Lu Ning received an email from Zhou Li, an address that happened to be near her. She looked around and soon saw Zhou Li with half of his face exposed through the narrow window of an old building.
[I have tried the evil of Sephiroth and have a little understanding of its nature. If you are interested, come to me and I will exchange some information with you. 】
The email was brief. Lu Ning thought for a while and decided to go upstairs to talk.
Zhou Li will be hiding, and it seems that the search intensity in District 1 is not small.
Not long after, the two met.
"Sorry there's nothing good about this time."
This is a small house that Zhou Li rented under someone else's identity. The room is so narrow that it can't even fit a desk. Every corner is filled with daily necessities. Fortunately, there is no smell of garbage.
"Your office was similar last time. Tell me, what did you find?"
Lu Ning couldn't find a stool and could only sit on an upright suitcase, while Zhou Li sat on the only hard bed in the room.
"The evil of the source of matter will indeed awaken ourselves. I don't know if it is because of the awakening of the ability or if it is just the setting. I have not continued to try."
"Don't you dare? That's right. If you are replaced, you may be eliminated by the distribution center. You really can't take such a risk. But do you know your abilities?"
"It's probably a defensive one. Because the connection was cut off, I didn't actually activate it." Zhou Li took out the emerald. "This thing is very sharp. It seems that it can be activated by cutting your finger, but it may be that we are not compatible. , it can only be activated like this."
"Is this gluttony?"
"Yes, the seven deadly sins seem to have different colors. It is said that the color of laziness is as blue as the sea. I don't know if this is true."
Zhou Li didn't look like he was being hypocritical, and there was no need for him to talk nonsense about such a trivial matter.
"But you have made an agreement with Jiang Shanhao and the others, right? Is it okay to come to me in advance?" Lu Ning had already heard Zhou Li talk about the next arrangements before.
"It's okay. They must have made backup preparations accordingly. We will all keep a just-in-case plan to prevent ourselves from having any accidents, so that if something happens to me, at least you can carry on with my information. This is... The wisdom of old tourists?" Zhou Li also made a joke.
"Thank you very much for your trust."
"It doesn't count. After all, there are not many people in this world who have approached me. I just chose the one who seemed more trustworthy. If I have anything to discuss with you, I will also prepare a copy for Jiang Shanhao." Zhou Li After that, he put away the emerald.
"So do you need me to watch the ceremony from a distance when we meet tomorrow?" Lu Ning said with a smile.
"If you are willing. But we are being hunted by District 1, so you have to be careful about getting involved."
"What does this mean? I have been hunted by District 10 since the first day. I am not still alive and well."
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After bidding farewell to Zhou Li, Lu Ning returned to her new residence. This place is on the campus of District 2, not too far from the university. Just outside the community is a comprehensive gymnasium, specially designed for the many sports schools here. The location agreed by Zhou Li The baseball field is just behind the stadium, and a corner of the field can be seen from Lu Ning's home.
There were still remnants of the chess game left in the room. Lu Ning walked over and put away the chess pieces. Just when he was about to go back to the bedroom to catch up on his sleep, a gust of breeze blew out of Ye Nai's door next door.
"Ye Nai?"
She glanced at the room and then shook her head. Now Ye Nai should be doing some tasks entrusted by the door opener, then...
"No need to guess, it's me."
"Opener" Rie Kazama's voice sounded from behind the door.
"Why are you looking for me so early?" Lu Ning yawned.
"It looks like you stayed up all night, so I'll make the story short. Do you already have the Evil of Sesame in your hands? Or related information?"
"Yes, you want it?"
"...Even if I say so, you won't leave it to me, right?"
Lu Ning nodded.
"It's just the evil code that doesn't know its drawbacks. Even if you hold the Evil Code, it's a prop that can be used to complete the mission. Why should I hand it over? And you are a special tourist, so you shouldn't need this to complete the mission. Bar?"
"I don't need it." Rie Kazama said, "I just hope that I can break through some obstacles with this."
"Ability-wise?"
"Yes."
Lu Ning thought for a while and asked again: "Is it your own ability or the ability of others that causes you difficulties?"
"I know my own abilities very well. Although the evil of the essence can also strengthen it, it is not necessary - just like if you take another step towards the door, you will fall into the scope of my abilities."
After being warned, Lu Ning stopped walking quietly towards the door.
"If, as you claim, this is just the ability to open doors, then it is impossible to ever become a manager. Thinking about the big picture, connection, connection, access, the definitions given by these so-called doors also make me I have suspected that your ability is space-related, but even so it is not particularly accurate."
She held up the mirror. Although no one passed by, she could already see into the room through the reflection of the mirror.
There was no one there.
Rie Kazama, who was supposed to be talking somewhere, did not appear in the room in the mirror, which meant that the other party did not come directly through the ability.
"Are you inquiring about my abilities? Then you can use the time to think about it slowly... As for my intention of needing the evil of the essence, I might as well tell you that I have found Long Guihai and plan to deal with him."
"Then do you know that Ye Nai was once captured by Long Guihai?" Lu Ning put away the mirror.
"I know, there is nothing I can do about it. Long Guihai's ability is a window to the soul. By exchanging the mind and body, it can make people fall into a trance or even fall asleep. The difficulty I encountered is that I cannot capture his true body."
"What...body?"
"He has an independent spiritual world. Through exchange, he can put his body into the spiritual world and the spirit is imaged in the outside world. Therefore, whenever I look for him, I can only see the projection of the spirit. That kind of thing can be done in a single thought. There is no way to catch something that has retracted into the spiritual world.”
"What on earth are you arresting for?"
"Of course I will kill him." Rie Kazama replied without hesitation, "Don't you think about it yet? Long Guihai is standing on the opposite side of everyone when he is sitting in that position. He also happens to be blocking the way for me to complete my mission. Well, shouldn’t we kill him?”
"Of course I understand, but I need to figure out your intention - wait a minute." Suddenly an idea flashed in Lu Ning's mind, "Isn't your ability also an independent world?"
Rie Kazama paused obviously.
"If it's not connected, is your ability internal and external?"
"Why would you - you know the whereabouts of the third special visitor!"
They both said it at the same time, and then the room fell into dead silence.
After a long time, Lu Ning finally spoke.
"Listen, opener, I have a bad feeling..."
"I also...feel a little bad."
The two people's thoughts finally reached agreement at this moment.
"Ignoring whether you are opposed or not, what is the purpose of distributing capabilities in the distribution center?" Lu Ning slowly sorted out his thoughts. "Three special tourists are related to each other in terms of identity but not very important. Each of them holds an independent This special world requires contact with ordinary tourists..."
It's just a matter of saying clearly, "The world here cannot be saved, you each need to find a place to take refuge."
"Such a modern background with superpowers can lead to the end of the world. Why am I so unlucky?" Rie Kazama's voice was obviously a bit depressed. "It's difficult to escape the moment of destruction! I'm actually the activator of the ability... …”
"Have you ever encountered this?" Lu Ning found that Rie Kazama had overreacted.
"Twice, one was the doomsday apocalypse, and the other was the plane collision."
"Maybe this time it will be limited to Sin City. After all..." Lu Ning thought of what she saw from the peek box, "I still hope you can calm down. If necessary, I may even seek refuge with you."
"That's another thing. You said a lot, but normal people don't encounter world-destroying scenes as much as I do, right? Six scenes three times! Is this going to kill me?"
Lu Ning didn't have much to say, after all, Kazama Rie sounded like she was really unlucky.
"Instead of thinking about that, it is better to think about how to achieve the situation of world destruction under the existing sin city scene conditions." Lu Ning has not experienced such a scene and has no experience to offer, so he can only guess, "Although the managers in the ten districts are all very strong, their abilities are limited. If it causes a natural disaster, I believe it, but what can be done to achieve such a serious result?"
"Um……"
Kazama Rie also began to think of this problem.
"First of all, let me say that I don't know the ability of every manager. It is not a secret to me. There are only the abilities of Dr. D and Peter Charlotte's ability to weave the future. Every manager has his or her own abilities. Superpowers are habitually kept secret, making it difficult for people to guess the nature of their abilities.”
"Is Long Guihai the C circuit?"
"I'm not sure if he inherited the evil of the essence. In fact, this is quite strange. I heard Ye Nai said that your final mission is to destroy the Heavenly Kingdom Council, but there is no direct confrontation between players in this scene. That means everyone’s camp is optional, and he shouldn’t be in a position that directly opposes you.”
"The mission also says that it is not necessary to kill all managers." Lu Ning explained.
"It's not this question, it's what the mission given to me means...it's very strange..." Rie Kazama murmured to herself, "Did I understand it wrong? Or is there something else in the scene that I haven't solved yet? Wait a minute. ——Lu Ning, do you ever feel that we always miss a certain topic and fail to discuss it?"
"What topic did you miss?"
"It's similar to that...feeling that we always feel that there is something we should mention, but it has been bypassed? I often feel like this. Now it seems that I must not have thought of some hint of the mission, but What exactly is that?”
She never understood the answer.
"I think... if you can't remember, think about the most important thing first, the evil of the essence. Now I know the whereabouts of a lot of them..."
Gluttony is in Zhou Li's hands, Greed is in his own hands, and Solite has taken away Pride, which makes them three.
"Sacrifice Club, Solite from the action team has one in his hand. Although his ability is quite powerful, if it were you, you should be able to get that one." Lu Ning didn't intend to hand over this one, so he gave it to Kazama. Rie found a more troublesome opponent.
"Solit? It's okay. I'll conquer Long Guihai's spiritual world first and then deal with anything else, but... it's too strange... strange..."
Her voice gradually drifted and disappeared.
Lu Ning also found it difficult to fall asleep when she lay down.
If the true purpose of the three special tourists is correct, then the scene of the city turning into powder and rising into the sky should be what will happen during this period of time. At best, Sin City is gone and the Heavenly Kingdom Council is gone. It doesn't matter if it exists or not. Thinking about the worst, I really don't know how to escape from that kind of situation.
Finally, when her head ached from thinking about it, she fell asleep.
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The time Zhou Li agreed on was night.
He opened the door lock of the baseball field with the key that he copied in advance, walked into the players' locker room along the side of the field, and took out a gray cloth bag from an abandoned cabinet, which contained a pair of automatic pistols. and several magazines.
It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to sharpen your weapon before the battle. Zhou Li put the two guns behind his waist, covered them with his coat, and then took out the green gem.
One end of the gem was wrapped with several circles of cloth strips with glue, and now it looked more like a gem dagger. It is made like this just in case. As a last resort, he can easily stab himself. It can also be used as the strongest dagger at ordinary times.
He knew that many members of Jiang Shanhao's team already had superpowers. Although the opponent's team Feng Ceng was not the evil-doing type, he was not prepared to trust them completely.
"At ten o'clock, in half an hour, they will be here..."
Zhou Li was ready, sitting on the bench in the lounge and taking a deep breath slowly.
At this time, Lu Ning, who was out looking for a midnight snack, received a call from Wei Yin.
"I...have thought about it carefully and I want to continue."
Her voice was a little dry, but also firm.
"After I went back, I asked Professor Gunk and Professor Pfister." Wei Yin's tone gradually improved, "They told me that exploring the truth is a natural ability of human beings."
“The so-called discovery, cognition, and transformation are the paths that must be experienced for the development of civilization. The individuals that make up civilization are constantly exploring the mysteries of nature. We call this the gene of civilization, which is engraved in our Among the habits accumulated by countless generations from ancient times to the present, there is no way to change, and there is no need to change. Many people have never left their names, but this group, those of us who study history will call them - pioneers."
"Physics is actually very dangerous in some fields. The most classic example is radioactive elements and related nuclear physics topics. For those scientists who are involved in it, they know the danger, even to the point where it can cost them their lives. But why do we still need to study? From a small perspective, if you don’t get in touch with the most dangerous and wonderful cutting-edge technologies, the country’s science and technology will not be able to make any progress; if it is more ambitious, it is for those of us. , understanding the nature of the universe is enough faith for us to spend our whole life, and it no longer matters whether our life is long or short.”
