was already sitting at the card table.
But seeing his straight back and upright posture, Qihua Hua understood: "Orange, you haven't received your haptic suit yet?"
"Not yet." Orange Juice's character's mouth moved, but it wasn't synchronized with his voice.
"It's still on the way, so annoying, I can only play on the computer."
"But it doesn't matter, playing cards relies on skill!"
"The realm of gambling skills is something you equipment players will never understand."
Qihua Hua couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
"Orange, you're still so humorous."
Heroic Sniper asked them: "We're still missing one person, should we pull in a robot? Or add a viewer?"
"Why don't we pull in that cyber bigamist?" Orange Juice suggested.
Heroic Sniper immediately knew who he was talking about and quickly said: "I'll ask."
Then, Phantom Moon received a message from Heroic Sniper.
"???" Phantom Moon said in the livestream, "Are you slandering me so openly??"
"Are you coming or not?" Orange Juice asked.
"… …" Phantom Moon was silent for three seconds.
"I'm coming!"
"But let's make it clear first, after this round of cards, whoever loses first is the cyber scumbag, the cyber bigamist! And isn't allowed to refute it for at least a month!"
As soon as these words came out, the three of them fell silent at the same time.
Immediately afterward, the competitive spirit of the two straight men surged up:
"Let's go! Who's afraid of who!"
"All the viewers in the livestream are witnesses! I'm betting!"
Only Qihua Hua weakly raised her hand: "… … What about me?"
Phantom Moon never showed any humility to women in the real world—although Qihua Hua's avatar was technically , Phantom Moon was still merciless.
"If you lose, then you're a cyber scum woman!"
Qihua Hua wanted to protest—if I lose, I'll be more than just a cyber scum woman, I'll also be a cyber lesbian!
The cost is obviously greater!
This is not fair at all!!
But with 4 people at the table, 3 of them agreed.
The minority had to obey the majority, and Qihua Hua could only reluctantly agree.
… …
… …
A few minutes later, Phantom Moon arrived.
The four of them sat at the same round table, and amidst the cheers and jeers of the atmosphere-setting soldiers, they officially began this "reputation-betting" game!
The dealer skillfully cut, drew, and dealt the cards.
The key card for the first game was:
[A]
The first player to play was randomly selected by the system: Phantom Moon.
Phantom Moon sat in front of the computer, looked at the five cards on the screen, and clicked the D key and space bar to select a Q and a K.
Just as he was about to play them, a shadow covered half of the hand of cards on the right side of the screen.
"?"
Phantom Moon moved the mouse to the right and rotated the view.
A face appeared in the center of the screen, almost touching his face.
"Damn!" Phantom Moon leaned back suddenly and was caught off guard, "What are you doing?"
The face didn't answer, but instead twisted its neck to look at the cards in his hand.
"???"
Phantom Moon was furious: "Are you cheating too blatantly?!!"
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