"Forget it..." Zhu Yao thought about her readers, "I still can't let go of my current job."
Yu Nan was a little surprised to hear that she had been rejected.
Seeing that Zhu Yao lived a frugal life and rarely went out, she assumed that Zhu Yao was not very enthusiastic about her work.
However, he didn't expect Zhu Yao to agree immediately; he still needed to investigate her carefully.
"Alright then." Yu Nan said nonchalantly, "You can always come to me later when you've thought it through."
However, once Yu Nan has made up her mind, it is very difficult to change it.
"Zhu Yao, you can't escape," Yu Nan thought to herself.
Chapter 18 President Yu is willing to be a bottom for Zhu Yao
After a passionate speech, the lunar commander in the holographic projection half-incited and half-coerced the remaining lunar base staff into joining the defection plan.
Taking advantage of the accident at the lunar nuclear fusion reactor, they converted the robots originally used for guarding into armed robots and purged those who resolutely refused to defect.
Zhu Yao chuckled, "Isn't this just a dead end?"
Yu Nan looked at Zhu Yao with a blank expression, "Why did you say that?"
"The lunar base has so few people, and each one of them is an irreplaceable elite. How dare this commander use violent methods to start a revolution?"
Zhu Yao shook her head. "They have no way to expand their numbers, and they can't get the support of the masses. If they all defect, they might be able to escape successfully, but a violent defection will only lead to their death."
Yu Nan looked at Zhu Yao with an expression as if she were looking at a monster.
"I have a general idea of what will happen next."
"Can you tell me about it?" Yu Nan asked, intrigued.
Zhu Yao became more and more excited as she spoke, "There must have been someone who didn't betray us or two people sent from Earth who left behind a spark of hope. Five years later, the player controls an astronaut to activate the spark of hope and save the Earth."
After all, the game's emotional tone from the very beginning is about seeking hope amidst despair.
"And—those who tried to escape definitely did not succeed!"
Yu Nan gasped. This guy must have read the script.
"Um... excuse me," Yu Nan asked hesitantly, "did you deduce all of this from that holographic projection?"
Zhu Yao nodded: "Works of art need to follow logic. There can be unexpected events in the real world, but there are absolutely no unexpected events in works of art; there are only interconnected elements."
"If I can't maintain logical consistency, I'll be slammed by readers!" Zhu Yao thought to herself.
"Then... can you see anything else?" Yu Nan asked tentatively.
"The NPC lady's father, Isaac, definitely has a problem, otherwise the previous text wouldn't have used so much space to describe this family's situation... If I'm not mistaken, this father must have chosen to join the defection plan because of his youngest daughter's illness."
"Plus, the posters on the wall always praise his contributions as a great scientist...maybe the defection plan was technically supported by him."
"Of course... the groundwork laid by the younger daughter's illness will serve other purposes as well."
Zhu Yao thought for a moment, "Given the Moon Commander's tendency to abandon Earth, he'll probably abandon his little daughter too... This agonizing father may face the dilemma of choosing between his daughter and humanity on Earth."
Yu Nan was completely speechless; Zhu Yao had essentially told the entire plot of the game.
"What... exactly do you do for a living?" Yu Nan looked at Zhu Yao in disbelief, replacing her exclamation with a question.
Zhu Yao's heart skipped a beat. She realized she had gotten too carried away and needed to rein herself in!
"Probably because... I'm a humanities student!" Zhu Yao tried to argue, "We learned these things in high school."
Yu Nan, a science student, nodded in sudden realization and didn't ask any further questions.
Of course, Yu Nan didn't believe Zhu Yao's nonsense. Among all the liberal arts students she knew, very few could reverse-engineer the game's plot like Zhu Yao.
She will wait until the day Zhu Yao is willing to tell her.
...
Zhu Yao controlled the astronauts to continue moving forward, and she even started the lunar rover to explore the lunar surface.
Let's drive! Let's drive a six-wheeled lunar rover!
The lunar rover left tracks like tank tracks as it passed over the white sandy surface of the moon, which Zhu Yao thoroughly enjoyed.
Yu Nan, amazed by Zhu Yao's logical thinking, watched helplessly as she wandered around the lunar surface.
This game has really become a moon-walking simulator.
Yu Nan didn't really notice the scenery when she first played this game—after all, she had played so many games that she was already tired of the same aesthetic.
What truly amazed Yu Nan was the plot of "Send Us to the Moon".
So in the beginning, her purpose in letting Zhu Yao play this game was to let her know that games are not just about hitting 999 with one strike, but can also be works of art as wonderful and tragic as movies.
But at this moment, the person next to Yu Nan not only guessed the plot pretty accurately, but also started to interact with the scene with great enthusiasm, and even took photos of the scenery everywhere.
It seems that the biggest attraction of this game for her is... visiting the moon.
Yu Nan: My feelings are complicated.
While shopping, Zhu Yao restored the base's facilities. Her favorite thing was driving the lunar rover and controlling the little robots as they went through the pipes.
This feels so new.
It's as if saving the Earth was just something she did incidentally while visiting the moon.
The lunar commander built three arks to escape, proclaiming himself "Lord of the Ark" and leader of the new humans.
"Oh my god!" Zhu Yao's eyes widened in disbelief. "So, the final stage of human elites involves personality cults and religious beliefs?"
Yu Nan: "..."
I have a feeling that Zhu Yao is mocking me...
…
Zhu Yao found another clue from the Earth duo.
The two planned to split up to investigate the reactor and wander around the deserted lunar base.
“Splitting up will definitely lead to trouble.” Zhu Yao began to boldly speculate, “It’s either one of them living or dying, or one going and one staying.”
Yu Nan: "..."
Inner monologue: Hmm, you're right...
Due to insufficient oxygen levels, Earth headquarters ordered them to evacuate.
But then, Sarah was knocked unconscious by the armed robot that had been left behind.
In the end, only Rolf managed to evacuate.
"I'm Rolf, right? Sarah is my girlfriend, no, my ex-girlfriend," Zhu Yao stated bluntly.
Yu Nan looked at Zhu Yao with a blank expression.
"You just told me, hehe!" Zhu Yao tried to get away with it by being cute.
Yu Nan turned her head back to the screen with a blank expression.
No matter what Zhu Yao says next, she will remain calm and composed.
"Games are great, at least the main character can play half of the game before the player is told."
Zhu Yao sighed, "If the protagonist's name only appears halfway through a novel or halfway through a movie, it's definitely a dead end."
"It's about immersion," Yu Nan rarely spoke up again. "You can immerse yourself in a game, since you can move freely in the game world. You can't do that in novels and movies."
“That’s true…” One reason Zhu Yao failed was that she only wrote what she wanted to write, instead of considering what readers wanted to read.
I chose to write novels because I wanted freedom.
Otherwise, with her educational background, even if her family restricts her employment, it wouldn't be a problem for her to find a stable job.
"Creating is so difficult..." Zhu Yao sighed.
Yu Nan: ? ? ? What did this person suddenly say?
Following instructions, Zhu Yao drove the lunar rover to reconnect the two energy transmission pillars that had been artificially removed.
"You're still alive!" Earth's communications, which had been down just moments before, were restored instantly.
"When I saw the space station explode, I thought you..." The NPC's voice became very excited.
"Take...the monorail...to see...what's wrong with the reactor..." The NPC had barely finished speaking when the communication was cut off again.
"This is... a light rail system on the moon!" Zhu Yao's eyes lit up. "It even has a terminal!"
Zhu Yao excitedly boarded the monorail, thrilled to be driving, and excitedly changed directions, quickly arriving at the outpost terminal in front of the reactor.
She didn't rush to get off the bus, but continued to explore.
"Can't we drive back..." Zhu Yao muttered.
“No…” Yu Nan was numb. “This is part of the plot.”
“Then…” Zhu Yao raised her head and looked at Yu Nan with expectant eyes, “Can we reload the save and try again?”
Yu Nan: "..."
Who is this person?!
Yu Nan couldn't resist Zhu Yao's doe-like, wet eyes, and under her expectant gaze, she gritted her teeth and read the file.
"Just this once," Yu Nan said, feigning fierceness.
"Mmm!" Zhu Yao, like a child who had secretly eaten candy, hugged the controller and grinned foolishly after tasting the sweetness.
"I wish I could play around with scenes like this any day."
After another monorail ride, Zhu Yao stared at the screen, still wanting more.
"If you join my studio, you can create the game yourself and play it however you want," Yu Nan whispered seductively in Zhu Yao's ear.
"Which studio is Mr. Yu from?" Zhu Yao asked casually.
“It’s not built yet…” Yu Nan said a little embarrassedly, “I’m employee number zero, so I can make you employee number one.”
"You can even be number one? Is that good?" Zhu Yao casually replied, then suddenly realized what inappropriate words she had said.