Chapter 1503 The Undead of the Undead

Laws are nothing if no one enforces them.

But rules and laws are not completely equal.

For example, universal gravity is a basic physical rule. If anti-gravity, which often appears in science fiction stories, can really be realized, it will definitely be a major breakthrough in basic science, because it directly changes the laws of physics.

The level of this kind of civilization is much higher than simple interstellar travel.

The people on earth are still bound in the cradle, anti-gravity?

You must have read too many science fiction novels.

The rules on this ship are not laws, but are similar to the rules of the universe. Breaking the rules is actually as difficult as breaking the rules of physics.

So the man said, your earth is not capable of destroying this ship.

Although he gave a relatively clearer and simpler method, the difficulty is still beyond the technological level of today's earth.

Gan Xiaoyan didn't know whether it could be done, but she would definitely ask for information.

So she said:

"You just mentioned that this ship was salvaged. Where did the people on the ship come from?"

"What do you mean?"

"Like, the other passengers in this bar, and the bartender."

"They are undead."

Lei Lei glanced at the cards in her hand and immediately refuted the words:

"It's impossible, they don't have ghost energy."

"Okay, okay, I said they are undead. This is just a metaphor. It is very troublesome to explain their existence. It is enough for scholars to write several books. I will try to be as simple as possible."

He pointed to the other guests huddled in the shadows:

"I'm not lying. They were once guests of this ship, and now they are shadows left on this ship, the ghosts of the undead."

Your simple description is confusing.

What undead souls?

"It seems that you have no understanding of the shadow world at all."

Gan Xiaoyan asked questions, which was also a way to expose her intelligence. Perhaps it was because of this that the man did not object.

"Most of the things you see are just shadows. As I said just now, this ship is very special. It has entities in the material plane and the shadow world, and this ship can freely switch between the two. Such an entity. It was already so special before it sank. After it sank, the Court of Order salvaged it from the Shadow Realm and made certain changes to it."

The man held out a finger, held it under the light, and could see its shadow cast on the table.

"Shadows exist based on entities. Without entities, there would be no shadows. But what if the two are combined into one?"

"That's impossible."

"Nothing is impossible, my lady. The world is much bigger than you think. In fact, you have also seen that this ship is the product of two things in one. It exists and does not exist, just as you cannot kill You can't destroy this ship even if you kill your own shadow."

The man changed his tone and said:

"These passengers are the people who died on the Blue Eyed Princess, but they didn't think they were dead. They shouldn't have appeared originally, at least not in their current form, but the Court of Order combined the shadow and the entity into one, This led to their appearance. These people are actually closer to residue, just like the traces left after you write on paper with a pencil, so I say they are actually the ghosts of the undead."

These explanations were still difficult to understand, but Gan Xiaoyan kept them in her mind.

"Then the wine we drank is also the same?"

"No, that is indeed real wine. As I said just now, this ship is the shadow and entity merged into one, and it still retains a part of the real thing."

“But why wine?”

"I don't know about that. I was not at the scene when the Blue Eyes Princess sank, and I was not at the scene when it was salvaged and renovated. I guess it may be because the wine itself does not belong to the Blue Eyes Princess. , which is equivalent to something extra, so when the shadow and the solid merge, the wine is left behind.”

The man suddenly patted the cowboy hat on his head:

"Oh, I accidentally said too much. So, madam, do you want to open the cards or ask for them?"

Lei Lei looked at the two cards in her hand:

"I want the cards."

"I don't want it anymore. Madam, you can ask for cards at any time until you are satisfied."

He seemed very confident, as if he had a chance to win.

Gan Xiaoyan continued to ask:

"I tried to contact my companions, but the walkie-talkie didn't work."

"It's normal. Everything in this ship must operate according to its rules. As far as I know, all communications must be in the room to be used, at least one party is in the room."

"You mean the cabin?"

"There are places besides the cabin that you can use, but they are relatively few. But I have to remind you that the captain of this ship doesn't like things like radios. If you use it in the corridor, he will keep an eye on you."

The man explained and finally said:

"Do you have any questions? This is the last round. If there are no other questions, let's start the game."

Gan Xiaoyan is most concerned about four issues: the ghost ship, the court of order, who are you, and how do we get together.

But except for the ghost ship, all other questions have been fooled by him. Even if you ask him, he won't tell you, so there is no need to waste your breath.

Gan Xiaoyan looked at Lei Lei, and Lei Lei nodded slightly to her, indicating that she was ready.

"So, open the cards?"

"Before that, I have something to confirm."

Lei Lei suddenly stood up, but the man was not worried:

"If you want to escape, I advise you not to waste your energy. With your ability, you cannot defy the constraints of the rules."

"I'm not trying to escape, but to confirm."

"What do you want to confirm?"

"This!"

While Lei Lei was speaking, she slapped the card table with one palm, and a hole was directly blasted in the middle of the exquisite wooden card table. Lei Lei seemed to reach out and grab something from the hole.

"You have been cheating all the time!"

Gan Xiaoyan stretched her neck and saw that there was actually a hand under the card table. Lei Lei grabbed the wrist of that hand.

"You secretly used a sleight of hand to change your cards under the card table."

"After all, the rules don't say you can't cheat."

Indeed, the rules next to the card table were not written at all.

The man admitted openly:

"I don't like gambling at all. I just like to find loopholes in the rules. Since you caught me, can you let go of your hand?"

Although he wanted to turn hostile, the threat level of this person was unknown. At least he was friendly now.

Lei Lei snorted, squeezed her wrist hard, and then let go.

The man changed his sitting position. Now Gan Xiaoyan and Lei Lei could see that a thin and long arm stretched out from his belly, which looked like a spider leg.

There was a human palm on that arm, which was what Lei Lei had just caught.

Now there was a glowing golden ring on it, and some strange words could be vaguely seen flowing, like a bracelet.

"You can't use it to cast spells now, open the cards."

The man was not annoyed, and looked at the ring on his hand with interest.

"Interesting, is it a ban or a seal? Forget it, I'll study it later, then it's up to you, open the cards."

The cards in the man's hand were 13+8, which should be exactly 21 points.

But when the card was turned over, the suit on it twisted and revealed its original appearance.

5+8, 13 points.

And Lei Lei's was 13+4+3. 20 points.

"I had a lot of fun, and I really shouldn't get carried away."

The man took out the photo album, pulled out Jiang Zhe's card and threw it on the ground. Almost instantly, the card swelled into the shape of Jiang Zhe.

The man also stood up, as if he wanted to leave, but at this time Gan Xiaoyan said:

"The bet just now was that if we win, you have to release my companion."

She stared at the man and said:

"I have more than one companion."