The sky gradually darkened. At 4: 30 in the afternoon,
The sun was already setting in the west. A shining white five-pointed star bloomed in the western sky,
It blended in with the round sunset. Tang Mo stood on the small building,
Staring closely at the strange five-pointed star. Downstairs, several members of the Nanjing Group had gathered.
"That is Captain Xiao's signal." Fu Wensheng's startled voice was heard. Tang Mo turned to look.
The child had run out at some unknown time.
He looked at the five-pointed star in the west. He explained, "Previously, a player in Nanjing used a very useless prop as a reward.
He exchanged information with the Nanjing Group. His prop was this signal flare. There were four in total.
Two of the five-pointed stars were given to Captain Xiao.
He told the Strategy Group to contact him directly if there was an emergency. This is the first time Captain Xiao has used this signal flare in this month. Did something happen to him? "
Fu Wenduo's voice was calm. "There is time to send out the signal flare, indicating that it can still be delayed. It isn't fatal. In addition, this is Nanjing. "
He heard his brother say this.
Fu Wensheng nodded, as if he had eaten a reassuring pill.
Fu Wensheng quickly went downstairs to meet his teammates. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo followed behind him. They didn't completely walk over and stood in the distance, watching the dozen members of the Nanjing Group. The Nanjing Group had a total of 43 members.
26 of them were participating in an instance outside and hadn't returned. The 17 people in front of them were all members of the Nanjing Group.
Chai Rong said, "Xiao Jitong sent a signal.
There must be something he wants us to do. In this way,
Xiao Rong and I will take a few people. You will stay here. "He picked 10 players to stay in place.
The other six people followed him to find Xiao Jitong.
The young woman standing next to Chai Rong pondered for a moment.
She calmly said, "Captain Xiao can send out a signal flare.
It has nothing to do with the black tower game. He must have encountered something else. It is likely to be a stowaway. You guard the base while I will go with the captain. After an hour, no matter what the situation is, we will send someone back to report. If no one comes back, you should run quickly. "
Fu Wensheng was one of the ten people who were left behind. When he heard this, he wanted to say something, but he closed his mouth after opening it.
Someone asked strangely, "Should we run?"
The woman nodded. "Even the Captain can't deal with stowaways … it is more practical for you to run."
The Nanjing Group determined their next action at a very fast speed. Within a minute, Chai Rong and the other players set off in the direction of the signal flare. The rest of the players were not idle either. They began to organize all the useful items in the organization. If a powerful enemy really appeared, they would need to respond immediately.
Fu Wensheng came back and looked at Fu Wenduo. "Something might have happened. Two months ago, a group of stowaways attacked the base. At that time, we lost more than a dozen members before repelling the stowaways. Big Brother, Tang … "Fu Wensheng's voice stopped. He didn't know what to call Tang Mo. He blinked awkwardly and finally gave up." I intend to avoid the limelight. Something that even Captain Xiao felt was troublesome must be very troublesome. This is a matter of the Nanjing Group. I can't avoid it … "
The implication was that Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo didn't belong to the Nanjing Group and could leave now.
Fu Wensheng said this but her eyes were staring expectantly at Fu Wenduo. He looked seriously at his big brother without a trace of doubt in his eyes. Fu Wensheng always bullied him when he was a child and he was suppressed by Fu Wenduo's name when he grew up. However, Fu Wenduo wasn't a person who would run away. His big brother was very reliable and responsible. It was absolutely impossible for him to leave Tang Mo alone and he wouldn't leave the Nanjing Group.
Fu Wensheng hadn't yet opened his mouth when a male voice was heard. "I intend to go and see."
Fu Wenduo and Fu Wensheng turned to look at Tang Mo. Tang Mo calmly said, "I have been in contact with Xiao Jitong. The big turkey game is relatively critical but he wasn't too nervous from beginning to end. He is a very calm person and won't rush to release the signal flare unless something important happens. " He paused and looked at Fu Wensheng. "You just said that this is the first time he used the signal flare after a month?"
Fu Wensheng was stunned for a moment before nodding. "Yes, this is the first time Captain Xiao has used it."
"Then it is very interesting. As your captain said, he can release the signal flare, indicating that he isn't in an instance. The tricky matter has nothing to do with the black tower game. I don't think he released the signal flare because of stowaways. "
Fu Wensheng frowned. "You might not know this but Captain Xiao's ability is very practical. However, his strength isn't high. If he really meets a powerful stowaway, he might not be able to beat them. He can only release the signal flare at a critical moment and call us over. "
Tang Mo didn't answer when Fu Wenduo said, "Based on his cautiousness, his ability isn't offensive and he doesn't have a strong ability to protect himself. He will never act alone."
Fu Wensheng agreed. "Yes, Captain Xiao has been acting with Sister Ningning. Sister Ningning is very powerful and is only a bit worse than the captain. "
"Then he can't run. Can't he let Ningning escape and come out to report?"
Fu Wensheng was stunned before he thought, "What if Sister Ningning can't escape?"
Tang Mo smiled. "Then he won't release the signal flare. If Ningning can't escape, it means that the enemy is stronger than everyone's imagination. It's not necessarily useful for the Nanjing Group to go. Instead, they might pull themselves in. If Xiao Jitong encounters a powerful stowaway, he should choose to stay behind and let Ningning escape to report. Then the Nanjing Group and the Strategy Group would join hands to make a plan and then act. He won't do such a reckless thing without a plan. "
Fu Wensheng carefully thought about Tang Mo's words and didn't refute it. Tang Mo was right.
Tang Mo said, "Let's go and see what is going on."
In the gradually sinking sun, Fu Wensheng had just figured out what was going on when he looked up and saw Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo striding out of the Nanjing Group's base, heading in the direction of the pentagram signal flare. He hurried to catch up. "Brother, take me with you. I also want to see what is going on."
Fu Wenduo stopped and looked down at Fu Wensheng. Fu Wensheng's whole body stiffened when he looked at her, and she walked forward seriously. Fu Wenduo stared at him for a moment before his lips curved. In the end, he didn't stop him and the three people walked towards the place where the signal flare was fired.
There was one thing Tang Mo didn't say but he knew that Fu Wenduo understood what he meant.
If it was just because the person who fired the signal flare was Xiao Jitong and they had contact with Xiao Jitong, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo wouldn't choose to walk over and see the truth of the matter. Their curiosity wasn't that heavy. The real reason …
Tang Mo raised his head and stared solemnly at the huge black tower suspended in the sky.
"It's too close …" Tang Mo murmured.
Fu Wensheng didn't hear it clearly. "What did you say?"
Tang Mo shook his head. "Nothing."
Fu Wensheng wasn't very familiar with Tang Mo. His impression of Tang Mo was still 'the powerful player who inexplicably killed a psychopath and looked terrifying and unfathomable'. He didn't ask again.
Fu Wenduo heard this and looked at Tang Mo. His lips curved as he followed Tang Mo's gaze and looked at the black tower.
The place where Xiao Jitong fired the signal flare was too close to the black tower.
The dazzling five-pointed star was sandwiched between the red sunset and the black tower. On the left was the sunset and on the right was the black tower. This position was very subtle and people couldn't help but think that Xiao Jitong's urgent matter was related to the black tower.
It was best if there was no relationship.
Tang Mo secretly thought in his heart.
The Nanjing Group's base was a distance from Xinjiekou. After walking for half an hour, the three people successfully arrived at the black tower. Chai Rong was surprised to see Fu Wensheng and immediately went up to ask, "Xiao Sheng, why are you here?"
Fu Wensheng said righteously, "I followed my brother."
Fu Wenduo raised an eyebrow and glanced at Fu Wensheng. Fu Wensheng subconsciously shrank his neck but soon straightened his chest.
Chai Rong, "…"
"It is different to have a brother." Chai Rong muttered. He couldn't reprimand Fu Wensheng in front of him.
In the centre of Xinjiekou Square was a tall statue of Sun Yat-sen. Above the statue was a dark tower-like object suspended 100 metres in the sky. Xiao Jitong and Ningning stood under the Black Tower. Seeing Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo, Ningning hugged the silver sword in her arms. Xiao Jitong was surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, Mr. Fu."
Tang Mo walked over and asked directly, "What happened? Is it related to the black tower? "
Xiao Jitong didn't wonder why Tang Mo knew that the matter was related to the black tower. He took Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo outside the square. They stood on the road and looked up at the black tower. The bright sunlight shone on the Black Tower, but all the light was absorbed by the tower, and there was no light at all. Tang Mo carefully observed the black tower for a long time. He was about to ask what was going on when his eyes suddenly widened.
His eyes slowly widened and the next moment, Tang Mo was shocked. "What is that?"
Xiao Jitong smiled and nodded. "Yes, it is that."
On the body of the Black Tower, there were three extremely small white spots of light. These three spots were too small and couldn't be seen without looking carefully. The black tower was 100 metres high and the three spots were only the size of a human fingernail. If Tang Mo's eyesight hadn't improved, he would never be able to see these three flashing spots.
It was like an ellipsis on a computer. From left to right, the three small white spots lit up in turn. Once they all lit up, they all dimmed. Then they lit up from the leftmost side and repeated.
Tang Mo observed for a moment before looking at Xiao Jitong with a dignified expression. "What is that?" There was no surprise in his tone. It was solemn.
The smile on Xiao Jitong's face gradually disappeared. "I don't know."
What were the three small spots that constantly lit up on the black tower? No one knew. But this was a more important event than the stowaways' attack.
Three months ago, the black tower suddenly announced that it would update to the 2.0 version. Since then, there have been assembly instances and reality instances. Every player must attack the tower once every three months. Now there was an abnormality in the black tower.
Tang Mo immediately thought, "Is it only Nanjing's black tower or does it exist in all the black towers in the world?" Tang Mo had carefully looked at the black tower in Shanghai before coming to Nanjing and didn't find this strange spot. There was a 90% chance that it didn't exist and a 10% chance that he didn't find it.
Chai Rong said, "I have sent people to Zhenjiang to see the situation. Xiao Jitong also suspects this problem."
Everything that could be done was done. Everyone stood in the same place, quietly watching the three spots on the black tower.
"How did you find it?" A low voice was suddenly heard.
Xiao Jitong turned to look. He looked at Fu Wenduo and smiled after a moment. "It is a coincidence."
"It is because of me."
Everyone turned their heads to look at Ningning.
Ningning had been standing to the side while everyone was discussing and didn't say anything. She said coldly, "Every time I survive a black tower game, I will come here and look at the black tower. Captain Xiao came with me. This time, the instance we cleared was very close to here. I didn't go back to the base and came here directly. When I look at it, I look very carefully, so I see those three dots. "
"When was the last time you came to see the black tower?" Tang Mo suddenly asked.
Ningning was stunned. "About 10 days ago. After we cleared the big turkey game, I came to see it myself at noon. "
Tang Mo asked, "When you came to see it 10 days ago, you didn't see the three spots?"
Ningning replied, "No."
Tang Mo asked, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
Ningning was resolute. "I can't be wrong. I sit here and look at it for an hour before leaving. "
Tang Mo noticed something was wrong and looked at Xiao Jitong. Xiao Jitong smiled at him and shook his head. Tang Mo didn't ask anything more.
Everyone had their own hobbies. For example, after Tang Mo was miserably cheated by the black tower, he liked to kick the stone tablet under the black tower. It wasn't impossible for Ningning to sit here and look at the black tower.
Things suddenly fell into a deadlock.
"Now we don't know when these three points appeared or if they only exist in Nanjing." Xiao Jitong analyzed. "But there is no doubt that these three points are definitely unusual. Chai Rong, find someone to block this area and don't let other players come in for the time being. "
Chai Rong nodded.
Tang Mo said, "At least 10 days ago, these three points didn't appear. That is, on February 23rd, these three points didn't appear … "
The sun slowly set and the sky darkened. Once the sun sank into the horizon, the three small bright spots gradually became clear. They were still difficult to find but they weren't completely invisible.
Tang Mo said, "Find someone! Determine the specific time when these three points appeared. "
Chai Rong was stunned. "Find someone?"
Xiao Jitong understood Tang Mo's meaning. "Yes, find someone! These three points are difficult to find during the day but at night, it becomes much easier to see them. Chai Rong, go find someone. Find the players who live nearby. Nanjing is different from other places. Players' lives are relatively stable. There must be players who live in the same place and don't change places. We can ask them if they saw these three points and when they saw them. This way, we can know the specific time when these three points appeared. "
Without further ado, Chai Rong quickly arranged for members of the Nanjing Group to find players living near the black tower.
Xiao Jitong was right. If it was any other city, this method wouldn't be feasible. It was because players all over the world were like frightened birds. They had been on the road looking for food and water. However, Nanjing was different.
Players generally liked to gather near the base of large organizations because it was safer. For example, the large shopping mall where the Attack organization was located had many reserves. In addition, Nanjing was a city that was too stable. Players didn't need to find a large organization to rely on. They could just find a place to settle down.
The Nanjing Group was very prestigious in Nanjing. Half an hour later, they found more than 20 players living near the black tower.
Xiao Jitong briefly explained the matter to them and they shook their heads, indicating that they had never seen the three points. They didn't look so carefully at all.
10 minutes later, Ningning brought back a 14-year-old junior high school girl. The girl was very short. She was scared and curious when she saw the members of the Nanjing Group and Strategy Group. Once Ningning told her the identity of Chai Rong and Xiao Jitong, her eyes brightened. "… You are Captain Chai and Captain Xiao? I saw them! "
Xiao Jitong asked, "When did you see them?"
The female junior high school student recalled, "I entered the 279 instance nine days ago and just came out. The night before I entered the instance, I seemed to see a bright spot flashing above the black tower. I'm not sure if it was these three dots … the building I live in is a bit far from here. "
The hope that the group had just ignited was quickly shattered.
Xiao Jitong pulled the girl aside and carefully asked her about every detail she had seen. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo walked away from the black tower's coverage. The three points were close to the top of the black tower. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo found the highest office building nearby and came to the rooftop, standing in a closer position to observe the black tower.
Tang Mo saw a total of three black towers.
The black tower in Suzhou, the black tower in Shanghai and the black tower in Nanjing.
Every black tower looked exactly the same from the outside, there was no difference.
Tang Mo felt a strange feeling in his heart as he looked at the black tower. It felt like he had returned to four months ago. In that six months, he had sat by the window of the library countless times. After finishing the work at hand, he would turn his head and look at the black tower. At that time, the black tower was still a shadow and couldn't be touched.
Now, it was heavily pressed against the earth and three small dots of light were constantly flashing at the top of the tower.
Tang Mo calmed his heart and said, "There is a 70% chance that the girl didn't see wrong. She is an ordinary reserve player and would think about how to survive at this time. She wouldn't be in the mood to look at the black tower. However, she is the only person who said she saw the dots of light on the black tower. Ningning came 10 days ago and didn't see the dots. She also saw these three dots on the night of 10 days ago. "Tang Mo paused before saying the number," February 23rd. "
Tang Mo frowned, thinking about what was special about this day. At this time, he heard Fu Wenduo whisper, "The earth has been online for 100 days."
Tang Mo was stunned and quickly turned to look at Fu Wenduo.
Fu Wenduo said lightly, "November 15th, the earth went online. February 23rd is exactly 100 days. "
Tang Mo suddenly understood.
Yes, February 23rd was exactly 100 days after the black tower announced that the earth went online. If there was anything special about this day, it should be this. But …
"Is there a special game for 100 days?" Tang Mo looked at Fu Wenduo. "There is a Christmas Eve game. After the New Year and Spring Festival, the black tower didn't respond. Assuming that these three dots of light are really related to the earth going online for 100 days, it is now March 5th and 10 days have passed. 10 days … why is it 10 days? "10 days passed and the black tower didn't respond.
Fu Wenduo's lips curved as he stared at Tang Mo.
Tang Mo looked at him, wanting to hear the answer from his mouth. But after a long time, Fu Wenduo still smiled at him and didn't answer.
Tang Mo asked, "… Fu Wenduo?"
Fu Wenduo replied, "I don't know."
Tang Mo, "…"
It was like a teacher staring eagerly at the student in class, waiting for the student to give an answer. He didn't expect the student to say 'I don't know' so straightforwardly. There was nothing wrong with Fu Wenduo's words but Tang Mo felt strange. After getting along with this person for a long time, he felt that this person knew everything. At least on some questions, Fu Wenduo could always give different answers.
When Tang Mo thought about things, his thoughts were generally neat, orderly and logical. Fu Wenduo was different. He could always think of unexpected things. This way of thinking was extremely aggressive, sharp, and impactful. Thus, he and Fu Wenduo had a tacit understanding on this point. The two of them could complement each other and consider things the other person didn't think of.
Just like him and Victor, the two people had very different styles when playing bridge. Tang Mo was more orthodox while Victor was more treacherous. The cooperation between the two of them was meticulous and made up for every shortcoming.
Tang Mo's heart moved as he inexplicably remembered that name.
"Tang Mo?"
Tang Mo shook his head and put aside the strange feeling when his name was suddenly called. He said, "Perhaps Xiao Jitong has thought of the connection between February 23rd and the earth's 100th day online. Let's go down and exchange information with them. Then we can think about these three points together … "What was going on?
His voice stopped abruptly.
Fu Wenduo jerked his hand around Tang Mo's shoulder and hugged his face from behind. The hot palms covered his face and Tang Mo froze in place, his breathing stagnant. At this time, he felt Fu Wenduo pull his face to the side.
It was as if he was making way for something.
Tang Mo recovered. "What's wrong?"
Fu Wenduo's eyes were fixed on Tang Mo's back. Tang Mo noticed that something was wrong. He wanted to turn his head to see the situation but Fu Wenduo's other hand was already on his shoulder. Fu Wenduo touched Tang Mo's right face with one hand while the other was on his shoulder. He exerted a little force and turned Tang Mo around.
"It stopped."
The sky was dark and the cold wind blew from a distance, rolling over the ground of the rooftop. Fu Wenduo's voice rang in Tang Mo's ears and his heart skipped a beat. Tang Mo looked in the direction of Fu Wenduo's body and his lips opened slightly after seeing it clearly.
"… It stopped?"
Under the black tower, Ningning suddenly stood up and said coldly, "It stopped."
Xiao Jitong was asking the female junior high school student when he heard this. He quickly looked at Ningning and ran outside the square at the fastest speed, looking up at the three small white dots. He saw that at the highest point of the black tower, the three small white dots that had been flashing suddenly stopped.
The three small white dots were fixed on the black tower, no longer beating. They were just abruptly suspended in the air.
Tang Mo's heart surged with a strong sense of danger as his eyes swept over a western clock in the distance. On the clock, the hour hand pointed to the 6 position and the minute hand was about to move to 12. There was only one small square left.
It was 17: 59.
"Hurry up and leave Nanjing!" Tang Mo shouted. This thought inexplicably emerged in his mind. He didn't know why he suddenly thought of this but he vaguely felt that his judgment wasn't wrong. This was the effect of Chen Shanshan's super intelligent thinking ability. Every time he judged something, there was a 10% chance that his judgment was correct.
Fu Wenduo released the hand on Tang Mo's face. He intended to ask Tang Mo the reason but he saw Tang Mo's solemn expression and didn't ask.
"Okay."
Tang Mo immediately turned to run downstairs but Fu Wenduo directly took his hand. "Let's go directly."
Tang Mo looked at him with amazement and soon saw Fu Wenduo holding his waist, almost carrying him on his shoulder. Tang Mo didn't have time to react as Fu Wenduo carried him over three skyscrapers, constantly moving away from the black tower.
Tang Mo was stunned by this reckless act of flying in the air. Once he reacted, he was about to break free when a child's voice was heard over Nanjing. At the same time, this voice was heard over China. Hundreds of children's voices hummed a familiar melody. They didn't sing the lyrics but Tang Mo found it after listening for a while. "The Painter?"
It was the melody of the Painter.
Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo stopped on the roof of a building not far away and stared at the dark tower. They saw the black tower's body flashing with a white light, like a small star that constantly flashed. The light wasn't very dazzling but it made people feel strange. It was accompanied by the overwhelming singing of the children. The cold night wind blew and Tang Mo clenched his fingers.
After humming "The Painter" once, the white light suddenly stopped.
"Ding dong! On March 5th, 2018, China's 10 districts have confirmed the opening of the extra instance 'The Last Person's Garbage Cleaning Game.' "
"The rules of the game —"
"First, from 18: 00 on March 5th to 6: 00 on March 6th, 2018, all players who have set foot in China District 6, China District 49, China District 194 … China District 1002 will be considered players of that area and will participate in the game."
"Second, the game time is from 18: 00 to 6: 00 the next day and the game location is the above 10 districts."
"Third, a group of rabbit heads will appear every hour. Killing a rabbit head will give you a badge. "
"Fourth, China District 6 will set up 11 garbage disposal stations, China District 49 will set up 5 garbage disposal stations … China District 1002 will set up 6 garbage disposal stations."
"Fifth, send your surprise to the garbage disposal station and you can clear the game."
"Sixth, each player can only enter the garbage disposal station once."
"Seventh, players who clear the game can get a break. Within six months, they can only attack the tower once."
"Eighth, the loser will immediately enter the tower attack game and the game difficulty will be hard mode."
"Ninth, announce the list of the 10 districts. China District 6: Nanjing, China District 49: Dongying … China District 1002: Guyuan. "
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