Two bags of small bread rolls, a bag of biscuits, a box of xylitol, a thermos, and some other miscellaneous items.
There was also a bag of cold medicine in the bag.
Xia Linyin sniffed. She had a bit of a cold and didn't know if it was because of the cold medicine she had taken. Her head was also a little dizzy, and her overall physical condition wasn't very good.
The body is completely different from the one in the previous game after being injected with the X virus.
Xia Linyin took out a tissue from her bag and blew her nose. Feeling a stinging pain in her palm, she perked up and sat up straight.
"Legend has it that there is an ancient castle on the top of Ghost Head Peak, where an evil ghost lives. No one who has ever stepped into this place has ever returned, because they have all been killed by the ghost."
"You are friends from the same city, both adventure enthusiasts. As agreed, you met offline and came to this ghost castle to explore."
"Player Mission: Kill the Castle Ghost. Friendly Reminder: Dear player, please be careful to conceal your player identity."
After reading the red words on her palm, Xia Linyin turned her palm over and clasped her hands together.
Be careful to conceal your player identity?
As players, they will try their best to prevent NPCs from discovering their player identity.
Is there any significance to this particular point in the game?
In the first game, she wondered if future games would be designed to let ghosts find out who the players are. Could this game be designed to let the ghosts hiding in the castle find the players and kill them?
Or is this hidden feature actually aimed at other players? After all, in the first few games, players tend to stick together, and once they know that the other player is also a player, they will subconsciously categorize them as one of their own.
Is the game giving this warning to warn players to be wary of other players besides themselves?
In any case, it seems like it's time to put our acting skills to the test.
Despite her turbulent thoughts, Xia Linyin remained calm. She was no longer the novice who, no matter how hard she tried to stay composed, would break out in a cold sweat when she realized there was a ghost on the bus.
This is her fifth game. Once she gets past this hurdle, she can go to Area A, and she'll be halfway to leaving the game.
If she couldn't make it through, her life would end there, and she would die with a lot of doubts, regrets, and unexplained reasons.
Even if Xia Linyin knew there was a ghost in the house, perhaps lurking in the shadows watching her, she wouldn't break out in a cold sweat, turn pale, or tremble like before.
She was able to control her fear, calm herself down as quickly as possible, and find a way to survive in the game.
To live is such a simple yet luxurious wish.
After entering the game, Xia Linyin realized how much she longed for life.
Especially considering how long she has persevered, how much she has endured before, and the fact that she carries Xiao Li's two lives on her shoulders. Xiao Li has already sacrificed herself twice in order to keep her alive.
With that in mind, what reason would she have not to cherish her life?
"Whoosh—"
Suddenly, the sound of water being pumped rang out.
Xia Linyin turned her head to look in the direction of the sound.
A handsome young man opened the bathroom door, shook his freshly washed hands, and walked out. He looked up and saw Xia Linyin staring at him, and casually asked, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
"Mm." Xia Linyin smiled faintly and looked away.
She didn't know the boy, but the moment she saw him, his name automatically popped into her mind—Zhou Yu.
This must have been sabotaged by the game developers; it's terrifying!
Xia Linyin had a sense of unease as she pondered the implications. She knew the game was powerful; it could bring people into the game without them noticing and could easily eliminate someone. But she never imagined that the game could also implant names into a player's memory.
Although this is just a small trick, does it mean that games can arbitrarily alter players' memories?
This feeling is awful. My life is in the game's hands, and my memories are in the game's hands. What's the difference between me and an NPC?
Xia Linyin felt increasingly alarmed as she thought about it, and she almost began to doubt herself. She quickly stopped her wild thoughts and focused all her attention on the game.
Zhou Yu sat down on the sofa, and for a moment the two were silent. Xia Linyin didn't dare to speak casually, for fear of saying the wrong thing and giving herself away.
But sitting there like that was obviously awkward, so she took her phone out of her bag. It wasn't locked, and when she unlocked it, she found that there was indeed no signal. Xia Linyin muttered, "Huh? No signal."
"No signal? I guess the signal is bad at the top of the mountain."
Just as Zhou Yu finished speaking, a noisy commotion came from upstairs.
"It's not scary at all! It doesn't even feel like a haunted house!"
"Yes, I thought the legendary ghost castle was some kind of gloomy old house, but it turned out to be like this. I'm so disappointed."
"Tch! You're really disappointed. You should be glad it's not some deserted old house in a remote village, otherwise we wouldn't have anywhere to sleep tonight, and we'd definitely have to spend half the day cleaning up."
"That's true. The house is clean and tidy now, and it's very comfortable to look at."
...
A group of people came down the stairs from the second floor, and as Xia Linyin looked at them, one name after another popped into her mind.
And walking at the very back was... Li Luo?!
Li Luo wore a long black trench coat over a dark sweater. His tall stature and model-like physique perfectly accentuated the trench coat's effect, and his face remained as stunningly handsome as ever.
As he walked down the stairs, he transformed the staircase into a catwalk, stealing the spotlight from everyone else like a radiant light.
With his overwhelming good looks and charisma, everyone else became mere background figures.
No, perhaps it doesn't even qualify as a supporting role.
Everyone gradually sat down on the sofas and chairs. Xia Linyin counted, and there were eleven people in total, including herself.
With his buzz cut and tall, thin frame, Liu Wei was a real character. He was the kind of person who would never let the conversation die down. He could liven up the atmosphere with just a few words, and even if no one else was joining in the fun, he could still entertain himself.
Most importantly, he is an NPC.
Although Xia Linyin remained silent, she learned from Liu Wei's almost non-stop talking that after arriving at the castle, the others had all begun to tour the entire castle.
Because she was feeling unwell with a cold and was also tired from climbing the mountain, she didn't join the others to visit the castle and instead sat on a sofa chair to rest for a while.
This castle was completely different from what everyone had expected. The house was very clean, without a speck of dust, and didn't look like it was uninhabited, but the yard and the gate were not locked.
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