Chapter 25: Ghost Story Middle School 7
Huangmao is considered to be the most business-savvy among the Shamatte. It is said that before the team split, he and Fatty relied on selling everyone's skill derivatives for money.
They sell everything, such as hair dye, clay dolls, and even weapons to fight ghosts. This means that even though their cars look shabby and the people look unreliable, in fact everyone has at least some props.
"I used almost five props to get out of this situation. You have no idea how difficult those little guys are! An art class turned into an assassination scene, with pencil tips and utility knives all pointed at my eyes!"
He grabbed a handful of hair and said distressedly, "Five control props! How much hair dye do I have to sell to buy them back? These damn kids!"
Qiao Song asked: "Which grade do you teach?"
"Second year of junior high school."
Only in junior high school there are so many teachers for life courses, including art, physical education, handicrafts, and everything else. In high school, there may be more physical education classes.
Huang Mao seemed to remember something. "I have observed the camp you asked me to pay attention to. These children are indeed divided into two groups. Some of them are very smart and can learn anything quickly, while a small number of poor students who have been excluded will also stick together. However, this group of people are quite good at painting."
"Besides, the kids on both sides are not easy to mess with. I see that when they are plotting against me, they will also plot against my classmates."
Qiao Song calculated the number of missing people: "Almost every class in junior high school has one or two missing children. The number of missing people in high school is unclear, but some classes have a lot of missing people."
For example, in Class 1 of Grade 3 where Tang Xiaoxiao was, there were seven sets of empty seats, and at least seven people were missing.
The wishing tree and wishing well are indeed a breakthrough, but other clues are needed, such as how this thing spread among students in the first place.
"It just so happens that midterm exams are coming up soon. If these two things are really that mysterious, then there should be a lot of students using them by then."
In fact, Huang Mao was worried about another issue: "The information I received from the dungeon said that more than half a month ago, this dungeon had already eliminated the strange stories about the wishing tree rules and the wishing well rules due to a failed promotion. How come these two things are still circulating among the students?"
Qiao Song thought about the fact that the bus did not arrive at the station successfully today, and no new players joined the dungeon, which was not necessarily a good thing.
"I'll go check in the parking lot. You continue to wait here for your teammates."
Although the two teammates of Huangmao also had props for self-defense, they were more or less injured by the children during the physical education class. When she left, the two were still struggling to deal with it, and it would probably take a while for it to be over.
As for Tang Xiaoxiao, she still has to go to class today. She skipped class yesterday because of an emergency. She has exams in the next two days and probably won't be able to escape.
While integrating the information in his mind, Qiao Song was observing the traffic conditions at the bus station in the parking lot today, only to find that it showed that the line was temporarily suspended and would reopen in six days.
Six days? That's the day when this group of players finished the dungeon.
This is not good.
Just as Qiao Song was about to turn around, he saw an orange car slowly driving in from outside the school in the distance.
Isn't this the culprit that let them enter this copy? That is the so-called ghost story middle school bus.
Qiao Song narrowed his eyes.
The school bus driver was a short and strong middle-aged man with sparse hair and a smell of a stale smoker. He seemed to be very familiar with the security guard. After parking the car, he went to the security booth to chat with the thin security guard.
Judging from his expression, he seemed to be full of anger.
"MD, the target has not been met again. That dead fish can't complete the work itself but only knows how to make things difficult for us below."
The security guard also smoked a cigarette: "Who said it wasn't? There are few people and ghosts on this street recently. Where can we recruit people to come in? But fortunately, the dungeon will be closed soon. If we can't get promoted this time, we probably have to change jobs and change dungeons... Wait a minute, who's there?"
The security booth was shrouded in smoke, but the school bus driver standing at the door could still smell a human scent.
Qiao Song came out with a pack of cigarettes in his hand, smiling: "I'm a new intern teacher, I've met you before."
When the thin security guard saw the pack of cigarettes in her hand, his eyes lit up and he warmly called her over.
Although finger cigarettes are not as good as fresh fingers, they are also a rare and good thing.
He licked his lips: "Of course I remember you, is there something wrong?"
Qiao Song shook the cigarette in his hand gently. "I mainly want to ask you something. I have a few friends who want to come here to apply for a teaching position later. But they may be late if they drive here by themselves. It will take three or four days. Will they still be able to come in by then?"
The security guard and the school bus driver looked at each other and gave a fake smile: "Of course you are welcome. The school is always waiting for new teachers to join us. You can report to us when you come."
"What about transfer students, too?"
"Well, we'll talk about the other details after they get here."
Qiao Song looked at the other person avoiding his gaze and the unconscious little movements when he looked at the bus driver, and he knew that he was lying.
For players, those under the age of 18 should be automatically assigned the status of students, and adults over the age of 18 will be assigned other suitable positions based on the characteristics of their profession.
People like Huangmao who have some painting skills can become art teachers. Those who don't have any other special skills can become physical education teachers like Qiao Song, but it is very dangerous.
The security guard's ambiguous statement seemed to indicate that they didn't care at all about who came back later.
This is trouble. From what they said before, the copy is about to be closed, and the higher-ups even plan to recruit more people to complete the task.
No wonder the school bus driver keeps crashing cars outside. I guess every time he crashes into a car, it will be counted as his performance. But judging from his current expression, I’m afraid he hasn’t hit anyone recently.
I don’t know if the school bus driver recognized Qiao Song, but he didn’t look at her well and just snorted.
Qiao Song raised his eyebrows, carefully memorized the bus driver's appearance, then left the cigarette and turned away.
When the thin security guard touched it happily, he found it was an empty cigarette box.
"Hey no, what do you mean?!"
The thin security guard wanted to chase him, but Qiao Song had already run away.
"Fuck, this guy actually tricked me!"
On the way back, Qiao Song was thinking about something else.
According to the information Huangmao had given before, this copy originally had a wishing tree ghost story and a wishing well ghost story, but because the copy failed to be upgraded, these two ghost stories have been closed and will not appear on campus.
But now, judging from the conversations between these local ghosts and monsters, could it be that there are signs of promotion again?
After all, she still didn't know how the copy was upgraded. Could it be that after the biggest ghost here turned into red clothes, the copy level would also be upgraded?
The current behavior pattern of this copy is a bit strange. The two wish-making ghost stories are in conflict with each other, and there is also a "dog" as a scavenger who clears out these little ghosts in the middle of the night.
In this situation, if you want to get promoted, shouldn't you resolve the internal conflicts first?
What is the meaning of dog's existence?
I need to find out some more information. Those ghost stories don't come up much at night. It may be because they are afraid of dogs. In this case...
Qiao Song looked around the school, then turned around and walked into a teaching building just a few hundred meters away.
Since the ghost stories don't come to her, she will take the initiative to bring them to her.
The building looks ordinary from the outside, but when you walk in, you will find a sign indicating that the first floor is the infirmary, the second floor is the library, and the third floor is various specimen rooms and experimental areas.
One look at the composition shows that it is very suitable for encountering all kinds of strange ghosts.
Qiao Song didn't even take out the hammer, and walked into the building very calmly. It was broad daylight, but after she came in, she felt a chilly breeze blowing through the building.
Soon after, she heard strange noises at the end of the corridor.
There was a gurgling sound of wheels, and an infusion stand appeared out of nowhere and rushed towards her.
Qiao Song stood still and turned over his ID card. Sure enough, a line of small blood-red words appeared on the back.
[Infusion cart in the infirmary]
[Student, don't run away. You still need to get an injection. How can you go to class if you don't recover well? What? So you are not sick. There is a punishment for pretending to be sick.]
Qiao Song quickly realized that as long as she was not sick, she would be punished if she touched this infusion cart. Looking at the bulging blood bags hanging on the infusion cart, she roughly knew what the punishment was.
Qiao Song turned and ran without explaining that he was a teacher and not a student.
She maintained a speed that would not shake off the opponent but could also be caught up, luring the ghost at a close distance, and then turned a corner and rushed to the second floor.
The ping-pong sounds were still coming from behind, and the infusion cart seemed to have jumped onto the stairs.
After identifying the direction, Qiao Song rushed into a place called the library.
There is a huge sign at the door.
【Please keep quiet! 】
Qiao Song acted as if he didn't see anything. He strode through the bookcases with the sound of clattering footsteps. Behind him was an infusion cart that had already climbed up to the second floor.
The wooden bookcases around gradually twisted, and soon two small bookcases holding rulers emerged. The jagged edges were like gaping mouths. The short and fat table legs ran quickly, chasing Qiao Song with rulers in hand.
Qiao Song, who was not worried about his debts, quickly opened a window he had aimed at, flexibly climbed into the corridor, and then quickly went to the third floor.
This time, following her up the stairs were two strange objects: a metal IV stand and a wooden bookcase holding a ruler.
Qiao Song aimed at the specimen laboratory and rushed in. He pushed the skeleton specimen back first, and the infusion stand that was chasing after it was smashed with a clanging sound.
While the infusion stand was spinning in panic, the skeleton on it actually got up first.
Soon the chasing army had another white skeleton, and then gradually there were more smoking beakers from other laboratories, blood-stained metal scales, rolled-up world maps, and adventurer dolls wearing boots.
Qiao Song seized the opportunity and rushed into the women's restroom, choosing the strange cubicle in the corner whose door was locked but from which the sound of dripping water continued to come.
The bathroom, as a place where accidents are bound to happen in horror movies, did not disappoint Qiao Song.
When she climbed down from the toilet door, she saw a little girl with blood all over her face sitting on the toilet seat, looking at her with empty eyes.
"Hehehe, you can't skip classes. Skipping classes is not good behavior."
Without waiting for her to finish her lines, Qiao Song grabbed her by the collar and threw her out.
By the time the female ghost reacted, she was already surrounded by a group of strange creatures.
"Wait a minute... Wait a minute..."
What's going on! Aren't these ghost things just ghost stories on different floors? How come they are all in the bathroom?
Before she could react, a huge net fell from the sky.
Master Qiao Songqiao, who used himself as bait and fished for a long time and then ran away for a long time, was finally ready to close the net.
【Universal tool box upgraded version net bag】
[Due to the host's amazing speed of making money, the effects of all the tools in the toolbox have been greatly improved. Congratulations! The upgraded net bag can be enlarged and used as a trap net! What, you said you want to use it to catch ghosts? That's not impossible, but if you can't beat it, you will still become a ghost's meal. ]
Since Qiao Song was confident that he could escape them, he naturally knew that these guys should be little monsters.
After all, the color of the Ghost Story Middle School was so light before it was upgraded, which means that there were mostly white-clothed ghosts with low attack power, and it was not difficult to pass the level.
"I can still give you one chance now. Tell the truth, or -"
With a bang, a giant demolition hammer as tall as her shoulder appeared in her hand.
The female ghost covered by the net bag hadn't figured it out yet, but the white skeleton in the front seemed to have been greatly insulted and was about to use his hands to lift the net bag to attack Qiao Song.
Bang—bang—
After two rapid blows of the hammer, both of the White Skull's hands were directly shattered.
Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, Qiao Song exhaled a breath, and swung the sledgehammer like a living devil who had just finished warming up: "Should we sit down and talk properly now, or should I give each of you a serious injury BUFF first?"
There was a moment of complete silence in the bathroom. Even the ghost fire in the skeleton's empty head trembled unconsciously.
After convincing the ghosts with reason, Qiao Song began to ask questions. However, most of the people who had been chasing her had special objects covered with the souls of the dead, so she could only nod and shake her head to answer, and the information she gave was relatively simple.
It's nothing more than——
"Are the school's wishing tree and wishing fountain in the back hill?"
Everyone nodded.
"If the school wants to be promoted to a red-clothed level copy, does it have to create a red-clothed ghost first through the wishing tree and the wishing well?"
Everyone nodded.
"Is the giant dog that came out at night in the opposite camp to these two wish-granting ghosts?"
This time no one nodded or shook their head.
Qiao Song raised her eyebrows, as if she had found the key. She directly grabbed out the female ghost who was sitting inside and could only nod and shake her head. As the only one who could speak directly, the other party's face was full of fear.
I have been a female ghost for so many years, but this is the first time I have encountered such a brutal player.
"You, you, if you have something to say, just talk it over and don't do anything..."
She had felt before that this man's hammer was different from ordinary tools. She didn't know if it was because it was a player's prop, but it had a special property that could harm ghosts.
Qiao Song changed to a small hammer and held it in his hand: "Tell me what you know, don't lie, the guys behind you will give you feedback at any time based on the information you tell them. Once they shake their heads, you know the consequences."
This female ghost doesn't look young, she should be a high school student at least.
"I, I, I only know a little."
"Tell as much as you know, and don't lie."
The female ghost shrank her head back, but the net bag was too crowded, so she could only stick close to the female devil and continue speaking.
"I heard about the wishing well and the wishing tree after my sophomore year of high school. At that time, the school had just changed its principal and said that it was going to merge with another senior high school. They hoped that everyone could get good grades this year. The school was very strict that year and everyone studied very hard. Those whose grades dropped a little would be talked to by the teacher. If you always ranked at the bottom of the class, you might, might..."
Qiao Song probably guessed: "Will he become a transparent person?"
The female ghost and the group of strange objects behind her nodded together.
Qiao Song: "Is the invisible man from the Wishing Tree camp?"
Female ghost: "No, they don't belong to any camp. Only those who honestly do nothing, don't know how to compete, and don't know how to change will become invisible and disappear from the class."
Qiao Song thought of Xiao Ni. His ability was to become transparent. Was this related to the cause of his death?
"Why are you in the bathroom of this building?"
When she spoke of this, a hint of resentment flashed in the ghost woman's eyes.
"I was sacrificed by those guys who believed in the wishing tree. They were a bunch of sewer rats who couldn't learn as well as I did, so they could only use this insidious method to trap me here."
The more she spoke, the more hateful she became, and she began to bite her fingers nervously.
"I was going to be in the top 50 in my grade and graduate from this school soon, but it's all because of those damn country bumpkins..."
Qiao Song heard this and asked her, "It seems that you had good grades before. Have you ever received any rewards from your teacher, such as wishing coins?"
The female ghost immediately raised her head proudly: "Of course, as long as you are in the top 10 once, you can get the wishing coins distributed by the class teacher."
"Have you ever made a wish with a coin?"
“…”
Qiao Song squatted down, stared at her quietly, and asked again: "In order to maintain your grades, have you ever thrown the coin into the pool?"
The female ghost sat on the ground in silence for a while, then suddenly laughed.
"How could I not have it... Everyone else is struggling to learn to move forward, and when the first person surpasses everyone else with some special method, don't you feel scared or jealous?"
A line of blood and tears flowed from her two hollow eyes: "If I don't make a wish, I will be the last in the class. I will soon become transparent. No one can remember my name. No one can know who I am...
I will slowly disappear from this copy and turn into a ghost that no one can recognize. So, it's just a wish. It only takes one coin. Who wouldn't be willing to pay such a small price? "
Qiao Song grasped the key point: "Why did the people who believed in the wishing tree sacrifice you?"
The ghost girl's lips moved, her eyes wandering: "They are just jealous of my good grades..."
Qiao Song placed the hammer against her temples.
The cold texture made the ghost tremble. He was silent for a long time, and then he shouted as if he had given up, "What can I do? My grades are just average, but why do those people get extra points?
Why don’t students with special talents need to take the same exam as us? I just can’t stand what’s wrong with them! They can just run and jump a little bit, and draw a little bit better… Then I will tear up their books so that they can’t study, and throw away their chairs so that they can’t sit. Anyway, they can still get extra points, right? Why do they have to study so hard! "
Qiao Song sighed, "Actually, you are jealous. You are jealous of those who have better grades than you, and you are jealous of those who have worse grades than you but have other specialties. Are you afraid of your own mediocrity?"
In one sentence, the female ghost's expression changed successfully.
Qiao Song stood up and said, "Everyone has to endure a lot of hardships to achieve their goals. Even if some people take shortcuts, it is not a reason for all of you to do so. Things like wishing trees and wishing wells should not exist. School should be a springboard for your life, not a breeding ground for poison that allows you to compete and oppress each other, going from one extreme to another."
"There's nothing wrong with being ordinary. 90% of people in this society are ordinary people."
This kind of crappy school that preaches that only the top ones can survive should not exist, and teachers who hand coins to them should not exist either.
The ghost girl's eyes became redder and redder, and the ghost energy on her body gradually boiled over. "What do you know? What do you know? How can you, a child of destiny who has never suffered, understand the feeling of suffocating in the classroom every day? I have no choice, I have no choice for a long time!"
Qiao Song broke the hands that were stretched near his neck with a hammer, then knocked the female ghost unconscious and controlled her directly with puppet threads.
"At least you have some options before you tear up other people's books and throw other people's chairs."
However, the classmate who later sacrificed her to the wishing tree and sealed her in the toilet and turned her into a female ghost was not a good person either.
There is no good person in the whole class except those guys who are forced to become invisible.
She had gotten almost all the information she needed, but the problem was that she still didn't understand what the existence of the dog meant.
Dogs should be in the good guy camp.
But if the dog can continue to devour other ghosts and monsters, it will only be a matter of time before it becomes the most powerful creature in the dungeon.
But it is obvious that the mastermind behind the scenes is not willing to let the dog become so powerful, and even took the initiative to print out a night rule book and placed it openly in the staff dormitory building.
【Dormitory Management Regulations (Faculty and Staff Version)】
Article 2: If you encounter strange students or missing students on campus at night, please take them to the back mountain for shelter.
Article 3: Please stay away from the security room and garbage disposal center at night. If you hear a dog barking, please do not look back or run away quickly. Leave on foot.
It reminds other ghosts how to avoid being tracked by dogs, and also tries to persuade the player to send more students to the back mountain.
The students encountered at night are missing students or unfamiliar students. If they are not from the wishing tree and wishing well camp, then they can only be a third party - the invisible man.
A group of ordinary students who were marginalized in the class and eventually disappeared because they had no choice at the beginning.
Qiao Song can basically conclude that those who want to create red clothes are most likely from the opposing camp of dogs.
It seems that if I meet a dog tonight, I will have to find a way to get some information from it.
After using the puppet silk to absorb all the female ghosts, Qiao Song did not open the net bag to put those strange things back.
"Please bear with me for a while. After two nights, I will release everyone together in a lively atmosphere."
After saying this, without caring whether others agreed or not, he put the pile of broken skeletons, the bookcase with long legs, the infusion stand full of blood bags, and a series of strange composite creatures into his tool box through the net bag.
I don’t know if it’s because he stuffed too many strange things into the toolbox at once, but after Qiao Song recovered the toolbox, he felt a little cold because of the influence of these ghosts.
She returned to the sunlight and walked towards the teaching building.
Next, it depends on whether Tang Xiaoxiao can get coins from the teacher after finishing the exams in the next two days. If she can, it means that the camps of the wishing tree and the wishing well are not as clear-cut and united as she imagined.
Then, she can consider whether a new ghost story can be born in this so-called ghost story middle school.
For example, a wishing sculpture that doesn’t help with grades but can help you physically dispel your fears?
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