Chapter 1: You Are Already Dead
The Internet cafe is filled with a cloud of smokey air, and there is a lingering smell of smelly feet mixed in with the cigarette smoke covering the cafe.
In the corner, Jia Zhengjin stared at the computer screen, his fingers skillfully operating the keyboard and the mouse in front of him.
"Jia Zhengjin!" Someone patted his shoulder from behind.
"Just a moment! Haven't you seen that my castle is about to be completed?" Jia Zhengjin didn't even turn his head, "We'll talk later if you have something to talk about!"
"Jia Zhengjin!" The person behind him patted his shoulder again.
"I said wait a moment!" Jia Zhengjin waved his hand, continuing to control the character in the game.
Half an hour later, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, "After more than a month, I finally built the castle! Haha!"
"Jia Zhengjin!" At this moment, the person behind him patted him again.
"Who is it?" Jia Zhengjin turned around and saw a man in black clothes and sunglasses looking at him. He didn't know this man, so he was curious why the other party knew his name and wearing sunglasses at night, wasn't that too flamboyant? Can he see clearly?
"Jia Zhengjin, are you done?" the man in black asked with a smile.
"I'm done! What's the matter? you can tell me why you wanted to talk to me!" Jia Zhengjin looked at the man in black and asked.
The man in black pulled out a chair from the side and sat down facing him, saying, "Do you know who I am?"
"If I knew who you were, why would I ask you to tell me why you wanted to speak to me? what nonsense!" Jia Zhengjin thought to himself that this person must be crazy.
The man in black smiled and said, looking kindly at Jia Zhengjin, "I'm a ghost messenger from the underworld, number DF10019! I'm here on a special trip to find you today."
"You're really talking nonsense! Are you saying that I'm about to die?" Jia Zhengjin laughed dismissively.
"You are not about to die," the man in black raised his hands, "you have been dead for about three days! I am here to take you to catch the last train of the month to the six paths of reincarnation!"
"You're making a big deal out of nothing then! If there's still a train going to the six-path, why don't you just give me a ticket?" Jia Zhengjin laughed, not believing the other party at all.
"That train has already left!" The man in black looked at him and said, "I tried to get your attention several times just like now, but you were so addicted to the game you were playing that you missed the last train of the month!"
"Aren't you just spouting nonsense? If I'm already dead, how could I miss the train just because I was addicted to a game? Nonsense! if you want to cheat money out of me that way, you've tried to scam the wrong person!" Jia Zhengjin shook his head disdainfully.
The man in black shook his head, "I'm not lying to you! Jia Zhengjin, although you died suddenly in this life due to being addicted to gaming, you have not done anything bad, and occasionally helped others, this barely makes you considered a good person. Counting your previous eight lives, it adds up to you being considered barely
a good person in nine lives…"
"A good person in nine lives is a good person in nine lives. Why add the word 'barely'?" Jia Zhengjin asked speechlessly.
"Because if my boss didn't want to show off his achievements to the higher-ups, you are actually still a bit short of being considered a good person in nine lives!"
The man in black answered seriously. "But in order to make his records look better in the eyes of the higher-ups, you are lucky to be chosen by my boss! If you can be reincarnated, my boss can gain a lot of merit and then get a promotion and a raise. However, since the train to the six paths of reincarnation has already left, you currently have no way to be reborn!"
"So what should I do?" Jia Zhengjin simply asked the other party.
"It's simple! Although you missed the six-path train, since you are barely considered a good person in nine lives, as long as you make a wish, and I help you fulfill it, there will still be merit given as a reward".
The man in black said. "Whatever wish you have, just say it, and I can help you achieve it!"
"Really?" Jia Zhengjin asked, "Since you said the last train for this month has left, can't I just wait for next month's train?"
"Of course not! Because if a good person in nine lives doesn't reincarnate, they will inevitably turn into a very terrifying ghost within a month!
You won't be able to catch the next train. The underworld is currently severely understaffed, making it difficult to allocate manpower to subdue ghosts.
If the world falls into chaos at that time, it will be a big problem! However, as long as we fulfill one of your wishes, and eliminate the attachments and grievances in your heart, then nothing will happen. So you can tell me your wish now, no matter what it is, I can help you achieve it!"
"I've been playing games my whole life and haven't had enough, I want to live in a game world for the rest of my life, can you help me with that?" Jia Zhengjin mocked.
The man in black thought for a moment then took out a strange machine from his pocket and quickly pressed a few buttons.
"If that's your wish, Then I will help you achieve it! However, since you have already died in this world, I can only move your soul to another world! "
"Bro, you're too funny! Are there many different worlds out there?" Jia Zhengjin laughed, his eyes full of disdain.
"Do you think the Three Thousand Worlds saying is a lie? The so-called three thousand worlds is not just the number three thousand, but it refers to the endless number of worlds! There exist countless worlds in this universe, and where we are now is just one of them. Of course, mortals will not understand that, nor do they need to understand it."
"What? You're talking as if what you're saying is true!". Jia Zhengjin stood up.
"Bro, I won't keep you company! I need to save the data of this castle and then build a villa when I get home!"
"Don't be in such a hurry! The process to fulfill your wish has already started, This machine will take you to a random world, and then use a body in that world to resurrect you.
In that world, the typical sandbox game principles you like will be applied. You are the protagonist of this game, and you can do the same things as in any sandbox game! You can do whatever you want in that world, gain complete freedom, and play however you want for the rest of your life!
But there is one thing, After I get merit from you here, and you realize your wish, your connection with this world will be forcibly broken, after dying again, your soul will not be controlled by the underworld here.
So you'd better pray that there is a soul management system in the random world you will be sent to, and it's best if it is a friendly soul management system, otherwise, I can only wish you good luck! "
"Are you still insisting on your story? I need to get back to my house and get some sleep so I can't keep listening to you"
"Don't worry! I will help send you to the world we talked about right away!".
The man in black raised the machine in his hand, and it emitted a dazzling light, "After the issue of merit is settled, you will have your connection with this world cut off, so please take care of yourself!"
Jia Zhengjin wanted to say something, but a strong light hit his eyes. He screamed in pain and then lost consciousness in an instant...
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