Chapter 013 Chapter 13

It is necessary to go to class, but the person who goes to class is the nickname "Qingtong".

Big Qingtong put on the faceless boy's vest and stayed at home to plan the live broadcast.

Watching Qingtong quarreling with himself, the system finally ended the quarrel by kicking Qingtong out as the main character with higher control. The system was filled with emotion: "Host, no matter who goes to class, it's you."

After removing the dual accounts, all the memories, experiences and emotions from the class must be integrated into the main body without any loss. What's the difference?

"Anyway, I don't want to go now." The Faceless Boy said with a pout.

He would rather escape for a while than not, he really doesn't like the advanced mathematics class.

"Okay." The system stopped trying to persuade him and asked, "Host, have you decided where you are going to broadcast live next?"

The Faceless Child said, "Well... System, please tell me if there is any special news recently."

This time he didn't plan to find a too busy place like a night market. He planned to find a slightly quieter place with people around, which would be more convenient for the Faceless Boy to use his abilities.

If there are too many people, the faceless boy will not be able to control the situation. Unlike paper dolls, as long as people start to get scared, they can be transformed into puppets. Otherwise, with so many people in the night market and the dark night, it will be impossible to control the overall situation and there will only be a stampede in the end. That is not Qingtong's intention.

As for the location, Heng City and Sui City are the main ones.

The system reported several recent news items, including those from the entertainment industry, official news, and social news. Then one piece of news caught Qingtong's attention.

That was a news report sent half an hour ago, saying that seven people who had agreed to go hiking had been missing for more than four hours.

The address is exactly Sangmi Mountain at the junction of Heng City and Sui City.

Sangmi Mountain is not a tourist attraction, it is just an ordinary deep mountain. If there is anything special about it, it is that there are many mysterious legends about this mountain. The mountain people who once lived nearby said that there were wild men in Sangmi Mountain.

A few decades ago, there was a village at the foot of Sangmi Mountain. People say that people live off the mountain, but the mountain dwellers who lived here never relied on Sangmi Mountain for their livelihood, saying that once you enter this mountain, you can never get out. At that time, there were still old people talking about how when he was a child, a group of long-haired people came out of the mountain and attacked the livestock raised in the village. But now, a few decades have passed, and the old people at that time have all passed away. Even the villagers at the foot of Sangmi Mountain have moved away due to inconvenient transportation. Only a deserted small village is left here with no one living. Sangmi Mountain is not a place with beautiful scenery, and few people come here.

In addition to the wild men, there is another saying that there are gods in Sangmi Mountain. The gods set up a bewildering array, so every day Sangmi Mountain is shrouded in fog. Once you enter, you can't tell the directions, so you can't get out.

Then there is the legend that there is a mountain spirit in Sangmi Mountain. However, such stories can be found in many places and are not uncommon.

"So, are they going to look for the savages?" the Faceless Boy asked doubtfully.

System: "As for the motive of the action, we can only know it by asking the person himself. However, half a month ago, a meteor fell near Sangmi Mountain. This system believes that there is a possibility of 'searching for meteorites'."

"How can you find a meteorite in such a vast forest?" said the Faceless Child. "The probability is even lower than the chance of winning the lottery."

"System, you said that saving others can gain a lot of energy."

"Yes, if you save someone from a weird person, you can get a lot of salvation points."

"It doesn't matter. Energy is the most important thing now." Energy can speed up the extraction of the vest and support three openings. It is a good thing.

"Can you find where they went missing?"

"This system can identify the missing person, trace the signal from their cell phone, and find the location where they last sent a signal," the system replied. "There may be a slight deviation."

"It doesn't matter. If we find them, we'll start broadcasting. If we can't find them..." Let them wish them all the best and hope that the rescue workers outside can find them.

*

She shouldn't have come, Bai Manman thought more than once as she sat on a stone.

Bai Manman works in a journal and magazine company as a clerical worker. The section she is in charge of is called Unsolved Mysteries, which records some mysterious stories and legends. In order to attract more readers, this section must publish some unknown mysterious stories. If it is a foreign mystery story, she needs to investigate the data. If it is a domestic mystery, she needs to go there in person, interview and take photos of the local area.

The mysterious story to be recorded this time is related to Sangmi Mountain.

Originally, Bai Manman was not in charge of the interview and photo shoot. It was a reporter and her assistant who were in charge of this. Unfortunately, the assistant was on sick leave, so Bai Manman acted as an assistant and accompanied her on the trip.

Isn't that what working in a company is all about? Salary, bonuses and overtime pay are provided, and even if it's an area you're not good at, you can still learn it temporarily.

Before coming, Bai Manman had done some special research. The itinerary was very simple. She only needed to go to Sangmi Mountain with reporter Jin to take pictures of the abandoned village at the foot of the mountain, then go up the mountain to take pictures inside the mountain, and then talk to the old people who once lived in Sangmi Village about the legends of the mountain. The work would be completed.

As an assistant, Bai Manman is only responsible for carrying bags, taking photos and recording.

She didn't even have to worry about making the itinerary because it had been booked a week in advance, including the hotel.

The reporter who interviewed her was a female, so Bai Manman didn't have to worry about being harassed when traveling with her. She could get a bonus for each trip, which was a good deal.

But when they actually set out on the trip, Bai Manman discovered a lot of problems.

The first problem was getting a car. Sangmi Mountain is not a famous tourist attraction, and not many people go there, so if you want to go there, you have to charter a car. The company has a limit on the reimbursement of travel for interviews. In order to save money, reporter Jin chose to share the car fare with strangers who were going to Sangmi Mountain online.

The second group included reporter Jin and Bai Manman, and the seven people in the same car. They were all visiting Sangmi Mountain for the first time. Five of them had never climbed a deep mountain and had no experience at all.

In the end, everyone wrongly underestimated the terrifying extent of Sangmi Mountain. Even the villagers living nearby did not dare to enter this place easily. After only walking for 30 minutes, a group of people were lost inside and could not find the way back.

So far, the group has been wandering around in the mountains for eight hours. According to the original plan, they should have gone down the mountain four hours ago to find the driver of the chartered car and go home. Now that they haven't been out for so long, the driver must know that they are in trouble, and rescuers may be on the way now.

This is the only good news.

As for the bad news, they didn't expect to get lost in the mountains, and none of them brought much water and food. If they were not rescued within three days, even if none of them accidentally fell off the cliff or encountered wild beasts, they would probably die in the mountains.

She really shouldn't have come. Even if she had to endure the criticism from her boss, she should have refused the matter. Bai Manman thought helplessly again.

Even if I get fired, it's better than my life ending here.

"Hey, what should we do next?" a young man asked.

Bai Manman glanced at him and said nothing. If she said anything more, she would be wasting her saliva. She might as well lick her lips to feel better.

"Honey, I'm hungry." The long-haired girl with bangs took his arm and whispered.

"…Just bear with it." The young man consoled her, "After we get out, I'll take you out for a nice meal."

"Um."

In addition to reporter Jin and Bai Manman, there were five other people among the seven. They had come here together in the same car. Bai Manman had a little understanding of their situation from the conversation. The young man and Qi Liuhai were a couple who came here for meteorites. There was also a middle-aged man with a beard and a backpack, who was also a meteorite enthusiast. As for the remaining two muscular men wearing black vests, they were ordinary donkey friends who liked to climb mountains. By the way, they were the only ones who had experience in climbing mountains among all the people present.

But no matter how experienced you are, you will still be confused when there is fog all around, the compass in your hand suddenly goes out of control, and your mobile phone has no signal.

"We can't just stay here," said one of the experienced black vests. "It's very dangerous in the mountains and forests at night. We must find a suitable place to stay for the night."

"We still have to stay overnight?" Qi Liuhai's eyes widened in disbelief. "The rescue team will be here soon, right? Can't we just wait here?"

“They won’t be here in a short time, and the rescue team doesn’t know where we are lost, so it doesn’t matter whether we wait here or not. The only thing we can do is leave marks on branches and other places…” Before he could finish his words, the man frowned slightly and turned his head to look at the jungle covered with mist behind him.

"I said..."

"Tsk." The man raised his finger. "There's a sound."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, dared not move, and pricked up their ears to listen quietly.

They began to hope that it was a rescue team.

The voice gradually became clearer, but it was not the voice of the rescue team calling them as everyone expected, but a very young child's voice, singing softly.

"In that faraway place~"

"Shining with golden light~"

"Cross that galaxy~"

"Towards the Cloud Country~"

Qi Liuhai: "Children's singing? Are they villagers here?"

However, others were not as naive as she was, especially Reporter Jin and Bai Manman. They had investigated the area before coming and knew clearly that there were no people living within dozens of miles.

So where did this child singing nursery rhymes come from?

Is it really a human?