Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 430: The Game of Gaining Joy

"What do you want so many of us to play around this table?" asked the man wearing the Dragon Mask, "A script-murder game?"

The Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor shook her head, "No, no, no, no, a script-murder game requires reasoning, using clues to find the criminal meow, it’s really too brain-burning meow, and my game is designed to bring everyone joy meow~"

"If you hadn’t kidnapped us, we might have been even happier," said the man wearing the Ox Mask next to Yi Xiaxia.

The Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor opened her big, innocent eyes, "What is master talking about? I don’t understand meow, I’m just a silly meow, in need of master’s strict teaching meow~"

"......"

Faced with the sudden onslaught of hot water, the men present all fell silent.

"Alright meow, let’s end the opening speech here meow, and let’s move on to the first round of the game."

"Wait," someone else raised their hand at this point.

It was a person wearing a Mouse Mask, who seemed to be in his late twenties.

Yi Xiaxia felt his voice was somewhat familiar and searched her mind.

She remembered he was the one who had said in the dark that he had been unemployed for seven years at home, cut off all ties with his parents, and didn’t have any money on him.

"Please speak meow~" said the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor as she turned her head, making a listening gesture.

The Mouse Masked Man gulped and said in a trembling voice, "Since we’re playing a game, shouldn’t the rules be told to us first?"

"Rules?" The self-proclaimed Gold Medal Producer and a 2D beauty seemed somewhat puzzled at the mention of the word.

"Like, what kind of game is this?"

"Text adventure game."

Upon hearing these four words, the reactions among those present varied, with the muscular man in the Dragon Mask clearly displeased, clenching his fists so they made a grating sound.

Although the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor had already said there was no need to worry about physical disparities leading to unfairness.

But the man with the Dragon Mask still harbored a sliver of hope; he was a fitness trainer, and if it were a game like a battle royale, his advantage would be considerable.

Because he had already surveyed the crowd, and no one had a more robust physique than his.

However, his fine physique was of little use in a text adventure game.

On the contrary, the man in the Mouse Mask and many women present all breathed a sigh of relief.

The Mouse Masked Man asked again, "Then, what are the conditions for victory?"

"To attain joy meow~"

"What?"

"To attain joy meow~"

The Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor blinked her eyes and repeated.

"I have said that my game is to bring joy to everyone meow. This isn’t a script-murder game meow, Minna-san doesn’t have to rack your brains with any logical deduction meow, just be yourself and attain joy, that’s good meow~"

The eleven people present looked at each other in confusion. Although the primary purpose of games was indeed to obtain joy, it was the first time they had heard of a game that used it as an in-game goal.

"And because it’s just a text adventure game, there will be absolutely no physical combat meow~"

The Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor instantly changed into a police uniform, made a prohibited sign with her hand, and then switched back to the sailor outfit.

"So, now, dear masters, shall we start the game meow?"

The Mouse Mask Wearer nodded his head, "I, I have no more questions."

"Okay, then let’s enter the first round of the game."

As her voice fell, a small area in front of the eleven people slightly sank and then rose with a small spherical lamp.

Initially, the lamps were all light green, with a smiley face and a number on the base.

Yi Xiaxia glanced at her number and the numbers around her and found they were all 30.

"A new day has begun meow, everyone had a good sleep last night, Mood Value +10."

As the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor finished speaking, everyone’s lamps turned greener, and the number below rose from 30 to 40.

So, these lamps... represent mood, right?

Yi Xiaxia’s gaze shifted, listening to the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor continue.

"Successfully bought my favorite breakfast at the usual street food stall, Mood Value +2."

"Munching on the go while rushing to the station, luckily got on the bus and arrived at the company on time, clocked in without a hitch, Mood Value +3."

"Sitting at my workstation, I began to work, meow, work, seriously working, meow... Successfully completed the work, meow, Mood Value -30."

"Eh? Isn’t it a successful work completion? Why did the Mood Value drop so much?"

The Ox Mask Wearer Man widened his eyes.

"Because in reality, work does make your Mood Value drop, duck meow~" the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor said, tilting her head.

"Who says so? I’m always happy when I work." The Ox Mask Wearer Man said, "Not only am I happy at work, but the busier I am, the happier I get."

"That’s probably because you’re a capitalist." The Mouse Masked Man muttered under his breath.

However, he didn’t expect the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor to nod in agreement after hearing this.

"Makes sense, meow. I originally planned to let everyone get familiar with the game in the first two rounds, meow, then judge each person based on their actual situation, meow.

"But since there’s now a strong request from a master, from this round on, I can keep a separate score for you, Ox Master, meow."

"Ox Master, after a day of work, your Mood Value +40."

"Ah?"

"Ah?!!"

"Ah?!!!"

The room burst into exclamations, but the Ox Mask Wearer Man laughed out loud.

"Hahaha, that’s more like it. People should go to work and contribute to society and the country. I have no respect for the young people today who just want to lay flat; they deserve to be broke their whole life!"

"Ox Master, meow, just a reminder, meow, it’s not your turn to speak yet, meow. This is your first warning, and if there’s a next time, your mask is going to explode, meow~"

Hearing the words of the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor, the Ox Mask Wearer Man’s laughter stopped abruptly, and he dared not make another sound.

"Now, let’s continue, meow. Does anyone else want to keep a separate score, meow?"

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After a moment, another person raised their hand, it was the previously quiet Rabbit Mask Wearer woman in the corner, speaking softly.

"I, I also want to keep a separate score, I cohabit with my boyfriend, and I don’t work."

"That’s fine, meow~" the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor gave her a sweet smile.

"Then, after a day of work, your Mood Value +10 points, Rabbit Master, meow."

"Good, good, good." Although she didn’t know what use Mood Value had, the Rabbit Mask Wearer woman still nodded vigorously.

"Anyone else, meow?" the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor scanned the room.

The Mouse Masked Man’s mouth twitched, as if he was eager to raise his hand, but in the end, he gave up.

After graduating from high school, he only did a few odd jobs and then never worked again, spending a lot of time playing games at home.

As a result, he was used to thinking from a gamer’s perspective, especially when starting a completely unfamiliar game. It’s best to sincerely get through the tutorial levels first.

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After understanding the basic gameplay, then consider whether to do something more exciting.

So in the end, he decided to stay with the majority.

Seeing no one else spoke up, the Virtual Beauty Girl Anchor continued.

"Then let’s move on, meow... Finally off work, meow, taking the subway back to the rental, what will the masters do next, meow, I’m so looking forward to it, meow.

"Please make a choice from the following five options:

1. Work out, meow

2. Watch a popular recent movie, meow

3. Read web novels, meow

4. Lay in bed scrolling through short videos, meow

5. Study seriously, meow~

"Half a minute to think, meow, and after half a minute, please speak in order of the Chinese zodiac, meow~"