Chapter 14: Village in the Rain (14)
Su Yue thought for a long time and really didn't know how to respond.
This supervisor Z is really gifted when it comes to making conversation die.
Finally, Su Yue replied, "You're welcome."
-【Supervisor Z:……】
Su Yue: "..."
It's more than just a gifted talent.
It's simply a peerless spiritual root that kills the conversation.
This is actually quite rare, because Su Yue, at least on the surface, is a god who is quite friendly to the gods.
Although he doesn't have many particularly good friends, with a face like his and a willingness to smile at everyone he sees, there are very few people who can get along with him.
Su Yue racked her brains to think of an example of a conflict between them, and the only thing that came to mind was an ex-boyfriend.
But in fact, the ex-boyfriend also got along well with Su Yue at the beginning, otherwise he would not have become her "boyfriend".
It was only after we fell in love that we realized that nothing went right no matter how we got along, and there were problems everywhere, and things gradually became awkward.
There is only one person in the world like Supervisor Z who can make Su Yue feel uncomfortable just by saying a few words like him.
Su Yue could even sense a sense of hesitation in this person's words, as if he wanted to say something to him but was keeping a reserved distance from him.
This made Su Yue occasionally wonder if he had offended Supervisor Z, and the other party was seeking revenge on him.
But he also felt that something was wrong, because Supervisor Z was very concerned about his safety. If he really had a grudge against him, wouldn't he want him to die in the game world?
Su Yue's social circle is not very wide, so he shouldn't have such a complicated and hesitant relationship with anyone.
After thinking about it again, Su Yue finally understood.
Isn't this Supervisor Z a god who was transferred from a high position? Maybe this is how he does things.
Previously, he was chatting with a player in a certain game world. The player was a graduate who had just started working. He told Su Yue about his leader:
He is obviously a kind person, but he always ends every chat with "hehe".
This made the graduates confused about whether they had done a good job or offended their leaders and were plotting against them.
I guess Supervisor Z is also this type.
Su Yue became playful.
In the world of gods, he particularly likes to tease those gods who are in the shape of white-bearded old men, and surprisingly he is quite popular among them.
-【Su Yue: You are quite cute.】
-【Supervisor Z: [Smile]】
Su Yue: "..."
There is no doubt that Supervisor Z is definitely this type.
What the hell.
——
Su Yue took a quick look. This performance was pretty much the same as yesterday's. However, during the final group dance, there was an extra villager in the center of the stage. It was a very conspicuous spot, as if it was meant for them to see. Su Yue took a closer look and, sure enough, it was a small person.
It seems that in this game, he has completely become one of the villagers.
At the end of the performance, just like before, Yima led everyone out.
This time, Su Yue paid special attention to turning off the electronic screen to avoid another major accident like yesterday, which almost caused the gods to descend.
Su Yue himself completed the game in a variety of ways, which was nothing more than making a shocking save file. After completing the game, the game world would be reset, which would not have any impact. Instead, it inexplicably accumulated some popularity for him.
For example, there was a girl who was very good at completing the game. After entering the game, she kept looking at Su Yue with starry eyes as if she were an idol.
Before passing the level, she secretly asked him, "Are you the [big winner]?"
But that level was an underwater level. Su Yue had just dived out after stealing a box of gems from the Mermaid King to complete a hidden mission, and his ears weren't working well because of the water pressure.
He asked blankly, "What is the Queen of Flowers?"
Girl: “…”
Su Yue: 0_0
Let’s not talk about these anymore. In short, it’s okay for Su Yue to mess around in the game, but if the supervisor intervenes in the game, it’s equivalent to directly modifying the game code and forcing his way in. Just like the bug that Su Yue is looking for, it will cause the game world to completely freeze or be damaged.
So we must avoid this kind of incident from happening.
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After strolling in the sunshine for a while, Zhao Shuo, Zhou Hu and others slowly came to their senses.
Everyone's spirits are lower today than they were the day before, perhaps because of the witchcraft, or perhaps because—
"Have you seen... him?" the little girl Su Chen asked softly.
I'm talking about the small one.
"Don't think too much." Ran Xinyao, the other girl, put her arm around the little girl's shoulders. "There's nothing we can do."
Su Chen bit his lip and nodded.
The little man's presence on stage was inevitably depressing, but everyone still shared other visions they had seen.
The illusions everyone sees today are different from those seen yesterday, but they are basically the same as those seen by others yesterday.
There were also three new ones, which should be the illusions that Su Yue, the little guy, and Wang Shunqi who was injured in bed did not see yesterday.
In other words, if everyone can survive to the end, they can see through these illusions and figure out the truth without cooperating with others.
What Cang Zhi saw today was a new illusion. He said that in the illusion, the high priest asked him to choose a person's paper doll and cut it into pieces. The high priest could help him take this person away, but the price was to hand over his own soul.
He said he had no choice, and the voice in his head yelled at him ferociously, "Everyone must die!!!"
Everyone: “…”
Su Yue vaguely felt that the little guy might have seen this yesterday and wanted to take him away, but he didn't.
So the price of "giving up his soul" came back upon him.
In addition, the little girl Su Chen said that she saw a little girl about four or five years old, sitting in a place that seemed to be at the bottom of a well, looking around.
Su Chen said that she had a strong intuition that the little girl should be the paper girl in the stone chamber, but her face was much more terrifying, as if it was swollen by blisters, and she was not wearing the same white clothes, but modern clothes, a short-sleeved floral dress with a doll collar and a small gauze skirt.
Su Chen almost cried when recalling these things.
"Why do I always see these inhuman, inhuman 'things'?" Su Chen was unhappy. "Do I have a supernatural physique?"
What is also noteworthy is that Zhao Shuo saw a very strange picture.
A very modern black car drove into the village, and everyone cheered and applauded excitedly. A man in a suit and tie, smiling widely, got out of the car. He respectfully supported a woman in black. The woman in black was wearing large sunglasses that covered the upper half of her face.
Apparently, these illusions are the key to solving the game's puzzles.
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The paper doll's smile was a little deeper today than it was the day before.
The one smiling the brightest was the Su Yue doll.
But because his expression had already reached its peak yesterday, his smile became even brighter today and it even looked a little funny.
Like that overly stretched panda head meme.
Moreover, because of the existence of hidden tasks, paper dolls are no longer the focus of attention today. How to complete the tasks is the key that everyone cares about.
"That book about witchcraft contains many strange spells. I want to find a way to break the formation here," said the man with the briefcase.
"The problem is, that book alone contains over ten different kinds of sorcery related to paper-cutting and nightmare-suppression techniques. The commonality among these techniques is that they can be used to grant wishes, but the techniques for placing the formations, the key points, and the locations are all completely different."
"Some say that to break the formation, we need to find a bucket at the bottom of a well and stand there to bathe. Others say we need to chant sutras and watch the moon all night long from the highest roof in the area. I feel like if we try everyone once, we might not be able to figure it out by the end of seven days."
"So we have to find out which faction the high priest belongs to." The man with the briefcase concluded.
Su Yue: "..."
Where can I get this?
Su Yue thought for a moment and said, "The incompetent and furious must die. Is there such a faction?"
Everyone: “…”
Briefcase: “…No.”
Su Yue sighed: "I don't think so either."
Of course that's impossible. If such a faction or branch of witchcraft existed, it would be a bit ridiculous.
But it’s not that there is no idea.
"Those illusions can be divided into three parts," Su Yue said, "the priest, the little girl, and the black car."
He is used to speaking out his thoughts, and is used to sharing things he finds interesting with others (now it is the doll Cangzhi). He feels his mind is much clearer when he speaks it out.
"The priest's part, besides inducing a rebellion among our teammates, was also to inform us that the core of this village's witchcraft is paper figurine magic, and that sooner or later we will all become paper figurines."
"The part about the little girl means that she is the core of the formation. We met her in the stone chamber and obtained the eight pieces of the ghost pattern puzzle from her."
"The woman brought down by the black car should be the High Priest. She was wearing a mask before and sunglasses at that time. The style is very consistent. What is being talked about here may be her origin, which is the key to breaking the formation." Su Yue said.
"But there's one thing I don't understand. What is that cloud in the illusion?"
All the illusions so far are related to the nightmare spell, including the "smoking in the yard as a villager" that the girl saw the day before, which actually hinted at the result of being hit by the nightmare spell: staying in the village forever.
Only Cang Zhi yesterday and Zhou Hu today saw a cloud of brilliant rosy clouds.
This cloud seemed to have nothing to do with any scene or any sorcery.
Zhao Shuo suddenly exclaimed, "Ah!" and stood up in sudden realization. "I know, it's the sea of clouds! It's the sea of clouds that Yima mentioned, the most famous tourist attraction in Qiyun Village!"
——
Zhao Shuo finally understood why there was travel news in the three books given by the High Priest.
"Five years ago, this area was very rainy, so there were a lot of clouds. Qiyun Village became famous for its sea of clouds, attracting a large number of tourists and making the local newspapers quite famous."
"The locals saw business opportunities and vigorously developed the tourism industry, building many tourist attractions, such as the Qiyun Inn, the drum tower on the Gewuping Square, and the 'celebration' that all the villagers are building. They are all prepared for tourists."
"But weather changes are beyond human control, especially something as ethereal as clouds. After a few years, the weather gradually returned to normal, with less rain. Qiyun Village no longer has the beautiful sea of clouds, and other than the sea of clouds, it doesn't have much else to offer."
"The inn's decoration is trying to be trendy with internet celebrities, which is a bit out of place. You can see folk performances everywhere. There's no need to come to such a desolate little village."
"As a result, negative reviews started to appear online, and the number of tourists to the village decreased. The village was not wealthy to begin with, and yet a large amount of its budget was spent on tourism facilities. This led to a significant decline in the villagers' living standards."
"Then we must find a way to solve the problem."
Zhao Shuo paused and looked at the other tourists. "If it were you, what would you do?"
"Find a new way to make a living," Zhou Hu replied. "It doesn't look like farming here is easy, so let's go into the mountains and dig for local products."
"I want to... I want to find a way to sell some of the things I bought." The little girl said hesitantly, "Anyway, let's make sure everyone has a meal first."
The briefcase man who studies local folklore did not engage with this issue.
Because he already knew the answer when Zhao Shuo asked the question, he sighed.
The village is surrounded by mountains on all sides. People have lived here for generations. Since ancient times, they have relied on God for their livelihood and have been deeply influenced by religion.
When they encounter difficulties, the first thing they think of is definitely not to find a way to solve the problem themselves.
And will seek the protection of "God".
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