Lu Yuan was truly happy in his heart, because at this stage, finding a fellow villager he could communicate with to soothe his inner loneliness was the most important thing for him.
Therefore, in the Instance, every NPC, boss, or even Minion he encountered would give him an indescribable sense of hope.
This feeling was extremely precious to Lu Yuan, so much so that after seeing such a creepy scene, he not only felt no panic, but even took the initiative to move closer.
"Hello, fellow villager!" he said.
At this moment, the lights in the living room had fully brightened. Unlike the dim, yellowish light of the restroom, the light in the living room was a ghastly white. Although Lu Yuan's Line of Sight remained on the fellow villager in front of him, his peripheral vision had already taken in the surrounding scene.
This was clearly an old apartment, the kind where the kitchen and living room were connected. Although the area was much larger than the restroom, because the sofa, television, and dining table were all piled into the living room, the sense of crowding was no less than in the restroom. As that cold light spilled down, it cast an emotionless, oppressive feeling over all the items; such an environment seemed even more uncomfortable than the previous darkness.
Not to mention that at this moment, a lady in white with disheveled hair was hanging from the Ceiling.
As for Lu Yuan, he naturally didn't care about these things; he only had eyes for the fellow villager in front of him.
That jet-black long hair, that slender Figure, and that quiet, elegant temperament—all of this was reflected in Lu Yuan's eyes, and he even felt a little flutter of excitement!
Therefore, after he politely greeted the fellow villager in front of him and discovered that the other party did not respond, Lu Yuan moved bit by bit until he was right in front of her.
Uh, saying "in front of her" might not be accurate, because this fellow villager was hanging, and the height of Lu Yuan's Head was roughly parallel to her feet, so it should be called "in front of her feet."
Lu Yuan looked somewhat shyly at her bare feet, where the skin had already taken on an unsettling blue-black color, with several lividity spots clinging to them, and a wave of chilliness drifting from them.
Lu Yuan scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed: "Uh, Beauty, my name is Lu Yuan, may I ask..."
Before he could finish his sentence!
Suddenly, a chill that pierced straight to the bone erupted from the female corpse.
In the Ark Game, there are no localized numerical values for "Life" or "stamina," because this Game has been marketed as 【realistic】 from the very beginning. Therefore, in the Game, elements such as weakness, Bleeding, fractures, dizziness, and so on are all realistically reflected on the Player, and although this feedback is weakened, it can still cause nearly real effects on the Player.
To give the simplest example, if your leg is broken, no matter how hard you try, it is unlikely that you can run like you could when you were uninjured, and if the tendons in your palm are severed, you might not even be able to clench your fist.
Besides that, the effects of cold and heat are also reflected very realistically in a Player's consciousness. Even after playing just a few Instances, Players can roughly estimate whether their Life is running out and whether they are about to kick the bucket.
Of course, although Players cannot see them, from the system's perspective, these values do exist, so item descriptions like 【Bandage can restore one-third of your health】 are also effective.
Having said all that, I just want to indicate that at this very moment, the instant that bone-chilling cold erupted, Lu Yuan truly felt as if his whole body had been thrown into cold seawater; if he stayed in this environment any longer, he would definitely be dead.
In this situation, Lu Yuan naturally dared not be slow, and he could only quickly step backward.
"Fellow villager, I didn't mean anything else," he shouted.
"Fellow villager, I just wanted to be closer to you earlier, not to look at your skirt."
However, it would have been better if he hadn't shouted. Once he did, not only did the fellow villager's chill intensify, but she also started to move.
She slowly stretched out her hands, her ten withered fingers twisting as if they were earthworms sprinkled with salt, ignoring her joints, and then floated toward Lu Yuan bit by bit. At the same time, her Head swung wildly in an incredible way, feeling as if someone were grabbing her Throat and shaking it for dear life at a frequency of thirty times per second.
Don't be afraid... this situation wasn't because Lu Yuan had actually made this fellow villager angry, but because that was how the system was designed. So no matter how Lu Yuan explained, it was of no use.
Soon, the fellow villager forced Lu Yuan into the corner of the living room, and her ten fingers were almost touching Lu Yuan's face. It is not hard to imagine that in the next second, her fingernails would poke into the Target's Mind and stir it all up.
And just at this seemingly fatal moment.
A wave of warmth suddenly appeared.
"Arghhh—"
Instantly, the fellow villager let out a shrill scream, her Figure rapidly retreating to the other side of the living room.
Lu Yuan was stunned.
"Beauty, what's wrong with you?"
"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle, gurgle." The other party did not respond, only making some creepy sounds in her Throat.
"Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
"Gurgle, gurgle." The other party remained silent. Her figure floated at a distance that was neither too far nor too near, as if she did not want to leave just yet, but was afraid of the sudden warmth and dared not move forward.
After this, Lu Yuan tried to communicate a few more times, and finally, he shook his head helplessly.
It seems that this fellow villager, like the previous one, is also a poor soul who has not yet awakened her own consciousness.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel a bit sad.
But now was not the time to be sad; he immediately reached into his pocket and took out the wallet. Because this warmth was emanating from that wallet.
Lu Yuan opened the wallet and immediately saw a very Magical sight: the 【strange note】 from before was starting to burn slowly without any source of fire. The crooked lines on it were now completely presenting a golden color, flickering with the sparks of the spontaneous combustion.
"This... is this a Taoist talisman?"
✦✦✦