Chapter 41: Item 2: Picking up the item - Candy store
Zao Wu opened the black umbrella, and the crows hovering on the top of the umbrella seemed to sense something and found the tree cocoon where Ye Minglang and Shen Li were.
At a distance of five or six meters, Zao Wu put away his black umbrella and slashed towards that side from a distance.
Just before being eroded by the blue flames, the tree cocoon fell to the ground.
The two people trapped in the tree cocoon were still hugging each other tightly as they fell.
The entangled tree roots slowly peeled off, and Ye Minglang lay on the ground, with Shen Li in his arms lying on him, looking at him innocently.
"Thanks."
He pursed his lips and suddenly remembered that Ye Minglang seemed to dislike him saying thank you.
So I quickly climbed up from him and thanked him in a more polite way, "I'm sorry to trouble you."
Sensing the unfamiliar meaning in Chen Li's words, Ye Minglang felt a little lost.
Although the close contact just now was an accident, he had to admit that he enjoyed the touch of his lips at that time.
The revitalized old locust tree was wrapped in blue flames and burned to ashes.
The huge body fell to the ground and did not move.
"Boss, they are coming!"
Hayami reminded.
After resolving the issues here, Chen Li was temporarily safe, and Ye Minglang no longer lingered.
"Walk."
The black umbrella of morning fog came over them, and the two people disappeared in an instant.
The fire in the misty forest has not yet completely burned out.
Administrator 05 and Administrator 06 stood far away on a high place, looking in the direction of the fire.
Administrator 05 took off the black rubber band from his wrist. He had the habit of tucking his long hair out of the way before taking any action.
Administrator 06 stood side by side with him, repeatedly wiping the short blade in his hand, with murderous intent in his eyes.
"Are you ready?"
"Set off."
The two men turned around with serious faces, fell to their knees with a thud, raised their hands high, and cried bitterly.
"We surrender!"
Zao Wu, who had just surrounded them and was about to take action, was frightened by the sudden attack of these two people and took several steps back.
Chu Yan stood quietly in the dark, guarding against any underhanded tactics they might use.
Qian Shi came over with his gilded abacus twirling around, "Are you two so stubborn? You are administrators after all, but you surrendered too quickly. Are you sure you don't need to struggle?"
Fortunately, the boss mobilized them all here tonight. Now it seems that they have won the battle without fighting.
"No need to struggle, just surrender."
Administrator 05 spoke sincerely, "The days of delivery are too hard. I was promoted to the Heavenly Rank just to slack off."
Administrator 06 on the side nodded rapidly.
"Yes, yes, yes. We are not interested in seizing power, and we don't want to do anything. We just want to idle away our time and enjoy our retirement. We surrender and just want a sinecure."
Ye Minglang stood there without saying anything, seeming a little absent-minded.
Qian Shi was his substitute at the moment, and asked a few questions trying to guess Ye Minglang's thoughts.
"Since you have come to surrender, you must introduce yourselves first."
Administrator 05 raised his head and looked at him sincerely.
"Just call me Xiaowu."
He untied the rubber band, let his half-long hair loose and asked Qian Shi: "Do I look familiar to you?"
After he said this, Qian Shi really looked at him seriously.
"Hiss... You do look familiar. Are you that famous actor? What's your name? Hiss..."
"Ah, yes, yes! Call Renwu!"
Xiaowu pointed at his split hair with great sadness, "I had just filmed a movie three years ago, and it was only a few months after it became popular, when something like this happened."
He was a child star and his acting career has always been lukewarm.
Just as the turning point occurred three years ago, the inner world collapsed. No matter what you did before, you are now a courier.
"I used to live a life of luxury. I've been delivering parcels for three years, sleeping in the open air, and my pores have become enlarged. Can I continue to live a life of luxury?"
The former Oscar-winning actor made his only request.
Qian Shi doesn’t make decisions, the boss makes the decisions.
After asking the male star, he looked at the other one, "What about you?"
Administrator 06 also had an indescribable expression.
"My situation is similar to his. I used to be a pampered boss. You just need to give me a position that is sidelined. I don't want to go to work. I just want to continue to live a life of luxury."
Administrator 06 said this and added: "My name used to be Ji Xiangming. They used to call me Mr. Ji. You can just call me Little Ji."
Xiao Ji has been delivering couriers for three years. He has used up all his talents and now all he wants is to lie down.
The two-man duo had been showing their loyalty until now, and they thought that they could impress Ye Minglang to some extent.
Unexpectedly, the other party said: "I don't keep idle people here, just kill them."
It scared the two of them badly.
"No, no, no, I don't want to be an idler anymore, let me work! Let me work!"
"Don't kill me, don't kill me. I am willing to work like a slave! Go to work! Go to work now!"
Ye Minglang then yawned, raised his hand, and temporarily took in these two useless guys who just wanted to give up.
…
…
After the old locust tree fell down, all its branches were burned into charcoal.
Du Ruo was the first to break free from the tree cocoon.
She looked quite disheveled now, and the ground around her was covered with identical tree cocoons.
She smoothed her hair and saw Shen Li, who also looked embarrassed.
"You did it?"
She pointed at the old locust tree that was burnt into charcoal and asked him.
Shen Li shook his head, "It's not me, I just came out of the tree cocoon too."
He was telling the truth. It was Ye Minglang who burned the tree, and it was Zao Wu who released him from the tree cocoon.
Since he didn't do it, the next step will be easy.
Du Ruo began to help the others in the tree cocoon escape.
The couriers who escaped death thanked her repeatedly. When asked if she saved everyone and if she burned the old locust tree, Du Ruo just smiled slightly, neither admitting nor denying it.
Relying on her beautiful and kind-hearted image, she has gathered a group of supporters for herself.
Chen Li did not wait for Yu Qianqian and Song Buyu there.
Because in the foggy forest ahead, he suddenly felt a malicious aura.
When he followed the breath, it suddenly disappeared.
It was impossible to return to the original route and reunite with teammates. Shen Li glanced at the map imprint on his left hand.
Everyone's positioning light spots disappeared because the signal was cut off.
He was the only one on the entire huge map.
This is a cemetery.
Because the people in this copy still use the funeral methods from long ago, the bodies are buried directly instead of burned, so the cemetery is filled with a pungent smell of corpses.
The tombstones are inserted in the ground in a haphazard manner, and the style is more European.
There are cross-shaped ones and arch-shaped ones.
The edge of the cemetery was surrounded by some rusty iron railings with spikes. The entire cemetery did not cover a large area, and seemed like a small piece of land that was temporarily enclosed.
Shen Li walked through the cemetery and glanced at the messages on the tombstones.
Some tombstones have photos on them, while others only have a scribbled name engraved on them.
The dead included men, women, young and old, with a huge age gap.
But what really made Shen Li feel something was wrong was the date of death on the tombstone.
March 7th, March 14th, March 21st.
There seems to be a pattern of one person dying every seven days.
This pattern has continued since March, and the death toll is still increasing.
Based on previous delivery experience, each collapsed world has its own story background.
So, could the reason why the world is collapsing, being destroyed, and getting out of control this time be related to the deaths that occurred seven days apart?
Just as Shen Li was concentrating on thinking, a person suddenly appeared behind the tombstone and grabbed his shoulder.
The man covered Chen Li's mouth with one hand and lowered his voice: "Why are you here too?"
The person who came was blind.
He covered Chen Li's mouth and dragged him out of the cemetery, "Don't talk, follow me."
After walking for a distance and completely out of the cemetery, the blind man let go of the heavy hat.
"Are you alone?"
"Um."
In the previous copy, although Blind Man was away from the group for most of the time, he still knew Shen Li quite well.
He was blind, but had a very keen sense of smell and was familiar with the smell of everyone he knew.
He let go of the hat, grabbed the cane and walked forward, asking him as he walked, "Did you go into the candy store?"
"What candy store?"
Chen Li had just emerged from the foggy forest and had no idea what the blind man was talking about.
The blind man guessed Chen Li's progress after a little probing.
To him, Shen Li was not an outsider, so he told the truth.
"The place we picked up this time was a candy store. You came early, and there were not many people in the store."
He was one of the first to arrive at the candy store. He had a hard time getting there, but fortunately he was fine except for some minor scratches.
The blind man was cautious and sat outside the candy store without rushing in.
The owner of the candy store is at the counter after entering the door. He will ask everyone who comes in to pick up their items to form a team first.
Only two people are eligible to pick up the items.
But what’s strange is that those people who went in as a team to pick up the items never came out again.
The blind man didn't want to wait any longer and wanted to go in and find out what was going on.
But it would be too dangerous to team up with a random person I don’t know, so I planned to wait at the edge of the fog forest and try my luck.
What if I meet someone I know?
Who knew that Shen Li would show up.
The blind man felt more at ease knowing that he had some skills.
"Come with me, let's go in as a team."
The blind man led the way, out of the cemetery, and over a small hill, revealing the quaint street before them.
The street tiles and the buildings on both sides are dark gray and look very depressing.
It had just rained a little and the ground was wet.
The buildings on both sides of the street are not tall, but they have unique shapes.
In addition to the deliveryman, there are other living people in this copy.
Because these people don't have work badges on their clothes, they are easy to distinguish.
The blind man called these people the natives of the other world.
"Keep your head down and don't look at them."
These people are more or less stained with blood and are not good people.
The blind man reminded Shen Li not to look too much, and temporarily took off his work permit and disguised himself as an aboriginal.
"But... they all seem to be watching us."
Shen Li also wanted to keep a low profile, but as soon as he and the blind man walked onto the street, all the natives stopped and stared at them.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com