Chapter 279: "The Advent" and Human Observation
The Qin siblings were not very adapted to the Siberian climate, while Cecilu and Bai Shaobao's performance was much more natural.
There were only four passengers on the small platform, and the rusty stop sign read the name of the town "Maxime Sharpness" in crooked handwriting.
"I've heard some anecdotes about this place," Qin Yixian said, "and in this ravine, there are some ...... Incomprehensible phenomenon. β
"Sightings of monsters?" Xiaoxue asked suspiciously.
"No, it's an earthquake." Qin Yixian replied seriously.
"Earthquake?" Xiaoxue blinked.
[Qin Lingxue Cthulhu Mythos Verification 92/11 Failed]
It seemed that Chen Qiang had told her about what creatures were related to earthquakes, but she couldn't remember it for a while. And there's no guarantee that the earthquake was caused by that terrible creature.
"Since the beginning of the earthquake records in the Soviet Union, up to now, there have been a total of 17 minor earthquakes in this town," Qin Yixian said, "not only by coincidence but also by human science, every time there is an earthquake in this town, it ...... in a distant place."
He paused: "The city of Bridgester in the Severn Valley in England, and the city of Arkham in Massachusetts, the same slight earthquake will occur in these two places. These three places are almost half a world apart, but they always produce similar earthquakes at the same time, but they are connected by an unidentified 'seismic zone'. β
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"The magnitude and intensity are slightly different, but they are both minor earthquakes with no loss," added Bai Shaobao, who had done his homework in advance, "and it erupted at the same time and ended at the same time, because the magnitude was slight, and it never caused any strong damage." β
Bai Shaobao had some dark circles under his eyes, and Qin Lingxue guessed if he had insomnia last night.
"We're not fighting an earthquake anyway," Cecilu yawned boredly, "it's just a negotiation mission." If you finish your errands early, you can go back to your hometown for vacation. β
The crowd hurried out of the station. Xiaoxue, who walked at the end, hesitated for a moment.
"Have you ever heard of it...... Chen Qiang, or 'Fortress of Reason'? She couldn't help but ask.
"Bastion of sanity?"
Everyone looked strange.
"No, I've never heard of this man and this ...... What fortress," Qin Yixian thought for a moment, looking at his sister in confusion, "What is that?" β
"Sounds like a mercenary organization." Cecilu clasped her hands to her chest.
"It's also possible that it's a game company, but IMHO, if it's really a game company," Bai Shaobao complained, "The fun of this name is similar to that of the instructor of our college student entrepreneurship center at D University." β
Qin Lingxue blinked.
The reaction of his teammates was almost as expected.
There is no "fortress of reason" in this world, and everyone doesn't know Chen Qiang, everyone is just working normally as agents of the "Green Delta", coming to this Russian town to contact a mysterious person.
"It's okay......"
Qin Lingxue smiled and shook her head.
[Qin Lingxue's skills (performance) test 62/91 success]
"I'm just asking. Looks like I'm misremembering. She said.
Qin Lingxue's expression was very natural, almost seamless; But Qin Yixian still read a slight unnaturalness from his sister's demeanor.
Qin Lingxue is very good at hiding her thoughts, Qin Yixian thought.
It always has been.
γQin Yat-sen Psychology Examination 1/40 Successγ
"Hmm......"
The Qin family seemed to have an understanding and nodded lightly.
That person named Chen Qiang probably had some significance to Qin Lingxue, but Qin Yixian didn't intend to force his sister to tell the truth.
"Nothing." Qin Yixian said gently.
[Qin Lingxue failed the psychological examination 92/36]
Qin Lingxue didn't have the "investigator's eyes", she couldn't see the results of the dice, and she didn't notice the strange eyes that flashed by her brother.
She's single-minded now...... I just want to see Chen Qiang as soon as possible.
β¦β¦
Chen Qiang didn't find the "Cthulhu's Secret Keeper" app in his mobile phone, and there was no WIFI in the hotel, and the signal was intermittent, which made him very annoyed.
He wanted to check if there was a writer called "Howard Phillips Lovecraft" in the world, or the existence of the Cthulhu Run game, but he couldn't connect to the Internet.
"Damn ......"
If he can access the Internet, then he can at least determine whether the world he is in now is a branch of the peaceful world of his previous life, or a branch of the world of Cthulhu.
He also has a game on his phone, "Fortune - Crown Indication", which also has characters related to the world of Cthulhu in his previous life. The content of "Fortune - Crown Indication" in the world of Cthulhu is similar to that of the previous life, but all the details of the chapters related to Cthulhu have become slightly different, at least not related to the real mystery.
Looking at the in-game text, you may also be able to determine whether the Cthulhu Mythos in this world is real or "fictional".
But don't say that this attic dormitory can't be connected to the Internet, even if you can connect to it, it will take a long time to check the text, and you who are so poor that you don't have money kryptonite don't necessarily have those SSR cards associated with the Great Evil God...... Speaking of which, why is the "rank" of that type of card classified?
Like an "Adventist"?
ββ¦β¦ It's better to look at another phone. β
The phone did not have a fingerprint or password lock, and Chen Qiang unlocked it directly. It doesn't seem good to look at other people's mobile phones like this - but Chen Qiang thinks there is nothing strange about this mobile phone, QQ, Jiehu, there are no messy games and forums, but the pink desktop background makes people think that the owner is a girl.
Chen emphasized the album and clicked on a selfie. It was a familiar female face.
"What. It's Shi Li. β
Chen Qiang flipped the album down.
"How...... Is it just Shi Li's mobile phone? No. Wait a minute. β
Although Shi Li was one of the first employees of the Fortress of Reason, she really didn't pay attention to what kind of mobile phone Shi Li used......
Half of the album is Shi Li's life photos, including selfies and photos from traveling, as well as pictures of her and her boyfriend Bai Shaobao together.
ββ¦β¦ It's the usual Shi Li. But ......"
From a certain point in time a few months ago, the style of the photo changed abruptly.
Shi Li herself disappeared from the photo.
Instead, photographs were taken of the hustle and bustle of the city streets, the bustling crowd at the main entrance of the shopping mall, the fire hydrant at the corner of the escape staircase, the interior of an unassembled laptop, the history bookshelf of the library, the students doing eye exercises, the subway security checkpoint, the cat (the only one that does not change back and forth), the blocked overpass, the endless farmland, the winding road, and ......
["Chen Qiang" Cthulhu Mythos Verification 39/55 Success]
β¦β¦ The number of this Cthulhu Mythos skill is his real person, Chen Qiang thought.
"These pictures look like some kind of strange human observation...... This one...... It's not Shi Li, it's Is, who is attached to her. β
Sure enough, it's still the Cthulhu universe, Chen Qiang thought.
Photos are taken up to a week in advance. Chen Qiang clicked on the last photo.
It was different from the previous life photos or "human observations", which he had never seen before.
"This is ......" Chen Qiang suddenly had a wonderful feeling, and the things in the photo gave him a strange sense of familiarity.
Pen fun pigeon