Of course, in the end, Shade did not run away. No matter how much you think about the three-month mission left by Mr. Hamilton, you knew something was wrong, and Shade, who was already involved in it, since he did not leave before his death, it is even more impossible to leave now.
But investigating that mission and finding out Hamilton's secrets are things for the future. The key now is to get enough money to survive for a week before making other plans.
Bring the investigation report and map, and don’t forget the compass and pocket watch in the drawer of the desk. For safety reasons, although no firearms were found, the cane can also be used as a weapon. Of course, don’t forget to bring a fruit knife.
For clothes, he chose an inconspicuous black buttoned coat and trousers, which is in line with the dressing habits of Tobesk City where summer has just begun.
There are two bedrooms in Room 1 on the second floor, and Shade found clothes suitable for his current figure in the other one. Unfortunately, the room that seemed to belong to the original owner Shade did not have diaries or anything like that, nor did Shade use his miserable literacy skills.
Any tips for writing more, otherwise life will be simpler.
After doing all this, the clock in the corner of the living room was already close to eleven o'clock in the morning.
Shade found the keys to the door and the door downstairs in the bowl in the cupboard at the door of the room. He carefully locked the door, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and pulled a piece of hair from his head. He lay down between the door and the stairs.
Place your hair on the floor of the room, put it in the crack under the door, squint your left eye, and make sure your hair is facing the room, facing the bulge on the left corner of the bedroom door.
The windows in the stairwell are closed, the first floor is also blocked, and all the windows in the room are closed. There is no need to worry about your hair being moved by the wind. As long as Shade comes back, don't take big steps at the door, and be careful when opening the door on the first floor.
The location will indicate whether anyone has passed by or entered the room.
I wanted to stand up, but I looked at the locked door of room "2" on the second floor next door. So after thinking about it, I reluctantly pulled off a hair and clamped it in the crack of the door, parallel to the lock.
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Because Mr. Hamilton left so many secrets, it is always better to be cautious.
Circling down the stairs, the sound of stomping and stomping in the quiet space made Shade nervous again for some reason.
There was no dust on the handrails of the stairs, and the decorative oil paintings on the walls looked like they had been wiped frequently. The closer he got to the downstairs, the more Shade felt his heart beating faster.
He understood that there was nothing to panic about, but after all, this was the first step to step into this place and truly step into this world.
He stood in front of the door and put on his boots, then grabbed the black dome hat on the clothes rack and put it on his head. It took him a long time to hold the door handle and push the door open.
My heart beat faster the moment I opened the door. This feeling of completely entering a strange environment and accepting the fact that I have traveled through time is really uncomfortable.
He stepped over the threshold, but did not look out immediately. Instead, he quickly walked out with his head lowered, then turned around and turned the key to lock the door.
Closing his eyes, he slowly turned around to face the street, backed up and leaned his back against the door, his head against the cold metal door number "No. 6".
"There's nothing to be nervous about. It's just that when you step into a different world, there's a high probability that you won't be able to go back."
He said to himself, trying hard to suppress the desire to take a deep breath, raised his head, opened his eyes, leaned against the door, and looked at everything in front of him -
There was some smoke in the air, and the weather was gloomier than in the morning. But the noisy square was still crowded with people, including gentlemen in formal suits and top hats, ladies in skirts and powdered faces, and people carrying wooden boxes.
Porters, barefoot newsboys shouting loudly, flower girls shyly soliciting customers, carriages passing by in a hurry, fat housewives holding paper bags and wearing lace hats...
There was a burning smell in the air, and all kinds of people were mixed on the streets on the edge of the smoky square. The shouts and shouts almost completely overlapped. On the other side of the square in the distance, there were three-story houses like the ones behind them, densely packed with metal
The pipes clung to the wall like vines or spider webs, shining in the weak midday sunlight.
In the center of the square stands a fountain with a girl holding a water bottle. The fountain does not spray water, but the statue has turned a little yellow. The patrol policeman wearing a police badge sitting next to the fountain looked at Shade curiously. The middle-aged man asked him with his eyes whether
Needing help, Shade hurriedly averted his gaze.
The boy selling newspapers passed by, and the sound of the soles of his feet rubbing against the gravelly ground made his hair stand on end; the jingling of the horse bells of the carriage passing by the door was played, and the inquiring sight looking out from the carriage window
, and together make Shade's heart pump blood faster.
Feeling the beating of my heart, I opened my hands and pressed on the door behind me. I instinctively leaned back, frightened by what was really happening in front of me. My blood pressure surged, my heartbeat accelerated, and the sudden sound of a bell in the distance almost sounded like my head.
It was like a bomb exploding inside, making Shade almost faint.
So real, so unbelievable, so contrary to the common sense of the past twenty years. This is a different world. He really left his hometown and came to a different world, a completely unfamiliar world.
"Don't panic! Don't panic!"
Shade kept repeating it in his mind, but his body's instinct could not be suppressed like this.
"It doesn't matter, I will be familiar with all this and I will fit in here!"
He kept telling himself desperately, but his body still leaned back against the door involuntarily, and his back was already wet.
Suddenly, the woman's murmuring voice sounded again. Although it was also a voice from another world, it seemed to bring Shad back to reality and let him face all this. The murmuring voice declared like reciting a poem:
【You have obtained ‘enlightenment’.】
The beating speed of the heart slowed down because of the sound, and the high blood pressure gradually returned to normal because of the whisper. The sound echoed in the heart.
"What enlightenment?"
It's not that he didn't hear clearly, he just didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. [Enlightenment] also belongs to the mysterious four elements that the detective vaguely mentioned before he died, but Shade needs further explanation. He is now fully sure that what is in his head is definitely not
The system, that voice, is most likely a part of the mysterious system of this world.
[You are me, I am you. Stranger, you control the direction of fate in front of the curtain, and fate unfolds because of you; I am exposed to the reality of the world behind the scenes, and you are strong because of me. Even if you are jealous, we are together
We are one, there is no difference between us.]
The woman's voice did not answer the question, but Shade was not angry, but rather happy.
His guess was correct. In the mystical system of this world, the voice in his head is most likely a link to contact and use of mystery. The worldview of this world seems to be somewhat close to Cthulhu and agnosticism. The extraordinary and mysterious have power and exist.
It itself will affect mortal things, so another kind of power is needed to help mortals come into contact with those weird and dangerous things.
"You are me, and I am you. Even though I say this, you are definitely different from ordinary situations."
He wanted to confirm his thoughts with the whispering voice in his head, but all he got was the woman's chuckle.
No matter what, he has at least come into contact with the mysterious elements of this world. Even if he doesn't understand anything, at least he is standing here and has his own goal.
The panic just now gradually subsided, as if he was getting closer to this age of steam filled with smoke. The down-to-earth feeling made Shade more calm, and he told himself to gradually accept all this, instead of panicking in vain:
"Earn a commission, investigate Hamilton's story, gather the four elements, study the voices in your head...move forward, don't panic."
He kept repeating in his mind and finally let his back leave the door. Giving up the idea of going back to change clothes, Shade carefully walked down the three steps at the door and stood on the street at the edge of the square.
, he looked up at the world with his eyes wide open in the crowd of people, and the world was reflected in his eyes:
"No matter what, move forward."
He said in his heart, after a short pause, according to the plan in the house, he walked along the circular street around the square and walked towards the entrance of the street leaving the square on the other side.