Chapter 151 Hotel Copy (9)
This was a must-go place for employees going up and down, and there was always the risk of being seen by NPCs... In short, it was a bit exciting. If her heart still beat, Xia Yingnuan felt that it would be pounding like a drum. Unfortunately, it was getting late, and they couldn't stay in the corridor for too long. After a brief encounter, they parted ways.
Ning Hanqi went to the bathroom to wash the blood off her hands. On the way, she told Xia Yingnuan about her experience.
Hearing that Ning Hanqi had just been taken away by an evil ghost, Xia Yingnuan felt that her soul was about to break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Ning Hanqi was skilled and brave, and was able to trick the ghost away and kill it even in such a disadvantageous situation.
"After I killed it, I found a notebook on its body. It recorded the process of it teasing and killing players, and also revealed a little secret about the elevator." The ghost used the time and space difference of the elevator to kill people, so naturally there was a description of the elevator in its murder notebook.
[Tips for new players: Players are prohibited from killing each other in the dungeon, but you can make reasonable use of the game rules. Also, once a player's health reaches zero, they will be wiped out by the game. Please play hard and strive to become the most loyal follower of the Lord of Hell!]
These words were almost squeezed out by the system through gritted teeth.
The cold, mechanical voice actually had a tone of anger that dared not speak out.
Xia Yingnuan didn't pay attention to the tone, but focused on what the system said.
First, it prohibits killing each other, and then it says that the rules of the game can be used reasonably.
He was just short of saying openly that he could use the rules to kill others.
Within the scope of these rules, indiscriminate killing is inevitable, which means that the death rate of this game will not be low. However, the final requirement given to players is not to work hard to pass the level, but to work hard to become the most loyal believer of the Lord of Hell?
And this is the second time the system has emphasized this to me.
After the system gave the novice player some tips, it seemed to have completely disappeared, unwilling to say another word to her.
Xia Yingnuan knew that this was probably all the hints the other party could give.
Surprisingly, he no longer acted annoyingly, but instead turned his attention to the other people at the long table.
After all, her current health value is only 0.1. The first priority is to get out of this copy alive and then find the person who has also entered the game.
There were five people sitting on both sides of the long table. They were wearing clothes that matched the castle very well, but the expressions on their faces were obviously different from those of the masked man standing on the side.
Especially the way they looked at him, which was filled with vigilance, fear and undisguised malice.
"Are you the owner of the castle?"
The man sitting first on the right, with obvious dark circles under his eyes, saw Xia Yingnuan's gaze finally fall on them, and spoke first.
[Charlie: The guest of the castle owner, invited by the castle owner to spend the night of the blood moon.]
The system was silent for a while, and then gave a prompt after the man with dark circles under his eyes spoke.
Xia Yingnuan immediately determined the identity of the other player and knew that Charlie was his character name in this copy.
But this situation doesn't seem right.
She did not speak immediately, but was keenly aware that there were only five people at the table besides her, but the tableware was set for seven people, and there was no tableware at the main seat where she was sitting.
"I'm not."
Without thinking for long, Xia Yingnuan gave a negative answer, while knocking on the system in her mind.
Xia Yingnuan: Your colleagues' efficiency seems a bit low. Did they forget to fill in any plot details? They and I didn't enter the game together, so we have different information about the game's background. Doesn't this seem like a fair starting point?
The system, waiting to see the show, spoke reluctantly.
System: The plot supplement is triggered. You have denied the identity of the castle owner, and now they have received the announcement of the supplementary settings.
Our games have always been fair.
The system was not convinced by her accusation and made a weak defense that seemed a little unconvinced.
All he got was a sneer from Xia Yingnuan.
Even if you are a new player, after entering the game, you should log in with the old players.
Although everyone may play different roles and even belong to different factions, it is unlikely that others will mistakenly know whether they are players or NPCs.
There is no plate of your own on the table, which means that your character may not have been in this plot at the beginning.
There was some blood on the sleeves of the man with dark circles under his eyes, and two sets of tableware were empty. It was very likely that they had triggered the plot before and someone had died.
The system prompted that they were invited by the owner of the castle, and someone died shortly after they arrived.
Now that there is suddenly another self, under the subjective intention of the game, they will naturally regard themselves as the owner of the castle and harbor malice towards themselves.
If Xia Yingnuan had not denied it in time, or had not figured out her own identity, she would have been the subject of most of the criticism.
This blatant targeting was clearly filled with malice.
Liang Xu was a little surprised when he heard Xia Yingnuan's denial. He was about to say something when the system prompt sounded.
[Supplementary copy plot: The owner of the castle, who is away from home, is worried that his friends will be neglected, so he specially invites the eldest lady to entertain everyone. Please enjoy the days before the blood moon arrives.
The initial number of players has increased to seven, and the current number of players is six. 】
Xia Yingnuan saw that the people on both sides were stunned for a moment after she denied it, and then retracted their malicious gazes. She knew that they must have heard the system's prompt and confirmed their identity as players.
"Good evening, distinguished guests. Welcome to the castle. I am the butler here."
The masked man who had been standing next to him began to advance the plot.
"Because the owner of the castle is traveling, I'm worried about not being able to take good care of you, so I've asked the distinguished young lady to entertain you all as a sign of respect."
"However, there was one guest who seemed unaccustomed to life in the castle and left before the dinner even started. I deeply regret this."
The masked man bowed and apologized, but his eyes fell on Liang Yu.
"As for the doctor, he will not be attending tonight's dinner due to illness. Please forgive me."
After saying this, he clapped his hands twice, and immediately a maid took away the two extra sets of tableware.
While the butler was speaking, he stood on Xia Yingnuan's right side.
He was tall and thin, wearing a mask and a silver-gray uniform with a stand-up collar.
Even though Xia Yingnuan had had some close contact with him just now, she couldn't be 100% sure of the other person's gender.
But intuitively, Xia Yingnuan felt that she should be a woman.
Even the other person's every move always gave her a familiar feeling.
However, while Xia Yingnuan was observing the other party, she did not ignore the information contained in these words.
Apart from one main NPC who hadn't shown his face, one of the original seven players including her had unfortunately died, and that person's death was closely related to the man with dark circles under his eyes who had just asked her the question.
"Now, please ask the chef to serve everyone. Although life in the castle is rich, the owner does not like guests who waste food. Please enjoy it."
As soon as she finished speaking, the others who had picked up their knives and forks, waiting for the food to be served, paused.
Xia Yingnuan realized that this was what the system called the rule. It seemed to be just a word from the housekeeper, but it was very binding.
As soon as the housekeeper finished speaking, Xia Yingnuan felt the ground tremble, as if something extremely heavy was moving.
Before everyone could react, they saw a bearded man behind them.
He was probably over two meters tall, his clothes were tattered, and he didn't fit in with the other people in the room.
The chef dragged his bulky body, from palm to arm, holding three plates in one hand and two in the other.
Although his movements were not very convenient, he walked very steadily.
Except for Xia Yingnuan, everyone was given a plate with food.
Surprisingly, there wasn't much food on the plate.
There was a piece of meat that looked like steak, but it was not fried too deeply and had traces of blood on it. In addition to the meat, there were some vegetables on the side.
It seems that this chef who looks like a butcher pays great attention to nutritional balance.
But the smell of the meat was really strong. Even though there was no plate in front of Xia Yingnuan, she could smell a strong fishy smell from a distance.
She even caught something that looked like animal hair soaked in sauce on the dark-eyed man's plate.
"This is venison I just hunted today. It's very fresh, hehehe."
The chef began to introduce himself, his beard obscuring his expression, and only the abnormal laughter coming from his throat could be heard.
It looked quite eerie in the somewhat empty restaurant.
After laughing to himself for a while, he seemed to notice that Xia Yingnuan was still in front of him.
"No, I don't like venison."
Before the other party could speak, Xia Yingnuan politely declined. Then she tilted her head and looked at the butler, "I want a steak, medium rare. I don't like the sight of blood. Is that okay?"
With a smile on her face, she made her request to the housekeeper seriously.
As he leaned back gently on the chair, he reached out and stroked his wrinkled nightgown.
Her every move was like that of a noble lady, and she didn't look like a new player who had just entered the game at all.
The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment, probably because they didn't expect her to make such a blatant request. The others who were originally worried about whether there might be problems with the dishes also turned their heads at this time.
Some people looked at him with sneers and malice, wanting to see this ignorant player die a more miserably death, while others looked at him with regret and fear, not wanting to see this player die here.
An invisible thread in the air was stretched tight.
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
The housekeeper didn't let Xia Yingnuan wait too long and gave her an answer that she expected.
Although the chef looked angry, he finally turned around and left the table.
However, when he turned around, Xia Yingnuan keenly noticed a winding scar on the back of his neck, with random stitches.
After taking a look, she looked away.
He did not show any special expression in response to the butler's response.
In fact, Xia Yingnuan was not hungry. After all, she didn't have the habit of eating after taking a bath, and her body simply did not allow her to have irregular diet for a long time, even though she didn't finish taking a bath.
She originally wondered if she could just avoid dinner, but then she felt that it was a rule set by the system after all. Even though her identity was different from that of other players, it would be unlikely for her to have the privilege to skip directly under such a rule that was likely to promote plot development or punishment.
After all, there's no fairness if you can just skip dinner.
However, although you cannot stop eating it directly, you can think of ways to eat something safer instead.
From what the butler said just now, Xia Yingnuan discovered that there was actually a hierarchy among the servants in the castle.
After all, the chef did not serve the dishes on his own initiative before the butler spoke. As far as the meal was concerned, all his instructions came from the butler.
That's why Xia Yingnuan made a fuss about the housekeeper.
Regardless of whether the other party's behavior of carrying her down the stairs just now was out of duty or for some other reason, Xia Yingnuan really bears the title of "Young Lady". The request to change the dishes is within a reasonable range, so it is not unexpected that the housekeeper agreed.
The other players sitting at the long table didn't seem to expect the butler to agree so readily, nor did they expect that there was such a way to circumvent the rules and ask for food.
For a moment, the expressions on his face were quite interesting.
"Butler, I don't like venison either," a girl sitting next to the man with dark circles under her eyes raised her hand and imitated Xia Yingnuan's commanding tone, "Send me a steak."
She followed suit before other players could react.
However, he only received a denial from the butler.
"Sorry, guests don't have the right to refuse the chef's food."
"Also, dinner at the castle has a strict time limit. Please enjoy the chef's creations within the allotted time."
It seemed that the housekeeper was not very satisfied with the female player's behavior of imitating the eldest lady and giving him orders, so he gave a new rule.
Not only do they remember grudges, but they also take revenge on the spot.
Xia Yingnuan made an evaluation in her heart, and her steak was also served on the table.
There was no weird smell or hair, it was a normal steak, and even the portion was not too big.
Liang Yu was in a bad mood. As an old player, he naturally knew what the rules would trigger, but he didn't have any props to mislead the housekeeper NPC, so he could only eat it for real.
He bit off a piece of meat and swallowed it whole, while at the same time searching for his props on his personal panel.
When he saw an item that added a dangerous buff, his eyes lit up. His gaze swept over the players present one by one, and finally stopped on Xia Yingnuan.
Compared to other people, it was really hard to swallow, so everyone drank red wine with the meal to try to suppress the fishy smell.
Xia Yingnuan’s steak is actually quite delicious.
She glanced at the wine glass beside her but never touched it.
Just as she put down her knife and fork, her body suddenly paused, as if she suddenly felt something.
Xia Yingnuan: Are there any changes in my current physical data?
System: Your initial curiosity increases by one point.
Due to her physical condition, she had not had much extra curiosity for a long time, and now the only thought left in her mind was to find someone.
So why did an extra point suddenly appear during a meal when I hadn't shown any curiosity for such a long time?
Xia Yingnuan turned her gaze to the man with dark circles under his eyes, the only person who had secretly looked at her during the entire dinner.
"You used a prop on me?"
At the same time, she heard the system prompt.
[Ding, congratulations to the new player for unlocking the skill mission——]
Is this human, panting with every step, pretending to be weak and dying, a facade? How could a truly powerless human possibly kill a goblin? Goblins are absolutely overmatched by humans. Without sufficient strength and determination, it would be difficult for players to survive a goblin's clutches, let alone defeat them.
Somehow, it suddenly remembered a rumor it had heard before, saying that powerful ghosts in some ancient copies had a hobby of raising humans, and the chosen humans would be protected by those powerful ghosts... No, no, no, this was just a rumor.
The supervisor suppressed his frightened feeling. Although he hypnotized himself into thinking that the rumor was just a lie, seeing Ning Hanqi covered in blood tonight, he did not dare to say anything absolute. This might be the sixth sense of a ghost. After saying a few words to Ning Hanqi, he took her to the office.
Although what it said was still harsh, it was much milder than usual.
The supervisor gave Ning Hanqi a key, which was used to open the cabinet under the desk. Inside was a raincoat, a must-have item for players traveling at night.
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