Chapter 677 [(*^▽^*)]
Lin Leyou's lips curled into a smile. "Who knows? After all, anyone with eyes can see that I'm better than you, and I can definitely find it faster than you, don't you think?"
He had just finished eating and got up to leave. His colleague No. 2 also put down his plate and followed him out. However, when they reached the restaurant exit, they ran into Xue Rui.
Xue Rui only saw Lin Leyou; he didn't even glance at the people who had followed him out. "Have you eaten?"
Lin Leyou smiled and nodded, but the two didn't do anything too intimate. "I just finished eating, and I have to go on patrol now. I can't spend time with you during work hours, sorry..."
Xue Rui smiled and patted his hair. "It's okay. Remember to contact me after get off work. I'll wait for you."
After saying that, he turned and left. The person who had been sitting opposite him during the meal was now not far away. He glanced at them coldly, as if to say to Lin Leyou, "Just you wait."
Lin Leyou didn't take him seriously at all. In any case, this kind of NPC exuded a cheap feeling inside and out, as if he were just a cannon fodder character in a dungeon. He had an extreme personality, could not endure or act, and seemed like he would die silently in a corner at any time.
The rest of the people would say that the hotel had lost two staff members and no one knew where they went.
Lin Leyou ignored him. After finishing his meal, he had to go on patrol. He couldn't slack off during work hours. As for his colleague number two, he didn't pay attention to him either. He was sure the other person would catch up on his own.
Just as Lin Leyou had expected, he did indeed follow, and when he came closer, he said, "You're really something, this guest is completely infatuated with you, you'll succeed tonight, right?"
"Why didn't you make a move last night? Was it because you weren't familiar with the place? Well, it would have been a bit too fast to make a move on the first night."
Lin Leyou glanced at him without showing any emotion. He was puzzled by what his colleague No. 2 had said. He was clearly one of the staff members, but he didn't know the things that these NPCs knew.
What's going on? Did the system forget to fill in these memories for me?
He asked the system in his mind, but the system did not reply. Since that was the case, it was not the system's oversight, but rather that his identity would indeed not know this.
Since that's the case, you'll have to explore it yourself; "think what you want."
Colleague Number Two sneered, "You're so cautious. Last night you observed the situation, and today you'll double-check if the customer really likes you enough. Once you've confirmed it, tonight it'll be your turn..."
He stopped there and changed the subject, "By the way, when are you planning to make your move tonight? Can I come and watch?"
Lin Leyou remained silent, seemingly calm as he continued his patrol, as if he hadn't taken his words to heart at all. However, he was starting to get anxious and continued in a low but urgent voice, "Don't be angry. I did say some unpleasant things before, but wasn't I just trying to find out about your progress?"
"How about I observe and learn from it then? I might even be able to help!"
Lin Leyou glanced at him sideways, her tone tinged with disdain, "Is that so?"
The other person seemed not to have noticed anything, and appeared somewhat obsequious, "Isn't that right? When the ritual begins, he might struggle and attack you. You won't be able to free your hands then, so you'll need someone to help you."
Lin Leyou caught a word: sacrifice.
I never expected this dungeon to be related to rituals. So what exactly is going on with these rituals? Are they really related to the supernatural? Or...?
Lin Leyou thought for a moment, "Are two people enough?"
Colleague Number Two knew that he had given in, "That's enough, that's enough. When we go down, there will be people to help us. There will definitely be no problem. The fewer people, the better."
Lin Leyou, "You've done this before?"
Colleague #2 laughed and said, "Yes, of course I've done it before. I suffered a big loss because I didn't ask anyone for help. Now I'm just trying to help you out of kindness, so don't be ungrateful."
Lin Leyou: "Didn't you say someone would help?"
Colleague #2 said, "They're just helping with the ritual; they won't help you restrain people."
Lin Leyou, "When the time comes, you..."
Colleague Number Two chuckled, "Of course, I went to help, so you have to give me some, right?"
Lin Leyou, "How many do you want?"
Colleague #2 said, "I'm not greedy, one percent is fine."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Leyou nodded, "Okay, you can come and help tonight."
Although we don't know where they're going to hold the ceremony, we'll agree for now and deal with the rest later. We'll eventually succeed.
Colleague Number Two followed him on patrol with a smile, but at this moment his attitude made a complete 180-degree turn, and he became extremely intimate with Lin Leyou.
Xue Rui, who accidentally brushed past them once, felt a pang of sadness in his heart. Of course, he knew that Lin Leyou would never be interested in such trashy NPCs.
Despite this situation, Xue Rui secretly continued to contact Lin Leyou using the ring, telling him that she was in a bad mood and wanted to be comforted.
Lin Leyou had no choice but to tell him the information he had just received. The two immediately changed the subject and began to look for some less-traveled routes to see if they could find the so-called sacrificial site.
He was still chatting casually with his colleague, Number Two, trying to get more specific information.
This NPC, presumably because Lin Leyou allowed him to get some benefits, often started rambling on and on about everything he could say without being asked.
"Actually, this matter is very simple. We just need to bring the people there. Others will do a lot of things. We don't need to do anything ourselves. Otherwise, I would never have come."
"I never expected that the big shot wanted to live forever, and I never expected that he would actually find a witch doctor for him. What did the witch doctor say? He said that he could eat the hearts of people whose birth charts were compatible with his, and swallow them directly. He could then obtain one-tenth of the other person's remaining lifespan. The more he ate, the longer he would live."
Lin Leyou understood. The so-called sacrificial ceremony was probably just something the witch doctor made up on the spot to make that big shot believe that doing so could really lead to longevity.
So these players, representing the tourists, were lured to this island to offer their hearts to the mastermind behind it all? That's quite a scheme.
Lin Leyou then stopped and looked out the window at the storm. "This storm is really fierce."
Colleague Number Two nodded, "Isn't that right? This was all planned out. This way, even if they discover something's wrong, they won't be able to contact the outside world and will still be stuck on the island."
Lin Leyou, "You seem to know a lot."
Colleague #2: "Isn't that right? I have a relative who works for that big boss, so I can always get some first-hand information. It's okay to tell you a lot of things, since you came here voluntarily anyway."
Lin Leyou: "Yes, that's true..."
Colleague #2, oblivious to everything, blurted out, "The boss is in some corner, just waiting for the heart. He originally wanted to just grab someone and dig out their heart, but the witch doctor said it has to be a heartbeat first."
“I also found it strange at the time, but my relative said that the witch doctor said that only the heart of a person who is moved will be more vibrant, the effect will be better, and it will be more effective to take it.”
Lin Leyou, "So they devised this scheme, arranging for us to come, to entice the guests to stay and perform the sacrificial ceremony, and then directly rip out their hearts, so that..."
So that the big boss who's always waiting downstairs can also enjoy the freshest heart.
Lin Leyou: "To prevent resistance, there should be some properly trained mercenaries on the island, right?"
When he said that, his second colleague cautiously looked around, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he found no one and no surveillance cameras. "Don't say anything out of line."
Lin Leyou: "I'm not making this up."
Colleague #2: "See, you were right! Once one of them comes, they're not going anywhere."
Lin Leyou: "How is this compatibility of birth charts calculated? We staff members are here to seduce customers, but what if we ourselves are attracted and moved by a customer?"
When his colleague heard him say that, it was as if a door to a new world had been opened for him; he stood there stunned, "You... what did you say?"
Lin Leyou smiled slightly and casually said, "You tell me... those of us chosen to come to this island specifically to seduce guests, are our birth charts also compatible?"
Colleague number two was genuinely terrified. He took several steps back, held his hands to his chest, and felt his heart pounding violently with fear inside his chest.
"That can't be... that's because my relative recommended me. He would never harm me."
Lin Leyou said, "What if introducing someone whose birth chart matches yours would bring them immense wealth and fortune?"
Colleague Number Two seemed a bit dazed. "What you said is wrong, what you said isn't quite right... What you said seems to make some sense, but I..."
Lin Leyou said, "Since it has attracted so many people here, why do you think this big boss would let us go? Although we were involved in this incident, we were not the ones who did the dirty work, and we still got a lot of benefits. Do you think the big boss would let us insiders leave?"
He wiped away his tears, his expression becoming even more grim, almost deathly pale. "That's right, I just realized that it's not just these guests who have lost contact with the outside world; we're the same!"
"Besides... how could we possibly know the details of something so secret? Isn't it because we can no longer leave this place, and can no longer talk about what happened here with anyone else?"
He began to tremble all over. "You're right, you're right, that's exactly it, absolutely!"
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