"Spy and chef have one thing in common." The third uncle raised the two fingers of his right hand. The index finger was obviously shorter than the middle finger. For him, this did not represent a number, but an emphatic action. A bit of deterrence, he presumably felt, was better used to scare students than to hide the disability.

"No matter what ingredients are placed on the case, the chef has to make a few knives, dicing, slicing, dicing, shredding... At least a few cuts are required, even if it is a top-quality steak, it is necessary to use the knife on the edges and corners. , cut the fascia. The same is true for spies, the first thing you have to do when you have information is to 'cut' it into several pieces, just in case."

Mei Qianzhong was a faithful executor of this rule, and he was even more ruthless and cut beyond recognition.

"The two of you will start playing a game today, and you will reach level ninety-nine within seven days. There are no other requirements for the time being. I wish you a good time. I will bring a microcomputer, which can be used by two people at the same time."

The microcomputer was a small rectangular box stacked on the sofa with a few peripherals, and it looked old.

Mei Qianzhong stood up and suddenly laughed, "Forgot to mention, the game is called "Mother Star Territory", you should have heard of it, maybe you played it when you were young."

"That's an extremely old game." Lu Yezhou had a little impression.

Mei Qianzhong walked out, "It's quite interesting to keep playing."

"and then?"

"Wait for my next order." Mei Qianzhong had already put away his smile, but nodded to Lu Linbei. Although he was the same team member, he gave him a completely different attitude.

Lu Yezhou didn't care about this, and didn't dare to ask about the game again, but there was one thing he had to figure out, "Then... should we both have an onboarding procedure or something?"

"Don't worry, I'll talk about it later. Anyway, you're right to identify with me."

Mei Qianzhong walked out, Lu Yezhou kept winking, hoping that Lu Linbei could say something, but he didn't get a response, so he had to boldly shout: "We are running out of money to eat..."

Hajime has already walked down the stairs.

"We really don't have any money, do we have to eat convenient meals every day in the future?" Lu Yezhou couldn't hide his dissatisfaction.

The two closed the door and looked at the things on the sofa. Lu Yezhou was puzzled, "I really want us to play games, what kind of task is this?"

Lu Linbei sat down, put on his glasses, put the operation panel on his lap, turned on the microcomputer, and asked, "What game is this?"

Lu Yezhou had no choice but to sit on the other side, "It's a very ordinary game, the highest level is ninety-nine, and each level up can recruit one more subordinate. The subordinates are divided into two types: farmers and warriors, and then you can bring warriors to fight monsters. Join a gang or something. It’s a boring game, the only feature is that it’s long-term, it is said that it was developed decades ago, and even the company is gone, but the game is still there.”

It really doesn't sound like anything special, but the tasks assigned by Mei Qianzhong must be taken seriously. Although Lu Yezhou is dissatisfied, he is only talking about it.

The games in the microcomputer are ready-made and can be run by multiple people at the same time. Lu Linbei has never been in contact with him. Lu Yezhou taught him, but it is not difficult.

The account that Lu Yezhou played with is still there, "Should we use our real identity?"

"Since Lao Qian didn't say it, there is no need to hide." Lu Linbei had already entered the game and was in a daze, not knowing what to do.

"Wait, I invite you, you establish a territory near me, we can help each other."

There are simple tutorials in the game, and with Lu Yezhou's guidance, Lu Linbei roughly understood the gameplay.

Every time a new account is established, a small piece of land will be added to the game. You can choose a random location or accept invitations from others to be adjacent to it. Each player has a maximum of eight neighbors, four are randomly assigned by the system, and four Player invitations are allowed.

The only neighbor Lu Yezhou invited was Lu Linbei. He said that he had invited other neighbors. Because they had not been online for too long, the neighbors had been "absorbed" by the system.

Like many players, Lu Yezhou's name in the game arrogantly called himself "the farm boy ruled the world". He said that he originally only wanted to be called "the world ruled", but unfortunately it was occupied long ago, so he had to add a four-character prefix.

"Up to eight characters, you can let the system choose for you."

Lu Linbei asked the system to choose, and got a strange name of "Ben and Chinese style", and the system reminded the player intimately that the player has a chance to change the name.

The game started, showing a large meadow, not far from the forest, and the villages in the distance were the neighbors' territory. The system showed that Lu Linbei could invite three more neighbors.

The image of the player is a warrior, wearing simple leather armor, holding a sword and shield, and a dull figure standing opposite, waiting for an order.

The first subordinate can only be a farmer. There are many options such as logging, farming, mining, and construction. Players can choose by themselves, or they can be arranged by the system.

The player himself goes to fight to increase the experience value. There are also two options. Do it yourself. "territory.

After playing for a while, Lu Linbei chose to use the system as an agent. The upgrade was not slow. It only took ten minutes to reach the second level. One more subordinate became a warrior, and he followed the players to fight monsters.

As Lu Yezhou said, this is a rather boring game. If it wasn't for the task, Lu Linbei wouldn't be able to last long.

In just one afternoon, Lu Linbei's role has risen to level ten, and the territory has begun to take shape. It is no longer a meadow, and has ten subordinates. According to the system's recommendation, two farmers and eight soldiers.

Such a setup made Lu Linbei amused, because he knew that in reality, the ratio of producers to warriors was just the opposite, and the disparity was much greater.

The experience points for upgrading are easy to obtain. The trouble is how to control the warriors. They also have an upgrade system called tactical value, which increases with the number of monster fights. Only after upgrading can you unlock more complex fighting methods, otherwise it will be a group fight. , often a few soldiers fight monsters, and a few others circle the outside.

The greater the number of fighters, the higher the tactical requirements.

While playing the game, Lu Linbei searched for relevant information. When he quit the game, he really wanted to throw the microcomputer out of the window, so he asked tiredly, "Are there any living people playing this game?"

Lu Yezhou also withdrew, stretched out, "It's free, what else can I ask for? I've only played to the fifty-something level, and the most annoying thing is that I have to join a gang."

"I didn't join."

"Ha, you have already joined. You accept my invitation to join my faction. I join other gangs, and the gangs join up, and there are dozens of layers. You didn't pay attention, your output is Five percent is the tax paid to me. In the future, if you send troops to fight with me, it will be exempt from tax, and if you win, there will be rewards."

"A piece to fight monsters?"

"It's boring to fight monsters, it's fighting against other gangs, players versus players, that's a bit interesting. We're not good enough, we can only watch the battle, not participate in the battle, do you want to see it?"

Lu Linbei shook his head, really lost interest, got up and said, "I'm going to cook."

Two convenience meals that are harder to swallow than the first.

"Why is the game called "Mother Star Territory"?" Lu Lin asked while eating.

"It is based on the terrain set by the earth. You study the history of the earth, do you think it is like?"

"It can't be seen, I know one thing, the earth can't afford so many soldiers in any era."

"Hey, the game, it's all about production, so boring."

After dinner, Lu Linbei was still going to wash the dishes, and Lu Yezhou stretched again, "If it's just a character upgrade, you can reach level ninety-nine in three days at most. Lao Qian will give us a week, which is quite comfortable. Let's go out for a walk, it's hard to be stuck here."

The night in the old city is more lively than the daytime. The streets are full of pedestrians who come out to have fun. Just in front of the barber shop opposite, there are actually several groups of young men and women taking selfies, each occupying a position and not interfering with each other.

An oddly-dressed teenager had the loudest voice, "It's here! The heir to the eighth planet! This is his barber shop! Everyone, follow my fingers! There's blood in it!"

People coming and going have no effect on them.

Lu Yezhou said in surprise: "Nonsense, even I know that the barber didn't die here at all, where did the blood come from?"

Lu Linbei shook his head.

The two strolled along the street, daring not to go too far, nor to walk into the shops casually. I don't know if it was the favor of the night or the brightening of the lights, these shops seemed to be more expensive than during the day.

They bought two drinks and drank them as they walked.

"We shouldn't be like this." Lu Yezhou said suddenly.

"How?"

"Like two homeless people, we should be like them—" Lu Yezhou looked at the young people passing by, "Wear the best clothes, go to the most expensive bar, drink with the most beautiful women, and fight with the most ruthless bullies... …”

Lu Linbei laughed out loud, "You're a movie, it's not real at all."

"This is the kind of life that Lao Qian lived." Lu Yezhou's eyes were shining with envy, although he had never seen what Mei Qianzhong's real life as a spy looked like.

"Work hard, there is still a chance." Lu Linbei said with a smile, stretched out his drink cup, and the two touched it lightly, making him feel better.

"Does the game have anything to do with that hairdresser? Maybe he played it too, and there are secrets hidden in the account." Lu Yezhou always wanted to guess the purpose of the organization, and the only person he could ask was Lu Linbei beside him.

"I don't know about that, but I think I can guess a use for the game."

"Really? What is it?"

"Send message."

"Ok?"

The two turned into a quieter street and stood opposite each other. Lu Linbei continued to explain: "This is a distributed game, there is no central server, and as you said, even the company that originally developed it is gone. So It's a game with a lot of freedom and no regulation, and it's the perfect way to convey information."

Lu Yezhou suddenly realized, "It's really the case, it's much safer to pass your work and rest in the game than to show up directly. I've been playing for several years and never thought that there would be such a function in the game, you actually on the first day... What are you doing? Thought-of?"

"Third uncle taught me."

"He mentioned the game?"

"He said that sometimes it's harder to pass information than to get it, and every channel is worth cherishing."

"In that sentence, can you think so much?"

"I searched for the background of some games." Lu Linbei pointed to his head, even an interstellar orphan has a chip in his body, which is not enough to run the game, and it is more than enough to read the text.

"No wonder you're slow to level up, I thought you were born with hands and can't play." Lu Yezhou sarcastically said, holding up the cup to drink the last drink, his body suddenly froze and his expression was different.

Lu Linbei's first impulse was to turn around to check the situation, but years of training came into play at the last minute. He rushed forward and hugged Lu Yezhou and fell onto the street, not even throwing away the cup in his hand.