Wei Liang has been here for forty-eight hours.

The sky is always so dark, there is no sun, no moon, no stars. There are no flowers, no green grass, no trees on the ground.

It's like a pool of stagnant water.

He never met anyone but the maiden.

As for the girl, after being teased twice, she left angrily, but after a while she turned back, flustered like a lost chicken, crying and saying to Wei Liang that she had seen the devil.

"The devil?"

The girl nodded heavily and whimpered, "It soars in the sky, with two pairs of huge wings that emit cyan light. ”

Wei Liang was indifferent and said, "Maybe it's an illusion caused by too much psychological pressure." ”

"Absolutely not! It landed in front of me, as tall as a house, and its eyes were scarlet and cold, and it looked at me so directly. ”

"And then?"

"And then it flew away."

"It means that that guy has no malicious intent, but you are too sensitive."

The girl said in a trembling voice, "It's too weird here. We should form alliances and help each other to survive. ”

Wei Liang did not object.

"My name is Tintin."

"My name is Wei Liang."

"You have to promise that you will not lie to me again in the future, and you will not bully me again."

"I promise."

In this way, the two became friends for the time being.

"Why, you say, is it always dark here?" Tintin asked in a whisper.

"The Scarlet Tower, as the name suggests, we are inside a tower, so naturally we can't see the light."

"But this tower is too big, isn't it? It's just a world of things. ”

"It's weird here, and it can't be justified in common sense."

"I'm scared." Ding Dingqing was depressed, "Good and decent, how did we get here?" ”

Wei Liang grinned, no comment.

"I miss home."

Wei Liang didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only gently rub her back.

"Don't touch me, I'm not a puppy." Tintin choked up.

"It's said to be calming."

"How can we be calm when we will die at any time?"

"Death is not terrible, it is our fear of death."

"You can see it upside down." Tintin wiped his tears and asked, "I'm curious, why do you always look so calm?" ”

"So what should I do? Crying nose like you? ”

"Aren't you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid."

"Bragging."

The two chatted with each other, and gradually became hungry.

"Something to eat?"

"Steamed buns."

Ding Ding sighed, picked up the steamed bun and chewed it, and said vaguely: "Many people have invited me to eat, but you are the first to eat steamed bread." ”

"So you're going to thank me for giving you a unique experience?"

"Well, thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Wei Liang."

"Huh?"

"I ask a question, and you must answer it truthfully."

"Say it."

"You have to promise not to lie to me."

"I promise."

"Are you a good person or a bad person?"

"Don't you think that's a naïve question?"

"Where's the naivety?"

"There is no distinction between good people and bad people, only interests. If the interests are the same, the other party is a good person; When interests conflict, the other party is the bad guy. ”

"What about the two of us?"

"We don't have a conflict of interest, so we can get along peacefully." Wei Liang smiled, "I know what you're worried about. ”

"Worried about what?"

"The newcomer only has a three-day protection period, and you are afraid that after the protection period is over, I will be unfavorable to you."

Tintin was silent for a moment and said, "That's right. ”

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

"You promise?"

"I promise."

"But you said back then, in the Crimson Tower, don't trust anyone."

"This time there is an exception."

Tintin stopped talking.

The two of them had no battery on their mobile phones, and there were no sun, moon and stars here, so the concept of time became very blurred.

Wei Liang burned the last cigarette, crumpled the cigarette case, and threw it into the distance. He wanted to buy another box of cigarettes, but the Crimson Mall didn't sell them.

Tintin fell asleep and woke up again, and the endless darkness made her panic, and said, "Hurry up to the second floor." “

"What second layer?"

"Didn't your instructor sue you?"

Wei Liang recalled the content of the conversation with Hotaru, and it seemed that there was a lot of talk about unrelated topics, but he didn't say much about the Scarlet Tower.

"The Crimson Tower has ten floors." "We are now on the first level, which is also the least environmentally friendly, and we can only buy the most basic daily necessities," Tintin said. ”

"What about the second floor?"

"The second layer of the environment will be better, it won't be so dark anymore, and the Crimson Mall will give us some purchase permissions."

"What can I buy?"

"Attribute enhancement, you can strengthen your own attack or defense."

Wei Liang came to a little interest, and asked, "Is it true that the higher the number of layers, the greater the purchase authority?" ”

"That's right. Like those top-level immortal methods and bloodlines, you must go to the ** layer to buy. ”

"How can I go up?"

"As long as you live, you can go up." "Successfully surviving three games, we will be able to go to the second tier," Tintin said. ”

"Do you think you'll survive?"

"I don't know." Ding Dingqing was depressed, paused, and said bitterly: "I'm afraid not." ”

"Be optimistic."

"What about you, do you think you'll survive?"

"Absolutely." Wei Liang smiled and said, "Not only can I survive, but I can also step onto the tenth floor." ”

"The instructor said it was almost impossible."

"Nothing is impossible." Wei Liang patted her on the shoulder: "Believe in yourself." In this world of deceit, we can only trust ourselves. ”

Suddenly, an indifferent voice sounded in his head.

"A new game is about to begin."

He looked at Tintin and asked, "Did you hear that?" ”

Tintin nodded and said apprehensively, "Game of Death...... To get started? ”

Wei Liang stroked her back and said softly, "Don't be nervous. ”

"There's a good chance we're going to die in the game."

Wei Liang smiled, "What you see is death, and what I see is a lot of scarlet coins." ”

Ding Ding leaned towards him and said in a trembling voice, "Wei Liang, I'm scared. ”

"Truth be told, life on Earth is more terrifying than the Crimson Tower."

Tintin thinks he's crazy.

"I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid of rotting in the dull and dull time." Wei Liang said: "Just imagine, what would have happened if you hadn't been caught here? You'll leave campus, initially thinking you're finally free, only to find out that society is a bigger cage. You work hard and finally find a good job, and then work hard for a few years, during which you meet a nice guy, you love each other, enter the palace of marriage, and then you become a mother. The child grows up day by day, you grow old day by day, and finally one day, your child repeats your trajectory, just like you repeat your mother's trajectory, also married, and then you become a grandmother, and finally, you become a handful of ashes, disappearing in the dust of time, no one will remember you, no one will remember you. ”

"What are you trying to express?"

"What a boring life! No passions, no surprises, day after day, year after year, is that really what you want? ”

Tintin nodded and said, "That's right." In my bones, I am a responsible person. ”

"The essence of duty is incompetence." Wei Liang said: "I am very glad that I can come to the Crimson Tower, this is a godsend. Those stupid and weak people see this as hell, but I think this is heaven, as long as there are enough Crimson coins, we can become infinitely stronger, this is where dreams come true. ”

The indifferent voice came again: "The game begins." ”