Looking at the wooden box in front of me, I couldn't help but swallow.
"What on earth is in here?"
Xie Chen gently placed his hand on the wooden box and could feel that these exquisite patterns were all carved bit by bit by hand.
And it is inevitable to see some vicissitudes of life above.
It can also be judged that this thing has a sense of age.
"It seems to be something from my great-grandpa's time."
Xie Chen swallowed, and was very curious in his heart. The appearance of this wooden box was so exquisite, and it was even so well preserved. He really didn't know what kind of things were stored inside.
Xie Chen slowly found the buckle of the box, and the buckle was actually at the bottom of the box.
"Is there still such a way to make it?"
Xie Chen gently pressed the buckle with his hands, and the upper lid actually had a tendency to be pushed down. If he continued to pull it down, not only would he not be able to open the wooden box, but the entire wooden box would even be crushed. Tighter.
"So evil?"
Xie Chen quickly released the finger that was pressing the buckle, rearranged the wooden box, and checked to see if there was anything he had missed.
The fact that the safety factor is so high proves that there is definitely something extraordinary in the wooden box left by my great-grandfather.
"I want to see if this thing can still stump me?"
Xie Chen turned the box to its side and followed the lines on the side to touch upwards little by little. As long as the lines were correct, the box would eventually be opened.
As long as the original intention of the design is to be an openable wooden box, then it will definitely have flaws, and the buckles below are just a cover-up.
What I guessed was not wrong. When I touched down along the gaps in the box, I found that the gaps in the wooden box actually extended into the pattern in the middle.
Xie Chen was a little confused. Do you need these patterns in the middle to open this box?
While the left and right hands moved along the sides, the two lines pointed to a sunken point on the right side of the box.
In fact, if you look at it with the naked eye, you can't tell any difference at all.
Even if you just touch it with your hands, it is extremely smooth.
But I felt these lines from beginning to end, and when I passed that point again, I found that there was a slight depression.
Xie Chen was overjoyed and stretched out his finger to press it. This exquisite wooden box actually had an inexplicable inertia.
Just as he was about to straighten it, he accidentally let go of his hand and let it straighten itself.
Click!
The two gaps next to the wooden box began to rise slowly, and then opened by themselves like a ladder, without any additional unnecessary operations.
"Are you so awesome?"
Just after the box stopped moving, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"In this way, it should be almost done, right?"
As Xie Chen spoke, he reached out and opened the lid.
In addition to the upper lid, there is another layer of lids inside the wooden box.
Opening it was just a matter of effort, and finally a notebook in a leather bag appeared in front of him.
"This is... a note?"
"Is it a diary or something?"
Xie Chen used his hands together to take out the notebook that was placed in the middle of the wooden box. The notebook was wrapped in plain cowhide, which was not too thick.
Xie Chen opened the first page with a curious look on his face. The words recorded at the top immediately attracted his attention.
[Some secrets about that world. 】
For a moment, I felt like I was sweating coldly, and there was even a hint of ominous premonition all over my body.
I did have a guess that my great-grandfather might really survive the world of ghost stories, but I never thought that this idea would be verified so quickly.
After all, my great-grandpa has passed away, and he was already in a state of mental disorder before his death. Even if I were to ask my grandpa and mother about some of the things that happened before my great-grandpa died, they probably wouldn't be able to tell.
After all, no one will always remember what a person said when he is dying and has a mental disorder.
After all, my great-grandpa has passed away for quite some time.
And I don't have much time left in this real world.
"It's really interesting."
Xie Chen continued to flip through the notes left by his great-grandfather with excitement on his face. Apart from these few words, there was no other content on the first page.
Therefore, I turned to the second page. No, I stayed on the first page of the note too much.
No wonder this notebook is packed in such a delicate box. If the contents written inside are shown to anyone in real life, they will only be regarded as a physical book.
If I hadn't personally walked around the world of ghost stories and come back, I wouldn't have taken it seriously even if I had cleaned out the book notes left by my great-grandfather.
Looking at it this way, it is estimated that my great-grandfather's brain was still in a very clear state when he wrote these contents.
[I still don’t know how I was chosen, but I became the chosen one in this world inexplicably. 】
[In that world, the rules can even be changed temporarily. Kaitan seems to have self-awareness, as if he is deliberately trying to understand his chosen one. 】
[Many times, the aspect analyzed by the ghost story, until the end of the entire copy, is more like conveying to people the side of human nature that should be there. 】
[This is what confuses me the most...]
Seeing this, Xie Chen couldn't help but break out in cold sweat on his forehead.
My great-grandpa has passed away, and now I don’t know whether the order and content of the dungeons he experienced are the same as mine?
But judging from these few words left by my great-grandfather, the real situation is indeed correct.
Whether it is a copy of Chonghui Hotel, or a copy of the first wedding night, swimming pool, Bichao Beach...
Behind each copy, it seems that they are telling me something.
Has marine pollution or marine debris affected the creatures that should live happily in the ocean?
If a person does something that is wrong during his lifetime, will he have to go through painful reincarnation after death?
A swimming pool that uses children's lives for human experiments, prevents his daughter from being with her lover, and eventually kills her daughter and then paradoxically kills the newlywed copy of her beloved son-in-law...
It's not like the copy of Guaitan is teaching you principles, it's more like showing these ugly sides to yourself.
Even the last copy of the funeral before returning to the real world seemed to be telling myself that if I couldn't return to the beginning in the end, I would be the one who died.
"Huh...this is too crazy."
I really didn't think about the amount of information at this level, so I just thought about how to clear the dungeon and return to the real world.
If my great-grandfather had not mentioned these aspects, I would not have thought of these contents for the time being.
[So the most important thing is to figure out who is behind everything. 】
[If the operation of the ghost story world is man-made, then what is the ultimate goal? 】
[Are the chosen ones open to everyone in the world? If it's just a single selection, what's the point? 】
Xie Chen also fell into thinking following the questions left by his great-grandpa.
If it is for the whole world, how many people will be selected?
And the biggest possibility is man-made. This is not the plot in the movie. The whole world is extremely peaceful. It is not like those weird stories at all. It is just about the coming of the weird stories and the competition for the national destiny.
If we really want to compete for national destiny, we won't just choose ourselves.
If any strange stories really come to the real world, I can't do anything about it. Now I can still clean the old house of my great-grandpa safely.
"If it's not a natural disaster, then there will only be man-made disasters..."
But if there is a man-made disaster, if this method is not used to make money, it should be used for other research, such as the Chosen One and dungeon training. Isn't that just free time?
I am just an ordinary class worker.
If it is necessary to sharpen one's will and strengthen one's body, then it should be for soldiers in the army. It is obviously more useful to have special training similar to that.
Xie Chen really couldn't figure it out. What's the meaning of this?
And according to Grandpa's speculation, this thing seems to be reflecting the current social situation to the Chosen One.
But when he, the chosen one, returns to the real world, he is just a bad guy.
It can't help much, and it can't change the social status quo.
"well."
Xie Chen continued to flip through the notebook left by his great-grandpa.
[After going through the third dungeon... it should be the third one in total, I finally got the direct items given by Kaitan World. 】
[The ability of this pocket watch is incredible. It has complete control over time and space, and it is also of great help to myself. 】
[But I always feel that it is more like a key, a key that should be used to open a certain lock at a certain time. 】
When I saw this, I couldn't help but pause.
What I really didn't expect was that my great-grandfather only got the pocket watch after passing half of the copies.
That is to say, when I first entered the world of ghost stories, faced with the rules that came one after another, and the terrifying scenes one after another, my great-grandpa was able to get through it safely.
And judging from the contents of the notes, when my great-grandfather got this pocket watch, the power of the pocket watch was obviously more incredible than his current pocket watch.
If it was only for a few dozen seconds like at the beginning, and couldn't even be used more than one hand, my great-grandfather would probably have left relevant notes on his notes.
If you bring it in, if you were a great-grandfather, you would complain like "It's a pity that the time is too short" or "It's a pity that it has been used too few times" or similar words.
Xie Chen's scalp was numb as he looked at the sky-high amount of information. It is estimated that when my great-grandfather obtained the pocket watch, the development capabilities of the entire pocket watch were probably even higher than his current pocket watch.
Xie Chen narrowed his eyes. If it was really a reward for clearing the third dungeon, how incredibly difficult would it be to clear the third dungeon?
I guess I still need to clear the level at a perfect level.
I have experienced so many dungeons so far, and I have basically passed them at an ordinary level. It can be said that there are only a handful of people who have passed the level at a perfect level. It can't be described as a handful.
Xie Chen felt uncomfortable for a while.
When I turned this page, I obviously found that something was not quite right with the notes on the next page.
It’s that unfamiliar feeling of starting over after not writing for a long time, and the handwriting will change as a result.
Xie Chen frowned. It seemed that my great-grandpa had been going through a dungeon for a long time before writing these contents again.
【So tired...】
[If it weren’t for this pocket watch, relying solely on my own personal ability, I would probably have put my life in it this time. 】
[But fortunately, I came back alive. 】
[This moment of life and death made me see that thing. I really don’t know what words to use to describe it better. 】
[Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is really no perfect description. 】
[Forget it, let’s use that for the time being. After all, the last time I saw him, I wasn’t sure whether I saw his real appearance. It might still be a shadow. 】
[The strange thing is that the time was not marked this time. It was like coming back suddenly. I even thought I would never come back in my life...]
[I don’t know how to explain this kind of thing to my family clearly. Maybe no matter how I explain it, they will think that I am a lunatic? 】
[After a few verifications, it turns out that that person really has an independent consciousness and is even controlling the operation of the entire ghost story world. I don’t know if that person will follow the clues and affect the family. I haven’t contacted him for a long time...]
[For the safety of my children, grandchildren, and family, let’s forget it. Anyway, the loneliness and pain I experienced inside are simply not comparable to this. 】
[The lock did not appear, but the pocket watch is definitely the key. I hope I can actually touch the so-called lock next time I go in. 】
[It may not really exist in the form of a lock, which is also the most troublesome reason for getting up early. 】
[Maybe the lock has appeared in front of me a long time ago, but I didn't realize it had appeared at all...]
Xie Chen looked at the handwriting at the back with some trembling. It was obvious that when he wrote this, his great-grandfather's physical condition was not optimistic.
