Chapter 72: The Wandering Travel Group (Part 3)
"Seal the door?"
A sneering tone, very suitable for the gloomy weather.
Her slightly playful tone was almost telling others that she seemed to have other off-site information about the name of the destination.
When everyone's attention was focused on that face with eyes that were overly dilated and looked a little scary.
She added, "We really have to thank the president and the eldest lady for this. Otherwise, we wouldn't have come to this interesting place, right?"
Just as she emphasized the word "interesting", a gust of cold wind blew by.
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or a hint of something.
Except for the two protagonists named in the words, most of the players did not expect that the doll would challenge an entire guild so publicly.
Although everyone came here based on their own abilities, they all definitely put some thought into it.
But before this layer of window paper is broken, everyone can at least maintain superficial peace.
But soon everyone understood that the dolls did this to isolate one guild and prevent them from having the possibility of joining forces with other guilds.
After all, there is another guild on the scene, and it is also very powerful.
Nan Huan has been observing the surrounding environment, and she found that the area of Fengmenling is even deeper than the deep mountains and old forests.
Just a few moments after they got off the car, the surrounding mountains and forests were already covered with white fog.
I couldn’t see any further. As the bus drove into the fog in the direction we came from, the entire Fengmenling seemed to be isolated from the world.
"You have a point."
After observing the surroundings, Nan Huan heard someone deliberately taking the lead, so he responded nonchalantly.
"Since everyone thinks that it's because of us that they have the opportunity to come here, why don't we make a deal?"
Bei Xi had been standing behind Nan Huan and did not take the provocation of the doll seriously.
Nineteen knew that their own president would never engage in verbal disputes with others, and in the current situation, they already had two pieces of the faith totem fragments in their hands.
In the eyes of every guild, they are the biggest threat, and allies are not reliable.
However, Nan Huan was very familiar with Bei Xi's style of doing things and couldn't stand others bullying a guild in this way.
She looked like she was willing to negotiate, "Whoever finds the fragment of the faith totem can give it to us as a thank you, how about that?"
Nanhuan still has an impression of that doll.
Although I only took a quick glance at it when I logged out of the game.
But it is hard not to ignore the floral dress of the same style that is deliberately meant to look young, as well as the overly exaggerated eye makeup.
Isn't it just a comparison of sarcasm?
It seems like everyone knows this.
Nan Huan pretended not to understand and said, "Since you are thanking me so sincerely, let's talk about something practical."
It was obvious that the doll understood Beixi. At least she knew that Beixi never competed with others in language.
More often than not, the other party just treats her coldly, and it seems that no matter how big the matter is, it is difficult to attract her attention.
Unexpectedly, the eldest lady in the rumors was surprisingly eloquent and could talk her back with just one sentence.
"Oh."
Bei Xi couldn't help but let out a light chuckle, which earned her a displeased glare from Nan Huan.
People have bullied me to the point of being bullied, but I still swallow my anger and not only don't help me, but I also make trouble.
Bei Xi simply loved the other person's little expression, and didn't know if it was due to his personality or for some other reason.
In this world, Bei Xi doesn't care about anything else except Nan Huan and things related to him.
When I became the guild president, I also wanted to use a more convenient way to get out of the game as soon as possible.
But she really liked watching Nan Huan arguing with others for her, which made her feel favored.
"You are joking, young lady. The Faith Totem Fragment is an important item in the game. Every player wants it. It is better for everyone to rely on their own abilities to get it."
Just when the doll was very angry but couldn't find a better rebuttal, Miao Jiang behind him took a step forward.
"Besides, when I have time, I would like to ask Miss how Cui Zhongming from our guild died in the Blood Moon Night dungeon."
This ancient name made Nan Huan frown.
Nineteen stepped forward to answer her questions at the right time, "This is Miao Jiang, the president of the Ninth Guild, Secret of Witchcraft, and the one who just spoke was the vice president, Doll. They are from the same guild as Cui Zhongming, and they are the player in the Blood Moon Night who originally wanted to set up a trap, but in the end, the prop used was the Gu worm and he lost his life."
Nan Huan suddenly realized and said "Oh", then looked at Miao Jiang seriously, "Chairman Miao, since you admit that Cui Zhongming is your man, it will be easy to deal with. He deliberately framed me in the copy, and I have to ask you to pay back the mental damages. Since you brought it up, let's do it today. I wonder what mental damages you have prepared?"
As soon as she opened and closed her mouth, Cui Zhongming's identity as the perpetrator was firmly established.
"Let me make it clear first, I am a very delicate person. I don't like ordinary things."
Although this does not sound wrong, and it was indeed Cui Zhongming who harmed him, it sounds a bit strange after omitting some important content.
Miao Jiang probably didn't expect someone to be so unreasonable. This young lady seemed to be very different from what he had imagined.
Looking at Bei Xi behind him, the curve of his mouth corners could no longer be suppressed.
Miao Jiang felt that she didn't quite understand some people's tastes, but the doll was annoyed by the eldest lady's unreasonable demands.
"Who knows if you killed Cui Zhongming? How dare you ask us for compensation for mental damages?"
Her exaggerated white eye makeup looked even scarier because her eyes were wide open.
"The game prohibits players from killing each other. How could I kill her? What you said is a bit unreasonable."
Nan Huan sighed deliberately and looked at the doll with dissatisfaction, as if he felt it was very difficult to communicate with the other party.
"Then what you said makes sense? How do you prove that he framed you and you didn't frame him?"
"I have witnesses. Including me and the other three survivors, we are all witnesses. If this copy is released, I can hold a fair hearing."
"You're talking nonsense. They are all from the same guild, so naturally they will side with your own people."
"Then you have to provide evidence to prove that I was the one who killed him. Do you have evidence?"
…
One person was calm and composed, able to counter the opponent's moves, while the other was furious and unaware that he had been let off the hook, and was finally speechless when asked questions.
“You, you, you…”
"Forget about you. There's nothing much to say. I see your union is pretty big. You won't refuse to pay this little mental damages, right, President Miao?"
Nan Huan finally threw the question to Miao Jiang who had the final say. It wasn't that she had to ask for something from them, she just couldn't stand their sarcasm towards Bei Xi.
"Of course, as long as the young lady can get out of this copy alive, the Secret of Witchcraft will naturally prepare a great gift."
His own guild had just made a fool of itself. As the leader of the Miao Jiang guild, he naturally couldn't continue arguing and make a fool of himself in front of others.
"I've always had good luck."
Nan Huan didn't care about the other party's almost curse-like conditions, and he put an end to them with just a few words.
However, when Bei Xi heard this, he swept his sharp eyes across Miao Jiang's face.
Although he didn't say anything, the look in his eyes clearly showed that he was doing what he wanted.
"Hey, you're not the same as the rumors say..."
Nan Huan was just about to take a break when he suddenly noticed that there was an extra person on the right side.
The moment the other person appeared, Bei Xi had already put his arms around her waist and pulled Nan Huan back.
The other party's finger, which was expected to land on Nan Huan's shoulder, missed, and there was an unconcealable regret in his tone.
Before Nan Huan could stand firmly, he felt a sharp wind beside him.
A black shadow flashed by, and a black mark appeared on the back of the woman's hand when she tried to touch Nan Huan's shoulder.
"Hiss...you were too heavy-handed. I didn't even touch it."
As soon as Nan Huan stood firm, he was startled by the overly heavy attire.
She was just paying attention to the surrounding environment and hadn't had time to observe the players around her. Now, when she suddenly saw the person in front of her, she thought it was an NPC in the dungeon.
After all, she felt that no one would dress up as a cosplayer in a travel copy.
After all, Nan Huan seemed to have only seen this kind of two-dimensional Alice skirt with a crinoline, many layers, and exquisite makeup in anime.
As if she was afraid of Bei Xi's actions, she didn't dare to move forward, but her eyes were still on Nan Huan.
"What's your real name? Are you interested in joining our guild?"
She openly tried to steal Bei Xi's girl, not caring about the weird scene in front of her at all. Instead, she cared more about Nan Huan.
"Your face and figure are such a waste if you don't dress up properly."
Seeing that Bei Xi's face was getting worse and worse, the iron axe was about to move.
A man wearing a tall hat appeared behind the woman and quickly dragged the woman back a few steps, out of the danger range of Beixi's weapons. "President, take it easy, we still have business to attend to..."
"This is the fourth guild, Fairy Tale Land's president, Alice, and the vice president, the Mad Hatter."
Mobile Encyclopedia Nineteen silently stood in front of Bei Xi, fearing that his president would take action, so he quickly explained to Nan Huan first.
The corners of Nan Huan's mouth twitched. It's really Alice.
Others would rather other players not know their titles and skills, but they seem to be afraid that others are not clear.
Moreover, Nan Huan feels that those who join this guild should not be afraid of social death.
"This is just the boundary of the monument. We have to walk a little further to see the village. We have to get to the village before dark. Everyone, follow closely."
Xiao Tao was like an NPC who was diligently pushing for progress. He didn't care at all when they talked about the players outside the dungeon. He didn't stop them until the situation seemed to start with infighting.
It seems that they don't want players to suffer losses before they actually enter the dungeon map.
The NPC has spoken, whether it is the rules that must be followed before, or the restriction of reaching the destination before dark.
All players had to obey Xiao Tao's command and move forward in a certain direction in the fog.
The two people who fell behind were the little gangster girl and the girl with long black hair.
Before in the car, the two of them hadn't noticed anything was wrong, but the two scenes just now made them understand.
The tickets for this trip that they got by chance were not a lucky reward, but might be a death curse.
Feeling the tense nerves of the person next to him, he gently held the other person's hand.
As they stepped into the fog, the scene before them became clear.
The fog seemed to be able to sense the weirdness ahead and tried its best to move behind the player.
After walking for about five minutes, Nan Huan saw the long white wall not far ahead.
The white wall seemed to appear out of thin air and stood in front of us.
It was the most ordinary white wall, about three meters high, without a top, stretching for dozens of meters to the left and right, and you couldn't see the end at once.
In the very center, there were scattered red bricks, leaving space for two people to enter, like an entrance.
The scattered red bricks looked like they had been removed by someone, but there was no trace of red bricks on the white wall.
One is white and the other is red. The comparison between the two is indescribably strange.
Looking into the village from the gap, it was empty and there was nothing to see.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the surroundings were getting quieter and quieter. There was an indescribable dead silence in this quietness that made people stop in their tracks involuntarily.
After Nan Huan looked at the white wall, he turned his attention to the doll.
It was discovered that Yangwawa and Miaojiang were the only two people who did not react particularly strongly to the sudden appearance of white walls and red bricks in the deep mountains and forests.
It seems that the doll's reaction just now was not intentional for the players to see.
She really knows some clues that other players are not aware of.
"The journey of joy and adventure is just ahead. Aren't you all happy?"
Seeing that the players had male-oriented looks and no intention of going in, Xiao Tao just stood by and made sarcastic remarks.
If the word "adventure" wasn't there, perhaps everyone would applaud in support.
Players who were couples were forced to hold hands and walk in pairs across the red bricks and into the white wall.
Except for two couples from the first guild and the little girl with long black hair, the hand-holding postures of the rest of the people were indescribably awkward.
Nan Huan thought, this is just the beginning.
Since it was stated that it was a couple's trip, she and Bei Xi had an absolute advantage. After all, real couples had nothing to fear.
The white wall was like a natural barrier. Unless you crossed it, you could not see or hear anything.
But when Nan Huan stepped one foot in, it was as if his closed facial features were suddenly opened.
The white fog from before had disappeared, and in front of them stood a large village.
It's like a terraced field, stacked layer by layer from top to bottom.
As it was getting dark, a few lights were gradually turned on, and the scene did not seem surprisingly eerie.
But two minutes later, Nan Huan felt that his conclusion was premature.
Because a fire suddenly broke out in the open space not far in front of them.
The sky had already darkened completely, and the flames shot up high, lighting up the surrounding scenery.
There were several layers of people standing densely on the open space, and they were heading towards the player.
Although there was a smile on the face illuminated by the fire, there were complicated emotions hidden in the eyes.
In particular, there was a huge willow tree at the back of the open space where they were standing.
It was several dozen feet high, too thick for five people to hold, and had thousands of green silk ribbons hanging down, swaying flexibly with the flames, as if welcoming someone.
There are so many people standing not far away.
But none of the players noticed that there were people around.
The fire was getting brighter and brighter, and there were red lights and colorful silks, and loud shouts of welcome.
This did not let the players down, especially when a man who claimed to be the village chief came in front of everyone with a few glasses of wine after the loud cheers.
"Welcome to Fengmenling. This is some light wine prepared by the village to welcome guests from afar."
Nan Huan was not standing at the front, but that did not prevent her from observing the village chief who said this.
The other person's complexion was normal, and there was nothing strange about his behavior, but the way he looked at the player always revealed some hatred inadvertently.
"Everyone, please don't let the village chief down. This is a privilege for guests coming from afar."
Xiao Tao urged the player in the front with an unexpected look on his face.
Some tourists seemed dissatisfied and had completely forgotten what they had said before.
"The virtual panel is restricted and can't be avoided."
The players in the front row were whispering.
Nanhuan was not too surprised, after all, this was a planned itinerary.
Seeing that no one was taking the first step, even though he had no skills or weapons, he still had an instinct to escape.
It is better to prevent players from getting involved in messy things as soon as they enter an S-level copy.
Nan Huan was a little tired. She had just walked for a while and stood for a long time. She wanted to rest quickly.
So he hooked his finger with Bei Xi, and the latter understood.
The two men walked directly to the front of the crowd, each with a glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
Surprisingly, the wine didn't have any strange taste, just a light earthy smell after taking a sip of it.
"These two tourists are more to my liking."
Xiao Tao seemed very happy that someone could stand up and express his or her preferences openly.
Nineteen and Lingyue followed closely behind, drank the wine quickly, and stood aside waiting.
People will unconsciously tend to be more serious psychologically. If someone starts to resist at the beginning, those passive people may give it a try.
But now someone has taken the lead, tried the poison and has not felt any discomfort so far.
No one would want to be different and try a more risky approach.
Soon, all eighteen glasses of welcome wine were empty.
There is no hotel in the village, so all the players can only rely on others. And because they are traveling as couples in this dungeon, each of the nine couples is assigned to a household.
The welcome party finally came to an end and the crowd slowly dispersed.
The chosen people appeared one by one, making the players look increasingly unhappy.
Because Nanhuan discovered that there seemed to be a serious imbalance in the ratio of men to women in this village.
The men ranged from young to middle-aged to old. They looked at the players with greed, but also with unspeakable hatred.
But there were only a few women, all of whom were middle-aged or had gray hair.
They seemed even more indifferent, as if they didn't care at all about the guests coming from the village.
The nine families that settled in with nine couples had only men in their houses.
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