It's not very late, but there are very few pedestrians in and out of this area, and Jiangning can't find anyone to ask for directions. After looking around, I only saw an old man collecting garbage.

Why don't you try your luck?

There is a big difference between foreign waste pickers and domestic waste pickers, most of them are forced to wander, and when picking up garbage, they will also raise a stray dog and stray cat to accompany them, which may be the last trace of warmth that the world gives them.

The old man was followed by a ragtag dog, unrecognizable of any breed, wagging its tail behind his ass. He didn't go through the trash can, stared at the old man to find something that was still usable from the garbage heap, and then obediently put it in his mouth for him.

Jiang Ning walked over and asked him in English.

"Hello...... Do you know which building No. 15 is?" Jiang Ning asked tentatively.

The old man spoke, his words a little slurred.

"What did you say?"

Seeing this, the old man pointed to the building in the deepest part of the area.

"Thank you. Jiang Ning understood what he meant, turned around to leave, thought about it, put his hand into his pocket again, and took out some dollars of change left.

He handed the money to the old man, who waved his hand to signal that he didn't need it, so Jiang Ning wanted to grab his hand and forcibly give him the money.

He reached for the old man's right arm, but he only grabbed the half-empty sleeve.

"I'm sorry. He was stunned for a moment, knowing his strength, apologized, put the money in the old man's pocket, and bowed.

The old man made a gesture, his hand nodded on his shoulder, and then nodded his forehead, Jiang Ning didn't know which religious school this was a custom, it seemed to be blessing himself.

Jiang Ning has always felt that people are very ridiculous in this life, some people are in a high position, but they sigh loneliness, some people are prosperous, but they long for barrenness, and some people stand in high-rise buildings and wear suits and leather shoes but yearn for a life of three meals for two people, four seasons, men and women, and weaving...... Some people are just a person and a dog wandering the city, but they live very happily.

Compared with them, who is really free and easy?

He walked towards the building that the old man pointed to, Building 15 was the only one among the nearly thirty buildings here that did not even have a single household lit up, I don't know if there were no residents or it was too early to rest, Jiang Ning felt that the former was more likely.

Such buildings are generally called ghost buildings, which are also known as empty buildings...... If there is no one to live in, then the one who lives in it is not a man.

Jiang Ning walked quickly, and when he stood in front of Building 15, he didn't know if it was because of the psychological effect or the change in the weather, he felt the chill around him rise sharply, and shivered suddenly.

Shrinking his neck, Jiang Ning looked at the dark corridor and walked in with courage.

As soon as he entered, he felt like he had hit something, and when he looked up, he saw a pair of white eyes peeking out of the darkness.

"Damn!" Jiang Ning scolded in fright, hurriedly took a few steps back, and directly exited the corridor and returned to the empty street outside.

"What are you yelling about. A deep voice came from within.

A man walked out, in a black suit, black leather shoes, and his complexion...... It was a black man, and a very tall black man. Just standing there gave people a heavy sense of oppression, and he seemed to be standing in the dark all the time, but because of the color of his complexion, Jiang Ning didn't notice it.

Jiang Ning's height is no longer short, but from the perspective of looking up just now, the black man is at least a head taller than him. Among the people he knew, Fu Kuo was the tallest, and the black man in front of him was only afraid that he was at least 1.95 meters, which was a little taller than Fu Kuo.

"If you pick up garbage, there's no one here, find someone...... Nor did it. The black man, speaking standard Mandarin, glanced at Jiang Ning and stopped at the door, as if he had no intention of letting him in.

"I'm here for the party. Jiang Ning said, taking the invitation out of the pocket of his coat and handing it over.

The black man glanced at him, an ordinary ordinary person, but over the years, there have been many ordinary people here.

After checking the invitation letter to confirm that it was correct, he nodded at Jiang Ning: "Come with me." ”

Since coming into contact with the human game APP, Jiang Ning has been accustomed to accepting all accidents and unexpected things, so he is not surprised at all that it is a black person who accepts him, except for being taken aback just now, things are beyond his expectations.

He followed the black man into the hallway and stopped at the elevator.

Two elevators, one in disrepair and sealed, the other can be used. The black man walked over to the elevator with the seal attached, ripped the seal off, and pulled out what looked like a key and inserted it into a small hole under the elevator button.

With a bang, the elevator suddenly lit up, making the sound of machinery running.

The elevator door quickly opened, and the black man walked in, Jiang Ning following behind him.

"Where are we going?" Jiang Ning asked.

"Go where you need to go. The black man replied.

After the elevator doors closed, the black man pressed the floor button on the minus five floors.

Jiang Ning noticed that in addition to the negative five layers, the remaining three buttons were negative one to negative three layers, and one negative four layers were missing, that is, the negative five layers were negative four layers from a certain point of view.

He had heard some superstitious sayings about architecture, because the homonym of 4 is death, so many real estate developers will change the negative four floors to other names when building houses.

The elevator carried the two of them down, I don't know if it was because of the psychological effect, Jiang Ning felt a little out of breath in such a closed space, and the light in the elevator was not very strong, giving people a very depressing feeling as a whole.

What kind of test is this? Or is it the first line of defense to break down the human psyche here?

"Interesting. He thought to himself.

The descent of this elevator is slower than that of ordinary elevators, and it is not known whether it was deliberately designed by the designer or manually adjusted. If a patient with a phobia of confined spaces stays here, then he doesn't have to wait for the elevator door to open, and his psychological defenses are already destroyed.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, everything that has happened since he appeared at the door of Building 15 is actually a test, a test of courage. Suddenly black, oppressive elevator environment...... Jiang Ning guessed that there would be more 'tests' in the future.

Only those who pass these tests are eligible to participate in the real gathering of players. These tests should be responsible for screening the person who was selected by the game, but the quality was not up to standard.

So far, Jiang Ning still doesn't know what the criteria for selecting gamers are for human games. Take yourself and Fu Kuo from the point of view, whether it is a family or experience, there seems to be no similarity between the two people, no matter which aspect, so why would the human game choose the two of them to become gamers?

"Ding—"

The elevator arrived.

However, the elevator doors did not open.

The black man pressed the button of the elevator and turned his head to look at him: "Are you armed?"

"Huh?" Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment.

"Should have brought it. The black man ignored his reply, and said to himself. "Forget it, this one is for you. ”

As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Ning.

"Why do you give me this?"

"It's going to work. The black man said, opening the elevator door. "Go ahead, you'll have to go the rest of the way. ”