Chapter 039 Chapter 39

"Eh? What's so scary about that?" The system didn't understand.

"It's scary everywhere." Qingtong curled up in the corner of the sofa, "Who took that boy away and raised him? He wasn't a human, was he? That 'mother' definitely wasn't a human! What kind of meat did he eat to grow up? It definitely wasn't ordinary meat!! So it's really scary when you think about it carefully!"

System: "Isn't this normal in order to survive in times of famine?"

"Ah, that's true. Cannibalism is something that happened in history. It was a choice that people were forced to make in order to survive." Qingtong whispered, "Although it was a forced choice, the people who cannibalized their children knew what they were doing. But the boy in this story is different. He positioned his own existence as a 'beast' from the beginning."

"Is this card really okay?" Qing Tong opened the system interface and took a glance. "I knew it was definitely a weird card."

System: “…Ah.”

Yes, another weird card.

What kind of luck does it take to draw a weird card with only a 10% drop rate every time?

Qingtong: "System, tell me the truth, I won't be angry. Are there really hero cards in the card pool?"

"Yes! This system is not lying, hero cards really exist!" The Savior System was very excited. It could be questioned for its incompetence, but it could never be wrongly accused. "This system has checked the card pool. There is no problem with the number and types of cards. The drop rate is also normal, so there is no problem!"

Qing Tong: "System, how many weird cards and hero cards are there in the card pool? Is the drop rate controlled by you backstage?"

"This system has no right to control the drop rate data of cards. There are one thousand weird cards and nine thousand hero cards in the card pool, and the drop rate of each card is the same! Therefore, in general, the probability of dropping a weird card is only 10%! However..."

Qingtong raised an eyebrow.

But?

Sure enough, there must be something affecting the drop rate, otherwise why do weird cards always drop again and again? If the probability of each card is the same, it is impossible for a weird card to appear every time, and this happens several times in a row. This probability is lower than the probability of winning a million-dollar lottery jackpot.

"But what?"

"The host's soul nature and characteristics...will slightly affect the type of cards that are dropped." The system said hesitantly, "The cards that are drawn are for convenience, and there will definitely not be cards that are completely contrary to the host's nature. For example, a tough straight man has a low chance of drawing a charming sister type card. The cards that are drawn are mainly male, and most of them are tall and handsome."

"That is, it will affect the gender of the card that is dropped, but it should have no effect on the racial identity..."

Qingtong's eyes widened: ...

Speaking of which, four cards dropped, three of which were male. Qingtong thought that most of the cards in the card pool were male. It turned out that it was affected by him?

So the weird cards keep dropping because the nature of the soul attracts weird things, which is completely contrary to human heroes?

"You make it sound like I'm suited to being a weird villain." Qing Tong said unhappily, "How could this be the reason?"

The system originally wanted to agree, but thinking about what Qingtong had done recently, it hesitated.

The system didn't think about this at first, but now it thinks that this might be the reason.

Otherwise, why?

There are indeed human hero cards in the card pool! And there are a lot of them! The drop rate is also normal! I swear by the system's data source!

"It's okay, host. Actually, there are benefits to only drawing weird cards!" The system wanted to cheer Qingtong up, and said, "Look, the cards you drew are all S-level! If it's a hero card, there's only a 10% chance of it being S-level, 30% of it being A-level, 30% of it being B-level, and 30% of it being C-level. But if you draw a weird card, 99% of it is S-level!"

Qingtong: "Why are there so many S-level ones in Weird?"

The Savior System said calmly, "Because anything below S-level is garbage, there is no need to include it."

Qingtong: "...then what about the remaining 0.1%?"

Salvation System: "It is SS level and SSS level."

Qingtong: “Hehe.”

Since it is a weird card, why doesn't it drop a higher level SS or even SSS?

Savior System: "S-level is already very impressive, the highest level for hero cards is S!"

Qingtong: "Then why is there a higher level of weirdness?"

"There is a limit to human cultivation, but there is no limit to weirdness," the system replied. "In theory, as long as the weirdness is given enough time and conditions to grow, it can achieve the achievement of destroying the world. But no matter how much a person grows, he can never become a god."

Qing Tong: "It sounds like the world is doomed. Once a weirdo grows up like that, there's no way to save the world."

"...In theory, that's right. But the growth of the weird is very slow, and the conditions for becoming a world-destroying level are very harsh, so the host doesn't need to worry too much."

"Don't worry." Qingtong closed his eyes and recalled the terrible scene he had seen in his dream.

The sky was like one that was being burned by fire, and there were strange eyeballs everywhere on the buildings and the ground, distorted shadows, pools of bright red blood, and all kinds of human-like and non-human creatures wandering the streets.

It's like a scene from hell.

“Forget it.” Weird cards are just weird cards.

He gave up treatment.

Qingtong opened the system interface and studied the new card.

【Character: Hitomi

Rarity: S

Personality: bloodthirsty, greedy, savage, carnivorous

Ability: To be unlocked]

This character description sounds like it's talking about a wolf.

Sure enough, this child was raised by wolves.

Looking at the person on the front of the card, the boy with red vertical eyes is laughing freely.

His eyes also look like a wolf, very wild.

Turning to look at the card of the Mirror Devil Bai Yixin, during the live broadcast, Bai Yixin unlocked his second ability, but Qingtong was busy acting at the time and didn't pay attention to it, so he didn't check it.

It's a good opportunity to study it a little bit this time.

In the Mirror Devil's skill panel, the second skill is - I am you.

'There is a complete but opposite world in the mirror. It has everything, including life. Everything reflected in the mirror can be pulled into reality. Yes, everything, including life. However, the mirror image with higher life will do everything to replace the original body.'

Sounds interesting.

Qingtong operated the system interface with his fingers, and a few seconds later, a gentleman with a cane appeared in the living room, and next to the gentleman Bai Yixin appeared the boy with vertical pupils, Tong.

After Tong appeared, he jumped over and squatted on the sofa, put his hands on his knees, and put his thumb on his chin: "I'm a little hungry, what's the matter with this vest, ah, I want to eat something."

After saying that, Tong turned to look at her original body Qingtong: "I want to eat meat."

Bai Yixin rubbed the tip of the stick with his fingers: "How rough."

Qingtong: "There is frozen meat in the refrigerator."

"I know." Tong tilted her head, her slightly long hair hanging down by her neck, "I know what's in the refrigerator. I want to eat something fresher."

The current Tong is a small account and is more easily affected by the vest. Tong now wants to eat some bloody meat. If it is the original Qingtong's idea, he will only accept cooked food.

Of course, he didn't summon the two vests for this kind of thing.

Qingtong looked at Bai Yixin, Bai Yixin smiled and took out a mirror.

It was the small mirror from the Republic of China era that was given to Guan Haoguang.

The mirror was as bright as new; it was not broken, because both the baby girl who threw herself at the mirror and the broken mirror pieces were just illusions.

Qingtong didn't want to destroy a real antique because of a script.

Even if the mirror is taken out for some reason later, you can just say "it's fixed" to get away with it.

Now this mirror comes in handy.

Bai Yixin used the mirror to shine upon Tong, and then upon the ground. A human figure gradually emerged from the shadows on the ground, and then the human figure slowly stood up, revealing Tong's appearance.

Whether it's facial features or clothing, they are exactly the same as Tong, and when he smiles, he is even more ruffian. The only difference is that Jing Tong said, "Do you have vegetables? I'm hungry."

Qingtong: "So that's how it is. Is it easy to control?"

"Of course." Bai Yixin raised his hand. Jing Tong immediately understood what Bai Yixin meant and leaned over to kneel down to him.

The real body beside him, Hitomi, was annoyed: "Hey, don't do this in my appearance, I'll kill you!"

Bai Yixin shrugged and moved his fingers slightly, and Mirror·Pupil turned into a shadow again and disappeared into the darkness.

This skill is similar to the paper puppet technique.

"The only bad thing is that if you don't control its actions carefully, it will always want to replace Tong." Bai Yixin said regretfully, "It has too much autonomy."

"It's okay, it's already pretty good." Qingtong looked down at the system interface, "Thank you for your hard work."

The finger pointed at cancelling the role-playing.

Bai Yixin smiled helplessly: "You really just throw it away after using it."

Tong: "Hey, at least give me something to eat first..."

Both of them disappeared at the same time.

"Next, it's time to expand the map." Qingtong opened the map interface, "Let's go to other cities to have a look."

I have been staying in Heng City and Sui City. Recently, rumors have begun to spread on the Internet that these two cities are under a strange curse.

How can this be possible? It is this world that is cursed.

"The next place..." Qingtong waved his finger on the map, then randomly pointed down, "It's right here."

Looking at the position below, Qingtong smiled.

What a coincidence, this is the largest foreign trade city - Haishi.

The seafood here is also famous, and a lot of yellow croaker, hairtail, and mackerel are caught every year. Qingtong had been there once with her mother. There are several seafood buffet restaurants, and the food there is delicious.

"Let's go here." Qingtong said with a smile, "First, use Tong's identity to say hello."

Of course, there will be no live broadcast this time.

*

Mirage.

At the seaside pier at night, a middle-aged man sat on a small bench, staring at the sea with bloodshot eyes. He held a cigarette between his right index and middle fingers, but he hadn't lit it for a long time.

The waves on the sea were rolling, and from a distance it was pitch black, just like the man’s own future.

"Hey, want one?" The man in the white vest took two bottles of beer and sat next to him. "What's going on?"

"Tomorrow is our last time out to sea." The middle-aged man lowered his head and held the cigarette butt in his mouth, just holding it dryly. "After this time, I'll sell the boat and quit."

"Have you decided?"

"...Ah, bad luck." The middle-aged man smiled sadly, took the beer bottle from his companion, knocked it against the stone pillar next to him, opened the lid and took a big gulp, then exhaled a long breath, "The child's mother is sick and not in good health. I have to go back."

"You don't make money anymore?"

"What can you earn? It's so hard to go out to sea. After deducting the wages for the crew and the fuel costs, how much money can be left? Recently, the catch has been getting less and less. I'd better stop now and save some money. I can go back and do business and take care of the kids and mom nearby." The middle-aged man took out a lighter and lit a cigarette. "If there was no money to be made here, would I come all the way here? Most of my wealth is on the boat, and the rent of the house here is not cheap. I'd better stop now and find a business with less pressure."

"Okay, I'll contact the buyer for you later."

"Please." The middle-aged man laughed, "I will only be out to sea for a few days this time. I will be back soon, just in time to use up the remaining oil."

"By the way, your ship is missing two crew members."

The middle-aged man nodded: "Yes, they knew I was quitting, so they resigned early."

"Have you added anyone?"

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said, "No, there are not many people missing. There is only one round left. There is no need to recruit any more people. Just go through it casually."

"Two people short is not a big deal? How many people are there on your ship? Let me recommend two people to you." The man in the white vest chuckled, "They are all working in Hai City. They are pretty good at swimming and have been thinking about becoming crew members recently. They have no experience and are complete novices. If you are willing to take them on a trip, I will just give them some money. The main thing is to take them on a trip so that they can gain some experience."

The middle-aged man turned his head and looked at him: "Newcomer?"

"Yes, we are all young men in our twenties. We heard that you can make a lot of money on a fishing boat, so we wanted to give it a try."

"Okay, let them come tomorrow," the middle-aged man said, "Let them go out to sea at night and get to know the people during the day."

"Okay." The man in the white vest nodded, stood up and left. Halfway through, he turned around and looked at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was still facing the dark sea, smoking one cigarette after another. Under the dim street lights, the man's face was very blurry.

The man in the white vest pulled up the corners of his mouth to reveal a smile and left.

The next day, the middle-aged man met the two newcomers introduced by the man in the white vest. One was a bald man with big shoulders and waist, and the other was a tall and thin man with a crew cut. Both of them had frowned and looked at the middle-aged man expressionlessly.

"My name is Xia Guo, and I'm the captain of this ship." said the middle-aged man.

"Jiang Xiaomao." said the tall, thin guy with a buzz cut.

"Dou Wen." said the burly bald man.

Xia Guo nodded and hired them. Anyway, his small fishing boat would only go out to sea for a few days and come back after catching some fish nearby. He casually signed a temporary employment contract with the two men. The salary was relatively low, but the two men signed their names without any questions.

By the way, I got to know the people on the same boat. Xiaguo's cruise ship is not big, with only eight people including the captain, a partner, a machine maintenance worker, and the rest are crew members and handymen.

Two crew members left, and Jiang Xiaomao and Dou Wenbu also took up crew positions.

At night, the ship sets sail.

Watching the ship slowly leave the port, Jiang Xiaomao took out his mobile phone and sent a text message: Departed.

A few seconds later, I got a reply: Got it.

Jiang Xiaomao chuckled, deleted the text message, and walked to Dou Wen.

"Have you checked?" Jiang Xiaomao asked in a low voice when he saw that there was no one around.

Dou Wen also replied in a low voice: "No problem."

"That's fine. We can't let this go wrong."

The ship sailed quietly forward. The port behind it was getting farther and farther away. Gradually, even the lights could not be seen. The ship was surrounded by a world of darkness.

After hearing Captain Xia Guo's shout, Jiang Xiaomao and Dou Wen immediately got up to help, and the first net out to sea began.

Two days later, during the day.

Captain Xia Guo stood on the deck with a sad look on his face.

The harvest from the nets I set up in the past two days was not very good. If the results are still so bad in the future, I won’t make much money this time.

"The harvest has been getting worse recently, Captain." The man walked up and said, "They say the offshore fishery is going to be exhausted, but I thought it was all a rumor."

Xia Guo sighed: "Life is not easy, I'm sorry."

"Oh, it's okay. I'm just a cook, so I can work anywhere." The man said nonchalantly, "But what are you going to do in the future, Captain?"

"What else can I do? I can go back and open a shop." Xia Guo smiled. "Some people say that there is still money to be made in Yuanyang. I don't have that kind of money. I can't afford Yuanyang, and I don't dare to go. So I'll just stop doing this business."

Calculating that the time was almost up, Xia Guo turned around and shouted to raise the net, and immediately a crew member came to help.

Except for two newcomers, the others were skilled workers, and they hung the hooks on the net skillfully.

This time the harvest seemed to be quite rich. The net-hanging machine began to make creaking sounds. Xia Guo's eyes widened in surprise. According to his past experience, there would not be any good harvest here.

The green fishing net was placed on the deck and tilted slightly, and the full cargo inside poured onto the boat.

There were so many big and small fish on the deck that they piled up into a small hill and then spread out smoothly.

Two crew members brought a box to pack the fish and saw something gray-brown in the pile of fish, which looked like cloth. They thought it was marine garbage and wanted to pull it out and throw it into the trash can.

Who would have thought that this pull would actually pull out a young boy.

The young man lay in the pile of fish with his eyes closed, as if he was dead.

The crew member screamed in fear and collapsed to the ground. Before he could say the word "corpse", the young man suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

"I'm so hungry." Tong looked at the crew, "Hey, is there anything to eat? I only eat meat."

The crew and others standing on the overtime stayed where they were.

A crew member's plastic box fell to the deck with a thud and rolled far away.