"Then I'm sorry to bother you, the errand fees will definitely be high." Angele paused, and when he saw Xiaolu turning around to leave, he shouted again: "That's right."
Xiao Lu turned around and looked doubtfully.
Angel: "As for the ceremony I performed, I hope you will not reveal it to others."
Xiaolu made a "no problem" gesture: "Don't worry, I'm very strict with my mouth."
Angel smiled and nodded. He didn't know Xiaolu very well, so naturally he wouldn't believe her harsh words. The reason why he mentioned it more was simply to deepen the impression of nightmare.
Through subtle influence, Xiao Lu thinks he is strict, but in fact he is just influenced by Nightmare.
Xiaolu swayed and left the room.
While Angel stayed in the room waiting for Xiao Lu's return, he contacted Gleipnir through God's perspective and conveyed the information Xiao Lu said to her.
Greipnir was on his way to the platform at this time. Hearing Angel's voice transmission, he suddenly said: "It turns out that glory refers to the beam of light used to select the champions of the three competitions..."
"Looking at it this way, the 'voice' may indeed be the video of the three competitions." Grapnir sighed with emotion, and then said: "Since you already have the video of the modern fashion show, then I will also have more.
Looking for images from the Prada beauty show?”
Angel thought for a while and said: "Let's look for it. After all, the clues to the three major rumors this time all come from Prada Media Company. Maybe the clown trapped in the lightless room at the carnival night only knows
The sound of the Prada beauty pageant…”
Gleipnir thought about it and felt that this was also possible.
It is better to be more prepared than less prepared.
"Okay, leave the images of the Prada beauty pageant to me."
After hanging up the call with Gleipnir, Angel looked in the direction of the starworm again.
Previously, after Kaushik brought Starworm to his dormitory, he acted calmly and said that he was just an ordinary old man. If he didn't believe it, Starworm could look for clues in the room by himself.
Then, Starworm discovered something strange about the "photo wall" on the wall above Kaushik's bed.
Because the dozens of photos posted on the photo wall are all photos of Kaushik's past.
Kaushik's NPC information clearly mentioned that there were some secrets in Kaushik's past. So he guessed that there must be key clues in the photo wall.
So Starworm began to carefully examine the photos posted on the photo wall.
Dozens of photos record Kaushik's past.
There is the bright smile when a child is making snowballs; there is the shyness of a teenager who is unwilling to face the camera and avoids it; there is the youth standing on the top of the mountain with a trophy in his prime; there is the adult standing on the top floor of a tall building with a transparent face.
The high-spirited feeling of sitting through the floor-to-ceiling windows and watching the night view of the city; but also the fear of middle age, and the confusion of living on the streets...
Through these photos, Starworm seemed to have seen Kaushik's life.
There are brilliance, glory, and troughs and despair.
But that's all, Starworm didn't see any secrets in these photos.
He tried to ask Kaushik, but Kaushik lowered his head at this time and said nothing or answered anything.
Seeing Kaushik's "silent and uncooperative" attitude, Starworm seemed to understand something. If nothing unexpected happened, the photo wall should be in the right direction, but he hadn't found anything unusual yet.
Only when the abnormal point is found can the next step be triggered.
This is like the former conductor of Xinghai Train No. 199. He was an eccentric conductor who loved complicated mathematics.
Anyone who wants to meet this train conductor must do a math problem written by him.
As long as you calculate correctly, the train conductor is willing to chat with you.
Moreover, the conductor treats everyone equally.
Regardless of whether you are a train commissioner or a robber who hijacks a train, you will be treated like this.
If you can't figure it out, the conductor will definitely ignore you, even if a huge accident occurs on the train. Of course, if a huge accident occurs, the questions asked by the train conductor will be relatively simple.
In short, the train conductor is like a guide who needs to complete the prerequisites before triggering the next task.
In the same way, Kaushik may be like this at this time.
Only when the established prerequisites are completed will new changes be triggered. And the established prerequisites here are definitely hidden in the photo wall.
Thinking of this, Starworm observed every photo on the photo wall more carefully.
This time, Starworm finally discovered something he thought was suspicious.
Although the photos on the photo wall are posted in a messy manner, some facing up and some facing sideways, what is certain is that the order in which the photos are posted is arranged according to time.
From children to teenagers, from youth to adulthood, from middle age to old age, and finally from old age to children... This series of photos is arranged in a circle on the wooden wall.
It seems to correspond to the side quest title "Time is a Circle" in the Kaushik NPC information.
If this ring-shaped photo corresponds to the title "Time is a Circle", then what does the photo in the center of this "circle" represent?
Starworm looked at the photo in the center of the "circle".
Not many, just four.
They are four group photos, corresponding to four different periods of Kaushik's life, and the subjects of the group photos are all different, including men and women.
You can't tell anything wrong from the photos alone, because there are many group photos in the "circle". However, these four group photos are placed in the middle, far away from the "circle of time", so there must be a reason.
Since it couldn't be seen, the starworm simply took action.
He reached out his hand and touched it, and then he discovered the secret of these four photos... They were double-layer photos.
In other words, the four photos that are exposed are all posted, and the real photos are hidden inside!
Starworm looked back at Kaushik and saw that he didn't respond, so he secretly tore off the outer layer of one of the photos to see what the inner photo was.
And this inner photo seems to be a quarter of a certain photo.
Only the iron railings can be vaguely seen.
Starworm saw this and already understood in his heart that this was definitely the secret hidden in the photo wall. As long as he peeled off the outer layers of the remaining three photos, he should be able to piece together the complete hidden photo!
Thinking of this, Starworm didn't hesitate anymore and quickly tore off the surface of the remaining three photos.
The inner layers of the four photos represent four puzzle pieces, and when these four puzzle pieces are combined together, the complete puzzle presented is... a photo of a prison cell.
The iron railings he saw before were the boundaries of the cell. Each railing exuded coldness and darkness, as if silently announcing the fate of the imprisoned.
But the person imprisoned in the cell... Starworm is very familiar with it.
Because that's Kaushik.
Kaushik in the cell was sitting on the cold stone bed with his head lowered and seemed to be looking at the ground.
Seeing this scene, Starworm felt vaguely familiar. Isn't this the same "silent and uncooperative" look that Kaushik had before?
Star Bug was stunned for a moment, took his eyes away from the photo wall, and slowly turned his head.
Behind him, Kaushik was also sitting on the bed, but at this time he raised his head, looking through the starworm and staring at the "cell" on the photo wall.
At the same time, Kaushik in the cell photo also raised his head.
Kaushik looked at each other from a distance from the outside world.
And as Kaushik in the cell raised his head, Starworm finally saw his appearance clearly, which was exactly the same as Kaushik in the outside world!
It was as if two Kaushiks appeared in the same time and space, and they were still looking at each other.
Seeing this strange scene, Starworm felt a little hair on his back for no reason.
At this moment, Star Worm suddenly felt his body go limp, and before Star Worm could react, his consciousness fell into darkness.
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Angel also didn't expect that he just switched to the Star Bug's perspective and saw him fainting.
Yes, Starworm fainted.
To be precise, Starworm bumped into the fashion monster and his body fell into a coma, but his consciousness entered the "challenge space".
Angel did not immediately check the situation of the starworm through God's perspective, but looked at Kaushik.
Kaushik didn't seem surprised by what happened to the starworm.
He bent down and carried Starworm lying on the ground to the bed. Looking at the unconscious Starworm, he murmured in a low voice: "If this is the reason why you came to me, then go ahead and give it a try..."
After finishing speaking, Kaushik slowly picked up the four photos that Starworm had torn off before, and pasted them back one by one.
After the photo wall returned to its original state, Kaushik turned around and left the dormitory, returning to the security office on the first floor.
Everything seems to be back to how it was before.
Angel observed Kaushik for a while, and after making sure that there was nothing unusual about him, he turned his attention back to the dormitory.
Angel glanced at the photo wall that had been restored to its original state.
"There are two Kaushiks, and the Kaushik in the cell is a complete replica of the Kaushik outside... Even the clothes and movements are the same, as if they are synchronized with the outside world."
There must be something fishy here.
To solve this mystery, perhaps only by completing the side quests on Kaushik can the mystery be solved.
After all, the various photos on the photo wall have already hinted that "time is a circle".
However, it is not that easy to trigger Kaushik's side mission.
Although Starworm has now entered the "Challenge Space", he has encountered a fashion monster, and the tasks he received are also random tasks, not side tasks related to Kaushik.
If you want to take on side quests, Starworm probably needs to gain Kaushik's favor.
But then again, from Kaushik's low murmur before, we can know that the fashion monster Starworm encountered this time was most likely the work of Kaushik.
How did Kaushik achieve "artificial control of fashion monsters"?
If it wasn't for the artificial control of the fashion monster, how could he get the starworm to fall into the challenge space?
When Angel was thinking about this problem, suddenly, he heard footsteps outside.
Originally, he was going to take a look at the Star Bug's mission at this time, but was interrupted by the sound of footsteps. However, he didn't pay too much attention to it. He withdrew his perspective and looked outside the house.
Accompanied by a knock on the door and Angel's "come in".
Kalyan, wearing a neat suit, appeared in front of him. Behind Kalyan, there was a young man dragging two big bags.
"Mr. Kalyan, didn't Xiaolu say that you are still resting..."
Kalyan: "I happened to wake up when Xiaolu came back just now. When I learned that Mr. Angel needed these things, I volunteered and brought them over. I just happened to come out and exercise."
"And Xiao Lu has gone to find the oil wax that Mr. needs. He should be here soon."
After Kalyan finished explaining, he pointed to the bag dragged by the young man behind him: "This contains the oil paints and fabrics that sir need. Sir, can you take a look and see if it is of the quality you want?"
While Angel was concerned about Kalyan's body, he walked to the bag and checked it a little.
After confirming that it was correct, Angel nodded.
The next step is the transaction. According to Carlian, payment can be made with either membership points or Modern Coins. However, Carlian suggested that Angel use Modern Coins. After all, membership points are hard-earned.
However, Angel finally chose to use membership points.
Because for him, if the main mission is not advanced in the future, the Modern Coins will still be useful, but the membership points are currently useless.
So it must be priority membership points.
For three hundred membership points, these two bags of top-notch oil paints and high-quality fabrics were handed over to Angel.
Kalyan was about to leave at this time, but before he left, Angel stopped him and asked a question.
“Can fashion monsters be controlled?”
Kalyan looked at Angel strangely, not understanding why he suddenly asked this question, but he did not ask, but said bluntly.
"While this is rare, it is possible."
Kallen briefly explained the situation.
To sum up, there are two prerequisites for controlling fashion monsters:
First, find independent fashion monsters. Second, have means to limit the actions of fashion monsters, such as some special fashion magic.
It sounds like there are not many prerequisites, but it is very difficult to satisfy these two prerequisites at the same time.
First of all, independent fashion monsters are rare. Generally speaking, fashion monsters are "invisible" and will only appear when they possess a person and allow the person to enter the "challenge space".
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Therefore, if you want to find independent fashion monsters, you must first have the vision to discover "invisible fashion monsters".
Those who can do this either possess special magic, or are extremely powerful magicians who are very sensitive to the fluctuations of fashion monsters.
Of course, there are other ways to cheat, such as finding humans whose bodies have been taken away by fashion monsters.
However, such human beings who have their bodies taken away from them are rare, because once someone is taken away from their bodies, they will disappear in a short period of time. No one knows where they went, but some people speculate that they went to a dark corner.
But this is just speculation and no one can confirm it.
In short, it is difficult to find independent fashion monsters.
As for having the means to restrict the movement of monsters, although it is rare, it is much easier than the first point.
But no matter what, there are only a few fashion monsters controlled by humans.
Because it is better to control a muddled fashion monster than to turn them into pages of a magic book. At least the pages can be used.
The fashionable monster in a state of confusion is of little use. At most, it can artificially turn some ordinary people into magicians.
But this actually doesn't make much sense, because regardless of whether you control fashion monsters or not, ordinary people who want to become magicians still have to go through challenging tasks.