Volume 1: The Beginning of the Calamity, Chapter 5: The Mystery of the Invitation

"Your people. ”

Amaterasu jumped out of the car and ran into the main building complex of the Red Lotus Pavilion, where there was no shadow.

"And what about the other person?"

"I was injured a little and I was taken to our hospital. ”

After explaining the situation of the mission, the people of the empire drove back. Golfres spat on the ground and muttered as he sorted out the rest of the task, "Return 'our' hospital... It's magnificent. Your empire is remarkable, little one. ”

"Master Chief, spitting is not a civilized habit. A slender figure walked up to Gaufress with a soft voice.

This is a delicate-looking girl, dressed naturally and elegantly, with light brown partial silk curls scattered behind her, looking warm and lazy in the sun. The most special thing is the pair of purple pupils, deep and mysterious, with a shallow shimmer that is fascinating.

"Miss Shadow, the sun is about to set, are you out for a walk now?"

"Yes, yes, it's so boring here. Is there a new person recently? Others, I want to go and say hello. Xiaoying looked up at the sky and the clouds drifted away leisurely, her eyes clear. The name 'Miss Shadow' always made her feel awkward, but no matter how many times she told him to call Xiaoying, it was not polite, but this big piece of wood was still very stubborn and refused to change her words.

"Well, he had just come back from his mission, but ......," Gofres pointed in a general direction, "and suddenly he was gone, and he didn't say where to go." ”

The main facilities of the Red Lotus Pavilion are all gathered together and arranged in a circle, like a huge labyrinth. If no one leads the way, it's easy for first-time visitors to get lost. The Red Lotus Pavilion rarely accepts outsiders, so there are no signposts here, and few people get lost. But this newcomer is like running on the way home from school, with wind under his feet.

"Okay, I'll look for him next time. Xiaoying didn't stop long, turned around and left, "Let's go first, bye-bye." ”

She was walking around aimlessly, and on the way, she heard that there was a new kid and planned to say hello, but she didn't have any plans, but she suddenly wanted to go back, so she went back. Go home early, lie down early, and greet the first morning light earlier than anyone else, all the time.

In contrast, Amaterasu's return from this mission suddenly increased his purpose. Originally, he also wanted to walk around and pass the two months, but now, he is full of studying. He remembers that when the map was first built, there was a library on the fourth floor of the cafeteria. He and the Night King had worked day and night to create the map, and no one here was more familiar with the buildings than they were (except for the architects). Therefore, even if it is the first time he is here, it is impossible for him to get lost. If the building really recreates the game map, then the many bookshelves on the third floor must be used to make a real library, not a bookcase model.

Then, he got lost.

The basketball courts, the badminton courts, and the senior facilities over there, are all things that aren't in the game map, but they feel like they're inhabited.

He was an introverted kid with a phobia of crowds, and it was impossible to pick up a random passerby and ask for directions. So now this situation is really awkward.

He can use the existing common sense to reason, "uh...... In the evening, people gather at the cafeteria, and then take a walk after eating and fishing, so there is likely to be an open space near the cafeteria, and there will be many people. Amaterasu speculated based on people's habits. If you find the cafeteria, you will find the library.

He followed the crowd and as expected, he came to the cafeteria, but this cafeteria was not the same as the one on the map. In his map, there is a long, long table in the cafeteria, and there are lots and lots of food in the chest. The wooden walls and floors create a quiet and elegant atmosphere, but what he follows the crowd to is more like a large school cafeteria.

"Forget it, it's good to walk around and come across familiar buildings. ”

On the other side, the Night King and Day and Night come to the place where they fought last night, the Night King's residence.

Day and Night naturally pulled a book out of the bookcase, and then lazily lay on the bed to flip through it, while the Night King turned on the computer and tried to restore yesterday's scene as much as possible.

"Why don't you get used to the clarine?" the Night King pulled out the notebook in his handbag, which would be used as Amaterasu in order to simulate the previous situation.

"If you can't get used to it, you can't get used to it, where is the reason. "Day and night closed the book angrily and threw it on the ground, "The kind of person who is sunny on the surface is generally very dark inside. Whatever his nature, I'm not going to trust him anyway. Don't you think there's a ghost when people who usually sit in the lobby drinking tea and chatting suddenly take on tasks so actively?"

"I heard that he saved Amaterasu during this mission. The pitch-black particles converged in the Night King's palm, and he held it at his waist, pulled out a blade out of thin air from the ring formed in his left hand, and then aimed it at his computer, "Back to the point, make sure again, you can fix it, right?"

"Hurry up, a big man is still such a mother-in-law. ”

The Night King's right hand dropped, and the computer on the desktop was split into two parts along with the desktop, and the incision was even smoother than the original one. After repairing day and night, he will be able to compare the situation of yesterday and roughly deduce the operation of the man who called himself Xun yesterday.

"It's not...... You just cut it directly? The conditions are not met, I can't restore this situation!" the Night King looked at the day and night, and the Night King also looked at the Night King. He blinked his eyes, as if he couldn't believe it, but the quivering corners of his mouth that he was desperately trying to hold back had already revealed the thoughts of day and night.

The Night King knew something was wrong when he looked hideous. The bed was not far from him, and the blade of the sword slashed a circle from the air, and finally landed on the shoulders of the day and night: "Hurry up, how old is the person, and this is not naΓ―ve." ”

Day and Night raised his hands in surrender, skimmed the blade on his shoulder, and muttered, "You're pretty much the same." ”

They didn't continue to make trouble, and the cut marks were gone after half a minute. The Night King pulls out the text he had written down from his computer, typing a new text at the bottom to compare it to the current situation, picking up the book from the floor day and night, dusting it off, and putting it back in the bookcase.

The sadness of lamenting that time is gone and never returns may be completely disappeared in the day and night. For him, time can be reversed. If you damage a computer for half a minute, you can restore it in half a minute, and the bullets fired from the pistol can be quickly reloaded in an instant. The wonderful abilities that the world can only imagine, but can never have, exist in the minds of day and night. For him, this ability is nothing more than using double the time to make what happened disappear and make what others spend time doing in vain. It seems to be very strong but the practicality is very poor, and it is better to put the book back in the bookcase, it is better to do it faster, this ability is nothing more than a bells and whistles acrobatics in his eyes, but because it involves the mysterious keyword of time, crazy people still push it to the altar.

"Day and night, you said you could turn back time to all non-creatures, right?" the Night King looked at the disconnected game and thought for a moment, "Well, 'network' counts as ...... A living creature?"

"No, but it can't be restored. This is the limit of the 'Principle of Time'. ”

In the same case, after being restored by Burn, the in-game situation is that the Night King Online Amaterasu is disconnected, and after being restored by Day and Night, both accounts are disconnected at the same time.

He said that there is a fundamental gap between his reason and the reason of day and night.

Day and night are the limits of the principle of time.

Although he didn't show it, based on his performance, it seems that he has the principle of the 'space' system.

And space cannot completely restore objects. If you want to restore items in space, the difficulty is like an elephant combing an ant, and you have to have a prop as large as a country as an auxiliary, that is, to play the role of a comb. Without the help of props, it is impossible for humans to manipulate matter. It's their science.

Moreover, time and space, two mysterious and esoteric and unsolvable problems, hundreds of millions of people have been unable to solve in their lifetimes. Can a mysterious person with a funny mask have both?

Well, there is only one conclusion left.

Everything is fake.

"The problem is solved, day and night. The Night King looked at the ceiling with relief, his brow full of confidence and pride.

"No, don't you wait a minute, you'll be done? "Day and night are confusing.

"It seems that the empire has hired a very powerful person to prevent us from picking up Amaterasu, and his ability is very similar to you, so I called you over to compare. The Night King explained, "But he casually gave up the Empire's commission and gave me it back. He said it was a prop I deserved and that I would be using it soon. ”

The Night King pulled out the bottle with the white flame, but Day and Night waved his hand to show that he didn't care, "I don't care if this person is hired or not, I want to know what you have come to say." ”

But the Night King did not answer immediately, he looked at the bottle thoughtfully: "It seems to ...... The original conclusion was that the principle of disorder, mental control, and everything was just an illusion he created, but he seemed to have another ability, which was this fire. ”

...... (Add a photo of Amaterasu next to the word fire.) The Night King's mind comes to mind about the man's self-introduction.

"So...... That person, as if he could control time and space, seemed to be just a chaotic mind and a special flame. It's me who overestimated him, and the next time I fight him, my head will be swollen. The Night King clenched his fists with a grimace.

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Amaterasu finally arrived in front of the cafeteria he was familiar with.

He understood what was wrong, and when he had completed his mission, the man sent him to the back door, only to run in the opposite direction from the very beginning.

He hadn't eaten since he left school, but he didn't feel hungry, and his little stomach was full of the desire to learn.

He walked up the wooden staircase with no handrails and climbed the rickety ladder that hung in mid-air, and finally he arrived here.

Surrounded by neatly arranged bookcases, the huge space is layered with book walls, and the first impression is very impressive: grandeur and magnificence. But at the second glance, something went wrong: high. The height of the bookcase is stacked to the eaves, and the height of this floor is at least eight meters. Books at that height were out of reach, and when I looked around, I could only see books and bookcases, and an old man, who didn't even have a table or chairs. It's more of a library than a library.

The gray-haired old man got up and left the only chair in the entire library, and he leaned into Amaterasu's ear and quietly asked, "Borrow books?"

Amaterasu bowed slightly, and quietly replied, "Looking for a book." Is there a catalog or something?"

"Yes, do you see the anvil on the edge of the eaves? ”

Engraved on it, Tianzhao looked at the anvil that no one cared about, and placed it in the corner of the eaves where he couldn't reach the three stacks, and felt that it was more realistic to pick a book by the title. But at this moment, he suddenly received an unread message on his mobile phone, which was a private chat in the sky. He opened it and saw that it was about his accommodation tonight.

"Do you want to sleep in a dormitory or a hotel? ”

Empty sky...... The impression is also a very cheerful child.,The black history of most of the members of the Red Lotus Pavilion is stored in the mobile phone.,Usually the group is deserted.,He occasionally puts two black histories out.,Everyone is hahahahahaha

Amaterasu replied to the bedroom. Although he is not used to living with many people, it seems that many people have been trying to persecute him secretly recently. Ignorant of reason, once he loses the protection of his companions, he can only be slaughtered by others.

"What are the requirements for everyday products, such as the brand of toothpaste or the material of the quilt core. ”

It turned out to be a thoughtful person, and he thought about it quite thoroughly.

But Amaterasu was a little confused, was he here as a tourist? He really didn't have any requirements for this, and finally replied that the towel should be red.

Sky...... I don't know what it looks like. He picked out a textbook from this school, which seemed to have the most introductory introduction to science. After getting permission from the old man, he sat in the corner and began to study on his own.

The textbook mentions that reason is the force of nature that follows science. This is very similar to the alchemy he talked about in an anime he watched, and it also mentions the principle of equivalent exchange. One of the most basic principles is physics, and it is also the only theory that can be mastered by ordinary people. It allows objects to move precisely along a parabola to a specific location, and it can also form a chain reaction like dominoes. On the other side of the world, college physics, those headache-inducing electricity, magnetism, mechanics, optics, are compulsory courses in junior high schools here.

Can't compare, really can't compare. He is not as good as a junior high school student in another world, he continues to look down, and this physics will be left to go back and learn again.

Another familiar principle is psychology, which is also called the principle of disorder in books. It can be hinted at through the environment and other information, and it is a theory for living things. Hypnosis is one of them, but if you want to learn it, you must at least be proficient in psychology. In addition, there are many effects, all of which must be mastered. Kicking cats through windows is considered a beginner's introduction, followed by group hypnosis, social referencing, etc., which is almost the same as the culture on the other side of the earth...... Why? He wrote down the question in his mind and moved on to the other truths.

The others have a strong fantasy color, such as the Yuan Li (Elemental Principle), which is an element that can control nature, but most of them are used with props, and there are also Ming Li, which can be summarized simply like a concept, and a metaphysics that is not yet understood by humans. Amaterasu, who had never seen these with his own eyes, could only imagine what they were used for.

He felt like he was peeking at university textbooks with his elementary school education, and he still had a long, long way to go. But fortunately, he still has a way out.

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The beginning and the end.

β€”β€”It is both the beginning and the end.

The sky and the earth were the same gray-black, in the dead desert there were only scattered dead wood, the raging wind swept the sand into the sky, and the pitch-black thunderclouds floated heavily, flashing with terrifying and strange thunder. There is no sun, moon and stars in the sky, and there are no thousands of living beings on the earth. He lay down tired, the mask on his face casually falling into the sea of sand. It's just a fictional scene that he has inflicted on himself, but it's as real as the present world. Compared to other giant stars, the apocalypse in front of us is nothing more than a greenhouse.

He had to be prepared to face these at all times, and since he had the word 'burning' on his back, there was no way back.

Can you see that, too?

"You can see it. In reality, the woman sitting next to him replied, "The influence is very high, and there may be many nightmares tonight." ”

But there's no way around that. They must grow up so that they can witness for themselves the extinction that will come in extreme terror.

"You seem to take special care of him. ”

Oh, yes. After all, he is just an ordinary person who can't escape the shackles, but he will still try to rebel against his fate. In fact, many people are like this, it's just that he was chosen, and anyone can replace him, but this is always a bit unfair to him who was chosen. The desert is starting to sink in, and the earth will soon disappear, but then again, he shouldn't be involved in this anymore, I just hope that he can live a little better now.

I understand what you mean, the gift you intend to give him, I will deliver.

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The glass of the library shattered suddenly, and countless crystals pierced the floor, scraping fine pieces of wood chips. Amaterasu was so frightened by the sudden movement that his heart almost stopped, and after a few seconds of being dumbfounded, he slowly closed the book and moved towards the window. The cold wind of the night blew into the cabin on the fourth floor, bringing in new air and a biting chill. The old man in the rocking chair had left at some point, probably after the end of work. Fortunately, he left early, and the quiet library suddenly made such a big noise, it is likely that the old man's heart will not be able to stand it.

He poked his head out of the window, and there was only a little light on the ground, which blended in with the flickering stars in the sky, and it looked very harmonious.

It looks like someone threw something in. The old man left him a lamp before leaving, and he found a square greeting card from the shards of glass on the floor, and nothing else. The hardness of greeting cards is only the same as that of ordinary playing cards, and it is impossible to break the whole glass when used to throw flying cards. He moved the light source closer, and the card drew a smiling cartoon sun with the following words on the back:

'This is a VIP package for newbies, if I say so, you're a little bit interested in playing games a lot, right?'

'When you come to this world, do you sometimes not breathe?' I can solve the problem for you, make your tulipa a real person, and cure the headache by the way. ’

After shredding this card, you'll come to us, and the whole process will only take you ten minutes. ’

The words are very neat, like they came out of a printer. If it was a game, he would have opened the package without hesitation, but in the current situation, the contents of this card only made him feel suspicious.

He had only mentioned the matter of tulpa to Wang Zhiqiang, his best friend, and no one else. Turpa refers to the creation of another person in the mind of a person, a companion of fantasy. It is through enough practice and suggestion that another thought is generated in the brain.

During that time, he was alone. His parents only let him study, his classmates laughed at him for his poor grades, he had no friends, none of them. He just thought they were very naΓ―ve, studying only to make money, being an official just to take bribes, and during that time he was autistic and depressed, running to the rooftop all day long, thinking about how the universe was born, the meaning of human life, and so on. Whenever there is a gain, but there is no one to talk about. Because, no matter who you say this, they're just going to think you're crazy. Even if they agree with you, they will only think that this is where you came from. There is no one who can be trusted, only oneself. So, he had another self.

Coincidentally, there are a lot of coincidences around him. It's not uncommon for him to have adventures like being hit in the forehead by bird droppings when he was four years old, but what really set him on the path of exploring the supernatural was his own strange experience.

After the server was shut down, he turned off the computer and went to bed, and after about ten minutes, a beam of light hit him in the face, and when he opened his eyes, the computer turned on itself, which scared him a lot.

That nightmare, extreme fear made him unable to breathe, and even interfered with the reality of himself, but fortunately his parents quarreled that day, and his mother, who was sleeping in his room, woke him up.

His left eyelid kept jumping that day, and after class, someone was blowing in his ear, and he turned his head to find that there was no one within three meters of him.

and his mobile phone often takes some inexplicable photos and records some inexplicable audio for no reason, and similar to these, they are all real stories. Of course, everything can be explained by coincidence, but those who have experienced it firsthand will not let go easily. And he's in that kind of psychological situation.

So he began to believe that there were 'invisible people' by his side. After that, quite smoothly, he had his own tulpa, his own fantasy friend. Talking to himself seemed somewhat strange to outsiders, so he socialized less with his classmates, and if he was discovered, he would be treated as a psychopath, and mocked mercilessly. Although he thinks that these things don't matter, mental illness is mental illness, some people are deducing, and some people are from the heart and firmly believed.

And recently, even if the ball with his eyes closed can bounce in, he still feels that he is just an ordinary person, who doesn't have some wonderful experiences in his life, big or small? It's just recently, until he fainted, saw the hell, saw the netizens, and came to a different world called Chu Yao, he was shaken by his idea that he was an ordinary person.

Now he is on the cusp. The empire and the Red Lotus Pavilion were robbing him, and the ghost came to his house to give him some strange tasks, and he heard from the Night King that they had come to pick him up as if he was still commissioned by some celebrity, and this greeting card inviting him. Why should the other party be so kind to him, should he accept his favor and meet him, or should he remain suspicious and flatly refuse?

"Well, it's okay to go and see if it's going to happen, right?"

But the speaker is not Amaterasu. He turned his head, and a head was staring intently at the card behind him.

"Ahh

"Just now, the air navigated over. I saw that the lights were on in the library, and suddenly the glass shattered, so I came over to check on the situation. By the way, I'm Sky, one of your roommates. Changkong laughed, "You're really popular." ”

"What do you think I should do with this card?"

"Tear it up, what's the matter, you have so many relationships involved, no organization dares to do anything to you casually, this is probably trying to please you. ”

"Thank you. Amaterasu showed a relieved expression, "Originally, I was still hesitant, but I'm relieved if you say that." ”

"Originally, I was looking for you to go back to the dormitory, since there is such a thing, why don't I accompany you over to have a look?"

"No, I won't tear it, let's go back to the dormitory. ”

He didn't have any other thoughts, and he didn't want to be left alone or with anyone, although he still had a headache, although he also expected his tulpa to be an adult. But he chose to refuse.

He likes to be unexpected. It was as if he was defying his own fate and making him unfathomable to the world, until even God could control his actions.

On the endless plain, a huge tree connects the heavens and the earth, and stands there abruptly. Its trunk leads to heaven and earth, and its branches and leaves penetrate the clouds and mist, immersed in it, and it steps on one of the weaker branches, opening its eyes to escape the illusion.

β€œ...... Didn't come. ”

"But it doesn't matter, it's all going to happen. ”

"We will always be on the same 'line', I will not leave, and I will not let you go. ”

"'Fate', it cannot be disobeyed. ”

The woman watched as Chan kept talking to herself, shook her head helplessly and sighed, and jumped down from the tree.