When he seemed to be nervously tearing the human-shaped cardboard into pieces, Chen He's words suddenly jumped into Lin Sanjiu's mind without warning.
"This world is actually named after a scary and strange story. It seems that it has something to do with these things."
...The stewardess printed on the cardboard had long lost her human form; countless tiny scraps of paper were still falling in the mid-air of the convenience store. Lin Sanjiu took a few breaths and trembled.
He put away the cutting knife and tried desperately to suppress his violent heartbeat.
Being able to be crushed without any resistance, it seems that there is nothing terrible about this thing——
she told herself over and over again.
But she refused to stay here any longer. Lin Sanjiu picked up "Frontiers of Science and Technology" and held it tightly, not even daring to look at the small pile of scraps of paper in front of her.
He took a detour behind the shelves and rushed out of the convenience store.
After rushing to the main road, she felt that her three souls and six souls had returned to their cage.
Could so-called dark matter give these inanimate objects the ability to act?
Lin Sanjiu looked back at the convenience store. It still looked desolate and looked like it had been devastated. It didn't look dangerous at all. Her heart beat twice. She had long since lost the mood to wander around and just wanted to
Return to the hotel early and run back.
Although they were not relatives, Chen He's existence really gave her infinite comfort.
"Chen He!"
The corridor on the second floor was still as it was when she left - dark and quiet, as if no one had ever stepped foot in it. Lin Sanjiu somehow suddenly remembered that she had touched the fine dust on the door handle of Chen He's room - in her heart
I couldn't help but panic a little, and shouted loudly: "Chen He, come out!"
The door of another room on the left creaked open, and suddenly the lights and the sound of video games poured out of the room, as if a corner of the world had opened. Chen He, with a puzzled look on his face, poked one out of the crack in the door.
Head: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Lin Sanjiu breathed a sigh of relief and secretly laughed at herself.
——It turns out that she knocked on the wrong door before. Chen He lived in Room 205, but what she tried to open was the door of Room 207 next door. No wonder her hands were gray.
"I found some information. Come and take a look. Maybe we can figure out some of the rules of this world." Lin Sanjiu raised the magazine in his hand, but unexpectedly, one suddenly fell out with a plop. Only then did he realize that
She accidentally brought back another entertainment gossip magazine.
As she walked into Chen He's room, she spread out the two magazines on the table.
On the TV in Chen He's room, the pause button of a shooting game was pressed, and the screen was stuck on a gun and several zombies in front of it.
"You have fought these things countless times in real life, right? What else is more fun?" Lin Sanjiu pulled up two chairs and sat down with him, a little confused.
"You don't understand. The arsenal and maps are too rich," Chen He replied casually, lowering his head to read the article she pointed out. After a while, he raised his head while smacking his lips.
"Dark matter, uh, or according to this article, dark energy will corrode all matter in space..." He touched his chin, and his green beard stubble was almost as long as his hair. "This place
Also called Kisaragi Station... I said, this dark matter is not what we usually call, uh, you know, supernatural things, right?"
——Actually, this was Lin Sanjiu’s first thought.
But it was a bit too unbelievable. As an atheist, it was hard for her to imagine that a group of ghosts from the universe were killing everyone in this world.
"It's not necessarily about killing him." Chen He didn't seem to be afraid at all. "Maybe everyone in this world has turned into dark matter and floated into space long ago."
"This is a bit too ridiculous!" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but smile. After chatting with the warm living people for a while in the bright room full of life, the panic that had just shocked her had completely subsided. "You...
...Haven’t you encountered anything weird?”
Chen He opened his mouth half-open and thought for a long time.
"Uh... I seem to have dropped something when I was searching for games. When I looked for it again, it was gone. However, this kind of thing often happens elsewhere. Isn't it considered a supernatural event?" The more he spoke, the more he became more and more confused.
Carefree. "Besides, I eat, sleep and play Doudou. Apart from being too leisurely, my life couldn't be any better."
It turned out that this joke existed in his world - Lin Sanjiu suddenly felt more friendly, laughed out loud, and relaxed a lot.
Maybe the theory she had heard before, such as Feng Shui, made sense in this world - maybe it was because Chen He was a man, so he had strong "yang energy" and was not easily invaded? The theory of yin and yang
It seems just right to use it here.
"Okay, in that case, I'll go back to rest and wash up, and I'll play Doudou with you in the evening." She stood up, smiled and pointed at the zombie who was named Doudou in the game within a few seconds.
"Okay, don't forget your magazine. See you tonight."
Before Lin Sanjiu could step out of the door, Chen He's hand had already grabbed the game controller again, without wasting a single second.
The biggest fear actually comes from the unknown. Now that Lin Sanjiu knew that all this was related to dark matter, he immediately felt much more relaxed. He took out the key and opened the door, pushed the door open and walked into his dark room. His eyes met Sunny Baby.
A pair of black eyes met.
"By the way, I almost forgot that you were looking after the house." She said softly, turned around and turned on the light switch.
Everything is normal in the room.
She was cold and dirty, and she couldn't wait to take a hot shower - but after learning the lesson about fried rice, Lin Sanjiu wrapped her cotton-padded jacket tightly, turned on the shower in the bathroom, and tried it with her hands.
Checked the temperature.
The water rushing out of the shower head was scalding hot, with clouds of white hot steam rising up, quickly filling the space.
Ever since she took a bath at the sponsor's house in Eden, Lin Sanjiu had never seen hot water flowing out automatically again; she had almost forgotten the weirdness of the world, and found the hotel's hot water with a feeling of gratitude.
Toothbrush and towel - she didn't say "oh" until she saw the mirror in the bathroom.
"Cover it with a sheet." Lin Sanjiu has never eaten pork and has heard many ghost stories. "The mirror doesn't seem to be an auspicious thing."
After the mirror was covered, this small space indeed seemed...much safer.
Lin Sanjiu kicked off her boots first, and the two heavy boots hit the floor with two thuds.
Next, it’s time to take off your clothes.
This step is not worth mentioning - if the cotton-padded jacket can be taken off.
But the cotton-padded jacket couldn't be taken off.
The zipper had been opened; but the fabric wrapped around the body seemed to have tens of millions of kilograms of power. Instead of being pulled open by Lin Sanjiu's strength, it was tightening inward inch by inch. Soon, Lin San
Jiu's face turned blue, and he seemed to hear his ribs cracking in his ears.
The hot water flowed gurglingly, and the white steam became heavier and heavier; in the hazy mist, Lin Sanjiu soon turned into a struggling shadow on the ground——
"What, what's wrong?" Teacher Yi's panicked voice sounded in his mind.
Lin Sanjiu was struggling to even breathe at this time and had no time to respond; Mian Yao seemed to be full of the most vicious malice and wanted to hang her alive - but she was not afraid of such a blatant attack - even though it was uncomfortable
, but her mind was still clear: she started it once, and then pressed the hem of the cotton-padded jacket with both hands in and out, and started it.
With the weak luck of Goldfinger, she finally did not blow her belly to pieces together with the floral cotton-padded jacket.
The cotton-padded jacket that turned into pieces suddenly lost its strength and slipped off the body, revealing the I-shaped vest underneath.
Lin Sanjiu sat slumped on the spot, breathing heavily. The hot steam made her feel like it was even more difficult to breathe.
"Although I don't know what you are doing, I also know that you have no ill intentions towards me," she yelled angrily in her mind, "but you should use less consciousness on me! I don't know when, I might have to
I rely on it to save my life!”
Teacher Yi had already known what happened from her consciousness. He knew that he was in the wrong and did not dare to discuss the issue of respecting teachers. He muttered twice and agreed.
After a while, she said as if to please: "Well, consciousness can be used to resist many kinds of attacks... It may be useful here. I will teach you the method right away, okay?"
Lin Sanjiu snorted when she heard this and stopped talking - she was also taking the opportunity to vent her anger.
She was almost strangled to death in the bathroom. She had no interest in taking a bath anymore. She sat there for a while looking at the cotton wool on the floor. She suddenly realized something and hurried out and knocked on the door of Room 207 again.
Hearing the knock on the door, Chen He opened the door and looked at Lin Sanjiu, whose face was covered with water, with a very surprised expression.
"Slow down, slow down...you said, your cotton-padded jacket attacked you?"
He was still holding the game controller in his hand, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"The fragments are still in the bathroom. If you don't believe it, go and take a look." She replied in a stiff tone.
"That's not..."
"Anyway, this is what I just thought of." Lin Sanjiu was not in the mood to listen to him and immediately interrupted him, "...the article did say that all matter will be eroded by dark energy, right? So what we are currently doing
Everything you come into contact with can actually be regarded as dark matter... If your guess is correct, wouldn't everything be dangerous? Just like my cotton-padded jacket."
With a sense of urgency as if being chased by something, she spoke quickly and quickly.
"What you said makes sense...but I look at it from another angle."
"What?"
"Look, I've lived here for more than a month, and I've rarely encountered anything strange, let alone life-threatening. If everything could attack me, how could I survive until now? Hey, it's not that I don't believe you...
…But if you understand it from the perspective of folklore stories, it makes sense.”
He found a towel for Lin Sanjiu to wipe his face, and continued: "...the owner of the cotton-padded jacket must be dead; in ordinary ghost stories, this means that there may be a 'spirit' attached to the clothes. You are wearing the clothes of a dead person.
How can I run around without getting into trouble?"
This was the first time Lin Sanjiu thought about this, and for a moment, she felt that what he said made sense.
In the past, she was not keen on stories in this area, and naturally she had no idea about the logic of the supernatural world; she suddenly thought of the old cloth shoes next to her feet - she smiled bitterly, and grabbed the towel tightly: "This
In the world, I’m afraid the owner of every piece of clothing is dead… Do you want me to freeze?”
There are no clothing stores on the roads in tourist areas.
Chen He didn't seem to think this was a problem - he responded with a smile: "In addition to digital stores, the electronic shopping street I went to also has many snack bars and clothing stores... You can definitely go there to find some.
clothing."
"...Go by train?"
"Anyway, I took the tram back and forth, but if you're willing, it's not too far to walk." Chen He was very familiar with the location of that street, so he took out a pen and paper and drew a simple one for her.
Map: "...I have reached a critical point in this game, so I won't go with you - but you must remember to bring me more games."
Lin Sanjiu was much calmer now, picked up the map and nodded.
——Chen He had never experienced what she had experienced, so he could naturally be careless and not take it seriously. However, Lin Sanjiu did not dare not to take it seriously. She thanked him and went out immediately.
For an ordinary person, it may take more than two hours to walk; however, for an evolved person, this journey can be completed in less than twenty minutes.
She has not been idle along the way, and has been learning from Teacher Yi the methods and scope of application of consciousness defense - to put it simply, an ordinary person's thought is just an idea; but under the influence of consciousness, countless people with the ability
After the thoughts of spiritual power are condensed together, they become a substantial defense method that can be embodied or retracted - in addition to many functions, it is said that the highest level of consciousness in legend is to pay New Year's greetings
As people often say, "all your wishes come true."
But now, with the strength of Lin Sanjiu's consciousness, she couldn't even resist the cold, so she still had to go find a clothing store.
The electronics shopping street is not long, but the densely packed various shops do not waste even a little bit of open space. It is obvious that before the end of the world, this was a very lively place.
After walking for most of the street, Lin Sanjiu finally entered a store - after digging out a heavy woolen coat and a leather down jacket, she even turned her card into two autumn strips under the teacher's persuasion.
pants.
The next step is to get the game for Chen He——
Lin Sanjiu opened the door of one of the largest digital stores and suddenly realized that she no longer needed to bring him games.
"Aren't you... playing games in the hotel?" She stared blankly in front of her, "How did you get here before me?"
There was a man standing behind the shelves. He just heard the door and turned around. It was Chen He.
"The game will be cleared after you leave. It's a piece of crap that starts before it ends but ends at the end." Chen He touched his head and seemed a little embarrassed, "I thought you were already here, so I might as well come here and take a look... Did I scare you?"
"Oh, that's not the case -" Lin Sanjiu felt a lot more secure now that she had an extra companion. She smiled and said, "It just so happens that you can choose your own games."
Chen He laughed and said something like "There is no electricity in other worlds, but I can finally have fun here" and then dived into the game disc again.
The last time I played games was when I was in college... Now seeing the various game series on the shelves, Lin Sanjiu is really unfamiliar. The store is very large. In addition to game discs, there are also many game console series and online games.
Selling helmets, video discs and other things, she was idle and walked around casually.
After walking for a while, Teacher Yi in Lin Sanjiu's mind suddenly called her, and her voice sounded a little shaky——
"Lin, classmate Lin..."
It sounded like he was afraid of something.
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat.
She was about to ask what was wrong when she saw a head raised from behind the shelves in the distance - Chen He looked around and looked at her with confusion on his face: "...did you hear it? There seemed to be a sound just now.