The sesame cake disappeared into thin air like a bohemian movie.
Lin Sanjiu squatted on the ground and stared blankly at the circular sewer for a few seconds. Finally, she cursed under her breath and stood up.
"Why are you standing up?" Mrs. Manas asked.
From the looks of it, there was only one way to find her companions, and that was to follow them. Otherwise, how was she going to find the hospital that she didn't even know existed?
"Even if I have to jump into the volcano," Lin Sanjiu said gloomily, "I can always find a cleaner one. It's not like I don't have any other options."
Judging from the few cases where she was engulfed by the VA, even though the VA would disappear, there would be a very painful burning process. As for those who stuck their limbs into the ring, they would disappear without a sound. Between the two options, Lin Sanjiu would definitely choose the one with the shortest pain.
After she emptied the bottle of mineral water, she took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. Then, she stuck her finger into the bottle.
One second, two seconds, three seconds …
Nothing happened.
Her finger was still in the bottle, and the cold water droplets made her skin wet.
Lin Sanjiu opened her eyes. She was a little confused. She took her finger out and tried twice more. However, other than wetting her finger even more, there was no change. She stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom with her eyebrows knitted together. Lin Sanjiu wasn't sure if she was too confused or she hadn't looked at herself in the mirror for a long time, but her reflection in the mirror looked a little unfamiliar.
She raised her head and looked at the clock on the mirror. It was 12: 32 p.m.
"This is weird."
After confirming that the faucet had a circular outlet, Lin Sanjiu opened it and dipped her hand into the gurgling water. The cool tap water hit her skin and made her shiver involuntarily. However, it was just a shiver, and nothing more.
"Do I have to put my hand into the sewer too?"
Even though Lin Sanjiu knew it was illogical, she still squatted down and gave it a try. At this point, the result was no longer surprising. She waited foolishly for almost a minute, but she wasn't swallowed by the VA. Her feet were still standing in the bathroom.
For some reason, the circular "volcano" that had devoured four people in a row and was filled with invisible VAs didn't seem to want her.
Even after Lin Sanjiu walked out and put Puppeteer's bracelet on her shoulder and Bohemia's bracelet on her palm, she was still fine. She was so safe that it was irritating.
"Try it," Mrs. Manas reminded her. "Can you turn them into cards now?"
Subconsciously, Lin Sanjiu gave it a try. She stared at the two cards in her palm and was at a loss for words. "Yes, I can," she looked around blankly, "but... why?"
The silent duoluozhong on the street would naturally not answer her.
"Even if I can't be swallowed by the volcano," she muttered as she looked at the "people" who looked normal, "at least I can be swallowed by VA … If that woman wasn't lying, all of these duoluozhongs should be VA."
As long as she attacked the duoluozhong, wouldn't she be sent to that hospital?
Lin Sanjiu thought it was a good idea, but she didn't expect Mrs. Manas to let out a nasal sound when she mentioned it to her. Mrs. Manas sounded doubtful and uncertain.
"What's wrong?" Lin Sanjiu asked, "Isn't it the same to be swallowed by the VA in the water bottle or the VA in the duoluozhong?"
"Logically speaking, it should be the same," Mrs. Manas said hesitantly, "But... have you thought about one thing?"
The things that Mrs. Manas observed were clues captured by Lin Sanjiu's subconscious. Mrs. Manas could filter out the valuable information from her subconscious and surface it to Lin Sanjiu. In this aspect, Lin Sanjiu was very useful.
"Go ahead."
"That man and woman purposely tricked you to come upstairs. I don't know why, but they want you to be swallowed by VA through their hands, right?" Mrs. Manas said as she pondered, "No matter what their reason is, it's a little too far. Weren't you surrounded by duoluozhong? If you hit any one of them, the magma that would erupt would be enough to swallow you. You could say that they sent you into VA with their own hands. Why would they go to the trouble of tricking you to come upstairs? In the end, they went for wool and came home shorn. "
Lin Sanjiu didn't think about this. No matter what, Sesame Cake and the bearded man should at least have a long-range attack. At least, they should be able to hit the duoluozhong around her who didn't know how to dodge.
"What you mean is … After they lure me into the circle for some reason, I will be swallowed by the VA and sent to the hospital; and if I hit the duoluozhong, I will be swallowed by the VA as well, but how is it different compared to Bohemia and the others?"
"That's what I suspect," Mrs. Manas sighed. "After all, a person killed by a duoluozhong might turn into a duoluozhong... We can't rule out the possibility that the ring will send you to the hospital, and the duoluozhong will turn you into a duoluozhong."
Lin Sanjiu pondered for a while and felt a little discouraged. "Yes, that man and woman don't want me dead... If the magma that erupts from the duoluozhong's body will turn me into a duoluozhong, then they might be worried about that. That's why they didn't attack the duoluozhong around me."
If that was the case, another idea had been blocked. Looking at the people walking around her with calm expressions, Lin Sanjiu felt like scratching her head.
She didn't know why the ring wouldn't swallow her, but it was too risky to attack the duoluozhong. What should she do next?
"Anyway," Lin Sanjiu stood still and thought for a few seconds. Then, she made up her mind, "I need to find a map first."
She was in the dark now, so she could only act based on the information Sesame Cake had given her. Assuming that the general hospital existed somewhere, it must have been built before the apocalypse. It must be on the map.
Lin Sanjiu walked along the streets of Ursa City for about ten minutes under the warm afternoon sun. She even had the illusion that she had returned to the time before the apocalypse. These duoluozhong were like clockwork robots. They were doing the same thing as usual. There was a man carrying a briefcase on the road, a cleaner cleaning the rubbish by the roadside, and a young girl sitting on a bench at a bus stop, listening to music. After a while, a bus pulled into the bus stop.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone was expressionless and silent, any posthuman would have thought that this was the world six months before the apocalypse. Speaking of which, there was another thing that puzzled Lin Sanjiu. It was obviously filled with VA, but the VA couldn't be absorbed by Nostradamus's card.
"Wasn't it VA that destroyed this world? How could they create duoluozhong with VA in their bodies? "
"Why is the map so hard to find?"
After searching a gas station and two convenience stores, Lin Sanjiu let out a long sigh and sat on a bench by the side of the road to rest.
In this era where everyone was using online maps, it wasn't easy to find a paper map. Looking at Ursa City's plain appearance, it didn't seem to be a tourist attraction, which made it even harder to find a map. Lin Sanjiu rubbed her sore calf. Just when she was about to get up and continue her search, a bespectacled man walked over and sat beside her without saying a word.
"Another duoluozhong —"
Before she could finish her thought, the man beside her spoke in a low voice, "Are you done registering?"
Lin Sanjiu turned her head and stared at the man's side profile.
No matter how she looked at him, he didn't look like a posthuman. Instead, he looked more like an office worker who came out for lunch during his lunch break. Of course, posthuman could wear a shirt and trousers like him, but Lin Sanjiu hadn't seen many posthuman who wore an employee tag around their neck.
"Is it a Special Item?"
Lin Sanjiu's mind raced for a few seconds. She sat still, her body tense as she answered, "Not yet."
"Then let's not waste time," the man raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "It's almost 2: 30 pm."
Lin Sanjiu glanced at the employee tag hanging on his chest. Unfortunately, she couldn't see the words on it due to her angle. Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment. She didn't ask what would happen at 2: 30 pm or why he needed to register. She just asked vaguely, "Well, the registration place …"
"It's right behind," the bespectacled man said. He turned around and pointed to an Indian restaurant not far away. "Don't you know? You haven't found it yet? "
Lin Sanjiu took a few glances at it, but she still couldn't tell if it was a Special Item or if the man was a leveled up duoluozhong.
"If you can't make it to 2: 30 pm," the bespectacled man said as he stood up. Without giving Lin Sanjiu a chance to ask any more questions, he turned and walked away, "Then you will have to wait for a few more hours."
Lin Sanjiu sat on the bench as she watched him disappear into the corner of the street. Her eyebrows furrowed even more.
After a few minutes, she suddenly jumped up from the bench, crossed the lawn, and hurried towards the Indian restaurant. She was so fast that she almost bumped into a duoluozhong that appeared out of nowhere. When she got closer, she saw that the wooden door was ajar, and there was no light or sound coming from inside.
She wrapped her protective forcefield around her hand and pushed the door open.
This restaurant must have not been used for a long time. Even the strong smell unique to Indian restaurants had dissipated over time, leaving only the smell of dust and wood. There was a counter at the entrance, but there was no receptionist. Lin Sanjiu walked over slowly and peeked at the counter. There was a thick booklet on the counter.
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