The commotion outside naturally did not affect the people inside. Even if it involved listeners from other regions and even attracted the attention of a big shot, once one entered the Land of Proving Dao, it basically meant that one was isolated from the world. Even if there was a woman who could open the array formation to enter, as the guardian of this place, even if she had the ability to open the array formation, she could not go out.
This was a rule, a silent rule that was set by the broadcast. In fact, in other words, the Land of Proving Dao could really be considered a paradise, but just as Su Bai had explained in the past, the Land of Proving Dao was a ghost story, looking at the tombstones and the Yellow Springs in the Land of Proving Dao, it seemed that only in this ghostly place could one truly find a pure sense of tranquility.
Those who liked to post a few pictures on their WeChat Moments saying that they went to Tibet to purify their souls would not be able to experience the true tranquility that true believers experienced without kowtowing three times.
When Su Bai returned from comprehending the tombstones for a day, he saw Hills sitting next to the coffin. His body was still half twisted, but after a few days, even though Su Bai had sucked his blood essence, he still recovered some vitality. At the very least, he could move his body on his own.
Seeing that Su Bai walked back as if nothing had happened, Hills had a complicated expression on his face. There was resentment and envy, but of course, most of it was helplessness.
"Why do you look like a resentful woman?"
Su Bai sat down beside Hills. He had asked Hills yesterday if he wanted to teleport back to the Land of Proving Dao in the West, but Hills had rejected him first. Well, since he could only sit there in a daze anyway, he might as well sit here. At the very least, he had the cat and Su Bai by his side.
Looking at the time, it was not long before Hills entered the next story world. Of course, it was the same for Su Bai. After all, the last time Su Bai entered the story world of "Cinderella", he had used his previous reward qualification to return to, and not the story world arranged by the broadcast.
"People really can't stop. We have a not-so-famous thinker in the West who once said that once people stop, it is easy for their thoughts to run wild, and it is easy for them to develop decadent emotions, and it is easy for them to lose their goals," Hills said calmly.
"I guess that thinker is called Hills," said Su Bai.
"You can even guess that?"
Su Bai shrugged. "Actually, there's no difference between stopping and not stopping. I just think that maybe you stayed in the Land of Proving the Tao for too long and became disabled for ten days, so you put too much thought into it."
"You are very open-minded."
"I can't help it," said Hills.
The two leaned against the side of the coffin and chatted. After a while, their expressions suddenly changed at the same time. Su Bai grabbed his chest with his left hand, while Hills could only grit her teeth and face upward.
After that, the pain disappeared very quickly.
"Hehe." Su Bai laughed, "If there are no accidents, we should be together in the story world this time."
This might be the embodiment of the radio's bad taste. Su Bai could conclude that if Hills had not been itching to get through the bronze mirror, or if her feet had not been itching to be teleported to his side of the Land of Proving the Tao, the probability of him meeting her in the next story world could be said to be very low.
But this time, if there were no accidents, the two of them should be in the same story world.
Su Bai reached into the coffin and took out his phone that had long been out of battery. Hehe, it actually had battery again, and without needing to unlock it, it appeared on the message screen of "kongbu66".
Looking at the 0% battery on the screen, Su Bai was a little dissatisfied, "The broadcast is too stingy.
"The broadcast is too stingy. Why don't they charge me up? I can still play some mobile games."
Hills didn't have his phone with him, so he only asked Su Bai, "What story world? Am I together with you?"
Su Bai opened the latest notification. The cover was a picture of a living room, and the title was "Zhao Family Villa". There was no mission introduction in the message, but there was a list of people participating in the mission. There were a total of nine people, and the other seven people's names were marked with asterisks on Su Bai's screen. Only his and Hills' names could be seen.
"It's true. Let's enter the next story world together." Su Bai reached out and knocked on the lid of the coffin, saying, "According to the illustration, this should be a secret room type of story world."
As he spoke, Su Bai passed the phone screen to Hills. Poor Hills was struggling to even hold the phone, so Su Bai had no choice but to help him.
"A title, a list, and a picture." Hills indicated that he was done reading, then looked at Su Bai, "Do you want to chat?"
Generally speaking, there would be a notification before entering a story world. It might be a week or two in advance, or it might be just a day or two in advance. Of course, if you had committed a crime recently, you might not receive such treatment. Su Bai had once entered a story world before he even took a bite of the wonton. There was another time when he was sleeping in bed and entered a story world.
The listeners who received the notification would think and speculate based on the prior notification. It could be considered a preview of the experience, so they wouldn't be caught off guard the moment they entered the story world.
If there were other listeners around, they could exchange their opinions.
Low-level listeners or ordinary listeners might even prepare some things in advance to prepare for the next story world. For example, if they entered a supernatural story world, they would exchange for more talismans and holy water. However, if they wanted to bring a grenade or a nuclear warhead into the story world, it was impossible. The broadcast would directly remove items that were not allowed to be brought into the story world.
Nuclear warheads were no joke. In this day and age, some of the more powerful terrorist organizations could get their hands on nuclear weapons, let alone the listeners who were almost like gods.
"Both of us are going in, and it's the Zhao Family's Villa, a sealed area. It's very likely to test our mutual trust and hearts. Although the two of us have fought before, we still have the same identity, and we've even faced intruders together. Therefore, the broadcast letting us enter this world is probably hoping to see the two of us suspecting each other and the plot. The broadcast will also specially arrange some elements and rules to ensure that what it wants to see will appear."
Hills nodded, acknowledging Su Bai's analysis. However, he added, "A narrow area seems a little small for us high-level listeners. In that case, the broadcast will probably set everything in the villa to be 'indestructible', including teacups. We won't be able to break them. Moreover, there are nine people entering the story world this time, and the other party is most likely a high-level listener. Otherwise, if there are lower-level listeners joining, the broadcast will likely seal our strength to achieve the effect of balance in the game."
"It doesn't matter whether it is sealed or not." Su Bai shook his head and said, "It's impossible for the broadcast to seal our strength too much. Otherwise, what's the point of us becoming stronger and stronger? Of course, it is very likely to happen in this world, but I think the broadcasters will most likely place the rules we have in the real world in this world, or even strengthen them. We can't attack others for no reason, and we can't even threaten others unless there is a specific trigger. This way, it can solve the problem of the imbalance of power. "
Since it was a story that was carried out in a restricted area, the broadcast would definitely make such arrangements. For example, if other than Su Bai and Hills, the others were either high-level listeners, junior listeners, or even ordinary listeners, Su Bai and Hills, the two guardians, would directly capture the others and tie them up and throw them on the living room sofa. In that case, what story would the broadcast have?
If the area was relatively large, with a city or even a continent as the scope of the story world, then the weak could find more ways to deal with the strong. However, if the area was limited, the weak basically wouldn't have any room to maneuver in front of the strong.
"No matter what, we can agree in advance that if the conditions are right, we can trust each other first. The main thing is that the conditions are right," Hills said.
This could be considered as forming an alliance before entering the story world.
"As long as the conditions are right." Su Bai agreed. Of course, they hadn't entered the story world yet, so they weren't clear about the specific rules. It could only be considered a verbal agreement.
"I even feel that among these nine people, there should be several groups of people who know each other and are familiar with each other, just like the two of us." Hills continued to analyze, "Cutting up and polluting this kind of trust and familiarity through the plot and rules of the story world seems to be one of the great joys of broadcasting."
"If you dissect a beautiful thing, it might not be as beautiful as it seems." Su Bai exited WeChat, but at that moment, his phone screen went black. "F * ck, I wanted to check if there were any cases similar to the Zhao Villa."
"A villa where nine people died, or a story world based on an unsolved case." Hills frowned, then relaxed and said, "It seems that even in the East, broadcasting likes to use ready-made unsolved cases in the real world to adapt and use them."
"I've experienced a few of the more famous ones in the country, such as the Nanjing University dismembered body case, the Zhu Ling case, and the northeastern cat-faced old lady case. What about you?"
"The Twelve Palaces murder case, Jack the Ripper, I've experienced these more famous cases."
"It's a pity that broadcasting seems to be a horror and suspense enthusiast," Su Bai sighed.
"I know what you mean. It would be great if broadcasting was a romantic aesthete," Hills said with a smile.
