It rained all night.
Wen Xingze returned to the house purchased by the mermaid's parents in Los Angeles. This is a small three-story villa facing the sea. There is a wooden attic. When the weather is fine, you can directly see the starry sky through the glass zenith.
Wen Xingze didn't have time to appreciate it, so he took off his shoes and hurriedly sat down on the spot, turned on his laptop and tablet, and took a whiteboard to write and draw.
—He sorted out all the things that happened in the past year, and recorded them on the mind map according to the timeline, and the thing that caught his attention the most was the 'hidden ending' mentioned by the parents of the dragon clan.
The interface of "Desolation: The Awakening of the King" says that the reverse cub raising function is offline because the normal ending is achieved, and the normal ending is easy to understand. It is the original saying "help the cubs change their fate". What about the hidden ending
This may be a key.
"Anything else?... God's Domain, thank you."
Wen Xingze wrote a few words on the whiteboard, then raised his head to thank the butler.
The butler of the Los Angeles residence smiled and shook his head. He poured hot milk for Wen Xingze, and gave him a blanket and an emergency night light. Then he lit the light and went back to his room, no? Disturb the little master again.
It was already very late at night, and the city's cables that were interrupted by the heavy rain were being repaired. Wen Xingze sat in the dim attic, the rain pattering.
Wen Xingze turned his gaze back to the whiteboard, which had already written:
[Divine Domain] [Eight Race Filters] [Silver Bird].
This is the clue, or suspicious point, that Wen Xingze can think of at the moment.
The hidden task of "Zai Zai Cultivation Plan" is to light up the travel map, and before the system goes offline, the only unlit place on the travel map is called "God's Domain".
"There is no such place on Earth," Wen Xingze said to himself, "I can be sure that there is no parallel universe either."
When Wen Xingze played "Desolation: The Awakening of the King", he had a mission to expand the territory. He knew the map of the entire universe like the back of his hand, and there was no area called 'God's Domain'.
Guess from the name, God's Domain, God's Domain... It seems to have a great connection with some legendary "gods" in the universe. But God has been gone for many years.
'God is omnipotent? Can, God contains all things, God has eternal life and endless loneliness. Only the most holy mermaids are qualified to sing hymns for the gods, and the Yu clan are the messengers of the gods. '
'Whenever the passage between the human world and the divine world is opened, divine punishment will also descend on the world. '
'Tens of thousands of years before the beginning of the cosmic era, after a flood of God's punishment, God couldn't bear to see the world suffer from the punishment, and personally cut off the road from the world to the realm of God. But after the road was cut off, the world ushered in punishment again...'
This is a passage that Wen Xingze saw in the "Desolation" data card. Because it is a bit long, the details may be blurred, but the general meaning is this. At that time, he only thought it was a useless mysterious atmosphere, but only now did he realize that every sentence could be true. God really exists.
He is going to God's Domain.
Wen Xingze can confirm this matter, the purpose of the "hidden mission" is to imply that they must go to God's Domain, and the key is how to go and what method to use.
"..." This was all Wen Xingze knew, and no amount of clues could be found, so Wen Xingze had to temporarily shift his target.
The second doubt is...
""Desolation" said that the filters of the eight major races have been turned on and can be used normally, but the filters of the Yu family have obviously not been turned on."
The Yu family does not live on any planet of the Muse, but lives in a distant, suspended city in the sky. It is the most mysterious and reclusive race in the Muse.
No? As for the Yu Clan filter, Wen Xingze hasn't seen the Yu Clan parents a few times in the whole year.
As for the silver bird, it appeared out of nowhere two months ago, and then disappeared a month ago with the offline development of the "Zai Zai Cultivation Plan"... This bird must have something to do with that universe.
Is this bird a feather clan parent? But that's unreasonable? He didn't know that the parent of the Yu clan could become a bird, and if he was the parent of the Yu clan, why didn't he say a word
These conclusions were drawn more than half a month ago, and then Wen Xingze got stuck here.
A huge fog shrouded in front of him.
He seems to be facing a difficult math competition problem. He knows that he must have missed some details, but he is still at a loss and can only wait for the blessing of the goddess of inspiration...
Just now at Janice's clinic, she seemed to have grasped something, but it just passed by in a flash.
"Calm down, think about it..." Wen Xingze bit the tip of his pen, thinking hard.
What you want must be fought for by yourself, and you have to suffer.
And his parents and lovers are still waiting for him.
Wen Xingze thought, fortunately, at least he is very good at enduring hardships.
the next day.
Wen Xingze stayed up all night, knowing that the sky was gradually turning gray.
The rain is gradually decreasing.
This torrential rain turned out to be worldwide. All the time zones and even Africa, which does not rain all year round, unexpectedly had a few drops of rain.
And the intensity of the rain exceeded all? People's imagination, in addition to Los Angeles, there are? Many cities have power outages due to heavy rain. Many meteorologists around the world didn't get off work and worked overtime to study this abnormal weather.
In Los Angeles, many people fear that the rainstorm will be upgraded to a red alert, which will prevent tomorrow's awards ceremony from proceeding normally. But fortunately, in the early morning of the second day, the torrential rain that had lasted all night finally stopped, and then the sun came out.
But the weather forecast says it will rain again tonight.
Wen Xingze was dragged out of the hotel by Jiang Ye at twelve noon.
Originally, for something as important as participating in the award ceremony, I had to start preparing for it in the morning. But when Jiang Ye came in the morning, he was shocked to find that Wen Xingze didn't sleep all night last night. Fearing his sudden death, he could only rush him to catch up on sleep, and it has been delayed until now.
"Hurry up, walk the red carpet at four o'clock in the afternoon. We're in the middle of the list, and we're running out of time!" Jiang Ye walked around in high-heeled shoes. Body than.
The ranking of the Oscar red carpet is very particular. The middle part of the red carpet is the time when the broadcast receives the most attention. Generally, it is the position of a very topical actor or a potential award-winning contestant. This shows that this time the board will meet Wenxing Ze's attention.
"I've already chosen the clothes." Wen Xingze was so sleepy that he pointed out a set precisely from the coat rack, "This set."
Parents ordered.
Many celebrities would wear the haute couture sent by the attentive brand on the red carpet, saving themselves trouble? This is also a popular publicity for the brand, but Wen Xingze has already declined the kindness of those brands in advance.
"This set?" Jiang Ye took out the set and took a closer look, "Okay."
Three-piece suit, one button, the color is dark blue like the vast starry sky.
Wen Xingze has a hanger figure, and this suit is the proud work of a top Italian designer. The eight tailors have tailored it with great ingenuity. At that time, they sent someone from Italy overnight, without even a single crease.
This is already the highest level of treatment for human beings, but at that time the parents still felt that they were not worthy of their king, so they could only make do with it.
"I remember you still have in your closet? No? There are better clothes than this," Jiang Ye still had an impression of this, "Why not? Wear those?"
Wen Xingze explained: "Those are not? Yes, they were sent by my parents over there."
After the express system was opened, the parents of the Muse Empire sent all his royal dresses.
"?" Jiang Ye didn't understand the logic, "Why not? It's alright?"
Wen Xingze said casually: "It's just an Oscar, if it stains the clothes my family gave me..."
Jiang Ye: "..."
Stylist: "..."
A mere Oscar…
Listen to what people say? !
Wen Xingze really didn't think about Versailles when he said this, and he realized it after he finished speaking, and quickly shut up. But that's what he really thinks about the importance of an awards ceremony versus a dress that arrives from home.
Because of the urgent time, there was a bit of chaos throughout the afternoon. Of course, Wen Xingze, the protagonist, didn't need to do anything. He was distracted and thinking about other things the whole time. How can I unlock the hidden ending... For some reason, as time progresses, a sense of uneasiness emerges in Wen Xingze's heart, without any reason.
The weather outside the window is gloomy, isn't it? I wonder if I can see the stars tonight.
At four o'clock in the afternoon in Los Angeles time, the Oscars red carpet officially started, and it was time for Wen Xingze to get ready to go.
But unexpectedly, just before departure, he actually received a video communication——
"Ah Ze!" Zhu Bo on the other side of the camera was dressed very formally, and Xu Qianqian was next to him, "Have you set off yet? We're going to walk the red carpet soon, aren't we? Are you nervous?"
There is a time difference between Los Angeles and Huaxia. Wen Xingze looked at the camera, didn't it? It seemed to be at night... Could it be
Wen Xingze: "Brother Zhu Bo, Sister Qianqian, are you here?"
Zhu Bo was happy like a husky, as if he was going to walk on the red carpet later, but Xu Qianqian pushed his head aside unceremoniously: "We have just arrived, and the bad weather is really an ominous sign, I think I bought a bouquet of flowers and they all withered."
"I heard from the weather forecast that there will be heavy rain tonight. I hope it won't affect the awards."
She moved the camera, and Wen Xingze realized that it wasn't just her and Zhu Bo, Fang Ruxue was also beside her, greeting Wen Xingze with a smile while applying lipstick.
Besides the three of them, quite a few people from "Yulong Yu" and "Fantasy Cruise" came, and it was very lively.
"It's a pity that Director Zheng is busy, no? Of course he will come too.
"Why did you come? You have to accept the award at night, so we can't support you?"
"I don't? I must win an award, and I'm going to the awards ceremony, isn't it..." For the first time in a month, Wen Xingze couldn't help laughing, "Fight in a group."
Fang Ruxue teased him: "Oh, then shall we go back?"
Wen Xingze quickly changed his words: "It's all here."
Over there: "..."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
There was a burst of overwhelming laughter.
Due to time constraints, there was no time to exchange pleasantries, but Wen Xingze was still smiling until he hung up the communication.
The heart that has been hanging in the air for a month seems to be fuller.
He is very lucky to have such a group of friends.
Moreover, Xu Qianqian also plans to buy flowers and can't buy them. The weather is really bad recently... Wait, flowers
This word suddenly coincided with a vague impression in my mind.
flowers, daisies...
What is the flower language of daisy? Wait, why does he see daisies all the time recently? There is a pot of daisies on the windowsill at home. It was also a daisy at Janice's clinic yesterday...
Wen Xingze immediately took out his mobile phone and looked it up. The flowering period of daisies is from March to June, and it is now September! Why are the daisies on the windowsill still blooming in this season
Wen Xingze sat up straight all of a sudden, and began to try hard to remember.
But it always seemed to be separated by a layer of gauze, which made Wen Xingze couldn't help but feel a little anxious. This time I think back to before the red carpet.
"It's your turn soon." Jiang Ye pressed Wen Xingze's shoulder, feeling a little nervous, "Don't you? Be nervous, it's okay, they won't..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Ye suddenly froze when he saw Wen Xingze's eyes.
The next words were swallowed back into her stomach.
It's really unfounded to worry about, she doesn't need to worry about Wen Xingze's stage fright at all, he is the one who is least likely to have stage fright.
... It was still raining heavily last night, but at this time the sky was as blue as if it had been washed by water.
Under the transparent sky in Los Angeles at the end of summer, the long red carpet in front of the Dolby Theater unfolded, with statuettes standing in it, and huge posters and posters fluttering in the wind on both sides. And on the red carpet, it was already crowded with people and it was extremely lively.
— This is the most influential movie award in the world, the Academy Awards.
Excited audiences and media reporters had three floors inside and three floors outside, and the two sides were completely surrounded. The security dispatcher at the entrance was holding a walkie-talkie to confirm the next entering artist before letting them through.
As soon as Wen Xingze got out of the car, all kinds of cheers and screams poured out like a tide:
"Get off the car, get ready!"
"Ah! Here it comes!!"
"We love you Wen Xingze! "Dust Planet" is very, very good—"
"Welcome to the live broadcast of the Oscars red carpet. I am right in the center of Hollywood," the host in evening dress stood in the center of the red carpet, smiling and explaining the current situation to audiences all over the world:
"Superstars from all over the world are gathered here... Now coming to us is the leading actor of "Planet of Dust". He was nominated for the best leading actor when he appeared on the big screen for the first time, and the most anticipated after Chi Yan. Twenty-four-year-old Chinese actor, Wen Xingze!"
The lights and the camera focus away.
Wen Xingze stepped onto the red carpet and walked slowly. The boy was tall and tall, and the clear blue sky of California spread out behind him.
——It seems that he is not affected by so many lengthy prefixes before his name, nor does he have any timidity and nervousness when walking on the red carpet for the first time. Under the attention of the whole world, he walks every step calmly and even arrogantly.
At this moment, the crowd and the tumultuous wind in Los Angeles also fell silent.
He looks at the camera, and after a moment, smiles nonchalantly.
"..."
After the silence, fanatical cheers suddenly jumped up!
Under the influence of white people occupying the discourse power for a long time and aesthetic differences in movie evaluation, there are still many audiences who lack the ability to appreciate Asian actors.
If it is said that Chi Yan opened this gap for the first time eight years ago, and the arrival of Wen Xingze just now is to directly attack the hearts of the audience again with this kind of surprise and excitement that is difficult to describe in words.
His pupils were extremely transparent, filled with the gray-blue sky light after the rain, and he bent his eyes so sparsely.
The whole audience fell for him.
"I bet, all the girls present had their hearts beating faster at that second just now," Wen Xingze was already looking for his seat, but the host couldn't bear it? Living in the back said with emotion, "This is Huaxia Chang You said 'beauty is a mistake?', he is really a heart-thumping Huaguo boy, let us look forward to the results of tonight's awards!"
Entering the theater, the cheers and screams outside were cut off, and the atmosphere suddenly became much quieter.
Wen Xingze doesn't care about what others think of him, and finds his own position under the guidance of Jieyin. As usual, he sat with the crew of "Dust Planet".
Unexpectedly, before reaching the position, I met an acquaintance first.
"Xiaowen!" Ji Meng is the special guest of this session. She is wearing a mermaid dress with exquisite makeup, and greets him happily not far away, "Finally here."
"Senior Ji," because of some confidential matters, Wen Xingze was really pleasantly surprised when he knew that Ji Meng would come. He walked over quickly, "Hello, how are you doing recently?"
Ji Meng: "It's pretty good. I've been tutoring my little niece for the past few months. I was supposed to invite you and Chi Yan to dinner after "Dust Planet" was finished. I forgot..."
Of course, there is another reason: quarter rice balls. Ji Meng raised a cat for more than 20 years and passed away a few months ago. Ji Meng is really not in the mood to hang out with friends.
Mentioning Chi Yan, Wen Xingze's smile faded a little, Ji Meng saw it, was a little surprised, and didn't continue talking.
What happened to this child and Chi Yan? Could it be that they broke up? Probably not...
The awards ceremony will start in a while, and Ji Meng wants to reminisce about the old days with Wen Xingze, so he is not in a hurry to go to his seat.
"Do you think you will win the award?" Ji Meng teased him, "I have acquaintances in the board? Would you like to help me ask?"
Wen Xingze readily agreed: "Okay, okay."
Ji Meng: "..."
Now it was Ji Meng's turn to be speechless.
"That's so boring, you young people just don't play cards according to the routine," Ji Meng scolded him, probably because he got used to tutoring his little niece in the past few months, and said casually, "Can't you guess it yourself? Think about the problem from the author's point of view."
'Think about the problem from the perspective of the person who made the question. '
Wen Xingze's thoughts paused here.
wait…
"...?"
Wen Xingze couldn't even remember what we talked about afterwards? It was too clear, the awards ceremony was about to start, so Wen Xingze also went to his seat. And during the whole process, his brain was thinking about this sentence over and over again.
—Has he always fallen into a misunderstanding
What he has been thinking about for the past month is 'how can he go to God's Domain'. But it never occurred to him:
Why did "Zai Zai Cultivation Plan" release this hidden mission and let him go to God's Domain? Furthermore, "Desolation" and? "Zai Zai Cultivation Plan", and even the existence of light towers... What is the reason for it
What if this is a test paper
If "Desolation: The Awakening of the King" and "Zaizai Cultivation Plan" are used as test papers, and the questioner is a "god" far away in another world, what is the purpose of this test question
'Selection'.
"..."
"Ah Ze, what are you thinking?" Li Mingzhou patted him on the shoulder, drawing Wen Xingze's attention, "The ceremony has begun, look at the camera!"
More than one billion people around the world are watching the live broadcast of the awards show.
The entire theater is magnificent, with a huge dome, and there was still a lot of noise before the award ceremony. But soon, with the countdown to the opening, silence spread out in bursts.
Finally, thousands of people fell silent.
The entire Dolby Theater fell into a brief darkness, and then, the special effects of golden stars on the stage shone and converged.
The symphony sounded, the audience applauded warmly, and the host walked into the front of the stage from the depths of the stars.
The host of this awards ceremony is a well-known talk show host from country A, who is very good at invigorating the atmosphere. While talking about the basic nominated works and the main creators of this year, it is easy to make the audience laugh out loud.
At this time, he told a joke related to "Dust Planet", the director cut the camera to Wen Xingze, and Wen Xingze glanced at the camera in bewilderment.
"... Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed kindly.
Wen Xingze could only smile awkwardly and politely at the camera until the director cut the camera away.
His brain is running non-stop, thinking about this question... Assuming that "Desolation: The Awakening of the King" is cleared, it is the condition for opening the "Zaizai Development Plan", and "Zaizai Development Plan" is cleared The final condition is to be able to go to God's Domain.
If "Desolation" and? "Zaizai Cultivation Plan" are regarded as exams, and the purpose of the exam is selection, then the purpose of these two exams is to select—
new god
"What's wrong?" Li Mingzhou was watching Wen Xingze's expression? Yes, he asked.
Wen Xingze murmured casually: "I seem to be taking an exam..."
Li Mingzhou thought he was joking, and cooperated: "Exam? Is there a time limit for submitting papers? You have to hurry up, it will rain again later tonight, can you write questions in the Dolby Theater?"
Wen Xingze: "..."
Wen Xingze: "..."
boom.
Li Mingzhou's words were just an unintentional remark, but it was like a thunderbolt exploded in Wen Xingze's ears. At this moment, all the fragments in his mind were connected together, and Wen Xingze felt the blood all over his body rush upwards with a bang.
Wen Xingze suddenly stood up from his seat!
At this time, there was a performance on the stage, and everyone's attention was focused on it, only the people around Wen Xingze glanced at him in surprise.
Li Mingzhou tugged at him in shock, Wen Xingze could only sit down again, but his heart couldn't be calm anymore.
Time limits, rainstorms, daisies...
If the weird, global-scale rainstorm last night was the "God's Punishment" mentioned in the data card, then at this moment, the passage between God's Domain and the Human World is open! And only tonight, and only before the second rainstorm, that is, the "God's punishment after the road is cut off" comes.
As for the channel... Wen Xingze is not yet 100% sure, but he probably already knows how to open it.
He's going to Janice's clinic last night!
The only thing missing now is time.
"Director Li, what time does the weather forecast say it will rain?" Wen Xingze asked Li Mingzhou anxiously.
Li Mingzhou looked at him suspiciously: "It seems to be around half past six?"
It's six o'clock now!
"Director Li, I may not be able to attend tonight's awards ceremony," Wen Xingze looked at Li Mingzhou, "I have a very, very important thing to do next. If I don't go now, I may die in my life." Haven’t seen you yet? I’ve seen my family.”
Li Mingzhou stared at him blankly, his expression gradually became firm from being confused at the beginning.
"You go, I will bear the consequences." Li Mingzhou said.
Wen Xingze was relieved.
Not even a moment? Can't stay here any longer, after thinking through all this, Wen Xingze quickly stood up and apologized to the people around him: "I'm sorry, I'm a little bit... I'm going to the bathroom."
Everyone around understands.
Wen Xingze walked at first, then almost ran, but was stopped by the security at the exit in doubt: "Mr. Wen, the bathroom is not in this direction, do you need me to show you the way?"
Wen Xingze's nervous hands were trembling, and he said, "No? Sorry, I have something to do with my friend. I'll be back soon."
The security seemed very hesitant: "Sorry, we can't just let you out..."
The Best Costume Design Award had just been awarded on the stage, and the Best Foreign Language Award, which was also nominated by "Dust Planet", was coming soon.
Wen Xingze: "..."
Wen Xingze made a decisive decision, turned around and left, while quickly pressing on the phone. In addition to this entrance, you can also take the elevator directly to the underground garage from another passage.
A few security guards in black suits and sunglasses followed closely behind Wen Xingze. Wen Xingze had to speed up his pace to run, while the security guards were confused and couldn't help running because of the atmosphere.
"Stop him!"
"Don't let him get away!" No? The security guard in the distance walked quickly, and the atmosphere here suddenly became Mission Impossible, "He wants to avoid receiving the award!"
Wen Xingze: "???"
Before Wen Xingze reached the elevator, the pursuers had already arrived.
And it was at this time that the winner of the best foreign language film was announced, and it was definitely "Dust Planet"!
The entire Dolby Theater was almost overturned by screams and applause. The director cut the camera to the position of the main creator of "Dust Planet", but everyone found that Wen Xingze was not in his seat.
"Mr. Wen, it's time for your film to accept the award." The security guard said.
The pointer on the wall moved towards 6:10, and the clouds outside had begun to gather, and it was going to rain soon.
Wen Xingze: "Sorry, I really don't have time—"
"Can you do me a favor?"
A gentle female voice came in.
The security guards followed the prestige, and Ji Meng held the skirt in one hand and the broken high-heeled shoes in the other, apologetic... The security guards knew that this was a special guest, so they didn't dare to neglect.
After saying that sentence, Ji Meng looked at Wen Xingze and winked at him.
Wen Xingze nodded gratefully to Ji Meng, then ran to the elevator, this time only one security guard was still chasing him.
Just then the elevator came. Wen Xingze was just about to step into the elevator, but the security guard noticed that he was about to leave and wanted to stop him, but two people came out of the elevator.
"What's the matter with you? I've complained for a long time but no one has come?"
Zhu Bo wore a suit and a bow tie, while Xu Qianqian stepped on eight-centimeter high-heeled shoes with extraordinary momentum.
Zhu Bohe? Xu Qianqian came out while arguing. Xu Qianqian shoved Wen Xingze into the elevator, gestured for him to leave quickly, and then argued with the security guard.
On the other side of the stage.
Because of Wen Xingze's disappearance, there was already some discussion in the auditorium.
"... I am the director of "Planet of Dust", "Li Mingzhou scratched his head, "I know you all want to see handsome guys, so give me a chance!"
Li Mingzhou is an old frequent visitor to Oscar.
Everyone immediately gave him face and burst into laughter.
Li Mingzhou secretly gave Wen Xingze a thumbs up. On the WeChat interface, several people in the "Dust Planet" creative group posted: "Although I don't know what happened, but..."
"Aze, rush to the duck!"
Wen Xingze: "..."
The elevator door closed, blocking the noisy awards ceremony behind.
Wen Xingze was both moved and wanted to laugh.
But the good times didn't last long, the elevator descended to the first floor, and the door just opened, Wen Xingze wanted to run out anxiously, when he met Jiang Ye's gaze.
Jiang Ye folded his arms around his chest, holding the car keys in his hands, and looked at him coldly.
Wen Xingze: "..."
Why wait for him here!
Wen Xingze: "Ye, Sister Ye... I don't? I wanted to run away on purpose, I'm..."
Jiang Ye looked at him for another two seconds, and when Wen Xingze's pressure swelled to the limit, she suddenly laughed.
"puff."
Wen Xingze: "?"
"Stop talking nonsense, no? Are you in a hurry?" Jiang Ye threw the car keys into Wen Xingze's hand, "Go, say hello to your family for me—try to come back before eight o'clock if possible!"
Wen Xingze almost cried: "... good!"
At this time, there is still less than 20 minutes before the heavy rain time in the weather forecast, and the wind has already picked up.
wrong.
Wen Xingze rushed halfway holding the car keys before remembering, he can't drive! He doesn't have a driver's license!
And at this moment, a sports car with an extremely aggressive shape and a pink appearance drifted to a stop in front of him. Fang Ruxue sat in the driver's seat, honked the horn, and raised her chin at him:
"Aze, get in the car!"