Chapter 17: A Glimmer of Truth
A cemetery on the outskirts of the capital.
A newly carved tomb, a young man in black standing straight.
The downpour fell like a pillar, splashing countless raindrops on the ground, which then fell back with a ticking sound. The young man in black has been standing in front of the grave for a long time, and the chrysanthemums placed in front of the monument are golden and yellow, and the pouring rain is poured on it, spreading layers of mist, gradually surrounding the chrysanthemums inside.
When Chen Nianzu learned the address of the old man Chen in reality from the old village chief, he rushed out of the dormitory after getting off the game, and the grief and indignation in the game were all brought to reality.
Old man Chen lay quietly in the game cabin, this game cabin was just the cheapest, the line linked to Old Chen's mind was still working, not realizing at all that this ordinary old man had completed an amazing feat in the game.
The doctor came quickly and left quickly, and said a little numbly when he left: "He has liver cancer, which is in the advanced stage, but he has not taken good care of his body, and he still has to play games at such an old age." The doctor has to face countless patients every day, and such a seemingly ordinary death is normal in his subconscious, and he said to the assistant next to him: "Inform the funeral home that the time of death is around 2 o'clock in the morning." ”
Old man Chen didn't leave any last words, what he wanted to say had already been explained clearly in the game, so the doctor just made a logical diagnosis, advanced liver cancer, obsessed with games, resulting in brain death.
But Chen Nianzu knew that none of this was so simple, and he probably guessed that Old Man Chen Weishenme would insist on becoming a game NPC during his critical illness, because he was reluctant to be that piece of black iron! Just the death of the game that can affect reality? But countless players die every day in the game, and Weishenme doesn't have that happening? The Xuantie that Old Man Chen was thinking about when he was dying was really a game product, or was it brought in by reality, and what did Old Man Chen's sentence "I turned into data, Xuantie is not a mortal thing, and in the end it failed to become a piece of data".
Is it understandable that consciousness is turned into data, the body still exists in reality, and death in the game leads to the death of the body that exists in reality? The old village chief seems to know everything about Old Man Chen, and he knows the specific address, he should be a friend in reality, but he didn't appear when Old Man Chen was buried, this is Weishenme, is it also because consciousness has turned into data, and he can't come to see him off in person?
There are many doubts entangled in Chen Nianzu's brain, Chen Nianzu himself is not a normal person, because he has the memory of two lifetimes, and the things that he speculated are appalling, but it is not impossible.
"You can go in peace." Chen Nianzu looked at the grave that the old man had set a year ago, the withered grass on the side was shivering in the cold wind, and only the newly carved stele showed that there was an ordinary old man here.
"Darkiron Mission!" Chen Nianzu slowly clenched his fists and looked up at the rain that fell like a pillar, "I will surprise those who are hiding behind the scenes." ”
The next day, in the game, the novice village blacksmith shop.
"Come with me to Suzaku City." The old village chief once again left his post without permission, and appeared in the blacksmith shop, looking at the young man who was silently stroking Xuantie.
"Your second chain mission has been completed, the next step is to find the 10,000-year ice, the process may be very long, I don't want you to continue to be silent here." The old village chief sighed and continued: "Besides, it is also Old Man Chen's wish to find the Ten Thousand Years of Cold Ice, since the Xuantie is a few points in the world, and Old Man Chen, as the original owner of this Xuantie, what happened in the middle, you also want to find out." ”
So far, Chen Nianzu is sure that this piece of Xuantie was selected for some reason, or Old Man Chen had to incarnate data to appear in the game to continue to protect Xuantie, and Xuantie was made into a large-scale shijie plot, although the old village chief knew Old Man Chen, but what he knew about this task was only the first three chains, the 30,000 pheasants that triggered the task, and the skill 50 was created to find the 10,000-year ice.
Each link may seem unrelated, but it is inextricably linked. The first chain tests a person's patience and persistence, the second chain tests whether a person's heart can complete the seemingly impossible task, without the inheritance of Old Man Chen, it is absolutely impossible to improve his skills in just three months, and the third chain officially enters the task, with a single ability to obtain the 10,000-year ice that only exists in the legend.
And the difficult and long task is built on Xuantie, if the first two chains of the task are to choose people, it is better to choose a guardian for Xuantie who has strong perseverance in all aspects.
"I'll go with you." Chen Nianzu picked up the dark iron that was only long with a keyboard but had a terrifying weight, and looked at the familiar blacksmith shop, Old Man Chen grinded and chirped and counted his appearance as if he had reappeared, "When the water comes out, I will come back." ”
The old village chief let out a long sigh, for the selection of Old Man Chen, for his own selfish desire to add icing on the cake in his career, he cheated on the task, and then Old Man Chen opened up the truth for Chen Nianzu at the cost of sacrificing his own body......
All of this has created a young man who will do anything to find the truth, and the face that was beaten yesterday twitched untimely, and the old village chief quietly glanced at Chen Nianzu, his heart beat wildly, and he felt a sense of urgency to know about the whole thing. It's like a naughty child secretly looking for a lost puppy in order to hide from his parents, and the feeling of joy after the truth is revealed permeates the old village chief's entire body.
"Hopefully...... "The old village chief suffers from gains and losses.
"I know that you have an irresolvable hatred with the Wild Wolf Monarch, and I have come here to find you this time just to let you get out of the barren land and go to Vermilion Bird City safely." Seeing that Chen Nianzu didn't respond, the old village chief could only continue: "I'm serving in Vermilion Bird City, but in the future, it's better for us not to meet, you know that this matter was done by me with a clear conscience, and I don't know if it's right or ......not."
"Okay." Chen Nianzu wrapped the whole piece of dark iron with a coarse linen coat, and finally raised his head, but the lifeless expression on his face still shocked the old village chief, what kind of expression is this, with signs of outburst in indifference, and anger hidden in his blank eyes, this is simply a time bomb!
Players who triggered the mission in other regions were not in a state of excitement, and the young man in front of him, who already knew something and smelled a hint of danger and conspiracy, was completely in a state where he could do anything to find out the truth.
The whole body is in a negative state, I hope I don't toss any more big disasters, otherwise I won't even have a chance to escape with a roll cover......
The old village chief couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this.