What’s Wrong With Seeking Death?

... Dongshan Forest.

Xu Tuoran looked at the words floating in the air, and his breathing was slightly stagnant.

She went through it quickly in her mind and confirmed that she had never seen this place name before. But judging from the name, it is both "mountain" and "forest"...

What does Yang Buqi want to do? Embracing nature to find another self? Or do you plan to let yourself go completely and change directly from potted plants to ground plants?

Xu Tuoran pursed his lips, put away his things and turned to go upstairs. At this time, all the lights in the building had returned to normal. Outside the reception room, Ernan, the female ghost who was in charge of receiving her, was waiting for her at the door. As soon as they met, she told her that President Xiao Jiang was going to resettle her family first, and she would come back later. The family members are currently in stable condition, so let her not worry.

According to Xu Tuoran's experience, Jiang Siyu needs at least ten minutes to go back and forth. So he left the domain first and called Pu Han.

The call was quickly connected, and Pu Han's tone was relieved: "I finally got in touch with you."

"Sorry, the signal was very poor in the domain just now." Xu Tuoran quickly entered the topic, "What's the situation in Dongshan Forest? Where did you get the news from?"

"What Dongshan Forest? I'm talking about the Dongshan Botanical Expo. I just told you by offering an omniscient pen...what did it say?" Pu Han was puzzled.

"Plant... Gan." Xu Tuoran was stunned for a moment before realizing it. Most likely the Immortal Brush was lazy, too lazy to type all the characters, and abbreviated them directly.

But thinking about it again, it doesn't seem to be bad. Because no matter what it is written in, Xu Turan will definitely come back and find Pu Han for confirmation; and whether it is "Dongshan Forest" or what kind of "Dongshan Botanical Expo", Xu Turan has never heard of it.

"The expo is in City F, which is quite far away. It takes eleven or twelve hours to get there by high-speed train from your place. It's one of their local attractions." Pu Han said, "As for the source of the news, some passers-by saw it."

Xu Tuoran: "...?"

"Wait." The message conveyed by this whole paragraph was so outrageous that her brain couldn't keep up with it for a while, "So you mean that Yang Buqi traveled thousands of miles in the shape of a half tree When I arrived in City F, I was seen by someone on the way??"

"Oh, that's not true." Pu Han said.

Xu Turan heaved a sigh of relief, but then he heard Pu Han say, "He went there by truck."

Xu Tuoran: "..."

What?

Pu Han began to explain to her from the beginning: "It's like this. The night before yesterday, there were workers unloading goods near the site. While unloading this, he suddenly saw a tree with a human head jumping out of the carriage stepping on a flowerpot. He thought it was I was mentally abnormal, so I went to the Internet to find a doctor for consultation, and it happened to be noticed by the Renxinyuan."

Existence that is beyond the scope of human beings is generally difficult to be photographed by ordinary video cameras. Unless it is a device modified by a capable person. That's why it's so difficult to find Yang Buqi—and now there are various indications that he may have reached the Life Chen level, so even Pu Han can't see where he is.

So the Tzu Chi Yuan sought the help of the Ren Xin Yuan in this matter. As for the Renxinyuan, it was rare to be reliable, and quickly forwarded the information it got to the Cijiyuan.

Xu Tuoran murmured and said, "But just based on the witness's report, there is no way to be sure that it is Yang Buqi."

"So the Charity Institute sent a few able-bodied people to check that area yesterday. The news just came back that some fallen flowers and leaves were indeed found in the expo site over there. The Jiyuan is exactly the same. And there seems to be a domain in the garden."

"Yu?" Xu Tuoran's heart moved, "Are you sure that Yuu appeared after Yang Buqi passed by? Didn't it happen before?"

Although Yang Buqi now has the ability to create domains with a high probability, Xu Tuiran doesn't think it's his handiwork—he took a taxi all the way to another place to build a domain, and it was still under the condition of being seen. This is said to make people feel that there is a hole in the brain.

It's hard to say, what if Yang Buqi is really out of his mind now... Pu Han thought silently, wisely, he didn't say this, but said: "As for the origin of this domain, we really can't be sure now. Because no matter how long it's been around, we really didn't find it until today."

This is actually a bit strange. For all domains known so far were created by abominations. And the abominable thing created Yu, its essence is to eat people, so the existence of Yu must be accompanied by disappearance cases. Both the Charity Institute and the Renxin Institute are now in contact with the corresponding official agencies, and they have specially sent people to pay attention to relevant news. If there is a strange disappearance case, they will not be unaware.

Follow the disappearance case to investigate until the corresponding domain is found, which is their usual method. Assuming that the domain in that scenic spot has existed for a long time but has never been discovered, there is only one possibility, that is, it has never been associated with any disappearance case, thus avoiding everyone's attention.

"...That is to say, it is not ruled out that there are abominations inhabiting the place itself." Xu Turan pondered, "It may also be a capable person, a Chen-level capable person. Yang Buqi is looking for that domain. The master went there."

Regarding the cold knowledge that "Chen-level ability users can have their own domain", Xu Tuoran shared it with Pu Han in the previous call. Therefore, the latter was not particularly surprised when he heard this, but murmured: "Chen level... there are not many capable people who can reach this level."

… not much really.

Xu Tuoran's eyes darkened slightly, and an astonishing guess suddenly appeared in his heart.

Pu Han obviously also thought of the same person, and said in an erratic tone: "Speaking of which, we still don't know the whereabouts of the person with precognitive ability five years ago."

Xu Tuoran: "..."

When it comes to this predictor, she has mixed feelings. Judging from the information currently known, the other party did so many things at that time, and it was probably not out of malice.

However, the result he caused was really tragic.

If the owner of that domain is really him, then Yang Buqi doesn't seem to understand why he ran all the way there. After all, he has been paying special attention to this matter from the beginning. The question is, where did he get the relevant information?

"...I think we don't need to think too much about this matter now." After a moment of silence, Pu Han said again, "What is the answer, you have to witness it yourself. Otherwise, guessing too much is useless. Maybe that domain is true. It was Yang who did not abandon himself, he simply moved there because he thought the soil was good, the air was good, and the flowers were pretty."

Xu Tuoran: "..."

Well, this is indeed an idea.

No matter what, Xu Tuoran will definitely leave for this trip to Dongshan. However, the time of departure made her fall into a short embarrassment—

After all, she only heard Grandpa Jiang's request for help not long ago. It was hard for her not to care.

Jiang Siyu who knew her thoughts was very calm.

"It's okay, sister, you can go." She waved her hand at Xu Tuoran very confidently, "You don't have to worry about my affairs here. I am at Chen level anyway. And my grandfather left a preliminary plan at the time, and the current situation is still in progress. within the controllable range."

"Besides, if you want to lock that guy further, you need to mobilize the power of this domain. This can only be done by myself... If the situation really deteriorates, I will ask you for help again."

Jiang Siyu said it firmly. Xu Tuoran didn't want to waste time on entanglements, so he exchanged contact information with her, bought a high-speed rail ticket that day, and left Jiang Siyu's domain with his things.

The things they bring are nothing more than a few abominable props. In addition to the brush of the pen fairy and the fox ornament kept by herself, there is also a chaotic props, a small night light, given to her by Xiao Jiang.

This night light is about the same size as an electronic mosquito coil, and its structure is also similar. There is a plug behind the lamp body, and when it is plugged into the socket, it will continuously emit a soft faint light—and a rather non-soft hallucinogenic effect.

Xu Tuoran used it to enter and log into the Path of Chaos these days, but before leaving, she went back to her residence and hid it there. After all, this thing doesn’t work well without a socket, and it’s troublesome to carry, and it’s not the only chaotic item she has on hand—

The corpse of the slime monster she gave to Jiang Siyu was also processed and condensed into a small lump of mud. As long as it is in direct contact with the target's body, it will produce an effect, making the target continue to fall into a blank state, and both internal and external use can be effective. However, because the abominable object itself has lost its activity, the effect of this item cannot last, and will gradually fade over time.

Compared with the lump of mud, Jiang Siyu's other prop, the karaoke pen, has a less clear effect.

Yes, it was the one that was mistakenly hit and used to seal the Chen-level Yongzhou.

Xu vainly left in a hurry. None of them had time to test the prop properly. Not to mention the usage of the props, Xu Turan didn't even figure out how to use the singing pen itself. To be on the safe side, I specially packed two layers of boxes in a box when I set off, and I planned to wait until I was in a dangerous place, and then take it out and try it slowly.

She was in a hurry to book the ticket, so she could only get the high-speed rail ticket. It takes eleven hours to reach Dongshan District, City F. Fortunately, Xu Tuoran booked a soft sleeper box, so he could sleep comfortably in the car.

[When you see him, let him fix it for me. 】

It wasn't long before Xu Turan entered the box when the pen of the Pen Fairy poked out a nib again, spitting small bubbles into the air one by one: [My pen cap has been broken for a long time. Help me fix it. 】

Xu Tuoran ignored it, raised his hand to extinguish the bubbles in the air, pressed the pen of the pen fairy into the box, closed the lid and put it away, checked the rune on his arm again, and then fell down on the bed , forced himself to close his eyes while the train was moving, and fell into sleep.

Sleep time should not be wasted. Xu Tuoran then went to the natural disaster cemetery by the way.

Her level of natural disaster tendency has already reached Hui in the "City of Rebirth". In addition, she also holds eight thousand steps in her hand. These steps have been used almost in the past week—Xu Tuoran honestly chose to use them in batches this time, and only used about a thousand each time. After all, the side effects on her body are already quite heavy, there is no need to continue to pile up.

At present, she still has the last 900 steps left in her hand, and Xu vainly used them all up in one go. The moment she stopped, she didn't see any light spots, only the tombstones around her - at this time she was already at the Chen level. In this area, few people can reach it.

Xu Tuoran looked around and was not surprised by this result. She had guessed a long time ago that 8,000 steps were far from enough for her to go from Hui Zhi to Chen, and if she wanted to find the Chen-level upgrade spot, she had to keep walking.

Xu Tuoran didn't continue to move, but changed his mind and sent himself into the belief box again.

Inside the box, there are quite a lot of small light **** that are lit up now, and quite a few of them are connected to each other. With the time fragment where Jason is at the center and starting point, they are connected into a bright piece—although it is not a metaphor It's very appropriate, but in Xu Tuoran's view, it really looks like a glowing cornstarch.

"Corn Roasting" is also shining brightly today. Xu Tuoran randomly picked one of them, and directly submerged his consciousness into it.

She is very proficient at this operation now. During the week of recuperating at Jiang Siyu's place, she often came in to complete tasks. If it weren't for the extra physical energy required to move around in this box, Xu Tuoran might be able to come here more often than to upgrade the space.

—After all, once this box is used, it is much more interesting than the upgrade space. The faith points obtained can also be converted into steps. Although the conversion ratio is only two to one, it is always faster than walking step by step.

Xu Tuoran entered the box this time, and habitually went to the church of Chuangshen first. This is a good place, and you can often squat down to pray for the disciples of Creation God. As long as you complete the corresponding wish, you can easily get hundreds of points of faith.

Of course, she has not forgotten her original identity as a "sage of flesh and blood". Every time she enters, she never forgets to meet Jason, a high-quality believer, to spread her name through the other party, and then pick up some suitable tasks, and happily brush them up.

…Speaking of Jason, there are still some things in this box, which Xu Tuoran finds quite interesting.

The first point is that the cycle of its cycle has become longer.

Originally, the time fragment where Jason was, the end of the cycle was the moment he entered the factory to work. After he starts work, the entire time fragment will restart. Later, the end of the cycle was postponed until after Jason had rested at home for a period of time. After that, it was pushed to the next morning...

Until now, the end of the cycle has been pushed to three days later. Moreover, the whole piece of "corn roast" is shared for a period of time, and when the time is up, everything will start all over again.

However, in this cycle, the influence left by Xu Tuoran will accumulate.

Although the new believers developed in the previous round will forget the name of "Flesh Saint" in the new round, they will instinctively have a good impression of him when they come into contact with him again; , will gradually become a diehard believer of "Chuangshen" in the cycle after cycle.

Even certain operations that Xu Furan used to complete the "task" will gradually become a fixed plot in the cycle through repeated repetitions—for example, she once blew up Jason's working machine in order to let Jason complete his desire to rest . After repeating this behavior several times, in the new cycle, even if Xu Turan didn't do anything, the machine would explode naturally.

This is of course a good thing for Xu Tuoran. It is equivalent to the automatic mode and "one-key sweep" in the game. Unfortunately, in this mode, although she can save effort, the faith points she can get will also be reduced accordingly, basically cut in half.

Fortunately, the development of Xu Turan's current believers is on the right track, and he can't pick the tasks he has to do every time. Being able to sweep an extra 50% of the faith points by relying on the automatic mode is considered a profit.

And with the development of the believer, she can feel that her control over this "corn roast" is gradually becoming stronger-she originally had only a half-knowledge of the background of this small world, and she couldn't even understand the descriptions and proper nouns for many tasks . Now when she hears the relevant description, she only needs to move her mind to understand it immediately. Originally, she wanted to move between different places, so she had to rely on her feet to hurry. But now, teleportation is just a matter of thought.

As long as she wants, she can even convey vague voices to the believers, can affect the weather and flowers and plants to a certain extent, and tear a thin cloud from the sky with just two fingers.

"It really feels like a god."

The fragments of the torn cloud are randomly held at the fingertips, and the touch is as soft as cotton candy, giving people an interesting and unreal feeling. Xu Tuoran sat on the top of the church, swayed his legs and looked down at the newcomers coming and going below, and gently gathered the fragment in his palm.

"Then the question arises—what is 'I'?"

She had already been thinking about this question when she was in Dahuaihua Middle School. It's just that the evidence was not enough and the answer was vague, so she didn't waste any more time on this kind of question. In any case, the most important thing is to continue to accumulate points and upgrade.

However, all kinds of events during this period brought her back to this question again.

Why did the "iron nematode" represented by Jiang Lin target her? What is she, what is the educator, and what is the system that has been running away until now?

...What is the death value system?

All kinds of specialties and talents are there, and it is self-deception to say that she is a mortal. The previous conversation with Jiang Siyu gave her a new idea about the so-called "death value system".

Jiang Siyu once sealed her own strength into a book, and unlocked it by clocking in and memorizing words every day; so is there such a possibility—although it is a bit narcissistic to say so, is it possible that her death value system is also Similar existence?

If this conjecture is true, then the problem returns to the starting point.

What exactly is "I"?

Xu vainly raised his head, looking expressionlessly at the gradually setting sun beside him. After a moment of silence, he suddenly exhaled heavily.

Forget it, take care of him.

Is there any difference to her if she is a **** in this world and a human in that world? The essence is just herself. If there is an answer to this question, then sooner or later she will know that until then, it is good to live comfortably.

The tendency continues to rise, and the death value continues to accumulate. Whoever wants to hit her will double the hit back. Persist in jumping around in this world, and carry out the thought of making the enemy unhappy to the end, it's that simple.

"No matter what I am, I have come anyway..."

Xu Tuoran murmured and stretched out his hand.

The palm opened, and white debris fell like snowflakes.

In order to preserve her strength, she did not stay in the belief box for a long time. After completing five new tasks, you will voluntarily quit.

When I opened my eyes, it was two o'clock in the morning. Xu Tuoran seized the time and had another normal sleep. When I woke up again, the high-speed train had already arrived at its destination.

City F has a very good climate, with the four seasons like spring, and lush green plants can be seen everywhere. Xu Tuoran took a taxi directly to the Dongshan Botanical Expo. On the way, he followed the official account and reserved a ticket.

The expo lasted for half a month, and the venue was in a local characteristic park with three entrances. Xu Tuoran went directly to the east gate according to the reminder of the appointment information. The entrance is a huge square, pedestrians come and go, there are performers in puppet costumes walking around blowing out balloons, colorful bubbles are floating everywhere, and there is a staff's booth in the center of the square. A small pavilion filled with hats and flags.

Xu Tuoran came forward with the appointment information, but the other party only gave her a tourist guidebook and a map of the botanical garden-it is said that this is a reservation benefit. Except for the introduction of various attractions and plants, there is not much content in the manual.

"The appointment passage is over there. Miss Sister, just go there."

The staff pointed the direction to Xu Turan very thoughtfully, Xu Tuoran thanked him, crossed half of the square and leaned over, was about to line up at the end of the line, when he glanced away inadvertently, he suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, she quickly took a few steps back, turned her back, hid behind the crowd, and took out her mobile phone to quickly send a text message to Pu Han.

【What happened? Why are Zhu Tang and the others here? ? 】

The text message on the other side was quickly replied: [Wait a minute, I'm going to hammer him now. 】

Xu Turan: ...

After another two minutes, Pu Han finally gave a real reply: [I just read it. It should have been sent as an assistant. 】

Xu Tuoran: [? 】

[The Charity Institute hasn't entered that domain yet. They haven't even figured out how to get in yet. 】Pu Han said, 【It takes a little bit of exploration to enter the domain. The botanical garden has a lot of traffic. Assistance is needed to help divert passers-by or cover. 】

…Fine.

Xu Tuoran licked his lips, looked back at the three Zhu Tang who were still in line, thought for a while, and then walked out.

She wanted to go to the staff member again, but several people had already surrounded the other party's pavilion. Xu Tuoran had no choice but to grab the passing staff in puppet costumes:

"Excuse me, which one is closer to here, the North Gate or the South Gate?"

The big puppet stopped, turned its head, and looked at Xu Tuoran quietly, as if examining something.

After a while, I saw it lift up and point to the north.

Xu Tueran followed its fingers and glanced at it, but when he retracted his eyes, he stayed on the other's headgear for a while.

After a short pause, she nodded at the other party and said thank you softly.

The big puppet nodded clumsily, and continued to walk forward wagging its head. Xu Tuoran looked around, walked to a corner where no one was paying attention, pulled up his sleeve to confirm the status of the rune, and immediately took out the box containing the pen of the pen fairy.

"Do me a favor." She opened the box and said to Bixianzhi, "In return, when I find Yang Buqi, I will ask him to cover the whole pen for you."

The pen of the pen fairy spat out a bubble, indicating a deal.

Xu Tuoran nodded slightly, and gave a quick instruction. So a few seconds later, a few small red ink bubbles floated out of the woods, mixed with soap bubbles and balloons flying in the sky, and floated cautiously towards the queue waiting to enter the park.

And finally, it precisely stopped at the diagonally below Zhu Tang, turning into four faint handwriting:

【Muppet has a ghost】

Zhu Tang: …

The writing quickly disappeared. Zhu Tang froze for a moment, turned his head quickly, and widened his eyes even more in surprise.

I saw people coming and going in the square, where are the puppets?

at the same time.

Under the cover of the crowd, Xu Tuoran had already left the square in front of the east gate and went to the north gate alone.

On the other side, outside the staff booth, a father was holding his daughter by the hand, holding a map and asking seriously: "We want to see the mushroom area first, is it better to enter from the north gate?"

"Unfortunately, the north gate is closed now." The staff member said helplessly, "If the east gate and south gate are concerned, the east gate will be closer."

The parent suddenly realized and nodded, and led his daughter to leave, then turned back after thinking about it: "By the way, sister, I have to give you some advice."

Staff: "...OK, what do you say?"

"The puppet costume you wear for employees is supposed to be a mascot, right? It's not well designed." The father said solemnly, "There are no eye holes. The chin is still completely sealed. It's so uncomfortable to wear. Now that the sun is so bright, something will happen!"

staff member:"…"

"Oh, yes. Thank you for your reminder. I will report back to the higher-ups." The staff smiled skillfully, thanked them repeatedly, and gave the little girl an extra candy to appease her.

Although she knew that their botanical garden had never had a mascot.

It has never been arranged for anyone to wear puppet costumes in the square.