A week of peaceful life passed quickly.
That afternoon, Zhang Heng was flipping through a book called "Photographic Composition" in the library when he received a call from Shen Xixi.
"Is it convenient to talk now?"
"Hold on."
Zhang Heng stood up, left the borrowing area, and walked to the safe passage. He looked around and saw only a few freshmen who were discussing group assignments enthusiastically. No one noticed even when he walked past.
Zhang Heng then picked up the phone and asked, "What's going on?"
"I remember you said before that you could drive?"
"Yeah." Of course Zhang Heng knew that what Shen Xixi meant by being able to drive was not getting a driver's license, but having a certain level of driving skills.
"Then can I ask you a favor?" Shen Xixi said, "You know the news on the forum during this period."
"Sorry, I haven't been on the forum much this week."
"Oh, that's it. You can take a look first. If you want to chat later, you can come to me at the Carving Time in Food Alley."
"good."
Zhang Heng hung up the phone, opened his laptop, plugged in the USB flash drive with an IP that would not be tracked, logged into the player forum, and browsed the hot posts in the city. In fact, he only needed to glance at them and didn't need to search for them. You can already know what Shen Xixi is going to say.
What the players on the forum are most interested in now is the news about the appearance of the Sphinx.
Unlike the Morespi and Zavircha whom Zhang Heng met before, the Sphinx belongs to that familiar mythical species.
Originally derived from Egyptian mythology, of course its most famous story is in Greek mythology.
The Sphinx squatted on a cliff near the city of Thebes, intercepting passers-by and asking them a riddle: "What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night?" Those who couldn't answer the question. It was about to be swallowed up by it until Oedipus passed by one day and gave the answer to the riddle. The Sphinx was so ashamed that she jumped off a cliff and died.
Just like all Greek myths, such stories are also full of aura of wisdom. Not to mention why the Sphinx jumped off a cliff and committed suicide when the answer was guessed. The most important thing is that according to the descriptions of various versions, the Sphinx It was a monster with a lion's body, a woman's face, and two wings on its back. With those wings, it didn't look like it would fall to death if it jumped off a cliff.
The first post about the suspected appearance of the Sphinx was made by a player named Goldbach Conjecture.
He said that he was a high school teacher, but one night when he was returning home after studying in the evening, a monster similar to a large hound suddenly appeared from the roadside. Its appearance was exactly the same as in myths and legends, standing on the garbage Next to the barrel, what happened next was similar to the myth.
The monster suddenly started talking and asked Goldbach to play a riddle game with it. If the answer was correct, Goldbach would be allowed to leave. If the answer was wrong, he would be punished.
Goldbach's conjecture suddenly became tense. As a player, he certainly knew that he had encountered a supernatural event, and it was probably a fatal supernatural event. Although the other party did not clearly indicate that he would take his life, as someone who knew Sphinx Anyone who knows this story certainly knows what will happen if he can't answer the riddle.
So Goldbach guessed that he was scared to death.
He lived in a relatively remote place, there were not many pedestrians on the road at that time, and he himself was not a combat player, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and start listening to the questions. Fortunately, the riddles of the Sphinx were as bad as the legend.
"The upper and lower limbs are both hands. Sometimes it crawls and sometimes walks. When it walks, it looks like a person. When it crawls, it looks like a dog. If you hit an animal, remember, you only have one minute and three chances." The one suspected of being a sphinx So say the animals.
Goldbach guessed that because he was too nervous, his mind went blank for a while, but then he came back to his senses and quickly thought of the answer, "Monkey, it's a monkey, right?"
"Congratulations, you got the answer right." After the Sphinx said this sentence without any emotion like a Google girl, she disappeared into the green belt and disappeared, as if she had never appeared before.
Considering the large gap in combat power between the two sides, Goldbach did not dare to ask why I answered the riddle. You did not jump off a cliff and die like in myths and legends. Until the Sphinx left, He just woke up from a dream. Because he was worried that he would lead the monster home, he did not dare to go further towards the community. He went straight to the game point. He stayed at the game point all night, and then he was almost killed by his wife. My daughter misunderstood and had an affair. She was really miserable and couldn't tell her.
He then compiled his experience and posted it on the forum.
Because the whole process was so childish, no one even believed it at first. Some people left messages below, "Is this guy from UC? You want to create news even if there is no news?" It wasn't until the next victim appeared that this post suddenly gained popularity and became the most popular post in the forum.
The second victim was not so lucky. He was walking his dog downstairs in the early morning. When he reached the empty carport, the dog suddenly barked and refused to go any further. Although the player reacted quickly, he still couldn't move faster than the head that suddenly poked out from the bicycle shed.
"You're not too old, you have a big beard. No matter how big or small you are, you can only call me mommy and beat an animal." The thing said expressionlessly.
"What the hell?!" The second victim was almost scared to the point of sitting on the ground.
"Wrong answer, two more chances."
"Does this count as one time?"
"The answer is wrong, there is one more chance."
The second victim didn't dare to say anything more at this time. After a while, he managed to choke out an answer, "Is it a cat?"
"wrong answer."
With these words, the sphinx-faced monster pounced on the second victim. Just when the latter thought he was going to die, the monster waved its claws and scratched out three victims on his arm. There was a blood mark, and then he jumped onto the carport amidst Teddy's barking, then climbed over the wall and disappeared.
The second victim rushed to the hospital immediately and had an examination. No abnormalities were found. After receiving a shot of rabies vaccine, he went home to rest. His current physical condition has been good and he only had a slight fever after the shot. It is a normal reaction after the vaccine, and I will continue to go to the hospital to get the remaining four shots.
There are a lot of people complaining about his posts.
——Brother, the answer is as simple as sheep, can you get it wrong? It took three more chances.
——When did the Sphinx become so easy to talk to? If he made a mistake, he would just scratch her and leave.
——Where is your dog? Didn’t he save you at the critical moment?
——Friend upstairs, you pointed at Teddy to save you, but he is still pointing at you to save him.
