This was the construction site that Gu Moli had personally inspected a few hours ago.
Now it has just disappeared.
Under the bright moonlight, a three-story villa exactly the same as the one in the photo stood quietly on the original construction site. Light shone from inside the house to outside through the windows. If Gu Moli didn't know that there was nothing here before, he would even think that this villa had always been here and had never left.
"You mean, you went to the public restroom?"
"There's nothing I can do. People have three urgent needs."
Hua Qiong's face turned red, and he looked a little embarrassed, but he continued, "But I promise it won't take more than three minutes. In these three minutes, the villa appeared! And from this angle, boss, do you think it's a holographic projection or something like that?"
"... How is that possible?"
Gu Moli walked towards the villa step by step. Next to the gate of the villa stood a stone tablet with a line of clear words carved on it.
"Except for the sole survivor."
"No one can take anything from my territory."
"Survivors..."
"You mean the message from the Phantom Duke? When the clock strikes midnight, the evil spirits I have raised will break out of their cages and hunt wantonly in my castle. Only the one who survives can receive my gift. In other words, only the one who survives can take the things away."
"According to the routine, it should be something like treasure."
"Um... ."
Gu Moli first walked around the villa, then walked forward again and went directly onto the steps of the villa, with a clear feeling of stepping on something real under his feet.
There is no doubt that this cannot be a holographic projection.
but... .
"Building a three-story building in less than three minutes is impossible even with great infrastructure capabilities."
“That’s what I mean!”
Hua Qiong responded with an excited smile on his face: "I told you that the urban legend is true! What do you think, boss? Do you believe me now?"
"... snort!"
Gu Moli did not answer, but sneered: "An answer that seems impossible at first glance must actually have a correct and scientific answer. As a modern person with a normal outlook on life, all the supernatural things are paper tigers and belong to the standard feudal superstition."
"I know that too. What I mean is..."
"... Could this be done by a player?"
"Um?"
Gu Moli raised his eyebrows, and Hua Qiong continued to explain: "Think about it, when we were in Shambhala before, didn't the one who put stability first create a Gundam? If she transfers this ability to reality, will she be able to build a real Gundam?"
"By the same token, it's not impossible for a player with similar skills to create a phantom city like this?"
Facing Hua Qiong's questions.
Gu Moli's expression remained unchanged: "First of all, I need to correct you. That is not a Gundam, but a Goliath large armed robot. Secondly, that skill definitely has some limitations that you and I don't know about. If it could really be exchanged for in reality, the social system would have been in chaos long ago."
"In the end, no speculation is as reliable as actual demonstration."
"Since you are curious."
"You'll know when you go in and take a look."
Gu Moli had no doubts and walked directly to the gate of Phantom City, then grasped the door handle. As a result, this time it was Hua Qiong who was a little surprised.
"Eh? Do you want to go in and take a look?"
"What's wrong?"
"Um... No, I mean, why don't we take a picture outside and then call the police. It will be easier to handle with more people. I heard that this way the blood will rush to the yin, and ghosts will not be able to get close to us easily... And you see, this place suddenly appeared, and we don't know the details. It's too risky to just go in casually..."
After listening to Hua Qiong's excuses patiently, Gu Moli nodded in understanding.
"Oh yeah, I remember now, you showed it before when you were in the golden treasure... Are you afraid of ghosts?"
“Nonsense!”
Hua Qiong's voice suddenly rose an octave: "Slander! This is blatant slander! Would I be afraid of ghosts? I am proficient in karate, modern boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Bajiquan, Taekwondo, and even won the championship in underground black boxing. Would I be afraid of ghosts!? This is a joke!"
"As a rich lady, you actually have this kind of experience..."
"Stop, stop talking nonsense!"
"Just go! Who's afraid of who?"
Hua Qiong made a domineering declaration while hiding behind Gu Moli timidly. Seeing him like this, Gu Moli casually spread his hands:
"You don't have to worry so much."
"Ghosts can't exist in reality. Compared to this, the player's prank is more reliable. If it's the latter, we are even less likely to be in danger."
"Eh? Why?"
"Have you forgotten? The absolute and unchanging rules of the Hero Trial."
"... .ah."
Players are absolutely not allowed to do anything illegal, otherwise their abilities will be revoked on the spot.
"If it was really done by a player, then this player was just bored enough to like making up some urban legends and then using his abilities to scare people."
"It won't be dangerous."
"Well, that's true..."
With Gu Moli's comfort, Hua Qiong calmed down a lot, and her back, which had just been bent, straightened up again.
"Okay?"
"no problem!"
"OK."
Nodding, Gu Moli immediately turned the handle and pushed open the door. The two of them walked one after the other into the mysterious phantom city in this urban legend.
Then... ..
“Ahhh!”
“Hmm…!”
Gu Moli shuddered with fright, but quickly calmed down. Then, he saw a young man with a gold chain around his neck, rings on all ten fingers, and dyed blonde hair. No matter how you looked at him, he looked like a street thug, probably around 20 years old, running over while shouting.
Bang! The door closed, and suddenly there was a sound of mechanism, and Gu Moli's face changed, and he turned to look at the closed door.
“… .!!!”
"ah!"
As a result, after seeing this, both of their heartbeats couldn't help but speed up a little.
Because right behind the door, there was no door handle, but instead a hideous-looking, pitch-black evil ghost head with a bloody mouth.
"Huh..." Gu Moli calmed down the fastest, took a deep breath and regained his composure: "So that's it, there's no door handle, and the door is locked... It can't be opened."
"yes!"
"I was thinking that if someone came in, I could take the opportunity to escape when you opened the door, but you closed the door so quickly..."
"wrong."
Gu Moli shook his head: "This door closed automatically. I just let go of the door handle... because there was someone behind me..."
What would happen if two people walked in one after the other
Normally, the first person turns the doorknob, but except for a few very gentlemanly people, the door will basically be released after it is opened, and the task of supporting the door will be handed over to the second person. Will the second person put his hand on the handle? No, in most cases.
He will put it directly on the door panel.
After both people enter the room, the second person will naturally remove his hand from the door. Under normal circumstances, closing the door requires the latter to make a pushing action, but if the door closes automatically at this time, it can be closed quickly at a speed that cannot be reacted.
In other words... .
"Was it premeditated?"
"ah!"
Just as Gu Moli was hesitating, the gangster youth suddenly pointed at Gu Moli and shouted, "It's you!"
"... .???"
Who is this person? Do you know me
Gu Moli quickly searched his mind for a while, and finally found the other person's identity and name in the pile of memory.
"Oh, now I remember. You are Extra A, right?"
"My name is Ren Xuan! I'm not an extra! Have you forgotten? We met at the Civil Affairs Bureau!"
"I know, I know."
Gu Moli nodded, and it was only then that he realized that in addition to the noisy extra... no, Ren Xuan, there were actually three other people in the room.
Two women and one man.
And the unexpected thing is.
These three people... Gu Moli actually knew them all.