Chapter 405: Signals from the Deep Starry Sky
"The ability to speak in the 'interactive lobby' has been locked. You can watch but you can't speak. It seems that this situation is not only experienced by them..."
"I seem to have the same problem. Once I exceed a certain number of times, I feel like I'm going to die."
"But I remember that when I first joined the company, there was no such restriction..."
Colin frowned, and some fragmented information in his mind connected together at this moment -
When he completed the first mission and returned to Earth, he sent a lot of messages in the first two days after joining the company. At that time, there was no restriction or no restriction.
This situation occurred after returning from the second round of missions.
At that time, he saw a big door, and after entering it, he arrived at Ms. Rabbit's office...
Then came the restrictions.
It was just that at that time, although he felt that something was wrong, he did not think much about it. No, to be more precise, under some unclear guidance, he had been subconsciously avoiding thinking about related things. It was not until now that his strength had improved that he began to think about some problems.
Thinking of this, Colin glanced at the trio who looked confused.
Then deep down in my heart I can be sure of one thing...
"The reason for the restriction must be related to Ms. Rabbit..."
The way these three joined the company was ostensibly chosen by him, but in reality, it could be said that they joined through “Ms. Rabbit” herself…
If a company recruits people by selecting a specific group of people through some unknown screening, then this person can be said to be designated.
He had never seen anyone else who could do this except Ms. Rabbit.
Originally, Colin thought that this should be the normal way to enter the company.
But now that I think about it, it’s probably not certain…
If you really enter in a proper way, there won't be any restrictions.
Of course, Colin doesn't think that these are all the above, but there is one more thing on this basis.
"During my time with 'Ms. Rabbit', there seemed to be an additional task to expel invaders. This... thing, I remember it's still hanging in my taskbar..."
Colin subconsciously wanted to raise his hand and pinch his forehead, but when he thought of the others, he didn't want to make any unnecessary movements.
However, in this case, if he hadn't discovered that there might be something wrong with "Ms. Rabbit"...
If there were no mysterious force at work, he would be as blind as a person.
These three people may not have joined his company...
There is a certain probability that you will enter Ms. Rabbit's branch.
"By the way, I've never seen the 'Light Chaser' speak in the company. Is that the reason?"
"She joined through the branch company, so she is just like the trio, she can only watch but not speak?"
"Hiss... it seems quite reasonable when I think about it. It feels pretty close to the truth."
After the smoke obscured his figure and face, Colin pursed his lips and felt a little more relaxed.
It is understandable that someone of Ms. Rabbit's
Then, the reason for the restriction may be related to the connection between the main company and the branch company, and there may be some minor conflicts between the two parties?
While thinking, Colin felt the well-known mission called "Unyielding Guardian" in his mind -
Creepy blood-red font, one million points, super rare item, B-level...
If the bunny girl is really related to this, then judging from the contents of these rewards, perhaps the relationship between the two is a little more intense than the "little conflict" that I thought?
But at this moment, a vague feeling of palpitations surrounded my body.
"hiss……"
Colin suddenly realized that what he was thinking about now seemed a little bit dangerous.
He secretly took a deep breath and suppressed his inner emotions.
"Forget it, the problem is huge, there's no point in panicking, let's just do what we need to do now..."
Colin grumbled. His current knowledge of the company was too limited. If he kept imagining this, it would be hard to get any meaningful information. Instead, it might trigger some dangerous mechanism...
It’s better to wait until your level reaches a higher level, then you will naturally understand what you need to understand.
And if it weren't for Ms. Rabbit, it wouldn't be realistic for him to grow so fast...
It is not appropriate to make these random guesses about the other party before there is absolutely certain evidence.
Then, Colin collected his thoughts and gave up thinking about it. He looked at the trio and asked more about the parchment.
"In addition to the restrictions of the 'Interactive Hall', there are also special national tasks missing from the task bar, such as 'Expel the Invaders' and 'Unyielding Guardians'..."
"Then, during the 'Ghost Train Incident' not long ago, all the free personnel went, but they didn't..."
"However, apart from these minor issues, there is nothing else wrong. The internal mall and item transactions can be carried out."
Colin roughly understood the situation of the three men under his command.
At this time, Li Ming, who had been asked for a long time, said: "Boss, is our situation abnormal?"
"It's normal, it's okay, just some minor bugs."
After saying that , "It should be fine after a while."
As for what time it will be, that’s hard to say.
"Oh, that's fine." Li Ming and others breathed a sigh of relief.
At first, Boss Shunzi asked a lot of questions and they thought something had happened, but it turned out to be just a small bug.
At this time, Xia Liufang raised her hand and waited for Colin to signal her to speak. She asked curiously:
"By the way, is our mission the same as the 'Advent Project' that Keaiduo mentioned, where you have to face a life-threatening situation?"
While browsing the company's internal communication channels these two days, she found that many of her former colleagues had also noticed this.
In response to this, Colin gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.
"Is that so..." Xia Liufang nodded, but didn't care too much.
Under the leadership of the boss, except for the first day, they did not feel any difficulty at other times. The situation of "World No. 13" is now basically stable.
Moreover, on the first day, she did not go there for some reasons.
After she finished asking, Tang Ken also spoke up: "What should we do next? Should we buy the 'F-level compensation potion' first? Or should we get some props first?"
Hearing his words, the other two also pricked up their ears.
As they frequently carry out advent projects, their points are undoubtedly higher than those of their peers.
But the excess is relatively limited...
You can either choose potions or just one or two items. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
"Let's buy potions first. I'll wait until my rank and authority are upgraded. As for props, I can lend them to you guys later..."
Colin briefly helped plan the direction.
Afterwards, after a brief exchange, Colin ended this impromptu exchange.
Lying on the bed, looking at the familiar ceiling, Colin closed his eyes quickly and fell asleep hugging the pillow.
Directly clear your brain...
As time passed, the mission time soon arrived.
Sunday, January 1st, 12 noon.
A distant and ancient bell sounded in my ears on time, followed by a thick fog that surged in.
But this time, after Colin woke up, he was stunned for a moment...
The endless gray fog still surges before my eyes...
"What's going on?"
Colin stood still in the rolling gray fog, his brows raised. As an old time traveler who often came into contact with the "Advent Protocol", he could feel that he should still be in the "Protocol".
And it was at this moment that some guidance arose in my heart...
"Left, at eleven o'clock..."
Following the instructions, Colin turned around and "walked" over there without hesitation.
My feet were in the creeping fog, like sinking into the snow, leaving footprints one step at a time...
After a while, a ray of starlight appeared from the front.
Colin narrowed his eyes, flames burning on his body, and tried to sense something, but unfortunately, in this mysterious gray fog, even a campfire could not illuminate too far.
But sensing no danger, he took a deep breath and continued on.
About ten minutes later...
Colin saw a big door, an arched door standing in the gray fog.
The main body of the gate is two gray stone pillars, and between the two gray stone pillars is a special transparent black curtain that is dark and deep. On the transparent black curtain, there are stars that flicker continuously...
After taking a quick look, Colin had a strange expression on his face. He found...
The door seemed to be made of a familiar object.
"'Starlight Girl'?"
Colin let out a "tsk" and noticed that the dark robe of the "Daughter of Starlight" who had been captured not long ago was roughly torn in the middle, and then pulled and nailed to two stone pillars with dozens of nails, forming a three-meter-long gate.
Even so, it was still alive, and Colin could vaguely feel that the "door" was trembling slightly.
Let out a low, inhuman groan...
But this is not important. Some intuition tells him that he can only reach his destination by passing through this "door".
"This is a rather crude way of using it."
Colin did not hesitate. Flames ignited on his body, forming a layer of protection, and then he walked towards the other party.
Soon, when he arrived at the door, he slowly stretched out his hand and penetrated into the body of the "Starlight Girl". Not noticing any danger or abnormality, he took a step and walked in...
The next moment, countless starlights swept behind him, and countless vague messages came from those starlights.
Many indescribable sights seemed to notice him, but could not follow him.
However, Colin, who was in a trance, didn't know all this.
When he came to his senses, he suddenly felt his whole body lighten, as if he was floating. There was nothing under his feet, and he had no sense of up, down, left, or right. The bright starlight in front of him disappeared, and it was pitch black all around...
An indescribable feeling of suffocation and loneliness came over me.
Apparently, he had come to another unknown area alone.
"What the hell is this place? Oh, no, I feel so uncomfortable..."
Colin felt as if his body was collapsing from the inside out, as if it was about to explode.
As some initial protective force faded, this extreme discomfort quickly intensified.
However, when a burst of fire broke out.
The unspeakable pain slowly disappeared.
However, compared to the normal world in the past, where the flame was "going up" like a lit candle, this time, it seemed a little disordered, clinging to him and radiating in all directions...
However, relying on the power of the campfire, Colin also figured out where he was.
"Fuck, what was I talking about? Turns out it's fucking outer space."
Colin looked around and couldn't help cursing in his heart. Although he had never left the atmosphere, he was not completely ignorant of these things. With some basic concepts, he quickly realized the situation.
Then, he looked at the dark scene around him.
Colin skillfully threw out a bucket of grease, and flames burst out. Then, under his will, they gathered at a slightly higher position behind his head, forming a huge fireball with a diameter of about five meters, which slowly rotated inward...
Through the light radiating from the fireball, Colin saw that he was in a dense belt of meteorite debris of varying sizes.
Countless boulders of varying sizes slowly floated in the darkness...
"No wonder it's a one-person mission. If it were any other employee, if they weren't prepared, they would probably explode right after arriving at their destination and being exposed to space."
With a grunt, Colin applied the buff to himself while observing his surroundings curiously.
He was surprised but not surprised to appear in such a place.
I just don't know what to do here.
At this moment, Colin seemed to have thought of something, and silently said in his heart, "Campfire Camp Special Items Shelter Company."
The erratic signal connection began to become much more solid.
Then, a new event began to emerge in my mind...
[Event 1: The target area has been basically determined. Please rush to the destination as soon as possible for further investigation.]
…
Seeing this task, Colin subconsciously sensed the direction through it.
Then, the corner of his mouth twitched...
In an unknown distance, there was a giant celestial body, which seemed to be the destination he was going to.
but……
"Damn it, the landing position this time is a bit too far off, isn't it?"
Colin couldn't help but gasp. It felt like the distance was enough to circle the entire earth!
At this moment, after comparing the previous advent projects horizontally, he realized that the deviation like "World No. 13" could already be described as precise.
Tens or hundreds of kilometers are not a big deal at all in today's world.
But now that we are here...
Colin calmed down and took out the "Snow Girl" ring from the storage room. After making sure that it was not affected by anything here, he released it and let it create an ice cone "battleship".
Then let the "nano intelligent machine" attach to it and bless it.
Finally, Colin turned into a jet and made the battleship move in the direction of the target...
Soon, he discovered that compared to Earth, his speed was much faster than he had imagined in this environment with almost no resistance.
And it is still accelerating...
If he accidentally bumped into something, it would be extremely troublesome even for him.
But fortunately, those "dense" meteorite belts, although seemingly dense, are actually so far apart that it's no problem to cram in some celestial bodies...
With the help of various perceptions, Colin was not worried at all that he would die suddenly from bumping into something.
Moreover, there were no abnormalities or enemies appearing nearby.
The road ahead is dull and boring...
No one knew how long it took, but the little maid's cat-ear head suddenly grew out of the ice cone battleship.
Its beautiful face looked at Colin, and words immediately appeared on the latter's retina:
"Mr. Colin, I received some unknown signal frequency bands..."
"Hmm? Signal frequency band?"
Colin was surprised for a moment, then became curious and responded in his mind: "Did they say what the content was?"
"Unknown, but it seems that they are sending out a call for help..."
