Today is the fourth day of the fourth month of the third year since players entered the Mysteryworld, which is also known as the day of "Qingming".

In the early leaf city where the morning mist was still filled, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain walked side by side on the streets with a touch of sadness. They walked through the square of the obelisk towards the southern district.

"You're almost used to it. ”

Hearing Hinata Nain's sudden words, Li Mengxi cast his gaze. He noticed that his partner was turning his head to look at the black obelisk, so he looked over there as well.

Several players are standing under the obelisk and touching the tower with their palms. In a few moments, they were shrouded in blue light and disappeared in place.

Portals, which are one of the changes that emerged after the Second Great Change, are a facility that allows players to teleport between any two cities, with different carriers being different from city to city. For example, the city of the First Leaves is an obelisk, and the Twin Horns of Harovingian is a giant floating crystal in the northeast corner of the city.

Its appearance greatly facilitates the travel of players, which can be regarded as a beneficial change. But not without its drawbacks.

This kind of facility only exists in the fortress-level cities, that is, the main city of each region, and counting the newly opened northern three districts, there are only nine waypoints on the whole map. And it can only be used after you have been to the main city once in person to activate it. If someone in the party is not activated, there is no way for the entire party to teleport collectively.

Even so, portals quickly became one of the main ways people could get around. More and more players, like these people in the morning, have become accustomed to using it to travel between the two places.

Thinking about it like this, Li Mengxi nodded in agreement: "Yes, everyone is used to it." After all, a lot of time can be saved by going through portals. It would be nice if every town had one. ”

"That's not good!" said Hinata unhappily.

"Why? If there were portals everywhere, it would be quicker for everyone to get around. ”

"It's not good to be fast!" said Hinata Nain with a bitter expression, "Listen to Mengxi, the beauty of the world is only reserved for those who know how to be slow." I hope that everyone will have the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of this world. Therefore, I resolutely resist the spread of portals around the world!"

There is some truth to this, but everyone has their own ideas, doesn't they?

Li Mengxi thought so. At this moment, Nane Hinata seemed to have insight into his mind, and cast a sharp questioning gaze.

"Oh. Oh!" So, Li Mengxi had no choice but to swing his fist and make a strong gesture in response.

"Hmm!" Seeing this, Hinata Nain smiled very satisfied and nodded.

After such a conversation, the sad atmosphere around the two was diluted a lot. While talking about some interesting topics, the pace naturally accelerated.

They walked all the way out of the south gate of the city, and finally arrived at a solemn place full of sorrows—the Great Necropolis in the southwest corner of Hatsuba City.

On the hillside covered with greenery, pitch-black iron pillars rise from the ground and weave into a wall and a gate. The entrance and exit are guarded by two bronze statues, one of the Headless Horseman and the other of the Grim Reaper.

Behind the hollowed-out enclosure is the main body of the cemetery, and the tombstones are neatly arranged in rows.

"I always feel that there are more tombstones. Looking at the scene in front of her, Hinata Naon said with a hint of sadness.

It was all her delusion. Because the cemetery has its own space, it always looks the same from the outside. It's only the inside that will change.

"Hmm. Even so, Li Mengxi still nodded in response. Because, in a sense, Naine Hinata is not wrong, the number of dead people increases, and the tombstones in the cemetery will naturally increase.

There were about 10,000 players who were initially drawn into this world, but today more than 500 have disappeared. The dead are indeed rare compared to the living, but they still can't change the sad nature of death.

Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain did not have relatives or friends to sleep here, but they still came to visit the tomb on the day of Qingming. Because, they can't forget that more than two years ago, five players died because of them.

"Let's go. ”

Hearing Li Mengxi's voice, Hinata Naine came back to her senses and nodded solemnly. So, Li Mengxi raised his hand and tapped the space at the gate, summoned the operation window, and after searching for the tombstone that the two wanted to visit, he pressed the confirmation button.

Like the earlier portals, they were wrapped in a blue glow and moved from the outside of the cemetery to a corner of the interior. But that's not the only way to get there.

Once the teleportation is complete, the two will need to walk some distance under the guidance of the navigation program. And along the way, they also saw many other players who came to sweep the tomb. Although everyone is different, the sadness of missing their friends here is the same.

When they were about to arrive, they also accidentally found two people who had arrived first.

It's also a combination of a male and female pair. The woman was not a person the two knew, but the man was their acquaintance, Fujido Chief, the former companion of the five deceased.

After conquering the Black Ice Knight, Fujido accepted Richard's invitation to join the "Oberiske", and is now a good tank. Therefore, he has met Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain many times.

However, meeting here and now still surprised Mr. Fujido. He looked at the two people who were smiling and gradually walked in, and said in surprise, "Why did you come here!"

After saying that, he immediately smiled and scratched the back of his head.

"Look at what I'm saying. I'm sorry you didn't bother to come and see these guys. ”

"Don't say that. Nane Hinata responded, "It's our fault." We should have come early. But a lot happened last year, and it was delayed. It's us who should say sorry. ”

"That's right. Li Mengxi also said apologetically on the side, "I'm sorry." ”

"That's embarrassing! But thank you for still thinking about them. As he spoke, Mr. Fujido glanced to the right at the five tombstones side by side. Because his companions died at a similar time, they were put together by the system, which is a place to be thankful.

"By the way, who is this?" "Hinata Nain, who had long noticed the girl beside Fujido Chief, finally asked with a smirk.

"Hello both. Hearing that she was mentioned, the girl lifted her long skirt and saluted, "My name is Elena Wang, and I am the girlfriend of the chief sergeant." ”

"Hahaha!" Mr. Fujido smirked, "We've been dating for almost two years." ”

Hearing the time period of "two years", Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain glanced at each other. Immediately, Nayin Hinata voiced the doubts in her heart as a representative.

"Two years. Could it be that she is the ...... in the first place?"

"Yes!" said Elena, cheerfully, "when I saw him kneeling to avenge his companions, I thought, 'He's a good boy,' and invited him on a date a few times." After that, they both felt that they were very compatible and dating. Actually......"

As she spoke, the girl became shy.

"We've been thinking about getting married lately. ”

"Really!" Hinata Nayin, who is a girl, immediately lit up when she heard this, "Congratulations." ”

"It's too early!" said Mr. Fujido with a wry smile, "We're still thinking about it." After all, this is the game, and we're all a little unsure of each other. ”

"Hmm. Elena also bowed her head and replied with some uneasiness.

Li Mengxi, who was watching all this, couldn't help but think of Clark who he met on the Argo.

"Speaking of which, a friend said last year, 'I believe in her, and she believes in me, even if everything here is not even real to us, but our love is real.' Isn't that just the way to go? ’”

As soon as these words came out, the other three were stunned.

Seeing this, Li Mengxi felt a little like sitting on pins and needles.

"What, what's wrong?"

"I always feel that I suddenly understand. Fujido said in a daze, and then suddenly bent down, "Thank you for your advice!"

Elena, who was beside him, also came back to her senses and bowed like her boyfriend.

"Don't do that! it's too much of an exaggeration to point out the maze or something, and that's not what I said. Li Mengxi said uncomfortably, and then looked at Nayin Hinata beside him. "Are you too?"

"Nope. Hinata shook her head, "I'm shocked that you have a 'friend'. ”

"Hey!"

Seeing the interaction between the two of them, both Fujido and Elena couldn't help but laugh. So, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain also laughed.

"That's right. After laughing heartily, Mr. Fujido said, "It's rare to meet here, how about we go to lunch together in a while." ”

"Pretty good idea. "Hinata Naon agreed.

"Hmm. Li Mengxi nodded, and then cast his gaze towards the tombstone, "This is also a blessing for your partners." ”

"Hmm!" I thought the same, and Mr. Fujido looked at it as well, his eyes full of nostalgia.

Today is Qingming Festival, a day for players to remember their lost relatives and friends, and to remember those who unfortunately died here. But everyone's hearts still can't stop what is destined to happen - death.

......

In the early leaves of the night in the city, on a certain street where there was no one anymore, three drunken male players walked home while talking nonsense shoulder to shoulder.

"Ahaha!

"Yes, yes, what kind of green onion are the four guilds!"

"How dare you say it! Watch me record it and send it to them!"

"You record it! We're not afraid!"

"Yes, we're not afraid!"

"Bang!"

A sudden noise interrupted the trio's rambling, and they all looked intently into the alley in front of them and saw a young player on his back.

"It's a human, scare Lao Tzu this big jump! Hey, buddy, you, didn't break it!"

Hearing this, the man who had fallen turned his head to look at the three of them, and his face was full of horror.

"Help me, help me!" he screamed, and he struggled from the ground.

It was at this time that a man in a cloak appeared in the alley. The guy raised his not very thick right forearm towards the man who had just fallen to the ground, and held a fist-sized shuttle-shaped sapphire crystal in his hand, which also shone with seven purple imp fires.

Immediately, a purple beam of light shot out of the crystal, piercing the chest of the fallen man from behind. The man shattered into shreds in front of the three drunken players, and countless props that turned into ownerless objects were scattered all over the ground.

This scene instantly woke up the three of them from drinking, and they turned around and fled desperately into the distance with all their might.

The cloaked man just watched their backs in the shadows of the alley, then silently turned and disappeared into the darkness.

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