Chapter 271: A Game Without Difficulty (2nd Update)

[This is what Employee 427 does, day after day, year after year, and while others find it maddeningly boring, Stanley enjoys every moment of instruction, as if he was made for it.] 】

[Stanley is happy.] 】

As the camera zooms out, the screen goes black again, and this time, the title of the game, Stanley's Fable, appears in the frame.

[However, one day, something strange happened. 】

[This event changed Stanley forever and made him unforgettable. 】

The screen reappears, this time Stanley still sitting in front of the computer, but not moving.

[He sat in front of the monitor for a long time, only to realize that an hour had passed, and the monitor had not even given a single command.] 】

[No one came forward to explain, no one asked him to go to the meeting, and no one even said hello to him. He had never encountered this kind of thing in the company in all these years, this situation where he was the only one left. 】

The camera switches to other workstations, and the entire office is empty.

[Something must be wrong.] 】

[He was shocked and stiffened.] Stanley found himself sitting there for a long time. 】

[He regained his sanity and consciousness, got up from his desk, and walked out of his office.] 】

As the narrator narrates and the screen fades away from the in-game computer screen, Zhao Lei realizes that he can now control Stanley to start the game.

"What a strange beginning."

Zhao Lei was a little puzzled, he kind of understood why Chen Mo said that this game was more suitable for him, because Stanley in the game was very similar to him, they were all people who were bound by work, and they seemed to be happy and satisfied on the surface, but in fact they were very sad.

It's like Stanley's job, operating the keyboard every day according to the prompts on the display, what is the difference between this and the machine? But Zhao Lei can't help but think of his own work, although it is more cumbersome, but what is the difference between pressing the keyboard with Stanley?

Zhao Lei shook his head, dispelled the strange associations in his mind, and used the mouse to control the character's perspective to observe everywhere.

There is nothing in the office, it is cramped, computers, documents on desks, filing cabinets, etc. are all inoperable. After Zhao Lei confirmed this, he turned around and walked out of the office.

None of the rooms labeled 428 and 429 could be opened.

The narrator continues.

[All his colleagues are gone, what does it mean?] 】

[Stanley decides to go to the conference room, maybe he just missed the memo's schedule.] 】

Accompanied by a light and slightly weird BGM, although this narration is a little strange, it blends well with the game, Zhao Lei doesn't have any abrupt feeling at all, and even subconsciously ignores that most games shouldn't have this kind of strange narration.

[Stanley comes to the two open doors, and he walks into the one on the left.] 】

The narrator's tone is very natural, as if he is saying something that is natural and natural. Zhao Lei didn't think too much about it, and subconsciously walked into the door on the left.

Next, the narrator guided Zhao Lei through the next game process in every detail.

When I got to the conference room, it was still empty; When I went to the boss's office, it was still empty.

Although there were several forks in the road halfway, Zhao Lei still suppressed his curiosity and continued to walk forward according to the guidance.

[After a brief moment of shock and awakening, a doubtful Stanley wondered who had orchestrated all of this and what dark secrets were hiding from him. 】

[But what he simply didn't know was that there was a secret keyboard behind the boss's desk, and this keyboard guarded the terrible truth that the boss had been hiding.] 】

[So, the boss set a super stealthy password, 2-8-4-5. 】

[However, of course, Stanley could not have known this.] 】

Zhao Lei quickly found this keyboard, which was not hidden at all. After entering the password as the narrator says, a secret door opens in the boss's office.

[It's unbelievable that Stanley just clicked randomly on the keyboard and relied on luck to enter the correct password.] 】

Zhao Lei couldn't help but have a desire to complain.

What the hell, this keyboard is not hidden at all, and this password is not complicated at all, right?

Originally, it felt like this game was a puzzle game, but this is too simple, and it doesn't even count as puzzle solving, right? Just press a few numbers according to what the narrator says, and the mechanism opens?

Holding back his desire to complain, Zhao Lei entered the secret door.

[Stanley stepped into the newly opened passage.] 】

He arrives in a completely different environment from his office, like some strange facility under construction, and through a creaking, crumbling elevator, he descends into the depths of the building.

After turning several corners, a large gate appeared in front of him, with several large words written on it: "Mind Control Facility".

In this huge room, surrounded by countless screens, Stanley pressed a button to activate all the screens on the displays.

These are Stanley and his colleagues, all under surveillance, with no freedom to speak of.

Stanley went to the core of the control and found that there were various buttons to manipulate emotions: "happy", "sad", "satisfied", and so on.

He came to the power control room and turned off the main power supply.

In the darkness, there is light shining in, and what catches your eye is blue sky, white clouds, green grass, and a scene of freedom.

Accompanied by melodious and soothing music, accompanied by the praise of the narrator, Stanley walked out of the power control room.

[Stanley felt a cool breeze on his skin, and he felt a sense of relief, a sense of infinite possibilities for the new path in front of him.] 】

This is exactly what should happen at this moment. 】

[And, Stanley is happy.] 】

At this point, the game flow is over and you are back to the original title screen.

Zhao Lei is a little confused, this is cleared?

While this story is more educational, telling the story of an employee's quest for freedom, it's too simple, right?

And, is it really a game?

In fact, in the process of the game, Zhao Lei has always had a lingering weird feeling, including strange scenes, many forks in the road, and unclear narration, he always feels that this may be a horror game, maybe something will suddenly appear and scare him.

But nothing, just follow the game instructions all the way and press a few buttons to clear the level so easily.

Zhao Lei was puzzled.

He looked at Chen Mo who was sitting next to him, and Chen Mo had a "smile but not a word" expression the whole time.

Zhao Lei knew very well that there must be a lot of content in this game that he hadn't discovered at all, so he started the game again.