femme fatale [unlimited]

Ning Mianmian put her hand in her palm.

Lin Cen's warm hands made her feel inexplicably stable.

She didn't ask where she was going, she just hugged the cake and got into the car with Lin Cen.

The heater in the car was fully turned on, and soon, Ning Mianmian felt warm all over her body.

Lin Cen didn't drive immediately, but suddenly said: "Happy birthday."

Ning Mianmian blinked her eyes: "Thank you sister."

No matter how you look at it, this is not the right time, but Lin Cen's thinking has always been different from ordinary people, and she is used to it.

Lin Cen pointed to the cake in her arms: "I said happy birthday, you should treat me to the cake."

Dare to wait for her here?

Ning Mianmian laughed, but this is just a cake bought casually in a convenience store, it's really hard to get it out.

But she thought about it, Lin Cen seemed to never be a picky eater, so she didn't refuse, and handed over another clean, unused fork.

Lin Cen took it, tasted it, and commented: "It's delicious."

Ning Mianmian was amused, she doubted that there was nothing bad to eat here at Lin Cen's place.

Lin Cen gently pushed the cake, "Let's eat together."

Ning Mianmian looked at her with a smile, "Okay."

The car was warm and filled with the sweet aroma of vegetable butter, but the atmosphere was strangely harmonious.The two of you took one bite and the other quickly ate up the little cake.

Lin Cen started the car.

Ning Mianmian leaned her head against the car window, quietly watching the blurry night passing by outside the glass, leaving behind little by little.

Lin Cen asked, "Is there any place you want to go in particular?"

Ning Mianmian thought for a while, "No."

She laughed, and there was a bit of coquettishness in her voice, "I wanted to ask you to go to the secret base, but it's too cold in the middle of the night, let's try another day."

Lin Cen paused with his fingers on the steering wheel, and said, "It's not suitable for birthdays there, change to another place."

Of course Ning Mianmian knew it wasn't suitable, and she invited Lin Cen to come here on a whim.But if she was asked to choose a place, she really didn't know where to go.In order to gain a place in the entertainment industry, her daily life is filled with work, and she rarely has time to control herself.

So Ning Mianmian simply turned around and asked Lin Cen: "Is there any place my sister wants to go?"

Lin Cen said, "There is a nice store, I'll take you there."

With that said, she stopped the car.

Ning Mianmian looked around, and found that this place was still near the outskirts of the city, and outside the window was desolate and dilapidated.

She was puzzled: "Near here?"

"Open the game panel." Lin Cen smiled, "I will take you into the transition zone."

***

The transition zone is a gray area between the real world and the game world. Players who unlock the transition zone can enter it at will, and ghosts will haunt it.The flow of time here is the same as in reality, and the time spent will also be counted, which will not affect the deduction of points in the real world.

The scope of the transition area is very large and it is divided into many different small areas. No one knows the specific number of these small areas. They can be transferred to other areas through free items in the mall.

This provides opportunities for players from different planes to communicate and exchange. Many guilds choose to set up headquarters in the transition zone to recruit personnel.

"... There is also a black market here. You can use points to buy items with other players, and you can also barter. But there is a limit to what each player can bring into the transition zone from their own plane, and there is a limit of one week. CDs, so everything in the transition zone is more expensive."

Lin Cen went all the way to give Ning Mianmian popular science, "The transition zone cannot attack each other, but where there are rules, there will be bugs, and we should not relax our vigilance too much."

Ning Mianmian looked around curiously, just from the outside, this place looks a bit like a quaint western city.

It was dusk at this time, and the warm orange light shone on the streets paved with blue-gray stone slabs. The spiers on both sides were bathed in the light of the setting sun, presenting a hazy and unreal beauty.

There are all kinds of people on the street, many of them are wearing strange clothes, and it is unknown which plane they are from.From time to time, ghosts whose appearance is obviously different from ordinary people pass by, but no one is surprised, and everyone seems to be used to it.

Lin Cen said: "There is only dusk and night in the transition zone, and the sky will never be bright. It is now 06:30 in the afternoon here, and it is only half an hour before it gets dark."

Turning another corner, a commercial street appeared in front of us.

There are shops on both sides of the road, with various signboards, and the crowds flow through, which looks very lively.

Thinking of what Lin Cen said about "take her to a store", Ning Mianmian sighed, "I never thought that there would be so many people opening a store here."

Lin Cen said: "Where there are people, there is business."

She explained: "Where you like, you can use the points to rent it in the mall, and you can only rent it for one month at a time. After the expiration, if someone wants to rent the same place as you, it will be auctioned."

Ning Mianmian opened the panel and researched it, and it really was a price she couldn't afford.

Lin Cen led her into the commercial street, and walked into a shop with ease.

This is a bar located at an intersection, with a low-key and elegant decoration style.

The name of the shop is Hikari, and there is a sign on the door that reads "Open".

Pushing open the door, the noise mixed with the smell of alcohol hits the face.

Although it was not dark yet, the store was already full of people. A young and beautiful woman was greeting customers with a smile on her face. When she saw the two of them, she was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled quickly.

She said something to the people around her, and then walked over, "Come with me."

The woman arranged the two of them in a quiet private room, and she asked Lin Cen, "Still the same?"

Lin Cen nodded, and the woman asked Ning Mianmian with a smile, "What about you, what do you drink?"

Ning Mianmian said, "I want the same."

Love was a little confused, "I heard from Lin Cen that you don't seem to like drinking?"

Ning Mianmian was also confused and looked at Lin Cen.

Lin Cen said: "She doesn't drink much every time she eats."

Ning Mianmian was stunned, she didn't expect Lin Cen to notice this, and explained: "Who likes to drink at dinner, doesn't my sister also like to be toasted? But having a few drinks with friends is different. "

Lin Cen said, "Understood."

Love smiled, her eyes fluttered, her eyes lightly turned around Ning Mianmian, and then landed on Lin Cen, "No introduction?"

Lin Cen said: "She is Ning Mianmian, a newcomer." After speaking, he pointed to the woman, "Love, the president of the Long Night Guild."

She thought of something, and reminded: "Usually, most people will not reveal their real names in the transition zone, but as president like Love, they still need to show their faces to accept people, so it doesn't matter. , after all, there is something to gain.”

Ning Mianmian opened her eyes in surprise.

On the one hand, she has the impression that Luo Fu's name is also on the master list; on the other hand... the Long Night Guild, isn't it the same guild that Jize belongs to?

Love saw what she was thinking, and took the initiative to speak: "I heard that you have already met our vice president."

Ning Mianmian nodded.

Love said: "How about it, our guild is not bad, do you want to come?"

Ning Mianmian's impression of the Long Night Guild was indeed good, and Love's smile was so friendly that she had the urge to agree immediately.But she turned to think of Ji Ze's strange behavior towards Lin Cen, and she was a little entangled.

After thinking about it, she still reminded: "Your vice president has a problem, he..."

Love hooked her lips, as if she had heard something extremely interesting, "I know, don't worry."

Seeing her like this, Ning Mianmian felt relieved. She looked at Lin Cen with a questioning look, and Lin Cen said, "It's up to you."

Love looked at the two of them like this, and lowered his voice meaningfully: "Lin Cen is my old friend, and he is also half a member of the Long Night Guild."

She also said: "It's good for newcomers to join the guild. Generally speaking, there will be some benefits, such as joining the guild to give points and weapons, old players helping each other, monthly salary, and assigning a girlfriend..."

Ning Mianmian was dumbfounded, there are so many benefits to joining the guild, she felt that she missed a hundred million.

Love paused, and finished the second half of the sentence: "...Our guild doesn't have any of these."

Ning Mianmian:? ? ?

Then you say a hammer?

Love laughed and blinked at her: "But our guild is very free, and there are old players leading the team when entering the dungeon, but you don't need it, hahahaha."

Lin Cen glanced at her with a half-smile, "President Love, you really talk a lot today."

"This is not the first time I've seen you bring other people here, so I couldn't hold back and chatted a little more." Love shrugged, and she said to Ning Mianmian with a smile, "I heard Lin Cen mention you before, now At first sight, she is indeed a lovely and beautiful little sister."

Ning Mianmian was even more surprised. Everyone said that things of a kind flock together and people are divided into groups. With Lin Cen's vicious tongue, how could he have such a well-rounded friend?

Lin Cen gave Love a sideways look: "Stop doing this."

She said to Ning Mianmian again: "She is like this with everyone, just listen to it, don't take it seriously."

Ning Mianmian: ...You should also learn a little bit.

Love tapped his fingers and operated on the game panel, and soon there was something more in his hand.

"Welcome to the transition zone." She pushed the thing in front of Ning Mianmian, "Here, greetings."

Ning Mianmian took a closer look, and it turned out to be a mobile phone.

Love said: "This is a special mobile phone for the transition zone. You can buy it in the mall with points. It has the same function as a normal mobile phone, so you can contact friends in other planes."

Ning Mianmian hesitated and said, "Thank you...but isn't this expensive?"

Love waved his hand indifferently, "It's just over a thousand points, don't worry about small money."

Ning Mianmian: ...She is so poor, really so poor.

"Accept it, don't want it for nothing." Lin Cen said, pointed to Ning Mianmian, and said to Love, "Her birthday is today, help me celebrate."

"Really?" Love's eyes lit up, "Then we have to celebrate, and I'll prepare right now."

After speaking, she left like a gust of wind.

Only Lin Cen and Ning Mianmian were left in the private room, and the wine was served quickly.

Ning Mianmian took a sip from the cup, it was sweet and not too strong.

After such a toss, she felt inexplicably a little better, and all the messy emotions before were thrown out of the sky.

She looked at Lin Cen with sparkling eyes, "Sister, thank you."

Lin Cen fiddled with the cup casually with his fingers, "Thank you?"

Ning Mianmian said: "Thank you for celebrating my birthday with me, and thank you for bringing me to the transition zone."

She thought of something, and asked again: "Is Love and us the same plane?"

"Yes." Lin Cen said, "Love used to be a doctor, and she was so busy every day. After entering the game world, she realized that life is short and you should do what you really like. She resigned and came to the transition zone to practice This bar."

Ning Mianmian understood, she had seen similar topics on the Internet before - what would you do if you only had one year or a few days left in your life.

At that time, most of the replies below were about resigning to do what they like, and everyone was thinking about it to their heart's content.But no matter how you think about it, it can only be a dream. After waking up from the dream, people are still bound by the complicated rules of life.

About half an hour later, the door of the private room was pushed open again.

Love walked in briskly, and she put on a long silver dress, the skirt dragging to the ground, like the sparkling tail of a mermaid.

On her face was a delicate silver mask covering the upper half of her face.

"Let's go, let's start."

Love put two masks of the same style on the table, and greeted the two with a smile.

Lin Cen got up and put the mask on his face. Even though Ning Mianmian didn't understand the situation, he followed her example.

The two walked out of the private room and went all the way to the terrace on the second floor under Love's guidance.

The evening breeze is blowing on the terrace, decorated with colorful balloons and long streamers, which is very festive.A wide variety of food is placed on the long tables, and people are dressed in costumes, talking and laughing loudly with wine glasses.

Love walked into the crowd calmly, "Everyone, I have a message to announce."

The air became quiet, and pairs of eyes focused on her.

"Today is the birthday of a lovely young lady, so everyone is free." Love raised her glass and blinked mysteriously. "She's here. Let's wish her a happy birthday together, happy every day."

The crowd suddenly burst into cheers.

"Happy birthday!"

"Good luck forever!"

"Regard President Love!"

……

Ning Mianmian stood there blankly, the mask covering the complex look in her eyes.

Above her head was a brilliant sky full of stars, and the sounds of laughter and blessings from all around pierced her ears, making her feel unreal.

She murmured, "Is that okay?"

This is the first time for her to experience this kind of birthday.

A group of strangers who don't know each other celebrate the birthday of someone who doesn't know who it is.

It's really interesting.

Lin Cen's voice rang in his ears: "There are many lonely people in the transition zone, and no one cares who is who."

Ning Mianmian nodded thoughtfully.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that I am not so lonely anymore.

A warm hand held her, "Let's go, let's dance."

The carnival lasted until the early hours of the morning, when the crowd dispersed, Love went back to the bar to pack up and prepare to close, leaving only her and Lin Cen on the terrace.

Ning Mianmian was slightly drunk, sat down against the corner of the wall, looked up at the stars in the sky in a daze.

Lin Cen walked up to her and said, "Stretch out your hand."

Ning Mianmian casually stretched out her hand, and in the next second, something heavy was put into her hand.

Her eyes widened in surprise.

The crossbow named [Piercing Heart] that she saw in the shopping mall before is lying quietly in her hands at the moment. The body of the crossbow is smooth and majestic, with strands of light flashing from time to time, it is very beautiful .

Ning Mianmian couldn't speak easily: "This...is this?"

"Birthday gift." Lin Cen replied as a matter of course, "After eating your cake, it is natural to give a gift."

Ning Mianmian declined subconsciously, "It's too expensive, I can't accept it."

"Not expensive." Lin Cen smiled, "I still remember what you said before."

Ning Mianmian was so moved that she held her weapon in tears and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Lin Cen recalled, "That's what it is... You have to be loved and then be scumbags, holding weapons given by others, and counting endless game points and crying silently."

In fact, she remembered far more than this sentence. Many times what Ning Mianmian said and did was very interesting, so interesting that she was deeply impressed.Although such a fragile life was not easily swallowed when the darkness came, it was still vivid and vivid.This made her unable to help but want to get closer and explore.

Ning Mianmian's tears were withdrawn all of a sudden, she ground her molars, "Can't you stop before being scummed, after... falling in love with me?"

She said this in a joking manner, but Lin Cen's eyes turned serious after hearing this.

Ning Mianmian thought she had said something wrong, and was about to explain that she was joking.But before she could speak, Lin Cen laughed softly.

Then she said: "When will you enter the copy, I will take you."