Fantasy Game: Infinite City

Wei Mingchen came to the door of Su Wen's room, which was diagonally opposite the woman's room. When he was about to knock on the door, the door of the room behind him was opened. Pei Zuocheng came out. He glanced at Wei Mingchen, then turned and walked towards the woman's room, but Wei Mingchen stopped him.

"You also think she might not be?"

There was something else behind Wei Mingchen's words, but Pei Zuocheng understood what he meant.

"It seems that you have already confirmed it, so that woman is also a player?"

"Well, so I plan to..."

"Click."

"Click."

The sounds of two door locks being opened temporarily interrupted the conversation between Pei Zuocheng and Wei Mingchen. Su Wen and the other woman, who came out of the room almost at the same time, looked at each other with Wei Mingchen and Pei Zuocheng, and then gradually the four of them looked at each other. It seemed that none of them trusted each other very much.

During this interview where everyone's eyes were scattered, Pei Zuocheng and Wei Mingchen discovered that Su Wen and the woman seemed to be looking at other places, as if they had something urgent to do and wanted to leave. Pei Zuocheng and Wei Mingchen looked at each other. Although no one spoke, they understood each other that Su Wen and the woman must know some information that they didn't know. Although they didn't know what it was, it must be very important.

"You two seem to be planning to go somewhere else. Can you tell me what you found?"

"You do seem to be in a hurry."

Pei Zuocheng and Wei Mingchen, one on the left and one on the right, blocked both sides of the corridor, and Su Wen and the woman understood that if they didn't get an answer, they would probably not let them leave. Now, if they entangled with them any longer, they would lose the opportunity, so they prepared to tell them what they were going to do.

"Go find Jerome."

"Go find Jerome."

Su Wen and the woman gave the same answer in unison, which made everyone present, including Su Wen and the woman, feel equally surprised.

"In that case, why don't we go together? We also want to find more information."

"As you wish."

The woman walked towards Pei Zuocheng's direction, which was the right side of the corridor. Because of the previous conversation with Magnus and Ha Jin, Wei Mingchen and Pei Zuocheng knew that that direction could lead to other buildings in the manor and directly to Jerome's room.

However, Su Wen walked to the left side of the corridor and went straight to the stairs. From there, he could go directly down to the lobby on the first floor and then go to the outside of the manor. Pei Zuocheng took two quick steps and grabbed Su Wen's wrist.

"Jerome's room, it'll be faster to go that way."

Su Wen glanced at Pei Zuocheng's arm that was holding her wrist, then looked back at Pei Zuocheng, who had let go of her wrist.

"Feel sorry."

"Jerome is no longer in the room."

After saying this, Su Wen hurried down the stairs. Pei Zuocheng followed him immediately. Wei Mingchen, who was on the other side of the corridor, continued to follow the woman. He thought that although Su Wen and the woman's words were not credible, the woman in front of him was indeed heading towards Jerome's room. Compared to the vague statement that "he is not in the room", Wei Mingchen would rather go to Jerome's room to take a look. Even if he is really not in the room, he can wait there and maybe find some other information.

The flowers bloom at two ends, one on each side.

The location of Wei Mingchen and that woman.

"You already know everyone's name except yours. Isn't that unfair? After all..."

"Alba."

The woman said a very common French name. Wei Mingchen observed the woman's appearance. She had a very typical French face and her gestures were also quite elegant. She was either French or mixed-race. In any case, she was related to France.

"Perhaps you said a false name."

"Believe it or not, it doesn't matter to me."

The woman's tone was calm and her emotions were not fluctuating. It seemed that Alba was indeed her real name.

Soon, after passing through the corridors and some stairs of the manor, Wei Mingchen and Alba arrived at the door of Jerome's room. Alba stretched out a hand and knocked on the door.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

No one responded from inside.

"Click."

Wei Mingchen walked over, stretched out his hand and grasped the ball-shaped door handle, turned it gently, and the door lock opened. It seemed that there was no one inside. After looking around the room and the corridor outside the room, and confirming that there was no one else, the two walked into Jerome's room.

There was almost nothing special in the room. The furnishings were very ordinary, all children's things. There were not many things in the room, but there were quite a few books scattered on the floor, the table and the bed. Some of them were like the ones Magnus and Ha Jin had talked about, recording some rituals or spells.

“Why would a kid under ten years old study these things?”

While Wei Mingchen was observing the books, Alba opened the closet in Jerome's room. There were only some children's clothes in it and nothing special. The same was true in the drawers of the closet. After closing the door of the closet, Alba temporarily joined Wei Mingchen, who had just finished observing the books, to conduct a more detailed investigation of the room.

"Quack."

"Ok?"

When Wei Mingchen was looking for clues in the room, his feet suddenly sank a little when he passed a carpet. There seemed to be something uneven under the carpet. Wei Mingchen bent down and lifted the carpet, and saw two shallow burn pits on the floor. Wei Mingchen's action of lifting the carpet also attracted Alba's attention, so she walked over to observe.

"These seem to be traces of something being burned. Do you have any idea?"

Alba looked at Wei Mingchen who was investigating the burn marks and found that after he touched the carbon ash remaining in the marks, he seemed to have entered a strange state. He should have activated or used some skills. Alba's guess was indeed correct.

"Help me find a piece of paper and a pen."

Although she didn't know what Wei Mingchen wanted to do, Alba felt that helping Wei Mingchen might not be a wrong choice at this time, so she walked to the table next to her and took down a sketchbook with several pages torn off and a pencil clipped in it. She handed them to Wei Mingchen, who was half-kneeling in front of the burn marks.

"Scrub..."

"Skill Name: Scholar's Inspiration"

"Skill type: Active skill"

"Skill Range: Close Combat"

"Duration: 10 minutes"

"Cooling time: None"

"Skill Description: When scholars rack their brains and cannot find a way to go further, often inadvertently, inexplicable inspiration will appear in their minds, unconsciously guiding them to clues."

"Feature 1: You need to find clues of interruption before you can start"

“Feature 2: A maximum of three clues can be saved at the same time. If the number or duration is exceeded, the earliest clue will disappear.”

“Feature 3: The recorded clues will be recorded in the player text panel and will not disappear when the clues disappear”

"Feature 4: If you use a skill when the clue is too close to the "answer", there is an 85% chance that nearby neutral units will become hostile. If the "answer" unit is an active unit, the same effect will be obtained, and the damage received from the "answer" will be doubled."

"Special effect: If you successfully release a skill on the "Answer" unit, if you still survive after being attacked, you will temporarily possess a skill owned by the "Answer" until the player dies or leaves the current instance. At the same time, the "Answer" unit will become a neutral unit and will not actively attack the player."

After Wei Mingchen took the sketchbook, he immediately started drawing with the pencil clipped in it. With the friction sound of pencil and paper, it didn't take long before a sketch was drawn by Wei Mingchen on the book. Alba took a look and saw a tall and burly figure on it. His body seemed to be surrounded by something. She couldn't see his face or features, such as scars or tattoos, but from his naked body, she could tell that he was a man. On the side of this man, behind an overturned chair, she could see the profile of a child, who was lying behind the chair, but he didn't seem to be afraid, and he shouldn't be avoiding this man.

"This kid should be the Jerome I'm looking for, but who is the man next to him?"

"Could it be Harkin?"

After seeing the sketch in the sketchbook, Wei Mingchen and Alba gathered together to discuss it. Now, compared to Jerome, the identity of this man is more noticeable.

"Probably not. Based on the proportions in the painting and the height of the furnishings on the walls in the room, we can tell that this man is more than two meters tall. We have all seen Ha Jin before, and his height should be around 1.9 meters. And judging from the width of his shoulders, this man is obviously stronger than Ha Jin."

"Su Wen said before that Jerome was not in the room. I think I know why."

While talking with Wei Mingchen, Alba accidentally glanced out the window and found that from the side of the window of Jerome's room, she could see the manor owner's building. On the floor where her guest room was located, there was a room with a window that could see this location. That room should be Su Wen's guest room.

"Squeak..."

"Jerome's window was open and not locked. Someone must have closed the window from the outside."

"That means someone has climbed out from here. Jerome is a child. There is no platform outside the window, only some smaller building protrusions. With his strength, it is impossible for him to climb out of the window by grabbing these places. But if Su Wen saw Jerome climbing out of the window at that time, then he must not be alone."

"Can you use your powers again?"

"Did you find any other traces?"

"There."

Alba stuck her head out of the window and pointed at a building protrusion on the side below. There seemed to be a vague groove on the protruding stone. It looked like it was made by something very powerful or heavy. It looked a bit like a cylinder, but not quite.

Wei Mingchen looked in the direction Alba pointed and also noticed the mark. The two returned to the room, and Wei Mingchen immediately activated his skills and began to draw in the sketchbook.

"All right."

After the drawing was completed, a picture appeared on the paper. It was a burly man carrying a child on his back, climbing down quickly. It was obvious that he had great strength. The mark that Alba had just discovered was actually made by his fingers when he was climbing. However, the man in the painting still lowered his head and his face could not be seen clearly. However, the child he was carrying showed his face this time. According to the previous description of Magnus and Ha Jin, the child was indeed Jerome.

"They should have climbed out of the window and landed on the ground. If we go to where they landed, we may be able to find more information."

"I think it's better to wait for them here. At least I won't miss them."

Alba's words made Wei Mingchen think. Indeed, instead of following the clues to find someone, it is better to wait here. After all, Jerome will come back eventually. From the clues obtained before, it seems that the man has been acting according to Jerome's instructions.

Moreover, his own skills also have drawbacks. From the first clue, that man does not seem to be an easy character to deal with. Although Wei Mingchen is confident in his own strength, he is not prepared to fight a battle without certainty. To sum up, staying here is indeed the best choice.

Wei Mingchen and Alba decided to stay in the house and wait for Jerome to return. They found a relatively secluded corner to hide and stay alert at all times. Wei Mingchen hid behind the pendulum clock in the room, while Alba hid in the closet.

Time passed by, and the surroundings were unusually quiet. Suddenly, there was a slight noise outside the door, as if someone was walking towards the house.

The door slowly opened and a figure appeared at the door.

Wei Mingchen and Alba observed secretly and found that they did not know this person, and the clothes he wore did not match the background of the copy at all. After he entered the room, he sneaked straight to Jerome's bed, lay down in front of the bed, and began to grope for something from under the bed.

"Boom."

However, the thing he found seemed to be stuck under the bed and could not be taken out for the time being. However, the man did not give up and continued to reach for something. However, the thing was stuck very tightly and Jerome's bed was very heavy, so he could not lift it. Just when he stood up and prepared to rest for a while, his eyes suddenly looked out the window, and then he pounced and fell to the ground.

"Den!"

Suddenly, something shot into the room at a high speed from the open window, and then was deeply nailed into the wall, making a loud noise. If the man had not fallen to the ground in advance, he would have been nailed to the wall at this moment. The man turned over from the ground and looked at the wall. The thing nailed to the wall was a shovel.

"Click!"

The wooden handle of the shovel was shattered into pieces by the impact. It was obvious that no matter who threw it, his strength was incredible.

"cut!"

Perhaps knowing that he was no match for the opponent, the man immediately fled in disgrace. After he left, Alba and Wei Mingchen also came out from their hiding place and observed the shovel head nailed into the wall. Of course, this time they tacitly avoided the window.