The content of this part of the manuscript is that the investigators decided to investigate the novelist's house before going to Beihan Town. They saw the desolate courtyard, the rancid pool, the dilapidated living room, and the strange noises coming from the second floor.
Later, the group of people came to the second floor, witnessed the hideous monster, and defeated the monster. They found part of the novelist's manuscript in the messy bedroom, and found that they had done the same thing as the characters in the book.
"Where is this matryoshka doll?"
Lu Jian commented this way.
"But what cannot be denied is that what we did is indeed similar to that in this novel."
Shia pointed out.
Excluding some differences in details, what they experienced was exactly what was described in the novel.
It's just that these manuscripts only reached the part where a few people found the original manuscripts and read them. They were horrified, their sanity was shocked, and they were ready to go to Beihan Town to find out what happened.
Of course, it is also mentioned here that several people seemed to have encountered something unimaginable in the car heading to Beihan Town, but it has been crossed out and the writing is messy. It seems that the author denied what he wrote and prepared to write it in
Rewrite on another piece of manuscript paper.
But, there is no more behind.
"Nonsense, it's just nonsense."
Drizzt seemed a little manic. I don't know if it was a side effect of his reduced sanity, or because these unreasonable events happened in his own world.
Lu Tan could understand this feeling very well.
No matter how outrageous the things he encounters are, no matter how terrifying those monsters are, they are just foreign creatures and will not suddenly cross the dimensional wall to find you in bed.
But these weird events that happened in my own world are very real, especially the experience of becoming the protagonist in a horror novel. If it were Lu Tiao, maybe...
Maybe it's nothing.
"The handwriting on these manuscripts is very clear, and the handwriting does not appear messy. It can be seen that Gudu should be in a relatively rational state when he wrote it. He was seriously conceiving these plots. This is obviously inconsistent with the condition of the house. This means that he
I was quite calm when I was writing this novel, but I was in a hurry when I left. What happened in the middle?"
Shia reviewed the contents of the manuscript paper again.
"In addition, if this manuscript paper had been placed here from the beginning, the editor who came to check it before would have discovered it long ago. The reason why we only see it now... is because it only appeared now?"
Lu Tiao added.
"What nonsense are you talking about..."
Drizzt leaned against the wall and took a long drag on his pipe, trying to numb his spirit with the tobacco.
"No, no, no, I mean, it was brought by this monster."
Lu Tiao glanced at the messy bedroom.
"You see, in this way, no matter what, we will kill the monster and obtain the manuscript paper, which will be consistent with what is written in the novel. If we cannot kill the monster, then naturally we will not be able to see the manuscript paper.
"
"Um?"
Drizzt was attracted by Lu Tan's words, and he seemed to have thought of something.
"This method is very simple. Prepare several plots of different branches in advance, and then place them at the trigger point. In this way, no matter what choice we make, it seems that the author has anticipated it in advance. It's a little trick."
Although Lu Tan has never seen such a huge effort, there are many similar things on the Internet. The simplest ones are using several accounts to post online, predicting the outcome and score of the game in advance, and then waiting for the results to come out, and then other things.
Delete the posts and leave only the correct one circulating, which will give people the illusion of knowing things like a god or traveling back from the future.
Just like now, when this monster comes with the manuscript, it will make Lu Jian and the others feel that everything about them has been written in the novel and is destined. There may be similar manuscripts in other places where Lu Jian and the others can access them.
They found that they felt that their actions were predicted by the novel.
"...That seems to make sense."
Drizzt muttered to himself, but his steps were still futile.
"In this case, shouldn't we go to Hanxu?"
Shias thought.
"That's not necessary. This novel designed us, but it also revealed information. That is, as long as you go to Beihan Town, or Hanxu, you can take the next step and possibly meet this writer."
Lu Tan replied immediately.
"It's just that being able to control such a monster makes me feel that the ancient capital, or the person behind it, is not too normal."
The three of them searched again at their home in the ancient capital, but found no more clues. Seeing that evening was approaching, they decided to set off for Hanxu after having a meal.
North of the city, Tenth Ring District.
"I didn't expect you didn't have your own car, Lao Cui. I feel like you're a failure."
Lu Tan sighed.
"I usually don't go out of the city, so there's no need to buy a car."
Drizzt argued.
The three of them got entangled in the issue of travel.
Although the road between the ruined capital and Hanxu is long, because there are people traveling all year round, basic safety is still guaranteed. There are even a few small villages in the middle, but it will take two days to set off by public transportation. I think today
If you hit the road at night, you have to drive by yourself.
Drizzt didn't have a car, so they had to rent one.
This is another sum of money.
"You just don't want to spend money."
Lu Tiao hit the nail on the head.
"I think there's nothing wrong with leaving in two days to make it more lively."
Drizzt looked at him from side to side.
"Depending on the development of this abnormal situation, the situation may deteriorate to the point of being difficult to handle in two days."
Shia reminded.
If Gudu or anyone else is affected, then two days are enough for a person's spirit to go from collapse to sanity and madness again. If you delay setting off for two days, the situation may be worse.
"Don't you know how to drive?"
Lu Jian asked.
"How could you not understand!"
Drizzt jumped up and came to the car rental place. This place is usually a gangster property in the outer ring. There are some unreliable cars in the shop, and there are also a few thugs wearing old suits and peaked caps inside.
Watch the scene.
After exchanging a few words, Drizzt selected a car and went to the cashier to pay.
To put it bluntly, the gangsters in the abandoned city are doing business. There are above-ground businesses and underground businesses. Generally speaking, if there is a normal transaction, the gangsters will not do anything troublesome to customers, but if someone does not know how to promote and wants to
If he picks up the slack, then maybe the gangster will make an offer he can't refuse.
"Deposit of eight thousand, daily rent of four hundred, sign here."
The cashier boy was still reading a book. When he saw some business coming, he hurriedly put down the novel in his hand, raised his head and said.
Lu Jian saw that the novel was written by Gudu. The cover showed a monster that emerged from a painting. The monster had a body like a large dog and a head like an octopus. It was the same as the one they saw at their home in Gudu.
Exactly the same.
Drizzt's expression suddenly solidified.
Shia borrowed a book and saw that the title of the book was "The Dog in the Painting". She flipped through it and found out that the protagonist bought a strange painting, emerged from the painting and finally killed a monster like the one on the cover.
The protagonist's story.
At this time, the cashier boy looked at Lu Tiao, and his expression suddenly became clear.