How could this world still exist after he left
Actually... didn't it crash
With thousands of doubts, Nan Zhou wanted to get up.
As soon as his feet landed, his knees softened, and he suddenly fell forward on his knees, supporting the ground with his arms, barely able to stabilize his balance.
The cold sweat on his forehead was dense and dripping down with this kneeling.
A few bright bloodstains on his cheeks were also washed away by cold sweat, revealing a pale undertone.
He maintained this posture, his thin and beautiful shoulder blades heaved up and down with heavy breathing for a while, before struggling to get up from the ground and opened the window.
The little yellow bird who called early had already left.
The sun is shining outside the window, and the scenery remains the same.
Combining everything in the room, Nan Zhou was sure that he had indeed returned to the first box world.
The upside is that he gets a perfectly safe rest period.
The downside is that he's lost in confusion.
Nan Zhou's first reaction was: Did he play it wrong
Could it be that the ticket is like a tin box, and every world has it, but he unilaterally gave up the ticket task and focused on finding the tin box, causing the task to fail and restarting directly
Or, are there only these three worlds in the box
Where will the train leaving this world stop
Where is the station
Or, do it again, will it be different
There are so many questions that it is useless to think about them.
Nan Zhou decisively used "Dance of Puppets" to summon a group of puppets, then turned around and entered the bathroom.
After washing away the blood and water from his body, and using hot water and steaming heat to fully relax his tense muscles, Nan Zhou checked the time.
… There are only 6 hours and 50 minutes left until the scheduled departure time of the game.
After Nan Zhou devoted himself to washing up and put on the clean clothes he took out from the infinitely refreshed wardrobe, three puppets who had gone to other places to look for tickets and boxes returned, squatting by the bed, waiting for him. Get out of the bathroom.
After seeing him, three blank faces aimed at him like sunflowers.
One of them held a tin box with round hands.
… The tin box used for teleportation has been moved to a different place, under the giant tree in the town where he usually rides his bike.
The box was found, but the "ticket" was still missing.
Nan Zhou was not surprised by this result.
The first world is too peaceful, there are no enemies, no interference, and the huge town is completely left to him to search.
From the perspective of game difficulty alone, even if you want to hide the ticket, you will not hide it here.
However, even so, Nan Zhou had to search for peace of mind.
He knew in his heart that he couldn't waste too long here.
He has to go to the next world.
When the time comes again and the time starts again, no one knows what he will meet in the next world.
Perhaps it is another time to deal with [Nanzhou] and {Jiang Fang} of those two worlds.
Or perhaps, those two worlds have been destroyed, and another new world awaits him.
It's just that his state is not at its peak.
Most of the penetrating wounds on Nan Zhou's calf and palm were healed, and a few bite wounds on his body were healed, but the bone injury was difficult to heal, and a slight force on his leg was still in severe pain.
It took an hour to confirm that no new items other than the box appeared in this safe spot, and Nan Zhou made the choice to "leave".
Everything that follows is unknown, and we can only do our best.
The lock is of the same style, and he has successfully opened it twice.
At this time, the trembling muscles also calmed down.
So opening the box is very simple.
He flipped the lock pin with one finger, lifted the lock plate, tore off the lock body, rested his hand on the lid of the box, and then decisively opened the box.
After a short period of darkness, the sun was overwhelming.
In order to confirm his situation, Nan Zhou squinted his eyes and forcibly observed the surrounding environment before he could adapt to the light.
Seeing this, he was stunned.
… Everything in front of him was so familiar that it confused him.
He was standing in a wooded field opposite his house.
And on the window lattice of the room on the second floor, a few steps away, there was a small fat bird with a sturdy flesh.
A few seconds later, the window opened as he remembered, but no hand came out to feed the bird who had come to ask for food.
[Nanzhou] Holding the window with both hands, looked out, and saw the opposite Nanzhou for the first time.
There was a little light in his cold eyes.
He made a "come here" gesture to Nan Zhou, then left the window, turned around and ran downstairs.
Nan Zhou froze in place, a cloud of doubt rose in his heart.
But he still did what he should have done.
With a little stumble, he ran all the way to the door of [Nanzhou]'s house.
When he stepped on the second step, the tightly closed door suddenly opened in front of Nan Zhou.
[Nanzhou] in pajamas stood inside the door, panting slightly from the boiling emotion in his chest, and looked at Nanzhou.
[Nan Zhou]'s voice was full of surprise: "Why are you back?"
Nan Zhou was also very surprised: "...Do you still remember me?"
The two of them were each in confusion, not knowing what to ask each other when the door next door rang.
-npc [Jiang Fang] is coming to find his good friend.
In order not to cause unnecessary confusion, [Nan Zhou] grabbed Nan Zhou by the collar, dragged him in, and closed the door quickly and silently.
Half a minute later, [Jiang Fang] walked briskly to the door and knocked on the door.
[Nan Zhou] Pressed Nan Zhou behind the door, and pressed his throat with one arm, but did not exert any force. He only warned him not to make a sound.
He himself didn't say a word, and looked straight at the person in front of him.
—His eyes are black and white, like a mirror, with the same concentration as when he looks at people.
They can see their shadows in each other's eyes.
[Nanzhou] said to [Jiang Fang] who knocked on the door, "Brother Fang, I still want to sleep a little longer. I don't want to have breakfast today."
[Jiang Fang] Wen Xu replied, "Okay. What about lunch?"
[Nanzhou]: "Well. I want to eat noodles."
[Jiang Fang] replied with a smile: "Yes, Teacher Nan."
If [Jiang Fang] has a little bit of his own thinking ability, he will find that [Nan Zhou] is clearly behind the door, why can't he open the door and talk to him face to face
...but he didn't.
When the sound of footsteps from outside gradually drifted away, [Nan Zhou] loosened his grip on Nan Zhou and looked him up and down: "Why are you back?"
… the world in the box is not destroyed with his departure, but just refreshed and restarted.
[Nanzhou] As the core character who constitutes the world, he still retains all his memories, and it has not been erased with the restart of the world.
This knowledge inexplicably made Nan Zhou's heart a little more relaxed, and it also made his doubts increase rather than decrease.
He answered honestly, "I don't know either."
"I woke up in bed just now." [Nan Zhou] asked him sharply: "Will you still leave? Will I be stuck in this day forever?"
Nan Zhou: "No, I want to leave here, only..."
He glanced at his watch: "… less than six hours."
[Nanzhou] Oh, "After six hours, you won't be able to leave?"
Nan Zhou shook his head: "Maybe. I may be trapped in these three worlds forever and infinitely reincarnated... or we may all disappear."
[Nanzhou] said to himself: "Ah, 50 possibilities."
Nan Zhou asked bluntly, "Can you help me?"
[Nanzhou] also responded with the most straightforward attitude: "I don't want you to go."
Nan Zhou: "Someone is waiting for me outside."
[Nanzhou]: "But no one is waiting for me. I also want someone to wait."
Two straightforward people, without concealing their selfishness and thoughts, clearly informed each other of their demands.
Nan Zhou didn't speak, just raised one hand and put it on [Nan Zhou]'s neck, rubbing the back of his neck gently.
When he was alone and hesitating, he always hoped that someone would gently caress him like this, without saying anything, it was the most peaceful and beautiful.
He wanted to soothe the other self.
[Nanzhou] Obediently did not move.
After letting his emotions settle down quickly, he grabbed Nan Zhou's wrist with his backhand: "Okay... I know what the right thing is. How do you want me to help you?"
According to Nan Zhou's instructions, [Nan Zhou] walked around in person, looking for a circle according to his daily route in the small town.
Soon, he brought back the familiar iron box from the stone side of a small river.
After Nan Zhou got the iron box, he tapped the side of the box with the engraved flowers, and thought that {Jiang Fang} was hidden inside, which was quite amazing.
He also scattered his puppets, driving them to avoid people.
But because the layout of the town is not exactly similar to the Never Town he is familiar with, it takes far more time and effort than the first world in a box.
While waiting, Nan Zhou briefly described what he was going to do to [Nan Zhou].
[Nan Zhou] also gave the same answer as {Jiang Fang}: "I haven't seen anything like a 'ticket' in the town before... Maybe it appeared after you arrived."
Nan Zhou replied, "Then let's look for it."
[Nanzhou] Hypothesized: "Will it be buried underground? Or the homes of other residents?"
Nan Zhou shook his head: "No."
[Nanzhou] also quickly communicated with him: "... um, no. If this is the case, the twelve-hour limit may not even be able to search a world. The game will not be so unbalanced. settings."
indeed so.
This time the game is not a test server that is not open to the public. It can openly increase the difficulty and hide clues from players.
This is the final decisive battle, and there are countless high-dimensional people watching it.
Even if the game party wants to do something, they don't dare to be too open and aboveboard.
…
After a search that lasted for an hour and a half, the result was only the same as the first world in a box.
… At least on the bright side of the world in the second box, there is nothing that can be called a "ticket".
Not even an extra corner of paper.
It seems that if he wants to successfully find the "ticket", he will continue to go to the third world in a box to find out.
When Nan Zhou was sitting on the sofa at [Nan Zhou]'s house, twisting the lock with the wire rustling, [Nan Zhou] sat beside him and watched his every movement.
When the small lock tongue was toggled and the lock snapped open, [Nan Zhou] suddenly asked in a low voice behind him: "… Will you come back?"
While Nan Zhou's heart moved, he suddenly thought: "Put your hand on my shoulder."
[Nanzhou]: "... Hmm?"
Nan Zhou: "I want to try and see if I can take you to the next world."
"There is also a person there... just as lonely as you." Nan Zhou said, "I can introduce you to each other."
It is both an attempt and an adventure.
Nan Zhou wanted to give it a try. The iron box could take away several people at one time.
And, if he takes away the core characters in the second world, will this world collapse.
[Nan Zhou] After thinking for a long time, he didn't answer, just put a hand on Nan Zhou's shoulder.
…
Unfortunately, when the darkness poured into the sky, the weight of the hand on his shoulder suddenly disappeared.
... The only one who appeared under Lonely Moon was Nan Zhou.
Nan Zhou sighed.
After testing, the box can only be transported away from the person who opened the box.
Before he could think about it, Nan Zhou swayed and almost fell off the roof.
Fortunately, he finally stabilized his body.
… but he still stomped the tile out with a small squeak.
After standing still, Nan Zhou suddenly felt that someone had described this scene to him.
The next second, a familiar face poked out from the balcony below.
{Jiang Fang} looked at him for a moment, and then said hello to Nanzhou: "Yo."
... Listening to the tone, he also recognized his own.
Nan Zhou didn't answer, just sighed, "...Alas."
He couldn't figure out what all these settings were for.
Just to keep him exhausted in three worlds
still is…
Nan Zhou thought of the theme of the dungeon [Ant].
What's the point of ants competing for blood and running around non-stop
…
{Jiang Fang} clearly saw the whole process of his disappearance and reorganization.
At the same time that he regained complete consciousness, he also returned to the room where Nan Zhou was imprisoned.
He watched his broken limbs grow blood and flesh inch by inch. The room that was supposed to be a mess in the fight was not messed up at all. The messy bed stained with Nanzhou's blood was clean, and even the handcuffs were ground on the metal bed rails. The faint scratches left behind disappeared without a trace.
The bright moon hangs high outside the window.
{Jiang Fang} sat down beside the bed and put his hands on the clean bed rail.
Originally, he was out of his mind, but when he suddenly heard a familiar sound from the roof, he felt it, and rushed to the balcony to see Nanzhou.
From this angle, Nan Zhou's eyebrows are very beautiful. Under the moonlight, a shadow is cast, which just covers half of his pupils, making the other half clear as water.
Nan Zhou had an injury on his leg. He didn't want to jump down, and he was involved in the injury. He simply crouched on the eaves like a black cat and looked down at him.
{Jiang Fang} leaned against the bar and smiled: "Hey, are you so disappointed to see me? Just smile."
Seeing this man go and return, he sighed and sighed as he looked at him, {Jiang Fang}'s state of mind was unexpectedly relaxed in the past twenty-five years.
He raised his cheeks and asked, "Why, are you back to collect debts?"
"Ok."
After adjusting his mentality, Nan Zhou said straight: "I want to ask you to help me find out if there is a 'ticket' I want in this world."
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I'm going out to play tomorrow night, so I might ask for a leave of absence, and let me know in advance~