079 half-jokingly: "After all, only humans celebrate birthdays, and the cake tastes good." ”

Qi Ji sighed: "That's because you haven't eaten something delicious." ”

Both laughed at the same time.

"If one day I complete the contract and earn enough Survival Coins to leave the Rules Book and return to my own world, will the sensory sharing system with you still exist?" Qi Yan suddenly thought of something and asked.

"Your world is not mine." 079 replied simply, with no emotion in his tone, at least not easily audible.

"Really? It's a pity," Qi Zhen said thoughtfully, "aren't you afraid that I will break the contract and just leave?" After all, I've amassed a lot of survival coins, you know. ”

I don't know if it's Qi Jiu's delusion, he felt a familiar and cold touch pass through his Adam's apple, rubbing the slightly hot scar behind his ear repeatedly-

"I'm not worried about that." 079 gave its own answer.

Qi Yan smiled: "Oh, why? ”

"Because our deal is not done yet, and you will easily not betray any deal, that's your principle."

"What else?"

"Qi Yan, you like it here."

Qi Jiu's smile expanded: "If you have the chance, I would like you to feel my world, the legendary real world." ”

"Okay."

"And I know, Qi Jiu, that you enjoy the deal between us, don't you?" 079's voice hid a smile.

Although the two can only communicate through their senses, for some reason, Qi Ji has the illusion that he is being stared at by the other party.

The touch brought by the other party was cold, but his vision was hot, as if it was a green flame dancing on the frozen sea in winter, burning and spreading silently until the entire sea area was ignited.

Everything tastes different in the gaze of the other party.

Qi Yan exhaled slightly: "So confident? ”

079 laughs: "Because, so am I." ”

- "And we're the same, aren't we?" ”

Qi Yan didn't know when he fell asleep, only vaguely felt that the sky was already dark at that moment, and the light of dawn penetrated into the room, dyeing everything in the room a damp blue.

Qi Jiu, who gradually sank into sleep, fell into the burning sea at dawn before the rain was clear.

That night he slept soundly, and he had not dreamed for the first time in a long time.

Until the afternoon, a rapid mobile phone ringtone woke him up from a good sleep—

Chapter 179: The Prophet

"Hello Mr. Qi, I'm sorry for taking the liberty to call, I hope it didn't bother you." Li Beizheng's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Qi Yan, who sat up from the bed, rubbed his eyes, and his voice was a little hoarse: "It's okay, it's already afternoon." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the wall clock in his room, and it was half past two in the afternoon.

Qi Ji doesn't remember how he got back to the bedroom from the bathtub, his memory is still stuck in the conversation with 079 at dawn, and then there is a dreamless sleep.

At this time, he was wearing a nightgown, his hair could be seen to have been carefully dried, the mobile phone that was originally placed on the side of the bathtub appeared next to the pillow, and even the slippers were neatly placed under the bed, with the tips facing outward, so that people who got up could wear shoes at any time.

Did you sleepwalk last night? The answer is obviously no, Qi Ji knows it.

"Wait a few seconds." Qi Yan changed into a headset to answer the phone, and just as he got up and got out of bed, his eyes were attracted by the sticky notes on the bedside table-

"I'm sorry for using your body without permission, but the water in the bathtub was cold, so I took care of it."

「079」

Qi Yan read the short line of words several times, and then the corners of his lips raised a slight arc.

After 079 used his body for the first time to steal the cake, he warned that he had absolute control over his body, and that 079 was only allowed to share his senses, but not to encroach on the use of his body.

Qi Yan carefully folded this note, knowing that the guy had listened to it, and deliberately left a note to explain the situation, and would never easily challenge his bottom line.

"Hello? Is it convenient for Mr. Qi to speak now? Li Beizheng on the other end of the phone asked again.

Qi Yan glanced at the little gray cat's rice bowl, and after confirming that the other party had added cat food, he said, "It's convenient, please say." ”

With Qi Jiu's permission, Li Beizheng on the other end of the phone hesitated for two seconds: "Let me tell you frankly first, since we met last night, I immediately investigated some of your situation, I'm sorry to say this, but because of the special situation... I have to do it first, and I hope you understand..."

He paused and continued, "You've only been in the dungeon for less than half a year, have you?" ”

Qi Ji knew exactly what the other party was referring to, and did not question it out loud, and admitted calmly: "Yes." ”

Qi Zheng's calmness made Li Beizheng hesitate slightly, he was stunned for a moment and continued: "It's a pity, there was already a serious bug in the system when you came in. ”

Qi Yan said in an ordinary chatting tone: "I have heard a little about this, and my companions who have passed this together have mentioned it. ”

"The Illustrated Rules Book is in decline and collapsing, and the golden age of this world is over." Li Beizheng on the other end of the phone said with emotion.

Qi Zhen: "It is said that many of the important plot lines in the dungeon have been sealed, and the travelers have lost a lot of interesting experiences. ”

"Travelers have lost more than just an interesting experience," Li Beizheng thought about the words, "Since the bug appeared, there are basically no travelers who can successfully close the dungeon, because many important clues and characters are hidden, but as far as I know, you are not the same as those travelers, and you can still perfectly clear the dungeon in the case of bugs in the system, important plots and missing characters." ”

Qi Yan wrote lightly: "My luck has always been good. ”

Li Beizheng: "Really? But this is not something that can be achieved by good luck. ”

Qi Ji remained silent: "Then what do you need?" ”

Li Beizheng seemed to have finally decided not to continue to bend and twist, and asked directly, "Do you know that guy?" The rumored most dangerous NPC in each dungeon. ”

Seeing that he finally got to the point, Qi Yan lowered his eyelids and deliberately asked, "Who is he?" ”

He didn't know the details of Li Beizheng, and the other party was also suspicious of him, which was a psychological tug-of-war.

In addition, Qi Zhen suspected that the other party knew about data replication, and his vigilance became stronger.

Li Beizheng: "No one knows his name, and no one knows the most senior players of our generation, only that there is such a dangerous and unique existence in the legend, he will randomly appear in some dungeons, we are used to calling him the "Grim Reaper", but only by dealing with the "Reaper" can it be possible to achieve the highest achievement of the dungeon, extremely dangerous, but full of challenges and desirable. ”

"But as far as I know, the Grim Reaper hasn't appeared since the bug became serious, as if it had disappeared from this world." Li Beizheng's voice became lower and lower.

There is no doubt that the "Grim Reaper" in Li Beizheng's mouth is 079.

It seems that no one knows this guy's real name except for Qi Jiu, if the number 079 can be called a name...

Qi Yan said tentatively: "Boss Li, since you said that the god of death has disappeared, why do you still ask me if I have seen it?" ”

Li Beizheng was silent for a moment: "Because according to some non-compliant data, no traveler who has entered the circus coordinate copy can come out alive, do you know what it means?" ”

Qi Ji asked rhetorically: "Doesn't the system not allow players to announce the content of the dungeon to the public?" How did you know this? ”

Li Beizheng: "That's why I said that it is not very compliant data, so to tell you, we will exploit the loopholes in the system within the allowable range, such as positioning the copy through the player, so as to avoid the risk of revealing the content, and also estimate the difficulty and survival rate of the coordinate copy." ”

"If the data is correct, Mr. Qi, the data of the copy coordinates you were pulled in from last time shows that the survival rate of the Traveler is zero."

Qi Yan held the mobile phone and did not speak, he was waiting for the other party's conclusion.

Li Beizheng continued: "The traveler's entry into the dungeon is random, and there is almost no choice, so the test is the traveler's luck, you say you are lucky, I don't think so, how can a lucky person be pulled into the unsolved dungeon with a zero survival rate?" ”

Qi Jiu: "Really? Then it looks like I'm going to have to reassess my luck. ”

"But what's the reason for the zero survival rate of dungeons?" Qi Yan asked rhetorically.

Li Beizheng didn't hide it, he was much calmer than last night: "The copy won't set up a dead game for no reason, that's very boring, the reason why there is a dead end now is most likely because the main characters and plot of the dungeon are missing, so no one can clear the level, and I speculate that the reason for the lack is likely to be related to the bug and the most dangerous and powerful "Grim Reaper". ”

"Only travelers who can make up for the missing plot and characters can come out alive." Li Beizheng lowered his voice and said firmly.

Qi Zhen also asked bluntly: "So do you think that I saw the "Grim Reaper"? ”

Li Beizheng: "To be honest, I think you don't just see the Grim Reaper, I have a hunch that there is some kind of connection between you and Him. ”

Qi Yan held the phone and did not speak.

After a short silence, Li Beizheng on the other end of the phone proposed: "Make an appointment for an interview, you decide, I have time at any time." ”

Qi Jiu: "What time does your tavern open?" If I don't disturb your business, I'll be able to go over tonight. ”

"Well, I'll see you at the tavern at nine o'clock tonight."

"No problem."

After the agreed time, Qi Yan hung up the phone, and he continued to complete the cleaning work that was not done last night as if nothing happened, after all, the little gray cat was already squatting at his feet, and the cat protested that he didn't want to eat food and wanted to eat fresh cat food.

While Qi Yan was busy cooking cat meals and fertilizing and weeding the blood cherry trees in the yard, he began to think aimlessly.

If you are a replica of 079 made by a data thief, what is the purpose of the other party? Want to build yourself into the most powerful weapon you can be? If this is the case, the other party will definitely observe everything about him in the dark, but so far, except for 079 and the murderer who killed him, Qi Yan does not feel that his life has been spied on by others.

Of course, he did not rule out the possibility that the other party was clever and he could not detect it.

And the fate of the "weapon" can't escape being used, but Qi Yan hasn't found anyone trying to use him so far, but 079, the "genuine" guy, took the initiative to sign a contract with him that both parties can profit.

Could it be that his presence will disrupt the order of the "Rules Book"? But it seems that this bad world is not worse because of his appearance, on the contrary, Qi Jiu also closed a few copies to help the system complete some self-repair.

When analyzed, the purpose of the data thief is very important.

Since Boss Li, one of the founders of the Inquisition, knew the "Grim Reaper" and showed concern for his age, Qi Ji believed that the other party might be an important breakthrough.

*

At nine o'clock in the evening, Qi Yan appeared in Li Beizheng's tavern.

"Here, please sit, you can sit anywhere," Li Beizheng, who was bartending at the bar, said with a smile, "The bartender who interned tonight has taken a leave of absence, and there are no customers in the tavern on weekdays, so it may be just the two of us." ”

Qi Yan smiled politely: "Then I'll bother." ”

He picked a spot not far from the entrance to the tavern and sat down to wait.

Today, Li Beizheng has no alcohol smell on his body, and his beard, which was originally a little unshaven, has also been trimmed cleanly, and the whole person looks a lot refreshed, although his cheeks are pale and his eye sockets are sunken, and the sadness for half a year makes his expression haggard, but it can still be seen that Li Beizheng's foundation is very young.

Travelers who enter the Dying City do not grow old with the passage of time, their age is always stuck in the moment of death, in a sense, the time of this city is static.

"It's also good that business is bleak, no guests will disturb this conversation," Li Beizheng brought the mixed wine to Qi Jiu, "Please use it slowly." ”

As he spoke, he sat down opposite Qi Yan, "You don't mind if I sit here, right?" ”

Qi Yan smiled: "Of course not. ”

Qi Yan took a sip of the cocktail specially prepared by the other party, "It tastes very good, thank you for your hospitality." ”

"I learned my bartending skills from Brother Nan." Li Beizheng's gaze turned to the window, the rain was dripping, the street lights reflected on his face through the rain curtain, and his vision became as humid as the night this night.