area51novel Chapter 60 Introduction
Chapter 60 Introduction
"call----"
The scorching hot wind whipped up some yellow sand, which rustled against the walls of a wooden house.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Zixu woke up, opening his still drowsy eyes.
What came into view was a brown tattered cloth outfit and hands shackled, with a pair of worn-out shoes made of thin hemp rope and vines on her feet.
Perhaps because he hadn't rested enough, he felt extremely tired. To make matters worse, the environment here made his mind even more foggy.
At this moment, he was sitting on the ground against the wall in a dilapidated wooden hut. Apart from a bucket by the door and some miscellaneous items piled up in the corner, there was nothing else in the hut.
The wooden house has no windows on any side; the only way to see outside is through the windows on the two wooden doors.
There was nothing to block the windows, and the hot air poured into the room, making the already stuffy room even hotter.
A little sand was blown into the room by the wind and hit his face. Before long, his skin felt a little stinging. Su Zixu squinted at the outside, where the air was so hot it was almost distorted.
"Young man, you're awake. Come sit down here."
The speaker was a burly, middle-aged man who was sitting in a position where he could see Su Zixu, so he called out to him.
Upon hearing this, Su Zixu didn't hesitate and walked towards the circle where everyone was sitting.
After sitting down, Su Zixu looked around and silently counted that there were 15 people in the room, 8 men and 7 women. Including himself, there were nine people who had woken up.
"How come I remember I was just sleeping..."
Su Zixu had just opened his mouth, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a sharp voice.
"Another newbie. That makes three newbies now. They're all useless. I think it's going to be tough this time."
The speaker was a young man with an oval face, medium-length hair tied back in a bun, and he was looking at Su Zixu with disdain.
"Haha, young man, it's too early to talk about being useless or not. It's so hot here, save your energy for when everyone else wakes up."
It was Master Yue Zheng who stepped in to smooth things over. As he spoke, he gave Su Zixu a meaningful look.
After he finished speaking, everyone in the room fell silent.
Upon hearing the young man's words, Su Zixu was quite certain that his previous dream was not just a dream; he had been to such a place before.
A struggle and faint sobs interrupted Su Zixu's thoughts.
He looked toward the source of the sound and found two young women and a young man lying in the corner, tied up with ropes.
Their faces were flushed red, and their eyes were filled with terror. It was clear that they wanted to cry but dared not.
"They were behaving a bit aggressively when they first woke up. We were worried that they might do something bad that would affect everyone, so we decided to tie them up first."
The middle-aged man who had just greeted Su Zixu scratched his head and said somewhat embarrassedly.
"clear."
Su Zixu casually responded and then looked away.
But when he turned his head, he met another gaze. It was a young woman sitting next to the old man who had tried to smooth things over for him.
Su Zixu looked at the other person and felt that he looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember who it was.
After staring at each other for a moment, Su Zixu felt uneasy under their gaze and slowly lowered his head, automatically blocking out their stares.
After a long while, the rest of the people woke up one by one, and quite a few of them started crying and making a fuss after waking up.
After a series of persuasive tactics, both gentle and firm, the fifteen people finally sat down quietly together, forming a circle.
The burly, middle-aged man spoke first: "Alright, now that everyone's awake, let's introduce ourselves one by one. I'll go first."
"My name is Zhao Hu, I am an armed police officer, and I am 48 years old. This is the fourth time I have appeared in your dream."
His words had barely left his lips when they drew gasps of surprise from several people, some of whom cast trusting glances at him.
"Wen Zhunian, the chief surgeon, is 32 years old. This is my third time here."
The man who spoke was sitting to Zhao Hu's left. He had a refined demeanor, fair skin, and spoke in a very calm and composed tone.
"Li Na, a community administrator, 24 years old, I think I've been through something like that... I'm not sure."
The woman's voice trembled slightly, and her face was deathly pale.
"Tch! Treat any uncertain cases as newbies."
The arrogant young man glanced mockingly at Li Na sitting beside him and continued:
"Su Wang, 21 years old, I am a college student majoring in archaeology. This is my fourth time participating."
As soon as Su Wang finished speaking, another gasp of surprise rippled through the room, and several admiring glances were cast his way.
This made him even more smug, and he said again:
"Judging from our attire, I think this dream is most likely set in ancient times. My value goes without saying, right? You'd better protect me."
Hearing this, Su Zixu was speechless, but he had to admit that what this kid had learned was indeed more useful than what he had learned.
"Liu Jia, 50 years old, look, I run a small supermarket in my house, what kind of market should I set up?"
I was just doing inventory when I suddenly fainted due to low blood sugar. How could I possibly wake up in the middle of it all? It was terrifying!
The middle-aged woman made exaggerated gestures while speaking in her hometown dialect, leaving everyone present completely bewildered.
"Sister, can you speak Mandarin? We can't understand you at all," the middle-aged man sitting next to Liu Jia asked.