Chapter 7 [Please add to your favorites]
As the figures slowly approached, everyone could see clearly that there were five people in total, each carrying a retro-style lantern with intricate patterns on it, the meaning of which was unclear.
And because they appeared carrying lanterns, the light illuminated the surroundings, and only then did everyone realize that it was actually night!
Just now, in the thick white fog, they all thought it was daytime!
Moreover, the five people who came to lead them, under the light of the lanterns, both their shadows and the swaying, indistinct black shadows around them, all appeared eerie.
Some people even felt the chill, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end.
Upon closer inspection, the five people in front of them looked nothing like humans. Their faces were deathly pale, and their eyes were pitch black, as if they had no pupils.
The four men standing on either side were all middle-aged. They stood there blankly with cold faces, holding lanterns without moving, their gazes fixed on them, which sent chills down one's spine.
Standing in the middle was a young man who seemed to have a living presence.
He began by saying, "Welcome, everyone. I am Song Ying from Shangyu Village, and I also own a farmhouse inn. I didn't expect you to arrive so late, but it's alright, it hasn't taken up too much time. Please follow me."
At this moment, a prompt appeared in front of the twenty players.
Welcome to Shangyu Village! As tourists visiting the Shangyu Village farmhouse, please survive for seven days in Shangyu Village to complete the game.
Upon seeing this news, everyone's expressions varied.
Meanwhile, Song Ying and his men carrying lanterns had already gone far ahead. "They've gone far, let's catch up first!"
If I hadn't kept up, who knows what might have happened if I had been left here alone so late at night!
There was no time for discussion; everyone instinctively chased after it, no one wanting anything to happen.
After all, everything they encountered today was very strange, and there was still no accurate explanation. No one dared to be the first to stand up and confront the clamor of that guy called Song Ying.
When Xue Rui saw other people, his first instinct was to pull his hair down to cover the upper half of his face, because he was certain that he was using his own appearance.
The reason people aren't paying attention to this now is because something just happened and they haven't had time to react. But who knows what might happen if they remembered what the other person looked like and then encountered them in the real world later?
If he had known things would turn out this way, he would have worn a hoodie or a hat. But it's no use regretting it now. He'll just have to see if he can find something to cover his face when he gets to that so-called farmhouse.
Having only hair isn't enough, but luckily it's dark now and everyone's attention is on their surroundings, so they probably haven't seen the other people's features clearly.
He blended into the crowd and was not noticeable at all.
Song Ying and his men carried lanterns and walked forward, with the players following closely behind, afraid of being left behind. They walked along the way, and apart from the small stone path under their feet, the surroundings were shrouded in mist, and they could not see anything else.
Song Ying led the twenty players to a courtyard, pushed open the gate, and pointed to the houses inside, saying, "The farmhouse has only ten guest rooms, each of which is an independent little house."
"Twenty guests will be seated in two-person rooms. You can choose whichever you prefer. By the way, it's quite late, so there's no food available. Please get some rest, and please remember... don't go out unnecessarily at night."
After saying that, Song Ying left with his men, not caring whether they would actually do as he said.
After the five of them left, someone belatedly remarked, "A village with farmhouses... do they really carry lanterns when walking at night?"
These words sent a chill down everyone's spine.
"Yes, yes, yes... How about we rest tonight and talk about it during the day?"
Everyone was scared and not hungry; they just wanted to find a safe place as soon as possible.
"There are ten small houses, and each house has two single beds. There are ten men and ten women, so it's easy to divide them up. I'll stay in house number one. You can decide how to divide them up yourselves."
Since no one knows anyone now, we can't stay with acquaintances, so we can only choose randomly.
After seeing everyone enter the house, Xue Rui walked towards the last house with an empty spot, which was room number eight.
The person who arrived inside before him was already lying on another bed, with his back to him, seemingly having no intention of communicating with Xue Rui at all.
Xue Rui was naturally happy to agree. He walked to the other bed and sat down, casually glancing at the bedside table. He noticed that the time was 11:59.
"kindness?"
He reached out to pick up the digital clock on the bedside table, but before he could even get his hands on it, the time displayed on the clock had already changed to 00:00!
At this moment, a voice that was clearly synthesized mechanically appeared in Xue Rui's mind.
"Welcome to Shangyu Village, new players. Your survival time is now being calculated. The system is giving each player a newbie gift pack. Please check your inventory. Finally, we wish you all the best in clearing the newbie dungeon and surviving."
Players who had just closed their eyes to go to sleep were suddenly wide awake, because they had received a newbie gift pack!
Even Xue Rui was a little excited, but the backpack? Where was the backpack?
He opened the panel and found a new backpack button on the side of the information page. After clicking it, it really was a backpack with many slots, but only the first slot contained a gift pack, which looked very shabby.
Without thinking much, he clicked to open the newbie gift pack, and all the items in the pack were automatically placed into his backpack.
One raffle ticket, one points coupon, and one money coupon.
Lottery Ticket: Click to draw a prize once. What you get depends entirely on your luck.
Points Coupon: Click to receive 10 points.
Money Coupon: Click to receive 10,000 coins.
Not only Xue Rui, but all the players fell silent for a while after seeing these three items.
Not long after, Xue Rui heard a curse from the side, "Damn it! What the hell! No weapons?"
Xue Rui glanced at it but didn't pay much attention. He didn't know what the points could be used for yet. Money might be useful; could he buy things? Where could he buy them?
As for raffle tickets...
The only thing that can bring about any change for them now is this lottery ticket.
"Hey, what did you get from your gift pack?"
Xue Rui was taken aback. Could it be that this thing is different for everyone?
He didn't answer, but cautiously asked in return, "And you?"
"Ha! Three useless things."
Hearing him say that, Xue Rui guessed that everyone should have received the same thing, and the only thing that could differentiate them was the lottery tickets.
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