Neverland

The two-day mission buffer period is fleeting. Xu Muzhou has already understood the process of entering the mission timeline. neck, lying in bed waiting to fall asleep.

But Xu Muzhou probably had something on his mind, tossed and turned on the bed, didn't fall asleep for half the night, until the distant sky began to turn white, then he threw his head on the pillow and fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes again, he suddenly found himself standing in front of a big iron gate.

The last internship task left him with a psychological shadow, Xu Muzhou looked around subconsciously, until he found that there was no one else except Yan Cen, he was relieved.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that he was staring at him, Yan Cen turned around and asked, "Stupid?"

"No." Xu Muzhou stretched out his hand to wipe his face: "It's just that I haven't gotten used to the peaceful life of just the two of us."

Yan Cen was amused by his hopeless appearance, and said earnestly: "Then you'd better get used to it as soon as possible."

After he finished speaking, he stepped forward and walked in the direction of the iron gate first.Xu Muzhou rubbed his face, he didn't rush to check the door with Yan Cen, but took two steps back to check the surrounding environment.

This is an open-air environment, and the sky is completely dark.Xu Muzhou was wearing a long-sleeved casual shirt, and was still shivering a little from the night wind. He rubbed his arms and felt the temperature of the environment. He felt that it was probably late autumn.

In front of him was an asphalt road with an extremely steep slope, winding down.From Xu Muzhou's perspective, he could only see two bends at most, and the rest were blocked by roadside trees, so he couldn't see clearly.A row of blue bricks about ten centimeters high was built on the curb of the road, extending along the road.

Xu Muzhou knew at a glance that this design specification was for non-highway winding mountain roads, most of which were built in scenic spots or mountaineering parks. Because there is no need for driving, the road shoulders will be slightly shorter.

This kind of mission background in 2017 undoubtedly made Xu Muzhou feel relaxed. He glanced back at Yan Cen, and found that Yan Cen was still tossing about the door, so he decided to walk down to see where it was.

This walking path is not long, about 30 meters will turn the first bend, but there are no street lights on the side of the road, and the shadows of the trees rustle in the night, which sounds a bit intrusive.

"...After the founding of the People's Republic of China, you can't become a genius." Xu Muzhou was a little numb from the atmosphere, so he cheered himself up and said, "Not even ghosts."

But this road seemed a bit too long, Xu Muzhou turned the first corner, and the following is still a healthy walking road extending downward.Xu Muzhou measured the length with his eyes, and felt that he should be at the top of the mountain with a high probability.

Xu Muzhou still remembered the "special circumstances" in the mission information, so he didn't dare to go too far for a while, after a quick look at the situation, he turned back and prepared to meet Yan Cen.

At the other end, Yan Cen had skillfully pried open the huge lock on the iron door.

When Xu Muzhou came back, he saw Yan Cen undo the chain hanging from the door. He bent a long steel wire into several knots and put it back into his cuff.

"...What a novel skill." Xu Muzhou looked at the iron wire, then at the fist-sized iron lock in Yan Cen's hand, and pointed with a complicated expression: "May I ask what else you have?" won't you?"

"This is a normal practical skill." Yan Cen threw the iron chain to the ground without changing his face, and pushed open the rusty iron door first.

After walking not far in, Xu Muzhou was almost dazzled by the colorful lights.

— This is a small playground.

A small iron house was built near the entrance of the playground. It seems that it can accommodate two or three people. The glass windows are locked tightly, and there is no one inside.There are a few lines of red stickers on the glass, which are the prices of the various rides inside.

[Ferris wheel, 20 once. 】

[Carousel, 15 rounds. 】

Xu Muzhou looked inside, and he really saw a low-profile ferris wheel about ten meters high hidden in the shadow of the trees, and there were circles of colorful lights hanging on the car, flickering in various colors.

The amusement park is obviously in the business phase, the lights on the various rides are on, and the loud speakers outside the bumper car project are still playing loud heavy metal rock music.

It seems that everything is normal, but what is abnormal is that this amusement park is obviously in the process of operation, but there is no one in it.

Since the last campus mission, Xu Muzhou has been very sensitive to this abnormal reality. He didn't dare to raise his legs and walk in, but subconsciously moved two steps towards Yan Cen, and asked, "Brother Yan ?”

Yan Cen was staring thoughtfully at the stone path leading into the playground, but he didn't hear clearly what Xu Muzhou was saying.

Before Xu Muzhou called again, Yan Cen had already walked into the playground without saying a word.

This playground is small in scale, but the amusement facilities inside are quite complete, such as roller coaster, bumper car, pirate ship, everything, but the size is much smaller than Xu Muzhou's perception.

Yan Cen stood still in front of the roller coaster's entry instructions, raised his head slightly to look at the winding driveway in the venue, squinted his eyes and compared the size with his hands.

According to the visual inspection, the height of the highest lane of this roller coaster is only two meters high, and the part of the landing lane including the buffer is only a little over ten meters. From the perspective of power, the place seems a bit cramped.

The carriage of the roller coaster is lying quietly at the entrance of the driveway, and the LED lampshade on it is silently flashing, as if it is ready to start at any time.

In addition to the roller coaster, other rides are similar.

- This is not a normal environment.

After the rock music on the stereo was played, it automatically switched to the next song. It was an old Cantonese song, which was much more pleasing to the ear than the less famous rock music just now.

In fact, apart from the fact that "no one" made Xu Muzhou feel a little uneasy, this amusement park didn't look eerie.On the contrary, since the colorful lights in each project are brightly lit, most of the entire playground is covered by light, and there are almost no visual blind spots.

While people have an instinctive sense of dependence on "light", they will also derive a sense of security from it.

When Yan Cen was researching the height ratio of each item, Xu Muzhou focused more on the environment itself. He didn't quite know why the mission's awakening point was placed in a deserted playground, but he was sure What's more, at least there should be clues he wants to know.

Every amusement project is surrounded by stainless steel railings. Xu Muzhou doesn't have Yan Cen's superb lockpicking skills, and he doesn't bother to climb over the wall. He looks around outside to make sure there are no special items inside.

Probably because it was built on the mountain, the sightseeing trail of the playground not only twists and turns, but also has a lot of ups and downs.

Going further inside is a row of iron sheds without doors. Several sheds are placed side by side on a deliberately raised stone brick platform. Inside are different stalls. Very simple ring game.Xu Muzhou took a closer look and found that most of the cold drinks in the freezer were produced around May 2017, 5.

Xu Muzhou reached out and rummaged through the freezer again, and found a kind of miscellaneous-brand popsicles that were purchased the most, and looked at the place of production.Consumables such as ice cream are mostly purchased from nearby manufacturers.So even if you can't be sure where you are now, you can barely draw a rough range.

The place where the ice cream is produced is a second-tier city in the north. Xu Muzhou has been here on a business trip, but he only stayed for a short time, so he doesn't know much about it.

He put the things in his hands back into the freezer, ready to look for clues elsewhere.

Yan Cen seemed to have finally finished the field trip of the amusement project, and he had already followed. His pace was a little hurried, and he was slightly relieved when he saw Xu Muzhou.

"Did you find anything?" Yan Cen asked.

"Not many." Xu Muzhou said, "A little useless environmental clue."

Xu Muzhou straightened up as he spoke, and was about to walk further along the tour route, but he couldn't meet the mission target, and he felt flustered.

However, before walking down the steps, Yan Cen heard a crisp national curse from below.

Under the steps of the slow platform is another field that extends out. In this open space, there is a platform for a merry-go-round horse. It has been half activated, and the carousel is slowly shaking up and down.

What made Xu Muzhou's scalp tense was that a three or four-year-old child was sitting on the white horse closest to the trail.

The child was very delicate and cute, with a round face and lively eyes, looking very happy, clapping his hands and smiling at Xu Muzhou.

Xu Muzhou was caught off guard by seeing a child, and his mind was filled with horror movies about supernatural toddler incidents, and he almost gave himself a jolt.

Hearing his exclamation, Yan Cen was afraid that something would happen to him, so he jumped off the jogging platform, grabbed Xu Muzhou's arm, and pulled him behind him.

"What's wrong?" Yan Cen asked.

"Ah...it's okay." Xu Muzhou coughed uncomfortably, poked his head out from behind Yan Cen, and carefully stared at the child for a long time, but he didn't notice any sudden deformation tendency of the other party.

"Brother!" Sitting on the horseback, the child giggled and stretched out two small arms like lotus root arms to Yan Cen: "Hug."

Xu Muzhou still had lingering fears, he stood still and did not dare to move.Yan Cen glanced at him, stepped forward, bent down and picked up the child.

"Who are you?" Yan Cen asked.

The child didn't know if he understood, so he clapped his hands and smiled, "Look for my sister."

"Looking for my sister?" Xu Muzhou was taken aback, then turned to look at Yan Cen: "...Is this the object of the mission? The obsession is to find his sister?"

"No." Yan Cen got the news he wanted, put the child back on the horse mercilessly, strode over and grabbed Xu Muzhou's wrist, and said in a deep voice, "Listen to me, It's a false world."

Xu Muzhou was stunned: "What...?"

"All the missions of Neverland are within the real world line, never in the void world." Yan Cen didn't give Xu Muzhou time to digest, and pulled Xu Muzhou out without any explanation: "So it's not our mission world."

"Everything in this place is very real, but it cannot withstand scrutiny." Yan Cen said: "Not only is the amusement facility too small, the cold drinks in the freezer only have the place of production, production time and shelf life, and the coding of other products is without exception. It's missing...Xu Muzhou, this is a world created by subjective thinking."

As Yan Cen said, he had already pulled Xu Muzhou to the edge of the playground.As Xu Muzhou guessed, this is a climbing park built on the top of the mountain. Yan Cen's station is probably near the side peak, and the mountain wall below is very steep.Xu Muzhou took a visual inspection, at least a hundred meters away.

Xu Muzhou stared blankly at Yan Cen: "So? When did you find out?"

"The moment I woke up." Yan Cen stood still in front of Xu Muzhou, and said firmly: "I have seen too many world lines, and I am very familiar with this kind of world between reality and illusion."

"So what should we do now?" Xu Muzhou still didn't know what he was going to do, and asked blankly: "Then how do we get to the correct world line you mentioned."

"Don't be afraid." Yan Cen didn't answer, but reached out and covered his eyes: "Trust me."

In the next second, Xu Muzhou only felt that he was pushed out by a strong force, his foot was in the air, and a huge sense of weightlessness swept over him.

Yan Cen seemed to be afraid that he would be afraid, and kept clutching his wrist tightly.Xu Muzhou was blinded by the cold wind, the fear and cold made him tremble uncontrollably, and his teeth were chattering.

In the rapid fall, one hand went around Xu Muzhou's back, and pressed Xu Muzhou's whole body into his arms.

The howling cold wind whistled in his ears, and before he lost consciousness, Xu Muzhou only felt an extremely subtle siren sound in his ears.