Chapter 57

As the sun gradually rose from the eastern horizon and hung high in the sky, the house also began to heat up. But it was different from the city; although this desolate little village was also hot, it did not have the scorching heat of the city.

Li Chuyu's stewed chicken now emitted an enticing aroma, making everyone's appetite grow.

"Now, all that's left is the room."

Zhou Xian wiped the sweat from his brow. After spending the whole morning, he finally cleaned the place up.

The room, which needed to be slept in, had been hastily cleaned by Zhou Xian on his first day. However, upon closer inspection, the room was not as clean as the living room, which made Zhou Xian feel uncomfortable, especially the old wardrobe, which was covered in dust.

"Fine, I'll clean it again."

This time, Zhou Xian decided to open the entire wardrobe and clean it thoroughly.

"Cough, cough," as he opened the wardrobe, another cloud of dust rose. But after the dust settled, Zhou Xian focused his eyes and seemed to notice something: "This—"

It was a notebook quietly placed in the corner of the wardrobe. The notebook was covered in dust, and it was unclear how long it had been there.

"Whose is this?"

Zhou Xian opened the notebook.

On the first page of the notebook, there was a photo, showing a handsome man and a woman. They were Zhou Xian's parents.

"Dad and Mom?"

Could this be their diary?

"Today I met her. She is the most incredible girl I have ever seen in my life. The moment I saw her, I decided that I would marry her. To me, this is an incredible thing. I think it must be a predestined connection. February 1, 2017."

Sure enough, it was something left by his father.

"This must be a diary recording the events of Dad and Mom's early days."

With this thought, Zhou Xian felt a warm feeling in his heart and continued to read the next page of the diary.

However, the content that followed overturned the idea he had just formed.

"Today, I finally met him. He calls himself Liu Yun, and his words are full of philosophy and Zen. We exchanged views on the world, and we had a very engaging conversation. March 15, 2017."

Liu Yun? Who is he? It seemed like a familiar name, but Zhou Xian couldn't quite remember.

"Right, there seems to be a character named Liu Yun Laozu in the game, who even helped me in the game." Zhou Xian thought of Liu Yun Laozu. But... it seemed there was more to it than that?

The information in his mind about Liu Yun Laozu seemed to be missing an important piece.

Zhou Xian looked at the black iron head beside him. This important piece seemed to be related to the black iron head, but Zhou Xian couldn't remember it at all.

He shook his head and continued reading the diary.

"Today was our first date, and we both acted very awkwardly. Ha ha, a pair of fools. April 12, 2017."

This seemed to be talking about his father and mother.

In the words, Zhou Xian could also feel the youthful tenderness of his parents back then.

Flipping to the next page of the diary, Liu Yun appeared again.

"I talked to Liu Yun about love, and I showed him her photo. For some reason, Liu Yun always seemed lonely and sad when talking about this topic. When he saw her photo, the atmosphere became even more icy. Uh, could it be that even the great Liu Yun is troubled by love? Although it might be impolite to say, it seems to be the case. July 28, 2017."

"Today, Liu Yun taught me a new language, which he calls the language of the demon race. The grammar is similar to Chinese and seems easy to understand. August 24, 2017."

"To be honest, I still can't understand what Liu Yun means by saying that Zhongzhou City is a 'convergence point.' All this talk about the Eight Trigrams and the Five Elements is completely beyond my comprehension. Liu Yun said he would teach me some practical techniques to understand all this. I hope so. November 9, 2017."

"… This is a very magical technique, completely different from our current technology. Liu Yun demonstrated this technique to me, and I was really amazed. January 2, 2018."

Zhou Xian noticed the peculiar words in this diary entry.

"Zhongzhou City is a convergence point?"

What does that mean?

Although Zhongzhou City is a famous large city in the southwest, it doesn't rank in the top three nationwide and can't be compared to the major coastal cities. However, in this diary, the location of Zhongzhou City seems to be very important?

"Is it because there is a famous place called Zhongzhou City in the game?"

Zhou Xian decided to continue reading, but there didn't seem to be any more information related to this in the later entries.

"… During the New Year, she had nowhere to go, so I invited her to my home to celebrate with my parents. Finally, I proposed to her, and she accepted. Today is indeed a good day. February 14, 2018."

"After getting married, I seem to have had a string of good luck. My communication with Liu Yun has also been very smooth, and he even taught me a magical script. This script itself contains immense power, which Liu Yun calls 'dragon script.' It is a script with wondrous abilities and terrifying power. This is a remarkable technique. I think this power might be similar to computer programming, except that the results of computer programming are displayed on a computer screen, while the results of this script are written on paper… May 1, 2018."

Dragon script!

Not only did his father's diary mention the demon script, but it also recorded the dragon script.

Although there was no information related to Zhongzhou, it was still good to see these things.

"Shenglong Group began to send other people to contact Liu Yun, but Liu Yun did not respond. Liu Yun only talks to me. Today, Liu Yun told me that he knows that others who talk to him have ulterior motives. May 6, 2018."

So, his father's contact with Liu Yun was within Shenglong Group?

Right, Zhou Xian remembered that his father had worked at Shenglong Group for over a decade. By then, his father had been there for a long time.

"The company's cash flow is tight, and there are rumors of layoffs. I am a bit nervous. However, the boss seemed very happy today, as if something good had happened. June 30, 2018."

"Today, many strangers came, and they are said to be related to the state. They want to apply this script technology in the real world. However, since Liu Yun left, this ability has lost its 'power' in the real world. A large fireball that used to exist now only has a small flame. They seem disappointed. July 21, 2018."

"This might just be a coincidence. When I combined the script with an electronic chip, it produced a crazy change. Well, perhaps this script technology is really good… Hmm, I think a better term would be… 'script technology.' September 17, 2018."

"They recognized my success, and now I am the chief engineer and head of the entire project. But that's not important—now I have a child! Next year, I will be a father! Hahahaha~ November 11, 2019."

"The application of script technology and virtual technology can significantly enhance brain function, and the state is very satisfied. They decided to promote it to every corner of society. Liu Yun thinks this is a good opportunity and proposed a better plan to me. However, I am busy moving, so we will discuss this later. December 21, 2018."

After this, the diary was blank. Clearly, the diary was abandoned at that time, so the rest of the pages were empty.

The content of the diary seemed to reveal a wondrous existence. However, this puzzle was something Zhou Xian could not understand at the moment.

Zhou Xian casually flipped through the blank pages at the back and then closed the notebook.

But at that moment, a small piece of paper slipped out from inside.

Zhou Xian picked up the paper curiously and found that it had two lines of strange characters. Just these characters made Zhou Xian feel a sense of pressure.

"Dragon script?"

At this moment, Zhou Xian realized that the characters on the small piece of paper were indeed dragon script.

No, it seemed to be more than just that. The paper itself felt quite peculiar, not like ordinary paper. What was this?

Zhou Xian focused on the dragon script and tried to translate the content: "Account? Password?"

This thing turned out to be a strange account and password. What was the password for?

Could it be the account and password for the Dragon Tomb?

But Zhou Xian had never heard of such a thing in the game. Although Dragon Tomb has a login interface, it has never required an account and password, as it is completely unnecessary for the game.

The game Dragon Tomb, which operates by reading brain waves, does not require any account or password. Moreover, when his father wrote this account and password, the game probably didn't even exist.

But Zhou Xian didn't think this account and password were a joke.

The texture of the paper was peculiar and could even carry dragon script, which was very strange. Writing dragon script also drained a lot of energy, and Zhou Xian didn't think his father would write something meaningless on this paper out of boredom.

But the more he thought about it, the more Zhou Xian's head ached.

"Wait, my father was the chief engineer of this game and was in charge of the entire project. Now, this thing is also written in dragon script. Could it be… related to this?"

This might be a breakthrough…

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