Alien Hotel

Erin quickly understood what Yu Sheng meant by "rule system".

"Actually, I'm not sure. I said that I have a lot of vague memories, even including a lot of the most basic knowledge. The impact of this painting on me is not just a simple memory loss. It has dismantled my thinking over a long period of time," the puppet in the painting pointed to his head and said slowly, "Many of the characteristics of 'hunger' are just superficial impressions. I reorganized them based on my own understanding. You'd better just use them as a reference."

"...Anyway, it's true that that thing is difficult to deal with," Yu Sheng pondered for a moment and nodded, "It seems that there must be an alternative plan. If the monster can't be dealt with, find a way to bring Hu Li out of the valley. By the way, getting her out of that foreign land should also help get rid of the influence of 'hunger', right?"

"It should be possible. , the influence of the alien world cannot spread to reality, but to be honest, it is also very difficult to bring another person out of the alien world under the blockade of "hunger". "

Irene said while thinking, and suddenly raised her head, staring at Yu Sheng: "Hey, no, you really plan to solve that thing yourself... No, let's not talk about how you solve it, how do you know that you can definitely return to that valley?"

"Didn't you say that? Once a person has contact with the alien world, he can never get rid of this connection," Yu Sheng said casually, "I understand that it's like falling into a quicksand pit, you can only sink down, even if you run out temporarily, you can only hold on for a while during the sinking process..."

Irene stared: "I said so, but what this sentence means is that you and the alien world After dealing with it, you will establish a connection with the entire field "beyond reason", and you will have a higher chance of contacting other foreign lands or supernatural phenomena, rather than returning to the foreign land you first contacted. This thing is completely random! "

"But I have a hunch that I will see that monster again soon, and that valley," Yu Sheng met Irene's gaze very seriously, "I am not completely "disconnected" from that place, it... seems to be waiting for me to go back."

A trace of solemnity flashed in Irene's scarlet eyes. She thought about it and said uncertainly: "...Spiritual intuition?"

"I don't know if that's the spiritual intuition you mentioned," Yu Sheng spread his hands, "but since dealing with that monster, I did begin to be able to "feel" something, very vague, but it seems very accurate . "

"...Even if ordinary people are stimulated, it is difficult for them to have spiritual intuition in such a short time, let alone control and utilize it to a certain extent," Irene looked up and down at Yu Sheng, with a little surprise in her expression, "You are probably born as an investigator..."

Yu Sheng opened his mouth: "Ah, is this a good thing?"

Irene thought about it, and said as usual: "The mortality rate of investigators is quite high."

Yu Sheng: "..."

Before he could say anything, he heard Irene's broken mouth add another sentence: "But the mortality rate of ordinary people who have contacted with foreign lands and cannot have spiritual intuition is even higher."

Yu Sheng's mouth trembled twice: "Okay, it's not a big problem."

Irene was immediately amazed at Yu Sheng's magnanimity, while Yu Sheng just shook his head and got up from the dining table.

A voice came from the painting immediately: "Hey, where are you going?"

"The kitchen! I've been sleeping all day and I haven't had dinner yet!" Yu Sheng turned his head and glared at Irene, "Why are you so nervous when I move, as if I'm going to throw you away?"

"Nonsense, it's a problem for me to move myself now, do you know how uneasy I feel? And you can fall into a foreign land as soon as you go out, how can I know if you will disappear again when you get up, and then we will be separated forever..."

Irene's mouth was as annoying as always, but Yu Sheng just frowned and realized that the other party seemed to just want to care about him.

And... he realized that this doll was trapped in an oil painting, which caused it to be unable to control its own situation and the state of anxiety after finally finding someone to communicate with.

He thought about it, got up and picked Irene up from the dining table.

The latter immediately exclaimed: "Hey, what are you doing? I... I'm still watching TV. I warn you, don't hang me back in the room on the second floor! I... I won't talk to you at most, just put me back first..."

"It's boring to cook alone. You're free anyway, so go to the kitchen and talk to me."

Irene was stunned for a moment, secretly observing Yu Sheng's expression from the edge of the picture frame, and seemed a little unbelievable, but soon nodded: "Okay, okay!"

Yu Sheng pouted, carried Irene into the kitchen, and casually propped her on the windowsill, then turned around and opened the refrigerator to check the ingredients for dinner.

Hu Li's figure appeared in his mind - the moment he saw the food, he couldn't help but think of the fox girl squatting in the ruins of the dilapidated temple, holding a rotten vegetable leaf and looking at him from a distance.

She was still hungry.

Yu Sheng pursed his lips, suppressed many thoughts in his heart, and took out the stewed meat and two steamed buns left in the morning.

In the evening, just heat up the leftovers with steamed buns, and cook some porridge by the way.

Putting the steamed buns and stewed meat from the refrigerator into the microwave, and then washing the rice to prepare porridge, Yu Sheng was busy in silence, and after half a minute he began to regret bringing Irene into the kitchen——

This Bibi Ji was restless from the moment he opened the refrigerator!

"Hey, your refrigerator is quite big! Can you use such a big refrigerator by yourself?

"That's the meat you stewed in the morning, right? Not to mention, that 'local specialty' looks quite normal after being processed... Doesn't it really come to life suddenly in the bowl?

"Why don't you just cook some porridge? Then there's nothing to see here. Why don't you carve a flower out of a radish, or a seal?"

"Why don't you turn on the range hood...Oh, you didn't cook.

"Isn't it getting dark outside? Turn me around. I'll look at the street... If it doesn't work, then I won't.

"What's your mother's last name?"

Yu Sheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and carried Irene to the front of the pool: "Believe it or not, I will soak you in it now! I will use dish soap to scrub you until the color fades. Believe it or not!"

Erin shrank her neck instantly, hugged the teddy bear and sat back on the chair: "If you don't say it, don't say it..."

The world is finally clean.

Irene returned to the window sill, hugging the teddy bear and sitting on a chair, looking at Yu Sheng, who was leaning against the stove in a daze, neither of them speaking.

After an unknown amount of time, it was Eileen who broke the silence first: "I still think it is dangerous to deal with 'Hunger' by one person. Although I can't remember how powerful that entity is, it is definitely not something ordinary people can deal with. Yes, you...will die."

"I will rise again."

"I'm serious!"

"I'm serious too."

Irene stared at Yu Sheng as if she was a little angry.

But she was only angry for a few seconds before sighing.

"Seriously, think of another way. Find a way to get in touch with the group of people in this city who are dedicated to fighting foreign lands. Don't take any chances."

"I don't want to take risks, I just think that 'risk' will find me," Yu Sheng shook his head, "But I know what you mean, I will not die casually, as for those 'professionals' you mentioned, I will go Looking for them."

"Oh, that's good."

Dinner was spent in peace. Irene watched a non-nutritious urban drama on TV and occasionally commented on the people and things in the plot. Yu Sheng ate seriously and occasionally responded to Irene's beeps. .

Yu Sheng ate this meal very cleanly. In the end, he didn't even miss the last bit of broth in the bowl. He wiped the edge of the bowl with the steamed bun and got it all clean.

"I'm going out." After cleaning up the dining room and kitchen, Yu Sheng changed into clothes for going out and casually said to Irene.

Erin, who was watching TV, immediately raised her head when she heard this, with a hint of panic on her expression: "Where are you going?!"

"Go to the small supermarket at the intersection and buy some food. It's not far away," Yu Sheng said, noticing the expression on Irene's face. She was a little bit dumbfounded. "Don't be so nervous. I don't fall into a foreign land every time I go out." "Don't worry, this house is a bit weird, but I will check it first every time I open the door."

"Um, okay," Erin scratched her hair and was a little confused, "but I saw there were quite a lot of things in the refrigerator before."

"I'm going to buy some more," Yu Sheng said. "It doesn't need to be stored in the refrigerator. It's convenient and ready to eat."

Erin understood.

"Oh, okay, then be careful when you go out... Remember not to go out directly after opening the door! Take a look outside first!"

Yu Sheng laughed.

It had been a long time since anyone had said "be careful when going out" to him. Although this time it was said by a doll who usually talked trash, it felt pretty good.

He changed his clothes, thought about it, and stuffed several pieces of bread and biscuits into his pockets. Then he came to the door, held his hand on the doorknob, and took a gentle breath.

To be honest, since the last time he pushed open this door and fell directly into a foreign land, he did have a little... shadow about this door.

But that doesn't mean you'll never leave the house.

Yu Sheng gritted his teeth and slowly opened the door.

First he opened a crack, then opened it wider and carefully observed the situation outside.

After confirming repeatedly for a long time, he took a breath and walked out of the house.

Fortunately, that door is not that evil.

It seems that falling into a foreign land after coming out of that house is not a very high probability event. Maybe specific conditions are needed to trigger some "effect" of that door? Maybe it needs to be opened several times, or at a specific time?

Yu Sheng was walking on the street. After he felt a little calmer, he couldn't help but think about this thing. But no matter what, he was really relieved.

He walked briskly through a street with almost no passers-by. Soon he came to the small supermarket at the intersection and opened the door.

The moment he pushed the door open, he felt a thrill in his heart, and then——

Hot wind blew in my face, and the scorched earth opposite the door was steaming with heat. A crashed aircraft was billowing thick smoke on the hills in the distance, and two heavily armed men, wearing some kind of pitch-black armor that looked like aliens, The people in power armor were struggling with each other. One of them suddenly raised his hand, and with a "chi" sound, a plasma light blade ignited at his wrist and stabbed towards the opposite side.

Then, two black canned men dressed like astral mercenaries seemed to notice the gazes from the side at the same time, and suddenly turned their heads to look at Yu Sheng, the dark red monitor on the faceplate flickering.

Yu Sheng: "...?"

He took a sharp step back and slammed the door.