Chapter 277 Crimson Mirror
Dim light shone in through the windows.
The mirror hanging in the air was forced to reflect a little light.
A rope appeared on the wrist of the blood body at some point, and the other end of the rope was tied to Xu Xiaohua's wrist to prevent this energetic little guy from running around and causing trouble.
It leaned against the wall, its eyes uncontrollably falling on Xu Zhiyan.
A thin young man sat on a tall ladder.
Like an elf picking stars.
Xu Zhiyan was looking at a series of mirrors. Every time he turned over a mirror, the faint light reflected by those small mirrors appeared and disappeared, like plucked stars.
Blood wasn't sure what was wrong with him.
Looking at each other, its mind was filled with sticky and romantic poems.
It turned its head away and no longer looked at the human with a calm expression.
Mixed emotions came over me again.
Why is this person the original player? If he were just an ordinary human player, why did it encounter this person first instead of it...
The churning emotions made it unable to control itself.
It has some understanding of why the slices that are separated out always get out of control.
No…No…
Blood shook his head, raised his hand to pull back Xu Xiaohua who was running out of the window, frowned and stopped looking at Xu Zhiyan, but instead looked down at the tip of his shoes.
It’s not just humans who fear the unknown.
The more intelligent a creature is, the more fearful it becomes of the unknown.
It is an alien species that is the incarnation of ghosts and gods. It knows a lot of things, but the only thing it doesn't know is what it will encounter after returning to its original form.
The trembling fear of facing the real body still remains in my heart.
It doesn't want to be recycled.
Although it doesn't like its current life either.
Should I kill Xu Zhiyan, or should I use the young man's life as a bargaining chip to exchange some independent thinking rights with the original body...
Xuefeng raised his head again and looked at Gaoti with a conflicted look.
If we can maintain independent thinking while returning to our original self, then sharing this beautiful human being with a more powerful original self does not seem to be a difficult thing to accept.
After all, he was so... fascinating.
However, Xu, who seemed peaceful and beautiful in the blood vision, was actually so busy that his image was almost gone.
He kept flipping the hanging mirror with his left hand, trying to use the changing shape of the mirror to determine whether the mirror had swallowed the player.
The right hand is busier.
He was sending messages to two people in the guild separately, and sparks were almost coming out of his keyboard.
Xu Zhiyan also kept talking, constantly fooling the system to give him more permissions to ensure the completion of the guild's mission.
"Why can some people reply to messages but others can't? Since the system lets us in to complete the guild's mission, shouldn't it give us more preferential treatment or information?"
He looked in all directions, quickly recording the shapes of the stars.
【Thank you for your feedback. Your suggestion has been recorded in the background. 】
"TD, get another AI."
After communicating with the game system for a long time, his judgment of the system became very accurate, and soon, the newly replaced system was able to communicate normally.
[For what you said, players need to find a way to reply by themselves. ]
"Then may I know how my information was sent to them?" Xu Zhiyan began to elicit information as if nothing had happened.
[Unfortunately, we cannot provide this. ]
"This cannot be provided. Does it mean that the system doesn't know either, or you just don't want to provide it? I have the right to know, right?" Xu Zhiyan was not angry. He quickly asked other questions.
This question did not involve any violation, but the system eventually gave an answer.
【The system cannot know. 】
"So the Hall of Mirrors here is the source of the copy going out of control?" Xu Zhiyan touched his chin and gave a conclusion.
He tried to replay what happened here.
"The Scarlet Hotel was supposed to be a separate instance."
That's easy to guess.
The hotel covers a large area and has complete infrastructure, enough to be made into an entire copy, with enough space for a series of strange events to occur.
“The Mirror Museum appeared three years ago.”
“Not only did it land opposite the hotel, it also changed the hotel’s form, linking the hotel to the mirror.”
From the lobby bar where Jinsheng was trapped, it can be seen that the hotel was originally supposed to be larger, but it was only after it was forced to be changed into the shape of a museum that it became split and torn apart. However, there was blood in the hotel, and he was not sure what role the blood played in this.
"Since entering the dungeon, the tasks given by the system have been a bit weird."
A lot of information is incomplete.
There is no shortage of important content that requires players to explore first and then send it to other players after completion. In addition, now, the system itself cannot even obtain information from other players.
"You asked us to release it..." Glancing at the blood that was looking at him, Xu Zhiyan lowered his voice.
"…The item should be something that can take back your control, right?"
The strange blood that keeps flowing outside the window will give birth to many eyes to observe because of the appearance of the guild's special props. It can sense the low-level monsters with special props. This is incredible.
This was the first time Xu Zhiyan saw a monster in a dungeon that could identify items.
Although there are many detailed contents that he has not yet explored, but based on the clues he has obtained now, he can judge that it may be the system that is out of control in this copy.
Worried that the rest of the conversation would be detected by the current copy system, he didn't say anything more and instead asked for something else.
"I need you to separate two channels so that I can communicate with my teammates separately."
Now Yu Xiu and Jiang Huaique can see all the information.
If he wanted to trick the two into completing the mission in the mirror world, he had to make a more perfect disguise.
【Your needs will be met. 】
"Thank you. Now let's talk about other things..."
In the live broadcast room, the audience began to count the things Xu Zhiyan had just said, checking them one by one, and found that it seemed to be true.
[Wow! Why do I feel like what Xiao Baiwan said is quite right! ]
【Ahhh, after listening to this analysis, it seems to be true! 】
[The first person to find the room outside the copy arrangement can place a prop; the first person to enter the task room can place a prop... Does anyone remember the mirror room that Xiao Baiwan entered? He must rely on himself to explore the clues, and the system will even send his exploration content to other players! ]
[Yes, yes, yes, if you look at it this way, these places all qualify as 'areas with unknown information'. ]
[Damn, I see that the progress of the krypton gold to change fate task has reached 4/9, which means that Xiao Baiwan's teammates only need to enter the mirror world and take a casual look to place props. ]
【That’s true! 】
[If these nine items are what the main system uses to regain control of the copy, then others can easily find the unknown in the world in the mirror...]
Smart audiences have already started a heated discussion.
Of course, besides them, there were many viewers who just wanted to have fun, and their eyes were all fixed on Xu Xiaohua...
[Hahahahaha, she really is kind of cute. ]
[It made me laugh to death. After the little girl found out that her hand was tied with a rope, she was not angry at all. Instead, she used the rope to play yo-yo.]
【? ? Haha ...! 】
[Jumped out, jumped out, hahahaha! ]
[Anyway, no matter how many times she jumps, the NPC will pull her back hahaha. I can see the NPC's blood pressure gradually rising. ]
Blood was originally just looking at Xu Zhiyan, with his mind full of love poems.
Ten minutes ago, it didn't care about Xu Xiaohua at all. It just wanted to tie up the unfortunate child and prevent him from making trouble.
Who knew that the little girl was so brave and fearless that she treated it as a safety rope and started jumping off the building repeatedly.
When he pulled the naughty kid back for the last time, Xuelue's expression was already a little bad, and he couldn't even hide the look in his eyes that showed he wanted to stab Xu Xiaohua.
"If you're naughty again, I'll really kill you."
It pressed the little girl's head and spoke in a very serious tone.
Seeing Xu Xiaohua still grinning, it added angrily: "Kill him along with your father."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Xu Xiaohua shook her head with a mature look on her face, totally unconvinced.
"Don't think I don't know that you just want to be my mother."
"?"
"There are so many people who want to be my mother, but you are too young. My father won't buy it!"
"???"
Feeling the hand pressing on her head loosen, Xu Xiaohua understood.
Xu Xiaohua had often heard the monster brothers and sisters in the safe house talking about the slices of the ghost god, and she knew a lot about it. Although other monsters would cover her ears to stop her from listening after discovering that she was eavesdropping, she was very good at eavesdropping, and this did not pose any difficulty for the clever Xu Xiaohua!
"I've heard that my dad is very popular. You know what he is? There are so many people who want to be my mother."
That’s right, it always sees people wanting to get close to its dad during live broadcasts.
"My dad is the best in the world. It's normal for you to like him. It's not your fault that you can't compete with him." Xu Xiaohua thought that the safety rope man in front of her was also very good, but she liked the beautiful mother in room 3012 more.
“…”
The blood was silent.
It let go of the pressure on the little girl's head and looked at Xu Xiaohua, who looked confident, with a serious expression.
After a while, it asked doubtfully.
"What kind does your father like?"
"My dad likes girls who are less strong! And he also likes girls who can cook!" If the mother in room 3012 is less strong but can cook, then she would be the perfect mother in Xu Xiaohua's mind!
"…This is what you like, right?"
I've been fooled! The corner of Blood's mouth twitched.
Only a fool would ask this question!
Damn it, it’s going to kill Xu Zhiyan soon!
"I'm going to kill your father right now, just wait for me."
After saying these harsh words and going to kill someone with a gloomy face, he did not forget to tie Xu Xiaohua to the door handle to prevent the naughty child from running around.
Xu Zhiyan, who was applying to the system for more money to work, caught a glimpse of the blood approaching and said to the system calmly: "The player works for the system, and the system provides information. This is a fair trade."
"Now the players are carrying out the mission without knowing any information. The system not only conceals this situation, but also lets the players solve it themselves. I think this is inappropriate. I would like to apply for an increase in rewards or other reinforcements. You can consider it first. We can talk about it after you have considered it."
Without waiting for the system to reply, Xu Zhiyan closed the guild panel with a snap.
He looked at the little ATM with a gloomy face walking towards him, then raised his eyes to look at Xu Xiaohua who was tied to the door crack... Could it be that his blood pressure was so high because of taking care of the child to Xiao Baijin, and he came to complain?
Alas, four-year-old Xu Xiaohua has entered the stage that even dogs dislike ahead of time, and it is really difficult for her as a father.
Soon, the boy walked to the bottom of the tall ladder.
It raised its head and looked at the human who seemed to be picking up stars.
…
The orphanage confinement room.
Yu Xiu was very happy.
He made new friends here.
The new friend was a very nice person and told him a lot of things about the outside world, such as a place called "Shell" and a museum full of mirrors.
But when the other party asked him to try to open a space with his mind, he always failed to do it.
Before going to bed, his new friend gave him a task.
[Xiao Yu, the reason I was locked up is because they all thought I had paranoia. I said I could see a strange space with many objects in it, but no one believed me.]
[You are my only friend, I believe you will never think I am sick.]
[Please help me find this space that can only be opened with the mind. Please, my only friend. I don’t know what to do without you.]
[I need you...]
Yu Xiu, who had never been needed by anyone, became so excited by these words that his blood boiled.
Although after trying it just now, he felt that his new friend seemed to be really delusional, but the other party was so sure...
Yu Xiu was deeply moved.
He swore that his new friend must be a normal person, and he would definitely help his new friend find this space!
Since it’s not here, maybe it can be opened somewhere else?
I don’t know if his desire to leave triggered something, but time and space began to change.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the moon outside the window turned into the sun.
“Ka——”
The door opened, and the teacher in charge of guarding the detention room stood in the shadows and said coldly, "Come out now!"
A strange sense of disharmony appeared, but Yu Xiu's eyes were only confused for a moment, and he quickly accepted the facts before him.
Shouldn't the day begin?
When the moon disappears, the sky should be bright.
“Okay, okay!”
He answered stumblingly, and before walking out of the room, he turned back to glance at the hole in the corner of the wall where a pale hand protruded. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the hole had disappeared.
A terrifying feeling of losing something arises.
But when Yu Xiu reached into his pocket and touched the paper with handwriting inside, he felt a little relieved.
Once I find the space my new friend mentioned, I’ll come back secretly.
His friends will be pleasantly surprised!
With this thought in mind, Yu Xiu quickly walked out of the confinement room. By the way, the new friend said that this was a secret between the two of them and he couldn't tell anyone else.
This is the exact opposite of the peaceful life here in Yu Xiu.
Jiang Huai Que lost a lot of hair because of the threatening letter.
Almost the moment he saw the killer threatening his sister, he quickly opened the so-called "space".
In addition to what the killer said, there are a lot of miscellaneous things in it.
But Jianghuai Partridge did not dare to move.
He put the letter away and didn't even have the appetite to eat.
"I didn't take a shower after running, so I feel sticky. I'll take a shower first and then eat. You can just leave it there after you finish eating, sister."
After hastily finding an excuse, Jiang Huaique hid in the bathroom, turned on the shower, pretended to take a shower, and began to use the things given by the "killer".
The button-like thing is green.
After being wrapped with the magical transparent tape, the button becomes transparent and invisible.
The Jianghuai partridge's Adam's apple moved slightly.
Some of these things were beyond his understanding, but for his sister's safety, he felt that there was no need to take the risk of calling the police. It was better to remain honest.
After quickly hiding the things under the bathroom cupboard, Jiang Huaiqie felt a little relieved.
He turned off the water and walked out only after his sister's voice disappeared from the living room.
In order to make more money, in addition to her normal job, my sister has to write some personal articles after get off work every day and submit them to self-media to earn a part-time salary. Because she wants to get more money, my sister often stays up late at night.
Looking at the warm light coming through the window of his sister's room, Jiang Huaiqie felt that everything was worth it.
He picked up the food on the table and took it into the kitchen. After washing the dishes and leaning against the kitchen counter, Jiang Huaiqie took advantage of his sister's inattention and opened the space again.
Not green, whatever.
In order to quickly complete the task assigned by the 'killer', Jiang Huaique went downstairs again, using the excuse of buying drinks to celebrate his sister's salary.
Open the space in the corridor, the thing is not green, close the space; open in the elevator, it is not green, close it; open on the roadside, it is not, close it...
Jiang Huaiqie walked and stopped along the way, constantly checking the things in the space. However, after leaving his home, the light seemed to stop lighting up. He walked all the way to the convenience store, stopped in front of an empty refrigerator, and found a corner away from the camera.
It's green and can be placed.
At this moment, a sudden voice sounded behind him.
"Hey, did you drop this bottle of drink?" A clerk appeared behind him, holding a bottle of sparkling water in his hand.
Jiang Huaique subconsciously closed the space, turned around and pretended nothing had happened.
"No, I don't drink this brand of sparkling water."
Fifteen dollars a bottle, he can't afford it.
The clerk looked at him for a while, said nothing, put the drink back on the shelf next to him, and staggered back to the front desk.
Looking at the clerk's actions, Jiang Huaique frowned and cursed.
"You're sick, is this some new sales pitch?"
After making sure the clerk had returned to his seat, he ignored him, quickly took out something that looked like a button, tied it up with scotch tape, and kicked it under the freezer.
After doing all this, he opened the freezer and took out two bottles of cheap drinks.
Just as he walked out of the refrigerator area, he saw a rather strange scene - three or five passers-by who should have passed by here were now standing outside the convenience store glass, staring at him.
However, Jiang Huaique himself is not very afraid of mental illness.
He is strong and has never slacked off on his exercise. If the weak passers-by parked outside really want to go crazy, he is not afraid at all.
After paying, Jiang Huai walked out of the convenience store. Seeing several people still looking at him, he raised his eyebrows and said viciously, "Are you sick? Haven't you seen other people buying drinks? If you want to drink, buy it yourself. Look at me, I'll punch your eyes out if you look again!"
After saying that, he gave the middle finger to the group of passers-by who were looking at him rudely.
"Always staring at others is really uncultured."
After saying that, he turned around and left the convenience store.
Outside the glass, the confusion and bewilderment in the eyes of the passers-by who had been scolded disappeared, and they walked away one by one as if they remembered nothing.
Soon, the convenience store was empty.
However, in Jiang Huaiqie's live broadcast room, the barrage of comments had already started to scroll wildly.
After he placed the first special guild item, his live broadcast room returned to normal from the disconnected state.
【Ahhhh I'm dead, I'm dead! 】
[Woo! Why! Why did you tag me to watch Jiang Mama’s live broadcast room! ! ]
[Although I really want to know what is in the mirror, why is it not censored here? Why is it not censored? Ahhhhh I am going blind! ! ]
The comments in the front row basically contain similar content.
All players saw the space in the mirror where Jiang Huai Que was.
But what they saw and what the players in the mirror space saw were completely different.
The audience saw Jiang Huai Que washing broken dishes in a ruined building, with mold on the broken tables and chairs. He left a building that looked like a dangerous building and entered a convenience store on the street that was full of broken walls and ruins...
I don’t know how long the food on the shelves has been expired. It’s a sticky black and gray thing inside, which is disgusting.
But the most disgusting thing is not the food.
The convenience store clerk who appeared in Jiang Huaiqie's vision looked very scary from the audience's perspective. It was a humanoid monster condensed from dark red rotten blood. Although its appearance looked human, its twisted and wriggling face made it and humans two completely different species.
Ruined city ruins, rotten and moldy food, incomplete humans...
Everything about this place speaks of its weirdness.
[Wait, so what Jiang Mama saw was a normal and healthy city? He was actually cursing just now. ]
[Oh my god, I just saw a monster lying outside the glass. I was stunned. I really want to thank you! ]
[But after being scolded by the male mother, those monsters showed a weird smile, which almost scared me to death. Are they confirming something? ]
[It should be because she discovered that they were still normal in Jiang's mother's eyes? ]
…
At the same time.
Xu Zhiyan sat on the high ladder, looking down at the young man Bai Jin who was walking towards him after putting Xu Xiaohua down. Seeing the other party's gloomy expression and being very unhappy, he pursed his lips and made the first request without waiting for the other party to speak.
"Great, you're here just in time. Can you help me move the ladder?" This way he doesn't have to go down and come up again.
This small area of mirrors has been checked.
Since it is currently speculated that these mirrors are the world where the players live, he must find his teammates' mirrors to get more information.
Seeing that Xiao Baijin frowned and didn't respond, Xu Zhiyan clasped his hands together and kept speaking soft words.
"Please, please, I really don't know what to do without you." Giving in won't cost him any money, and he has always been decisive when it comes to solving problems with his mouth. If the young master could come and help him move the ladder, it would save a lot of time.
The blood that was meant to kill was a little irritable.
But I heard the young man's gentle words, and met his expectant eyes...
It sighed deeply, walked forward and honestly picked up the ladder, taking each step steadily to ensure that the young man sitting on the ladder would not fall.
"Where to move?"
Forget it, I’ll move the ladder first and kill him next time.
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