Chapter 001 Despicable Outsider
【——Please follow the rules of role playing.】
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“Boom!”
A low and deep thunder suddenly rang in Rong Le's ears.
Heavy rain continued to fall, crackling against the windows. The rapid and fast raindrops seemed to remind people of the scene of doomsday.
The cabin was shaking violently with the surge of the sea. As soon as Rong Le opened his eyes, he was caught off guard and was thrown back and forth. He quickly grabbed the bed rails and used his arms and waist to stabilize himself.
The shaking of the cabin gradually subsided, and he slowly let go.
"Welcome to the City of Mist."
The male voice was a little hoarse and contained a hint of demonic power. If one was not careful, one might even be bewitched by this voice.
Rong Le squinted her eyes and looked around. The facilities in the room were very simple and the light was dim.
Apart from the bed he had just grabbed, there was only a desk and bedside table with a desk lamp and a kettle on them, which was obviously only enough to maintain a living standard.
There was a large suitcase lying on the ground near the corner, which was the luggage of the character he played.
The wind was howling outside the cabin and heavy rain was pouring down on the deck. All the sounds were clearly audible in the silent room.
Obviously, he has been pulled into the Fog City.
At this time, the system prompt sounded.
[This module is an open module - Portland Town]
[Module level: S]
Please note the following rules:
[1. Pay attention to your character setting. Please do not attempt any super-sport behaviors. If your character level falls below 60, you will be stared at by unknown entities. As your level decreases, you will be targeted by the mod creatures until your characterization fails.]
[Second, stay rational. Sometimes, excessive role-playing is not a good thing. Don't get addicted to virtual life unless you want to become him.]
[Third, pay attention to your SAN value and don't let it be polluted by unknown things. Pollution is madness. But who can say this is not a kind of freedom?]
[Your character card is: Occult Detective.]
Rong Le's gaze lingered on her identity for a few seconds.
[Module Background: As a professional detective, you receive an invitation from your friend Baiyue to travel to the small town of Portland in North America to help him search for his missing sister. During your investigation, you discover that various religious sects have gathered together and a conspiracy is brewing here. This town, at the center of the storm, seems to be more complicated than it seems...]
[Module end time: Christmas Eve. ]
A series of tasks were subsequently released.
[Main Quest: Play the role of the ID card and survive in the town until the end of Christmas Eve.]
[Advanced task: Find Baitutu.]
[Ultimate Mission: Find out the secrets hidden in the town and uncover the truth.]
[Role Mission: 1. Successfully arrived at the small town of Portland.]
A translucent screen appeared in the void. Rong Le narrowed her eyes slightly. "What are you? A system, or a living person?"
The man paused and said, "You can call me KP, or the Keeper of Secrets."
"I will only appear in specific circumstances to explain the situation to you. Normally, most prompts will be managed and enter automatic mode."
Everyone in the Fog City must follow the role-playing rules, integrate into it and become a part of the module.
Only the existence of the host transcends the rules of acting.
Rong Le: "Are you just me? Or will you contact everyone who enters the Misty City at the same time?"
KP: “I’m also responsible for everyone’s mission progress and communicating with the players.”
Rong Le hummed.
For him, the acting had already begun the moment he entered the foggy city.
Rong Le hid his thoughts deep in his heart. He raised his head slightly and smiled at the void.
This smile was a little cold and hard to understand, and one couldn't help but want to explore his true heart.
"I understand. No further questions. I look forward to our next meeting, KP."
"...I have the same expectations as you." KP said after a moment of silence.
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Rong Le was kicked in by the world consciousness.
He looked around and saw a vast expanse of white fog. Visibility was extremely low and he could only see a few meters around him. Looking deeper, he could vaguely see a terrifying shadow that could not be described in words surging in the depths of the white fog.
This world seems a little strange?
Rong Le thought so, and the next moment, three options appeared in front of her.
【Normal Mode·Survival】
[Hard Mode Exploration]
【Legendary·Save the World】
“…”
Rong Le had a knowing smile on her face.
"I see. Self-rescue? What a rare sight. Being invaded to this extent by an external force. As far as world consciousness is concerned, it can be called tragic to have fallen to this point."
But... these mists made him feel somewhat familiar.
Immediately, the world consciousness poured in a huge amount of information.
Rong Le showed a slight discomfort on her face, then frowned slightly and endured it silently.
He keenly noticed a key word in the information - God.
According to legend, the City of Mist is the dreamland of the gods, and players cannot exceed the role-playing level in the module, otherwise they will disturb the gods.
The world is aware of the goal of Rong Le, the traveler.
It wanted to make a deal with Rong Le, allowing him to move freely within the range of the Misty City without being discovered and search for the god behind the fog.
The price is to resolve the fog that almost covers the entire world.
It's a good deal.
Rong Le smiled softly.
He raised his head slightly, and even in the endless fog, his expression still had a faint smile. Under the dark coat, the straight lines of his shirt and vest were very neat, and his calm emerald eyes were both elegant and deep.
"I accept this price. To see the gods and regain my lost memories, even if it means saving the world."
So, among the three options given to him by the system, he casually chose the most difficult one in front of him - saving the world.
At that moment, Rong Le suddenly felt that the fog around him seemed to tremble, and there seemed to be some indescribable existence in the dark, staring at him.
What he didn't know was.
...This is the only legendary quest that someone has taken on in who knows how many years.
*
[You are a weak detective who can only survive by using your wisdom.]
Reality soon dealt Rong Le a heavy blow.
Rong Le: “…”
The initial page of the horizontal translucent panel is the character panel, and the full-body image of this character card is on the far right.
The young man in the panel was wearing a coat with a well-fitting shirt and vest underneath. He stood there with his hands in his pockets, looking a little cold. His hair was tied up with a ribbon of the same color, and a strand of black hair fell on his chest.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, looking a little playful.
Black hair, green eyes, and cat eyes, apart from looking a little tired, she looks almost the same as Rong Le herself.
Next to it is the character information.
【Character. Rong Le】
Occupation: Detective
Health: 100
Experience: 0/100
Wealth: 0
Honor Achievements: To be unlocked
Skills: Lockpicking lv.8, Escape lv.7, Occult lv.9, Lurking lv.6
Talent characteristics: To be unlocked
Further to the left is a basic attribute panel with a hexagonal grid distribution.
[Strength: 6 (You are just an ordinary male)]
[Agility: 8 (You can still run if you can’t defeat them)]
[San value: 80/100 (if the value is too low, it will be out of control)]
[Charm: 9 (Your charm is irresistible)]
[Talking skills: 8 (Your words are often convincing to others)]
【Luck: 6 (Decent luck)】
Overall evaluation: As a weak detective, this is the limit you can reach. 】
Without looking down, Rong Le closed her eyes in frustration.
Although his original fighting power could not be described as very strong, it was not weak either.
Obviously, after entering the City of Misty Lights and taking on the identity of a character, he himself was also bound by the value of the identity card.
Simply put, the power in his body is like a membrane that prevents him from unconsciously using power beyond his human nature.
This restraint can be broken by him briefly, but it is not unlimited.
All players who enter the module will act as their own characters. If they violate the character settings and are noticed by the Fog City, they will be eliminated as a virus.
The ID card is both a constraint and a protection.
The protection given to Rong Le by the world consciousness allowed him to temporarily recover his strength and avoid being wiped out by the Fog City.
...But isn't the idea of a weak detective a bit too far?!
Rong Le turned her head and looked towards the window.
From the reflection in the glass, one can vaguely see that the reflection in the window still has black hair and green eyes, and his appearance has not changed.
The pitch-black sky indicated that it was still late at night.
Looking out the window, the waves were raging outside and the terrible storm seemed to be showing signs of stopping, but the danger was still there.
The whole ship was drifting in the heavy rain, and it would not be a wise choice for him to go out rashly.
Now is a good time to sleep.
Rong Le slowly lay down on the bed, ready to fall asleep without any burden, without any nervousness or anticipation because of entering the module for the first time.
Soon, the sound of his even breathing could be heard from the bed.
“…”
The lights illuminate every corner of the room.
Something was slowly squirming in the darkness under the bed. Having smelled the breath of a living person, it could no longer suppress its restlessness and finally gave in to its inner desire.
It slowly spread outward along the floor, but unfortunately, as soon as it extended into the shadow, it was as if burned by the light and suddenly retracted into darkness.
On the bed, Rong Le yawned and turned over as if unconsciously.
Outside the brightly lit window, with the faint light coming through the window, one can vaguely see countless black vines spreading around the window in places where the light cannot reach, constantly stretching and wriggling.
A flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the dark sky. In the sudden white light, a ship surrounded by unknown black creatures appeared, like a ghost ship, slowly sailing on the sea.
…
As dawn broke, last night's storm was completely over.
Rong Le got up lazily. Because she didn't take off her clothes before sleeping, her shirt was slightly wrinkled after a night of sleep.
It's time for him to go out and trigger the plot.
Rong Le tidied herself up briefly, made sure there was nothing wrong, and then pushed the door open and went out.
He saw a young man leaning against the railing, gazing at the town faintly visible on the distant horizon.
The weather at sea is always unpredictable. Last night's storm was fierce, but now the sea has returned to its previous calm.
"If you hadn't shown up again, I'd have thought you were lost in hallucinations again."
The young man turned around when he heard the noise and said lightly.
He has a superior appearance, leaning lazily on the railing, with his white shirt tucked into the belt of his trousers. His muscles can be seen in his movements, and his posture is upright and full of explosive power. He looks suave and unattainable just standing there.
It seems as if the whole person is interpreting what kind of person can only be cultivated by a family with rich background.
The only person who can communicate with him in this manner is his friend Baiyue in the character background.
Rong Le smiled and said, "I'm fine."
Baiyue asked, "Have you taken the medicine?"
Without exposing himself, he had to act as a half-knowledgeable person in front of the original owner's once close friends, which really tested his ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Rong Le blinked: "...I ate it."
Bai Yue said helplessly: "That's good. I'm really sorry to trouble you this time. If that girl hadn't disappeared, I wouldn't have come directly to you."
Rong Le felt relieved and said in a relaxed tone: "I can't just sit back and watch something like this happen. Don't worry, we will find her."
Bai Yue suddenly asked, "By the way, I don't know where my lighter is. Is it with you?"
Rong Le shook her head, then paused and said, "Maybe I took it. Wait for me to go back and look for it."
Baiyue sighed, "It's really unbearable not being able to smoke for a while."
Rong Le was about to return to the room, but when she heard this, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind:
"Is he really...addicted to smoking?"
The next moment, I felt a chill on my neck.
Blood gushed out.
At the last moment of his vision, Baiyue calmly stretched out his hand, ignoring the blood stain on it, and touched his cheek.
The voice was low and indifferent: "--Unfortunately, I don't smoke."
*
Baiyue supported Rong Le's sliding body.
The shirt was inevitably stained with blood, which looked particularly shocking, but he let the body in his arms rub his clothes into a mess.
This drama of friends turning against each other was so sudden that even bystanders were dumbfounded.
Baiyue did not hesitate at all when he took action.
Not far away, the captain looked away indifferently and continued to stare at the sea.
Bai Yue looked at the corpse in his arms. The young man seemed to be in a trance as if he had realized the truth, and his expression was forever frozen at this moment.
The sea breeze messed up his black hair. He reached out and gently smoothed it down. His slightly raised green eyes were frozen in the last moment of his life, like a gem that had lost its luster.
"Rong Le, we don't have much time to waste." Bai Yue muttered to himself as he stood up and carried him to the room. "The journey is still long. We can't be lazy here."
"...But it doesn't matter, I will always wait for you."
"This journey belongs to the two of us."
On the boundless sea, he held Rong Le in his arms and walked towards a hopeless future.
[You have obtained your personal CG——]
"Hyakuyue BE Line: A Long Journey"
…
【You are dead.】
[Investigator "Rong Le" failed in his role-playing mission.]
【Talent characteristics unlocked.】
Rong Le's consciousness was filled with the soft and hoarse male voice that she had heard before.
He slowly opened his eyes as if he sensed something, and what came into view was a magnificent door floating in the void.
You have chosen a path that no one has the courage to tread. The great cause of saving the fate of mankind has endowed you with remarkable talent. From the throne of God, His gaze will forever be upon you.
[——Your innate skill is "Time and Space Rewind."]
【You will transcend the constraints of time and space and reach anywhere you want to go. 】
【But please note that unlimited abuse of this power will lead to irreversible consequences. 】
[So, next - should I use my innate skills?]
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