musicians of old

Chapter 192 The Varying Mirror (4K [-]-in-[-])

At first, the only place where everyone felt temporarily safe was inside the train, but now...

Could it be that when did the unknown things permeating the surrounding environment come into it?
"Mr. Fanning, all the secondary tickets torn off at the ticket gate have passed by. Car No. 5 has 27 seats and has not been sold."

Lu trotted over from the front compartment.

"Unsold?" Fan Ning lowered his head again, looking at the pattern he drew in his hand.

"In the past, my intention must have been to remind myself of the fact that the passenger disappeared after smashing the window and jumping off the car... But I didn't choose to write, but drew abstract and concise lines..."

"It seems that my previous guess is correct. These disappeared people are not only missing on the physical level, but their memories in other people's minds will gradually become confused, and even traces of their activities will be erased."

Sheeran said: "It should be that traces of a strong connection with the disappearance have been erased."

"For example, the technician was suspected to be missing. He was not listed in the employee roster, he was not included in the inspection signature, and his personal belongings with his work badge were not found, but the other person was carrying an extra safety helmet... This may be because, when When the disappearing person asked his colleagues to help him get the helmet, the 'holder' of the helmet changed, and it was no longer a trace of a strong identity binding with the disappearing person, so it was not erased."

"For another example, it seems that a passenger who jumped off the train disappeared, and the ticket shows that it has not been sold, but the window is still broken. This may be because there is a certain period of time between the broken window and his disappearance after walking, which is an irrelevant action in front of him. , so it has not been erased... I think this is reasonable. If all the traces related to the disappearance are erased, then everything in the world is connected. I am afraid that half of the world will disappear. Only the direct, Strong connections are erased."

"Your analysis makes sense." Fan Ning nodded slightly, "I was vaguely aware of this before... so before the memory disappeared, I used completely abstract lines to record, which may have avoided the invisible 'strong' Regarding the 'judgment rules', if it says 'a passenger smashed the window and jumped out of the car and then disappeared', maybe it is already a blank sheet of paper..."

This kind of erasure is not a blunt "poaching", it will even "automatically repair" some traces of violations: the roster of technicians has 15 to 14 lines, and there are no blank lines; there are no gaps in the maintenance records, data and signatures Fill in both ends.

Just like the "Erasing Pen" function of an APP in Fan Ning's previous life, when the system is relatively simple, it will automatically fill in some backgrounds around the erased objects smoothly.When the system is complex, there is more or less a sense of disobedience. Although the person does not exist in the minds of other people, the fact of disappearance can still be deduced from some signs of illogicality, such as the helmet in the hand, or the line drawing records, or locked toilet doors.

Several flight attendants brought back news from another compartment, and all the toilets waiting in line now have no answer.

After everyone found that there was no one inside, they couldn't remember whether anyone had entered before, but the fact is that the door was locked.

"The way people disappear is like this, but what's the reason? What's the reason?" Fanning stared at the empty toilet in deep thought.

If it's the action of some unknown being, whether it's something tangible or intangible, that takes people away, how does that work?

Pure randomness of bad luck befalling the unlucky?

It is convenient for under-vehicle maintenance, leaving the train, and toilet
"The common point is." Fanning's eyes flickered.

Before disappearing, the personnel went to a "relatively independent" place compared to the entire train?

Experience alone?Enclosed space?
Or, are they out of everyone's sight?
"Reiterate to the passengers again, do not get off the bus without authorization." Fan Ning explained to the flight attendants, "And... explain to the passengers that if they need convenience, they should be accompanied by another flight attendant of the same gender or their relatives and friends at the door, and do not close the door. "

"It might be a little embarrassing, but it's better than disappearing for no reason."

The flight attendant was ordered to leave.

Judging from the feedback from other compartments, those toilets with long queues were empty after opening the locked iron doors. Personally, nothing else.

But what to do next?do not know…

What is the use of summarizing the law and mode of action of passenger disappearance?It has nothing to do with leaving this place.

Fanning, Sheeran, Joan, Roy, and Lu have discussed it many times. Everyone's initial default attitude is to stay in the car, don't run around, wait and see, wait and see.

The disappearance event under the nose is the first, which is in line with the original reaction of people under the shadow of fear.

But just wait on the train?Fan Ning didn't know what he was waiting for. The train probably wouldn't be able to start for a while.

Wait until dawn?A train under the sun seems to feel safer than a train shrouded in black fog, but this is just wishful thinking.

Even Fanning suspected that it was still a question of whether it would be dawn in this ghost place.

Time is still passing. Although the pocket watch is out of order, judging from people's direct feelings, I am afraid that a few more hours have passed, and it is already after midnight.

Fanning felt that he could not wait any longer.Because there have been several unpleasant quarrels and physical conflicts in other cars, although they subsided quickly, it is not a good sign, 12 cars, more than [-] people.

There are too many people, and there are all kinds of weird personalities among them. Once the conflicts get out of control and mass incidents occur, even if there are several knowledgeable people on Fanning's side, it will be difficult to calm them down. They can't burn all the passengers with a single fire. right?
Moreover, Fan Ning, as the commander of the group, bears the primary responsibility for the safety of the 80 students traveling.

At the junction of the No. 1 and No. 2 cars, the five people on Fan Ning's side started a new round of discussions.

At this time, Sheeran put forward a conjecture: "Based on the common experience of people who disappeared before... Is it possible that as long as we do not lose sight of each other, or ensure that we are at least within the sight of another person, things will not disappear for no reason .”

"That's what we did," Fanning said. "In fact, after the passengers solved the toilet problem in the way I asked, there were no more disappearances."

But Joan heard Sheeran's subtext: "You mean... let's try to take advantage of this possible law and get off? All passengers get off? Let's go together if we want to go?"

Several people couldn't help but turned their heads again and glanced out of the thick black foggy window.

"Of course it's not about getting everyone out of the car." Sheeran said, "The collective behavior of hundreds of strangers cannot be controlled by our group, but we can get down with only five people, so that we can still satisfy each other. Requirements not to be out of sight.”

"This is obviously no longer the normal area on the real map. After six or seven hours, there is not even a passing train on the adjacent track, and the track where my train is located has not been seen by other people. The car crashed into it...Fort Santaram is the industrial heart of the empire, just think about the transportation throughput it radiates on a daily basis..."

"So let's take a look nearby, such as the small city with lights in the distance, even if we notice something unusual, we don't go in, at least get closer to see what it is, there is no point in waiting here... More importantly, Once a mass incident broke out among the passengers, we couldn't leave even if we wanted to, because so many students are here."

Joan said: "I agree with Sheeran. The mood of the passengers is getting worse and worse. If you must go down and look, the sooner the better, it is not as appropriate as before, but at least it is worse than waiting for another three hours." Suitable."

"I've already thought of a suitable way. Several of us are divided into two groups in the wilderness. One group walks forward, and the other retreats face to face, and the distance is closer, so that everyone is in each other's field of vision, and it can be regarded as being in the same position. same space."

Fanning was silent.

"If everyone is sure that getting off the car is one of the options, but still hesitates, I can try to divination for everyone with the ritual tool 'Transfiguration Mirror'." Roy's voice sounded.

"Divination?" Fanning looked at her in surprise.

When boarding the car to say hello in the morning, Fan Ning sat down next to Roy. She did not reject the idea of ​​his inspiration. Fan Ning had already noticed that his chief cellist might have been promoted to a person of knowledge.

This is not surprising, even if she didn't provide her own help from the Church of Enlightenment in the Secret Realm of Migration, with her own progress in dream control practice and the resources provided by the school, she can still get promoted before graduation next year.

"The aspect I studied is 'Yan', and the light of first knowledge is..."

Roy, who was standing on the edge of the carriage connecting aisle, took a step towards Fanning's position.

The illusion flashed in front of my eyes, and the space where Roy's walking track segment seemed to be "folded" for a short time.

The fragrant wind hit his face, and the girl who was about three meters away from Fan Ning was almost in front of his face.

Then Roy took a step back and slightly opened the distance between the two: "Short-distance space shrinks, and now the limit is about five meters, which can have the effect of teleportation, or taking and releasing objects from a distance, but it is not instantaneous. happens, I still need time to take a big step or reach out and take it back."

According to the "Translation of the Seven Lights Precepts", the phase of "Yan" may correspond to abstract concepts such as "change and stability, balance and imbalance, time and space, chaos and fate, appearance and essence". "A knowledgeable person who is good at communication, overall planning, mediation and foresight, has the potential to become an entrepreneur, politician, philosopher, etc., and may also be a criminal genius who is good at fraud, abetting or concocting conspiracy. In a few cases, Sentient beings gain the singular ability to slightly affect time or space.

"It's a cool first-time light." Lu commented, "But I hope I can call out some more aggressive invisible forces in the future."

Seeing that Fanning was also looking at him, Roy lowered his head and smiled, and lifted the pendant hanging on his chest with his hand, opened it and temporarily hung it outside the skirt.

A shiny silver mirror, covered, slightly larger than an egg.

Roy introduced: "This 'distorting mirror' can reflect the proposition written by the user, and different reactions can be observed according to its potential truth or falsehood. Generally speaking, there is no response to the proposition, and the more the proposition False, the more serious the degree of distortion in the mirror, of course, the more secret the proposition is, the greater the interference it receives, and the information of which person can be judged may depend on the strength of the inspiration of the wise."

"I haven't found any side effects of this ritual vessel yet. The only bad thing is that when someone who knows uses it, the inspiration must be almost full, and as long as it is used once, all the inspiration will be exhausted, even if the proposition of divination is The pros and cons of the next coin tossed... so use it with caution, after all, the exhausted inspiration can only be recovered slowly by yourself, and the auxiliary effect of the brilliant spiritual liquid is extremely limited."

...magical items.Fanning couldn't help being amazed.

Although it has no direct combat capability, its strategic value has no upper limit.

This is obviously a precious ritual vessel of the Bologna School, and Roy can get it just after he was promoted, which is enough to see his status in the school.

"Thank you." Roy reached out and took the writing board, paper and pen from Sheeran.

Although Roy was a little instinctively panicked when she first discovered that the pocket watch was out of order, but now she has gradually calmed down, and her thoughts are very clear:

"First of all, we need to make it clear that what needs divination most now is safety or danger, not where there is an exit... Because there is no necessary relationship between whether there is an exit and whether it is dangerous, maybe there is a place on the rear rail that can leave this mysterious area , but whoever goes there dies, or goes mad."

"So now there are four propositional methods—"

"1. It's safe to stay on the train."

"2. Staying on a train is dangerous."

"3. It is safe to get out of the car and explore the front."

"4. It is dangerous to get out of the car and explore the front."

"Obviously, there are different degrees of danger whether getting out of the car or staying in the car. If we choose Proposition 2 or 4, the result is probably correct. According to the mapping rule of 'variable mirror', there will be no any changes."

"What we really care about is not whether there is danger, but how much danger, so propositions 1 and 3 can achieve our goal... But I personally recommend divination proposition 1, because it is more conservative to stay in the car than to get out Safe choice, let’s confirm the safety of the car first, as long as it’s safe, it’s not too late to use it with another person, or even if it’s not in a hurry, I’ll just take a nap to recover my inspiration..."

Fanning nodded in approval of the proposal.

Although this will continuously take away the inspiration of the two wise men on our side and weaken the combat effectiveness, such a step is undoubtedly safer.

The root of this invisible terror does not lie in "insufficient firepower" at all, and maintaining combat effectiveness is not the first priority.

Roy held the pen, and a line of extremely stretched and elegant fonts flowed out on the paper.

"It's safe to stay on the train."

Then gently tear this small area into strips.

Take off the necklace hanging the "transfiguring mirror", and press the mirror on the wall for everyone to observe.

In the end, she bit her lip and put the note with the proposition in the center of the mirror.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the "Transfiguring Mirror" without blinking.

The girl's white and slender hands are reflected in the mirror.

And that piece of paper suddenly burned violently, and instantly turned into ashes in the mirror!
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