Chapter 046 Chapter 46

"One month?" Qing Tong paused for a moment, "Only one month left?"

"Host, to be precise, it will take at most one month." The Salvation System said dryly.

Qingtong stood up suddenly and walked back and forth in the living room holding the sofa pillow.

“How many people have watched the live broadcast so far?”

System: "Host, according to statistics from this system, the number of viewers who have been pulled in has reached 50 million, but the actual number of viewers is definitely higher. The weird live broadcast tag is quite popular on the Internet. Many people are not pulled into the live broadcast room of the system, but are brought to watch by their relatives and friends. Some Internet celebrities will also record the broadcast or even broadcast it live on the spot, so this number will at least be several times higher."

"That's too few." Qingtong said, "System, bring in at least half of the adults in the country for the next live broadcast. It's not just limited to computer platforms, bring in those using mobile phones as well. Release the emergency use rights."

System: "Emergency use permission?"

"For example, if you need to call the police or ambulance, or call your family, you can turn off the live broadcast platform for these important functions." Qingtong thought for a moment and said, "Strange things are happening all over the world, so there will be some in foreign countries too..."

"Yes, host."

Qingtong pondered for a moment and whispered, "It's just right for the next live broadcast, let's change the location."

“Want to go live abroad?”

"Not only that, let's also attract overseas viewers to the live broadcast platform." Qingtong's eyes were firm. "I originally considered expanding the live broadcast to the whole world, but I just moved it forward half a month."

People always want to take care of themselves and the surrounding areas first, and in order to test everyone's reaction to the live broadcast, Qingtong limited the live broadcast to the country. But he knew very well that to deal with the strange global resurgence, it would naturally depend on the efforts of everyone in the world.

If you ignore other places and only care about yourself, when other places fall, you will be faced with a desperate situation of being surrounded by strange things and being isolated and helpless.

"There are only a few weird cards in my hand now... They have all appeared in China, so it's best to disguise them before showing up..." Qingtong muttered to himself as he opened the interface, "System, when I asked you about weird things before, you said that most weird things have territorial awareness, right?"

System: "Yes, just like beasts, many monsters have their own territories. They usually hunt in their own territories. Even if they move, they will never go too far. At least, crossing borders will not happen unless the original territory is on the border."

"Is it the same even if it's an S-rank weirdo? Like Bai Yixin and Wumiantong, who have high IQs."

System: "Host, in fact, monsters are similar to animals. You can think of low-level monsters as wild animals, and high-level monsters as humans. Humans like to settle down, and so do monsters. Once they find a place suitable for survival, they will stay. Of course, just like a few people like to wander the world without a fixed place to stay, this system does not deny that there are different kinds of monsters among high-level monsters, but most still like to occupy territory to survive."

"There are also some special monsters that cannot move at all." The system continued, "If there is any monster that can move across a long distance, it can only be a monster attached to a monster, and its movement must be led by humans."

Qingtong: "I understand. Bai Yixin's character can be regarded as a weirdo who likes to travel around the world. In the live broadcast, other weird characters except Bai Yixin should not appear abroad." The audience watching the live broadcast should not be given the illusion that 'weirdos can move across borders at will'.

Qingtong opened the interface. He had just drawn a strange card, and the next draw was still in the cooldown period.

There is no way to draw new cards immediately, but the illusion of the faceless boy can create a false and weird feeling, combined with Bai Yixin's mirror world... it's worth a try.

It is difficult to gain fusion and unlock new skills without the direct appearance of the strange character, but the extraction of new cards can be accelerated through live broadcast.

The date of the strange arrival is so imminent, it is better to get a few more cards to be safe.

"System, prepare for the next live broadcast, the address should be..." Qingtong flipped through the map.

System: "Host, don't you want to rest?"

"No, this body has been dormant for a whole night, and the weird vest doesn't feel tired." Qingtong said, "Let's start the next scene as soon as possible."

"All right."

"Then, let's choose Jing County in Ni Country as the address. The content of the script..." Qingtong whispered, "There happens to be a good legend. Many strange things are born out of legendary stories. This time, we will use it as the prototype..."

*

neon country.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, in a company, a newcomer in a suit, Hideto Aburano, was still typing away at his computer, revising a report document for his senior to be used in tomorrow's meeting.

Although it was time to get off work, there were hardly any people in the office. In this country, it is common to delay leaving get off work for half an hour to an hour. By the way, such a short delay will not be paid overtime. To put it nicely, it is "voluntary overtime" for unfinished work.

If you are delayed leaving get off work for a long time, you will generally be given a small amount of overtime pay.

But no one is willing to work late into the night just for a little overtime pay.

But newcomers don't have much choice. In this world where jobs are getting harder and harder to find, if you work for a company with good prospects and decent salary and benefits, it's not unacceptable to work a little overtime.

Anyway, in this society where seniority is everything, all you have to do is to stand out.

When he has younger generations, he can, like the older generation, throw the tedious work that he doesn't want to deal with to the younger generations, calling it experience.

"Thank you for your hard work. See you tomorrow."

Starting at 6:30, people in the company left one by one. When they left, they politely bowed slightly to their colleagues to say goodbye. This is etiquette.

There were also a few people who were arm in arm going out for a drink. Having a drink at a pub or something like that after work was part of the corporate culture here.

Hideto Aburano was still struggling in front of the computer, cursing in his heart while struggling. When his senior threw the job to him, he said something like "Just make some minor changes", "You just need to fill in the details", and "I have faith in you". What does it mean that you just need to make some changes and fill in the details? This thing has nothing but a framework.

Even the frame is only half there.

Knowing that he couldn't leave the company before nine o'clock today, Aburano Hideto resigned himself to taking out a bag of biscuits and a bottle of water from the drawer and continued to type on the keyboard tirelessly.

There were a few snaps and a few lights were turned off.

"You are the new employee... Mr. Aruno, right?" The slightly bald man loosened his tie. "Don't work too hard. Remember to lock the door when you leave the company."

"Yes, I understand. Please be careful on your journey, senior." Yuuno Hideto said quickly.

The bald senior snorted, said goodbye and left.

Now, in the entire office, only the light on the ceiling above Hideto Aburano's head was still on.

Maybe this was the only place with lights on on his floor in this office building, and he was the only one left here.

I glanced at the time and it was not yet nine o'clock in the evening.

Aburano Hideto stood up from his seat, raised his hands and stretched, then sat back down in his chair.

"Let's try our best and hope to catch the last train at 11:30." Yuuno Hideto said to himself.

**

A social gathering of college students is taking place in a private room of a karaoke bar.

There were four boys and four girls. Two of them seemed to have successfully socialized and were singing next to each other. Among the others, there was a handsome boy who was chatting up two girls, but he didn't seem to be interested in any of them, and his polite smile revealed aloofness.

The other two boys and one girl drank their drinks indifferently, occasionally chatting casually. The three of them were not in a very high mood, and one of the boys had an obvious expression on his face that he wanted to run away.

Seeing this, Saito Shun immediately grabbed his arm and whispered, "Hey, you're not going to run away, are you, Shinro?"

"Well...it's already half past eight." Okita Shinro said awkwardly, "You know I don't live near here. If it's too late, I won't be able to catch the last train."

Saito Shun said nonchalantly, "I don't live near here either. The last train is at 11:30. Don't worry, I'll definitely let you catch it. I'll go with you then. I remember you live near Shimizu Station, right? We'll take the same train."

"Does Mr. Okita live near Shimizu Station?" The girl, who had been silent all this time, heard this and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, I live nearby too."

"Oh, really?" Okita Shinro said, "I live in Miyabi-cho, and you?"

"I live there too. Do you know the Raitei sushi shop? I live behind it." Yanagida Maiko said with a smile, "The sushi there tastes great."

"Ah... that..." Okita Shinro said embarrassedly, "That store is owned by my father."

"oops."

With something to talk about, the atmosphere immediately improved. Yanagida Mayuko approached Okita Shinrou and started talking to him in a low voice.

Saito Shun looked at the two people singing on the stage, his faces almost touching them. He glanced at the handsome guy who was being clung to by two girls, and then looked at Okita Shinro and Yanagida Maiko who had found a common topic. He suddenly felt that he was the most redundant one.

He should be the one going home.

Forget it, I’m here now.

Saito Shun walked out of the private room, found a smoking area in the lounge outside, lit a cigarette and smoked slowly.

After smoking, I went to the front desk to order some snacks and drinks and asked the service staff to deliver them to the private room.

他老家在偏遠的鄉下，一個人跑到這裏讀大學，這裏在市內的大學宿舍有限，是抽簽制度，他運氣不好沒抽中，就在外面租房住。

沖田真郎也抽了簽，不過沒抽中。沖田真郎抽簽的理由不是需要房子，而是想要體驗大學住宿生活，沒抽中就繼續和父母一起住。

那家夥晚回家還有人惦記，而自己無論早一點回去還是晚一點回去，家裏什麽人都沒有。

所以就算這次聯誼他被單下來了，齊藤瞬也不想太早回去，家裏冷冰冰的，這裏至少熱鬧點還有些人氣。

明明考中大學準備出來住時那麽興奮，果然人是無法習慣孤獨的生物吧。

回到包間後，服務員送來的食物和飲料已經到了，齊藤瞬毫不客氣的将大部分食物堆到自己面前，開吃。

費用是AA制，但既然這群家夥都有伴了，就自己失敗，那就從吃的上面找補一點回來不過分吧。

看了一眼時間，已經快九點了。

*

晚上十一點。

沒有幾個人的街道上，三個穿着短裙的年輕女孩正在狂奔。

“啊……快趕不上末班車了，都是美雪的錯，換個衣服還磨磨蹭蹭的。”

“才不是我的問題，那件衣服太難脫了，誰設計的衣服。”

“是理美設計的，我覺得那個布料很不舒服，而且太暴露了，真的太暴露了！”

“有什麽辦法啊！布料還不是因為錢的關系，沒有錢了啊。暴露什麽的，粉絲喜歡看啊。”

“那些粉絲總是盯着人家的裙子底下拍！”

“那就讓他們拍咯，又不是沒穿安全褲。被拍了能怎麽樣，如果哪天淩乃你的底褲照片登上了網絡新聞，那我們就紅了！”

“我們可是唱歌的偶像啊，不用歌曲爆火，竟然用底褲的照片爆火嗎！”

“火了就行，管那麽多呢，而且我們是地下偶像，和那些光鮮亮麗的偶像不一樣，生存艱難啊！”

“說的是啊，再這麽無人氣的悲慘下去，別說拍底褲的照片了，總有一天要去做脫掉底褲的工作。”

“才不會去做呢！！別認命啊，就算認命了也別堕落啊！！”

“噓——別說話了，站臺那邊有人。”

“注意點形象，我們可是偶像，雖然是沒名氣的地下偶像。”

三個短裙女孩子立即停下來互相整理着亂糟糟的頭發和衣服，露出甜美的笑容小快步接近站臺。

站臺已經有了四個人，一個眼下青黑打着領帶沒什麽精神的上班族，一對低聲說話看着像是情侶的男女生，還有一個叼着煙頭時不時看一眼手表的男生。

沒有人理會她們，理美暗暗感慨她們三人是真的一點名氣都沒有。

看，都沒人認識她們呢。

就算好不容易擠進了地下表演的舞臺上，也被安排在了最少人看的結束場。

站臺已經沒有位置坐下了，三個地下偶像就只能站在椅子邊等着列車到達。

美雪悄悄的低下頭看了一眼時間，低聲告訴同伴們：“還有十分鐘，我們沒遲到。”

兩個女生都松了一口氣。

挂在牆壁上的數字時鐘變換着紅色的數字，當代表分的29數字跳動變成30後，聽到了列車駛來的聲音。

到站後，門緩緩打開，幾人依序走上了列車。

“呼~可以回家睡覺了。”理美坐在椅子上感慨道。

旁邊美雪低頭翻看着手機。

淩乃湊過頭去：“你在看什麽？”

“新發型，你說下次我們三人用這個發型怎麽樣？”美雪低聲說道。

理美也湊了過去，就看到手機屏幕上女孩子高高紮起的發髻上滿滿的花朵：“這個，不會在跳舞的時候掉下來嗎？”

“綁死一點啊。”

“那可能連末班車都趕不上了吧。”

“到時候戴個帽子出來，沒關系啦。”

三個女孩湊在一起嘻嘻哈哈的笑了出來。

對面，沖田真郎和柳田麻衣子低聲說着話。

“我知道一家很好吃的禦好燒餐廳，這周六我們去吧。”

“嗯，好啊。”

隔着兩個位置，齊藤瞬感慨着自己單身汪的未來。

在齊藤瞬斜對面，一副要虛脫的社會人士打扮的油野英鬥打着瞌睡，然後一不小心撞到了旁邊的扶手上，發出砰的一聲，他立即起身捂着額頭看周圍，被這聲敲擊吸引過來視線的三個女生掩唇輕笑。

油野英鬥低下了頭，抓緊了手中的公文包重新坐好。

列車緩慢的行駛着，不知道過去了多久，頭頂的燈開始一閃一閃的。

理美擡頭看着燈管：“真讨厭，這列車是不是該維修了。”

“聽說燈開始閃，有可能是因為電壓不穩。”淩乃豎起一根手指笑呵呵的說道，“老師是這麽說的。”

“淩乃你上學時的成績不一直是吊車尾嗎？”

“吊車尾也不是什麽都記不住啊。”

三人又開始笑了起來。

燈不再閃了，一切好似都恢複了正常，美雪繼續低頭翻看手機，理美覺得無聊，悄悄地哼着晚上演唱會時唱的歌，旁邊淩乃拿出了紙筆，繼續編寫自己的原創歌曲。

對面的沖田真郎和柳田麻衣子已經不在說話了，旁邊的齊藤瞬抖着腳無聊的看着地面，斜對面的油野英鬥又睡着了。

又不知道過了多久，齊藤瞬開口了，他對隔着兩個位置的沖田真郎說道：“吶，是不是該到下一個站臺了。”

沖田真郎擡起頭，拿出手機看了一眼：“啊……是的，看時間的話，下一個站臺應該已經過去了。”

“哎？這個列車沒有停嗎？”美雪聽到了，她驚呼道，“理美，淩乃，我們是在哪個站臺下車？”

理美：“我們在三個站臺後的下川站臺下車。”

“你們也在下川嗎？”齊藤瞬說道，“我也是。”

說完他看到了斜對面還在睡覺的油野英鬥，走上前将人搖醒：“嘿，先生，您在哪裏下車？”

“啊？什麽？”油野英鬥茫然睜開眼，“我在上泉站下車，怎麽了？”

“上泉站就在下川站臺的前面。”理美說道，“時間應該還不到。”

油野英鬥揉了揉眼睛：“我還不到下車的時候吧，怎麽了嗎？”

“算時間這輛列車該抵達第一個站臺了，但到現在還沒有停下來過。”沖田真郎說道。

油野英鬥看了看手機，眉頭一皺，他每天都坐這班車考勤，很清楚列車到達每一個站臺需要的時間。

這是有些不對勁。

“我去車長室看看。”油野英鬥剛起身，列車就突然減了速，他身體一晃差點跌倒。

“已經到了嗎？”油野英鬥疑惑道。

列車門緩慢打開，露出外面漆黑的站臺。

美雪從窗戶往外看：“這裏是哪個車站？”

“不知道。播報聲音呢？怎麽沒說？”

“反正不是我們要下的站臺。”

“坐下等吧。”

幾人都點頭。

奇怪的是，他們坐下都等了十分鐘了，列車還是沒有動靜。

這不對勁，這裏的列車方便職工通勤，以快速聞名，不會在一個地方停留太久。

尤其是夜間沒多少人乘坐的時間，十分鐘怎麽說都有些超時了。

“我去車長室。”油野英鬥起身去了。

沒兩分鐘，他又回來了。

連接車長室的門緊鎖，窗戶裏面也拉着窗簾，他什麽都看不到，喊人也沒得到回複。

“怎麽辦？列車總是不動的話……”美雪有些害怕。

“不如我們下車吧。”理美起身提着自己的包，“最壞就是去附近找一家旅館住一晚。”雖然經費很吃緊，但是沒辦法，總不能露宿街頭吧。

“好吧。等天亮了就投訴這輛列車！”美雪氣呼呼的說道。

三個美女最先下了列車，有人開了頭，自然就有其他人跟着，油野英鬥雖然很疲倦到現在就想躺下睡，但比起列車上冰硬的座椅，他更想選擇柔軟的床鋪。

在最後的油野英鬥下車後，列車門立即關上，開走了。

“等等，喂！”齊藤瞬伸手，然而列車速度很快，立即就消失在了黑暗中。

“搞什麽。”齊藤瞬罵了一句，左右觀瞧，想要找到站臺的名字，“這裏是哪裏啊。”

最終他在牆壁上看到了站臺的名字：如月車站。

等等，這個名字是不是有點耳熟？

齊藤瞬指着站臺的名字詢問其他人道：“我說，你們有人認識這個站臺嗎？誰知道這裏是哪裏……”

“呀——”美雪蹲下抱頭尖叫。

齊藤瞬一臉茫然，再看其他人，面色也都不怎麽好看，尤其是油野英鬥，瞌睡蟲都給吓沒了。

“你不知道嗎，很有名的都市傳說。”沖田真郎說道。

齊藤瞬思考了片刻，終于他的臉色也漸漸的變了，蒼白一片。

詭異直播就在這個時候，再次打開。

這次的觀衆，比以往都多。