Pollutant recycling site

Each torch that was lit stood high on the top of the stone pillar, burning very vigorously, but only a little light fell, allowing people around to barely see the area about one meter in diameter below the stone pillar.

As a part of the stone pillar, the stone statue was illuminated by the dark fire, giving it a ghostly look, making it difficult to tell whether it was alive or dead.

Suddenly being stared at by such a stone statue, the people in front of the line felt a slight chill and thought of retreating. Some people in red robes even put their toes behind them and put their thoughts into action.

"Don't forget what we are here for." Lijie, who was walking in the front, shouted, "Go forward."

It was not so much an order, but more like some kind of weird spell. After Lijie finished speaking, hesitation and fear disappeared from the face of the young man in the red robe. They followed Lijie's footsteps expressionlessly, and all of them walked into this place where the fire could not illuminate it.

Thirty-three young and middle-aged men in red robes blocked the situation in front of them tightly. The investigators walking behind had no idea what happened in front of them. They only knew that the red-robed men hesitated at the moment of entering, and then quickly made a decision to continue. forward.

The investigators sensed that there might be some danger ahead, but after all, it was a danger that the red-robed people were not afraid of. Even if there was, it was probably within their acceptable range.

So when Zhou Yan and Lu Chenzhao went in, most of the investigators followed them calmly, until they saw the stone statue that was integrated with the stone pillar, and cast their eyes on the stone statue.

"...Word grass." Ning talked nonsense like a deflated ball, his voice was muffled at the beginning, and gradually turned into a whisper: "I didn't expect that the red-robed man could have the courage, and I wasn't scared."

Song Yu looked away from the stone sculpture: "Maybe I'm used to it."

Ning Luan nodded: "Maybe."

Soon, all investigators gathered behind Zhou Yan and Lu Chenzhao, standing on this extremely dark land.

Suddenly, as if a black wind had blown, all the torches were darkened, and even the column itself could not be illuminated.

Immediately afterwards, the bright place one meter behind them was also blackened by the wind. The investigator standing at the end of the line turned his head, and could no longer see the way he came, but could only see the extreme darkness.

Some investigators instinctively took out their mobile phones from their pockets, trying to poke the screen to bring a little light to the surrounding darkness.

The strange thing is that no matter how they point their fingers, the mobile phone will not turn on as if it is in a dead state.

Ning Luan told Zhou Yan the news, Zhou Yan took out his phone and tapped it a few times, only to see black.

The mobile phone is useless, and there is a lighter.Wen Bing took out the lighter and flicked the ignition device a few times, but didn't even wipe out any sparks.

So, in the darkness as far as they could see, the extremely weak fire on the top of the stone pillar became their only light.

"what."

"Haha."

Short and strange laughter came from the direction of the stone pillar, it was those human-shaped stone statues laughing.

"People who are overwhelmed are trying to pass the test of the temple again."

"You are really not afraid of death."

The stone statues were laughing and talking, but their mouths were always closed, and the expressions on their faces didn't change at all, as if they were talking about something else living in their bodies.

"Gada gada gada—"

The stone pillars that were originally very close turned around in a strange circle. Every time they turned, a part of the surface of the humanoid statue would crack, and blood with a foul smell oozed out of the crack and flowed down the surface of the statue. Flowing, leaving dark traces on the body surface of the statue and the base of the stone pillar.

As for the blood that flowed to the ground, because the light shining on the ground was too dim, even Zhou Yan, who had the best eyesight, couldn't see where the blood went after it fell to the ground.

"Gada gada gada—"

Surrounded by the stench of blood, most of the investigators frowned and covered their noses, but the men in red robes stood motionless as if nothing had happened, more like statues than stone sculptures on stone pillars.

An investigator asked Zhou Yan for his opinion: "Captain Zhou, are we just looking at them like this?"

Zhou Yan nodded: "Yeah."

"Gada gada gada—"

When the surfaces of all the stone statues were cracked like spider webs and covered with traces of blood, the tall stone pillars that had been rotating finally stopped, and stood on the ground as if they were in a state of concentration, as if they had died there.

I don't know how many stone pillars there were at the beginning, but in the end, only the nine pillars in front of my eyes remained. They were divided into three rows and three columns, connected together to form a huge square.

A childish voice reached everyone's ears, and the owner's age and gender could not be deduced from the voice alone: ​​"Believers of the gods, I stipulate that all those who disturb the god's sleep will be punished as they should be, and the punishment will come from him. The idea of ​​disturbing the gods begins to execute, and continues until he dies, or until he really awakens the gods."

"As we all know, what he experienced after waking up the god must be more terrible pain than death."

"You guys, are you sure you want to go through this test?" As if giving everyone time to think, the immature voice disappeared for a moment, and then remembered again, "Hurry up and think clearly, and give me the answer as soon as possible."

In the silence, someone among the young and middle-aged men in the red robe repented: "No, I don't want to go through such a test."

Lijie, who was standing in the front, turned his head back and made the other party silent with only one sentence: "Don't forget, what are you here for? Only when the gods return can all of us gain real relief."

The repentant young man was immediately persuaded by Li Jie, nodded and stood still. After that, no one repented among the young and middle-aged men in red robes, and all agreed to accept the test.

The message conveyed to them by the immature voice was indeed a bit scary, but no one on the investigator side wavered. When they chose to collect the book "The Temple of Suicide", they lost the qualification to repent. This mission must be completed 100%, only in this way can they take the black box back and let it continue to "seal" the indescribable boss.

In the darkness, knowing that the investigators behind him couldn't see the scene ahead, Zhou Yan still insisted on turning his head, and repeated to them the promise he made at the recovery site: "As long as you don't die, you will die when I die." Until then, you'll all be alive."

No need to see Zhou Yan's face and his expression at this time, just from his upright silhouette in the dark, and from his cold but firm voice, the investigators felt the support and strength Zhou Yan gave them, and Willing to repay his trust.

"Captain Zhou, I believe in you and will definitely listen to you."

"Captain Zhou, all members of our 10088 team are at your command."

"Captain Zhou, don't worry, before you open your mouth, no matter how curious I am, I won't ask random questions... Oh, I'm Bai Mi from Team Two Tigers."

……

Zhou Yan listened quietly to each of the different voices coming from behind, and after making sure that all the investigators behind him had made their choices, he turned to look at Lu Chenzhao who was standing beside him: "Senior, what is your choice?"

"Do you still have to choose?" Lu Chenzhao lowered his voice, "You used to listen to me so much, but now... I will definitely listen to you."

The investigators thought that listening to what the senior said meant that Zhou Yan was willing to be the head of the investigator.How could they have guessed that the senior was referring to what he and Zhou Yan experienced after they returned to the room after watching the stars last night, which almost lasted until dawn.

"Very good, then you can refuse." Thinking that his connivance towards Lu Chenzhao last night was almost limitless, Zhou Yan quickly gave Lu Chenzhao an answer that he would definitely not choose, and raised his head before Lu Chenzhao could react. Chin, said all the investigators' choices to the immature voice in the air, "We accept the test."

"Are you sure?" The childish voice dragged its tone, as if surprised by Zhou Yan's answer, "I just heard that you let others refuse to accept the test."

Zhou Yan deliberately waited for a while.

"Obviously, he didn't accept my proposal." Zhou Yan continued, "If he really doesn't want to participate, he will tell you his answer after you finish saying that."

The immature voice asked Lu Chenzhao alone: ​​"May I ask the believer who didn't give me the answer, is Zhou Yan right?"

"It doesn't matter if you're right or not." Even in the dark, Lu Chenzhao could feel Zhou Yan's gaze sticking to him. Lu Chenzhao believed that if he looked over at this moment, Zhou Yan would definitely feel his gaze looking at him. How hot, "I said, I listen to him."

Investigator in the dark: "???"

Is the person who just spoke really a senior?

How did you hear something indescribably like a boss?

It's so dark here, is it possible that the boss is back, but they didn't notice?

In the darkness, Ning Luan called out: "Boss Lu, is that you?"

"Just kidding." Lu Chenzhao laughed irrationally, but still gave off a sense of righteousness, "With me here, do you think that indescribable pollutant dares to come over?"

"It doesn't matter if you dare or not..." Knowing that Team Zhou hadn't spoken yet, it's not good for him to stand up and defend Big Boss Lu. After hesitating, Ning Luan said, "Boss Lu isn't here, so he doesn't want to come. , for fear of polluting us.”

Lu Chenzhao smiled and said, "Then what if he is here?"

Ning Luan answered quickly: "It must be to complete the mission with us, at least to complete the mission with Team Zhou."

"Oh..." Lu Chenzhao responded meaningfully, "I have been an investigator for many years, and I have never heard of such friendly pollutants in the recycling yard. Are you being deceived by him?"

Ning Luan still wanted to continue his defense, but was interrupted by Zhou Yan: "Ning Luan, whether Lu Chenzhao is good or bad, you just need to know it in your heart. When the task is completed, I will leave enough time for you to explain to that person in detail. Make it clear and let him know what kind of pollutant Lu Chenzhao is."

Lu Chenzhao: "..."

She didn't want to hear Ning Luan tell him the story of how he enjoyed helping investigators.

Ning Luan: "..."

How good would it be to let him explain the most terrifying pollutants to the strongest investigators in detail?Team Zhou probably disliked how comfortable his life as an investigator was.

Zhou Yan dug a hole for Ning Luan and Lu Chenzhao in one breath, and successfully shut them up.

The immature Tongyin obviously didn't want to listen to them anymore, and said aloud: "I tell you good news, everyone who comes here but refuses to accept the test will die. Since you all choose to stand the test, you will definitely die if you live." Slightly longer than those who refused."

The investigators, who had been tricked by the task many times, expected this to be the case before the child opened his mouth, and all of them looked calm.

The youths in red robes still had almost numb faces, and did not respond to what the child said.

I didn't see the reaction I wanted to see from everyone, and the immature Tongyin said again: "You only care about making choices, and you don't ask me about the consequences of different choices. I am really worried about you. Of course, even if you ask me, I will I won't tell you either."

It seems that the other party has no important information to give them, Zhou Yan asked: "What is the test?"

"The content of the test is related to the nine stone pillars in front of you." The moment the immature child's voice responded, the dim flame standing on the top of the stone pillar suddenly brightened, illuminating the stone pillar below and its surrounding area, and brightening the dry, cracked and bleeding humanoid stone statue. The blood lines on the ground near the pillars were clearly displayed in front of everyone.

The lines formed by the blood flow criss-crossed on the ground, surrounding the nine pillars to form a square evenly divided into nine parts.

"Listen, I'm going to tell you the first test, which is the content of the entry test..."

"The god has obtained some miraculous divine fruits that can make ordinary people become gods, and wants to distribute the divine fruits evenly to his loyal believers at the same time."

"Divine fruits can only be placed in special plates. There are 9 gods on such plates. Each plate is different in size, and the number of divine fruits that can be placed is naturally different."

"After the god asked his attendants to arrange them carefully, he found that the 9 plates could just fill all the divine fruits he prepared, and the numbers contained on the 9 plates just formed an arithmetic sequence with the first item being 1 and the tolerance being 1. .”

"In order to ensure that the divine fruit on the plate will not be taken away by others, the god asked the waiter to put 9 plates full of divine fruit on the 9 stone pillars in front of you, as long as the number of people standing under the stone pillars and the number of people on the plate If the number of divine fruits is the same, the pillar will move down to hold the divine fruit in front of the believers. If the number of people standing under the stone pillar is different from the number of divine fruits on the plate, the indescribable liquid in the pillar will burst out instantly, and will stand People around are dragged into the abyss of pollution."

"This was originally a very simple bestowing ceremony, but unfortunately, an accident happened. The waiter in charge of placing the divine fruit and the plate forgot the number of the divine fruit on the plate above the stone pillar, and only remembered the divine fruit on the three pillars in each row and column The sum of the quantities is the same."

"What you have to do now is to walk into the square in front of you, and at the same time get the divine fruit bestowed by the gods from the plate placed above the stone pillar."

"Remember, you can only get the divine fruit if the number of people under the stone pillar is the same as the number of divine fruits on the plate. If not, what awaits you is far more terrifying than death."

"Friendly reminder, you only have 5 minutes. Those who do not walk under the stone pillar within 5 minutes are deemed to have given up on the test. What awaits him is something more terrifying than death."

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The first update, there is another update before midnight.

This question is that the question stem is relatively cumbersome. As long as the information is sorted out, it becomes an elementary school Olympiad question that can be solved immediately as long as you know the method.

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