Forces of Temptation

On the stone steps of "Homeland Island".

A pair of young couples carrying small baskets and selling home-grown fruits passed by them.

The girls enthusiastically tried to sell fruit to them at a cheaper price than the fruit stand in exchange for points.

Nanzhou bought ten apples from them.

As soon as Nanjixing saw the apple, he immediately gave up on the dragonfly that he had been watching eagerly for a long time, and jumped to Nanzhou's chest twice, lying on it excitedly and kicking milk back and forth.

Seeing this, Li Yinhang said, "Just give the one in your hand to Nanjixing."

Nan Zhou: "No."

Li Yinhang: "It's half eaten, and you can't eat it."

Nan Zhou: "It's different."

As he spoke, he put the incomplete apple back into the storage tank, distributed the fresh apples to Jiang Fang and Li Yinhang, picked one up himself, broke it in half, and squeezed the flesh with a little force with one hand. It became fruit paste and sent to Nanjixing.

Nanjixing's little paws were holding the minced fruit and eating hard.

Li Yinhang was very accustomed to holding the apple and chewing slowly.

She felt that it was not surprising that a normal man could crush half an apple with one hand.

After feeding the Anji Star, Nan Zhou took a bite of the apple himself.

The sweetness, taste, and texture of the apples grown on "Homeland Island" are no different from the apples in front of his bedroom window.

He can basically confirm that Ms. Apple Tree is the apple seed brought from "Homeland Island".

In "Homeland Island", such apples are piled up one after another,

Apple seedlings are all over the mountains and plains, and there are red apples growing one after the other.

Why do you have to keep this apple that was bitten by the Antarctic Star?

For the memory he lost, the only source he could trace back to was the apple that rolled all the way to the balcony under the action of gravity.

And when he woke up on the bus, he also held an apple in his hand.

He knew that after that, he walked a certain distance and met some people.

There are some important shapes, concepts and stories vaguely in his mind.

Upon closer inspection, it was all blank.

But there are many things left in his head.

such as……

He raised the leftover apple core and threw it away, and accurately knocked the lid of the iron trash bin ten meters away, spinning it on the spot several times.

Nan Zhou stood up: "Let's go."

Li Yinhang hugged the apple: "Aren't you looking for someone?"

Nan Zhou wiped off the apple juice from his hands: "Be the first. Then she can come to me."

...Of course, there is a possibility that it will never come.

To be honest, Nan Zhou's obsession with Ms. Apple Tree is not particularly deep.

He just wants to go back to the source that planted the apple for him.

She planted an apple tree for him.

The apple tree bears apples.

The apple fell from his palm.

According to the book, a man named Newton was hit by an apple vertically and discovered the force of gravity.

Nanzhou jumped off the roof chasing the apple that was falling under the force of gravity, but lost his memory.

Find the source where the apple was planted, maybe he can find the lost part of himself.

Of course, if you can't find it, it doesn't matter.

Going forward, winning the game, and fulfilling your wish are the most important.

Even the wish that Nan Zhou made without hesitation by the Wishing Pool in Rust City is part of that memory.

It is also irretrievable.

But I still used up that share.

The trio each had their own thoughts and went down the stairs, ready to leave.

Walking a hundred meters away, when passing a small forest, a gust of wind blew by, sending some small sounds.

Nan Zhou's ears moved sensitively.

Jiang Fang also raised his head.

On the treetops next to the grove, hung the red coat worn by the girl among the fruit lovers and players they met just now.

The sleeves of the coat were tied at the tip.

This seems to be some kind of customary sign, like a carp flag, which is blown by the wind.

A few groups of people wanted to come up the stone steps just now, but when they saw the coat from a distance, they all chose to avoid it.

Every day is a doomsday carnival for players who are struggling on the verge of life and death.

Selling out the apples in their backpacks is enough to celebrate in their hopeless life.

Therefore, everyone who is familiar with certain unspoken rules kindly left them a space where they can sit on the ground and let themselves go.

Hearing the slight sound, Li Yinhang coughed dryly, his cheeks were a little red: "Let's go."

Nan Zhou stood by the edge of the grove and did not move.

Jiang Fang: "What's wrong?"

Nan Zhou pointed to the woods: "They are barking."

Jiang Fang: "..."

Li Yinhang: "..."

Nan Zhou: "I dropped my coat here too."

Nan Zhou: "It's dangerous."

Nan Zhou: "I'll go and have a look."

Hearing this, he grasped the corner of his clothes with one hand and held his arm with the other, and tightly controlled him from behind.

Nan Zhou: "...?"

Li Yinhang tugged at him: "...Brother, forget it, let's go."

Nan Zhou didn't look at her, and continued to probe her head: "You are older than me."

Looking at the curious cat in front of her that she couldn't hold back at all, Li Yinhang couldn't laugh or cry.

Don't you guys have sex?

In a blink of an eye, she found that Jiang Fang was holding Nan Zhou's arm with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and quickly gave him winks.

Still laughing.

Advise.

Your partner wants to see other people have sex.

Nan Zhou was really curious, and turned to look at Jiang Fang: "What are they doing?"

Jiang Fang didn't stutter at all: "The Great Friendship Promotion Association."

Jiang Fang: "Exploration activities on the origin of life."

Jiang Fang: "Million people marathon."

Nan Zhou: "...Is this the same thing?"

Jiang Fang: "Almost."

Nan Zhou sighed calmly: "The language is really broad and profound."

Jiang Fang looked at his face and said seriously, "Yes, I felt the same way when I first came to China."

Jiang Fang succeeded in deceiving Nan Zhou's attention with a few words.

Seeing from behind Nan Zhou curiously tilting his head and asking Jiang Fang about the question just now, Li Yinhang followed quickly.

……have to say.

Jiang Fang's posture of abducting the cat is really well-trained.

When Jiang Fang and Nan Zhou were walking side by side and answering his questions softly, their eyes fell on his shoulder inadvertently.

His collarbone pushed the collar of the inner shirt slightly apart to the sides.

Jiang Fang was slightly lost in thought.

……

Before deciding to take Nanzhou away from "Eternal Day", Jiang Fang asked him, "Do you want to bring some clothes?"

Nan Zhou: "Can I bring my wardrobe?"

Nan Zhou: "Put my dirty clothes in the closet and they will clean themselves."

Jiang Fang put his hand to his lips and smiled slightly: "I don't have many backpacks. It's no problem to take you. If you want to take your little friend Nanjixing, I have to throw a gun; take your painting diary, Apple and sketch pen, I have to throw the other three things; and your wardrobe, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."

This is true.

The number of backpack slots he opens is calculated, how many there are, and how many are opened.

Everything is useful.

I can't say why, but Jiang Fang's collection addiction is because he loves to give in to Nan Zhou again and again.

When Nan Zhou lowered his head and hesitated, Jiang Fang looked at his pleasing eyebrows and said with a smile, "It's okay, I have clothes here. The clothes provided by the system don't need to be washed. As long as you don't mind wearing what I have worn."

Nan Zhou let out a "hmm".

Clothing and Backpack are two separate systems.

When Jiang Fang's fingertips slid across the clothing page, he quickly skipped over the few lo clothing that were forcibly removed by the system and were inconvenient to wear now.

After much searching, he finally found a suitable one.

It was a black windbreaker, which fit Nanzhou's thin and tall waistline very well, and the dark gold belt also matched his abstinent and cold temperament.

Jiang Fang handed it to Nan Zhou, and said gently, "Put it on and try it on. After you've tried it, come down to eat."

Nan Zhou embraced the windbreaker, and responded obediently: "Yes."

Jiang Fang went downstairs, collected the juice from the perch that was still steaming in the pot, and brought it out of the pot.

In the dining room, all the team members trained by him looked at each other carefully, as honestly as a nest of young quails.

Although they couldn't figure it out, the boss brought his own pots and pans to cook at other people's homes. It didn't look like he was here to make friends, but to make girlfriends.

Not long after, Nan Zhou dressed neatly and came downstairs.

Jiang Fang glanced at him inadvertently.

Jiang Fang: "..."

He felt something was wrong.

Before the other teammates noticed him, Jiang Fang quickly stepped forward to meet him, and opened his neckline with his fingertips. After a moment of confirmation, the corners of his mouth curled up dumbfounded.

He pinched the neckline for him and ordered: "Go back. I'll find you another shirt."

Nan Zhou looked at him with puzzled eyes.

"The inside of the windbreaker..." Jiang Fang suppressed a smile and patiently explained, "You can't be naked, you need to wear clothes."

Nan Zhou suddenly realized: "Hmm. I haven't worn this kind of clothes."

Jiang Fang pressed his ignorant new friend's chest, and said with a smile, "Let's go. I'll teach you."

Jiang Fang covered his chest and led him back upstairs.

Thinking of the naked and beautiful bust line that he had glimpsed at that time, and the two spots of natural red below, Jiang Fang looked away very naturally, and exhaled a slightly hot breath.

Over there, Nan Zhou finally figured out the whole story with Jiang Fang's vague explanation.

Nan Zhou: "Ah, they are mating for reproduction, aren't they?"

The moment Jiang Fang heard these words, his expression was a little complicated.

But he quickly adjusted his expression and mentality: "It can be understood in this way."

Nan Zhou's curiosity was instantly satisfied: "I understand now that you say that."

The three rested quietly in the fresh pastoral air of "Homeland Island" for two days, and finally regained their overdrawn physical strength on the snow mountain.

During this period, the rewards they randomly draw from the prize pool will also arrive in the account one by one.

The collective personality of the three exploded this time.

Nan Zhou got an A-level item, 【pornographic magazine】.

The number of uses is 10.

The effect is that when thrown, it will forcefully attract the opponent's attention for five seconds.

During these five seconds, the opponent will only have this magazine in their eyes.

Li Yinhang got the same A-level armor.

【Your mother told you to wear long johns】.

The armor in the shape of long trousers can maintain a constant body temperature, and it is quite light to wear, and it can also withstand injuries such as dagger stabs.

But armor will drop blood.

If the durability is reduced, the ability to take injuries will also be reduced.

After the durability returns to zero, long johns will become normal long johns.

In addition to these two sand sculptures but practical things, it is worth mentioning that Jiang Fang finally got the same practical S-level props.

...two dice made of agate.

One four-sided dice and one twelve-sided dice.

Because of the excellent texture, when lying on the palm of your hand and rolling it slightly, there is a slight warm feeling.

twelve sided dice

[Prop name: Destiny Concerto]

[Instructions for use: If you have no idea about the dungeon, just take it out and shake it. 】

[The pattern on the four-sided dice symbolizes the type, and the number on the twelve-sided dice represents the difficulty. 】

[The scepter symbolizes the physical strength, courage and enthusiasm of the elemental fire. 】

[The sword, symbolizes the wisdom, chess and communication of elemental wind. 】

[Holy Grail, which symbolizes the emotion, spirit and heart of elemental water. 】

[Star coins, symbolizing the compound, pluralistic and inclusive elements of earth. 】

【Use it to comfort your restless heart. 】

[Anyway, the roulette wheel of fate has turned to the scale it should have. 】

After Jiang Fang read the descriptions of the props, he turned the two dice twice with his fingertips, and opened the mission log.

The dice fell from his fingertips and jumped into the "bus ghost" column of their demo level.

The level seems to be a concave rooster bowl.

The dice bounce, spin, and roll inside the dice.

until it stops.

On the pointed corner of the four-sided dice is a Holy Grail.

A twelve-sided die shows the number 3.

To put it bluntly, it is a psychological dungeon with a difficulty of 3.

...it's pretty accurate.

And so on.

[Xiao Ming's Daily Life] It's the sword and 6.

[Sand, sand, sand] is the Holy Grail and 8.

[Full Moon Fear] is the scepter and 7.

After Jiang Fang experimented a few times, he threw the two dice into the newly opened item box, and his expression did not change in any particular joy.

Such props, it is not necessarily so good to say how good it is.

It cannot be changed or predicted, it can only measure the nature of the copies that have been drawn.

As the item description says, "The roulette wheel of fate has turned to the scale it should have."

"This is pretty good."

But Li Yinhang's face was full of excitement: "Let's not talk about practicality, the name of S-level props is easy to sell."

Nan Zhou blinked and made eye contact with Jiang Fang.

Both of them admired Li Yinhang's positive thinking of "sell, everything can be sold".

With good props drawn, they plan to take advantage of the good luck and go to the dungeon in one go.

After confirming that everyone's mental and physical states are capable of the task, Nanzhou purchased the selection level.

As usual, they chose the PVE mode.

In view of the system's inhumane performance last time, Nanzhou was already ready for the full moon as soon as the teleportation ended.

However, when the body and mind were immersed in darkness again, Nanzhou finally heard the game voice broadcast normally again.

[Dear "Cubic Ark" team players, hello~]

[Welcome to the instance: Brain Invasion]

【Number of people participating in the game: 3 people】

[Dungeon Nature: Adventure, Exploration]

【Wish you a happy game~】

This time their team copy, there are only three people in "Cubic Ark".

It is of course a good thing to save the need to communicate and run-in with strangers, and to have the possibility to monopolize all reward points.

However, the expressions of the three people were not very happy at the moment.

Along with the game announcement, there was a chewing sound with saliva.

It was a familiar sound that had been amplified countless times.

The chewing sound was originally a quite popular asmr sound with sleep-promoting effects.

But when every detail of that sound is amplified, it just scratches the surface.

The sound of teeth crushing food.

The clear, chirp-smacking sound of the mouth.

When swallowing, there is a sticky sound mixed with saliva.

This voice inevitably reminded them of the scene of cannibalism in the snow mountain in the previous dungeon.

The hints this time are also pitifully few.

[Please explore within the specified time and area. 】

[The survival time is 48 hours. 】

[Explore as much as possible before your time limit ends. 】

Nan Zhou keenly captured a detail.

This time, the system is not talking about "game time", but "survival time".

However, compared with such ominous words as "survival", the scene that really fell into their eyes was quite peaceful.

The light around them was extremely dim.

Li Yinhang turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone, which was fully charged before coming in, but still had no signal.

At this time, they were at the junction of three corridors with strangely colored walls.

Under their feet was a soft, snow-white, velvet-like carpet.

On the walls on both sides of the corridor, there are thin, densely packed depressions, like air holes to weaken the reflection of sound waves.

They are at a three-way intersection in the corridor.

One of the corridors is straight, winding all the way forward.

The other two corridors form two curved semicircular arcs, extending to both sides, forming a gesture of embracing the central corridor.

There are no windows in the corridor.

There is no light source.

Echoing quietly, only the irritating, dry chewing bass.

Jiang Fang clicked on the item slot, took out his brand new and easily sold S-rank dice, and threw it into the dungeon interface that was currently in progress.

The two dice are entangled with each other and collide with each other.

Gradually freeze.

... [Brain Invasion] represents the type and difficulty of the dungeon, which are [Star Coins] and 11 respectively.

Li Yinhang's spirit suddenly tensed up.

This is a composite dungeon of the spiritual system + intelligence system + physical strength system that none of them have ever experienced.

It is also a difficulty that they have never experienced before.

"... [Brain Invasion]."

Nanzhou doesn't care much about difficulty.

He repeated the name of the dungeon, looked around the weird environment, and lightly revealed a somewhat creepy fact.

"So, we are now, in a human brain?"

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