Embers Ad Infinitum

Shang Jianyao just ran a few steps to the lighted cafe in the fog, and stopped again.

"What's the matter?" Genova said and braked.

Shang Jianyao looked at the two figures displayed on the window of the cafe, and said in a low voice:

"I can't sense their human consciousness.

"I can already see them, but I still can't sense their human consciousness.

"So, after eliminating all the impossibility, the remaining one, no matter how absurd, is the truth.

"They are ghosts..."

Genova replied eloquently:

"In this environment, if it's just a ghost, it's not too dangerous."

"Do you look down on ghosts?" Shang Jianyao refused to accept, "Don't look at Xiaohong's hard mouth every time, in fact, he is very afraid!"

"I mean, compared to other situations, ghosts are relatively less dangerous beings. At least, they are definitely weaker than the incarnated body that sleeps and sleeps." Genova expressed his views completely. .

Shang Jianyao skipped this topic, looked at the only light in the dimness and said:

"Whether it's a ghost or not, you have to ask to be sure.

"I followed the original plan to say hello and make friends."

Genova originally wanted to say that we didn't have such an original plan, but Shang Jianyao had already taken a step forward and walked straight into the depths of the light mist.

The yellowish light of the roadside cafe is like a beacon that guides pedestrians in a dim environment.

Genova prepared for the battle, formed a relationship with Shang Jianyao, and headed for the cafe.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, not even the sound of the wind.

Soon, Shang Jianyao, wearing a military exoskeleton device, arrived at his destination.

The cafe's decor is old-world, with thick frosted glass over the heavy brown wooden doors.

After controlling the reckless one, Shang Jianyao didn't push the door in a hurry, went straight to the window, and waved to the man and woman:

"Hello!"

He greeted enthusiastically in Honghe language.

Whether it was the lady with long blond hair and a white dress, or the old man in a formal suit with brown eyes, all turned a deaf ear to his performance, and continued to chat about their own topics while drinking the faintly hot coffee.

They didn't seem to see Shang Jianyao waving at all, and heard his greeting.

"The sound insulation effect is so good?" Shang Jianyao tilted his body and put his ear to the glass window, trying to hear what the two of them were talking about.

But he heard nothing.

He widened his eyes again and looked at the scene inside, only to find that only the part near the window of the entire cafe was illuminated by the light, and the further inwards it became, the darker it became, until there was no light.

In this part of the area where there is light, there are four or five tables and only two guests.

"It's a little weird." It was Genova who made the comment.

Shang Jian Yao Ning nodded his head:

"It seems that the only way to find the problem is to go in."

"Is there a node that senses the 'New World'?" Genova asked for confirmation.

"No." Shang Jianyao shook his head, walked to the heavy brown wooden door, and stretched out his right hand.

With the aid of the military exoskeleton device, he easily opened the door.

Then, with a very strong desire to perform, he shouted at it:

"Check the water meter!

"Give me a cup of coffee by the way."

No one responded to him.

Shang Jianyao walked into the cafe and immediately turned his attention to the part of the area that was not covered by the lights.

There is almost no light there, and all kinds of debris are piled up, as if a group of monsters are reared in the dark.

"It's not like a cafe..." Shang Jianyao, who was assisted by a night vision device, didn't hide his opinion.

"Indeed." Genova agreed.

He felt that the unlit areas were more like abandoned shops.

Valuable items and working cabinets have been removed, leaving only a cluttered mess.

"The problem is the part with the lights?" Shang Jianyao was paralyzed with one arm, and the other was holding a Berserker assault rifle, unable to rub his chin.

He and Genova cast their eyes to the window at the same time.

The man and the woman were still chatting, but no sound came out.

Moreover, they did not respond to the entry of Shang Jianyao and Genova.

"Two!" Shang Jianyao shouted, with a very friendly attitude.

No one paid any attention to him.

He walked to the table by the window step by step.

As the distance got closer and the angle changed, he could see clearly what the lady who had turned her back to him and Genava looked like:

Her facial features are beautiful, her cheeks are thin, her eyes are blue like the sea, and there are a few crow's feet on the corners of her eyes, and she looks about forty years old.

At this time, she was sitting there in a very relaxed state, taking a sip of coffee from time to time, as if she was fully enjoying her leisure time.

It can be seen that she often does this, with a certain intellectual and elegant temperament.

And the left hand of the old man opposite her has been shaking uncontrollably, which is obviously not normal even with his left arm, left body and left leg. Even if there is support, it seems to be trembling.

Shang Jianyao said hello again in grayish language, but still did not get a response.

He was not discouraged, persevered in using several dialects he knew, and took a few steps closer to the coffee table.

"I can't smell the coffee." He turned his head and said to Genova, who was guarding the door for accidents.

"Phantom?" Genova analyzed such a possibility, and then asked with confirmation, "Have you turned on the 'anti-virus filtering system' of the military exoskeleton device?"

"It must be turned on! What should I do if I don't turn it on and get poisoned when I enter this kind of place?" Shang Jianyao answered confidently.

"Is there such a possibility that the 'anti-virus filter system' actually blocked the aroma of the coffee?" Genova reminded.

Shang Jianyao suddenly realized:

"Yes!"

Because one hand is paralyzed, he can't perform a right boxing with his left palm.

"Pay attention to my state, be ready to inject me with biological antidote at any time." Shang Jianyao shouted, and stopped the operation of the "anti-virus filtration system" without waiting for Genava to respond.

Then he said excitedly:

"There's a little coffee smell, but it's very light, it's not normal, I'm almost next to them!

"What's the matter with these two? We've been whispering for so long, but they haven't responded yet."

While speaking, Shang Jianyao gave up his grip on the Berserker assault rifle and let it hang down on his body.

Then, he stretched out his right palm and stretched out to the old man whose half of his body seemed a little reluctant.

No, it was the coffee cup in front of the old man.

Seeing this, Genova gave up the words of dissuasion. After all, Shang Jianyao didn't recklessly directly touch the two strange figures.

"I am a person who always respects the old and loves the young. Grandpa, I don't think your hands and feet are very convenient. I will help you carry a cup and feed you." words.

The two still ignored him.

The next second, his fingers passed through the coffee cup, touching nothing.

After moving a few fingers in place, Shang Jian Yaoyin said a little disappointedly:

"phantom."

"It's a phantom indeed." Genova moved his metal neck up and down.

Shang Jianyao stretched out his hand to the old man in a formal suit and tie again, and saw his palm pass through the other party's body without any accident.

And the old man was still talking to the lady across from him, nothing out of the ordinary.

Of course, there was no sound coming out of it.

"It's just a phantom." Shang Jianyao sighed again.

At the same time, he tried to push the blond lady again, following his own definition of a substandard handling procedure.

His hand crossed the other's arm again.

"What would Dabai do if he knew about this situation now?" Shang Jianyao retracted his palm covered with metal bones.

Genova's first reaction was to contact Jiang Baimian, but the electromagnetic interference here was more serious, causing him to fail.

At this time, Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin and said:

"One is to find the source of the phantom, and the other is to record the mouth shapes of the two phantoms, and we will analyze what they are saying."

"I'm already recording, and now I'm starting to analyze while recording." Genova responded immediately.

Shang Jianyao took two steps and used the power of the "Angel of Life" necklace to sense the situation in the cafe more carefully.

"No problem..." He muttered, "Let's take a look around, maybe it's outside the sensing range."

As he spoke, he walked to the door of the cafe, where Genova was.

Suddenly, the two phantoms drinking coffee and chatting turned their heads at the same time and looked at him!

Among them, the lady in a white dress with wavy blond hair frowned slightly, her eyes half-closed, as if listening to something.

"Someone is calling her? The source of the phantom, someone is calling her?" Shang Jianyao guessed excitedly.

Genova said in a slightly synthetic voice:

"If that's the case, we can stay for a few more minutes and see what changes."

He believes that there are many possibilities for the origin of the phantom, and he cannot draw conclusions rudely.

Even in what he thought was the most likely scenario, there were several:

First, the natural video recording function caused by the disturbance of the electromagnetic environment constantly reproduces some things that happened in Konimis;

2~www.readwn.com~ This is what is currently happening, in another place in Konimis, because the disturbance of the electromagnetic environment is projected to this side.

Third, a certain movie once played in this weird environment without interruption.

The next second, the blonde lady opened her eyes, looked at where Shang Jianyao was, opened her mouth and said something.

Genova quickly analyzed the lip language, but at the same time, Shang Jianyao shouted:

"She, she's talking to me!

"I heard her voice!"

He was extremely excited.

Before Shang Jianyao finished speaking, Genova had analyzed the complete content of the lip language just now:

"God's family of 'Siming'?"

Immediately following, Shang Jianyao shouted loudly:

"She, she's asking me if I'm the goddess of 'Siming'!"