Chapter 300: Climbing the Tower (Part 7)

Honghu has been in the industry since he was a teenager. He worked hard in the gaming industry alone without relying on the support of any studio. He has long been accustomed to the pressure of life and the glares from his family and friends, and these are nothing...

He has been suppressed, deceived, encountered vicious competition, and even intimidation... so he tends to be more cautious when dealing with people he is not familiar with.

He himself knows the ups and downs of the past ten years best.

As an experienced person, although Honghu is not very old, he already has a long history. Faced with Feng Bujue's perfunctory remarks, he immediately understood that the other party was obviously unwilling or unable to tell the truth.

Therefore, Honghu was also very sensible and did not ask further questions, nor did he point out his suspicions about the derivatives. He soon talked about other topics with the three people beside him as if nothing had happened.

Feng Bujue spent five minutes explaining the principles of SCP-233 to three teammates in more detail, and briefly explained the settings of the SCP Foundation, which was enough to clear up the confusion for these curious guys.

Then, the four of them came to the wall together.

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The section of ground against the wall had not been systematically repaired, so a rectangular gap of about nine meters long and one meter wide was left on the ground. Previously, it was difficult to determine its depth when observing from a distance. Now the four of them walked to the side and discovered that the space under the gap was not too deep, only less than one meter.

"In the entire lobby, only the distance between the two pillars here is exactly nine meters. The distance between other pillars, walls and other objects has nothing to do with 'nine', whether the unit is decimeters, feet or anything else... ...If we insist on making a connection, the angles between the walls, pillars and the ground are all 90 degrees." Feng Bujue added on the previous plan: "But from the perspective of solving puzzles, it is unique. The answer is obviously more likely to be correct. Therefore, I judge that the breakthrough point must be here.”

Honghu said at this time: "Although I made the suggestion to ask you to pay attention to distance information during the inspection, to be honest... I didn't do it very seriously myself." He turned to look at Feng Bu Jue: "I didn't expect that crazy brother, you could determine the precise length between objects just by visual inspection. This is really..."

"It's not a visual inspection. I have measuring skills." Feng Bujue replied: "Every six months, I measure my stride length when walking. This is my measuring stick." He looked around, "A bigger one like this For a building, the measurement error will be correspondingly larger. However, if it is an ordinary residential building, I can just walk around and measure the dimensions of each room. If there is a mezzanine in the wall or there is something weird about the building structure. , I can basically see through it immediately.”

When they heard the words "every six months...", Qiu Feng, Chief Inspector and Hong Hu's expressions became quite surprised, but Brother Jue still went his own way, ignoring the reactions of his teammates and continued: "In fact, the human body itself is A very useful measuring device, such as heartbeat, pulse, and respiration can be used to time; height, stride length, and arm span can be measured; as long as through reasonable training, the judgment of weight can also be very accurate. ." A look of fanaticism gradually appeared on his face: "If you are interested, I can teach you how to calculate the average density of a bucket of shit without using tools..."

"Crazy brother... no... big brother." Qiu Feng was completely shocked, "May I ask what you do in real life?" At this moment, the inference in his mind was that he was a mad scientist or something like that.

"Artist." Feng Bujue had been holding back these three words for a long time. Just waiting here.

"Hmm..." The three teammates all stared at Feng Bujue with blank eyes, their minds already in a mess.

"Anyway, now that we know that the location of the mission is upstairs." Feng Bujue brought the topic back on track. He raised his head and looked up: "Then our goal will be clear."

Corresponding to the ground, there is also a rectangular gap on the ceiling against the wall, which is wide enough for players to pass through. But Feng Bujue naturally wouldn't rush forward directly. He had to test it first.

Brother Jue casually picked up a rather large piece of building debris from a gap in the ground. With a wave of one arm, he threw it towards the gap above. The fragment flew upward diagonally and landed on the floor tiles on the second floor two seconds later. Judging from the sound, it seemed that no trap had been triggered.

"It seems to be okay. I think... I'd better go up first." Qiu Feng said. In similar situations, he usually chooses a more positive approach.

From this choice, the difference between counselors can be reflected. They are both wise men, and the two people represented by [Wise and Courageous] and [Calm Counselor] have two different styles of acting.

If it was someone who was serious about his words, he would probably think of the worst case scenario like Brother Jue. Try out all kinds of tests as much as possible, and then wait until there is nothing more you can do before taking risks.

Qiufeng's principle is that when faced with an unknown situation, as long as no adverse factors are seen, it is tentatively considered safe.

With a cry, the autumn wind rose from the ground. He only stepped on the wall. With the sound of the soles of his shoes rubbing against the wall, he took a step back and jumped to the second floor.

When the teammates saw this scene, their expressions were relatively calm. Obviously, for these players who are nearly thirty years old, this level of action is nothing. After you pass level 20, you won't be able to jump five meters high even if you step on a wall, and you won't be able to say hello to anyone in a team.

"What's the situation?" asked the chief accountant.

"Well... there shouldn't be any danger." Qiu Feng replied, "Come up and talk."

The three people below exchanged glances, and no one expressed any objection, so they all stepped forward and jumped back up to the second floor.

The environment of the second floor is basically the same as the first floor, whether it is the style of the floor tiles, the position of the supporting columns, or the lighting equipment, they are all the same as the first floor. The most significant difference is that the height from the ground to the ceiling of the first floor is more than four meters, while the height from the ground to the ceiling of the second floor... is estimated to be close to eight meters.

There is no door on the farthest wall of this floor. Of course, the players also know that behind that wall is the 23x23x23 room on the first floor.

After the four people roughly scanned the surroundings, their eyes all fell on the center of the ceiling of the second floor. There was actually a perfect circular hole with a diameter of about two meters, and a steel pipe extended from the hole and connected to the ground on the second floor. Through this steel pipe. You can go directly to the third floor.

"Look at what this means... Are we going to climb up along the pipe?" Honghu pondered.

"It's not like you're going to dance next to it or something." Feng Bujue continued.

"Brother Feng... respect yourself..." Jizhang advised sincerely.

"It's over. After you mentioned it, I've already started to imagine that scene." Qiufeng said: "This is definitely a meaningless increase in the fright value."

Honghu pushed his glasses: "Brother Feng, your wisdom is worthy of recognition, but your thinking is really a bit..."

"No bottom line?" Feng Bujue continued, he smiled: "Sense of humor is something that is born, it can't be changed..." As he spoke, he walked towards the steel pipe: "I'd rather not tell jokes like 'Will there be firefighters sliding down from here'."

"So... the point you want to make is that you have the ability to be elegant. But you'd rather be vulgar..." Honghu is indeed a smart man, and he instantly understood what Feng Bujue meant.

"You're flattering." Feng Bujue replied shamelessly.

"Is this a compliment?"

As the four of them were talking, they had already arrived below the round hole. Looking up, they could see that there should be no light source on the third floor, and the area around the hole was pitch black. With the light from the second floor, they could see that the top of the steel pipe was welded to the ceiling of the third floor, and did not lead to higher floors.

"Although it seems that we can go directly to the third floor, let's explore this floor as well." Qiu Feng looked at his teammates. "In addition, you have also noticed... From the outside of the building, the height of each floor of this building is the same. And there are windows, but you can't see what's inside the building through the glass. But the actual situation inside is..."

"That's easy to explain. The scene seen from the outside of the building is probably just a disguise." Hong Hu said: "It is also possible... From the moment we stepped into the door, we have entered another space."

"The moment the light wall appeared. These problems no longer need to be considered, not to mention that SCP-233, and Brother Feng's NPC friend..." Ji Chang said: "Anyway, I have been playing this game so far. I have never encountered a few pure science fiction scripts. Basically, each script has some supernatural settings."

Feng Bujue said: "This kind of thing is fine... Can I go and get that piece of concrete now and throw it on the third floor to try it out?"

"Heh..." Qiu Feng laughed dryly with a twitch of his mouth: "No one will stop you..."

He was right. No one would stop Feng Bujue, and he couldn't stop him if he really wanted to.

After a few words, the four of them still took the attitude of trying it out, and went around to check. Since the second floor was almost the same as the first floor, they spent less time this time to confirm that there were no triggerable settings around.

Not long after, the four returned to the steel pipe.

Feng Bujue lifted the concrete block thrown from the first floor and threw it to the third floor again. He still only heard the sound of the object falling to the ground, and there was no other abnormality.

"If you still want to go first, bring a flashlight." Feng Bujue said to Qiu Feng calmly.

"I volunteered once, and you are ready to pit me to the end..." Qiu Feng replied helplessly.

"Let me do it this time." Hong Hu interrupted and said, "Qiu Feng has taken risks several times. From now on, it is more reasonable to take turns exploring." He paused here, giving his teammates time to object.

Two seconds later, seeing no one answering, Hong Hu continued, "From the situation on the second floor, not every floor is dangerous, and not every floor needs to solve puzzles to pass. My initial guess is... there are problems on the odd-numbered floors, and the even-numbered floors are used for rest and buffer areas." He turned his head to look at Feng Bujue, and suddenly said, "Brother Feng, you should have a flashlight that can be used."

"Yes." Feng Bujue said, and really took out a flashlight from his coat pocket.

In fact, when Feng Bujue said to Qiu Feng, "Take a flashlight", Hong Hu guessed this.

"Oh?" When Hong Hu took the flashlight handed over by Feng Bujue, he took a quick look at the item and said, "The trademark and instructions on it are in German..."

Qiu Feng and Ji Zhang also understood what he said immediately.

Feng Bujue said bluntly, "Because I bought it at a convenience store nearby."

"Didn't you say you just bought some snacks?" Qiu Feng said.

"I didn't say I only bought snacks." Feng Bujue shook his head: "I also bought a folding knife, a lighter, a palm-sized notebook, a ballpoint pen, and two flashlights like this , the kind with batteries.”

"You just bought some snacks on the way, right?" Qiu Feng roared.

The accountant said: "I said... you don't understand German, how do you know how much you should pay when you check out?"

"The cash register in the convenience store shows Arabic numerals." Feng Bujue said, and took out a wallet from his pocket, took out a 20 euro face value, and said with a smile on his face: "Euro on top It’s also printed with Arabic numerals.”

"You're showing off the money you stole!"

"Oh. By the way, the boy I robbed was using a Nokia mobile phone." Feng Bujue put away his wallet and took out another mobile phone: "Look, it is indeed a military-grade communication device. There’s actually a signal here.”

“Not only did he casually admit to the robbery, but he also started showing off the stolen goods!”

Qiu Fengse, another victim whose complaining soul was induced by Feng Bujue...

"Suddenly, I no longer feel nervous because of you..." Honghu didn't bother to watch anymore. He held the flashlight between the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and held the steel pipe with his palm. Use your left hand and legs to climb up.

The height that needed to be climbed was only a few meters, and Honghu's upper body quickly reached the third level. However, he did not rush into the darkness. Instead, he stayed on the steel pipe, stabilized his body with his legs, grasped the pipe body with one hand, and held a flashlight in the other hand to shine around.

The space on the third floor is also very wide, and the height is the same as the first floor, which is also more than four meters. Since there is no light source on this layer, the distance that the flashlight light can illuminate is limited. Honghu could only observe a range of more than ten meters near the circular mouth.

"At least there is nothing in the area that can be illuminated by the flashlight." Honghu said to his teammates below: "Oh, except for the piece of building debris thrown up by the crazy brother." As he spoke, he stretched out his legs and jumped out, officially stepping onto the third floor. "Come up, it's okay."

"Why don't you consider walking around a few times and exploring a large area before letting us come up?" Feng Bujue asked.

Honghu felt more and more that this guy was shameless, but it was not easy to get angry: "If I have eyes behind my back and two flashlights, I can consider this plan."

Feng Bujue smiled and took out another flashlight from his pocket. Say nothing. With one step of his feet, he jumped up to a height of more than four meters. Then he used one hand to lend some strength on the steel pipe and rushed up to the third floor.

With a click, Feng Bujue turned on the second flashlight in his hand and shined it in another direction, "Are you scared?"

Honghu was stunned by this question...

Yes, he was scared.

In such an empty, dark, and unfamiliar environment, anyone would feel a little scared if they were checking around alone with a flashlight in their hand.

"Hehe... then you stay here, don't move, stay alert, and I... will go look around first." Feng Bujue said in a relaxed tone.

This sentence was beyond Honghu's expectation. From the beginning of the script to now, Feng Bujue has basically stayed behind, leaving the risk to his teammates. Unexpectedly, he showed amazing bravery at this moment.

"Hey... this is not the time to pretend to be brave or heroic..." Hong Hu advised kindly.

"Do you think I'm someone who would do that kind of thing?" Feng Bujue asked.

To be honest, Honghu didn't think it was the same.

Fear is not only an expression written on your face, it is also a contagious pheromone. Therefore, it is actually easy to distinguish between people who pretend to be unafraid and those who are really unafraid.

And Feng Bujue is obviously not afraid...

When Brother Jue walked into this environment filled with an atmosphere of terror, the expression on his face was like walking into a maid coffee shop. This is fundamentally different from the kind of guy who takes his girlfriend to a haunted house, frowns, stares, raises his voice extremely loud, and always looks like he's going to hit the staff.

"I'll come as soon as I go." Feng Bujue shouted to the two people below: "You two come up first, just stay here with Honghu in the cave and don't move. If I encounter any situation, when I run back You three are responsible for taking care of me."

When the controller and Qiu Feng climbed up the steel pipe, Feng Bujue had already walked into the distance without looking back. He walked farther and farther, and soon became a point of light in the darkness.

Brother Jue would take the initiative to ask to explore the route, and it was also after multiple considerations.

First of all, he is a person with a soul and has psychic weapons for self-defense. Even if he cannot use the items in his bag, his melee capabilities are at the top level in the game. No matter how bad he is, he is definitely better than the three counselors in front of him.

Secondly, he is basically unaffected by the environment. Whether it was the depressing and weird atmosphere, the oppression and fear brought by the darkness, or the sudden screams and ghosts... nothing could disturb him.

Third, he will definitely not get lost because he is always measuring his steps in his mind. Both the sense of direction and distance are extremely accurate. After all, no one knows what will be in this layer... If there is a black wall that can move silently, the player may not be able to see the entrance when they turn back after walking for a while.

In short, it is very appropriate for Feng Bujue to check out the situation on this floor alone. His observation and thinking will not be deviated by fear; if a monster or trap is triggered, he will not be easily killed; he is even less likely to be scared and disconnected... The three teammates only need to wait for his news at the round entrance where they can retreat at any time. (To be continued...)