Chapter 132: Wheel/Plate at Sea (10)
The man in sunglasses finally calmed down and smiled at Su Yue a little awkwardly. Before he could say anything, the dark room suddenly vibrated.
Su Yue was startled and his first reaction was that something went wrong outside, such as a shipwreck or something, but then he realized that it was not the ground under his feet that was shaking, but the walls of the dark room.
This dark room was beneath the cabin, next to what should have been the ship's bottom. Based on the ship's construction, this was likely where the mechanical components or fuel flowed—in short, the core area that powered the ship. This level of vibration wouldn't affect the other passengers on board, but Su Yue and the others in the adjacent dark room felt it clearly.
When the vibration started, Cang Zhi quickly stood in a position to protect Su Yue, and the man in sunglasses raised his crowbar for defense, but soon all three of them found that the vibration didn't seem to be a big deal, so they let down their guard.
The man in sunglasses looked at Su Yue and then at Cang Zhi.
You can see his curiosity even through the lenses.
Su Yue: "..."
What are you looking at? Have you ever seen a gay man?
Although they are not gay in the true sense.
At this moment, Cangzhi suddenly noticed something and pointed at the wall of corpses with a serious expression. Su Yue didn't understand what was going on yet, so Cangzhi gestured for him to look behind the wall of corpses.
Su Yue suppressed his nausea and walked around. When he got to the back and took a look, he understood the secret of this secret room.
There was a large hole behind the wall of corpses, a bit like a passage for dumping garbage in a tube-shaped building. Hot wind was blowing in from there, and it was this strong wind that caused the dark room to vibrate.
The wind was swirling inward, and in such a strong wind, the wall of corpses was not very solid.
After shaking a few times, the arm of a corpse was sucked into the wind tunnel first, and then the whole body was sucked in and disappeared in the hole.
As the body disappeared, the vibration of the cabin stopped.
After a while, the smell of burning came from the wind tunnel.
The dark room was already stinking with all kinds of odors, and now with the addition of another stench, it was completely beyond the tolerance of the gods.
Su Yue, Cang Zhi and the man in sunglasses retreated from the dark room in a very embarrassed manner, crawled up and closed the trap door.
This is when we can finally speak/communicate.
"It seems that the bodies of these crew members are the fuel for the ship." Su Yue couldn't help but say, "But it's too disgusting."
Neither Cang Zhi nor the man in sunglasses said anything, but they nodded in agreement.
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The secret of the sealed cabin is indeed quite thrilling, but it does not have much value in advancing the entire plot. It just adds some thriller elements.
For the rest of the time, Su Yue and Cang Zhi continued to clean up here.
After the man in sunglasses got the crowbar, he couldn't let it go. He happily used it to clean other areas until lunch time, when everyone gathered in the restaurant.
On the way to the restaurant, Su Yue met Su Chen and the young man. They were both in the navigation group today. Su Chen waved enthusiastically at Su Yue and Cang Zhi, and the young man also said enthusiastically: "Big Brother——"
When he was within ten steps of Su Yue, the young man's face suddenly changed.
He suddenly stopped talking and took a few steps back quickly. His face turned pale and blue. It was obvious that he was trying hard to hold back, but in the end he couldn't help it. He turned his head away and let out a "yue" sound.
Su Yue: "..."
Su Chen also cautiously stopped at a distance. He could hear her voice, which was heavily nasal due to holding her breath. "Boss, are you all okay?"
Su Yue: "..."
Su Yue's face was sluggish: "It's okay."
In the end, Su Yue was unwilling to go directly to the restaurant. He first went to the bathroom in the crew cabin to take a shower and wash his clothes. Then he used his magical powers to secretly dry his clothes before coming out.
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After lunch, everyone changed their workstations, and Su Yue and his team went to the deck to clean. There, they saw the captain's cabin, the door of which had been kicked open by the man in sunglasses. Today, it was sealed again, and a sign prohibiting entry was hung.
Of course, Su Yue ignored the signs and pushed the door open to look inside, but he found nothing in the house. Even the sea was as blue as usual.
The weather was fine, the water sparkled, and if it weren't for the survival game, the ghost ship, and the weakening symptoms that had been gradually worsening since the afternoon, one would have thought this was a long and wonderful holiday.
Su Yue started to be lazy again. He went to the navigation crew to get a chair, sat on the deck beside the ship, and looked out at the sea.
The waves on the water surface make people feel peaceful, and from time to time fish jump out of the water, which is very beautiful and even dazzling silver in the sunlight.
Su Chen poured him a glass of water and he took it in his hand. In fact, standing by the water would make his seasickness more severe and he would feel quite uncomfortable.
"You should go find a shady place to rest." Cang Zhi noticed his pale face when the deck was towed over and said with concern.
"No." Su Yue refused, "It's nice here."
"But you're not feeling well." Cang Zhi said.
"It's okay if I feel uncomfortable." Su Yue insisted, "I just love watching."
Cang Zhi: “…”
Cang Zhi stood by and watched Su Yue for a while. During the process, he witnessed Su Yue twice getting dizzy and rubbing his solar plexus, and then sipping water to relieve the discomfort. He sighed and said, "He's addicted to being a weakling."
Then he pretended to say "I didn't say anything" and continued mopping the floor.
Su Yue:? ? ?
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In the blink of an eye, it was evening again.
The six o'clock bell rang on time, and at that moment the sunset glowed enthusiastically across the sky, turning the sea surface into a warm and moving golden red.
But what awaits the players is not something as beautiful as a sea view.
There is no need to go to the restaurant downstairs. Everyone knows that there will be one less meal today, and then the captain will choose a waiter. Now, among the remaining 13 people, one will die because of lack of food.
But everyone is not sure. The captain will definitely change the rules again today. So can the waiter today break the rules and let everyone survive like he did in the previous two days?
The players gathered in the restaurant.
The Skeleton Captain showed up early, surprising everyone as he entered the room. He was wearing armor. The armor gleamed with the cold light of iron, and even had a mask. The moment the Captain saw Su Yue, he immediately lowered his mask, and a muffled voice came from behind the mask:
"Good evening. If someone dies before the food distribution begins, there will be one less portion of rice. Please proceed with caution."
Everyone: “…”
What you said is no different from just saying "Don't kill me", right?
Su Yue looked at the captain in his iron helmet, snapped his knuckles, and said lazily, "Oh."
The captain stepped back again, then lifted his mask and smiled again: "Good evening, it's time for dinner again. Please take your seats now."
Just like yesterday, there were twelve plates on the table. In front of the captain, there was a plate with steaming potatoes and fish emitting curls of heat.
Everyone sat down at the table one by one, and the invisible restriction appeared again, preventing all players from moving.
Only after the captain announces the rules and selects the waiters can the waiters be given the status of free action.
"It's dinner time again, but as you can see, today's meal portions are still insufficient, so there's still one person who can't eat."
The captain laughed again as he spoke. At this time every day, the flesh on his face would disappear, revealing the true form of his skull, and today was no exception.
A skull with a grinning expression is actually quite scary, but you get used to it after seeing it every day, not to mention that the skull always ends up being smashed to pieces by a punch.
It even felt a bit funny.
"We need to choose a waiter to be in charge of serving the food," the captain said. "Now, I will announce the rules."
"Everyone must get a full meal. Those who don't get a meal will have nothing to eat at night. Those who don't eat will have their decay worsened, become extremely weak, and probably die."
"The server is responsible for distributing the food. When he places the plate in front of the corresponding person, it means that the plate of food has been distributed to that person."
"The food server needs to eat too, or he'll die too."
The captain said, and glanced at Su Yue quickly: "It should be noted that the plate in front of me is already my meal, and cannot be shared with others. If I am -"
The Skeleton Captain paused.
Everyone: “…”
This NPC's PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is a bit obvious.
The Skeleton Captain also realized this, so he changed his words: "If you are attacked and killed by the dish server, the plate will disappear as well."
This filled the loophole from yesterday, making it impossible for Su Yue to steal the captain's food, nor could he kill the captain to change the ownership of the food.
"Besides, the captain has to eat. If I don't eat, he'll be angry and the ship will sink."
This also filled in the loophole from yesterday and prevented Su Yue from nitpicking and stealing his meal.
After saying this, the captain was silent for a while, as if he was going over his lines in his mind to see if there were any problems. After making sure there were no omissions, he looked at Su Yue.
This time, they didn't even go through the process of selecting a waiter. The Skeleton Captain simply extended his hand towards Su Yue and said, "You will be the waiter."
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Once again entering the food distribution process, Su Yue felt the shackles on his body lighten and stood up.
But this time he really didn't know what to do.
He couldn't kill the captain, couldn't steal the food in front of the captain, and couldn't split the whole portion of food and give it to others. All the conditions were set, and it seemed that he could only follow the rules of the game and let one person die without food.
If it really comes to this, Su Yue can only sacrifice Cang Zhi, because he cannot die. If he dies, there will be no one to complete the game and find bugs. Cang Zhi is a puppet. Even if the puppet finishes the game, it will just return to standby mode and wait for him.
However, Su Yue felt a little reluctant, because the doll had Cang Zhi's face. Even if it was just the skin of the Lord God, he couldn't seem to be so cruel.
The Skeleton Captain was waiting for Su Yue's decision with a smile on his face. His smile was so obvious that his jaw almost fell to the ground. However, as soon as Su Yue glanced at him, he quickly pulled down the visor of his helmet with a "clang" sound.
Everyone: “…”
Skeleton Captain: “…”
The Skeleton Captain seemed to realize that he was too cowardly for an NPC, and quickly pushed up his helmet and urged Su Yue: "Serve the food, hurry up and serve the food."
Su Yue ignored him and was still thinking about a solution. At this moment, the man in sunglasses next to him suddenly laughed.
Su Yue looked at the man in sunglasses and saw that he was holding the crowbar he had obtained during the day. They could move slightly on the chairs, but they could not stand up no matter what, so it was not surprising that he was holding a crowbar.
Captain Skeleton said angrily, "Don't make any noise!"
"Do you know what this thing can be used for?" The man in sunglasses ignored the skeleton captain, grinned at Su Yue, and said what he had not finished saying in the sealed cabin during the day.
As he spoke he snapped the end of the crowbar against the seat of his chair, so that his posture was as if he were riding a wooden horse with the reins in both hands.
The man in sunglasses said, "As a rein."
Su Yue suddenly remembered the story about the "Crazy Rider". It was said that this was a crazy guy, but he could control any mount very well. There was once a legend that he could smash a boss to pieces by just stepping on the accelerator while riding a motorcycle.
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Put the boss...
The Skeleton Captain looked at the man in sunglasses angrily: "You——"
Before he finished speaking, the man in sunglasses suddenly smiled and shouted, "Drive!"
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With a "crash", the shackles on the man in sunglasses shattered like glass. Before anyone could react, the chair suddenly accelerated like a running wooden horse and crashed straight into the table with a "bang"!
The force of the wooden horse even smashed the table into pieces. This was the skill of the man in sunglasses, and of course it was much more powerful than Su Yue's fist as a normal attack.
The Skeleton Captain didn't even take off his mask before it was smashed to pieces again.
The bones fell to the ground and mixed with the ruins of the table.
A chair was placed on the ground covered with bones. The man in sunglasses was sitting on the chair with a crowbar in one hand. He had one foot on the chair and the other leg hanging down. He whistled in a leisurely manner that was completely inconsistent with the mess in front of him.
Everyone: “…”
Didn't they say we can't attack the captain?
But the table and the captain were broken, but the plate of rice was still there, and the potatoes and steamed fish were still emitting wisps of steam.
Su Yue lowered his eyes to look at the skull on the ground and sighed: "This time, the rule only states that the waiter cannot attack you, but it doesn't say that others cannot attack you."
Skull: “…”
Su Yue: "How pitiful."
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