40,000 Years of Cultivation

"what!"

Li Yao almost squirted out his mouthful of fried scallion buns. He wanted to grab Zhang Daniu by the collar and force him to ask, "What is the situation, do you know about this ‘Ark’? Let’s talk about it, what’s the specific situation!"

"It's—"

Zhang Daniu glanced at Li Yao's phone again. At this time, the sister of "Dream Traveler" sent a new message, but it was a link to a website. He clicked on it and looked more and more pale, "Yes, no Wrong, it is this'Ark'. A few days ago, we had a group of authors. Some authors often chatted in it to discuss ideas or something, and then a stranger in the group found me and claimed to be this' The staff of the Ark Psychological Research Center are doing a questionnaire survey on the life and mental state of freelancers in our country. They can also provide free psychological consultation and so on. I will give some basic information, including my contact information and The address is filled in everything, yes, and my nervous breakdown and sleepwalking. Of course, I didn’t say that my codewords are so mysterious when I sleepwalking—I’m not sure about this myself."

"You, how can you disclose such important information!"

Li Yao wanted to shoot the table, "You don't know who the other party is, whether it's a liar or malicious, how can you tell people such important things as your contact information and address!"

"I didn't know at the time. Even if you were a liar, what could you lie to me?"

Zhang Daniu distinguished and said, "The staff member is a girl who has just graduated from university. It is not easy to find a job. This questionnaire is included in her job appraisal. If she fails to meet the standards, she will be fired. I listened to her. Poor, I thought there was no need to be so unkind. I always support the legitimate work of young women. Besides, she also promised to send me small gifts and keep in touch!"

Li Yao took a deep breath and had nothing to say.

"No, nothing will really happen, right?"

Zhang Daniu said, "At the time, she told me that their institution is not researching serious mental illnesses, but intervening in the psychological problems and sub-health conditions that modern people often have, especially freelancers like us. , Often under great pressure and even social criticism, so if there is a psychological deviation, you must not avoid the disease and avoid the doctor, you should contact her as soon as possible-I think, it makes sense!"

"Okay, stop talking, let me think about it, think about it."

Li Yao closed his eyes and rubbed the center of his brows and the bridge of his nose.

"Yes, have you figured it out?"

After half a minute, Zhang Daniu asked cautiously.

"Ok."

Li Yao suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashed with an unstoppable light, and he said in a deep voice, "Teacher Niu, I'm still a bit hungry, can we get another 20 buns and dumplings each, no, 30, no, just take it. Is this pot rounded up?"

Zhang Daniu: "..."

Li Yao: "Look, I really have super powers. If I don't have super powers, I can eat so much in one go?"

Zhang Daniu: "I believe, I believe you have superpowers, can't you? But Teacher Niu is really out of money, I won't lie to you, I lie to you as a puppy!"

Li Yao: "No, you promised to invite the'Little Rabbit in the Sea of ​​Stars' to eat'Heyin Cuisine' last night. I checked on the Internet. The most basic set meal over there costs four to five hundred per person, for two people. Add up to order one more wine, add a few dishes or something, it won’t come without one thousand three hundred and five hundred! The bone casserole we ate yesterday is two hundred and eight, which means you still have at least a thousand pieces of activity in your pocket I have calculated the expenses. It will be enough for me to eat and return to the strongest state. When that happens, I will really tear the dumbbells to show you!"

Zhang Daniu: "..."

Li Yao: "Hey, Teacher Niu, don't go. What do you mean by leaving like this? Escape can't solve the problem. Now you can be sure that this'Ark' has been eyeing you! You can let me go, but Can you really let the staff of "Ark" get out? Even, are you sure that the girl who did the questionnaire survey is really a girl, not a strong man with a sturdy back, a beard and a slap in his heart?

"You really don't want to see me, I will leave now, really, but in case of midnight tonight, ten or eight strong men from the Ark sneak into your house, don't call for help, call me I can't hear it either."

Zhang Daniu suddenly stopped, and when he turned his head, tears filled his eyes.

"Who the **** did I provoke!"

The author cried out in grief.

In the end, they did not buy fried dumplings and fried dumplings. Instead, they ran to the steamed bun shop next to them and bought a few hundred pieces of Gaozhuang steamed buns. There were no fillings, pure flour, and they looked like a pile of stone bumps.

Seeing the surprised look of the boss's wife, Li Yao explained that they were on the construction site next door.

Energy-rich sports drinks are also expensive. Zhang Daniu was reluctant to buy them, but with a gloomy face, he bought five large packets of sugar and two large bottles of mineral water in the small supermarket and gave them to Li Yao.

When he returned home, watching Li Yao mix five packets of sugar in the water, he ate thirty or fifty Gaozhuang steamed buns in one mouth with the sugar water, without even burping half of them, Zhang Daniu sighed, realizing that he was really a stall this time. I'm in trouble.

"Now, should you believe it?"

Li Yao held his half-filled belly and said, "'Dream Traveler' predicted the tragic death of the fantasy creator, and then was sent to'Ark' for treatment, and this'Ark' was still active in your group of authors some time ago— -If you think that this is all coincidence, then your IQ is too sorry for the series of conspiracies and tricks in "Forty Thousand Years of Comprehension."

"So, you are the person who should face the reality. The reality is that you are being targeted, and the other party knows your identity and address very well. It seems that the other party still has an unimaginable amount of resources. Of course you can escape. But where can you escape and how long can you escape? Will there be a series of accidents on the way to escape, just like the creators of "Blood and Sand", "Blood Hunter", and "Starring World"?

"Understood, your only way out is to cooperate with me, we will take the initiative to find the truth together!"

Faced with Li Yao's invitation, Zhang Daniu was silent for a long time, and said: "I was thinking, if I were really found by the people of'Ark', what would they do to me?"

"You wrote about similar organizations in your novel, what do you think will happen to them?"

Li Yao said, "The bottom line is three to five courses of electrotherapy, right?"

Zhang Daniu shuddered and stopped talking.

"It seems that you already understand your situation. Of course, my situation is by no means much better than you. Now we are two grasshoppers on the same rope. If we don't work together, we will really be over."

Li Yao said, "I need your help. First of all, tell me more about this ‘Ark’ and the questionnaire at that time. Do you keep the manuscript?"

Zhang Daniu turned on the computer and found the electronic version of the questionnaire.

Li Yao quickly glanced at them. They were all very common and innocuous questions. It seemed that the other party's purpose was to deceive the author's contact information and address to pave the way for the next contact.

There is also a link on the last page of the questionnaire, which is the other party's official website, which is the same as the link just sent by the sister of "Dream Traveler".

Entering the official website, the first thing you see is the abstract icon of a large ship with wings, which seems to be the symbol of this organization.

Of course, Li Yao had heard of the term "Ark", which meant the last refuge when the world was destroyed. Whenever the Ark appeared, it meant that the catastrophe of ruining the world was coming.

If you look closely, you will realize that this "Ark" is not just a psychological research and mental illness treatment center. It is actually a foundation with influence all over the world. The "Ark Foundation" has received numerous mysterious funds and funds. The support of the consortium specializes in life sciences, brain mysteries, genetics and neurology, etc., and its purpose is to explore the mysteries of life and even the soul, and constantly break through the limits of mankind-at least, the official website says so.

"I have asked several friends who wrote books, and they have also received similar questionnaires. Some people have also investigated the Ark Foundation. There is no problem."

Zhang Daniu said, "This is really an international charity organization. It has good cooperative relations with psychology associations, brain surgery hospitals, and neurological research organizations in many countries. It has branches in many developing countries and even war-torn countries. Ministry, pays attention to the mental and mental health of local people, and even unearthed many'genius children' with extremely high IQs from war-torn countries. If it were not for the Ark Foundation, these talented children would definitely be buried."

"is it?"

Li Yao didn't believe a word.

The official website tossed over and over and couldn't see the outline, he thought for a long time, and could only bite the bullet and call the sister of "Dream Traveler" again.

He had a faint feeling that the attitude of the Dream Traveler sister was not that firm—if she really believed that her brother was a madman, and Li Yao was also a madman, she would not have to take the initiative to send a message and just ignore it.

Since she has posted two messages in a row and also posted the official website of the "Ark Foundation", can it be said that she is not sure?

This time, the call was quickly connected.

The fire of hope in Li Yao's heart became more and more vigorous, and he hurriedly said: "Hello miss, I have read all the links you just sent, and I have read it seriously, but I still firmly believe that your brother is not crazy. , But encountered something that cannot be explained by common sense. Can you give me a chance and your brother a chance to have a good chat? Really, schizophrenia is a very serious mental illness. Once diagnosed It’s almost impossible to recover in a lifetime. Do you want your brother to be kept in a mental hospital for the rest of your life?"

The other side was silent for a while, and someone faintly took a deep breath, and then the girl said, "What do you want to know?"