Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Losing Race
The process of sunset in the sea is particularly fast. The sun was still shining at their feet, and in a few moments it circled the edge of the continent above them, splashing two soft orange-red rays before being swallowed.
Each glass house, whether occupied or not, lit up with a soft pale white glow almost at the same time. The small lake in the north of the city, together with the water column in its center that runs through the heavens and the earth, still glows blue. After sunset, the faint blue became more and more visible in the darkness.
As far as the eye can see, countless columns of water are interspersed between the sky and the silent sea, as if they are silk threads sewing together the earth and the inverted sky.
In the hut by the lake, Cheng Wulin was bored and lay on the sofa, from time to time glancing at Wang Luli, who was sitting upright on another sofa, constantly fiddling with his wrists, and glanced at the little girl next to him who had just gotten up and was dressing up in front of a round mirror the size of half a room: "Old Wang, a game I played is similar to our current situation." ”
"What game?" Wang Luli didn't look up, his eyes were still fixed on the words that flew quickly in the light on his wrist, "Ah I seem to know, I've played with it too." ”
"Right? It's about building a house, with walls and floors, but it's transparent from the player's point of view, and everyone inside is clear what they're doing. ”
"Hmm."
Seeing that Wang Luli just nodded slightly and was silent, Cheng Wulin was so bored that he took out his mobile phone that had been soaked in water and turned into bricks and looked at it, turned over and sat up, scratched his head, put his feet on the coffee table again, turned sideways and turned over the empty coffee table drawer, and finally couldn't help but walk behind Wang Luli, leaned over and pinched his shoulder.
"You've been watching it for a long, long time."
"I've got to get some information about the city. You see," Wang Luli stretched out his hand and pointed to a sketchy vector map that was slowly sketched in front of him, "The Silent Sea is divided into six regions, and each area has thirty-eight heavenly pillars. This is the North Thirty-Seven Pillars, which is where we are now. ”
"Oh, where are we going tomorrow?"
"This." Wang Luli pointed to the circle in the center of the city, "This is the council." The city has three most important organizations, the Parliament, the Celestial Courtyard and the Sea Shield. The council is a political body headed by the lord of the city, the Celestial Court is responsible for the maintenance of the city, and the sea shield is the combatant. As for the power of the city, I just found out that it means that the people of the Heavenly Courtyard can be easily controlled by the city's daytime fluid......"
"Lao Wang......"
"Huh?"
"I'm hungry, go with me to find something to eat."
"Hungry? Oh, good. Wang Luli turned off the screen and stood up, "Let's go, look for something to eat." ”
As soon as he walked out of the room, Cheng Wulin let out a sigh of relief. Actually, he wasn't hungry at all, but the house was too oppressive for him. Being able to see what he's doing at any time makes him feel like he's in a glass cage at a zoo.
Moreover, Wang Luli has been busy checking the information of this city, and he hasn't talked to him much, and after a long time, he feels that his chest is starting to feel stuffy.
"I don't know where to eat." Wang Luli looked around, and flicked the light floating on the wrist screen twice.
He'd eaten in the Mirror World, but that was all since he was Spective 748. There are many factories in Hung Ming Road, and in the corners of those factories there are machines that sell insects to extract protein...... Strictly speaking, it is not called "rice", it can only be called vitamin products.
"Why don't we go back ......?"
"Let's go for a walk when you come out, although I don't like that house very much, but after all, it's also our home, if you can meet someone who has a change, maybe you can move something nice to add in."
"Yes!" Thinking about it this way, Cheng Wulin is also a little looking forward to it.
Wang Luli said with a smile: "Then let's compare, who finds food first, and the other will exchange what he has on his body for it?" ”
"But I didn't bring anything of value with me." Cheng Wulin touched his pockets with both hands, and there was nothing else except a few steel hammers.
"You don't have to use what we think is valuable, but what the other party thinks is valuable...... I'll go first! ”
"Damn, it's so cunning!" Cheng Wulin saw Wang Lu rush out as soon as he stepped on the ground, and hurriedly took steps to follow.
It's been a long time since I've been running in the mirror world......
Seeing the surrounding scenery constantly turning into virtual shadows passing by, Cheng Wulin opened his arms excitedly, and the afternoon haze was swept away.
"Oh!" He screamed.
"I won't stop if you call me haha!" Wang Luli's voice came back from the front. Cheng Wulin found that Wang Luli's speed was much faster than him, and the distance between the two sides was getting bigger and bigger.
No way...... Is the gap so big?
He felt that his legs were almost sore when he ran outside the mirror, but he still saw Wang Luli slowly disappear from his field of vision.
Call...... No way......
He slowed down and slowly stopped, a little angry.
I'm relying on it, are you in such a hurry to win?
The two of them had already run to the other side along the road by the lake, and they had come to a strange place along the main road. The main road in front of Cheng Wulin was divided into three forks, and the surrounding houses were brightly lit, illuminating the road very brightly, but Wang Luli could not be seen at all.
From time to time, passers-by walked by, looking at the panting Cheng Wulin differently. He hesitated for a moment, and grabbed an old lady who was walking with a cane: "Hello, have you seen a person running over here?" ”
"No, no...... the old lady lifted her glasses, "maybe he ran too fast, and my old woman didn't see it clearly." ”
"Uh, excuse me."
Cheng Wulin was speechless as he watched the old lady twist her hips and run out like a race walker, scratching her head anxiously.
used the screen to send two messages to Wang Luli, but he waited for a long time without replying. Now he was really a little unhappy, and he fumbled with the black ring on his middle finger.
Okay, Wang Luli, don't say a word and play with me missing, right?
With a cool breeze around him, Cheng Wulin stared at a family of three sitting and eating together in a tower-like house. Seeing a dish on their table, he suddenly thought of something, and stretched out his hand to summon a dragon scale.
Wang Luli had already found a place to sell food through the screen, and ignored the two messages from Cheng Wulin sent from the screen with a wicked smile, he quickly rushed into the store and brought out the food, and ran quickly in the direction he came.
Cheng Wulin, this kid, must be in a hurry in place, and when he finds himself running with delicious food, his expression must be very exciting.
But when he returned the same way with a smile on his face and saw Cheng Wulin, the things in his hand were suddenly scattered all over the ground.
Cheng Wulin, who was sitting on the side of the road, was covered by the hat of the sweatshirt at this time, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, but there was a horizontal wound on his neck.
A huge wound that was spurting blood.
"Cheng Wulin!" Wang Luli's scream of disbelief resounded over the intersection. Take a look at the latest chapters of "Daylight Forest Claw Book House" to read for free for the first time.