bookbashuk Chapter 1 Participating in a Bizarre Blind Date
Chapter 1 Participating in a Bizarre Blind Date
"Honey, what did I do wrong? Please don't break up with me."
"Waaaaah, how am I supposed to live without you?"
"I've already agreed to do those shameful things with you, please don't break up with me..."
"......."
In the rented room, Zhou Tian looked at the screen in front of him, at a woman in red who was pleading desperately.
This is the game I've been really into lately; I play it for almost ten hours every day.
The gameplay is very simple: you just keep dating different women.
It belongs to the category of dating simulation games.
"Phew, this is my ninety-ninth girlfriend. I can finally get the final reward."
"I really don't know if this designer is crazy. It's a perfectly good dating simulation game, but they had to make me play the jerk."
Zhou Tian let out a long sigh of relief and then turned off AG animation.
Then I clicked the mouse to open the rewards page.
[Congratulations! You have successfully accumulated 99 ex-girlfriends, unlocking the final reward.]
[Claim or not?]
Zhou Tian glanced at it, then clicked to claim it without hesitation.
[Ding! Congratulations on successfully claiming your reward!]
[Ding! Congratulations on gaining entry to the Mysterious Blind Date instance!]
"What the hell?"
Zhou Tian raised an eyebrow, somewhat stunned.
The next moment, Zhou Tian felt ripples appear in the surrounding space.
Before Zhou Tian could react, his consciousness sank, and all that remained before his eyes was darkness.
...
The moment his consciousness re-converged, Zhou Tian felt his brain buzzing.
He blinked hard, and the scene before him gradually became clear.
This is a strange space.
All around was an endless gray-white mist.
Beneath his feet lay a smooth, mirror-like black ground, reflecting Zhou Tian's bewildered face.
There was no sky above, only a deep, chilling darkness, as if something might emerge from it at any moment.
Directly in front of Zhou Tian, a semi-transparent blue panel floats in the air.
Lines of cold text appeared above:
Welcome to the bizarre blind date!
[Rules: You will represent your country in a blind date with a female ghost from a bizarre world.]
[Successful matchmaking: Your country will experience a boost in national fortune, and you personally will receive a generous reward.]
[Failed blind date: Your country will suffer a corresponding disaster, with the severity of the punishment linked to the degree of failure.]
[Countdown: 3...2...1...]
"What the hell?!"
Zhou Tian's eyes widened, and his mind exploded with a "buzz".
He instinctively took two steps back, the "clattering" sound under his feet particularly jarring in the silent space.
"Where...where am I?"
"A bizarre blind date? A female ghost? Representing the nation?"
Is this a joke?!
"Holy shit!"
Zhou Tian cursed, wishing he could slap himself twice.
Being a scumbag is truly despicable!
If he had known this would happen, he should have been a devoted and affectionate man in the game instead of messing around with his ex-girlfriends for those worthless rewards!
at the same time.
A huge screen of light suddenly appeared in the sky above Blue Star.
[The eerie blind date event is about to begin, featuring nine female ghosts.]
There were thirteen participants in total, representing thirteen different countries.
This bizarre blind date will be broadcast live globally.
Best of luck.
"Holy crap! Another weird blind date has started?!"
"A contestant from our Dragon Country this time? They look so young..."
"Oh no, this guy looks like a total nerd, will this even work?"
"Wait...look at his expression, he looks like he's been scared out of his wits..."
People stopped and looked up at the big screen, their faces filled with worry and despair.
"Sigh, another bizarre blind date... Our Dragon Kingdom has lost ten times in a row now."
A middle-aged man sighed, his voice heavy with emotion.
A young girl standing next to her was also extremely pale.
"If we lose again this time, I'm afraid our Dragon Kingdom will be..."
At this moment, the expressions on the faces of all the Chinese people became somewhat complicated.
Some people began to sob softly, some clenched their fists tightly, and some closed their eyes and prayed silently.
...
The official command headquarters of the Dragon Kingdom.
The atmosphere in the huge conference room was so heavy it seemed like it could drip water.
A dozen or so high-ranking officials in military uniforms or suits sat at the long table, each with a terribly gloomy expression.
On the huge screen hanging on the wall, Zhou Tian's bewildered face was being displayed.
"Bang!"
A burly, square-faced, piercing-eyed middle-aged man slammed his hand on the table, the sound echoing in the conference room.
"What are you all doing?! You can't even find a single person?!"
The speaker was Li Qingshan, the head of the Special Affairs Department of the Dragon Kingdom.
He glared at a woman standing in front of the table, his voice filled with suppressed rage.
The woman was in her early thirties and was wearing a well-tailored black uniform.
She has a neat short haircut, a curvaceous figure, and a delicate face, but with a hint of fatigue.
Her name is Su Wanqing, and she is the head of the intelligence analysis team.
Faced with Li Qingshan's questioning, Su Wanqing lowered her head.
"Captain Li, we really did our best."
"Did you do your best?"
Li Qingshan sneered.
"yes..."
"We searched through all the databases, including the household registration system, the education system, the medical system, and even accessed some network monitoring data... This Sunday, it was as if it never existed."
Su Wanqing bit her lip.
After Su Wanqing finished speaking, the conference room fell silent instantly.
Li Qingshan took a deep breath and turned to look out the window.
The sky outside the window was gray and hazy, as if shrouded in a layer of gloom.
He remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, his voice trembling slightly.
"Could it be... that Heaven intends to destroy my Dragon Kingdom?"
The meeting room was completely silent.
No one can answer this question.
Bizarre blind dates – this was a disaster that suddenly struck the world three years ago.
Every month, the eerie space randomly selects one "lucky person" from various countries.
Representing the nation, they go on a blind date with a female ghost from a bizarre world.
The content of blind dates varies wildly. Some require answering questions, some require completing tests, and some even require... dating.
If the matchmaking is successful, the country will receive an increase in national fortune and various magical resource rewards.
But what if the blind date fails...
Disaster will strike.
At best, it could lead to natural disasters and man-made calamities; at worst, it could cause the decline of the nation'
The Dragon Kingdom has suffered ten consecutive defeats.
Every failure is like a knife, cutting a piece of flesh from the Dragon Kingdom.
The first failure resulted in a large-scale drought in northern China.
The second failure resulted in severe flooding in the south.
The third failure caused severe economic fluctuations.
The fourth failure,...
After the tenth defeat, the fate of the Dragon Kingdom has hit rock bottom.
If we fail again...
Li Qingshan dared not think any further.