Xu Qingran and his entourage trekked through mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at their destination five minutes before the arrival of the prescribed hour limit, and the huge marble stele had three big characters written in red letters - Eternal Sleep Town. The only place in this town that is connected to the outside world is called Sunset Square, where an old man with a beautiful young assistant is waiting for their arrival, Xu Qingran naturally became the captain of the Dream Traveler, he quickened his pace and walked towards the mayor, bowing slightly, "I'm sorry we're late." ”

Mayor James smiled kindly back, put his right hand on his left shoulder and bowed to the crowd, and said slowly in a slightly old voice, "Travelers who have passed here, I have been waiting for a long time. I'm sorry for letting you run so fast, but something like this happened in the town, and the people in the town began to panic, and rumors spread outside. If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, it will cause a great loss to our Eternal Sleep Town. ”

Xu Qingran was very keen to catch the key clue "such a thing", so he asked, "What happened in the town?" ”

The mayor sighed helplessly, his gaze stayed on the seven dream travelers behind Xu Qingran, and after a while, he withdrew his gaze and waved his hand, "You should be tired of trekking through mountains and rivers, Linda has already booked a room at the Eternal Sleep Inn, let's go to the inn first, and I will tell you about what happened in the town on the way." ”

Xu Qingran nodded, so the mayor and Linda, his assistant beside him, led everyone from Sunset Square, walking along the straight marble street towards the center of the town.

"Something very strange has happened in Eternal Sleep Town lately, you just saw it in Sunset Square, that huge bell tower. It's a landmark of our town of Eternal Sleep, and it's a sight to attract visitors, but a month ago, every 12 o'clock at midnight, there was a strange singing accompanied by the ringing of twelve bells, which was a phenomenon that had never been heard before. "In addition to the strange singing, there are even more strange things going on in the town. The townspeople discovered that their children were sleepwalking, and that the sleepwalking episodes were around 12 a.m. More than one child was sleepwalking, and all fifteen children in the town were sleepwalking, and one night we found all the children gathered in the street garden, looking like they were playing some kind of game. ”

"Soon after, children began to go missing, and by now five children have gone missing."

Xu Qingran pondered for a moment and asked, "After the children had frequent sleepwalking symptoms, didn't you do something?" Like locking the children's rooms, or being with the children at 12 a.m.? Does sleepwalking have anything to do with the disappearance of children? ”

"It's useless, we've tried everything we can think of. There are even residents who lock their children in the basement, but he still sleepwalks in the street park, and after checking the basement locks, there is no sign of damage, and what strength can a child have to break a door. It was as if the children had been manipulated by some force, or had been helped by some force, to come and go in the middle of the night and play freely in the middle of the street, and then disappear one day. ”

While listening to the mayor's explanation of the background of the mission, Jun Yao observed the buildings on both sides of the street, which is a typical Western European architectural style - ornate decoration, strong red, white and brown colors, exquisite modeling design, wooden retro street lamps and beautifully carved Roman columns appear on both sides of the street from time to time. As he walked, he saw a large circular fountain pool, surrounded by a circle of irises, wooden benches placed at regular intervals, and on the left side of the fountain was a notice board with four or five yellowed pieces of notice paper.

"I'm really sorry, you should have enjoyed the trip, and it was my fault to disturb you with such a thing. It's just that as the mayor of Eternal Sleep, I can't do anything about it, children are the most valuable treasure of Eternal Sleep Town, so for their sake, I can only ask you for help with a shy old face - please help me, find the five missing children, and unravel the truth of all this strange incident. Mayor James pleaded with a pleading face.

【Main quest triggered】

[Main Quest: Find the missing children in Eternal Sleep Town and unravel the truth of the strange events]

Linda, the assistant who had been standing beside the mayor and had been silent, finally spoke, "This is the Eternal Sleep Hotel, and the room key is at the front desk, you can arrange it at will." Please be sure to help us solve this problem in Eternal Sleep Town, except for the east and west forests, don't go to it at will, the rest of the town is open to you, and the residents of the town will also cooperate with your investigation, if you have any problems, you can call the phone at the front desk of the hotel, and I will answer for you. ”

"I have a question...... Does Eternal Sleep give any special meaning to the clock? Shen Junyao saw that the two NPCs had already finished what they should have said, and it seemed that if they didn't open their mouths, they would disappear in front of them in the next second like the previous driver, so she finally couldn't help but ask this question that had existed since she walked into Eternal Sleep Town from Sunset Square.

Linda looked at Jun Yao and was silent for a moment, then gently raised a smile and explained gently, "Children are the most valuable treasure of our Eternal Sleep Town, because children are our time. ”

The mayor coughed twice, and Linda stepped up to help him, "Now that you know the purpose of this trip, and the inn is close at hand, then forgive us for missing us." I'll leave the children's affairs to you. Linda bowed deeply and helped the mayor away without looking back.

Xu Qingran turned his head to look at Shen Junyao, he hadn't noticed this girl originally, after all, she was a dream traveler on the first mission, and she might have completed one or two novice tasks before, so her familiarity with the official mission might not be too high. He didn't expect Shen Junyao and another girl named Jiang Xian to play much of a role, as long as they didn't lag behind, and they had some reasoning ability and execution ability. The advancement of the task basically depends on Ai Yu and Lin Mo, who are in the same organization as him, and Yin Weiyu's words don't seem so reliable.

However, Shen Junyao's words just now broke his impression of her. Maybe...... This Shen Junyao is a rare junior wise man.

"Why is this question asked?" Xu Qingran asked.

"The big bell tower in Sunset Square, in fact, I noticed it when I first arrived, and I had an intuition that there was something strange about this bell tower. Then the mayor led us to the hotel, and along the way I observed the decoration of the place, and the style did match the background of the mission, but almost every few houses would hang a clock on the floor-to-ceiling windows on the first floor, which puzzled me. Finally to the street park, you see there," Jun Yao pointed to the tall disc clock next to the huge fountain pool in the street park, "Eternal Sleep Town is full of clock elements, and the mayor's whole narrative also mentions the strange singing of the bell tower, the specific time of twelve o'clock in the night, so I think this clock may be a very important clue." ”

"This quest seems a little special?" Ai Yu checked the updated mission page, "There is no time limit?" This is a situation that has never been encountered before, and even if you stay here until the truth is solved, the system has never been so kind. ”

"If you have a time limit, is there actually one? Didn't Assistant Linda say 'kids are our time'? Our mission is to find the missing children, and in the process of our search, the remaining children can't just stay like this, right? I don't know the reason for the disappearance of the children, if it is a ghost monster or something, then it will definitely not give up during our investigation, and the children will definitely go missing, so ......" Jiang Xian, who had only introduced herself since the beginning of the mission, suddenly spoke, and she broke the implied meaning of the NPC Linda's language, Xu Qingran immediately understood after Jiang Xian said this, "So, we have to solve this task before all the children are missing." ”

Xu Qingran turned around and stepped forward, pushing open the door of the Eternal Sleep Inn, but thinking in his heart that this time the dream travelers seemed to be of a good level, and novices were naturally not included, but Shen Junyao and Jiang Xian, who had only completed the task once, had high acuity, and quickly discovered the key clues that were hidden at the beginning. In this case, maybe this time you can try to open the hidden mission to achieve the ture ending.

The lobby of the Eternal Sleep Inn is richly decorated, with an area on the right as a relaxation area, a coffee making station at the very back, two long dark red leather sofas on the left, a blue teapot and five teacups on a square corner coffee table, five or six clocks hanging on the wall behind the front desk in the center, showing the time in different time zones, and many star charms on the top of the whole hall.

"The key is here." Ai Yu walked into the front desk and found ten keys in a drawer, five of the room numbers on the keys were on the first floor, and five were on the second floor. We don't know what type of boss this quest is, whether it's a human, a ghost, or another species, we don't know, so just in case, today I suggest that the two of us live together and take care of each other. ”

"Then let's take the old man and the newcomer, Chen Yang and Zhao Hang are both boys, and it's not very convenient to live with you, so both of them live with me. Ai Yu took Shen Junyao and Jiang Xian, Lin Mo and Yin Weiyu okay? After Xu Qingran was assigned, she looked at everyone and waited for their reply, Yin Weiyu wanted to be with Shen Junyao, after all, the two of them were in the same organization, and they had completed a task together, and they were more familiar with each other, so she asked, "Is it okay for me to be with Jun Yao?" We know each other and work well with each other. ”

"No problem." Xu Qingran didn't really care who they lived with whom, they were just assigned out of the care and consideration of the veteran, there was no need to obey, Ai Yu nodded, "Then I'll be with Lin Mo and Jiang Xian, and we will all live in a similar room on the first floor." ”

So Xu Qingran, Chen Yang, and Zhao Hang lived in room 103, Ai Yu, Lin Mo, and Jiang Xian lived in room 105, and Yin Weiyu and Shen Junyao lived in room 106.

"Then let's go back to our rooms and have a good rest, and agree to gather at twelve o'clock at noon for lunch, and then in the afternoon we will start to investigate various places in the town." Xu Qingran said.

"Okay."