Hollow (1)
Changsheng was the first to notice Chonglin's awakening.
At that time, a group of people were fiddling in the stairwell. Ancheng shone on the electric switch, and Jiang Shuo turned it off and on, and opened and closed.
After the Mocking Thrush, which is the guardian of the field power, disappears, the power supply system of the entire floor seems to have collapsed.
As for the staircase to the next floor, they couldn't find it.
Changsheng's leg was severely electrocuted, and Nan Xuan didn't even dare to pull it away to take a look. The two of them sat in the back, next to Chonglin, who was leaning against the corner. Gu Qiancheng took care of them.
A mobile phone without a signal can only be used as a lighting product. A faint light floated up the stairs downward, and Chonglin, who had just woken up, was startled. Some of the sleepy instructors finally realized that he was awake and asked questions with concern.
The faint light of the mobile phone was Ultramarine and Yue Wange.
They shook their heads almost simultaneously at the inquiring gazes.
"Just a wine cellar, a utility room, and a room. There was no lock on the house, but there was no road inside. ”
"There was a stack of papers, but it was all blank. Yue Wange added.
"There's always a door to the outside in the cellar, right?"
Tao Zuo asked suspiciously, which made the girls a little displeased.
Yue Wange's face was expressionless, and she didn't look at him squarely. Ultramarine smiled symbolically and responded politely:
"Young Master Tao, it's no good for us to lie to you. The cellar does have a doorway to the outside world, but it's locked, and I can't tear it open even with a gravitational field. That door is part of the wall. ”
Before Tao Zuo answered, Chonglin straightened up and shouted first:
"Outside, the bar on the east side - the Chinese medicine cabinet!"
Everyone's eyes were amazed.
His tone is not speculation, but assertion.
"You ......"
Shi Xue looked at him a little hesitantly.
"I can't tell...... That is, at the end of the eye with the mocking thrush......"
Chonglin leaned against the wall and stood up little by little, in case the blood didn't have time to supply the brain and cause vertigo.
"At that time, I used my mental ability to see some clips. It is said to be fragments, but each one is complete...... It should be an important part of the memory of the deceased. ”
"Ah, it's a marquee?"
Liu Xili said.
"Something like this......"
This is the first time Chonglin has received such a huge amount of information.
Even when he first received such power, the thoughts of many people came together, and it did not cause such a great burden on him. Maybe it's because those real-time fragments are a huge width for the entire network of ideas.
But now, when he was confronted with a dying person for the first time, the massive memories of flashbacks were a unit of length.
The length of the individual is always much more substantial than the width of the group.
For Chonglin, it is like an old computer that suddenly receives a large amount of data and causes the system to crash.
Fortunately, the restart went relatively smoothly. Although not all of the resources were successfully uploaded, at least some, if not significant, remained on the hard drive.
Chongling was still thinking about the meaning of that large memory.
Before Nan Xuan wanted to help up Changsheng, she first tried to support the wall and slowly stood up.
Surprisingly, the legs still seem to be sentient.
Changsheng opened the hem of his pants and saw a pair of healthy legs.
Even much stronger than before.
“...... Do any of you have the talent for regeneration?"
Changsheng asked.
The crowd looked at each other, but no one answered.
"It's a gift from the tower. ”
It was the familiar cold voice again.
"Hey, what a coincidence, Miss Frost. It's so good you're alive, I almost thought you were drowning. ”
Tao Zuozi deliberately emphasized the last few words, as if he expected it to be so.
Frost Que ignored him and continued.
"Even those who are killed here are only temporarily transformed into other forms...... You can think of it as the soul, or the energy. It is stored in the tower and distributed equally among everyone left - including repairing the damaged parts. ”
The flashlight hits Changsheng's legs, where the skin is a healthy brown color.
It is a solid muscle that belongs to the dancer.
And not something that belongs to her.
Changsheng felt a chill. She subconsciously clenched her legs, but the tingling sensation was so real.
For such a gift, she did not rejoice, only fear.
"If you want to cut it, no one will stop you, but there is still a long way to go. ”
......
Changsheng turned his gaze to Chonglin, trying not to pay attention to his legs.
"What you just said, outside, is it ......?"
"I saw something in her mind. Behind the small bar over there, there is a hollow wall, and there is a road in it. ”
"That's. ”
Jiang Shuo muttered.
"There's no other way anyway, is there?"
Konai spread out his hand and made a gesture of please. Chonglin nodded, took the flashlight in An Cheng's hand, and turned around to lead the way.
There was something on the bar that could not be confirmed. The current destroys them completely. Luckily, the counter wasn't damaged too much.
Chonglin tried to find a chair, but most of them were destroyed.
"Okay, let's see what our mind reader thinks?"
Tao Zuoci wiped the gun and said with a smile.
Ignoring the provocative element of his words, Chonglin pointed to the third drawer in the second line.
Changsheng stepped forward, jumped to his feet, and drew it with precision.
The drawer was not pulled out, but stuck by something. Make a clicking sound.
"What is it?"
Chonglin asked her, Changsheng, who had just jumped up to observe, didn't see too clearly.
"It looks like red beans. ”
"If you want Chinese medicine, it's called acacia. Liu Xili said.
"The next one is the seventh in the fifth row. ”
The calyx closest to there pulled it away. It's low, but it's still a little higher for a kid like her.
She pulled out the yellow wax from it.
"It's like a stone. ”
Liu Xili took it and sniffed it gently.
"It's white gum...... Also called maple balm. The resin of the witch hazel family plant maple. ”
"You know a lot. Jiang Shuo didn't know if he was praising her or teasing her.
"And finally...... There. ”
He pointed to the first drawer on the top floor.
"Aren't you really making fun of us?"
"It's not. ”
Tao Zuoci looked at him with a sneer, and Chonglin responded with a calm demeanor.
Jiang Shuo suddenly squatted down, and An Cheng stepped on his shoulder in a deliberate manner. They skillfully built a personal ladder and easily opened the first drawer. Ancheng also grabbed a handful by the way.
"Ginseng?"
"Angelica...... It is used when making soup. This is common sense. ”
"Oh. We countrymen, who have never seen much of the world, are smiling. ”
Changsheng had a headache.
It's clear that he should be on the same front, why did he get into infighting first.
Or is there already some kind of estrangement between them in private, in an invisible place?
Can't figure it out.
But, at least she knew, some contradictions were indeed invisible.
Even if she didn't understand when it all started.
She subconsciously glanced at Nan Xuan and found that she was also observing her.
However, before the two made eye contact, there was a slight concussion.
The damp cabinet spreads out from the gap in the middle to the sides, presenting a square corridor.
Changsheng turned his gaze to Chonglin, who looked at everyone.
Young Master Tao also made a gesture of please. Chonglin took the flashlight, leaned in first, and stepped forward.
This passage is also unlit. At first, everyone walked cautiously, but the road was flat, and after walking for a while, everyone was relieved to take a step.
At the very end of the flashlight were two closed iron doors. It is not locked, and it can be opened with a slight push.
The light came so suddenly.
Compared to the dizzying flickering of the battle just now, this sudden natural light flooded into view like a flood.
Almost everyone who is accustomed to the darkness feels some degree of stinging in their eyes.
Changsheng covered his eyes and got used to it for a while before slowly putting his hand down.
The long-lost blue sky and white clouds.
Shi Xue's voice trembled a little uncontrollably with excitement.
"We ...... Is it out?"
"Nope. ”
What a familiar, disillusioning voice.
"Welcome to the Second Enchantment. ”
"What's going on?!" Calyx, who had always been startled, almost blurted out.
"The barrier link between the two floors of the clock tower is not limited to the concept of ordinary steps. The stairs to the next floor come in many forms. ”
The disappointment on the faces of the little girls was palpable.
"Hehe, I know it's not that simple. ”
Liu Xilipi responded to Shuangque with a smile and took a step forward.
Turning around, the scarlet iron door behind him was tightly closed.
If you look around, you can see that the layout is square, and it resembles a garden. Verandah, inner courtyard...... The building has east and west wings, ear rooms, main rooms, and inverted seats.
Standard Quadrangle.
Although it is still inside the clock tower, the air here is noticeably cleaner. Maybe it has something to do with the abundant flora here.
Changsheng watched as he walked.
These buildings are antique, carved and painted buildings, with white walls and green tiles, and black windows in Stanley.
There are many plants in the yard, but most of them do not belong to the same season. The most dense of these is the hydrangea.
A gentle breeze blows, and the rain of cherry blossoms falls. The crimson petals fall among the dense hydrangeas, and their colors almost merge.
Changsheng noticed that Nan Xuan's expression was very unnatural, so he asked her in a low voice:
"What's wrong, you seem to be very unwell?"
“...... You know, my family is doing garden design. The color of hydrangea varies according to the acidity and alkalinity of the soil. Look, aren't the flowers here too red?"
"You mean?"
"Relatively speaking, this land is relatively acidic. Strong is not normal. ”
Turning his head, Changsheng found that the faces of several of them were not very good.
She remembered some of the contents of the detective novel, and suddenly felt a little sick to her stomach.
Don't think about it. She said to herself.
In front of the main house, by the flower bed, a man is watering plants.
She has long, silky black hair.
There was a gray bird flying. She held out her other hand, and the bird rested firmly on her index finger.
- To be continued -