The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 296 Amber's Worry

Tonight is the second night for players to enter the dungeon.

Homeless people will lose their second point of will.

Although the first three times of willpower deduction can be cured through slow rest or drug treatment, there will be no long-term impact.

But the prerequisite is that you need to have space to rest slowly and medicine to restore your will.

There are not many drugs that can restore willpower, and the raw materials needed for production are also very expensive. Except for the core players of the four organizations who fleece the organizations, individual players rarely carry them.

In addition, in the Doom-bound copy, the effects of drugs are also suppressed, especially drugs that restore willpower. If the recovery points are lower than 10 points, they will not be restored according to a certain percentage, but will be directly ineffective.

This mechanism means that most players in the dungeon can only recover through rest.

To recuperate in a safe environment, money is needed. In order to get the money, players who originally didn't want to get into trouble easily began to take risks.

For example, Parker.

Milan Street is only 300 meters away from Garden Street, but the atmosphere is completely different from that of Garden Street.

This is one of the few minority neighborhoods in the city of Sigoff. Dirty, chaotic and violent are its synonyms.

Parker was sitting in the alley of Milan Street at this moment. He was leaning against a garbage dump, covering himself with an unpacked cardboard box, revealing his slightly trembling hand. In his palm was a paper bag with a light touch of flour sprinkled on the fold of the bag.

This kind of dress is not uncommon on the streets of Milan. Anyone who sees him will think he is just a drug addict who is high.

The only thing worth noting was that the paper bag in his hand was very bulging. He must have just received his relief money and bought a week's supply in one go.

Parker is a fat sheep on Milan Street. Many people have already set their eyes on him and are waiting for it to get dark so they can take action against him.

They targeted Parker, who was waiting for them.

The flour in Parker's hand is real flour. He is using himself as bait to catch a few fish to raise enough money for his accommodation tomorrow.

No one cares about the conflicts between low-level gang members, and no one investigates, so it is not illegal.

While waiting, his mind was shaken and his will was deducted a little.

An indescribable chill came from the darkness of the alley, making him shiver.

He pretended to turn over and turned his face towards the depths of the alley, where there was nothing.

He breathed a sigh of relief, it was indeed his illusion.

Damn it, his willpower was lowered, and it brought back those bad memories.

Before becoming an Abyss game player, Parker was a reporter. He had his own set of rules for distinguishing the authenticity of intelligence and searching for intelligence.

Ever since he saw Wu Chang's interview that day, his mind has been filled with the words "world copy".

He thought that was probably true.

Because he had been investigating the countdown that appeared in the square for a long time.

The countdown appeared one hundred and twenty days ago. It appeared without any warning or any relevant explanation.

No one knew what it meant, whether in the tavern in the public area or in the player forum.

After the excitement of the first few weeks, players' curiosity about the mysterious countdown began to wane, thinking that if anything went wrong, the four major organizations would be there to support them, so they just had to wait until the countdown was over.

Parker doesn't think so.

The reporter's intuition told him that there must be big news hidden behind the countdown. From the first day the countdown appeared, he began to collect relevant evidence everywhere. His reply appeared under every post discussing the countdown.

Hard work pays off. Not long before Wu Chang was interviewed, he found a living fossil in the wilderness, nicknamed Lao Gou.

Lao Gou and Parker met in a private space. Lao Gou spoke very vaguely, saying that he had seen a similar countdown a long time ago, which suddenly appeared and suddenly disappeared.

He didn't know what happened, he only knew that after the countdown, the strength of the four major organizations increased by leaps and bounds.

The meeting lasted a very short time. Lao Gou came and left in a hurry. He wanted to reveal something but did not dare to say it clearly. But even so, when Parker wanted to contact Lao Gou again a few days later, he found that Lao Gou had disappeared.

Lao Gou didn’t survive this time.

Since then, Parker has always felt that his every move is being monitored, as if he is always under the control of others.

He began to feel anxious and panic-stricken, and his will almost collapsed. Fortunately, he found a fusion item that increased the upper limit of his willpower and was able to stabilize his will.

But now, his will weakened, he became uneasy again, as if something was lurking in the darkness of the alley.

Phew, the night is really hard to bear. After tonight, he will never sleep on the streets again.

He closed his eyes and bided his time.

As time passed, the number of pedestrians on the streets of Milan gradually decreased. Even the homeless and biker gangs went home to sleep, but he still hadn't waited for a fish to take the bait.

why?
Wasn't the handful of flour he grabbed from the restaurant's kitchen similar enough?

He opened his eyes a little and observed the surrounding situation. Just as he was able to see clearly, he found a vertical pupil emerging deep in the alley.

His heart skipped a beat. This time it was not an illusion, but something he really saw.

When the vertical pupils appeared, a black aura emerged around his body.

You can't hide, you have to look it in the eye and face it!

Parker encouraged himself in his heart and looked at the vertical pupil without fear.

thump~
Next to the vertical pupil, another normal horizontal eye appeared, and the black aura around him became thicker.

Again?

Parker tried hard to separate the gaze of his two eyes, one on the left and one on the right, and confronted both eyes at the same time.

beep, beep...

Densely packed eyes emerged from the darkness, and they all looked at Parker at the same time, with a playful look in their eyes, as if they were looking down at a dying prey.

The black energy on Parker's body suddenly grew and swallowed him in an instant.

There was a loud noise in the alley, and five minutes later, the alley returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.

Some, like Parker, had their will weakened and were attacked; some, like the Negotiation Master, were chased by monsters driven by others; and some took risks and clashed with local forces...

The city of Sigoff was particularly chaotic tonight, but No. 26 Garden Street was not affected at all.

With the money he got from Zhenwo, Wu Chang went shopping after get off work and filled the entire refrigerator with fresh vegetables and fruits.

It sounds trivial, but in Sigoff, it is normal for people to be able to afford refrigerators but not food.

In the afternoon, when he heard two female teachers discussing the topic of refrigerator decorations, he asked casually and learned that the so-called refrigerator decorations are meant to fill the refrigerator as much as possible so that it appears less empty.

In short, with enough ingredients, Wu Chang was able to display his cooking skills normally and successfully conquered Amber's stomach.

If you want to win her heart, you must first win her stomach. This sentence is not only effective between lovers.

When Amber falls under his pink apron, how can you not increase your recognition?

But the reality was somewhat different from what was expected. Amber ate voraciously at the dinner table, but when she got off the table, she wouldn't recognize anyone after wiping her mouth. At bedtime, she would hide in the attic alone, and Wu Chang couldn't even go in to take a look.

He shook his head. The recognition was not enough. It seemed that he needed to practice more.

At night, Wu Chang and Irene were lying on the double bed in the master bedroom, and the atmosphere felt a little strange.

Unlike last night, Wu Chang, whose attribute suppression was further released, is no longer as prone to sleepiness as an ordinary person.

Once my mind becomes clear, more ideas come to mind.

For example, he was thinking about how to throw the Light of Determination off the bed while Irene wasn't paying attention. Wu Chang used his right hand to transform into a little man, with his index and middle fingers as the two legs of the little man, and walked all the way to the Light of Determination. He raised his index finger to step over the Light of Determination and tested the edge of the boundary back and forth.

Seeing that Irene had her back to him and did not make any clear indication, the little man on his right stepped over the dividing line and walked towards Irene's shoulder.

He didn't mean anything else, it was just a little cold at night, and if two people stayed close together, the temperature would be higher.

Just as the little man in his right hand was about to touch Irene, Wu Chang discovered a black gas emerging beside him.

He turned his eyes to the window and saw a pickup truck with brake failure crashing into a telephone pole on the side of the road.

The electric pole, which had already been cracked in the middle, broke, and the flying wires lashed towards the bedroom like a long whip.

Wu Chang sighed, imitating Death Comes and forcing an accidental death, eh?

If it was yesterday, he would still need to hide, but today, this little trick is no longer useful to him.

He waved his hand, and a wall formed outside the window, easily blocking the incoming electric wires.

Realizing that the black energy on his body had dissipated, he withdrew his ability to condense the void into reality and curled his lips.

That's it?

Looking back, he found that his right hand had retreated back to his side.

It doesn’t matter, if there is one, there will be two.

He once again controlled the little man in his right hand to move towards Irene. He held his breath and concentrated. Just when his right hand was about to hug Irene's shoulders, he suddenly found that there was an extra person at the head of the bed.

He turned around and found Amber, wearing pure white pajamas and with her hair loose, standing at the head of the bed, staring at him.

The little figure on Wu Chang's right hand seemed to be under a spell of immobilization. He whispered:

"You're still not asleep so late, are you going to class tomorrow?"

Amber said in a cold tone: "Not sleepy."

Wu Chang: "It's good that you're not sleepy, then go study. I saw your grades, and you shouldn't be able to sleep with those grades at your age."

Amber still stared at Wu Chang expressionlessly and said, "No."

Wu Chang frowned and was about to say something, but Irene, who had been sleeping soundly on the bed, suddenly jumped up, hugged the confused Amber, and took her to the study.

"It's okay, I can, I'll tutor you."

Wu Chang remained in a tentative posture with his right hand, lying stiffly on the bed.

No, Teacher Irene, I also need tutoring.

He sat up with a resentful look on his face and walked towards the study. Through the crack in the door, he saw that Irene actually took out the textbook and wanted to teach Amber to read.

You know what, Irene really can do it.

In order to integrate into the Blue Star civilization, Irene had completed a complete set of Xia Country high school textbooks. The difficulty of a mere elementary school textbook was not a problem for Irene.

Wu Chang went to heat two cups of milk, then walked into the study and placed them on the table.

Before leaving, he made a face to Amber behind Irene and mouthed in a gloating tone;
"If you don't want to sleep, then don't sleep."

When leaving the study, Wu Chang noticed that there was light coming from the attic and the attic door was not closed.

The attic is Amber's "private territory". No one is allowed to enter. Every time she leaves, she not only has to close it tightly but also lock it.

This time she left the attic without even closing the door, and went straight to his and Irene's bedroom.

Wu Chang thought of the mark of bad luck that had just appeared on his body and glanced towards the study.

Was Amber sensing something and worried about them?

If so, her forced coldness and hardness might be a cover-up for her inner feelings.

This twisted personality must be corrected.

Wu Chang turned his head, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Amber is now being controlled by Irene, and the attic door is not closed. Now is undoubtedly a perfect time to explore the attic.

But he thought about it and gave up.

The things in the attic are not important, what is important is to get Amber's approval. Since Amber is so worried about them that she doesn't even bother to close the attic door, it would be a bit too much for him to take advantage of Amber's concern and secretly spy on her territory.

He believed that even without using this method, Amber would let him into the attic sooner or later.

Irene's teaching lasted until 2:30 in the morning, until Amber could no longer hold back the expression on her face and kept yawning, so Irene let her go back to rest.

When Amber went back, she saw that the loft was not closed and her body paused for a moment.

Only when she opened the door did her stiff body relax.

The next morning, the family drove to Knox Elementary School. Before getting off the car, Amber took the initiative to talk to Wu Chang, which was rare.

"Sean."

Wu Chang looked in the rearview mirror and asked, "What's wrong?"

Amber said, "I will try not to skip classes."

"What do you mean by hard work?" Wu Chang was about to correct Amber's wording, but found that Amber had already gotten out of the car and ran away.

The school bell rang and the campus returned to silence.

Today is Wu Chang's second day at work, and his job today is to familiarize himself with the campus.

The one who showed him and Irene around was the history teacher, Mavila, a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her forties and had an old-fashioned temperament.

Although Wu Chang doubted the necessity of the federal history course, if it was not filled with water, it would not be much thicker than a supermarket promotional pamphlet. It could be used as toilet reading and could be finished in the time it takes to have diarrhea.

But he would not deny the necessity of Teacher Mavilla, because she was Amber's teacher, and he heard from other teachers that Mavilla had helped Amber solve many problems.

To be precise, almost every student has been helped by Mavira.

Mavira was meticulous in her work and took the two of them to visit every place carefully.

Knox Elementary School is a public school with a small area. Originally, there were two teaching buildings in the school. One of the old teaching buildings had fallen into disrepair due to safety issues, causing many students to be injured. Therefore, it was temporarily blocked and entry was prohibited.

The original plan was to demolish the old teaching building and build a dedicated administrative office building and a multi-purpose hall.

But it happened to be a financial crisis at the time, the federal government had no surplus food, and lacked funding from above, so the plan was shelved until now.

When passing by the old teaching building, Mavilla reminded Wu Chang and Irene not to enter out of curiosity as it was very dangerous inside.

Speaking of danger, a hint of fear appeared on Mavilla's stern face.

"I went in there once, and I encountered something indescribable. I am still not sure whether what I saw was real or an illusion caused by anxiety."

"Thanks to my strong faith, I was able to muster up the courage to walk out of that building. Believe me, that's an experience you definitely don't want to try."

Wu Chang almost subconsciously replied, "How do you know I don't want to?"
After experiencing the Mirror Killer, he had already noticed something unusual about Knox Elementary School. Mavilla had said this, and it was obvious that the old teaching building was part of the anomaly.

He wanted to ask more details, but Mavira did not answer further. She remained silent about her experience and warned the two not to be curious.

After touring the campus, when they parted, Mavila told the two:
"I know you two just adopted Amber and you're still in the adjustment phase with your new family, but I still want to say that as you get used to each other, I hope you can take the time to observe Amber's studies."

"Amber is a very smart child, but she always resists learning in her heart. Even during exams, she clearly knew the answers to some questions, but she deliberately gave wrong answers."

"Amber has been in this elementary school. I can say that I have watched her grow up. She has changed several adoptive families, but the situation has never changed. I hope you can help her."

(End of this chapter)