Because the vehicle's navigation system turned out to be dusty, and it did not indicate the destination of the last step of the mission for them, nor did it plan a route!
Gu Nian glanced out the window and thought to herself, could it be that...the car didn't plan the next destination for her and Lin Chen because the sky was still bright and the stars hadn't come out yet?
She frowned, suddenly thought of something, said something to Lin Chen, walked into a nearby bookstore, walked out quickly, and returned to the passenger seat of the car.
"I looked at the calendar in the store. The time in the game world right now is early May. We have to wait at least until around 6:30 before it gets dark, which is still an hour away."
Gu Nian said as he took out a map: "So, let's use this hour to go back to the apartment first. Even if we don't go in, we just squat at the door of the apartment to see if there is us.
The neighbor showed up and tried to collect some clues. Wait until half past six, after it gets dark, and then we will complete the task of stargazing."
"That's fine. This is the best of both worlds. We can just use this time to familiarize ourselves with the route back to the apartment," Lin Chen said.
He probably still remembers the route and direction back to the apartment. If he compares it with the map, he should be able to find it back without navigation.
Gu Nian and Lin Chen drove in the direction back to the apartment, paying attention to the landmark buildings they saw on the way, looking at the map to identify the direction, and calculating the approximate time it would take to get back to the apartment...
After driving for more than half an hour, the two parked the car on the side of the road, but were dumbfounded.
Judging from the landmark buildings and maps they saw on the road, the pure white apartment they lived in before should be at this location.
But... they didn't see any white buildings here, but an old factory that had been abandoned for a long time!
"What...what's going on?! Where is the apartment we lived in before?!" Gu Nian said in surprise: "Did we...find the wrong place?"
That pure white apartment, clean and tidy, and managed by an uncle, was completely different from the dilapidated and dirty old factory building now!
"However, according to the landmark buildings and roads we memorized along the way, and compared with the map, the route we took should be correct," Lin Chen said.
He frowned and thought for a while: "Why don't we take a walk around here, maybe we can find some clues, maybe we can meet someone?"
"Seeing that it's getting dark, it obviously doesn't look like a place with people around. Is there any danger?"
Looking at this dilapidated and dirty old factory, Gu Nian subconsciously thought of some scenes in horror movies, such as abandoned buildings, haunted hospitals...
"As long as I'm here, don't worry, you won't be in danger." Lin Chen said.
He pulled Gu Nian and walked towards the old factory building: "Let's go a little further ahead to check the situation and get back to the car before dark. Nothing will happen..."
Just as Lin Chen finished speaking, Gu Nian felt that he was holding her hand, and it was like quicksand, slowly flowing away from her fingertips!