Alien Hotel

"Which Little Red Riding Hood are you?"

Yu Sheng stared closely into Squirrel's eyes, his tone more serious than ever.

The squirrel began to sway restlessly, taking turns to support its weight with its hind legs, and then quickly scratched the down on its face: "I...I am a squirrel..."

Yu Sheng was not moved at all: "Okay, so which Little Red Riding Hood is the squirrel?"

squirrel:"……"

"Answer my question," Yu Sheng was still calm and determined, "You should have noticed that I am bringing about 'changes' in this black forest - if you really want to help Little Red Riding Hood, then this may be your first step towards success. The latest opportunity.”

The palm-sized "little animal" finally stopped shaking its body. It looked directly at Yu Sheng. After a while, it seemed that it had finally made up its mind, or that it had finally reached the point of no return. At the point where he bowed his head resignedly: "The zeroth one."

Yu Sheng suddenly frowned: "...What does this mean?"

"You have seen that the first Little Red Riding Hood brought the first fire and candlelight to the Black Forest - this Black Forest gradually evolved and enriched into what it is now," the squirrel entangled his paws vigorously, always Lowering his head, "Have you ever thought about it in an earlier time? Before the 'Black Forest' appeared? Maybe... all of this has a starting point."

Yu Sheng didn't speak, but just looked at Squirrel to let him continue.

"I... was the original mistake, everything... started from me," the squirrel said slowly, its attitude still very resistant, as if every word it said would bring great entanglement and pain, "I It's the squirrel in the black forest, the first living creature on the stage, it's... the bad boy who handed the fairy tale book out... I, I didn't know it would be like this later..."

Yu Sheng's eyes suddenly opened wide, as if a thunderbolt struck the bottom of his heart. After realizing what kind of information the squirrel revealed, he immediately spoke: "Pass the fairy tale book out? To whom?"

"I don't know what it is or where it comes from. I...I can't remember the situation at that time." The squirrel was startled by Yu Sheng's suddenly raised voice, but this time, it finally did not escape. He opened it, but seemed to have made some decision, "I only remember seeing something falling from the sky. It was after the lights were turned off in the orphanage. Everyone was sleeping at the time, and I should have slept too, but I didn't fall asleep, ta... ...she fell into the yard without making a sound, as if melting into the ground...

"I was so scared that I didn't dare to say a word, so I hid on the bed. Then a luminous object floated over from the window sill and shook in front of my eyes. He said that he came to ask for help. His child was in very bad condition and needed to be comforted. He came There are many children in this place, and I want to find someone to help... I was so scared at the time and didn't know what to do, so I gave him the fairy tale book on the bedside...

"I told him, let's read a story. When the children in the courtyard couldn't sleep, the teacher would read us stories...

"I should have been sleeping, I shouldn't have looked out the window, I...

"It would be better if I fell asleep at that time. I should sleep well..."

The squirrel mumbled, and the sound became more and more vague, and finally it seemed to have become unconscious again, and the content of the mumble turned into constant repetitions, saying that it should be a good sleep back then - like a child trapped in childhood. In the shadows, children who have not grown up for decades still believe that as long as they can eat on time, sleep well, and learn to dress themselves, they can live an "originally" happy life.

Yu Sheng can finally be sure.

The squirrel in front of me is also a child in that "orphanage" - a long time ago, earlier than the deep dive operation 70 years ago, even before the "fairy tale" first broke out, it once lived in The children in that orphanage.

There is much more information that can be deduced from what Squirrel revealed.

Yu Sheng calmed down, put aside those unverifiable conjectures for the time being, reached out and gently touched the squirrel's body, causing the "little animal" who had once again fallen into a trance to wake up again.

"I still have a question," he said with a serious face, "What does that thing that 'falls from the sky' look like?"

The squirrel's body trembled and it finally broke free from the last "death loop". After hearing Yu Sheng's question, it fell into difficult memories. After a while, it spoke again: "...It's hard to see clearly. That Things were glowing, I...I just remember the light group There was an oval outline, like an 'egg' with strange lines. It was very big at first. When it fell, it seemed to be able to flatten half of the orphanage, but then it became smaller and fell on the In the yard, it was only the size of a small tin room for storing tools.

"It immediately got into the ground without raising any dust or making a sound. I thought it was just a blur at first."

Yu Sheng listened carefully, looking thoughtful.

There is light all around, with strange lines, and it looks like an "egg"...

The reason for the "getting bigger and smaller" phenomenon mentioned by the squirrel is unknown, but he has an impression of the shape described by the other party.

"Did the voice that talked to you tell you his name?"

The squirrel scratched hard at the down on his cheek.

"I, I don't remember, but he did seem to have said, it's been too long, it's been too long, the squirrel's memory is not very good, and he can't even remember what the teacher taught... But, but there is a syllable that starts with An...it seems to be An or something..."

"Ancaela," Yu Sheng said slowly, but he became nervous as soon as he finished speaking. But after a while, he found that there seemed to be no movement in the forest, and the small box in his hand was still quiet, so he breathed a sigh of relief. , continued, "Is that the name?"

The squirrel was startled, and then jumped up in surprise: "...Yes! Yes! That's the pronunciation! But you, how do you know?"

"I have found this step recently," Yu Sheng stretched out his hand and gently pressed the squirrel's body, feeling that the latter was shaking all over. He felt that if he did not comfort him, this "little animal" might become nervous on his own. Excited, "Relax, relax first, I still have questions."

Squirrel shrank subconsciously, but seemed to dare not really retreat: "But Squirrel doesn't want to answer, Squirrel is tired."

"Last question."

"...then, okay then."

"Have you seen that voice talking to you? What does his 'child' look like? Or has he described it to you?"

"No," this time, the squirrel answered very quickly, "The squirrel is sure, I have never seen it or heard it described."

Yu Sheng stared into the squirrel's eyes closely, and after a few seconds, he nodded slightly.

"Okay, I understand."

The squirrel finally seemed to relax.

It took a long breath, walked slowly on the window sill, and sat down again. It took out a thin stick from nowhere, rubbed a flame with the tip of its tail, lit it, and put it on its mouth hard. Suck.

This is not the first time it has "smoked" in front of Yu Sheng, who has long been used to it.

It is no longer the child that lived in the orphanage many years ago. It is now a squirrel in the black forest, a squirrel that is so cute that it bubbles up.

So Yu Sheng just sighed and ignored the other party. Instead, he opened the wooden box containing the "Angel Umbilical Cord" and checked the condition of the umbilical cord.

Check out the correct version one by one!

The thing was still just lying quietly on the red velvet substrate, showing no further signs of "reviving".

Yu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, but just as he was about to close the lid, he suddenly felt a look of astonishment coming from the side.

Looking up, he saw the squirrel staring at the wooden box in his hand with wide eyes in shock.

The cigarette butt in his paw fell to the ground and he didn't even notice it.

"You...how do you have this?!" the squirrel screamed.

"Do you know this thing?" Yu Sheng was also shocked, "Do you know what it is?"

"Umbilical cord!" the squirrel yelled, but then he lowered his voice as if he was afraid of disturbing something, "I have seen this, but, I don't remember exactly when I saw it. It should have been very early. When the Black Forest first appeared, and later... Ancaela lost it, and she kept looking for it, but couldn't find it... and then, she stopped appearing and hid in a very deep place..."

Yu Sheng couldn't help but frown when he heard the words. He didn't doubt Squirrel's words, but a question arose in his mind - Ancaela lost the umbilical cord? Then why did Lao Zheng get this thing during the sacrifice to Ankaela?

At this moment, the squirrel boldly took two steps forward and carefully looked at the umbilical cord in the wooden box.

After a moment of hesitation, it made a confused voice: "Huh? No, that's not quite right... This one looks different from what I've seen."

"no the same?"

"Well, they just look similar, but more like imitations," the squirrel said hesitantly. "The real umbilical cord is longer, not dry, and although it is soft, the texture is like metal. In your hand This...is a fake."

"Fake?" Yu Sheng was a little surprised, "Are you sure?"

"It feels like this," the squirrel quickly changed to a more rigorous expression, "I'm just a squirrel...I can't remember many things..."

Yu Sheng frowned and said nothing, but looked up at Irene and Hu Li next to him.

The two of them had not spoken since just now - because they were afraid that any interruption would stress the already nervous squirrel.

"Old Zheng prayed to the 'Angel of Darkness', and the other party gave him a 'fake' umbilical cord..." Irene frowned, her expression a little subtle, "Why does this matter feel so weird? What are you trying to do?"

Hu Li also frowned and thought carefully for a while, then said uncertainly: "Make a fake proof and ask Lao Zheng to help find it?"

Eileen was stunned: "...Is your answer serious?"

"Yes," Hu Li nodded confidently, "If I lost something, I would definitely ask someone for help like this."

Then she turned to look at Yu Sheng: "Right, benefactor?"

Yu Sheng thought for a while and nodded: "I think it's reasonable."

Erin: "...?"

"Anyway, fakes obviously have the power of fakes," Yu Sheng did not struggle with this topic. He just looked thoughtfully at the "fake" angel umbilical cord in the wooden box, and then looked up at the A hut illuminated by the first fire and candlelight, "Perhaps it is because of it that we can see the phantom left by the original Little Red Riding Hood in the black forest."