Infinite Secret House 14 Testing Xia Shi
Although not all the players present were experienced, they could see that in order to collect all the clues and information, they had to run through each theater at least once.
But there are ten theaters in total, so why can we only rotate in five of them?
"The even-numbered theater we can't go to must contain very important information!" Cen Yuanjie spoke first.
Gu Che said coldly, "If you don't know why we can only rotate through odd-numbered theaters, I suggest you don't rush to find an even-numbered theater. What if you get an even-numbered theater and can't get back?"
Gu Miaoyang followed his brother's line of thought. "Well, now that we see it, there are quite a few performances in the odd-numbered theaters. Based on the information we've gathered so far, there are puppets in every theater except Theater 7, which means there are clues to four theaters."
Among them, only Lan Xi watched the performances in Hall 3 and Hall 5.
But he didn't realize at the first time that he had to interact with the puppets to get information, so the clues in Room 3 were incomplete.
The others were so engrossed in their search for someone that they left without much interaction with the puppet.
Lan Xi tilted his head and asked Xia Shi, "Have you obtained any information so far?"
Xia Shi shook his head apologetically: "Every time... I was interrupted before I could finish watching the show."
While he was answering, Lan Xi was also silently paying attention to him, to see if he would be the non-player.
Xia Shi always gave him a strange feeling.
He doesn't have the player's desire to fight for survival, but just a faint feeling that it's okay to live or die.
Is the puppet pretending to be a human?
The puppets in the theater still look like puppets when they move or talk, not to mention the princess puppet that looks very much like a real person. It is only 20 cm tall and no one would mistake it for a human.
Xia Shi, in terms of height and appearance, is a completely human being.
If it is a puppet, it is disguised too well to look like a human.
Suddenly, Lan Xi noticed that there seemed to be a little blister on the back of Xia Shi's neck near his shoulder.
By the way, Wang Liang was too close to Xia Shi at that time, and his weapon could spit fire.
Lan Xi remembered that the fire almost touched Xia Shi's back.
His hair curlers were caught in a piece of fire, but because Wang Liangga's action was so sudden and Xia Shi looked fine, everyone thought Xia Shi was not injured.
Actually, you were burned by the fire, right?
Such blisters will only appear when human skin tissue is burned. If it is a puppet, it will be like those puppet guards, and the "skin" layer will be directly charred, or at least blackened.
So, he is human?
Wrong one?
Xia Shiyin shifted uncomfortably as Lan Xi's gaze lingered on him. After meeting Lan Xi's gaze, he whispered, "What's wrong?"
Lan Xi reached out and touched the blister: "You're burned here."
"Hiss." Xia Shi gasped in pain, shrank away from Lan Xi's touch, and then said, "It's okay, it will be fine after a while."
Lan Xi asked curiously, "Since Wang Liang is determined to fight the NPC, the props he uses must not be junk. Why don't you use the props to resist, but instead use your body to protect the princess puppet?"
Xia Shi said embarrassedly: "I, I didn't think too much, I just wanted to save the princess puppet, and I... I don't actually have any props."
Lan Xi was slightly surprised: "Don't you have one or two life-saving props?"
Xia Shi paused: "...I can't keep it."
Lan Xi then remembered that he was robbed by players in Hall 5. Looking at his cowardly and harmless appearance, it seemed that he really could not keep the props.
While Lan Xi was testing Xia Shi, the three people led by Gu Che had already discussed what kind of reward they should ask for from the princess puppet.
Turning around, he found Xia Shi didn't care at all, and couldn't help but be speechless: "What do you think?"
Xia Shi said: "It's all fine, you guys decide."
Gu Miaoyang frowned: "This is your chance. If you are not happy, you can speak out."
"No, no, I'm happy to do it." Xia Shi waved his hands quickly.
Gu Miaoyang's brows knitted even tighter, and he muttered, "Why do I feel like we are bullying you..."
Xia Shi has a face that looks very easy to bully. He must have been bullied a lot since he was a child. He looks like a punching bag and doesn't dare to speak loudly.
Gu Miaoyang, who has experienced many games, speaks and acts in a hurry, thinking about the maximum benefit in everything. He can't stand Xia Shi's stubborn character who can be manipulated by anyone.
But personality is something that cannot be changed in a short time.
She pulled Xia Shi up, with a sour face: "Okay, I'll thank you for your kindness. From now on, just follow us and we will definitely help you pass the level."
Gu Che stood up and said nothing about his sister's choice.
Princess Princess changed her clothes and dressed up again before finally appearing again.
Seeing that its warrior had lost several friends in the short while, he didn't say anything, but just raised his chin slightly and asked, "Have you thought about the reward you want?"
Xia Shi looked at his "friends" and nodded seriously: "I want to ask a few questions, is that okay?"
Princess' eyes widened. "Are you sure? You saved my life. Even if you want the jewels, my life, or my guards turned into props to be used by you forever, that's fine. Do you just want to ask a few questions?"
Cen Yuanjie's eyes were even wider than his.
You didn't tell me in advance that I could get such a reward for saving my life!
Everyone has witnessed the puppet guard captain's ability to kill with one strike. With such a prop on hand, wouldn't it be an extra helper of absolute loyalty!
Hey! With such a great prop, anyone would know how to choose.
Several people immediately turned their eyes to Xia Shi.
The decision-making power is in his hands, and if he wants to change his mind at the last minute, they can't do anything to him.
Unexpectedly, Xia Shi still nodded: "Yeah."
While several people breathed a sigh of relief, a strong sense of guilt rose in their hearts.
Lan Xi also felt bad, thinking about how to compensate him later. A life-saving item? Or a direct trade of life time?
Seeing that he insisted on asking only questions, Princess waved the fan in her hand faster, as if she was not satisfied that her life was only worth a few questions.
But since she had agreed, Princess couldn't go back on her word and could only emphasize, "Then you can only ask three questions. This princess doesn't have that much time to play "100,000 Whys" with you all the time."
The first question, of course, is the single-digit rotation problem that has always puzzled them.
Instead of spending time researching and accidentally making mistakes, they might as well get practical answers from the puppet.
Princess sat on the crystal chair brought by the guard puppet and replied leisurely, "I heard that the Puppet Theater has always had a low customer base. It's rare for guests to come. In order to ensure that every hall's stage can be viewed, they will give priority to recommending unoccupied halls to humans."
"To facilitate theater management, when the number of people entering the theater is odd, the odd-numbered hall is recommended; otherwise, the even-numbered hall is recommended."
Before Lan Xi had the chance to reveal to the Gu brothers and sisters, the news that "one out of ten players is fake" was blatantly pointed out by the princess puppet.
All of them were rotating odd numbers, so it was obvious that they had been an odd population from the beginning.
There are ten players, so how can it be an odd population?
Except for Lan Xi, who knew it from the beginning, and the slow-witted Xia Shi, the other three players silently took half a step back.
No matter what they were thinking, Xia Shi asked a second question.
"What do all the puppets in the theater like and dislike?"
This range is very broad. If the answer is obtained, players basically don’t need to spend time dealing with the puppets.
Princess snorted. "This princess was invited to perform at the Puppet Theater. How can I know what the puppets here like or dislike? Besides, with my status as a princess, I won't pay attention to others unless they focus on me!"
Lan Xi remembered the little magician's praise for the puppet princess, saying how gentle, beautiful, kind and generous she was. He just felt that this princess was a bit mysophobic and arrogant.
He thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's said that Her Royal Highness is the most popular celebrity puppet. As far as I know, this theater has a die-hard fan of yours. His name is Magik, a little magician. When we met him, he was upset and sad that he couldn't meet you, and he asked me to pass on his greetings to you."
Princesse raised her eyebrows and raised her voice: "Really?"
Lan Xi continued, "Of course, but I'm curious, the two celebrity puppets that can be ranked alongside Her Royal Highness the Princess, do they also have the same outstanding qualities as you?"
"Oh!" Prinsey sighed in a melodious voice, "They are not even worthy of being compared with me..."
As if it was too obvious, Princess reacted, regained her dignified posture in the blink of an eye, and slowed down her voice.
"I've heard my guards mention those two celebrity puppets privately."
"That grocer, Shiv, has messy red hair that looks uncared for and very dirty. Don't be fooled by his cheerful and generous appearance and his love of chatting with people, but that's only for the rich. He hates poor people and won't do business with them."
"The other one is Lyle, who can paint. He just paints in silence, is depressed and withdrawn, and his paintings are ugly and dirty. You can tell that his heart is also extremely dark."
Having said that, the little princess touched her smooth hair gracefully and said with a smile, "Of course, this is all what I heard."
Players: “…”
No matter how elegant you act, you can’t stop rolling your eyes!
After it said this, the players didn't know whether to believe it or not.
I knew that the dungeon game wouldn't give me shortcuts so easily, I still had to deal with the puppets myself.
The last question Xia Shi asked was: "What is the method to leave the theater?"
"Oh my god, what kind of crazy questions are these!"
Princess obviously couldn't stand it anymore and threw the small fan at Xia Shi's face.
"Aren't you guys here just to watch the show?!"
"Of course! You can leave after the show!"
Xia Shi caught the mini fan and turned to look at the others innocently.
The other players looked at each other in confusion.
How could the answer be so plain and simple?
It must be a trap!
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