"It doesn't matter when I found out. What matters is that I feel we can talk calmly."
Facing the alert "leather jacket man", Yue Ya's expression was as gentle as ever.
[Yuezai's "Chat" appears again! He is going to start attacking NPCs again!]
[I also want to be conquered by Yuezai]
[I have to say, the host has a very smart brain and is very courageous]
The innkeeper's wife completely controlled the leather jacket man's body. She faced Yue Ya and said in a bad tone: "If you want to threaten me with this matter..."
Hearing this, Yue Ya chuckled and became even more certain that the proprietress wanted to conceal her identity.
The proprietress was stung by his laughter and became angry and embarrassed, and several black tentacles emerged from her palms.
Yueya said calmly: "It's not a threat, it's cooperation."
To be precise, it is not cooperation, but exploitation. Of course, Yue Ya would not speak his mind.
The lady boss didn't hold back her anger, and looked like she didn't trust him. But she didn't attack him either, she was giving Yueya a chance to explain.
"You went to the goldfish man because you want something from him, but I seem to have messed up your cooperation," Yue Ya curled her eyes, "I suggest you change a partner directly. After all, only with my approval can you hide your identity and stay in the hotel."
The proprietress was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Yue Ya not only saw through her identity, but also knew so much. He basically saw through her.
"You are a living person, and you want to cooperate with evil spirits. Do you think it is appropriate? Aren't you afraid of me?" The lady boss looked at Yue Ya's attitude and felt that she had asked a nonsense question. She added, "You don't even know what I am going to do."
Yue Ya shrugged slightly, with a faint smile on his face: "What you are planning is nothing more than related to the hotel or the hotel owner. I think I am your best choice right now. You will have to pay a big price to cooperate with the goldfish man."
The proprietress opened her mouth in surprise, and the vigilance in her eyes became even more serious. This pale young man who seemed so vulnerable was a little scary, as if he knew everything.
After a moment, the proprietress retracted her tentacles and looked at Yue Ya solemnly: "The goldfish man you mentioned is one of the four incarnations of the gods in the Land of Miracles. The people on the island call him the Little Sea God. He has the ability to control minds and emotions. You are right. I do want to find him to cooperate and ask him to help me kill the current innkeeper."
The proprietress told him everything, making her attitude clear.
Yueya: "The innkeeper and you..."
The lady boss said with hatred: "He used to be my partner, but in order to replace me and become the incarnation of God, he designed a plan to get me on that ghost ship."
In other words, the current innkeeper is the fourth incarnation of God.
Yue Ya was a little confused: "Isn't the incarnation of a god formed from a wisp of the god's soul?"
The proprietress shook her head. “No, in fact, we are the vessels chosen by the gods. After carrying the gods’ souls, we become the incarnations of the gods. All incarnations are messengers of the gods, and they can only regain control of their souls after death. After the incarnation of the gods dies, the gods will also fall into a deep sleep, waiting for the next resurrection.”
Yue Ya was even more confused: "It doesn't sound like there's any benefit at all, why are you fighting for it?"
"This is an honor!" The proprietress also felt that he was puzzled.
Yue Ya didn't waste any words: "I will help you conceal your identity and cooperate with you to kill the innkeeper, but his core must be given to me."
The proprietress lowered her head and thought for a while: "Deal."
Yueya: "This body you're staying in isn't very friendly to me. Can you make sure you don't let him mess things up?"
The proprietress changed to the leather jacket man's rough voice, but her lazy tone remained the same: "Don't worry, I have completely controlled his consciousness. Since we are partners, I might as well tell you that this man indirectly killed your people on the ghost ship before I possessed him. I was able to take advantage of him because he had the most evil thoughts."
Yueya nodded, indicating that he knew what was going on.
The lady boss then said, "As for you guys, are you sure your partners are willing to cooperate with me?"
"I'll convince them," Yue Ya didn't worry about that. He still had one question left: "What does the scary doll mean to the goldfish man?"
He also has a scary doll in his backpack, which might come in handy.
"Those dolls are relics of Little Poseidon's childhood sweetheart. No one would value those broken dolls except him..." The proprietress waved her hand nonchalantly, "Don't worry about it. I gave him the dolls as a gift, and he just promised not to expose me."
Yueya: "Go back to the hotel and act more naturally."
[Stunned, he succeeded again, one less enemy and one more helper]
[I think we have lost one enemy this time. The anchor and the lady boss are just using each other. When the cooperation ends, one of them (the ghost) will definitely turn against us first.]
[No matter how the man and the ghost fight, the leather jacket man in the middle will definitely have a miserable end. This example tells us that those who rely on selling out their teammates to survive will suffer retribution in this life.]
When we got back to the hotel, Hongcha was the first to greet us: "What did you say to him?"
Yueya said: "Check the group message."
Yueya created a small group, which was full of trustworthy players who had fought side by side with him. He talked about his cooperation with the boss lady and focused on comforting the man in black.
Players can all understand the decision he made. The proprietress is a clear enemy and will conflict with them sooner or later. Before that, using her power to obtain the innkeeper's god core is the most cost-effective plan.
The man in black breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the man in leather jacket having his consciousness controlled. He was very sensible and said that he would cooperate with Yue Ya.
Yueya specifically told them not to be completely unsuspecting of the proprietress, and only then did they feel at ease to check in.
Yue Ya handed the holy water, bone spirit flower and work certificate to the front desk, and received the room keys for the corresponding number of people and a warm reminder card.
The girl at the front desk smiled and said, "You have successfully checked in. You can stay in our hotel for seven days for free. We provide three meals a day for free. Please be sure to read the warm reminder."
Yueya opened the card and saw the following words written inside:
1. From 0:00 to 2:00 every night, the innkeeper will protect your safety. He is everywhere.
2. From 0:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. every night, special guests can move freely in the public areas of the hotel.
3. Open flames will attract special guests, so it is recommended not to use them in the hotel.
As soon as you see the first item, you will know that this warm reminder is not just a literal meaning.
Hongcha came over to take a look and analyzed, "The first one means that the innkeeper will be out between midnight and two in the morning. What does 'everywhere' mean? Can he enter our room?"
"That seems to be what it means," Yueya nodded and looked at the proprietress: "Do you know what a special guest is?"
The front desk had gone to work elsewhere, leaving only the players in the lobby. The proprietress whispered in the voice of the leather jacket man, "We are talking about the ghost guests. They like to eat human brains. The third one is obviously a lie. The ghosts in the Land of Miracles are afraid of fire."
The boss lady paused, a trace of annoyance flashed across her face. Yue Ya suddenly realized that the boss lady had said too much, and she herself might be afraid of fire.
[This is called making good use of NPCs. Not only can they cooperate with you to fight ghosts, but they can also help you avoid danger.]
[Hahaha but the lady boss spoke too quickly and got herself into trouble]
After realizing that she had been screwed, the proprietress refused to speak for a while. Yue Ya asked her to calm down first, and then distributed the keys to the players.
The daytime hours on the Lost Island are short, and dusk is already covering the island. Going out at night will increase the risk, so Yue Ya decides to stay in the hotel to rest and investigate, and make arrangements for the battle after midnight.
The inn provided dinner, but they had been cheated twice on meals and no longer trusted this dungeon.
After checking the ingredients, the players cooked the food themselves and had a peaceful dinner.
After dinner, Yue Ya took advantage of the safe time to move the luggage to the room and began to investigate the hotel.
During the daytime activities, Yueya had already visited all the open areas on the first floor. Their rooms are located on the second and third floors. Starting from the second floor, photos of the proprietress appeared on the photo wall, both individual photos and group photos.
The man who appeared most frequently in the group photos had dark skin and always took photos with his arm around the proprietress's shoulders. Yue Ya guessed that he was the inn owner.
A cleaning lady passing by saw Yue Ya looking at the photo and said, "Isn't she beautiful? This is our boss's wife. She died in a shipwreck at a young age, but the boss loved her so much that he never remarried and even kept all the things she used during her lifetime."
The proprietress was nearby and showed a look of disgust after hearing these words. If she hadn't been worried about being exposed, she might have made some sarcastic remarks.
After the cleaning lady left, the boss lady said, "Pooh!" "Hypocritical man, you will die tonight."
She said this using the leather jacket man's body, which was a bit weird and a bit funny.
Yue Ya pressed the corners of his lips and said, "You said that he replaced you and became the incarnation of God. Will this have any sequelae?"
Yueya wants to find the innkeeper's weakness.
"You are very smart," the lady boss adjusted her mood, only her eyes were still sinister, "He is not the first choice, which means he is not a perfect vessel, so he cannot fully bear the spirit. This will not only lead to his short life, but also cause cracks in his soul. But he is not stupid, he should have found a way to repair it."
Yue Ya thought about it and realized that the innkeeper only appeared for two hours after midnight, which might be related to this soul crack.
The proprietress was fascinated by her own old photos. Yue Ya didn't greet her and pushed open the door of the utility room.
The utility room was not small, filled with discarded and unused items, and covered in dust and cobwebs.
Yueya casually opened the drawer of the old desk, and a yellowed book lay quietly inside.
Yue Ya turned the page of the book and saw a strange illustration - there was a hand drawn on the paper, and a red eye opened in the palm.
Yue Ya raised her eyebrows. After being possessed by the lady boss, the leather jacket man also had an eye like this in his palm.
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