Chapter 124 Overlapping Space
When I exited this copy, I felt a pulling sensation followed by a smooth and comfortable feeling with a hint of fragrance.
——It feels much better than the system taking me into the next world every time. I recommend learning it.
[Thank you, we are just colleagues, this behavior is a bit over the line.]
When I stood on the ground again, I found myself standing in a white space. There was nothing around me except a door. Then the wall in front suddenly became translucent, and a well-edited [overlapping] promotional video began to play in front of me. In just one and a half minutes, it told me where this place was and what I could do.
It’s similar to what Shi Qing told me, but I feel like this promotional video just painted a rosy picture for me.
"Come to Overlap and fulfill all your wishes."
Even a fraudulent company wouldn't dare to cheat me like this——
"Because it's for humans to see. Humans are prone to becoming numb to pain. At times like this, if you give them a small goal, they'll grab at it like a lifeline and climb up."
A blue-purple voice suddenly rang in my ears.
I still don’t know what kind of person this guy who calls himself “God” is, so I’ll just call him by his color.
To sum up, the warm orange is the system, the dark green is Rajesh, the bright red is Rose Head, the pale white is Shi Qing, and the blue-purple is this mysterious guy.
Apart from the telephone line pulled by the system itself, it is impossible that this special phone can only be used by Brother Slice, right?
But there is no sample now, and I have no friends in this world except the protagonist Slice.
"Next you need to cover your face."
Lan Zizi continued to speak as a prop mall appeared on the screen in front of him. It looked very similar to the system's points mall, except that the prices there were much better than the system's inflation-adjusted one.
Yes, I will take advantage of the system’s inability to respond and push it down hard.
"You can't use your own face at will right now...it could be dangerous, so I need to make you more human."
"These are the props that have been selected to be useful to you. You can take a look."
Three things appeared on the screen in front of him: "Mask", "Universal Mask", and "Hair Dye".
To sum it up, one is changing hair color, one is changing face, and the other is covering the face with a mask.
Simple, crude and cheap.
Three things for only 3,000 yuan.
With the 27,500 yuan I received from the Yaoyao Fruit and the 10% share of the farm this quarter, I now have quite a bit of money in my account.
Thank you. I suddenly realized the benefits of Brother Slice. He really gives gifts if you have money.
"Just use it before you enter the dungeon next time. I look forward to meeting you one day, Sangsang."
Then the sound stopped abruptly.
I waited for several minutes but no new sound appeared.
He really left. I sat in this empty room for a while and exchanged the three items.
I used the hair dye first, and then an operation interface appeared in front of me, a color wheel, and I could choose RGB mode or CMYK mode——
It doesn’t have to be so detailed!!! Who needs such a detailed color palette when dyeing their hair?!
Do I need a Klein Blue #002fa7 or a Burgundy Red #470024? Is such a precise interface necessary?
Most people will only choose common colors!
My hand slid randomly across the interface in front of me, and the mirror-like area on the interface showed the different changes in my hair color. When it reached white, I realized that my hair was not pure white, but had the fluorescence of a shell.
The pure white hair color is a bit strange, and it feels like the hair quality has changed.
But in order to look like a human, I decided to adjust my hair towards dark brown to black. I thought of Shi Qing's hair color.
I just don't know the exact color of his hair, so I can only rely on my memory.
Finally, after my hair color was adjusted, I felt that my face looked whiter.
【There is a kind of beauty that has been walking for several days. 】
Thank you. If you want to say I look like a dead person, you can just say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush.
Then start changing faces.
Why does "Mask" require you to pinch your own face? If you are not careful, it will either be pinching your face or an accident.
I looked at the operating interface in front of me and didn't know where to start, so I could only make simple adjustments.
The eyes cannot be changed, and thinking of Shi Qing and Rajesh also having golden eyes, I can only give up.
I can only slightly adjust the non-human parts of the face, such as the skin color, making it healthier and more rosy like a living person, and the size of the facial features, making them a little more sloppy, adding some freckles, so that it doesn't look like a model's head.
I am simply a master.
You are simply wasting resources.
This isn't a game, and there are no pre-loaded faces.
Isn't this what they call being cheap has its disadvantages? So, system, do you have this kind of props?
[Yes, but you will definitely find it too expensive. It costs 100,000 points per session.]
...Back off. This is not the way to spend your points.
When I was almost done, I heard a knock on the door. I looked over and saw the door was open.
Shi Qing walked in and was obviously stunned when he saw me.
"Did you use a prop to change your face?"
he asked and I nodded.
"Let me help you. This is a bit strange now." He said this. I don't know what method he used, but he seemed to be able to see the operating interface in front of me.
He began to carefully push the various sliders, and I watched my face in the mirror gradually become more pleasing to the eye... and familiar.
Honestly, isn't this just a weakened version of Shi Qing's face???
Tong, do you think he has smuggled something in?
He absolutely is.
But now it looks like we're twins, except I'm shorter than him. Since I'm a clone... so since my original body is only 1.80 meters tall? So the slices I made of myself are extra tall, right?
"Sorry, I've only ever pinched my own face, so it looks a bit like mine."
Shi Qing said apologetically, seemingly embarrassed, but in fact, there was no hesitation in the movements of his hands.
I took out the notebook I had on me——
[So you sculpted your current face yourself?]
"I guess so... But this is my own face. In the beginning... we didn't have faces," he said as he adjusted the values. "'He' didn't allow us to use the same face as you, but we all have our own selfish motives."
"So, Sangsang, if you look closely, we all have similarities with you."
I was a little stunned when I heard what he said.
So there's a big poisonous person above you, right?
And there are some people who have no face at all, I'm talking about Rose Head.
"...Rosehead is an exception because he represents blood."
"He's also the only one among us besides 'him' who shares the same blood as you, so he doesn't care if his face looks like yours anymore."
He stopped and clicked the confirmation button to pinch the face. I felt an invisible layer covering my face, probably like painted skin, which I could tear off with my hand.
【You are truly sinful, host.】
What does this have to do with me? I don’t know anything!
Slicing was his personal behavior and had nothing to do with me.
But speaking of rose heads, they represent blood...
So what do you represent?
I asked him, holding up my notebook.
Shi Qing started combing my hair and stood behind me in silence for a while before speaking, "I represent the flesh."
"So I became a human, even though I'm the weakest, but I can take care of you, which they can't do."
It's strange logic, but I feel like I can't explain it even if I ask now.
[Where's Rajesh?]
"He is an eye. His eyes are exactly like yours. In order to be closer to you, he gave himself four eyes."
[What else?]
"I can't tell you. We made a contract and can't tell you other information in advance. But you will only encounter one in your next copy."
"He's special. He hates us and wants to monopolize you, so don't be too nice to him." He paused. "Of course, he can't be killed, so it's best to beat him to death. He'll probably die of heartbreak."
I:……
[Won't you join me in the next dungeon?]
"No, he refuses entry to the rest of us. If I'm with you, he might lose his mind and imprison you. I could then beat him, but I can't do that at the moment."
Family members, this is crazy.
"I'll be waiting here for you to come back." He had already expertly tied a high ponytail for me that looked simple but was actually quite intricate and secure. "Don't worry, this is your playground. Don't be restrained, just have fun."
"Okay, before the next instance, do you want to go out and take a look?"
He took my hand and said, "Although this place isn't real, it's just as magical and beautiful as the promotional video says."
I stood up with the help of his force and followed him out. There was a long corridor behind the door. After walking for about two minutes, the scene in front of us changed. There was a bustling street and all kinds of people.
There were people walking on the street, flying in the sky, and all kinds of shops, like a busy commercial street. All the people walking on the street were contestants. Shi Qing put a mask on both him and me and said, "I'll take you somewhere."
Then I remembered that he seemed to be quite famous.
Last season's champion.
——Speaking of which, is it a shady deal that the champion is sliced into the same pieces as "God"?
I think this championship is quite valuable considering the protagonist's refusal to share the burden.
Too.
I even feel that it might be twice as difficult for Shi Qing to become the champion compared to others.
Shi Qing took me around several corners. I looked at the world around me, which was no different from reality. It’s normal to confuse reality after staying here for a long time - I even saw some children on the street.
"Those are children born here. Pregnant women are exempt here. They can raise their children until they are six years old and are not forced to enter the dungeon," he said as he walked. "But at the same time, once their children turn six, they must immediately enter the dungeon, and their children will also enter randomly. Very few children can make it out alive."
I listened as he told me, "So some contestants have been pregnant and giving birth in order to avoid participating, but their money will eventually run out, and when they can no longer survive, they will still enter the dungeon."
"But if you haven't entered a dungeon for a long time, it will be difficult to survive if you suddenly enter it."
Why six years old?
He glanced at the words on my notebook and said, "Because 'we' are the mothers who passed away at this age."
…
Don't suddenly say something that carries so much information!!!
Shi Qing stopped talking and I didn't ask any more questions. It was like there was a trigger keyword to unlock the related plot, and it wouldn't continue if it wasn't triggered.
Very good, some questions have been solved, but new ones have arisen.
But what is certain is that I know it is impossible for me to appear at the age of sixteen in this body!
Soon, Shi Qing took me to a small house hidden in an alley.
I knocked on the door, and the wooden door opened a little. Shi Qing pulled down his mask, and a scream seemed to come from inside. Then the door opened, Shi Qing pulled me in, and the wooden door closed quickly behind me.
Only then did I realize that this place looked extremely spacious, like a lounge in a medieval RPG game, with all wooden furniture and a burning fireplace, but there was no heat at all.
There were four people in the room.
They looked at us.
"These are my former teammates," he told me. "This is my brother, and he got drafted in here, too."
I took off my mask and nodded to the four people.
Judging from my current face, no one would doubt that I am Shi Qing's younger brother.
“…”
The four people were silent, just nodded at me, and then looked at Shi Qing. Their curiosity about me only lasted for a moment, and they seemed to be more curious about why Shi Qing appeared.
At least there is no malice, so what if I just ignore it!
My blind guess is that Shi Qing’s face neutralized my feelings.
"...So even if you realize your wish to return to reality, you will still be pulled back?" the blonde woman asked with a frown.
Shi Qing nodded, and I remembered his anger when he first heard that voice.
He had no intention of returning here in the first place.
But because I was awake, he realized that I could only wake up if I came back here.
So how long had Shi Qing been guarding me in reality? And who told him in the beginning that I would wake up in reality?
——Did he realize what he was going to do the moment I woke up?
Even these brothers tacitly asked me to get first place in the competition, because only by getting first place could I return to reality.
Is it because they all know that I have to stay in reality instead of here?
Thanks, this is making my brain smoke.
[The same is true for systems without database support.]
You have been useless for more than a day or two.
"So, Captain...will you still team up with us this time?"
The bald man sitting on the sofa looked at me and then at Shi Qing.
Shi Qing nodded and said, "I need your help, but Sangsang won't be joining. He's participating alone."
"Sangsang's next dungeon is the Deep Sea dungeon, and I need A'ran's abilities."
He looked at the black-haired girl at the side and said, "I will pay you twice the market price."
The black-haired girl named A'ran's eyes lit up, but she hesitated when she looked at me. "Captain...is he going alone?"
Shi Qing nodded.
"Captain, your brother gives me a bad feeling—I don't know if I can use my abilities smoothly."
Okay, okay, it turns out that the buff on me is not a problem with my face.
"No matter if it succeeds or not, let's give it a try. He doesn't have any weapons to use right now."
Ah Ran hesitated for a moment, but nodded and said, "I'll try."
She walked up to me, paused, and then pointed her finger at my forehead. I felt as if my soul was touched by something and then rebounded strongly and hit her fingers.
Can't.
A single thought of mine stopped the explosion that was about to spread from my soul.
The girl in front of me trembled, but her hand was still touching my forehead. Then her hand turned into a "holding" gesture. With a sense of withdrawal, her hand slowly moved backwards, and a white bone spur was pulled out from my forehead in her hand.
The front half of the bone spur is translucent, and the back half has a conch-like pattern. The entire bone spur is 1.2 meters long and looks more like a work of art.
But A'ran seemed to be burned. He pushed the bone spur into my hand and took a few steps back with a look of fear on his face.
I could see her palms were actually burned.
But this bone spur didn't react at all in my hand.
[Does the host need to be identified? ]
"￥%&*￥bone spur"
This is your...spine, and also your sharpest weapon.
Anyone other than you who touches it will burn their body and soul.
Very good, the familiar garbled code again.
——So it’s some kind of rule-based blocking, right?
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