Chapter 22: Strange Stories about the Princess Castle Rules (2) Do Not Touch, Do Not...
The first game video, the number of simultaneous viewers reached 500. Yan Tao clicked in at the last second. When he saw the blind man's stunningly beautiful face, he almost couldn't breathe.
Perfect face. No matter how many times I see it, I will still be shocked.
The camera first focuses on the magic letter.
"Welcome to the Ocean Heart Princess Castle!"
"Look, the sky is as blue as the sea, how beautiful!"
The paper is thick and textured, with a unique texture that is clearly visible in the sun, and intricate and delicate golden lace. The words written with magic ink are smooth and steady, with sharp and sharp tips, which is pleasing to the eye.
Until——that line of garbled code appeared.
Like a tangled mass of hair, it makes people feel disgusted. The garbled characters unwind and become normal handwriting.
"You need to invite a princess or prince to be your dance partner."
Yan Tao said, "Hmm?"
After the blind man entered the "Princess Castle Rules and Tales" dungeon, 1 hour before the first video was released, he found the videos of other players passing this dungeon and scanned them at three times the speed.
The prince never appears in the copy.
But he soon put his doubts aside because Gao Mengtang and others had already arrived outside the garden.
The number of comments increased rapidly: Guess which princess the blind man will capture?
: Random selection, he is blind [doge]
: Can a blind man pick up girls? I don’t think he can…
: Consciously wear a green hat. I am a sensible husband.
: Wait! What is the blind man doing? ! Tie the headless corpse to the little rabbit!
: Why is the blind man still carrying this little rabbit? Could it be that it saved his life?
A blue butterfly appeared and fluttered around Gao Mengtang. Qin Xishuang gently held Gao Mengtang in her arms: "Come here, you can't see clearly, I'll help you tie it."
The two people's slender fingers overlap, and every skin contact seems to be intentional or unintentional. The slow motion combined with the soothing and melodious background music makes the butterfly dance more charming.
: Let go of my wife! Blind man, stay away from him!
: Go away, you playboy! The blind should not be deceived by this scumbag!
：Only the blind can enjoy beauty.
: Two beauties in the same frame, I lick lick prprpr
: I thought 207 Butterfly Fairy was beautiful enough, but compared with the blind man, she looked just like everyone else. The blind man looked even more dazzling next to her. This is a positive contrast, a beauty standing next to another beauty will be even more beautiful!
: The blind man, the most handsome among handsome men, the king of handsome men.
As the leader of one of the four major camps, Qin Xishuang is recognized to be strong and handsome. He has passed many dungeons and accumulated many fans. There are also many people who have been bewitched by him and have not been able to get out of it.
They were furious when they saw that all the comments were praising the blind and Qin Xishuang was reduced to a foil.
: Qin Xishuang helped the blind man tie a bow, which was a peach blossom that he could never get in his eight lifetimes. He was the leader of the Blue Camp! He was given the spotlight for nothing and he was not grateful. What a joke.
: I say, you guys who are brainlessly praising the blind man, take a break. What's so special about the blind man? Isn't it just that his spirit value is 999 and he looks good? Qin Xishuang is a real TOP10 player on the honor list. He made a comeback in the Sequence 1 difficulty dungeon, and he doesn't look bad either. What are the real achievements of the blind man? Oh, he just passed a novice dungeon!
: Tsk, what's so special about the Blind Man? Do you have any concrete evidence to say he is an ancient god? You are just an ordinary player who just passed a rookie dungeon, and you are praising him like this. Compare him with Qin Xishuang? It's a scam to land on the moon.
The camera switches to He Lun, Wei Wei and others, and the blind man's words float over the screen: "I have never flattered anyone."
Gao Mengtang's voice was steady, and he spoke slowly and carefully, like a violin played seriously. It sounded solemn and noble.
His voice is too standard. If you don't look at his expression, you would think that every word he says is serious and solemn.
This sentence is again a voice-over.
It sounds like a declaration: I have never tried to please anyone, and I will never try to please anyone.
: Ahhh, I love this voice! It feels gentle and cold, powerful and forbearing.
: I was so focused on his face that I didn’t notice that the blind man’s voice was also so mysterious.
After saying this, the camera turned to the blind man and took a close-up of his eyes.
After Gao Mengtang ate the blueberries that protected his eyes, his big, beautiful, hollow eyes gradually became clear. He raised his eyes and looked directly into the camera.
Across the screen, Yan Tao's heart tightened and he leaned back.
At that moment, he even forgot to admire how beautiful the eyes of the blind were. The inexplicable shock struck his soul, and his brain was left blank.
The beauty of that moment is magnificent and sublime, like sunrise or rising tide, bringing shock in silence, or avalanches and thunder, charming but destructive.
There must be a lot of people in the same situation as him, because the barrage is empty.
When the camera pulls away and switches to a wide panoramic view, the audience slowly comes back to their senses.
The blind man stood in front, with the other players behind him, and they all looked at the same place: the Kronos fountain sculpture.
A man walked out from behind the shadows, with five big words "Prince of No Man's Land" and an empty progress bar on his head.
The camera turned back to the face of the prince in the no-man's land. He looked at the blind man with sharp eyes, and the progress bar above his head quickly changed from blank to green, blue, pink, and then to red.
In a breath, the favorability level was full. The progress bar was moving vigorously.
"Your Highness, may I invite you to be my dance partner?"
It was the blind man's voice-over again. His words were polite and modest, but there was a sense of power behind them. Yan Tao was still immersed in that direct gaze, and his heart suddenly tightened again.
"sure."
In the camera, the prince of no man's land's eyes flashed. He walked forward, took the blind man's hand, and kissed him devoutly and restrainedly.
The video ends.
Yan Tao watched the black screen for a few minutes, slowly came to his senses, and watched the ending again.
it's over? !
Just because I looked at the blind man for a second longer in the crowd, the favorability bar went from empty to full?
The audience in the comment section, like Yan Tao, were completely out of touch with the situation.
: Wait, I'm thinking.
: Where's the guidebook? The blind man took one look at him and filled up the progress bar?
: Is it fake? I'll refresh it and see.
Reply to the above: After I refreshed the app 10 times and cleared the cache and logged into the app again, I came to the conclusion: it is true.
Shock, disbelief, acceptance.
: The Charm Mastery is maxed out? No, the Blind Man has maxed out the Transcendence Mastery.
: It's obviously mind control! As discussed before, the blind man is an ancient god.
: The level of mental control is much higher than that of charm. Charm is to show your charm, make the other person like you, and then have a good impression of you. Mental control tells him that you have to have a good impression of me. One is to kill monsters and level up, and the other is to modify data directly.
: Those who say that the blind man is just an ordinary player, please analyze this operation.
Yan Tao came back to his senses and typed: Yes, those who say that the blind are ordinary players, please express your opinions. How do ordinary players perform such operations? I would like to ask for your advice.
: Where are Qin Xishuang's fans? Why don't you speak up at this time? @207蝶仙秦戏霜@暗渡闪蝶
: What outstanding performance did your brother Qin have in his comeback at Sequence 1 difficulty?
: Just a joke, an ordinary player, but can increase the favorability to the maximum in one second.
Behind the screen, Qin Xishuang's supporters stared at the scene in amazement. They repeatedly pulled the progress bar, and the screen was almost scratched by them.
In one second, the favorability was full. Even Diexian's almost perverted charm skills couldn't do it.
Could the blind man really be an ancient god??!
Yan Tao: Brothers and sisters, I watched it again, and it’s not just a matter of mind control.
He sent a long analysis.
: [Princess Castle Rules Strange Talk] So far, there are two doubts about the dungeon. One is that many players have passed it and the difficulty is rated as Sequence 7, but the dungeon that the blind team joined has a difficulty rating of "No rating yet"
: The second suspicious point is that it is clearly called the Princess Castle, and there has always been only a princess in the dungeon, but a prince suddenly appeared here. According to the bug in the magic letter, it can be judged that the prince's appearance is beyond the judgment of the dungeon!
After the text, a video clip showing garbled characters in the magic letter is attached.
: Another suspicious point is that the favorability of the prince in the no-man's land has skyrocketed to the maximum. But this is not a suspicious point, because it can be explained clearly based on the first two suspicious points.
Yan Tao typed the next line of words, in bold and larger font: The Prince of No Man's Land came across the dungeon specifically to see the blind man!
The reply building quickly stacked up.
: That makes sense. The difficulty of the dungeon has been changed to unrated because of the appearance of the Prince of No Man's Land. The bug in the magic letter is also due to the appearance of the Prince. The Prince came to see the blind man specifically, so when he saw the blind man for the first time, his favorability quickly rose to full.
: Why did the prince come to see the blind man?
: He was bewitched by the blind man!
The audience suddenly "understood", but they were wrong.
The blind man is a god from the other world, and he must have seen many NPCs, including the prince of no man's land. The blind man's stunning glimpse made the prince fall into the quagmire, thinking about it day and night, tossing and turning.
The prince keeps an eye on the blind man's movements, looking forward to their next meeting, and learns that the unattainable god he admires is going to enter the strategy copy to please the NPC princess. He finds it hard to accept, so he forces his way into the copy and becomes one of the NPCs.
The moment I saw the blind man, I couldn't control my emotions and my favorability towards him quickly rose to full.
Yan Tao made a well-reasoned analysis: You see, the prince of the no-man's land hid behind the fountain sculpture at the beginning. He had seen the blind man a long time ago, but he didn't dare to approach. The blind man looked at him, and then he gained courage and took two tentative steps forward.
: Followers are so enthusiastic and cautious towards their Lord!
: What is the relationship between the prince of no man's land and the blind man now? He kissed my wife [bite handkerchief][angry]
Yan Tao typed the following line confidently: The blind man is an ancient god, and the prince of the no-man's land follows him, respects him, is passionate and restrained. How similar are they, a god and a believer.
*
Princess Castle Rules Ghost Story Copy.
The speculations in the comments section are wild, but the causes and consequences are not that complicated.
The Prince of No Man's Land did come to see Gao Mengtang specially, because in the real world, Wei Wei had tapped into Gao Geng's desire for Gao Mengtang and sent him a signal to come and see his brother.
Although before entering the copy, Wei Wei told him that his brother was no longer in "this world".
But the Black Tower game is another world. His brother is not in the real world, but in the game world. It makes sense.
The elder brother received the summons and crossed the dungeon to meet him.
As for the good impression, they are brothers, Gao Geng is 10 years older than Gao Mengtang, like half a father, and they have a good relationship. Although Gao Geng doesn't remember him, the hidden memory will quickly improve his good impression.
[There are 7 princesses left to conquer, come on! ]
The system's announcement shocked the players so much that they were unable to recover. They all stared at Gao Mengtang, more terrified than seeing a butcher.
Gao Mengtang didn't care about the strange looks, he was in a good mood because he could see clearly.
The azure castle, the exquisite gardens, and the players staring at him all seemed somewhat cute.
However, when the player and Gao Mengtang looked at each other, they looked away at the same time.
Even when he looked at Wei Wei, Wei Wei subconsciously took half a step back.
"Why are you looking at me in surprise?" Gao Mengtang whispered to Wei Wei in the corner.
Wei Wei's eyes widened: "Why does the Prince of No Man's Land like you?"
Gao Mengtang: "He is my brother. You know him."
Wei Wei shook his head. "I have seen relatives meet in dungeons many times. After becoming a dungeon NPC, they have entered the other world and forgotten all the grudges and hatreds in reality. A mother would kill her son without mercy. Maybe some memories will remain, but we need to do everything we can to awaken them."
"Well, maybe my brother and I have a particularly good relationship?" Gao Mengtang said.
Wei Wei stared at him suspiciously: "Could it be that you really can perform mind control?"
Gao Mengtang turned his head away helplessly and looked at Wei Wei: "...No."
The moment he looked into Gao Mengtang's eyes, Wei Wei's pupils shrank and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
This was a very rare situation for Wei Wei. He had gone through too many dungeons and could remain calm even when faced with a huge crisis.
Just looking at Gao Mengtang made him feel uneasy.
It's so abnormal.
Suddenly, Wei Wei discovered that his spirit value had dropped to 790.
For Wei Wei, the speed of the fall was a bit too fast. A chill ran down his trouser legs and into his back, and under the scorching sun, Wei Wei broke out in a cold sweat.
Gao Mengtang stopped dwelling on the matter. He grabbed the enemy rabbit and adjusted the bow: "I just found out that these balloons... these hanging corpses are really creepy. The corpses don't sink at all, they float up."
"Right?" Gao Mengtang said, then turned and looked at Wei Wei.
When their eyes met, Wei Wei saw with his peripheral vision that the number 790 flashed and turned into 788.
Boom. Boom. Boom. The sound of the heartbeat in the chest was particularly clear.
A tentacle stretched out from the pipe and wrapped around Wei Wei's wrist. He felt his pulse. His heart rate was close to 140 beats per minute.
His heartbeat quickened and his spirit value dropped rapidly. Just because he stared into Gao Mengtang's eyes... No, not Gao Mengtang. In reality, Wei Wei had looked directly into Gao Mengtang's eyes many times and never felt uncomfortable.
To be precise, it was the [blind man] in the other world who could see clearly. The [blind man] looked directly into his eyes.
In an instant, Wei Wei thought of spiritual pollution and the speculation in the forum.
As a high-end player, Wei Wei never believed in the nonsense on the forums and scoffed at the conclusions about succubus and ancient gods.
Before this moment, in his eyes, Gao Mengtang was just a lucky guy who had obtained 999 spirit points. Recruiting him into Heiou would give him a golden piggy bank with a bonus of 100,000.
But during the trance-like moment after looking directly into the eyes of [000 Blind Man], Wei Wei had a strong suspicion: Could Gao Mengtang really be an ancient god?
"Brother, you are so awesome! You completed the strategy mission within an hour after the start. Ouch, I feel dizzy." After He Lun and Gao Mengtang looked at each other, their reactions became even stronger and they couldn't even stand steadily.
A dark green tentacle reached out and patted He Lun's crown, which made him recover a little. Wei Wei was not far away from the two of them, always looking at Gao Mengtang from the side.
Every player who looked directly into the blind man's eyes felt dizzy and dazed. This was not Wei Wei's hallucination. He suddenly thought of a sentence in the Black Tower file. At this moment, these words frightened him, even terrified him:
Untouchable, invisible, and unknowable. These are the gods of the other world.
*
It was not until half an hour later that the effect of the blueberries disappeared and Gao Mengtang returned to his blind state and felt better.
Wei Wei was very careful and noticed the abnormality. He unconsciously kept a certain distance from Gao Mengtang.
Whatever the blind man is, he certainly can't be an ordinary player.
He Lun's senses were dull. He was carefree and surrounded Gao Mengtang. He was as happy as if he had found a dance partner. "Brother, which princess do you think I should conquer? Princess Coral? She seems easy to get along with. Princess Shell seems okay too... Anyway, neither one will be easy. Brother, why don't you dress up as a princess and let me conquer you. You are the prettiest."
Gao Mengtang: “…”
"Stop jumping around, this is the world of rules and ghost stories, be careful." Wei Wei's tentacles pressed He Lun to the ground.
Being blind, Gao Mengtang couldn't even read the rules on the magic letter. He fumbled on the paper with one hand: "Rule 2, the rapid shark entertainment project has been in disrepair for a long time, and accidents may occur during the ride. What kind of accident is it..."
As they were talking, the three of them came to the Rapid Shark ride, a roller coaster in the shape of a shark.
"Let me give it a try." said Wei Wei.
He waved his pipe, and the three black mud men lined up and got into the shark roller coaster.
The equipment started, and the Shark rumbled across the rails. When it reached the highest point on the climbing slope and was about to spiral out, the track broke with a bang, and the Shark car rushed out directly!
The huge steel monster floated into the sky in an arc that violated the laws of physics and disappeared.
After a long while, another shark roller coaster "swam" down and was refixed on the track. The black mud man on the seat disappeared, and the original broken part of the track was reconnected like a wriggling sea snake.
The rapid shark equipment is restored to its original state.
Now, no one dares to approach this project.
There are only 5 rules in the magic letter, and the rest need to be explored by players themselves.
"Dear guests," the butler came up behind them at some point, "it's getting late, let me lead you to your bedrooms to rest."
The three of them looked at each other and followed the butler. Along the way, they saw other players also led by the butler, entering the castle in twos and threes.
"Here are your bedroom keys, please keep them safe." The butler bowed deeply, "The guided tour of the park will officially begin tomorrow. You can also choose your dance partner starting tomorrow. It's your first day in the park, so have a good rest. I wish you all a sweet dream."
When the key was touched, the magic letter shook violently, making a rustling sound. Several new rules appeared.
6. During the day (6:00-18:00), the bedroom is absolutely safe, and the bedroom door can only be opened from the inside. At night (18:00-6:00 the next morning), the bedroom may not be safe.
7. Only by getting a good night's sleep can you have good skin and be more likely to be favored by the princess. Please be sure to observe etiquette, keep quiet at night, and do not disturb others.
8. You must dress neatly, appropriately, and elegantly in the park. In particular, you need to wear a waist ornament, which is a symbol of one's identity and status. Those who do not wear waist ornaments must pay attention to safety.
9. Please use civilized language in the park.
10. Loud noises are strictly prohibited in the castle.
11. The castle's restaurant is open all day, but some food is harmful to your health and the chef cannot tell the difference, so you need to be extra careful.
12. The princesses' bedrooms are on the basement floor. Be careful not to make loud noises. The princesses don't like light.
13.【To be unlocked】
Seeing these rules, the players all looked unhappy.
The key point is point 8: You need to wear a waist ornament.
A hedgehog-haired man panicked: "Waist ornament? Where is the waist ornament? Where can I find it?"
Another man with a thick face also shouted, sweat breaking out on his forehead in anxiety: "And what about dressing neatly? What bullshit rules? Where are the decent clothes?"
The butler was carrying a tray from the counter. Hearing this, he slowly raised his head, his mouth corners raised, but there was no smile in his eyes: "The park only welcomes civilized visitors. Please be careful with your words."
The greasy man with a face full of fat shuddered all over, slowly lowered his head and looked at the magic letter in his hand.
Article 9: Please use civilized language in the park.
A chill touched the back of his neck, and the ribbon floated over and wrapped around his neck.
The next second, the ribbon tightened around his neck, and with a cracking sound, his neck felt like a sausage with its mouth tied. The ribbon pulled him, and he quickly floated out of the castle and rose high into the sky.
The player's limbs twitched for a while and he was hanged to death.
Someone was so scared that he wanted to scream, but before he could make a sound, the dark green tentacles wrapped around his mouth.
"Article 10: Loud noises are strictly prohibited in the castle." Wei Wei glanced at him.
The boy was a chubby boy, his ID number was [365 Eater]. He nodded hurriedly, his eyes filled with tears of gratitude.
After dealing with the uncivilized guests, the butler regained his warm smile. He brought a tray filled with golden clothes and said, "Dear guests, you can buy waist ornaments or clothes in the castle. We offer many choices, and I hope you like them."
The player said with a wooden face: Oh.
Toll. The money you must spend after entering a dungeon. It often eliminates players who have no habit of saving or are penniless.
The cheapest belt costs 50 broken bones, and clothes are even more expensive, with the cheapest costing 300 broken bones.
The players dug out the broken bones that they had exchanged their lives for, and handed them over to the butler with great reluctance. After the butler took the broken bones away, they still stretched out Erkang's hand to keep them.
Wei Wei angrily flipped through the item list: "I hate copies that require tolls. It's just clothes and waist ornaments, I can sew them myself. Don't even think about taking a penny from my wallet."
He actually dug out some scraps of cloth, loose diamonds and leather, closed the system page where the deposit balance showed 741,888, and threw the scraps to He Luo, leaving behind a shadow with his green tentacles dancing.
Gao Mengtang: ...
350 pieces of broken bones is by no means a small amount. For some players, such as He Lun, all their belongings are less than 100 pieces of broken bones.
Gao Mengtang received rewards for video playback and tips, and a bunch of people of unknown identities sent him gifts via email. His balance was more than 1,200.
He lent Helen some money, and the two of them sat together, choosing the dresses on the tray.
The sound of electric current from mechanical operation was heard behind them. Gao Geng came over, put his arms around Gao Mengtang from behind, and helped him tie a waist chain.
The waist chain is exquisite and gorgeous. The slender silver chain is adorned with translucent and sparkling diamonds, like solidified raindrops strung together by water droplets.
Then, Gao Geng put a white cloak on him, which was decorated with gems and embroidered with gold threads. It was shining with golden light and was magnificent.
"I hope you like the dress I prepared for you." Gao Geng handed the dress to Gao Mengtang on a tray. As he moved, the mechanical left arm made metal friction sounds and gear rotation sounds.
The players all looked at Gao Mengtang. Compared with the cloak on his shoulders, the dress provided by the castle steward seemed shabby.
Gao Mengtang hesitated for a few seconds: "Is it free?"
Gao Geng: “Of course.”
Although Gao Geng turned into a cyborg, he possessed Gao Mengtang's ear and spoke in a deep voice. The familiar breath took Gao Mengtang back to middle school.
When Gao Geng couldn't solve the math problems, he would bend over his desk and tutor him all night long.
Gao Mengtang was tired of writing, so he nudged his brother with his elbow and said, "I want to eat some fruit. I'll do math after I finish eating."
Gao Geng worked tirelessly to wash the fruits. He only had this one younger brother, who was as pretty as a porcelain doll. What else could he do but spoil him?
Sinking into memories, Gao Mengtang returned to his past state. Just like in middle school, he nudged his brother with his elbow and said, "Then send the clothes to my room and I'll change them later."
"Okay." Gao Geng left with the tray. The progress bar on his head had already turned into a line of words: 000 Blind Man's Dance Partner.
The other players stared in astonishment as they watched the prince leave. The prince's figure gradually became smaller and disappeared around the corner before they could come to their senses.
When they were so exhausted from trying to capture NPCs, the blind began to order NPCs around? !
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