Chapter 151 Safe House
Crashing into the cold embrace, Xu Zhiyan closed his eyes tightly until the familiar smell of ashes filled the air around him.
He didn't know if it was the negative effect of the chaotic time, but the feeling of weightlessness after leaving the sea water made him dizzy, his hands and feet were sore, and his heart was beating so wildly that he could almost hear the 'thumping' sound.
His chest heaving violently, he lifted his eyelids and took a quick look, realizing that he had finally returned to the safe house before the absolute safety time ended.
Thinking of Party A who was still hugging him, Xu Zhiyan felt that he should say hello first.
But he just felt sore and weak all over, and he didn't even want to lift a finger.
Thinking that he was home anyway and Party A was not an outsider, he simply stayed where he was, leaned into Party A's arms and whispered to Party A, "I'm back."
He was responded to by Party A's low and gentle voice.
"Thanks for your hard work."
"It's really hard work. I have contributed too much to this safe house. What would you do without me?" Xu Zhiyan did not hesitate to be polite with the other party and generously acknowledged his contribution.
The low laughter of ghosts and gods came from above my head.
Feeling the hands around him tightening again, Xu Zhiyan wanted to push them away but he didn't have the strength, so he could only tease weakly: "This slice is a bit interesting, so which god did you offend? It's almost been torn into pieces... Hmm? What is this?"
Halfway through his words, he caught a glimpse of a bright light out of the corner of his eye, and his concentration was interrupted. He turned his head to look at the shimmering sea water suspended in the air in front of him?
“Is this sea water?”
Xu Zhiyan frowned, feeling that this bulging mass of sea water seemed to have life.
Only then did he realize that he did not fall from the ceiling of the safe house as he had imagined.
After gathering some strength, Xu Zhiyan stretched his head and looked around, and found that the door leading to the deep sea was actually the same as the other doors, standing on the floor in the middle of the hall.
The two spaces are not side by side, but connected at right angles.
What is even more amazing than the right-angled space is the pool of sea water in front of you.
Shaking the fish tail, which was at the right level of wetness and dryness without any excess water but not dry at the same time, Xu Zhiyan said in surprise: "This door can actually filter the sea water in the copy? I thought the whole hall would be flooded when I come back." It saves time for cleaning.
"No, it's just ordinary sea water."
The ghost's answer was cold and indifferent.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sea water suspended in the air suddenly fluctuated violently, obviously expressing dissatisfaction.
Xu Zhiyan didn't pay much attention to the specific situation of the ghosts and gods recycling slices, and thought that the sea god had been recycled after the door was opened. He just thought the sea water was a bit interesting.
But as his physical fatigue continued to increase and there were other things to deal with, he gave up the idea of poking the sea water and looked up at Party A, motioning for them to let him down.
"How long will it take to get rid of the tail? It's too expensive to customize a fish tank that suits me. Ask Qu Ji to find me a plastic basin first. If that doesn't work, I'll go to the pool in the yard..."
After returning home, Xu Zhiyan relaxed completely and returned to his frugal self again.
However, he thought about it and explained a lot, but he didn't hear any response from Party A. Not only did the other party not speak, but he also didn't know where the other monsters in the safe house had gone. They didn't come out to greet him today, and even the system was silent? !
His body was becoming heavier and his mind was becoming unclear. Xu Zhiyan forced himself to glare at Party A and found that he was in a daze.
???
"Hey, hey, why are you still in a daze at this time?" He was a little puzzled. Party A was usually quite reliable, so why was he in a daze at this time?
Perhaps it was because he was too familiar with the other person, Xu Zhiyan reached out and lifted the talisman on the other person's forehead without thinking.
He saw a bit of his own reflection in the ghost's golden pupils.
Before they could fully react, the pool of sea water that had been filtered out was no longer affected by the current spatial rules, and instead fell on the two of them due to the inertia of falling.
“Crash——”
The cold sea water mocked them and chilled them to the bone.
“…”
Xu Zhiyan, who was drenched in water, stood there in a daze.
The ghost was brought back to his senses by the sea water, and said in a low voice: "The age is wrong..."
The water that soaked the two separated from their clothes and skin, falling to the ground and forming a pool of water around the ghost.
He was a little at a loss, and couldn't help but tighten his arms around the mermaid.
After the copy is closed, except for the basic system, the main system will not leave anything else in the copy. Correspondingly, the players' live broadcast rooms will also lose signal, leaving only a black screen. Unlike the closure of the live broadcast room when the player dies, as long as the player is still alive, the live broadcast room will not be closed, and the audience can communicate normally by sending barrages.
The last scene that the ghosts and gods saw was Xu Zhiyan dragging the confused Slice off the boat. At that time, Xu Zhiyan still looked of a normal age.
Even though he understood that the other party had his reasons for doing so, the loss of the image still made him anxious.
Until the deep-sea door that had been prepared for a long time in the center of the hall was pushed open.
He caught Xu Zhiyan.
The brief loss and recovery made the ghosts and gods unwilling to pay attention to the slice.
The conversation gradually calmed His nervous emotions, and after He calmed down, His rationality and observation abilities also returned.
The shirt that didn't match the fishtail at all hung loosely on Xu Zhiyan. Only one button was undone, but looking down from above one could see a large area of collarbone. The feel and weight of the young man when he was hugged also seemed different from before...
The spirits sensed that something was wrong.
But he was just watching the live broadcast before, and he didn't notice the problem. He thought it was just a change caused by the mutation.
Until he met the young man's face.
The delicate eyebrows and eyes that had already grown completely suddenly became more childish and less shrewd, and actually looked somewhat naively beautiful. The ghost and god realized that there was something wrong with the other person's age.
The mental shake allowed the invisible Poseidon slice, which had just been tied up in the air and left unattended, to find a flaw. However, this was a safe house, and the Poseidon, who was left in the form of sea water, could do nothing but fall to the ground due to inertia.
The ghost had to start passively merging the slices, and found out the reason why Xu Zhiyan became younger from the other party's memory.
After a long time, Xu Zhiyan repeated the ghost's words in a daze.
"Wrong age?"
He pondered the moment when he had just opened the absolutely safe time. He fell into deep thought, frowning and muttering to himself: "Damn, there were no mirrors at that time, and the changes in chaotic time were not in order. I could only judge by my hands, so how old am I now?"
"I won't be forty years old, will I?" As he said this, Xu Zhiyan raised his hand and looked at his palm with a horrified expression.
The ghost was silent for a moment, and with one hand he held the heir with a fish tail in his arms. With his other hand, he touched Xu Zhiyan's spine from top to bottom along the back of his neck through his ill-fitting shirt, and spoke in a gentle voice, "Eighteen years old."
Xu Zhiyan, whose scales were about to explode from being touched, was horrified when he heard the age. He didn't even bother to complain about the other party touching his spine without saying hello.
"What? Eighteen? F*ck."
He finally understood why he had been so exhausted and sickly since entering the safe house. It turned out that it was not the mermaid mutation that was to blame, but his age.
Seeing the ghosts and gods' doubts, he said with a look of despair: "Eighteen is not a good time for me..."
Thanks to his frail health since childhood, the eighteen-year-old Xu Zhiyan was not loved by his father and mother, and no one cared about his poor health. In addition, he moved out to go to college, so he simply tried to stay up late like other people of his age. As a result, he sent himself to the hospital after staying up all night.
"I don't really want to recall the innocent and stupid age of eighteen."
After finding out the reason for his weakness, Xu Zhiyan gave up struggling and buried his face in the ghost's neck. His voice was muffled, revealing a sense of despair.
The blood vessels he had just implanted, the body he had been conditioning for several years... Although it was a bit weak compared to ordinary people, it was much better than before. What kind of shitty luck was this!
The ghost wanted to laugh, but was worried that Xu Zhiyan would get angry if he laughed, so he could only comfort him in a low voice.
"It's okay, it will return to its original state."
Although He thought Xu Zhiyan was also good in his fish tail appearance, but when he thought that the other party was not satisfied with the shape that restricted his movements, he also felt that the fish tail was a little... forget it. Glancing at the fish tail that was shining with golden light and every scale was emitting a sparkling precious light, the ghost thought about it and really couldn't find the fish tail an eyesore.
After experiencing great joy and great sorrow, Xu Zhiyan was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Seeing that he seemed sleepy, the ghost adjusted the position of the mermaid in his arms, picked her up horizontally, and planned to send her upstairs to rest.
"You take a rest first. The copy has been closed. As long as the creatures in the safe house do not enter the copy, the door will remain forever."
Although He can inject power into the body of the heir, the current situation of the mutation is unclear. It is not certain whether injecting power will increase the existence time of the fish tail. If it causes the opponent to drag such a big tail into the next copy, it will be troublesome.
I don’t know if it’s out of selfish motives, but the ghosts and gods intend to slowly solve this problem.
"What if we go in?" Xu Zhiyan asked with a yawn.
The ghost replied: "It's the same as other copies. The game system is still there. Once the two-way door is detected, it can only stay for thirty minutes."
But thirty minutes is enough.
Whether it is sending monsters to search for copies or taking players on the water to the safe house.
After hearing Party A's careful explanation, Xu Zhiyan nodded, very satisfied.
As soon as he relaxed, he felt his eyelids drooping and he almost fell asleep. Seeing Party A trying to carry him upstairs and before he saw any other monsters in the safe house, Xu Zhiyan finally became a little anxious.
When the other party reached the stairs, he hooked the ghost's neck and pulled himself up with all his strength, shouting towards the empty hall: "Where are the others?"
The next second, when the vision was lost due to the live broadcast, the ghost aura was fully opened and the pressure was full, and the monsters in the safe house that were forced to hide came out from the corners one after another.
Seeing everyone with intact limbs, Xu Zhiyan felt relieved.
Damn it, from the beginning till now only Party A was talking to him, and he thought something happened in the safe house.
Without having time to deal with the safe house system that was hesitant to speak, Xu Zhiyan called Qu Ji to arrange the next task.
"We only have one door that connects to the shell, but the location it leads to is a shop, which is too easy to be exposed. You can open a new anchor door. It doesn't matter if you spend money, but it must be hidden and safe, and people can't connect the two locations together."
Even though he was very sleepy and was planning to catch up on some sleep, it was hard for him to rest peacefully when he thought about all the points… ahem, players, that were still on the surface.
"We will start a new business after this one is over - if the instance is completely closed, you can leave through the safe house when you are done."
"But you must remember that the instance must be completely closed. If it is a normal instance where some people pass and some fail, and the losers are allowed to leave the safe house...hiss, I should be able to make a lot of money, right? No, no, this is too big a deal. If the main system spots us, there will be no fun. So you should first formulate a charging plan for completely closing the instance..."
"Liuliu, move the door to the courtyard. Don't leave it in the hall. There are too many things here. We have to keep it secret from the players..."
"Old Yang, go get the big white snake back from the yard. Although it's not live, Jiang Huaique and Jin Sheng both know you..."
The ghost stood in front of the stairs holding his mermaid, listening quietly to the other person leaning on his shoulder and arranging things in an orderly manner.
Perhaps it was the stimulation of money that made Xu Zhiyan stand up. His tail, which had been weak just now, was now swinging rapidly, hitting the ghost's arm from time to time, making people feel itchy.
After more than ten minutes, Xu Zhiyan finally finished his explanation.
After relaxing, his weak body made him let go of his strength and lie on Party A's shoulder, not wanting to move at all.
He felt like the head of a family who had just returned home from a business trip. Everything seemed to be fine at home, but upon closer inspection, he had to pay attention to everything.
"Hey, this family has to leave without me."
Sighing, Xu Zhiyan patted Vase A's back and said, "I'll only sleep for half an hour. Remember to wake me up. I'm afraid Jiang Huaique won't be able to handle it if it takes too long." The mermaid form cannot be maintained all the time. Without leaving through regular channels to resolve the mutation, he doesn't dare to use the potion to restore his strength rashly.
"good."
Seeing that the other person looked tired, the ghost couldn't help it and reached out to pinch the back of Xu Zhiyan's neck.
If there is a problem, solve it later. He can't bear to see the other person struggling with his weak body.
A small amount of gentle power was transmitted from the fingertips with thin calluses. Xu Zhiyan felt that his soul was about to melt, and he fell into a deep sleep the next second.
Rhythmic breathing sounds suddenly rang out.
In the hall of the Yunshan old house, a rare sense of tranquility and warmth was revealed in the gloomy air.
Just as the demon was about to move, the sea water that had been ignored entangled him.
Worried about disturbing Xu Zhiyan's rest, he glanced at the sea with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
...This slice is really unlucky. Except for the last period of time, it has been suppressed by unknown bait in the early stage.
“Pah—”
A faint sound was heard, and the entire hall fell into absolute silence.
After making sure that no one could hear him, the ghost simply stood in front of the stairs and merged the slices that were about to disappear.
"What a waste."
He spoke calmly, and his tone of contempt soon switched to an indignant rebuttal.
"Can you please have some shame? Is this my problem? Blood vessels? Why does he have blood vessels? Damn it, why couldn't the memory be shared earlier..."
The sea water wrapped around His body, slowly decreasing, and the rapid tone of voice became calm as it merged.
Finally, the ghost suddenly laughed and said the last words before the slices were fused.
"He remembers you, so he remembers me."
“Pah—”
The noise barrier is lifted.
Looking down at the mermaid in his arms, the ghost was forced to stand still and absorb the remaining energy.
The monsters who were watching anxiously felt that their master's mood had improved. After discovering that the ghost and god fusion slice could not move, some monsters even volunteered to help send Xu Zhiyan back to the room.
But before the monster could open its mouth, it was frightened by the sudden increase in pressure from the ghost and fled away in fear.
Above the water in Poseidon's territory.
Only the last of the two fishing boats remained there.
Just now, after Jiang Huaique gathered the players, he and Jin Sheng took advantage of the time to salvage ordinary people who had no abnormalities around the shipwreck, gave them a boat, and let them think about where to go. Among these people, there were many crew members who wanted to make money. After discovering that there were many fishing nets on the fishing boats, someone suggested leaving the black fog and catching some fish before leaving.
Wherever there are people, there are disputes, even after escaping death.
When Jinsheng rescued the last person who fell into the water, he saw that there was a quarrel on the fishing boat, so he simply ignored it and fled back to the players' boat with Xiaoyi.
The atmosphere on the ship carrying the players was solemn, forming a sharp contrast with the other ship sailing into the black fog.
Holding the dog, Jin Sheng found Jiang Huaique, who was squatting on the bow cleaning his sickle. He said with emotion, "I thought Brother Xu was making a fuss before, letting Shanshan and the two children leave on such a big boat by themselves. In fact, they could have stayed until the end and left with the ordinary crew members... Now it seems that it's a good thing that these people left early."
Jiang Huaique sneered, "Xu Bapi gave all the money he won in the casino to that little girl. If she were to let them stay with this group of crew members, she would not only lose a penny, but also her life in the end."
Although he maintains basic kindness, he will not forget the bad nature of human beings.
After the two of them finished talking about this topic in a low voice, they shut up.
It’s not that they don’t want to talk more, but some of the players on the ship are already getting restless.
Half an hour had passed since the new broadcast appeared. The sea was calm, and there was no trace of Xu Zhiyan.
The players went from being desperate and unable to leave to being anxious and looking forward to leaving.
The discussion about safe houses never stops.
The atmosphere on the boat gradually became tense. Seeing someone walking towards the bow, Jiang Huaique pushed Jin Sheng away and stood up.
He was not sure either.
But he believed Xu Zhiyan.
Just as Jiang Huaiqie was thinking about how he would answer if someone raised questions in a while, the person walking towards him suddenly looked terrified.
"Am I that scary?"
He loosened his grip on the sickle, looking a little amused.
Unexpectedly, the player who came over just pointed at Jiang Huaique's back, his face full of horror, and stammered.
"You...behind you..."
A black shadow fell from above his head. Jiang Huaique was stunned. Seeing that everyone looking at him had a terrified expression, he realized that the player was not afraid of him, but was afraid of the thing behind him.
Before he turned around, he felt a burst of wet vapor.
“Fuck!!!”
"How can we run... Damn it, how can we run!"
“Ah ...
The players panicked and activated their defensive items one after another, Enli and Shen Zhen were no exception.
However, this huge black wave seemed to have some shielding ability, and it instantly swept the fishing boat where the players were, and smashed it. All props could not be used, and they could only drift with the waves.
The last scene before the players lost consciousness was a huge black wave coming towards them.
…
“Plop—plop—”
Water splashed everywhere.
The players were awakened by the cold.
Unlike the mild summer in the Mermaid Cruise copy, the safe house is experiencing late autumn and early winter, and the water in the pool in the yard is very cold.
When everyone staggered to their feet, what they saw was a golden-tailed mermaid sitting on a recliner.
Liu Liu was worried that the players would break bones due to inertia, so he kindly moved the door to the side of the pool, causing everyone to be thrown into the pool like dumplings. When Xu Zhiyan saw everyone shivering, he realized that the water was quite cold.
He quickly called on the monsters to go into the pool to rescue people, so as not to freeze his points... No, it was the players.
The players who were still in a daze looked at the strange scene in front of them, always feeling that something was wrong. Not long after, someone couldn't help but ask questions.
"Xu Zhiyan...how can you...how can you control these monsters?"
Xu Zhiyan, who was holding the snacks in his hand, paused, put down the potato chips, and stood up with a serious expression.
“That’s a good question.”
"Because I recharged 1.5 million points after I found the safe house. Now I'm a SVIP customer. Come on, I'll give everyone a towel to celebrate our escape from death. The towels will go into my account."
After saying that, he glanced at Liu Liu who was delivering the towel, smiled, then turned to the players and said.
"How much do you plan to charge? I suggest starting with 100,000. You'll have to spend money to leave soon anyway..."
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