Chapter 1:

Chapter 1:

A train bound for spring.

Even the destination is so fitting: Changchun.

Sitting on the aisle on the winter solstice, I felt that my head might be caught in the door, so I chose a hard seat on a train that lasted 32 hours.

It was nearly midnight, and it was dark outside, with no scenery to see.

He didn't know when he fell asleep, but Xiaomeng woke up again, suddenly felt the urge to urinate, and was about to get up to go to the bathroom, when someone walked by him, his back was slightly hunched, and his hair was gray.

When someone entered the bathroom, the door was locked immediately.

The winter solstice was too lazy to walk further to go to the bathroom, so he just sat without moving, waiting for the other party to come out, while playing mobile games bored.

Before he came out, he had expected that the network traffic on the train must be used a lot, so he specially bought an 8G data package. As soon as he played the game, someone on the World Channel called for a team. He immediately joined in and finished the team. Looking at the time again, half an hour has passed.

The bathroom door was still closed.

During the game break just now, he didn't forget to look up. The man in front never came out after he entered, and he didn't know what he was doing inside, but he stayed there for half an hour.

The winter solstice had to knock on the door.

Not only did he want to go to the toilet, but he was also afraid that the old man inside would not come out for so long and what would happen.

As a result, I knocked for a while, but no one answered.

Didn't he faint in there? Thinking about the winter solstice, my heart is not good.

The flight attendant on the night watch happened to pass by, and he quickly stopped the other party and explained the situation.

The flight attendant frowned and started knocking on the door to call for someone.

The winter solstice couldn't hold it anymore, so I had to trot all the way to the restroom at the other end, but when I came back, the flight attendant was still knocking on the door.

He realized that something was wrong.

With this kind of movement, as long as the person inside is not unconscious or deaf, he should be able to hear it.

The flight attendant apparently found this problem too. She used the walkie-talkie to find another flight attendant and came over with the key to open the door.

As soon as the key arrived, the door finally opened.

There are not many people in the carriage late at night, most of them sleep on their seats, or play cards in twos and threes, but there are also a few people who are very bored and come to watch the fun.

But at this time, the onlookers were stunned.

Because there is no one in the cramped bathroom!

The flight attendant's first reaction was that Winter Solstice was lying, but then she felt something was wrong.

If no one goes in, why is the door locked?

The train is running at high speed, and it is unlikely that the other party will jump.

Even if you do jump out of the car, the bathroom window is locked!

The winter solstice affirmed: "I watched that person go in with my own eyes!"

The flight attendant wondered, "Could it be that the other party came out, didn't you see it?"

But what about the door being locked?

Everyone looked at each other, the flight attendant muttered, and found an answer for himself and others: "Maybe the lock is broken!"

The winter solstice subconsciously looked behind his seat. There were not many people in this carriage, the lights were dim, some were sleeping, some were playing cards, and some were watching a movie with headphones on, but it seemed that there was no old man I saw just now. .

Is it because the light is too dim, you can't see it clearly, or the other party has gone to another car?

This is the first weird thing.

On the winter solstice, I returned to my seat and looked in the direction of the toilet from time to time. Later, several passengers came in and out, which was normal.

There was no one in the seat next to him, and the passengers on the opposite side also got off the bus at the previous stop. There were a few young people sitting behind him who wanted to play Douzhuzhu. When he saw that there were many vacancies, he came over to ask and invited the Winter Solstice to play cards together. .

The Winter Solstice was originally a very lively person, but after the scene just now, he always felt strange in his heart. He wanted to think about it for himself, so he politely declined, but he picked up the schoolbag that was sitting next to him and put it on the ground, and generously gave up the vacant seat. come out.

A few young people smiled and came over with cards and snacks. Everyone quickly got to know each other. The Winter Solstice learned that they were students who were about to graduate and had an appointment to play together.

"I thought you were younger than us!" The tall and handsome boy was surprised when he heard that the Winter Solstice had been working for several years.

The winter solstice has a soft face and soft hair. This kind of appearance is very cheap. It looks small when you are young and still looks small when you are old.

Especially his skin, whiter than girls.

The winter solstice is often said that, and he has long been numb. Hearing this with a smile, he does not refute, but the scene of the old man walking past him just now appeared in his mind unconsciously.

Why do people disappear into the toilet out of thin air? Could it be that there is an extra-dimensional passage in the toilet that no one can see?

Thinking about it, little by little, his head fell asleep unconsciously.

The girl playing cards next to her saw it and hurriedly booed, and everyone's chatter and laughter suddenly became smaller.

The sleeping man tilted his head against the car window, his eyelashes cast light shadows on his eye sockets, and even when he closed his eyes, his brows and eyes were curved, as if he were smiling.

But this kind of tranquility did not last long. The train passed an uneven track, and the slight vibration caused the back of the head to hit the window edge. With an ouch on the winter solstice, he immediately covered his head and woke up, his face half awake, blank and innocent.

The girl opposite saw him and thought he was cute and funny, so she couldn't help laughing.

He bent over to help pick it up, and when the card was turned over, it was Zhang "Ghost".

The winter solstice suddenly got some inspiration, returned the card, took out the pen and paper from the backpack, and walked around with the pen and paper on it.

"What is this painting?" The boy sitting next to him took a moment to glance.

"Water ghost." He didn't lift his head, the tip of the pen was fast.

A monster with a hideous face appeared on the paper on all fours.

He didn't want to show off on a whim.

Before embarking on this journey, Winter Solstice still had a job—a game art that was even harder than a game programmer.

After working for three years, colleagues in the department ran away one by one, and finally even the main artist ran away. The winter solstice with no ambition was promoted to the main artist.

However, this is not because he is lucky or strong, but because the project manager of their department is a particularly difficult person. He is clearly doing an ancient Chinese mythology mobile game, and they have to add elements of the Q version. When the artist painted the Q version, the project manager began to dislike the lack of classicism.

After tossing back and forth three or four times like this, the artists worked extra shifts for several months in a row, and their hair was almost pulled out.

Now the winter solstice can't stand it anymore. When the other party asked them to change the draft for the Nth time, he threw the pen directly at the fat manager's face and quit his job.

But resignation is resignation, and he still has a few drafts to complete the handover. "Water Ghost" is a small dungeon boss in the game that will be opened soon.

Thinking of this, he was in a pretty good mood, and hummed a little song in his mouth.

The boy also seemed very interested, and asked again, "Is it called a water ghost?"

"The official name is the Water Monkey." Dongzhi explained, "It is specially designed to pull people into the water while they are swimming in the water and find a substitute. It is a bit like the kappa in Japanese legends."

He carefully outlined the eyes of the water monkey with a paintbrush. With these eerie eyes, the overall appearance of the monster came out immediately.

The train flies fast, and the light and shadow changes from outside the window are projected on the water monkey, which seems to add a bit of gloom to the monster in the painting.

"It's not right to draw like this." The boy suddenly said.

where is wrong? Winter Solstice Doubt.

The other party reached out and pointed at the head of the painted water monkey: "The top part of the head should be dug out, and it is still empty."

The winter solstice was inexplicable, and he asked casually, "Why is it empty?"

"Because it hasn't started to **** the brain. Only after sucking the brain can you look more like a human, otherwise how can you find a substitute?"

The winter solstice was so goosebumps that he raised his head to look over.

The boy was smiling at him, his teeth were white, indescribably weird.

"Do you think so?" Seeing that the Winter Solstice didn't answer, he leaned over and asked again.

For some reason, Winter Solstice suddenly noticed that there was a thin red mark on the other's forehead, extending from one side to the other, as if the head had been sutured.

His mouth was suddenly dry and his hands and feet were numb.

When the other party was about to get closer, he suddenly pushed the other party away and jumped up.

Then suddenly open your eyes!

Is it a dream?

Winter Solstice stared at the few young people who were still playing cards in front of him, and was speechless for a while.

They were also taken aback by the movement of the winter solstice when they suddenly opened their eyes and sat up straight.

"Are you all right?" asked the boy who had just talked to him in the dream.

Winter Solstice stared at his forehead.

There are a few pimples on it, but no red lines.

Look at the water monkey he painted before he fell asleep, the latter is staring at him with eyes wide open.

"It's a bit boring, I'll go for a walk."

The winter solstice was upset, he stuffed the pen and paper into his backpack, made a random excuse, picked up the backpack and walked out, the boy hurriedly made way for him.

Everyone looked at his hurried back, a little inexplicable.

While telling myself not to think too much about the winter solstice, I couldn't help but feel that the carriage was a little evil.

After passing through the two carriages, he finally found a hard-seat carriage with more people, and when he saw an empty seat, he walked over.

"Hello, is there anyone sitting here?"

The bearded man who was playing games quickly glanced up at him and said, "No, sit down!"

The other party is five big and three rough, full of masculinity, and the sense of security of the winter solstice arises spontaneously.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the game the other party was playing was the same game he played before his resignation on the Winter Solstice.

The game is called "The Great Wilderness". With the background of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", it integrates the gods, Buddhas, and demons in the world. After it was launched, it was very popular and quickly occupied the top of the rankings.

The game revenue determines the performance of employees in the department, so in the past three years, the work has been exhausting, and the salary and treatment are not bad. During the winter solstice, the whole family is not hungry, and there is a small amount of savings. Otherwise, with the abnormal degree of the project manager, he estimates that he will suffer. In less than three years, it ran away in one year.

"This lineup can't beat Zhu Rong, you have to replace the summoned beast!" He couldn't help but say.

Just because the man lost the team battle, he was scolded **** by the people in the team. Hearing the words, he said angrily: "You can do it!"

The winter solstice is also welcome. He took the mobile phone and started changing equipment and summoning beasts. Then he teamed up to download the dungeon. His movements were skillful and fluent. At first glance, he was a senior otaku who had no nightlife.

The man said with awe: "What district are you in, big brother, can you give me a hug with your thighs?"

Winter Solstice couldn't help laughing and crying: "We are in the same district, you can add me as a friend."

After going back and forth, the two chatted. The winter solstice learned that the man's name was He Yu, so he also went to Changchun, but it was a department tour.

He Yu complained: "It's a thousand miles away, it's fine if you don't take a plane, and the leaders won't let me buy a train ticket, but they even let me take a hard seat!"

What kind of company is so rude! The winter solstice is staggering.

"Your leader shouldn't be in this carriage, be careful to be overheard by him."

He Yu rolled his eyes: "It's okay, he's on the soft sleeper side!"

Winter Solstice can't help but sympathize with him, this company seems to be more perverted than their department.

"Winter Solstice, your name is very interesting." He Yu said, "Is your surname really Dong? Do you have this surname?"

The winter solstice smiled and said, "Of course, it's called the winter solstice because of the surname Dong. It's easier to remember. I was born on the day of the winter solstice, isn't it a coincidence?"

He Yu looked up at him carefully, and then nodded: "What a coincidence."

After chatting and playing games, the fear that I had lingered in just now gradually disappeared. The winter solstice remembered my unfinished drawing and took it out of my backpack.

When He Yu saw the painting, he snorted: "Your painting is similar to the style of "The Great Wilderness"!"

The winter solstice painted the nails of the water monkey without raising his head and said: "Yes, I am the artist of "The Great Wilderness", and the net name announced to the public is Dong Dong Qiang."

He Yu opened his mouth wide, with a look of disbelief. On the Winter Solstice, he showed him the drawings and signatures that he had stored in his mobile phone before, and He Yu believed it.

"God, please accept my worship!" He hugged the Winter Solstice violently, "Oh my God, I have touched the living god!"

The dozing people on the opposite side woke up and looked at them with the expression "It turned out to be a pair of gays".

The winter solstice was hilarious and wanted to push him away, but He Yu hugged him so tightly that he couldn't push him away.

He Yu looked happy: "God treats me well, although there is a stingy and mean leader, he has given me a chance to meet the Great God!"

He hurriedly took out a pen and paper from the schoolbag next to him, and said with Xingxingyan, "Great God, can you sign a few names for me?"

Winter Solstice: "How many to sign?"

He Yu: "Can you sign one per page?"

winter solstice:…

He looked at the blank notebook with at least a thousand pages, silently signed five names, then closed it and handed it back.

He Yu began to explain his admiration for the winter solstice: "I especially like the heroines you drew, especially the fairy in the painting, that little loli is so cute, the game fans even made a video, you see Ever? The background music they use..."

The winter solstice is happy. It's not that he didn't know that "The Great Wilderness" was popular, but he didn't expect that he would also be sought after by fans. Apart from being embarrassed, there was a sense of relief that "the overtime has not been in vain in the past few years".

After typing the draft of the water monkey, and instructing He Yu a few game strategies, the winter solstice said: "I'm a little hungry, I want to go to the dining car to have a look, do you have anything to eat?"

He Yu is very attentive to idols: "I'll go buy it!"

On the winter solstice, he saw that he had not finished a pvp game, and said: "No, I just want to go for a walk. You finish this team battle, or you will be scolded by your teammates again."

He Yu thought about it as well: "Please help me buy instant noodles, I will transfer money to you on my mobile phone later."

Winter Solstice smiled and said, "I invite you."

He Yu's eyes lit up: "Can you also sign me on the package of instant noodles by the way?"

winter solstice:…

Getting rid of the signature maniac He Yu, he walked towards the dining car.

Along the way, there were also a few passengers like him who couldn’t sleep and walk around in the middle of the night, but most of them were dozing off in their seats or watching movies. Most of the lights in the carriage were turned off, and dim shadows walked forward with their footsteps. Emergence and disappearance.

The train was slightly bumpy, and the winter solstice had to slow down and support the wall.

Then he saw his shadow raise his left hand and wave at him as if to say hello.