What’s Wrong With Seeking Death?

Under the crack of the door, the bright red heels of the shoes stood firmly there. The knocking on the door continued, accompanied by the slow mechanical urging.

Xu Tuoran pondered for a while, quickly pressed his hands and feet back with the little pink flower that climbed out of the backpack, picked up something, and turned around to open the door.

The door opened, and the first thing I saw was a tuft of black hair hanging down. Xu Furan greeted perfunctorily, his eyes moved up along the hair - what he saw was still the hair.

All she saw was the back of a head wrapped in black hair.

The person outside the door knocked on the door with his back turned from the beginning to the end.

As if aware of Xu Tuoran's gaze, the "person" sighed deeply. Suddenly his head turned, his neck snapped back and he turned his face facing the wall abruptly, upside down, looking at Xu Turan quietly.

"A new trainee?" She opened her mouth to speak, but the tongue could not be seen between the opened and closed lips, only a dark mass, "Come on, follow me to register..."

As she spoke, her arms also turned over and grabbed Xu Tuoran's wrist. Xu Tuoran subconsciously dodged to the side, but his eyes were still fixed on the face of the "man".

The "person" smiled, and stretched out his hand again: "What's wrong? Don't be afraid of me..."

"It's not that I'm afraid." Xu Tuoran responded, and took a step forward after speaking, "I seem to know you."

...?

? ? ?

As soon as these words came out, the one who was stunned turned into the other side. The red-shoe woman blinked blankly, and Xu Tuoran hurriedly added: "Yes, I've seen you. Are you Jiang Siyu's employee? That's the one, Mr. Jiang. I saw you when I was staying with her. "

However, because Jiang Siyu's obnoxious employees seem to have some strange misunderstandings about her, they usually try to hide as much as possible. So Xu Tuoran is actually not very familiar with them, he just remembers a female ghost, Ernan, who is in charge of receiving them. The one in front of her was just familiar to her from the beginning.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the red shoes on the opposite side became even more at a loss.

"Who is Jiang Siyu...?" She murmured, her dull eyes rolled, and her gaze fell on Xu Tuoran, "I don't remember ever seeing you either."

Xu Turan: ...

"You?" She was keenly aware of the change in the other party's words, "Are you all so polite to newcomers?"

Red Shoes shook his head in bewilderment. She also didn't know why she adjusted her wording. It's just that when I speak, I say it naturally.

"Forget it. It's not important." She paused for a few seconds and said again, "Are you the new trainee? Please follow me to register."

...This wording is more polite.

Xu Tuoran turned his eyes, quickly made up his mind, and nodded.

Anyway, she still can't figure out the situation, and since entering this domain, the death value has not increased, and the premonition of crisis has not sounded. Simply go along first.

However, before leaving with the woman in red shoes, she tentatively cast the active effect of "Blurring" on the other party - if the other party has malicious intentions towards her, then she will naturally become the target of "Blurring", mainly Xu Furan With just one thought, you can enjoy the chaos effect for 1.5 seconds.

As the level increases, Xu Tuoran is now generally more accustomed to using No. 7 Ice or Absolute King Power to play control, the skills are more stable, and he can also play long-range. The active effects of "Unlucky Rabbit Leg" and "Confused" are relatively less used. However, compared to the unfortunate rabbit leg that has basically become the bottom of the box, the appearance rate of "Confused" is still guaranteed to a certain extent. First, it is a passive skill, and second, in this case, it can also be used as a judgment.

Like now, the woman in red shoes is not affected by skills at all. This made Xu Tuoran feel a little relieved. She greeted the other party and went back to get her bag first. The woman in the red shoes originally wanted to urge her, until she saw the stone spear hidden behind Xu Tueran's back when she saw Xu Tuoran turn around. I also saw a few silver boxes that she took out of her bag casually when she was sorting things out.

Red Shoes Woman: …

"Okay." After a while, Xu Turan, who had finished packing, walked briskly over with his bag and piano case on his back, "Let's go now... What's wrong with you?"

She looked at the woman in red shoes who inexplicably pulled away from her, with a strange expression on her face.

"..." Don't talk to me, I'm afraid.

The red-shoe girl was silent for a few seconds, glanced at her piano case, did not answer, but bent her body and raised her hand outward, "Your side please."

After speaking, he stood there without moving, as if he wanted to wait for Xu Tuoran to leave first. Xu Tuoran was even more inexplicable: "Aren't you going to lead me the way?"

Who is leading the way?

The red-shoe woman immediately said: "It's okay, you go first. I will remind you later."

After speaking, Xu Tuoran looked puzzled again. She was also stared at for a long time, which made her chest feel cold for a while.

Fortunately, the new trainee didn't say anything more in the end. He nodded while carrying the piano case, and strode out.

Seeing this, the woman in red shoes breathed a sigh of relief, obediently following behind to help guide the way.

Just kidding, such a trainee with a murder weapon, who would dare to let her go behind him. What if you suddenly get interested and just give yourself a behind-the-scenes look?

... Strange to say, it was clearly in her memory that this was the first time she saw Xu Tuoran. But she somehow felt that this guy could definitely do this kind of thing.

Thinking of this, for some reason, my chest felt even colder.

Xu Tuoran knew nothing about the complex inner activities of the woman in red shoes.

All she knew was that along the way, the other party's politeness to her doubled, which was weird.

She was not idle during the action, while looking around, while asking all kinds of questions to the red-shoe woman who led the way. The other party can be regarded as answering every question, but her own knowledge seems to be vague for some questions, and it is difficult to give effective explanations.

For example, she gave vague answers to the so-called variety show "Merge, Family". Neither can I tell the purpose of this thing, nor can I tell what the so-called "debut in a group" is all about. In her words, as long as she can remember, she has been in this building, responsible for the behind-the-scenes work of the draft.

"—But I'm only responsible for a part of it." Seeing that Xu Tuoran opened his mouth to say something, the woman in red shoes hurriedly said, "I'm only responsible for guiding the new trainees and arranging the upgraded trainees...I have a lot of contact with other things. If you are really curious, you can ask other staff members."

"Oh...that's it." Xu Tuoran blinked and looked away thoughtfully.

She had already inquired about things like "upgrade" just now. To put it simply, what she is currently in is a designated living area for a group of...well, a group of candidate artists. These candidates, called "trainees", were divided into four groups by certain criteria. Among them, the worst is "Group F", the slightly better is "Group U", and the best is "Group D" and "Group G". Moving up from a poorer group is considered an "upgrade".

From time to time, the trainees will be asked to participate in some assessments in the form of groups, and the assessments will be broadcast live to a specific audience jury and voted on. If the number of votes prevails, you can move up to a better group. "Group D" and "Group G" are both the best, but there are occasional transfers between them.

In the final "group debut", only members of these two groups will be selected. As for whether to form a group or continue to choose the best, the woman in red shoes can't tell.

The trainee team will add newcomers from time to time according to the situation. After the newcomers are included, they will be randomly assigned to "Group F" or "Group U". After completing the registration, there will be an assessment for individuals. After the assessment, it will be officially determined which group they should join.

Like Xu Tuoran, she was considered in "Group F" as soon as she came in. According to the woman in red shoes, she was out of luck. There were four newcomers in this issue, two of whom were randomly assigned to group U. Even if the following program goes well, she still needs to pass at least two assessments before she can enter the top "Group D" and "Group G".

After reaching these two top groups? The woman in the red shoes couldn't tell why. And the specific requirements and details of the assessment were beyond her knowledge.

After chatting all the way, Xu Tuoran finally knew a little about this variety show. But she really couldn't understand why the groups were arranged in D, G, U, F... What kind of strange anti-human design is this?

Guided by the woman in the red shoes, she turned another corridor, and in front of her was a bright and empty lobby. On the side of the lobby is the main entrance of the building. The two glass doors are tightly closed. Outside the door is bright sunshine and a large green space. On the lawn, small animals can be faintly seen rolling and playing.

For some reason, the woman in red shoes became visibly nervous when she passed the gate. The footsteps accelerated several times in a row, and they were almost parallel to Xu Tuoran. It was not until the gate faded out of sight that she slowed down again and quietly landed behind Xu Tuoran.

Xu Turan turned his head and looked back curiously: "Are you afraid of light?"

"...No." After a little hesitation, the red-shoe woman honestly shook her upside-down head.

"There shouldn't be small animals on the grass." She said in a low voice, and there was a bit of fear on her pale face.

Xu Turan didn't understand what she meant, and was about to ask in detail, when she suddenly turned her head around and raised her fingers in an awkward posture: "This is it. We're here."

Xu Tuoran followed her fingers and looked up, only to see a small closed door in front of him. The woman in the red shoes hurried up, and was about to open the door for her when she reached out, when the door suddenly opened inward by itself, and a familiar figure came out from inside.

When he bumped into the face of the woman with red shoes, he was obviously frightened, and his whole body froze. It wasn't until Xu Tuoran poked his head out from behind the red-shoe woman that he finally came to his senses.

"Pu Han?" Xu Tuoran raised his eyebrows slightly, "I still want to talk about how to find you. Are you okay?"

Putting his hand on his chest, Pu Han slowly looked away from the woman in the red shoes, and nodded slightly. Xu Tuoran noticed that there was already an extra number plate on the chest of his clothes.

"No. 31?" the red-shoe woman muttered softly, "F31? You are also a newcomer here this time? Strange, I haven't looked for you yet..."

"I... I don't like to cause trouble for others, so I came here by myself. I think it will reduce your workload." Pu Han said vaguely, and quickly walked around the woman in red shoes and got out of the door, passing by When Xu Turan was next to him, he suddenly made a gesture.

"I'll wait for you in the lobby." He whispered, and walked quickly towards the end of the corridor.

Xu Tuoran watched him leave, lowering his eyes thoughtfully. The woman in the red shoes next to her was still muttering, as if she felt that Pu Han, a newcomer, didn't respect her very much, so she acted without waiting for her arrangement.

Xu Tuoran was not surprised by this. It is a given that the woman with the red shoes will guide the newcomers. She herself looks more "difficult to get along with", which is also true. According to Pu Han's personality, he probably read her existence through his omniscient ability. In order to avoid contact with her, he simply came to report by himself.

It's just that he didn't expect that he would still meet the Lord after the report... It's quite a memory.

Xu Tuoran was thinking silently, and amidst the murmurs of the woman in red shoes, he opened the door and entered the room in front of him.

Inside the room is a long desk, which almost cuts the small room in half. Behind the desk, stood a young girl in school uniform with long black hair, nodding politely at Xu Turan: "Hello, are you here to report?"

"En." Xu Tuoran responded casually, his eyes sweeping over the girl.

Good guy, another acquaintance.

"Ernan?" She called out tentatively, and walked to the desk in a few steps.

"Er Nan" was the employee who was responsible for receiving her when she was temporarily staying in Jiang Si Yuyu. Claiming to be "President Xiao Jiang's special administrative assistant" - but at this moment, upon hearing Xu Tuoran's call, the other party's face showed a daze similar to that of the woman in red shoes.

"...I don't remember this name." She said with her eyes empty. After a while, she looked at Xu Tuoran again, with a polite smile on her face again, "Are you here to check in? Please wait a moment, this Arrange for you."

Xu Tuoran: "..."

It's also interesting. One or two said that they couldn't remember, but the attitude and wording changed one by one faster than the other.

She doesn't think it's intentional deception by these abominable employees. If that's the case, it doesn't make sense for them to change their attitude. On the other hand, this aggravated her faint worries—

I can't even remember who my own employees are, Mr. Jiang, what kind of situation are you getting into now...

Xu Tuoran pursed his lips in concern, and followed Ernan's instructions, picked up the pen and a piece of paper on the table.

"Look at it first. If you have any questions, you can ask me. If you confirm that it is correct, just sign it in the lower right corner-but it is a signature number. If you are not sure about the number, you can also ask me."

Xu Tuoran nodded absent-mindedly, his eyes quickly swept across the paper, and he frowned slightly.

—[Hello, welcome to the big family of "Merge, Family". From today, you will spend a meaningful time here as a trainee. In order to live here better, please read and keep the following points in mind. 】

[1. Staff, no matter what kind of staff they look like. [Strike out] Even if it is crooked [cross out] as long as it can clearly give its own scope of responsibility, then it can be trusted. When encountering staff, please do not yell, run away or attack. Please work with them. 】

[2. Trainees, no matter what kind of trainees they look like. As long as it wears a number plate on its chest, it can also be trusted. If the trainee you meet does not have a number plate on his chest, please confirm whether there are staff members nearby. If not, [cross out] rush to **** him [cross out], please quickly get out of his sight, and report his existence to... forget it, don't report it, wait until he disappears by himself. [Strike out] Raise a bunch of employees and none of them can fight, alas [Strike out]]

[3. If you encounter the above-mentioned suspicious persons, please ensure that you stay away from their sight. Don't let him see you! [cross out] If you're brave, you can also try to poke his eyes out. Dad and grandpa will thank you! [cross out]]

【4. Trainees of different groups will be active in different ranges. Trainees of different genders in the same group will be divided into different dormitories. Don't try to get into a dorm that doesn't belong to you, you can't get in. Don't try to communicate with different groups of trainees, they can't hear you. 】

[5. The assessment location will appear under your pillow the day before the assessment begins. Please go to the designated place and wait at the designated time. Please take the initiative to participate in the assessment. It's not a big problem if you don't participate, [crossed out] after all, it's not that difficult to put on a sack. [cross out]]

【6. The official assessment content will be announced after entering the assessment site. Don't try to inquire about other people's assessment content. Even if you ask, you can't find out. 】

[7. This building has the most high-end air-conditioning equipment and ventilation system, which can ensure that every breath of air you breathe is extremely fresh. In other words, you don't need to open windows to ventilate. 】

[So, don't open the window. 】

[8. For the same reason, do not open any entrances and exits that can communicate with the outside world. Including but not limited to windows and doors. 】

【9. If for some reason you must open the window. Then please make sure that there are no small animals outside the window before opening the window. And please keep in mind that when you open the window, this program group will no longer be responsible for your life safety. 】

【10. There should be no small animals in the building. If you spot it, make sure you are out of its sight and promptly notify nearby staff. [Strike out] Although it may not be useful, worry. [cross out]]

[11. If you see a small animal near a building, please avoid the other party's sight as quickly as possible. Even if it doesn't look like there's a [line of sight] at all. 】

【12. Do not feed small animals near the building. They are not cute at all. Now you may be questioning that, and that's okay, you'll know when you see what they look like. 】

…

There are several more items in the back, most of which are restrictions on the behavior of trainees. To put it simply, you have to go back to the dormitory to sleep at night, and you can only rely on vending machines or the internal restaurant for meals. And different groups can only be active within their own area.

Ernan spoke from time to time by the side, making a good supplement to the content on the paper. Xu Tuoran roughly scanned it, and signed his current serial number—F28—in the lower right corner without hesitation.

The moment the handwriting fell, the same number plate also appeared on her chest. Ernan smiled politely, took out a carbon copy from under the paper, motioned Xu Tuoran to put it away, and warned: "Within ten hours, you should be notified for the first personal assessment. Please be prepared. "

Xu Tuoran indifferently said OK, thought about it and said, "Can I ask more questions?"

Ernan: "? Please tell me."

"About that program sponsor..." Xu Tuoran rested his finger lightly on the table, "Old Man Jiang's Taobao store. Do you know anything about it?"

Ernan showed confusion on his face, and after a while, he was not sure: "Maybe...they are rich?"

In other words, there is no understanding.

Xu Tuoran sighed silently, and said again: "Then, is there any way to contact them?"

"After being promoted to Group D or Group G, there will be opportunities to meet with sponsors and participate in related activities." Ernan thought for a moment, "This is the only way I know."

"Okay, I understand." Xu Tuoran nodded, picked up the piano case at his feet, "Thank you for your answer. Can I go?"

Ernan glanced at her piano case secretly. It was obviously just a tattered old thing, but for some reason, it made her scalp tingle.

"...Yeah." She nodded forcefully, "If you encounter any problems in life, you can consult other staff."

"Understood, thank you." Xu Tuoran thanked again, turned around and opened the door neatly and left. It wasn't until her figure completely disappeared in the room that Ernan finally relaxed. She shook her head, lowered her head and continued to deal with the work at hand. She had just opened a folder, and her hand movements slowed down again.

"Ernan..." She muttered her name, tilting her head in confusion, her head was almost parallel to the ground, "It's a very familiar name. Who is it?"

the other end.

Xu Tuoran hasn't seen the woman with red shoes since he left the house. Thinking about it, he has already retired. She didn't care too much, turned around and walked to the lobby.

In the corner of the lobby, there are vending machines and a set of sofas and coffee tables. When Xu Turan arrived at the lobby, Pu Han was sitting on the sofa, gleefully drinking a can of Coke.

"Come on!" He greeted Xu Tuoran enthusiastically, "Want a drink? I invite you."

Xu Turan: ...

She closed her eyes, walked quickly there, and said as she walked:

"If I remember correctly, the vending machines here should all be free."

Pu Han was startled: "Have you used it?"

"The person in charge told me when I first reported. She also told me that the basic three meals in the restaurant are also free. There will be ancient pineapple meat for dinner today." Xu vainly put down the piano case, and directly pressed a piece of meat from the vending machine. Jar of plum juice, "Didn't she tell you?"

Pu Han: ...

Pu Han: "No, she just told me coldly to sign and leave."

This is no discrimination.

"Maybe it's because you offended the red shoes who were leading the way?" Xu Tuoran said irresponsibly, "She seems very annoyed by your unauthorized actions."

"Oh, don't I think she's a bit creepy." Pu Han scratched his hair. He has always had a good acceptance of alien monsters. Only this kind of twisted human body makes him feel hairy when he sees it, and he can't overcome it no matter what.

And just as Xu Tuoran guessed, he left the dormitory early and went to report alone to avoid meeting the red shoes. Whoever wants to come out after reporting will be killed right in front of him. Really ahead of a lonely.

Xu Turan gave him a funny look, took a shallow sip of his drink, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"I declare that no sound can be heard outside the borders of my country."

After finishing speaking, she opened her eyes and casually put the drink in her hand on the table.

"Okay, let's get back to business. What's the situation in this domain? Why did we come in out of nowhere?"

Pu Han: ...

Although he knew that Xu Tuoran was a dual wielder of order and chaos, but to be honest, this was the first time he saw Xu Tuoran using his order-inclining ability. I don't know, but I'm still surprised.

He didn't know what other people would see, but from his eyes, he could clearly see a transparent wall around his and Xu Tuoran's seats, enclosing them firmly. There seems to be colorful light flowing inside the wall, which is dazzling.

Pu Han exhaled, forcing himself to look away from the swimming colored lights, his expression suddenly retracted.

"I made a wrong judgment." He whispered, squeezing the empty soda can dented with force with one hand, "I thought that group of runes, before they were abolished, should be 'to be opened'...but That didn't turn out to be the case."

For different targets, the effect he can achieve by time and space backtracking is different. And it is definitely more difficult to trace back a set of runes from the Chen class than to trace back a concentric lock.

In order to ensure the stability of the effect, he decided to backtrack only once, that is, to return to the previous state of the rune. In Pu Han's vision, the development process of Jiang Siyu's affairs should be like this - the iron nematode was trying to escape. In order to prevent the other party from escaping successfully, she separated the domain from reality as much as possible and closed most of the entrances and exits. After that, there were some changes. In order to prevent other people from entering this domain again, she chose to abolish all the entry and exit runes.

In other words, the last state of this group of runes should be "usable but not opened".

That's why he asked Xu Tuoran to prepare another opening ceremony.

But what he didn't expect was that when he completed the backtracking, the state of the rune was "completely opened".

And he could feel that this entrance was forcibly opened from the inside of the domain. Very unstable operation. That's probably why they get pulled straight in.

"Forcibly open it from the inside?" Xu Tuoran couldn't help but frowned, "Isn't Jiang Siyu the one who opened her?"

"I suspect not." Pu Han said earnestly, "Besides, the invalidation of runes at the Chen level is a big move. To be on the safe side, it is best to ensure that all the runes are not in a working state before invalidation..."

To put it simply, invalidating directly is equivalent to forcing a shutdown. It can be turned off, but it also has risks and side effects.

At that time, Jiang Siyu directly skipped the "normal shutdown" step and chose to force shutdown.

This only shows that the situation at that time was already urgent.

"Pry open the entrance from the inside... how do you think, is it only the wireworm?" Xu Tuoran frowned and sighed, "That guy has already escaped?"

So what does everything she sees mean now? The employees of the Jiang family, the sponsorship of the Jiang family... It shows that everything has something to do with Jiang Siyu. Moreover, her premonition of crisis has not been activated so far, so it can be seen that this place should be considered safe.

But this variety show itself, as well as its operating mechanism...how should we understand it? Are these arranged by Jiang Siyu? Does she want to achieve a certain purpose through this form?

All kinds of question marks filled Xu Tuoran's head again. At least for now, it seems that she needs to go to that class D first.

"Speaking of which, can't you read?" She thought for a while, and couldn't help but look at Pu Han again, who was trying to make a flat rectangle of the crushed soda can, "This is Jiang Siyu's domain. The media must There are many. Can't you read Jiang Siyu's location and status directly through them?"

Pu Han hissed and smiled embarrassedly: "Frankly speaking, I really can't."

Xu Tuoran: "?"

"First of all, she is also at the Chen level. And within the scope of the Chen level, her accumulation and strength are stronger than mine. It is difficult to read her."

If only that's the case. Big deal suffers some backlash. The problem is, he can feel that in this domain, he is weakened.

"The things that can be read are limited, and time travel has also been cut." He said, and opened his palm in front of Xu Tuoran, and the soda can that had been pinched into flakes swelled up again in his palm, and quickly returned to a full shape—however Not a second after it was full, it quickly deflated like a deflated ball.

"I don't know the reason for this. I suspect that there may be forces such as order in this domain, which can be forcibly weakened."

Pu Han spread his hands: "Now my level is probably only between the Hui level and the Chen level."

"How come..." Xu Tuoran frowned suspiciously. She used "absolute kingship" just now, but she didn't feel anything special.

To confirm the situation, she snapped her fingers on the spot and put a layer of crushed ice on the ebony juice. There was nothing wrong with the hand feeling, but the moment she finished snapping her fingers, a voice suddenly sounded in her mind:

[Congratulations, you have gained 200 death points. 】

...?

? ? ?

Xu vainly paused.

The death value has increased again - but when she used "absolute kingship" before and when she used "confusing" on the woman with red shoes, it obviously didn't increase.

Going forward, the only way to go up is when you stay alone in the dormitory and use your skills. So exactly why...

She was thinking secretly when she caught a glimpse of a small shadow out of the corner of her eye.

She turned her face away according to her feeling, only to realize that at some time, there was an extra cat outside the glass back wall of the lobby.

A big snow-white cat.

It just squatted quietly outside the glass wall, staring at itself unabashedly—Xu vainly believed in this point.

Although its eye sockets are empty, it can't see anything except two black spots.