Xiao Lan opened his eyes, and what appeared in his sight was his room with the style of the Republic of China.
The retro ceilings and decorations full of the style of the last century all show the style of the Republic of China period.
It seems that this time he really woke up.
But he looked around. The blank book was placed on the desk as before, and everything in the room was as usual.
Except for Luo, there is still no trace of Luo on his pillow.
Xiao Lan went out and knocked on Luo's room next door, but did not respond.
He opened the door of the next room again with his ancestral craftsmanship, and the room was empty and there was no trace of anyone.
Xiao Lan stood in the corridor, and there was silence all around, with only a row of identical doors standing there quietly.
As if he was the only person in this space.
Xiao Lan returned to the room.
At this time, he found that the book he had placed on the desktop had changed.
The book is still like a book, but originally there was nothing but a pattern on the cover, and three words appeared on the cover—
Mingyue Pavilion.
These three characters are an elegant font that matches the exquisite cover.
Just like the name of the novel, the three characters "Ningyuekan" also appeared on the spine of the book.
As if proclaiming, this is a novel describing the story that happened in Naruto.
As the characters in the book, the readers who received the invitation letter are the players.
Xiao Lan, of course, will be a part of it.
"Interesting." Xiao Lan opened the book.
Text has appeared in the book.
The previous description is the same as the process the players came here. It records a group of people who went to Mingyuekan after receiving the invitation letter and moved into it under the arrangement of the housekeeper.
Xiao Lan flipped back and found that the following content was still blank.
It's like this is a novel being written, and now it has only completed a beginning.
Still serialized, stimulating.
The words on the book are not printed, they are more like human handwriting.
Xiao Lan took the book and compared it with the crow signature collected by her identity, and found that the handwriting was consistent.
In other words, this is the handwriting of the crow.
Crow's characters are not scribbled and illegible like many modern people. On the contrary, they are like flowing clouds and flowing water, smooth and powerful, which will make people feel good when they look at it.
But thinking that this is in the game, it feels good... forget it.
Xiao Lan put away the book and moved forward in the corridor.
He wanted to know what the Mingyue Hall had become.
This book is a little bit in the way, and it's hardcover, it's a little troublesome to carry.
Fortunately, Xiao Lan was wearing the [Emperor's New Clothes 2.0] version. He changed the style of his clothes to a sweater with a pocket, and directly stuffed the book in, and then sealed the pocket.
In this way, no matter if it's fighting or going to the sky, it won't fall down.
Suddenly, he felt a weak connection in his storage space.
When I opened it, it was the envelope containing Luo at the beginning.
A line of words is now appearing on the envelope:
[It seems we are separated again, sir]
Xiao Lan looked at the envelope. There was part of Luo's body inside, so writing on it was like writing on Luo's body. It felt a bit embarrassing, but there was no other way of contacting him now.
So, he still wrote on the envelope with his fingertips:
[How is your place? 】
Luo:
[There is no one around in your room]
Xiao Lan:
【me too】
Then he described to Luo what he had experienced in his dream before.
After reading Xiao Lan's description, Luo's reply appeared:
[This plot is the same as Crow’s book called "Nightmare"]
[The character returns to a familiar environment in the nightmare, which hides monsters that will attack at any time. With the passage of time, more and more monsters appear in the environment, and gradually become stronger, until the trapped person is swallowed 】
[Only by finding the only non-conforming flaw in the environment can we leave]
Xiao Lan recalled, and indeed he had seen a book with this name on the bookcase, but he just scanned it briefly, and did not remember such detailed details like Luo did.
Normally, it is impossible for a normal person to remember everything around him, and he has to find the inconsistent flaw in the environment where the monster is hidden. The difficulty can be imagined.
If it is a hoarder, it is simply a nightmare.
Perhaps it can only be cleared by destroying it all, and the cost of the destruction is still unknown.
But Xiao Lan, because of poverty and family affiliation, passed it very simply.
To some extent, suffering is really life’s wealth.
Luo's handwriting appeared again:
[However, sir, the place you are familiar with is not our home]
Although it was just a handwriting, Xiao Lan inexplicably saw what it meant to be wronged.
Xiao Lan: "..."
Do the math carefully, because there are restrictions on returning to the real world, he really didn't have much time to stay in the place called home by the two.
The place he is most familiar with should be the training ground.
Suddenly there is something wrong with it
Xiao Lan felt like a scumbag who was fooling around all day long and often didn't go home.
He reluctantly changed the subject:
[Have you also encountered Nightmare killed? 】
Luo's reply was quick:
[Yes, I went back to the darkness that I had stayed for a long time before, there was nothing around, but there was a white ball floating out of thin air in the air, it was too conspicuous]
Xiao Lan: "..."
This is the real simple model.
Maybe the crows didn't expect that there would be such two strange things among the invited guests.
The one who was once a family disciple was surrounded by walls, and the other was originally nothing.
After the contact, Xiao Lan put away the envelope and moved on.
—
The Mingyue Hall was still quiet, and there was no trace of the player.
Suddenly, Xiao Lan felt that the book in her pocket was heating up slightly. This feeling was only a moment, but he still caught it.
Xiao Lan took out "Mingyue Pavilion".
The dim pattern on the cover is now shining slightly.
He opened the book, and sure enough new content has appeared:
[Farewell to my most loyal servant]
[He is immersed in eternal dreams]
[Enjoy infinite tranquility]
Xiao Lan frowned: "What is this
This new content is not the same as the previous one. It does not have a fictional description, but looks like modern poetry.
After writing these words, the new content did not continue to appear.
The original pattern on the cover has already lit up.
It seems to be some kind of instruction.
Xiao Lan thought about the new content in the book.
If the author of the book is a crow, the phrase "my most loyal servant" refers to the housekeeper, right
But whether it's "farewell", or "eternal dream", or "infinite tranquility", it doesn't sound like a lively state...
Xiao Lan decided to go to the housekeeper first.
Where will housekeepers appear most often
It is morning, and he should be responsible for arranging breakfast, so he may appear in places such as kitchens and restaurants.
Relying on previous memories, Xiao Lan walked over to the restaurant first.
His footsteps stopped in the hall.
Because there is no need to go to the restaurant now, the butler is lying in the middle of the hall at the moment.
The butler lies on a Persian carpet previously collected by the crows, with his hands on his chest, and a book that the players have around him.
His expression looked peaceful, as if he was asleep.
But his chest has no ups and downs, and the blood on his face has faded.
Xiao Lan stepped forward to check and found that the butler was dead, but there were no wounds on her body.
As he said in the book, "immersed in eternal dreams."
Then take out "Mingyuekan" and compare it with the pattern that has been lit up on the cover.
Xiao Lan suddenly felt bad.
The death of the housekeeper seems to hint to the players that as long as enough people die, the patterns on the book can be illuminated. When the patterns are all illuminated, it should be when the book is completed.
The readers' goal is Crow's new book, and when the book is completed, their goal is also completed.
For players, this has a high probability of being clear.
In the entire Mingyue Hall, they only saw one NPC butler, and the others were players who acted as readers.
Who will die next is self-evident.
In this way, wouldn't the players hope that others would die in front of them
Even, if possible, hesitate to push it.
Is it because the way to clear the customs is to have enough people waiting to die
But Xiao Lan didn't know how many people came in.
If there are not 13 of them, wouldn't it be impossible to pass the level
Or if there are only 13 people, will they be all dead to qualify for customs clearance
And the game seems to have never happened before, letting players kill each other as a precedent for clearance conditions.
I always feel that there should be some other customs clearance methods.
"You... Are you human?" A voice interrupted Xiao Lan's meditation.
The question is quite tricky, making people wonder what kind of answer he wants to know, and there is even an impulse to say "no".
Xiao Lan turned her head and saw a man who was not tall but had his hair well combed.
The person's eyes wandered between the corpse on the ground and Xiao Lan, and he dared not approach him for a while, as if he didn't know whether Xiao Lan was a ghost or a murderer.
Xiao Lan asked, "What's the matter?"
The person looked at Xiao Lan up and down again, confirming that he was a normal-looking person, and then heaved a sigh of relief.
He pointed to the corpse of the butler on the ground: "Then... Is he dead?"
Xiao Lan nodded.
The man hesitated for two times before coming over: "Are you an advanced player? You look amazing at first glance. It's amazing to be so young."
Xiao Lan didn't understand for a while, isn't this a high-level stadium? Anyone who catches anyone is not an advanced player, what is this person talking about
He glanced at this person again, and finally read something from the other's careful, calculating and expectant eyes.
This person shouldn't be a high-level player, he doesn't know how to get in, and is currently trying to hold Xiao Lan's thigh.
Seeing that Xiao Lan didn't speak, the man said again: "Oh, I told you that I was very miserable, really."
"I got a rare item, and then a high-level player found me and said that as long as I give him the item, he can take me through the high-level field, which will make my combat power increase rapidly."
"As a result, I gave him the props, and he didn't see anyone today. You said it was miserable."
Xiao Lan understood that this was another junior player who was good at opportunism.
It's just that this person is more courageous and wants to eat a fat guy in the high-level field, but he didn't expect that Mingyuekan would separate the players.
But it is estimated that the player who claims to be able to take him through the level is not well-intentioned. The junior players are easy to die when entering the intermediate field, let alone the advanced level. What is the difference with the food delivery.
Seeing that Xiao Lan had no reaction to his miserable sales, the man continued, "Actually, I still have a rare item. If you take me to pass the level, I will give it to you, how about it?"
Xiao Lan raised her eyebrows, unmoved.
Let alone the difficulty of the advanced stage, he is not allowed to lead people through the level. Whoever believes in this kind of empty check is stupid.
Seeing Xiao Lan's expression, the man gritted his teeth and continued to release new bait: "Don't look at me like this. I am actually a stockbroker. You can find out the name of Long Shiren. If you take me through the customs, I will How about taking you to invest, to ensure stable profits without loss."
This person is too capable of fooling around. No one who has ever played stocks dared to say that.
Long Shiren seemed to be accustomed to opportunism, and he still did not change this habit after entering the world of Advent.
But he didn't understand that the only thing he could rely on when he came to the world was his own strength.
Xiao Lan told the truth: "I don't need money."
Money will tarnish his noble and sour temperament, resulting in deduction of poverty value.
Seeing that this person is simply incompetent, Long Shiren became irritable: "Aren't you an advanced player?! You are so powerful, what's the matter with me! I think you are selfish!!! You are cold-blooded!!!"
"Can you be a little sympathetic so that you won't accumulate some virtue for yourself?!"
Long Shiren spoke plausibly. Standing on the high ground of morality, he devalued Xiao Lan's personal accomplishments. If he didn't know, he would think Xiao Lan did something insulting between people and gods.
In fact, it was just for him to take advantage of it.
I don't think it is because I misestimated the risk of speculation, which led to the dangerous situation.
Faced with this scene, Xiao Lan just said calmly: "Oh."
Long Shiren: "..."
Why doesn't this person play cards according to the routine
Shouldn't he feel ashamed, or reach out to help himself out of moral pressure
Why is it just one? Oh your uncle!
Xiao Lan didn't mind helping the players, but had no interest at all in rescuing those who died.
Since Long Shiren dared to gamble, he had to have the courage to take the risk of losing the gambling, Xiao Lan had no obligation to wipe his ass.
What's more, this kind of straightforward attitude.
His calm eyes changed in an instant, and he glanced at Long Shiren, with a chill in his eyes.
It's useless to talk to such a person.
It is better to use physical exhortation.
Xiao Lan calmly took out [Dalit's Bone], switched to the blade form, and held a beautiful flower in her hand.
The pale bone blade drew a cold light.
Long Shiren also wanted to stop after a wave of babbles.
Years of speculation and flicker experience told him: Run, you have overturned.
Long Shiren turned around and ran away, his short legs were still walking very fast, and he ran away almost instantly.
Xiao Lan: "..."
It really can bend and stretch.
But just after the opponent turned and ran away, he found a dark handprint appeared on Long Shiren's back, and this person seemed to be totally unaware of it.