Chapter 49: White Night: Whose grand death will I witness?
"Sure enough... no matter what... this is not the real Huangquan Town, but a game space created by the DM system. Everyone is like an NPC, acting according to the deliberately guided system."
You Yu sighed and winked at Bai Ye: "Then let's go!"
Bai Ye nodded. Mizuiro, Suzuran and Saotome Rin were collecting clues in other hot springs. Yangyan went to the shrine, and he, Youyu and Xuedie were all working as handymen in the most evil hot spring in the center of this hot spring town. They had already come up with a strategy to cover the most sources of clues in a short period of time. As for what the DM system and the red team wanted to do next... they could only respond as they came.
Without Kisaragi's guidance, the three people who had experienced the whipping of the plague in Huangquan Town in the Dionysus space knew the location of the Great E's Hot Spring very well. They squeezed through the crowd all the way to the center of Huangquan Town without any hindrance. The tall Great E's Hot Spring had restored its former splendor, and the simple Japanese-style wooden buildings occupied half of the street. On the ancient building plaque, the six words "Great E's Hot Spring Main Building" were several times clearer than when they were covered by weeds and moss, and even the lights of the light strips were flashing in the snowy night.
People wearing yukatas and thick haori were coming and going in front of the main entrance of the hot spring. Everything they saw was made of wood. Bai Ye, You Yu Xue Die and the other two explained their purpose to the hot spring staff who were wearing red haori in front of the door, and they successfully received a meaningful smile from the staff.
"I didn't expect that Kisaragi Maru could actually find people for us. Newcomers, come here. You will spend the rest of your life in this greatest hot spring in the world."
The staff at the door waved their hands and handed them three long name tags with different Ukiyo-e patterns painted on them. "Go to the counter in the side room of Tang Ju to get your employee name tags. Don't forget to be careful. The Tang Hongshan God Festival is coming soon. Those who come here now are all big shots."
Tang Hongshan God Ceremony... all of them are big shots...
Bai Ye accurately captured these two key words. He remembered the notes he had seen in the shrine before, which recorded the creation of the flesh and blood puppet of the Fire Lord Eden Serpent. Could it be that the key to the "corruption" of Huangquan Town lies in the shrine on Tanghong Mountain?
It seems necessary to contact Yang Yan first.
While thinking, Bai Ye followed Xuedie and Youyu and walked towards the registration desk of Tangju.
Xuedie's job is to guard the soup house. His main responsibility is to guard the soup house and resolve disturbances inside. So as soon as he received the badge, he was given a Night Island ghost mask and taken away, and was told to be alert to any accidents at any time.
He and Youyu are just ordinary workers in Tangju, and they have to wait for the work schedule to come out before they know where they will work.
After finally reaching the "staff dormitory" on the top floor through the narrow wooden stairs, the two who thought they could have a good rest for a while fell into deep thought as they looked at the wooden single spaces stacked like a "capsule hotel".
Excluding the narrow passage, this room has at least thirty-two beds placed in "capsule cabins" arranged left and right and up and down.
You Yu: "...I feel like if we really have to stay here for seven days, without the devil killer, we'll be the first to die."
Bai Ye: "...Who isn't? Is it too late for me to go to the shrine with Yang Yan now?"
You Yu held his shoulders with a giggle and shook the sign that Bai Ye had hung around his neck: "It's too late, you've already sold yourself to this hot spring with me, my dear commander."
Bai Ye rolled his eyes to the sky, opened You Yu's hand, and covered his chest very skillfully: "My chest feels a little stuffy, it may be a sequelae... I'll go to the terrace outside to get some fresh air."
You Yu knew when to stop. His expression became serious. He touched his chin, stared at the stacked capsules and said, "Then I will look for clues here first. You should take care of yourself. If you really feel uncomfortable, you must call me. At worst, we don't want the points for this incident. No matter how many points you have, they are not as important as your companions. Anyway, the Squid Detective Agency can get more anytime and anywhere."
You Yu blinked, Bai Ye was stunned for a moment, his response was very soft, but You Yu heard it clearly: "Don't worry, I will."
At the end of the wooden corridor outside the capsule dormitory, there are two platforms outside the building. On the platforms, there is still the smell of cigarettes that has not yet dissipated, ashtrays arranged in rows, and a futon that looks like a tatami for the soup workers to rest.
This seems to be a place for the soup workers here to smoke during their breaks. Since it is the busy time for the soup house, there is no one here except Bai Ye for the time being.
Bai Ye called up his DM player panel. After confirming that it was during the night protection period of the DM system to protect the player's privacy settings and there was no live broadcast, he breathed a sigh of relief and opened another T173 task panel with red and blue interlaced, which was very similar to the DM system.
Below Bai Yeâs personal profile, familiar small words appeared quietly.
[Please place the Ten Commandments Token to unlock the complete journey of destiny exploration. ă
Bai Ye lightly tapped the (+) below the ancient sword icon next to the small words, and the scabbard of the ancient sword that he had snatched from the Yamagumi before appeared out of thin air. Thanks to T173's storage function for the Ten Commandments token, otherwise, with this scabbard, he would definitely be discovered by You Yu in a second to reveal Wonder's true identity.
The flashing pixels exploded again like in the Heart of Night period, completely entangling the scabbard of the ancient sword. The next second, the scabbard disappeared out of thin air, and half of the black and white icon was stained with bright colors.
ăEvent Summary:
The Path of Destiny Exploration¡Chapter 2 (Main Story: Train to Night Island)¡The Ten Commandments Token Ancient Sword Scabbard (real name not released) has been included! Collection progress: 15%
Popularity summary: 216! Players can use their popularity points to redeem the right to freely choose at plot anchor points!
Opened: The destiny projection under the second chapter of the destiny exploration road. Players can check it in the lower right corner. ă
Because the Ten Commandments token this time is a knife, Bai Ye with only the scabbard can only get 50% of the token collection rate, so the plot of the liberated Night Island is also fragmented. Bai Ye can only see some unimportant scenes of the detective agency discussing solemnly, a figure lying in the snow with an unclear face, and Tang Hongshan behind him who is as bright red as a volcano about to erupt.
[T173 will tell you what the plot anchor point of the second half of Chapter 2 isââ]
[Mission: Witness the grand death of the following characters]
[The character's real name has not been released]
At the end of the broken screen version of the text game, t173 seemed to be possessed by the player controlling the situation from behind, and whispered the real mission into Bai Ye's ear.
It is full of humanity, unlike the previous system.
The moment t173 opened his mouth, Bai Ye felt a chill on his back, as if an invisible person was gently clinging to his back, with cold fingers extending along his spine, bringing endless fear.
How could he forget...
You Yu's growth is accompanied by losses, and in the later chapters he even lost his two best companions, Mizuiro and Suzuran, because of the Phantom Thief Wonder.
The appearance of wonder only brings loss. Youyu's experience is indeed quite exciting. In the end, he becomes the winner of the devil's game and can be regarded as a brave man who has achieved victory after all the hardships. But in this process, Bai Ye is a person who should not exist. For the maintainer of the "main storyline" T173 system and the players behind it, only the existence of wonder is the most important.
Itâs all over now, Bai Ye thought, no matter who the deceased is, the murderer must be Wonder.
[Are you ready to kill? Kill the character who is important to Youyu and can inspire his fighting spirit? ă
Not a person, but a character.
Although t173 did not speak on the panel, Bai Ye heard such playful words deep in his mind, as if he was watching a game character like a puppet being forced to carry out the so-called "main storyline" with a smile.
Bai Ye thought that he needed to think carefully, but his brain burst into a terrible pain that he could not ignore.
Sit down first... and take a break.
Bai Ye tried hard to move his body, but this time he was not so lucky to reach the bed like he had paid the price in the basement before. He staggered a few steps, persisted for a long time, and could only throw himself to the ground.
Fortunately, the resting area on this platform was provided with tatami, and there was no difference between the tatami and the ground, so he did not look so embarrassed for the time being.
Bai Ye opened his eyes and saw the red and blue pixels still flashing in front of him.
But his vision was beginning to blur.
"Damn t173..."
If he really wanted to kill Mizuiro and Linglan one day...
Why him?
Why...it had to be him.
**
Huangquan Town, a street ramen stall under the snow.
The young man in a black robe walked carelessly to the ramen stall that was temporarily unpatronized, half of his face still in the shape of a skeleton.
"I want a bowl of pork bone noodle soup,"
Huo Gu very rudely lifted the soup curtain that covered the other person's face, revealing a face wearing a snake head mask underneath.
"Hey, Flesh Technician, you really don't give me a chance. We are all colleagues now, why are you still wearing a mask every day? Why is your face so shameful? Has your real appearance been destroyed a long time ago?"
Huo Gu looked at him with a suspicious expression, "Ha!" He turned around in the chair in front of the ramen stall, crossed his legs and complained.
"No, it's just not necessary."
The owner of the ramen stall sounded very kind. He was a middle-aged man of a certain age. When he heard Huogu's words, he chuckled and kept moving his hands. He quickly grabbed a handful of chopped green onions for Huogu's noodles.
The rich aroma of pork bones swept across the entire ramen stall the moment the lid of the soup pot was removed. Looking at that hand, Huo Gu suddenly thought of the guy in front of him who was sewing human body tissues together without changing his expression, quietly waiting for the devil's power to take effect.
He stared at the bowl of noodles that was pushed in front of him and suddenly lost his appetite.
"Oh? Why is it not necessary?"
The female painter who didn't fit in with the surroundings walked over briskly, like a new customer attracted by the aroma of the noodle stall: "What a delicious ramen, give me a bowl too, with more chili."
The hem of the female painter's skirt was decorated with star-like patterns, and the contrasting blue and yellow colors were like the embodiment of a starry night. Huo Gu looked up and saw the prophecy observer witch who had stopped Hong Xin in Wheat Field Town before standing beside him with a smile on her face. At her waist was the prophecy pen that could draw the past, future and present.
"Your taste will ruin this delicious bowl of soup."
The stall owner looked helpless, but he didn't stop what he was doing.
Fanlan sat down, completely ignoring the stall owner's words. She touched her black leather handbag and sighed regretfully: "For the sake of my colleague, just give me a free meal."
"I don't charge you any money," the stall owner said kindly, "but I have one condition. You have to tell me what you saw this time. Why did you come all the way to Yedao when you were just observing everything?"
"If I tell you, will you follow the thread of fate? No matter what the end of that thread is?"
The atmosphere at the ramen stand gradually became tense amid the hot air and white snow. The stall ownerâs voice was very oppressive. Huo Gu didnât dare to speak, but Fan Lan just put his hand on his chin and smiled fearlessly at the maniac who dared to do something to âThe Demon King of Tang Hong and Mu Huo: The Serpent of Edenâ.
ââŚYou are right.â
In the long-awaited silence, the owner of the ramen stall suddenly burst into laughter.
"Since the DM system has given me another chance, I will never fail. I want to make the prehistoric beast sleeping under the Tanghong Mountain my familiarâ"
The snakehead stall owner suddenly became quiet, and then looked at Huo Gu at the side: "Then, burn everything in this world."
"It starts from this Huangquan Town that disappeared into history."
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