Chapter 827: Live Broadcast (4)
"Don't you remember what happened?" Chen Chu asked, staring intently at Wen Wan, trying to discern from her expression whether she was telling the truth or lying to them. After all, what had just happened was too unbelievable to imagine.
"What happened? I feel pain all over my body and I have no strength at all."
Wen Wan's face turned pale, which was a side effect mentioned by the system, but it also made her acting more convincing.
"I only remember going to bed, what happened? Don't scare me." She then burst into tears.
Tears streamed down my face.
The others: "..."
audience:"……"
—I knew it! How could a vase suddenly turn into a superwoman? I really thought I wasn't awake yet.
So she was unlucky enough to be possessed?
—It must be true. I've been criticizing her for years. With her terrible acting skills, there's absolutely no way she could act so realistically.
—How come he's not dead?
—But she was really cool just now. For a second, I really felt like I saw my female husband.
—Look at reality and be more realistic. She's the kind of person who would go on strike if the crew had even a small cut.
Wen Wan gained the trust of the others.
The next morning, all the players went downstairs to the lobby.
There were only eleven people.
One player died.
He died in the toilet; his death was gruesome, but the landlady cleaned it up.
The landlady acted as if the player didn't exist and started preparing breakfast for them, but the newcomers had little appetite, since someone had already died on the very first night.
Wen Wan asked the system if the food was edible, and after receiving an affirmative answer, she began to eat. In order to maintain her persona, she even made sarcastic remarks while eating.
"This meat is too tough, and it's been overcooked."
"This rice is too hard; it's hurting my teeth."
"..."
Others: "..."
The inexplicable atmosphere of fear was instantly broken, and hunger followed. One by one, the newcomers picked up their chopsticks and began to eat breakfast. The veteran players were somewhat wary, but seeing that nothing happened after these people finished eating, they also started eating.
Sitting next to Wen Wan were Rou Rou and the girl she had saved last night.
Her name was Yao Yue. Yao Yue shared half of the food with Wen Wan. Although she knew that Wen Wan had only come out by chance because she was possessed, she had still saved her in essence, so she was Wen Wan's savior.
Chen Wen suddenly spoke up, "What happened last night? Can anyone tell us?"
His eyes were fixed on Wen Wan.
Others also looked over.
Yao Yue quickly explained, "Last night I heard someone knocking on the door and calling me. It was Gao Yue's voice, so I opened the door. I didn't expect it to be a monster. I was chased and ran for help. Later, Wen Wan saved me."
Wen Wan asked in confusion, "I don't know, I don't know anything. How could I possibly save you? That's a monster! Just thinking about it terrifies me."
Yao Yue: "..."
Rou Rou: "Wen Wan is possessed; she has no memory of anything."
It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not.
After breakfast, their tasks were updated promptly, and the next tasks were announced.
Main quest: Find the secret of the Childless Village, and you will receive 500 points.
Five hundred points—according to the elders, that's not a small amount.
After all, this is a beginner-level dungeon, and the reward for safely completing the dungeon is only 500.
Chen Wen: "The tasks in the dungeon are refreshed at any time. We need to live for seven days to pass the dungeon. The main quest is the same for everyone, and there are countless side quests that we need to trigger ourselves. So let's go to the village to find out some information first. It's best to form a group of three so that we can look out for each other."
No one else objected.
Then they started to form groups. The newcomers all wanted to follow the veterans, since they had all been through dungeons and had life-saving items, which would make them much safer.
Wen Wan, Chen Chu, and Yao Yue are in the same group.
Yao Yue stayed close to Wen Wan, clearly relying on her. Wen Wan was speechless, but she could still endure it. After all, an ordinary person would need time to process such a shock.
They first asked the villagers, but the villagers remained silent about the secret of the childless village and were even very wary of it.
The only option was to change our approach and ask questions to find out about the customs of the childless village.
Only then did the villagers speak.
The name "Childless Village" is somewhat misleading, as there are many children here, and they are all sons. So how can it be called "Childless Village" if there are so many boys?
Moreover, life in the village is very simple, and there is basically nothing unusual about it.
I searched all morning but didn't find any clues.
I also stumbled upon a family sending out wedding invitations. It wasn't really a formal way of sending out invitations; they just carried a bag of candy and notified the villagers that they were getting a daughter-in-law, asking those with money to support them financially and those without money to support them by showing their presence.
Wen Wan and her two companions bumped into them and even gave them a handful of candy.
Chen Chu inquired about the details of the wedding, as it was clearly no ordinary affair.
These kinds of weddings and funerals are usually key moments in the plot.
The family that takes in a daughter-in-law is surnamed Lin, and the family that marries also has the surname Lin. There's no way around it; this village is too small, and everyone has the same surname. It's just that whether they are related by blood is unclear. They were probably one family five hundred years ago.
I found out the location.
In the afternoon, the three of them explored the surrounding environment of the village. It was surrounded by forests and covered by white mist, which looked extremely dangerous. It was clear that the village had been enclosed and was being used as a dungeon location.
As evening approached, the three of them went back home and did not linger outside.
Afterwards, everyone held a meeting, and each group reported what they knew. It turned out that not only Wen Wan and a few others had noticed the wedding, but everyone else had as well, and the rest of the information was pretty much the same.
The sons and daughters of these two families had a very good relationship and were considered a well-matched couple in the village. Their happy marriage was a joyous occasion for everyone.
The only downside is that the man is physically weak, but the woman doesn't mind, and the man has a good personality, so neither family has any objections. As for the other villagers, they certainly don't have any objections either.
Chen Chu: "I think this wedding is definitely a key event, so we need to investigate the details of the wedding thoroughly."
"There's another thing. There are many children in this village, but strangely, there are no girls."
"This is also a key point, so we all need to investigate."
After dinner, everyone was tired, but they had to pay the rent. Unfortunately, only one person received twenty yuan because she had helped the villagers. Her companions scraped together thirty yuan, but they could only stay on the first floor. So the others had to borrow money from the landlady and also stay on the first floor, since they didn't have the money to stay upstairs.
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