Chapter 146 Datai City (End)
"Hug Caigui."
"Hug Caigui."
"Hug Caigui."
…
Xia Bai first heard these four words from the mouth of Erwa, who had become completely wooden. Then he heard these words from all directions around him, as if they came from the surrounding trees, or from the little white flowers on the dead branches, and from all the places he had not seen.
These words spread outward along countless roots and branches like natural radio waves, reaching every corner of Datai City, from the bustling city with crowded people to the forgotten remote villages.
Erwa: "Hug the colorful ghost."
"Hug Caigui."
"Hug Caigui."
"Hug Caigui."
…
The skin on Erwa's face was almost completely wooden. His small body was covered with countless roots and branches, and he could no longer be seen in human form. Xia Bai couldn't help but run towards him, "That's enough, Erwa! Stop now!"
Yang Yi, who was standing next to Er Wa, also subconsciously took a step closer to him and stretched out his hand, "Er Wa..."
The whiskered head moved stiffly, Erwa looked up at Xia Bai, and like wood, his two wooden lips rubbed against each other again, making a hoarse voice, "Hug Caigui."
"Hug Caigui."
"Hug Caigui."
"Hug Caigui."
…
At noon that day, the land of Datai City was covered with the simplest white flowers. The small white flowers were like small trumpets, shouting "Hug the colorful ghosts" to the whole city three times.
Important things should be said three times.
This sentence was circulated on the Internet a long time ago, and only some serious but clumsy people still stick to it.
Because it happened three times, most people heard it and guessed that it was the news of clearance passed to them by the Game Management Bureau. Following this method, they quickly cleared the game.
More and more people came out from different places with broken emotions.
It seemed like different races appeared in Datai City that day. Some people were crying, some were angry, and some were sighing. In the city, many people who met face to face could no longer have even a little empathy or sympathy, but they knew what to do at this time, and rushed to the nearest rescue station in full swing.
Xia Bai was holding a wooden man.
The wooden man was almost dying, but he still refused to close his eyes. His roots were wrapped around Xia Bai's arms. The wooden transformation might have extended to his throat. His voice was squeaking. "I, I am... I am trying to protect... my family."
Xia Bai's face had become wrinkled and bitter like some kind of vegetable because of his worry. "I know. I'll let you be my mother's grandson."
The wooden man's head was also numb at this time. It took him a while to react. The dead branch broke and a bunch of small white flowers emerged from it. "I found my family by my own ability, by my own ability."
Xia Bai hugged this very capable man and looked into the distance. The fog in the sky was much lighter, and layers of skylight shone through.
Yang Yi: "Xia Bai, we have to hurry to the aid station now, open the aid station first, and use the supplies and weapons inside."
"I'm not going." Xia Bai said.
Yang Yi was stunned for a moment.
Xia Bai held Erwa and looked back. His face did not look as dull as usual. There was a trace of sadness on his face, but his eyes were as always, like clean and bright amber in the dim light. "I have done what I can. Next, I will go find my God of Joy."
His original intention of entering the game was to find the lost God of Happiness in his family, but he failed to find it in so many games.
If the God of Happiness can still be found, it must be in this huge map. Now is the best time. If it is too early, he will not be able to enter many places and he also has the responsibility of the assault team. If it is too late, the game will be over and he may never find his God of Happiness again.
After saying this, Xia Bai used the sprint skill, turned around and flew to the roof of the restaurant in front. His hair spread out in the wind, and as he moved, it quickly grew longer and spread like a snake.
"Xia Bai!" Yang Yi shouted at him, "Wait a minute!"
But Xia Bai didn't hear his words, nor did he see the thick stack of papers he took out from the space props.
Xia Bai acquired the skill of sprinting when he was picking up the corpse of Qi Yan in Wugu Village. He rarely used it because it could make him as fast as the wind, but it would also consume a lot of physical energy. At this time, this skill was the most useful skill for him to find the God of Joy.
He was like a gust of wind, swiftly passing through one place after another, searching for the figure of the God of Joy in each cleared small map.
If the God of Happiness is to appear, it must be in this game. Not only is this game huge, but also the main system of the game has staked all its energy on creating this game, and it also has to draw energy from all sides to fill it. If it can use the God of Happiness, it will definitely use it.
After crossing countless maps, Xia Bai still didn't see the figures of the five gods of joy, nor did he smell any scent.
He leaned against a red wall, breathing heavily. When he looked up, a piece of paper fell on his face, rising and falling slightly with his breathing.
Xia Bai grabbed the piece of paper and was about to throw it away when he was stunned when he saw the portrait on it.
She is the elder sister of the God of Happiness in his family.
On the left is a sketch he drew, and on the right is a real-life photo restored by computer, which might also be a photo found among missing persons, because that is the true appearance of his family's God of Joy, which has not changed at all, except that he is a little less calm and vicissitudes of life.
Xia Bai looked up and saw a helicopter from the Tourism Administration flying in the sky, dropping countless missing person notices. It circled above his head and slowly flew away, leaving a string of missing person notices like snowflakes behind it.
Xia Bai bent down and picked up a few cards on the ground. There were five lucky gods in the house, all of them were present. The contact information was for nine people, as well as the Tourism Administration’s rescue station.
I don’t know when, but more and more people came to Datai City, and the city slowly recovered, although it was no longer as bustling as before. Helicopters appeared in the sky, excavators appeared on the ground, and advertising spaces on high-rise buildings lit up.
The people above are no longer from the Wangchuan Group, but five other people.
Wei Zhengyu's voice came from the loudspeaker in the distance, "To all citizens and players in Datai City, if you can hear my voice, it means you are safe. We are about to complete this big game! Next, please cooperate with the people from the Tourism Bureau to help others get out of the game. Also, please help find these five people on the big screen. They are very important. Please contact the Tourism Bureau as soon as you have any news."
Originally, Xia Bai didn't need to come to the most dangerous city, Datai, but he had to come.
Several members of the Wangchuan Group who arrived early were at the Taiguang Hotel and received the news that he was coming.
"Is he stupid? This is obviously the most dangerous place." Hua Haoming: "What is he doing here?"
Pink bubbles appeared on Yang Mei's body. "Because he is worried about us, he wants to stay with us."
Many small white flowers also appeared on Erwa's body.
Ling Changye was sitting alone at the computer desk next to him, searching for something on the Information Department's intranet.
They asked him, but he seemed not to hear them. When they walked over, they found that he was using sketches to search for missing people from a few years ago. The printer next to him had already spit out three photos.
Ling Changye said: "He still needs to find his God of Happiness."
"If we stuff tens of thousands of copies into our space props, Datai City is so big, how can he find it by himself?" Hua Haoming said.
Other departments of the Tourism Administration also immediately received the news that Xia Bai was going to Datai City.
Wei Zhengyu asked Director Wang who made this decision: "Why did you let Xia Bai go? He is not a member of the Wangchuan Group, and he has never enjoyed the same treatment as the Wangchuan Group. He should not bear this responsibility."
At that time, Lao Wang was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window looking outside. When he heard her question, he turned to look at Wei Zhengyu. A smile appeared on his sunny face, and his eyes could not be seen due to the smile.
It was the first time that Wei Zhengyu saw the old man smile so happily, "Because he is going to find his god of joy."
"Is it so important to find his God of Happiness?" Wei Zhengyu asked. In fact, as the director of the logistics department, she had also heard that the gaming genius of the assault team was looking for the God of Happiness.
"Important." Lao Wang said affirmatively. He held the teacup and looked at the mountain outside the window. It was unknown what he was thinking. He said, "For a corpse driver, the most important thing is to bring the god of happiness home, and let the fallen leaves return to their roots."
"Since it's so important." Wei Zhengyu picked up the thick pile of documents on his desk, "Then of course we have to help."
As the city recovered, pictures of the God of Joy appeared on more and more big screens.
Another missing person notice fell from the sky.
Xia Bai held the missing person notices and bit his lips hard.
"Xia Bai! Xia Bai! Please go to the Security Bureau immediately!"
Xia Bai's figure immediately disappeared from the spot, leaving only small white flowers.
The Security Bureau is the unit in this game world that manages matters related to the Colorful Ghosts. It is a confidential unit with extremely strict security, and players who are set as ordinary citizens cannot break in.
When Xia Bai arrived, there were a lot of people gathered outside the Security Bureau. Most of them were natives of the gaming world, with a few veteran players at the front.
Shi An held up a stack of information and shouted, "The colored ghosts were created by the Security Bureau and the research institute behind it. They used living people to eliminate the colored fruits. Their crimes are extremely heinous! So many deaths are just a cover-up for themselves! The Security Bureau is the biggest black tumor in Datai City!"
"Give us justice!"
"Security Bureau get out of Datai!"
"Down with the Security Bureau!"
"Let's rush in together!"
“Go in!”
"Calm down! Calm down! It's not us! It's really not us!" The security guards kept retreating in the face of the growing angry crowd, "Go find the director! Go!"
When the director came out, Ling Changye, who was standing in front of the crowd, turned around and looked at Xia Bai. He didn't have the usual smile on his face, but the halo of the first ray of sunlight on his face was very beautiful, as if it was smiling for him.
The director who came out was their father.
The citizens of Datai City rushed into the Security Bureau, and they secretly rescued the director who was supposed to be driven away by the citizens.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Director Ling thanked them repeatedly.
"As a thank you." Xia Bai asked, "Can you give me your body?"
Director Ling was stunned and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. He stood there stiffly.
They used the same method to find another four people in the Security Bureau, Research Institute and other places. They held important positions in these institutions and played the role of the God of Joy to suppress the bad guys.
After the last god of joy was found, the sun emerged from the thick fog. The miasma-ridden city of Datai was still shrouded in a thin layer of fog, and the sunlight was more gentle when it shone through it. The golden fog was the beauty that belonged exclusively to Datai, the real Datai.
"I don't know how many colorful ghosts have not been eliminated. The sky is clear, but the game is not over yet." Shi An said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Zhengyu's voice rang out above their heads: "Dear players, I am very happy to tell you that we can leave Datai City. Someone has just successfully left Datai City. Please don't be anxious and leave in an orderly manner. Datai City has become the safest city in the country. If it is not necessary, don't leave!"
Ever since the game came to Datai City, Datai City has become the focus of national attention.
The Tourism Bureau immediately released a large-scale scientific map, and many people heard that the Datai City shrouded by the game is related to the future of mankind.
Countless people put down their work and paid attention to the developments in Datai City.
A lot of people gathered outside Datai City. There used to be sayings on the Internet like "People who like me can go around Datai City once." Now, the people waiting for them have gone more than just around once. The crowd has outlined an obvious and deep human-shaped map of Datai City.
In the game, many people who want to leave Datai City gather at the entrance.
They have all read the game knowledge and know that there will be a game system announcement after the game ends. The announcement has not appeared yet, so the game has not ended yet and they cannot leave the game.
But the curious boy kept trying to walk out. After he tried many times, he did not encounter that layer of obstruction when he walked out. When he almost fell due to inertia, he saw a dense crowd of people.
"ah!--"
“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”
“Aa ...
"People! It's people! Someone is coming out!"
“It’s coming out! It’s coming out!”
"They're coming out! They're finally coming out!"
The game is over.
But the game was not broadcast.
This is a good thing. The people in the Game Management Bureau realized that they had no time or energy to announce the end of the game.
The people in the game world gradually disappeared, the research institute and the security bureau gradually disappeared, and Datai City became the real Datai City.
"Get in the car." Ling Changye drove the car to Xia Bai's side. He still looked like he was not good at smiling, but he looked very handsome when he said this: "We are going home."
Xia Bai carried the still unconscious Erwa and got into Ling Changye's car.
The car drove north and out of Datai City.
Because the game actually takes place in Datai City, the flow of time in the game is almost the same as in the real world, and almost three days have passed outside.
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng have been waiting for such a long time. They hardly slept in the past two days, and their eyes were dark. They each held two large bottles of Family Portrait milk tea and stared at the exit of Datai City.
When they heard the cheers and screams of the crowd, they didn't react for a long time. It was Lin Xiang who was beside them who pulled them up, "Uncle and aunt, the game is cleared! Cleared! Xia Bai is coming out!!!"
"Oh oh oh." Jiang Yitong responded to Lin Xiang's words like a slow-witted old man and burst into tears when she stood up.
Jiang Qingfeng had already started crying, and was shaking all over.
When Lin Xiang saw them crying, he started crying too. He really felt that Xia Bai's family had a very difficult life. It wasn't easy for Xia Bai, nor for his parents.
"Don't cry, don't, don't cry, Xia Bai is about to come out." Lin Xiang wiped his tears and went to help them.
The people from the Gaming Bureau told them that after completing the game, the players from the Gaming Bureau would come out from this exit and they would be able to see Xia Bai immediately, and they could also go in to pick up Xia Bai.
They didn't have to wait long. They got out of the car and were about to find a small car to pick them up when they saw Ling Changye's car driving out.
The people from the logistics department rushed over and first took out the still sleeping Mu Tou Er Wa from the car, and then Xia Bai and Ling Chang Ye came out of the car. Xia Bai turned around as if he had sensed something, and looked at them accurately.
"What's that expression on his face?" Jiang Yitong said with tears and laughter, "I think we spoiled him too much. When he didn't sleep for two days, he gave us a frowning face."
The little bitter gourd came over and gave them a hug, but was immediately taken away by the people from the Tourism Bureau.
"I'm sorry, they left some sequelae in the game that need to be treated by the players." Ye Jiyue explained to them, "Don't worry, they will be cured soon, and they are not injured."
Amidst great cheers, the ambulance took them away.
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng stood in the crowd, looked up at the sun, and wiped away their tears.
The sunset that afternoon was particularly beautiful, wrapped in a layer of rose-red gauze, reflecting the light of the stars on the tears. Many stars fell from the earth and sank silently into this real and solid land.
Xia Bai returned to normal at the Yinan City Tourism Administration branch next to Datai City.
The members of the Wangchuan group also returned to normal. Many of them had no families, and they were sitting together on the rooftop of the police station, drinking the family milk tea sent by President Jiang, and looking at the nearby Datai City basking in the sun.
The first person Xia Bai met was Ling Changye’s mother He Sijia.
According to rumors, He Sijia was a spoiled wife of a wealthy family. When Ling Mu was still alive, she had always been like a spoiled wife, growing flowers and plants at home every day and going shopping all over the world. After Ling Mu disappeared, everyone discovered that the spoiled wife was a more powerful person than Ling Mu. In less than two years, she became the richest person.
No wonder others think she is a little wife. She looks very gentle and simple, petite, and her smile is like a jasmine flower.
"Aunt He." Xia Bai called out a little embarrassedly.
"You call Ling Mu dad and call me aunt?" He Sijia smiled and said, "Chang Ye told me everything."
Then, he would not be polite. Xia Bai called directly: "Mom."
He Sijia stepped forward, touched his head, and stuffed a hard red envelope into his pocket. "Xiaobai, thank you. Thank you for bringing Ling Mu out of the game."
Xia Bai tilted his head, and Ling Mu, whom he brought with him that year, appeared behind him.
He Sijia stood there in a daze, staring at the person sitting opposite her who had been dead for many years without blinking, her eyes gradually turning red.
Xia Bai sent Ling Mu home as promised.
He gave the space to their family of three, and came out of the room alone, and saw his parents and Lin Xiang waiting for him.
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng did not change their clothes or wash up this time, and they looked exhausted and embarrassed. Since Xia Bai knew everything, they didn't need to pretend anymore and showed him their true side.
"Look, take a good look." Jiang Yitong pointed at her red eyes, "Look how worried we are about you. Next time you won't dare to sneak out to play games."
Xia Bai raised his hands and promised: "I will never do that again."
In the future, there may never be such a big game again. According to the law of game appearance, even the large-scale map game like the one in Dahui No. 2 Middle School will not exist. As for the remaining small games, there is no need to hide them from his parents even if he goes.
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng were satisfied.
Lin Xiang opened his arms to Xia Bai, "A great hero of mankind."
Seeing his red eyes, Xia Bai hugged him and said, "The hero this time is Erwa."
Facing the three people's puzzled gazes, Xia Bai briefly explained the game to them, focusing on Erwa's performance at the end of the game.
Lin Xiang said with emotion: "Erwa has really become a little hero of mankind."
Yes. The people in the Tourism Bureau never gave up on training Erwa, and they always believed that Erwa's skills would play a significant role at the critical moment. Because they expected and valued him too much, their methods were inevitably fierce. In the end, Erwa really became the little hero they expected.
Now thinking back to Erwa’s performance at that time, Xia Bai still marvels at the powerful skills of Erwa and the shock of nature.
Later, Xia Bai learned that Erwa’s Qili Village Primary School game might not be the first game to arrive, but he was sure that he was the first player to obtain the skill.
Perhaps after the game is officially launched and the first player is given skills, when he sees this little boy, he will have a moment of thought that when it still had absolute rationality, it followed the human principle of "respecting the elderly and loving the young" and gave a little boy powerful skills in the game beta test, and also gave this little boy a powerful skill.
No one knows all this.
They waited until Erwa recovered before leaving Yinan City.
This time, Erwa's body was badly exhausted. A group of healing players surrounded him, and it took him five days to wake up.
Xia Bai went to attend Ling Mu's funeral that day. The Ling family specially held a funeral for Ling Mu with only family members in attendance. The grave that had been empty for three years finally had an owner.
He Sijia personally called Xia Bai to invite him to attend, and Xia Bai did not refuse and flew over that day.
As soon as he came back, he heard Ye Jiuyue say that Erwa had woken up.
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng went to see Erwa earlier than Xia Bai. At that time, Erwa had just opened his eyes and had been looking outside the door. When he saw Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng, he finally behaved himself.
He had a small white flower on his head and shyly called out to Jiang Yitong, "Grandma."
“…”
Jiang Yitong looked at Xia Bai who was running towards her, and Xia Bai nodded with a blank face.
He is only twelve years older than Erwa. As a law-abiding citizen, how could he have a son at the age of twelve? He could only let Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng be his grandparents.
When they get old and feel envious when they see other people having grandchildren, they still have their second child to take their place.
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng, for the sake of Xia Bai's reputation, asked Erwa to call them dad and mom. Erwa, who was a family head, immediately called them with sparkling and watery eyes.
"That's great." Jiang Qingfeng responded happily, "There's no need to change the name. Erwa is just right. One Dabao and one Erwa."
The little flowers on Erwa's body began to pop up again, and among them there was a bright red one.
Xia Bai sighed in his heart that he could no longer be the father of the people's hero.
When Erwa recovered enough to walk, the family returned to the small courtyard where Xia Bai and Grandpa Xia lived.
Xia Bai achieved his wish and used the earthworm arm to loosen the soil in the yard of his home, and finally brought the runaway God of Joy back home.
After settling the God of Happiness, Xia Bai took a bottle of wine and sat next to his grandfather's grave for a while, "Grandpa, I finally brought back our family's God of Happiness."
"I also learned that there are more Happy Gods wandering around out there. Don't worry, I will definitely find them all."
After Xia Bai poured the wine for his grandfather, he lay down beside him, resting his hands on his arms and looking at the quiet moon. He thought of his grandfather sitting here at that time, smiling and serious, "You said that you would travel thousands of miles to take me back home."
"I remember them all."
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