I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 223 Nothing beats the fun of dreams when it comes to skirting the edge (46)

Upon re-entering the dream world, Miao Qingyu immediately began to take action.

She opened all the drawers and searched them thoroughly, leaving no corner of the office unchecked. She examined every highlight and found everything.

In addition to a significant leap in art quality, the official version of Out of Control also features meticulous adjustments to the dream-like gameplay by Chen Yu.

The gameplay in Chapter 1 still allows for the collection of sufficient evidence, including the former committee's secret collusion with Ant Power Company, Ant Power's own prohibited ingredients, and Ant Power's bribery of the former committee.

However, the methods for collecting evidence will no longer be limited. Players can obtain evidence by recording audio, taking photos, searching confidential documents, bribing or coercing key witnesses, and so on.

Finally, players need to safely leave the building with their companions to complete the first chapter.

Besides the necessary evidence, the building also contained reports about Tianyuan Ant Dali, notes on Tianyuan's current situation, and other materials.

While this content won't affect the dream's plot, it allows players to fully understand the history of that time. It's a tool that Chen Yu deliberately included in the dream to help players learn about the history of that time.

While Miao Qingyu was constantly gathering information, some players chose to leave.

I came here to eat, but this dream seems rather interesting, so I'll skip it.

[Collecting items all the time is getting a bit boring, streamer, could you maybe do something a little more suggestive? My request isn't much, just hold up an umbrella and pretend to be a mushroom.]

Singing a song would be nice, otherwise it's too boring.

Miao Qingyu chose to ignore all these voices.

They've never taken care of children before, so they don't know what it's like to watch that furry little guy grow up little by little.

When Miao Qingyu saw Zhang Ai die in front of her, she felt something within her being activated.

It's embarrassing to say, but that thing must be maternal love.

Anything that dares to harm its own child must die!
With all her belongings, she immediately left her office and rushed up to the twelfth floor, following her previous memory. There she saw Zhang Ai, who was about to make a phone call.

Seeing Miao Qingyu walk up, Zhang Ai was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise, "Sister Miao, why did you come up?"

"Stop talking and get out of here."

"Hey, didn't you send me here? I have evidence here."

"Just give it to me, I'll handle the rest. You leave now, I'll take care of things here."

After pushing Zhang Ai away, Miao Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief, then prepared to leave with the documents in hand.

Just as she reached the entrance on the first floor, she felt a chill in her chest, all her strength drained away, and she could barely stand.

With difficulty, she turned her head and saw a dark figure close to her.

The other party seemed to blend completely into the darkness, with only a set of white teeth gleaming in the shadows.

Realizing that the other party's form was no longer that of an ordinary person, Miao Qingyu struggled to say, "Foundation Establishment..."

"That's right, Foundation Establishment. But you're pretty impressive too. How did you know I was watching you?"

Miao Qingyu reached out her hand, wanting to see who the other person was, but she lost strength halfway through raising her hand.

Looking at the blood dripping onto the ground, she asked softly, "Zhang Ai... how is he?"

"He's still alive. After all, there's no point in killing him. You're an interesting fellow too, having the energy to care about others even when you're about to die."

"Haha, you don't understand."

"I really don't understand. I really can't figure out what you Tianyuan people are thinking. Is the truth really more important than life?" Miao Qingyu couldn't answer, and could only chuckle.

The scene before her eyes began to blur. Then, she returned to the study and faced the wall covered with portraits once again.

However, unlike before, Miao Qingyu's portrait was in black and white, while Zhang Ai's portrait was in color.

Staring at Zhang Ai's portrait, she heard the old man on the recliner say, "Zhang Ai was lucky; he left right away. But Miao Qingyu was unlucky; he was caught and stabbed to death immediately."

Putting down her phone, Miao Qingyu took a deep breath to calm herself down before starting to review the situation.

Whether it was her imagination or not, she felt that the audience in the live stream seemed to be a different group, and much more active than before.

[Was there actually a Foundation Establishment expert hiding at the entrance? This dream is quite difficult.]

[Yes, and judging from what the other party said, the streamer was actually being targeted long ago; going out would have meant certain death.]

【Ant Power Company... I think I've heard of that company. Let me look it up.】

[I have a question, why didn't you kill the streamer when you were in the office?]

[I guess their duty is to prevent the evidence from being taken out of the country.]

It's possible that Zhang Ai left because she wasn't carrying any evidence, but the anchor was detained because she was carrying evidence.

[I see. It seems gathering evidence is one aspect, but figuring out how to escape alive is also part of the dream. The difficulty is getting higher and higher.]

Indeed, but don't forget, we've also unlocked a new character, Zhang Ai.

[Yes! I understand! Since Foundation Establishment cultivators only focus on those with incriminating evidence for a period of time, we can use Miao Qingyu to lock onto their line of sight with the evidence, and then control Zhang Ai to search for other incriminating evidence.]

That's right! But we still need to find an escape route, otherwise everything will be for nothing if we can't get out.

[I've got an idea! Host, let's begin!]

After carefully watching the content in the live stream, Miao Qingyu felt that what the other party said was correct.

However, after discovering that she only had ten hours left, she said with a wry smile, "Sorry, I'm actually from the Hehuan Sect. If I don't reach 80,000 followers today, I'll have to drop out of school. So I'll stream again tomorrow. I'll go do a little 'mushroom dance' first."

[Nothing beats a dream! You wait here, I'll go get my buddy to come and support you.]

"They're just fans. Keep streaming, and I'll tip them to boost your popularity."

[Hurry, follow the same line of thought as before, let's see if it works.]

Seeing the 100 yuan tip from the other party, Miao Qingyu could feel that her traffic had increased a little, and more people were coming to watch her videos.

Although it wasn't quite enough, Miao Qingyu still sincerely thanked him and then began the dream from Zhang Ai's perspective.

The male and female figures in dreams are fixed. When she saw a strange woman coming over and telling her to hurry up, Miao Qingyu instinctively resisted for a moment. However, after realizing that the other woman was herself, she immediately nodded and said, "I am indeed beautiful."

Alright, now that we know you're from the Hehuan Sect, hurry up and move on with the story!

"Otherwise, I'll just show my face and skirt around the edges, otherwise I feel like I don't have enough fans."

[Let's go livestream the dream sequence! I want to see if Zhang Ai has a way to break this deadlock.]

"Okay okay."

When Miao Qingyu resumed her live streams, she discovered that viewers' tastes had indeed changed very quickly.

(End of this chapter)