Chapter 138: Wheel/Plate at Sea (16)
The three of them didn't rush into anything, but first found a tavern and chatted with the NPC.
Because after yesterday, all players must have learned their lesson and will not collect food right away. Even if the thief takes action now, it will be useless.
Moreover, Cang Zhi and Su Chen may not really want to take action.
This time in the tavern, the sailor was also very proactive in answering questions.
Yesterday I inquired about the whereabouts of the ghost ship, and today I got information related to the island.
Legend has it that on Moonlight Island lives a goddess who controls the tides. Worshiping the goddess can gain the protection of the ocean, which is a great temptation for captains who make a living by sailing.
However, this legendary goddess of the tide seems a little weird. It is said that outside her Moonlight Island, there are giant whales guarding it, as well as countless seafarers. Her singing itself can make the listeners dazed.
In addition, there is the so-called "insurmountable flame".
"That is the dark blue flame burning in the water. If you get close to it, you will be burned and turned into ashes, leaving no trace of your body." The sailor said in a singing voice.
Of course, this is just a legend and its authenticity is difficult to verify.
If you will be killed if you get close to the fire, this legend should not be passed down in this game's world view where there are no mobile phones or computers.
Anyway, they got more information today. During the rest of the time, Cang Zhi and Su Chen chatted and discussed how to use the thief's skills.
The skill is a bit more powerful than expected, with a range of about three meters, and it only takes less than a second to read, so you can steal the food in the opponent's pocket.
However, Su Chen didn't want to leave others without food just to steal it, and he might even be discovered. It was even more impossible for Cang Zhi to do that.
"Look here." Cang Zhi said, "I'll go out and steal something, and then you steal me."
"Ah?" Su Chen was stunned. "Will you have no food then?"
"It doesn't matter. If we vote, at most I will be voted out. If no one votes, you can still survive." Cang Zhi said.
From Su Chen's perspective, Cang Zhi's words were too shocking. She was stunned for a long time before she said, "But if this happens, won't you be executed?"
"It's okay." Cang Zhi said calmly, "You have to trust your boss. I won't die as long as he's around."
Su Yue: "..."
However, these words were completely unable to convince Su Chen. After all, in her logic, no matter how powerful Cang Zhi was, he was still a human being, and humans would die. How could she let Cang Zhi die?
"Brother Cang!" Su Chen said excitedly, "There must be other ways, let's think about it!"
"Don't worry." Cang Zhi insisted again, "Trust me."
Su Chen was almost crying: "No! How can I watch you die! If you really have to die, then I am willing to die for you! After all, you have saved me so many times!"
Su Yue: "..."
Seeing that the conversation between the two was heading towards the direction of sacrificing one's life for justice, Su Yue finally couldn't help but said quietly: "Tell me, is it possible that I am a doctor?"
Cang Zhi & Su Chen: "..."
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The doctor's identity card is equivalent to a golden medal of immunity from death. Before the meeting, you can choose someone to give him death immunity for this game, so it is actually quite simple.
Su Yue collected food, gave it to Su Chen and asked her to steal it, and then gave Cang Zhi immunity.
As for himself, although "dying of physical weakness" sounds scary, he had used his divine power to save Zhao Shuo from an accidental death in the amusement park copy before, and this time he planned to use it on himself as well.
This was also something he had thought about seriously. Dying from physical weakness was equivalent to dying from losing blood, rather than directly erasing his identity like being "sacrificed" or "expelled" before. His divine power had a certain degree of defense against this type of hard damage death. Although using it once would greatly affect his condition, it was the best way Su Yue could think of.
However, if he continues to play Werewolf the next day, Su Yue will still not be able to break the deadlock. However, considering that the origin of the Saint was discussed the day before and the threat of Moonlight Island was discussed today, it is likely that there will be new developments in the plot tomorrow.
If there is really no progress, there is still one day when I can use the doll as a scapegoat.
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Su Yue looked at Cang Zhi with a guilty look. Cang Zhi looked back at him blankly, asking with his eyes, "What's wrong?"
Su Yue shook his head righteously, indicating that everything was fine.
In fact, Su Yue has always regarded "Blood Sacrifice Doll" as a plan to pass the game when he has no choice. After all, he is responsible for fixing bugs and cannot leave early. But Su Yue has also always protected Cang Zhi as a real player as much as possible.
Especially recently, he felt that he was increasingly reluctant to part with the doll. If he was really forced to sacrifice the doll, even though he knew that the doll would come back after the game was over, he might still drink to drown his sorrows for a while.
But there is no need to consider this for now. Anyway, the plan for today is set.
Nothing will go wrong with Cangzhi today.
The three of them continued to spend the second half of the day in peace, keeping their distance because today's plan was to have no one vote. This way, Cang Zhi would be saved by the doctor's healing skills, Su Chen would use his stealing skills to ensure that Su Yue had food, and Su Yue would rely on his divine power to protect himself, resulting in a perfect ending where everyone survived. So before the vote, Su Yue tried not to take any actions that might stimulate voting tendencies.
He quite dislikes this game now.
It's not just because people keep dying in the game, what concerns Su Yue even more is that the game deliberately controls the speed of death. It feels like the game is deliberately holding the players in its hands and playing with them. Su Yue hates this feeling.
Therefore, they especially bully the NPCs in this game.
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Soon it was evening again, and everyone gathered on the boat. Today's strategy was different from yesterday's. Everyone arrived on the boat very late, looking at the people around them warily, feeling that everyone was a bad guy.
Some people even took a table knife, ready to stab someone if the situation got out of hand.
But he forgot that there would be restrictions on the ship that could prevent people from moving at any time. Once the restrictions appeared, all his careful calculations and self-protection efforts would only become a laughing stock for the captain.
It was in this environment that the evening meeting of the new day began.
The brass bell was placed on the table, and the captain appeared with a happy smile, suggesting to the players that they could take turns speaking.
After yesterday's execution, everyone's state was obviously not normal today, showing several factions.
Some are conservative to death:
"As soon as I went out, I waited by the fishmongers' place to gather food. No one saw me, and no one knew anything about it."
There are crazy people who try to distance themselves from the issue:
"I have collected food in front of everyone. It's not me. You all know it's not mine."
There are also random bites:
"Because I didn't see that couple today, I seriously suspect that they are a pair of wolves, covering for each other!"
The couple fired back excitedly, "We've been tipping off each other and doing gathering quests. Why are you always looking for us? Are you a thief looking to target us?"
Seeing that the speech was nearing its end, but the scene was still in chaos and there was no settled outcome, the captain rolled his eyes and suddenly rang the bell hard before Su Yue could speak.
"clang--"
The long, heavy sound numbed Su Yue's eardrums. He immediately looked at the captain, but he ignored him and said cheerfully, "To prevent you from being unable to make a decision, let's move on to free speech. Everyone can speak, regardless of order."
The scene instantly turned into a mess, with everyone's urgent voices mixed in.
The captain was delighted with this situation and even added fuel to the fire:
"Everyone you meet is a potential thief."
“Be especially careful about who you talk to.”
"I think your words are a bit self-contradictory--Ahhhh!!!"
"Ding ding ding" three times, the sound of the bell almost pierced through the cabin. Everyone was shocked and covered their ears and cursed, looking at the bell angrily. The captain's condition was even more serious. He was shocked and screamed, and his skull was almost turned into the shape of "The Scream".
"Don't listen to his nonsense." Su Yue said calmly in the hard-earned silence, "Vote as I say."
"Please respect the NPCs!" the captain protested.
Su Yue glanced at him.
The captain and the skeleton were all wilted.
However, he secretly pressed the broadcast prompting voting, and expressed his silent protest against Su Yue in the ruthless repetition of the voice "Players, please vote as soon as possible."
"No one should vote today. I promise no one will die." Su Yue ignored the noisy loudspeaker. "Trust me."
If anyone else said this, the players would just think that person is crazy, but he is Su Yue. In the past three days when he was in a deadly situation, he relied on his own strength to kill the captain once a day to turn the tide. If there is anyone who can really break the deadlock, it can only be him.
So after Su Yue said this, people really quieted down.
But then someone asked, "Why do you dare to guarantee this?"
The one asking the question was the player with deep purple eyes. Su Yue narrowed his eyes at him and said, "No comment."
"You said you had no comment. I don't know why I should trust you," the player said. "You did perform well in the previous rounds, but no one can say for sure if this was just a prelude to your own success. You—"
The announcement of "Please hurry up and vote" continued to blare. Meanwhile, the captain continued to whisper, "Not voting will result in one more death than voting. I suggest everyone carefully consider your precious vote. Maybe he's a thief who stole the food and won't let you vote—"
boom!
This punch shattered the voice of the player with deep purple eyes and the captain at the same time.
As expected, the talkative Skeleton Captain was broken again.
This time, everyone was calm and waited obediently for Su Yue to speak.
Su Yue spoke again, but now he was completely different from his previous gentle and even weak appearance. His tone made it seem as if everyone in his eyes was a reserve Skeleton Captain.
"I suggest everyone do as I say to ensure a safe night. If I were the thief, there would be no need for such a complicated trick."
"I have reasons why I can't share my actions, so this is a very polite request. But if the final vote is different from what I envision, I guarantee that the person who messed with it will suffer a fate worse than execution. Try it if you don't believe me."
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