The first day in the sandbox world passed by in a hurry as they explored the temple and the city.
The simulated giant sun in the sky was gradually approaching the horizon, and the brilliant glow cast the silhouette of the desert city of Bonim Sandro on the ground. Gwen came to a high platform near the temple and looked down at the deserted and abandoned city. He seemed to be lost in thought.
Footsteps came from behind. Gwen turned his head and saw that Selena had come to his side.
"Tonight we will rest in an empty house near the temple," Selena said. "Do you think it's okay?"
"There's nothing wrong with that," Gwen said casually. "You know the environment here. You can make your own arrangements."
Selena opened her mouth and seemed to hesitate. After a few seconds, she said, "Have you thought about how to deal with the Narrator? For example … how to lure him out. "
This was not only her question, but also something that Yuri and Magnum wanted to ask but dared not ask.
So far, the Narrator was still an invisible thing in their eyes. He existed, and his power and influence could be seen everywhere in Sandbox No. 1. However, he did not have any physical body in front of them. Selena could not think of how to fight against such an enemy, and the extraterrestrial wanderers …
She, Yuri, and Magnum had been observing for the whole day, but they did not see the extraterrestrial wanderers taking any active measures to search for or fight against the Narrator. Gwen, like them, was doing some investigation and collecting intelligence during the day. This made them a little confused.
Could the things they were doing really be used to fight against that invisible "god"?
In the light of the gradually sinking giant sun, Gwen looked at Selena and smiled. "I know what you are worried about.
"To be honest, a god who doesn't show himself hiding in such a vast sandbox world is a tricky situation even for me. I don't know where to start, and I don't know where to begin.
"So I'm waiting, waiting for the Narrator to show up."
"Waiting for him to show up?" Selena's eyes widened slightly. "Do you think the Narrator will show up?"
"Yes, this is the opportunity he has been waiting for," Gwen said confidently. "We are the last springboard for him to get out. Our exploration of Sandbox No. 1 is also the best opportunity for him to seize. Even if we don't consider this, the intrusion of us' uninvited guests' must have attracted his attention. According to the experience of the previous exploration team, the god is not very welcoming of outsiders. He will at least respond in some way. As long as he responds, we have a chance to seize the real power and find out his whereabouts."
"Attack …" Selena said in a low voice, looking at the giant sun that had sunk to the horizon. "It's getting dark."
"Yes, it's getting dark. The previous exploration team encountered mental backlash after dark." Gwen nodded. "In the sandbox world, 'night' is a very special concept. It seems that as long as night falls, the world will change a lot. We have explored Bonim Sanjo during the day. Next, maybe we can look forward to what it looks like at night."
As Gwen spoke, he stepped to the edge of the platform and was about to return to the temporary camp. Selena's voice suddenly came from behind him. "Have you not considered the authenticity of the words at the entrance of the temple and on the pulpit?"
"God is dead?" Gwen stopped at the edge of the platform and shook his head slightly. "I don't believe it."
Night had finally fallen.
The moonless night shrouded the desert city of Bonim Sanjo. Strange stars twinkled in the sky. In an abandoned house near the temple, Selena summoned her lantern and brought a bright and warm light to the house that once belonged to nobody.
The house had been cleaned up. Yuri waved his hand at the long table in the middle of the main room and created a sumptuous banquet out of thin air. Various barbecued meats were brushed with even sauces, giving them a tempting color. Desserts and vegetables were embellished around the main dishes. The colors were bright and delicious. There were also wine glasses, candlesticks, and other things on the table, embellishing the feast.
"Enjoying food and exploring the city do not conflict." With a courteous smile, Urey took a seat beside the long table, looking very elegant. "Although they are all products of the dream world, this is a dream world. Enjoy to your heart's content."
"It's so boring. We don't need to eat or drink here," Magnum casually sneered. "Should I say that you're really a noble? Even when you create some illusions in this godforsaken place, you still have to put up Typhon 702 Sutim wine and silver candlesticks —"
As he spoke, the short red-haired archbishop of Eternal Rest sat at the long table and cut a piece of barbecued meat for himself. "… Smells good."
Selena looked at the two people at the long table and could not help but frown slightly. "Be vigilant. It's the night in the sandbox world. This world is not safe at night."
"Of course, that's why I'm waiting for the damned Narrator to come knocking on the door." Magnum's loud voice rang from the long table. "He only knows how to create some vague dreams and illusions, and leave some 'God is dead' words in the temple to scare people. Now I'm curious about what he's going to do next. Is he going to knock on the door?"
As soon as Magnum's loud voice trailed off, the temporary residence suddenly quieted down.
"Knock, knock, knock —"
A rhythmic knocking sound came into everyone's ears.
There was a knock on the door.
Magnum had half a piece of barbecued meat in his mouth. After two seconds, he swallowed it down with his eyes wide open. "… Damn it … I was just saying …"
At the same time, the gentle knocks on the door continued, as though the person knocking on the door was extremely patient.
Yuri and Selena's eyes fell on Magnum at the same time. The red-haired archbishop stared and finally waved his hand. "Okay, I'll open the door …"
Gwen stood up one step earlier. "I'll go."
As he spoke, he came to the door made of unknown wood. At the same time, he separated a wisp of his spirit to sense the things outside the door.
There was someone outside the door, but it seemed to be just a person.
Gwen put his hand on the door handle. At the same time, the steady knocking stopped as if the visitor outside had expected someone to open the door and began to wait patiently.
As the door turned, the creaking sound broke the silence of the night. Gwen pushed the door open and saw an old man in a shabby gray robe standing outside the door.
The other party was tall and had white hair and a beard. The wrinkles on his face showed the marks left behind by the merciless passage of time. He was wearing a long robe that had been worn for an unknown number of years. The robe was riddled with scars and the hem was in tatters, but one could still see some decorative patterns. The old man was holding a simple paper lantern in his hand. The lantern's light illuminated a small area around him. In the hazy light created by the simple lantern, Gawain saw another figure appear behind the old man.
It was a young girl in a shabby white dress. Her white hair almost reached her ankles. She stood barefoot behind the old man and looked down at her feet. Gwen could not see her face clearly. He could only roughly judge that she was young, thin, and pretty.
An old man and a young girl, carrying a shabby paper lantern, came to visit in the middle of the night. They did not look threatening.
But inside Sandbox No. 1, in this empty world, their very existence was a kind of eerie thing!!
Gwen did not let down his guard because of the visitor's harmless appearance. He had already assumed that the other party was some kind of test by the "higher-ups." His heart was on the highest alert, but his face remained calm. He asked, "It's so late. What's the matter?"
"There have been no lights in this city for a long time," the old man said with a gentle expression on his face and a very kind tone. "We saw the lights in the distance. We were very surprised, so we came to see the situation."
Such a natural and normal way of speaking.
However, the more normal he acted, the stranger Gwen felt.
Footsteps came from behind. Selena came to Gwen's side.
She glanced at the old man and the girl at the door, nodded slightly, and said in a very natural tone, "Are you a guest?"
"I'm sorry to disturb you at night," the old man said. "Can we go in and rest? It's not easy to see lights in this city again. "
Receiving a visitor at a time when no one was supposed to be there was no doubt that this was a very risky behavior.
However, after looking up and down at the two people at the door for a moment, Gwen suddenly smiled and said generously, "Of course. It's very cold in the desert at night. Come in and warm yourselves up."
Selena looked at the scene with a slightly strange expression. Some strange thoughts inexplicably rose in her mind.
The higher-ups knocked on the door of the explorer, and the wanderer opened the door and warmly welcomed the former as a guest. Then, things got interesting.
Of course, she did not have any evidence to prove that the ordinary-looking old man and girl before her were the incarnations of the Narrator from the upper echelons. But since they appeared under such strange circumstances … even if they were not incarnations, they were clearly not normal people.
In the abandoned house, warm lights illuminated the room. The long table was filled with mouth-watering delicacies, and the fragrance of wine wafted in the air. The guests who came in from the cold night were led to the table.
Yuri and Magnum looked at the strangers in front of them with curiosity and vigilance. The old man gently smiled back at them, while the white-haired girl in a white dress just sat quietly at the side, staring at her feet with her head down. It seemed that she had turned a deaf ear to what was happening around her, but it also seemed that she didn't dare to look at the strangers around her.
"My name is Duwalter." The old man in a shabby robe did not show anything unusual. He just sat down politely at the long table and said with a smile, "I'm a priest still walking in the world. Heh … I'm probably the last one."
Priest …
Gawain caught this word, but he didn't show it.
The old man who called himself Duwalter then pointed to the girl next to him and continued, "She's Naretil."
He just introduced the girl's name and did not say anything else. He did not introduce the girl's identity and the relationship between the two as Gwen expected.
Yuri took the initiative to ask, "Naretil … What a nice name. Is she your granddaughter?"
"No, we just happen to be traveling together." The old man shook his head. "In today's world, it's not easy to find a companion."
The girl called Naretil looked up cautiously, raised her hand, pointed to herself, and said softly, "Naretil."
This seemed to be a self-introduction.
Magnum curled his lips and did not say anything.
"We are a group of explorers who are curious about this city." Gwen saw the two "people" walking out of the deserted night in front of him introduce themselves so casually. He did not take the initiative to ask questions since he did not know what they were planning to do. Instead, he smiled and introduced himself. "You can call me Gwen, Gwen Cecil. This is Selena Geerfen. Next to me is Mr. Yuri Chalvin, and this is Mr. Magnum Kerabal. "
"It feels good to see travelers here again," Duwalter said in a gentle tone. He glanced at the sumptuous food on the long table next to him. "Ah … what a sumptuous dinner."
"You can eat together," Yuri said politely. "It's a virtue to share food."
"The food is really good," Magnum said and sniffed hard. "Sigh … It's a pity. It would be better if there is no stench everywhere."
The whole of Nim Drow and the surrounding areas were filled with a strange, rancid smell, and the lingering smell had obviously affected the archbishop's mood.
Old Man Duwalter heard Magnum's complaint and showed a gentle smile. "The rancid smell … That's normal."
Gwen immediately frowned and asked, "Why is it normal?"
"God is dead," the old man said in a low voice. He put his hand on his chest with his palm facing down. "Now … He has finally begun to rot."
(Oh my!!!)
(End of Chapter)
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