Chapter 495: The Warm Light in the Dark Night Startles the Visitor's Heart
Chapter 495: The Warm Light in the Dark Night Startles the Visitor's Heart
Yunari pulled the iron door of the container shut, and with a bang, the world instantly fell into darkness.
Before Wu Hen could even yell "Fuck, it's pitch dark",
A dim light bulb flickered on, illuminating the simple furnishings inside the container.
My goodness, this is not a place for people to live, it's just a large metal trash can!
Wu Hen was complaining madly in his heart.
The rusty iron sheets, the worn wooden bed, and the piles of debris in the corner gave off an indescribable musty smell.
He even saw a fat rat whoosh past his feet.
"System, please explain. Are you sure this isn't a survival game?"
"Ding! Host complaints detected, reward: a bottle of 'Cockroach Brand Strong Rat Repellent'."
"After use, it will drive away all rats within a ten-meter radius, and comes with a special fragrance—'the smell of aged pickled cabbage.'"
The system's voice sounded at the right moment, talking nonsense in a serious manner.
Wu Hen: ...This reward is really thoughtful!
Just as he was complaining madly in his heart, a gust of cold wind came in from the crack in the door.
Yunari quickly picked up a thin blanket, walked to Grandma Tsuru, and gently covered her with it.
"Grandma, are you cold?"
Grandma Tsuru smiled and shook her head. "It's not cold, Yunari. You and this young man..."
"Shh——" Yunari made a gesture to keep quiet and signaled Wu Hen with her eyes not to speak.
Then she turned and walked to the corner, as if looking for something...
"I'm going to get something."
Yunari was searching in the corner, muttering to herself,
"Where's the pen? Where's the pen? ... Ah, I found it!"
She walked up to Wu Hen with a wrinkled notebook and a ballpoint pen with almost no ink in her hand.
Wu Hen felt a pang in his heart when he saw her like this.
"No way, no way, this little girl is not going to ask me to write a letter of guarantee, promising not to reveal their secrets?"
"Or... selling one's body?" He imagined a series of melodramatic plots in his mind, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"System, think of a solution quickly! I don't want to sign anything nonsense!"
"These days, there are so many contract traps. If I sign something like 'voluntarily giving up inheritance rights', who would I cry to?"
Wu Hen screamed wildly in his heart, wishing the system would immediately give him an invisibility cloak and make him disappear on the spot.
"Ding! The host is facing a dilemma, triggering a random mission - 'Chicken and Duck Talk'. Mission objective: Communicate seamlessly with Yunari."
"Mission Reward: A 'Language Mastery Pack' containing skills in various languages, as well as the special skill 'Ventriloquism'."
D?
The corner of Wu Hen's mouth twitched. Why did this skill feel a bit improper?
But it's better than signing a contract to sell yourself!
"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time."
Wu Hen sighed and put on a calm expression of "make the best of it", but he was actually very panicked inside.
Just as Yunari was about to write in her notebook, Wu Hen suddenly had an idea.
"Got it!" He slapped his thigh so hard that Yunari and Grandma Tsuru trembled.
"Cough cough,"
Wu Hen cleared his throat.
"Um... I suddenly remembered something urgent, so I'll excuse myself for now!"
After he finished speaking, without waiting for the two to react, he dodged and hid in the mental hospital.
"Huh, I finally escaped!" Wu Hen stood at the gate of the Gods Mental Hospital and breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked up at the plaque above the hospital, on which were written in large characters: "Mental Hospital of the Gods".
"Bai Ye Le, Ha Gou Ba, old friends, I'm back again!"
Wu Hen rubbed his hands and looked around like a wronged person who had just entered the city.
The hall of the mental hospital is still the same, with pale lights and the smell of disinfectant.
The occasional meaningless growls made him feel very close.
"I don't know what that Hagouba guy is up to lately. I hope he can be more reliable this time."
He took a deep breath, opened his throat, and began to howl in his unique "soul singing voice": "Ha-dog-ba-! I'm here to play with you! Come out and receive the guests!"
This demonic voice was comparable to a midnight fright, and the entire hospital was shaken three times.
The tiles on the wall seemed to be shaken off.
Those "fellow patients" wandering in the corridor stopped and stared at him with eyes as if he were a "top-notch" person.
"Ding! It's detected that the host is performing confusing behavior. The reward is the upgrade of the 'Magic Sound Piercing the Ears' skill, volume +100%, and the additional special effect of 'The lingering sound lasts for three days'." The system's mean voice sounded.
Wu Hen almost vomited blood. Does this system think he is not socially dead enough?
He was complaining madly in his heart, but he still looked cheerful on the surface.
At this moment, a huge black shadow rushed out from the room at the end of the corridor, as fast as a husky on break free.
It was Hagouba, with its bloody mouth wide open and saliva almost flowing like a waterfall, rushing straight towards Wu Hen.
"Hey, isn't this Brother Ha? I haven't seen you for a few days, and you look stronger!" Wu Hen didn't dodge or evade, but greeted him with a smile.
Hagouba threw Wu Hen to the ground and began to rub him frantically, licking his face with his huge tongue.
The sour taste made Wu Hen roll his eyes.
"Stop, stop, stop! Brother Ha, if you keep doing this, I'm going to call the police! No, this looks like a mental hospital, calling the police is useless!"
Hagouba finally stopped its movements and barked wildly at Wu Hen, but no one knew what it was trying to say.
Wu Hen scratched his head and was about to ask the system to translate it when he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something in Hagouba's mouth.
"Ha, what's in your mouth?"
Wu Hen curiously opened Hagouba's mouth and saw a tiny insect curled up on its tongue.
"Bear Grylls?" Wu Hen exclaimed.
Bei Yele seemed to recognize Wu Hen and immediately jumped out of Hagouba's mouth.
It jumped onto Wu Hen's shoulder and began to scratch his cheek with its tiny tentacles.
"Baye, what's wrong with you? How did you get swallowed by a dog?"
Wu Hen asked Bear Grylls while teasing it with his fingers.
"(Gurgle)" Bear Grylls made a series of strange noises.
Wu Hen's smile disappeared instantly. He felt like a fool, gesturing to a bug for a long time but not understanding a single word.
"System, can this thing speak human language?"
"Ding! Host question detected. 'Bei Yele' is a special species and cannot communicate using human language."
The system's answer made Wu Hen completely despair.
He sighed and said to Bear Grylls, "Oh, forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you."
"Bai Yele, do you know of any way to help me quickly learn your language?"
"This language barrier is giving me a real headache!"
Bear Grylls tilted his head, pointed at his own head with his tentacles, then pointed at Wu Hen's head, and then shook his head.
Wu Hen understood instantly, what this guy meant was: There's no hope, just go to bed!
"Oh, forget it. It seems there is no quick fix."
Wu Hen sighed helplessly, grabbed the Bear Grylls and stuffed it back into Hagouba's mouth.
"Brother Ha, please take care of this little thing first."
Hagouba let out a "woof" and started rolling on the ground again.
At this moment, a gentle voice sounded in Wu Hen's ears: "Young man, you seem to have encountered some difficulties?"
Wu Hen turned his head and saw an old man in a white robe and a white beard looking at him with a smile.
It was Merlin.
"Old Merlin, you've come just in time! I have something to ask you!"
Wu Hen ran over as if he had seen a savior, "You know, I find that I can't communicate with the people in this world. It's just too difficult!"
He talked incessantly about his experiences, from the look in Yunari's eyes to the dilemma of speaking at cross purposes, with saliva flying all over the place.
After listening to Wu Hen's story, Merlin stroked his beard and said with a smile, "This is very simple."
Wu Hen was stunned for a moment, looking at Merlin's confident smile, his heart was full of doubts.
Merlin's simple three words made him feel as if something big was about to happen.
Merlin smiled slightly and stroked his beard slowly, as if he was deliberately whetting people's appetite.
"Don't worry, young man. There's nothing in this world that magic can't solve. If there is, then try again."
Wu Hen was secretly complaining in his heart: Old man, are you kidding me?
Do it again? Do you think this is a role-playing game where you use skills?
Merlin ignored the complaints surging in Wu Hen's heart, gently raised his right hand, put his index finger and middle finger together, and lightly touched Wu Hen's forehead.
The fingertips flickered with a pale golden light, like a firefly, but contained a power that was difficult to ignore.
"Language masters magic, activate!" Merlin's voice was low and powerful, with a mysterious rhythm.
Wu Hen only felt a warm current flowing into his brain. Countless unfamiliar syllables, grammar, and vocabulary poured into his mind like a tide, drowning him in an instant.
His head was buzzing as if it was about to explode.
"Oh my god, old man, are you trying to turn me into a parrot? This is so much information, my brain is going to explode!"
Wu Hen wailed inwardly, feeling like an overloaded computer that could crash at any moment.
"Don't panic, young man. Relax and feel the power of magic."
Merlin's voice remained calm, as if everything was under control.
The golden light gradually dissipated, and Wu Hen's mind slowly returned to calm.
He opened his mouth tentatively, "Um... hello?"
Merlin smiled and nodded. "It seems the magic worked."
''Now, you can communicate with anyone in the world without any barriers. ''
Wu Hen looked confused. Isn't this too fast?
Before he could react, he felt like he had been given a cheat and instantly mastered all the languages in the world.
This feeling was like suddenly winning a five million lottery, leaving him somewhat overwhelmed.
"Is this... is it okay now?" Wu Hen pointed at his head with an expression of disbelief.
He turned to look at Hagouba and asked tentatively, "Brother Ha, how is your food lately?"
Hagouba immediately stopped rolling around, sat up straight, and replied in fluent Common Language, "It's okay, but the food is a bit monotonous. I'm almost tired of eating dog food every day."
"When can I change my taste?"
Wu Hen: “…”
He rubbed his ears in disbelief and looked at Merlin again. This magic was too powerful!
Merlin just smiled and didn't explain too much.
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