It was past midnight, but Cheng Xu still hadn't brought any news about Xi's father, Xi Zhongcang.
Xi Xi had already prepared herself for extreme pessimism, but now her mood was becoming increasingly heavy.
Her gaze wandered aimlessly, her heart filled with contradictions and struggles. She dared not confide in her mother, and could only sit silently in front of the French windows in the room.
Chu Zhiqin was perhaps too tired, and soon fell asleep.
Outside the window, the transfer station resembled a lonely city in slumber, utterly silent.
The light screen map beside her remained silently suspended in the air, without any change, and Xi Xi was greeted by the game announcement alone.
[The game system is currently undergoing maintenance. Adventurers are advised to stop vehicle operation and spatial movement to avoid unnecessary loading errors.]
"Huh? I just discovered a cellar and was just about to go check it out. Should I go now or not?"
"Hey, the public chat is still working, but private messages are stopped. It says 'Regional channels are being merged, please try again later'?"
What exactly is this "regional merger" thing?
"That scared me to death! I thought it was my problem that prevented my private messages from sending, but it turns out everyone is experiencing this."
"Could it be a server merge?"
"Well, you know what, it's actually quite possible!!"
"Ugh, please don't merge the servers! Isn't it fine as it is?"
"Yeah, the chances of encountering other players aren't that high these days, it's driving us crazy."
"We were finally seeing a gradual increase in the number of daily treasure chests we could get, and now we're going to have to compete with other people for them again..."
"Eren didn't want this either. This is about survival, not making friends. We were just getting happy when a few thugs disappeared without a trace, and then..."
"You mean those guys with the surname wch? I also noticed that their profile pictures are blacked out, lol."
"It can only be said that evil people will be punished by evil people; it's not that they won't be punished, it's just that their time hasn't come yet."
Who is it? Put an ear on.
"It's okay if you don't know. May the deceased rest in peace. Let's not talk about it."
"Huh? If the servers are merged, doesn't that mean we can reunite with our families without having to go to the transit station?"
"Yeah, but I don't know which servers are being merged. Right now, each server has less than 10,000 people. If we really count them, I'd guess it's a merger of 10 servers?"
"Our server is considered good; the servers next door have two or three thousand people left!"
Suddenly, Xi Xi looked through the glass window and saw that several cars had appeared out of nowhere in the parking lot downstairs.
She was startled and quickly stood up to draw the curtains. The next second, she felt an indescribable sensation rush to her cerebellum, violently impacting every nerve.
A sudden wave of dizziness washed over her. After regaining her senses, Xi Xi immediately looked around warily, but found nothing amiss.
She turned on the light screen camera and zoomed in on the gap in the curtains, clearly seeing two cars, one near and one far, in the parking lot.
One is a high-end RV, and the other is a large, all-black commercial vehicle.
Both cars had interior curtains, so Xi Xi couldn't see inside and could only secretly memorize the license plate numbers.
"Oh my god, that scared the hell out of me! There were two cars rear-ending me!"
"What do I do?! My head is stuck in a crevice!! Help! Someone help me!"
How did it get stuck?
"I don't know either, the surrounding rock walls suddenly moved!"
"Is the server merge complete?"
"Huh? Nothing around me has changed?"
"SOS! I'm trapped in the cellar! There's no exit! What do I do?"
"Damn it, I pooped halfway, and now my pants are suddenly gone? Does that make sense?"
"I was thinking the game was warning you not to use movement abilities, but you didn't listen. Whose fault is that?"
"Yes, the system notified us three times..."
"A rebellious life, now he's finally getting his comeuppance!"
"I didn't move. People need to use the restroom sometimes, you can't just stop me from pooping, can you?"
"That's strange! My personal information has changed! It's now in District 777!"
"???"
"? This is already in District 777?"
"No, I was originally from District 936."
"I used to be from District 812."
"I am from district 1236."
"I was wondering why I'd never seen so many of these people before, it's really a server merge now!?"
"Huh? District 777 is way too far from District 1236! What standards were used to match these servers?"
"I don't understand, I don't understand."
Just then, Xi Xi suddenly received a private message from Cheng Xu.
Cheng Xu (Ji): "I've got a lead, sis. I'll send you my business card!"
Cheng Xu (Ji): "Xi Zhongcang"
Cheng Xu (Ji): "This person bought antibiotics from one of my buddies."
Cheng Xu (Ji): "Oh dear, sis, I can't send the message, it keeps going around in circles."
Cheng Xu (Ji): “1”
Cheng Xu (Ji): "Sister!! I'm back again, hahaha! Our server 812 has all merged into server 777! This is fate!"
The moment she saw Xi Zhongcang's name, a strong emotion surged into Xi Xi's heart like a turbulent tide, causing her heart to tremble involuntarily.
Immediately afterwards, an indescribable feeling of sorrow spread rapidly, filling my eyes in the blink of an eye, and tears began to well up uncontrollably.
With trembling hands, she opened Xi Zhongcang's private message interface and asked repeatedly, "Old Xi! Is that you, Old Xi?! Please reply!"
The other party's interface should show Xi Xi's name, and if it really is Xi Xi's father, he will definitely reply.
Chu Zhiqin was also woken up by Xi Xi. After seeing the names on the chat interface, she was instantly wide awake and her eyes widened.
She looked anxiously at the light screen, waiting for Xi Zhongcang's reply.
However, as time passed, the screen remained completely silent, without the slightest movement.
Xi Xi and Chu Zhiqin stared intently at the chat interface, their hopes fading with each breath.
"Could it just be someone with the same name?" Chu Zhiqin murmured to herself, her voice as soft as a candle flickering in the wind, as if it could be blown away at any moment.
Her heart, which had been full of anticipation, was now slowly sinking like a heavy stone into the endless abyss of darkness.
Xi Xi refused to believe it. She took a deep breath and then sent the secret code "Daming Riverbank," which only her family of three knew.
However, to everyone's dismay, there was still no response from the other side.
Xi Xi fell silent... Could it really be just someone with the same name?
Was it just a coincidence that my aunt and uncle met?! Are there really such coincidences in the world?!
Chu Zhiqin asked Xi Xi for Xi Zhongcang's business card and launched a barrage of messages. But even after Chu Zhiqin was exhausted, she still hadn't received a reply from "Xi Zhongcang".
A complex expression crossed Xi Xi's eyes.
The mother and daughter's spirits plummeted, and the sparks of hope they had raised shattered like a broken mirror.
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