Chapter 79: Life Tower
This is an icy cold area. Raindrops seem to be dyed neon colors. Steel buildings are ruthlessly enveloped by the damp air. The first to be hit is the towering square tower in the center of the city, with two cloud ladders circling around it.
When Xiang Liangyu and Quan Shengyan were invited to the gate of the Life Tower by the people who came to hunt them down, the gatekeeper smiled and said, "Welcome to the Poor Team. Welcome X. Welcome Q."
Xiang Liangyu pulled the corner of his mouth: "Poor fate, team?"
The life tower on the second floor was much more high-end than the first floor. The pure white tiles were so bright that they reflected light. On the wall, there was a list of fifty names suspended in a row. Xiang Liangyu saw several familiar faces inside, including Quan Shengyan, who was ranked third.
The only difference is that the Quan Shengyan on the honor roll has long hair, and there is a cartoon red flower stuck on one side of her hair.
Although his face was not much different from now, Xiang Liangyu still saw a hint of displeasure on his face.
She couldn't help laughing out loud, which attracted the attention of Quan Shengyan beside her. After seeing the photo on the wall of glory, his face changed and he withdrew his gaze with a stiff face.
Xiang Liangyu slowly moved forward along the ranking list on the honor roll. When he saw NO.1, he discovered that the first one was a little green man, holding a trophy in his hand with a happy expression.
In front of us was a huge floating circular platform, on which stood three reception NPCs with the same curved smiles, and four electronic screens were floating beside them.
There are still slightly hanging cables on the top of the round tower, but it is much neater and more orderly than the first floor. There are two mechanical arms on each wall, which can repair the cables in time when they fail.
Xiang Liangyu was pushed into the Life Tower by Xiu Lu. Fang Zi noticed her gaze and said, "This is an NPC who has won hundreds of times in the game. His net evil value is over ten thousand."
Xiang Liangyu was stunned: "Didn't they say that if you win a hundred times, you can open the advanced world?"
"You need to win 100 games in a row to unlock the advanced world, and the precious NPC on the honor list has accumulated a total of 100 victories~"
The screens at the front desk merged into a huge screen, and a cartoon-shaped green man jumped on the screen. When talking about the Honor Roll, a proud expression appeared on his pure green face. Then he moved closer to the screen, and his whole face changed into a sinister expression: "And you, Xiang Liangyu, my muse, are my most favorite NPC!"
"Let us warmly celebrate the return of the Immortal - Xiang Liangyu!"
The only three NPCs in the Life Tower clapped in unison. The little green man jumped out of the screen. The 3D little green man stood in front of Xiang Liangyu and circled around her happily: "Xiang Liangyu, baby Xiang Liangyu."
Quan Shengyan frowned and stretched out his hand to wave away the little green man, but soon, the little green man that had dispersed into a wisp of smoke returned to its original state. It coughed, and a suit appeared out of thin air. "Okay, baby, the reminiscence ends here. Since Q maliciously blocked the information input, we have to re-enter the information now. Purple and green guardian, bring her to me."
The little green man jumped up and re-entered the screen: "Q, don't do bad things."
The screen turned off, and the NPC in the middle of the front desk pointed to the hidden door on the right and smiled appropriately: "Please enter the elevator and go to the 7th floor."
Quan Shengyan followed Xiang Liangyu, but was stopped by Gu Ye and Meng Dian. The three of them were of similar height, but their temperaments were completely different. No one was inferior to the other. Meng Dian was intimidating without being angry: "Q, you can't go in."
Gu Ye smiled and said, "In order to prevent you from continuing to do bad things, you should wait here until Xiang Liangyu comes out."
Quan Shengyan glanced at the two of them, and finally his gaze settled on Gu Ye: "The first time you go out, you want to please everyone?"
Guye's eyes were slightly cold, but Quan Shengyan didn't look away: "Guye, you have my perception and memory, you should understand how she is treated here, and you should also understand how I feel about Xiang Liangyu."
Meng Dian reached out and pushed the two of them apart, looking at Quan Shengyan with a warning look: "Q, don't try to control him."
Quan Shengyan withdrew his gaze calmly and looked at the small flower above his head on the wall of glory without saying a word.
The elevators on the second floor are much more spacious than those on the first floor, and there is only one button in the elevator, which is the 7th floor. Xiang Liangyu was surrounded by a group of people, enduring the vague glances behind him, and felt uncomfortable all over.
Fang Zi struggled all the way, and finally spoke: "How come...it's her."
Xiang Liangyu: "Who is she?"
"The woman who gave the game to the player because of love."
The white-haired man leaned against the elevator, and Xiang Liangyu could see him by tilting his head. His silver-white hair was a little long, slightly covering his right eye. He leaned his head against the mirror, his eyes full of disdain: "Of course, is she still waiting for the information to be input? If you are really her, then don't think about leaving the Life Tower alive."
He paused and added, "Of course, there are still many people who look alike."
NPC personal information has been released:
[Name: Ji Rendong
Identity: Plot NPC
Victory value: 83%
Code: D. 】
Xiang Liangyu withdrew his gaze and thought to himself that it was not mainstream.
Arrived at the seventh floor. As soon as the elevator door opened, the little green man jumped three feet high and looked at Xiang Liangyu at eye level: "Baby!"
Xiang Liangyu silently shifted his gaze and walked straight past the little green man into the control room. The configuration was the same as on the first floor, except that the space was larger, the equipment was more diverse, and the screen was larger and clearer.
The control room on the first floor was completely dark and not open when entering, but the control room on the second floor was open without any concealment. The small screen showed the figures of all NPCs, as well as the monitoring of a small number of players.
Xiang Liangyu saw her flamboyant hair on the screen in the corner. It seemed that her every move had been monitored in real time since she entered the game. As for the few players, most of them were Xiang Liangyu's acquaintances. She scanned the screen and finally found the player she had been thinking about.
Xiang Liangyu nodded with satisfaction, stretched her neck, and was ready. She adjusted her collar, and when she put her hand down, her fingertips carefully touched the brooch on her chest.
The little green man was still in a suit, bouncing around in every screen. After he slid around for a while, he returned to the main screen and pointed at Xiang Liangyu with his round finger without fingers, with a sinister expression: "Enter the information!"
Xiang Liangyu walked into the information door consciously. A helmet covered with wires was hung on the top of the door. As long as he entered the information door, the helmet would accurately cover his head and complete the information entry.
The little green man on the screen giggled excitedly, and seemed to be impatient to get into the small screen and slide to the screen area opposite the information door. His suit disappeared, and he held two colorful flower balls in his hands, shaking them excitedly.
Xiang Liangyu looked at him and walked straight into the information door. Facing the NPC at the door, she saw the worry in Fang Zi and Lu Jifeng's eyes, the evasion in Xiu Lu's eyes, and the indifference of other unfamiliar NPCs.
Xiang Liangyu sighed and said, "The spring is smoking, what will I do without you?"
With a "click", the helmet fell off, and the little green man's waving hand almost became an afterimage, but it stopped waving in the next second, and the excited expression turned into astonishment.
Xiang Liangyu lifted the fallen helmet with both hands. The electric current was transmitted to her hands and body, causing numbness and shock. Xiang Liangyu used both hands to pinch the helmet in half, then turned around and threw it hard at the little green man in the area.
What followed was a series of chain reactions. The screen went black, and the little green man popped out of the screen, stood in front of Xiang Liangyu, with his hands on his hips, and said angrily: "Xiang Liangyu! You have become evil!"
Xiang Liangyu ignored him, pulled out the information door with his bare hands, and threw it at the shocked NPC. Xiu Lu reacted quickly, dodged the information door sideways, ran to the side of the wall, and pressed the emergency button hidden in the wall.
Ji Rending kicked the information door aside, and amid the red alarm lights, Xiang Liangyu became the target of public criticism.
The little green man turned into a little red man, and his expression was extremely angry: "You are a bad baby! I hate you!"
Zhuge Xunzhen couldn't bear to look at it, and said speechlessly: "Oh my god, I'm really convinced."
Xiang Liangyu suddenly realized, pointed at the little red man and said with a smile: "I finally know what you look like. Now you look like a gingerbread man with chili flavor."
Zhuge Xun couldn't hold back and laughed out loud: "What does he look like when he's green?"
Xiang Liangyu: "It smells like coriander."
Zhuge Xunzhen stopped smiling and said with disgust: "Oh, I hate coriander."
The gingerbread man's expression turned into gnashing teeth. He pointed at Xiang Liangyu and said angrily: "I really hate you!"
Xiang Liangyu smiled slightly, turned around and ran towards the little red man, followed closely by Ji Rending. The other NPCs looked at each other in confusion, especially Fang Zi and Lu Jifeng, who lowered their heads and pretended to be busy.
The gingerbread man was so angry that his mouth twisted and he said a lot of gibberish. When Xiang Liangyu approached him and charged his fist, the little red man put his hands on his hips and said proudly: "You can't hit me again..."
Xiang Liangyu passed through the gingerbread man and slammed his fist against the wall. Suddenly, Xiang Liangyu was shaken all over.
The gingerbread man laughed, "This is a prison-like steel wall. It's so strong that even if an asteroid hits the earth and the earth is destroyed, it can still float in the universe intact. It's a steel building specially designed to defend against your huge force."
Xiang Liangyu reached out to take Ji Rendong's fist and looked into his exposed eyes: "If you hate someone, go find that person. Don't hate me just because I have some similarities with her. After all, this is really childish and non-mainstream."
Xiang Liangyu squeezed hard, pulled his hand and threw it forward.
After Xiang Liangyu stood still, he tilted his head and looked at the gingerbread man: "Who said I can't be beaten?"
As soon as he finished speaking, spider web-shaped cracks appeared on the wall. When Xiang Liangyu heard the "ding" sound of the elevator, the wall beside him suddenly cracked and a round hole appeared.
Countless NPCs poured into the elevator.
The cold wind that rushed in lifted her long hair. She looked fearless, and the coolness that emanated from her inside out reached its peak at this moment. She smiled with her eyes curved: "It seems that pretending to be cute is still useful. You must have been fooled by me."
Lu Jifeng was the most surprised among the NPCs. In his mind, Xiang Liangyu Chengpotian was just a newcomer who was moody and liked to do some strange things. Although the word cute...well, sometimes she was really cute, but this cool expression that looked down on the world and was not afraid of anyone was really the first time he saw it, and he felt like my daughter has grown up.
Xiang Liangyu waved to everyone and said, "Bye."
She jumped into the round hole and leaped towards the ladder surrounding the Life Tower. A black figure was running up from the bottom of the ladder. Quan Shengyan sped up and finally caught Xiang Liangyu who was on the ground on her back, and then took her down.
The gingerbread man was so angry that a huge fire burst out from his head. "What's the use of Meng Dian and Gu not being able to stop Quan Shengyan?"
"And you! Why don't you catch her!!"
Lu Jifeng turned around and pressed the elevator button, saying, "I'm exhausted from playing a game, and I have to help you catch someone who looks like her."
Zhuge Xunzhen: "Boring."
The gingerbread man was so angry that his head was about to explode: "I will punish you two!"
The two entered the elevator, completely ignoring his threats. Zhuge Xunzhen said, "I don't know why she set the main system like this. There is no sense of oppression at all. I feel like I'm watching a cartoon."
Lu Jifeng nodded: "This is my favorite leisure entertainment after I finish the game."
The elevator door closed and the control room fell into darkness.
Ji Rendong was full of fighting spirit: "Master System, I will follow you forever!"
Main system: “…”
Xiang Liangyu was held in Quan Shengyan's arms, and her hands and feet seemed to disappear. She hooked one hand around Quan Shengyan's neck and said, "Yun Panshan is in Building C, 501."
Quan Shengyan nodded and ran towards the central community. On the way, Xiang Liangyu asked him, "Although I don't know what they want to do, I guess, do I look like someone?"
Quan Shengyan: "You are you."
Xiang Liangyu leaned closer to him: "Then you are inexplicably nice to me, is it because I look like her? You like her, so you place your feelings on me, and you like me too?"
Quan Shengyan looked down at Xiang Liangyu, the darkness in his eyes seemed a little brighter under the shining colored lights: "I said, I fell in love with you at first sight. You are not like anyone else. You are just you. You can be cute if you want to be cute, and you can be domineering if you want to be domineering. You can show the personality you want to show in front of anyone."
“Don’t be afraid of your changing personality, and don’t suppress sudden mood swings, because this is the real you.”
"Xiang Liangyu, no matter when or where, no matter if it's the first time we meet or the reunion, as long as we meet, I am destined to fall in love with you at first sight."
His voice was clear and pleasant, like a drizzle in autumn, washing away the dryness and bringing a sense of sadness that was unique to him.
Xiang Liangyu looked away with a flicker. Her heart was beating violently in her chest. She felt a little panicked and trembled inexplicably.
The hand that Xiang Liangyu hooked around Quan Shengyan's neck, the golden dial of the watch was spinning violently, and to Quan Shengyan's ears it sounded like a beating heart, rapid and loud.
Quan Shengyan laughed out loud, and the vibration of her chest was transmitted to Xiang Liangyu. Her eyelashes trembled, and she whispered, "I didn't expect you to be so good at saying sweet words."
Quan Shengyan jumped into the residential complex, ran to Building C and went to the 5th floor, then put Xiang Liangyu down again, all in one go. After ringing the doorbell, he said, "I don't know how to say sweet words, this is what I really mean."
The door opened, and Yun Panshan, with a messy hair and disheveled clothes, opened the door. When he saw Xiang Liangyu, his eyes widened and he looked into the corridor in disbelief: "You?"
Xiang Liangyu smiled slightly: "Robbery."
The door was closed. Quan Shengyan pushed Yun Panshan down on the sofa and covered him with a blanket. Yun Panshan said anxiously, "NPCs are forbidden to cause trouble to players during rest time! You are breaking the rules!"
Xiang Liangyu squatted on the ground, a small ball, but his smile was heart-shaking: "I am the rule. Come on, let's continue the transaction. You said that I need to pay for the information from you? What's the price?"
Yun Panshan said in a muffled voice: "With your attitude, I won't even tell you whether it will be sunny or cloudy tomorrow!"
Quan Shengyan let him go. Yun Panshan sat on the sofa wrapped in a blanket, staring at Xiang Liangyu squatting on the ground, and said, "It's very simple. Give me a strand of your hair ."
Xiang Liangyu was very straightforward. She pulled a hair from her head and handed it to Yun Panshan. He said "wait a moment" and rushed into the bedroom. He took out an empty transparent bottle, put her hair into the bottle, put it away and said, "What do you want to know?"
Xiang Liangyu: "Any information about me."
Yun Panshan squinted at her and said, "Don't NPCs need to enter information? The Life Tower has the personal information of all players and NPCs, which is much more complete than what I have."
Xiang Liangyu confessed honestly: "I don't believe them, I only believe you. I paid the price, give me the information I want."
Quan Shengyan glanced at Xiang Liangyu lying on the ground.
I don't know which words touched Yun Panshan, his whole face turned red. Finally, he turned on the props, and just as a screen popped up, a figure suddenly flashed outside the window. The glass of the floor-to-ceiling window shattered instantly, and the dazzling red light swept the whole room.
Ji Rending was standing in the room. Seeing her and Yun Panshan together, he sneered.
Xiang Liangyu stopped Yun Panshan behind him. The red main system was so angry that it jumped up and down on a hovercraft: "I hate you being with players! X! Come back soon!"
Yun Panshan was shocked and asked, "What is this? A gingerbread man?"
Quan Shengyan came over: "Let's go to the game."
Xiang Liangyu nodded and wanted to take Yun Panshan with him, but Quan Shengyan grabbed him by the back of the collar in advance. The two looked at each other and rushed forward tacitly.
Ji Rending stood facing Xiang Liangyu, and a strand of his long hair was blown up as he ran. Xiang Liangyu discovered that his two eyes were different colors, the one that was not covered was white, and the one that was covered was green.
Xiang Liangyu subconsciously avoided Ji Rending's sight, and Ji Rending did not expect Xiang Liangyu to avoid him at the first moment, which caused his mental control to completely fail. Xiang Liangyu closed her eyes and swept over with her legs, but he directly hugged Xiang Liangyu's legs and threw her to the ground.
The main system screamed: "White Hair! Be gentle to me!"
Ji Rendong was stunned, Xiang Liangyu seized the opportunity, crossed his legs around his neck, and twisted his knees hard. Although it was not fatal, it was enough to make him unable to get up for a while. Xiang Liangyu stood up and rushed to the broken French window.
She jumped onto the hovercraft carrying the main system, raised an eyebrow at the red gingerbread man, and warned: "Don't come and catch me."
The red gingerbread man was stunned and even forgot when Xiang Liangyu left. The flame on his head went out and turned into a red heart, and his eyes also became heart-shaped eyes.
Xiang Liangyu held Quan Shengyan's hand, and he carried two people and disappeared into the night.
Yun Panshan looked at his home and burst into tears.
Ji Rendong struggled to get up from the ground, twisted his neck back, and frowned when he saw the expression of the main system: "Main system, be steady."
With a "ding dong" sound, a screen popped up in front of the main system.
[Special Attention] NPC Xiang Liangyu has entered the game train, and this world is [Land of Oblivion].
The main system put away its stern face and calmly changed the train's destination to [Evil Purification Prison].
The main system grew in an instant and threw something to Ji Rendong: "Go, put it on Xiang Liangyu gently in prison, and be gentle."
Ji Rendong looked at the object in his hand and smiled sinisterly: "Of course, I will be gentle."
