The first day in the sandbox world was spent in a hurry exploring temples and cities.
The simulated giant sun on the horizon is gradually approaching the horizon. The brilliant rays of light cast the silhouette of the desert city-state Nim Sandro on the ground. Gawain came to a high platform near the temple and stood condescendingly. Looking down at this deserted, long-abandoned city, he seemed lost in thought.
The sound of footsteps came from behind. Gawain turned his head and saw that Selina had come to him.
"Tonight we will rest in an empty house near the temple," Selina said, "Do you think it's okay?"
"There's nothing wrong with it," Gao Wen said casually, "You know the environment here, just make your own arrangements."
Selena opened her mouth, seeming to hesitate, and then said after a few seconds: "Have you thought about how to deal with it? Is there a higher-level narrator? For example... how to bring Him out?"
This is not only her question, but also something Yuri and Magnan want to ask but don't dare to ask.
So far, the upper-level narrator is still an invisible and insubstantial thing in their eyes. He exists, and his power and influence can be seen everywhere in Sandbox No. 1, but he has no entity at all. Exposed in front of everyone, Selina couldn't think of how to fight against such an enemy, and the extraterrestrial wanderer...
She, Yuri, and Magnum observed the entire day, but did not see the extraterrestrial wanderer... The rogues took any active measures to search for or fight against the upper storyteller. Gawain, like them, spent the whole day doing some investigation and intelligence gathering, which made them a little confused——
< p>Can the things they are doing really be used to fight against the invisible and formless "god"?In the light of the sinking sun, Gawain glanced at Selena and smiled: "I know what you are worried about."
"Frankly speaking, a person who doesn't The revealed gods are hiding in such a vast sandbox world, which makes me feel that it is quite a tricky situation. I have no way to start and no way to start.
"So I'm waiting, waiting for the 'upper-level narrator' to show up on his own initiative."
"Waiting for him to show up on his own initiative?" Selina opened her eyes slightly, "What do you think? Will the upper-level narrator take the initiative?"
"Yes, this is the opportunity he has been waiting for," Gawain said with certainty, "We are the last springboard for him to escape. The exploration of the box is also the best opportunity it can seize. Even if we don't consider these, the intrusion of us 'uninvited guests' must have attracted his attention. According to the experience of the previous exploration team, the god does not welcome outsiders very much. Otherwise, He will at least make some kind of response - as long as it makes a response, we will have a chance to grasp the actual power and find its clues."
"Attack..." Sai. Lina whispered, looking at the huge sun that had sunk to the horizon, "It's getting dark soon."
"Yes, it's getting dark soon.The previous exploration team encountered mental backlash after dark." Gawain nodded, "In the sandbox world, 'night' is a very special concept. It seems that as long as night falls, many changes will occur in the world. We Having explored Nim Sandro during the day, you may be able to look forward to what it looks like at night. "
Gawain said, stepping towards the edge of the high platform, preparing to return to the temporary station, but Selina's voice suddenly came from behind him: "You have not considered the temple entrance and the pulpit. Is that statement true? ”
“The gods are dead? "Gawain stopped at the edge of the platform and shook his head slightly, "I don't believe it. ”
Night finally fell.
The moonless night sky enveloped the desert city-state of Nim Sandra. Strange stars twinkled in the sky. In an abandoned house near the temple, Selena summoned her lantern, bringing bright and warm light to the house that once belonged to someone unknown.
The house has been cleaned, and Yuri is in the center of the main room. With a wave of his hand at the long table, a sumptuous banquet was created out of thin air - all kinds of barbecued meats were brushed with even sauces and had an attractive color. Desserts and vegetables were dotted around the main dishes in bright colors and shapes. It’s delicious, and there are translucent wine glasses, candlesticks and other things on the table, embellishing the feast.
“There is no conflict between enjoying delicious food and exploring the city. "Yuri sat down at the long table with a polite smile, looking extremely graceful. "Although they are all manufactured products of dreams, this place itself is a dream world, so enjoy it. "
"It's so boring. We don't have to eat or drink here," Magnum sneered casually, "Should I say that you really deserve to be born into a noble family? You are creating some illusions in this ghost place to deceive yourself." Put on the Sutium wine of Typhon 702 and the silver candlestick——"
As he said this, the short red-haired, short-framed Archbishop of the Everlasting Sleeper sat at the long table and cut himself casually. Ordered a piece of barbecue: "...it's quite fragrant. "
Selena looked at the two people at the long table and couldn't help but frown slightly and reminded: "You should be more vigilant - it is night in the sandbox world, and this world is not very good after dark. Safety. "
"Of course, so I'm just waiting for that damn upper-level narrator to come to my door," Magnum's loud voice sounded from beside the long table, "It will only create some vague dreams. He also left some words in the temple saying "the god is dead" to scare people. Now I am curious about what he will do next - can't he just knock on the door? "
As soon as Magnan finished speaking, the residential house that served as a temporary stop suddenly became quiet.
"Tuk, duk, duk—"
A rhythmic knocking on the door reached everyone's ears.
In this deserted world, in this deserted city, in this silent night——
There was a knock on the door.
Magnum had half a piece of barbecue stuck in his mouth. He stared at it for two seconds before swallowing it hard: "...Damn...I'm just saying..."
At the same time, the gentle knock on the door was still ringing, as if the person knocking on the door outside had great patience.
The eyes of Yuri and Selina fell on Magnum at the same time. The red-haired archbishop stared, and finally waved his hand vigorously: "Okay, I'll drive..."
p>Gawain stood up earlier: "I'll go."
As he spoke, he came to the door made of unknown wood. Separate a ray of spirit and sense what is outside the door.
There is the smell of someone outside the door, but it seems to be just a person.
Gawain put his hand on the door handle, and at the same time, the steady knocking on the door also stopped, as if the visitors outside expected that someone would open the door, and began to wait patiently .
A creaking sound as the door hinge turned broke the silence of the night. Gawain opened the door and saw an old man wearing a shabby gray and white robe standing outside the door.
The other person is tall, with white beard and hair. The wrinkles on his face show the traces left by the ruthless years. He is wearing a robe that has been passed for an unknown number of years. The robe is full of scars and the hem is full of scars. It has been worn to pieces, but some decorative patterns can still be seen vaguely. The old man is holding a simple paper lantern in his hand. The light of the lantern illuminates a small area around it, and the hazy created by the simple lantern In the light, Gawain saw another figure emerging from behind the old man.
It was a young girl wearing a shabby white dress, with long white hair that almost reached her ankles. She stood barefoot behind the old man, looking down at her toes, so Gawain could not see her face clearly. , it can only be roughly judged that he is young, thin and has a delicate appearance.
An old man and a young girl visited late at night carrying a worn-out paper lantern, and they did not look threatening.
But in this sandbox, in this deserted world, their existence itself is a kind of weirdness! !
Gawain did not relax his vigilance due to the apparent harmlessness of the visitor. He had already assumed that the visitor was some kind of temptation from the "upper-level narrator", and he was on the highest alert in his heart while keeping his face calm. , and asked: "It's so late, what's the matter?"
"There haven't been lights in this city for a long time," the old man said, with a gentle expression on his face and a very special tone. Kind, "We saw lights in the distance and were very surprised, so we came over to see what was going on."
Such a natural, normal way of speaking.
However, the more normal he acted, the weirder Gawain felt.
The sound of footsteps came from behind, and Selina came to Gawain's side.
She glanced at the old man and the girl at the door, nodded slightly, and said in a very natural tone: "Are they guests?"
"I'm sorry to bother you at night," the old man said, "Can we go in and have a rest? It's not easy to see lights in this city again."
There should never be visitors here. It is undoubtedly very risky to receive visitors at night.
However, after Gawain looked at the two people at the door for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said generously: "Of course - the desert area is very cold at night, come in and warm yourself up."
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Selena looked at this scene with a slightly strange expression, and some strange associations arose in her heart:
The upper-level narrator knocked on the door of the explorer, and the wanderer outside the territory Pushing the door open, he warmly welcomed the former in as a guest - and then things started to get interesting.
Of course, she does not have any evidence to prove that the ordinary-looking old man and girl in front of her are the incarnations of the upper-level narrator, but since they appear under such strange circumstances... then even if they are not " "Incarnation" is obviously not a normal person.
In the abandoned residential house, warm lights illuminate the room, the long table is filled with mouth-watering delicacies, the fragrance of wine is floating in the air, and walking out of the cold night The guests were led to the table.
Yuri and Magnum looked at the stranger in front of them with curiosity and wariness. The old man smiled gently back, while the white-haired girl in a white dress just sat quietly. On the side, he stared down at his toes, seeming to be deaf to what was happening around him, and seemed to dare not communicate with the strangers around him.
"My name is Duarte," the old man in shabby robes did not show any abnormality. He just sat down politely at the long table and said with a smile, "Yes. A priest who is still walking in the world, huh...probably the last one."
Priest...
Gawain captured this word, but did not express it in any way.
The old man who called himself Duarte then pointed to the girl next to him and continued: "Her name is Naratir."
He only introduced the girl Afterwards, there was no further explanation of the name, and Gawain did not introduce the identity of the other party and the relationship between the two as Gawain thought.
It was Yuri on the side who took the initiative to speak: "Naratir... nice name, is she your granddaughter?"
"No, we just happened to be traveling together," the old man said Shaking his head, "In today's world, it is not easy to find a companion."
The girl known as Naritiel carefully looked up at her surroundings, raised her finger and pointed at herself, and whispered softly Said: "Naratir."
This seemed to be a self-introduction.
Magnum curled his lips and said nothing.
"We are a group of explorers, and we are curious about this city," Gawain saw the two "people" walking out of the deserted night introducing themselves so normally, Not sure what they areAlthough he had any plans, he did not take the initiative to attack, but introduced himself with the same smile, "You can call me Gawain, Gawain Cecil. This is Selina Gelfen, next to me This is Mr. Uri Chalvin, and this, Mr. Magnum Kerabor"
"It feels good to see travelers here again," Duarte. He said in a gentle tone, his eyes scanning the sumptuous food on the long table next to him, "Ah... what a sumptuous dinner."
"You can eat some together," Yuri said politely, " Sharing food is a virtue."
"The food is indeed good," Magnum continued, sniffing vigorously, "Sigh...it's a pity, it would be better if there wasn't this stench everywhere. "
The entire Nim Drow and the surrounding areas are filled with a strange rancid smell. This spreading smell has obviously affected the archbishop's mood.
When Old Man Duarte heard Magnum's complaint, he showed a gentle smile: "The rancid smell... is also normal."
Gawain immediately frowned , subconsciously asked: "Why is it normal?"
"The gods are dead," the old man whispered, putting his hands on his chest, palms horizontally, palms down, his tone became deeper and deeper, " Now... He is finally starting to rot."
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