"If he were me, he shouldn't have died so easily. Go try your luck."
You Yu said it lightly, but the anxious steps were not the same. He returned to the rain, Chi Nan remembered that this direction was the Ruin Cliff behind the Dawn Base Building.
You Yu had said that it was the place in the base to dispose of energy waste, and no one knew how deep it was or where it could lead.
As You Yu approached, Chi Nan saw a huge black shadow appearing on the endless plain, because there was no light source nearby, Chi Nan could not see what the uplift was. It stretched on the horizon like a black mountain range. The strong smell of decay diffused in the rain.
Until a cluster of firelight appeared in the dark rain, forming a dazzling red arc and falling to the bottom of the cliff, instantly attracting attention like a signal from the bottom of the abyss.
Chi Nan could see clearly through the firelight that those dark shadows were the outlines of thousands of corpses stacked. The firelight was emitted by the corpse burner standing on the edge of the cliff. Set it on fire and throw it under the cliff of ruins.
At this point in time, the Ruin Cliff was completely reduced to a mass grave for corpses. In a sense, corpses can also be classified as waste energy.
Chi Nan recalled the first snow night at Dawn Base, and he saw countless people with torches standing on the other side of the cliff, waiting for him like sculptures and calling his name.
Those who hold torches like ghosts are the humans who died in the curse of Dream City hundreds of years ago. Their bodies were stacked and discarded on the edge of the ruins, and their souls and resentments were projected like a mirage hundreds of years later. dawn base first snow night.
Chi Nan looked at these corpses that were piled up like mountains and rotting and swelled in the rain, and a long-lost sadness welled up in his heart.
You Yu has always been good at hiding his tracks, but unfortunately this corpse burner is also a keen guy, he grabbed a piece of human bone and threw it in the direction of You Yu, but there was no panic in his voice: "I can still be here now. It's rare to see a living person in the city."
"Either each other," You Yu skillfully avoided the thrown human bones. He stood in the shadow of the fire and the rain, and the other party could just see his green right eye, "Whose body are you looking for?"
The corpse-burning man with the torch turned his face at this moment, and the firelight illuminated his face. Chi Nan captured the change of expression on his face from shock to confusion to surprise, and also saw that the outline of the facial features became more and more obvious. distinct faces.
The corpse burner was exactly the number 9 they were looking for. It seemed that he had grown into a boy of fifteen or sixteen.
No. 9 was stunned for a moment, and looked over in some incredible way: "You... come back?"
He remembered this green right eye. Such an eye can be remembered for a lifetime if you see it once, and you can't forget it if you want to.
"Sorry, I didn't say goodbye last time." Now You Yu is obviously calmer and crazier than he used to be. He quickly looked at No. 9, with slightly complicated emotions flashing in his eyes.
With You Yu's understanding of 'self', since this guy who is not afraid of death has agreed to his trading conditions, there is a high probability that he will not leave before the transaction is completed.
In addition, on the 9th, he met Chi Nan, who was still the God of Dreams. The other party told him that he was born in Dream City and could not leave. This poor guy who didn't know it was still stupidly waiting for the second meeting.
Moreover, for You Yu, staying in such a waste city is not only pure and free and undisturbed, but also can snatch some valuable items from the dead, killing two birds with one stone, which is much more comfortable than living with the living.
Because it is 'self', You Yu can easily guess No. 9's choice and decision, and it is not difficult to find him.
No. 9 inserted the torch into the corpse and shrugged: "You came early, I haven't completed our deal."
"It doesn't matter, you have no guarantee that you will do it, this matter can be put on hold for the time being." I don't know if it was out of so-called jealousy or some bad taste, You Yu did not tell the truth to 'self', he seemed more willing to go I was kept in the dark.
No. 9 omitted the boring greeting: "You know I'm looking for someone?"
You Yu said firmly: "Well, I also know who you are looking for."
After a pause, You Yu raised his lips slightly: "It's someone you like, right?"
The air was silent for a moment, and No. 9 admitted it simply: "Yes, what else do you know?"
You Yu: "You can't find him in these corpses."
No. 9 breathed a sigh of relief and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Do you know who he is?"
"He told you that his name is Chi Nan, right?" You Yu also bluntly threw the answer over.
Under the light of the fire, No. 9's pupils dilated significantly, and the laziness in his voice dissipated instantly: "Do you know Chi Nan?"
You Yu was very satisfied with the reaction of 'self', and there were some smug colors in his eyes that he didn't even notice: "Chi Nan and I are not just acquaintances."
The corners of No. 9's lips were tensed, and the two faced each other in the rain for a moment. The air was filled with the meaning of swords drawn that Chi Nan couldn't understand.
"How can I find him?" No. 9 said first, and he always had a rare expression of anger and unwillingness on his indifferent face.
No. 9's reaction was completely expected by You Yu. He confirmed the time and said, "Let's make another deal, in exchange for the pocket watch he gave you."
No. 9 subconsciously tugged at the pocket watch in his pocket, and looked at it with suspicion: "You know this too?"
He had an almost terrifying delusion that the mysterious guy standing opposite knew everything about him.
You Yu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking: "I know everything about you and him better than you."
No. 9: "..." He swallowed the phrase 'who are you?'. He asked the same question a few years ago. Since the other party refused to give a clear answer, he didn't like to ask it again.
You Yu continued: "You lend me your pocket watch, and I'll tell you when you can see Chi Nan and how to meet him."
Seeing that No. 9 did not speak with his lips tensed, You Yu added, "I only borrowed the pocket watch for a while, and I will return it to you later, I promise."
"What do you want this pocket watch for?" Number 9 looked over in confusion.
You Yu has already reached out to him: "Completing a very important task is related to whether you can meet Chi Nan again in the future."
No. 9's heartbeat and blood coagulated for a moment. For a moment, he took out the pocket watch from his pocket and handed it to You Yu's open hand: "Now you can tell me."
You Yu got his wish and 'cheated' to his pocket watch, folded his fingers and smiled at him: "It's very simple, just wait, he will appear in front of you."
No. 9: "...that's it?"
You Yu shrugged: "Otherwise, what do you think? Maybe a few hundred years."
No. 9's dark eyes flashed with fire, he dodged to grab the pocket watch that was 'cheated', but You Yu had already avoided his grab.
"Hey, don't be so impatient. When I finish the task, I will send Chi Nan to you."
No. 9's skills are still far behind You Yu, he snatched several times to no avail, and was soaked in the rain and calmed down a bit, he suppressed the anger in his eyes, and looked at You Yu fixedly: "Where did you come from? Where did you come from?"
You Yuchong smiled at him: "Very far future."
No. 9's movements stopped, and even his breathing stopped consciously.
These words seem as unreliable as the guy in front of him, but No. 9 somehow feels that the other party has told the biggest truth since they met each other.
"Is there anything I can do other than wait?" No. 9 chose to trust his instincts.
You Yu thought for a while: "I know you're not afraid of death, but if you want to wait for someone, you must first live, this tower of dawn will be destroyed in less than 2 hours, and the entire Dream City will suffer, so hurry up and leave here."
"Then save enough money to find a forbidden painting called "The Crying Boy" and buy it, then keep it well until you die."
No. 9 looked into the depths of You Yu's eyes: "That's it?"
You Yu smiled: "It's not easy to do these things well, just wait, be patient, you will see Chi Nan."
Saying that, he shook the pocket watch he 'snatched', "This thing will come back to you one day."
After speaking, You Yu turned around and walked into the rain, walking towards the towering Dawn Tower.
"Hey," No. 9 didn't catch up, and said to You Yu's back, "What is the relationship between you and me?"
You Yu paused but didn't look back: "Well, I don't want to tell you now."
No.9:"… "
You Yu added: "But I can tell you clearly that you and Chi Nan are..."
"Body relationship."
No.9:"…!"
…
"You really want to pit yourself." Witnessing what happened to You Yu and No. 9 just now, Chi Nan concluded.
"You can't lose," You Yu laughed: "And I'm not in a rut, every word I say is the truth."
Chi Nan: "..." In a sense, it is indeed impossible to refute.
You Yu used his pocket watch to aim at the identification area of the entrance of the Dawn Tower, just like in the first floor of the dreamland, with the sound of a 'di', the closed door of the Dawn Tower opened to both sides.
The inside of the tower was dark, and there was no sound at all. You Yu's breathing and heartbeat were multiplied in the dead silence.
"Can you find the original location of the 2906 office?" Chi Nan asked.
According to the system prompts and the verification of the pocket watch symbolizing "time", the clues in this layer of dreams and the first layer are the same, so the location where they opened the ghost tunnel should not change.
"no problem."
The structure of the tower is the same as that of the Liming base office building. You Yu has a strong sense of direction. Besides, no one is more familiar with the office building than him. Even if he is in the dark, he can quickly identify the direction and follow the stairs of the emergency passage directly. Walk towards the 2906 office.
After climbing up to the 29th floor on foot, I felt a little breathless. Countless open rooms were sunk in the dark corridor. Only the white door of room 2906 was tightly closed, and the yellow light came out from the crack of the door and sprinkled on the red carpet.
The "9" of 2906 also fell off the door, and the number on the house number became "2+06".
All the scenes were exactly the same as those presented in the first-level dream, and even gave the two the illusion of time confusion.
In other words, the way time flows in this world is not the way people are used to.
You Yu stopped outside the door, holding the doorknob for a while, he was a little apprehensive—
"Brother Nan, you..."
"I'm ready."
Chi Nan was sure that he was ready to meet his past self.