After dinner, the two went back to their residence to find the boss and returned the car.
The garage is not far from their wooden house, and it doesn't take much time to walk over.
So, under the moonlight, the two walked slowly along the coastline together.
The cold moonlight imprinted their shadows on the beach, and the sound of waves hitting the beach covered their footsteps.
Neither of them spoke, but walked forward quietly, but there was a sense of tranquility and serenity that belonged to them in the air.
Go back to the wooden house.
Although it was already dark at this time, it was still too early to go to bed.
Xiao Lan then fiddled with the projector in the room, trying to find something to kill the time.
As a result, he did not expect to find many old movies in the film library.
Almost all classic movies of various themes and ages are here.
Among them is the movie "Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe, which was released in 1955.
In this film, she is dressed in a white dress and stretches out her hand to cover the stills of the flying skirt, which has not been forgotten by the audience until now.
This is also a lighthearted comedy.
It tells the story of the male protagonist in a middle-aged crisis, after his wife went on vacation, he became mad about the new neighbor played by Monroe upstairs.
After experiencing all kinds of ridiculous fantasies and inner conflicts, the actor finally controlled his thoughts and returned to the family.
Among them, Monroe is the biggest highlight of the whole play. She is beautiful but not vulgar, with a kind of innocent and sexy temptation, which is different from the seductive sexy in common people's perception. It is a kind of lovely charm.
Xiao Lan remembered that her mother liked this movie very much.
It's just that at that time he was too young to understand the middle-aged crisis and moral struggles of the leading actor. He just thought this uncle was funny.
Suddenly seeing it again, it really makes me miss it.
Xiao Lan chose the movie and turned to Luo and said, "How about we just watch this?"
Luo was speechless for a while: "..."
As a non-human, in order to quickly integrate into human society, he has learned about human film culture.
Of course he never let go of this famous movie in film history.
However, in this near-dating scene, is it a bit too hard-core to see this kind of comedy hovering on the brink of infidelity
And go, now they are not together yet, what is the smell of this flag
This eclectic feeling really deserves to be his husband’s style...
But seeing Xiao Lan who didn't realize that the subject matter was not suitable, Luo sighed silently in his heart.
In the end, he nodded and didn't say anything to disturb Xiao Lan's interest.
The movie has already begun, and the film-like images outline the American style of the 1950s. With the relaxed plot, it is also a movie that is very suitable for watching on vacation.
Staying in the comfortable real world, sitting on a soft sofa, watching a brisk movie, the sound of waves looming not far away, and a trustworthy person beside him.
Xiao Lan suddenly felt extremely relaxed.
Sometimes he would think, if he hadn't met Luo, what kind of life would he lead
Perhaps like many players, they stayed in the descending world for more and more time, gradually becoming a missing person in reality, until one day they really die in a certain game, no one remembers it anymore.
Xiao Lan glanced at Luo beside her secretly.
Luo was sitting on the sofa at this time, his posture was leisurely, but he still maintained an elegant manner.
At the moment the two were sitting very close, Xiao Lan could feel the body temperature from each other.
As Luo continued to retrieve his own fragments, his appearance was getting closer and closer to humans. Not only the breathing, heartbeat, body temperature, but also the texture of the skin has become more and more human.
Even his words and deeds are a bit more popular than at the beginning.
Xiao Lan didn't know whether such a change was good or bad for Luo, but it seemed to have no harm at the moment, and Luo himself was quite happy.
Xiao Lan knew very well that the relationship between the two was like a line drawn by hand.
It was just a very fragile barrier, and he could cross it at any time as long as he wanted to.
but…
Xiao Lan thought of her own human identity.
Human life is very fragile, and many accidents can kill people, even after the strengthening of the descending world. Even a legendary powerhouse like Xiao Chengyan would die silently.
Luo's life should be very long. In such a long life, maybe decades are only a fleeting moment.
What should he do if he dies
Although his abilities have improved rapidly, he has reached a high level at a speed that ordinary players cannot match.
But Xiao Lan also knew that as long as he was still descending into the world, he would be at risk of death at any time, no matter how strong he was.
At this moment, Xiao Lan thought of Qi Ning, of his paranoid killing after the death of his lover.
And the untouched coffee in the coffee shop.
Xiao Lan, who had never been afraid of difficulties, suddenly felt a little timid.
He didn't want to... let Luo be like that...
Xiao Lan nestled in the sofa, letting her thoughts drift away casually, and gradually felt that her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.
Feeling that the breathing frequency of the people next to him had changed, Luo turned his head and saw Xiao Lan's quiet sleeping face.
Xiao Lan was sleeping quietly. He just leaned on the back of the sofa quietly without moving.
Luo approached quietly.
It seemed that he had been accustomed to his approach a long time ago, and such movement did not wake Xiao Lan.
Luo gently put a kiss on his lips, as if kissing a treasure, and then he said in a voice that only he could hear: "Don't want to leave me, sir."
Early the next morning, Xiao Lan faced Luo's face when she opened her eyes.
Xiao Lan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he didn't know when he lay on Luo's lap
Could it be that he fell asleep so restless
And... Luo just let him lie down all night
Xiao Lan's mind was full of question marks.
Luo didn't have any special reaction. He smoothly touched Xiao Lan's hair lying on his lap, and said "Good morning" to him as usual.
This gave Xiao Lan the illusion that she was a black-hearted boss again.
In the next few days, the two enjoyed a leisurely life on the island.
But they didn't directly use up the time to return to reality for a month, and returned to the player's residence after the trip.
—
After returning to the advent world.
Xiao Lan once again entered the state of "indulging in training, only training can make me happy".
Perhaps because of concern, he became more focused during training.
In the training of the battle, he also chose to fight with random players to hone his response to different skills.
I don't know how to come to the world to do it, but I can pull the dead players out as a sparring practice.
These people should not be themselves, but they all have memories of their lives, but they don't remember the information related to their deaths.
And it will disappear immediately after the end, just like the copied data.
Someday.
Xiao Lan had just finished the match and was sitting on the ground to rest.
The player residence has switched to the dark night mode, and he plans to go back after a short break.
At this time, he felt that his contact item was activated. I searched the storage space and found that it was "Plastic Friendship" given to him by Wang Teddy.
Xiao Lan successfully connected to the communication.
Before he could speak, he realized that Wang Teddy's state was not right.
Wang Teddy, who is usually optimistic and loves to laugh, now has red eye circles, bloodshot eyes and deep dark circles under his eyes. His hair is disheveled and his clothes are wrinkled, and his face is still wounded. He looks very sluggish.
This cheerful boy who was incompatible with the coming of the world seemed to have finally been swallowed by darkness.
Xiao Lan felt wrong and asked, "Teddy, what's the matter?"
Wang Teddy's voice was hoarse, and his tone was trembling: "Xiao, Xiao Lan... My brother... something has happened."
Xiao Lan asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? Wang Ke..."
I didn't see Wang Ke beside Wang Taidi, and heard that he had an accident.
Xiao Lan wanted to ask if Wang Ke was still alive, but felt that it was a bit irritating to ask directly, so she could only cut off the conversation.
"My brother..." Wang Teddy sniffed, he patted his face vigorously, trying to make himself sober.
But he organized the language several times, and it was difficult to speak it.
Xiao Lan didn't say anything extra: "Where are you?"
Wang Teddy revealed his address after upgrading to an intermediate player.
Xiao Lan: "I'll rush over right away, you stay in the room first, don't do stupid things, you know?"
Wang Teddy nodded: "Okay..."
Xiao Lan immediately ended the training and rushed to Wang Teddy's side.
—
"Knocking."
Xiao Lan knocked on the door.
Wang Teddy opened the door in silence. He was still wearing the clothes he had before, and his whole state was still very bad.
After grudgingly greeted Xiao Lan, Wang Teddy led him to sit on the sofa.
After Wang Taidi sat down, he fell silent, Xiao Lan didn't worry, but quietly waited for him to speak.
During the period, Xiao Lan took a look at the surrounding environment.
This is a standard room for intermediate players, with a small area, and the interior decoration seems to be just a template of choice.
The only special thing is that a family portrait of four people hung on the wall.
In the family picture, the younger Wang Teddy and Wang Ke are in front, and there is a Corgi and a Teddy next to them.
Behind them should be their parents.
Mother Wang, like Wang Teddy, has small brown curly hairs, and she looks chubby and smiles very kindly.
Father Wang's hair is very short, very similar to Wang Ke, except that he wears glasses with a gentle and scholarly atmosphere.
At this time, Wang Teddy finally spoke.
His voice was low and dumb: "I was only ten years old when Mom and Dad had an accident, but by then my brother was already in the third year of high school."
What he said has nothing to do with the current situation.
But Xiao Lan just listened quietly. He understood that Wang Teddy might just need a listener at this time.
Wang Teddy's voice continued: "Grandpa and grandma passed away early. At that time, some distant relatives took a fancy to my house, and it was my brother who gave it back. He said that he would support me, and you don't need to worry about it."
"Later, he went to work while studying, and raised this family by himself. The teachers at the school didn't like him very much, because he had poor grades and skipped classes, so he was a scumbag."
Wang Teddy still doesn't forget the habit of breaking the news about his brother at any time.
After he finished speaking, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover the back of his neck, as if he was afraid that Wang Ke would come to hold his neck again.
But it stopped halfway through the action—
Wang Ke, he is not here now.
Realizing this, Wang Teddy's hands were shaking.
He held back his tears again: "My brother... has been taking care of me... but I can't help him..."
"This time too..."
Xiao Lan finally asked, "What happened?"
Wang Teddy wiped his eyes: "My brother... is going to be promoted to a contract player, in the instance... is missing."
Xiao Lan was a little shocked, contract players, doesn't that mean that they are bound to the world of descent and can no longer leave
Wang Ke is not like a person who chooses a contract for survival. Why does he choose this way? !
Wang Teddy took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down: "My brother always thought that I would enter the world of Advent. It was his fault. Because he had an accident when he was working that night and didn't go home very late. I feel very If you were worried, I went to the place where he was working and looked for him."
"As a result... On the way back, we were involved in the Descent World, and I almost died in that game."
"He has always blamed himself and felt that it was his own fault. So he worked hard in the game, carrying everything on his own, and has been working hard to grow. He always told me that he would definitely take me out of the descending world. ."
"But after I upgraded to Intermediate level, the dungeon experience became more and more difficult. I almost had an accident several times. It was all due to my brother."
"During that time, he became more and more silent, and he was always alone and silent. I knew he was probably thinking that he was not strong enough. But I didn't expect that he was thinking about becoming a contract player. This fool. , Wouldn’t he be inseparable..."
"Later, his teammates happened to have a willingness to make a contract, so my brother kept the secret from me and chose the trial copy of the promotion contract with his teammates."
Having said this, Wang Teddy's voice trembled again, and he tried to restrain:
"Then... Only one of my brother's teammates came back. He said... It was a copy called Sara's Song. That copy just restrained my brother's ability and greatly affected him. Then there was a crisis. My brother was injured again. At this time, two teammates betrayed. They attacked my brother directly and pushed him... to the monster."
"He never found my brother after that."
"Others say my brother is dead..."
Xiao Lan didn't expect that Qi Ning's analysis of the Wang brothers would be fulfilled so quickly.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ke didn't happen in the process of protecting his younger brother. Instead, he had an accident in the copy of the promotion contract, although his goal of promotion was still to protect his younger brother.
However, Xiao Lan was a little confused after listening to Wang Teddy's recount.
Generally speaking, the result of a failed customs clearance is death, but listening to Wang Teddy's statement seems to be different.
Xiao Lan asked: "You seem to be pretty sure that Wang Ke is not dead?"
Wang Teddy raised his head: "The contract dungeon is different from other game fields. They will not be reset. It is said that the way of connecting levels is different from other games. Every time a player enters, the traces will not disappear, so some promotion failed. Players who leave will stay in it forever."
Wang Teddy took out a small pendant from his pocket: "This is my brother gave me. You can see his state of life, we all have one."
"As long as he is still on, my brother is not dead."
Wang Taidi put the pendant in front of Xiao Lan: "Look."
However, this pendant now looks dim and dull, like an ordinary stone.
Wang Teddy also found out.
He hurriedly got up, rushed to the wall and turned off the light, then blocked the light of the player's residence outside the window with his body, and stretched out his hand to block the light around the pendant.
This time Xiao Lan saw clearly that the pendant was indeed still shining, but—
It is a light that is so weak that it is almost extinguished, and it is difficult to distinguish without looking carefully.
If this light really represents a person's life, it can only mean that that person is already on the verge of death.
Wang Teddy looked at Xiao Lan, with hope in his tone: "Look, it's still on. My brother must be alive, right? But no one else believes it, they are telling me to stop dreaming."
Xiao Lan looked at the light that couldn't even illuminate the palm of Wang Teddy's palm. He was silent for a moment, and then nodded: "Yes, he must be still alive."
Wang Teddy smiled with red eyes, "Yes, my brother is not dead... Not dead..."
Looking at the pendant in his hand and laughing for a while, Wang Teddy stared at his palm firmly: "You are not allowed to die, Wang Ke, you are not allowed to die..."
As his voice fell, an invisible force spread out, and this pendant was miraculously lit for a moment.
Wang Teddy seemed to have unwittingly activated his abilities.
His [I am not interested in money] can consume wealth and make what he says become true. To some extent, it is a powerful skill that can change the rules.
But at this moment, blood spilled from the corner of Wang Teddy's mouth.
This is the effect of capacity overdraft, just the sentence just now consumes one hundred million worth of wealth he has recently accumulated.
If it is a little bit more, his skills will return to a state where they can't be activated again.
The price of this sentence can be quite high.
Xiao Lan was a little worried: "Teddy, what's the matter with you."
But Wang Teddy didn't care about himself at all: "Cough cough cough... Look, it's bright again!"
After speaking, he handed the pendant to Xiao Lan again.
This time, although it was still dim, it was obviously brighter than before.
The corners of Wang Teddy's mouth were still bloody, but his eyes brightened: "I have found a way to save him. As long as I keep using my power, he won't die, even... as long as I am stronger, he can be saved."
"He can become an advanced player, so many people can become an advanced player..." Wang Teddy's gaze turned to Xiao Lan, "Are you also an advanced player? When you enter the door, you will find that your aura is different."
Xiao Lan nodded.
Wang Teddy clenched the pendant in his hand and murmured repeatedly: "I will definitely become a high-level player too. I can definitely..."
He read it over and over again, as if he was strengthening his belief over and over again.
"Brother always said that he would take me to live with him. Sooner or later we can leave here."
Wang Teddy gritted his teeth: "Brother, wait for me... This time, I will take you away."
At this time, Xiao Lan said: "When the time comes, if you are going to save your brother, remember to call me."
His tone was calm but firm, as if he wasn't talking about the contract dungeon with extremely high difficulty and dangerous level, or the song of Sara that made the elite among the high-level players smashed.
Wang Taidi hummed softly. He lowered his head and did not let Xiao Lan see his expression at the moment: "Thank you... Xiao Lan... Thank you..."
The author has something to say:
Long-lost Wang Ergou Little Theater:
Wang Taidi: My Wang Taidi will be renamed Wang-Ri-Tian today.
Wang Ke: ... You go, I'm fine here.