Floor 495, Block B, Room 196.
After listening to the whole news, Shang Jianyao leaned back against the pillow, raised his hand and pinched the temples on both sides.
His consciousness quickly entered the shimmering "Sea of Origins", and he swam in any direction.
Swimming and swimming, a thin yellow-green mist is once again permeated at the junction of "sea and sky", and in the mist, a magnificent old world city is looming.
Shang Jianyao immediately adjusted his direction and went all out to swim towards the target.
But no matter how hard he tried, the yellow-green mist was only a little closer to him, and its position was constantly changing, as if it would never reach him.
Shang Jianyao stopped and divided his body into nine parts according to the predetermined plan.
The nine Shang Jian Yao each set off, heading for different places, as if to weave a net of heaven and earth, so that the thin yellow-green mist had nowhere to escape.
In the vast "Sea of Origins", businessmen can see targets appearing in front of them from time to time, but this will soon change.
After an unknown amount of time, the nine Shang Jianyao had to stop when they reached the maximum distance they could separate from each other.
The yellow-green mist is still at the junction of the "sea and sky", and it seems that it has never been far away.
The nine Shang Jianyao took a breath at the same time, and the figures gathered together.
He sat cross-legged in the shimmering "Sea of Origins" and entered a state of contemplation.
That is, after a minute or two, Shang Jianyao made a black strip of cloth and completely covered his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, he took out two balls of cotton and stuffed them into his ears.
As a result, Shang Jianyao entered a state where he could neither see nor hear.
He just swam around like this, not knowing what was ahead and where it would lead.
When he was almost exhausted, Shang Jianyao stopped, took out the cotton in his ear, and took off the black cloth in front of him.
The first thing that caught his eye was the pale yellow-green mist.
It's close at hand, within reach!
Shang Jianyao smiled, holding his right fist in his left hand, and bowed to the yellow-green mist:
"There is no one else, and a new world is at hand."
After completing this ceremony, Shang Jianyao turned his attention to the mirage-like old world city in the yellow-green mist.
There, dozens or hundreds of meters high buildings stand, forming a magnificent building forest.
Their surfaces were bathed in reddish sunlight, so quiet that no sound came out.
Shang Jianyao didn't rush through the fog and entered it, but moved around the periphery quickly.
The phantom city unfolds itself from different angles.
After a while, Shang Jianyao suddenly saw an arched tunnel exit, thousands of glass curtain walls reflecting sunlight, and a street with dilapidated signboards on both sides.
Shang Jianyao stopped and let his eyes penetrate the thin yellow-green mist and landed on the street ahead.
The words "Second Sister", "Barbecue", "Convenience", "Hot Pot", "Foot Bath" and "Supermarket" came into his eyes.
The shops corresponding to these signs are either dilapidated or covered with dust, but they all have one thing in common.
Shang Jianyao looked back and forth several times, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
He shouted aloud:
"Xiao Chong! Xiao Chong!"
He was all too familiar with the image in the fog. It was the ruins of Swamp No. 1, the place they were taken to by Qiao Chu, the mysterious city where they met Nightmare Horse and Xiaochong!
The only difference is that this is not as broken as Shang Jianyao's memory.
The phantom city echoed his voice, but there was no additional response.
Shang Jianyao swam a few meters forward, passing through the faint yellow-green mist.
During this process, he didn't feel anything unusual.
And the city ahead no longer feels like a mirage, as real as the islands of the soul.
Shang Jianyao randomly found an unlocked bicycle on the street, mounted it, and headed for the depths of the city.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, it didn't take him long to arrive at a high-rise building with its own courtyard. On the way, he didn't meet a single person, and he didn't meet a single "unintentional person". The whole city was dead silent.
Shang Jianyao rolled over and got out of the car, and turned his attention to the black marble plaque in front of the courtyard.
On the plaque, the golden characters form a name:
"Urban Intelligent Network Control Center"
This is exactly the same as what Shang Jianyao and the others saw in the ruins of Swamp 1.
Shang Jianyao ran, as if he was racing against someone, galloping through the courtyard and entering the building where the "City Intelligence Network Control Center" is located.
He skillfully went down the safe passage layer by layer and came to the underground computer room.
Then, with a flashlight, he ran wildly down the dark corridor and found the room where he had met Xiaochong.
While pushing the door, Shang Jianyao shone the light of the flashlight in and shouted loudly:
"Xiao Chong! Xiao Chong!"
The table and chairs in the room are still there, no one is there, and it is extremely quiet.
Shang Jianyao showed a disappointed expression.
At this moment, everything around him slowly began to fade and gradually became transparent.
In less than ten seconds, the city's dream bubble disappeared, and the pale yellow-green mist surrounding it also disappeared, just like when it ended last time.
Shang Jianyao has returned to the "Sea of Origins".
He immediately felt a strong exhaustion and had to withdraw from the spiritual world.
…
The next day, 647th floor, room 14.
When Shang Jianyao arrived, only Jiang Baimian was there.
"Xiaohong isn't with you?" Jiang Baimian looked up and asked with a smile.
Shang Jianyao sighed and said in a sincere tone:
"Old world entertainment materials are harmful."
"He was addicted last night?" Jiang Baimian was slightly amused.
Although she also felt that Long Yuehong's self-control was not so strong, she also believed that the other party would not be like this on the first day.
Shang Jianyao shook his head:
"His parents, his younger siblings, his neighbors were addicted."
Hearing this, Jiang Baimian couldn't help raising his hand, pressed his mouth, and laughed.
Shang Jianyao further said:
"It shouldn't be after that."
"Why?" Jiang Baimian asked curiously.
Shang Jianyao explained:
"When I passed by their house this morning, I heard his dad wailing there: 'Why is so much electricity being used? This month's energy quota is almost gone!'
"Fucking is also a little rude, as if saying to Xiaohong: 'Son, what did you get back? This is too harmful!'
"Xiaohong reassured them: 'I am D5, and the energy quota is about the same as the two of you combined. It will not be a problem to last this month until the end of the month."
Shang Jianyao imitated the tone of each of the three members of the Long family so vividly that Jiang Baimian was overjoyed.
"So, you didn't wait for him?" Jiang Baimian calmed down and asked in a guessing tone.
Shang Jianyao nodded:
"I don't think they'll finish talking for a while.
"I still have something to ask you."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Baimian sat up straight, "What about the yellow-green mist?"
At this time, Bai Chen also entered the office and just heard the last half of the sentence.
She looked at Shang Jianyao with a little surprise:
"You solved it so quickly?"
Shang Jianyao shook his head:
"Found, but not resolved."
"Talk about it specifically." Jiang Baimian broke away from listening to gossip and jokes, and his expression became very focused.
Shang Jianyao described how he found the yellow-green mist, how to enter it, and what he found.
The more Jiang Baimian listened, the bigger his eyes grew:
"Are you sure it's the ruins of the city where you met Xiaochong?"
"Unless there is an identical layout elsewhere." Shang Jianyao replied calmly.
Jiang Baimian's brows furrowed:
"This thing feels terrifying, complicated and mysterious..."
There was a little more excitement in her tone.
"What are you discussing?" Long Yuehong walked into the office and glanced left and right suspiciously.
When Jiang Baimian repeated the matter briefly, Long Yuehong blurted out:
"how come?"
The little bit of influence left by "Coward" turned out to be the "Ruins of Swamp No. 1" that he and others had been to
He immediately had an explanation, looked at Shang Jianyao and said:
"Could it be that some of your own memories are combined with the yellow-green mist?"
"Why not another memory?" Shang Jianyao asked rhetorically.
Coincidence... Long Yuehong was too embarrassed to say this.
Shang Jianyao continued:
"I have 'Fate Pass', so I can be sure that it's not my memory."
You said it earlier... Long Yuehong muttered in her heart.
Jiang Baimian sat in the seat, his thoughts turned around, and he said thoughtfully:
"The yellow-green mist comes from a certain awakened person who has explored the depths of the 'Spiritual Corridor', and it is a little breath left by him...
"This is most likely obtained by Yan Hu when he explored a room in the 'Spiritual Corridor'...
"Song Alerter said that each room corresponds to a spiritual world, and only those who belong to the level of 'spirit corridor' can be opened normally...
"It may be the original owner's dream that appeared in those rooms, and it may be some of the islands of fear that he passed through. Well, according to this logic, there may also be scenes intertwined with some of his memories..."
Speaking of which, Jiang Baimian naturally gave a guess:
"The image of the ruins of the city comes from a certain memory, a dream carried by the yellow-green fog?"
Bai Chen's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard:
"The original owner of 'The Coward' has been to the ruins of Swamp 1?"
"It's also possible that he embarked on the journey from there." Jiang Baimian gave another possibility.
It makes Long Yuehong even more terrifying.
Shang Jianyao touched his chin and said:
"If this is the case, finding 'him' in the dream city should be able to completely eliminate the residual influence..."
"Yes, the dream master is the most special in this kind of scene." Long Yuehong thought for a few seconds and agreed.
He immediately asked a question:
"Where can I find it? Where will he be in that dream city?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian replied in unison:
"That laboratory!"
The mysterious laboratory that Qiao Chu destroyed!
Jiang Baimian immediately smiled at Shang Jianyao, meaning that everyone really had a tacit understanding.
The next second, she saw Shang Jianyao stretch out his right hand to her.
Jiang Baimian's smile froze for a second. He puffed out his cheeks slightly, and also stretched out his right palm, giving Shang Jianyao a blow.
After withdrawing her hand, she quickly asked another question:
"How did you think of going blindfolded and looking for the yellow-green mist?"
Shang Jianyao explained quite seriously:
"Since I am an awakened person in the field of 'Zhuang Sheng', it is time to try to live with the situation."