Paintings of Terror

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In another timeline, Du Lingyu was the only survivor, and everyone had already died.

The other twelve people were all dead.

The despair of being unable to struggle against death left everyone speechless.

“Let us continue discussing this picture,” Mu Yiran’s voice was somewhat cold, but those who knew him could sense that this coldness was used to conceal his grief. “Regarding the negative space that Shao Ling mentioned, it is quite evident in this picture and filled up the surroundings of the photograph. Its content is somewhat strange.” CYm6Jx

“Indeed,” Shao Ling tried his best to recover from the sadness just now, “negative space should typically appear as a blank space or a gradually fading effect. However, in this photo, the negative space is black with white dots on it. It’s somewhat similar to snowflakes in the middle of the night, but not quite.”

Zhu Haowen also joined in, “I believe the camera is a key item in this world, likely related to Bi Di’s identity as a photographer. We already know that the camera can capture scenes from the past and the future using the different shutter speed, representing a span in time. So, is it possible that the camera’s lens angle can capture the expansion of space? Could a wide-angle lens like this capture scenes beyond the Lantern Inn?”

This idea was quite intriguing, and everyone nodded. Shao Ling continued, “If that’s the case, I think with the extent of how this photo used the wide-angle lens, it might have captured not only the world outside of the Lantern Inn.”

“Oh my God, could it have captured the world beyond the painting?!” Luo Bu was extremely surprised. xH8rs1

“Not to that extent,” Shao Ling said hurriedly, “I have been thinking about the structure of the Four Inns and what the world beyond them is like. Based on the words in the book ‘Code of Shamans’, the Xun and Wei Dong’s drawing, I believe that the Four Inns are in a circular arrangement, which aligns with the phrase ‘surrounds the Inns as a ring’.”

Wei Dong listened while frowning, “So you mean, the Earth’s core is like a big egg, and the Four Inn are like a waistline tied around it?”

“Exactly, you’ve put it accurately,” Shao Ling nodded.

“I think the Four Inns are not tied around the Earth’s core but are rather encircled in its interior,” Zhu Haowen said, “The opening lines of ‘Code of Shamans’ mentioned ‘The Earth’s core is nurtured by the soil. Within it lies time.’ I believe the people of the Four Inns reside inside the Earth’s core, still arranged like a ring, but not like us living on the surface of the Earth, rather inside the Earth’s core.” HLSNm8

“I can’t handle this anymore, my brain is completely overwhelmed. Just tell us, what should we do next?” Luo Bu looked at the burning incense, “We have a little over two hours before the lights go out, so we need to make the most of our time.”

“Besides attending the funeral, I asked Ke Xun and the others to follow the shopping list in the luggage and visit the shops. Hopefully, we’ll find something useful,” Mu Yiran took out another roll of developed film, “Now, let’s take a look at the photos from Xi Shengnan’s camera.”

Luo Bu took the film and set it up in the projector, “I don’t think Xi Shengnan took any pictures. There shouldn’t be any photos of this world in her camera.”