Chapter 4 Ghost Ship
Tang An hesitated for a moment of searching, stretched out his hand, and clicked the 'yes' in his sight.
The next moment, a stream of light emerged, condensed into a manual on Tang An's palm, with a dark red cover written on it, with four words: novice's guide.
This scene is very magical, and the booklet in hand seems to appear out of thin air.
Before he could see, Tang An felt a shaking under his feet and almost fell down. This made Tang An confirm something. He was probably on a boat at this moment.
This is not a random guess. In addition to the smell of sea water that can be smelled in the nose, you can also hear the sound of sea waves outside. In addition, this kind of shaking that only occurs on the boat can almost determine this.
At the same time, the female voice sounded again: "The Mary Celester, a novice scene, is opened, and 12 players are allocated, the mission time limit is 10 hours, and the end of the time limit will be automatically transmitted to the data storage area, and the timing will begin."
As soon as the sound fell, Tang An saw a countdown of 9 hours, 59 minutes and 55 seconds in the upper right corner of his sight.
The number of seconds is decreasing, giving people a sense of oppression.
Tang An stood there without moving. He knew that he was still in the artificial space, but not in the gray hall, because in reality, there was no such strange sound, and there was no such digital countdown and the "yes" and "no" option just now.
It's more like an immersive game.
However, it is more advanced and more realistic than the VR that Tang An knows. It is much better than the broken place in the gray hall, because Tang An can smell the sea water, which means that he at least has a sense of smell.
The cabin where Tang An is located is not big now. The sunlight from the small window in front shows that it is daytime outside. There are tables fixed to the floor here, with some things placed on it.
Tang An glanced at it and found a bunch of nautical charts, letters, quills and rulers on it, with extremely ancient styles. An oil lamp hung on the wall, but it was extinguished, and there was a box on the table.
This box is made of black wood, the size of a child's fist, and the texture is very exquisite.
Tang An walked over and took the box in his hand. A line of small words immediately jumped out of his sight. However, before Tang An could take a closer look, footsteps came from outside. Then the wooden hatch door was pushed open with a bang, and a man in gray clothes broke in.
As soon as I looked, I knew it was someone from the gray hall. The other party was holding a dagger in his right hand. I guess someone in the room immediately frowned and looked alert when he saw Tang An.
I remember that Tang An heard a female voice prompt before that this was the scene "Ghost Ship" Mary Celester, and 12 players were assigned. Tang An thought that he and the person in front of him should be other "players" besides himself.
The two of them stood like this, guarding each other. Tang An noticed the dagger in each other's hand. Judging from the blade, it was very sharp.
A series of footsteps disrupted this "embarrassing" confrontation. Then, there were screams and scoldings from outside. The man holding the dagger immediately took the opportunity to retreat. Tang An also breathed a sigh of relief, but soon, he heard Yang Baoguang's voice outside.
Tang An immediately stepped out, and at this time he glanced at the line of small words that had just popped out of his eyes.
"The nautical compass, the attributes are unknown!"
Outside the door is a corridor, and then forward is a deck.
At this moment, several people were fighting on the deck. There was an endless sea in the distance. The sunset hung in the sky, and the reflected clouds were red. This scenery and the fresh sea breeze blowing on their faces were simply paradise for Tang An, who had been trapped in the gray hall for more than a year.
But now Tang An has no time to appreciate this pleasing beauty.
Tang An saw at a glance among the people fighting on the deck. One of them was Yang Baoguang, but obviously Yang Baoguang's figure would not suffer any loss. He slapped someone on the ground, then glared and shouted: "I think who else dares to come up!"
Tang An immediately stepped forward and stood next to Yang Baoguang. When Yang Baoguang saw Tang An, he also showed a relieved expression.
There were three people opposite him, and his nose was bruised and swollen at the moment. Although he looked ferocious, he knew that he was not Yang Baoguang's opponent and really didn't dare to step forward.
Tang An quickly figured out what was going on.
These people, including Yang Baoguang, suddenly appeared on the ship like themselves, and then they found that they had a feeling, smell, and taste that they did not have in the gray hall, as if they were "living".
That feeling is very wonderful.
As for the reason for the conflict, it was a piece of bread in Yang Baoguang's hand.
With taste and smell, they naturally feel hungry, so they fight to compete for this piece of bread, of course, it must be accompanied by verbal conflicts.
Those three people could not beat Yang Baoguang, and now there is one more Tang An. Unless Yang Baoguang and Tang An take the initiative to take action, the fight will not be able to be fought.
Someone jumped out to be a peacemaker.
"Everyone came out of the gray hall. Although they didn't know each other, they had seen each other on weekdays. They were familiar with each other. The most important thing now is to figure out the situation here. There is no need to fight for some trivial matters, which hurts the harmony." The person who spoke was a middle-aged man, who was a person who knew how to do things and had struggled in society.
The three people and Yang Baoguang really started fighting just by disagreeing. They didn’t have any grudges, but now there was a step, so they came down.
At this time, Tang An glanced at him and several more people came on the deck, including men and women. He counted and there were exactly 12.
In other words, the ‘players’ are all here.
In addition, Tang An noticed that most people have a manual for guidance from beginners.
"What are the people from the coalition government doing? Why don't we go out and create a plot world? Do we really think we're doing it while we're idle and playing games with you?" Someone couldn't help but curse.
But no matter how much they complain or scold, no one from the coalition government came out to answer their doubts. They could only go around with doubts. Of course, the scope of activities could only be limited to this boat, surrounded by sea, and there was no place to go.
The Mary Celester is a double-track sailboat with broken sails hanging on the end of the truss. Tang An had a box with a compass and a fixed compass. The captain had a map inside the room and a route on it. As for the crew of the ship, the crew disappeared without a trace. At the bottom of the cabin, hundreds of barrels of rum seemed intact, the crew's clothing and personal supplies were all on the ship, and the steering wheel was not tied tightly.
After half an hour, Tang An and Yang Baoguang walked the ship all over.
Not only them, but the other few people were the same. They just acted separately and formed small circles. Although they all came from a gray hall, they still did not trust each other.
Everything Tang An saw so far is extremely real, and it is no different from reality. It is because it is too real, so it was easy to understand that Yang Baoguang had snatched bread before.
He wanted to bring some food to his wife and children.
What a man should do.
Tang An thought that if his daughter was still by his side, he would probably do the same.
Chapter completed!