Deep in the Living
Chapter 376 - 364 Event

Chapter 376: Chapter 364 Event

The ticketing area is located at the other end of the train station.

Three old arched windows are evenly spaced along the red brick wall, and the arched railings above them have peeled paint and rust; the remaining light cannot reach here, so the window interiors are completely dark.

A brand new printed paper is affixed to the wall next to it.

≮During the off-season, only one window is open. Please choose the correct window to purchase a ticket; if you choose incorrectly, you will not be able to purchase a ticket≯

Seeing this question that requires making a choice, Luo Di directly looks at Yu Ze beside him, "Which one to choose?"

"Let me calculate..."

Yu Ze pinched a small token and was about to calculate when crack~ his thumbnail unexpectedly cracked open with a slit, and even wisps of black air seeped out from the gap.

This anomaly caused Yu Ze, who had been relaxed all along, to become slightly serious, using his finger with the cracked nail to adjust his glasses.

"The matter at hand requires a direct choice, external interference is not allowed, otherwise you will be targeted by the Fear Entity... It’s not just fortune-telling; even using abilities to peek inside the windows won’t work.

So just make a direct choice."

"Should you go, or should I go, or should Miss Youzhen go?"

Youzhen waved her hand; most times, she was more a leader and observer, only actively assisting when unexpected dangers arose.

Moreover, Youzhen herself also wanted to see what these two special newcomers with the Connector tag could achieve in their first exploration.

"You two go yourselves; if you choose incorrectly, you may not get a ticket, and our exploration of the train station will be stuck here."

"Then let me go."

Luo Di volunteered; he was already in a very excited state and walked straight to the window on the far left.

Just as he was about to interact with the window, his peripheral vision noticed a change in the paper affixed to the side wall; unexpectedly, a line of small characters appeared below it.

≮Tip: No tickets are being sold at the middle window; would you like to reconsider your choice?≯

Luo Di looked at the left window he was about to choose, then looked at this tip and quickly remembered something.

It seemed like the corner helped eliminate one incorrect answer, making the probability of choosing correctly 50%, but actually not.

Luo Di immediately abandoned the current choice and walked toward the right-side passage.

Knock knock knock!

He reached out to knock on the sealed glass window,

Silence persisted for a while; the window was opened internally by a plastic dummy hand.

No payment required, no need to specify the destination, no need to say the number of tickets to buy.

Three train tickets were already handed out.

As Luo Di pinched the other end of the tickets with his fingers,

Bang!

In the darkness, another plastic arm suddenly stretched out and grabbed his wrist.

This unexpected situation caused the Old Spine to tense up, and the tentacles between the arms began wriggling, ready to strike back at any moment.

In the next second,

An old-fashioned loudspeaker emerged from the darkness.

"Attention! There is currently a security issue in waiting room No. 4 at the train station; please proceed with caution!"

When the notification ended, the plastic arm released its grip, disappearing into the darkness along with the loudspeaker.

Luo Di stared at the grip marks left on his wrist, his face full of surprise. Clearly, the other party had no abilities, neither a monster nor a Hell Demon, just a very ordinary plastic sensation.

But in that instant, he actually felt a hint of cold fear.

Although this fear was quickly erased by the gray matter between his brain, the feeling was somewhat... pleasant.

It’s been a long time since he experienced fear, and such fear is so simple, so pure.

Looking at the ticket in his hand,

This old-fashioned ticket was the first Luo Di had ever seen.

The ticket surface was tinted a pale beige, and the edges were always a bit shabby, as if touched by countless hands. The printed station names and ticket prices were slightly raised, with the ink’s graininess felt under the fingertips.

[██-██]

The departure and arrival stations were completely obscured, the date was vague.

Just returning to the team, Youzhen came up, lightly touching his temple with her index finger.

"You didn’t accumulate any fear? Even when an ’event’ occurred."

"Event? What do you mean?"

Youzhen’s finger moved away, pointing to the window just now, "The exploration of the [corner] is not unconditional, we don’t just go anywhere we want.

Many places are closed off and require conditions to enter, for instance, the train station requires tickets.

And the process of obtaining something may require triggering an ’event’*

There’s another academic term within the Exploration Bureau called ’the event expression of the Fear Entity.’

These ubiquitous Fear Entities aren’t like scattered air; they will aggregate under specific conditions and be expressed in the form of events.

The transmission efficiency of fear in such events is extremely high; once in contact, whether the event succeeds or fails, it often causes one person in the team to fall into a state of fright, at least accumulating some fear value.

Although the superficial fear concentration isn’t high and the event itself is simple, why do you have no effect?"

Luo Di looked at his wrist, which had just been touched, and responded: "Indeed, there was slight fear invasion, but just a little filtering was enough."

After understanding the essence of the so-called ’event,’ Luo Di’s interest in the corner also increased. It seemed that since the Fear Entity could gather corresponding ’events,’ perhaps deeper in the corner it could also gather other, more dangerous things.

Youzhen gently patted Luo Di’s shoulder and pointed to the window just now, "How did you choose the correct window?"

"Well... back in school while solving problems, one of my culturally strong friends talked to me about the [three-door problem] during recess, it’s just like the situation just now.

You can check with Youzhen Miss later to know the specifics."

"Is that so?"

Youzhen still seriously memorized it; when she raised her head, she found Luo Di already walking at the forefront. Yu Ze also joined him first, discussing the specific process of collecting tickets at the window.

For some reason, Youzhen following behind felt a sense of returning to the formal team.

As if the two young men ahead were not newcomers, but the leader and deputy leader.

The team returned to the train station entrance,

After the three tickets were stamped, the plastic arm retracts the windproof curtain, and Luo Di’s tongue inside his mouth stopped curling.

Lifting the curtain,

The team passed through this sole passageway, entering inside the train station.

No longer illuminated by the sunset glow, the darkness turned into the main tone.

The station’s foyer was still in an uninhabited state, and its light source only came from the [waiting room entrance (1~4)] distributed on the left and right sides.

Wherein rooms No. 1, 2, and 3 all overflowed with green light,

While room No. 4 exhibited a red glow.

Luo Di also described the warning he received at the ticket window, adding the anomaly in the current room No. 4 with its red glow, perhaps hidden dangers lay within.

"Room No. 4 corresponds to an event too, right? Miss Youzhen."

"Yes, it’s likely that the warning content from the previous event corresponded to a higher fear concentration event.

Fear is more likely to influence us, corresponding to the fact that we may obtain [benefits] within it."

"Benefits?"

"Indeed, in such special zones where the Fear Entity is gathered massively, once handled well, you might obtain ’Corner Coins.’ A special currency that can be used in the corner, and the most precious objects, agents try all means to collect during the exploration period.

This currency can buy things far beyond human inherent understanding.

This is also one of the main reasons people are unwilling to return to the Boundary.

We’re pretty lucky; generally, newcomers don’t encounter such chain events during their experience.

Considering our squad setup and you two newcomers, we’ll first explore other areas within the station, and decide later whether to actively proceed to the event area."

As soon as the words fall, Luo Di and Yu Ze have already started moving, quickly heading towards the No. 1 waiting room glowing with green light.

An hour later.

The search covering the entire region within the train station is complete.

Luo Di was holding a bottle of Xurisheng, sitting on an artificial leather long bench for a short rest.

Through this exploration, it’s confirmed there are no dangers in other areas of the train station; all food in the stores is within the production date.

While rooms No. 1~3 emitted green light, their internal ticket checking gates were closed, with even the passage leading to the platforms blocked by bricks.

Furthermore, there were no connections discovered leaving the current corner area.[Connector]

All exploration targets pointed directly to the room No. 4 emitting red light.

After a brief rest,

Without much discussion, the team actively proceeded towards the red light, contrasting with the previous exploration; everyone’s state was noticeably more focused.

Luo Di’s right hand had already rested on his waist, touching the handle of the knife brought from Hell.