Deep in the Living

Chapter 506 Contact

Chapter 506 Contact (End of this Volume)

【Capital-Earth City】

It was just dawn, and before the morning sun had a chance to shine on this special capital city, it was assimilated by the lights within the city.

The whole city seemed unable to recover from yesterday's hustle and bustle.

Various surveillance robots are working with street cleaners to refresh the city.

On the busy streets,

A young man wrapped in a windbreaker was obviously slower than other pedestrians on the street. He first found a Chinese restaurant and ordered three servings of noodles even though he was traveling alone.

When a diner in the restaurant stood up to serve his noodles, he suddenly caught a glimpse of two women's heads between the young man's windbreaker, and they were eating together.

But when he turned his head to see more clearly, he found nothing.

Eat and drink

The young man's eyes were fixed on the old newsstand on the street across the street.

Like a stubborn island from the old times, it is made of rusted metal and worn plexiglass panels. The space inside the pavilion is cramped, almost filled with piles of old magazines, yellowed newspapers and layers of physical books.

An old man wearing a standard white vest, with a hunched back, sat behind a pile of shaky old books and newspapers.

"Boss, how much is this book?"

"The regular version is 800 rubles, the one with the chip illustration is 1500 rubles, and the collector's edition with the author's signature is 18000 rubles. I just happen to have another set here.

This book was the best-selling one some time ago, and the collector's edition has long been sold out.

As a result, someone came to me a few days ago to return a product, and I just happened to have an extra copy. Do you need it?"

"Let's get a collector's edition."

"okay!"

Seeing that big business was coming, the old man hurriedly took out the collector's edition gift box from under the pile of books. The name of the book - "Hell Island" - was printed in gold.

The young man paid with his bracelet without any hesitation, then turned and left with the book.

The old man was rejoicing over having made another huge profit when suddenly, his somewhat old mind seemed to remember something and the young man's face seemed familiar.

He quickly took out another illustrated copy of "Hell Island" and projected the corresponding characters in the book.

The image of the young man corresponding to the protagonist is exactly the same as the man just now.

When the boss rushed out of the newsstand to ask, the other party had already disappeared.

……

[EIA World Headquarters-Containment Area]

"Agent Roddy, your visit permit has been approved, and Mr. Kraft has also agreed to the visit request.

However, due to the special nature of the target of our visit, we still need to conduct a comprehensive test on you."

"I came directly back from the Exploration Bureau for the connection. Do I need to be checked as well?"

"Yes, this is the rule. Mr. Kraft is the most special inmate and the highest-level collaborator. Even if the director himself wants to visit him, he still needs to go through the same inspection process."

"Can I take this with me?"

Roddy took out the collector's edition book he had just bought. This was the novel Mr. Kraft had written based on his experiences on the holiday island. Perhaps this would help him win the other party's favor more quickly.

"As long as it meets the standards for what to bring."

"Row."

The inspection lasted two hours.

This even includes seemingly unrelated items such as bathing and massage.

at last,

After changing into a set of simple clothes provided by the World General Administration, Rody officially boarded a special elevator and headed to the containment area deep inside the General Administration.

Most of those contained here are "monsters incarnate".
Use special containers to block their connection with the corners, and design corresponding containment rooms based on their abilities.

Of course, some monster incarnations who are extremely unwilling to be contained will choose to commit suicide, which will cause serious damage to the monster body in their corner.

The containment zone is mainly used for humans to understand the corners and monsters.

As long as the monster incarnations meet the cooperation requirements and reach the corresponding containment period, they will be released from containment and can return to their corner freely.

However, if the monster incarnation is found to have committed any violation, the pituitary gland will be recovered.

Of course, this is just a rule, and it is unknown how to implement it specifically.

Mr. Craft is completely different.

His avatars are capable of unlimited existence and have not exhibited any transgressive behavior while working with humans.

Although he would make some small moves, such as the incident at the Saiwei Resort Island, he is essentially a "law-abiding" person, and his contributions to mankind far outweigh the harm he has done.

He himself also expressed his willingness to keep this incarnation on the human side permanently and to help humans cultivate more talents that can be used to explore new corners.

Of course, he also has corresponding needs.

"creation"

Mr. Kraft loved literary creation, especially novels, which are popular literature expressed through pure words.

As long as he helps mankind,

The World Bureau needs to sell one of his works nationwide through a regular publisher*.

*The content of the book is subject to review by the World Bureau.

Staff will deliver relevant reviews of the released works every day, but any form of interaction with book lovers is prohibited.

Even so,

It is said that readers who deliberately give bad reviews to books seem to disappear inexplicably. After all, this is a minority, and in the countries affected by the corner, there are no investigators to pay attention to such things.

……

The elevator goes directly to an unknown level in the containment area.

Unlike the multiple shelter rooms in other areas, there is only one room here, with a heavy hydraulic door located at the deepest part.

“Generally speaking, a visit to Mr. Kraft would require five senior staff members to accompany him throughout the visit.

However, considering your special status, Agent Roddy, and the A-level evaluation you received during the inspection, you are hereby granted permission for a one-on-one meeting.

Of course, we will monitor your personal status at all times through sensors in your clothing.

The visiting time is set at 15 minutes. If everything goes well, you can request an extension.

You should already know the other precautions, so I won’t repeat them. Good luck. ”

The accompanying staff took the elevator and left, leaving Rody alone standing at the end of the corridor.

After this long review process, even Rody, the detective who was somewhat familiar with the staff in the corner, was a little intimidated and a little nervous.

His bracelet was changing the ten-digit password at a rate of 5 seconds per time.

Enter the password to open the hydraulic door in front of you.

What was behind it was not a containment room, but still a passage, and there was still a similar hydraulic door at the end.

The door opening action was repeated ten times.

The door at the end finally became normal, a solid wooden door that can be seen in every household.

When Luo Di was thinking about how to open this ordinary solid wooden door without a password, there was a click! The door locked and opened automatically.

It also corresponds to the ordinary entrance hall.

A pair of black slippers corresponding to Roddy's shoe size was already placed on the ground.

The moment Rody stepped through the solid wooden door,

hum!
There was a ringing sound in my ears.
The gray in its brain became unstable, and the tentacles active in the lunar pituitary gland were all retracted and tensed, as if it was afraid of something. It was clear that the person he was about to meet was just an incarnation, and according to the setting, it could not exceed the limit of the human world, and its strength was not even comparable to that of an ordinary monster.

But Rody's entire body was covered in cold sweat, and any gray-related abilities could not be activated.

"Excuse me!"

Adjust your state quickly and suppress your inner anxiety.

Rody called out politely, but the room was surprisingly quiet, with no response.

He could only walk slowly into the house in his slippers.

The interior is a duplex apartment structure with an area of ​​no more than 50 square meters. The first floor is an ordinary living area, including a kitchen and a living room.

The second floor should be the area for creation and sleeping.

Just as Luo Di walked through the entrance and was about to look up to the second floor.

A pair of crow-style slippers happened to be placed between the stairs, and on the slippers were pink pajamas with a Q-version swollen brain pattern painted on them.

Corresponding to a middle-aged uncle who is stretching and seems to have just woken up,

She also wore a pair of round-frame glasses.
The tan hair has a wild bird's nest style.

However, when Rody saw clearly what the other person was holding, he was so frightened that his eyes widened and he almost triggered the sensor inside the clothes.

What the middle-aged man held in his hand was the iron virgin container that sealed the finger.

Roddy didn't even notice when the thing was taken away by the other party. The thing was clearly hidden in the deepest part of his body, and even the World Bureau's sensing equipment couldn't find it.

After stretching,

The middle-aged man took the Iron Maiden in front of him and examined it carefully, and said in fluent Mandarin:

"It's amazing that you were able to get something that touches the root so quickly, even if it's just a small root.

Tell me in detail how you got it, and maybe I can use it as inspiration for a novel.

If the story is interesting enough, I will naturally help you deal with it.

Let those two girls come out. As the prototypes of the characters in Hell Island, you are very welcome to come here. "

"Won't it be discovered?"

"Don't worry."

In that case,

Rody then slightly lifted up his clothes,

Wu Wen and Hua Yuan separated from the body in different forms. When they saw the incarnation of Mr. Kraft, they all broke out in cold sweat and hid behind Rody one after another.

The middle-aged man glanced at Hua Yuan and seemed to see an interesting structure inside his body.

"You three should all be participants. Come on! Tell me the story quickly."

Luo Di was more concerned about the finger problem at the moment and wanted to skip this step as quickly as possible. "How about you read the memory directly, Mr. Kraft?"

"Don't do such cheap things~ What is a story? It must be conveyed by humans in person. That's called a story."

"understood."

"Wait for me a moment. I'll go get a pen and a notebook... Oh, right! What coffee or drinks do you want? Go to the kitchen and help yourself. If you haven't eaten yet, there are some pizzas in the fridge that you can heat up."

“We’ve eaten!”

"Okay, wait for me over there on the sofa. I'll get some water."

The three people jointly narrated the videotape incident in detail.

Mr. Kraft took careful notes throughout the entire process.
He was particularly excited when he heard about the strange events in the school, the final battle between Rody and Libet, and the final plot where the chicken was stolen by the clown.

“Excellent! The event itself has isolated your memories, so I don’t have to explain the relationships between the characters in advance. I can just write according to the identities in the setting.

Once this novel is written, I guarantee it will be more popular than Hell Island. You guys are doing really well!"

"Okay...um... Mr. Kraft, about the finger?"

“Look, I’m in a hurry again~ I won’t keep it for myself.

You are still in the "germination" stage now, and it is indeed too early to come into contact with this thing. If you have reached full maturity, you can use this thing to move to the next stage and explore the depths of the corners.

And you yourself are unwilling to accept the "finger system",
Based on the style you displayed in the videotape incident, I will make this finger into a corresponding "movie prop".

You can use it as a piece of equipment until it is fully mature, and then use it to break through to the next stage."

"Ah? Has it been processed?"

"Wait a moment, my friend is helping." Kraft pointed to his brain, as if the finger was performing mysterious processing in his brain.

Luo Di took this opportunity to ask: "In other words, this finger is a kind of "qualification", a qualification to reach a higher position?"

"I guess so. It's your proof of having touched the essence of the corner. With this proof, you can touch the limit of the corner."

"Who does this finger belong to? What is its nature?"

“Hmm…” Kraft poked his glasses with his hand and put his hand on Roddy’s shoulder, “The reason why you were able to interpret such a good story about the videotape incident is precisely because you don’t understand it and are in a completely blank state.

If I tell you the answer in advance, it will not be helpful for you to write the story.

Your encounter with this finger is not accidental, but there is a guidance from somewhere, wanting you to explore deeper corners and the truth behind the finger.

Instead of asking me for the final answer directly."

"understood."

"Done! Take it. Your visit time is almost up. I'm feeling inspired now and plan to start writing today!"

Mr. Kraft put his hand into his ear hole and heard faint sounds of tentacles moving.

The Iron Maiden is no longer here,
Only one [ring] was taken out, which was made from a finger and looked like a finger bent into a ring shape.

But in fact, the radiation effect of the finger on the outside world has been completely suppressed, and the internal structure seems to have undergone subtle changes. Some kind of technology that Rody has never seen before has been integrated into the ring.

"Movie props?"

“Yes, from the description of your story, although the Hell style is very suitable for actual combat, the interpretation of the slasher movie is more interesting, and it is also the embodiment of the corner’s ability.

This ring can help you shoot movies better and achieve the effects you want.

However, don't wear it here, or it will trigger all the alarms. Go back and study it slowly. I won't see you off.

The other two ladies should have gained something as well. I look forward to you continuing to write better stories. "

After Mr. Kraft said this, Luo Di noticed that Wu Wen and Hua Yuan seemed to have disappeared for a while, and now suddenly appeared, each immersed in their own inspection.

"Thank you Mr. Kraft."

Rody put the "ring" away temporarily, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something.

In his hand he was holding the collector's edition of "Island of Hell" that he had bought from the newsstand, which was signed by Kraft himself.

"By the way, Mr. Kraft, do you have a Chinese name? Or is it your pen name?"

"Yes, I am considered an overseas Chinese... This is also my name."

"So from now on should I call you Mr. Kraft or... Mr. Han?"

"It's all right, but those people used to like to call me Boss Han. If you can reach a higher level in the future, you are welcome to work for me.

Goodbye! Hellboy. "

click!
Close the door and leave...

The final shot of the camera freezes on the collector's edition book in Rody's hand, with a golden signature in the lower right corner of the cover.

【WN Han Dong】

(End of this chapter)

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