Chapter 692 [(*^▽^*)]
The houses over there are all made of mud bricks, and they are about 20 or 30 square meters in size. Whether there are any things inside the houses depends on what the previous owners prepared.
He doesn't know how many more ghosts and monsters he'll have to face next, but at least he has a place to stay now.
He slowly walked towards the east of the village, and along the way he saw a few scattered figures gathering from all around the village, numbering about twenty or thirty.
Lin Leyou roughly understood that these people must have been ghosts who were driven out last night, just like that female monster. He wondered where they had hidden last night.
He slowly walked to the street on the eastern outskirts of the village. The street was wide, but the houses didn't look very nice. He walked to his own small house and looked at a wooden sign hanging on the door. The character "乐" (le) had been automatically marked on it. Why was it the middle character?
Shouldn't it be "Biao Lin" or "You Zi"?
Well, Lin Leyou didn't intend to dwell on this any longer. When he reached out and grabbed the doorknob, he could feel his strength was greater than when he officially marked the house.
From this moment on, this house truly belongs to him, and no one may enter this house without his permission.
He opened the door, went inside, and then closed the door.
The interior was very simply furnished, with nothing superfluous. It was only about 30 square meters in size, containing a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and the small living room he was seeing now.
A set of table and chairs was placed in the corner of the living room, neatly arranged, but empty. The bathroom was covered in dust, as if no one had ever used it, and the kitchen was also empty.
As for the bedroom... there was only a single bed, just a bed frame and a bed board, nothing else, and it looked like no one had lived there for a long time.
The female monster he killed never considered this place her home. She probably only stayed here during the day and went out to hunt at night.
When he entered the house, he received another piece of information: as the weakest ghost, he would not turn into a ghost as long as he stayed inside the house at night.
Moreover, ordinary people don't leave their homes at night; only ghosts and monsters go out. Of course, this is only the vast majority; there are always a few mavericks who want to break the rules.
However, if he doesn't go out and stays at his residence, he might be chosen by the twenty or so powerful ghosts left in the village that night and become their food.
Furthermore... compared to ordinary people, low-level ghosts like him are more appealing to powerful ghosts. If a ghost chooses to stay in its dwelling at night and not go out, then needless to say, unless there are many other low-level ghosts staying in the village and town, and he is not chosen in the end.
Otherwise, they would definitely die.
Lin Leyou looked at the dusty and empty house. He had no intention of cleaning it. He didn't think he would stay here for long; this instance world didn't have a time limit...
Wait, is there a time limit? The system didn't give any hints, but that doesn't mean there isn't a time limit. So what he needs to do now is to become stronger as quickly as possible and become one of the strongest ghosts in this village. At least he can stay in the village at night and gather more information.
Tonight, he still has to leave the village to hunt other ghosts who have left the town like him. He just doesn't know... which ones are players and which ones are NPCs played by residents.
Lin Leyou quickly left the house. He had only come here for a quick look around. Right now, the most important thing for him was to find Xue Rui's whereabouts.
Since entering the instance, he has tried to contact Xue Rui several times through the Jade Ring, but has not received a reply. Xue Rui must be in trouble now, at least preventing him from replying.
Lin Leyou opened the door and walked out. He soon saw some people walking around on the street. When they saw him come out, they all turned their eyes to him. However, after looking him up and down, they looked away without interest, as if Lin Leyou was an insignificant nobody.
However, he didn't care. Xue Rui was definitely in this village. He just didn't know where Xue Rui was now. He first searched the east side of the village, but found nothing.
He then went north of the village, then west, and then south of the village, but after going around in circles, he still found nothing. Finally, he focused his attention on the middle of the village, which was about the same size as a small town.
The central area of the entire village is larger than the four places he had just passed through combined; it looks exactly like a small town, but it is indeed a village.
Lin Leyou was originally wondering if he could get to the center of the village, but seeing that many people were gathering there, he decided to go with them.
There's no reason why everyone else can go but I can't.
Following the steps of the people in front of him, Lin Leyou entered the center of the village and saw a fountain in the very middle, with a beautifully sculpted goddess statue at the very center of the fountain.
He had only glanced at it briefly at first, but as he looked away, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he focused his gaze on the goddess statue again. After careful observation, he confirmed it...
The goddess statue is wearing a ring on the left hand that is exactly the same as the one on her own finger—a black jade ring!
Xue Rui...
Lin Leyou stared in disbelief at the goddess statue before him. Could it be that Xue Rui had been transformed into this goddess statue by the system after entering the dungeon?
After all, the system cannot directly attack the player, nor can it take away the player's items and put them elsewhere. Even if the items cannot be used, they are forcibly placed into the space.
Lin Leyou looked around and saw that people would come to the fountain to make wishes from time to time. Each time they made a wish, they would throw a coin into the fountain. They looked very devout when they made their wishes, but it was unclear what they were wishing for.
He knew that if he attacked the statue in the fountain in the center of the village in broad daylight, someone would definitely stop him, and he might even break some rules.
There won't be any ghosts during the day, but what about at night? If you're locked up and not at home at night, will you be eaten by ghosts?
Lin Leyou did not take any action for the time being, but instead walked around the entire central area of the village. He became familiar with almost all the routes in the village. In the very center of the village, around the fountain, stood the twenty-five most luxurious super villas.
If nothing unexpected happens, these twenty-five super-large villas will house the twenty-five strongest ghosts in the village so far, but we don't know what they look like during the day.
Then, the closer to the center of the village, the better the house; the further away from the village center, the smaller and worse the house.
All the way to the outermost edge are the worst houses, just like the mud-brick houses in the countryside, even more dilapidated, merely places to shelter from the wind and rain.
Lin Leyou looked at the people walking around him. There were shops on many streets here, and all kinds of shops were available. He looked at the coins at the bottom of the fountain pool.
It is indeed the currency used in the Endless World. You can also use it by taking cash directly from the panel. In that case, let's go shopping first. As for that statue that is very likely related to Xue Rui...
He has no way to do it for now, so he can only wait until he becomes stronger before trying again. Maybe he will have a solution then.
As he walked toward a cake shop ahead, someone who seemed somewhat familiar walked over from the opposite direction, and he couldn't help but take a second look.
The other person's appearance was indeed very eye-catching. Not only Lin Leyou, but also other people on the street would glance at him a few times. Several girls blushed and turned away, but in the end they couldn't help but turn back to take a few more glances.
Being sandwiched among so many people, Lin Leyou's subtle gaze should have been very inconspicuous, but the other party just happened to look directly in his direction.
Lin Leyou found it strange that this person was looking at him in particular. Could it be that the other person was some kind of ghost or monster that could recognize his identity so quickly?
Is this... someone eyeing me, this little snack?
Lin Leyou subtly shifted his gaze, as if he hadn't even met his eyes, and turned to enter the nearby cake shop. He first observed the situation inside the shop.
The cakes here really smelled delicious; the aroma was irresistible as soon as he opened the door. He saw people around him selecting many cakes before finally paying and leaving.
Some people would occasionally come in when they passed by outside, and he would follow them as he slowly walked around the cake shop. In the end, he bought some of his favorite flavors and went to pay.
As for money?
He took the money directly from his own account and handed it to the clerk. Then he took the packaged cake and left, assuming that the person from before had already left.
But to my surprise, as soon as I opened the door, I found that the other person was leaning against the wall outside the cake shop. He couldn't see this position from inside, but passersby could.
No wonder he felt there were more people on the street than before; they were all deliberately slowing down to look at this man.
He pretended not to see anything, grabbed the cake, and quickly left, thinking that the man wouldn't follow him. But to his surprise, the man blatantly followed him as he walked ahead.
It was as if she wasn't afraid of him finding out at all.
Lin Leyou had considered the person's identity, but he genuinely didn't know who this person was. Although they seemed somewhat familiar, they were definitely not someone who left a deep impression on him.
Lin Leyou walked further and further away, gradually reaching the eastern edge of the village. Here, on the wide streets, there were hardly any people to be seen. If the center of the village was bustling, then this place was desolate. Even the occasional breeze carried a bleak and cold atmosphere.
Lin Leyou didn't want to take this person back to his current residence, so he headed out of the village. If this person dared to lay a hand on him, he could give this person, who was neither a player nor a resident, an unforgettable first encounter. Come on, come on.
When he reached a grove of trees some distance from the village, the other person followed him as expected. Lin Leyou stood in front of him with his back to him, waiting to see how the person behind him would react.
"You're such a good little darling."
Lin Leyou found the voice strange. It sounded somewhat like Xue Rui's, but it was definitely not Xue Rui, because the other person would never speak to him in such a tone.
Moreover, the voice also contained a slightly noisy, inhuman sound.
Lin Leyou didn't turn around. "Why do you say that?"
The other party didn't seem to mind Lin Leyou's rudeness at all. "Look at you, you know I followed you with ill intentions, but instead of going home, you brought me to such a remote place."
"Isn't this... being a good girl?"
Lin Leyou was somewhat puzzled. "Really? What are you planning to do in broad daylight?"
The other person blinked, looking quite innocent, but then he realized that Lin Leyou hadn't turned around or looked at him, so the other person couldn't see his expression at all.
"There's really nothing I can do in broad daylight, but I can wait until it gets dark."
Lin Leyou found it strange. It had only been a short while since dawn, how could it be getting dark again? Could it be that one of the powerful ghosts that could make time quickly turn into night, actually use this ability once a day?
He didn't quite believe it, but...
The two sides waited there for about five minutes before Lin Leyou realized it was still daytime. He then turned around and looked at the people behind him, asking, "What's going on?"
When the other person saw Lin Leyou turn to look at him, a charming smile appeared on his face. He was very satisfied with his appearance; few people could resist his beauty.
What do you mean?
Lin Leyou smiled slightly. "Didn't you say it was getting dark?"
He was taken aback for a moment, which was quite rare. "Ah, this ability isn't mine. I was just waiting."
Lin Leyou was speechless. He didn't know what the rules were during the day, but it was certain that he couldn't transform into a ghost or use ghost abilities during the day.
When night falls, I will be forced to leave the village and wander outside. Is that a way to avoid the ghost?
However, there are no rules that prohibit powerful ghosts that have taken over the village from leaving at night.
Lin Leyou was targeted by a powerful ghost. At night, he would stay at home and would not turn into a ghost; he would remain human. However, he would be chosen by the ghost to become its prey and be eaten.
If he leaves the village and wanders outside, there is still a glimmer of hope. After all, he can hide and escape outside, but if he stays in the village, he can only obediently become the other party's food.
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