Chapter 617 [(*^▽^*)]
Xue Rui's expression was cold. "I'll go to that shop with you again tomorrow."
Lin Leyou glanced at the dog munching on jerky over there and said, "Okay, let's go together tomorrow."
Xue Rui then asked, "Have you thought of anything?"
Lin Leyou paused slightly. He hadn't really thought of anything before, but Xue Rui said, "Did you think of something?"
Xue Rui, "You...didn't you consider the existence of NPCs?"
Lin Leyou was truly stunned this time. NPCs? What's wrong with NPCs? Aren't all the other participants in the entire instance NPCs? Why are you bringing this up...?
Wait, something's not right!
He suddenly stood up. Ah! How come he hadn't thought of that before!
This is a dungeon, and he and Xue Rui entered as dungeon participants. As for the NPCs... well, they're played by the residents!
Yeah, how could he forget something so important!
"You're right, there are definitely residents playing NPCs to prevent us from successfully completing the game."
"It seems that in this instance, we not only need to abide by the ten main rules, but also our own two death rules. We need to guard against others attacking us, and we also need to guard against NPCs targeting us."
Xue Rui: "These NPCs definitely have a lot of tricks up their sleeves."
Lin Leyou stroked his chin. "I don't even know my second rule of death, but the other party does, and they're targeting me with my rule of death."
"And they definitely used a tool to lower my guard. I was lucky before; I had a resurrection coin and didn't die..."
Xue Rui, "How many did you kill?"
Lin Leyou: "Well... I killed one at the mall, and when I got back to the neighborhood, I killed the dog owner. Now I'm planning to take this dog home."
Xue Rui: "It's best not to."
Lin Leyou, "What?"
Xue Rui, "Does a dog... count as a resident of a country governed by rules?"
Lin Leyou blinked. He had considered this question before, but he hadn't thought about whether it counted.
Xue Rui said, "Just in case, after you bring it back to its original home, prepare enough dog food for it, then put it in the house and wait for someone to come and collect all the things tomorrow."
Lin Leyou said, "If we consider ourselves members of the rule-based world, then the person who recycles the items has no right to take them away."
Xue Rui paused for a moment before saying, "Leyou, you've run out of resurrection coins and are being targeted by NPCs, so you're in danger. Dogs are cute, but they're a destabilizing factor for you."
Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow. Now that he's calling her Leyou, he doesn't even call her Xiaoyou anymore... Fine, fine.
"I'll listen to you."
If you start managing him now, won't you have to manage him even more when you get closer to him later? Hehe, although, he still enjoys it.
Xue Rui, "Are you angry?"
Lin Leyou was puzzled. "Why am I angry? I know I was being careless, and what you said is right."
Xue Rui, "If you want to get a dog, wait for me..."
Lin Leyou: "Alright, what's the point of raising a dog? Don't forget the rankings. I have to go to Teacher Qin's place for hellish training during the day, and I have to spend the rest of my time trying to improve my ranking. Where am I supposed to find the time to raise a dog?"
Xue Rui thought for a moment, "That's true."
Lin Leyou said, "Okay, that's settled then. I'll put the dog in the old house and go back later."
Xue Rui: "Hmm, have you had dinner?"
Lin Leyou thought for a moment, wondering if the snacks she bought at the mall counted.
"I haven't eaten yet, but I have plenty of food in my backpack. I can just grab some and be full, so don't worry."
Xue Rui: "Okay... By the way, let me report on my situation. Apart from that woman, I have successfully killed the two I had been keeping an eye on."
Lin Leyou said, "You've already killed three. It's great to have such a good result on the first day. Keep up the good work, and I estimate we can take down ten in two or three days."
Xue Rui: "Um... I'll come find you now."
Lin Leyou: "No need!"
He refused outright, saying, "Although it's still a bit early, just in case, let's go home and meet up again tomorrow. Don't forget that you have the same identity as me and will also be targeted by NPCs."
Xue Rui has already decided to kill the employees of that store, or possibly the people behind them; he is doomed!
He took a deep breath. "Okay, I'll listen to you this time."
Lin Leyou breathed a sigh of relief, got up and found dog food in the house. He then put enough dog food in the dog's bowl to last until tomorrow before getting up and leaving.
There was nothing of any use to him in this house.
When he left, he carefully unpacked all the dog treats he had bought, placed them in an empty bowl next to the food bowl, and took all the packaging and bags with him.
When he was looking for things inside, he didn't touch anything. At most, he just sat on the sofa for a while. Now that he's leaving, he won't leave any clues.
When he left, the dog looked up at him, as if it was reluctant to leave, but it still lowered its head and continued to gnaw on the jerky. After all, it wasn't familiar with Lin Leyou, and it was the only dog at home now, so of course it was happy to run around freely at home.
Lin Leyou closed the door and muttered to himself, "He's heartless." He quickly put these thoughts aside, after all, he wasn't a good person either. He had thought about keeping it for a few days, but he abandoned it because of Xue Rui's words.
After all, the current situation is indeed unsuitable, and my previous ideas were unreliable. Besides, how could a strange dog be as important as Xue Rui?
Moreover, once the dog is taken back by the Kingdom of Rules, it will definitely be given a new owner. There's no need for him to worry about that. He should focus more on how he and Xue Rui are going to clear the level.
This 3S difficulty dungeon is truly formidable; one careless mistake and you're dead!
Losing a resurrection coin is equivalent to losing a life, which is a huge loss. Of course, he can also think of it the other way around: the resurrection coins he obtained earlier gave him another chance to stay in the dungeon instead of being eliminated directly.
You should know that you don't have a billion points right now. The resurrection coin not only gave you the chance to continue the dungeon, but it also truly saved your life.
I guess Xue Rui thinks the same way. What should he do? How can he appease him?
Lin Leyou walked nervously to his front door, opened it, and stepped into the familiar surroundings, where he gradually relaxed.
Of the mechanical spiders released, one has been retrieved, but the remaining one is still with the man we encountered at the mall. We haven't killed it yet, and we're definitely not going to let it go.
As for Xue Rui's side, there's still that seemingly powerful woman left. It's unclear whether she's a resident, a player, or even... an NPC.
Lin Leyou lay on the sofa, pondering what to do next. He had already killed five, and if he killed five more, he could complete the tenth rule. Then, if he could survive for seven days, he and Xue Rui could clear this instance.
He sat up. "No, this can't go on like this. I need to cast a wider net."
Thinking this, he stood up, walked to the window, and looked out. The sky outside was gradually darkening; it was almost five o'clock, and it was naturally getting dark.
The light isn't too dim yet, let's wait a little longer...
Lin Leyou thought for a moment, then drew the curtains. He then searched the house extensively and finally found some ingredients in the refrigerator, but he didn't know how to use them.
After all, we didn't buy these ingredients ourselves. What if there's a problem with them?
He took out a dinner from his backpack and slowly began to eat. He had bought it at a restaurant in Endless City, packed it up, and put it in his backpack before taking it with him.
Now is the perfect time to eat them. This is a privilege of being a resident. Players are not allowed to put things into their backpacks in the real world. They can only take out the items that have been paid for with points, use them, and then put them back.
He ate slowly, and by the time he finished eating it was around 6:30. At that moment, he turned off all the lights in the room, walked to the window, and gently lifted the curtain a crack to look outside.
Sure enough, it was already dark outside. Since the rules stipulate that people cannot go out after 8 p.m., many people have started to walk back home by 6:30 p.m. Many houses have their lights on, and the streetlights on the road downstairs have also been turned on.
But... he was still inconspicuous. He opened the window a crack and released his remaining nine mechanical spiders to search for a target.
Cast a wide net, and just follow the trend as soon as you find a suitable target. There are still five more to go... and it's not necessarily true that you'll stop after killing five, since killing one will earn you ten million points!
He didn't want to stay cooped up at home and not go out just because the hunting instance was difficult and dangerous. Besides... could they just stay home and wait for the instance to end peacefully?
Based on his past experience as an NPC, 3S-level difficulty dungeons also present very challenging tasks for residents playing as NPCs. For example, this time, the task assigned to the residents playing as NPCs is to kill all dungeon participants, a total of five hundred people.
Such a task is in line with the difficulty of this instance. With 500 participants successfully surviving for seven days, the difficulty of the task becomes dramatically increased under the NPC's guidance.
After all, finding a specific group of 500 people in a city is something NPCs absolutely cannot do without special means. They have methods to identify the 500 participants and to discover the rules of death for each participant, but they can most likely only detect each person once and learn one rule of death.
If there are no restrictions, the difficulty will be reduced for NPCs, but the difficulty will be greatly increased for participants.
The identity and location of the player, along with one of the death rules, are likely the privileges granted to residents who play the role of NPCs. Therefore, even if the player never leaves their home, these NPCs will still come knocking on their door.
They used their methods to uncover the death rules of these participants, forced them to break them, and then achieved the conditions for death.
After all, the second rule, which prohibits visiting other people's homes, only applies to the first three days. The following four days are when the NPCs are fully active.
Thinking of this, Lin Leyou breathed a sigh of relief. Dangerous, really dangerous!
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