Chapter 68 Blue Ice Hotel (Part 2)
Xiang Liangyu stood behind Quan Shengyan, her eyes were cold and ruthless. The longer she stood there, the longer Chen Haonan fought against the suitcase. But what puzzled her most was why Quan Shengyan appeared here. She couldn't help but cast a look at his back.
Quan Shengyan was wearing a common suit, which was well-cut. It was dignified and elegant, yet sharp.
He was not wearing the hotel's work clothes, so Chen Haonan certainly didn't know who he was. He couldn't drag the suitcase, and the elevator door was blocked by Quan Shengyan and couldn't be closed. His hand in the glove trembled slightly, and he put his hand in his pocket and asked calmly, "Sir, what is your relationship with Ms. Xiang?"
"There is only one room on the 88th floor, and it has been booked by Ms. Xiang. If you are lost, please tell me your room number and I will take you back to your room, okay?"
Xiang Liangyu suppressed a smile: "It seems that your hotel is not very good."
To Chen Haonan, her words conveyed that she had nothing to do with the man in front of her. Chen Haonan subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a warning tone: "Sir, how did you get to this floor? If you can't give a valid reason, I have the right to call security to expel you from the hotel."
Quan Shengyan sneered and mocked: "Kick me out of the hotel?"
Perhaps it was because his aura was too strong that Chen Haonan lost her tough attitude and stared at him through the air.
Xiang Liangyu didn't want to care until she saw her suitcase suddenly move. She rolled her eyes, walked up to Quan Shengyan, naturally hooked his arm, and said, "He is my partner. Couples staying on Chinese Valentine's Day can purchase your hotel's special 3+1 package. Don't you know about this?"
Chen Haonan broke out in a cold sweat and urged those people to hurry up. The next second, Xiang Liangyu entered the elevator, took the suitcase from him, and glanced at the name tag on Chen Haonan's chest: "Chen Haonan, I will remember you."
Quan Shengyan withdrew his hand to stop the door from closing, staring at Xiang Liangyu until she came back to him, still naturally holding his arm. At the moment the elevator door closed, Xiang Liangyu smiled and waved, while Quan Shengyan glanced at him lightly with a sinister look in her eyes.
Even after the elevator door was completely closed, Chen Haonan was still in shock. He patted his chest to calm down, loosened his two fingers that had been tightly clenched, and a bloody fishing line was held in his hand. He said to the free headset: "Although she found it, at least I got it. Once the fishing line is automatically repaired, this thing will be done."
Jiang Cangshu's voice came from Maili: "What's in her box?"
Chen Haonan shrugged his shoulders and before he could finish saying "I don't know", the lights in the elevator went dark and a noisy noise came from the headset. The red light on the door indicating the number of floors flickered for two seconds, and then the elevator shook for a moment and began to descend rapidly. Chen Haonan was stunned for a moment and found that the number of floors, which used to be one floor every five seconds, was now decreasing at a cliff-like speed.
His pupils dilated, and he quickly pressed the buttons for all floors, but no lights came on, only the decreasing red light of numbers above his head. Because the elevator was too closed, the red light enveloped the entire elevator, and the light that kept lighting up and dimming at the crack of the door irritated his nerves.
The elevator stopped suddenly, and Chen Haonan fell to the ground. The next second, the lights came back on, and a broadcast came:
"The Blue Ice Hotel is committed to providing a home-like service for all guests. The first stop of the hotel's global tour, Floating Ice Island, has arrived. The tour will last for 48 hours. Please keep warm, stay safe, and be careful of wild animals and other safety issues while you are out and about."
"Due to the time difference in Iceland, it is a cold night now. To ensure your safety, please do not go out before dawn. Iceland has a very beautiful aurora at night. If you can, please move to the window. The beautiful aurora is waiting for your attention."
"Blue Ice Hotel, wish you a pleasant stay."
The cold air invaded through the crack of the door. Although the elevator returned to normal, it had no intention of stopping. Chen Haonan quickly pressed all the buttons on the elevator. The elevator clearly lit up red, but it continued to descend. Chen Haonan calmed down and tried to call Jiang Cangshu, but the noise of electricity still came out of the headset.
When the elevator reached the first floor, Chen Haonan couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but then there was a "ding" sound, which completely relieved him.
The door did not open. The next second, the elevator went through the same old trouble. A red light flashed in the darkness. After a while of turbulence, it began to fall down. The 1st floor became -1, -2... -18...
Chen Haonan was completely panicked, banging on the elevator door. As if he had thought of something, he turned to the camera on the corner that was glowing red, and said helplessly, "I'm Jack, the porter No. 812! The elevator is out of order! The electricity..."
Before he could finish his words, Chen Haonan's body stiffened in an instant, and a large area of frost covered his body. The sudden cold made him lose his voice for a short time. The next second, the pedal under his feet suddenly separated, and the extremely cold sea water swept over him in an instant, and he fell into the suffocating endless darkness.
Because this was the deepest part of the seabed of Iceland, where light could not reach, the extremely cold temperature and overwhelming darkness made his fear reach its peak.
The bottom of the elevator had not yet closed, and a camera with a red light was sticking out of the elevator, recording Chen Haonan's sinking figure in a sinister manner.
88th floor, Blue Ice Hotel Presidential Suite.
The thermostat worked hard, and the room, which had suddenly cooled, gradually warmed up. Xiang Liangyu entered the room without saying a word, and went into the master bedroom without looking back. Quan Shengyan stood at the door, looking at Xiang Liangyu's back, wanting to say something but stopping himself, until the door closed.
He walked to the window, the perspective captured by the camera emerged in his mind. He glanced at the world outside the window filled with aurora, and Quan Shengyan's eyes were extremely gloomy.
With a "bang", an earth-shaking sound came from the master bedroom.
The suitcase exploded by itself, and Xiang Liangyu was stunned when he saw the things scattered all over the floor.
Crystals, gems, gold, and... paintings all over the floor?
Two paintings are abstract. One has extremely complex lines, showing the upper half of a woman. The other is an oil painting with rich and bright colors, showing a dead woman bleeding red and being eaten by countless animals. There is a hole in her chest, with nothing in the place of her heart.
The two portraits jumped and danced around Xiang Liangyu like spirits, and the line paintings screamed: "You thief! Why did you steal us out of this warm museum!"
A faint cry as faint as that of a mosquito came from the oil painting.
Xiang Liangyu was stunned.
There was a knock on the door, and the two portraits, as if frightened, jumped onto the wall above the bed one after another and hung on the wall pretending to be dead.
Xiang Liangyu had not recovered from such a shocking scene at all. The knocks on the door became louder and louder, and finally turned into banging on the door. Xiang Liangyu suddenly came to his senses, walked quickly to the door and opened it.
Quan Shengyan pursed her lips and said, "I thought something happened to you."
Before Xiang Liangyu could speak, Quan Shengyan continued, "I know what you are thinking. I am not taking advantage of you."
[Player Chen Haonan's health has returned to zero, and he has died. ]
Xiang Liangyu immediately felt something was wrong and ignored his explanation, saying, "You killed Chen Haonan."
Quan Shengyan looked at the extra painting on the wall and said, "I don't have it."
Xiang Liangyu didn't know whether she was amused by his reaction or for some other reason, she suddenly felt that her unilateral disregard for Quan Shengyan was a bit childish: "Quan Shengyan, if you want to learn how to lie, you can't be timid with your eyes first, understand?"
Quan Shengyan sighed: "I don't like others teasing you, and I don't like people with bad intentions around you. I have seen his props. If he gets your blood, you will listen to him like a puppet."
So that's how it was. Xiang Liangyu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this. What happened in the alley, why did the alarm sound, and why did I suddenly lose consciousness."
Quan Shengyan: "The alarm sounded because the player entered a prohibited area and was chased by the patrol guard system, and you were accidentally injured. As for appearing in the game, it was because the player fled to an alley, and the system mistakenly thought we were in the same group as the player. In order to avoid interrogation, we had no choice but to follow the player and escape."
Xiang Liangyu narrowed his eyes: "So?"
Quan Shengyan looked straight ahead: "So I boarded the last train and came to this world."
Xiang Liangyu said "Oh" in understanding, as if he believed Quan Shengyan's words, and put away his deliberate coldness, pointing at the painting on the wall and said: "The painting just came alive."
Lines and paintings: "..."
Quan Shengyan was puzzled: "Alive?"
[Congratulations to the NPC for completing the pilot mission [Successfully checking into the hotel] and obtaining the hidden achievement [The most delicious dinner in the world]. ]
[Optional second main plot [Immortal Thief] has been activated: You are actually a thief that the whole world is afraid of. You have stolen the Heart of the Ocean, the treasure of the Western Museum, and you have also stolen world-class confidential documents from other countries.]
[You have been wanted by various countries, but you are not timid or afraid at all, because you have set your sights on the treasure of the Blue Ice Hotel, the treasure box placed at the lower end of the magical scale.]
[The treasure box can only be opened when the scales are parallel. The only way to make the scales parallel is to place enough hearts on the other side of the scales.]
[After the player dies, the moment the heart stops beating, it will turn into a shining ruby. Ask the NPC to get enough hearts and successfully steal the treasure box before leaving the store. ]
[Because it holds the secret of this world. ]
[Note that the Heart Gem is not your individual quest. All NPCs participating in this world will work hard for the gem on one side of the scale. ]
[NPC Xiang Liangyu has obtained a heart gem. ]
[NPC Quan Shengyan has obtained a heart gem. ]
[Friendly reminder, please conceal your identity as a thief. The hotel has accepted the wanted order for the thief. Since your face has not been photographed, you don't have to worry about being recognized. But please always keep an eye on your stolen property and be careful that they call the police. ]
Xiang Liangyu turned around suddenly and saw that one of the two paintings hanging on the wall was missing. The oil painting was in front of the bedside table. A colorful arm stretched out from the painting and picked up the landline phone. Another hand also stretched out and pressed "110".
The line drawings are still encouraging: "Come on! Come on!"
Xiang Liangyu strode forward, picked up the oil painting with one hand, held it horizontally, and pushed his outstretched hand into the painting. The crying sound came out from the painting again.
Line drawing regret: "I was almost able to dial it, you bad woman!"
Xiang Liangyu stuffed the two paintings into the suitcase without saying a word, then took the ropes in the hotel and tied up the suitcase in circles until the two paintings could no longer hold the suitcase open.
But they were shaking so violently that Xiang Liangyu carried the suitcase and stuffed it into the closet. Then he locked the closet while cursing in a low voice.
When I turned my head, a bright red ruby appeared before my eyes.
Xiang Liangyu looked up and asked, "What are you doing?"
Quan Shengyan handed it to her: "It's a voluntary gift."
[NPC Quan Shengyan has given the heart gem to NPC Xiang Liangyu for no reason.]
[NPC Xiang Liangyu obtains 2 heart gems. ]
Before Xiang Liangyu could even refuse, she said, "Quan Shengyan, what on earth are you going to do?"
Quan Shengyan said seriously: "Xiang Liangyu, if I say that I saw you a long time ago, in this world, would you believe it?"
Xiang Liangyu smiled: "Are you trying to say that I used to be a player, and then I crossed the level on my own and was promoted to the position of manager NPC?"
"Then the system erased the memory of the player period, and I knew you when I was still a player? What about you? Were you still an NPC at that time? Still a BOSS?"
Quan Shengyan denied it categorically: "No, you have never participated in it. It has always been..."
He opened his mouth and spoke, but Xiang Liangyu couldn't hear what he said next, and couldn't even understand his lip shape.
The doorbell rang, and the housekeeper's voice came from the intercom: "Hello, Ms. Xiang, your meal is ready, please eat."
Xiang Liangyu sighed and said, "Quan Shengyan, although I know my situation, I don't feel that I have seen you before, nor do I feel that I have lost my memory."
"I don't want to go back to the real world. It's too boring there. I've lived for a long time, a really long time. Here, I can feel the blood that has already solidified flowing again. I quite like it here."
She paused, stopped talking in time, glanced at Quan Shengyan quickly, and then looked away quickly. She coughed lightly and said, "Do you want me to get the treasure box?"
"Of course you like it here. After all, this is..." Quan Shengyan gave a forced smile and paused in the middle of his sentence. He said, "I want to ask you for help to get the treasure box of the second main quest."
Xiang Liangyu was puzzled: "Just think of it as for you?"
Quan Shengyan : "Just think of it as for me."
Xiang Liangyu readily agreed: "Okay, I promise you."
After that, she smiled and went to the door to get the meal. When she opened the door, Cui Daoping, who was smiling, was holding a plate with a huge gilded lid covering the dishes tightly. "Good evening, Ms. Xiang. This is your meal as compensation. Can I help you bring it to the table?"
Xiang Liangyu glanced at him and turned sideways: "Come in."
He placed the dishes on the table with ease, arranged the items in front of the table, pulled out a chair, and said respectfully, "Please sit down."
Xiang Liangyu glanced at Cui Daoping suspiciously, wondering if players’ personalities were so changeable?
She sat in a chair, chin resting on her hand, waiting for the dish to be revealed.
Cui Daoping glanced at Xiang Liangyu, suppressed the sudden fear in his heart, took a deep breath, and reached out to lift the lid of the dish.
Placed on the disc is a warm heart that is still beating.
