The bright September sunshine shone on Lu Ban's balcony. He looked at the air beside him and asked a question.

"Can you speak?"

There was no echo in the air, as if what Lu Ban had just felt was an illusion.

He reached out and touched the place where his air friend was, but there was no response.

"I always thought you only listened to me and never spoke for yourself."

Lu Ban said, but the other party did not respond.

"Or, you were contaminated in the mud, so you mutated?"

When Lu Ban went deep into the mud to take the statue, his whole body was wrapped in the mud that emitted a metallic stench, and his friend in the air must have been in the mud as well.

And that sludge not only pollutes the spirit, but also causes humans to be alienated into monsters.

In this case, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the air friend mutating and starting to speak.

Lu Ban didn't get an answer, but it didn't matter.

His phone vibrated. It was a WeChat message from Qin Tiantian.

[Wangchuan]: Someone has got through to your video!!!

She typed very hard and typed three exclamation marks.

[Motionless]: Oh.

[Wangchuan]: Give me some reaction, shouldn’t you be thinking “What? The puzzle I carefully designed was actually solved? It turns out that we can’t underestimate humans”!

[Stand still]: Be more normal.

[Wangchuan]: ...Why do I feel so abnormal when you tell me to be normal?

[Wangchuan]: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? I found a new restaurant nearby. It’s cheap and delicious, and most importantly, I haven’t eaten there before!

[Motionless]: I have something to do. My air friend just spoke.

【Wangchuan】：???

[Wangchuan]: Are you kidding me?

[Motionless]: No, my greatest virtue is honesty.

[Wangchuan]: ...I believe it.

[Motionless]: How about this, if you are not worried, I will bring my air friend out for dinner tonight.

[Wangchuan]: Then let’s meet at the entrance of the community at six o’clock.

Qin Tiantian put down his phone.

"Air friends? This is something only children believe in, right?"

She knew that Lu Ban's behavior and thoughts were a bit strange, but it didn't matter, he was still a good person.

She turned her eyes back to the screen and saw that the anchor group was already sharing precise strategies for clearing the game.

This guide is fifty pages long, with both pictures and text, explaining the origins of each ending and how to achieve it.

The more rigorous part is that you have to use a stopwatch to compare the video with the strategy, and the timing of clicking options, the time nodes of pause, and the angle and direction of moving the panoramic video are all recorded in detail.

It turns an interactive video adventure into a hardcore game of memorizing and operating the game.

Even so, many people are unable to achieve the true ending and can only watch those skilled anchors.

After the true ending appeared, people almost completely understood the plot.

In the group, those anchors who have completed the game and know the ending are discussing it.

[Li Baitu]: So in fact, the people of the Hai family have no way to escape the fate of becoming monsters. We could only save some people outside the town. This ending is too illusory.

[What to Eat Today, Mango]: The series of options at the final true ending are quite exciting. It feels like I am constantly questioning my inner self. It was so nervous when I watched it!

[Seabird]: Apart from anything else, I feel that the two protagonists are really loving. A serious and awkward guy like Tristram is best suited to being restrained by a naturally dark person.

[Xueyuan Zhang]: Be more normal and don’t go to the corridor to make trouble.

[Hanhan is a Shark]: This video can be made into a game. I think it would be very interesting if it could be made into a virtual reality game!

Qin Tian chatted in the group for a while, then saw that it was almost time, changed his clothes and went downstairs.

As a stay-at-home girl who only eats, sleeps, and plays games and is too lazy to go out shopping and socializing, Qin Tiantian wears almost no makeup. She wears a T-shirt that looks loose even for an S size, denim hot pants, and a pair of flip-flops.

She walked slowly towards the gate of the community and waited for a while at the gate before she saw Lu Ban arriving late.

"Sorry, it took a while to clean the drain."

Lu Ban had a normal expression and followed Qin Tiantian forward.

Nearby, on the back street of Jiangcheng University, a new restaurant selling Northeastern barbecue has indeed opened.

Northeastern barbecue is grilled with paper, and the meat is usually seasoned. It is completely different from the high-end charcoal-grilled Wagyu beef and is very down-to-earth.

The owner of the shop seems to be from the north. He speaks boldly, serves the food boldly, and even helps other customers grill meat. He is quite enthusiastic.

"Please come in, both of you."

The boss greeted him, but Lu Ban raised three fingers.

"There are three of us."

"Oh, there's another person who will be here later, right? Please take a seat."

The boss didn't care, but Qin Tiantian looked at Lu Ban with a strange look.

"I'm telling you, don't joke with me."

She sat opposite Lu Ban and watched him carefully set out three sets of bowls and chopsticks.

"...This is weird and creepy."

"It's okay, he shouldn't bother us."

Lu Ban poured a cup of Coke for Qin Tiantian, then poured a cup for the empty seat next to him, and finally poured a cup for himself.

There wasn't much smoke in the store, but it was full of the smell of life. A TV hanging on the side was broadcasting Jiangcheng's evening news.

"...Jiangcheng Industry recently announced a renovation plan for the Jiangcheng Grand Theater. According to our reporter, an art industry park will be planned there, including an art gallery, a history museum, a planetarium, etc..."

"…Affected by this year's tenth typhoon 'Shanhu', our city will experience heavy rainfall in the next seven days. Citizens are requested to plan their travels reasonably…"

"…The police appeal to the general public to actively provide clues so that the police can bring the serial killer who appeared in our city recently to justice as soon as possible…"

"A serial killer, it really doesn't look peaceful."

Lu Ban thought of the two policemen who had kindly reminded him and took him to the zoo, and couldn't help but sigh.

"I don't even know who should be panicking when you meet that murderer..."

Qin Tiantian said embarrassedly.

"Of course it's me. How can I, a law-abiding citizen, fight against such a vicious serial killer?"

Lu Ban said as a matter of course.

"hehe."

Qin Tiantian picked up a piece of sizzling pork belly and put it in the bowl, smiling without saying a word.

At this time, Qin Tiantian suddenly discovered that the Coke that he had placed next to Lu Ban for the "air friend" had been empty at some point.

"Huh? Did you just drink Coke secretly?"

She questioned, pointing at the empty cup.

"I don't have any. Mine is here."

Lu Ban shook the half-drunk Coke he had just finished.

"Maybe he likes drinking Coke."

As he spoke, Lu Ban filled the empty cup again.

"...I think you just want to drink more!"

Qin Tiantian said this, picked up the chopsticks and prepared to eat the meat in his bowl, but found that the piece of meat had disappeared at some point.

"Where's my meat? Where's this big piece of meat?"

"Maybe he likes to eat meat."

Lu Ban said seriously.