Jaze brought the coffee and cake to Lu Ning and chatted with them for a while. Her character basically hasn't changed at all, she just doesn't have the strangeness from that magical scene. After that, she needed to greet other customers. Ke Daolin and Lu Ning also left the bar and found a small table to sit down.
There are a total of twelve tables in the bar, four are slightly larger, and the rest are small tables for two. At this time, there were only six customers in the bar, not counting the two of them. One of them was a man who looked a little tired and walked in after the two of them. He was also carrying a wet raincoat. Judging from the amount of water dripping from it, He must have been outside when it rained. There were two tall men wearing staff uniforms. Lu Ning could infer from the toolboxes around them that they were base maintenance personnel. A beautiful woman sitting alone in the corner drinking seemed to be one of the actors here, but Lu Ning couldn't remember her name for a moment. There was also a pair who looked like a couple. The two sat together, whispering, and occasionally burst into laughter. There was no sign of professionalism in their attire, and they were very young.
"I don't know these people." Ke Daolin whispered.
"I don't know him either."
Of course, the composition of the scene was not just about Lu Ning's past. She knew that everyone must have discovered some elements of their own past here, but everyone was silent.
At this time, the last man who came in sat at the small table next to them. He touched his short beard, turned his tired eyes, and finally stared at Lu Ning.
Such unabashed attention made Lu Ning feel a little uncomfortable. She frowned and asked, "Is there anything wrong with looking at me like this?"
"Let me tell you something." The man said hoarsely, placing the coffee cup in his hand on the table and shaking the water from his raincoat.
"A word?"
"In the short term, it's better not to go to places like the harbor." The man smiled softly, "We may encounter unexpected events."
Lu Ning's eyes narrowed, seaport? And Ke Daolin stood up directly, walked to the man, stretched out her hand into her arms——
"Ah." The man narrowed his eyes.
"It's just a business card, don't be nervous." Ke Daolin placed a small card on the man's desk, "If you have time, maybe we can have a good chat."
"That's not bad. We also have intentions in this area. It's great to be so easy to talk to." The man picked up the business card. At this time, Lu Ning also stood up and walked over. He took out a signature pen and wrote a row of numbers underneath. : "This is my mobile phone number."
"Thank you both, I thought it would take some time." The man put down the things in his hands, took the business card with both hands, and then took out a box from his arms.
"If we receive the other party's kindness, then we should also come up with appropriate exchange items -" the man looked at it, "but we have only prepared one, and we still hope that the lady will accept it."
Lu Ning saw that his eyes fell on her again, and nodded and took the box.
"I wish you both good luck." The man picked up his raincoat and coffee and quickly walked out of the door.
Lu Ning and Ke Daolin sat back in their seats. Of course, several people had deliberately lowered their voices during the previous conversation. The others who were sitting further away did not notice this.
"What did he give you?" Ke Daolin asked.
"It feels relatively light, but I think it would be better if we go back to the hotel and open it again. It was specially put in a box and handed to us... there should be some differences."
At this moment, the lights in the store suddenly flickered, as if the power supply was insufficient. The guests also raised their heads and looked at the surrounding decorative lights.
"Huh? Why is this happening? Guests, please wait a moment while I check the electrical box..." Jaze walked out from behind the counter, opened a door at the back and left.
But the lights were still flickering, and the darkness was getting longer and longer. The two tall men got up impatiently and planned to leave the store. But just as the two took the first step, the lights dimmed and brightened, and a terrifying scene appeared in front of Lu Ning.
The skin of both men was missing.
Lu Ning knew very well what a person should look like after his skin was peeled off. Even if the light was on for less than a second, she could still clearly distinguish the terrifying changes that had occurred on the two men.
The pain had not even been reflected to the brain. It was not until they took the second step that the two men opened their throats and wanted to cry out in pain, but the lights dimmed and brightened again.
There were only two skeletons left there.
The remaining blood was still on the bones, which was enough to prove that the flesh and blood did not "disappear" directly but were peeled off as if being cut off. Lu Ning held her breath as a slight collision sounded in her ears.
Scattered bones hit the ground.
The lights flickered for the last time, and the two men no longer existed in this world, even their bones.
Then came the screaming. The high-pitched screams from the couple stung Lu Ning's eardrums. Of course, they also witnessed the whole process of the two men disappearing from flesh to bones, and because they sat closer, the feeling of terror was doubled.
The light slowly stabilized.
Jaze hurriedly opened the door and ran back, asking loudly what happened. The couple talked incoherently about the "death" of the two men, but their spirits were already in a panic and they could not describe clearly what happened. The female star was too drunk to notice and just shrugged when Jaze asked.
"Um...the two guests may have left a long time ago. After all, the situation just now did affect your experience. I'm very sorry." Jaze apologized to everyone.
Lu Ning asked: "What was the problem just now?"
"The voltage is a little unstable. It seems that there is a problem with the nearby power grid. It is fine now. To apologize, you can choose one of the snacks at the counter to take away." Jaze tried to comfort the couple, "That kind of environment It’s normal to misread some things. Look, there are no traces of blood or anything here, right? If something terrible really happened, there would definitely be some traces left.”
After all, the two people finally calmed down. Lu Ning and Ke Daolin also took the opportunity to say goodbye and left the bar. After the lights settled down, they left without any obstruction.
"just……"
"have no idea."
The two looked at each other after going out, and after each said a word, they fell silent again.
The flickering lights can create such anomalies and launch such bizarre attacks. Such enemies are simply impossible to guard against.
"It may have appeared in a tourist's experience before, but for us, it is still treated as a new threat." Ke Daolin said.
That's right, after reaching the fourth level, Lu Ning didn't believe that those low-level methods before would be reproduced exactly as they were. After all, only familiar but not exactly the same things can trick experienced people, just like those who are familiar with them. Same.
Just as Lu Ning was about to speak, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.
It's that female star.
Lu Ning and Ke Daolin walked a few steps slowly in tacit understanding, waiting for the female star to come over. She was still holding a can of beer and a small cake box in her hands, and she was walking crookedly, but if it looked to an expert, her steps were actually very steady, and she didn't look drunk at all.
"You two~~ I remember you are... photographers?"
"Hello, I don't think I saw you during today's filming?" Lu Ning asked.
"Ha, I won't be filming until later. This isn't suitable for me now, hehe..." The female star crookedly moved closer and raised her arm to put on Lu Ning's shoulder. Lu Ning gave a moment to catch the trace and avoided her movement.
The female star's eyes met with Lu Ning's and Ke Daolin's. When Lu Ning dodged her movement, Ke Daolin's fingers had also been raised, and she had secretly assumed a posture ready to go.
"Hotel room, 6211, the cast and base team have been contacted, friends from the film crew, tomorrow night at ten o'clock."
After the female star whispered these words, she continued to stagger past the two of them and walked forward.
"Everyone seems to be looking for more companions." Lu Ning said.
"But this is not necessarily a good thing." Ke Daolin raised her chin slightly, "I don't really believe that all tourists will take the initiative to find more allies, unless there is a greater threat that forces us to unite. For us, being able to stay in our own circle We will deal with it within the limits that we can handle it and we will definitely not announce it to the outside world. After all, points are still the main thing we strive for.”
"I know it very well, but we don't have any information at the moment. Everything depends on tomorrow. Let's invite everyone to go together then."
Lu Ning is not worried about being deceived. So far, it seems that there are no human superpowers in this world. Even if she is weak, there will not be a huge difference.
"Yes, exchanging information is beneficial to us at the moment." Ke Daolin said.
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After returning to the hotel, Lu Ning and Ke Daolin immediately called everyone into Lu Ning's room. First, they explained to everyone the invitation extended to them by the female star - who had found out on the way back that her name was Qin Ya. Everyone naturally agreed after hearing this, and the second thing was to open the box that Lu Ning obtained.
Lu Ning took out the small box. The box was very simple, just like picking one at a cheap souvenir shop to put things in. There was only a lock on it, which could be opened with a push. After opening it, Lu Ning found that what was inside was about the size of a thumb. U disk.
"I'll bring a computer over here." Qu Yi took out his notebook from his bag and brought it over. After everyone connected the USB flash drive, the entire screen suddenly flashed, and then an interface composed of light red and gray popped up.
"What is this?" Guo Xiao asked subconsciously, and immediately after, the words "What is this" appeared on the screen.
"This is [Sweet Harbor]."
A mechanically synthesized voice came from the computer, with some electrical sounds mixed in, but every word could still be heard clearly. As the answer came from the computer, the line of writing on the screen was also wrapped in a pink syrup-like liquid and dissolved into the background.
"Where is the sweet harbor?" Qu Yi asked.
"Near the coast, the air here is filled with the fragrance of candy, with a sweetness that can make people fall in love madly. Sweet little people, if you can't find your own anchor, you can follow this fatal sweetness Find your home in the harbor!"
A long paragraph like an advertisement was read out by a mechanical voice, and then Lu Ning reached out and pressed the volume button on the computer to turn off the sound reception.
"Although I don't know much about the harbor, the harbor should be a place to prepare a public anchor point for some beings who are about to drift away. The people there attach great importance to the 'anchor point'. I think it should be one of the most impressive memories. "Things like that." Lu Ning said, "There were two forces collecting anchor points in the Rose Street I went to before, namely Scars and similar ones, and this one should rely on smell."
"As long as the impression is deep enough?" An Youxi pondered, "There are actually a lot of things that seem to meet the conditions."
"No, we don't have a way to confirm the anchor points on our body yet. The only thing I can know is that we are inland, and people in the interior should have many anchor points on their bodies." Lu Ning said.
"Remember what the man who gave us the box said? Let us not try to go to the harbor in the next few days. But it is impossible for us not to investigate this known clue, so this... is what was given to us as a substitute." Ke Daolin Said, "Of course, they must have something similar in their hands."
"Well, at least this is a sample of a seaport." Lu Ning turned on the sound again.
“How many people are there in Sweet Harbor and what are the main stores?”
"There's Mr. Plecter's candy box, the gingerbread house Mr. Guo and his gingerbread hotel, and the caramelizing oven! Each place is big enough for you to find an anchor!"
"Mr. Plecter!?" Unexpectedly, Qu Yi suddenly shouted, "Is his best skill at making poisons and hallucinogens?"
"Sorry! This is a business secret! But you won't regret it, Sweet Street——"
Click.
Lu Ning pulled out the USB flash drive from the computer, and the screen returned to normal in a blink of an eye.
"Don't look too much. How is your mental state, Qu Yi?"
"I, I am... let me calm down."
Qu Yi pressed his temples, took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and spoke.
"That was... the third scene of the second level. I still remember... I still remember that polite madman. His poison almost corroded my mind. If it was just a little bit short, I might never be able to do it again. Maybe he returned to the distribution center alive."
"What?"
"In the end... I almost died with him. I have to admit that he left a big psychological shadow on me. Even killing him was just because I was a little lucky. But he said... he said..."
Lu Ning finished speaking for Qu Yi.
"He said, you will see each other again, right?"
