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"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin. Our company has already seen your resume. I'm sorry to inform you that you haven't been hired by us. I wish you success in your job search in the future. Goodbye."

"Du, du, du …"

Lin Xiao put down the knockoff machine in his hand. From the beginning to the end, he did not say a single word, only silently listening. This was the ninth time he had failed to submit his resume.

Standing up from the less than 20 square metres of rented space, Lin Xiao opened the window and looked at the Sichuan Cuisine across the road. He rubbed his stomach and decided to go back to bed to conserve energy.

This was the third week after Lin Xiao graduated from university. He muddled on for two weeks and his wallet was already empty. If he didn't think of anything else, he would starve to death in this strange city. His identity as a graduate student of the Ancient Language Department did not make it convenient for him to find a job. Could it be that he was going to take out a bunch of unknown ancient writing to apply?

Lin Xiao was extremely regretful. When he first entered university, why did he choose this unpopular department? He only needed to have friends from other departments around him in various major companies, while he, was still hiding in this small house, dispirited.

He glanced at the empty cigarette case on the table, swallowed, and picked up an unfinished cigarette tail from the pile of cigarette butts on the floor.

After fighting for a long time, the engine still did not produce any flames. Lin Xiao scolded as he dragged the bird's nest-like hair out of the room.

Next door was a small shop owned by an old woman whose children were often absent.

The road was noisy and crowded, and traffic was honking non-stop.

The harsh noise made the passersby curse.

"Elder." Lin Xiao, who hadn't stepped out of the room for a long time, couldn't open his eyes. His vision blurred and he said, "Take out a fire engine."

The one dollar engine landed in front of Lin Xiao and rolled from the table to the ground.

Lin Xiao bent down to pick up the lighter, placed the coin on the counter and left.

He did not return, but instead walked through the crowd.

In the busy street, there was a piece of pure land beside Lin Xiao. No one was willing to approach him no matter where he went.

Some of the girls even pinched their noses ostentatiously and kept fanning the air in front of them with their hands.

Lin Xiao glanced at the people around her, wrinkled her nose, lowered her gaze, and stared at the many pairs of shoes on the road.

Lin Xiao prayed that someone else's money would suddenly appear on the road so that he could settle today's lunch.

From yesterday until now, he had not finished dripping. His mouth was dry and his entire body was extremely tired. He did not know why he was still able to support his body as he walked.

Lin Xiao habitually reached into her pocket. Other than the newly bought fire engine, there was nothing else. He chuckled. He was obviously going to buy a fire machine to light a cigarette, but the cigarette was still in the room.

He wanted to throw the engine to the ground, but in the end, he didn't have the energy to do so and could only put it back in his pocket. Even if he didn't have the strength, he couldn't bear to do so.

The number of people gradually dwindled. In front of them was a natural park, a natural park that was only halfway there. It was said that something had happened to the developers and they lacked the funds to follow up on the project, resulting in them abandoning the project halfway through its development. The remaining construction materials and tools, as well as the buildings that were half-way through their construction, gave off an eerie feeling.

Lin Xiao looked up. The forest was very dense, and it was probably because this place had been chosen to develop into a natural park.

Even though the sun was high in the sky, the dense forest still made people feel cold. As Lin Xiao stepped into the forest, not a single ray of sunlight penetrated the lush foliage. The humid environment and air caused Lin Xiao, who only wore short sleeves, to shiver.

After walking for a long time, the area in front of them lit up once again. It was a large lake that rippled with jade-green ripples. Sunlight shone on the surface of the lake, sparkling and sparkling.

This was an astonishing contrast to the dark and gloomy forest behind Lin Xiao, causing him to be speechless for a long time.

"Although it's not the first time I've been here, but every time I've been here I can't calm myself down."

Lin Xiao whispered as he sat down by the lake. He used his hands to support his body, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to sit up straight.

A different sensation came from his hand. Lin Xiao lowered her head to take a look. There was a strange pattern on the stone beside his hand, as if it was carved onto it.

Lin Xiao hadn't seen this square stone carving before, and it immediately caught his attention. There were a few messy looking lines in the middle, casually crisscrossing, but Lin Xiao was amazed.

These lines had some form of ancient characters, and most people only saw them as lines. Lin Xiao could see that there seemed to be two words contained within it.

"Liu … Chuan."

Lin Xiao rubbed his chin as he pondered the meaning of this word, yet he was unable to come to an end. He was beginning to suspect that this was just someone else scribbling, that it was all just a coincidence, because the lines and the rest of it covered the two words like graffiti.

Lin Xiao took out her phone and wanted to take a photo so that everyone could have a look.

However, this knock-off machine was a knockoff machine. Even if the screen was turned up to its highest brightness, it still couldn't be seen clearly in the sunlight. Lin Xiao relied on her memories to draw a line on the screen, then tapped on the screen a few times. However, after waiting for a long time, she still could not hear the sound of the shutter.

The plane had crashed? Seeing this, Lin Xiao could only put away her phone. Then, she seemed to have thought of something and mocked herself, "I'm almost starving, yet I'm still in the mood to care about such insignificant matters."

His stomach once again issued a severe warning, seemingly telling Lin Xiao that if he didn't replenish his energy in time, his body would soon collapse, and all his departments would go on strike.

Lin Xiao laid down, and the warm sun shone down on him. Very soon, he lost consciousness.

Can I still open my eyes this time?

A cold wind blew over his body, causing a "corpse" by the lake to tremble and sneeze loudly.

"I'm so hungry that I can still wake up. A medical miracle. " Lin Xiao mockingly stood up, dusted off the dust on her body, and slowly walked into the forest.

Without the sun, the forest turned dark. Lin Xiao could only rely on the feel of the cobblestone road beneath his feet to confirm that he had not gone astray.

He could not help but wrap his arms around his body. His entire body was trembling, and his teeth were chattering non-stop.

If this was a normal situation, he would definitely be so scared that he wouldn't dare to move. In this kind of environment, what if he bumped into a ghost?

However, right now, he didn't have the spare energy to think about it. It would still take some effort to imagine the terror of ghosts, and right now, all he wanted to do was hurry back to his bed.

When a person was concentrating, he would have no perception of the outside world. When a person was unable to concentrate, he would have no perception of the outside world.

Thus, when Lin Xiao regained his senses, he was already standing at the door. He didn't even notice the changes in his surroundings. At that time, he didn't even feel hungry anymore.

The moment Lin Xiao laid down on the bed, he felt warmth, as if he was in heaven. At the same time, hunger, fatigue, and emptiness followed one after another.

Lin Xiao chose to ignore her body's warnings and took out her phone.

The screen of the knockoff computer that was supposed to be dead was still lit up. On the screen, there was a message box.

"This computer has yet to install a demon box. It is unable to identify the code correctly. Do you want to install a demon box?"

Lin Xiao could not understand what was going on, so he decided to identify the binary code?

After pondering for a long time, Lin Xiao finally reacted. At that time, because he couldn't see the screen clearly, when he swiped the screen, he clicked not on the camera, but on WeChat, and that was the reason why the shutter didn't ring.

As for the two dimension code … Could he be talking about that strange stone carving pattern?

Lin Xiao was shocked. He had been trying to figure out what kind of profound ancient character that stone inscription pattern was, could it be just a two dimensional code?

Lin Xiao took a deep breath and looked at the screen.

"Is the demon box installed?"

"Yes!"

"Installation in progress, please keep the network open"