"Speaking of it.
Your name sounds a bit familiar. " The youth gave Tang Mo the name 'Zhao Zhao' and walked to the little boy's side. "Fu Wensheng … Fu Wensheng? Fu Wensheng? What is your surname? What is your name? "
The little boy looked at him and asked calmly, "Is this important?"
The youth replied, "Is it important? It is very important.
Eh?
It doesn't seem very important. But your name … ah, I remember. "He clapped his hands exaggeratedly.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"The first stowaway in China to break through the black tower's first floor.
What is his name? Zhao Zhao, do you remember? "The youth turned to look at Tang Mo." It is the one who dragged everyone into the tower attack game.
What is his name? "
Tang Mo replied coldly, "I don't remember."
The youth answered his own question. "Yes.
His name is Fu Wenduo. It is very similar to you. What is your relationship? Looking at your age, are you … the stowaway's son? "
The youth's smile was as disgusting as ever.
He leaned over to the boy and seemed to be teasing him.
Making fun of him.
But there was no real smile in his eyes. He stared cautiously at the little boy, his eyes like a snake, dangerous and treacherous.
"I don't know him." The little boy answered decisively.
"Two months ago, I was dragged into the tower attack game by the stowaway.
I almost died in it.
I hate his guts. You should be the same, right? If I really had a relationship with him, would I have told you my name openly, a name that was very similar to his, and then made you suspect me? "
Fu Wensheng's words made sense.
In China, all players hated the stowaway Fu Wenduo who dragged everyone into the water. In the Attack organization, Luo Fengcheng hadn't told the other members that 'Mr. Fu' was Fu Wenduo. It was because he felt that if Fu Wenduo's identity was announced, the brainless Jack might really go to Fu Wenduo and be beaten up by the other party.
If Fu Wensheng really had a relationship with Fu Wenduo, would he tell Tang Mo and the youth his name? He should hide his real name so that Tang Mo and the youth wouldn't have any problems with him.
The youth looked at him for a moment and smiled. "Perhaps you are using our reverse psychology. Normal people wouldn't tell others even if they had a relationship with the stowaway. They would try to hide it. If you say it openly, we won't be suspicious? "
The little boy had a serious expression on his face as he defended himself, "I just want to tell you, please believe me. Fu Wensheng was my real name. This name was similar to a certain person, but I had nothing to do with him. I'm telling you my real name because I want you to believe me. I can't beat you. If you don't believe me, you can kill me at any time. I want to live, that's all. "
Tang Mo looked at the child's mature and dignified expression while the youth looked at him meaningfully.
Soon, the three of them seemed to have forgotten this conversation and returned to the original topic.
"This moonflower is the same as the one we saw earlier, and this corridor is the same as the one on both sides of us." Tang Mo put the glass cover back on the high platform and looked down at the dark blood on the ground. "The only thing that can be counted as different is this pool of blood."
The little boy said, "According to my speculation, there were three players in this corridor. Their task was the same as ours, to find the moon flower that loves to lie. On the matter of which path to enter the corridor, they must have had an argument first. Perhaps among the three of them, none of them was willing to be the first to enter. "There might even have been incidents where they used force to suppress and threaten their teammates to be guinea pigs.
The boy called Fu Wensheng (not necessarily his real name) tried very hard to join the group of Tang Mo and the youth. Tang Mo glanced at him. Tang Mo knew that for now, the boy really wanted him and the youth to believe him. It was because this was the only way he had the greatest hope of survival.
Tang Mo continued, "Assuming that one of the three players really used force to suppress, then the first player to enter the trap should be dead."
The boy said, "Then the other two players thought that the other way was the right way. They were careless and I'm afraid they also died in the bottomless pit." He paused and looked at Tang Mo and the youth. Then he seemed to suddenly remember something and stared at the green figure above their heads.
The youth smiled. "What are you looking at me for, Xiao Sheng?"
The youth who had just doubted him suddenly called him with such a disgusting and intimate nickname. Fu Wensheng didn't react for a moment. He froze for a moment before standing up and walking to Tang Mo's side. "Zhao … Brother Zhao, I just thought that the figure above my head is red and the one above your head is green. Is it possible that the three players in this corridor have a different colour from us? For example … "
"They are purple." Tang Mo said.
The little boy nodded. "I also think it is purple. It seems that you have been to that bedroom? "
Tang Mo didn't deny it.
The little boy thought, "Then from the beginning, something in this castle hinted at what kind of people we would meet next …"
After entering the Queen of Hearts' Gem Castle, the first branch mission Tang Mo received was to enter the glass greenhouse. In order to find the glass greenhouse, he, the youth and the white-collared woman passed through many rooms and corridors. One of them was a bedroom. In that bedroom, Tang Mo saw a vase with three feathers on the dresser. One is red, one is green, and one is purple.
There were few feathers that were dyed such a strange colour so Tang Mo looked at it a few times and remembered it.
Now he looked at the red figure above the little boy's head and then the green figure above the youth's head. He said, "It seems that after entering this castle, there are many clues and hints hidden in many places." The three different-coloured feathers hinted to the players that there were three teams in the Gem Castle. "We can think about the clues we saw before. It might be useful to complete the main mission. Did you see any other clues? "Tang Mo looked at the little boy.
The little boy thought for a moment. "I was in a palace and saw a very strange sculpture fountain. It was a huge snake. It was very, very big. The palace was very big, but its statue took up two-thirds of the space. Because it was too big, its body turned over once in the palace, just enough for it to bite its tail. Water sprayed out from between its mouth and teeth and flowed out of the palace. I don't know where it flowed to. "
Tang Mo frowned. "A giant snake that bit its own tail?"
"Jörmungandr?" The youth's voice was heard and Tang Mo and the boy looked at him. He was leaning against the wall and saw the two of them looking at him. He smiled and said, "Haven't you heard of Norse mythology? Loki's second child, a giant snake that symbolizes evil called Jörmungandr. In the Twilight of the Gods, it perished together with the Thunder God Thor. Do you know the Thunder God Thor? He's the one … Come, my hammer. You can't even lift my hammer. Hahahaha … "
The youth's laughing point was very strange. His jokes weren't funny at all. The entire Gem Corridor only echoed with his exaggerated laughter. He laughed for a while and found that Tang Mo and the little boy were staring at him with blank expressions. He shrugged and leaned against the wall, humming an ugly song.
Tang Mo roughly pictured the appearance of the giant snake fountain in his heart. This fountain couldn't provide any useful clues for the time being. Perhaps the fountain was hinting at the guards' attack methods? Or was it hinting at the correct way out of the corridor?
Tang Mo believed that the strange lines and patterns he saw on the braziers were more likely to be the correct map out of the Gem Corridor than a huge snake.
The three people checked the corridor again and determined that there were no clues. Then they decided to set off and officially leave this place.
There were three corridors on three sides of the triangular room, belonging to the red, green and purple teams. Tang Mo knew that his luck had always been bad. If he had to choose one of the two paths, he could choose the most difficult one. If he was allowed to make a choice and decide which corridor to leave from, there was a high chance that there would be problems. If the youth didn't give him a chance to speak, then he wouldn't give him a chance to speak.
Tang Mo looked at the little boy. "You choose a path and try it."
The little boy was stunned. "… Me?"
Tang Mo said lightly, "There are three corridors and three doors in the back. You can choose any one. "
The youth smiled as he watched this scene.
The little boy pondered for a moment before saying, "There is no one in the purple team. Now there are three players and we have formed a new team. We will leave from the corridor of the purple team. "
No one objected and the three people walked to the end of the corridor of the purple team. Tang Mo turned to look at the youth. "Mr. Bruce, your favourite door." He gestured with his eyes in the direction of the door handle.
The smile on the youth's face stiffened. After a long time, his smile became more brilliant. He took a deep look at Tang Mo before walking to the door and kicking it open.
There was a loud bang and the wooden door was kicked open.
The three people held their weapons vigilantly. Once they found there was no danger, Tang Mo walked out of the door first, followed by the youth and the little boy. Once they saw the scene behind the door, even the smile on the youth's face froze and he showed a moment of astonishment.
They saw that behind this bright moonlight corridor was a more magnificent and majestic world.
The whole world seemed to be carved from gems. The ceiling was blue pato stone, the walls were bright red crystal and the ground was orange amber stone. The sapphire was like a vast sea, suspended above the players' heads. The red walls and yellow earth were smooth and clean, reflecting the faces of the three people.
The ground made of yellow amber looked too smooth, as if they would slip if they stood on it. However, Tang Mo stepped on the ground twice and the friction was still great. It didn't affect walking at all.
"It seems that the friction here has nothing to do with the gem itself. This is the real Gem Corridor. " Tang Mo spoke decisively and quickly turned around. "The door didn't close on its own. It seems that we can try the other two paths."
The three people walked to the other two corridors and opened the door at the end of the corridor.
Just like the magnificent and aesthetic gem world, behind the doors of these two corridors was a long and narrow Gem Corridor. After witnessing this beauty that humans couldn't achieve twice, Tang Mo was no longer shocked. He analyzed, "When we entered this corridor, we opened the door from a room. Now that room is gone, it has become a Gem Corridor. It seems that we can only choose to enter one of these three Gem Corridors. "
The three people returned to the beginning corridor, stepped over the wooden door and walked out.
There was no need for illumination to walk between such gems. These gems seemed to glow and a fluorescent glow radiated from the inside of the gem. The light wasn't dazzling but once thousands of gems gathered together, the entire corridor was as bright as day.
Walking along the Gem Corridor, Tang Mo felt like he was playing a game for the first time.
This place was as beautiful as a fairy tale.
The three people walked for half a minute before coming to a fork.
The youth deliberately smiled and said, "There are 999 forks in the Gem Corridor. Did we meet one so soon?"
Tang Mo looked at him quietly and concluded that the rules of the youth's game also mentioned that there were 999 forks in the Gem Corridor.
Tang Mo asked, "Which way do we choose?"
At this moment, there were two forks in front of the Tang Mo trio. The two roads looked exactly the same and there was no difference. One pointed to the left and the other to the right.
Tang Mo threw the choice to the little boy.
Faced with this choice, beads of sweat gradually appeared on the little boy's forehead. He didn't say anything as his eyes moved back and forth between the left and right roads. Finally, he looked up at Tang Mo. "Do I have to make the choice this time?"
Tang Mo looked calm. "My luck is very bad. If I choose, there is an 80% chance that there will be a problem."
The youth interrupted, "If your luck is bad, then we will go in the opposite direction. Where do you choose and we will go to the other side? "
Tang Mo glanced at him. "Even if you choose the opposite direction, there might be a problem because the opposite direction is also related to my choice." Tang Mo never had any hope for his bad luck. He even sometimes wondered what kind of sin he had committed in his previous life. Not only did he have such a cheap ability book that scolded him as its goal, but he also had such bad luck that he was powerless to complain.
The youth smiled at Tang Mo's words. He opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something. Then he muttered, "You can't answer my question anyway." Then he closed his mouth.
The choice returned to the little boy.
Tang Mo and the youth looked at him. The little boy was silent for a long time before pointing to the left. "I choose this side."
In any case, there were two choices, either the left or the right. Tang Mo said calmly, "Then we will go this way." Then he strode into the corridor on the left with the little boy.
The youth shouted, "Hey, you won't ask my opinion. What if I don't want to go to the left?"
Tang Mo didn't look back. "Then you can go to the right."
The youth, "…"
In the end, this unlikable fellow still followed them. The three people walked in the corridor on the left. Tang Mo seemed to fully trust the little boy's choice and entered the corridor on the left without hesitation. However, his hand was holding the handle of the small parasol.
The third rule of the game: In every dead end, there were two guards of the Queen of Hearts patrolling.
If this was a dead end, then they would meet the guards of the Queen of Hearts. In this tower attack game, Tang Mo only knew two important game characters. One was the Queen of Hearts and the other was the guards. Needless to say, the former was definitely the big boss of this game. The latter couldn't be underestimated. It appeared in the rules of the game and was used by the black tower to warn players to choose the right fork. It must be very strong.
However, it was unknown if the little boy's luck was too good or if the accuracy of the two choices was relatively high. The three people walked for half a minute before they encountered another fork.
The three people sighed with relief when they saw this fork. This meant that they didn't choose the wrong way and the left road wasn't a dead end. Then the three people became nervous again.
Tang Mo silently looked at the little boy.
The little boy, "…"
This was an important choice related to life. Every decision was like consuming life. Fu Wensheng began to wonder if he shouldn't go with these two adults. Otherwise, if he really chose the wrong way, these two people might turn against him. But under the pressure of Tang Mo's gaze, he had to make a choice.
The little boy said, "… Left."
Tang Mo and the boy walked into the corridor on the left and the youth followed slowly.
This time, the little boy chose the right way again.
There were five forks in a row and the boy seemed to be possessed by the goddess of luck. He chose the right way every time. Every time the three people entered a fork, they would be careful of possible sneak attacks while moving forward at the fastest speed. It was because the black tower said that every human who stayed in the Gem Corridor for more than three hours would hardly be able to walk out of this corridor.
This wasn't the formal rules of the game. The black tower also used the adjective 'it was said.' However, Tang Mo didn't dare take it lightly. There must be a reason why he said the exact number of three hours. It was very likely that after three hours, the Tang Mo trio would never be able to leave this corridor.
Once the three people successfully crossed the seven forks and arrived at the eighth fork, Tang Mo's eyes widened with surprise. The little boy and the youth were also a bit surprised.
They saw that there were three identical corridors in front of the three people.
Tang Mo was the first to react. He stepped forward and touched the entrances of the three corridors. He turned his head. "This time, there are really three corridors. Now … which one should we choose? "He looked at the little boy.
The little boy, "…"
The second rule of the game: At every fork, there must be at least one fork that is in the wrong direction and leads to a dead end.
Only now did Tang Mo understand what this rule meant. Who said that there must be two forks in the road? It couldn't be three or four? Just like what they encountered today, there were three forks. At least one of them was a dead end leading to two guards. It was also possible that two roads were dead ends and only one was the right way.
The little boy felt the pressure and took deep breaths to calm himself down. He chose a path first. "It's still the left one."
Tang Mo stared at him. He could see that the child still had something to say.
Sure enough, the little boy continued, "I don't know if the path I chose is right or not. Suppose that there are two dead ends and one path is the right one. If I choose the right one, then we will continue to move forward and it won't be wrong. I'm afraid … that there is only one dead end. Both roads are the right way and they both lead to a new fork. Brother Zhao, do you understand what I mean? "
Tang Mo looked at him quietly. After a long time, he said, "Since you chose the leftmost road, then we will go."
The little boy was a bit anxious. "Brother Zhao!"
Tang Mo didn't answer him and walked into the left road.
The youth looked on with interest. Seeing that Tang Mo had left, he stepped forward and leaned over to the anxious child. He lowered his voice and said in a very soft voice, "Why are you so anxious? He's ignoring you. It's obvious that he thought of the problem. He isn't anxious so why are you anxious? In any case, isn't it good to be alive? "
The little boy's expression changed when he heard this. He looked up at the baby-faced youth who gave him a malicious smile. Then he put his hands in his pocket and quickly followed Tang Mo's footsteps.
The little boy also followed.
Along the way, the little boy thought that Tang Mo would make some special marks to record the path everyone walked. However, Tang Mo just kept moving forward. He didn't make any marks and looked calm, as if he really didn't realize what it meant or how much danger was hidden behind the multiple forks.
The little boy looked at Tang Mo's back and hesitated for a long time, not opening his mouth.
Soon, he didn't have the mind to think about it. Once the three people reached the end of the corridor, the youth had just taken a step forward when his toes kicked the ground and he quickly moved back. Tang Mo also reacted in a flash. A sharp spear stabbed straight at him and he moved sideways, pulling out the small parasol at the same time.
A dark spear slowly emerged from the air. At the same time, a humanoid playing card guard holding a spear in both hands stepped on the ground and walked out of the air. This was a J card. The guard in the playing card saw Tang Mo avoid the spear and turned to stare at him. Another spear pierced through the air.
Tang Mo quickly recited a spell and opened the small parasol to block the blow. He was sent flying by this attack and stumbled three steps back before he could stabilize himself.
On the other side, the youth took out a dagger and faced another playing card guard.
These poker cards were tall and had terrifying strength. They didn't have any moves when they waved their spears. They just simply stabbed, raised and picked. However, the spear was too hard and sharp and their strength was too great, posing a threat to Tang Mo and the youth. Tang Mo seized the opportunity when the spear pierced through the air. He closed the small parasol and stabbed the tip of the parasol into the centre of the playing card.
There was a crisp sound of metal colliding.
Tang Mo's eyes widened. He stepped on the gemstone wall and turned in the air, shouting, "Be careful!"
The youth also teleported behind another playing card guard at a speed that the naked eye couldn't follow. He held the dagger in his left hand and smiled at the card. "Let's go." His voice fell and the dagger slashed at the neck of the guard. Who knew that his dagger would hit the playing card and there would be dazzling metal sparks. There wasn't a trace of damage on the playing card.
The youth's expression suddenly changed and he jumped away, avoiding the guard's spear.
He turned to look at Tang Mo.
The two of them shouted in unison, "Run!"
Tang Mo and the youth turned at the same time and quickly ran back. While running, Tang Mo picked up the little boy with one hand and threw him on his back, running without looking back. The guards were very fast. They discovered that the Tang Mo trio had actually escaped and hurried to catch up. However, the three people had completely run out of the corridor.
The moment the three people's feet left the corridor, the movements of the two guards suddenly stopped. They stood in the corridor, mechanically turning their heads and returning to the depths of the corridor. Every step they took on the ground produced a rumbling sound, causing the entire corridor to tremble.
Tang Mo sighed with relief when he saw that the two guards were no longer chasing and placed the little boy on the ground. He looked at the youth. "These two guards don't have any fighting skills and their moves and speed aren't very fast. However, they are too hard. I can't make any wounds on their playing cards. Can you? "
The youth replied, "I can't."
Tang Mo gasped a little. "It turns out that the Queen of Hearts' guards are playing card guards. Perhaps she herself is a playing card. Now, no matter what, we definitely can't beat those two guards. In addition, they are hidden in the air. They will only appear when we reach the end of the corridor. Therefore, their attack can be said to be a sneak attack that can't be prevented. This time, we are lucky that they didn't block our way back. "Tang Mo paused and looked at the little boy." You choose another path. "
The little boy asked, "… You still want me to choose a path?"
Tang Mo nodded. "You choose. There are two paths left."
The little boy clenched his fingers and pointed to the middle road. "This one."
"Okay."
The Tang Mo trio entered the middle road again.
The three people didn't have time to make too much analysis of the guards they just encountered because they had a three-hour time limit. In these three hours, they had to leave the Gem Corridor or they would never be able to leave. They would also be made into sculptures of the Queen of Hearts.
This time, the road in the middle was correct, and the three of them came to a fork in the road. There were only two forks this time. The little boy chose the left one and the three people walked in.
Along the way, Tang Mo didn't say anything. He looked down at the ground and it was unknown what he was thinking.
Time passed and the three people didn't know how many corridors they had walked through and how many forks they had encountered. They missed 36 of them. Once they found that they were going the wrong way, Tang Mo and the youth would immediately retreat. The little boy was very clever. The first time he encountered the guards, he wasn't prepared. Since then, he had been following behind Tang Mo and the youth. He didn't want to be a burden to them and he could be the first to turn and escape when there was danger.
However, they eventually encountered two guards who would ambush them. A guard appeared in front of Tang Mo and the youth while another guard appeared behind the little boy, surrounding the three of them.
Tang Mo had no choice but to use the Swallow Ten Thousand Mile Tiger. A powerful hurricane blew away the two playing cards. A road appeared in front of the three people and they took the opportunity to run out, leaving the trap set by the two smart playing cards.
After escaping, the youth looked at Tang Mo. "So it is a prop again? Or … is it an ability this time? "
Tang Mo looked up at him and saw that the youth was still smiling.
Tang Mo replied in a calm tone, "Prop."
The youth made a meaningful 'oh' sound and looked at the little boy. "Choose another path."
Just now, the guards had attacked them from behind and it was impossible for Tang Mo and the youth to save him immediately. The little boy pulled out a gun from somewhere and resisted the attack of the playing card guard. Players who could enter the tower attack game weren't ordinary people. The little boy looked weak, but his gun had just shot out terrifying flame bullets, and all of them had hit the same spot on the poker guard's forehead. It didn't penetrate the playing card but it made the playing card take a few steps back, buying time for Tang Mo and the youth.
The little boy calmly made a choice. "The rightmost one."
Tang Mo nodded gently. "Okay, let's go here …"
"I won't go." The youth's voice was heard and Tang Mo and the little boy looked at him.
The tall and skinny young man was leaning against the red gemstone wall with a disgusting smile on his face. He used his chin to point at the corridor that the three of them had taken a wrong turn and said, "You saw those two guards, right? They are more powerful than all the previous guards. There is a difference in strength between the guards. If we choose the wrong path, the guards we encounter are likely to become stronger and stronger. So … I don't believe him. I won't go that way. "
The youth paused before smiling. "I seem to have said it before. Well … everyone calls me Lucky Bruce? Zhao Zhao, are you coming with me? "
Tang Mo stared strangely at the youth's face. He looked at it quietly until the youth couldn't keep his smile.
At this time, Tang Mo asked, "… Why did you choose the middle one?"
"I want to." The youth smiled. "How about it? Are you going?"
Tang Mo retracted his gaze. "I will go with him on the right."
The youth spread his hands and didn't try to dissuade him.
The three people were divided into two teams. The youth walked to the entrance of the middle corridor while Tang Mo and the little boy walked to the entrance of the right corridor. The little boy looked at the youth hesitantly. The youth waved at him and the little boy immediately retracted his gaze, deciding to follow Tang Mo.
The youth said regretfully, "So, is this really where we separate?"
Tang Mo looked at him coldly and didn't speak.
The youth saw his appearance and the smile on his lips became more brilliant. He sighed. "You are very interesting. I hope to see you again in the future." Then he stepped into the middle corridor. At this time, Tang Mo suddenly asked, "Do you have to go to the middle corridor?"
The baby-faced youth's footsteps paused and he turned to look at Tang Mo. He smiled. "What, did you decide to go with me?"
Tang Mo said, "The two of us will go to the right corridor and you will go to the middle. If you choose the right one, then forget it. If you choose the wrong one and encounter two guards as strong and smart as the one in the left corridor … Mr. Bruce, your chances of escaping are less than 50%. With us, we can take care of each other. Even if the right corridor is wrong, it will be easier for the three of us to escape from the guards and your chances of survival will be greater. "
As if he didn't hear Tang Mo's words, the youth didn't care. "Then goodbye."
The youth stepped into the middle corridor. He hummed a little tune, his hands in his pockets, and walked easily. At this moment, he heard footsteps behind him. His out-of-tune song paused and he turned to look.
In the resplendent and gorgeous Gem Corridor, a delicate-looking youth and a little boy walked out from the corridor's entrance.
The youth smiled. "Zhao Zhao, do you want to go with me again?"
Tang Mo's eyes stared at the smiling youth for a long time. The youth deliberately stared back at him, as if he wanted to stare back. The little boy felt strange and wanted to open his mouth to break the silence when Tang Mo smiled. His lips curved. "We meet again, Mr. Bruce. I thought about it. Three people was better than two. Even if you choose wrong, at least the three of us have a greater chance of survival. So let's go together. "
The youth laughed and didn't speak. He continued to hum his tune as he walked forward.
This time, the middle corridor was right.
After walking for half a minute, the three people reached a fork in the road. This time, there were four roads. The little boy looked at Tang Mo awkwardly. Unexpectedly, Tang Mo didn't look at him this time. Instead, he looked at the youth. "I didn't expect you to guess right this time, Mr. Bruce."
The youth stated, "I said I have always been lucky."
Tang Mo suggested, "Why don't I let you decide where to go this time?"
Hearing this, the little boy heaved a sigh of relief. The youth narrowed his eyes and looked at Tang Mo. "You want me to decide?"
"If you don't want to, let the child continue to choose the road." Tang Mo casually said, "You are both very lucky compared to me. There is no problem for either of you to choose the road. Fu … "Tang Mo paused and asked," Child, which road do you choose? "
He didn't expect to have to choose the road himself. The little boy said, "The right …"
The youth smiled. "I will also choose the right."
Tang Mo said, "It is a coincidence that you chose the same road. Then choose the right."
In the corridor on the right, Tang Mo and the little boy walked together while the youth walked alone. He seemed used to being guarded by his teammates. He calmly walked forward, only looking at Tang Mo from time to time. He vaguely felt that something was wrong and carefully observed Tang Mo from head to toe before retracting his gaze.
There was really nothing unusual. At most … his attitude towards him was a little better?
But soon, the youth was ignored by Tang Mo again. Tang Mo basically just asked the little boy where he wanted to go and didn't care about him at all. It was only when there were many forks in the road that he would 'condescend' to consult the youth's opinion. Every time Tang Mo asked him which road he wanted to take, the youth's smile would become brighter, as if he saw something interesting.
The three people walked for more than two hours.
When they reached a fork in the road with seven forks, the three of them stopped in their tracks. They were silent and did not speak.
"In fact, from the first time we encountered a fork in the road, we all knew that this game wouldn't let us go so casually." Tang Mo suddenly opened his mouth and the youth and the little boy looked at him. He looked at the seven identical corridors with calm eyes. "There is a time limit of three hours and there are 999 forks in the Gem Corridor. On average, it takes 30 seconds to walk from one fork to another. That is 10800 seconds in three hours. We won't waste a second and can walk up to 360 forks. "
The little boy said, "Yes, I knew this from the beginning. But the more important thing is the problem of multiple forks."
More than two hours ago, the little boy wanted to remind Tang Mo of this. "The rules of the black tower's game say that every fork must have at least one dead end. Do you know this rule? If it is a fork in the road, needless to say, it is either one or two. Even if we go the wrong way, as long as we look back, it must be the right way. But if it is a fork in the road, let's say there are three forks and we won't meet any guards. There is only one at the end of the road and we can easily choose the wrong way. If we follow a road, it might be right at first but in the end, we might encounter a situation where all the forks are dead ends. "He looked up." The black tower didn't say that there must be a right way at the fork. "
Tang Mo looked at the calm and rational little boy and said, "Yes. Maybe one time, we will encounter a fork in the road and all the forks will be dead ends. It is because we went the wrong way from a long time ago. At a fork in the road, we chose a road that seems right but is actually wrong. If we take this road, we will meet a dead end sooner or later. It is like a maze. A short unobstructed road doesn't mean it is the way to the end. It is likely that after a long time, we will discover that it is a dead end. "
The youth raised his hand. "Then what is the use of saying this now?"
Tang Mo glanced at him. "Of course it is useful. First of all, in terms of time, it is impossible for us to go to 999 crossings. Second, the probability of us going the wrong way is infinitely close to 1. As long as we go the wrong way, we will meet guards. If the strength of the guards can gradually increase, we will be killed by them sooner or later. In this case, I don't see how to leave this corridor. No one should be able to go out. "
The youth added insult to injury. "But someone went out. Didn't the two crows say that a little girl walked out of the magical Gem Corridor?"
During the first branch mission, Tang Mo, the youth and the woman heard the two crows talking. They said that a little girl left the Queen of Hearts' Gem Corridor. She was the only one to leave this corridor.
Tang Mo said lightly, "Yes, I know. Then there must be a way to leave this corridor."
The youth's smile disappeared.
The little boy also realized something and looked at Tang Mo. "Have you found the right route?"
Tang Mo looked down at him. "Do you remember the sculpture fountain? It isn't Jörmungandr or any other mythical character. It is the Ouroboros, it is … infinity. "
The youth's smile disappeared as he seemed to understand something.
The little boy's eyes slowly widened. After a long time, he was startled. "Infinity, the Möbius ring, there is only one curved surface?"
Tang Mo replied, "Yes. You saw the fountain sculpture in the previous Side Quest, but what I saw were some strange curves. I always felt that these curves were a bit familiar but I couldn't remember where they were familiar or what they had in common. It wasn't until just now that I slowly understood that your giant snake sculpture means the infinity symbol. It means that the head and tail are connected and it means a Möbius ring. "
In the 19th century, the mathematician Möbius discovered that turning a strip of paper 180 ° and gluing it from end to end gave a magical ring. This ring had only one curved surface and a pen was used to draw a line on the ring. In any case, the line would return to the origin and form a closed circle.
This was the Möbius ring.
"Most of the lines on the brazier are closed shapes, and some of the twisted curves even have some symbols of infinity hidden in them. It's just that I didn't notice these. "Tang Mo said.
Perhaps the three players in the purple team also saw the other prompts. Unfortunately, they didn't survive and shared the clues with Tang Mo's group. It wasn't until now that Tang Mo understood that the first two seemingly simple branch missions of the black tower were actually giving players hints on how to leave the Gem Corridor.
The Gem Corridor was a Möbius ring.
Even if you walked through 999 forks, even if you walked through every intersection, you would never get out. It was because it was connected end to end.
After understanding this, the little boy asked, "But what if we know? How can we get out?"
Tang Mo glanced at him and saw that the youth was also looking at him with interest. He asked calmly, "Have you read Alice in Wonderland?"
This was a very famous children's book that had been remade in many films and TV series. The little boy had certainly read it. He nodded.
Tang Mo said, "There is also a Queen of Hearts and a little girl called Alice. In that novel, the Queen of Hearts said something to Alice that later gave rise to a famous theory of knowledge. "
The little boy was only in his early teens and hadn't heard of any knowledge theory related to Alice in Wonderland.
The youth suddenly opened his mouth. "The Queen of Hearts' theory."
Tang Mo looked at him. "Yes, the Queen of Hearts' theory. The Queen of Hearts said to Alice that in her country, you wouldn't necessarily move forward if you ran hard. You would just stay in place. Alice said that in her world, as long as you ran in one direction for a while, you would definitely move forward. However, the Queen of Hearts told her that in Wonderland, you could only move forward if you ran at twice the speed. "
According to the Queen of Hearts' theory, hard work didn't necessarily bring progress. Only when hard work reached a certain level and completely made an earth-shaking innovation was it possible to change the status quo.
"If you run at a certain speed, you can only stay in place and can't leave …" The little boy thought for a moment. Once he understood, he asked, "What is double the speed?"
What was considered an earth-shattering innovation, an earth-shattering change?
Tang Mo picked up the small parasol and pointed the tip at the bright ruby wall.
He smiled slightly. "Smash the wall."
Boom!
A minute later, there was a deafening sound and a fist-sized hole was smashed in the ruby wall. Then Tang Mo, the youth and the little boy sped up and dug the hole until it was big enough for one person to pass through.
The three people climbed out of the hole in turn. At this time, regardless of whether their climbing posture was a bit doggy, the three people immediately stood up and observed the surroundings.
The little boy exclaimed, "Why are we still here?"
Yes, this was the corridor they had left from at the beginning, the corridor belonging to the purple team.
The three people walked forward and found a pool of black blood on the ground. The little boy wondered, "This is really the corridor we left from at the beginning. Then did we leave the gem …" His voice stopped abruptly. The little boy looked back and was stunned to find that the hole they had just drilled out of had disappeared!
It wasn't just the hole. The Gem Corridor they had just drilled through had turned into a black wall. The three people checked and found that the hole and the Gem Corridor were gone. They turned to look in front of them.
They saw that behind the high platform where the moon flower was placed, the once high wall had disappeared and was replaced by a tall and majestic door. The door was quietly locked, as if waiting for someone to open it.
The little boy understood. "… That is the Queen of Hearts' bedroom."
Tang Mo smiled. "Yes, that is the Queen of Hearts' bedroom."
They came out.
The Gem Castle of the Queen of Hearts was a place of spatial disorder. The Gem Corridor was a trap from beginning to end. The 999 forks had no meaning and the guards at the end of the dead end had no meaning. If they wanted to leave the Gem Corridor, they didn't need to choose the right path or defeat the guards. They needed to break the Möbius Ring, realize the Queen of Hearts' theory and make earth-shaking changes.
The Tang Mo trio smashed the wall of the Gem Corridor and now successfully came out.
While smashing the wall, Tang Mo returned the moon flower to the little boy. It was because of the fourth rule of the game: only the person holding the moon flower could walk out of the Gem Corridor.
Tang Mo wasn't sure if the little boy could get out of the hole without the moon flower. Just in case, he returned the flower to the other person.
Now, each of the three people was holding a moon flower in their hands.
Tang Mo said, "Let's go to her bedroom."
The little boy nodded and followed Tang Mo's footsteps.
The baby-faced youth's voice was heard behind the two people. "So as long as the moon flower is inserted into the vase, the Gem Corridor will be closed forever?" As he spoke, he walked up to keep up with the two people. "Ah, isn't this game going to end soon? This is so boring. I want to play a little more. Why don't we go back to the Gem Corridor and play for a while? In any case, it won't be three hours. "
Tang Mo glanced at him coldly. "If you want to continue playing, you didn't have to go through the hole with us."
The youth spread out his hands with a grin on his face.
The three people walked to the Queen of Hearts' bedroom. The little boy said, "Be careful, maybe there is a trap in the bedroom or maybe the Queen of Hearts …"
Whoosh!
A sharp dagger flew in front of Tang Mo's eyes, almost brushing against his eyelashes. There was a clang and the dagger was nailed to the wall. Tang Mo reacted very quickly and avoided it. Then another silver knife passed in front of his eyes. This person's sneak attack came so suddenly that the little boy didn't even have time to scream. Tang Mo barely avoided it twice, his figure unstable and he fell back.
The baby-faced youth smiled, his fingers dexterously flipping a silver butterfly.
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Knife. The sharp knife often grazed his fingers, constantly attacking Tang Mo's eyes. Tang Mo kept falling back until he finally supported himself with one hand.
Taking this opportunity, the baby-faced youth reached out and grabbed the moon flower in Tang Mo's other hand.
Everything happened too fast. The little boy only saw the general situation before the baby-faced youth's right hand grabbed the root of Tang Mo's moon flower. At this moment, Tang Mo was unexpectedly prepared. He supported himself with one hand and stood up straight. At the same time, his other hand held the baby-faced youth's wrist, preventing him from grabbing the flower.
The baby-faced youth's smile disappeared and he looked up at Tang Mo with astonishment.
Tang Mo turned his hand and a huge match appeared in his palm. He aimed the red match head at the baby-faced youth's right arm and slammed it. At the same time, a hot flame ignited in Tang Mo's palm.
The flame reached 1535 ° C and ignited the match, igniting the baby-faced youth's right arm.
Tang Mo waved the giant match and drew a perfect arc in the air. The match head rubbed against the ground and the flames dissipated, but the match head was black. On the other side, the baby-faced youth took three steps back. He looked up at Tang Mo and shouted, "You." Suddenly, there was nothing under his feet.
The baby-faced youth reacted quickly and grabbed Tang Mo's trousers.
A dark bottomless pit suddenly appeared in the middle of the corridor. This bottomless pit was exactly the same as the one Tang Mo encountered before. Three hours ago, the white-collared woman fell into the same bottomless pit. Three hours ago, the baby-faced youth pulled Tang Mo's trousers and was constantly sucked down by the hole.
However, the baby-faced youth was much stronger than the white-collared woman. He grabbed Tang Mo's trousers with one hand while the other arm was burning with flames. He didn't seem to feel any pain as he pulled Tang Mo's trousers. He didn't need Tang Mo's help and was about to climb up.
At this time, Tang Mo slammed the giant match into the ground. He looked at the baby-faced youth who was about to climb up and smiled. "Thanks to you, I know what the real role of this match is. Only a high temperature flame above 1500 ° C can ignite this match. The things ignited by this match won't be extinguished until they are completely burned. "
The baby-faced youth's action of pulling Tang Mo's trousers stopped and he stared at Tang Mo.
Tang Mo said, "If I cut off your arm now, you can still live. Otherwise … Bai Ruoyao, you will be burned alive by it. "
Bai Ruoyao's eyes widened as he stared at Tang Mo. The flames crackled as he stared at Tang Mo, as if trying to remember this person in his heart. The next moment, he suddenly smiled. He didn't hesitate to release the hand holding Tang Mo's trousers and shake the silver butterfly.
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The saber forcibly chopped off his right arm that was on fire.
The baby-faced youth fell into the bottomless pit. His voice, mixed with laughter, came from the bottomless pit and echoed in the corridor. "Zhao, I'm looking forward to our next meeting. You must never meet me again … "
At the same time, a clear child's voice was heard in the corridor.
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