What a wicked plan!
The wicked Bashe!
After listening to everything Bashe had to say, everyone cursed Bashe, who had a stern face, while quickly receiving their tasks for this game.
1. Identify the murderer of the teacher in charge, find the Bashe (a mythical snake), and through the identification of suspects by half of the players present, regardless of when or where the person is, the Bashe will directly lock onto their location and swallow them on the spot;
2. Protect the treasures that seal away evil spirits and prevent them from being further destroyed;
3. Find the spirit stone that the murderer threw out where the Bashe stopped, feed the Bashe, and make it obedient.
At the beginning of the last mission, no one felt anything, but Qi Haikui asked first, what would happen if the spirit stone was not found and the Bashe starved and became disobedient?
The snake's smile was quite intriguing as it said, "If my hunger level drops to a certain point, I'll listen to whoever feeds me spirit stones~"
In other words, the premise that the Bashe had promised to help them deal with the murderer and swallow him whole was that they had to feed the Bashe.
Otherwise, the serpent might listen to the murderer and swallow them whole.
Realizing this, Bashe yawned and smugly left, leaving behind a group of players gritting their teeth.
"This game... is truly outrageous!"
...
After Bashe's meddling, everyone began to look at each other warily.
Suddenly, Aiqis tentatively asked, "You... all know each other?"
From the moment she entered the game, Aiqisi noticed that everyone else was greeting each other. Now that the game has officially started, and it's a game with a recognition element, it's not good that she's the only one who doesn't recognize anyone else.
"Um."
"From the same school?"
"No. We met during this year's exchange program between eight schools."
"Oh, so you haven't gone home yet~"
Upon hearing Aiqisi's words, Lu Xiaoyao and Wang Wenfei's eyes lit up as they looked at her: "Are you also from the Imperial Central Military Academy?"
“Yes, I’m Aikis Lodia, a fourth-year student in Class A of the Detective Department.” Aikis immediately found a way to blend in with them and get on their good side.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Lu Xiaoyao immediately adopted a familiar demeanor as if they were "fellow countrymen meeting," and introduced Wang Wenfei, Mu Chen, and Qi Haikui to her, saying that they were all from the Central Military Academy.
Meanwhile, the three players who hadn't been targeted noticed this and instinctively moved closer together.
The scene that was just now "seven familiar with each other and one with one person" has now become "five familiar with each other and three outsiders", and the disadvantage has immediately shifted to Julian and his two friends from other schools.
"Something's wrong with that girl named Aiqisi."
Julian whispered something to Mu Ning, who quickly glanced at Ai Qisi and immediately nodded.
Having followed Julian's lead in the previous round, Mu Ning subconsciously listened to Julian again in this round.
What he said makes a lot of sense. If these five students from the Central Military Academy band together, there's a good chance they'll kick the other three out.
Be careful later.
Julian and Mu Ning were talking when they turned to look at Madison, who nodded repeatedly, assuring him that he would not betray them.
They had only been standing close to each other for a moment, exchanging a few words, when Madison inexplicably found himself following Julian's lead.
"I know you're close to Lu Xiaoyao and Wang Wenfei, but Lu Xiaoyao is simple-minded and might be easily misled. You should be careful." (M.cascoo.net)
Julian's pointed remark made Madison's gaze involuntarily drift towards Aiqisi, who was surrounded by Lu Xiaoyao and the others.
Just as Julian said, Lu Xiaoyao is simple-minded and might be easily deceived.
Julian whispered instructions to Madison, his gaze falling on the three chattering girls over there, then glancing at Mu Chen, who stood there showing affection but remained silent, and Nanami Kui, who seemed to want to interject but couldn't quite get a word in edgewise.
Speaking of this group of five, perhaps only the girls have a truly solid relationship.
"Alright, for now, let's get down to business."
Finally, Aiqisi interrupted Lu Xiaoyao's lively conversation and suggested, "It's still light outside, shouldn't we collect spirit stones for Bashe?"
"We also need to guard the sealed artifact," Julian reminded from the side. "Although the teacher said before he died that he had added layers of seals to the artifact, and it would take several days even if we kept breaking it, if we really don't guard it, what if we don't have enough spirit stones to get back to school in these few days? If the demon seal breaks then, we will be doomed."
"Oh, right! The sealed artifacts need to be kept under guard."
After Julian's reminder, the group started discussing again how to manage the sealed artifact.
On the other side of the live stream, Mingmei watched everything unfold before her eyes. She couldn't help but smile, and then glanced at the comments. Just as she had expected, everyone had begun speculating about the murderer.
[Miss Wang Wenfei can be ruled out. She was with our little one during lunch break, and our little one can vouch for that!]
[That's right, although the girl went to the restroom and then to the break room to get water, the whole process took less than five minutes. Miss Wang Wenfei didn't have enough time to commit the crime!]
The remaining six people present are now the only remaining suspects.
Does anyone else think that girl named Aiqisi is being too forward? Is she hiding something?
[Who knows! Look at the way those three students who aren't from the Central Military Academy were looking at her when she was getting close to the kid. Hmm! Is this some kind of provocation?]
[What kind of provocation is this? Are you afraid that everyone else is an acquaintance and you're the only stranger playing this game? What if they band together and let the snake devour you first?]
[It's possible that one of those three is the murderer! Their defensiveness stems from their fear of being the weaker party and losing, which is why they banded together!]
Everyone's sticking together, which reminds me of when I played this game before, and because I didn't stick together... ugh... I ended up being devoured by the Bashe! QAQ
...
After watching the bright comments on the screen, I silently stood up and took out my lunchbox.
[Braised Pork Ribs Bento Box: 2 credits/serving, randomly grants one characteristic of the murderer, limited to one purchase per person;]
[Duck Blood and Tofu Stewed Bento Box: 2 credits/serving. Can reinforce the seal and extend the time it takes for the demon to break through the seal by one day.]
Seeing the purpose of the two boxed meals, Mingmei raised an eyebrow slightly, her gaze falling on the braised pork ribs boxed meal. She felt that this boxed meal had many potential uses.
Her attention shifted back to Lu Xiaoyao's live stream, where the eight people present had already clearly defined their roles.
Two people were left on the vehicle to guard the demon seal, while the remaining six searched for the discarded spirit stones in the wilderness.
The Bashe had previously stated that the place where it landed was where the spirit stones were scattered, a very obvious implication that forced them to first consider finding food for the Bashe.
Otherwise, who knows whose ally the Bashe would ultimately become?
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