Chapter 48 Natural Plant Museum (7) “Your presence brings…
【Aren't you worried about Su Yang and Wen Tingxu? 】
Fei's expression remained unchanged after hearing this. He knew the counselor was on the other side, but there was a psychiatrist named Wen Tingxu there, so he couldn't influence them. Moreover, there was also Shen Que there. In the end, neither side would have much of an advantage.
"What's there to worry about? Do you think I won't trust Chen Que?" Fei's answer was completely within the system's expectations. He leaned against the tree trunk, twisting a corner of the diary with the hand lazily stuffed in his pocket. He raised his eyes and looked at Devin not far away.
The young director of the museum was wearing a retro white shirt with layered ruffles at the collar. The straps around his waist covered his body perfectly, and a black waist belt tightened his waist, revealing the slender and smooth legs of a man.
Like a shot from a medieval film with a rich oil painting texture, the gray-green gemstone earrings are ostentatious and eye-catching, contrasting with the eyes of the same color and the beautiful face with deep features.
"You're here." Devin walked over slowly, gave Fei a familiar smile, and then turned his gaze to the young man. Shi Yu was bewitched by his deliberate gaze and immersed in an unknown trance.
Fei grabbed Shi Yu's shoulder and pulled him back without much effort. Devin seemed oblivious to the young man's retreat as he enthusiastically greeted his friend, "Good morning. The transition ended abruptly, but it wasn't you who did it."
"Oh... Is this the child you were talking about? Did he do this? It seems like you brought a surprise for me."
[Director, Director, my wife, look at me (appears with a rose in his mouth) (turns into a plant) (peeks at my wife from the side)]
The curator is incredibly charming today, even her jeweled earrings seem like a mere foil. Her beautiful face is a work of art. The museum's greatest treasure is the curator herself...
[The director of the previous game was a completely cold and aloof beauty, but how come she's so gentle and kind in the sequel... Our Fei Shen is truly charming. From players to ghost storytellers, no one can resist joining us and becoming a Fei fan! !]
[Lao Zei really favors Fei Shen. He is treated even better than the protagonist. He is the only top fighter in the whole scene. He has enough shots. A random screenshot can attract new fans. He is the white moonlight that everyone (Kwaidan) can't forget. It turns out that the sequel is a cool novel.]
[I am dying of laughter. Xiaoyu is like me being led to say that I don’t know any relatives during the Chinese New Year. This awkward yet polite smile, the tonic is playing me, the tonic is playing me.]
"He just walked in by mistake." Even though it was closing time today, it didn't stop Fei from saying this. He still put his hand on Shi Yu's shoulder and pushed the young man to turn around. "Let's go, you should go find your companions."
Shi Yu swallowed what he wanted to say, looked back at him, and finally left obediently. Only then did Fei turn his gaze away from the barrage of comments that were wailing and shouting at people not to leave.
"I was just about to go look for you, but I didn't expect you to come here first."
Fei told him bluntly: "I will send you back to the world of Kwaidan, or you will be taken in by an official organization. It's your choice."
Devin didn't immediately offer a choice. He raised an eyebrow and asked slowly, "Do you have a way to send me there? But normally, you wouldn't be able to get back yourself. Have you found the game's main system? Is it in your head?"
"No, the main system made a deal with a player before. It will possess him after the ghost story comes." Fei opened the panel and took out a prop. It was hard to imagine that this ordinary-looking Rubik's Cube could shrink infinite space.
He shook the Rubik's Cube in his hand and said, "If you agree, I will let the main system send you back."
Devin was puzzled. "When did your relationship with the system become so...good? Does it listen to you?"
"Of course not. It's just that when it comes to these strange stories, at least our goals are the same. It's eager to take all the strange stories back, but it must also feel quite annoyed. After all, it seems that it can't stop the strange stories from continuing to come."
As he spoke, Fei spun the Rubik's Cube and unscrewed the top bar. He turned sideways, met the man's dark brown eyes, and threw the prop back onto the panel. He curled his lips, "Aren't you looking for a ghost story? I brought it to you."
The "wine" standing behind him didn't react at first, just like an intelligent machine that was out of program. It was not until Fei said this that the eyeballs embedded in the eye sockets showed signs of moving, and were stiffly fixed on the body of the ghost story consciousness.
It was as if some monster was living in this body, and because it was not fully familiar, it was full of loopholes. Even though his movements and smile became smooth and natural the next moment, that weird feeling still lingered.
"I'm glad to see you're in normal condition, Devin. This saves me from having to expend any extra energy." The main system of the ghost story game showed its usual gentle smile, although everyone knew it was hypocritical and false.
Those pupils reflected Fei's figure, and the system's tone was polite and harmless: "Long time no see, what should I call you, our only returning player?"
Fei didn't say anything. He told Shen Que in the private channel not to come to the greenhouse first. Then he looked at the director, "I still have some things to discuss with the main system. Irene is in the greenhouse, and those two guys are also here. Maybe I have to trouble you to go over there."
Devin saw that he wanted to get him out of the way, perhaps to ask him something about ghost stories, so he nodded and walked away without saying anything.
"Returning players?" Fei Jia repeated the words with emphasis, looking coldly at the inhuman monster before him. "We're not talking about players who have completed the game this time?"
"Who is 'Yan'? If she stayed in that world, then she must be not fully human like me, or she must have died and become a strange story. After all, it's impossible for a living person to turn into a strange story. I think she should still be alive."
Fei was certain that the main system would answer and would not lie or conceal anything, because it could only rely on possession and could not interfere too much with reality. It needed him to know everything behind the scenes, and it also needed him to deal with the chaos caused by the fusion of the game and reality.
The system didn't bother to hide the truth anymore. "She's still alive, but are you absolutely sure a living person can't become a ghost story? Just like you guys can exploit loopholes in the rules, under certain conditions, there are always things you can exploit, right?"
"Don't look at me like that. I didn't do it." The main system also clarified, waving its hand. "I can't reveal more. I'm subject to more restrictions than you think. Wait until you return to the Surveillance Bureau and let those guys tell you."
The system could guess that Fei would ask about the reason for the arrival of the strange story, so it took the initiative to say: "The integration of the game and the disgust are inseparable. She was used and implicated, which is the direct cause of the strange story. I can't say who the culprit is either."
Fei stared at it for a long time before he suddenly asked a question with no basis: "Have I ever met Yan before? Or, does she know me?"
He received an affirmative reply, followed by silence. It was obvious that it would not reveal any more information, such as Yan's current whereabouts.
"I prefer to compare this to cause and effect. Yan is the cause that caused the strange story to arrive." The main system pondered and spoke again, "But you are different, Bei. You are the opposite of her. Your appearance delayed the arrival of the strange story."
"The real arrival of the Kwaidan should have been three years ago, but the truth is, the game only showed signs of merging with reality a month ago, and the Kwaidan appeared in reality."
The general system was narrating calmly. While it was telling everything, Fei was still thinking that it was a good thing that the comics didn't show all of this, otherwise the barrage would have been blown out, leaving him with only dense text and various punctuation marks.
"Three years ago, you took the key from Shi Yu's mother and entered the game. Because of this, you entered the world of Kwaidan. Fusion was delayed until you completed the game and returned to reality. Only then did the advent of Kwaidan begin again."
Fei felt something was wrong. The system wasn't explaining it clearly. He frowned. "When I entered the Surveillance Bureau, I was still in another world. So, is it because of the game? Besides, I'm just the fruit you mentioned. Can I change the entirety of the ghost story?"
"To be precise, it's at the two points of entry and exit. Under the influence of the player Yan, the rules of the advent of the strange story and the strange story game have become connected."
The system spoke lightly, as if it wasn't revealing anything significant. "The impact of your existence is profound enough. After all, you were once the sole master of the world of ghost stories."
It sighed with a hint of regret. "It's a pity you don't even remember. You can move freely between the two worlds without being bound by rules, something none of us can do. Bo Bei, as the only exception, are you really surprised?"
Fei was certainly not completely surprised. He even felt that this was a reasonable enough explanation, as if he had always belonged to that strange world. "Since it is the influence of the node, if I re-enter the ghost story game, will the advent stop?"
"I'm sorry, the answer is no. What's more, the game is currently closed and I can't open it. If you want the ghost stories to stop appearing, you need to find Him." The main system did not explain this pronoun. What exactly is He?
After providing guidance, it fell silent, quietly waiting for Fei's reaction. The air fell into a brief stagnation. He stared at the main system, and after a few seconds he changed the subject: "Could it be that they are not restricted? What you can't say, can they tell me?"
"That's about right. But Novi should be able to recreate those scenes, so you might remember them." The main system added leisurely, "Don't you want to know what happened before, and how the so-called 'sequel' came about?"
The main system smiled, but it didn't immediately explain the reason. Instead, it mentioned another person: "Xie Jianshan's intuition was correct. Shi Yu was able to rewind the time of the entire world, and it was at that parallel line that was shattered after the invasion of the ghost story."
"It was originally impossible for him to do so, but he entered the world of Kwaidan and met you before he was erased. Not only did you help him turn back time to six years ago, you also sealed your own memories and came to his side."
“And all of this is happening right now. The parallel line that has been retraced to the past and replaced by the present can no longer be called the future.”
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