Syllable.

The iron door to the outer courtyard of the apartment slowly closed.

After Chen Lun and Noah walked out, they went straight to the carriage and planned to go back.

In the carriage.

Chen Lun held the "Dinner of the Seven Gods" and placed it on his thigh, delicately speaking.

Before leaving the apartment, he inquired with Mr. Lambo and learned the origin of the painting.

It turned out that two months ago, while shopping as usual, Lambo and Huggins met a blonde bard on the side of the road and were attracted by his singing.

Although the story told by the other party sounds a little pompous, it seems that the bard has this problem, and the two of them don't care much.

The painting was strongly marketed by the bard and bought for 15 gold pounds. The style and content of the oil painting are relatively solemn, and it does not seem to be blasphemous, so Mr. Lambo is relieved to collect it.

After Chen Lun's inquiry, Mr. Lambo mistakenly thought that he had taken a fancy to the painting, so he was kind and generous, and gave the painting to him directly.

This made Chen Lun very embarrassed.

But in fact, before leaving, he euphemistically expressed a meaning, that is, this oil painting may have some hidden dangers, and it is not recommended that Mr. Lambo collect it.

Lambo and Huggins didn't seem to understand, because they didn't think much about it because of their trust in Mr. Jack.

Chen Lun did not want them to think that he was deliberately taking advantage, so he offered to exchange the commission money for the painting, but in the end, he failed to convince Lambo and Huggins that the proposal was nullified.

'Although the painting does not desecrate the Seven Noble Gods, the picture of them gathering for a dinner is a bit strange......

Chen Lun leaned back on the leather seat and lowered his head in thought.

"Noah, have you ever seen this painting?"

He asked, looking up at Noah.

Noah frowned slightly and thought for a moment.

"I seem to have seen similar paintings when I was a child, but I can't remember the specific content of the paintings...... It's just that the author of this oil painting, I have some impressions. ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Chen Lun sat up straight and said curiously.

"Clarence was born into an ordinary family, his father was a painter, and he studied murals from his father from an early age...... Although the talent is not good, it is better to work hard...... He was especially good at portrait painting, and later studied oil painting with famous teachers, traveled everywhere, and became famous in middle age. ”

Noah spoke slowly.

But then, he left the Trisur Empire and went beyond the Far North...... It is said that he settled in the kingdom of Byron and eventually worked as a court painter. ”

Chen Lun nodded silently, and he also had a basic understanding of this person's deeds.

But from these alone, he still couldn't guess the meaning hidden under the witch's crown. Behind Clarenceo's deeds, there must be more secrets that no one knows.

He carefully put the painting into the Blood Poetry Ring.

At this time, Noah casually lifted the curtains of the carriage, suddenly saw something, and stopped the driver.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Lun asked out loud.

Noah smiled shyly, shook his head, and got out of the carriage with his tool bag.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jack, wait a minute."

Chen Lun looked at his back as he struggled to get out of the car, and opened the curtain in silence.

In the faint light of the street lamp, a thin figure was curled up in the corner. The snowflakes falling from the sky are getting bigger and bigger, accumulating a thick layer on the streets and the surface area of houses.

Noah's huge back slowly walked towards the thin man in the corner.

Chen Lun thought about it and got out of the carriage with him.

When he stepped on the snow and slowly approached, he found Noah sitting in the snow, setting up an easel to paint the figure.

Huddled in the corner was a little blonde girl, her eyes already closed, as if asleep.

At her hand was a basket full of brand-new matchboxes.

"Don't be afraid, you'll be fine soon......"

On Noah's drawing board, a fireplace appeared, and in the fiery red light, it was a family sitting around the dining table. The little girl lit a match and lit a candle on the birthday cake in front of her.

Everyone was smiling, warm and harmonious.

Rushing......

In the back of Noah's head, a round of gallery phantoms appeared, and five paintings were drawn to Dodric's "Imperial Silence", allowing him to temporarily possess the power of [Moon Faction Sequence 7 - Requiem].

Chen Lun's eyes froze.

His insight had now reached the point where he could observe the spirit world, and he naturally saw an illusory shadow sitting on the ground in front of Noah.

It looked like the skinny girl who was sitting quietly, looking up at Noah.

"Is it your birthday...... Then I wish you a happy birthday, hey. ”

Noah's hand moved extremely quickly, and his mouth spoke softly.

"Hmm...... Well...... Yes, the epidemic has broken out, many small factories have closed down recently, and your father is just one of many misfortunes. It's okay, you'll get better with a good night's sleep......"

Several carriages had already passed by in a hurry, and the coachman glanced at Noah, his eyes full of puzzlement and vigilance.

On this snowy day, someone was drawing on a corpse and talking to himself, no matter how he looked at it, he looked like he was not mentally normal.

Chen Lun stood silently aside, not looking at those people more.

The world is white, and the world is snow-white.

It seems that Noah is the only color in this night.

"Sleep......"

Noah said suddenly.

He stopped his brush and slowly got up.

The painting is finished, and the apparition of the little girl disappears.

Chen Lun noticed that Noah's whole person's momentum was slowly increasing.

'He was promoted......

Chen Lun was surprised.

Is it because of the feeling? Or is it accumulation? Such a talent is really enviable. ’

Noah was promoted from [Sequence 9 - Butcher] to [Sequence 8 - Gourmet], but he did not show obvious joy, still scratched his head shyly, and said:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jack...... I've kept you waiting. ”

He took the painting, gently placed it in the little girl's arms, and then took a box of matches from the other party's basket.

"You're welcome, in exchange, I'll give you the painting......"

As he spoke, he took off his top hat and saluted gently.

"Good night, lovely model."

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Late at night.

Chen Lun and Noah ride back to the manor in a carriage.

As soon as you enter the gate of the villa, you will feel cold and surrounded by warmth.

There was a crackling sound, and the fireplace reflected in the living room, and also draped over the quiet girl.

"You're back."

Floy looked up and smiled.

After Chen Lun responded, she nodded at Noah again, which was regarded as a greeting.

There were several plates of pastries on the coffee table in front of him, which were prepared for Chen Lun. She picked up the teapot, poured two cups of hot tea, and spoke:

"It's cold outside, let's have a hot cup of tea."

"Thank you."

Chen Lun sat down on the sofa, took a sip of hot tea, and ate another piece of cake. The fluffy taste, accompanied by a little warmth, can't help but warm his heart as well.

Noah was silent, put down the empty plate in his hand, and already picked up another plate of cake.

Chen Lun and Floy chatted briefly for a while.

After the tea and pastries were clean, Chen Lun got up and said:

"Thank you, Floy, it's late, go rest."

"Hmmm......"

Floy then stood up, her hands clasped together, folded in front of her.

She nodded slightly, and then added:

"It's okay, I've been sleeping late lately...... It seems to have something to do with it, but it's not a bad thing, and I can feel the mystical accumulation growing. ”

Hearing her say this, Chen Lun remembered the description of the [Beiyang Potted Plant], which seemed to make Floy love moonlight even more.

So, she will gradually become a night owl who "the moon doesn't sleep, I won't sleep", ......?

'What if Floi goes bald?' ’

Chen Lun decided to lead by example and take the lead in sleeping, so he said goodbye to her and went upstairs.

When he got back to his room, he didn't really go to bed.

Instead, after washing, he leaned back on the sofa and opened the [Surprise], ready to start a game...... Get ready to enter Philip in Wonderland and explore once.

Rumble!

Chen Lun reappeared in the fairyland.

Different from the outside world, this place is still a spring blooming appearance.

Blue sky and white clouds, grassland lakes.

Call!

With a spread of his black wings, he flew over the wooden house, flew to the edge of the lake, and landed directly beside the mermaid statue.

With a bang, the black feathers drifted away, and Chen Lun reached out and touched it lightly on the base of the statue.

[Angel Statue's current stored sanity: 714 points]

This is the cumulative result of Chen Lun's charging of the statue every other day for half a year.

Of course, he was supposed to have 1000+ sanity points, but during this period, he entered the fairyland to explore twice and consumed some of it.

Because of the preciousness of sanity, Chen Lun knows that it is not easy to "charge for a few months and talk for an hour", and every time he prepares in advance, he decides to make the next cost.

So after two in-depth explorations, he has groped for something valuable.

'Every time you enter, you're in a grey forest, but the encounter is completely different......

This reminded Chen Lun of a proper noun, that is-"meat pigeon Lake".

It was supposed to be called "Roguelike", a type of game he had heard of in his previous life. Because a game called "Rogue" was born in the old era, it was so popular at the time that a series of similar or similar games of the same type were later spawned, all of which were collectively called "Roguelike".

The characteristics of the "Meat Pigeon Lake" game are the randomness of generation, the unidirectionality of the process, the irreversibility, the complexity of the system, and the nonlinearity of the game......

The mechanics of Wonderland seem to have this characteristic, and while not exactly the same, some of them are similar.

In the last two in-depth explorations, Chen Lun made an astonishing discovery, that is, he saw a wooden house in the distance in the gray forest.

The familiar tawny wooden structure resembles a lakeside hut.

This made him have a bold guess, and he also planned to confirm it through this exploration.

'The first time, I didn't get anything...... The second time, I also took the initial point as a reference, but I went in the opposite direction and saw a corner of the wooden house. ’

Chen Lun thought to himself.

It's a pity that I met those ghostly polluted creatures last time and was forced to leave early...... I hope it will go well this time. ’

Chen Lun took a deep breath and jumped directly into the lake.

Crash......!