Chapter 108 Sea Amusement Park (Seventeen)
For someone who has developed the habit of going to bed early, it is a bit painful to suddenly stay up until the early morning. This place is different from the previous copy. There, Ning Hanqi could at least sleep for a while in advance without any psychological burden, but here there are monsters everywhere that can deeply affect the human spirit. If you are not careful, you may never wake up.
So human players can only endure, like an eagle being tortured.
"Nuannuan, can you talk to me?" The overly quiet atmosphere around them can easily make people sleepy. Ning Hanqi patted the seat next to him and motioned Xia Yingnuan to sit next to him.
"Okay, what do you want to talk about?" Xia Yingnuan locked the window to prevent any unclean things from sneaking in in the middle of the night, then sat back next to Ning Hanqi, waiting for her to speak.
As Ning Hou was walking on the road, Wu Xing asked, "I wonder what difficulties you have with us?"
He had good reason to ask this. After all, the mission was to solve the village chief's problem, and the village chief acted familiarly the moment he saw Wu Xing. Clearly, Wu Xing's role among the NPCs was to be the person the village chief had called in to solve the problem.
After hearing Wu Xing's words, the village chief didn't hide anything too much. Instead, he sighed and said, "To be honest, strange things have indeed been happening in our village recently, but the villagers can't find anything wrong, so... I still have to ask for your help."
Wu Xing said, "Well, go ahead."
The village chief said, "Although our village seems quite peaceful, I don't know since when, every full moon night, someone will die."
Because the village was still very quiet at night and there were not many people walking around outside, everyone heard what the village chief said.
Shen Yuan was a little scared for a moment, "Supernatural incident?!"
Zhao Yuan said: "It may not be a supernatural copy."
Shen Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he looks a little fat and strong, he is actually very timid and is most afraid of ghosts.
Now that this speculation has been denied, Shen Yuan feels much better.
Wu Xing asked, "So what exactly happened?"
The village chief shook his head and sighed: "This matter is a long story, but also..." He paused and spoke vaguely, as if he didn't know where to start.
After a moment, the village chief said, "Forget it. It's getting late today. Everyone, go to bed first. I'll talk to you in detail tomorrow if there's anything else."
Since the village chief said so, Wu Xing did not insist too much.
And even if they learned the information tonight, there would be no way to launch an investigation.
Regardless of whether it is a supernatural copy or not, it is now dark and there are almost no street lights far away from the houses, making it unsuitable for investigation.
Besides, everyone in the village has closed their doors to visitors, so we can't find out anything. It's better to wait until tomorrow morning.
The village chief took them to two empty small bungalows.
"You guys stay here today."
After saying that, he left.
The two small bungalows are next to each other, and there is a lamp at the door of each house.
Wu Xing took a look and asked, "Divide the room?"
Although there are only two boys, considering the housing and number of people, it would be best if they could be divided equally.
But Wu Xing couldn't take the initiative to call a girl over.
Xia Yingnuan didn't want to get entangled in such unimportant things, so she took a step forward. However, before she could say anything, she noticed someone following her.
It’s Zhong Yu.
Zhong Yu coughed with a pale face, "In that case, I'll go to the boys' dormitory with her."
Since they haven't known each other's names yet, there's nothing wrong with the other person calling them that.
Lin Hui frowned slightly, "Zhong Yu, come here, I want to switch with you."
However, Ning Hanqi would not agree.
The reason why she immediately followed Xia Yingnuan as soon as she took a step forward was so that she could live in the same place with her. How could she agree to exchange with Lin Hui?
So Ning Hanqi smiled lightly, moved closer to Xia Yingnuan, and politely declined: "No, I think this is fine. Besides... I feel like being with this sister makes me feel more secure."
Xia Yingnuan glanced at Zhong Yu, not understanding what she meant.
But she didn't sense any malice from the other party, so Xia Yingnuan didn't care too much.
Xia Yingnuan said, "That's it."
She didn't want to dwell too much on the issue of room allocation.
Seeing this, Lin Hui bit her lip and didn't know what to say.
Wu Xing touched his nose uncomfortably, "As long as you two don't mind."
Xia Yingnuan shook her head, "Just passing a dungeon."
Besides, they haven’t even gone in yet, so who knows what’s going on inside?
Zhao Yuan didn't say much. "Okay, I'll take them both with me. Let's go in and take a look at the rooms first. If there's any vacancy, we can switch rooms."
So Wu Xing and Zhao Yuan opened the door together and stepped into the yard.
The interior was a typical rural bungalow structure, with a main room, a bedroom, and a kitchen. Even the toilet was outside, a small square "house" made of simple bricks.
The corners of Ning Hanqi's lips twitched, with an indescribable feeling of disgust.
Wu Xing entered the room and took a look at the situation. Then he said, "One room, four separate beds."
Zhao Yuan: "It's the same here." After saying that, she looked at Xia Yingnuan and the others, "Actually... if we push the beds together and make one big bed, we can still fit a few of us if we squeeze in. What do you think?"
Since there is a compromise, Wu Xing does not have to divide the number of people equally. After all, he will feel a little uncomfortable.
Although in this lawless world, there are many scum who use their strength and power to threaten others, Wu Xing is not such a person.
Lin Hui said, "Xia Yingnuan, come here."
Ning Hanqi looked back at Lin Hui, seemingly thinking about something.
Xia Yingnuan didn't hesitate too much and said, "Okay."
The housing issue was quickly settled, and Zhao Yuan asked, "Do you want to have a small meeting tonight?"
Wu Xing shook his head. "There's no extra information today. Let's wait until tomorrow."
Zhao Yuan nodded.
After making her bed that night, Xia Yingnuan asked, "You said before that low-level players who enter high-level dungeons can get bonus points after completing them. What about high-level players?"
Zhao Yuan looked at her. She didn't expect Xia Yingnuan to consciously ask this question, and she didn't hide it.
"People with higher levels need to maintain high ratings to earn normal points."
Xia Yingnuan: "Otherwise, points will be deducted?"
Zhao Yuan nodded. "And if the gap is too big, even if you get first place and an S-level rating, you won't get any rewards. This is also to prevent people with higher levels from cheating."
Xia Yingnuan nodded.
When Ning Hanqi heard this, Ning Hou sat on the edge of the bed and looked out the window. His eyes changed when he heard this.
As they were talking about this, Zhao Yuan said, "Another point is that if a high-level person enters a low-level dungeon, their strength will be weakened."
Li Nanmeng was a little surprised when he heard this. "Then have you and Wu Xing's strength also been reduced?"
Zhao Yuan: "I don't have it, but Wu Xing must have it."
Li Nanmeng tactfully stopped asking.
Xia Yingnuan was a little surprised. She thought that after the copy levels were neutralized, there would be no restrictions for people with higher levels.
Zhao Yuan continued, "It's said that those S-ranked masters who reach the top will either advance or retreat. If their performance in the dungeon is even slightly poor, they may have their level deducted."
Xia Yingnuan was a little confused: "Are there no more sub-levels for S-level copies?"
This is Zhao Yuan’s blind spot in knowledge. After all, what she learned before was mostly hearsay.
Ning Hanqi touched his throat, trying to relieve the itch, then coughed twice and said, "Of course."
Xia Yingnuan looked at her. The others also looked over.
Ning Hanqi propped up her cheek with one hand, a smile on her lips. "There are two types of S-level dungeons: one for leveling and one for upgrading. Both are optional. The difference is that if you choose the leveling dungeon, you can maintain your current level, but the difficulty will be slightly lower."
"If you choose to upgrade the dungeon, the difficulty will increase, but there won't be much risk of being demoted, and the rewards will be higher than normal."
But there is an exception, like Ning Hanqi.
When she reaches the maximum level, she can only choose one copy. Others' upgrade copies are her level-setting copies.
Zhao Yuan frowned slightly, "How do you know so much?"
Ning Hanqi smiled slightly: "Because I love to learn."
“…”
The atmosphere suddenly became weird.
Ning Hanqi coughed lightly twice, looking weak and frail. "As long as we have a channel and do some research, we can find this kind of gossip, right?"
Listening to her calm and confident explanation, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but ask herself.
Really? If I just explore a little more, I'll find...?
Zhao Yuan shook her head and stopped paying attention to this matter.
"Let's wash up and go to bed."
Although the background of this copy is a village, fortunately there is a water source, which makes them not too uncomfortable.
After washing up, Xia Yingnuan glanced out the window.
Ningning Hanqi came to her side and said with a soft smile, "Look, the moon is almost full."
Xia Yingnuan pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
Ning Hanqi glanced at her profile and asked deliberately: "Guess who killed someone?"
Xia Yingnuan frowned slightly, unable to answer.
After all, they had just arrived in the village and the village chief had not revealed anything, so Xia Yingnuan certainly could not guess any information.
Ning Hanqi withdrew his gaze upon seeing this, but was not too disappointed.
After all, I'm a newcomer, and I've only completed one dungeon, so it's normal that my thoughts aren't that active.
Then Ning Hanqi said, "Go to sleep."
Five girls slept on a big bed made up of four beds put together. Fortunately, the bed was wide, so it wasn't too crowded.
Plus, the weather is warming up now, and it's summer, so it's not too cold. Of course, it's probably due to the climate in the dungeon, so it's not too hot either.
Ning Hanqi was lying next to Xia Yingnuan.
She looked at the girl's profile and tapped her fingers lightly.
Xia Yingnuan noticed that she was still awake, so she turned her head to look over and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
Ning Hanqi narrowed her eyes and said, "It's okay, my throat just hurts a little."
This was not really a lie. After all, her soul had been injured since she had caused trouble in the novice copy. Although the wounds of this body had been repaired, when she borrowed this body again, the injuries on her soul were revealed.
This cannot be repaired in any way and can only be repaired with Ningjian or special items that act on the soul.
However, there were no special props, so Ning Hanqi had to wait for Ning Jian to recover.
Xia Yingnuan didn't expect such an answer. She thought... Zhong Yu was worried about the death the village chief mentioned. After all, he had asked her this question before.
Xia Yingnuan asked, "Well, would you like some water?"
Ning Hanqi looked at her, then narrowed his eyes, "It's too late, let's do it tomorrow."
Xia Yingnuan glanced at her and pursed her lips. But before she could say anything, she saw her suppressing a cough.
She was obviously trying to suppress her cough, but it was no use.
After all, coughing and sneezing are both uncontrollable.
Xia Yingnuan sighed softly, "I can't sleep with you next to me like this. Go get a glass of water."
Ning Hanqi glanced at the sky outside and said, "But it's getting dark. I'm scared."
She curled her lips and her eyes revealed innocence.
Ning Hanqi seemed a little hesitant, but still stretched out her hand. However, just when the tour guide was about to touch her, Ning Hanqi suddenly attacked, grabbed the other person's hair and pulled him over, while in her other hand she held a dagger and quickly and accurately cut off the tour guide's head.
In an instant, the scene around Ning Hanqi shattered, the day turned into night, the sun turned into the moon, and the small boat in front of her disappeared without a trace. She was on the deck, with the endless ocean in front of her.
“Plop!”
The thing with a human body and a fish tail fell down, and what Ning Hanqi held in his hand was the head of a strange fish.
Countless round lights lit up on the dark sea. They were the eyes of the "fish". These "mermaids" were not the mermaids in fairy tales. Their heads were like ugly deep-sea fish, their bodies were like human bodies covered with scales, their claws were webbed, and their tails were like black fish tails.
Their sounds can create illusions and confuse their prey, but unfortunately, this fish's technique is not perfect yet.
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