Global Collapse

Chapter 388 The Advance of Yuan Blue and White Porcelain
When the Earth experiences something like this, it's only natural for schools to close.

There was no one in the somewhat dilapidated school at this time, and the gleaming car headlights added a touch of brightness to the school.

Gu Mian looked around under the light.

The layout here is exactly the same as in the dungeon.

The fat man leaned against the car window and looked outside: "I died too young, I don't remember what the school in the dungeon was like, do you guys remember?"

007 looked out the window and gasped: "Almost the same..."

This subtle overlap between the copy and the real world—does it foreshadow something?
"Perhaps we can actually find some secrets about this global game here."

As she spoke, she subconsciously glanced at Xiao Hong, who was leaning against the back window with her back to her.

She was startled by the long red hair when she got on the bus; the outfit really looked just like the red-clad female ghost from the game.

But the fat man immediately told her that this was their friend.

However, this friend seemed a bit off; she kept her face pressed against the rear window the whole way, so 007 couldn't see her face at all.

Actually, it was Gu Mian who pressed Xiao Hong's head against the car window. He felt that if Xiao Hong faced 007 directly, a panic incident might occur.

The hearse moved slowly through the school, its lights piercing the darkness as it drove deeper into the darkness.

The fat man stared blankly outside: "If everything in the dungeon is something that has happened in the past, is it possible that one day we will encounter our own past?"

Chu Changge interrupted his sentimentality: "It's not yet certain whether the copy has a direct relationship with reality."

At this moment, Gu Mian had already brought the hearse to a slow stop.

He remembered there was a basement entrance nearby.

After parking the car, Gu Mian turned to the others and said, "I remember the entrance to the basement is nearby. Shall we go take a look?"

The fat man died young and knew nothing, but he still nodded obediently in the darkness: "Wherever the doctor goes, I will go."

Chu Changge kept his mouth shut and didn't say anything, which Gu Mian took as his tacit agreement.

007 considered for a few seconds and nodded: "Anyway, we're already here..."

As she spoke, she glanced at Xiao Hong behind the car: "Isn't she getting off?"

Gu Mian smiled slightly: "She's timid, so let her stay here alone."

007 let out a breath. Shouldn't he be even more afraid of being left alone here?

It's worth mentioning that there is actually a basement beneath Wensong Academy.

The basement is constructed similarly to the one in the dungeon.

In a classroom that smelled musty, Gu Mian found an old photograph.

It's the one Chu Changge found in the dungeon. You can't take that one out of the dungeon, but I never expected to find it in the real world.

There are twelve people in the photo, six men and six women.

In this photo, the girl's face is not blurred; it is a brightly smiling Yuan blue-and-white porcelain.

Gu Mian flipped the photo over; the date was printed on the back.

December 2013, 6.

The time displayed is exactly the same as the time displayed in the photo in the copy.

Apart from this thing, they didn't find anything else useful.

By the time Gu Mian and the others returned to the hearse, it was already 3 a.m.

007 looked at the time and sighed: "Ever since I went through the 'Close Your Eyes When It Gets Dark' scenario, I've had a psychological aversion to 3 a.m.

Gu Mian completely understood 007's feelings, because she herself was voted out at three in the morning.

Although he didn't see how 007 died, he had seen several ways people died after being voted out, and it really hurt; if such a death were described in detail in an online novel, it would probably be censored.

At this point, 007 looked at Gu Mian in the darkness again: "Actually, I'm quite envious of you, having so many friends who help you... Although I don't know why they insist on letting you win, luckily we're on the same side, otherwise I really don't know how I would have been tricked." After 007 finished speaking, he sat in the car deep in thought, probably thinking of the Yue woman who was tricked to death.

Gu Mian coughed a few times.

If he loses, he will really die, but 007 doesn't know that.

At this moment, the fat man had already moved closer to Gu Mian: "Doctor, do you think this photo is also in the copy?"

“Yes,” Gu Mian nodded and pointed, “This is Yuan Qinghua, the only real ghost in the dungeon. Her face is blurred in the dungeon photo.”

The fat man died young, without even having a chance to see the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain.

Gu Mian had no choice but to point it out to him.

It seems that Yuan Qinghua really did exist in the real world...

Gu Mian frowned as she thought about it: "Could it be that the game really collects ghosts from the real world and puts them into the dungeons, and then creates similar dungeon maps?"

At this moment, the fat man next to him spoke up: "Doctor, if what you're saying is true, then all the dead people who become ghosts will run into dungeons... wouldn't dungeons be hell?"

“Let’s go to the office,” Gu Mian said, putting her hands on the steering wheel. “Chu Changge, do you remember the office where Yuan Qinghua led us to steal the files? I want to see if there are any files on Guo Jimei and Li Yibai.”

Chu Changge nodded silently.

Gu Mian was quick and had a good memory. She immediately led them to the office and used a chainsaw to cut open the fragile lock.

The overlap between the copy and reality is just too high!

Even the place where the files are kept is exactly the same.

Gu Mian and the others quickly found a stack of files and began flipping through them at a frantic pace.

Unfortunately, after flipping through the entire stack of files, I didn't find Li Yibai or Guo Jimei. Instead, I came across the familiar name "Yuan Qinghua".

However, the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain's file dates back to 13, and next to her name, two words in red pen have been written: "deceased."

The fat man held up the photo he found in the basement and compared it to the individual photo in the file: "It's exactly the same."

Yuan Qinghua... indeed existed, and he died 13 years ago.

So how did she get into the instance? Can ghosts from the real world really be pulled into instances?

Gu Mian closed the file, preparing to take all the materials from Yuan Qinghua's class.

Just then, a flashlight beam suddenly shone through the open office door, followed by a loud shout: "Who are you!"

The fat man was so startled that his hand trembled, and he immediately looked towards the door.

A middle-aged man, half-bald, stood at the doorway, his eyes wide with anger, his glasses reflecting an eerie light.

Judging by this... and that pitifully sparse hair... he must be a teacher, right?
Gu Mian often lies through his teeth, especially when he needs to. He handed the file in his hand to the fat man next to him: "We are the parents of the students. We just came from out of town, but we couldn't find our children, so we wanted to come to the office to look through them."

The middle-aged man stood at the door, looking suspiciously, only to see that the group of people had indeed just flipped through the files.

He looked at the three men and one woman in front of him, and adopted an honest demeanor as he asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Gu Mian paused slightly, then spoke: "Yuan blue and white porcelain."

Immediately, the teacher's eyes widened, as if she had remembered something: "But she... died long ago!"

Gu Mian narrowed her eyes.

Not only is Yuan blue and white porcelain recorded in the archives, but even elderly teachers remember it.

It seems there are some very subtle connections between the copy and reality.

Just then, the teacher on the sloping roof suddenly noticed the group photo of twelve people in the fat man's hand. He walked over and glanced at it: "Yes, there's a Yuan blue and white porcelain in this photo... Hey? Wang Yushu is in it too?"

Wang Yushu?
Gu Mian keenly caught the name: "Who is he?"

(End of this chapter)