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Chapter 863: Friendship Lasts Forever

Chapter 863: Chapter 863: Friendship Lasts Forever

[Instance Mission: Gain Friendship.]

[Instance Duration: Seven days.]

[Note: Only pure friendships can be called friendships.]

After reading the content on the game panel, Xu Huo began observing the situation inside the car.

Besides him, a female player and Xiao Xianglin came together, one in front and the other behind.

However, there were three more cars behind, each with special paint that made it impossible to see inside from the outside, but like this car, they were all full.

Xu Huo’s gaze swept across the car, among the players, there were several who clearly looked like ordinary people, unlike the players, these individuals were tense, mixing fear and worry, even three or four people had panicked eyes and kept wiping their tears.

The woman beside him was crying.

Offering a handkerchief, he said, "Are you alright?"

The woman covered her mouth, shook her head, and refused to take it.

Xu Huo didn’t insist, took out a bottle of water, placed it on the table in front of her, and then rested against the seatback.

Xiao Xianglin in front was asking other passengers about the situation, someone told him that they were going to a reality show, and if they got through the show, they could become residents of Sea World, rightfully claim resource benefits, and never worry about being expelled.

"Is it really that good?" Xiao Xianglin was skeptical, "Then why doesn’t everyone want to go?"

"Do you think just anyone can sign up?" The man who spoke was smug, "Ordinary people need connections to get a spot like this."

Clearing a player instance certainly wouldn’t be easy, and for ordinary people, it would only be more dangerous. Yet unexpectedly, some in Sea World were eager to sign up and participate.

"You’re a player, right?" That man said to Xiao Xianglin again, "To be honest, this show is somewhat dangerous for players like you."

Xiao Xianglin wanted to inquire more details, but the man refused to say more, teasingly added, "You’ll find out when you get there."

Just looking at the game mission, he knew this instance was not going to be easy. Previous instances often required concrete tasks that mostly didn’t involve others, but this one was "gain friendship," which had to be directed towards others.

Considering the note on the instance, it felt like an inescapable doom.

"There are three hours left to reach Friendship Park," an announcement mentioned in the car.

Xu Huo felt the person next to him shiver; then she suddenly stood up, rushed out of her seat, and shouted, "I don’t want to go! I want to get off the car!"

This was a driverless car, the vehicle was equipped with mobile cameras at the front and back, and two moved quickly to hover in front and behind the woman as she stood up. She was shouting at the camera.

However, no response came from behind the camera. Instead, another woman with long hair came out from behind her, hugged her, and said, "Xiaoxiao, don’t make a fuss, once you’re on the bus, there is no turning back."

Xiaoxiao hugged her back, "But I’m scared, I don’t want to die..."

The long-haired woman held Xiaoxiao’s face, kissed her, and comforted her, "Trust me, if we get through this, we can live a good life from now on!"

"What if we can’t get through it..." Xiaoxiao sobbed.

"If we can’t, we’ll die together!" the long-haired woman said with determination, "I’m with you, and you’re with me!"

Gradually, Xiaoxiao calmed down. When the two of them, hand in hand, returned to their seats, Xu Huo had already voluntarily moved to the back seat.

"Thank you," said the long-haired woman, nodding at him before sitting down with her partner in front.

"Women and women together, no wonder they can’t survive and come to Sea World!" The man who had been talking to Xiao Xianglin said mockingly, "If you ask me, those who defy common decency should be isolated and forced to do what they ought to do..."

"Everyone is struggling to survive; that’s why they take this chance," a man with a buzz cut interrupted him, "If you could live on, why would you take this ride?"

The man in front stood, "I’m different from you all, I’m heading towards a new life!"

The man with the buzz cut sneered, "You better survive first!"

The other man wanted to retort, but a companion pulled him aside. After a pause, the man spat out a threat, "I’d love to see how you die!"

For the remainder of the trip, no one spoke; under the gaze of the cameras, as they drew closer to their destination, the people on the bus became visibly more anxious. When the bus entered a dark tunnel, two people on board started crying.

Three minutes later, the bus stopped, sounds of machinery working could be heard from outside, and then the outer shell of the entire bus was dismantled into two parts, bright spotlights suddenly shone in, followed by a tumultuous wave of applause and cheers.

"The last batch of guests for this show have arrived, four full buses, a total of 120 people!" A voice came from above, and as the spotlight moved away, a holographic image of a person dressed in a shining silver suit appeared in the air, who politely nodded to everyone from above.

Xu Huo looked around and realized that the bus had delivered them to a huge indoor square; the floor and the arc-shaped dome were made of silver tiles, and the tiles on the dome were not just for illumination – some displayed changing numbers, with a quick look, there were at least a hundred such tiles.

The floor seemed much simpler, with only a huge glass screen standing in the center.

As for the previous cheers and applause, they seemed to come from the dome, but there were no people outside it, so the audience for the show was not nearby.

"There are so many people," Xiao Xianglin leaned toward Xu Huo.

Xu Huo nodded slightly. In addition to the newly arrived 120 people, there were at least another two hundred people already there, men and women, young and old, and he noticed that some of them, like the people on the bus, had also come in pairs.

It was clear that these people had decided on their "friendship" partner from the start, but it was uncertain whether this instance would distinguish between players and ordinary Evolvers.

"I heard earlier that this show might allow for pair cooperation," Xiao Xianglin said with a smile, "We came on the same bus and are in the same instance, that’s a deep connection. Why don’t we team up?"

Xu Huo had also gathered some information from the discussions of people around, although they were not very clear, likely because they didn’t know the whole story themselves. But one thing was certain – the game required cooperation between two people, and partners could be freely chosen.

However, before he could agree, the host above started speaking:

"Today is Sea World’s annual Friendship Day. As everyone knows, since the enactment of the Friendship Law, this is the twentieth Friendship Day. It’s a special day, coinciding with the Double Ten festivities. I feel extremely honored and excited to be hosting ’Hello, Me Too’ today!"

"I believe our viewers watching the show feel the same as I do. You can see that today’s Friendship Park has been specially renovated. Moreover, the number of participants in the program has reached an unprecedented 381. To celebrate this special day, and to let the audience witness the birth of friendship, we have made some well-intentioned modifications to the rules of ’Hello, Me Too’!"