Zhao Lei looked at the time, and less than 10 minutes passed from the time he started the game to the time he cleared the customs.

And that includes the time he's spending wandering around and clicking meaninglessly.

Moreover, the operation of this game is also very simple, there is no fighting, and there are no monsters, you only need to move and click on these two operations throughout the whole process.

Combined with the variety of options in this game, it's clear that this should be a puzzle game.

In other words, the fun should lie in exploring different side quests and playing different endings.

After figuring this out, Zhao Lei had a bottom in his heart, and he roughly knew what he should do next.

He should try different options.

……

The game starts again.

Following the prompt, Stanley should walk out of the office and go to the conference room to find his colleagues. But Zhao Lei suddenly thought, what if he doesn't go out? What if you close the door?

He clicked on the office door, and it slammed shut.

[Stanley can't stand this pressure.] What if he had to choose? What if he messes up in his area of responsibility? No, it won't end well. 】

[Now all we have to do is wait," Stanley thought. Nothing can hurt me, here I am happy and always will be happy......]

Zhao Lei was confused, what the hell?

Am I locked up in the house?

He walked around, clicking on the door to get out, but to no avail. And he also found a very strange thing, the clock that was originally hanging motionless on the wall also began to move, as if to remind Stanley that time was passing little by little.

[Stanley knew that it was going to end soon, someone would talk to him, someone would ask him to do things, and he was coming......]

The narration ends abruptly here, there is no picture, and Zhao Lei can't imagine what happened to Stanley.

It's game over, and it's an ending.

Zhao Lei realized that although the two endings he played were relatively simple, they were meaningful.

Just like the name of the game, "Stanley's Fable", the fable itself is a metaphorical story to convey meaningful truths and give people inspiration.

Obviously, if the player has been following the narrator's instructions, it only takes a few minutes to play a "free ending" that looks good, but Zhao Lei is very skeptical of this, not so much that this is a "free ending", but rather a "deception ending", because Stanley only acted according to what the narrator said, and did not explore the deeper mysteries of this world at all.

What do these two endings represent?

Because of cowardice and self-isolation, so perish in silence?

Or, follow the obvious guidance, complete a journey, and then achieve self-deception?

Zhao Lei found this game very interesting and began to try different branch routes non-stop.

The game starts again.

This time, Zhao Lei thought of the button in the power control room.

When the mind control device is turned off, there are two buttons in front of him, which are [OFF] and [ON]. What if he chooses to turn it on?

This time, Zhao Lei was already relatively familiar with the road, and quickly followed the narrator's guidance to the final power control room.

[Stanley decided that this machine would no longer be able to control other people's lives, because he would completely eliminate that control.] 】

Although the narrator frantically hinted at him to turn off the machine, Zhao Lei still pressed [ON].

[Oh, Stanley, you're not going to turn on this console, are you?] After they have enslaved you for so many years, you want to control this machine yourself, is that what you want? Control? 】

The large screen in front of him turned red, and it read: [Loading in the mind control system...], and the background music became tense.

[Stanley, I commend you for your efforts, but you must understand that there is a limit to what this machine can do. You should learn to let go, turn off this control system, and leave. If you want my story to get off track, you're going to have to work harder. 】

[I'm sure you'll be interested in this :]

[Stanley suddenly realizes that he has just activated the self-destruct system of the emergency network, and if the machine is activated without a specific DNA test, the nuclear bomb will detonate and blow up the entire facility.] 】

[So, when will it be detonated?] Well, I think about it. Two minutes! 】

[Now the story is getting interesting, right?] Now it's your time to shine, so play as you please, but unfortunately, you don't have much time to enjoy! 】

Zhao Lei was stunned, and he had a feeling of being completely teased by the narrator.

He manipulated Stanley to look around the facility, and there were a lot of operational buttons outside, and he clicked them one by one, but to no avail, none of them could stop the countdown.

Even when he walked towards some door from which he could escape, the door immediately closed automatically.

If you follow the general game, there will definitely be a way to break the game at this time, but Zhao Lei is extremely suspicious that although there are many buttons and switches in the room, no matter what you do, you can't stop the nuclear bomb from exploding, and all attempts are in vain.

The narration continues.

[What, you want to know where your colleague has gone?] Well, for the sake of my good mood, I'll tell you. 】

[I eliminated them, I turned off the machine, I gave you freedom. Of course, limited to this story, sometimes I just have you sitting in your office forever, pressing a button alone, and then dying. 】

[There were also times when I had the office sink into the ground, engulf all the people inside, or scorch the office. 】

Zhao Lei ignored the narrator, and he was still wandering around the room, trying to find out if there was a button that could solve the current situation.

But what the narrator said next made Zhao Lei startled.

[Oh, Stanley, what are you doing?] Do you think there's a button in this room that turns off this countdown? 】

[Look at yourself, running from screen to screen, pressing around on things in this room, you must be thinking, it's these buttons with numbers!] No, it's these different colored buttons! Or this big red button! There's got to be something here that can save me! 】

Why, Stanley? Do you think any problem in this game can be solved? 】

[No, you're only alive because I want to see you powerless and depressed, it's not a challenge, it's a tragedy. 】

The countdown ends.

With a violent explosion, everything fell silent.

Zhao Lei was shocked, obviously, this is also an ending, but this ending makes him feel even more unexpected.

The most special thing about this narrator is that it seems to mock the player's behavior, as if he is talking to the player through the screen.

Obviously, all this must have been designed by Chen Mo, but Zhao Lei still had a feeling that he was interacting with the narrator.

Moreover, what the narrator says also hints at the fact that the narrator has absolute control over the entire game, and he can rewrite the entire story at will, and control Stanley's life and death at will, and it all depends on his mood.

After realizing this, Zhao Lei suddenly became interested in this game, and he couldn't wait to find out more endings.