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Chapter 137 Changes
After dinner, the two returned to their residence to find the boss and returned the car.
The location of the garage is not far from their wooden house, and it doesn't take much time to walk there.
So, under the moonlight, the two walked slowly along the coastline together.
The moonlight was cold, imprinting their shadows on the beach, and the sound of the waves hitting the beach covered their footsteps.
Neither of the two said a word, but walked quietly, but there was a sense of silence and serenity in the air that was unique to them.
Go back to the cabin.
Although it was already dark, it was still too early to go to bed.
Xiao Lan then fiddled with the projector in the room, trying to find something to pass the time.
As a result, he did not expect that he actually found a lot of old movies in the film library.
Almost all classic movies of various themes and eras are here.
Among them was the 1955 film "The Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe.
In this film, the stills of her wearing a white dress and reaching out to cover the flying skirt have not been forgotten by the audience until now.
It's also a lighthearted comedy.
It tells the story of the male protagonist who has a mid-life crisis, after his wife goes on vacation, and has a fascination with the new neighbor played by Monroe upstairs.
After experiencing all kinds of ironic fantasies and inner conflicts, the male protagonist finally controlled his thoughts and returned to his family.
Among them, Monroe is the biggest highlight of the whole drama. She is beautiful but not vulgar, with a kind of naive and sexy temptation, which is different from the seductive and sexy in ordinary people's perception. She is a kind of cute charm.
Xiao Lan remembered that her mother liked this movie very much.
It's just that he was too young at that time to understand the mid-life crisis and moral struggle of the male protagonist. He just thought this uncle was funny.
Suddenly seeing it again, it really makes people feel nostalgic.
Xiao Lan chose the movie, turned to Luo and said, "How about we just watch this?"
Luo was speechless for a while: "..."
As a non-human being, in order to quickly integrate into human society, he still has some understanding of human film culture.
Of course, he did not miss this famous movie in film history.
However, in this kind of dating scene, is it a bit too hardcore to watch this comedy teetering on the edge of derailment.
Let's go, they are not together now, what is the smell of this flag?
This kind of eclectic feeling is indeed the style of his husband...
But seeing Xiao Lan's appearance that he didn't realize that the subject matter was not suitable, Luo sighed silently in his heart.
In the end, he nodded and said nothing to disturb Xiao Lan's interest.
The movie has already begun, and the film-like pictures outline the American style of the 1950s. With a relaxed plot, it is a movie that is very suitable for watching on vacation.
Staying in the comfortable real world, sitting on the soft sofa, watching a brisk movie, the sound of the waves looming not far away, there is still a trustworthy person beside me.
Xiao Lan suddenly felt extremely relaxed.
Sometimes he also thinks, what kind of life would he live if he hadn't met Luo?
Like many players, he may stay in the world for more and more time, and gradually become a missing person in reality, until one day he actually died in a certain game, and no one remembers it anymore.
Xiao Lan secretly glanced at Luo next to him.
Luo was sitting on the sofa at this time, his posture was leisurely, but he still maintained an elegant demeanor.
At this moment, the two were sitting very close, and Xiao Lan could feel the body temperature coming from each other.
As Luo continued to retrieve his own fragments, his appearance became more and more human. Not only breathing, heartbeat, body temperature, but also the texture of the skin has become more and more human-like.
Even his words and deeds are a bit more popular than at the beginning.
Xiao Lan didn't know whether such a change would be good or bad for Luo, but for now, it didn't seem to do any harm, and Luo himself was quite happy.
Xiao Lan knew very well that the relationship between the two was like a line drawn by hand.
It's just a very fragile barrier that he can cross at any time as long as he wants.
but……
Xiao Lan thought of her human identity.
Human life is very fragile, and many accidents can kill people, even if they have been strengthened by descending into the world. Even a legendary powerhouse like Xiao Chengyan would die silently.
Luo's life should be very long. In such a long life, maybe decades are just a blink of an eye.
If he died, what would he do?
Although his ability has improved rapidly, he has reached an advanced level at a speed that ordinary players cannot match.
But Xiao Lan also knew that as long as he was still in the world, he would risk death at any time, no matter how strong he was.
At this moment, Xiao Lan thought of Qi Ning, of his paranoid killing after the death of his lover.
And the untouched coffee in the coffee shop.
Xiao Lan, who had never been afraid of difficulties, suddenly felt a little timid.
He didn't want to... let Luo be like that...
Xiao Lan nestled on the sofa, letting his thoughts drift away at will, feeling that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.
Feeling that the breathing rate of the people around him had changed, Luo turned his head and saw Xiao Lan's peaceful sleeping face.
Xiao Lan looked very quiet when he slept. He just leaned on the back of the sofa quietly without moving.
Luo quietly approached.
It seemed that he was already used to his approach, and Xiao Lan was not awakened by such a movement.
Lo put a soft kiss on his lips, like a treasure, and said in a voice only he could hear, "Don't leave me, sir."
Early the next morning, when Xiao Lan opened her eyes, she faced Luo directly.
Xiao Lan was stunned for a moment, only to realize that he didn't know when he was lying on Luo's lap?
Could it be that he fell asleep so restlessly?
And... Luo just let him lie down all night?
Xiao Lan's mind was full of question marks.
Luo didn't have any special reaction. He stroked Xiao Lan's hair lying on his lap, and said "good morning" to him as usual.
This gave Xiao Lan the illusion that he was a black-hearted boss again.
In the days that followed, the two enjoyed a leisurely life on the island.
But they did not directly use up the time to return to reality for a month, and returned to the player's station after the trip.
——
After returning to the world.
Xiao Lan once again entered the state of "indulging in training, only training can make me happy".
Perhaps because of concerns, he was more focused during training.
In the training of the battle, he also chose to fight with random players to hone his reactions to different skills.
I don't know how to do it in the world, but it can actually pull out the dead players as sparring.
These people should not be themselves, but they all have memories of their lives, but they don't remember information related to their own death.
And it will disappear immediately after the end, just like the copied data.
someday.
Xiao Lan had just finished the battle and was sitting on the ground resting.
The player's station has been switched to night mode, and he plans to go back after a rest.
At this time, he felt that his contact prop was activated. I searched the storage space and found that it was [Plastic Friendship] given to him by Wang Teddy.
Xiao Lan easily connected to the communication.
Before he could speak, he discovered that Wang Teddy's state was not right.
Wang Teddy, who is usually optimistic and smiling, now has red eyes, bloodshot eyes, and deep dark circles under his eyes. His hair is disheveled and his clothes are wrinkled, and his face is injured. He looks very sluggish.
This cheerful young man seemed out of tune with the world he had come to, and it seemed that he was finally engulfed by darkness.
Xiao Lan felt wrong and asked, "Teddy, what happened?"
Wang Taidi's voice was hoarse and his tone was trembling: "Xiao, Xiao Lan... My brother... something happened."
Xiao Lan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Wang Kehe..."
I didn't see Wang Ke beside Wang Teddy, and heard that he had an accident.
Xiao Lan wanted to ask if Wang Ke was still alive, but felt that it was a bit irritating to ask such a direct question, so he could only cut off the conversation.
"My brother..." Wang Teddy sniffed, and he patted his face hard, trying to make himself awake.
But he organized several languages, but it was difficult to speak.
Xiao Lan didn't say anything superfluous: "Where are you?"
Wang Teddy revealed his address after he was upgraded to an intermediate player.
Xiao Lan: "I'll rush over right away, you stay in the room first, don't do stupid things, you know?"
Wang Teddy nodded: "Okay..."
Xiao Lan immediately ended the training and rushed towards Wang Taidi.
——
"Knock knock knock."
Xiao Lan knocked on the door.
Wang Teddy opened the door silently. He was still wearing his previous clothes, and his condition was still very bad.
After reluctantly greeting Xiao Lan, Wang Taidi led him to sit on the sofa.
After Wang Taidi sat down, he fell into silence. Xiao Lan was not in a hurry and just waited quietly for him to speak.
During this period, Xiao Lan took a look at the surrounding environment.
This is a standard room for intermediate players. It is not large in size, and the interior decoration seems to be just the selected template.
The only special thing is that there is a family portrait of four people hanging on the wall.
In the family portrait, there are young Wang Teddy and Wang Ke in front, and there is a Corgi and a Teddy next to them.
Behind them should be their parents.
Like Wang Teddy, Mama Wang has small brown curly hair and looks chubby and smiles kindly.
Father Wang's hair is very short, very similar to Wang Ke, the difference is that he wears glasses and has a scholarly atmosphere.
At this time, Wang Teddy finally spoke.
His voice was low and hoarse: "I was only ten years old when my parents had an accident, but my brother was already in the third year of high school at that time."
What he said had nothing to do with what happened now.
But Xiao Lan just listened quietly, he understood that Wang Taidi might just need a listener at this time.
Wang Teddy's voice continued: "Grandpa and grandma died early. At that time, some distant relatives took a fancy to my house. My brother gave it back. He said he would take care of me, and you don't need to worry about it."
"Afterwards, he went to work while studying and raising the family by himself. The teachers in the school didn't like him very much, because he didn't get good grades, and he always skipped classes. He was a scumbag."
Wang Teddy still did not forget to reveal his brother's habit at any time.
After he finished speaking, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover the back of his neck, as if afraid that Wang Ke would come to pick him up again.
But it stopped in the middle of the action...
Wang Ke, is not here now.
Realizing this, Wang Teddy's hands were shaking.
He held back his tears again: "My brother... has been taking care of me... but I can't help him at all..."
"This time too..."
Xiao Lan finally asked, "What happened?"
Wang Teddy wiped his eyes: "My brother... is going to be promoted to a contract player, and in the dungeon... disappeared."
Xiao Lan was a little shocked, doesn't the contract player mean that he is bound to the coming world and can no longer leave?
Wang Ke is not like a person who would choose a contract for survival, why did he choose this way? !
Wang Teddy took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down: "My brother always thought that it was all his fault that I would enter the world of advent. Because he had an accident while working that night and didn't come home very late, I think I was very worried and ran to the place where he worked to find him."
"As a result... on the way back, we were involved in the coming world, and I almost died in that game."
"He has always blamed himself and felt that it was all his fault. So he worked hard in the game, took care of everything by himself, and worked hard to grow up. He always told me that he would definitely take me out of the world. ."
"But after I upgraded to the intermediate level, the dungeons I experienced became more and more difficult. I almost had an accident several times. It was all because of my brother."
"During that time, he became more and more silent, and he was always sullen and silent. I knew that he was probably thinking that he was not strong enough. But I didn't expect that he was actually thinking about becoming a contract player. This idiot , can't he leave then..."
"Later, his teammates happened to have a willing contract, so my brother kept the secret from me and chose a trial copy of the promotion contract with his teammates."
Speaking of this, Wang Teddy's voice trembled again, and he tried to restrain himself:
"Then... my brother's teammates only came back. He said... that was a copy called Sara's Song, and that copy just restrained my brother's ability, which greatly affected him. Then it appeared. In a crisis, my brother was injured again. At this time, two teammates betrayed him. They directly attacked my brother and pushed him... to the monster."
"He never found any trace of my brother after that."
"Everyone else said my brother was dead..."
Xiao Lan did not expect that Qi Ning's analysis of the Wang brothers would come true so quickly.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ke was not in the process of protecting his younger brother, but an accident in the copy of the promotion contract, although the goal of his promotion was still to protect his younger brother.
However, Xiao Lan was a little puzzled after listening to Wang Teddy's story.
Generally speaking, the result of customs clearance failure is death, but listening to Wang Teddy's statement seems to be different.
Xiao Lan asked, "You seem to be quite sure that Wang Ke is not dead?"
Wang Teddy raised his head: "Covenant copies are different from other game fields. They will not reset. It is said that the way to connect levels is different from other games. The traces of each player's entry will not disappear, so some promotions fail and cannot be used. Players who leave will stay inside forever."
Wang Teddy took out a small pendant from his pocket: "This is given to me by my brother. You can see his life status. We all have one."
"As long as he's on, my brother isn't dead."
Wang Teddy put the pendant in front of Xiao Lan: "Look."
However, the pendant now looks dull, like an ordinary stone.
Wang Teddy also found out.
He got up in a hurry, rushed to the wall and turned off the light, then blocked the light of the player's station outside the window with his body, and stretched out his hand to block the light around the pendant.
This time Xiao Lan saw clearly that the pendant was indeed still glowing, but——
It is a light that is so faint that it is almost extinguished that it is difficult to distinguish it without looking closely.
If this light really represents a person's life, it can only mean that the person is already on the verge of death.
Wang Taidi looked at Xiao Lan with hope in his tone: "Look at it, it's still on, my brother is definitely still alive, right? But everyone else doesn't believe it and is telling me to stop dreaming."
Xiao Lan looked at the light that even Wang Taidi's palm could hardly illuminate. He was silent for a while, but nodded, "Yes, he must still be alive."
Wang Teddy smiled with red eyes: "Yes, my brother didn't die... he didn't die..."
Looking at the pendant in his hand and laughing for a while, Wang Teddy stared at his palm: "Don't die, Wang Ke, you're not allowed to die..."
As his voice fell, an invisible force spread out, and the pendant miraculously lit up for a moment.
Wang Teddy seems to have unintentionally activated his ability.
His [I have no interest in money] can consume wealth to make what he said true, and to a certain extent, it is a powerful skill that can change the rules.
But at this moment, blood spilled from the corner of Wang Teddy's mouth.
This is the effect of ability overdraft. Just that sentence has consumed the 100 million wealth value he has recently accumulated.
If there is a little more, his skills will return to the state of being unable to activate.
The price of this sentence is quite high.
Xiao Lan was a little worried: "Teddy, what's wrong with you."
Wang Teddy didn't care about himself at all: "cough cough... Look, it's bright again!"
After speaking, he handed the pendant to Xiao Lan again.
This time, although it is still dim, it is obviously a little brighter than before.
Wang Teddy's mouth was still bloody, but his eyes brightened: "I have found a way to save him. As long as I keep using my abilities, he will not die, and even... as long as I am stronger, he can be saved."
"He can become a high-level player, and so many people can become high-level players..." Wang Taidi turned his attention to Xiao Lan, "You also become a high-level player, right? When you entered the door, you found that your aura was different."
Xiao Lan nodded.
Wang Teddy clenched the pendant in his hand and murmured repeatedly: "I will definitely become a senior player, I can definitely..."
He read it over and over, as if he was reinforcing his beliefs over and over again.
"Brother always said that he would live with me, and one day we could leave here."
Wang Teddy gritted his teeth: "Brother, wait for me... This time, I'll take you away."
At this time, Xiao Lan said: "When the time comes, if you are going to save your brother, remember to call me."
His tone was calm but firm, as if he was not talking about the contract copy with extremely high difficulty and danger levels, or the song of Sarah that made the elites among the advanced players smashed.
Wang Taidi hummed softly, he lowered his head, and did not let Xiao Lan see his expression at the moment: "Thank you...Xiao Lan...Thank you..."
The author has something to say:
The long-lost Wang Ergou Theater:
Wang Teddy: I, Wang Teddy, will be renamed Wang-Sun-Tian-
Wang Ke: ...you go, I'm fine here.