Chapter 30 Intrigue and Backstabbing
"Hey everyone, just a moment while I download a game. It'll be done soon. You can follow me first, and we can chat together!"
Ji Wanqing found the official website of the game that Miao Bu'er mentioned, clicked to download it, and smiled at the camera.
I know about Werewolf at Sea; tons of streamers are playing it lately.
Is it that game where you're sailing a ship in the Arctic and there's a mole within the crew?
[Sister Miao is so nice, she even mentors newbies.]
[The esteemed Marquis - Blank enters the live stream]
"Welcome, Mr. Blank. Are you resting tonight?" Ji Wanqing greeted him naturally.
[Blank Guardian Card x1] (1 Boiling Point Coin)
Blank: [Yeah, just finished working. Have you eaten yet?]
[Haha, Brother Blank is such a good father figure; the first thing he did upon arrival was ask if Sunny had eaten.]
Ji Wanqing looked at the slow progress bar, nodded, and had an adorable expression.
"I'm full, thank you for your concern, Blank."
[Don't Bark, Get a Free Airplane x1] (888 Boiling Point Coins)
Don't bark [about tonight's midnight snack.]
"Oh, Brother Biefei is here too. Thank you for the midnight snack, Brother Biefei. If this keeps up, I'm afraid I'll become a big fat man."
She spoke casually, joking with them.
Kiyono: [You look so thin on camera, you should eat more.]
[Qingye gives away 1 airplane] (888 Boiling Point Coins)
"I'm so touched, thank you so much, Brother Qingye, for sending the airplane." Ji Wanqing pretended to be mysterious and whispered to the camera, "Since that's the case, I'll also give you a little heads-up, there's a surprise for you in a couple of days."
Blank [Hmm?]
【What! A surprise?! Then I'm going to be staying in the livestream room for the next few days.】
Don't bark! [Oh, there's even a surprise!]
Kiyono: [Looking forward to it.]
"Hehe, I have to wait for the delivery, but I need to take a look at it." Ji Wanqing chatted while opening the background and saw that the game was finally almost finished downloading.
"It'll be downloaded soon, I'll message Sister Miao! I still don't know how to play this game."
She sent a message to Miaobuer, and at the same time, Biefei sent a message to Qingye.
Don't bark. [Count me in.]
Qing Ye【? 】
Don't bark. [You're not playing? Nobody believes that.]
Clear the field [without.]
Don't bark. [Please, I know you're familiar with them. I'll send each of them a starship later.]
Kiyono: [No, go play by yourself.]
Don't bark. [My brother of many years, you've really disappointed me. I'm going to post an update to accuse this guy from the street corner of betraying me.]
Qing Ye【……】
Kiyono: [You go farm first.]
Not long after, Ji Wanqing received a game invitation. When she joined the team and boarded the ship, she saw two people with IDs that she recognized very well.
"Brother Qingye? Brother Bujia?" Ji Wanqing exclaimed.
"Pfft, didn't expect that, did you? Some big streamers aren't streaming, they're just hanging out with us." Miao Bu'er couldn't help but laugh, teasing Qingye.
"Hey, what a coincidence." Bie Feitian greeted Ji Wanqing shamelessly, as if he wasn't the one who had just been coercing and bribing her.
"Is it just a coincidence?" Qingye's game character also ran in, turned to Ji Wanqing, and spoke in a much softer voice, "Do you know the game mechanics?"
"I don't really know." I was just chatting with the viewers in the live stream and haven't had time to look into it yet.
"Then please have Qingye explain it to everyone in the live stream." Juesha said with a grin.
Kiyono didn't refuse. Although he had just finished playing the game, he had watched other people's live streams recently and had just done some urgent research.
With his gaming talent, he mastered the mechanics in just a few minutes.
"It's very simple. There are 8 of us on a ship heading to the North Pole. When we enter the game, 2 people will be randomly selected as werewolves. The good guys need to work together to collect resources, repair malfunctions, and successfully sail the ship to a safe destination."
He paused for a moment, then said, "The two werewolves need to sabotage the ship in secret to prevent it from reaching its destination. The good guys don't know who the werewolves are, so they need to eliminate the suspects through observation and discussion. The werewolves need to lie and act to shift the suspicion to the good guys and make them kill each other."
"Wow, that's really clear," Ji Wanqing praised, then looked again, "But I noticed everyone's game characters seem to be different? Is there any explanation for that?"
“Eight people, eight professions, each with different skills. You’ll understand after playing a few rounds. The werewolf has an extra skill: he can summon imps to act as henchmen. But don’t summon them in front of the other good guys, or they’ll know you’re the werewolf.” Qingye explained briefly, but it was easy to understand.
Ji Wanqing and the people in the live stream who had never played this game before immediately understood.
[Sounds like a game of scheming and intrigue, I'm kind of hoping our Sunny Baby will draw the Werewolf, hahaha.]
[My wife is so naive, what should I do if I draw the werewolf character?!]
[Qingye's ability to summarize is truly impressive.]
"Hmm, if entering the game means we can find out who the werewolf is, then you can't peek into my live stream!" Ji Wanqing discovered the blind spot. "What if you draw me?"
"It's no fun playing a game if you cheat, don't worry," Biefei replied readily.
Ji Wanqing chuckled twice, and everyone chose their classes and entered the game.
She looked at it for a bit and then discovered that, out of the entire group, only her and Kiyono's profile pictures were red!
The game had just begun, and eight people were sitting around a large table playing cards. Ji Wanqing looked around nervously, afraid of being discovered by her teammates.
[Oh no, it's all written on their faces.]
[What I said came true! The first game was with Werewolf, and now we're doomed.]
"Hand over the coal you're carrying and spread out to collect supplies," Kiyono said calmly.
Each player starts with a piece of coal, which is used as a power source for the ship. They need to continue collecting coal during the day.
!!
Even though Kiyono is a wolf, how can she be so calm! She's even giving orders like a good person.
The group scattered and jumped off the boat to collect supplies. Ji Wanqing followed Qingye closely until they reached a secluded spot, where she spoke softly.
"Boss Qingye, what should we do now?"
"We collect bones and wood to make totems, which will enhance our skills. We also collect herbs to make poisons."
"Understood!" Ji Wanqing happily picked up the supplies.
"Don't let them see you picking up bones. Good people don't need bones," Qingye reminded him.
"I was so scared! Don't bark, Big Brother is coming." Ji Wanqing quickly stood up straight.
Biefei glanced at the ground, sensing something was wrong, and asked, "What are you two doing here so suspiciously?"
"I'm not very good at playing, can you ask Qingye to teach me? What's wrong?"
Ji Wanqing pretended to be calm, but her heart was pounding.
[So self-righteous! Don't make me feel insecure by barking.]
[Who said my wife has no acting skills? She's such a great actress!]
"Let me teach you, you can pick up coal, wood, herbs, meat and all that..." Don't bark, you're engrossed in teaching.
Qingye silently walked away to do his werewolf business. It was good that Qingtian was keeping him occupied, so he wouldn't be watching him.
Ji Wanqing picked up the herbs and put them in her bag in front of Biefei. She remembered that Boss Qingye said that these could be used to make poison.
It got dark in no time, and everyone returned to the ship to hand over supplies, hold a meeting, and discuss who was the most suspicious.
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