"Zeus, do you feel something is wrong?"
"Hmm? Aren't we out now? What's the problem?"
Zhou Zhou looked up at Zeus, then looked down at himself. He was probably less than one-tenth of Zeus' height now, so why was he so small?
Zeus looked at Zhou Zhou, who was standing on the table with a helpless look on his face, and was almost laughing to death at his expression.
In order to prevent Zhou Zhou from being discovered, and because of Zeus's evil taste, when he brought Zhou Zhou out, he deliberately made Zhou Zhou smaller, so that even if someone passed by, they would not notice his existence.
Their current location is a very remote palace of the royal family in the capital of the Interstellar Empire. Because the royal family is now sparsely populated, many palaces are only kept clean and tidy on a daily basis, and basically no one comes here on weekdays, so the chance of them meeting other people here is very small.
Not long ago in the game world, Zeus said that he would take him to the real world to play, and then a whirlpool appeared in front of them. The two held hands and walked into the whirlpool together, and the next moment they appeared here. If Zeus hadn't said that they had arrived in the real world, he might still think that this was in the game.
Zhou Zhou hesitated for only a moment before turning around and beginning to observe his surroundings. After all, this was the place he had longed to go, the world where Al, Shirley and the others lived. I originally thought that he would never be able to get here, but suddenly he came out easily. It felt very unreal.
The magnificent palace was silent. Little Zhou Zhou squatted down and touched the cold table. He looked around and saw an orange-red light shining through the hollow window not far away.
It is unknown what this palace is used for. There is a long table on each of the three walls. The three long tables made of golden nanmu wood are connected end to end, allowing Zhou Zhou to go to other places along the tables. He stood up and walked along the long table towards the window. Red clouds of different shapes appeared through the hollow carved patterns, forming a beautiful picture on the ground. And in the projected light, countless tiny dust particles kept flying and surging.
Zhou Zhou stretched out a hand, wanting to touch the light and dust. The next moment, his jade-like hand was also dyed orange-red, with a faint warmth.
As if it was a call, Zhou Zhou turned his head and looked towards the window, and a fiery cloud covering half of the sky suddenly appeared before his eyes, thick and gorgeous.
This was not the first time Zhou Zhou had seen the sunset. During the days and nights of the love game, he would watch the sunset disappear, the night fall, and then wait for the next day to come.
The scenery in the game remains unchanged, with the crimson sunset having a hint of artificial refinement and deliberateness, but the scenery in front of you is completely different, a grandeur that the system cannot simulate.
Free and gorgeous.
Even though the holographic game looked exactly the same as the real world, whether it was the scenery or the touch, it made it impossible to tell where one was, but at this moment, Zhou Zhou truly realized that he had arrived in another new world, a real world that could be seen and touched.
Different from the nervousness and loneliness he felt when he first came to the Nightmare City, Zhou Zhou now felt a little emotional. It turned out that this was the scenery that Al and the others saw every day.
Zhou Zhou stared out the window in a trance, then put his hand on his chest.
"Zhou Zhou, what's wrong?" Zeus was already accustomed to everything here. These familiar scenes did not arouse any interest in him. At this moment, he was sitting crookedly on the chair, swinging his legs.
Zhou Zhou came back to his senses and pointed out the window happily: "Look at the sunset clouds outside, aren't they beautiful? The first time I saw them, I felt my heart beating a little faster and I was a little moved."
Zeus glanced at the ordinary sky outside the window: "... Zhou Zhou, wake up, that's an illusion, we are data, we don't have a heart."
Zhou Zhou's lips curled up. He knew it, but the moment he saw the sunset, he really had the illusion that his heart was touched.
Sitting by the window, quietly watching the golden sun gradually set, different from the calmness in the game, when night fell, he suddenly felt an anticipation, looking forward to the arrival of tomorrow and the rising of the next sun.
When night fell, Zeus brought Zhou Zhou to the roof. The entire palace looked brightly lit, as if it were daytime.
Although Elvia has closed many unused palaces, the lights from other places have come together, and the star-like lights are bright and soft, with many unique shapes, which looks pleasing to the eye and very gorgeous.
"It looks good, doesn't it?" Zeus was very proud, looking at Zhou Zhou's fixed gaze, "I knew you would like it."
Zhou Zhou really liked it. After all, everyone likes beautiful things.
"Zeus, where exactly is this place? Why is it so big?" Zhou Zhou had never asked them where they were before. Now, looking from the roof, he realized that the palace complex was very large. Many tall buildings could be seen in the distance. So are these palaces someone's home? Or some tourist attraction?
It’s many times bigger than the Love Academy. It must cost a lot of money to buy a house here.
Zeus was busy showing off, and was stuck for a moment when he heard Zhou Zhou's question. This is Elvia's home. If he told the truth, would Elvia lock him up in a dark room afterwards?
"This is... this is my friend's home. Don't worry, he's not home right now."
Zhou Zhou and Zeus were sitting on the roof, but he was very small now and might be blown away by a strong wind. After hearing what Zeus said, Zhou Zhou hesitated for a moment and continued to ask: "Have you told him that we are coming?"
"Don't worry, I haven't told anyone. No one will find out you're here."
Zhou Zhou frowned. Does this mean they entered someone else's house without the owner's consent?
Zhou Zhou stood up: "Zeus, let's go somewhere else."
"Why, don't you like it here?"
"It's not good for us to come in without the owner's consent."
Zeus hadn't thought about this. After all, he was free to come and go in the palace and go wherever he wanted, and Elvia would not stop him.
"Don't worry, he won't mind." If he knew it was you who was coming, he might even welcome you.
"Let's go. Once my identity problem is solved, we'll come back next time after asking the owner of this place." Zhou Zhou stood up straight and looked up at Zeus, who looked like a giant.
Zeus thought about it, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind and said to Zhou Zhou: "Zhou Zhou, do you want to try other games?"
"Other games?" Zhou Zhou was stunned. "Are you talking about games like Nightmare City? Can I play other games now?"
"Of course, you can play any game you want as long as I'm here." Zeus boasted.
Other games? As a game NPC, being able to visit other game worlds is still very attractive, and Zhou Zhou nodded immediately.
"Then we..."
"Zeus?"
Before he could finish his words, someone suddenly called out Zeus' name from below.
The two were startled and immediately looked down. Little Zhou Zhou quickly squatted down, afraid of being seen by the people below.
Zeus also immediately stepped forward to block Zhou Zhou, and then looked down.
At the bottom of the palace stood a tall blond man, squinting his eyes and looking up at Zeus on the roof.
It’s Ryan. Why is this guy here?
Zeus was not even afraid of Elvia, let alone others. He had clearly seen that no one would come here today, but he was slapped in the face as soon as he finished speaking in front of Zhou Zhou. Zeus asked unhappily, "Why are you here?"
Looking at Zeus standing on the roof with an arrogant attitude, Ryan was not angry, but replied with a smile: "I'm taking a walk, what are you doing standing on the roof?"
Zeus didn't want to answer, but Ryan seemed to have taken root and stood there with no intention of leaving. Zeus had no choice but to answer, "Look at the scenery."
Ryan, who was originally playing with the child out of boredom, opened his eyes wide in surprise: "You look at the scenery? You still look at the scenery? Or have you been infected with the virus recently?"
This is clearly a roundabout way of scolding him for having a mental problem. Don't think he can't hear it!
Zeus was angry, and was about to start speaking beautifully to Ryan, but he caught a glimpse of Zhou Zhou squatting there cautiously, and then he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"I want to see the scenery. Please move away. You are blocking my view."
Ryan: “…”
He looked at the angrily Zeus with a helpless look and shrugged: "Okay, I'll go then."
"Goodbye." Zeus waved goodbye to him quickly, looking like he couldn't wait for him to leave.
Ryan originally wanted to say that His Majesty was also around, but seeing Zeus's cold and frowning look, he closed his mouth again, looked at him meaningfully, and then slowly left.
Zeus kept staring at the other person's back until he disappeared, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. It was true, this place usually had no one coming here, and no one knew what was wrong with Ryan today.
"Zhou Zhou, okay, he's gone."
Zhou Zhou stood up and looked down. The man who had just spoken was no longer visible. "Who is he? Is he the owner of this place?"
"No, he's just... just a guard!" Although Ryan is the captain of the Royal Guard, he also holds other important positions and often goes in and out of the palace, so Zeus can often see him.
Although he didn't care about anyone except Elvia before, of course now Zhou Zhou has joined the list, and Zhou Zhou has to rank before Elvia. However, Ryan would always say a few rude words to him every time he saw him, but Zeus was not the kind of person who would suffer any loss, so slowly the two of them became familiar with each other.
"Oh." Zhou Zhou looked curiously in the direction where the other person disappeared. This was the first person he had met in this world, but not the first one. After all, he only heard the voice and did not see what the other person looked like.
"Zhou Zhou, I'm sorry. There is really no one here usually. I don't know what happened to Ryan today. He was wandering around here and almost found you." Zeus was a little annoyed. He still hadn't collected all the information and didn't predict this unexpected situation.
"It's okay. After all, I entered someone else's house without permission. I should be the one to apologize. Besides, you took such a big risk to let me out. I'm already very happy today."
Zhou Zhou wanted to reach out and touch Zeus' head as usual, but when he moved his arm slightly, he realized that he was much smaller than Zeus now, and he could probably only touch his feet.
Zhou Zhou: “…”
Zeus looked at the little Zhou Zhou and suddenly smiled: "But I guessed that there might be unexpected situations, so I made you smaller. Ryan didn't see you just now."
After coming out and seeing Zeus smiling, he knew that he might have become smaller on purpose. However, Zhou Zhou also found that although he had become smaller, it was indeed very convenient to hide.
"Okay, let's go play in other games now. I'll come to the real world next time when I have made arrangements. I'll make sure there's no one else around. Zhou Zhou, which game do you want to play first?"
"Any other games?"
"There are many. There are farming games, where everyone has an island in the holographic world, and you can build your island. There are also battle games, where military academy students now use this holographic game for battles and training. There are also adventure games, where you can go to various places to explore and search for treasures. There are also monster-killing games, dress-up games, and love-building games. There are so many that I can't even count them all."
Zeus counted on his fingers and found that there were millions of games in each category, so he could go to any one he wanted.
Zhou Zhou was conflicted. He wanted to go to both. He wanted to go into the love game to see what the love game was like, and he also wanted to go into other games he had never heard of.
Zeus: "Take your time to choose. We have plenty of time anyway. We can visit them one by one."
That's right, he can go anywhere now. Thinking of this, Zhou Zhou immediately said, "I want to try a love game first."
Zeus smiled. He knew that Zhou Zhou’s first choice would be this. He was an NPC in the love game and would definitely be interested in the love game in the interstellar era.
"Okay, let's try the dating game first, and then the peer games. This is the most popular game among young people nowadays, and you will definitely like it. We'll arrange the others later. It just so happens that there is something about you in Nightmare City, so let's deal with it tomorrow and then play the remaining games."
Zeus arranged everything clearly. When it comes to having fun, he is the best at it.
"Zhou Zhou, come here and stand here." Zeus squatted down and stretched out his hand, letting the little Zhou Zhou stand on his palm.
"Zeus?"
Before Zhou Zhou could reach Zeus's hand, someone below called Zeus' name again.
I don’t know what evil has happened in this remote palace where few people go. Why do so many people keep coming here?
However, this voice successfully made the two of them pause, and the next moment, Zeus hurriedly stood up and Zhou Zhou hurriedly squatted down.
"Why are you here?" Zeus was so panicked. Why was he so unlucky today? First Ryan left, and then Elvia came. Don't they have anything to do every day? Why are you wandering around?
Moreover, before bringing Zhou Zhou to the palace, he clearly saw Elvia and Ryan handling government affairs. How come it was over so quickly? These two guys must have been lazy!
Alvia looked up at Zeus who was standing on the roof: "You, why are you standing on the roof?"
"Look at the scenery." Zeus used the same excuse he had used to deal with Ryan.
"Hmm? Enjoy the scenery?" Alvia stared at Zeus and repeated his words in a light tone, but his indifferent look made Zeus feel very guilty.
This is the expression on his face every time Elvia wanted to lock him up in the dark room.
In front of Zhou Zhou, Zeus couldn't act too cowardly. He asked stubbornly, "Is it not possible? I just like to enjoy the scenery these days."
Alvia's gaze slowly moved downward to Zeus' feet, where nothing could be seen due to the eaves.
"I just heard you talking to someone."
This is a declarative sentence. Elvia seemed to believe that there was someone else here, and Zeus lied to him. As an artificial intelligence, or the brain of the empire, although Zeus lying to him seemed like a trivial matter, it actually posed a huge hidden danger.
This was the first time he lied to Zeus since he met him.
"I'm not talking to anyone, I'm talking to myself. But you, what are you doing here if not going to work?" Perhaps it was Zhou Zhou squatting at his feet who gave him the courage. Although he was very panicked, Zeus actually asked back to Elvia.
"The population of the capital planet is increasing, so the land from here to the east will be separated from the palace and incorporated into the residential area. I came to take a look at the actual terrain." Elvia calmly dropped a big news.
Zeus opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "If you want to move the palace out, those old men won't agree."
"I don't need their opinions. I have already issued the order and the work will start tomorrow. What are you hiding? Who were you talking to just now? Is there anyone else here?"
Seeing Zeus blinking silently in an attempt to get away with it, Alvia didn't buy it and frowned slightly: "If you hadn't told me, I would have come up here by myself."
Zeus: QAQ
This guy is becoming harder and harder to fool. What should I do? Is it too late to take Zhou Zhou back to the game world? The key is that he needs to make contact with Zhou Zhou. Now Zhou Zhou is still several steps away from it. Because he has made Zhou Zhou smaller, it may take Zhou Zhou a while to walk this distance. He can only take the initiative to walk over there.
Zeus slowly moved towards Zhou Zhou, considering the speed of picking up Zhou Zhou and running away or the speed of Elvia coming up. Whichever of the two was faster, Elvia couldn't wait any longer.
"I'll count to three, and if you don't tell the truth, I'll come up."
Three shouts should be enough for them to escape. When they were caught by Alvia, he would have sent Zhou Zhou back to the Nightmare City, and Alvia would have just locked him up in a small dark room.
But Zhou Zhou, why do you keep moving towards the eaves? ! ! Zeus was anxious but couldn't say anything to stop it.
"Three, two..."
Alvia looked at Zeus and counted down slowly.
"one."
Just before Alvia was about to come up, a tiny voice came from above the roof. It was the voice that Alvia was most familiar with.
"Al?"
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