where is this place?
Futaba looked around blankly, his mind was in a mess, and he couldn't understand what he saw for a while.
There is no trace of magic energy, no trace of elements, and no overflow of professional energy. Futaba cannot understand what energy is used to supply those iron boxes running on the land, nor can he understand why those towering buildings do not have any energy. Solid array.
Slowly, Futaba discovered that the crowd around him seemed to be curious about him, and everyone would look at him when passing by. She soon understood that this was probably because the black emperor's dress she was wearing was incompatible with what they were wearing. Of course, his long orange hair and golden eyes may also be another reason.
Without staying any longer, the girl knew that she should be in another world now, and attracting attention was definitely not a good choice. Moreover, there seems to be no magic in this world. I can only rely on the authority of the Black Emperor and the stored magic energy, so I can save as much as I can.
Facing the crowded crowd, Futaba calmly arranged a layer of neglect spells for himself. This kind of spell is a very low-level general skill, and ordinary bronze professionals can easily see through this disguise. But in this world without magic, ignoring magic completely made Futaba hide among strange people.
After avoiding those sights, Futaba began to sense her own body. Soon, she discovered that the magic content of this world was completely zero.
Why, no magic?
As if the air suddenly disappeared, Futaba soon felt at a loss. After confirming that the surrounding humans could not see the things formed by magic, Futaba carefully stretched out his hand. A black mist slowly rose, and the Black Mist Knight from the abyss appeared in front of the girl again. After seeing the familiar presence, Futaba breathed a sigh of relief.
"Um??"
At this time, Futaba heard a surprised cry from the side. She followed the sound and saw a girl with long blue hair looking at her in surprise, her beautiful face full of surprise. Her exclamation did not cause any ripples in the crowd, but her unusual long blue hair attracted a lot of attention.
"It's such a pure blue. It must have cost a lot of money to dye it."
“This girl is so cute”
"What is she looking at?"
After hearing the voices of pedestrians passing by, the blue-haired girl quickly reacted. She quickly walked to Futaba, grabbed the other's sleeves in Futaba's defensive eyes, and asked softly: "You Was it magic you just used?"
"magic?"
Futaba was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Can you notice me?"
"Um?"
The blue-haired girl was also stunned, but she quickly reacted and asked excitedly: "Are you really good at magic?"
"Who are you?"
Futaba opened the girl's hand and looked at her warily, "Who are you?"
"I?"
The blue-haired girl paused, then said, "My name is Eluma."
Eluma?
Futaba suddenly remembered the friends Zhou Li had mentioned when chatting with her, including the name Eluma. Coupled with the other party's rare long blue hair and lake-blue eyes, Futaba can easily think of the "godly messenger who is as cute as a Samoyed but disguised as a lone wolf" in Zhou Li's words.
Why is she here too?
"Do you know Zhou Li?"
Futaba asked directly, "I'm looking for him. You should know him, right?"
After hearing the name, a faint doubt appeared on Eluma's face. She nodded and asked with some confusion: "Why do you know that I know Zhou Li?"
The surrounding crowds were bustling, and the sound of mobile phone notifications mixed with the sounds of passing vehicles filled the entire road. The neon signs in the distance were particularly dim in the daytime. Futaba looked at the beautiful girl in front of him and didn't know what to say for a moment.
She knew that this was not Gaia, not her world. This is not her Hades Empire, and the Eluma in front of her is most likely not the Eluma in Gaia's world. Just like Kanbar said, this is the dimension in which Zhou Li hopes to live. This world is built for Zhou Li, and everything exists to make him feel satisfied and comfortable.
So...how should I answer?
"I···"
Shuangye opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something but couldn't. After a long time, she sighed softly, shook her head, and said softly: "I just want to know where Zhou Li is, I want to see him, as for the rest... I don’t know what to tell you either.”
"this···"
A look of distress appeared on Eluma's face. After a while, she seemed to see the other party's persistence, breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Okay, I can take you with me, but..."
A trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and Eluma hesitated for a moment before saying, "Don't use your...magic just now in front of him, okay?"
"OK."
Futaba didn't ask why, or she wasn't the one to get to the bottom of it. All she had to do was rescue Zhou Li and wake him up from the false dimension, that's all.
After getting the exact answer, Eluma walked in front of Futaba and led her the way. Along the way, Futaba observed a lot of information about this world. For example, these pedestrians have the same appearance as those of the Three Eastern Courts, they also have an architectural style that is somewhat similar to Tariq, and their clothes are somewhat similar to those in the Gaia world.
Somehow, even though it was another dimension, Futaba always felt a bit familiar, but she always felt that there was a vague sense of dissonance lingering around her. Regardless of the appearance of those people, the style of their clothes, the style of the surrounding buildings, or even the communicators in their hands, Futaba had a strange feeling.
It's like oil and water mixed together. The boundaries are clearly distinct, but they give people a weird feeling of blending into each other.
After crossing several major roads and walking through several alleys, a silver tower with a unique architectural style appeared in front of Futaba.
"This is Jiying City TV Tower. The residential building next to it is Zhou Li's home."
Turning her head and looking at Shuangye beside her, Eluma said: "No. 201, Unit 3, Building 2, Xintan Community, Chongwen Road, Changyi District. This is the specific location."
"I do not understand."
Shaking his head, Futaba said calmly: "But I will remember it."
"Let's go."
Eluma seemed to see the other person's slight confusion, smiled, and led Futaba towards the community. Soon, Futaba and Eluma stopped in front of a somewhat ordinary residential building.
It is said to be ordinary, but in fact it is an old-fashioned community. There are three units on one floor, one unit is more than 80 square meters, and there is no elevator. Looking at the building in front of him that was not even as good as an ordinary person in his own Hades Empire, a rare trace of doubt flashed in Futaba's eyes.
This is a dimension created for Zhou Li, and everything here is what Zhou Li expected. Futaba had imagined that as a brave man, Zhou Li might not like palaces or temples, but the place where he lived should not be such a simple place. There is no garden or source of magic here. There are only a few fitness equipment occupied by children in the entire community, and that's it.
Is this what he hopes for?
Futaba experienced the emotion of doubt for the first time, and soon, the emotion called curiosity appeared in her heart.
A feeling I've never felt before.
Pressing her chest gently, Futaba felt as if something incomprehensible began to emerge in her heart. Just when she was wondering, Eluma had already taken out the key and opened the dark green security door downstairs. After lamenting that the broken doorbell was broken again, Eluma said to Futaba: "Let's go, he should be at home."
After walking to the second floor with Eluma, Eluma knocked on the security door on the right. After a slightly unfamiliar voice sounded, the door slowly opened, and Futaba's familiar boy appeared in front of her again.
But···
The moment Futaba saw Zhou Li, she immediately felt the difference between them.
There are no sharp eyes, and the right hand that is placed on the door frame only has some calluses on the hukou and index finger. The young man's face was very clean, with no traces of minor knife wounds or magic energy. At this time, the Zhou Li that Shuangye saw was just a clean young man with a bookish aura, nothing more.
"Eluma, you get off work very early today."
Zhou Li's voice was a little lazy, but the magnetism was not artificial at all, "Who is this?"
"she···"
Eluma was stunned. She suddenly realized that she hadn't asked Futaba's name yet.
"My name is Futaba."
Futaba noticed Eluma's pause. She took a step forward, bowed slightly, and said with some solemnity in her tone, "I'm here to save you."
"ah?"
Zhou Li was stunned, with deep doubts and confusion on his delicate face. He looked at Eluma aside and asked, "What cosplay is your friend doing?"
"Cosprey?"
Futaba repeated these four words strangely, then she shook her head and said, "This is a false world, Zhou Li, I am here to help you escape from this falseness and return to reality."
"Ouch."
Hearing this, a look of sudden realization appeared on Zhou Li's face, and then he said kindly: "So you are my reader."
"Um?"
Shuangye was stunned. Obviously, she didn't expect Zhou Li to answer her like this.
"Isn't it?"
Zhou Li glanced at Futaba strangely, "Isn't this my original line in "Journey to Gaia"?"
"I"
Shuangye was a little at a loss. She looked at Zhou Li, nodded after a moment of confusion, and said softly: "Yes, that's true."
"No wonder."
Zhou Li scratched his head, then he looked at Eluma aside and said, "Eluma, do you want to have dinner at my house today? Tiya got off work early today and will be here soon."
"OK."
As soon as she heard Tia's name, Eluma cheered with joy. Zhou Li looked at Shuangye and asked happily: "Let's have dinner together. I rarely meet my book friends in real life. This is so rare."
"Ah, this."
Futaba found that the story seemed to be developing in an unexpected way. But Futaba understands that he can only be truly saved if he decides to leave this false latitude. Simply using magic to help him recall the past will only intensify his resistance.
Sighing, Futaba nodded and responded: "Okay, sorry to bother you."
"Don't bother, don't bother."
Zhou Li waved his hand, his delicate and not too handsome features full of joy, "It's not too late for me to be happy to meet my book friend."
Under Zhou Li's warm invitation, Shuangye sat down on the red wooden chair a little stiffly. The furniture in Zhou Li's room was very simple. Apart from the computer in the room and the desk filled with manuscript papers, the most eye-catching thing in his room was a set of silver armor that was worth a lot at first glance.
"This is the prototype of the heavy armor worn by the Storm Legion in the book."
Looking at the armor along Futaba's line of sight, Zhou Li said with a smile: "At that time, in order to make the settings in the article more sophisticated, I specifically asked Tiya to let her family members abroad build such an armor. It cost a lot of money. It’s less money, but the content presented is worth the money paid.”
Futaba found that Zhou Li at this time seemed to be more active than he was in Gaia. His face was always carefree, happy and indifferent. His love for literature came from the heart. This kind of purity The emotion made Futaba a little dazed.
Is this him?
"Yah! I'm back!"
At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and a tall girl with bright blond hair walked happily into the room. The girl trotted directly to Eluma, hugged her, and kept rubbing her against Eluma's doting smile.
"Hey, hey, sister Eluma, it smells delicious and soft, hehe."
"Don't go crazy, someone is here."
Zhou Li walked out of the kitchen on the side with bowls and chopsticks in hand, and said with a little helplessness: "Tiya, did you buy the chicken I asked you to buy?"
"Report to Commander Zhou to buy it!"
The girl pointed to the chicken bag placed at the door, then she looked at Futaba who was sitting upright beside her, and asked curiously: "Who is this???"
"Hello, my name is Shuangye, and I am a fan of Mr. Zhou Li's books."
Futaba introduced herself politely, and at the same time, she began to compare the image of the girl in front of her with the images Zhou Li had said in her memory.
Blonde hair, beautiful and heroic appearance, tall figure, with a shaky smile.
Ah, it’s a big golden retriever.
"Wow, Zhou Li's book fan!"
After hearing Futaba's self-introduction, Tia's eyes suddenly shone, and she quickly came to Futaba's side. Her golden eyes were full of curiosity, "Do you also like Gaia's journey?"
"Yeah, I like it very much."
Futaba nodded. Not only did she like it, but she also participated with her own children.
"Wow~~"
Tiya did not feel any jealousy or other emotions because Zhou Li brought a strange girl. After learning the other party's identity, Tiya said to Zhou Li with emotion: "Zhou Li, you are so lucky, you can encounter this." Real world book nerd.”
"You think so too, right?"
Zhou Li smiled even happier.
Really happy.
