Quenched long order

Chapter 219 Strange Town

Polar tundra.

When the horizon swallowed up the last traces of the setting sun, April and Mark stopped. They had been walking in this sparsely populated tundra for two hours.

"Sister, are you lost?" Mark looked up at his sister, his eyes full of doubts.

Mark is 8 years old and April is 15 years old.

"I..." April raised her hands, clenched her fists hard, and said through gritted teeth: "...Didn't you say we should go this way?"

Mark took a step back and explained, "I said 'should'!"

The two followed the sled team all the way forward, but midway the sled team encountered a direwolf and was frightened, so they fled in a hurry. Mark saw the sled dog running away and immediately chased after it. April had no choice but to go looking for it, although she quickly I found Mark, but couldn't find the team.

"Forget it." April shook her hand, with deep worry in her smart eyes.

Tonight will be very difficult.

The nights in the tundra are always bone-chilling. In addition to the harsh environment, there are also ferocious beasts and polar evil spirits that may appear at any time. These ghosts floating in this land will seize those who are alone. people and then eat their tongues.

"Sister, look!" Mark jumped and pointed forward, his round face very excited.

April looked in the direction Mark pointed and faintly saw the warm firelight and the black building hidden in the firelight.

"Let's go take a look. Maybe it's a town. Let's sleep up there for the night and then find the way when it's daytime." Mark immediately walked forward, but April grabbed his hat.

"Wait a minute." April turned Mark over, then squatted down, pinched Mark's cheeks with both hands, and pulled them outward, "Ma~k~have you forgotten why we are here? You are still running around. !”

Mark struggled to break away, rubbed his face, and whispered: "It's not because you don't remember the way..."

April clenched her right hand into a fist, closed her eyes, and took a big breath. She felt that her soul was about to burn. The burning feeling had never been so strong when encountering disasters before.

"Okay." Mark took two steps back and said in a relaxed tone: "I won't run around, let's just go over and have a look. There's no use staying here anyway."

The cold wind penetrated through the collar, biting the bones, and the two of them shrank their necks at the same time.

April looked back. In the dark night, except for the sound of wind blowing from time to time, there was no one around.

In the silence, something seemed to be spying on the two of them, something ominous.

"Follow me." April took a deep breath and walked forward.

Mark followed.

The two walked for more than ten minutes when a road sign was erected on the side of the road ahead. Mark saw this and ran over immediately, but was caught by April again.

"Stand behind me." April warned and walked towards the street sign.

Although she was walking along the light of the fire, the closer she got, the darker and colder the front became. Her instinct told her that leaving as soon as possible was the right thing to do, but now, she had no choice. Even if she returned, she might freeze to death.

The road signs are a bit old and dirty, and no one has cleaned them.

April stretched out her hand to wipe off the dust, and the words Twin Towers Town were clearly written on it. The rather casual font gave people a strange feeling, like a cup of steaming Coke.

"Let me take a look." Mark leaned forward, "Twin Tower Town?" He put his right hand on his chin, lost in thought.

"Have you heard of it?" April asked curiously.

"No." Mark shook his head very simply.

April rolled her eyes, speechless for a moment.

"Wait." Mark said as he backed away, "Twin Towers Town..." He looked at the street sign and fell into thought.

April waited silently.

"Never heard of it." Mark shook his head, but this time his expression was different from before. There was confusion and confusion on his face. It seemed that he should know the name, but he couldn't remember it.

April looked towards the direction of Twin Towers Town. The fire that attracted them earlier was completely gone. She turned around and looked behind her. In the night, there was a tall and thin white figure standing in the distance, watching silently. But in the blink of an eye, the tall and thin figure disappeared again, as if what he just saw was just the outline of the scenery.

She looked up at the sky. The night was like a big hand, covering the entire land.

"Are you scared?" Mark walked up to April and said in an exaggerated tone.

April didn't want to argue with Mark. It was pointless. The only thing she wanted to do now was to take the guy in front of her back to the team, or find a place where she could rest temporarily, such as a cave without bears, but , no matter which requirement it is, it seems difficult to meet it now.

"We'll just go in and watch for a while. If it doesn't work, we'll come out." Mark tried to put his hand on April's shoulder, but there was a big height difference.

April looked towards the direction of Twin Towers Town. The secluded path leading to Twin Towers Town was particularly quiet, as if leading to another world. This made her very uneasy. She had considered what Mark said, but it was not very safe.

Based on her knowledge of the situation, many times, if you enter some places, you may not be able to come out.

"No." April refused the request with a firm tone, "We can't go in."

Mark crossed his hands on his chest, a little angry.

"Let's go." April didn't want to stay here anymore. For some reason, she even wished she had never seen this road sign. This road sign was old, tilted, and had not been taken care of for a long time.

She grabbed Mark's hand and walked in the direction she came from.

Mark felt the force on his wrist, this matter was not negotiable.

The two of them moved forward, walking in the dark night, relying on their feelings to move forward.

The cold wind is getting stronger and stronger, and occasionally it is mixed with some pebbles, which hurt my face.

The lovely Priel felt more and more uneasy. This uneasiness did not come from her back, but from her feet. It seemed that the land beneath her feet was completely different.

Suddenly, she stopped.

Mark also stopped.

The two of them looked at the road sign at the same time, which was in the shape of a cross and stood on the roadside.

April walked up. There were traces of wiping on the street sign, which read Twin Towers Town. This street sign was exactly the same as the one she had seen before.

"That's it." Mark put away his playful tone. Even he realized that something was wrong.

April pulled Mark and continued walking. A few minutes later, the result was still the same.

Twin Towers seemed unwilling to let the two leave.

"What if we go the other way?" Mark asked.

Walking in the opposite direction is the direction to Twin Towers Town.

April looked towards the deep path with fear in her eyes. The low temperature gradually eroded the fur of her clothes, seeping into her skin and absorbing the heat.

This seems to be the only option.

"As soon as we find anything wrong, we will leave immediately, you know?" April said to Mark. For some reason, she reached out and hugged Mark.

Mark nodded.

The two walked towards Twin Towers Town.

On the desolate land, two thin figures gradually walked into the path, their backs becoming increasingly blurred, as if they were gradually blending into the darkness.

Twin Towers Town appeared in front of the two of them. It was a small town located in a mountain valley. Except for the shops closest to the roadside, which were relatively neat, most of the other houses were piled up in a mess. Deep in the town, there was a skewed building. The tall tower attracted all the attention. It seemed that on top of this mysterious tower, there was a pair of eyes overlooking the entire town.

No one.

The two stood at the intersection, staring into the town. For a minute, no one appeared.

Mark walked towards Twin Towers Town without saying a word.

April wanted to hold Mark back, but unknowingly, she found that she had also walked over.

The two stood in the middle of the shops and looked around. Depression could no longer be used to describe this town. Desolation was a more appropriate word.

"It seems like no one has been here for a long time." Mark said, walking towards the nearest shop.

It was a tavern.

"Is there anyone there?" Mark shouted loudly, his childish voice echoing in the tavern, but no one answered.

April also walked in.

In the tavern, the tables and chairs were arranged in a messy manner, there was unfinished wine on the table, and there were even some clothes left on the table, but there was no one there.

April looked at the bar. Behind it, in addition to wine barrels, there were some common foods in the tundra, such as long-legged hare meat, and some scones.

She walked over, lowered her head slightly and sniffed. The food was fragrant, not strong, and had changed, but was not completely rotten.

Suddenly, there was light outside the tavern. April turned her head and looked out the window. The bright sunlight shone on the flying dust, and the warmth dispelled the cold. However, the next second, the sunlight dimmed almost instantly, and was not blocked by dark clouds. , but completely sank below the ground, like the setting sun.

"Sister." Mark called.

April turned her head curiously.

"I seem to be able to control the sun!" As Mark spoke, he raised the wine glass in his hand. With his move, the sunlight appeared again, exactly the same as before.

"As long as you put it down, it will become the same again." He put down the wine glass, and the situation outside the window, as Mark said, the sunlight disappeared instantly.

With just a wine glass, you can control the rising and setting of the sun.

April walked over, reached out and held the handle of the wine glass, and then slowly lifted it up. However, when she raised the wine glass, there was no sunshine outside the window, but it started to snow, and large goose-feather snowflakes fell. , like a winter gift.

With doubts, she put the wine glass down again, and the heavy snow disappeared. Even the snow that fell on the ground disappeared as well, as if what just happened had never happened.

"Wow." Mark put his hands behind his back, as if he wanted to understand all this.

"Mark." April let go of the wine glass, "I'll go out first, and then you pick up the wine glass."

She wanted to see if what had just happened was an illusion or the real sun.

"I know." Mark grabbed the wine glass again.

April opened the door and walked out. On the street, the cold wind enveloped her, "It's okay." She shouted.

"I picked it up." Mark's voice came.

April knew because she had already felt the warmth, and the sun was right above her head. At this moment, the cold wind was not there, and only the warmth of the sun warmed her body.

"Yes..." She was about to answer, but what she saw when she turned around made her hold back what she wanted to say. She saw an adult's body hanging in the tavern. This body was right next to where Mark was standing. , shake gently.

"What's wrong?" Mark asked.

"Come out quickly." April said in a deep voice.

Mark looked puzzled, but without asking any more questions, he put down his wine glass and walked out.

The sun disappears again.

As the wine glass was put down, the body from before was nowhere to be seen.

"What did you see?" Mark stood at April's position and looked into the tavern, but saw nothing.

April briefly described the scene she just saw.

"Uh... Okay, I think we can leave." Mark said, with a smile on his face, "I thought of a way, I used a chair to prop up the wine glass, and then we left during the day."

After speaking, he snapped his fingers.

Is it that simple?

April was filled with worry, but she didn't say it out loud, "I'm with you," she said.

According to Mark's wishes, the two re-entered the tavern. However, this time, the situation became completely different. After entering the tavern, there were suddenly two more people in the tavern.

One was standing behind the bar, cleaning the wine glasses on the bar, and the other was sitting at the wine table, looking at the two people who had just entered the door with interest.

"Come and sit." The man at the wine table arranged the chairs next to him.

April looked at the man with short blond hair and a dimpled smile.

"Mark." The blond man pointed to his brother beside April, then pointed to April and said, "April."

"Do you know us?" April became more vigilant and protected Mark behind her, "Who are you?"

"Daniel." The blond man paused, "Daniel Kahneman."

……

"Never heard of it." The old man thought carefully and shook his head firmly.

Sauer looked at the old man. He knew that the other party did not lie to him, but the mystic in front of him was already the fifth mystic he had found. He had also looked for other well-informed intelligence dealers, and the results were the same.

No one knew where Twin Towers was, or had even heard of the name.

He turned and left, returning to his hotel room.

The weather in the polar tundra is completely different from that in Ximu Port. He had already changed into a set of cold-proof clothes on the way here.

He sat on the bed and opened the interrogation record. Whether he believed it or not, things had happened.

The words about going to Twin Towers Town to find the mystic Daniel Kahneman have disappeared from the diary, but he still has this memory.

"Strange." Sauer frowned.

The footsteps outside the door gradually approached.

He stood up quickly.

The footsteps stopped at the door.

"Sir, there is a guest downstairs looking for you. He said he knows how to get to Twin Towers Town." The voice of the hotel owner came.

Sauer thought for a moment, put away the interrogation records, and headed to the first floor.

On the first floor, a tall man wrapped up tightly caught Sauer's attention. Rather than being attracted, it was more like he had to pay attention.

The man was at least two meters tall, or even a little taller. He had a pair of black eyes trapped in his eye sockets. It seemed that if he was not careful, these eyes would escape.

"Please follow me." After the man saw Sauer, he turned and walked out of the hotel.

Sauer followed closely and came to a remote location in the back street.

"I know the location of Twin Towers Town, and I also know how to get there." The man turned around, his movements stiff, as if his limbs were uncoordinated, "But I have a request, I want to go to Twin Towers Town with you."

(End of this chapter)