Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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At this time, people in the institute came to have dinner one after another. Everyone looked not very good. What happened today made them all overwhelmed.
Gu Wuji tentatively found a female researcher to ask questions. Of course, at this time, he used his acting skills as he acted out the feeling of a handsome man who was eager to know the answer to the question in a gentle and loving way in front of the woman.
Lu Yuanzhou was shocked, feeling that Gu Wuji was not normal when he asked the question.
The other party was very impatient at first, but after seeing Gu Wuji’s face, she felt very happy that such a handsome man asked her questions so sincerely, and her attitude changed immediately, “If it’s something that has nothing to do with confidential things, it doesn’t matter if I tell you.”
Lu Yuanzhou next to him fell silent when he saw this scene. He was obviously quite handsome! Why are there no NPCs who are so friendly to him? Is it because he doesn’t seem to have such a sincere tone?
Lu Yuanzhou began to doubt life.
“Of course it has nothing to do with confidential matters, it’s just that I’m still curious about Director Fiona.” Gu Wuji asked. He felt that there must be something wrong with Director Fiona.
“Ah, after all, Director Fiona has a special personality, and it is natural for people to be curious.” The researcher said: “Although he looks very undisciplined, he is actually very reliable. If it weren’t for the fact that his fiancée had an affair and accident…”
“Huh?”
The researcher sighed, “That was before, and the fiancée was also a member of our institute, but unfortunately she died in an accident. After that, Director Fiona became the director. Now that it is like this, the research of this institute is regarded as his most important thing…”
Gu Wuji nodded, “I see.” He already had a vague premonition.
The brown-haired woman he met may be Director Fiona’s fiancée…
“If you meet him, don’t mention this matter. Director Fiona will be very sad.”
“Of course.” Gu Wuji nodded.
After eating, Gu Wuji and Lu Yuanzhou wandered around the institute again. The conditions here were really good, but there was an extremely strong yin energy lingering around them.
It gave people the feeling that many people had died here, which made Gu Wuji frown. This place had given him such a strange feeling since before. There were so many ghosts here that it was abnormal.
Maybe the danger of this copy was not only the ability of the mermaid, but also some aspects that they were not aware of.
Gu Wuji found an opportunity to go to the unmonitored bathroom, where he prepared to summon ghosts to come out and ask questions, but the strange thing was that he couldn’t feel the presence of ghosts around him.
“What’s going on?” Gu Wuji was a little confused.
It was definitely impossible that there were no ghosts in this place, but they could not be summoned. Could it be that just like other previous copies, the ghosts in this place were also bound together as a whole?
But the ghosts in the pool could be purified easily. Did this mean that the ghosts in this copy were divided into two types…
“Forget it, we should know the truth of the matter by then.” Gu Wuji gave up thinking about it and left the bathroom.
Lu Yuanzhou outside had a worried look on his face. He had been waiting for Gu Wuji outside the toilet for so long, so worrying whether there was a ghost inside, he almost broke in. Fortunately, Gu Wuji came out in time to avoid Lu Yuanzhou being killed.
The two came to the library inside the institute. Of course they didn’t have permission to access the reference room, but the library had all kinds of books anyway, so it should be about the same.
The two of them came in with such a casual attitude. So, the library administrator sat over there, glanced at them coldly, and then said nothing.
Lu Yuanzhou wanted to complain about this attitude. People like them came here to die. Why didn’t they look well on others before they died?
Gu Wuji discovered that the library had a wide variety of books, including many fairy tales. He didn’t know who they were for… But his hand fell on the Daughter of the Sea picture book, and he thought of the system tip in his mind, so he took it out immediately.
At the same time, a song seemed to suddenly sound in his mind, and at this moment, it was as if sea water was flowing past him…
The manager’s voice suddenly sounded, “What are you doing?”
Gu Wuji immediately jumped from there, he was now in a sober state and held the book in his hand, “I just want to borrow this book to go back and read.”
“Then come and register.” The manager showed a little surprise in his eyes when he saw the book in Gu Wuji’s hand. Then he tried his best to pretend to be calm and spoke like this.
When Lu Yuanzhou came out, he couldn’t help complaining about the manager’s attitude, and then seeing the book in Gu Wuji’s hand, he asked, “Do you think this is related to this copy?”
“Maybe.” Gu Wuji said.
The two of them found a quiet place and studied the picture book seriously. The people nearby had slightly subtle expressions when they saw the two grown men reading such a children’s picture book so seriously.
The content of this book was exactly the same as that of Daughter of the Sea that Gu Wuji knew, but it was written much more concisely for the convenience of children to understand.
Lu Yuanzhou couldn’t help but sigh, “It would be great if the boss of our dungeon was as kind as that mermaid.”
“In this case, this dungeon wouldn’t appear at all.” Gu Wuji said.
“That’s right.” Lu Yuanzhou said.
Gu Wuji put the picture book away. Although he didn’t see anything now, the hallucination he felt when he got it just now should not be an illusion.
….
That night, Gu Wuji was lying on the bed and wanted to read a book, but he fell asleep just as he was reading. And just like yesterday, he had another dream amidst the singing.
This time he was on a small boat above the sea. The surrounding environment was extremely dark. Dark clouds covered the sky and the sun was covered by dark clouds. The storm caused huge waves to roll up on the sea surface, giving people a very shocking feeling.
The next moment, with a huge wave, he was knocked directly into the water. He struggled in the sea water, but his body was completely unable to resist the terrifying power of nature.
Under such circumstances, the singing voice ringing in Gu Wuji’s ears became clearer and clearer, as if it was coming from behind him.
He turned his head subconsciously and saw the silver hair floating in front of his eyes, and the beautiful golden eyes.
“What on earth are you…”
Before Gu Wuji could say anything, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
He came to the research institute, and standing in front of him was Director Fiona. This seemed to be Director Fiona’s room.
The other party was not aware of his presence but was doing work in the room.
Gu Wuji turned around and saw a group photo on the bedside. There was no doubt that the woman on it was the brown-haired woman he had seen before.
“Is this an illusion he wants me to see?”
Gu Wuji slowly walked aside. He could clearly see what Director Fiona was doing at this time.
The picture in front of him was so real that it even made Gu Wuji feel that he had traveled to a certain time period instead of dreaming.
Not long after, Gu Wuji opened his eyes wide.
….
The second day.
When Lu Yuanzhou woke up, everyone else was already outside.
Everyone’s expressions were extremely ugly. The singing that sounded in their ears yesterday had reached the level of a terrifying noise, and it was even like countless ghosts whispering in their ears.
The effect was so terrible that almost everyone couldn’t sleep well.
As for the players who couldn’t hear the singing yesterday, one was even found dead on the bed, with a look of pain on his face and his hands pinching his neck. It was hard to imagine what must have happened to him last night… …But what could be imagined is that it must be an extremely terrible thing.
But in comparison, Falcon and his two men looked like they had slept comfortably, and their expressions were quite leisurely.
Immediately, several players who couldn’t see the hallucination rushed over and had the idea of becoming friendly to him. They really didn’t want to be like that person and die in the bed inexplicably.
Lu Yuanzhou’s face was also ugly. Although he was fine, when he woke up, he noticed that he was lying next to the door, as if his body was out of control when he fell asleep.
Even if he asked the female ghost he released to monitor, the other party just shook his head and said nothing happened.
The female ghost had no consciousness of her own and acted on instinct. Since she didn’t see anything… it proved that there were indeed no other ghosts in this room, and everything was done by his body.
“What the hell is going on…can I survive tonight?”
“It seems that you are all in danger.” Falcon said with a smile, “Now you know, I am the worthiest person here. You people should believe it.”
“Yeah, look who can sleep more soundly than my boss!” The younger brother next to him said proudly.
Just when everyone had various thoughts in their hearts and couldn’t help but want to defect to Falcon –
Gu Wuji’s door opened. He also looked leisurely and walked out as if nothing had happened. He even looked more energetic than Falcon. It was as if this copy had no impact on him at all, and he just slept until dawn.
“…”
Everyone immediately fell silent, and Falcon’s younger brother opened his mouth even more, as if he had just realized what he said was not good.
He had seen with his own eyes how Gu Wuji mingled with those anxious mermaids before! How could someone with such a psychological quality not be able to sleep well!
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