Infinite Secret House 15: The Lonely Painter Lyle
It says you can leave the theater after watching the show, but how many shows does this theater have in total?
So far, they have only seen performances in odd-numbered halls because there are an odd number of players.
If they always maintain a player count of 9, then won't they never be able to go to the even-numbered hall to watch the show?
Oh no, one has just been eliminated. If nothing goes wrong, I will be able to see the performance in the even-numbered hall this time when I go out.
But they haven’t finished watching the performance in the odd-numbered hall!
It is impossible for people to be resurrected. Do we have to kill one person to reduce the number of people going to the Odd Number Hall?
The players then slowly figured out the theater's malicious intentions.
Gu Che held the voice chat card within the range and blocked Princess out.
"We can't trust everything the Puppet Princess says. Let's not panic. Let's first find the undercover agent among our players."
The main purpose of his words was to stabilize Xia Shi and Cen Yuanjie.
The brother and sister have an agreement with Lan Xi, and they will work together in Baixiao Building after they go out, so their relationship is very solid.
In addition, Lan Xi has an unfathomable helper by his side. As long as it is not a life-or-death crisis of choosing between two options, Gu Che will not choose to turn against him.
I believe Lan Xi would not do such a stupid thing as offending them.
Cen Yuanjie's eyes flashed, and he laughed heartily: "Yeah, maybe it wants us to kill each other, we can't fall for it!"
It's obvious at first glance that Lan Xi and the brother and sister surnamed Gu are together, and Lan Xi also has a monster lover.
Such a team can almost walk sideways in the dungeon.
Cen Yuanjie didn't want to attack them, he was afraid that these people would attack him.
When he realized that the Odd and Even Theater could control the number of people entering, the only thought in his mind was "stay away from them."
However, Gu Che expressed his position that at least for now he wanted to pass the customs peacefully, so Cen Yuanjie followed his wishes.
Xia Shi still looked as if he was out of touch with the world. He just accepted whatever others said and nodded in response.
After a pause, he realized, "What's an undercover?"
Gu Miaoyang said, "There are ten of us players here. Logically, before Wang Liang died, we should have rotated in the even-numbered rooms, but the fact that we're in the odd-numbered rooms suggests there's an undercover agent among us."
Xia Shi exclaimed, "Ah!" and glanced at Xie Yunsui. "I thought it was an odd number because he was included."
Gu Miaoyang: “…”
Cen Yuanjie couldn't bear to watch any longer: "This is the owner of the secret house, so he's definitely not a player and can't be counted among the players."
Xia Shi was silent.
Lan Xi: "Let's sit down and discuss this while watching the show. We need to complete the game within eight hours. Time is short, so don't waste it."
Prinsey's performance was a musical in which the little Pinocchio puppet kept running around in a castle that was too big for it, looking like a little elf with joy.
The little princess's singing voice was floating in the theater, clear and pleasant.
Xie Yunsui supported his chin and watched carefully.
Alas, the performance was so good, but the players had no interest in appreciating it.
He glanced sideways at Lan Xi who was discussing with everyone, but noticed that Xia Shi was also watching the performance with great interest.
Even if Gu Miaoyang forcibly pulled him back to the team discussion, he would inadvertently become distracted and continue watching.
It's more serious than him who didn't pass the KPI.
Several people on Lan Xi's side analyzed all the players.
First, exclude the people on your side. Everyone talked about things unique to Star City and popular Internet memes from the native world to confirm their own identity.
When it was Xia Shi's turn, he stumbled and didn't know what to say.
Gu Miaoyang simply said, "Just say anything. Just one famous place in Star City."
Xia Shi: "...Bai Xiao Tower?"
Everyone knows that there are only players in Star City.
The monsters are all in the dungeon, and even disguised players will not know the landmark buildings in Star City.
Several people temporarily put aside Xia Shi's suspicion.
Let’s exclude Wang Liang. If he is not a player, there is no need for him to fight with the puppets.
"There are four more players, two women and two men. Let's start the game on their side?" Gu Che said.
Lan Xi: "I watched the show with two girls, Ji Xiaomei and Qi Shiqiu, in Hall 3. They were always together, so it didn't seem like they had any non-player identities."
"That leaves two men."
"I've encountered these two male players. They haven't formed a team and have always acted alone. There's a high possibility that monsters could take advantage of them and impersonate them."
"They could also be lone wolf players. Next time you encounter one, don't be impulsive. Confirm their identity and assess the situation before deciding whether to take action."
Several people nodded with heavy expressions.
Xie Yunsui suddenly spoke up: "Your priority is to find a way to leave the theater. Don't put the cart before the horse."
Lan Xi was startled by his sudden voice: "Huh?"
Gu Che and the others couldn't hear Xie Yunsui's private chat, so they just looked at Lan Xi strangely.
When he noticed that Lan Xi was talking to the owner of the secret house, he subconsciously became quiet.
Xie Yunsui said, "The focus isn't on that non-player. Don't let your attention wander."
Lan Xi was puzzled: "He is not important?"
"The early stages, when there are many players and no one is aware of the situation, are the perfect time to cause trouble. Whether using puppets to eliminate players or stirring up suspicion and fratricide among them, it's perfectly convenient. Yet, he hasn't appeared yet." Xie Yunsui analyzed, "Perhaps his presence is simply to confuse the audience."
Lan Xi frowned. "Are you saying that the dungeon game deliberately left this loophole to cause us to waste time and energy?"
Xie Yunsui's eyes passed over Xia Shi imperceptibly.
He had some doubts about this man in his heart, but Xia Shi had not shown many flaws so far, and besides, he was indeed a human being.
No matter how much a monster disguises itself as a human, it will never become a real human.
Xie Yunsui met so many monsters in the monster camp. Some monsters even peeled off human skin and put it on themselves, but they could not imitate the behavior and way of speaking of real humans.
Even if there is a 90% suspicion about Xia Shi, as long as there is no evidence to prove his identity, Xie Yunsui cannot say it out to influence Xiaoxi's judgment.
He could only gently remind her: "The longer you delay, the worse it will be for you to leave."
"It's best to go through each theater as quickly as possible. There are still two star puppets you haven't touched yet."
Lan Xi looked at the countdown on his hand and saw that two hours had passed.
He conveyed Xie Yunsui's reminder to others.
Because Gu Che and the others hadn't heard Xie Yunsui's gentle tone when he spoke to Lan Xi, they automatically imagined that the boss was annoyed that they were nagging for too long and not sticking to the main plot, and was coldly urging them to act. They couldn't help but respond seriously, "Okay."
What the boss said does make sense.
Prince's musical is indeed very charming. Although it is a one-man show, it is easy to be attracted by it as long as you watch it carefully.
It’s like temporarily detaching yourself from your identity as a player, not thinking about life and death, missions, or completing levels, and just enjoying yourself, enjoying life.
As the play ended, there was spontaneous applause in the theater.
Gu Miaoyang even rushed to the stage happily: "Little Princess! You sing so beautifully!"
Princess pursed her lips gracefully: "Thank you for the compliment..."
Gu Che was more rational. After appreciating the scenery, he decided to do his task. He called out from the gate, "Miao Miao."
“Here I come!”
After Lan Xi left the hall, he saw that the number at the door had indeed become an even number 2.
In Hall 9, it was estimated that after Wang Liang was eliminated, the four players could only rotate in the even-numbered halls, so no one came to Hall 9 afterwards.
"We didn't go to Hall 1, which should be the theater of the grocer Schiff. Now we can only hope those players have been there and learned about it."
Lan Xi said this and pulled Xie Yunsui into Hall 2.
The lights in the hall were dim and a classic movie was playing.
Without wasting any time, Lan Xi went out immediately and went to Room 4.
Another classic film.
Lanxi: "?"
I went out again, to Hall 8, but found nothing there again.
"Are all the films in the even-numbered theaters classic?" Lan Xi wondered.
Xie Yunsui said, "If nothing unexpected happens, if ten players enter the dungeon, everyone will first line up in these classic movie theaters, killing a lot of time without realizing it."
If you don't encounter the Doll Hall, you won't be able to trigger the conversation with the dolls to obtain clues.
According to their inherent thinking, players will think that clues are distributed in various halls and need to be searched manually.
Can’t find it? You probably haven’t looked hard enough.
Some players may think that the clues are in the video and spend a lot of time watching the video.
Time passed by minute by minute.
Lan Xi suddenly smiled: "So, the undercover agent who came in disguise did help us."
They were asked to line up early in the morning and enter the odd-numbered halls where there were more puppet theaters.
Lan Xi went through the classic movie theaters for who knows how many times before finally arriving at Hall 6. As soon as he entered, he found that there were quite a few people inside.
Qi Shiqiu looked towards the door and saw that it was an acquaintance, so he quickly raised a finger to his lips.
"Absolutely quiet."
She lip-read.
Lan Xi was startled, nodded, and walked over quietly with Xie Yunsui.
Ji Xiaomei also glanced at him, then casually handed him a piece of paper.
The paper was very thick, as if it was used for painting, and it was crumpled and full of lines.
There are two traces of paint on the back, and a sentence pinched out with fingernails on the front.
[Lyle, a lonely painter, likes quietness, gets irritated by noise, and has amazing attack power]
Lan Xi looked up.
Hall No. 6 is a hall that is out of tune with the performances in other theaters. There is no music, no performances, only a delicate-looking puppet quietly painting on the stage.
The walls around the stage are covered with paintings, some as big as a person and some as small as the size of a palm, crowded together and forming a beautiful landscape.
There were also scattered fragments of paintings and crumpled drawing paper covering the ground.
The puppet painting in the middle seems to have become the center of the painting.
It is painting the scenery, and it is also the scenery.
The performances in this hall are similar to silent art exhibitions, and they are art to watch.
It was quite abstract. Lan Xi looked around the audience speechlessly. Apart from Qi Shiqiu and Ji Xiaomei sitting in the middle of the audience, the two male players were also here, but one was at the front and the other at the back.
The two male players were covered in bruises, as if they had been severely beaten.
With amazing attack power, he was beaten by a painter's puppet?
Lan Xi had a rich expression. After looking at them from front and back, Qi Shiqiu understood what he meant and smiled and shook his head.
She stretched out her hand and gestured briefly and clearly.
Lan Xi understood it all at once: Qi Shiqiu and the other person went to Hall No. 1 and found that the two men were fighting with each other, and the bruises on their faces were all caused by each other.
Lan Xi touched Xie Yunsui, took a pen from him, and asked on the paper: "Have you all been to Hall 1?"
Qi Shiqiu nodded after reading it, took the pen from his hand and wrote on the next line: "I used to rotate in the odd-numbered halls, but after leaving Hall 1, I went to the even-numbered halls."
She circled the odd and even numbers and put a question mark on them, meaning to ask Lan Xi if she knew about it.
Lan Xi explained briefly.
It's enough to know the reason. As for a player disappearing forever in a dungeon, it's a normal thing.
Qi Shiqiu and Ji Xiaomei didn't pay much attention and soon immersed themselves in exchanging information.
Qi Shiqiu and Ji Xiaomei went to Hall 3 and Hall 5, and also saw Magik performing magic at the entrance of the hall. The last hall they went to was Hall 1.
They learned in Hall 3 that they had to interact with the puppets, so they did not miss the opportunity to communicate with each puppet.
It just happens to make up for the situation of Puppet No. 1 that Lan Xi doesn't know about.
Lan Xi can also talk about the situation of puppet No. 9.
The three of them hit it off immediately and wrote and drew crazily on paper.
There was not enough paper in the middle, so Ji Xiaomei quietly went to the ground near the stage and picked up a ball of paper.
Ji Xiaomei: There are enough paper tubes.
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