Chapter 580 Frequent sinkholes, joys and sorrows in the world
The "tiankeng incident" that occurred in Lingcheng, China was only the first one, not the only one, nor the last one.
Since that day, sinkhole incidents have occurred frequently all over the world.
In just one month after the collective return of extraordinary beings, there have been more than 10,000 sinkhole incidents around the world, and more than 10,000 people have gone missing... In other words, the number of people who have traveled to strange worlds has reached 300,000.
The circumstances of each sinkhole incident are similar.
First there were spatial fluctuations, and a slight earthquake could be clearly felt in the surrounding area, and then a huge circular crater suddenly appeared. The things within the original crater no longer existed, and were replaced by some things from the strange world.
For example, the aboriginal people of the strange world, such as houses, such as demon species, such as curse spirits... and so on.
The tiankeng incident in Lingcheng only caused a tiankeng area with a diameter of 20 meters, but this is not fixed.
Some sinkholes are only one meter in diameter and bring nothing but flowers and plants.
However, there are also some sinkholes with extremely scary diameters.
So far, the largest sinkhole incident in the world occurred in southern Switzerland. A small town with a total of 8,000 people disappeared overnight, and was replaced by a huge sinkhole and a monster forest.
There was even a five-element level demon species among them.
Of course, the Five Elements level demon species are no longer worth mentioning to those extraordinary beings on the list today.
The extraordinary beings have traveled through strange worlds six times so far.
On the extraordinary ranking list, the top one thousand extraordinary ones have all reached the level of lv.60.
"Fist Asks the Sky" ranked third in the world, lv.69.
However, the second-ranked "Tao follows nature" has directly opened up a huge gap in the sixth strange world. Although the spell realm is only at the peak of Liuhe level, with the soul realm of the seventh level peak, the overall level has soared.
Reached lv.79.
Of course, the most outrageous thing is the number one "King", lv.90, who is so powerful that no one can see the hope of catching up.
For these powerful extraordinary beings, perhaps the sinkhole incident is not terrible.
After all, so far, the alien creatures that have traveled to the real world have not exceeded the Five Elements level. In fact, even if they are at the Five Elements level, they are only in Switzerland.
But it's different for ordinary people.
The frequent occurrence of tiankeng incidents has seriously affected ordinary people in the real world. Countless families have been broken up, and countless people have lost their beloved family members, not knowing whether they will see them again in this life.
Panic has begun to spread in the hearts of ordinary people.
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Yucheng, Qingken Road.
An elegant bar opened on the corner of the street. Above the store sign with flashing neon lights, it read "Xiu Zhai", a name that was extremely weird.
The speakers are blasting and the place where men and women have fun is the nightclub bar.
But a drinking place that is quieter and more "vegetarian and meat-free" than these places is called a Qing Bar.
It was just dawn at this time, and there were not many customers in this Xiuzhaiqing bar in the early morning.
Bar location.
Wang Xiu, who was wearing a blue and white casual outfit, was practicing bartending. Several bartending glasses were like flying butterflies in his hands, jumping and flipping like spiritual beings.
The action is very beautiful, but the taste of the wine is unknown.
"clang--"
In the corner of the bar, the sound of a piano suddenly sounded, and then there was a burst of unfamiliar piano playing. It was not unpleasant, but it was definitely not a masterpiece, more like a beginner's practice.
And this is indeed the case.
Takeda Kosai was also wearing blue and white casual clothes, with long black hair combed into a low ponytail. He was sitting in front of an expensive Steinway piano and was practicing playing seriously.
The piece she was practicing at this time was Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor - "Destiny".
"Squeak——"
Suddenly, the door of the Qing Bar was pushed open from the outside.
A handsome young man wearing a white trench coat slowly walked in.
It was Lin Xianbai.
"morning."
Wang Xiu put down the mixing glass in his hand, smiled and waved.
"This windbreaker is so beautiful."
Takeda Kosai, who was playing the piano, also stopped, looked at the long white windbreaker on Lin Xianbai, chuckled and joked: "Let me guess, Annie picked this for you?"
"really."
Lin Xianbai smiled slightly.
It has been a month since he returned to reality. He has brought Annie here several times these days, and Annie and Takeda Kosai get along very well. It feels like they feel like old friends at first sight.
"I still haven't woken up from watching chess."
Lin Xianbai walked to the bar and sat down. Without any pleasantries, he went straight to the topic.
"Didn't one of the three golden balls of light surrounding him lose one a few days ago?"
Wang Xiu didn't seem surprised at all and just said calmly.
"indeed."
Lin Xianbai nodded lightly.
"Then it proves that our guesses are correct."
Hearing this, Takeda Kosai, who was sitting at the piano, stood up and walked over, standing next to Wang Xiu with a smile on his face, "Guan Qi is indeed attracting stars. Those three golden balls of light mean that he has not received the ball yet."
One month has passed since the completion of the three stars, and one is missing, which means that he still has two stars left before he can fully wake up."
"This is really different from the process of attracting stars in my understanding."
Lin Xianbai frowned slightly.
"really."
Wang Xiu smiled helplessly, "I have only read in books about this method of attracting stars that does not require a star attracting ground. It is said that only the top experts at the Nine Palaces level can help others attract stars in this way, and they also have to pay for it.
It took a lot of effort and cost, and I don’t know who this kid got the favor from.”
"But that still doesn't explain his physical condition."
Takeda Kosai lowered his eyes and sighed softly, "His physical condition is very special. It is constantly being destroyed and is constantly healing under the stimulation of a certain force... But the life energy in his body has clearly been exhausted.
For humans of different blood, this state is basically not far from death."
"Don't panic."
Wang Xiu picked up a white towel, wiped a goblet on the bar table, and said calmly: "That kid is very awesome, he won't die so easily. Although he looks half-dead, at least he is half-dead."
Yue, I don’t know how long I was half-dead when I was there.”
"It must be the problem with the golden bones."
Takeda Kosai's Danfeng eyes narrowed slightly, "His current state is absolutely inseparable from that golden skeleton."
"Okay, what's the point of us guessing here and there?"
Wang Xiu smiled freely, "When he wakes up, the truth will be revealed. To be honest, I don't know why you are always so worried, especially that silly girl Mengyao. What is there to worry about? Obviously.
It's because the boy watching chess got a chance and is evolving. It's scary to see that there is only a skeleton left, but it doesn't matter."
"I also want to know why you are so confident."
Takeda Kosai looked at him helplessly.
"Who knows?"
Wang Xiu shrugged and chuckled: "Maybe it's because that kid always likes to turn the impossible into a reality, just like when he was learning Sword Intent, things that I thought were impossible became a reality for him.
became a reality.”
"We can't do anything about watching chess. We can only let nature take its course for now."
Lin Xianbai frowned and said in a deep voice: "But besides him, we still have many problems to deal with."
"The demon species brought by the sinkhole?"
Wang Xiu glanced at him, and while wiping the cup, he said calmly: "Don't worry about that kind of thing, right? As long as there are no gossip-level people, both of us can help kill it.
If someone of Bagua level appears, there is no point in worrying. Xingzhai and I will fight to the death. Of course, the outcome is uncertain.
If someone of the Jiugong level appears, then there is no point in worrying. Let’s all just wait until it’s over.
So, I really don’t understand, you people are always worrying about this and that, what are you doing for? Are you doing it for psychological uneasiness?
What's there to worry about?
If it can be solved, just find a way to solve it. If it can't be solved, do your best, and then wait for the results. Keep your mind calm, just try your best, and do your best, no matter what destiny is."
"Senior Wang Xiu, you are always so open-minded."
Lin Xianbai looked at this tall and handsome man and smiled helplessly.
"This is how you can live happily."
Wang Xiu grinned.
"But it's not just the demon species that I'm worried about."
There was a hint of sadness in Lin Xianbai's eyes, and he said softly: "There are still people, those so-called 'foreigners' who have traveled from a strange world, and their placement is a big problem.
Some aliens are ordinary people and don't need to worry too much.
However, some people from other worlds are different-blooded humans or spellcasters, and there are many practitioners at the three-talent level, the four-image level, and even the five-element level.
These guys can still be suppressed while we extraordinary beings are still there, but we will eventually enter the seventh strange world. When we all leave, I am worried that these alien practitioners will become a destabilizing factor for society.
Even if you two, Senior Wang Xiu and Senior Takeda are here, there are too many of these guys, and it will be difficult for you to manage so many people at the same time."
"Um."
Hearing this, Takeda Kosai also nodded slightly, "You're right, I don't want to be halfway through playing the piano when I suddenly receive a call from you Penglai, asking me to rush to such and such a place to provide support. That's okay.
It’s so annoying.”
"So what are you going to do, kid?"
Wang Xiu looked at Lin Xianbai and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Speaking of which, this guy was still a weakling two months ago. Why haven't we seen him for two months? The vague soul fluctuation seems to have reached the peak of the seventh level of death, which is higher than him... Uh, no,
These guys have been there not just for two months, but almost two years.
"Centralized placement and unified management."
Lin Xianbai looked at Wang Xiu and said seriously: "We are going to build a city and put all these aliens there to live, and then slowly integrate into our society. By then, we hope to invite senior Wang Xiu and Takeda
Senior, you two will serve as city managers, so that these friends from other worlds can be more peaceful."
"But I promised to help Guan Qi protect that silly kid Yu Cheng and Mengyao?"
Wang Xiu looked embarrassed.
"The main thing is to protect Miss Han, right?"
Lin Xianbai frowned slightly and said hesitantly: "As long as I let Miss Han move there too, I think there won't be any problem."
"Let's talk about it later."
Takeda Kosai crossed his arms across his chest, "Wait and see, if Kan Qi can wake up, we will ask for his opinion first, but you can start preparing this plan first. If Kan Qi can't wake up until you travel through time and leave.
, then we will go to that city to serve as managers."
"Thank you."
Lin Xianbai stood up and bowed his head slightly towards Wang Xiu and Takeda Kosai.
"bite!"
Suddenly, a ring on his left hand rang.
"Two seniors, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Lin Xianbai glanced at the ring, and then whispered to them.
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Wang Xiu waved his hand, "Now the whole world is suffering from sinkholes, and you, the boss of Penglai, are also very busy. Go to work quickly, otherwise the people will be in panic all day long, and no one will come to drink in my bar. It's a pity that I
My wife plays the piano so beautifully, but not many people can listen to her."
"uh-huh."
Hearing this, Takeda Kosai couldn't help but feel a little proud on his face.
Looking at the sweet two people, Lin Xianbai smiled, then waved goodbye, turned around and left the bar.
"Bang."
The bar door is closed.
With Lin Xianbai's departure, this elegant tavern became quiet again.
"Honey, play another song, I want to hear it."
Wang Xiu leaned against the bar and looked at Takeda Kosai with a smile, "Just like what I said just now, fate is still fate. Although I don't understand it, it sounds good."
"..."
However, there was no smile on Takeda Kosai's face.
"Um?"
The smile on Wang Xiu's face froze.
Having seen countless women, he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
"She was assassinated."
Takeda Kosai looked at the door and said softly.
"Who, who was assassinated?"
Wang Xiu smiled awkwardly and pretended not to understand.
"Isabel Elizabeth."
Takeda Kosai turned his head and looked at him seriously, "Two days ago, an extraordinary person who came to drink told me that he was the strange world No. 1 that he traveled to. It was the time and space where we were born, and was taken over by the Curse Academy.
The Elizabeth who assassinated is the Elizabeth we know."
"..."
Wang Xiu was speechless for a moment, then scratched his head helplessly, "Well, why are you bringing her up? Didn't we agree that we would live our lives again and all the wrong things I had done in the past would be wiped out?"
"Aren't you sad?"
Takeda Kosai looked at him and frowned slightly, "I thought you would be at least a little sad in the face of this news, Xiu, I'm not angry or jealous.
I'm just feeling sorry.
Really, I have been to the Tulip Empire. Under that woman's rule, the phenomenon of child trafficking and forced prostitution in the Tulip Empire was dealt with with unprecedented severity.
She is a good emperor for the Tulip people, especially the children and women from lower-class families.
She was assassinated by the Conjuration Academy, and even I feel a little sad, so I thought you would be sad too, but I didn't expect you weren't... Wait, are you pretending not to be, or are you really not?"
"Really not."
Wang Xiu looked down at the reflective table of the bar with a calm expression, "I have known for a long time that such a day would come. Who is she? She is the emperor. The emperor. The ruler of a huge empire cannot die well. It is normal. Now,
This result...actually, I had expected it a long time ago."
"Then if, I mean if, she is resurrected to reality and comes to find you, how will you react? What will you do?"
Takeda Kosai asked this abruptly.
"?!"
Wang Xiu raised his eyebrows.
This question must be answered well.
In fact, he has seen countless women and is very experienced. He knows how to coax women in this situation. He is also confident that he can make Xingzhai happy, and he will even sweetly take him to the room and come right away.
One shot.
But facing Xing Zhai, he no longer wanted to use these so-called "experiences".
Treat the people you love with sincerity.
"I have no idea."
Wang Xiu looked at Takeda Kosai with mixed feelings in his heart, "I really don't know, Isabel to me...well, I can't explain, my feelings for her are really complicated.
So you ask me, how would I react if we met again?
reaction?
Then I really don't know.
I don't know how I would react if I met her again in this world. After all, I can't predict my psychological changes.
But I know what to do.
I can guarantee that, Xing Zhai."
Having said this, Wang Xiu stretched out his hands, gently grabbed Takeda Yusei's shoulders, and said seriously: "For the rest of my life, I will only be with you, and will never have any contact with her.
If she says so, she will do the same."
"That's actually the answer?"
Takeda Kosai looked at him and smiled softly, "I thought you were going to coax me with sweet words again."
"Sometimes, sweet words are a food preparation. Add more to increase the deliciousness of the taste."
Wang Xiu gently hugged the cherry blossom woman into his arms and said softly: "But sometimes, sweet words are superfluous and not needed at all. Treating each other sincerely is far more meaningful than verbal coaxing..."
To be honest, I thought you would be angry because of my answer just now."
"Do you think I'm so stingy?"
Takeda Kosai was not in a good mood.
"..."
Wang Xiu didn't say any more, he just looked at the other party tenderly with his clear eyes, with a faint smile on his face.
"Okay, don't look at me."
Takeda Kosai blinked, two blushes appeared on his face, and he quickly turned his head.
If this guy really has any special skills for picking up girls, it should be these talking eyes, right?
Humph, it’s true, his eyes deceived him when he was a kid in Luojing.
Been lied to for a lifetime.
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Opposite Xiuzhaiqing Bar, there is a coffee shop.
A blond, blue-eyed, fashionably dressed Caucasian lady was sitting by the window, looking at the scene of two people cuddling and hugging each other in the bar. She looked dazed at first, then shook her head and smiled.
She looked away, picked up the coffee, and took a sip.
