Chapter 388 Time Flow Speed

Chapter 388: Time Flow

Holding Xiaolan through the residential area, we came to a stone bridge to rest temporarily. The pain can be adjusted, but Xiaolan and I said not to adjust it for the time being, because then I would not be able to know the injury. Once there is no pain but the injury is aggravated, it may not be long before Xiaolan is forced to quit the game.

"Let's take a break here." I signaled everyone to stop. The children were exhausted after running all the way. The four second-generation officials were also frightened by my appearance just now, and they walked over obediently.

"Really? We're talking about finding the murderer, but how are we going to find him in such a big city?" Perhaps because of the embarrassment of the hostile atmosphere just now, the young man named Zhu Xing spoke first, trying to open the topic.

"We need a city map." I put Xiaolan in a sheltered place by the bridge, tore off the sleeves of my coat, and temporarily tied them around her legs. I also covered her with clothes. "We need to find a few key locations, such as hospitals, police stations, restaurants, etc."

"But, it's getting late now, I guess we'll have to wait until daylight."

"The speed of time in the game should be different from that in reality, right?" Shiho stretched out her hand to feel the air around her. "Otherwise, we would have to walk for six hours tonight. It would also take a long time for us to cross the entire city. I didn't see any life-sustaining devices in the cocoon outside. If you really don't eat or drink for two or three days, you will die, not to mention those children who participated in the pirate and rally."

"That's about it. Although we feel that every minute and every second here is a real flow rate, there should be a gap with reality." Conan said. "However, I don't know if this game will make people feel hungry, thirsty, and other needs."

"Anyway, make sure you're fully prepared before setting off."

"But it's so cold here..." Ayumi shrank back.

"Wear this." Conan took off his coat. Mitsuhiko, who was a step slower than him, was unable to hand over his coat, so he could only walk to Shiho and said angrily. "Haibara-san, just wear this."

"Hmm? Thank you." Shiho accepted Mitsuhiko's clothes with a smile.

"Hey, Sister Xiaolan, wear this." Yuantai looked at the two people's actions, then took off his big coat and handed it to Xiaolan.

"But Yuantai, you..." Xiaolan said softly, looking up with pain.

"It's okay, I'm afraid of heat. And Sister Xiaolan, you are injured now, so you should pay more attention to keeping warm." Yuan Tai smiled naively.

"Well...thank you." Xiaolan took the coat and put it on.

"Let's find a place to stay first. Sister Xiaolan's injuries need immediate treatment."

"Can't we go to the hospital?" Yuan Tai asked.

"Don't go for now." I shook my head. "There are some things that I care about more."

"What?" Conan asked in confusion.

"It's about..."

"Hello! Hello! Can you hear me? Conan!" Before he could finish his words, an old voice sounded in the sky.

"Is this voice... Doctor?" Conan looked up at the sky.

"Conan, you must be careful. You are now in the White Chapel area of ​​Eastbourne, and the character who is helping you is..."

Squeak. Squeak.

"After a burst of noise, the doctor's voice was drowned out."

"Doctor? Doctor!" Conan shouted into the air, but there was no response. "Why is there no sound all of a sudden?"

"Go!" The moment the doctor's voice was cut off, I felt something was wrong. It must be Noah's Ark taking action. The cut-off time was only a dozen seconds.

As expected, as soon as I finished speaking, the ground we were standing on began to shake. The stone bridge began to break without any warning, twisting towards our feet.

Seeing this, I picked up Xiaolan and ran forward, not forgetting to bump into Genta to help him run forward. Shiho also pulled Ayumi forward, and Conan pushed Mitsuhiko. However, the stone bridge broke too quickly. The four second-generation officials behind us had no time to dodge. The child with the blue middle part named Kikukawa Seiichiro and the green long-haired Takizawa Shinya did not dodge and fell into the river screaming.

Plop. Plop! The two fell into the water with the gravel. Fortunately, it was late at night and the river was not turbulent. The two did not get eliminated because of falling into the water.

"Take care of it!" The stone bridge stopped breaking. I gently put Xiaolan on the ground, handed her to Conan, then turned around and jumped into the river.

The weight of the two children was not difficult for me to carry, and I soon swam to shore with the two children. Lying on the lawn, the two children were coughing and gasping violently, obviously frightened.

"Xiao Xun!" Ayumi and several other children ran over. "Are you okay?"

"It's okay." I stood up, shook my hair, and took off my T-shirt and twisted it hard. Shiho was afraid that the scars on my body would be exposed, so she quickly took off the coat that Mitsuhiko had just given her and put it on me. "Go up first."

I didn't refuse Shiho's kindness, and I took the children back to where Xiaolan was. "Are you two okay?" I asked, seeing the panicked look on the two children's faces.

"Um.."

“It felt like I almost died.”

The two children looked at each other, and finally spoke. "Thank you."

"It's okay. It's just a game. It's boring if you get eliminated right at the start." I waved my hand. "But it's better for us not to explore any further right now."

"What do you want to do?" Conan asked me.

"I think we should find a place to stay first."

"...good."

————————————Detective Conan the Movie: Six & The Phantom of Baker Street————————————

Ten minutes later, we crossed two streets and came to a place similar to a residential area. Here I found a villa. Although it was a bit shabby, it could definitely accommodate the eleven of us. After some "negotiations" with the owner of the villa, I made the villa an empty villa, and then I moved in with my children. Of course, I didn't tell anyone about all this. Even though it was just a game.

"I've been wanting to ask this since just now." Xiaolan, who was carried to the bed by me, finally couldn't help but speak. "Xiaoxun, I never knew you were so strong. I didn't even see you breathing heavily during this journey."

"Huh?" I looked at Xiaolan in confusion. "Ah... It's okay, haha. It's also possible that the game settings have made you, Xiaolan, lighter? If you get hurt, Xiaolan, none of us can hold you. Wouldn't you be out soon?"

"Is that so?" Xiaolan believed my lies easily. "Anyway, Xiaolan, you should rest here first. You can lower your pain perception now. With the speed of the game, get a good night's sleep. Maybe your leg will be healed by tomorrow morning."

"That makes sense." After saying that, Xiaolan slowly lay down in bed. "Well, I'll rest first. Xiaoxun, you guys should rest early too."

"Okay. Good night, Sister Xiaolan."

"Good night."

I walked out of the room and closed the door. I walked to the hall, where several children were sitting around the stove, warming themselves with bread from the kitchen and eating it with milk. The two children who were just soaked also changed into new clothes they found in the room. My own clothes were hung by the stove.

"We are so lucky that we can find such a good place to rest." Mitsuhiko said while eating bread.

"It's a game after all, so it's normal to have a safe house like this. Otherwise, how can the game go on?" I explained to the children while lying.

"It's just not humane enough. I really want to eat eel rice." Yuantai said while biting bread.

"Games are data after all, and the senses of taste and smell are just controlled electronic signals." I chuckled. "Maybe you can call Noah's Ark and see if he will make you a bowl of eel rice."

"Haha, ahhahaha." The children laughed at what I said, including the four rich kids.

"Xun, what do you think of next?" After a brief laugh, Conan began to ask me.

"Xiao Lan is injured. I need to walk around the city and touch some key buildings." I said. "I don't know what the setting of this game is. But since we came in, I haven't seen any clocks anywhere. So the concept of time is almost zero. If this is a progress series game, then only when we complete a certain step can the game continue to advance, for example, we live here permanently. Jack the Ripper will always be stuck at a node and will not move. But now the game is controlled by Noah's Ark, so I wonder if he will force the game to progress, which will be very disadvantageous to us. But on the contrary, if he doesn't push it, we can play this game forever."

"What do you want to say?" Conan frowned.

"I want to take a gamble." I licked the corner of my mouth. "From the time we entered the game until now, except for the encounter with Jack the Ripper at the beginning, there has been basically no game progress. We have just been wandering around aimlessly, and some people have been injured. Under such circumstances, the game experience is already a very bad start."

"Hmm? So?"

"So, I want to take a gamble. As long as we don't advance the plot, we can do a lot of things."

"But what if the time limit is exceeded and Jack the Ripper escapes, or is forcibly pushed into the plot by Noah's Ark?"

"If that's the case, then why don't he just turn on the electricity and electrocute us to death? Anyway, we can't force it through by blocking the time. Besides, considering the speed of time, those who play pirates, racing, and secret treasure games will definitely need more time than us. Isn't it?"

"Well... it's a bit far-fetched, but it seems to make sense." Conan rubbed his temple. "So you plan to delay for a while?"

"Yes, if this is a sandbox game, then I need to get to know the city. This will help me get started."

"How long will it take you?"

"Ai, is there anything here that can calculate time?" I turned and asked Shiho.

"Candles." Shiho pointed to the spare candles on the table not far away. "A 20-centimeter candle with a diameter of about 1.5 centimeters can burn for six to eight hours. I see that the candles on the candlestick over there can burn for about the same amount of time. Let's calculate it based on about six hours."

"Okay, that's it. If one candle burns out and it's daybreak, but I haven't come back yet, you leave here and continue the game. Leave a location mark for me and I'll catch up with you."

"Then I'll go out too." Conan said. "I need to look for clues that can help our characters."

"I'll go too." Moroboshi stood up. "Just like what the blond guy said. If you guys do everything, we won't feel involved."

"Zhu Xing..." Next to Zhu Xing, the fat boy Jiang Shouhuang was a little worried.

"It's okay, you just rest here. I'll be back soon." Zhu Xing waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.

"Then you two should be careful. If you are found by the police or encounter danger, don't panic." I smiled. "Just commit suicide."

"Hey hey..." Conan's mouth twitched.

"Haha, just kidding." I chuckled. "But don't expose this. If the plot goes into context, we are now illegal residents. If we are caught in one fell swoop, we will be finished."

"what."

"Don't worry." Conan and Moroboshi nodded.

"Then, see you in six hours, which is tomorrow morning. The rest of you go to bed now. Get enough rest, because tomorrow we three sleepyheads will slow down the pace."

"Okay!" X7
"gone!"

After saying that, Conan, Moroboshi, and I walked out of the villa's door.

"Then you two be careful, I'm leaving first."

"Be safe."

"I will definitely come back!"

"Oh, of course." After saying that, I ran towards the street far away from the villa.

"Is that kid okay?" Zhu Xing was a little worried.

"Don't worry." Conan smiled. "If we are normal players of the game, then that kid is just a bug. Let him play freely."

"Oh?" Zhu Xing raised an eyebrow. "Let's go, let's look for clues."

"Let's go."

On the other side, I walked away from the villa and crossed three streets. After walking to a large open space, I confirmed that there was no one around, and then I felt relieved. I waved my hand to the sky and made a gesture. I coughed four times, three long and one short, and soon I heard a buzzing sound in my ears. Soon, the voice of a young man rang in my ears.

"...Brother Bing, I'm here."

(End of this chapter)