After a simple trial, Gao Wen confirmed that the situation on Daniel's side was indeed different from his own.
Not only is there a significant difference in the surrounding environment, but more importantly, Daniel does not seem to be in a state where he can leave the Internet at any time like himself.
After several failed attempts to disconnect from the Internet, Daniel reported his state with a trace of worry: "...my lord, I can't feel the boundaries of the real world, and the hazy and illusory fog here seems to not only block my five senses in the dream world , It also interferes with my positioning of the real world, if I cannot locate reality, I cannot leave the Internet.”
interfere...
Gao Wen didn't answer for a while, but just analyzed silently in his heart.
He was able to connect to Daniel's consciousness, which means that the other party's mind is still in the network, but some unknown "power" shields it, and the hazy and illusory fog mentioned by the other party... has the ability to block the five senses, interfere The nature of the reality orientation may be the embodiment of this shielding force on Daniel's side.
But this kind of interference and shielding power obviously didn't work on Gao Wen, a wanderer from outside the territory who came in from the Internet.
Can this peculiar "immunity" quality be used to help Daniel out of trouble
Gao Wen wasn't sure about this. He felt that he had to at least find out Daniel's "position" and contact him before he could verify it.
It is possible to "locate" the target in the mind network, and this positioning technology is the result jointly developed by Gawain and Daniel. The reason why Daniel was able to successfully promote from the nightmare tutor to the bishop position is also due to this achievement.
The weird "blocking" state that Daniel and others are in now seems to have interfered with the positioning function of the network. When Gao Wen tried to search for Daniel's location, all he "seeed" was a shadow of nothingness and chaos.
But just as Gao Wen left a lot of secret ports and exploitable loopholes in the login and communication layers of the psychic network, he and Daniel also inserted almost double-digit "hidden threads" into this positioning system. The dark line is almost equivalent to another set of secret positioning mechanism, which is not monitored by the spiritual network, and is not even known by anyone other than Gao Wen and Daniel.
With the idea of verifying some conjectures, Gao Wen slightly closed his eyes, and quietly activated a network link that had never been used before. In the hazy darkness, a "net" with flickering light appeared in his spiritual vision , and overlapped with this weird town.
A flickering light spot appeared not far away, which was Daniel's mind.
Gao Wen was quite calm in his heart, with the expected indifference.
Sure enough, the power of No. 1 sandbox has no effect on the various "secret ports" and "secret links" set by him and Daniel.
Because these hidden ports and links are not known to outsiders, the Eternal Sleepers don't know them, and the Psychic Network doesn't know them, so the No. 1 sandbox built by the Eternal Sleepers and rooted in the Psychic Network...naturally doesn't know them either.
Just as Gao Wen thought: the virtual system cannot simulate things beyond the system itself, and no matter how powerful the "weirdness" brewed in the No. 1 sandbox is, it can't touch things it doesn't understand.
This should also be the reason why he himself is not affected by the many strange forces of the No. 1 sandbox: he, the "outsider wanderer" who came in through the Internet and whose soul does not belong to this world, should be the most indescribable, Incomprehensible "things", even... No. 1 sandbox should not be able to perceive his existence structurally.
Just like those priests of the Eternal Sleeper who have been working with Gawain until now, but have never known the existence of the latter.
But this should be limited to the current situation. When the power of No. 1 sandbox exceeds the sandbox itself and becomes a kind of god-like existence, whether this restriction will still take effect is another matter.
Thoughts were turning in his mind, and various speculations and plans were being formed, Gao Wen had already strolled through the quiet and deserted streets of the small town, and came to the depths of an alley near the square.
This is where Daniel is shown by the positioning system.
However, it was empty and there was no one there.
Gawain closed his eyes slightly. In the illusory positioning grid, the light spot representing Daniel was flashing in front of him, and the signal was clear and stable.
"My Lord," Daniel's voice sounded in his mind at the same time, "I sense that you are already nearby, but I can't see you..."
"I can't see you either, but since you can sense my breath, it seems that the 'shielding' loophole in this sandbox is not small," Gao Wen said lightly in his mind, "It seems that it can't shield us Set up a series of 'deep channels' that you should be able to leverage off the network.
"You try it first, but don't really get out of the way. There seems to be a lot of weirdness in this town, let's explore a little more.
"And I'm also a little concerned about where the other 'deleted' people are."
"Yes, my lord," Daniel replied respectfully, and then he quieted down, and began to try to use those "deep channels" that can bypass the surface of the mental network to rebuild the connection with the real world. About ten seconds later, his voice came again. Come, with a trace of relaxation and respect, "My lord, it is indeed as you said! After enabling the deep channel, I have re-perceived the boundary of reality, and I should be able to escape from the current state smoothly."
"Okay," Gao Wen nodded, "then the next step is to find your real location..."
As he spoke, he looked around, trying to find the inconsistencies.
Daniel's "location" is here, there is no doubt about it, the sandbox No. 1 can't block those hidden links in the "deep channel", so the positioning system should be working well, but he can't see people... SENSE interference? Parallel space? still…
While thinking, his eyes swept across the nearby ground, and a small puddle of water came into view.
This made his heart move, and he couldn't help but think of the reflections in the water he saw in the square.
He came to the stagnant water, and saw that the surrounding streets were reflected in the calm mirror-like water, which was the same as the reflection in the water seen in the square. In that reflection, warm and bright street lights lit up in the phantom town. Lights were lit in every house.
Gao Wen squatted down beside the stagnant water, recalling the mystic knowledge he had mastered in his mind, and he had a clear understanding.
He stretched out his hand and touched lightly on the calm water surface, some fine ripples spread in the reflection, the shadow of the town shook and trembled in front of him, and when the water surface gradually became still, he saw the town in the reflection The light was turned off, and it was silently shrouded in boundless darkness.
Gao Wen stood up, listening to the indistinct sound of laughing and talking from the residential houses behind him, bright and warm lights were sprinkled from the top of the iron black lamppost nearby, illuminating the street, making his figure stretch out a lot on the road. long.
This is the town after the bell.
In this way, he penetrated some kind of "curtain" and came to the "other side" of this town!
Gawain also saw Daniel's figure.
The old mage was standing quietly under a street lamp a little far away, with his waist bent, his eyes staring blankly ahead, as if he was in a trance, and he didn't respond to Gawain's appearance.
Gao Wen frowned. He remembered that Daniel used the image of an elegant middle-aged mage when he entered the psychic network, but now the other party has changed into his real appearance in the real world. This strange town has lifted Daniel's disguise. Effect? Or after being "deleted", Daniel unconsciously lifted his disguise under the condition of his mind being disturbed
Doubts flashed across his mind, and Gawain stepped up to Daniel's side. He first confirmed that there were no figures of Selena and others around him, and then he raised his hand and patted Daniel's shoulder lightly.
It was just an attempt, but it had an immediate effect. Gawain could clearly feel a certain stagnant and distorted aura that shattered and dissipated immediately after he slapped it down. Daniel blinked twice, in that sluggish and trance state Immediately after it was lifted, he instinctively showed a look of vigilance, and then he saw Gawain and the streets around him illuminated by lights.
"My lord," Daniel immediately bowed to Gawain, and looked around in confusion, "this is..."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the phantom town after the bell rang," Gao Wen said in a deep voice, "I came in through the reflection on the water surface and some unknown force divided the town into the town before the bell rang. and After the Bell Toll, the town of After the Bell Toll is hidden in the depths. You're stuck here, and everyone else should be too."
As he said that, he paused, showing a slight smile: "It seems that my existence itself is a kind of destruction of the 'rules' here. I didn't expect it to be so easy to wake you up. Originally, I thought that if a slap didn't work, I would We need to use a more drastic method to break this weird place."
"Your strength is incomparable," Daniel said immediately with a hint of awe and gratitude, and then he also noticed the change in his image, with a confused look on his face, "How did I become like the real world..."
Gao Wen glanced at the old mage: "I'm also wondering if you don't know what's going on?"
"This... I don't know," Daniel frowned, "It's strange, not only has it become what the real world looks like, but it can't be re-disguised..."
"It may be that the strange power of this town is suppressing foreign objects," Gawain said while looking into the depths of the street, "or it may be that the depths of this town do not support 'avatars'. Either way, raise the Be vigilant, I really feel now... this town is alive, and it has malicious intentions."
"Yes," Daniel said respectfully, and followed Gawain's gaze into the distance, "My lord, what shall we do next?"
"Let's find other people first, and investigate here along the way," Gao Wen said casually, "Using the deep channel, you should be able to locate other people's location, right?"
Daniel tried it first, then nodded: "Yes. I have already sensed the positions of Magnum and Yuri, not far from here, and they seem to be together."
"Let's go and see the situation."
The two left here and walked deeper into the street. Along the way, accompanied by the voices of people from the roadside houses from time to time, accompanied by various lights in various places in the town, a strange and terrifying atmosphere lingered in those old and dark places. Between the houses and in the corners of the streets, Daniel, who was walking beside Gao Wen, wearing a black robe, slowly creeping nerves behind him and having a rather gloomy temperament, aggravated the effect of this atmosphere.
Nothing seems to fit the vibe of this "haunted town" scene quite like a dour, black-robed old wizard.
Walking, Gawain couldn't help but glanced at Daniel, and said casually, "Your mental state should have stabilized, right?"
The old mage didn't know why Gao Wen suddenly mentioned this, but he replied immediately: "Yes, thank you for your gift, I have been freed from that terrible mental torture."
"Then don't you consider changing your temperament and style in the real world?"
"This..." the old mage looked a little dazed, "Mary did mention that she wanted to prepare some new clothes for me, but... no, it's nothing, if this is your will, then I..."
Gao Wen quickly conceived in his mind how this old mage would change his painting style in the real world. After a bunch of broken pictures popped up in his mind, he quickly cut off this thought that was too divergent, and interrupted before Daniel's voice fell. Said: "Forget it, I just said it casually, don't take it to heart."
Daniel, as always, has no doubts: "Everything is as you wish."
Gao Wen hummed, glanced ahead, and stopped slowly.
He saw two figures standing abruptly not far away, they were the other two Eternal Sleeper archbishops who were "shielded" to "this side" together with Daniel.
They were also stripped of their camouflage and restored to their appearance in the real world, standing beside the street in a daze.
One of them was wearing a white robe with a gentle temperament and a monocle. His appearance could be recognizably that of Archbishop Yuri, but he was over middle-aged, with some wrinkles on his face and a lot of white hair on his head. The figure is also slightly fatter.
The other person is undoubtedly the Archbishop Magnum. Compared with his "virtual image", his real appearance has hardly changed, except that his height has changed from more than two meters to less than 1.5 meters by visual inspection... almost the same as Amber is up a notch.
Gawain silently glanced at the two archbishops not far away, then lowered his head and said to Daniel, "There are also people with great personalities among the Eternal Sleepers."
Daniel: "... Exactly as you said."