I Rely On Poverty To Sweep Through Survival Games

After dinner, the two returned to their residence to ask the boss to return the car.

The location of the garage is not far from their wooden house, and it doesn't take much time to walk there.

So, under the moonlight, the two walked slowly along the coastline together.

The moonlight was cold, printing their shadows on the beach, and the sound of the waves beating on the beach covered up their footsteps.

Neither of the two opened their mouths, they just walked forward quietly, but there was a quietness and serenity in the air that belonged to them alone.

Go back to the cabin.

Although it was already dark, it was still early for bedtime.

Xiao Lan fiddled with the projector in the room, trying to find something to pass the time.

Unexpectedly, he actually found a lot of old movies in the movie library.

Almost all classic movies of various themes and eras are here.

Among them was the 1955 film "The Seven Year Itch," starring Marilyn Monroe.

In this film, the stills of her wearing a white dress and reaching out to cover the flying skirt have not been forgotten by the audience until now.

It's also a lighthearted comedy.

It tells the story of the male protagonist in the middle-aged crisis, after his wife goes on vacation, he fantasizes about the new neighbor played by Monroe upstairs.

After experiencing all kinds of ridiculous fantasies and inner conflicts, the hero finally controlled his thoughts and returned to his family.

Among them, Marilyn Monroe is the biggest highlight of the whole drama. She is beautiful but not vulgar, with a naive and sexy allure, which is different from the seductive sexiness that most people perceive. She has a kind of cute charm.

Xiao Lan remembered that her mother liked this movie very much.

It’s just that he was too young at that time to understand the hero’s midlife crisis and moral struggle, and he just thought this uncle was funny.

Suddenly seeing it again, I really feel nostalgic.

Xiao Lan chose the movie, turned to Luo and said, "How about we just watch this?"

Luo was speechless for a moment: "..."

As a non-human, in order to quickly integrate into human society, he still has a little understanding of human film culture.

Of course he did not let go of this famous film in film history.

However, in this kind of near-dating scene, isn't it a bit too hardcore to watch this kind of comedy on the verge of derailment?

And go, now they are not together, what is the smell of this flag?

This eclectic feeling is indeed worthy of his husband's style...

But seeing Xiao Lan's appearance of not realizing that this subject matter was not suitable at all, Luo sighed silently in his heart.

In the end, he still nodded and didn't say anything to disturb Xiao Lan's interest.

The movie has already started, and the film-like picture outlines the American style of the 50s. With a relaxed plot, it is also a movie that is very suitable for watching on vacation.

Staying in the comfortable real world, sitting on a soft sofa, watching a brisk movie, the sound of waves can be heard faintly not far away, and there is still a trustworthy person beside you.

Xiao Lan suddenly felt extremely relaxed.

Sometimes he also wondered, what kind of life would he have lived if he hadn't met Luo?

Perhaps, like many players, he will spend more and more time in the world of Advent, and gradually become a missing person in reality, until one day he really dies in a certain game, and no one will remember it anymore.

Xiao Lan secretly glanced at Luo beside her.

At this time, Luo was sitting on the sofa, his posture was leisurely, but he still maintained an elegant demeanor.

At this moment, the two were sitting very close, and Xiao Lan could feel the body temperature from each other.

As Lo continued to retrieve pieces of himself, his appearance became more and more human.Not only breathing, heartbeat, and body temperature, but even the texture of the skin has become more and more human-like.

Even his words and deeds are a bit more popular than at the beginning.

Xiao Lan didn't know whether such a change would be good or bad for Luo, but for now, there seemed to be no harm, and Luo himself was quite happy.

Xiao Lan is very clear that the relationship between the two is like a line drawn by hand.

It was just a very fragile barrier that he could cross anytime he wanted.

but……

Xiao Lan thought of her human identity.

Human life is very fragile, and many accidents can kill people, even after the strengthening of the coming world.Even a legendary powerhouse like Xiao Chengyan would die silently.

Luo's life should be very long. In such a long life, maybe decades are just a blink of an eye.

What would he do if he died?

Although his ability has improved rapidly, he has reached an advanced level at a speed that ordinary players cannot match.

But Xiao Lan also knew that as long as he was still in the world of Advent, he would be in danger of death at any time, no matter how strong he was.

At this moment, Xiao Lan thought of Qi Ning and his paranoid killing after the death of his lover.

And that untouched coffee from the coffee shop.

Xiao Lan, who has never been afraid of difficulties, suddenly felt a little timid.

He didn't want...to make Luo become like that...

Xiao Lan nestled on the sofa, while casually letting her thoughts drift away, gradually feeling that her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.

Feeling that the breathing rate of the people around him changed, Luo turned his head and saw Xiao Lan's peaceful sleeping face.

Xiao Lan was sleeping very quietly, he just leaned on the back of the sofa quietly without moving.

Luo quietly approached.

It seemed that she was already used to his approach, and this movement did not wake Xiao Lan up.

Lo placed a soft kiss on his lips, as if kissing a treasure, and then he said in a voice only he could hear, "Don't even think about leaving me, sir."

Early the next morning, when Xiao Lan opened her eyes, she faced Luo directly.

Xiao Lan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he didn't know when he was lying on Luo's lap?

Could it be that he fell asleep so restlessly?

And... Luo just let him lie down all night?

Xiao Lan's mind was full of question marks.

Luo didn't have any special reaction, he stroked Xiao Lan's hair lying on his lap, and said "good morning" to him as usual.

This made Xiao Lan once again have the illusion that he is a black-hearted boss.

In the next few days, the two enjoyed a leisurely life on the island.

But they didn't directly use up the one-month time to return to reality, and returned to the player station after the trip.

-

After returning to the world after coming.

Xiao Lan once again entered the state of "addicted to training, only training can make me happy".

Perhaps because of concern, he was more focused during training.

In the training of the battle, he also chose to fight with random players to hone his response to different skills.

I don't know how Arrival World is able to pull dead players out as sparring partners.

These people should not be themselves, but they all have memories of their lives, but they don't remember information related to their own death.

And it will disappear immediately after the end, just like copied data.

someday.

Xiao Lan just finished the battle and was sitting on the ground to rest.

The player station has switched to night mode, and he plans to go back after taking a rest.

At this time, he felt that his contact item was activated.Searched in the storage space, and found that it was the [Plastic Friendship] given to him by Wang Teddy.

Xiao Lan connected to the communication smoothly.

Before he could speak, he realized that Wang Teddy's condition was not right.

Wang Teddy, who is usually optimistic and loves to laugh, now has red eye circles, bloodshot eyes, and deep dark circles. His hair is disheveled, his clothes are wrinkled, and his face is still bruised. He looks very depressed.

This cheerful young man, who was so incompatible with the world that came to him, seemed to have finally been swallowed up by the darkness.

Xiao Lan's intuition was wrong, and she asked, "Teddy, what happened?"

Wang Teddy's voice was hoarse, and his tone was trembling: "Xiao, Xiao Lan... my brother... something happened."

Xiao Lan hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? Wang Ke..."

I didn't see Wang Ke beside Wang Teddy, and I heard that something happened to him.

Xiao Lan wanted to ask if Wang Ke was still alive, but felt that such a direct question would be irritating, so he cut off the conversation.

"My brother..." Wang Teddy sniffed, and he patted his face hard, trying to wake himself up.

But he organized the language several times, but it was difficult to speak out.

Xiao Lan didn't say anything superfluous: "Where are you?"

Wang Teddy revealed his address after upgrading to an intermediate player.

Xiao Lan: "I'll come over right away, you stay in the room first, don't do stupid things, you know?"

Wang Teddy nodded: "Okay..."

Xiao Lan immediately ended the training and rushed towards Wang Teddy.

-

"Knock knock knock."

Xiao Lan knocked on the door.

Wang Teddy opened the door silently. He was still wearing his previous clothes, and his condition was still very bad.

After reluctantly greeting Xiao Lan, Wang Teddy led him to sit on the sofa.

After Wang Teddy sat down, he fell into silence, and Xiao Lan was not in a hurry, just quietly waiting for him to speak.

During this period, Xiao Lan looked at the surrounding environment.

This is a standard room for mid-level players, the area is not large, and the interior decoration seems to be the template chosen.

The only special thing is that there is a family portrait of four people hanging on the wall.

In the family portrait, there are young Wang Teddy and Wang Ke in front, and there is a corgi and a teddy next to them.

Behind should be their parents.

Wang Mama, like Wang Teddy, has brown curly hair, looks chubby and smiles kindly.

Father Wang's hair is very short, very similar to Wang Ke, the difference is that he wears glasses and looks like a refined scholar.

At this time, Wang Teddy finally spoke.

His voice was low and hoarse: "I was only ten years old when my parents had an accident, but my brother was already in his third year of high school at that time."

What he said has nothing to do with what is happening now.

But Xiao Lan just listened quietly, he understood that Wang Teddy might just need a listener at this moment.

Wang Teddy's voice continued: "Grandpa and grandma passed away early. At that time, some distant relatives took a fancy to my house, and it was my brother who gave it back. He said he would take care of me, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Later, he worked part-time while studying, and raised the family by himself. The teachers at the school didn't like him very much because he didn't get good grades and skipped classes all the time. He was a scumbag."

Wang Teddy still does not forget the habit of breaking the news about his brother at any time.

After he finished speaking, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover the back of his neck, as if he was afraid that Wang Ke would come to grab him by the neck again.

But stopped in the middle of the movement——

Wang Ke is not here now.

Realizing this, Wang Teddy's hands were trembling.

He held back his tears again: "My brother... has been taking care of me... but I can't help him..."

"This time too..."

Xiao Lan finally asked, "What happened?"

Wang Teddy wiped his eyes: "My brother... was about to be promoted to a contract player, but... disappeared in the dungeon."

Xiao Lan was a little shocked. Contract player, doesn't that mean that he is bound to the world of Advent and can no longer leave?

Wang Ke is not like someone who would choose a contract for survival, why would he choose this way? !

Wang Teddy took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down: "My brother always thought that it was...his fault that I would enter the Advent World. Because he had an accident while working that night, and he didn't come home very late. I think I was very worried, so I ran to the place where he worked to find him."

"As a result... on the way back we were drawn into the Advent World, and I almost died in that game."

"He has always blamed himself and felt that it was all his fault. So he worked hard in the game, took care of everything by himself, and worked hard to grow. He always told me that he would definitely take me out of the world .”

"But after I upgraded to the intermediate level, the dungeons I experienced became more and more difficult. I almost had accidents a few times. It was all because of my brother."

"During that time, he became more and more silent, and he was always silent. I knew he was probably reflecting on his lack of strength. But I didn't expect that he was actually thinking about becoming a contract player. This idiot , so he can't leave..."

"Later, his teammates happened to be willing to make a contract, so my brother chose the trial copy of the promotion contract with his teammates without telling me."

Speaking of this, Wang Teddy's voice trembled again, and he tried to restrain himself:

"Then...only one of my brother's teammates came back. He said...it was a dungeon called Song of Sara, and that dungeon just restrained my brother's ability, which greatly affected him. Then it appeared In a crisis, my brother was injured again, at this time two teammates betrayed, they directly attacked my brother, and pushed him...to the monster."

"He never found any trace of my brother after that."

"Others say my brother is dead..."

Xiao Lan did not expect that Qi Ning's analysis of the Wang family brothers would come true so quickly.

Unexpectedly, Wang Ke did not have an accident in the process of protecting his younger brother, but an accident in the copy of the promotion contract, although the goal of his choice of promotion is still to protect his younger brother.

However, after listening to Wang Teddy's narration, Xiao Lan was a little puzzled.

Generally speaking, the result of failure to clear the level is death, but it seems to be different from what Wang Teddy said.

Xiao Lan asked: "You seem very sure that Wang Ke is not dead?"

Wang Teddy raised his head: "Contract dungeons are different from other game fields. They will not be reset. It is said that the way to connect levels is different from other games. Every time a player enters, the traces will not disappear, so some promotion failures cannot be completed. Players who leave will stay inside forever."

Wang Teddy took out a small pendant from his pocket: "This is given to me by my brother. You can see his life status. We all have one."

"As long as he's still on, my brother isn't dead."

Wang Teddy put the pendant in front of Xiao Lan: "Look."

However, the pendant now looks dull and dull, like an ordinary stone.

Wang Teddy also found out.

He got up in a hurry, rushed to the wall and turned off the light, then used his body to block the light of the player's residence outside the window, and stretched out his hand to block the light around the pendant.

This time Xiao Lan saw clearly that the pendant was indeed still glowing, but——

It is a light that is so weak that it is almost extinguished, and it is difficult to distinguish without looking carefully.

If this light really represented a person's life, it could only mean that that person was on the brink of death.

Wang Teddy looked at Xiao Lan, with hope in his tone: "Look, it's still on, my brother must be alive, right? But the others don't believe it, they're telling me not to dream."

Xiao Lan looked at the light that couldn't even illuminate Wang Teddy's palm, he was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, he must still be alive."

Wang Teddy smiled with red eyes: "Yes, my brother is not dead...not dead..."

Looking at the pendant in his hand and laughing for a while, Wang Teddy stared at his palm: "Don't die, Wang Ke, you don't die..."

As his words fell, an invisible force spread out, and the pendant miraculously lit up for a moment.

Wang Teddy seemed to activate his ability unintentionally.

His [I'm not interested in money] can consume wealth points to make what he said come true. To some extent, it is a powerful skill that can change the rules.

But at this very moment, the corner of Wang Teddy's mouth overflowed with blood.

This is the effect of ability overdraft. Just the sentence just now consumed the wealth value of [-] million he had accumulated recently.

Any more, and his skills would go back to being inactive.

The price of this sentence can be described as quite large.

Xiao Lan was a little worried: "Teddy, what's wrong with you."

Wang Teddy didn't care about himself at all: "Ahem...Look, it's on again!"

After speaking, he handed the pendant to Xiao Lan again.

This time, while still dim, it was noticeably brighter than before.

The corner of Wang Teddy's mouth was still bloody, but his eyes brightened: "I have found a way to save him. As long as I keep using my abilities, he won't die. Even... as long as I am stronger, he can be saved."

"He can become a high-level player, so many people can become a high-level player..." Wang Teddy turned his gaze to Xiao Lan, "Have you become a high-level player too? When you entered the door, you found that your aura is different."

Xiao Lan nodded.

Wang Teddy clenched the pendant in his hand, and murmured repeatedly: "I will definitely become an advanced player too, I will definitely be able to..."

He recited it over and over again, as if repeatedly strengthening his faith.

"Brother always said that he would take me to live together, and sooner or later we can leave here."

Wang Teddy gritted his teeth: "Brother, wait for me... This time, I will take you away."

At this time, Xiao Lan said: "When the time comes, if you are going to save your brother, remember to call me."

His tone was calm but firm, as if what he was talking about wasn't the contract dungeon with extremely high difficulty and danger level, or the song of Sara that made the elite among the advanced players collapse.

Wang Teddy hummed lightly, he lowered his head, not letting Xiao Lan see his expression at the moment: "Thank you...Xiao Lan...thank you..."

The author has something to say:

The long-lost Wang Ergou Little Theater:

Wang Teddy: I, Wang Teddy, will change my name to Wang-ri-tian-

Wang Ke: ...you go, I'm fine here.