As the "vehicle" lying horizontally like a tree trunk dived under the gray matter miasma, losing the most conspicuous human element nearby, the confrontation between the "giant god general" and the "mountain demon king" seemed to be suddenly out of balance between heaven and earth.
The sky was stained with ink and clouds were surging. Suddenly there was a break in the clouds, and heavy rain poured down. It was like a giant punching the devil, and the mountains roared in response.
During this period, there were lightning and thunder, water vapor and smoke mixed together, and the surrounding area was so vast that it was difficult to see what was going on. I could only vaguely see that the water line was sinking layer by layer under the gray matter and smog, allowing the common things in this world to forcibly erase the traces of leakage from the other world.
The rain didn't come suddenly, but it went away very quickly.
In the afternoon, the sky has turned better, the mountains have washed away, and the sky is clear and blue. On the U-shaped mountain range, the muddy water has drained away, but the clear flow still remains, flying beads splashing jade, hanging pines and washing stones.
The three spires became clean, but also bald.
Many roots are peeled off, and the rocks are exposed, shining brightly in the sun.
The wind impeller resisted again, got stuck on the edge of the cliff crookedly, and was still turning silently. No one knew what would happen to it next time.
The mosquitoes flying all over the sky have also disappeared, and the large-scale gatherings are no longer visible on the screen. They seem to have been knocked down by the violent storm, but they also seem to be sinking into the ground beyond the reach of the camera along with the gray matter miasma.
There seemed to be a rainbow light hanging in the air at the edge of the circular field of view. I wonder if it symbolized something. Then the screen dimmed and the live broadcast ended.
Ezuka looked at the black screen after the end, and selected the previous playback node. It was the part where the gray matter smog erupted and billions of stars appeared, and he went back to it seriously ? ?Look below. When Yoshio Matsudaira entered the office, she didn't even look up.
Until the latter sat behind the desk and knocked on the table: "I thought you were here to find me."
"Ah, I'm sorry." Ezuka stood up and bowed to Matsudaira Yoshio.
Matsudaira Yoshio was wearing a suit and ties, but he sighed and loosened his tie: "You are so polite, let me guess, are you ready to say goodbye to me?"
Ezuka was dressed in work clothes, as if she had deserted her job, and what she said was similar: "Uncle Shou and the others have been allowed to leave. A considerable part of the data for my project comes from them, so..."
"This reason is really lacking in sincerity." Yoshio Matsudaira touched his stubbled cheek, "Without the 'Vascular' platform and the Matsudaira family's laboratory, how do you think those people from Hengduan Qibu will look at you? "
"That's my problem."
"Okay, you just need to pay the liquidated damages according to the contract..."
"I am ready."
"So you transferred the 'orientation induction' technology just thinking about this day?"
"That's not true. I never imagined that... Sister Qingwen's child would be so powerful!"
Looking at Ezuka's smiling face, Matsudaira Yoshio touched his chin again and turned to look at the projection area: "Anyway, it's a pleasure to cooperate. The technology you transferred will at least prevent Osawa Club from collapsing on the spot... "
In the past few months, too many shrines and related businesses have collapsed. The massive harvest by the two Amaterasu cultists has made the "City of the Gods" no longer worthy of its name, or the term needs to be changed:
"Prison of the Gods" might be more appropriate.
Matsudaira Yoshio led Osawa Shrine to resist, although their family was the first to have problems.
Ezuka admired this very much.
"You can go to Special Agent Aoping and he will deal with the liquidated damages issue with you. In addition, I wish you peace and hope you will think of me in your dreams."
Ezuka laughed in surprise: "Fuck you! You... Okay, I'll see you later."
The two of them would not waste time on such a confirmed matter. Ezuka simply greeted him again and walked out of Matsudaira Yoshio's office.
When it comes to leaving, it is not easy to go through the formalities, handover, and deal with contract issues. Even though Ezuka had already accomplished a lot of things, he was still busy all day long. It was almost midnight before he dragged his exhausted body back home, took a quick shower, and fell asleep.
The first half of the night was chaotic and dreamless, but in the second half of the night, she naturally "awoke", and what she saw when she opened her eyes was a scene completely different from the house she rented - it was still a bedroom, but full of hotel style. .
Ezuka was not surprised. He made sure that he was lying naked here, so he sat up and opened the information interface of the bracelet as usual. The first thing displayed is a list of unfinished tasks and reminders of unread messages.
She turned on the window lamp and read the relevant news under the lamp.
What comes to mind is a rather frivolous statement:
"How was your dream?"
Ezuka frowned. Ever since he got drunk with Matsudaira Yoshio in May, that guy's attitude has changed.
It's a little subtle. Fortunately, he still travels around the world most of the time and rarely stays in Sakamichi; the few opportunities for meeting can always be controlled within certain limits.
However, when it comes to leaving, why does it tend to get worse
She simply replied with a "smile" expression.
The next second, there was a direct call over there. I just don’t know which telecom operator is here
Ezuka had long been accustomed not to think about these horrifying questions. When he answered the phone, he heard Matsudaira Yoshio's deep voice:
"Want some advice?"
"… Speaking."
"After you leave, don't be too anxious to do anything. Keep your distance from the Hengduan Seventh Department. Their problems are not that simple."
Ezuka's heart skipped a beat: "Why don't Sakajo give up? The Justice Order has come forward..."
"No, there shouldn't be too many variables in the matter of simply leaving the country. After all, if you can agree, there should be enough weight and benefit exchange. But you have been in Pingmao District for so long, you won't think that these hundreds of people It’s all your credit for being alive until now, right?”
Jiangzuka was silent for a moment and responded: "I know, you are in there..."
"No need to change the topic, you know, of course I also know that there are still 'problems' in it. The fact that veterans can survive until now and process distortion materials is a 'problem' in itself. In the past, I would turn a blind eye because of their value. I closed my eyes, but that kid from the Luo family named someone, even the two from the Amaterasu Order didn't know, and now they have to know."
Matsudaira Yoshio's voice was always steady and strong: "They released him happily. In addition to the factors that they had to do, there should be other reasons and plans. In short, It must be a hidden flash point, so you should try to keep your distance."
"Is this speculation or information?"
Matsudaira Yoshio did not respond and continued: "At this stage, you should be trying to establish a stable connection with that boy from the Luo family. This is inevitable and should be. But at this stage, Luo and Li are facing each other, and a war is about to break out. No one knows The future wins or loses, so another suggestion is:
"Maintain your current state of existence, don't stand in the open, and act in a low profile... You should be able to do it, right?"
Matsudaira Yoshio's expression was more frank and direct than usual, probably because he was in a dream.
As for the topics they discussed, a large part of them was the influence of "Pushing the Wall" - the "Confrontation between Luo and Li". In the past, how could a marginalized figure in the other world like Ezuka know such high-level information.
Ezuka ended the call and walked to the window. The thick blackout curtains opened automatically and considerately. The sunlight passed through the gaps between the high-rise buildings in the city, and then was shaped by the frame of the window and entered the room, leaving clear streaks.
She narrowed her eyes and stretched out her hand forward, almost touching the colorful city scenery, but she retracted it before her fingertips touched the window glass.
This is a dream after all.
No matter how close this dream is to the real world... or even connected.
Ezuka exhaled and turned around to go out.
She was currently inside a hotel, and there was no one in the long corridor. But when she walked through the foyer and walked past the front desk, she instantly merged into the endless flow of people in the urban business district.
But the situation is different from the general business district: most of the customers here are young faces.
The difference in the speed of time between the dream game and the real world. At the beginning, people will feel that it is just a great design method to reconcile dreams and reality - it can make people's real arrangements more calm and effectively extend their life experience.
However, the speed difference of several times accumulates over and over again, day by day, and suddenly looking back will make many people who have experienced it early and successfully fall into a dream "wow" and be deeply amazed.
Unknowingly, the city they were familiar with has undergone tremendous changes in this supernatural dream.
If you have ever had the experience of dreaming in a relatively conservative city, there is another large city lying not far away. That kind of contrast feels even more amazing.
There is no doubt that the "conservative city" in Ezuka's perception is Sakajo; and the reference for comparison is Natsujo.
In today's information age, even extraordinary powers such as the True God and the Pope cannot fully control the channels through which hundreds of millions of people in the city absorb information.
Similarly, they were unable to stop a certain enemy who was also called a god and covered the world in magical dreams.
However, as the first group of people to dream in the Sakai area, they have enough time and energy to manage this area into a fortress that makes it difficult for normal people to get ahead.
Even more unscrupulous than in reality.
When Ezuka entered the Dream World game earlier, he was stunned by the quick reactions of the two men from the Amaterasu Order.
Here in Sakai City, a large number of people with abilities enter their dreams, treat the ignorant "game newbies" as equals to the magnetized puppets, and eliminate them one by one. This is probably the only spectacle in this world.
Of course, it is natural to target people in the real world through dream games and continuously monitor them.
At this time, we should be lucky. Over at Hengduan Qibu, Lao Yao may have gotten some news and maintained amazing patience. During this period of time, he was able to restrain his subordinates, not enter the dream game, and avoid the leakage of relevant secrets, which can be regarded as a small miracle.
As for Ezuka, he can be regarded as one of the first awakened gamers in Bank City. And unlike those ignorant novices, she had multiple information channels from the beginning. Not to mention Spring City, Sakagawa also received extremely valuable advice from different channels:
One is Miss Kitayama Yukie who lives on the Matsudaira family's yacht; the other is Matsudaira Yoshio.
Although there are differences in details, the advice given by the two of them is essentially the same: the first is to keep a low profile, and the second is to "smuggle in".
If you want to truly experience the fun and mystery of the Dream Interpretation Game, you can't move around in the area that has been messed up in the city.
Ezuka followed their advice and made a time lag early in the dream. He quietly sneaked out of Sakajo in the dream, passed through Jijo, and jumped to ? Xia Cheng.
In the mechanism of the dream game, players like her who can quickly complete intercity travel naturally have the right to change their main city and quickly travel between the three cities.
And most people discover this already a week or two later in real time. Most people don't have Ezuka's good foundation, clear purpose, and considerable motivation to complete corresponding tasks.
Therefore, the vast majority of people are still trapped in the cities where they actually live. Whether they can fully enjoy the fun of the game depends entirely on God's will.
With the ability to travel freely among the three cities, Ezuka can more clearly observe the differences in each urban environment.
Sakagi has said before that they are definitely the most conservative. They try their best to cut off the influence of the dream game, but this action also leads to a large number of magnetized puppets to counter-hunt the strong players of the Amaterasu Order who have entered the dream.
This is just Ezuka's guess. After all, in the dream, her time in Sakai was limited. But whether in Ji City or Xia City, there are no such frequent traces of magnetized puppets, nor are there such frequent fierce conflicts - it cannot be said that the "living god" has created a new version specifically for Sakajo.
After several rounds of impact, Sakajo in the dream game looked even more dilapidated than in the real world.
Then again, in recent times, the frequency of hunting and counter-hunting in Sakai City has obviously decreased. I wonder if the Amaterasu Order finally realized it and made a helpless compromise.
In contrast, there are changes in Jicheng, but they are not particularly obvious. As one of the headquarters of the Justice Order, it has obviously accelerated the progress of preaching in dreams and made proper use of the relevant environment to select "good seeds".
They are also using the first move to continuously strengthen their own advantages, but they are not as excessive as the Amaterasu Order. One of the more distinctive features is that they always seem to be trying to "capture" the magnetized puppets alive - that is, "capture alive" in the literal sense. For this purpose, they do not hesitate to spend more money in the dream game, and it is not known whether they have succeeded in the end.
Crossing the bay and arriving at Xia City, it is a completely different style of painting.
At this time, Xia City is called the "Mission City" in the Dreamland game. It undoubtedly has the densest and most complete game mission system in the entire Dreamland game.
Not only do they include "star missions" such as the "Blood Ring Fortress Serial Set" that are registered in the hearts of people all over the world, but there are also many joking random missions given by people with suspected abilities from Xia City pretending to be NPCs.
It may be a harmless joke, or it may be a shortcut to suddenly reach the sky, but it is more likely to be a tragic scene of being hunted by magnetized puppets all over the world because it affects the game mechanics.
Well, both the publisher and the receiver suffer the same fate.
Such a cheerful and lively atmosphere is likely to be met with envy, jealousy and hatred. However, due to the anxious sharing function of the dream game, it has not spread on a large scale. This only makes Xia Cheng in the dream and reality more and more dislocated, becoming more and more bizarre, and one does not know the future. What will it look like.
Judging from the current situation, Ezuka still likes Xia Cheng like this.