The doll workshop was said to have been founded by a woman named Bellas. Her husband was a gambler and a domestic abuser. Bellas, who had been beaten for years, finally exploded. Taking advantage of her husband's drunken state, she pushed him into the river, drowning him. Bellas then fled to this island, where she made a living by making dolls and also helped the poor women nearby, establishing an organization similar to the Women's Federation.
Lin Xiaoman was skeptical about the origin of the doll workshop that Tour Guide Wang had described. She thought Tour Guide Wang was just talking nonsense.
However, the situation of the doll workshop is roughly like this. It is a small workshop run by several women who make various dolls and sell them to tourists. Due to the development of tourism, it has made a lot of money in recent years. The current owner of the workshop seems to be Maurice, an old lady about 70 years old.
Tour guide Wang also said mysteriously that Morales was Bellas in a different appearance.
Lin Xiaoman: Haha.
At noon, go back to the hotel for lunch.
"Do you think what Tour Guide Wang said is a clue? Could Maurice, or Old Lady Bellas, be the boss?"
During the lunch break, the trio held a meeting and Lin Xiaoman raised his own questions.
"I think this background description sounds like a boss. That doll workshop, based on the setting, is simply the boss's lair!" Long Jiujiu nodded in agreement, then gestured with his hands wiping his neck, "How about we strike first?"
"We can't come to a conclusion yet." Shao Qi shook his head. "If I guess wrong, harming the NPC will result in immediate elimination."
"Just now, when I was talking to Tour Guide Wang, Lan Moer, Lan Qiu, and the others kept coming closer to Tour Guide Wang." Lin Xiaoman looked worried. "If it really was a boss, I'm afraid they would make the first move."
"Yes, yes. What if they rob us?"
"My opinion is that we shouldn't rush into anything." Shao Qi analyzed methodically, "It can't be that simple. When you enter the doll workshop, you should have other clues."
"Then I'll try to look carefully."
After some discussion, the final decision was to proceed cautiously and not take any action. Lin Xiaoman was responsible for recording everything he saw and heard in the doll workshop, and then hold a meeting to discuss it.
After the lunch break, the two tour guides each led their teams and set off.
Tour guide Wang walked at the front of the team. He was still enthusiastic and talkative, holding a loud speaker and talking loudly.
Everything was laid out in the open. Everyone participating in the ranking battles clearly realized that this doll workshop was the key. They were all on high alert, and the atmosphere on the road was silent.
Only the NPCs were chattering innocently.
After walking and stopping for half an hour, we arrived at the doll workshop. The so-called workshop is more like a small village consisting of several households.
A large wooden fence with green vines climbing up it and dotted with small purple flowers.
Looking inside, there are dozens of small wooden one-story houses. They look very quaint and have the atmosphere of a country courtyard.
"This is the doll workshop. Over 50% of the dolls on the island are made here. Okay, male tourists, please stop. Ladies who want to visit, please follow me and don't get left behind. I hope everyone will observe local traditions." Tour guide Wang pointed to the two straw dolls that looked like guardian gods at the gate and continued, "These are messengers of the Doll God. Those who disrespect tradition will be punished by the Doll God."
"Okay, okay, those who want to visit, follow me. I'll say it again, no men allowed." After repeating the instructions several times in earnest, tour guide Wang led the way and went in holding a small red flag.
"careful."
"come on!"
Shao Qi and Long Jiujiu each said something.
"Yeah." Lin Xiaoman responded with a smile, and followed with Lu Yuan, the NPC who could be used as a shield, looking relaxed on the surface but actually nervous and alert.
A team of women, whether they were taskers or NPCs, all followed in.
Soon, there were only a group of men left at the door.
Watching the group of people walking away, one of them made a move and came to the fence in a few steps. He glanced at everyone present with a contemptuous look as if to say "You are all cowards", then sneered, raised his leg and kicked, and the straw doll that was originally standing by the fence gate fell down.
After kicking down a straw doll, the man walked into the fence swiftly and quickly chased after a group of people in front.
"Well?"
Long Jiujiu's eyes widened in disbelief, then he tilted his head blankly and said to Shao Qi, "He went in!!"
"I saw it."
He rushed to check his system screen and saw that the remaining teams were still the same, with no eliminations. He then glanced inside and saw that the man had already caught up with the team, with no abnormalities at all. Long Jiujiu could no longer contain himself, his eyes gleaming as he clenched his fists, "How about..."
'Shall we go in and take a look too?'
Before he could finish the second half of the sentence, Shao Qi shook his head at him, as if he was waiting to see what would happen.
"Okay." Long Jiujiu gave up helplessly.
The two of them continued to stay still, but because of the first leader, there were still a lot of people left, some of whom were ready to make a move.
After observing for two minutes, each with their own thoughts, the fallen straw doll seemed to be just an ordinary straw doll, lying quietly, with no abnormalities at all.
There were no new eliminations on the system screen.
The person who went in was still full of energy.
Some people couldn't help it, and also stepped into the fence, chasing after the team in front... In the end, 7 people entered one after another.
It doesn't look big from the outside, but once you enter the area surrounded by the fence, Lin Xiaoman discovers that it is a different world of its own.
It was still the same scene, but it seemed to be magnified many times. The entire small village-like place seemed very vast.
After the group entered, a local woman who looked to be in her forties or fifties walked out of the cabin closest to them.
Tour guide Wang came over and introduced everyone with a smile, "This is Yimali. She will take us on a tour. We..."
Before he could finish his words, his smile faded. Tour Guide Wang looked at the person who came in, frowned, and with a rare serious look of accusation, he said, "What's going on? Didn't we say no men allowed?"
"Sorry, tour guide, I was just too curious, so I followed you in." The man explained.
"go out!"
"I'd like to take a look."
At this stalemate, Yimali smiled and said in a friendly manner in fluent English, "It's okay. The rule was left by the old owner. The current owner, Morris, doesn't mind."
"Forget it, since you're already here, just follow us." Tour guide Wang looked a little unhappy, but seeing more people coming in, he finally didn't insist and could only let them go.
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