Chapter 69: The agonizing choice is destined to be a life-or-death decision...
Through the window made of chocolate biscuits, the night in the desolate mountain appeared gloomy and desolate.
Admittedly, the primary question facing them was how to spend their first night at the amusement park.
Although on the surface everyone has become the same team, in reality, no one has been too involved in the actions of either side.
At most, it was just to ensure that the next project could proceed simultaneously, and both sides needed to maintain the same pace. Jiang Chunhua sent Shao Feng over to ask Liang Jun, and after confirming that she also wanted to spend the night at the emergency shelter, he then rallied the remaining three people to come up with a solution.
As for Liang Jun, they first had to give Lao Ren a long explanation.
Old Ren seemed to feel betrayed from beginning to end, and sat sullenly on the bench, not even willing to give them a glance.
"I really don't understand why you teamed up with them!" Old Ren was like a three-year-old who had his favorite toy taken away, ignoring everyone's explanation. "Unless you give me a reasonable explanation, I really can't figure it out!"
Seeing that her attempts to speak had failed, Liang Xun gave Luo Chuange a helpless look.
After receiving the signal, Luo Chuange pushed Wang Jianping, who was originally sitting next to Lao Ren, away and went over to put his arm around Lao Ren's shoulder.
They acted like two brothers catching up after drinking.
"I know you might be upset, so let me explain our thoughts to you properly. After you hear it, you'll see if you can understand us."
Luo Chuange patiently explained, "Think about it carefully. Since we logged into the game and went up the mountain, have we only encountered their team?"
Old Ren thought about it carefully, then nodded, "That's right."
"This is enough to show that in such a large instance, encountering teammates who are also trying to complete the instance is not an easy thing. In other words, it is a very low probability event."
As Luo Chuange spoke, he sorted out his increasingly clear thoughts: "Even ticket booths, which should be fixed locations, are randomly refreshed. It is conceivable that the system does not want us to meet each other or cooperate with each other. That means that in the subsequent challenges, we are very likely to encounter challenges where the number of people determines whether we win or lose."
Upon hearing this, Lao Ren seemed to remember something and pulled out the amusement park map that he had folded from his shirt pocket.
He unfolded the map, glanced at the rides, and then pointed to one of them, saying to Luo Chuange, "But there are so many rides here. We only need to choose six more. What if we don't encounter the situation you described? Wouldn't that just create a huge problem for ourselves?"
Upon hearing Lao Ren's words, Liang Xun's expression turned serious for the first time.
"Old Ren, we dare not gamble on this kind of life-or-death horror game."
"Furthermore, in this environment, having one more person to help means we might have a better chance of survival in the future."
Liang Jun sighed softly, "What can help people the most is actually people themselves."
Seeing that everyone shared this view, Lao Ren shook his head helplessly.
"Well, it seems I was too naive..."
With that, the misunderstanding within the team was finally cleared up, and Liang Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
She waved her hand, indicating that everyone should sit even closer together.
"Since Lao Ren can understand our approach, the most crucial thing next is to investigate whether emergency aid stations can actually allow players to stay overnight."
As the core brain of the team, Liang Jin efficiently issued instructions.
"Luo Chuange, you and Lao Ren go together to find staff at the emergency aid station and try to get as many clues as possible about where to stay overnight."
"Gu Keke, your injuries are more serious than mine. To prevent any unnecessary long-term effects, you, Summer, and Director Wang should stay in the bench area. If there is any unexpected situation, contact us via walkie-talkie immediately."
The members who received the task nodded repeatedly, but Qi Zhixia was the first to react, her gray-blue eyes meeting Liang Xuan's.
"Sister Jun, what about you?"
Liang Jun secured the walkie-talkie to herself.
"I'll just wander around here; it won't be too much trouble. With so many facilities inside the emergency aid station, there must be some secrets we haven't discovered yet."
As soon as she finished speaking, Liang Jun turned her head and looked around, as if searching for something.
After failing to find what she was looking for, Liang Jun got up and moved toward the window.
The moonlight was bright outside the desolate mountains, and a gibbous moon hung in the eastern sky, its body not yet fully visible above the mountain.
"There are no clocks in the emergency aid station, so we have no way of knowing the exact time. We'll just have to observe the moon."
Liang Jun pointed out the window, "Whenever the investigation is completed, we will return to the bench area. After the moon has completely risen over the mountain, we will all gather here."
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Luo Chuange and Lao Ren were among the last to return to the team.
At that moment, the silvery gibbous moon passed over the mountain, its clear light spilling across the mountains and fields.
As soon as they sat down, Liang Jun handed them two bottles of mineral water and two bags of bread.
She discovered this during her exploration: a 24-hour vending machine tucked away in a corner of the emergency aid station. Liang Jun paid 3600 points to bring back a bottle of mineral water and a bag of bread for everyone.
A bottle of mineral water costs 100 points, and a bag of bread costs 500 points.
Compared to the more important entrance fee, the food prices in the game are far too high.
But precisely because of this, Leung Chun also came to a new conclusion.
Their first challenge was set in a school environment with a free cafeteria; the second challenge was a three-hour special level where players didn't need to worry about replenishing their food supplies.
Perhaps that's why they haven't realized the importance of food in game instances.
The vending machine is just a fixed facility in the emergency aid station, but that doesn't mean that when they leave, they will still be lucky enough to find food to survive.
However, Liang Jun wanted to share these details after hearing the clues from Luo Chuange and Lao Ren.
"So, have you found the relevant personnel?"
Old Ren, who was so hungry he was practically starving, didn't even bother to ask Liang Xun where the food came from. He hurriedly tore open the bread packaging and stuffed the bread into his mouth.
Luo Chuange was also hungry, but he knew what was more important. He casually unscrewed the cap of Lao Ren's mineral water bottle, and then took a sip of the water in his own hand.
“Except for some locked areas or areas with invisible walls, we went to almost every place we could.”
As the water entered his throat, Luo Chuange's voice was no longer so dry. "But we only found one staff member in red and one in green, and we didn't find any staff members in yellow."
"Moreover," Old Ren had almost finished his bread and seemed more energetic than before, "the green-clad and red-clad people we found are not the same two we saw before. I suspect the system has changed personnel."
After hearing this, Liang Jun understood.
The random spawning of NPCs seems like something the system would do.
"It doesn't matter if they change, after all, the information and clues they have will not change."
Liang Jun perked up and asked, "Did they ask anything?"
Lao Ren and Luo Chuange exchanged a glance, and decided that the latter would give a brief summary.
"Just to be on the safe side, we asked the same question to both the man in red and the man in green, but their answers were completely different."
Luo Chuange paused for a moment, then said, "The staff member in red said that players can stay overnight here, but the overnight area is limited to the central hall. If players choose to stay overnight in other places within the emergency aid station, they will mysteriously disappear at 3:30 a.m., leaving no trace."
From the NPC's perspective, "3:30 a.m." seems to be a cursed time, and people who appear in the wrong place at the wrong time will be completely devoured by a "mysterious force".
However, from the players' perspective, this is clearly a result of violating the hidden rules. Therefore, it seems the system will "punish" all violating players before the daily 4 AM refresh time.
Everyone naturally knew the truth, and Liang Jun continued to ask, "What did the staff member in green say?"
"The green-clad staff member's answer was almost exactly the same as the one in red."
Luo Chuange frowned. "However, the overnight location has changed. The staff in green said that the players should be staying overnight in the infusion room on the second floor of the emergency aid station."
Seeing that the other party's words were correct, Lao Ren, who had already wolfed down a bag of bread and a bottle of water, wiped his mouth and moved to a position closer to Liang Xun.
"We really couldn't make up our minds, so we brought both leads back to get everyone's opinions."
Upon hearing this request, Liang Jun didn't react much.
"The relevant requirements at the emergency aid station were explained to you by the staff in yellow uniforms. But at the time, Coco and I were both seriously injured and unconscious, so neither of us knew them."
At this point, Liang Jun turned her head and met Qi Zhixia's gaze.
“Summer, you and Director Wang should have a better grasp of what happened back then, why don’t you two tell us about it?”
Qi Zhixia was silent for a few moments, then analyzed: "The yellow-clad staff gave us very little information. The only key point was that we should unconditionally trust the green-clad staff."
As for why Liang Jun and Gu Keke were escorted out by the staff in red, Luo Chuange had already explained it to them beforehand.
After summarizing the clues from all sides, Liang Xun concluded: "This time, we can only follow the clues given by the staff in green. The words of the staff in red have become a distraction."
Although they haven't fully figured out what the three camps represent, nor can they directly determine whether to openly trust the green-clad staff.
But tonight is destined to be a life-or-death gamble. No matter how undecided they are, they will still have to make a final choice.
Liang Jun took a deep breath. "Then let's spend the night in the infusion room on the second floor."
She seemed to have something even more weighing on her mind; Liang Jun's expression was slightly heavy, as if she was hesitant.
"As for the timing... as long as we make sure we stay within the infusion room area all night, there shouldn't be any problems..."
But compared to that, Leung Yung has something even more important to share.
Just as she was about to speak, Tang Cailei, whose whereabouts were shrouded in mystery, suddenly appeared from the end of the corridor.
Tang Cailei nodded to them with great elegance, then his thin lips parted.
Do you have any clues about where I spent the night?
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Author's Note: Another day of updating (running here) (running there)
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