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In the darkness, the only light that could be seen was from the flashlights in the hands of two people. If someone who was afraid of the dark stayed here, he would probably have wanted to take the small path.

Lu Ren had no idea how long they had been walking here. He had no concept of time. Moreover, after staying underground for a long time, his mind was inevitably affected by some things that he could not explain.

The two of them walked without making any sound, but for some reason, Lu Ren really wanted to make some noise to break this uncomfortably quiet atmosphere.

"This underground facility is really big. Isn't there even a map?" Lu Ren said, shining the flashlight towards the surrounding walls.

Fu Hua, who was walking in front, said, "There must be a map for this kind of facility, we just haven't encountered it yet."

After hearing this, Lu Ren waved the flashlight around again and then stopped.

"Why did you stop?"

I really don't know how Fu Hua knew that Lu Ren had stopped without looking back. After all, the two of them walked without making any sound.

"I want to take back what I just said. Isn't this a map?" Lu Ren's tone was full of disbelief. He clearly remembered that there was nothing in the area he had just scanned.

Fu Hua looked at the place illuminated by Lu Ren's flashlight, and couldn't help but be stunned. She had clearly used a flashlight to illuminate this place when she passed by, but there was no map of this place at that time.

"Well, following the strange knocking sound, another major phenomenon that cannot be explained by science appeared." Lu Ren said.

He leaned over and looked at the map carefully. This map was much better than the previous hand-drawn map. At least every place was clearly marked.

"Hiss, we are in a laboratory."

Lu Ren had never asked Otto what this place was used for before, and Otto didn't tell Lu Ren, probably because Lu Ren didn't ask him.

"It's not a small laboratory. Tianming must have put a lot of effort into building it. I just don't know why it was abandoned." Fu Hua added.

Lu Ren said: "Such a large laboratory was built hundreds of years ago. The research here must be very important."

I really don’t know what material this map from hundreds of years ago is made of. Even after hundreds of years of wind and rain, it still looks as good as new.

"Hey, I think I found the highlight!"

"This map is too new. It doesn't look like it was created hundreds of years ago." Fu Hua also found a deep sense of disharmony in this map.

At this moment, a light bulb went off in Lu Ren's mind, and he remembered what the system had said to him before.

"Host, you have never left the country in your previous life. You are really pitiful!"

Stop, stop, stop. Lu Ren shook his head. Had he said this before? Why didn’t he remember it?

"Because that's what I just said in your mind." The system said with a bubble and a smile.

"..." Lu Ren was speechless about the system more than once. If he thought about it carefully, this situation had happened many times before.

Ignoring the system's words, Lu Ren continued to recall their conversation at that time.

"Host, you have been to London before." said the system.

Lu Ren nodded, "Finally you act like a human being, and you can help me recall what I said before."

"Congratulations, host. You have successfully taken... a wrong route. This laboratory has nothing to do with your time in London."

If the system had a form, it would surely have said this to Lu Ren with its hands spread out.

Lu Ren understood the system's routine, and he was just trying to guess whether there was any connection between the two.

If so, Tongzi should tell him something about the laboratory. This Tongzi belongs to Otto. If you don't ask it actively, it will just be its own riddle teller.

"Well, at least I don't have to worry about another me popping up later." Lu Ren said.

"What are you talking about? Do you think your past self is Voldemort?" the system said unhappily.

Lu Ren said: "Hey, why is the reaction so big this time?"

"Too much talk will lead to mistakes, too much talk will lead to mistakes." The system warned itself in its heart. It almost exposed the truck before. Fortunately, Lu Ren's brain was not very good at that time, so he would not reveal more information this time.

Lu Ren felt someone pulling at the corner of his clothes. The person standing behind him was Fu Hua, but why didn't she call Lu Ren but pulled his clothes instead?

Lu Ren slowly turned his head slightly, and a beam of white light hit the wall. It was the light from Fu Hua's flashlight.

Fu Hua disappeared out of thin air. It was hard to imagine that the person who was by your side just now disappeared without a word. It was very similar to what happened with Lu Ren before.

Lu Ren picked up the flashlight that Fu Hua dropped, then looked at the corner of his clothes, looking thoughtful.

"So, host, what are you thinking about?"

"Consider going out to ask Otto for reinforcements."

"Haha, host, you just like to joke around. Please don't activate the God of Aid all the time."

"Wow, your joke is really old. Thinking back to that time, why did I make a wish to that shooting star?"

Looking at Lu Ren like this, for some reason the system recalled those days when Lu Ren had left him speechless. When did the offensive and defensive situation change? Now Lu Ren has not been able to break any defense.

"Okay, then I think we should continue to explore the area ahead since we have two flashlights. What do you think, Tongzi?"

The system said: "Why are you asking me this? Am I not just a mouthpiece for the readers to complain about?"

"Look, now you have something to complain about!"

The system felt a little strange. Why did it feel that something was wrong with Lu Ren since just now? It had a bad premonition in its heart. This premonition had appeared many times, and each time it appeared precisely when the system was thinking of the worst.

"No way, is that happening again? But didn't it happen half a month ago? This thing doesn't follow any rules!"

The system sometimes feels that life is really tiring, but fortunately, I am not an individual and will not feel tired.

"Please, I'm in great shape now. Let me help you out... No, no, no, I'm going to find out the truth about this laboratory."

Lu Ren held a flashlight in his left hand and another in his right hand as he walked towards the stairs. This laboratory had four floors and they were only on the first floor.

"..."For some reason, the system suddenly remembered a joke that Lu Ren told it in the past.

"I have used the lock on my front door for many years. Whenever it rains, I will hold the lock and say, 'My friend, please don't let it rust, please don't let it rust.'"

The system is skeptical about the authenticity of this story. Those words don't sound like something he would say. It's more likely that he saw it somewhere. However, the system doesn't know what he has browsed before, so it can't expose him.

Lu Ren was walking down the stairs, but he was still talking, "Tongzi, let me tell you a joke."

"What joke?"

When Lu Ren heard the system's reply, a hint of purple flashed in his eyes, and he smiled slyly, "We'll talk about it in the next chapter."

"...What a despicable person!"