The corridor that they had just entered was so dark that they couldn't even see their own fingers. The only thing they could see was the green "emergency exit" light hanging above their heads, giving the air a greenish hue.
Lin Sanjiu walked two steps blindly. Suddenly, a shadow protruded from the darkness at the corner of the corridor. It was a woman with a smile on her face. She instantly appeared from the darkness. "The entrance ticket costs 6 Stamina Points. Thank you," she said softly with a hoarse voice.
Beep. Lin Sanjiu slid her wrist across a device similar to the one used in the Bumper Karts arena. As the woman with the hoarse voice laughed, a faint light gradually appeared at the corner in front of them. Two strange-looking metal platforms with rollers on them appeared.
Rather than calling them platforms, they were actually two metal boards. They were about three steps wide and four to five steps long. The rollers on the bottom of the boards were perfectly positioned on the tracks, waiting for the two people to step on them.
"The difficulty will be set according to this gentleman's standard," the fair-skinned woman said softly, "At the beginning, the board will automatically move forward along the tracks. However, during the tour, please note that if both of your feet leave the board for more than one minute, you will be considered to have forfeited the tour. If you forfeit, you will join the Starry Carnival Amusement Park's Time Travel program. You can't leave the amusement park anymore. "
Lin Sanjiu was startled. She looked at Hei Zeji.
"I don't know. Don't look at me." Hei Zeji lowered his eyelids and stepped on the board unhappily. After a short pause, he couldn't help adding, "Perhaps, you will become an Earthbound Spirit."
"Then, the time travel will last for thirty minutes. Please enjoy it," the woman said with a smile as she watched the two people leave.
After welcoming their respective passengers, the tracks buzzed and the two pedals began to slowly slide forward side by side.
Unlike what she had imagined, the speed of the boards wasn't fast. Just when Lin Sanjiu wanted to raise her head to say something, the tracks took them around a bend.
A sudden gust of wind blew, carrying with it countless icy snowflakes. Lin Sanjiu's thoughts vanished in an instant. Even though she had undergone training to accept and integrate with her body, she still didn't notice it. After turning a corner, there was a blizzard behind them!
She could not hear or open her eyes. She was only wearing a singlet, and her exposed skin was covered in goosebumps under the cold wind. When the snow hit his body, it immediately turned into a cold and wet sheet. Lin Sanjiu shuddered a few times. She could feel a layer of ice forming on the metal floor beneath her feet.
It was difficult to maintain balance on the slippery, fast-moving ice. To keep warm, she squatted down and grabbed the edge of the board.
"It's a cold winter." A voice suddenly rang out in the snowstorm without warning, as if it was reciting a poem leisurely, "… The story slowly unfolded in the snowstorm."
"Faster!"
Not far away from him, Hei Zeji's impatient voice rang out.
"Alright, now please choose a character from the list below." The announcer continued, unmoved. "Once you've made your choice, you won't be able to change your character until the end of the round. Please keep your character alive until the end of the game. "
"Male character: Francois, Duke of Vendome, unnamed husband."
"Female character: Gabriel, Marguerite, Vera."
"Who … who are these people?" Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She waited for two seconds. Seeing that the announcer had no intention of introducing the characters, she hesitated and picked a name that left a deep impression on her, "… I choose Gabriel."
Her voice was drowned out by the snowstorm.
She didn't know what Hei Zeji had chosen. The moment the name left her lips, the metal plate under her feet suddenly spun. It was too abrupt. If it weren't for the fact that her body was much stronger than before, she would have been thrown off the metal plate. The moment she steadied herself, the metal plate shot forward like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, Hei Zeji's shadow disappeared from behind her.
Lin Sanjiu was dumbfounded.
Both of them entered the game. The main purpose of the game was for her to correct herself and learn how to fight. Now that her "coach" was gone, how was she going to learn?
She couldn't back out now. She didn't have 60 Stamina Points. Lin Sanjiu gritted her teeth and focused her mind. She cast her gaze into the dark, snowy night.
"No matter what, I have to get through the first round first."
As she shivered, Lin Sanjiu sighed inwardly. Even though she had entered quite a few pocket dimensions, she still couldn't figure out what was going on. She was walking into a building, but now, she could feel that she was outside. The air current, the sound of the wind, the smell of the vegetation … Everything seemed real.
The metal board slid forward for a while. The snowstorm finally slowed down.
Lin Sanjiu's skin was frozen stiff. Even when she entered her hypersensory state, she couldn't feel anything other than numbness. Even the tracks were covered with a layer of snow. All she could see was a bluish white in the dark night. Raising his head, he saw stars gradually lighting up the night sky. On the other side of the snow-covered land, a mansion lit up by flames appeared.
The metal board headed straight for the mansion.
As Lin Sanjiu got closer, she could see the Gothic arched door that was popular in medieval France. The door was tightly shut. The metal pedals showed no signs of slowing down. Lin Sanjiu continued to charge toward the door at a high speed. Just when Lin Sanjiu raised her arm, thinking that she was going to break through the door, the door suddenly opened.
She squinted her eyes when she saw the bright light of the fire.
Even though the living room had been cut into several pieces by the metal board, she could tell that the owner of the house was either rich or of high status. The fireplace was decorated with intricate lace. A fire was blazing in the fireplace, heating up the air. The floor of the living room was covered with a thick red velvet carpet. A set of porcelain cutlery was placed upside down on the table. A maid was sewing something in the corner. When she saw Lin Sanjiu, she stood up and greeted, "Madam, you are back."
"It seems like the owner of this mansion is the Gabriel that I'm impersonating."
The metal board slowed down. Lin Sanjiu didn't know what to do.
"Uh, what are you busy with?" Lin Sanjiu raised her hand and asked. She was a little embarrassed when she realized that this sentence was not something a "madam" should say.
The maid raised her head and looked at Lin Sanjiu. As expected, her face was filled with doubt. Then, she lowered her head and continued with her work. Lin Sanjiu looked at the piece of cloth between her fingers. It was surprisingly small. It was sewn into the shape of a sleeve.
"Sister!"
A cheerful female voice suddenly rang out from behind her. It was as sudden as a blizzard. Lin Sanjiu didn't notice when the black-haired, snow-skinned girl appeared on the stairs.
"It's snowing heavily outside. You shouldn't have gone out, "the girl grumbled," You need to take care of yourself now. "
Just when Lin Sanjiu was still in a daze, the voice that she had heard earlier rang out, "Gabriel thanked her sister, Vera, for her kindness."
"So, I don't have to" act "out every word or action." Lin Sanjiu heaved a sigh of relief. Vera seemed to be one of the characters she didn't choose.
"Go get someone to bring the bathtub in," Vera ordered the maid in the corner. "The fire is hot here. I want to bathe with my sister here."
The maid quickly stood up and brought a quadrangular bathtub. She placed it in front of the fireplace and filled it with hot water. Vera quickly took off her clothes and jumped into the bathtub. She poked her head out and smiled at Lin Sanjiu, "Sister. Come. "
As a player, Lin Sanjiu didn't really need to enter the bathtub. She swept away the snow on the metal board and sat on it. Then, she heard the announcer say, "Gabriel has also entered the bathtub. She and her sister have been bathing together since they were young. Even today, they still have this habit."
There was a bathtub in the living room … A black-haired, fair-skinned girl was sitting in the bathtub. Behind her was a maid sewing with her head lowered … Lin Sanjiu frowned. She had a vague feeling that she had seen this scene before, but she couldn't remember where.
"While she was bathing, Gabriel took off an extremely luxurious and exquisite ring from her finger and played with it for a while." The announcer was the same as before. Lin Sanjiu spoke at a steady pace.
"Soon," Vera seemed to have seen the non-existent ring. She comforted Lin Sanjiu, "Once the news of your pregnancy is confirmed, I think His Majesty will definitely …"
"What's the point? Gabriel said with a sigh. Marguerite is still here, "the announcer continued. "As the queen, she won't be dismissed so easily."
It sounded like a melodramatic story about the struggle in the harem … This Gabriel seemed to be the lover of a king who wanted to get rid of Margaret and become the new queen.
Lin Sanjiu found these names more and more familiar. However, they were all foreign names after all. It wouldn't be surprising if she remembered them wrongly …
"Next, Vera told Gabriel about her story with a man called Francois."
Perhaps it was because of the steam or the shyness of a young girl, Vera sat in the bathtub. Her fair skin gradually turned red. With a sweet expression, she said, "Oh, I really like him. When I have the chance to meet His Majesty, I will definitely bring Francois along. "
Lin Sanjiu listened to the entire story expressionlessly. She felt that this kind of ambiguous young girl love story was really boring. Right now, she wanted to know what this "Time Travel" wanted her to do …
Unlike the dangerous bumper karts, Lin Sanjiu was bored to death until it was time for her to go to bed.
Even though it was time for her to go to bed, it was only symbolic. She still couldn't get down from the platform. After she was brought into her room, she sat alone in the dark, feeling a little lost, waiting for the next step.
How could she learn how to fight without Hei Zeji by her side? (To be continued.)
PS:
Don't be fooled by the artistic style of the title of the chapter. In fact, Fontainebleau is just a place … To the readers who clicked on the novel, I don't feel guilty for lying to you. Xu Zhimo was the one who translated it, right? And Fei Lengcui, she is so f * cking beautiful. We are all humans, but why is she so beautiful while I'm so …? "
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