Their analysis was correct. The key point of the conflict between the woman and Rose Baby was the scumbag man.
Originally, the mother was full of joy and ready to welcome the child who was related to her by blood.
The child is also very dependent on his mother and wants to do his best to protect her.
However, because of an irresponsible "father" in the middle, the mother betrayed the child, and eventually the child became full of resentment and turned into a monster.
As long as the problem is solved at the source, the conflict between mother and child will disappear.
Now a new problem arises.
"Where should I go to find a scumbag?"
Although the world controlled by NPCs is not as large as the real world, it is also home to many characters.
Trying to find the scumbag who let down this couple of parents among them is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Su Qiong: "The system won't assign characters that are nowhere to be found. We should be able to find clues about that man in the room."
Compared to the musicians' room before, the mother and son's room was noticeably more crowded.
But ultimately, it's just because there are too many roses.
If you are looking for clues about the scumbag, if he is really hiding in the room, he must be among the roses.
And in the center of the roses, there was only the mother and son.
"Do you know where your ex-boyfriend went later?" Lu Shufan skillfully struck up a conversation with the woman.
"I don't know." The woman shook her head painfully. "After I let him go, he ran away immediately without even looking back. I think he should return to his own life, marry his fiancée, and at the same time, be anxious and lonely and flirt with other women."
"Aren't you quite clear about it?" Shi Yuntian sneered.
"Even though she knew he was unreliable, she still risked her life for him, even hurting her own children."
"I didn't know! I didn't know!" The woman suddenly broke down and wailed, "I didn't know it was my child. I didn't know he was helping me get revenge."
"What if, you knew?" A said coldly.
The woman's crying suddenly stopped, as if the pause button was pressed.
ERROR cooperated and added, "If you knew that Rose was your child, what would you choose?"
The woman was silent for a while, then suddenly covered her face with her hands, leaving several marks on her face with her long nails.
The scratched part of her body was turned outward, looking horrible. The little blood that was left oozed out, but she seemed to feel no pain, repeating in a low voice, "I don't know, I don't know..."
At the same time, the roses absorbed her broken emotions and bloomed even more vigorously, as if to completely drain the woman dry.
The players who witnessed this scene shook their heads regretfully.
It is difficult to persuade a damned ghost with kind words, and there must be something hateful about a pitiful person.
Even at this point, she still had feelings for the scumbag. Even if Rose Baby didn't retaliate, the woman would not have a good ending.
"Ah!" The woman screamed in pain, as if crying blood.
Suddenly, she seemed to have figured it out, her eyes fixed on something, and her voice became vague.
Woman: "If everything could be done again..."
Su Qiong: "If you could do it all over again, what would you choose?"
"I don't want him, and I don't want the child either." The woman finally sorted out her thoughts, and a tear of blood flashed in her eyes. "I did hurt my child, but this is not the real original sin. The biggest mistake I made was not loving myself enough."
"I thought that pursuing love and devoting myself blindly was right. But what I thought was right made me so painful." The woman sat up with difficulty and grabbed the base of the rose, trying to pull it out.
The rose baby made a pitiful sound again, "Mom, Mom, don't you want me anymore?"
The baby's tender face is revealed in the flower disk, "My world only has mom, I don't want to leave mom."
"Kill Dad, and Mom will live with me forever."
"I won't betray Mommy. I will stay in your body forever, okay?"
The baby's innocent and tender voice sounds inexplicably terrifying to the players.
The woman seemed to be bewitched. She stopped and was about to agree to the baby's request.
"Now's the time to act!"
"good!"
The players all took out their tools and cut the rose vines while the baby was targeting the woman.
A flash of sword light passed by, and only the bare flower disk was left of the rose monster, which fell stubbornly on the woman.
"Mom! Mom!" He made a desperate sound, stimulating the woman's maternal love.
In a trance, the woman seemed to see the weak and fragile baby in front of her eyes, covered with bruises, trying his best to call her.
She reached out her hand and was about to touch the rose as she had before.
There were only a few tenths of centimeters left when I suddenly heard an anxious shout.
"Stop! There's hell ahead!"
"Haven't you decided to live for yourself? You are a complete and independent individual, still so young. Even if you pursue love, even if you become a mother, you should have your own brilliant life."
"Yes! There is no need to sacrifice yourself to death for others."
"Don't you regret it? To die like this without even being truly loved."
"Let go of this obsession. The future is long, and there will definitely be someone who loves you purely, like you."
"Love, myself." The woman repeated his words, and then she came to her senses again and slowly retracted her outstretched hand.
Then he made up his mind again, grabbed the rose by the roots, and pulled it out with force.
"Ah!" The rose, separated from its mother's body, made a very painful sound.
'Bata'
Something fell to the ground. It was two human-shaped roots stained with blood and emitting a foul smell.
One was a curled-up baby, and the other was in the shape of an adult man.
It turns out that the one who has been sucking the woman's blood is not only the baby, but also the scumbag who once let her down!
A gripped his sword tightly, slashed the two rhizomes with one swing, and watched them dissolve into smoke.
Even after she came to her senses, the woman still subconsciously lunged forward, her body too weak to fall to the ground in a mess.
A hand appeared before my eyes.
My eyes followed my hand upwards and I saw a beautiful face.
"You are injured, let me heal you." Su Qiong pulled her up and used his already limited KPI to exchange for an advanced healing potion for her.
After helping the NPC click to use it, Su Qiong said to her solemnly, "NPC must learn to be independent and self-reliant. You must live a good life in the future."
"...Okay." After hearing his words, the woman felt the fog on the road ahead dissipate, and the sun shone through the clouds. The unknown future was full of hope.
The woman's eyes curved and she smiled.
The second key appeared in Su Jing's hand.
"There are only 38 left." Yu Qimiao once again displayed his unscrupulous capitalist nature. "At this rate, we're far too late."
The NPCs in the two rooms they entered weren't too ferocious, but it still took quite a while to defeat them.
There are so many rooms left, even if they look for the keys day and night, it will take at least three or four days.
"What should we do then?"
"The NPCs here are very powerful. If we search for the key separately, our chances of success are low."
After listening to their concerns, Su Qiong slowly reminded them, "But, you are not the only players who need to find the key."
In the copy of the Order World, because Su Jian took out the transparent card and destroyed the Order Ladder, the copy NPCs chose to leave one after another.
Therefore, players who enter the Order World will clear the level by default.
Although they didn't get any reward, at least they were still alive.
The Fairy Tale Kingdom is different from the Order Time. It is a personal battle, and each player must challenge the Fairy Tale Princess alone.
As things stand now, not to mention finding a simple fairy tale princess, even the props to enter the princess's castle are difficult.
It is difficult for a single player, such as A or ERROR, to obtain all the keys in a short period of time.
Since everyone needs to find the key, there is no need for them to be so stubborn and get all the keys.
Even if there were only a few players who could enter the circle, and the Order World had lost a significant number of players, there were still tens of thousands of people left. As long as they were willing to cooperate, things would become much simpler.
"nailed it."
Just as everyone was thinking about "cooperation", Yu Qi Miao had already completed the negotiations.
A long time ago, when he was still in the novice circle, he reached a consensus with the two largest guilds in "IF", the Extreme Realm and Total Survival, and asked them to provide information about the first circle.
At that time, due to Yu Qisiao's misjudgment, he did not know that Quanyi would allocate copies based on the core players.
They were assigned to the 'relaxed and happy' playground, while the information provided by the high-ranking guild members in other instances was completely invalid.
Later, as the ladder of order collapsed, there was no need to provide intelligence.
So, after some "friendly" communication, Yu Qimiao asked them to fulfill the agreement in the fairy tale kingdom, provide information, and share the key they found.
The president of the All Survival Guild absolutely disagreed and angrily accused Yu Qi Miao of forcing the sale, asking why he had to contribute keys in addition to providing information.
Yu Qi Miao: Without our Su Jian, can you pass the first circle?
All the survivors were silent.
Xi Huaiji pondered for a moment and replied: Is sharing the key one-way?
Yu Qi Miao: Of course not, we will also take out the key in our hands. After all, no one can get through if they can't open that door.
Xi Huaiji: Okay, I agree to your deal.
"The key issue has been resolved for now. Besides that, I also got intel on the mountainous and forest areas." Yu Qimiao took out the information he had received. "With this intel from high-level officials in other guilds, it should be much easier for us to clear the level."
After he finished speaking, he felt that his teammates' eyes were all glued to his face.
Yu Qi Miao: "Is there something on my face?"
"without."
Lu Shufan rubbed his arms and said, "I'm just a little glad that I chose you as my teammate."
If Yu Qimiao was not their companion, and they were so reckless, who knows what would happen to them among the capitalists.
Su Qiong: "Let's find a few more keys. In this game, there's a lot of deception. More keys means more leverage."
"Hey, little snack, you can use such a high-level word as intrigue and deception?"
"You even talk about chips. You've been led astray by Yu Qi Miao. What do you usually teach your children?"
Yu Qi Miao: "...Su Qi, don't imitate me from now on."
"Oh." Su Jing responded cooperatively.
While searching for the key, Moi and Qiyi finally got rid of the NPC and returned to the main group.
Apart from the fact that the two sisters share the same fate and can use one of them as bait without any burden, their combat power does not have much bonus, so everyone did not count on them.
Unexpectedly, when it came to finding the keys, the twin flowers seemed to have a cheat and found three keys on their own.
"You guys are amazing, how did you do that?"
Moi replied, "I met a white-named NPC, completed the quest he gave me, and obtained a broken guide map for the Unsmiling Attic."
Qi Yi continued, "Me too, I got another strategy map."
There should be several guide maps for the Buxiao Attic, hidden on different NPCs.
The two fragments that Moi and Qiyi got can be put together to correspond to the three rooms that don't smile.
"You two, be the European emperors."
Moi and Qiyi held hands and said shyly, "Although we are weak, we are very good at triggering system props and skills."
"We will try our best not to fall behind!"
"You're not lagging behind," Su Qiong said seriously. "Qi Yi and Moi have high potential ratings. You have both system items and system skills."
"Wait, the system has a potential rating for players?"
"What about me? What's my potential?"
Su Jian explained to them one by one, "Shi Yuntian's potential is the lowest. The system thinks your strength has almost improved. Yu Qimiao and A have amazing potential in different aspects. As for Lu Shufan, the system says your talent lies elsewhere."
After the Q&A session, Su Jing urged them to find the key quickly.
After taking a few steps, I heard a pleasant voice coming from behind.
"Su Qi, have you forgotten someone?"
Su Jing turned around and saw ERROR staring at him with a look of resentment.
Su Jian reported everyone's potential value, excluding ERROR.
Is it because their intimacy is only 2%?
"I haven't forgotten." Su Qi turned around and explained sincerely, "I was the first one to check your potential value."
"Then?"
"Insufficient authority to view." Su Jian said this, confusion in his eyes, "Your current level is obviously not high, why can't I view it?"
ERROR was in a good mood when he heard that he was the first one to check on him, and he rubbed Su Jian's lamb wool.
"The system is targeting me." ERROR put the blame on the system without any burden.
Su Jian had no doubts and agreed with certainty, "Yes, it's all the system's fault!"
Main system: ...
Shameless dog man!
Several players from the Orphan Alliance spent a whole day in the No Laughing Attic and only got a total of nine keys.
It’s not their fault for being inefficient, because some rooms are ridiculously difficult and it’s hard to pass them without a strategy map.
Unfortunately, there are so many people in the castle, and their guild is small, so they don't have the conditions to collect all the strategy maps.
In the blink of an eye, twenty-four hours passed and they needed to make a new choice.
Yu Qi Miao already has detailed guides for the forest area and the mountain area. By choosing these two places, he can pass the level without any hassle.
They discussed it together and decided to take advantage of everyone's remaining energy and choose a more difficult area that would force the players to either return empty-handed or be completely wiped out - a city or an ocean.
If you really encounter any danger, you can retreat to a place with strategies to recuperate.
"City or ocean first?"
"Su Jian, what do you think?"
"I want to go to the city!" Su Qiong answered without hesitation. "I heard that the cities in the fairy kingdom are a complete replica of where humans live. I've seen many human players, but I've never seen where you live."
After hearing Su Jian's reasons, several players felt so soft-hearted at the same time that they all voted in agreement with Su Jian's opinion.
Even though they knew nothing about the city area and had not received any intelligence.
"Let's go."
"good."
A flash of white light passed before their eyes, and they could see their surroundings clearly again, and found that they were next to an ordinary small hotel.
It was late at night, and the hotel owner closed the shop with a bitter heart.
When we returned to the restaurant, we served their table a few more midnight snacks.
The hotel has a simple layout, with the second floor being where tourists stay and the first floor being the restaurant.
Apart from them, the only people in the restaurant were the owner and his wife, who was also the chef, sitting face to face and sighing at each other.
"The shop is open so late, but there are still no customers today."
"If we continue like this, we'll be finished."
"I wish there were lots of guests coming."
After listening to their conversation, Su Jian concluded quietly, "It seems that the hotel's main task is to help them attract guests."
Several players had no intention of discussing the mission. They took out their chopsticks and handed them to Su Jian, saying, "Eat."
"This is probably your first time eating a proper meal, right?"
"That's right!" Su Jing just realized this.
Before in Gangan Village, because we were in a poor dungeon, there was no decent food.
In addition, Su Jing was like a marshmallow bandage at the time and couldn't eat.
Later, when they arrived at the hospital, there was a cafeteria, but it only contained nuclear wastewater. As a human, A never drank a sip, and Su Jian certainly wouldn't drink it either.
Later, Su Jian finally had a body and could taste food, and then he was thrown into the world of order.
The ruler of the Order World was not human, and had no regard for the fact that humans needed to eat and rest. Therefore, the amusement park he created didn't even have a popcorn vendor.
The fairy tale kingdom has completely restored human habits. There was a sumptuous dinner in the castle yesterday, but they didn't pay attention to it for the time being.
Only now, when the inn was closed and there were no dangerous NPCs around, could they sit down and have a good meal.
The hotel owner is an excellent cook and every dish is delicious.
Moreover, the boss who controls the fairy tale world is very considerate and prepares meals for the players' hometowns according to their backgrounds.
The boss had bread and butter in front of him, but they had mapo tofu, boiled fish, braised prawns... and fragrant rice in front of them.
We have been in the game for so long that just by smelling the food, we are already craving it.
"We'll talk about the rest after dinner."
"That makes sense."
Su Jian picked up the chopsticks and imitated the others, holding them unskillfully.
He didn't use any cutlery, and when he reached for the plate, his chopsticks crossed each other and didn't pick up anything.
"Hmm." Su Jing made a frustrated sound.
It’s so hard to eat a meal.
Is this also a test of the system?
Before Su Jian could figure out a strategy for the "test", he heard the sound of chopsticks colliding, and several of his companions came over with food at the same time.
The best meat from the fish belly, the fattest prawn, and the softest piece of pork ribs were all put into Su Jian's bowl.
Several people raised their heads and looked at each other awkwardly, as if they didn't expect the other party to pick up food for Su Jian.
Yu Qimiao sat next to Su Qiong, picked out all the small bones from the fish, and handed him a spoon.
"Chopsticks are a little difficult to use. Try this," Yu Qimiao said. "In our world, babies eat with spoons before they learn to use chopsticks."
"But I'm not a baby."
"...Aren't you?" Yu Qimiao always looked at him with a loving filter, treating Su Jian like a newborn marshmallow.
Su Jing thought about it.
If the game starts when you are just born, your age does meet the characteristics of a baby.
All right.
Su Qiong was too lazy to struggle anymore. He took the spoon, scooped a spoonful of rice soaked in soup, and put it into his mouth almost reverently.
"Delicious!" Su Jing's eyes lit up.
The shitty system brainwashes the NPCs every day, telling them that if they get a lot of KPIs, they can exchange for anything and do whatever they want in the game world.
What’s the point of doing whatever you want in the game world?
Humans can eat such delicious food every day, enjoy a comfortable life, and be happier than the most powerful NPC.
"It's just so-so." Yu Qimiao was in a high position and had tasted all kinds of delicacies, so his taste was naturally picky. "If there's a chance in the future, I'll take you to the restaurant I often go to."
After saying that, several people began to think at the same time.
Is there really a 'later'?
Even if they pass all the copies safely and return to human society.
But Su Jian is an NPC in the game. Can he leave "IN OFF" with them?
Thinking of this, everyone felt a little sad, and some even briefly had the terrifying thought of "just staying in the game forever."
"Yes." ERROR broke the silence.
Everyone looked at him.
"On the first day of entering the game, that NPC said that all NPCs in IF are living beings that exist or have existed."
"Me too?" Su Qiong covered his chest, his tone full of confusion, "But, I don't have any impression at all."
"You definitely are!"
"Don't worry, after I leave the game, I'll let the fans find some snacks together."
"Okay!" Su Qi nodded happily, "If I really existed, I want to know what kind of person I would be."
After hearing his words, the players really couldn't relax.
Even if the fairy tale princess is right and NPCs really exist in human society, there is still the option of "existed".
What if by the time they find Su Qiong, he's already...
"I'm full." Su Qi put down the bowl and said with emotion, "It's really delicious. I want to eat meals like this every day."
"Then I'll try to figure out a deal with the restaurant owner and have her cook for you every day."
"Okay, okay!" Su Jing was very happy.
After eating and drinking, the next natural thing is to go back to the room and have a good sleep.
When they reached the second floor, they found that the hotel had only four rooms for them.
In other words, two people must sleep in one room.
Needless to say, Moi and Qiyi are the only two girls and they are close little sisters, so they must live in the same room.
The key is how to choose the rest.
"Su Qiong and I." ERROR boasted again, "We are bound in a lover's relationship."
Lu Shufan mocked: "Intimacy 2%?"
"That's also a love relationship." ERROR's lips curled up into a smile, and he asked cruelly, "Do you have it?"
“…” Really not.
Lu Shufan was so choked that he couldn't speak, and could only agree that they should sleep in the same room.
There are four grown men left, and it doesn't matter who sleeps with whom.
Yu Qimiao took out a piece of paper and drew lots. In the end, he drew himself, Shi Yuntian, Lu Shufan, and A.
A stood by the window, looking down at the situation outside, and said coldly, "I don't need to sleep."
In the world of "IF", every time you leave a copy, your body senses will be reset.
Only two days have passed since A left the ordered world, and he doesn't feel sleepy.
Lu Shufan yawned and forced him into the room. "Even if you're not sleepy, lie down for a while. There are still several days left in the dungeon. Who knows if you'll have a chance to sleep in the future?"
A avoided his hand and expressed his resistance with actions.
Even if he didn't sleep for seven days, he would be fine, let alone in the game.
Each area has a 24-hour limit, and he plans to use this time to collect clues to pass the level.
"A, you've never played a team battle game before, right?" Lu Shufan fearlessly reached out and dragged A into the room again, blabbering nonsense. "The secret of a team battle isn't how strong one person is, but how everyone works together and everyone works hard."
A still didn't speak.
"Take a break. You'll have your chance to shine tomorrow."
This time, A didn't shake him off and walked into the room silently.
Shi Yuntian commented, "I never knew this kid Lu Shufan could even speak like a human being."
"If you can't tell, then don't look." Yu Qimiao entered the room first and asked just before closing the door, "Do you snore at night?"
"Hit it! Big bang!"
"Then can you sleep in the hallway?"
Shi Yuntian:?
You should do something human!
Su Jian saw them entering the room one after another, and then he gently closed the door.
The room was simply furnished, with only a bathroom and two single beds, with pajamas prepared by the system on the beds.
Su Jing was very excited to see that there were free clothes again. He ran into the bathroom, changed into pajamas, and turned around twice in front of the mirror.
The pajamas are basic blue with a star and moon pattern, and are paired with a nightcap of the same style. They look particularly cute on Su Jing.
"When I leave the dungeon, I'm going to take this set of clothes with me!" After Su Jing said this, he thought of the fairy tale princess's little cloak and felt envious from the bottom of his heart.
It would be great if I could take her cloak with me.
"Go to sleep." ERROR made the bed for him. "Have a sweet dream."
"I don't dream." Su Jing lay on the bed, wrapped tightly in the quilt, and corrected ERROR's statement.
Soon, Su Jing realized that he had spoken too early.
Not long after he closed his eyes, a strange scene appeared before his eyes. This was probably what humans call "dreaming."
In the dream, he was an ordinary human boy, almost growing up but not yet fully grown up, living under the protection of his parents.
Yu Qimiao would give him a large sum of pocket money every now and then, buying him everything Su Jian wanted. Shi Yuntian would take him to the gym, so that Su Jian would have the strength to protect himself and not be bullied by others.
But no one bullied Su Qiang. As long as Brother A showed up next to Su Qiang, the thugs in the surrounding area would worship Su Qiang as their ancestor.
On weekdays, when Lu Shufan was free, he would grab him to do live broadcasts together. Every time the audience watched the live broadcasts, they would get very excited and give Su Jian gifts crazily.
Their attitude was much warmer and more tolerant than towards the anchors, which made Lu Shufan very jealous. Even when Su Jian was playing Candy Crush, the audience watched with great interest.
I have two twin sisters at home who have just entered junior high school.
Su Qiong often picked them up from school. As soon as he stood at the school gate, Moi and Qi Yi would rush over from the left and right, hold Su Qiong's arms, and chatter to their brother about what happened at school.
There is ERROR in the dream.
He held a bouquet of roses in his arms and came to Su Jing, his beautiful lips opening and closing.
Su Jing couldn't hear what he said and was very anxious.
The more anxious you are, the less you hear.
In a hurry, Su Jing opened his eyes and found that it was already bright outside.
"Strange." Su Qi rubbed his forehead and slowly sat up. "Why would I dream of such a strange thing?"
The people who appeared in his dreams were all players he guided in the game. If it weren't for "IF", their worlds would never have intersected, let alone living together as a family.
besides.
What did ERROR say in the dream?
"Su Qiong?" ERROR called him and carefully observed Su Qiong's expression. "Are you having a nightmare?"
"It's not a nightmare. It should be a good dream." Su Qiong told ERROR about his dream and asked doubtfully, "Isn't it strange?"
"That's not surprising. It means that deep down in your heart, you long to have more interactions with them." ERROR said calmly, "Besides, I can probably guess what you'll say in your dream."
"What are you talking about?"
"Introduce yourself." ERROR smiled at him. "I can't tell you my name right now. So, after we leave the game, I will definitely get to know you again."
Then tell you——
Welcome to this world.
"I see." Su Jing got the answer without thinking too much.
Each word is just a code, and everyone has one.
However, ERROR's statement makes sense. Perhaps he subconsciously regards Yu Qimiao and the others as closer people.
In that case...
"Let's finish the task quickly."
Only by passing through the circle inside "IF" can they leave the game and return to normal life.
As their guiding NPC, Su Jing must contribute more.
Su Jian changed back into his own clothes and put his pajamas into his backpack.
Walking out of the room, the second floor was quiet.
He went to the first floor and saw only the boss and his wife, who brought out the prepared breakfast.
"Your companion has left, saying he's going to help us attract customers." The boss still had a gloomy face. "If we can get ten customers today, I'll be satisfied."
"As long as there are ten customers, it will be fine, right?" Su Jing took note of the boss's wish and was about to rush out.
"Wait a minute," the landlady stopped him, "your companion told you to finish your breakfast."
Su Jing looked at the delicious breakfast and swallowed his saliva reluctantly.
Once you taste the sweetness, you will become greedy.
Su Jian obediently finished his breakfast and left the hotel. The whole city gradually became lively, but everyone's face was filled with worry.
ERROR was walking in front, but before he had gone far, a ragged little beggar fell in front of them in a standard scam posture.
"Have you seen my nightingale?" The little beggar hugged ERROR's calf and accused him without saying anything. "You smell like a nightingale. You must have stolen my nightingale. Give it back to me now."
"Is there?" Su Qi came up to ERROR, sniffed it carefully, and said to the little beggar with certainty, "You must be mistaken. He only smells like preserved egg and lean meat porridge, which smells delicious."
When the little beggar heard the word "delicious", his stomach growled twice, and he kept complaining, "You are in cahoots! You killed my nightingale!"
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