MTL - Hello, How Long Has This Been Going On?-Chapter 12

Behind the chat window is a folder full of little hedgehog’s daily life. Unfortunately, there is only one animal in each picture, the little hedgehog, and everything else is scenery, sunny weather, soft clouds, greenery everywhere, and the cabins he built with his own hands. Inside is beautiful furniture that he carefully designed and placed.

Tao Zhiyue has never shared it with anyone. No one knows that he is playing Animal Island, and he has no friends in Animal Island.

What HR said made Tao Zhi feel more confused.

The words he sent are always so simple and plain, but they hide sincere tenderness and understanding.

Tao Zhiyue could almost imagine the tone of the other party's speech. He must have believed in what he said, so it had a strong appeal and could drive away all anxiety and hesitation.

Such a person is often irresistible, not to mention he also has a keen insight.

Only through a few pictures and a few days of brief communication, HR discovered the real him. He is a hedgehog in the game, and he is also in life.

If he really knew HR in reality, it would be difficult to control his emotions, and Tao Zhi felt that he would definitely fall in love with her.

Fortunately, HR is a straight man who is much older than him.

Tao Zhiyue rubbed his sore eye sockets, held back the tears he hadn't shed for a long time, and put away the wandering thoughts.

[Tao: Thank you. ]

[Tao: There are many houses of different styles on my island, do you want to come and see them? ]

It turned out to be such a simple thing to hold someone else's hand.

[HR: OK, let me add a friend, let me see what my ID is. ]

[HR: 5629168, Doctor Tao add me. ]

[HR: Little Bear Goes Around.gif]

Looking at the cartoon bear happily spinning around, Tao Zhi couldn't help laughing. All the emoticons he sent were stolen by HR.

In his imagination of HR, whom he had never met before, the other party was a little more childish and cute that didn't match his age.

Tao Zhiyue opened the Animal Island that hadn't been uninstalled on the computer. When he saw the screenshot just now, he began to miss the little hedgehog he hadn't seen for a long time.

The cutscene ended, and he returned to the familiar island. The deserted farmland was covered with withered grass, and bright white flowers bloomed sporadically in the grass.

After the little hedgehog approached, the thick dust disappeared, revealing the original brilliance of the item again.

The time lapse setting of Animal Island synchronized with reality is very popular among players. Even if the player is not online, the world still exists and operates according to the law. The island that comes from winter to spring is always waiting for the owner to return.

Tao Zhiyue opened the friend panel that he had never used before, and searched for the game ID that added HR.

HR's avatar is a grinning brown bear with a strange name, Papa Koala.

The koala dad was online and his friend request was approved almost instantly.

This scene seemed familiar, and before he knew it, the old antique netizen HR he met by accident had deeply penetrated into his life.

[Koala father: I set off by boat! It's a little far, five minutes. ]

Five minutes later, a tall brown bear appeared on his small island, holding a large pile of fresh fruits in his arms, and smiled silly at the little hedgehog.

The little hedgehog waved to him and ran over bouncingly. It was only the size of a brown bear's head, and the size of the two seemed very different.

The brown bear put the fruit on the ground, bent down low, and stared at the little hedgehog at his feet.

Then it stretched out its broad bear claws, and patted the opponent's back covered with thorns lightly.

For Tao Zhiyue, this is the most special weekend in the new world.

A new week is coming, according to the CEO's arrangement, he has three days off with pay, during which time he can just go to the game show for a stroll.

Although the CEO intends to enter the field of original games, everything is unknown. The CEO and the producer have not yet formed ideas and plans, and they may change their minds in the blink of an eye.

Before the weekend, Tao Zhiyue only wanted to fool around and really go for a stroll.

But now Tao Zhiyue changed his mind.

The Jinbei Game Exhibition this time is a professional game exhibition that has emerged in China in recent years. There is a large-scale game promotion hall open to all audiences at the exhibition, and there is also a special business negotiation hall to serve participating game manufacturers. Some of the game manufacturers will Provides live demos of unreleased games.

For those who are interested in the game industry, this exhibition is a good learning opportunity to capture the latest developments in the current game market.

After seeing the more advanced game interaction mechanism in this world, Tao Zhiyue is naturally very excited. He is never satisfied with standing still.

He also wants to make a game that touches people's hearts like Animal Island.

The Jinbei Game Exhibition lasts for three days and opens on Tuesday. Because the target group of the exhibition is not ordinary players, it is mainly aimed at people in the industry. Therefore, unlike general entertainment exhibitions, the time is set on weekends, which can alleviate the pressure of crowd flow as much as possible.

So on Monday, Tao Zhiyue went to work as usual, which surprised other colleagues who were envious of his specially approved paid leave.

Not only that, Tao Zhiyue, who seldom interacts with colleagues on weekdays, brought his own stewed beef, cut it into thin slices, neatly stacked it in a crisper, poured a few spoonfuls of marinade in advance, and when the lid was opened, The whole office was suddenly filled with a tempting aroma.

Usually, some colleagues bring their own food to the company, especially after some people try to make small pastries at home, they will often bring them generously to share with everyone.

In an endlessly repetitive work day, everyone loves a little surprise that comes out of the blue.

Tao Zhiyue put the crisper on the empty table near Wang Heng, prepared a can of toothpicks, and the colleagues who were charmed by the smell of marinade immediately rushed over and lined up to taste.

"Delicious! It tastes like the one sold in the store!"

"The taste is really good, Brother Tao, you can actually cook! Give us some way to survive QAQ"

"Brother Tao, are you short of a partner? Can you not get too stuck in terms of gender?"

…

Wang Heng got the first month near the water tower, and got several slices by himself. He couldn't bear to eat it, and looked behind Tao Zhiyue, "Brother Tao, are there any more? Is there a small stove for me?"

Tao Zhi smiled and waved his head away, "Wake up, it's gone."

Only then did Wang Heng look away regretfully, "Brother Tao, aren't you on vacation today? Why are you here at the company?"

"The game exhibition will only open tomorrow, so I want to arrange the more important work in the next three days in advance, and then concentrate on researching the new games at the exhibition." Tao Zhiyue explained.

Wang Heng was surprised, "Brother Tao, you are so dedicated, I thought you were going to rest at home."

Tao Zhiyue followed suit and joked, "Don't ask for more, I'm also working at the game exhibition, it's very hard."

Some colleagues on the side heard their conversation and were very surprised.

In the smell of food that filled the room, the original envy and jealousy gradually dissipated.

Tao Zhiyue returned to his work station with an empty crisper, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xue Huacan, an old monk next door who was pretending to be working.

Xue Huacan looked towards him, and Tao Zhiyue also turned his head to look over.

The two looked at each other, silently.

Tao Zhiyue suddenly said: "The stewed beef I made is quite delicious."

Xue Huacan seemed to be glaring at him, and Tao Zhiyue added solemnly: "It's a vegetable bought on the weekend. After cooking for more than two hours, the beef is crispy and rotten, and it smells so good."

Xue Huacan: ...

Seeing Xue Huacan turn his head away angrily, Tao Zhiyue sat down in a good mood and started his day's work.

Before Wang Heng submitted the new requirements, Tao Zhiyue planned to collect information related to tomorrow's exhibition, and select the game projects to focus on and experience.

At six o'clock that night, Tao Zhiyue still got off work on time. He walked out with a shopping bag, and the colleagues who passed by greeted him one after another.

"Leaving?"

"Little Tao, if you see a good game tomorrow, remember to recommend it."

"Brother Tao, bring some food next time!"

Tao Zhiyue nodded in response one by one, and punched out.

A fresh summer evening breeze was blown into his rigid cycle of daily life.

The foggy days have completely gone, and today's sunset is extraordinarily gorgeous.

Since there was a tough battle to be fought tomorrow, Tao Zhi didn't want to waste time, so he went home and had a simple dinner, then sat back in front of the computer and continued to search for materials that he hadn't read during the day.

He must not only circle the projects worthy of attention, but also determine which popular projects may be related to Huo's, so he has to be prepared.

He stayed away from the crowd for more than a year, and it was the first time he participated in a large-scale event with so many people. There were so many people, and anything could happen. I don't know what new tricks the God of Drama will come up with.

While Tao Zhi was more nervous, he was faintly excited.

The pp icon in the lower left corner of the computer remained silent. HR, who played games with him until late yesterday, did not appear today.

Tao Zhi hesitated for a while, and felt that he should satisfy his inner desire to confide.

[Tao: I brought the snacks I made to my colleagues today, and I will take a new step at work tomorrow. It takes courage to step out of the comfort zone, and I will doubt whether it is right to do so, but after stepping out, I feel happier Yes, I think that's right. ]

[Tao: Thank you for what you said to me yesterday ^-^]

Almost at the same time, a message came from the other end of the dialog.

[HR: Dr. Tao, I have arrived in northern Shanxi and just entered the hotel room. The climate here is really comfortable. ]

[HR:! very nice! ]

[HR: /rose]

It was Tutu's default expression again, Tao Zhiyue laughed, clicked on the collection of expressions, and chose a more suitable picture.

[Tao: Flowers for you.jpg]

HR seemed to have received his brainwaves, and quickly followed suit.

[HR: For you Huahua.jpg]

[HR: There is not a single emoji package in the hotel's computer/bad]

[HR: Tomorrow I will also be exposed to a new field of work, the first official business trip. ]

[Tao: Come on~ You must be able to do well. ]

[Tao: Replenish your energy, go to bed early today. ]

[HR: Okay, Doctor Tao also rest early^-^]

[Tao: I'm going to take a shower and go to bed, good night. ]

[HR: Good night, Doctor Tao, I wish you sweet dreams/Moon]

After taking a bath, Tao Zhiyue, who was dressed in a refreshing body, crawled into the warm bed, sleepiness quickly struck, and a vague but firm idea flashed in his mind, accompanying him to sleep.

I hope I won't meet anyone or anything related to Huo Ran tomorrow.