Chapter 21 Princess Castle Rules (1) The mysterious prince saw...
There were not a single cloud in the sky, and the blue was so deep it looked unreal.
Twelve people stood neatly in a row on the flat and vast grassland, facing the gate of the Ocean Heart Resort.
In a sequence of the same difficulty, a multiplayer copy will be more dangerous than a single-player copy because each player is an uncertain factor.
Not to mention the large-scale dungeon for 12 people.
In the Black Tower chat room, even without any clearance videos, players were discussing the only team list in a heated manner.
: I checked the data. 741 Mermaid King, whose real name is Yule, is the confidant of the leader of the Green Camp (Ghost Bamboo). He specializes in speed and combat, and is an assassin-type player. He is average-minded and likes to kill people. 741 Mermaid King has a debuff attribute [Unfavorable to Water and Local Environment]. In non-water environments, he loses SAN faster. He is always short of white bars. The blind are in danger!
In the game, when a player kills another player, all items will drop, including the identity card.
However, if you are killed by the game butcher or the game rules, some of the dropped items will be swallowed by the copy, and the identity card will be recycled.
Therefore, murders and robberies often occur.
A fan of the Mermaid King expressed his dissatisfaction: Yule is a mid-to-high-end player after all, and he got the rubbish initial identity of Sequence 8 [741 Fisherman]. He smashed hundreds of ancestral bones, opened dozens of skill scrolls, and changed jobs and awakened many times before he upgraded his identity card to [741 Mermaid King]. The Blind Man has nothing but a 999 spirit value. What does Yule want from the Blind Man's identity card?
In the game, the ID card can be upgraded, but the serial number will not change during the upgrade process. For example, Yule's ID card No. 741 has gone through 741 Fisherman → 741 Diver → 741 Mermaid → 741 Mermaid King
Every upgrade is a leap forward.
There are many ways to upgrade your identity card. Lucky players fall into a cave and pick up a secret treasure, and ascend on the spot.
Most players have to struggle everywhere, beg for help and spend all their money before they can barely upgrade once or twice.
Another grumpy guy refuted the Mermaid King's fans: You know shit, in the Black Tower game, the white bar is king. Yule has struggled until now, and his spirit value is only 250, and he also has an irreversible debuff that accelerates the loss of SAN. How can it compare to 999? Even if the blind man's identity card has a half-price spirit value, it is enough for him to rest assured.
: I know a lot. In the Black Tower, the spirit value basically determines the upper limit of a player's development. Just like [101 Body Purifier] Wei Wei, who started out as [101 Orphan], a pure scumbag, but has become the king until now, all because of his initial spirit value of 300 and a buff that slows down the loss of SAN.
: The Blind is in trouble! The Mermaid King must be here to kill him. Otherwise, why would a player from a major faction come to play a low-level dungeon?
: Where is [207 Butterfly Fairy]? What is he doing here? He can't be the identity card of the blind greedy person, right?
: The class representative is here! [207 Butterfly Fairy], whose real name is Qin Xishuang, specializes in charm and control, and has the identity skill [Transform into a Butterfly]. After death, he will turn into a cocoon. If the cocoon is not broken, he will be resurrected after 30 minutes. The cooldown time of [Transform into a Butterfly] skill is 30 days.
His red bar, blue bar, and white bar are 200, 700, and 300 respectively, which is not particularly good. But his [Transformation into a Butterfly] skill is too abnormal. He has evolved from his initial identity [207 Entomologist] to the present, and he has wasted a lot of effort. It is unlikely that he wants the blind person's identity card.
: It is obvious that 207 Butterfly Fairy came to this copy to pull the Blind Man into his own camp.
: Agree. Diexian specializes in seduction and likes to rely on beauty to get things done. He should be here to snatch people from Heiou.
: "Beauty", I laughed to death. Talking about beauty in front of a blind person is really like showing off one's proficiency in front of an expert. Compared with a blind person, everyone in the world is an ugly duckling!
: I bet a butterfly fairy was reversely charmed by a blind man.
: Charm and beauty are two different things. If the charm value is high, even Zhong Wuyan can make people bewildered.
: This episode’s clearance video is bound to be exciting, follow it, like it and collect it!
Although the players in the chat room could come to outrageous conclusions like "the blind man is an ancient god" out of thin air, this time, they guessed partly right.
As soon as he entered the game, Gao Mengtang received two gazes that were difficult to ignore.
One was the gaze of the butterfly fairy Qin Xishuang, playful, intimate and gentle.
One is the gaze of the mermaid king Yule, greedy and cruel, like a shark seeing blood.
This made Wei Wei very angry. He weaved out 12 black clay puppets in one breath. The tentacles in the pipe were dancing with sparks. They surrounded Gao Mengtang tightly and blocked his sight.
"If you join Black Gull, the leader will give me a bonus of 100,000 broken bones," Wei Wei glared back at everyone fiercely, "No one can touch my money bag."
Gao Mengtang: ...
12 players... and 12 black mud men walked into the Ocean Heart Resort. As soon as they stepped through the gate, a magic letter appeared with a "bang" and fell into the hands of each player.
【Welcome to the Ocean Heart Princess Castle! 】
[Look, the sky is as blue as the sea, how beautiful! ]
[Seven days later, a dance party will be held in the princess castle. I hope every guest can have a good time during these seven days. ]
[But since this is a princess castle, there must be many rules for the noble people.]
[Please be sure to abide by every rule of Ocean Heart Resort]
1. Seven days later, you need to invite a princess to be your @#%￥{}》【Error】【Gibberish】
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[Correction successful]
1. The castle does not welcome uninvited guests. At the ball in seven days, you need to invite a princess or prince to be your dance partner.
2. The "Rapid Shark" amusement facility in this park has been in disrepair for a long time. Accidents may occur when riding it. Please try not to play it. The park is not responsible for any life-threatening situations.
3. The princesses and servants in the castle like a clean and tidy environment and they will not litter. Guests should also not litter.
4. If you see garbage, please stay away from it. The garbage is not edible.
5. There are many unknown objects floating above the park. They used to be dangerous and edible.
6.【To be unlocked】
All the unlocked rules appear on the paper, and the system sounds a prompt:
“Main quest: Invite a princess/prince to be your dance partner and attend the dance party in seven days.”
Invite a dancer (unfinished)
Attend the dance party in seven days (unfinished)
"What? Who would eat garbage? No one litters in the castle, so where does the garbage dump come from?" Heren muttered. He looked up at the sky, "What unknown object is floating there? It was once dangerous, but is it edible? I think it is - Aaaaaaa!!!"
Before he could finish the second half of his sentence, He Lun screamed in fear.
Above their heads, corpses were suspended, with crimson wounds and pale skin.
The corpses have human limbs and torsos, but no human heads. On their necks are a giant apple, a rose, or a fish head with eyes open. They have colorful ribbons tied around their necks, hanging down, much like colorful holiday decorations.
"Brother, look, this is so scary, ahhhhhh brother, what are you doing!" When He Lun looked at Gao Mengtang, his scream rose octaves higher.
Because Gao Mengtang was holding a hanging corpse with a strange head and tied it to the enemy rabbit!
"Be good, my little sweetheart. I have provided you with delicious food and drink for so long, and we eat at the same table. It's time for you to repay me. I will tie beautiful balloons on you, so that you will be more eye-catching and can serve as a landmark for me." Gao Mengtang held the rabbit with one hand and fumbled with the other hand to tie the ribbon on it.
The "beautiful balloon" he mentioned was a corpse with one arm missing, skinny and cold, like an icicle, with its feet facing the sky and an old ginger manuscript on its neck.
"Let me go, brother, it's dangerous!" He Lun tried to rush over, but was bounced back by Wei Wei's black mud man.
Gao Mengtang opened his eyes blankly and looked away: "I heard you read the rules, 'They used to be dangerous', but they are not dangerous now."
He Lun read the rules again: ...It seems so.
It's not a question of whether it's dangerous or not! Why treat the hanging corpse as a balloon?
He was about to rush in to stop them when he smelled a hint of floral scent and a blue morpho butterfly flew past him, separating the black mud men who were surrounding him tightly.
Qin Xishuang walked over, leaned down, put her hands on the outside of Gao Mengtang's arms, and tied a bow on the enemy rabbit: "Come, you can't see clearly, I'll help you."
Whoosh! The sound of breaking through the air.
The dark green tentacles stabbed towards Qin Xishuang's temples. A butterfly suddenly appeared and blocked the attack. It looked like a delicate and fragile insect, but when it collided with the tentacles, it made a clanging sound like metal.
"I sincerely apologize to you, the honorable leader of An Du Shan Die," Wei Wei looked at me with murderous eyes, but he didn't mean to apologize at all. "As the leader of the four major camps, I am honored that you are interested in my client. In my excitement, I accidentally slipped my hand."
Qin Xishuang smiled tolerantly: "It's okay. Ghost Bamboo's... oh no, the body cleanser of Heigull's Human Resources Department. I accept your apology."
Wei Wei's face became even uglier. He "slipped" dozens of times and was blocked by the blue morpho butterfly all the time.
The masters fought with murderous intent. The other players were as quiet as a cicada, not daring to say a word.
When they finally had enough of the fight, someone asked quietly, "Um, the main quest? Can you guys pay attention to this?"
It is obvious that [Princess Castle Rules and Weird Stories] is a copy of an NPC strategy, and the player’s primary goal is to increase the favorability of several princesses.
Only when the favorability is high will they agree to be your dance partner.
The princess was naturally in the castle. The 12 players walked towards the main castle in the middle of the park.
"There must be something wrong with the prince." He Lun said, "The rules first showed 'You need to invite a princess to be your ......' followed by garbled characters. After an error, it became 'You need to invite a princess or a prince to be your dancer'."
A bug in the dungeon where the prince was forced to join.
The park is huge, and players have to be careful when walking, looking around to see where there are piles of garbage.
After 20 minutes, we finally arrived near the main castle.
"Wow! Those are princesses! They are so beautiful!" A red-haired female player clapped her hands and cheered. Her ID number was [015 Gardener]
In the lush green garden, seven princesses dressed in sparkling princess dresses were chatting and laughing while drinking afternoon tea. They looked so noble and elegant, and their dazzling looks and jewels sparkled in the sun.
In the eyes of every player, there is a progress bar above the princess' head, and at 70% there is a crown mark. Only when the favorability value reaches this level will they agree to the invitation to dance.
Now, the favorability bars are all empty.
The players hid in the distance, not daring to approach. No matter how beautiful the princess was, she was still an NPC in the dungeon.
"Hmm, it's a headache to find a strategy for the NPC." Gao Mengtang muttered, "I'm not good at pleasing others."
He Lun's eyes were filled with tears: "Brother, with your 999 spirit value, you can stay with the monster for a whole day. If we try to increase our favorability, we will die!"
When players negotiate with the dungeon NPC, their spirit value will decrease faster. If there are a few butchers hidden among the princesses, then it will be a scenario where they sacrifice their lives for their beloved.
Gao Mengtang sighed: "I have never tried to please anyone."
Others have always been attracted by his good looks and have been courteous to him in various ways.
"Where is the prince? Why can't I see the prince?" The red-haired gardener looked around.
Gao Mengtang took out a blueberry.
The Hundred-Eyed Wizard's eye-protecting blueberries can restore his vision to normal for 30 minutes.
After eating it, the foggy feeling gradually dissipated, the strong light pierced into my eyes, and the magnificent royal garden became clearer little by little.
Gao Mengtang always kept a certain distance from the crowd because he couldn't see clearly and was afraid of being trampled. He was still standing behind the other 11 players, not looking at the seven princesses, but at a small fountain in the quiet place.
The white marble is spotless, and the water and water droplets are illuminated by the sun, reflecting colorful halos, like flowing opals. Behind the sculpture of Kronos holding a sickle, there stands a lonely figure.
Gao Mengtang rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things. He took two steps forward.
The man behind the sculpture subconsciously took two steps back. Then he came to his senses and walked forward again. He passed the Kronos sculpture, his face protruding from the shadow.
Gao Mengtang opened his mouth but said nothing. He walked a little closer and saw more clearly. Then he was sure: "Gao Geng?"
The person in front of him turned out to be his long-lost brother!
Gao Geng still looked like a human being. The collar of his silk shirt was open, revealing a patch of skin on his chest, which was plugged with silver-grey wires, some of which were connected to his neck. His left arm under his cloak had completely turned into a silver-grey metal wall.
There were a few words on his head: Prince of No Man's Land.
"Brother?" Gao Mengtang called out tentatively.
Gao Geng, or the "Prince of No Man's Land", blinked, a little confused.
My brother doesn't remember him. Gao Mengtang's heart sank.
But the favorability progress bar above the head of the prince in the no-man's land quickly rose from 0 to 20%, turned green, rose to 50% and turned blue, and rose to 70% and turned pink.
Finally it reached 100%, the color turned into a warm red, and the favorability bar bounced, as if it was about to break the limit.
The other players came up behind Gao Mengtang at some point.
The red favorability bar was beating like a heart, and the No Man's Land Prince's eyes were only looking at Gao Mengtang.
Gao Mengtang felt a strong sense of unreality. Somehow, he asked, "Your Highness, may I invite you to be my dance partner?"
"Of course, beautiful young master." The Prince of No Man's Land bowed politely, put his metal left arm behind his back, took Gao Mengtang's hand with his right hand, and gently kissed the back of her hand.
The system announcement rang in every player's ears: [Prince of No Man's Land] has become the dance partner of [000 Blind Man].
: The game duration has reached 1 hour, and the video has been edited and uploaded.
Many players have been waiting for the [000 Blind] channel, and finally a new video popped up in their eager anticipation: "The Beauty Whom the Mysterious Prince Fell in Love with at First Sight"
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