Chapter 8: Endless Nightmares
。 The drizzly square is full of humid smell, and although the pigeons are eating, the surrounding area is as quiet as a deep spring.
The middle-aged man squatted on the stone slab that had accumulated a little water, broke the long loaf of bread with graceful movements, and threw it among the white doves striding idly, and some of the well-fed ran to him, rubbing his trouser legs affectionately.
Tang Zheng wanted to take out his mobile phone and take a picture of this picturesque scene, but he was reluctant to break the warm atmosphere after all.
The middle-aged man's gaze moved to Tang Zheng, and after nodding politely at him, he continued to feed.
Tang Zheng finally saw his appearance.
Even the frost and wrinkles could not hide the handsomeness of this man, but added a gentle and elegant atmosphere to him, he always kept a straight face, as if he was thinking about something big, and his whole body showed a meticulous seriousness, but occasionally a smile overflowing from the corner of his mouth would make people stunning.
This is a man with a story, and he is old-fashioned, which can be seen from the fact that some gray sideburns are not dyed black.
Tang Zheng subconsciously began to speculate about his identity and occupation.
A black suit that I was used to, washed and somewhat discolored, with frayed stubble on the cuffs and cuffs, a white shirt underneath, and a gray tie.
In addition to the black umbrella and the bread bag in his hand, he also had a brown old man briefcase with silver trim under his arm, with scratches on it and some paint peeling, but Tang Zheng felt that what he contained was a man's hope and responsibility to the family.
There was a click, and a thunderclap suddenly flashed in the sky. Some of the pigeons flapped their wings and flew into the sky, but more often they gathered around the men, as if there was shelter from the wind and rain!
Tang Zheng sat and watched quietly, and actually forgot about his irritability!
"Kids, it's lunchtime!" The middle-aged man put away the paper bag and stood up. Stretching his index finger to his shoulder, a white dove standing on it immediately jumped on his index finger and pecked the back of his hand with its beak.
The pigeons did not leave. They have become accustomed to waiting until the man's back disappears into the square before continuing to soar into the sky.
"Young man, can I sit here?" The man did not leave. Instead, he walked over to the bench and asked politely.
"You may be seated!" Tang Zheng made a gesture of invitation, "You want to wait for someone?" ”
"yes, wait for a lost child!" The middle-aged man put away his umbrella and put it next to the bench, then opened his briefcase and habitually took out the newspaper.
"Didn't call the police?" Tang Zheng frowned, and suddenly began to care about the child.
"I'm sure he can find his way home!" The middle-aged man took out a black-framed pair of glasses from the pocket of his suit, put them on and began to browse today's news.
The man in front of him, sitting here. It is like a statue carved by a master, and it seems to be integrated with nature.
Tang Zheng was stupid for the first time, and he didn't know how to speak, he looked down and saw the man's slightly old leather shoes. But it's very bright,
"I'm Ulysses, Ulysses-k-Ben-Sh." After looking at the economic sector, Ben Hur suddenly asked, "Young man, what is your name?" ”
"Tang Zheng!" Tang Zheng finished speaking. I was surprised to find that I hadn't lied, and I had a name for a stranger, but he didn't care.
"This year's economic situation is still sluggish, unemployment has increased again, and there are more people waiting to receive relief goods." Ben-Hur's tone was flat, but anyone could hear the worry inside.
Tang Zheng didn't speak, but he almost guessed what he meant by sitting here, and he sat on the empty square bench in a daze on a rainy day, and he couldn't be regarded as a loser who was preparing to commit suicide.
"I used to want to be a lawyer...... Sure enough, Ben Hur began to tell his experience in a hoarse voice, which is indeed a history of loser. …,
Tang Zheng nodded and remained silent, he wanted to play the identity of the loser, and he couldn't bear to brush off Binxu's kindness.
"I used to be a loser, and now I continue to be a loser, but I'm still trying to live." Bin Xuan turned his head and looked directly at Tang Zheng with deep and wise eyes, "Why did you give up?" Want to be sorrowful? ”
Tang Zheng felt his head slammed, and after countless golden butterflies flew over the void in front of him, the whole person seemed to have entered a long corridor, and the scenery on the surrounding walls was changing constantly, showing that he was proud and proud of the things in his life, of course, there were also those things that made him sad and didn't want to touch the corners easily.
Tang Zheng saw the Anping brothers who never gave up, Liu Yue who had bad luck, Orange Orange who blew himself up, and his teammates who worked hard to survive but died in the Trojan Horse world......
Binxu launched a verdict, and then was stunned, looking at Tang Zheng who was sitting next to him, with a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, and shook his head.
This is called the ability of Death Trace-Memory Corridor, Ben Hur just wanted to help this lonely young man regain his spirit, but he didn't expect to run into a survivor of the Trojan Horse World, but he didn't feel hostile, but a little more emotion,。
"This is also a man who insists on the bottom line in his heart and strives to live!" Ben-hur put away the newspaper, took off his glasses, took out the bread that was left in the paper bag, broke off a piece, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Ben-hur used to feed the bread, and the rest was originally intended for the unemployed, but now, it is no longer needed!
Without disturbing the contemplation of the young man beside him, Ben Hur silently finished his bread, then picked up his umbrella, stretched it out, and walked slowly along the way he came.
Every time he took a step, the memory corridor would collapse a little, watching the murals in front of him peel off one by one and shatter, Tang Zheng felt a pain at first, and then felt bad, his spirit lifted up, and he entered the hero mode.
The world was restored to the same as before, and Tang Zheng was standing in the drizzly square again, and Binxu's figure was already at the far end.
"Young man, the road is still long, don't be in a hurry to stop, or you will miss a lot of scenery!" Ben-Hur's voice came, like a kind elder with no malice.
"Who is this guy? Actually put me in a fantasy world? "Tang Zheng would be too stupid if he couldn't see that he had been tricked, but the other party didn't attack, and he didn't take the initiative to provoke.
This man can not be in the state of explosion, so he pulled himself closer to the illusion, obviously the strongest person Tang Zheng has ever seen.
The pigeons also began to fly away one by one, and the square was quiet again.
"Ben-Hur? An elusive man! Tang Zheng left and went to find Jack, no matter what, after passing through the memory corridor just now, he found that his mental state was much better, and before the fire fused with the body, but now, the mental strength is also soaring.
Ben Xu didn't know about his unintentional work, but let Tang Zheng be strengthened again, but with his character, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
"Rotten good guy Don? It's an interesting nickname! Binxu used an old mobile phone to communicate with his subordinates and asked about Tang Zheng's information.
As the latest rising fearless in Asia, with nearly twenty people returning in every game, Tang Zheng has entered the field of vision of the world's top 100 Trojan teams, and his information is not difficult to find.
These teams are all veteran teams that have existed for at least five years, and even if they are almost wiped out in the Super 3S level and Nightmare difficulty, they may gradually recover, and their heritage is far from being comparable to that of a newcomer like Warhammer.
In the hospital where Jack worked, Tang Zheng found Nicole, who hadn't seen her for a year, and the girl had matured a lot.
"Dad is having surgery, and it will take about thirty minutes." Nicole looked at Tang Zheng and laughed, "You have less sharpness, and there is more sorrow between your eyebrows, right?" ”…,
"In general, what about you, how?" Nicole was wearing a clean and neat white nurse's uniform, like an angel, "It's been more than a year, you should have saved up enough 10,000 points, right?" ”
"You know my father's character, he doesn't want to leave the Trojan room, he wants to try his best to help those newcomers, as for me, I died once, and the points I managed to save were cleared." Nicole wasn't disappointed, "If you get used to it, it doesn't matter." ”
He treats Nicole as a friend, so he doesn't ask you what your abilities are.
"Tang Zheng?" Jack, who was tired with a tired face, appeared outside the operating room, full of surprise, and just wanted to give him a bear hug, only to remember that there were still some blood stains on his surgical gown, and stood still in embarrassment.
"Not welcome?" Tang Zheng walked over and hugged Jack, "Congratulations, you saved another life!" ”
"How do you know?" Jack was stunned.
Nicole poked her father in the back and pointed to the relaxed family members next to her.
"Yes, you've always been smart, nothing else today, right? When I get off work at noon, I'll treat you to dinner. "Jack is a very disciplined person and never leaves early, because he is worried that there will be patients who need surgery, and the time on the road is extremely valuable.
Tang Zheng agreed, but the meal was not eaten in the end, and at noon, Jack had another operation to add rows.
"I'm sorry." Nicole was very upset.
"It's okay, I'm leaving." Tang Zheng waved his hand and left the hospital.
"Hey!" Nicole bit her lip and wanted to say something, but found that the other party didn't even look back, so all her thoughts were blocked back in her throat.
Nicole wanted to cry, she knew that the man she had a crush on would never cross paths with her again.
"What's the name of the cracked puppet?" In Milan, Tang Zheng, who was enjoying dinner, asked today's doubts.
"I don't know." Miranda replied simply, "I've heard that as the survivor team gets stronger, the game gets harder, not only to test them, but also to open up new worlds. ”
"What do you mean? New world? Tang Zheng was surprised, "The Trojan horse world we experienced is all real?" ”
"Yes, but there are some illusions." Miranda stared at Tang Zheng and confided a secret, "Once you enter the second order, you will become an alternate player to participate in the Holy Land Battle, even if you get 10,000 points and leave, you will find that you always enter the Trojan Horse Room again for various reasons." ”
"What do you mean?" Tang Zheng suddenly thought of a terrible speculation.
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