Chapter 89 Documentary of an Ancient House (Part 3)
Meng Dian: “?”
He frowned, and a strong aura of oppression spread from the bed. He already had a ferocious look on his face. Ordinary people would want to find a hole to crawl into when seeing this expression. It was a pity that the people facing him, one could not perceive his emotions, and the other had a face colder than his.
Meng Dian was even more upset. He said solemnly, "It has been three long game worlds since the maintenance period. This kind of error will not occur in the main system."
He used the maintenance era to remind Xiang Liangyu not to openly doubt the main system.
Xiang Liangyu didn't feel anything, but as soon as these four words came out, the fragments stored in his memory appeared. The maintenance era of that year can be said to be one of the biggest disasters in the game world. Because the world was running too slowly, it was noticed by the earth, friendly communication, discovery of danger, warning, positioning, invasion, and elimination.
Elite earthlings with both martial arts and wisdom enter the game and begin a plan to eliminate NPCs and rescue players. The maintenance era lasts for eight super-long game worlds, and the newly built world has just started and is already in danger.
Xiang Liangyu doesn’t have a deep memory of the Maintenance Era. She was “born” in the dark period of the Maintenance Era, when the game was about to be destroyed and humans invaded the Life Tower and were about to destroy the super-intelligent system.
It was also at that moment that the main system urgently created her. Because time was too urgent, she lacked some things that an ordinary NPC should have, such as feelings and emotions.
Her code name is X. When the game world is damaged to the point where only the Life Tower remains, she completely reverses the situation, saves the world from disaster, and completely destroys the non-gamers who invade the game. Thus, the dark age ends, and the main system leads the maintenance NPC to go deep into the Life Tower to start emergency repairs, and the hidden coordinates speed up the operation.
The maintenance era ends and the X era begins.
Xiang Liangyu turned to look at Quan Shengyan and said suspiciously, "You lied to me."
Quan Shengyan said innocently: "I didn't lie to you."
Xiang Liangyu was a little distressed. Meng Dian couldn't possibly lie to her, but it was also impossible for a mermaid to appear in the ancient house. She didn't know who to believe.
Meng Dian was already very annoyed after being woken up in the middle of the night. He said, "After the world ends, all NPCs will return to where they came from. Why are you worrying about this?"
Xiang Liangyu: "Oh. I forgot. Let's go then."
After that, he took Quan Shengyan out of the room and blew out the candles at the table. Xiang Liangyu wanted him to stay in the lotus pond. After all, he was also a fish and he didn't know when he would die on the shore.
Quan Shengyan knew that this road led to the lotus pond. The moonlight was dim and the courtyard was full of lotus branches. Halfway there, he grabbed Xiang Liangyu's hand and said, "The water in your pond is dirty and messy, and there are corpses."
Xiang Liangyu could not make excuses as he openly or covertly disliked the unclean water in the pond. With waves of players coming and going, the pond had long become a pool of stagnant water. A living person could be pulled out of the pond within three seconds after falling into it and his skin would be changed.
She wanted to find another place for Quan Shengyan, but then she thought that there seemed to be no clean pond in the house, so she asked, "Why don't you do it? The mermaid will die without water."
Quan Shengyan was silent for a second, then said, "I am a mermaid. I will not die of thirst on the ground, nor will I drown in the water."
Xiang Liang Yuxin said that not only did he look a little different from the mermaid NPC in the game, but even his physical characteristics were somewhat different. The mermaid NPC in the game turned into a mummy after being out of water for three minutes.
She asked, "Where do you want to go? There is no clean water here."
Quan Shengyan said without hesitation, "I want to follow you."
"Follow me?" Xiang Liangyu read his words silently before understanding what he meant. "You don't want to go into the water, but want to follow me on the shore?"
Quan Shengyan nodded. He wore his own coat, which was only slightly smaller. Xiang Liangyu looked at the clothes and agreed for some reason.
Anyway, Meng Dian was basically the only one she talked to in the old house, so having more mermaids who looked pleasing to her eyes wasn't a bad thing. Xiang Liangyu took Quan Shengyan to the west room. This yard was lived in by a male boss a long time ago, so there should be his clothes there.
The lights were dimming, and the afterglow of the old house was visible. Xiang Liangyu picked out a piece of clothing from the closet and compared it with Quan Shengyan. When he felt that the size was right, he put the clothes aside and started to take off his clothes. Quan Shengyan was so scared that he quickly stepped back and grabbed the collar of his cloak: "You, what are you doing?"
Xiang Liangyu thought he was strange and continued to pull his clothes: "Change your clothes. This dress is very complicated. You don't know how to put it on. I will help you put it on."
Quan Shengyan righteously refused and pushed Xiang Liangyu out of the door: "I know how to wear it, but men and women should not touch each other."
Xiang Liangyu: “?”
Why not kiss?
She was locked outside by Quan Shengyan. The night in the old house was like a ghost, the wind was like a soul, and it was a chilling fear that struck the soul. Xiang Liangyu saw the sneaky players carrying cameras not far away. The night was very quiet, so naturally their voices were blown into her ears by the wind.
"Family, my brother has suddenly disappeared. Tonight, we are going to visit the old house. You don't need to give gifts. Just bring your brothers and sisters to watch it together. This is the greatest encouragement to the anchor."
"Where's the anchor with the nice voice? He's missing. We need to find him tonight."
From what they said, it should be a late night live broadcast mission, but with a little more gimmick.
Xiang Liangyu glanced at the candlelit room and suddenly had a good idea. She deliberately opened the door with force, making the sound of the door opening harsh and abrupt in the dark night, attracting the attention of the group of players.
Xiang Liangyu turned around and found that Quan Shengyan had really put on the vintage clothes completely, even fastening the belt meticulously. With his black hair that grew below his waist, he really looked like a young man with a face as beautiful as a jade plate or a jade tree.
Quan Shengyan saw her suddenly come in and subconsciously asked, "What's wrong? Is there anyone outside?"
"Let me show you something fun," Xiang Liangyu said as she took out a communication device from her sleeve. She had just taken it from the table while Meng Dian was sleeping. She opened the live broadcast software, and the first popular live broadcast recommended was "Night Breaking into the Ancient House", which had 300 million people online.
Player personal information disclosure:
【Name: Lin Yuan
Position: Anchor
Health: 100%
Available props (sorted by level): (A-level) Treasure Box (a treasure box with a cooldown period, which will randomly display props that match the current scene during use.)]
Lin Yuan had already heard the sound not far away and had already backed out in his heart. Fortunately, the camera was aimed at him and the rear camera was not turned on. Otherwise, the group of netizens in the live broadcast room who were eager to watch the fun would probably urge him to go over and take a look.
He calmly moved the camera and used his sunny and handsome face to give the audience in the live broadcast room a fatal blow: "Okay, the anchor doesn't dare to leave the team too far, let's go to the opposite yard to take a look."
The next second, the gifts [Unable to Escape] x2, the gifts [Bright future after darkness] x10, and the gifts [Storm Party] x100.
Lin Yuan: “…”
Too much money to spend? These gifts would cost at least 5 million. Lin Yuan felt that he was in trouble, so he quickened his pace and before he could start thanking the gift, the number one on the list with a string of letters and a primitive avatar sent a message:
"Go to the room with the light on."
If he refused the first place, it would be equivalent to a direct failure of the mission. Lin Yuan regretted it so much that he should have turned left before setting off. Now he was really in a dilemma.
He sighed, took out the tool bag on his waist, and took out a prop from it.
Suona.
He was convinced.
But props can always save him at critical moments, and the appearance of the suona must have its reason. Lin Yuan took the props resignedly, turned on the rear camera, and walked towards the lighted house.
However, when Lin Yuan was halfway there, he suddenly turned back, held up his phone, turned on the front camera, and walked towards the lawn next to him. He pushed aside the thorny grass and his whole body froze.
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the "Mirror". The side quest [Owner of the Ancient House] has been opened, and the progress is 5%. ]
Lin Yuan was startled by himself in the mirror, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the system's voice. He picked up the mirror and put it into his toolkit.
The item sensors in the mall are quite useful, he thought.
Turning on the rear camera on his phone, he walked to the front of the house, ignoring the constant calls for him to come in in the comment section, and slowly observed from outside. However, the doors and windows were tightly closed, so he could not peek into the situation inside the house.
Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment, walked to the door and knocked. A harsh knock sounded. Lin Yuan's body tensed up and he looked at the crack in the door anxiously, fearing that when it opened, something unacceptable would appear.
The wooden door was opened a crack by no one, and a door was slowly pushed inward.
Lin Yuan's scalp suddenly went numb. Can't he just show his cards directly if he is a human or a ghost? Why did he have to be so mysterious! Now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to go in. He can only say "Amitabha" in a panic and then push the door open tremblingly.
He leaned his upper body into the room and looked around. After making sure there was nothing strange, he stepped into the room nervously.
However, after he entered the room, the door behind him closed instantly, and a "bang" made him tremble all over. When Lin Yuan panicked, he liked to pinch the props he took out of the treasure box, but if he held things in both hands, his phone would naturally fall.
The screen in the live broadcast room was spinning wildly and eventually went black. The audience was divided into two groups: one who truly cared about the host, and the other who felt that the host was being mysterious for the sake of live broadcast effects.
But soon, the screen on the phone changed, and the camera was now aimed at the host Lin Yuan in front of him from a third-person perspective.
There were many more things in the room, and the clothes came alive, as if they were worn by an invisible person. At first glance, you could see that the clothes were put on the person's body, but you couldn't see the person.
At this moment, Lin Yuan was surrounded by these clothes, the sleeves and hems of the clothes were swaying, and they were one step closer to Lin Yuan every five seconds.
Lin Yuan breathed heavily. He wanted to rush out through the gap in his clothes, but he didn't dare. So he placed his hope on the suona in his hand. He pinched the tube and put the suona whistle against his lips.
Lin Yuan looked at the clothes getting closer and closer, his heart hardened, he took a deep breath and blew down hard.
The sound of a suona with a harsh tune that startled people's hearts suddenly rang out. The clothes around Lin Yuan stopped moving, and at the moment the suona sound stopped, they still leaned towards him.
Lin Yuan immediately knew the movement trajectory of the group of people in clothes, and took a deep breath again, but this time he did not blow it out all at once. Instead, he exhaled slowly, and the steady and unremitting suona sound slowly rang out.
He played the suona while slowly walking away from the gap in the clothes. He could hold his breath just long enough for him to reach the door, and then the suona stopped.
All the people in clothes turned around together, and their movement speed increased significantly. Lin Yuan couldn't catch his breath, so he started playing the suona again.
While blowing, he tried to open the door, but found that the wooden door did not move at all, as if it was blocked from the outside.
Lin Yuan's face turned red due to lack of air, and he quickly took a breath and blew again.
And at the moment he took a breath, the group of people in clothes suddenly surrounded Lin Yuan at lightning speed.
The sleeves wrapped around his arms, the hems climbed up his calves, and the clothes tightened around his chest.
Lin Yuan's breathing was unstable. The clothes wrapped him too tightly and he couldn't even breathe smoothly.
Just as he raised his head and tried hard to breathe, he caught a glimpse of red in the corner of his eye. Xiang Liangyu picked up the suona on the ground, which was somewhat new to him.
She pointed the copper bowl at the bottom of the suona towards Lin Yuan's ears, put her mouth on the suona whistle, and blew air slowly at first, with a timid and immature sound, then she raised the air and sounded confident and bold.
Finally, Xiang Liangyu took a deep breath and blew hard. The deafening sound of the suona directly shook Lin Yuan's body violently.
He couldn't catch and was entangled in his clothes.
The clothes fell off his body, leaving only one piece of clothing, which seemed to remain on him reluctantly. Xiang Liangyu pulled the tool bag off his waist and took out the mirror inside.
The clothes were put on the dead Lin Yuan, and the lapels and belts were tied consciously. Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Since he had been dead for a short time, he looked normal except that his face looked pale.
Xiang Liangyu stuffed the mirror into his clothes and smiled: "Go and give this to those people."
As she spoke, she walked over to Quan Shengyan, reached out and grabbed the phone, quickly switched the front camera, and let "Lin Yuan" take the live broadcast back to the player's residence.
Xiang Liangyu waved goodbye to him warmly outside the door.
She turned around, looked at Quan Shengyan, who looked very bad, and asked worriedly, "Are you sick?"
Quan Shengyan shook his head and said, "You just killed him."
Xiang Liangyu nodded: "Yes, I also killed someone in the pool last time, didn't you see it too?"
"Or," Xiang Liangyu approached him, smiling but not laughing, "are you afraid of me?"
