yasinovel Chapter 3679 Recognition Decreased
Chapter 3679 Recognition Decreased
Chapter 3679 Recognition Decreased
At first, Starworm didn't know how Geralt was going to help them, until the train arrived at the station, he watched Geralt quickly pull them out of the gate.
Then, like a secret agent, it dodged the patrolling mechanical police dogs in various ways, and finally, hid in the concave gap on the side of the train.
The most important thing is that along the way, Geralt only avoided the mechanical police dogs and did not avoid the ordinary people around him at all.
The Starworms even saw that the sheriff and the ticket inspector were clearly looking in their direction.
Moreover, they must have seen their group.
But Geralt didn't care at all.
Geralt patted Starworm's shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as the police dogs don't find us, no one else will take the initiative to expose us."
"It would be very troublesome for them to report us or arrest us. It's better to have less trouble than more. Anyway, we are just hitchhiking and we won't do anything dangerous."
The Starworms still don't understand Geralt's logic, and... they are right in this depression, isn't this dangerous?
It's not like he hasn't seen the speed of the train.
That's almost like flying. Not only will they be exposed to the wind if they hide here, they can also be thrown out easily. Isn't that dangerous?
Geralt: "It seems that this is your first time riding a train."
"Don't worry. Every train in Modern City has invisible paint painted by fashion magicians on its outer shell. Once activated, these paints will form a defensive film. At that time, the outside of this gap will also be covered. We will not be in danger."
Starworm wanted to say something, but Gleipnir gently pulled his sleeve and pointed behind him.
At Gleipnir's signal, the Starworm looked back.
They noticed five people wearing wasteland-style jackets, looking like homeless people, walking towards them.
When they saw that there were already three people in the gap, the five of them discussed in a low voice and arranged for two teenagers to come over.
"Shall we squeeze in?"
Geralt smiled and made way for the two teenagers.
The three people outside bowed to them and went to look for empty seats in other recesses.
Seeing this, Starworm understood that these people were probably from the underground block.
Seeing how they squeezed in so familiarly, it was likely that they did this all the time... or, in other words, the people in the underground block might have sneaked onto the train this way.
No wonder the people around looked completely unsurprised.
This has probably become some kind of public consensus: we don't make trouble, you don't report us, and we don't enter the carriage to take your seats, and everyone lives in peace.
"It's a very strange ecology, but it feels quite harmonious for some reason." Starworm thought to himself.
Because there were two new unfamiliar boys, Geralt didn't say anything else, and Starworm took this opportunity to observe the two new boys.
They dress very similarly to Geralt, also in a wasteland style.
However, Geralt was wearing a military green jacket with mixed camouflage paint; while the two teenagers were wearing the same gray leather jackets with obvious stains on them.
But what people care about most is not their appearance, but their faces.
A face that seemed to be stamped with a black emblem and a weird, mocking emoticon in the middle.
The other one had a piece of fat on his face. Half of him was a handsome boy, while the other half looked like an alien.
The starworm looked at it for several times before slowly looking away.
This scene was seen by Geralt. His eyes flickered as if he was thinking about something, but he did not say anything.
About half a minute later.
The train's livery is activated.
A transparent film covered the entire train.
As the train started, glowing words and various changing patterns appeared on the film.
If you look closely, you will find that these words and pictures are... advertisements.
Ignoring these details, when Starworm touched the film, he clearly felt its hardness. Even if he leaned against the film, he didn't have to worry about it breaking.
The most important thing is that inside this glowing film, they could not feel any wind blowing in, and could not even hear the sound of the wind.
You know, the train's speed has reached its peak at this time.
From his perspective, the flashing street lights on the floating railroad tracks outside had blurred into a single line of light.
It is obvious that the speed is extremely fast.
But even so, the depression where they were was not affected at all. No wonder Geralt had just assured him that the fashion wizard's paint job was indeed extraordinary.
In about a minute, the new platform arrived.
However, they did not need to get off at this station, but the two teenagers walked down at this station.
In an instant, the depression became much more spacious.
A minute later, the train started again. When the film rose again, new advertising words and slogans appeared on the film...
Starworm still remembers that the previous advertisement seemed to be a real estate advertisement.
I wonder which industry the advertisement will be this time?
As the Starworm was observing curiously, Geralt, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "You... are very different."
The moment the sound came out, Starworm's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that their identities have been discovered?
The Starworm looked over and happened to meet Geralt's eyes, which made the Starworm feel even more guilty.
But Starworm forgot that he saw people through the hole in the brick mask, that is, the hole at the mouth; and when Geralt looked at him, he could only see the black mask and the air outlet without any features, so their eyes could not "match" from Geralt's perspective.
Geralt looked at the starworm and spoke, simply out of respect.
"Why is it different?" Gleipnir's voice came from the side.
Geralt looked away and looked at Gleipnir. "There are generally only three types of people in the underground district. Refugees, Deviants, and Sinners."
"But you don't look like any of them. You seem to be unfamiliar with Modern City and even the people in the underground district."
"You are more like young masters of the modern inner circle who are inexperienced in the world."
"But the inner circle young masters are most proud of their identities. They will never give up their identities... Therefore, you who have no identities can only be people from the underground district."
"But you don't look like people from the underground district at all."
There is no doubt that from Geralt's words, he has begun to doubt the identity of the star worm and Gleipnir.
But this is normal.
Because they had no legal identity, Geralt identified them as the same kind of people in the underground district; but almost everyone in the underground district was an "old hand", while Starworm and Gleipnir were unfamiliar with everything here and did not look like "old hands" at all.
This obvious contrast naturally made Geralt suspicious.
After Geralt finished speaking, he waited silently, wanting to hear how they would respond.
However, Starworm and Gleipnir both chose to keep their heads down and remain silent.
Looking at the two people who remained silent, Geralt thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Forget it, everyone has their own secrets. I was too abrupt."
The moment the words fell, Starworm and Gleipnir simultaneously received a reminder from Wonderland.
"Geralt's recognition has decreased."
Starworms don't understand why.
Gleipnir immediately realized: As expected, in order to trigger Geralt's side quest, he had to increase Geralt's recognition.
Because of their silence, Geralt's recognition of them decreased, which meant that the threshold for them to accept side quests also became higher.
However, it doesn't matter.
Anyway, Gleipnir had never thought of taking this side quest.
After the first round of main quests were over, she tried to find a way to leave the dungeon as quickly as possible. Whoever wanted to take it could do so, but she wouldn't take it anyway.
Geralt didn't speak to them again after that.
Soon, the train arrived at North District 9.
Gleipnir and Starworm also got off the car. When they said goodbye to Geralt, Geralt was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know who you are."
"But since you have no identity, I will temporarily identify you as people from the underground block."
"As a fellow human being, please do not forget my previous advice."
"Those who dress extravagantly and behave strangely are most likely fashion magicians who are using their appearance to attract the attention of fashion monsters. You have no status, so try to stay away from these people to avoid becoming scapegoats."
"That's all I have to say. Please remember this."
Even though Geralt's approval of the two of them had decreased, as a fellow human being, he still wanted to give them some advice to prevent them from getting into danger.
From this point of view, Geralt is undoubtedly a... good person.
Gleipnir's eyes flickered. Since the other party was a good person and had guessed that their "identity" was not pure, perhaps he could take this opportunity to ask some key questions.
Anyway, they have to say goodbye, and it is still unclear whether they can meet again in the future.
Thinking of this, Gleipnir asked, "Can I ask two questions?"
But before Geralt could answer "yes or no", Gleipnir had already asked his own question.
"Where do fashion monsters usually stay? I mean, where do they stay when there are no fashion wizards trying to attract them?"
The reason why she asked this question was mainly because she had Angel, a real-time "plug-in". If she knew where the fashion monster was, then maybe Angel could force the fashion monster out directly without having to seduce it deliberately.
Geralt looked at Gleipnir deeply and said, "Before, I doubted that your teacher was not doing his job well, but now I doubt whether your teacher exists or not."
Although Geralt was curious, as before, he just nodded and didn't care about their answer.
Then, he continued, "Where are fashion monsters usually located? This is a topic that the academic community does not have a clear answer to. The current mainstream view is that fashion monsters may be hiding in another hidden time and space; as to whether this is true or not, I don't know either."
"However, my teacher once told me another answer."
Geralt was silent for a moment, as if he was wondering whether to speak or not.
But looking at Gleipnir's determined and inquiring eyes, Geralt still said, "My teacher said that fashion monsters are hidden in people's hearts."
Geralt waved his hand and said, "I've already answered. You can go now."
Gleipnir did not leave immediately, but quickly said: "Wait a moment, I have another question."
Just like before, before Geralt could say no, Gleipnir had already asked the question: "If we want to be at the top of fashion, what should we do?"
Geralt originally thought that Gleipnir was a bit greedy. He had already answered one question, but now he was asking more.
His brows were already furrowed.
But after hearing Gleipnir's question, he suddenly laughed.
"The pinnacle of fashion?" Geralt chuckled. "This question is not difficult to answer. It's very simple to reach the pinnacle of fashion. Either you win the three major tournaments, or you defeat the champions of the three major tournaments in front of everyone."
"Once you achieve this, you can be called a magician at the top of fashion."
Gleipnir was stunned for a second: "Three major tournaments? Isn't it two major tournaments?"
She still remembered that the Wonderland Tips mentioned two major competitions in the Modern City: one was the "Beauty Show" hosted by Prada Media, and the other was the "Modern Fashion Show" of Tina Entertainment.
Why does Geralt now say it is the three major tournaments?
Geralt looked at Gleipnir in confusion. "Of course it's the three major competitions, the 'Prada Beauty Show', the 'Modern Fashion Show', and the 'Dark Competition'."
"Dark Competition? What is this?" Gleipnir caught an unfamiliar word.
Geralt looked at Gleipnir and said calmly, "The Dark Competition is the highest level competition held in the underground district. This is a fact that every citizen of the underground district should know."
Having said this, Geralt paused and looked at Gleipnir.
The meaning is self-evident.
As a resident of the underground block, you know the other two major competitions, but why don’t you know the “Dark Competition”?
Gleipnir naturally understood what Geralt meant, but she certainly would not answer, and she didn't know how to answer.
"The mechanical police dog is here. We will leave first. Finally, thank you Mr. Geralt for the notice."
Gleipnir said this hurriedly, then pulled the starworm and quickly left the shuttle train.
As they left, the wonderland hints came along.
"Geralt's recognition has decreased."
Seeing this, Gleipnir and Starworm remained silent.
Fortunately, Geralt only lowered his approval and did not get out of the car to stop them.
If Geralt really got out of the car to stop them from questioning him, Gleipnir really didn't know what to do.
Gleipnir silently apologized to Geralt in his heart and walked towards the platform elevator.
Just like before, just avoid the mechanical police dogs and ignore everyone else.
They took the elevator smoothly and it didn't take long for them to leave the unknown building and arrive at the street outside.
Judging from the distribution of high-rise buildings, there are obviously many more here than in the previous South District 13. Therefore, the street conditions here are also more complicated than in the South District 13.
Even if they knew the map, it was still difficult for them to quickly lock onto the target.
However, Gleipnir was not in a hurry because they still had plenty of time.
"Countdown 1:09:33"