Chapter 10: Night of the Blood Moon (Ten)
Not long after Nan Huan came out of the basement, he remembered when he had seen a similar headband.
The color was delicate, the style was retro, and she was sure no one in her real life would use something like this.
But she felt that it looked familiar, which meant that she must have seen it in the game.
She had not been in the game for long and had not met many people there. She only had some impressions, but they were not deep, which meant she had only taken a quick glance.
In other words, the other party was most likely just an inconspicuous NPC. With this speculation, she easily remembered the maid who brought the doctor to the living room in the morning.
Cui Zhongming was naturally unaware of these psychological activities.
Although he is an old player, his fighting ability is there, so naturally he can't be as meticulous as a hair.
However, the clue provided by Nan Huan made her words more credible.
After all, Cui Zhongming didn't think that the other party would make a headband that looked like a maid's in order to deceive him.
"Now that we have a clue, let's go find the maid and ask her about the situation."
Cui Zhongming coughed twice, as if trying to get rid of the embarrassment that had just occurred.
After all, if anything happens later, Nan Huan will have to borrow the fighting power of the person in front of her, so she shouldn't be too excessive. She nodded nonchalantly and retracted her previous disdainful look.
The two men were getting up and preparing to search the castle for the maid.
As a result, I heard some noise coming from the stairs leading to the second floor.
When they turned around, they saw the person they were looking for coming down the stairs.
Cui Zhongming was stunned for a moment, but Nan Huan didn't react much.
After playing this game for so long, she has more or less figured out the tricks.
I know that it was because I found the clue about the maid's headband that the NPC took the initiative to come to me to advance the plot.
If they hadn't figured out the origin of the headband and hadn't found the clue of the maid, Nan Huan felt that even if they searched the entire castle, they would not be able to find this person.
She exchanged glances with Cui Zhongming and walked over together.
"I found a hairband. Do you know who it belongs to?"
This was not a lie, Nan Huan really picked it up, and she used this excuse to ask directly.
It is now almost certain that the owner of the headband is also a maid.
The task prompt said it was a 'last wish', so the maid was most likely in danger, and the only thing she could do was to ask other people who might be her former colleagues for information.
In order to fulfill her last wish, we must know her life and what she wanted.
However, the maid in front of him was not as enthusiastic as she was in the morning. Her eyes slid from the hairband in Nan Huan's hand, and finally shifted to Nan Huan and Cui Zhongming, and then she smiled slightly.
"The maid who cleaned yesterday is missing again, and today's cleaning hasn't been done yet. Can you help?"
Her smile was a little stiff, and she turned a deaf ear to Nan Huan's questions.
Is it reasonable for a maid in an ancient castle to ask the young lady and the guests to clean the house?
Nan Huan didn't give up and waved the hairband in front of the other party again, but the other party didn't react at all and just repeated the question of whether they needed help.
Neither of them answered for the time being. After all, this involved a special mission and they didn't know if there was any danger, so it was better to be cautious.
Nan Huan simply spread his hands to Cui Zhongming and signaled him with his eyes.
Buddy, if you have any skills or props, use them now. If you can pry open the other person's mouth, we can also do one less task. Who knows what kind of trouble may arise while cleaning.
This is different from the task of stealing midnight snacks. The task will definitely take a long time, and Nan Huan has no help now.
It’s not that Nan Huan didn’t want to help, but ever since she saw the maid, there was a big 0 on her forehead.
There's really no room for her skills to be fully utilized.
Cui Zhongming showed a bit of embarrassment on his face and glanced at Nan Huan again.
Nan Huan immediately realized that the other party might not want him to see his skills or props, so he simply turned around.
I only heard a faint rustling sound behind me, as if Cui Zhongming was taking something out of his body.
After a moment, he repeated Nan Huan's previous question.
But the maid still ignored Cui Zhongming and continued to ask the same question as before, as if this was the only thing she could say.
Nan Huan waited patiently until Cui Zhongming withdrew his magical powers before turning back.
It is obvious that the system has been set up long ago. If one wants to get some information from the maid, I am afraid this task is unavoidable.
Both of them understood this truth, and without hesitation, they prompted the maid to ask another question.
"The maid who cleaned yesterday is missing again, and today's cleaning hasn't been done yet. Can you help?"
“It’s my honor.”
"Can."
The two of them gave an affirmative answer in unison.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for unlocking the side mission 2——
Clean the doctor's room in twenty minutes.
Tip: The doctor has a special understanding of cleanliness and tidiness, and she doesn’t like others to discover her secrets~]
This last rising, malicious tone made Nan Huan feel a wave of malice.
The system prompt sounded in the minds of both of them at the same time.
After the two understood the task, the maid was no longer stuck like before.
"Please follow me, the doctor's room is on the third floor. You don't have much time, so please help the doctor clean the room as soon as possible."
Since he was sure that the maid would not tell him the truth until he completed the task.
Nan Huan was not very enthusiastic about what he said to her, and he didn't care to pay attention to her gloating reaction.
Following the other person upstairs, Nan Huan missed the housekeeper from last night very much.
She thought her identity as a young lady would be quite useful, but she never expected that it would cost her the body of a young lady and the life of a maid.
Although he knew the purpose of the game and it couldn't be just cleaning, it was indeed a challenge for Nan Huan, who was lazy, didn't know how to distinguish grains, and had to rest after walking every two steps.
Nanhuan had already been to the third floor last night.
It was just that it was a little dark at the time and she wasn't in good condition, so she didn't look carefully at all.
Only then did I realize that this castle actually had more than just three floors. There was also a wider staircase extending upwards from the third floor.
There are only two rooms on the entire third floor, east and west. She had been to the east room last night, which is the housekeeper's room. The west room is naturally the doctor's.
At this time, the doors of both rooms were closed, and Nan Huan's eyes swept over the room to the east.
Unexpectedly, just as she had the idea of taking this opportunity to knock on the other party's door, she was blocked from view by the maid.
"You two, this is the doctor's room. It's almost time. Please go in quickly. You only have 20 minutes to clean. Please make sure to satisfy the doctor."
The maid's eyes returned to their gloomy look and she stared at the two of them.
It seemed as if if the two of them didn't move in the next second, she would grab their arms and twist them inside.
Cui Zhongming knew that this was the system reminding players not to take it negatively.
He then grasped the door handle and pushed it cautiously with a wary attitude.
The maid was like a supervisor. She waited until Nan Huan entered the room, then closed the door again before leaving.
As expected, after Nan Huan entered the room, the door could not be opened from the inside.
"It looks like we have to wait twenty minutes until the mission is over before we can go out."
Cui Zhongming pulled the door handle hard and tried it while carefully looking at everything in the room.
"The premise is that we have to stay alive."
She also saw the nature of the system.
Last night I was chased by the shadow of a chef wielding an axe. Although the time limit was limited, at least there was a lot of space to move around and I could run back and forth.
Today in the wine cellar, although he was wrapped in his hair, the door of the wine cellar was never closed, so Nan Huan was able to slip out while Bai Wei was caught.
But now we are in this place, unable to leave and have a time-limited mission, which is really not a good sign.
What's more, this is already the second day of the game, and the difficulty of the game will only increase.
However, there was not much panic or fear in her voice; she just calmly stated the facts.
Cui Zhongming knew that what she said was true. Although he was surprised at her calmness, he quickly focused on the task.
"They said we should clean the room, but when you walked in, did you see that there was anything in the room that needed cleaning?"
The two of them had not moved since they entered the room, and now they were standing side by side behind the wooden door.
It’s not that they were so cautious that they didn’t dare to go in, but that the room was too clean.
The floor was polished to a shine, and the candles of the same height were neatly arranged on the wall sconces and candlesticks. The red velvet sofa and footstool were deliberately angled to bathe the sunlight coming in from the window.
Even the curtains hanging on the left and right sides of the windows and the folds of the tucked-in bed curtains are the same in number on both sides, and the arc angles are symmetrical, with no error at all.
“Not only is there nothing to clean, but the owner seems to have obsessive compulsive disorder.”
Nan Huan took a quick look around and got the answer.
Especially since the windows in this room were completely open and the curtains on both sides were completely drawn, the bright light shining in always made Nan Huan feel a little unreal.
After she looked at the left half of the room, it was not difficult for her to come up with this answer, but when she moved her eyes to the right half, there was obvious doubt in her tone.
"But……"
"That thing doesn't fit in this room."
Cui Zhongming knew what she meant, and before the other party finished speaking, he had already added the second half of the sentence.
The right half of the doctor's room seems a bit empty compared to the rich left half, with only two things placed in it.
There was a clock with a brass base piled casually in the corner. Dust was clearly visible on the dial, and it looked like two different rooms compared to the clean and tidy one on the left.
A few feet away from the clock is a dark red solid wood dressing table.
There was nothing on the dressing table except a half-human-tall, gray doll with no facial features sitting in the middle.
This doll is not like the simulated dolls sold in shopping malls that are made for children to play with.
Because of the uncanny valley effect, the human-shaped dolls generally sold are not made to look too much like humans, so as not to cause consumers to rebel.
Although this doll has no facial features or shape, when you look at it, you always feel that she is the same as a real human being.
But when you look more closely, you will find that the surface of the doll seems to be blocked by something, and it is difficult to see clearly, it is just gray.
【bite--
Tip: Five minutes have passed, please complete the task actively. 】
Time passed quickly. Five minutes had passed since they came in, but the two of them had not even touched the core of the mission.
Cui Zhongming's face showed some anxiety, but Nan Huan didn't react much after hearing the prompt tone.
Instead, he rubbed his chin with great interest.
"Do you think she will suddenly jump up?"
Her eyes moved around the doll several times, and her tone was full of interest. There was no fear at all in her voice, but rather it sounded like she was very much looking forward to it.
"It would be nice if I could jump up."
Cui Zhongming didn't know much about the temper and character of his new partner.
Especially when the system prompted that time was running out, and the other party was still unhurried, his tone was a little unpleasant.
He was not good at this kind of tasks that involved solving puzzles. If he had a choice, he would rather the doll really stand up and have a good fight with him.
"Then wait a minute, don't regret it."
Nan Huan ignored the other party's anger, replied mysteriously, and walked to the corner, in front of the brass bell, looking at it carefully.
"There are less than fifteen minutes left, and you are still so leisurely. According to my guess, if this task is not completed, it may trigger some punishment rules. What have you discovered?"
Obviously, the most suspicious thing in the room was the doll, but Nan Huan did not approach it at all. Instead, he kept staring at a dusty clock.
If he was the only one who triggered this task, Cui Zhongming would definitely have been very nervous and would have taken the doll in his hand to examine it carefully.
If the other party did something weird, he would have probably already rushed forward with a knife in hand.
But now he has a temporary teammate, Cui Zhongming doesn't want to make things difficult for others, and Nan Huan looks like he knows what's going on, so he just asks directly.
However, Nan Huan did not answer the other party directly, but asked in return, "Do you have a handkerchief? Or something that can wipe the dust? I don't really want to use my hands."
She reached out to Cui Zhongming, apparently wanting something to wipe the dusty dial.
Cui Zhongming didn't understand her behavior. He stood there without moving, and it seemed that he was not willing to pay any attention to Nan Huan.
"Once the dial is clean, you'll know why I did this."
Seeing that the other party was not cooperating, Nan Huan simply added another sentence.
After hearing the other party's assurance, Cui Zhongming reluctantly pulled out a scarf from his warehouse. This was the warm clothing he prepared for a cold copy.
Nan Huan was not a picky person. After getting the thing, he rubbed the dial several times without any method, barely wiping off the dust, then pointed at the clock and asked Cui Zhongming.
"What did you see?"
Cui Zhongming looked in the direction she pointed.
"I don't know much about watches, but it looks quite expensive."
Cui Zhongming took a quick look, but couldn't make out anything except that the hands were golden and the dial was carved with exquisite patterns.
Nan Huan held his forehead helplessly, and once again felt that this tool man’s IQ was not very good.
"Didn't you notice that the time on this clock is wrong? It's two hours faster than normal?"
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