The bus is driving on the road.
The sky is a little dark and it is cloudy now.
This is a straight route with no turns or forks.
There was some fog around, and wild grass was growing sparsely on both sides of the road.
After the skeleton started the bus, the scene around him gradually changed to the one in front of him.
The amusement park, the colorful lights, the roller coasters, the music, and the dark night were all replaced little by little.
A flash of inspiration came to my mind, and I tried hard to catch it, but failed.
Feeling lost.
There must be something hidden in this bus.
The bus drove on the road for more than ten minutes before slowly pulling over to the side of the road.
There are 'people' outside, we have arrived at our destination.
The skeleton opened the car door and walked out first.
There was still a thin mist, and there was a row of snack stalls where there were a few wild grasses on both sides of the road.
The shop owners are all normal-looking humans.
Just like the young men and women or middle-aged people you can see everywhere on the street.
The only difference is——
They sat quietly in front of the snack stand, staring at the hot snacks that were slowly emitting white smoke.
There were no customers at any of the snack stands, but even when a bus pulled up nearby with a dozen potential customers getting off, no one batted an eye or greeted them.
"What is this place?" Sister Fang looked around and couldn't help asking.
"That...what is that..." You Fang suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He read out the words one by one: "numbing, spicy, hot, hot pot."
He looked at the stall with the sign that said Spicy Hotpot, and the pot of black, sticky, bubbling stuff. He opened his mouth, but swallowed what he wanted to say.
The snack bar owner probably wouldn't like a word he wanted to say, and might even get so angry that he beat him up, so... it's better not to complain.
"A place to eat." The skeleton, who everyone thought would not answer, spoke up.
Everyone: ???
Among the vendors along the way, is there one that looks edible?
Take the "pop candy" that everyone saw for example. On the snack stand, there was a tall box without a lid. Inside were several caterpillar-like things that jumped up and down like bouncy balls.
I have the jumping, candy...
Thinking of that box, filled with fat, multi-legged creatures with furry bodies and disgusting patterns all crammed together.
No one thought that stuff was edible.
No one!
In comparison, the stall owner next to the "pop candy" was selling green, reflective, clear details, and intact beetles - roasted insects, which made people feel a little more appetizing... Bullshit!
It looks poisonous at first glance, okay?
Only those who dare to eat it are truly strong people.
In addition, there was grilled spider on the iron plate, a huge hairy-legged spider. Even though it was grilled to a delicious smell and made several people who didn't bring any food drool at the smell, no one wanted to eat it.
Just one look at its dark body and furry thighs will make you feel scared.
What else? The special smoking eyeball ice cream, the eyes are so realistic that they look like the real ones; the claws in the braised claws are shaped like human hands... and so on.
absolute!
No!
Edible!
They must all be poisonous!
Everyone thought affirmatively.
"You may have to stay overnight." The Skeleton ignored the pale faces of the crowd and continued to explain the facts in a hoarse and strange voice.
"This is the only place where you can get food. Food can be exchanged for eyeballs."
After all the trouble, everyone was hungry, but not many people brought their own food to the amusement park, and even if they did, it was only a small amount of snacks.
So, do they really want to eat this stuff?
It will kill people...
The skeleton looked at everyone's faces which were beginning to turn pale and kindly added.
"rest assured."
“They are all edible.”
"Really, there's no other place to eat?" Coco asked with a look of dismay as she looked at the snack stalls.
"have."
Everyone's eyes lit up, and their big, shining eyes stared at the skeleton.
"But if you eat it, you will die."
…
It is impossible for people not to eat.
The future is still unclear. In an environment where one could lose his life at any time, not replenishing food is tantamount to touching death.
Everyone was hesitant and sad, wandering around the various snack stalls with difficulty, picking out something that they could barely put into their mouths.
No matter how many times you watch it, everyone wants to ask again: Is it really non-toxic?
But no one dared to ask.
They have complex emotions towards skeletons: respect, fear, and some dependence.
Duan Lingling took Wang Xin and walked towards a small stall.
It's "pop candy".
She took out a pure black eyeball that she got from the bumper car game from the small bag in her skirt, handed it to the vendor, and stared at the insects that were crowded together and jumping around in the box.
Wang Xin felt complicated, half happy and half sad.
Duan Lingling took the initiative to respond to strangers from outside.
But her eyes...
Wang Xin blinked his eyes, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart, and quickly picked up Duan Lingling to cover up her mistake, so that she could reach the "pop candies" at a high enough height.
"Pick any three you like." The vendor was a middle-aged man with a Mediterranean appearance. After accepting the pure black eyeballs, he half-closed his eyes and spoke in a calm, elongated voice.
It sounds more like a funeral song.
Duan Lingling leaned in Wang Xin's arms and reached out to grab the "pop candy".
There were so many popping candies in the box that she grabbed two at random with her little hand.
Duan Lingling held the "pop candy" in her other hand and reached out to grab it with her free hand.
"Baji."
Perhaps because she grabbed it too hard this time, the "pop candy" was crushed in Duan Lingling's palm.
Duan Lingling opened her hands blankly.
The palms of my hands were wet and sticky, with yellow and green liquid flowing all over them, and a layer of skin from the dead "pop candy" on them.
Duan Lingling raised her hands in front of her eyes, and as she looked at them, her mouth suddenly pursed.
“Wow—wooooooooo—”
Wang Xin quickly took out some paper and wiped off the stain on her palm.
"Oh, why is the little sister crying?" Huang Qi suddenly popped up and said.
"Look, what is this!" Huang Qi grabbed something between his hands, squeezed them into a ball, and placed it in front of Duan Lingling.
Duan Lingling still stared at her hands and cried.
"Dangdangdang~" Huang Qi spread out his hands, revealing what he had hidden.
"Small bread!"
Seeing that Duan Lingling was not very interested, he approached her mysteriously and said, "Don't look down on it. This is not an ordinary bun. It was taken out from a special prop, that... special prop that the skeleton brother gave us."
Duan Lingling stopped crying for a while, she took her eyes off her hands and glanced at the small bread in Huang Qi's hand.
The bread is only the size of a palm, light yellow in color, and wrapped in a layer of transparent plastic.
It looks like an ordinary bread.
"If you don't believe me, just touch it! You'll know if it is true just by touching it." Huang Qi handed her the small bread.
"Lingling, touch it and see?" Wang Xin squatted beside Duan Lingling and said softly.
Duan Lingling looked at Huang Qi, and then at Xiao Mianbao.
Finally he reached out his hand and placed it on the bun.
She was finally willing to meet the world.
When my fingers touched the bread, a piece of information appeared in my mind.
【Bread: After eating, hunger is swept away and energy is full! 】
"See, I didn't lie to you." Huang Qi said with a smile: "This is for you!"
Duan Lingling looked at him again, hesitated for a while, stretched out her hand that was still holding two "pop candies", and handed them to him.
These two "pop candies" are still intact. I can feel them jumping in the palm of my hand, as if they want to jump out.
Huang Qi's smile suddenly froze.
The sweet mood gradually turned bitter.
He wanted to tell a story.
Once upon a time there was a man who was like most ordinary people. He was afraid of insects.
Especially this kind of soft-bodied worm.
Furry and squirmy.
His name is Huang Qi.
"Thank you, brother, no...no..."
Looking at Duan Lingling's closed left eye and expressionless face, Huang Qi couldn't continue speaking.
Even though it was just a simple, small rejection.
"...Brother is not afraid of this, he likes playing this the most... hehe..."
Forcing a smile, Huang Qi took the "pop candy" from Duan Lingling's little hand. The soft touch of it bouncing in his palm made him almost shake his hand and scream.
But he... held back!
After losing a kidney, he became even stronger!
Wu En exchanged it for a huge grilled spider.
This is the only thing that can emit an alluring aroma.
Perhaps, its taste will be as charming as its fragrance.
Wu En swallowed and finally couldn't stand it anymore.
"Would you please stop staring at me?"
He asked Lan Xianjun who was sitting opposite him.
"Sorry." Lan Xianjun smiled gently: "You eat, I won't watch."
Wu En's mouth twitched. Lan Xianjun must be a gentle and polite person at ordinary times. However...
Lan Xianjun was dressed like this, staring at him while he ate, and then smiled warmly...
I always feel a chill down my spine.
Wu En touched his arm to soothe the goose bumps there, then turned around and faced Lan Xianjun with his back.
Lan Xianjun: “…”
I feel so hurt inside.
I just wanted to see him eat and ask him if it tasted good.
"Kingsbridge."
"Um?"
"Which one do you think tastes better?" Coco asked Wang Qiao.
"I don't know... How about I try it first, and if it tastes good, you can eat it later?"
"Hehehe okay, I love you the most mua!"
"Mua!"
The skeleton stood behind them, wearing a black robe and a hood, revealing a pair of fiery red eyes, and slowly raised a huge black sickle...
Those who show affection will die!
"Listen to big sister, this is really delicious!" Sister Fang held a string of green roasted beetles and said to Bai Yuan, You Fang and A Cai while chewing them.
Chicken flavor, crispy.
"Hehehe...big sister, please eat more." Bai Yuan firmly refused food that looked like insects.
Youfang and Acai were originally on the same front with Bai Yuan, but when they saw Sister Fang crunching the food, which seemed quite crispy, they gradually rebelled in their hearts.
After a moment.
Youfang and Acai joined the group eating the green roasted beetles.
The three of them sat in a row, eating and inviting Bai Yuan.
“It actually tastes pretty good…crunch…”
"The thigh of this insect tastes good. Acai, do you want to try it?" You Fang said, pointing at a centipede-like multi-legged insect.
"Hmm! Delicious!" A Cai took a bite.
“Fragrant and crispy!”
Bai Yuan: “…”
How about she try it too?
A tall, fat pig with six-pack abs was lying on the side of the road, with a hint of sadness in its small eyes.
Wronged.
After using the magic wand, he turned into a pig.
I haven't recovered yet and I don't know how to recover.
I feel really relieved.
Some of the body's belongings disappeared after turning into a pig, such as clothes and pure black eyeballs.
Now, even those horrible snack stands that everyone despised had no place for him.
He couldn't speak and could only make sounds like a pig.
"Hmph."
Wronged.
"What do you want to eat?" A hoarse, weird and creepy voice sounded from beside him.
The pig with abs turned his head and saw the skeleton standing next to him, facing him sideways.
"Hum." A hint of emotion flashed in his tiny eyes.
"I don't understand." The skeleton spoke the honest words in a hoarse and weird voice.
Abs Pig Yihao: I suddenly feel even sadder.
In the end, the skeleton took it upon himself to help the pig with abdominal muscles exchange for a pot of spicy hot pot.
It's that black, squishy, bubbling stuff.
The pig with abdominal muscles stared at the pot of spicy hotpot in silence for a long time.
The skeleton may have seen his sorrow and sadness, so it spoke up and comforted him.
"The effects of special items don't last long."
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