Chapter 93 Familiar but strange title page
The next morning.
After Chen Lun had breakfast, he picked up the newspaper Connie ordered on the table.
He flipped through a few pages and finally saw a small recruitment advertisement in a corner.
"It's the secret code of the mysterious association."
Chen Lun understood.
Yesterday, he learned from the code in the newspaper that the association gathering that was supposed to be held as scheduled was postponed to today. The code he saw now confirmed it again.
He pondered for a moment and finally decided to go.
Although it was basically certain that "Black Skeleton" and "Civet" were people from the shelter, he also needed to contact other people in the association to find clues to [Philip's legacy].
"It shouldn't be time for them to close the net completely, otherwise they wouldn't kill the 'fins' alone..."
Chen Lun thought to himself.
But he had a hunch that it wouldn't be too late for the shelter to make big moves, and he didn't have much time.
late at night.
Chen Lun did not take the road to the former site of Pompeii Manor, but chose the previous exit, the drainage outlet of the water beach in the outer city area.
He was prepared to hide his identity in advance. He wore a top hat and completely wrapped his face with a black scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes. Through his powerful memory ability, he familiarly bypassed the winding sewers and returned to the underground tomb.
Dim light bulbs illuminated the round table. Six people arrived early, and the "fin" was absent as it should be.
"Welcome back, Mr. Spades."
The black skull wore a mask and said hello lightly.
"Please take a seat."
Chen Lun took his seat calmly.
Iron Hammer still looked indifferent, thinking about nothing that had nothing to do with him. Xuexue was reading a book leisurely, while the civet cat and the gentleman were talking carefully, seemingly on some insignificant topics. The miser was jingling a few gold coins in his hand.
More than ten minutes passed.
"It looks like 'Fin' won't be coming tonight, let's get started."
Black Skull looked at his pocket watch and said softly.
Chen Lun glanced at him calmly and secretly said, "Good acting skills."
After everyone heard the host's words, they started the first round of trading on their own.
There was nothing special. Iron Hammer sold another metal tennis ball-shaped man-made [Trick] in exchange for two low-sequence mysterious substances from the gentleman.
Everyone else had their own deals. When it was Chen Lun's turn, the gentleman took the lead and said:
"Mr. Spades, regarding the request you made last time, I have a piece of relevant information here... You can take a look at it first. If you are interested, we will discuss it in detail."
The silver pot head shook, took out a manuscript and handed it to Chen Lun.
Chen Lun picked it up and took a look. There were fine pinholes on one side of the manuscript, like the title page that had fallen off a notebook. He looked carefully at the text above:
"-Hey, friend, let me tell you a secret.
I have been to a strange place, encountered many strange things there, and gained many strange things. I don't know exactly where it is, but it feels strangely familiar.
I'm sorry that I can't tell you how to get there because I don't know it myself.
But I can tell you about my experience..."
A paragraph of text was smeared in blue-black ink, and then several keywords were written below, namely "fate", "nature", "nightmare" and "love".
"——I found that there, my extraordinary power was affected, sometimes getting stronger and sometimes weaker. When it is strong, it can even explode with power beyond its own sequence, but when it is weak, it is worse than ordinary people...
If I use one word to describe it, I think ‘absurd’ is the most appropriate word.
…I also met my true love there. She helped me a lot and built a ‘love nest’ for us so that we could live in it without having to worry about strange things happening. This way, I can have a place to stay and slowly explore the place.
The experiences recorded below are only presented to you from my own perspective..."
The content of the title page ends here.
The signature was a name Chen Lun was familiar with - Philip.
The time is June 8, 4405 in the solar calendar.
It’s been 13 years since now, and two years since the last entry in Philip’s diary.
【Discover a special mysterious book! "Philip's Adventures in Wonderland" (seriously mutilated)! 】
Chen Lun's face remained calm, holding the title page in his hand, but secretly complaining in his heart:
"Other mysterious books are Tu Yile. If you really want to become stronger, you have to look at Philip... And this arrogance has been extended to the naming of his own books, which is a real punishment."
Now it seems that most of the belongings that Philip originally buried here are in the hands of "gentlemen". Even if it is not in his hands, it is still closely related to him.
"Mr. Gentleman, I am very interested in the content recorded on this piece of paper. I don't know how you want to trade."
Chen Lun said in a hoarse voice.
A humming chuckle came from the silver pot head, and he immediately said:
"Since Mr. Spades is interested, that's the best...but I don't have the follow-up content with me. If Mr. Spades wants it, he can prepare a [C-level artifact] or ten low-sequence mysterious substances in exchange. ...It’s not too late for us to trade at the next party.”
“Too expensive.”
Chen Lun said in a deep voice.
“Oh oh oh, it’s not expensive at all. The following content is guaranteed to satisfy you, and it’s great value for money!”
The gentleman with the silver pot head used exaggerated body language to express his views.
Chen Lun pretended to be thoughtful, then gritted his teeth and agreed.
After Silver Pothead confirmed the transaction, he tapped his fingers lightly on his thigh, looking very happy.
The next information exchange session was all about bland content. Chen Lun didn't pay attention, but thought about how to get the things in the gentleman's hands.
He does not intend to spend real money in exchange. Firstly, it is too expensive, and secondly, there is no guarantee that it will be all of Philip's belongings...
The best way, of course, is to grab it!
This urinal head didn't have any good intentions, because when he was reading the title page just now, he felt that his sanity had inexplicably decreased by one point.
This is not the SAN value that was lost after witnessing the mysterious content, because my [Maggie Tears] was not triggered, it was more like it was sucked away by the title page.
To use an inappropriate metaphor, the title page stole his sanity and hid it mysteriously.
In this river? This is not in the river.
Chen Lun had never seen or heard of such bizarre things.
He still couldn't figure out why the title page of "Philip's Adventures in Wonderland" could steal other people's sanity, but he knew that the gentleman must be taking advantage of this feature and preparing to do something.
"This party ends here. Everyone knows the old rules, so I won't say more."
Black Skeleton stood up and arranged for everyone to leave.
The gentleman was the first to leave this time. He danced slowly towards the side door of the tomb, and then chose a fork in the road to leave.
At this time, a big black mouse followed him quietly and slipped in.
Kick, kick, kick...
The gentleman swayed and looked happy, tap dancing in the dark aisle.
The heels of the leather shoes made a crisp sound on the ground, echoing softly.
Snap!
He stepped on the mouse to death, splattering a pool of blood.
"Haha..."
Yin Hutou turned around and glanced at the tomb behind him.
"A little trick." (End of this chapter)