Volume 3 Obsidian Chapter 149 Good night, lovely model
Bang.
The iron gate of the outer courtyard of the apartment slowly closed.
After Chen Lun and Noah came out , they got on the carriage and planned to go back.
In the carriage.
Chen Lun held the painting "The Dinner of Seven Gods" in his hands, placed it on his thighs, and examined it carefully.
Before leaving the apartment, he questioned Mr. Rambo and learned the origin of the painting.
It turned out that two months ago, while shopping as usual, Rambo and Huggins met a blond bard on the roadside and were attracted by his singing.
Although the story told by the other party sounded a bit exaggerated, it seemed that all bards had this problem, so the two did not care much.
The painting was bought for 15 gold pounds at the strong recommendation of the bard . The style and content of the painting were quite solemn and did not seem to have any blasphemous meaning, so Mr. Rambo collected it with confidence.
After Chen Lun asked, Mr. Langbo mistakenly thought that Chen Lun liked the painting, so he was considerate and generous and gave the painting to him directly.
This made Chen Lun very embarrassed.
But in fact, before leaving, he tactfully expressed a meaning, that is, this oil painting may contain some hidden dangers, and he did not recommend Mr. Langbo to collect it.
Rambo and Huggins seemed to understand, but because of their trust in Mr. Jack, they didn't think too much about it.
Chen Lun didn't want them to think that he was taking advantage of them, so he proposed to exchange the commission money for the painting. However, he failed to convince Rambo and Huggins, so the proposal was scrapped.
'Although the painting does not blaspheme the Seven Great Gods, the scene of them gathering together for a dinner party is indeed a bit weird...'
Chen Lun leaned back in the leather chair, thinking with his head down.
"Noah, have you seen this painting?"
He looked up at Noah and asked.
Noah frowned slightly and thought about it.
"I seem to have seen something similar when I was a child, but I can't remember the specific content of the painting...but I do have some impression of the artist of this oil painting."
"Oh? Why not tell me about it?"
Chen Lun sat up straight and said curiously.
"Clarenso was born in an ordinary family. His father was a painter. He learned mural painting from his father since he was a child... Although he was not talented, he was hardworking... He was particularly good at portrait painting. Later, he learned oil painting from a famous teacher, traveled around, and became famous in middle age."
Noah spoke slowly.
"But later, he left the Trisur Empire and went beyond the Far North... I heard that he settled in the Kingdom of Byron and eventually became a court painter."
Chen Lun nodded silently and had a basic understanding of this person's deeds.
But from these alone, he still couldn't guess the hidden intentions of Her Majesty the Witch. There must be more unknown secrets behind Clarenso's deeds.
He carefully put the painting into the Blood Poetry Ring.
At this time, Noah casually lifted the curtain of the carriage, suddenly saw something, and stopped the driver.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Lun asked.
Noah smiled shyly, shook his head, picked up his tool bag, and got out of the car.
"Excuse me, Mr. Jack, wait a moment."
Chen Lun watched his back as he got out of the car with difficulty, and silently opened the curtain.
Under the dim light of the street lamp, a thin figure was huddled in the corner. The snowflakes were getting bigger and bigger, piling up into a thick layer on the streets and houses.
Noah's huge figure slowly walked towards the thin man in the corner.
Chen Lun thought about it and got off the car as well.
When he stepped on the snow and slowly approached, he found Noah sitting in the snow, setting up an easel and painting the figure.
Curled up in the corner was a little blonde girl who had already closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep.
Next to her was a basket filled with brand new matchboxes.
"Don't be afraid, it will be fine soon..."
A fireplace appeared on Noah's drawing board, and under the fiery light, a family was sitting around the dining table eating. The little girl lit a match and lit the candles on the birthday cake in front of her.
Everyone was smiling and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
Wow...
Behind Noah's mind, a shadow of a gallery emerged. Five paintings were drawn to Dodrick's "Empire Silence", allowing him to temporarily possess the power of [Moon Faction Sequence 7 - Requiem].
Chen Lun's eyes narrowed.
His insight had now reached the level where he could observe the spiritual world, so he naturally saw an illusory shadow sitting on the ground in front of Noah.
It looked like the thin girl, who was sitting quietly, looking up at Noah.
"Is today your birthday? Then I wish you a happy birthday, hey."
Noah's hands moved very quickly and he spoke softly.
"Well...well...yes, the epidemic broke out and many small factories have closed down recently. Your father is just one of the unfortunate ones. It doesn't matter. He will be fine after a good night's sleep..."
At this time, several carriages were passing by in a hurry. The coachman glanced at Noah, his eyes full of confusion and vigilance.
On such a snowy day, someone was drawing on a corpse and talking to himself. It seemed like he was mentally ill.
Chen Lun stood silently aside without even glancing at those people.
The sky and the earth are white, and the world is white.
It seems that Noah is the only color in this night.
"Go to sleep..."
Noah suddenly spoke up.
He stopped painting and slowly stood up.
The painting was completed and the phantom of the little girl disappeared.
Chen Lun noticed that Noah's aura was slowly increasing.
'He was promoted...'
Chen Lun was surprised.
"Is it because of inspiration? Or is it because of accumulated experience? Such talent is really enviable."
Noah was promoted from [Sequence 9 - Butcher] to [Sequence 8 - Gourmet], but he did not show obvious joy. He still scratched his head shyly and said:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Jack... I kept you waiting."
He took down the painting, gently placed it in the little girl's arms, and then took a box of matches from her basket.
"You're welcome. In exchange, I'll give you the painting..."
As he spoke, he took off his hat and saluted gently.
"Good night, lovely model."
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late at night.
Chen Lun and Noah returned to the manor in a carriage.
As soon as I entered the villa, I felt the coldness stop and was surrounded by warmth.
With two crackling sounds, the fire from the fireplace shone into the living room and onto the quiet girl.
"You're back."
Floy looked up and smiled.
After Chen Lun responded, she nodded to Noah as a greeting.
There were several plates of cakes on the tea table in front of her, prepared for Chen Lun. She picked up the teapot, poured two cups of hot tea, and said:
"It's cold outside, come and have a cup of hot tea."
"Thanks."
Chen Lun sat down on the sofa, took a sip of hot tea, and ate a piece of cake. The soft texture, accompanied by a little warmth, made him feel warm inside.
Noah said nothing, put down the empty plate in his hand, and picked up another plate of cake.
Chen Lun and Floy chatted briefly for a while.
After the tea and cakes were all finished, Chen Lun stood up and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, Floy. It's late. Go and have some rest."
"Um……"
Floy then stood up, clasped her hands together and placed them in front of her.
She nodded slightly, and then said:
"It doesn't matter. I've been sleeping later and later recently... This seems to be related to it, but it's not a bad thing. I can feel that the mysterious accumulation is growing."
Hearing her say this, Chen Lun remembered the description of the [Sun-facing Potted Plant]. It seemed that it would make Floy love moonlight even more.
So, she will gradually become a night owl who "doesn't sleep until the moon goes to sleep"... ?
"That's unacceptable. What if Floy becomes bald?"
Chen Lun decided to set an example and take the lead in going to bed, so he said goodbye to her and went upstairs.
After returning to the room, he didn't actually go to bed to rest.
Instead, after washing up, he leaned back on the sofa, opened [Qingzhe], and prepared to start a game... ready to enter [Philip's Wonderland] to explore.
boom!
Chen Lun appeared in the fairyland again.
Unlike the outside world, it is still spring here with flowers blooming.
Blue sky, white clouds, grassland and lakes.
call!
He spread his black wings, flew over the wooden house, flew to the lake, and landed directly next to the mermaid statue.
With a whoosh, the black feathers flew away, and Chen Lun reached out and gently touched the base of the statue.
[Angel statue currently stores sanity value: 714 points]
This is the accumulated result of Chen Lun charging the statue every other day over the past six months.
Of course, his original sanity value should have been 1000+, but during this period, he entered the wonderland to explore twice and consumed some of it.
Because sanity is so precious, Chen Lun knows how difficult it is to "charge for several months and talk for one hour", so he always makes preparations in advance before deciding to make a move.
So after two in-depth explorations, he had found something valuable.
"Every time I enter, I'm in the Dark Forest, but the experience is completely different..."
This reminded Chen Lun of a special term, that is - "meat pigeon lake".
The original name should be "Roguelike", which is a type of game he had heard of in his previous life. Because a game called "Rogue" was born in the old days and was very popular at the time, a series of similar or similar game works were derived later, all of which were collectively called "Roguelike".
The characteristics of the "Rou Pigeon Lake" game are random generation, one-way process, irreversibility, system complexity and game non-linearity...
The mechanism of Wonderland seems to have this characteristic. Although it is not completely the same, some parts are similar.
During the last two in-depth explorations, Chen Lun made an amazing discovery: he saw a wooden house from afar in the dark forest.
The familiar yellow-brown wooden structure looks very much like a lakeside cottage.
This gave him a bold guess, and he planned to confirm it through this exploration.
'The first time, I didn't get much... The second time, I used the same starting point as a reference, but walked in the opposite direction and saw a corner of the wooden house.'
Chen Lun thought.
'It's a pity that I encountered those lingering polluted creatures last time and was forced to leave early... I hope it will go smoothly this time.'
Chen Lun took a deep breath and jumped directly into the lake.
Crash...!
