Chapter 18: The Empty Room

Watching the girl go away, it wasn't until her back disappeared into the sea of people that Green turned to leave. As soon as his eyes moved, the young man only felt that the heat on his body seemed to be the focus, he raised his head and looked around, and the people walking on the road seemed to be looking at him, and even there were people on the side of the street gathered in twos and threes to discuss.

Green looked down in surprise, looking for something wrong with himself, and he really found it.

"Huh? Kitchen knife! ”

Seeing the bright reflection in his hand, Green remembered that he was still holding the kitchen knife given by Old John. Don't look at this is just a kitchen knife, the grade is not bad, Green checked it with the system, and actually found that it was a blue high-level equipment, called "Butcher's Meat Chopping Knife", which is better than the attributes of the tabula rasa iron sword at hand when he is unhappy. Although the thing is good, this is also something that belongs to Old John, according to Green's thinking, once Old John has three long and two short, this thing can also make Maya see things and think about people to talk about comfort, right? But after thinking about it, Green estimated that the girl would not accept this cold blade, and when he thought of the two of them standing at the door of the academy, he affectionately said, "Your kitchen knife!" "No, it's your kitchen knife!" , and he got goosebumps all over the ground.

Forget it, forget it, she'll definitely come to me if she wants to.

The boy gave up his mind of catching up with Maya, thought about it for a while, and couldn't use the system backpack in front of everyone, so he could only pin it to his waist, and then cautiously walked in the direction of the residence in his memory.

Green still remembers that when he traveled in White Rock City, he had not yet washed his number and retrained, and at that time, out of curiosity about virtual reality, he walked all over the streets of White Rock City as a martial artist, and even explored the sewers.

So ten minutes later, when he came to the door of the boy's memory, Green was stunned.

The boy's home is located in one of the cheapest residential complexes in Uptown, a brick house built off the ground with several stone staircases at the entrance. Compared to the mansions of the aristocratic and rich, this can only be regarded as a decent two-story building, but Rao is so, and Green does not think that this is something that the artisan family can afford.

But that's not the point.

The point is that the location of this house is clearly marked in Green's mind.

"'Empty room'!?"

Green looked at the quaint building in front of him in disbelief, and couldn't believe that this famous residence in the game could actually be the home of a teenager. He looked around and repeatedly confirmed the iconic scene, "In the third block of Shangcheng District, the sixth tree in the order should be the twin three-tree pine...... That's right, six rolling pebbles under the tree, eh...... Here, yes......" turned around, all the signs in his memory were there, and this house was the "empty room" in his memory.

Green hesitated, but decided to go in and have a look. Walking up the stairs and stroking the cold marble handrails, the strange touch made Green feel even more familiar.

He walked to the door, leaned down, and looked at the keyhole with one eye closed.

"There seems to be a ...... Six rings are not seven rings, at least expert-level lockpicking skills are required. ”

This is not often seen in White Rock City, and even the dungeon does not have such a delicate door lock. When I used to play the game, players who first entered White Rock City were simply curious babies, in addition to PK red names, there were all kinds of illegal acts, and the crimes were simply beyond the imagination of the guards of White Rock City. There are not 1,000 but 800 players who have been in prison, and most of them have left the dark and damp "fence room" before the end of their sentences - naturally they have escaped from prison, and players have never ignored the rules of NPCs, and at first they just picked the lock and escaped, and then the level increased and the force value increased, and some players even brazenly challenged the prison guards.

Of course, he died a miserable death.

I think Green was also a "bad boy" back then, and he escaped from the dungeon of White Rock City several times, but he was only equipped with advanced lockpicking skills. As for why he was arrested......

Ahem, that's not the point.

"It seems that the 'empty room' is absolutely correct, that is, it is precisely because 'I' was killed by displeasure that this strange house appeared?" Green scratched his head, feeling incomparably weird. He knocked on the door, but there was no response inside.

Green then walked over to the potted plant on the side of the room, and according to the boy's memory, his parents usually left the key in the plant pot in case he suddenly returned home, even though the boy hadn't used it for years. With the mood of trying it out, Green lifted the potted plant to see that there was really a copper key, although it was all patina, Green inserted it into the door lock, and squeaked open the door.

The quality is good, the assured product of the world of Gonodia.

Green muttered in his heart, and the person walked into the room, closed the door casually, and as soon as he turned around, a cold white mist and cold air rushed to his face.

"Huh?"

The boy was startled, but before the cold could get closer, it was as if an invisible wall was in front of Grimm, blocking all the white gas and quickly dissipating it. Green blinked, and he just remembered that this was the frost trap that the player would inevitably trigger when they broke into the "empty room".

"Is it because I have the key? Or is it because I'm one of the owners of the room? ”

Several explanations flashed through Green's mind, and just in case, he walked over to the silver statue ornament placed in front of the foyer, and carefully touched it.

Nothing happened.

Green finally breathed a sigh of relief, if he was in the game, it would be time for the silver golem to attack him.

It seems that his guess was correct.

Green relieved himself and headed upstairs. There was no one in the building at all, and he already knew that. Every room is also figured out by the player, and the only thing that can be found in the game is a piece of paper on the table in front of the mirror on the second floor. In the game, the player who receives the letterhead will automatically receive the side quest to deliver the letter, but the recipient [G] will not be able to do anything......

Wait, G?

Green frowned, how did this letter feel so familiar?

G…… Grimm…… Green!

"G is the initial! Isn't that me? ”

Green suddenly realized, no wonder he couldn't find the recipient, how to find the person who was dead.

"I see! Ha ha! ”

The joy of his newfound discovery hit him, and Green hurried upstairs, eager to see what was on his letterhead.

Soon, he found the standing mirror, and on the table in front of the mirror, the parchment letter was the same as the position in his memory.

Opening the letterhead, the ink had dried up, Green walked to the window and read the letter in the sunlight outside.

[Dear Green, unfortunately, the world is not what it used to be. Now, the ordinary life is gone, and we are sorry, but we must leave. Maybe you have encountered something incomprehensible, maybe you have seen something extraordinary, but you don't need to panic, go to your uncle Zegor, he will give you the answers you need, love your father & mother]

Reading the end of the letter, Green's joy grew colder, and the shock in his eyes became almost substantial.

Did the teenager's parents know about my crossing? Or is that uncle who knows the truth? Or do they all know this qiē?

Or maybe they're the ones who started my crossing!

Green slumped back in his chair, his hand holding the letterhead trembling slightly. One question after another haunted his mind.

What should I do? Is it to find the uncle who doesn't know where he is?

It seemed like a viable move, but Green quickly came to his senses.

No, time is of the essence, and in order to minimize the damage of the Dark Alliance's invasion, I must do something!

But......

The truth looming between the lines made Green hesitate.

Curious, curious, curious! What the hell is going on with all the qiē!!

The boy rubbed his hair in annoyance, his thirst for the truth interfering with his thoughts.

Suddenly, a wisp of white mist that had receded suddenly floated from behind the mirror, circled Grimm's body, spun rapidly to his head, and burrowed into his ears before he could react to the cold.

"Hiss......"

A cool sensation in his head calmed Green's hot brain.

What can we do if we get the truth and travel back to Earth again? Even if I can do it, what will I do when I return to Earth? Showing off your real journey to your friends, only to be dismissed as paranoid? After not being believed, return to that dark and unruly life? Back in the game, continue to witness the atrocities of the Dark Alliance and do nothing about it, clinging to hatred day after day, year after year?

That's not the life I wanted!

"By the way, that's the root of the problem!"

Green got up from his chair, looked at himself in the mirror in front of him, and asked, "Green, do you want to go back to Earth?" Is life on earth what you want? ”

In his familiar voice, Green's conviction stood firm.

"No, that's not what I want."

In his heart, a bright light lit up, although it was not dazzling enough, but at least it gave him a way forward.

In the real world, I'm not a rich second generation with a golden key, but in Gonodia, I'm here with golden thighs!

"This is the life I want."

The teenager who was once hesitant finally had the determination to stay.

And then there was a sudden roar outside—

"Damn human, get out of here!"