Love NPC in Nightmare Game - Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Nightmare City 10

After choosing a house, Zhou Zhou didn’t hesitate much and immediately bought it.

After purchasing a personal house in Nightmare City, the system will automatically bind the house with the player, and you no longer need to take other means of transportation, as you can directly teleport to the front door of the house through the mission panel.

Not long after transferring the points, a new option appeared on the left side of the homepage of the mission panel. Zhou Zhou stared at those few words for a long time.

The option said four words.

“Zhou Zhou’s Home.”

Although he was gradually getting used to this world and really liked the lively world and the people here, Zhou Zhou’s own abnormality, and the topics that he couldn’t understand at all when others were chatting, would sometimes give him a feeling of being out of place with the entire world.

Now, looking at the four new words that appeared on the mission panel, he suddenly had a sense of settling down.

Although he still hasn’t figured out a way to go to the world where Al, Ke Li, and others are, he now has his own home in the game world, and he won’t have to worry about having nowhere to go anymore. After completing instance missions, even though he can’t log off like others, he can also go back to his own home.

Zhou Zhou stretched out his finger and solemnly clicked that button.

The next moment, his entire figure disappeared from the shop entrance. He felt a flash before his eyes, and the surrounding scenery completely changed.

In front of him was a white door, with the words “Zhou Zhou’s Home” written in golden letters at the top. On both sides, about five meters away from his home, there were two doors of the same color, but they didn’t have names written on them, probably because no players had moved in yet.

The view of the corridor was excellent, with large windows through which the sunlight slanted in, casting golden rays on Zhou Zhou’s body. He felt warm and comfortable, as if he was about to melt in such a temperature.

Zhou Zhou squinted and basked in the sun for a while before turning around and opening the door to his own home.

With a light twist, the door opened. In the virtual space, unless he gave others permission to his personal space, no one else besides Zhou Zhou could easily open this door.

After opening it, the interior decoration was exactly the same as what Zhou Zhou had seen on the screen, with all the furniture readily available, so he didn’t need to purchase anything else.

The room wasn’t very big, but the interior was very cozy. In the interstellar era, household residences generally had a large area because there were many habitable planets, and the increasingly simplified and intelligent furniture made the rooms even more spacious and simple.

In contrast, the virtual world had more choices, encompassing various styles from ancient to modern times. If you had enough points, you could even buy a castle or palace here.

The decoration style of the purchased house wasn’t the current mainstream aesthetic, but Zhou Zhou really liked it. This compact and cozy house was just right for him.

There was also a kitchen where he could purchase ingredients and cook in the virtual space.

The windows on the balcony were floor-to-ceiling, and standing on the balcony, he could see various sceneries of the city. Right below was a very prosperous street in Nightmare City, where he could see the bustling crowd and hear all kinds of noises from outside.

If he found it too noisy, he could also block external sounds through the settings, making the house very quiet.

Zhou Zhou took a turn around the house. Apart from the bedroom, another room was set up as a study, with a large bookshelf inside.

Although there weren’t any books on the shelf yet, he could purchase them through the small screen installed next to the bookshelf. Zhou Zhou took a look on the screen and found that there were many books, ranging from introductions to interstellar history to studies on social structures, from scenic spots on different planets to types of flora and fauna, covering various subjects. There were even books like Interstellar Pharmacology, Fundamentals of Mechas, and many others that he had never even heard of before.

Zhou Zhou immediately realized that he could use these books to learn about the outside world, so he tried purchasing a book about interstellar history. The next moment, the book appeared on the bookshelf.

The price for these books was uniform, with each book costing only 1 point. They had a substantial weight when held, allowing him to browse and take notes at any time.

He had never thought that it would be so easy to obtain information about the outside world, without needing to go through forums or carefully inquire from others. He could find it all in these books.

Zhou Zhou flipped through the pages of the interstellar history book at a fast pace, and he was very focused. When he finally looked up again, he realized that it was already dark outside.

The lights in the study had been automatically turned on at some point, but Zhou Zhou hadn’t noticed.

After putting the book back on the bookshelf, when Zhou Zhou walked out of the study, the lights in the living room also turned on.

The lights in the room seemed to be able to sense automatically, turning on wherever Zhou Zhou went.

Standing on the balcony, the city of Nightmare City had also turned into a night view, with even more players on the brightly lit and bustling streets than during the day.

Zhou Zhou stood there for a while, then left the room, as he was going to move in today. So now he had to hurry back to the rental room and move all his belongings over.

When he returned to the rental room, he found that all the little dolls were sitting on the bed, surrounding the pillow.

“What are you guys looking at?” Zhou Zhou asked.

“The little octopus won’t come out.”

“We called it to play together, but it hid under the pillow and wouldn’t come out. When we moved the pillow, it even scolded us.”

“It scolded you?” Zhou Zhou was curious and walked closer, looking at the pillow on the bed with curiosity. The little octopus could even scold people?

Seeing that Zhou Zhou didn’t believe them, a panda-like little doll pulled at the edge of the pillow, trying to drag it away. Before it could pull more than a few inches, a voice came from under the pillow, sounding exactly like Zhou Zhou’s: “Jerk!”

The little dolls all looked at Zhou Zhou. Although they all had doll-like bead eyes, their expressions were very clear, they weren’t lying, the little octopus was really scolding them.

Zhou Zhou patted the dolls’ heads: “I’m moving house. Do you want to come with me?”

Obviously, the little ones were very interested in going to a new place, and they all expressed their willingness to go with him.

The little octopus hiding under the pillow also heard this. While the dolls were cheering excitedly, it poked its body out from under the pillow, staring at Zhou Zhou with wide eyes, its tentacles fidgeting restlessly.

It had a look like, “You unfaithful scoundrel, are you not going to take me along?”

“Do you want to come with me too?” Zhou Zhou looked at it amusedly and reached out his hand. The little octopus immediately wound its tentacles around Zhou Zhou’s fingers, climbing up and nestling in Zhou Zhou’s palm, its little tentacles firmly gripping his hand.

There was also a pale yellow teddy bear in the rental room, which Qian Le had given to him. Xiao Jin had possessed it before, but later returned the teddy bear to Zhou Zhou. The teddy bear had been sitting on the bedside table, and none of the little ones had possessed it again.

The doll bodies they were currently in were all ones that Zhou Zhou had caught from the claw machines, and they were roughly the same size. The teddy bear was much larger than these palm-sized little dolls, so it wasn’t convenient for the little ones to possess it and play with the others.

Zhou Zhou also noticed that they all chose the dolls they had possessed from the claw machines as their vessels, and hadn’t changed them since. In other words, whatever doll they chose to possess in the claw machine became their appearance from then on.

Besides the dolls, he also needed to take the things the Captain had left on the shore and return them to him later.

The food and clothes Zhou Zhou had bought could be stored in the system. Apart from that, it seemed like there was nothing else. Zhou Zhou checked the rental room once more before leaving with the dolls and the little octopus.

He instantly teleported to his home’s entrance. As soon as Zhou Zhou opened the door, the little dolls in his arms jumped down one by one and started roaming around in different rooms.

The little octopus seemed a bit scared and stayed motionless, nestled in Zhou Zhou’s hands.

“Don’t be afraid, this is my home,” Zhou Zhou said softly to the little octopus in his arms, his tone gentle, carrying a hint of secret pride.

Understanding Zhou Zhou’s words, the little octopus tried to look around. Seeing that there was no problem, it used its tentacles to point towards the balcony, as if wanting to go there.

Zhou Zhou set up the fishing rod and small stool, then carried it to the balcony. Through the window, they looked at the scenery outside together.

“I’ll be living here from now on. Isn’t it beautiful?” Zhou Zhou’s eyes reflected the countless lights of the city, shining brilliantly.

The little octopus looked up at Zhou Zhou, then at the scenery outside, and nodded its little head.

“Beautiful,” it said in Zhou Zhou’s voice, the pure and sincere tone sounding more like Zhou Zhou was asking and answering himself.

The little ones were obviously very excited in the new environment, running around and playing in the house for a while.

Zhou Zhou listened to their joyful laughter as they played. In the bedroom, he took out his clothes, immediately filling the previously empty wardrobe. He also left some clothes in the system, in case he needed to change clothes in future instances.

After filling the wardrobe with clothes, Zhou Zhou placed snacks on the table in the living room. The little dolls surrounded the table, circling around it hungrily, but they couldn’t actually eat anything in their doll bodies.

The little octopus picked up a jelly and tapped it a few times with its tentacles. Being smart, it knew it couldn’t eat the outer shell. It held the jelly with two tentacles and handed it to Zhou Zhou. After Zhou Zhou opened it, the octopus hid the jelly under its body and took small bites, using its tentacles as spoons to scoop it up once it couldn’t reach with its mouth.

It was unknown whether the little octopus was purposefully eating slowly to tease them, but the little ones watching were drooling, and several almost burst into tears.

Zhou Zhou quickly comforted them, saying they would be able to eat next time.

He had never been very skilled at comforting children. The little ones thought that the next time they came to Zhou Zhou’s house to play, they would still be in these forms and wouldn’t be able to eat, so they cried even louder.

Zhou Zhou blinked in bewilderment, not understanding how his attempt at comforting them had made them cry harder. He lowered his head and immediately realized he had said the wrong thing. He could only try to divert their attention and take them elsewhere to play.

The little octopus finished the jelly at a leisurely pace and didn’t continue eating. Instead, it climbed back onto Zhou Zhou.

The little ones gradually forgot about their cravings and played hide-and-seek with Zhou Zhou in his home. Although it was just a children’s game, Zhou Zhou was having a lot of fun.

The little octopus perched on Zhou Zhou, watching him run around and catch the little ones. Its short, plump tentacles waved excitedly, but whenever the other little ones tried to touch it, the octopus quickly dodged away. Apart from Zhou Zhou, it didn’t let anyone else touch it.

By late night, the little ones had to go home.

Their possessed dolls lined up and entered Zhou Zhou’s room one by one, sitting down on either side of the yellow teddy bear on the bedside table before logging off.

On the bedside table sat a neat row of dolls, from the tallest yellow bear in the middle to the differently colored and styled little dolls on either side, more than a dozen dolls sitting there silently.

Zhou Zhou changed the water in the bucket, placed it beside his bed, and put the little octopus into it, getting ready to sleep.

For someone about to go to sleep, the noises from outside were very loud, but Zhou Zhou hadn’t turned on the silent mode. He lay down in bed amidst the clamor.

He could see the bucket beside him at a glance, but it was completely still at the moment, so the little octopus had probably fallen asleep too. He thought about buying an aquarium for the little octopus tomorrow, as it couldn’t see anything staying in the bucket.

“Good night,” Zhou Zhou said to the bucket, then closed his eyes.

The lights in the room had motion sensors, and upon detecting that Zhou Zhou had fallen asleep, they turned off one by one…