Mysterious Domain

Light rain began to fall from the sky, Mo Xi wiped the water from his face, and looked around, Liao Ruxue who was nearby had disappeared.

It was clearly past eight o'clock in the evening, but the sky was very bright. Mo Qi looked up at the sky, and based on the sky, he speculated that it should be around nine to ten o'clock in the morning.

Time has changed, the ancient town is still the same ancient town, but it seems that it is no longer the scenic spot where he works.

After the last mission started, the surrounding environment didn't change in any way, so Mo Xi didn't realize that he was in another world for a while, but this time it changed a lot.

Let's see what this task is, Mo Xi took out his phone.

Unexpectedly, there is no signal on the mobile phone, and the game also pops up a prompt: [I have entered a mission space that does not support mobile phones, do you want to consume 100 points to activate the smart mode. 】

Mo Xi didn't have time to charge after working all day, and the phone only had 20% battery left, and it didn't seem like it would last long without turning on the smart mode.Fortunately, he didn't consume too many points, and there are still points to enable this function.

After Mo Qi chooses "Open", the phone disappears in an instant, and the game system changes to light screen mode. As long as he thinks about the game control panel in his heart, a dialog box that only he can see will pop up, which is much more convenient. The points are not injustice spent.

But the phone just disappeared. He hoped that the phone could be restored after returning to the real world. It would not be easy for him to buy a phone, Mo Qi secretly sighed.

The game prompt this time is much more straightforward than the last time, and it even gives the background of the story.

[A group of tomb robbers stole a jade pendant from an ancient tomb. Before they could sell the stolen goods, the tomb robbers died one by one. The last survivor sank the jade pendant into the bottom of the river before dying, claiming that it was an ominous thing.Decades later, the fisherman salvaged the jade pendant and sold it to a jade shop. Since then, the jade pendant has set off a bloodbath in the ancient town. 】

[The commander in charge of the military power here got a murderous knife that had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, and made the jade pendant into an accessory of the murderous knife, and used the murderous thing to suppress the murderous thing. Since then, the ancient town has settled down. 】

[It wasn't until one day, when fierce knives raged in the middle of the night, that people discovered that the ancient town had become independent from the outside world at some point. No one could leave this town, and they were isolated in this time and space. 】

[You are Mo Xi, the owner of the Zhongshu Store in the ancient town. You originally relied on the fresh books shipped from the big cities to make a small fortune.Before closing down the town, you spent all your wealth and borrowed some money to buy a batch of best-selling books in big cities, and closed down the town before they sold out. After that, people panicked and no one bought books anymore.Not only is it difficult for you to make ends meet, but you often have creditors coming to your door. Today, you ate only half of the rotten steamed bun for breakfast, and you haven't got lunch yet. 】

Mo Qi: "..."

Seeing this, he, who has always been calm, couldn't help cursing that the game is not a thing.His real life is not easy enough, playing a game and carrying a poor character on his back, I really don't want to make him comfortable.

After cursing in his heart for a while, Mo Xi continued to read the background introduction.

[Just when the whole town was in panic, the commander in charge of one side died strangely, with the murderous knife stuck in his chest, and the jade pendant disappeared. 】

[How do the people in the entire ancient town escape from this weird space, what kind of curse is on the jade pendant, and how to break the curse?Ask seven players to work hard to complete this task. 】

There were seven players, two more than last time. Seeing this number, Mo Qi couldn't help touching his chin.

Liao Ruxue was also randomized to this world with a high probability, plus Xiang Zhuo and him, and four other players were hiding in the dark.

According to Mo Xi's own identity, the rest of the players should have different identities in the town.Mo Xi tried to contact Xiang Zhuo, but the game reminded him that the background of the era does not support mobile phone contact, please choose to send a letter or find someone to pass a message.

Unable to contact his companions, Liao Ruxue didn't know where he was assigned, and Mo Xi was the only one around, which made him feel at ease, and it was more convenient for him to think about problems quietly by himself.

Mo Xi looked down at the clothes on his body. It was a gray robe, a bit like the costumes of the Republic of China period. The background introduction of the game sounded like it was also the period of the Republic of China.

Obviously Mo Xi is the initiator of the mission, but this time he doesn't go deep into the plot, it's more like a link between reality and the game, he is the one who brought the ancient town to the game world.

This is also good, although the environment is less convenient, but at least you don't have to empathize with other people's life and death like you do on campus.

The pattering rain drenched Mo Qi's clothes. He looked around and found that the surrounding buildings were no different from the ancient town where he worked, and even the size of each shop was the same.

The scenic spot he was in was an ancient town built around a garden house. The central garden used to be the mansion of a certain official. If there really was a Marshal's Mansion, then the Marshal's Mansion must be there.

In the rest of the area, there are ancient houses, B&Bs and some well-preserved ancient buildings. The commercial area is rebuilt after the original buildings in the ancient town. The whole street is full of snacks and specialties, which are exactly the same as the national scenic spots.

Mo Xi was standing in the commercial street, but this usually bustling commercial street was empty at the moment, the plaques were worn out, and the walls were cracked, as if it hadn't been inhabited for a long time.

He remembered that he was the owner of a bookstore, and he still remembered that there was a bookstore in the scenic spot of the ancient town. The tour guide said that it was the only bookstore in the town at that time, and maybe his shop was there.

Mo Xi decided to go to his bookstore first, and find a way to sell the books so that he would not have to eat lunch.

He is quite familiar with the terrain here, so he quickly determined the direction, and after taking two steps, he saw a little girl wearing a worn-out red padded jacket and two braids squatting in the corner, looking at Mo Qi with big eyes. .

The little girl was soaked through, and the padded jacket did not bring her warmth, but made her lips turn blue from the cold.Seeing Mo Xi walking by, she jumped up and hugged Mo Xi's thigh, and said in a low voice, "This kind old man, give me a stutter."

Her voice was hoarse, without the clear voice of a child at all, and she looked very pitiful.

But Mo Xi was unmoved. The game was full of dangers. He couldn't be sure whether the little girl was a player or an ordinary person. She might even be the most terrifying boss in the game. This made Mo Xi dare to help at will.

What's more, Mo Xi himself had breakfast and no lunch, and his breakfast was still rotten steamed buns, so he couldn't spare the energy to help others.

"The world is like this, and I can't protect myself. You can ask for good luck." Mo Xi tore the little girl off her body, and said some half-bad, half-old words.

Given the background and identity of the characters in the game, Mo Xi couldn't use modern terms.Until it becomes clear, the best thing to do is pretend to be a game character and be in line with the normal people around you.

A bookstore owner in the period of the Republic of China should have spoken like this.

Mo Xi dismissed the little girl indifferently and continued to walk forward, but the little girl in the red jacket followed behind. When Mo Xi walked fast, she walked fast, and when Mo Xi walked slowly, she also slowed down.

In the end, Mo Xi had no choice but to trot all the way, throwing the little girl away at the fork in the intersection, seeing that no one was following, he went to the only bookstore in the ancient town.

As a scenic spot, this bookstore is almost a free small museum, and all the items in it are placed in glass showcases to prevent tourists from destroying the exhibits.

At this time, the bookstore is more like a shop. Outside there is a signboard with the word "book" written in traditional characters. The book that the shop owner spent a lot of money on before.

There was also a clerk in the bookstore. When he saw Mo Xi coming back, his eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and said, "Boss Mo, have you raised any money yet?"

Mo Xi's eyes swept over the clerk, and a line of words appeared on the clerk's forehead: [Lin Fuwang, 18 years old, an employee employed by the bookstore, has studied for two years, knows a few words, can write his own name, and has been in arrears for two months salary. 】

This line of words did not appear when I met the little girl. It seems that the game will give information about the people related to him.No wonder Xiang Zhuo was able to recognize him as Mo Qi at a glance, he was a class lower than Xiang Zhuo, and there was probably such a character introduction.

"Fuwang, you...how about going back to rest for a few days, and when I have more money, I will hire you again?" Mo Xi said.

Lin Fuwang said with a bitter face: "Shopkeeper, what else can we do in this town now when we go home? I'll follow you, at least we can still have something to eat."

I, your shopkeeper, haven't settled down for lunch yet.Mo Xi secretly said in his heart.

"There's no business in the store, and I don't know what to eat next. Or... you can go back with some best-selling books and see if you can change something." Mo Qi suggested.

Lin Fuwang shook his head: "Then I might as well just eat the paper."

Mo Xi observed him carefully, and felt that the clerk should not be a player, because Lin Fuwang stared at the book, as if he really wanted to eat the book, and he looked very hungry.

If the clerk couldn't be driven away, Mo Xi had no choice but to let him go, and even ordered: "Then move the book inside, it's raining outside, don't let the book get wet."

Mo Xi was also drenched. He saw that there was another room inside the shop, which looked like a bedroom, so he went in, took out a handkerchief to dry his hair, and found a fairly clean blue robe to change into.

There was also a mirror in the bedroom. Mo Xi looked in the mirror and saw that his appearance hadn't changed much, but he was much thinner. He looked about 30 years old, not a vigorous college student in his twenties at all.

Mo Xi couldn't bear to see his haggard look, so he took off the mirror and went back to the shop without hesitation.

"Go away, we have nothing to eat here." Lin Fuwang was talking to someone in front of the door, and kicked him.

Mo Xi took a closer look and saw that it was the girl with braided horns in the red coat again. She couldn't help but get a headache, and stepped forward to ask, "Why are you always following me? You've seen the situation in this bookstore too. There really is no one there." Come on, we're going to die of poverty too."

"You didn't, hit me." The little girl raised her head and looked at Mo Xi with big wet eyes.

Judging from Lin Fuwang's performance of kicking and beating the little girl, the people here have become very cold and ruthless, but Mo Xi is a college student in the modern world. If the little girl wasn't disguised by the player, he would never be able to punch and kick her. matter.

"Forget it, Fuwang, leave her alone. There are no guests anyway, so it's better for her to stay and shelter from the rain." Mo Xi waved his hand and said.

Lin Fuwang stopped naturally, and the little girl also sat down in a corner in front of the door, and they watched the rain in the sky together.

There wasn't even an umbrella in the store, and Mo Xi didn't have a second set of clothes to get wet. He said with some melancholy, "How long will it rain?"

"Recently, it started to rain every midnight, and it stopped after noon, and it probably stopped at lunch time." Lin Fuwang swallowed when he mentioned lunch, and looked at Mo Qi anxiously.

The little girl also swallowed, looking at Mo Qi.

Mo Qi: "..."

Mo Xi had been busy all day, and he hadn't had time to eat dinner. Originally, the management of the scenic spot had sent him a box of lunch. He planned to eat the lunch and go back to the dormitory to rest after work was over.Who knew that when Liao Ruxue came and the game started, his lunch box with a chicken leg just disappeared.

Next time, I must remember to finish the meal first before starting the mission, Mo Xi rubbed his stomach and thought.

"Shopkeeper, can we have a stutter in the afternoon?" Lin Fuwang asked expectantly.

Mo Xi was so hungry that he wandered around the bookstore, looking through the books in his shop, filling his hunger with spiritual food.Hearing Lin Fuwang's words, he shook his head and said, "Let's wait until the rain stops. After the rain stops, I'll sell some books, and maybe I can get some food in exchange."

"Shopkeeper, is there anyone still buying books now? You can't sell all the new books you brought in!" Lin Fuwang said desperately.

"New books can't be sold, don't there still be old books here?" Mo Xi picked up an old book and said.