Just then, a sudden series of footsteps broke the conversation.
"Oh dear, guests from the city, you must be tired from waiting!"
The players paused, startled, and then looked in the direction of the sound.
An elderly man in a dark blue jacket quickly approached, his wrinkled face beaming with a smile.
He was the village chief, who identified himself as surnamed Huang. He had received a call from the travel agency and was there specifically to pick up the tourists.
Xiao Jin and the others already knew the background of their identities; the players had come as tourists to participate in the ancient Xing Village 'ritual'.
Therefore, he spoke to the village chief with a normal expression.
To be honest, after so many survival games, the players' acting skills are not as stiff as they were at the beginning.
"Oh, it's the village chief! Hello, thank you for coming to pick us up!" Wang Zixuan gave a friendly smile with practiced ease.
"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. Shall we go into the village first?"
As they spoke, the group followed behind Village Chief Huang and stepped into the village gate one by one.
Throughout the journey, Village Chief Huang talked to the players.
But as he spoke, his eyes kept scanning everyone's faces, his cloudy eyes gleaming with an indescribable light.
"Our village may be a bit remote, but the scenery is beautiful and the air is fresh. I guarantee you'll have a great time!"
He thought he had hidden it well, but aren't all players shrewd? Even after seeing it, they pretended not to know anything, but silently made a mental note of the village chief.
This is an important NPC; the other party must know a lot of clues.
At that moment, Xiao Jin calmly took a half step back, avoiding the village chief's hand that was trying to pat her shoulder.
She noticed that as the players entered, other villagers also gathered around in twos and threes, including an old woman with a cane, a woman holding a child, and several strong young men.
They were all laughing.
The curve of their smiles was almost identical, but there was not a trace of a smile in their eyes.
If you ignore all the oddities, this place really is a tourist spot with "simple and honest people" and "warm hospitality"!
At the same time, a notification sound rang in the ears of all players.
[Ding—System notification: Your exclusive live stream room is now open! Come and say hello to the viewers in front of the live stream!]
[Ding! Live stream connected]
Current viewership: 327
Before Xiao Jin could react, she received the message that the live stream had started. At the same time, she also noticed that hundreds of people had instantly flooded into the live stream room on her player panel.
She couldn't help but lower her eyes.
Due to certain special reasons, players are unable to interact with the audience and therefore cannot see the comments.
Therefore, Xiao Jin was unaware that the audience in her live stream was very lively at the moment, and the comments were being refreshed very quickly.
[Comment 1: Wow, this village looks like it's been given a super dark, eerie filter!]
[Comment 2: Look, the streamer is gorgeous! I'm drooling, I've already tipped!]
[Comment 3: Seriously, I've watched several live streams, and this streamer who's about redemption really resonates with me. I love him.]
[Comment 4: Huh? Isn't this a survival game? When did it turn into a beauty pageant? Are you guys and the streamer going to debut as celebrities?!]
[Comment 5: Pshaw! If you don't want to watch, get out. The person upstairs is definitely ugly and jealous!]
[Comment 6: Holy shit, your mother%&……*&()*]
Xiao Jin, of course, couldn't see these passing comments.
After a brief moment of contemplation, all the players came to their senses.
While live streaming will certainly have an impact, their main goal is to return alive. Let's take it one step at a time!
"Come, come, everyone, please settle down at the guesthouse first!" The village chief warmly led the way: "Dinner is ready, it's all wild game from the mountains, very fresh!"
You must try it properly later!
The twelve players silently followed the village chief through the village.
On both sides of the stone-paved road, the villagers' gazes followed them closely. Some people were talking in hushed tones, but their voices were very low. Even though the player's five senses were no longer normal, he could still only vaguely hear some of their conversations if he concentrated.
There seem to be words like "sacrifice", "outsider", and "choice".
As they were talking, a conflict broke out, and they even clashed physically.
The players were stunned.
Sui Feng: "This?" He looked at the village chief.
The village chief's eyes were somewhat frightening. The villagers seemed to notice this and quickly shut their mouths and scattered.
Once the person left, the village chief's expression changed instantly.
"Hehe, it's nothing. Villagers are usually quite idle, and they often have some quarrels when they argue. It's alright, it's alright..."
Sui Feng: "I see!"
Just then, a little girl with pigtails suddenly rushed out of the alley and almost bumped into Xiao Jin's leg.
She was holding a dirty rag doll in her arms. When she looked up, Xiao Jin realized that the doll had no eyes, and two black lines were stuffed into its empty eye sockets.
"Brother." The little girl grinned, revealing her uneven baby teeth: "Do you want to be a sacrifice?"
The air froze instantly.
Many players looked at Xiao Jin with pity.
This guy is really unlucky; he was spotted by an NPC the moment he walked in. But it's alright, at least they're safe for now.
All the players knew the consequences of being noticed by NPCs, and they all thought Xiao Jin was doomed.
Sui Ying frowned, her tone unfriendly: "Hey, kid, what are you saying?"
The village chief grabbed the little girl and chuckled awkwardly at the players, "The child is talking nonsense! Please don't mind, guests!"
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