The next morning.
In Bloodsaw's potion shop.
Ryan was full of guilt as he held a brush and swished it to help Bai Yi, who was frozen like a sculpture (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;))), sweep off the dust and frost on his body.
He coughed and said, "I'm sorry, Bai Yi. Big brother didn't mean to forget you. It's just that some important things happened yesterday, so I didn't think of it for a while."
"Making you hang on the flagpole for so long."
Looking at Bai Yi's dull expression, Ryan (￣ω￣;).
Because he had been thinking about the matter of the pig-headed butcher yesterday, he just ignored this fellow townsman all of a sudden.
This was really a messed-up thing.
However, Ryan thought it should probably be okay. Just consider it as experiencing life and enjoying the scenery. After all, it's rare to have such a good time in life.
Bai Yi (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;))) said, "I've been drinking... the wind... all night."
Enlightened.
He felt that he had really become completely clear inside and out!
For the whole night, he was all alone, hanging there, shivering, just like a piece of seaweed, a floating piece of seaweed!
Bai Yi (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;))) said, "Brother, do you know how I got through that night?"
Ryan coughed and said (￣ω￣;), "It's okay, it's okay. Just think of it as cosplaying a flag. After all, there aren't many opportunities like this. You should know how to cherish them."
Ryan comfortingly patted him on the shoulder.
Bai Yi o(╥﹏╥)o.
Was that even human language?!
Then.
Ryan's expression became serious. He sat cross-legged in front of Bai Yi, signaled him to sit down too, and said,
"Alright, enough of the nonsense. Let's talk about something serious. Can you tell me how you fell into this world? I've thought about it over and over again, and I always feel that there's something strange about it."
Bai Yi rubbed his head dejectedly and said, "Didn't I already tell you, big brother? I was going to the bar to meet friends after school. I was muddled and was guided by the navigation into an alley, and then I appeared on that street."
Ryan started to think.
He always felt that things weren't as simple as he said.
Because according to the information he got from his teacher, the creatures that fell into this world either had extremely great resentment and hatred after death, which triggered a certain mechanism and were automatically dragged into this world, like Alice.
Or they accidentally triggered a certain mechanism, opened the entrance to this world, and then fell into it by accident.
And generally, very few of those who fell into this world could go back.
Because most of the creatures that fell into this world didn't have the beacon of their original world.
Ryan came back to his senses and looked up and down at Bai Yi with a hesitant look in his eyes, which made Bai Yi feel a bit creepy.
"Did you often walk through that alley you mentioned?"
Bai Yi stared and said, "No... I just took a shortcut that time because I was in a hurry. But I had walked through that alley a few times before, and there were also people living nearby. But it just happened that I was the one who got teleported..."
"Where's your mobile phone?"
Bai Yi innocently fumbled on his body for a few times, and then took out his smartphone from the inner pocket of his coat.
"It's broken."
The screen of the mobile phone had already been shattered like a kaleidoscope, and the power button didn't respond at all.
Ryan took the mobile phone and carefully examined it inside and out.
With the thought of giving it a try, Ryan thought for a while and activated the diagnosis skill on the mobile phone.
He didn't expect to find anything at first.
But at the next moment, the system prompt suddenly rang in his ears.
[Ding! You've discovered the target damage: Hardware rupture]
[Ding! You've discovered the target's abnormal curse fluctuation: Blood Contract]
Buzz—
In an instant.
Ryan's pupils suddenly contracted.
A curse!
There was actually a curse fluctuation in his mobile phone?!
Are you kidding me!
Seeing the change in Ryan's expression, Bai Yi was stunned and said, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Ryan picked up the mobile phone with a serious expression and said, "I found something unclean in your mobile phone. Maybe this is the reason why you fell into this world."
As soon as these words came out, Bai Yi's face turned pale with fright.
His heart started beating wildly.
"This... Are you kidding me!"
Ryan said seriously, "Further investigation is still needed. But since a curse has been detected, you must have come into contact with something unclean before coming here."
Without saying a word, Ryan immediately picked up the mobile phone and took Bai Yi to a room in the basement.
The room was filled with a large number of mechanical tools. This was also a place where his teacher used to carry out mechanical modifications.
Ryan fiddled with the mobile phone and said calmly,
"Go wait outside the door for me. I'll try to see if I can repair the damage to this mobile phone. If I can, I should be able to draw some conclusions."
After drinking that bowl of soup, he gained a piece of knowledge and a curse.
He hadn't had time to study that curse yet, but that piece of knowledge had been easily absorbed by him.
[Intermediate Mechanical Transformation]
This piece of knowledge also gave him the possibility of repairing that mobile phone.
...
Zzzz—
Time flew by quickly.
Bai Yi outside the door was extremely anxious, constantly pacing back and forth, and could only hear the sound of welding coming from inside the door from time to time.
After a long time.
The door opened.
Bai Yi immediately rushed forward and asked hurriedly,
"Brother, how is it?"
Ryan walked out with a serious expression, moved his neck, and said calmly,
"It can probably run now. But there's no suitable material to replace the screen, but it won't have much impact. You can think carefully about whether you did anything unusual before coming here."
Bai Yi thought hard.
"Let me think. The night before I stepped into this world, I skipped a class, went outside to buy a few latest comic books, and then went to eat a bowl of ramen. In the evening, I asked my girlfriend to go to a hotel..."
Smack—
A big smoking bump appeared on Bai Yi's head.
Ryan closed his eyes and said, "Get to the point."
Bai Yi rubbed his aching head and said, "Well... I sent my girlfriend home in the morning, and then seeing that there was still plenty of time, I secretly went to an Internet cafe to surf the Internet..."
At this moment, Bai Yi was suddenly startled.
He seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately thought, "Wait a minute... Let me think. I remember that when I went to that Internet cafe to surf the Internet, I got a bit tired after playing games for a while. Because I had really consumed a lot of energy in the evening, I wanted to casually browse some web pages and then log off..."
"Then... Then I remember clicking on a pop-up window."
His breathing suddenly became rapid, and he said, "I remember it now!"
Ryan narrowed his eyes and said, "Then the pop-up window said: Do you want to truly live? Yes or No? And you chose Yes?"
"..."
"..."
Bai Yi said blankly, "Well... No, nothing like that popped up."
"That was a..."
He frowned as he thought.
"Somewhat uncomfortable website."
...