Infinite Nerves [Infinity]

The boats berthed in the night one after another, and the moment the last person stepped off the boat crying, the river bank disappeared without a trace, and those small wooden boats and boatmen were hidden in the boundless night.

In front of the gloomy manor, a man walked not far away, reached out and nodded his head.

A total of 24 boats docked, Qianwu and Jiang Chen together, there are 25 players.

Standing under the tree with gnarled roots, Qianwu glanced at the players who landed on the island.

There are men, women and children, the oldest is over 40, and the youngest is still a student face.Some had their sleeves rolled up, others rolled up, revealing the same initial nerves as him.Everyone's nerve color is generally very light, so light that it can hardly be seen in the night, only a short-haired woman who is close to him has faint red and blue on the arm, and she is a player with a balanced talent value.

"Red should represent sensitivity, and blue should be calm." Jiang Chen whispered beside him: "Your sensitive nerves are more conspicuous in the dark, what a talent."

Qian Wu looked down at the mysterious poppy red on his arm, and then glanced at the rich blue color on Jiang Chen's hand, and put down his sleeves, he said, "Everyone and each other, partial subjects guard against arrogance and impetuosity."

Jiang Chen said seriously: "The combination of two undisciplined players may be very strong."

Qianwu smiled: "Maybe they will perish together."

"Is that so." Jiang Chen slightly raised the corners of his lips, and said in a low voice, "That's my honor."

After counting the heads, the man who appeared out of nowhere smiled generously.

"Welcome everyone to the town. I am the mayor who invited you to visit this time. Due to the disparity between the rich and the poor in the town, I decided to place you in the richest manor behind me."

A big, skinny boy in a black peaked cap trembled, "We're actually not that particular, why don't we stay in an ordinary hotel?"

"No." The mayor shook his head, "I have promised the manor owner, the manor owner is warm and hospitable, looking forward to everyone coming."

Everyone was silent, "Looking forward" didn't sound like a good word at this time.

The mayor was excited, "Soon, the housekeeper will come to pick you up, and I will pick you up when you have fun."

"Who will have fun waiting?" Jiang Chen murmured in a low voice.

"We're having a good time right now." Still wearing the trembling peaked cap, "Why don't we go back the same way now?"

The mayor smiled and looked at him, "If you talk so much nonsense, I'll cut your tongue off."

"..."

The peaked cap cried out in fright.

The mayor continued, "To fulfill the friendship of the landlord, the steward will meet all the needs of everyone's life. The manor has strict rules and regulations. Please obey the orders conveyed by the steward, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

No one among the players responded, sobbing was intermittent, and there was godless fear in people's eyes.

Qianwu turned around and looked at the manor.The building is wrapped in layers of tree shadows, like a mighty and gloomy tomb.The oriental classical garden and the Gothic castle are closed in the iron fence. The two styles that are forcibly put together are permeating under the dark night.

There is a huge clock on the spire of the old castle, which shows that it is ten o'clock at night, and it is already dark.

"By the way, before I leave, I would like to ask the ladies present to raise their hands." The mayor suddenly said again.

Qianwu turned around following his words, and the crowd who had just started the whispered discussion became silent again. A tall woman raised her hand hesitantly, and the other two raised their hands tremblingly.

A girl who was a little closer to Qianwu didn't move, she only looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old high school student, her eyes were closed and she was crying.And the short-haired woman with balanced talent just now was busy comforting her softly, and didn't bother to raise her hand.

The mayor noticed the two of them, and said regretfully, "Then there are five in total, so few."

A tall, fat man in the crowd said harshly: "How about less mystery, less women?"

"Everyone will know later." The mayor said and slowly stepped back. "I will say goodbye to you here tonight. I will remember each of you."

His smile was very kind, but his words were chilling.Gao Dapang swears immediately, but suddenly loses his voice after seeing him being swallowed by the darkness.

An inexplicable sense of suffocation enveloped the players, and the players unconsciously began to form a group, and those with relatively high talent values ​​took the initiative to find companions to form a team.

"This darkness seems to be able to eat people." The peaked cap tremblingly swallowed and spit: "It was clearly the sea just now, but now... what will happen if we forcibly turn back?"

"Why don't you go back and try?" Gao Dapang's tone became even more irritable: "There's a lot of nonsense, didn't the boatman explain it clearly to you? Complying with all the rules is the prerequisite for scoring safely in the nerves. Anyone who doesn't follow the rules will die. "

Qian Wu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, and said with a faint smile, "You accept the rules very quickly. You're so good."

"Let's go in." The short-haired woman took the high school girl's hand and said, "Everyone, don't disperse, and settle down first anyway."

More than 20 lost soul players walked to the gate of the manor, and the silent iron gate suddenly creaked and rolled open to both sides automatically.

There was a scream behind him, Qianwu looked in through the slowly opened door, a thin man in a black and white uniform was leading the inside, followed by two rows of maids.

The maids all looked the same, with fat and swollen faces, black eyes turned up, only a little bit left, and large yellowish whites in the hollow eye sockets.

They showed neat and sad smiles under the moonlight.

The pointed and thin man was somewhat energetic, he bowed gracefully towards the player, his voice was hoarse.

"Welcome to the manor, and I hope that the days to come can be turned into a beautiful memory in the manor."

Qianwu's gaze passed through him, looking into the distance.

In the distance, another man stood in front of the Gothic castle.The night blurred his face, he stood there silently observing the players who came, turned around silently after a while, and disappeared into the night.

The housekeeper suddenly appeared in front of Qianwu, blocking his sight.

"That's the owner of the manor. He can't wait to take a look at his guests first."

Qian Wu found that the way this man moved was very strange.The feet seem to be stepping on a moving disc, walking and turning are silky like ghosts.

The silky butler stared at him with a half-smile: "Sir, I'm just going to tell you about the rules in the manor."

"Is that so?" Qianwu said in a waned mood, "I'm just wondering, I'm looking forward to the deal, don't you manor owners come out to say hello?"

"The owner of the manor is very busy." The butler's facial muscles twitched subtly, and he squinted a fake smile at Qianwu, "You'd better not expect to see him."

Qianwu just smiled, and looked away arrogantly.

The butler returned to the center of the crowd and said: "This is the manor belonging to the manor owner. You will stay in the castle in front of you. Everyone has their own room. You can visit freely during the day, and it is best to stay in the house honestly at night and not move around. The owner of the manor loves classics, and the garden behind the castle is exquisite and rich, but the terrain is more complicated, if you want to play, please allow enough time."

In the dark night, countless garden entrances are intertwined in the shadow of trees, and it is difficult to estimate the area of ​​the garden behind.

"The above are just my personal friendly suggestions, and the following are the rules in the manor. It is very important, please listen carefully."

The butler cleared his hoarse voice and said, "The manor owner is grateful for the endless stream of brides that God has given him. Every night at eleven o'clock, please go to the interview hall on the first floor on time. The manor owner will choose the most beautiful bride that night."

"What do you mean?!" A woman yelled: "Aren't we here to be guests?! What is a bride!"

The housekeeper didn't seem to hear it, and continued to smile and said: "There are opportunities every day, and those who are not selected don't need to be discouraged."

"The manor mainly chooses marriage partners among the players?" the short-haired woman said quietly, "Choose one every day?"

Someone in the crowd asked again: "Is it true that you want to get married after being selected? What if you have to leave in a few days?"

The butler looked over with a smile, "The bride in the manor will stay in the manor forever, no matter what method is used."

After the words fell, the silence of death spread, the women's faces were pale and frightened, and the men's faces were also blank.

The housekeeper smiled and said, "In general, everyone is very free in the manor. The maids and I will try our best to satisfy everyone. The only requirement is to show up in the interview hall on time before eleven o'clock every night, and don't be late .”

He clapped his hands as he spoke, and the plump-faced maid came up from behind him.At first, Qianwu only saw eight people, but then he found that the two lines of maids seemed to be endlessly long, appearing in front of every player like a ghost, approaching each player with a smile, and the yellowed whites of their eyes were terrifying.

"My lord, please come with me." The maid said to him in a hoarse voice, "I will take you to the room."

"I have a request." Qianwu immediately turned to look at the housekeeper.

The butler was taken aback, as if he didn't expect the first request to come so soon, but he still kept his promise and bowed slightly, "Please order."

"I don't want to follow her." Qianwu pointed seriously at the lifeless maid beside him, "Where is the room? I will find it myself."

"It's better not to run around tonight." The butler said, "It's almost time for the interview. There are so many rooms, you need a guide."

"Then you lead the way." Qianwu said bluntly, "Is this a request in life?"

"Forget it." The butler squeezed out a word between his teeth, opened the book and asked through gritted teeth: "Your name?"

"Qianwu."

Jiang Chen, who had been silent all this time, also said: "My name is Jiang Chen, let's see where I live, I don't need a maid either."

The veins on the butler's forehead twitched, and his sharp nails scratched the paper fiercely, and said, "Birds of a feather really flock together. The two rooms happen to be next to each other. Come with me."

Jiang Chen showed a satisfied expression.

There are only five floors in the castle, and the ceilings on each floor are frighteningly high.The rooms of Qianwu and Jiang Chen are at the deepest part of the top floor, the butler pushed open the second-to-last door in the corridor, and said to Qianwu, "You live here."

In the darkness, one can vaguely discern a spade-wood tone room, with a large and heavy bed, a dark chest of drawers standing against the wall on the left, and a set of medieval tables and chairs beside it.The door next to the bed leads into the bathroom, the windows in the room are open, and the layers of curtains flap gently in the wind.

Qianwu glanced at the clock on the wall, walked out of the room again, and looked at the last room on the left.

"Every guest room is the same." The housekeeper bowed lightly, "The other room belongs to this Mr. Jiang. Please take a break, both of you, and come to the interview hall at the left end of the first floor before eleven o'clock."

The figure of the butler quickly disappeared into the corridor, Qianwu walked around the room, and when he was about to reach out to turn on the light, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Jiang Chen, I don't have a light here." After confirming again and again, he raised his voice: "There are two candles in the bathroom and on the table."

"Me too." Jiang Chen walked out of his room, looked at the lampposts set up every few meters in the corridor, and said, "It's weird. The corridor is obviously powered by electricity, but there is no sign of electricity in the room."

"Everywhere in this manor is weird." Qianwu sighed, "It's also ugly as hell."

Jiang Chen said: "I can't be picky, it's a copy after all."

"Copy..." Qianwu chewed these two words, walked back to the room, and soon found another nondescript thing from the chest of drawers.

Huozhe, something that has only been seen in old TV dramas, is covered with a layer of dust, and its working principle is unknown.After fiddling for a long time, he finally made a fire, lit the few sticks of wax in the room, and took the wax into the bathroom to check.

The faucet in the bathroom didn't seem to be closed tightly, and it kept dripping.

By the faint candlelight, it can be seen that there are tooth powder and soap on the table, exuding a strong mint smell.There were prepared towels and pajamas in the tray. Qian Wu went over to touch them, and they were still dry and soft. When he turned around, he saw his profile in the candlelight in the mirror.

It was a very dim look, no fear or confusion on the faces of other players, but there was no hope at all.Calm, even the look of disgust is perfunctory, like a person who doesn't care about anything.

Qianwu seemed to have been scalded by a mirror, he turned his head quickly, twirled the candle with two fingers and walked out.

The room was dark, but it was brighter outside the window. He kept the candle on the bedside table, walked to the window and looked down at the manor.

The shadows of trees that can't be seen as far as the eye can see are covered with countless single garden buildings. Those small houses are like the courtyards in ancient movies, and they are in subtle contrast with the old castle where I am.

"Let's go down." Jiang Chen appeared at his door again, "There is still a quarter of an hour and eleven o'clock, save some time to look at other floors."

Standing by the window, Qianwu saw from a distance the big boy in the peaked cap trotting out from an exit in the back garden, and ran all the way to the castle.

He nodded and said, "Let's go."