Chapter 237 Another Door
It is located underground in a closed room under the Time Meeting House.
Old A stared straight at a door in front of him.
This door is a separate door frame and door panel standing in the center of the room. It looks very shabby. Compared with this closed room, it looks very abrupt. The walls of this basement without any decoration are rough. It has a cement surface, but the door frame and door panel are very beautiful. If you look carefully, you can even see some patterns on it.
Besides Old A, there are three other people here.
They are all members of the Time Elders Association and are the real core of the Time Assembly Hall.
Some people think that these members of the Elder Council have preserved the memories of hundreds of cycle days, but in fact, the truth is even more exaggerated than they thought.
"Old A, on weekdays, we only need to take turns guarding this door. What happened this time? Why were everyone called together? Did something happen? "A person asked.
Mr. C, a core member of the Time Elders, met Old A 4,300 cycle days ago.
"Yes, Old A, we have taken turns guarding this door for more than 1,500 cycle days. You said it was left behind by No. 1, and we believe it, but what is the use of this door? For such a long time, I haven't been allowed to touch it, let alone open it. I've just been guarding it. Oh, by the way, there's no sound from this door. To be honest, it's boring to death to guard it here alone for a whole day." said this time. It's Mr. W, who is also a member of the Elder Council.
"Old A, our Time Elders Association was full of talents at the beginning. There were twelve core members alone, but now, there are only four of us left. The gatekeeping thing is one thing. Some people can't stand the loneliness, and some people can't stand it. There was no hope, so we chose to give up, and we were a little tired."
"No. 1 has appeared!" Old A said directly without waiting for Mr. Z to finish, and it was like being poured into hot oil. A bowl of water, everyone goes straight to the frying pan.
“Who, who are you talking about?”
“Old A, this is not a joke, is it really No. 1?”
“You don’t mean No. 1 Maybe he has lost his memory? No, according to normal circumstances, he must have lost his memory, otherwise there would be no news. Therefore, even if it is the same person, it is not considered No. 1, because No. 1 is not a body, but a memory."
"I said, No. 1 has appeared, that means No. 1 has appeared." Old A was very sure. The other three people did not question it anymore. They looked surprised and immediately stepped forward to surround Old A. Several people put their arms around each other. Form a circle, then bend down and huddle their heads together to whisper.
"Did you see No. 1 with your own eyes? He, what did he say to you?"
"I didn't see him."
"What? Then you Just said.”
“No. 1, left us a message, it’s on the mission wall of the Time Assembly Hall.”
"Message? How are you sure that it was the message from No. 1? It might have been written by someone else, or it was just a coincidence."
"It can't be a coincidence. That's something only I know. In short, I I'm sure that's the message from No. 1, maybe not from him personally. It's handwritten, and someone may still pass it on, but it must be the meaning of No. 1, even if No. 1 has lost his memory now, or this is just a plan he secretly arranged a long time ago. "Listening to Old A's words, several other people. There wasn’t the same excitement as at the beginning.
"Old A, have you ever thought about whether all this is meaningful? The promise made by No. 1 has not been fulfilled until now. Many brothers are desperate and left, even"
"No wonder No. 1, it's because they themselves failed to live up to expectations. I'm informing you to come, that is In order to tell you this, No. 1 said at the beginning that no matter how long it takes, I hear or see that keyword, it means that the plan has begun. From now on, the few of us will always be guarding this door. Wait!”
“What if I can’t wait?”
"I believe it is possible. I can't wait for this cycle day. I will continue on the next cycle day. If you give up one day, I will continue to wait until"
At this time, dong dong dong , in the silent room, there was a sudden knock on the door.
The four people were startled and stunned.
They glanced at each other first, then turned their heads together and looked at the door.
Dong dong dong dong~
Sure, the knocking came from that door.
In an instant, several people, including Old A, felt as if they were electrified and had goosebumps all over their bodies.
Shocked, excited, excited, and even a little bit of fear.
"No. 1 did not lie to us!" Old A whispered, and you could hear his voice trembling.
This time, none of the other three people said otherwise. Instead, they all nodded seriously.
"Do you still remember what we are going to do?"
"I can't forget it, it's all engraved in my memory."
"Let's start!" Old A took the lead and walked over. In front of that door, he took a deep breath, raised his hand, and knocked softly on the door panel.
Morse code is used, a combination of long and short sounds, which can also be distinguished by the rhythm of percussion.
One long note and four short notes, followed by four short notes and one long note, two short notes, three long notes, and five long notes.
When he hit this point, Old A stopped.
He was very anxious and waiting.
Before, he typed four numbers, 6420, but there was another number, a total of five digits, but for the last number, No. 1 said that the person on the other side of the door would knock.
If you knock correctly, you can continue. If you knock wrongly, the door will be destroyed immediately.
So what happens next depends entirely on how the other side responds.
After a few seconds.
There was a knock on the door.
Morse code with only one digit.
One long sound and four short sounds!
Represents the number 6.
64206, Cocoon Breaking Plan!
“Right!” Old A’s excitement at this moment was beyond words. He felt that at this moment, his life truly had meaning.
In his opinion, too many cyclical days of waiting, day after day, can make even a determined person waver and doubt.
He also had doubts and wavered.
However, he was very determined and persisted.
To him, No. 1 is a kind of faith and a true ‘mentor’.
So he always believed what No. 1 said.
At this moment, all this waiting has come to fruition.
The other three people were also very excited, and some even cried. The tears flowed freely, but they did not dare to make a sound and held back.
Old A also wanted to cry, but he had more important things to do.
No. 1 explained his plan to break out of the cocoon, which was to pass a series of numbers through this door.
As for the specific purpose of this string of numbers, they don’t know, but the core members of the Time Elders Association have memorized this string of numbers and kept them in mind.
Members of the Council of Elders must bear a [contract], which is to keep secrets and fulfill their missions.
It is very simple to leave. Take off the card ring, give up all the cards, and commit suicide!
Amnesia is the only way to break away from the [contract].
Other members of the Elder Council who left all used this method to leave.
But even so, there are still some people who can't bear it and would rather give up their memories than leave.
"If they knew that waiting was meaningful, I wonder, would they regret their original choice?"
Old A sighed in his heart.
And his hand continued to knock on this door panel. It was a very long set of numbers, with 256 digits. The arrangement of this number was the core secret of the Time Elders. In the beginning, there were only twelve of them. Know.
It took them a long time just to write down these 256 digits.
After that, the Time Elders completely disappeared. This organization, which was at its peak thousands of cycles ago, almost gave up its development in a short period of time. With a low profile, the members of the Elders can enjoy enough With the [memory] supply, they don't need to do anything, they only need to guard this door, and at the same time, continue to consolidate the long string of numbers.
Thousands of cycle days have been going through this, which will indeed drive normal people crazy.
The most frightening thing is that if you are shaken and doubtful about this matter, your belief will collapse almost in an instant.
Therefore, some people quit, preferring to commit suicide and lose their memory rather than continue to suffer. Despair is enough to kill any sane person.
Unless it’s a lunatic!
Next to him, Mr. C and the others are constantly reminding and correcting the numbers. They are like a whole body at the moment. If old A is tired of knocking, he will be replaced, and they must maintain high concentration. , because it is not allowed to type a wrong number.
Each number of Morse codes needs to be struck five times, 256 numbers, which is 1280 times.
It doesn’t seem like much, but since you can’t type the wrong one, it’s a waste of energy.
It took a full hour to type out all the numbers in Morse code.
After knocking out the last number, Lao A and the others were all covered in sweat and almost exhausted.
“over!”
Finally, there is a four-letter code. This is also necessary. It means that the information has been transmitted, avoiding misunderstandings and ensuring the integrity of the information.
The next few people seemed to have completed a mission.
They sat slumped on the ground in silence.
"No. 1 said that when this is done, this door will be destroyed immediately." After Mr. C finished speaking, he opened his card book and took out a card from it.
[Burning], three [Mana] are required to activate, which can burn the target with flames.
This is a very powerful offensive card. It is very suitable to be used to destroy this door at this moment.
A few people looked at Old A. After all, this matter also required his nod.
The latter had a look of relief on his face and was just about to nod when at this moment, there was another knock on the door.
It’s still a string of Morse code.
It is interpreted as a few letter words.
‘whoareyou?’
“Who are you?”
Old A and the others were stunned.
No. 1 never mentioned this situation.
Mr. C didn’t know whether he should activate the [Burning] in his hand. He glanced at Old A and whispered: “Give me an accurate answer, burn it or not burn it?”
"You, wait a minute!" Old A seemed to have made an extremely difficult decision. He took a deep breath, quickly walked to the door, and knocked nervously in response.
“I am A, who are you?”
The response from the other side of the door was quicker this time.
“Hello, A, I am LX!”
Old C and the others had strange expressions after interpreting this paragraph.
“What does LX mean?”
“It’s No. 1. The earliest codename of No. 1 in the Council of Elders was Mr. L. Hurry, burn it, burn it.”
At this time, Old A remembered the order left by No. 1, that is, after hearing a knock on the door, connect the secret 64206, and then pass the string of numbers to it, and then immediately burn the door. .
They had committed a foul by not burning immediately and even having a conversation with the being on the other side of the door.
Doing so may have unpredictable consequences.
"Burn, burn it immediately!" Old A was almost roaring at this moment, and Mr. C immediately activated [Burn]. The next moment, the raging flames instantly engulfed the door.
In the flames, more knocking sounds were faintly heard.
But this time, it was so messy and disorganized that it made people’s scalp numb.
It seems that letters and numbers like 'V', '4', etc. can be deciphered.
In the flames, the wooden door made a strange crackling sound, and just when Old A and the others had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly, a terrifying scene happened.
Bang~
Someone is hitting the wooden door.
"Have you figured out something?" Mr. C's eyes widened. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented fear.
What is the number that No. 1 asked them to pass on, and to whom is it passed?
The cocoon-breaking plan, according to No. 1, is the most important step in liberating the prison. So, is No. 1 deceiving people?
At this moment, even Old A had doubts in his heart.
Bang~
The crashing sound started again, and at the same time there was the sound of the wooden door breaking. There was no doubt that whatever was on the other side of the door would definitely be able to break out next time.
While Old A and the others were waiting for the next impact, suddenly, the ground shook, and a huge noise seemed to come from their ears, and then everyone fell into darkness.
(End of this chapter)