In Ning Buwen's imagination, this should have been a very simple matter.
Zhao Shutong, school doctor Cheng, and the female teacher who died at the beginning had a good relationship. After the female teacher died, Zhao Shutong and school doctor Cheng came to the school together to continue investigating the cause of death of the deceased teacher.
If it were just like this, this school would never be able to become the game copy location needed in Pandora's Box.
Maybe Zhao Shutong came to this school to find out the cause of her sister's death, and even went to teach in her sister's class to investigate nearby. But when she found out that her favorite school doctor Cheng was also busy with her dead sister, she felt extremely unbalanced.
That spirit summoning formation should have been given to the original body by Zhao Shutong.
Maybe her purpose was to completely sever the relationship between her sister and School Doctor Cheng, or maybe it was something else.
But in such a supernatural world, since you have taken the initiative to provoke the unknown power, it is absolutely impossible to escape unscathed.
The reason why Zhao Shutong turned into this horrible appearance must be related to these spirit summoning formations.
Ning Buwen did not make these guesses out of thin air, but made bold speculations based on the existing clues.
In fact, Ning Bu Wen is more inclined to believe that Zhao Shutong is now in a half-human, half-ghost state.
If she was a ghost, then her hard work as a head teacher during the day was completely in vain. Zhao Shutong was too normal in the early stage, and her words and deeds were completely in line with those of a normal teacher. Therefore, Ning Buwen never suspected her before she took the initiative to expose herself.
To be a little arrogant, if even he, the newcomer to this game, can't see through Zhao Shutong's pretense, then others will be even less able to see through it.
This is inconsistent with the difficulty of the novice copy itself.
Pandora's Box has been available in the real world for three years. With the combined efforts of players from all over the world, its exploration and utilization have reached an unimaginable level, and some basic rules have long been summarized.
The newer you are, the easier it is to enter the dungeon.
But if Zhao Shutong is a human, then the way she looks now is obviously impossible to be a human.
If it is neither a human nor a ghost, then we can only take the middle value.
"I didn't mean to harm her." Zhao Shutong's voice had become like that of an old lady in her seventies or eighties. If you didn't pay enough attention, you could hardly hear what she said. "She's dead, but she didn't want to let the living go after her death. That formation was used to save her soul."
"Failed." Zhao Shutong was silent for a while and added.
"Who gave you that formation?" Ning Buwen continued to ask, "You were just an ordinary person before, right? Now you have become like this, don't you want to return to your original state?"
“Recover?” Zhao Shutong laughed. “If I were an ordinary person, I would have been dead by now. We are all trapped, trapped in this school. Unless everyone in this school dies, we can only die and live again, live and die again forever!”
"What do you mean?"
"Haha, aren't you just a moving corpse?" Zhao Shutong tilted her head and smiled, making her face look eerie and scary. "In the entire school, except for School Doctor Cheng, there is no living person left."
… Although he knew this was a fact, Ning Buwen still felt depressed when she said it.
There is no living person, but there is still one living dog!
Ning Buwen wanted to say something, but Zhao Shutong was no longer willing to talk to him.
"Just wait and see. In three days, it will be a new beginning." Zhao Shutong floated away in this ghostly manner, with some of her voice still echoing in the corridor. "You can't hide in the infirmary for the rest of your life, haha."
You're going to leave now, but you still want to scare me? I wasn't brought up to be scared.
Sorry, I just need to successfully hide here for three days.
Ning Buwen sat in the chair, holding his chin with one hand and thinking slowly.
There was no chance for him to fight Zhao Shutong head-on. The only helper around him was a dog, which was useless except for good luck. No, it was still somewhat useful. Without Xiaoxin, he would not have been able to contact Dr. Cheng so easily and hide in this infirmary.
This infirmary should be considered a safe zone in the game world.
Precisely because this is a safe zone, School Doctor Cheng is still alive and can continue to survive in this strange campus.
If the newcomers don't commit suicide or enjoy themselves right away, it won't be difficult for them to work together to find this safe zone. There are always a few of these newcomers who have opened good novice gift packs, so it's not difficult to get through the dungeon together.
This being said, it is in line with the difficulty setting of the novice copy.
The trouble is, Ning Buwen has really bad luck.
People who enter this Pandora game can be roughly divided into three types according to their various purposes and thoughts.
The first type is those who come here purely to try their luck. In the real world, resources are scarce, but in the game world, any item you bring out can be sold at a high price. Moreover, the difficulty of the new player world is usually not high. The survival rate of the supernatural dungeon is the lowest, about 10%, but other types of new player dungeons can reach more than 30%. If you meet a few new players with leadership, the survival rate can reach more than 50 or 60%.
The second type is professionals. This type of people have all received special training and are often family members or relatives of military personnel, or they have exceptionally good innate qualifications. We can ignore them for now.
The third type is the suicide.
Because there is nothing in the real world, the air, soil, water, sky, all natural things have almost disappeared. People can only survive by using the power of Pandora's Box to trap people in a special safety barrier.
This kind of life is very uncomfortable for many people.
We have been enjoying the blue sky, white clouds, sunshine and fresh air for so many years, but all of a sudden even these are being taken away from us. The world has become a wasteland, and there are countless people who want to commit suicide.
However, among these people who committed suicide, a large number of people emerged who wanted to "die in the place they loved". The world in the Pandora game was the same as the previous world. Entering the game, enjoying it and then dying was undoubtedly much better than lingering on in the real world.
When new players enter the game together, the most annoying thing is encountering the third type.
Because people who want to commit suicide are often not quite right in their brains. It is better for them to commit suicide alone quietly, but some people want to bring a few others to accompany them.
Ning Buwen had very bad luck. Among this batch of newcomers, more than half of them committed suicide.
I finally found a girl who looked relatively normal, but she turned out to be a suicidal person
Ning Bu Wen almost cried for his luck. As a pure newcomer, not only did he start with a dog, but none of his companions were reliable and there were several who wanted to drag him to death with them.
This is simply forcing Ning Buwen to act alone.
Fortunately, things have developed to this point, and I can finally prepare to leave this world.
The question is, after getting through today, what should we do tomorrow night? Obviously, although Zhao Shutong cannot come into this office at night, he can still transfer him to the classroom at night.
So sad.
But the biggest problem at the moment is that he is hungry.
I haven't eaten anything since the afternoon, and I put in so much effort at night. How can I not be hungry
But at this time, Ning Buwen definitely did not have the courage to go out and find food for himself.
"Woof woof—" Shin-chan lay on the ground, wagging his tail.
"No, no, no, even if it has a lot of meat, there's no way to start a fire now." Ning Buwen touched his stomach and sighed, "Forget it, I'd better go to sleep. I won't be hungry when I sleep."
After putting in so much effort, Ning Buwen fell asleep after lying on the table for a while.
The next day he was awakened by the aroma of the soy milk buns brought by School Doctor Cheng.
"Eat when you wake up. I don't know what you like to eat, so I bought some soy milk buns, which come in several flavors." School doctor Cheng has put on his white coat and started working.
Ning Bu Wen was so moved that he almost cried.
Dr. Cheng is beautiful in appearance and has a beautiful heart.
This is really thoughtful.
Ning Buwen picked up the soy milk bun and started eating without any hesitation. He was really hungry.
"Hey, why is there so much meat in this meat bun?"
"Really? This is what I bought in the cafeteria." School doctor Cheng thought for a moment and said.
"Impossible. The pork and scallion buns in the cafeteria are full of scallions, and are only as big as a fingernail. I can't even tell whether I'm eating a bun or a steamed bun?" Ning Bu Wen said confidently.
"Then I don't know." School Doctor Cheng blinked, "The buns I eat are always delicious."
Maybe you are popular...
Ning Buwen looked at the face of School Doctor Cheng and could completely understand why the cafeteria lady was willing to make buns specially for him.
"Doctor Cheng, do you live in the school?" Ning Bu Wen asked tentatively.
"Yes, I live in the classroom dormitory." School doctor Cheng nodded.
"Then I'll sleep in your dormitory tonight." Ning Buwen immediately raised his request and sneezed in a serious manner, "I feel like I'm a little cold if I sleep here. School Doctor Cheng, I won't disturb you. I'll just sleep in your dormitory for two days. My father will come to school in two days."
Ning Buwen's calculations were clattering.
He was in this infirmary and might have to go to the classroom tonight and become a target of slaughter. At this time, the only person he could rely on was School Doctor Cheng.
After all, he was the only living person in this school, so there must be something special about him to be alive until now. Not only could he save his own life by following him closely, but he might also be able to discover the life-saving method used by School Doctor Cheng.
The most important thing is, judging by how obsessed Zhao Shutong is with School Doctor Cheng, she definitely doesn't want to appear in front of School Doctor Cheng at night in that horrible state.
Perfect.
Ning Buwen was convinced by himself.
But school doctor Cheng was not convinced.
"No." School Doctor Cheng refused firmly, "I'm used to sleeping alone. If you stay in the infirmary, I'm violating school rules."
"Is that so?" Ning Buwen sighed slightly, "Forget it then, it's fine for me to live here."
———No way!
After school doctor Cheng got off work in the afternoon, Ning Buwen immediately followed him secretly.
He just didn't believe it. When he arrived at the doorstep of School Doctor Cheng's house, would he still be able to drive him away? He wasn't afraid of being driven away. He could just stay at the doorstep of his house. It would be the same.
It was still light when School Doctor Cheng got off work, so Ning Buwen followed him with a sense of security.
For the sake of safety, Ning Buwen even took the diary with him. If he was unlucky enough to meet Zhao Shutong, he would have to sell the diary to save his life. If all else failed, he could just tear up the diary pages one by one and slowly buy Zhao Shutong some time.
After just walking for a while with School Doctor Cheng, Ning Buwen's heart began to beat fast.
That's not right.
This is not the way to the dormitory.
The place that School Doctor Cheng was going to this time did not seem like he was going to a classroom or dormitory, but rather to the old teaching building where the "Spirit Summoning Formation" was performed.
That teaching building is already a dangerous building and may be demolished at any time, but no one goes there.
Ning Buwen actually wanted to go and check it out, but was delayed by the variable of Zhao Shutong. He didn't expect that he could go with them now
But I wouldn't be happy if I didn't ask.
Ma Dan.
I finally thought that I could just lie back and relax for the last three days with School Doctor Cheng, but looking at the current situation, it is impossible for nothing to happen.
But the problem is that it is not realistic for him to turn around and go back now. It is dark now, and he will definitely run into Zhao Shutong if he goes back.
Is it Zhao Shutong, or Zhao Shutong’s sister
This is a problem, even more serious than Shakespeare's problem.
Now that I’m here, what else can I do
Ning Buwen could only be thankful that he didn't let Xiaoxin come along, otherwise everything would be over if it barked.
Why must life be so difficult
Before he knew it, Ning Buwen followed him upstairs and stopped again because Dr. Cheng also stopped.
Hey, this is the top floor.
Even if Ning Buwen didn't remember anything about his original body, he knew that something like a spirit-summoning formation would definitely not be on the top floor. The wind was so strong here that there was no way to perform the ceremony.
Strange, what is School Doctor Cheng doing
Ning Buwen hid behind the door and peeked, and saw School Doctor Cheng bending over in the corner of the top floor, doing something unknown.
There should just be a pile of broken rocks there.
"You must be unhappy staying here all the time. Sorry, I'm late." School doctor Cheng muttered to himself.
Strange, who is School Doctor Cheng talking to
Ning Buwen's mind was a mess. If possible, he really didn't want to become an enemy of the only living person.
But being the only living person actually means, to some extent, that School Doctor Cheng is not as simple as he seems.
School doctor Cheng stood up quickly, but this time he had something extra in his hand.
That thing is square, but round on top.
This is…
An urn?!