svetikya Chapter 2 Unexpected
Chapter 2 Unexpected
Luo Qiu never dreamed that something like this would happen.
He found himself transported to an era where technology was still limited to vacuum tube computers, but one day, he saw something resembling a cell phone from his previous life pop out of a point of light.
Is this world an illusion? Did someone upload my consciousness to some server for experimentation because I transmigrated?
For a fleeting moment, many thoughts flashed through Luo Qiu's mind, most of them related to conspiracy theories.
After all, the current situation cannot be accurately explained by either science or magic.
But before he could figure it out, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside.
buzzing-
The car engine sounded slightly underpowered, a four-cylinder engine.
This is his old partner at the investigation bureau, a vintage car that has been in service for over twenty years.
Upon hearing the sound, Luo Qiu quickly picked up the phone-like object, fiddled with it to find the power button, turned it off, and then put it in his pocket.
When he got up and went out again, he had even regained his usual coldness.
"Hey, Luo Qiu, what happened inside? I just saw our new recruit rushing towards headquarters."
"As usual, the corpse we encountered today is rather 'unusual'; our new recruits haven't seen anything like it before."
Luo Qiu greeted them and watched as his two colleagues got out of the car.
When the two approached, he stepped aside to make room for them in the doorway, allowing them to see what was inside.
Then, Luo Qiu pointed to the landlord who was huddled to the side and said:
"You'll handle the body, and take my statement while you're at it. I won't be going back to the investigation bureau; I have some things to do..."
……
Luo Qiu made up some excuses and brushed the matter off with his colleagues.
But after turning away from the scene, feeling the hardness of the thing in his arms, he hesitated.
Luo Qiu would never take this thing back to his apartment to deal with it.
Coming from a world of information overload in his previous life, he knew that such information-integrated devices might have tracking or location tracking functions.
If there really is something still watching this thing, taking it back would expose him completely.
Furthermore, judging from the way this "cell phone" appeared, it's possible that he's currently in an unsafe situation.
If it's truly related to those extraordinary powers, then the methods those people possess are even more difficult to guard against.
But Luo Qiu had no choice.
From the moment the "cell phone" appeared, its subsequent development was no longer within his control.
Even if he doesn't take it, what if the person in charge of handling this matter is a Chinese citizen?
Thinking about all the bizarre corpses he'd seen over the years, he had absolutely no expectation that those beings hiding beneath the water's surface would have any good character.
Fortunately, he was also somewhat weary of this world.
Knowing some of the truth seems like a good thing.
……
Luo Qiu wandered around the streets of Wudu, stopping and starting, before finally finding a hotel to check into.
He chose this location to conduct his research on "cell phones".
However, to be precise, he didn't study the "cell phone" in the hotel room, but in the elevator lobby of the hotel room.
He has always been cautious in his work. When researching "cell phones," even though he considered that the technology aspect of the device was not very strong, he still wanted to find an area that could block out any potential signals.
Fortunately, the hotel's elevator lobby is surrounded by iron on all four sides. Once the elevator doors are closed, it can act as a Faraday cage, firmly locking in any signals that might be transmitted.
After all this was prepared, he huddled in the corner of the elevator and finally felt a sense of security.
Exhaling, Luo Qiu took out his 'cell phone' from his pocket.
Upon seeing the device again, he examined it for a moment, and this time he decisively pressed the power button.
A few seconds later, a soft piece of music started playing, the interface lit up again, and the scene we had seen before reappeared.
At this point, the time recorded above was already 4 PM.
Luo Qiu began to examine the phone meticulously, scrutinizing every detail.
First, there's the screen background. The image features an extremely beautiful blonde woman with a young, fair face, large, bright eyes, and great charm, perfectly matching Luo Qiu's aesthetic preferences.
However, he didn't recognize this woman. There was no photo of her in the room where he had just searched the deceased, and she didn't match any of the celebrities in this world.
Of course, this wasn't the point that Luo Qiu should pay attention to. When observing the woman on the screen, Luo Qiu mainly focused on her attire.
Round neck bra, leather jacket, tight belt...
In today's world, whether it's a modern woman or anything else, the main attire is long skirts. Occasionally, there might be fitted clothes, but those are worn by factory workers. But this woman's attire is more like the style of the era he experienced in his previous life.
This is somewhat strange.
However, this was not Luo Qiu's target. After noting down the suspicious points, he began to turn his attention elsewhere.
Apart from the background and time, there was no other content on the screen in front of me; it looked like a lock screen.
Thinking this, Luo Qiu tentatively slid her finger across it.
Then, just like operating a real mobile phone, the machine entered the actual functional interface.
The fact that there was no lock screen password surprised Luo Qiu.
But soon, something even more surprising happened to Luo Qiu.
The phone's screen displays only two short rows of icons, with the following text below them:
Magic Network Nodes, Wizard's Notes, Rune Wizardry, Image Space, Beginner's Guide.
Upon seeing these things clearly, Luo Qiu's hands trembled violently for a moment, and he almost threw the "phone" away.
It's not that he's inexperienced; what happened today was truly beyond his comprehension.
He had considered a hundred possibilities, and even thought that someone else had traveled to this world like him, but he never expected to see something magical in this technologically advanced place.
Do wizards exist in this world?
Luo Qiu wanted to argue, but then he suddenly recalled the bizarre cases he had seen or even participated in over the years, and at that moment, he seemed to have found the answer.
The next moment, he felt a mix of trepidation and excitement, and even felt a heat emanating from his body.
He was excited because if wizards really existed, then now that he had obtained this thing, did it mean that he could also become a wizard?
Is the path to extraordinary achievement right before our eyes?
His anxiety stemmed from the fact that he knew the situation was getting complicated.
When it comes to the extraordinary, his preparations are completely useless. Perhaps, at this moment, he has already been noticed by some being?
Wait, what if a blonde witch suddenly appears before him, cold-eyed, saying nothing, but snapping her fingers to send a laser beam hurtling towards him, and then...?
Despite these thoughts, Luo Qiu still walked back to her room and sat down without hesitation.
Then, I picked up my phone again and tapped on one of the icons—Wizard's Notes.