Sweep across the Doomsday Proving Ground [Unlimited]

In front of him was a roaring and ferocious beast. Xu Zhuo bypassed the bloody characters on the ground and went to the debris area on the other side.

It is said to be a place for sundries, but it is actually more of blank and scattered albums, metal palettes, and miscellaneous letters.

Among them, Xu Zhuo found a book.

It was pressed at the bottom by countless picture albums, very inconspicuous, but the gold-plated title attracted Xu Zhuo——"History of Alchemy".

Xu Zhuo turned to the first page.

Among the colorful patterns, countless weird images of vines stretched and spread out, densely covering the entire page.And at the tips of the four completely winding vines, there are four tips, with patterns of water droplets, rocks, flames, and airflow respectively.

Just when Gu Chengye's eyes fell on it, Xu Zhuo said, "Aristotle's philosophy."

"In this one, they are earth, fire, air, water and other elements, which constitute the basic elements of alchemy." Xu Zhuo paused, as if thinking of something, and said, "Max, who made the lion picture before, Ernst, I heard that he is also addicted to alchemy, so many collages are created on this basis."

"You mean, Duke Elvis is also obsessed with this?"

"There is a possibility." Xu Zhuo said, "In alchemy, there are many restrictive conditions, such as hermaphroditism, finding out the original substances such as sulfur or mercury, etc., and these may become the conditions for painting."

"I didn't expect that you would know all about this." Gu Chengye raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

Xu Zhuo: "I learned it before."

Gu Chengye looked at him: "This is not something ordinary people can know."

Xu Zhuo nodded, and said very flatly: "When I realized this, I already knew all of this."

His tone was not fluctuating, as if he was talking about something he was accustomed to, but when Gu Chengye heard it, he squinted his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.

In Gu Chengye's impression, few people in the inner area of ​​the besieged city have such a reserve of knowledge.

Because in the inner city, most people still mainly wrap their stomachs, and they don't have much interest in paying attention to such things. It can even be said that there are almost no such books in the inner city.

While thinking, I heard Xu Zhuo say, "I found it."

He was holding a few envelopes in his hand, one-third of which was still stained with dried blood, and a bronzing stamp was pasted in the center - on which were also the four basic elements of alchemy.

Xu Zhuo tore open the envelope.

The first letter was sent by an anonymous person, without signature or address, and a postage stamp was pasted on the top, no different from normal letters in the siege.

[Dear Elvis, the materials you need have been prepared in the afternoon, but some things are special, and it may take some time.It is expected to arrive at the art museum on March 3, please let me know when you receive it, and remit the money together, thank you very much. ]

December 3th...

Xu Zhuo stopped for a few seconds, then tore open the next letter.

Like the first letter, it was also anonymous.

[Duke Elvis, I have to remind you that today is March 3st. ]

[Before you said that some workers were repairing the art museum, it should have been completed by now, and I look forward to your reply. ]

The third letter.

[Materials have been confirmed to arrive. ]

[Please don't push me. ]

The following letters were similar in content, but the tone was more intense than the previous ones, and the above content was nothing more than that Duke Elvis defaulted on the arrears for the materials when he was repairing the art gallery.

However, the arrears and materials were not mentioned in this anonymous letter.

Xu Zhuo tore open the last letter.

I saw that the letter paper was covered with dried and crimson blood, and the signature was left on April 4, with only a single sentence——

[Duke Elvis, I am well aware of your hobbies. ]

Under the dim light, the yellowed letter paper looked very eerie.

"Hobby..." Gu Chengye glanced at the letter paper and smiled, "Is it collecting dolls, or some other special hobby?"

Xu Zhuo: "..."

"Maybe it's about alchemy." He closed the letter, threw it to Gu Chengye, and then said lightly: "In early alchemy, men and women also had corresponding sexual hints, such as union, etc. In surreal art In the novel, there will also be a fusion of opposites between such elements, such as feminine and masculine, reality and dreams, life and death, etc.”

Gu Chengye frowned: "Are there any conditions between opposing elements?"

"It's not clear." Xu Zhuo said, "But one thing is for sure. If the conditions are determined, the corresponding standards for painting can be deduced."

Gu Chengye listened and nodded.

"Constriction of vision is just a condition..." He stroked his chin, and came to a conclusion unhurriedly, "How to get into the painting, and who can get into what painting, that's the key point, isn't it?"

As soon as the words fell, their main visions met.

After a few seconds, they pursed their lips slightly at the same time.

"It seems that this subject wants to go with me." Gu Chengye smiled, and gave him the letter he found next to the cage, "This is the letter written by Duke Elvis before, do you want to see it?"

Xu Zhuo took the letter paper, his eyes drooped slightly, and fell on it.

[Dear Peter, I am so glad to see you come to join us. ]

[The art museum will open in just over a month, and the workers who have been repairing it recently are rushing to work, and it seems that what we want to pursue is about to be realized. ]

[Now those materials are put in the storage room, and we can officially make it when the last batch of materials arrives at the museum. ]

It seemed that there was another sheet under the letter paper, but a corner was exposed.

At this moment, he accidentally touched the callused fingers of the other party, and the warm temperature immediately spread along the fingertips.

Xu Zhuo stopped for a few seconds.

Then, he pulled out the next piece of letter paper from Gu Chengye's hand.

[Dear Peter, my old friend, I regret that our plans may need to be postponed.The gallery has lost a painting, and this one happens to be the one we need the most. ]

[I have already made those workers pay, but I still haven't found a painting, which is really distressing. ]

[When the first batch of guests come to appreciate it, I will ask them to help find it. If it is not possible, I will try a new method for this painting. ]

[But don't worry my friend, I have good news for you. The materials I ordered before have arrived, but they are noisy, so I locked them in one place. When the painting is found, it is the time for us to finish the work. day. ]

"What do you think?" Gu Chengye asked suddenly.

Xu Zhuo thought for a few seconds and said, "If it's a new method, then all the paintings I've seen before are unfinished."

"According to what you said, the previous ones have a probability of becoming his favorite paintings..." Gu Chengye analyzed and clicked his tongue, "It seems that we have to look for some more paintings."

Xu Zhuo looked up at Gu Chengye for a few seconds, and hummed.

After bypassing the huge cage containing the lions, they continued on.

Behind this cage is a half-built stage.

Unlike the one with only one secret passage just now, there are three red-painted wooden doors on the side of the stage, and four doors on the front—all painted with green paint.And on all the doors, there are labels written——

Storage room.

Xu Zhuo suddenly remembered the storage room mentioned in the previous letter.

Without staying too long, they got on the platform, and countless irons appeared in front of them.

The smell of rust was mixed with a lot of unpleasant smells. Xu Zhuo frowned slightly uncomfortably. He kicked away the broken boards, squatted down, and reached out to touch the blood on an iron rod.

It didn't solidify.

It seemed that the blood was very fresh, or it was left not long ago.

And from the corner of his eye, he saw Gu Chengye took a few steps forward.

The tall figure fell on the bottom of Xu Zhuo's eyes, and he subconsciously frowned slightly, but at this moment, Gu Chengye's lazy voice sounded: "It seems that someone has arrived before us."

As soon as the words fell, Gu Chengye turned sideways, and messy red footprints appeared in Xu Zhuo's eyes.

They meander all the way to the first red door.

At this moment, the door creaked and opened a crack, as if dark minions were hidden, waiting for them quietly.

The author has something to say: It is a supplement to yesterday's, there is one more update, and I will post it when I finish writing it.