Returning from the abyss

Chapter 322 Lost in the Forest
Finding clues in such a hot and humid world is troublesome.

Although Shang Wenxue is indeed capable enough to walk on rattan canes, her actions are still hindered.After all, the three of them were not going to go downstairs directly to "taste" the dark green fog at the bottom, so they could only move along the floor where vines grew.

There are not many monsters in this world, and some flying insects occasionally fly by, but they are not too aggressive.Shang Wenxue shot down one with a throwing knife, and found that it was just a bigger bug, without any money or special items dropped.

If Liushan was there, he might be able to point out which part of the bug could be sold for money, but Lu Ning and Zhou Weiyuan didn't buy such information at all, and Shang Wenxue would not do such a handover business.

The identity of the "supervisor" is actually not clueless. For example, Lu Ning has the lists and files of the six groups of personnel found on the D1 floor, many of which were signed at the end.Although the fonts are all gaudy and the names of the people are different, they always narrow the scope of investigation.

In addition, Wei Shu once used two different titles of "the founder of the school" and "supervisor" to describe the initial relevant personnel of the project.If he didn't deliberately pay attention to the use of titles, then he can basically judge that the two are not the same person.If the founder of the school refers to the first principal, the supervisor is not the same person. In other words, the principal who is also a participant may also have relevant information about the supervisor.

The only obstacle is that it is really far away from the D1 building.

"You said, do the other two places have the same information?"

When Zhou Weiyuan was climbing on the vine, he suddenly said such a sentence.

"Probably not." Lu Ning rested on a section of vines, looking enviously at Shang Wenxue who was able to jump between the vines even though her shoulder was injured. This extremely dangerous movement would not kill her made.

"Because if the engraver had the leisure to engrave the same content everywhere, the news would have been known everywhere." After a moment of envy, Lu Ning immediately withdrew her mind and replied Zhou Weiyuan, "You want it too. This kind of problem is likely to cause the direct death of the engraver. In addition, if it all happened during the decoherence process, it can only be three people engraving at the same time. The supervisor is in B3... wait, why is the supervisor in B3 at that time?"

"Not certainly……"

"No matter who it is, at that time, according to what Wei Shu said, shouldn't it be a phase of experiment success, when everyone is discussing or celebrating? Why is there a person who knows so much inside information not present?"

Lu Ning jumped into another building through a broken window, and couldn't help but have more doubts in her mind.

There is a certain contradiction between Wei Shu's statement and the investigation results here. Either someone is lying, or even Wei Shu doesn't know that such a person exists.Even if he is not a "supervisor", the engraver is obviously at the core, but what important things in B3 must pass at that time?
Although she was thinking, Lu Ning never let go of her vigilance. After entering this building, she noticed that the air here was much fresher than outside, and the rotten smell unique to the hot flash forest became very weak here, replaced by It is a pungent smell of chemicals.

"Herbicide?" Shang Wenxue smelled it immediately after entering, and then looked around with great interest, "It seems that there are people in this building, where is this?"

"E8, club activity center." Zhou Weiyuan walked in slowly, and answered Shang Wenxue casually, "This was originally a place for most student clubs to carry out regular activities. There are five floors in total. It is worth mentioning that this This building has a basement, that's all I can remember."

"It's enough." Lu Ning turned on the headlamp and illuminated the corridor.The people here did not deliberately cover up their whereabouts, and Lu Ning soon found traces of their activities.

"The vines on this side have been cleared."

In this world where plants grow wildly, most buildings are not spared, and vines even grow inside.And when people pass by here, they always have to remove some vines that get in the way, and some of them still have obvious broken marks.

Lu Ning passed some activity rooms along the trail, walked around a corridor, and entered a wide hall.On the side are the stairs and the elevator hall, and in this hall, two young men and women are sitting on an old sofa with weapons in their hands.

Because they covered up the sound of footsteps, the two young people didn't wake up until the three people turned around the corner. However, they didn't point their weapons at Lu Ning and the others immediately, but they just woke up from a somewhat confused state. .

"Are you also lost people?" The young man rubbed his eyes, but he didn't even have the slightest precaution.

"I'll ask."

After Zhou Weiyuan said something in a low voice, he put on a smile and walked up.

"Hello, both of you, I don't know how to address you?"

"My name is Zhou Cong, her name is Shen Yu, I don't know you..."

"Oh, coincidence, my surname is also Zhou. We should be regarded as lost people. We have been around for a long time, and the environment here always makes people feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, there is nothing wrong in the building..."

Once Zhou Weiyuan opened the chatter box, he would be a different person from his usual boring gourd.He quickly got close to the two young people, and it didn't take long for him to get close, and then he started asking for information without any trace.

Zhou Cong and Shen Yu were obviously much more "simple" than Teng Zijian and others they had met before. The two of them did not suspect that the three of them had evil intentions at all. Except for some things related to the team, they did not say anything, no matter their origins or their origins. The situation was set out by Zhou Weiyuan.

Things are very different here.

The two did know about the world switching, but they didn't experience the "gradient change", they experienced the daytime.It's just that during the day, a huge flower blooms in the center of the campus, and sprays out enough to cover the entire campus area. People have to hide in closed rooms and turn on the air purifier to wait for the day to pass. As a result, a black-and-white routine was formed. The two of them just woke up not long ago, and they were still a little sleepy.

But apart from the flower plague, there are not many threats in this world, which is why their character of not suspecting others is formed.

"You came from another world... Well, you are very lucky, but don't wander around, the flower plague is over at night, but the place near the central area is the vine flower aggregate, where a very thick layer of pollen has fallen , you will also be infected if you approach casually." Zhou Cong also kindly reminded.

"Brothers, since you have been living here, is it possible that all your knowledge of other worlds is learned from people like us?"

"Yeah, the professor asked us to talk to people more, as long as we don't run around casually. And I heard from others that those worlds are very dangerous, it's better to be here. So just stay here and look for a way to leave method will do.”

Really optimistic.

"Professor is..." Zhou Weiyuan showed a little doubt.

"The professor will probably be here soon, and he has to check the posts every day." Shen Yu immediately explained.

At this moment, a burst of footsteps approached, coming from the stairwell, probably coming down from upstairs.

"Professor" is similar to the impression given by this name. He is wearing a white study uniform, a pair of glasses, gray hair and beard, and a majestic face. The only thing that does not match this image is that he is holding a yellow A copper-colored metal box, about the size of two briefcases stacked together.

"professor!"

Zhou Cong and Shen Yu hurriedly stood up and bowed, obviously respecting him very much.Zhou Weiyuan also bowed slightly and bowed to the professor: "Hello."

"newcomer?"

The professor pushed his glasses, looked at Zhou Weiyuan under the light, and then nodded: "Are you people from another world?"

"Yes, since you are called a professor, do you know what's going on here? We want to find a way to escape as soon as possible."

"My knowledge is limited, so go upstairs first and tell me about the situation in other worlds, so that I can give you an answer." After the professor finished speaking, he glanced at Zhou Cong.

"Yes! We will take good care of this place!"

"Take resistant drugs regularly, and if there is danger, call the police to protect your own life."

After the professor instructed, he turned and walked towards the stairs, Zhou Weiyuan quickly followed, Lu Ning and Shang Wenxue walked up together a little slower.

When he reached a room upstairs, the professor stopped.The door of this room has long since disappeared, but the inside is relatively clean. There are a few chairs on both sides of a long table, and the rest of the furnishings are some metal frames.

"Sit." The professor gestured in a deep voice, and then sat on a chair by himself.

"You are different from those two." Zhou Weiyuan said after sitting down, "You know the dangers of this world."

"Yes, you must know it too." The professor put the metal box on the table, pushed it a few times, opened the box, took out a bottle of medicine from inside, poured out a pill and threw it into his mouth.

"Then let's get straight to the point, did you participate in that experiment?"

"Of course, you have found a lot of information in other worlds. So what is the way you travel through the world? Gradient changes, calendar stones, shelters, door glue, rhythm generators, or burning rituals?"

"..."

"It seems that I don't know much." The professor stroked his beard and nodded slightly.

"Professor, can you teach me a thing or two?" Zhou Weiyuan asked.

"Maybe, first talk about the way you shuttle, so that I can judge."

"Gradient."

"Hehe, it's not bad. Except for being passive, you are still quite safe." The professor let out a long breath, "First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Gai Shichong. I don't know if you know this name."

"I saw your signature on the record of a research report, which was a returned report with pointers on the content." Lu Ning said, "But we have no chance to find out your identity, we can only Judging from this information, you are one of the core members who led the entire project back then."

"That's right, core members." Gai Shi Chong raised his hands and leaned slightly on the chair, "Can you judge what the core members should be based on?"

This Lu Ning also thought about it.

"The people who launched the project back then included a group of people who also experienced dreams similar to the 'Dream Mirror' series. I think if they form the core members, these people probably won't have a low status."

"Your thinking is correct. The core member group is composed of seven of us, the 'principal' who conducts foreign negotiations and financial support, the 'supervisor' who plans project allocation and experimental progress, and the 'audit' who reviews reports and considers reasonableness, 'Professor' for technical support and academic guidance, 'Personnel' for personnel review and psychological assessment, 'Engineer' for instrument accessories and core components, and 'Guardian' for security and confidentiality work."

"Only these few people?"

"Because most of them are just imaginings, or people who think day and night and dream. People like us have their own special judgment methods." Ge Shichong waved his hand, "But that's not important, I haven't seen it for a long time. Saw the old folks and don't know if they're still alive."

"Then do you know what happened in the beginning to lead to the current result?"

"If there is a problem with the instrument, anyone may do it in the link. The only thing I can guarantee is that I did not do it myself. It is useless to hold the blame. The strange space overlap in this place has formed and has not been resolved. way."

"No? Those instruments..."

"The instrument is just an adjustment. Let me make an analogy. These worlds used to be stars with concentric orbits. Their revolution periods are completely different. It will never be possible for all the stars to be arranged in a straight line. But there is Some people, for the convenience of observation, used various means to arrange these stars in a straight line, and from then on, these stars must be in a straight line at a certain period."

"If that's the case, why not reverse it back through the same means?"

"Because it is a miracle that they are never arranged in a straight line." Ge Shichong said with some self-deprecation, "People destroy the most amazing creations of nature with their own hands, and after that, they can never be restored."

"So periodically someone will fall into this side of the world for this reason?"

"Yes." The professor nodded, "When the worlds overlap, the strongest decoherence will occur, and some people in the peak area will 'leak' into the world here. This is the truth of your coming in."

"So how can we return to the original world?"

"If you can be in a certain peak area when the next decoherence occurs, then you have a one-in-ninth chance of being sent back to the original world by the gradient." The professor curled his lips, "But this does not mean that It's all over because you're going to lose a lot of stuff here."

Lu Ning thought about the meaning of this sentence for a while, then raised her head and said to Gai Shichong, "Excuse me, which one is my attribute? Fraternity, greed, righteousness, or innocence?"

Ge Shichong laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)