Chapter 84
At the internal party of the manga website "Infinite Channel" for its 10th anniversary, Chong Yu appeared as one of the specially invited cosplayers.
Naturally, she met many acquaintances during the three days, but unfortunately, not only did she fail to catch the elusive author Fenxing, she also failed to meet the cosplayer who had played Nirvana and whom she cared about very much.
"We also tried to find out, but he didn't leave any contact information. The teachers who had contact with him didn't know who to send the pictures to."
Ren Yunyou, the editor of Pink Star's website, did come, but now most of the communication between editors and authors can be done through the Internet, and she was helpless about not being able to invite these two people.
Editor Ren is able to do this job steadily and carefully. Of course, he really loves comics. Apart from his identity as an editor and website member, he is also a loyal reader of many comics on the site.
Therefore, for an ordinary employee like her, this grand website anniversary celebration was undoubtedly a pure carnival for readers most of the time. The editor who has been working at a desk indoors all year round actually had a rosy face at this moment, which was more effective than taking any tonic.
Chong Yu looked at her and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Because it was an internal gathering, the venue was reserved for only website staff, some manga authors who were invited by the site and had time to come, official staff such as cosplayers who were invited to play characters from many different works on the site, and some lucky readers who won prizes through lotteries. The venue was very spacious, so the popular works currently being serialized and the old popular works almost had independent exhibition halls, which was very enjoyable to visit.
In addition to being able to see high-definition original paintings and other exhibits, there are also all kinds of high-level comic characters walking around you, bringing you a bizarre feeling. When you get tired, you can try the surrounding specialties or go shopping in the surrounding shops. It is so good that it even makes people feel that three days is not long enough.
Therefore, Chongyu does not feel any regret for not meeting a certain author.
However, the more one gets fully involved in the grand celebration, the more severe the feeling of emptiness after the excitement. At least Teacher Suisui Nian, who returned to her residence slowly, has become a useless person who even needs her friends to help her remove her makeup.
Chongyu sat there in silence, sighing once every three minutes on average, as his friend fumbled around with his head, pried off the hairpins and other fixings, and took off the wig and accessories.
She wasn't actually tired. Su Mei's clothes in the original work weren't complicated at all, and she was used to being photographed by photographers or readers at any time in the venue, so it was probably just a mood issue.
"You must be tired. Go take a bath. I've prepared everything for you. When you're done, come out and eat some noodles and read the updates."
After three consecutive days of wearing cosplay makeup, the impact on the skin has become an issue that adults need to treat with caution. Her friend tore open the package and put a mask on her face, saying sympathetically.
"Okay...thank you Bao." Chongyu stood up obediently.
Sure enough, taking a bath and eating a bowl of hot noodles with fried eggs can warm up both the body and the mind. Chongyu burped softly with satisfaction, and lazily fell on the side of the sofa with his hair refreshed after washing. He returned to his daily home mode and habitually fumbled around for his phone.
My friend took the cell phone out from the bag among the peripherals and gifts and placed it in its usual place. He walked by as if nothing had happened and sat down on the other side of the sofa.
"Didn't they send out any gifts?" Two minutes before the deadline, my friend opened the comic software and looked at the sailing ship logo thoughtfully. She didn't see the more formal packaging box just now. The official authorized water cups and signature pens of different works should be the surrounding items that Chongyu bought casually.
"It will be mailed directly in two days, so we don't have to carry it ourselves." Chong Yu replied.
“That’s great.”
"There should be quite a lot. We can divide them up when the time comes."
"Okay."
While we were chatting casually, the comic "The Incomplete" was updated.
[I really updated on time, Lao Mo Fanxing! ]
The first bullet screen flew by with a tone of disbelief.
"Pink Star couldn't have really not gone to the anniversary party, right?"
"No one was caught anyway." Chongyu said.
"Well, the autograph session from two years ago is still appreciating in value..."
There was a character on the cover of Chapter 24 of the comic that they were very familiar with, because just a few minutes ago, Chongyu was dressed like this and sitting in this living room.
——The title page, which imitates the style of ancient murals, is very realistic. Even the outlines of the paint that has lost the protection of the varnish and dried and cracked into pieces were painted without any pains, making it particularly realistic.
Most of the surface of the murals is still preserved, and the pigments show light and gentle colors after the passage of time, mainly sky blue, milky white, light green and light yellow.
In the center of the picture, a white-haired boy is standing on a grassy slope, holding a large bouquet of bright long-stemmed flowers he has picked, and looking back happily.
He wore a simple wreath on his head, and in the crook of his arm was a deep round basket, which was half filled with various wild berries with some branches and leaves.
The scene is overly beautiful, with the bright pastoral atmosphere of early mythological paintings.
The cracked and peeling parts of the mural surface revealed a more brutal dark color, replacing part of the boy's flawless white hair with black hair filled with deep purple shadows, and the corners and hem of the sleeves perfectly connected with the black of the inner layer of the picture.
Even the lush green hillside had the same pattern as the background in the inner layer, except that the part of the latter exposed to the air was painted with dead scorched earth, shapeless broken bones, and countless waxy yellow faces with only parts of blood on them.
The composition of the two layers of murals is so perfect that it looks like the devil is hiding in the elf's shadow, but quietly revealing its sharp white fangs.
I push——
Chongyu had been gradually coming to terms with the fact that Nirvana looked like Sumei, but now he was hit hard by this picture.
"Oh, his wreath is the same as Xiaolang's. Maybe they are the same one." However, the friend was paying attention to a different point and had already turned back to the previous chapter to compare the shapes of the wreaths.
Teacher Su Su Nian got back some blood! Teacher Su Su Nian got up again!
They continued to look down.
The update begins with Yorutina greeting Xiaoman and simply mentioning that "Xiaoman has been in Mithril City for some time", without giving anything else.
The reader has a God's perspective, which also means that the information obtained is all what the author wants to release. Obviously, the author thinks that the daily life of the spellcasters has been shown a lot by Lazarus before, and using Xiaoman's city gossip is not only a bit repetitive, but also makes this group lose its mystery, so he simply passed it over.
[Sister Lulu and Princess-chan are so pretty (sigh) This is good for my eyes! ]
【The more you look at the lingering berries +1】
[Who is so happy about these three sitting together? It’s so happy for me! 】
[Let’s take a step back. Can’t Xiaoman and Princess Jiang pinch Sister Lulu (?)]
[…Don’t be so weird! Although it should be delicious…she is a juicy nymph.]
[Sister Lulu carefully selects drinks. I really want to drink them. The color looks refreshing.]
[She was the first one to say that Xiaoman looked like Lasi]
[In fact, Belu had thought about it, but he just didn't say it out loud ()]
[Master and apprentice team, my master and apprentice team...]
"In fact, the reason why we invited you here is also related to your teacher."
As Yorutina said this, Chongyu caught a glimpse of his friend, who was reading at a similar speed, sitting up straight.
【Grass, fishing law enforcement】
[What a good calculation... withdraw the useless wanted order and let Xiaoman take the initiative to find Nie Zong...]
[As expected (As expected)]
[Good news, the prediction was successful. Bad news, the cause and effect reasoning is completely reversed.]
[Mr. Nie, go check your spine. It's not easy to carry such a big flying pot ()]
[After all, who would have thought that the one who got his own god would have cancer!!!]
The real-time bullet screen quickly became lively during this transaction proposal.
That's right, who would have thought? The only known information is that the Star God's condition is getting worse and worse, and he no longer communicates with his faithful followers. Now, a guy who looks very much like an evil person has appeared in front of people, and the prediction is that the world will be destroyed with his arrival.
After all, the only people who actually know the cause of Star God's illness and his subjective motive for seeking death are the Dragon King, who is of a higher rank, Chen Xing, who is a fragment of Star God, and Xiao Man and Nie Pu, who were told this by Chen Xing.
So if you put yourself in the shoes of the beastmen, it's really hard not to come to the same conclusion as them. Chong Yu sighed in his heart.
Chen Xing had intelligence but didn't tell the beast tribe, so it turned out like this, Chen Xing was bad. A reader thought, and the scale in his heart silently tilted towards the direction that the pink and purple rabbit should be severely punished for this.
Although it would be useless to tell the beastmen, in his eyes, the low-level races would only cause trouble even if they knew about this, which was understandable from Chen Xing's perspective. But it was no wonder that the Dragon King said he was going to beat him up, and everything would make sense if he thought about it this way!
"I can agree. As long as the noble city and the royal family are really willing to fulfill their promise, so that the teacher will no longer be seen by the enemy and no longer have to live in such a remote place..."
“…It’s okay for me to do it.”
After weighing the conditions offered by Mithril City, Xiaoman quickly agreed.
[Woo woo woo little wolf cub... a very heartwarming baby...]
[In order for Lasi and people like her to be able to live with their heads held high, woo woo]
[Lasi is good to the child, and the child is also good to the teacher! ]
[But that’s very dangerous! When will underage children do dangerous things? Is there no one to supervise them? ]
[Besides Lasi and Belu, who else would treat Xiaoman as a cub? Hart is jealous]
[If Amara were here, she would not let Xiaoman agree to it! ! ! ]
[Even Amara has recovered at this time, help me]
The figure that appeared in front of Xiaoman who accepted the deal remained dark purple in the next frame, but it changed into the ends of his own hair that Chen Xing raised and stared at.
The fragment of the star god, lazily lying in the recliner, basks in the sun alone, revealing its true appearance to the readers.
The wide house robe was piled up with folds, and the long hair was loose and fluffy, with different curls like waves pushed out by the wind. The bright sunlight shone on the pair of rich red crystals, and the smile on his lips was vague. The color of the hair between his white fingers looked even brighter at this time, like the edge of the petals of a flower.
He had no tattoos or jewelry on him, yet he was so gorgeous that he completely overshadowed the entire elaborately carved hall.
[No matter how many black spots he has, this face is absolutely indecent, my wife! ]
[Wife! *passionately*]
[Dear Chen Xing, I really love your body...]
[He lies here just to be rubbed and pinched like this! (violent words)]
It is indeed very beautiful. Chong Yu silently took a screenshot and objectively thought that if this picture was out, she would definitely pay generously for the pure beauty.
Connected to this page is the unnamed supporting character's narration of "Winchester".
The businessmen who seemed to be low-key and idle in the entire art city-related parts have completely confirmed their huge capital after this information was revealed.
[Oh my god, it turns out that the entire art city is under his control! ]
[No wonder his ostensible identity is a businessman but his spawn location is not near the business area. That's why]
[She is timid in front of Boss Nie and the little wolf cub, but she is actually very powerful——but what’s the use? Hahaha]
[This is what it's like for a pure combat scumbag to get involved with a ruthless martial artist who's hands are quicker than his brain... He can actually counterattack, but he's afraid.]
[Xiao Man and Nie Zong: My neighbor has money and I have a knife, we get along very happily.jpg]
【Laughing dizzy——】
[Child: What’s the use of money? I can collect supplies myself, but I can’t buy back the people I want to save (calmly)]
[??? I really can’t buy any of them back ah ah ah]
Chongyu almost spit out water. She looked at the barrage in silence, thinking that the truth you told is very consistent with the character's psychology. Don't say it next time.
After solving the last puzzle in his mind, Xiaoman passed through the prosperous yet chaotic and upside-down landscape of a commercial city, and the surroundings gradually became remote and desolate.
She was once again in a town where most of the inhabitants dressed in plain and gloomy clothes, a style that represented a place too mediocre to attract business and merchants who followed the flow of money.
The monastery that raised a group of orphans appeared in the comics, and because of the detailed depiction in the comics, it seemed extremely real and old.
Up until this point, everyone had assumed that the monastery would lead to roles related to the church, except that the nursery rhymes the children sang were a little suspicious.
The song appeared in the dialogue box with crooked fonts, reflecting Xiaoman's pensive expression.
[Cross the "river" and jump over the "hill". The so-called hill and river are the ditches and small mounds in the yard...]
[Smart Arms, ok, this is very weird, very childish]
[The hand full of teeth is probably to steal food, just like the nose is removed to make it easier to put the face into the plate and eat quickly. The source of imagination is the reasonable desire of orphans.]
The analysis barrage showed off their skills, and Chongyu nodded as he read.
[Is Amara's reputation so useful? I've learned it.]
[This is the smallest star god statue I have ever seen XD]
[If the girl feels that there is something wrong with this thing, then it must be true. Her intuition is correct.]
Even when the nun mentioned the origin of "Biandu" in the song sung by the children, readers did not associate this person with the monster that Xiaoman was looking for, and thought he was a new character in the good camp.
So when that look appeared in the comic pages, the barrage suddenly exploded.
【Ah? Why is it you? 】
[Aren’t you out there doing demolitions and arresting people? Why are you still volunteering in corners? Is this reasonable?]
[I want to complain that this villain is seriously ill]
[Fuck... let alone Xiaoman, even I had a vision of a little fox under the sun for a moment... so vicious, fuck...]
[Not having a pair of golden pupils is the last kindness that Nie Zong showed to Su Meitui ()]
At the end of the update, Xiaoman's downcast eyes and slightly wrinkled brows give him a very complicated and hesitant look.
Chongyu felt that his health, which had been saved with great difficulty by his friends, was fluctuating with the update of this episode, and finally dropped to nothing.
She fell towards her friend, pulled the blanket over herself, and strangely agreed with some off-stage actor in her isolation.