Chapter 523 [(*^▽^*)]
That's well said, and everyone agrees, but everyone knows in their hearts that if people in other houses encounter ghosts, they would absolutely not go out to save them.
The players seemed a bit conflicted, but one of them spoke up, "How about this, if you'd like, you can stay at our house tonight, the one over there."
They can't say that the houses they live in are safe houses, because even if they did, the villagers wouldn't believe them.
"We can take turns keeping watch at night, and we're not afraid of ghosts."
"Yes, by the way, I think you all know that the village chief's house is safe. You can stay at the village chief's house if you want. Choose for yourself, since the houses in our area are limited in size."
The villagers began to discuss the matter, and in the end, many villagers chose to stay at the village chief's house, with nearly half of the villagers feeling that the village chief's house was safer.
After all, just like the players said, they knew that there were door gods pasted on the village chief's door, so even ghosts couldn't get in, and they didn't need to worry.
Those who stayed in the player safe house were those who couldn't squeeze into the village chief's house and had given up, so they felt relatively safe with the players around.
It wasn't dark yet, so everyone quickly dug a pit and buried all the bodies. Then they hurried back to pack their things and prepare a meal to take to their lodgings for the night.
The whole village started to stir. Those who were going to the village chief's house went there, since they would return to their own homes during the day. So they brought dinner and things they could use at night.
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui watched the whole village quietly as darkness enveloped the village, and the entire village fell silent.
"Exactly half of the villager NPCs are living in the player's safe house. There are 240 villagers, with 24 assigned to each house. This means that we can only attack the villagers in the village chief's house now."
Upon hearing this, Xue Rui said, "Don't we have two more traitors here? Let them try to destroy the player's safe house."
Lin Leyou paused slightly, then looked at Xue Rui, "You're quite smart."
The player's safe house is inaccessible to ghosts, including him and Xue Rui. Although Xue Rui previously mentioned that the safe house's properties might gradually disappear over time, it would be better if it could be destroyed.
Just then, Guo Chengzheng and Guo Xia finally arrived at the village. They were somewhat surprised to see the village in complete silence, but now was not the time to talk about that. They needed to hurry back to the players and ask about the situation.
Killing villagers is easy, but how and when to kill them requires careful consideration.
After they arrived at the house where their beds were located, they knocked on the door.
"Who's outside?!"
Guo Chengzheng: "Damn it, who else could it be? We're back!"
Guo Chengzheng's voice was very distinctive, and the people inside recognized it immediately. In addition, ghosts cannot approach the safe house. Soon, the players inside opened the door and were shocked to see that it was indeed the two of them outside.
"You're still alive?!"
Guo Chengzheng walked past him into the house and found more than twenty villagers there. Guo Xia came in and saw them too. "What's going on?"
"Oh, this is to protect them. We found many villagers dead today, and everyone is very scared."
Guo Chengzheng nodded, "I don't care about that, just don't take my bed."
Guo Xia also came over, "There's still a bed for me."
They walked all day along the mountain path, which was a very obvious trail, but they quickened their pace and made a round trip in one day. They were really tired and needed to lie down and rest.
Now their beds are occupied, and they appear to be villagers.
Seeing the appearance of Guo Chengzheng and Guo Xia, the villagers knew they were not to be trifled with, and they didn't intend to occupy the beds. So they got up and left, taking their own belongings with them.
After Guo Chengzheng and Guo Xia took a shower, they went back to bed and lay down, ready to fall asleep, when a player asked, "You guys went to the Evil God Temple, right? Did you find anything?"
Upon hearing this question, the villagers living in the house all looked at the two people who had already lain down to rest. It turned out that the two of them had gone to the temple of the evil god so late. How amazing!
They wouldn't have avoided the Evil God Temple like the plague before, but now that it's likely Fu Qingqiu's lair, how could they not be afraid?
Guo Chengzheng said, “I don’t know what happened, but we went to the evil god’s temple and didn’t see anything. We walked around there for a while but didn’t see any ghosts or find anything useful. If we were to waste time, we might not be able to get back to the village before dark, so we’ll be back soon. If you want to go, I can take you tomorrow.”
The player who asked them the question pondered for a moment, then asked, "So... have you found a place to put the stone coffin?"
Guo Chengzheng shook his head. "No! Where can I find a place to put the stone coffin?"
The players all looked at the villagers. They didn't know, but the villagers of Haitang Village must know, right?
The villagers shook their heads, saying, "We...we don't know."
“The stone coffin was carried into the temple. We can only stay outside. Only people of seniority or high status in the village can enter the temple. You can ask Chen Jian’s family, the Fu family, or the village chief’s family. They will definitely know where the stone coffin is.”
Guo Xia: "So that's how it is. I should have asked where the stone coffin was before I went."
Guo Chengzheng: "It's okay, I'll go again after I find out. It's not a big deal anyway. I'll go to sleep now, I'm exhausted after this day."
Guo Xia didn't object. "Go to sleep. I'll take you to the Evil God Temple tomorrow if you want to."
The two quickly closed their eyes and fell asleep. The other players also returned to their beds to sleep. The villagers, who hadn't felt safe here in a long time, slept together, even though they weren't comfortable.
Lin Leyou looked towards the safe house. "The two of them went in."
Xue Rui said, "The situation in the village has changed drastically, so it might not be easy for them to kill five villagers."
Lin Leyou said, "It's alright. These villagers only get together at night. They'll all go home during the day. That'll be their chance to make their move."
Xue Rui, "Not doing anything tonight?"
Lin Leyou smirked, "How can we just do nothing? Let's go to the village chief's house tonight and scare some people."
Xue Rui did not object.
Lin Leyou waved his hand, "Not now, it's just getting dark. Let's wait a few hours and talk about it, hehe...it'll be quite fun."
Xue Rui didn't know what to say. Before, he always felt that it would be very difficult to clear such a dungeon, really very difficult... The kid was powerful, but the BOSS was even stronger.
But after becoming a BOSS once, he felt it was too easy. Being a BOSS was too easy. These players were not enough for him to handle, even though his inventory was blocked and he could not use the items inside.
Of course, it will be difficult if you encounter players with similar abilities and some capable teammates. So sometimes, in dungeons, if players can really team up to fight the BOSS, they might actually succeed.
Even now, it's the same.
If these players could really team up against him and Lin Leyou, they would have at least a 50% chance of winning. But people are just people; no matter where they are or what they face, they will fight amongst themselves.
Xue Rui held Lin Leyou's hand and walked around the village at will. Except for not approaching the players' safe houses, they could go anywhere. Of course, they were followed by two dazed little brothers.
Xue Rui squeezed his fingers, "It doesn't feel like there's any flesh."
It feels like skin and bones when you pinch it, not good... really not good, I need to eat more good food and gain some weight, Xue Rui thought to himself.
Lin Leyou glanced at his hands subconsciously. "Although this body is mine, my appearance has changed to Fu Qingqiu's, so you know what that means."
Xue Rui: "That's true."
As Lin Leyou walked, something suddenly occurred to him, "Wait a minute!"
Xue Rui looked at him, "What's wrong?"
Lin Leyou, "You're wrong... no, it's Zhong Wuyan who's wrong. Wasn't he ten years old when he died? Even if ten years have passed, he should still look like he did ten years ago as a vengeful ghost. How could you..."
That's right, Xue Rui now looks to be around twenty years old. He looks like he's been growing up little by little over the past ten years since Zhong Wuyan died, and his growth hasn't stopped because of death.
Xue Rui was also taken aback. "Maybe it's to cooperate with me?"
Lin Leyou shook his head, but then nodded, "Although I don't quite understand, that's probably how it is. Since you came with me and are a newly added vengeful ghost BOSS, they probably made some adjustments..."
"Never mind, that's not important. Let's go and see if the door gods pasted on the doors of the village chief's house are still effective."
When they arrived at the village chief's house, they suddenly heard a melodious sound of wind chimes.
Of course, the first reaction is pleasant to hear, but the second reaction is disgust. However, it is only disgust; there is no actual problem with the soldier.
The two looked up and saw a wind chime hanging above the village chief's gate at some point, now moving automatically without any wind, making a pleasant sound.
Lin Leyou's lips curled into a smile. "This should be a player's item."
Xue Rui said, "Those players left here before they left. It seems they care about the villagers here too."
Lin Leyou: "Of course I'm taking it to heart, after all, there are players who advocate completing the side quests."
Soon, panicked sounds came from inside the house, and these sounds showed no signs of stopping. Sure enough... there were too many villagers here.
Once they start to panic, they lose their composure, but as time goes by, they realize there is no danger and gradually calm down.
The only thing that kept ringing was the wind chime. Such a sound should be pleasant, but on a night like this, under such circumstances, no one liked it.
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