Chapter 132 Mizuki Private High School (Part 4)
Well, so you were waiting here.
When the players heard the system prompt sound, they were not so panicked at that moment.
I'm just a little confused as to why the NPC revealed in the previous sentence that there was one more person among them. According to general speculation, the next task must be to catch this person.
But knowing that there is not only one mastermind but also a spy in the team, who can focus all their attention on completing the mission?
The NPC in charge of promoting the mission seemed to be indifferent to all this. He finished his lines and waited for a few seconds. Seeing that no one was willing to answer him, he had to save his face.
"Without a student card, you can only move around in the orientation area and cannot go beyond this area."
Following the female classmate’s introduction, the players finally got a clear view of what the school behind her looked like.
The first thing that caught his eye was a huge stone fountain. Nan Huan stood there and stared at it, and found that the stone sculpture seemed to look like some kind of flower, but because it was not fully bloomed, there was a strangely shaped bud in the middle, which made it look somewhat unique.
The weather in the copy is very good today. The sun shines on the water, shining with golden light, as if nourishing the flowers.
After passing the fountain, the noisy sound blocked by the sound of water reached everyone's ears.
All I saw before me was a tree-lined road that stretched as far as the eye could see. The banyan trees in the green belts on both sides were lush and leafy, forming a natural dome. On both sides of the road were small sheds with tables and people standing inside, and billboards next to them with rich and colorful content.
Crowds of students were crowding on the street, in groups of two or three, as if they were very interested in these novel clubs. Some members were even holding flyers, recruiting new students on the street.
The crowd of people stretched as far as the eye could see, and at the end of the community activity area, which was the length of a playground, one could just barely see a tall administrative office building.
There is a huge tower clock hanging on the front of the building. Even from such a distance, Nanhuan can clearly see that the time on it is exactly 7:30.
"Excuse me, what time is the first class in our school?"
The accompanying female classmate did not leave immediately, and Nan Huan grasped the key point.
The mission requires that players find their student cards and find their classrooms according to the class shown on them before the first class. Nan Huan needs to confirm the time of their mission.
"It's nine o'clock, the first class starts. Our school has a tradition of being punctual. All times are based on the tower clock. Being late by even one second is considered late. Everyone must remember this."
This may be the rule for the mission, so the NPC explained it in great detail.
Seeing that the other party emphasized time so much, the other players standing nearby couldn't help but ask, "What happens if you are late by accident?"
Sometimes, people always hope to prepare for the worst and complete the task, which is the best, but they always need to know the worst outcome so that they can feel at ease.
The question didn't sound offensive, but the girl's expression suddenly became unpredictable. She smiled sinisterly in the direction of the player and said, "You will be deducted credits for that."
Deducting credits doesn't sound like a serious punishment, but for some reason the other party makes it sound so horrible.
"Forget it. You freshmen, we don't even know if you can find your student ID cards. What's the point of telling you so much?"
This time, before the player could ask further questions, the NPC interrupted the conversation and was unwilling to reveal more information.
"What if we can't find our student card?"
Bei Xi followed up her words and asked another question. Strictly speaking, the admission letter is only a prerequisite for entering this copy, and the student card is the real identity symbol for entering the campus.
"By the time the first class starts, any student who has not found their student ID card will be expelled from Shuimu Private High School."
The female classmate's expression was very rich. When talking about this topic, she showed a look of contempt. "You also know that Shuimu Private High School has never lacked children from powerful families, but our requirements will only be higher. If you are not good enough, you will naturally be eliminated."
Twelve was listening nearby and couldn't help but shuddering as he whispered to Sixth God.
"Based on her attitude, those who know the inside story know that we are here to go to school, while those who don't think we are here to participate in some kind of wilderness escape. How can we be eliminated?"
Liushen touched her head and told her to stay quiet, listen to the rules and not make any mistakes.
However, the question raised by the president just now also indirectly confirmed that if you cannot find your student card, you will be expelled from the school, and the name of this copy is "Mizuki Private High School".
No matter what the specific content of the copy is, what is certain is that if you can't even enter the school, you will probably be eliminated from the game.
Even among the other dungeons that Nanhuan had entered that were higher than A+ level, none of them had been eliminated so easily before entering the main map.
While she was pondering the underlying meaning of her female classmate's words, she looked at the vast campus and thought of another question.
"Excuse me, how far is this place from the teaching area?"
Although it is not known whether all players will be in the same class, the teaching buildings should be in the same area. The one facing the gate does not look like a teaching building, and there is only one building alone.
Furthermore, even the nearest building doesn’t seem to be very close.
As for the rest, Nan Huan and the others couldn't see it at all from where they were standing at the school gate.
They also need to consider the journey time. Although deducting credits doesn't sound like a big deal, the NPCs all reacted in that way. Nan Huan feels that the other party's reaction is still worth referring to in this regard.
The female classmate looked at Nan Huan and smiled superficially, as if she felt that she was the only one who asked a few important questions among so many people. "Don't worry, as long as you find your student card, the school bus will arrive at the station and take you to the teaching building within five minutes."
The driving time in the dungeon is five minutes, and because there are too many variables, it is impossible to estimate the walking distance.
The other party's words also implied that only with a student card can one be eligible to ride the school bus.
"Okay, I'll just lead the way here."
The questions that needed to be answered had been answered almost completely. The female student spread her hands and gestured to them, "You can walk around the club activity area in front for a while. Remember, without a student card, you cannot go beyond this area."
After saying this, he left the players where they were and returned to his original position of welcoming guests.
"We are not allowed to go beyond the venue," Twelve came up as soon as the NPC left. "If we do, there may be a penalty. The student card we are looking for is in here, but there are so many people and things here..."
But from the perspective of the duration of a side quest, one and a half hours is actually not short. Apart from the fact that we have to leave five minutes for the school bus, or 5-8 minutes more time, it is still within an acceptable range.
But the club activities at hand, whether it was the number of people gathered or the places to hide things, were all measured in countless numbers, which made the difficulty greater.
"It seems that the hint given by the system - the Orientation Club may have clues. Can we rule out people who are not members of the club?"
The second guild, the woman who followed President Barbie and kept covering her right hand, tried to reduce their search area.
However, Nan Huan shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. The Orientation Club is related to more than just the people in the club. Their recruitment, the number of people interested, and the selection criteria can all be considered related to this tip, and this will inevitably involve other people, so at present it cannot be ruled out at all."
"Then how do we find it? Should we go from house to house? By the time we get there, we might not have enough time."
Twelve became anxious. He didn't expect that the first task was so difficult. He couldn't complete it by accident and couldn't even enter the classroom.
"We can't come to any conclusion by standing here. We'll know when we go in. Some of the system's prompts require certain plots to be triggered before they are given."
No one could think of a good solution for a moment, so Bei Xi took the initiative and pointed out a way.
But before they could even lift their feet, Bei Xi caught a glimpse of a stumbling shadow out of the corner of her eye.
She quickly took Nan Huan's arm and took a step back. Twelve was already very tactful and helped up the person who was about to fall.
Just now, the people from Guild One and Guild Two had been discussing together and did not hear the voices of other players. Now, Twelve vaguely heard the voices coming from the crowd.
"It must be her, it must be her..."
"She is the spy. Ever since I entered the dungeon, I have seen her standing alone in the corner..."
"That extra person is not familiar with us and can only act alone. She is the most suitable person..."
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After listening to a few sentences, Twelve realized that this player was probably being excluded.
Since the NPC just said that the original thirty people became thirty-one, this situation would easily occur in the team.
In addition, the situation in this dungeon is rather special. Apart from Guild One, Guild Two, Guild Five, and the questionable Moon in the Water Guild of Morpheus, each of which has four people, most of the remaining players basically came to this dungeon by chance.
They have no companions, no guilds, and therefore no persuasiveness to prove the authenticity of their identities, so anyone can be impersonated or fabricated.
Among them, the smart ones have already started to band together. The unlucky guy who was pushed out is most likely a player who simply got lucky and got the admission letter at the moment when the time was up.
"I'm not, I just don't know anyone, so I'm standing in the corner..."
Her voice was very low, and when Twelve helped her up, she hurriedly defended herself, but her voice was very low.
"Are you okay?"
The other party shook his head and didn't even dare to look up.
Twelve made sure that she could stand firmly before she let go of her hand.
"What? Is the first guild going to protect this suspect?"
Morpheus ran out from somewhere, with her arms folded, watching the farce in front of her with great interest, as if she was not the mastermind who allowed a few players to push people out.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Twelve had been annoyed by the person in front of her several times today. This time, the other party was openly pointing at the nose of an entire guild and scolding her. How could she bear it?
"Although Moon in the Water is only a small guild, I thought that someone who could become the guild leader must have some strengths. I didn't expect that he doesn't have much brains, but he does have a lot of tricks."
Twelve's ability to be weird is quite strong. Besides, she can see that the player in front of her cannot be the extra person. She doesn't believe that Morpheus can't see it.
Those players had already spoken a few words to Morpheus in private, which was the most they had. Now that people from a guild had taken the initiative to confront him head-on, they did not come out to speak for the other party like they did just now when they had evidence.
After all, suspicion is just talk without any actual evidence. It is not worth offending an entire guild for this.
"The little girl has a pretty good mouth, but she doesn't have any manners."
As Morpheus spoke, his eyes had darkened, and the Sixth God seemed to have sensed something, and took the lead in pulling Twelve behind him.
"President Murphys, you just went to so much trouble to create such a big scene in the game hall, but you only got four admission letters. If you want to bring one more person in, you don't have to go through so much trouble and give the other party a fake one."
The Six Gods had already determined that Morpheus was the one behind the incident, and they didn't give him any face. "Other guilds don't have the ability to create an admission letter that even NPCs can't tell is real or fake."
"So this extra person is obviously the work of the system. It's a bit unreasonable to say that this player was chosen by the system."
She paused for a second, then continued, "Besides, when she was talking just now, I used my skills and only felt the correct emotions, which means that what she said was true."
In fact, the previous speculation is very tenable. Regardless of whether Morpheus is the mastermind behind the scenes, even if there is someone else behind the scenes, what Liu Shen said makes sense. If this person was inserted by the player, then no one else has the ability to do that except the person behind the scenes.
The people behind the scenes have already gotten the admission letters first. If they want to take someone, it's just a matter of getting one more admission letter. Why go through all this trouble?
So it is very likely that it is the system that is causing trouble in order to trigger the side quest.
Liushen's words were still tactful, saying that it was a bit unreasonable to choose this player who was obviously independent of the others. In other words, the opponent was too weak and too eye-catching, and A+ should not be at this level.
However, despite the previous analysis, Liu Shen’s last sentence still surprised many players.
As a guild's outstanding vice-president, she also has outstanding personal abilities, so her personal abilities are no secret among the players.
I heard that she can sense the player's emotions based on what they say to determine if they are lying.
And because he was the sixth vice president of a guild, he got the nickname 'Sixth God'.
However, players have only heard of this skill but have never seen it in person. As for the perception and the accuracy of the judgment, only the parties involved know. Now that the other party has taken the initiative to mention this matter, those players who were originally clamoring for the suspect did not know how to react for a moment.
"Since you can sense what the other person is saying, can't you directly help us determine who the extra person is?"
Some players immediately grasped the key point and made requests no matter how big the problem was.
"Why?"
Liu Shen was not polite this time. "Are you from Guild One? Are you my guild leader? The number of people in Guild One and Guild Two is fixed, that's enough. Anyway, it's impossible that they are our people. What does it have to do with me?"
Liushen sneered and spoke very impolitely.
Just now she stood up for the suspect, which seemed to make the players think that she should be easy to talk to. This twist was so big that many people did not realize it.
Only Twelve was standing behind her. When he heard what Liushen said, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She is quite knowledgeable about Liushen. Even though she usually appears to be indifferent and doesn't care about anything, as long as something touches her bottom line, she will not give in and will not let the other party have an easy time.
This anger has been building up for a while, and it feels great to let it out now.
Nan Huan's face was full of curiosity. It was the first time he saw someone with such a sharp tongue. It seemed that Bei Xi did not suffer much when he was not around.
She, Beixi and Barbie had wanted to warn the other players before, but they refused to listen and were so blatant that they asked Liushen to use his abilities. It felt so good to scold them.
She applauded the Six Gods in her heart for a while, but she knew that the Six Gods' abilities were related to mental strength, so when they were used, they would consume a great deal of energy.
Moreover, if the other party's mental power is also very strong, it will be difficult to judge right and wrong, and there is no clear boundary.
Besides, the system went to great lengths to create this person, and it shouldn’t allow the Six Gods to judge him based on just a few words, so when we were discussing it just now.
She, Bei Xi and Barbie all unanimously disagreed with the other party actively using their skills to find this extra person.
Firstly, I feel that the system must have some limitations. Secondly, this person doesn't seem to be taking any action at the moment. Maybe this is just a hook to lead to a side quest. It's unclear what effect it has, so it's better to wait and see.
Moreover, Liushen's skills also require the cooperation of all players present, which seems difficult at the moment, so Liushen simply ignored the other party's arrogant demands and deliberately set a trap.
In addition to being able to judge whether what the other person said was true or false, she could also sense the changes in the player's emotions, so she also wanted to use her ability to test the extra person.
It was the players who were unwilling to cooperate at the beginning, because the eldest lady had already obtained the three pieces of the faith totem fragments, and regarded the first guild and the second guild that cooperated with it as opponents, and suspected that they were the masterminds behind the scenes.
It is these players who are now bragging and want Liushen to use his skills to help them find people.
They blushed at Liushen's words, thinking that they were the ones standing on the opposite side. Strictly speaking, they were not a team now, and the side quests were not collective, so the guild had no reason to help them.
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