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◎Don't break it◎
Everyone followed Xiaoxiao out of the hotel.
The rain that had been falling all night finally stopped at some point. The sky cleared up with bright sunshine and a cool breeze in the air.
Qi Qiuxue's initial location in the dungeon was a room in a hotel. In addition, the light was dim last night, and there were strong winds and heavy rain outside the window. The visual range was very small, making it almost impossible for her to see the scenery outside. Now she could finally see it.
To be fair, this is a small island with nice scenery. There are lush trees, flowers and plants everywhere. The villagers on this island seem to love flowers particularly. All kinds of flowers, named and unnamed, are blooming everywhere. Looking from a distance, there are several sparsely distributed houses, and the people living in them should be the villagers of the island.
"Everyone, follow me this way." Xiaoxiao waved the flag vigorously, directing the players to follow her forward until they reached a giant cedar tree. "Our island is neither big nor small, and it'll take at least a day to explore it. I'm so worried you'll have to work hard, so I borrowed a bus."
"Please board the bus in an orderly manner."
The car door opened, and the driver in the driving seat slowly turned his head and looked at the people queuing to get on the car. Like the masked men last night, his face was also covered by a mask.
He stared at the player about to get on the bus with his eyes that were almost devoid of white, which gave them an invisible sense of oppression. The curly-haired girl who was about to get on the bus stopped in her tracks, remained silent for a few seconds, and asked tremblingly, "Do I need to pay the fare?"
This made Xiaoxiao laugh out loud: "Of course not."
"Turn around!" Xiaoxiao quickly got into the car and ordered the masked man to turn around and look straight ahead. The masked man was not angry at her and did not even say a word of rebuttal. He turned his head back obediently.
Xiaoxiao put on a cute smile again: "Everyone, get in the car quickly."
"Okay, okay." The girl nodded and started walking again.
Qi Qiuxue followed her into the car. It was crowded and she and Liu Ge were separated by the crowd.
But it's okay. Qi Qiuxue is not someone who will easily give her true heart to others. Even though Liu Ge looks harmless on the surface, Qi Qiuxue is still wary of Liu Ge in her heart. It's because the other party is too familiar.
In such a dungeon where life and death are at stake, getting overly close to others is not the right decision. People's hearts are hidden, and when their lives are threatened, some people will release malice that is more terrifying than ghosts. As a player who has allegedly entered the dungeon many times, Liu Ge must understand this.
The only two possibilities are that either she is really kind-hearted and friendly, willing to trust others unconditionally; or she has other purposes and everything she shows is just a disguise.
Qi Qiuxue doesn’t know about it yet, but it is necessary to take appropriate precautions.
The seats on the bus were arranged in groups of two, exactly the same number as the number of people, sixteen. The girl looked very insecure. She chose a seat in the last row by the window on the right side and sat huddled in the corner.
Qi Qiuxue followed her footsteps and sat down next to her.
The girl's eyes wandered over Qi Qiuxue, as if she didn't understand why Qi Qiuxue chose to sit next to her when there were so many seats.
Qi Qiuxue saw her confusion and took the initiative to explain: "I like the last row, the view is wide."
"Oh." The girl nodded and looked at the two empty seats on the left. "Then why don't you..."
Before he could finish his words, Liu Dawei and Geng Hao got on the bus one after another, went straight to the back, and sat side by side on the two empty seats.
Both of them are strong men, about 1.8 meters tall and weighing at least 200 pounds. It is really funny to see them squeezed together, but in such an unfamiliar place, it is more reassuring to sit with people you know.
Although Liu Dawei and Geng Hao just met ten minutes ago.
The girl swallowed her saliva. Well, it would be better to sit with her than to have to squeeze with one of the two strong men.
The girl slowly said: "Can I ask, what's your name?"
"Zhang Xue." Qi Qiuxue said.
"Oh." The girl nodded.
Qi Qiuxue stopped talking and silently observed the other players getting on the bus.
The girl waited for a while but nothing happened, then she said, "Why don't you ask me my name?"
"?" Qi Qiuxue glanced at her sideways, paused, and followed her lead, "What's your name?"
The girl smiled, dimples forming on her fair cheeks. “My name is Li Yiqing.”
She actually looks like a queen, with peach blossom eyes, long eyelashes, red lips and white teeth. She looks good even without makeup. Qi Qiuxue actually noticed her last night, and her first impression of her was that she was beautiful.
But today, perhaps because of those two dimples, this beauty was mixed with a bit of cuteness that was hard to conceal. Although she was half a head taller than Qi Qiuxue when she stood up, cuteness was a feeling and had nothing to do with height.
Qi Qiuxue hummed and casually agreed, "It sounds nice."
"Really?" Li Yiqing blinked, smiling a little more happily than before, "A lot of people say that."
She didn't seem as timid as she appeared. At the very least, she had a reserved and reserved personality. She seemed to think Qi Qiuxue was a good person, and she became more talkative. "Zhang Xue, what did you do before entering the game?"
Qi Qiuxue: "Ordinary social animals."
"Oh." Li Yiqing nodded slowly, and after a moment, he said, "Ask me again."
Qi Qiuxue: “…”
"Shh." She was annoyed by Li Yiqing and shushed her. Li Yiqing was startled by Qi Qiuxue's voice and thought something had happened. She quickly covered her lips with her hands and kept silent, but she couldn't help raising her head to look around.
After looking for a long time and not finding anything unusual, he moved closer to Qi Qiuxue and asked her in a whisper, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Qi Qiuxue said truthfully, "I just wanted you to be quiet for a while."
"..." Now it was Li Yiqing's turn to be silent. All the players had already boarded the bus, sitting in pairs. Xiaoxiao raised her hand and counted the number of people again, and the bus slowly started to move.
Li Yiqing stopped talking, and the atmosphere in the bus gradually became quiet. The bus was driving slowly along the forest path that seemed to have no end. Sitting in the seat, one could clearly hear the rustling sound coming from above the head.
It was the sound left by branches scraping against the roof of the bus. It was a bit harsh, but it became hypnotic after listening to it for a long time. The bus was not going fast, and it was moving extremely slowly with a whole bus of players on it.
Xiaoxiao, who was standing at the front, began to explain. Her voice was neither fast nor slow, with little ups and downs. She told the players the history of the island, the conditions for the formation of certain natural landscapes, the future plans, and some safety matters.
Somehow, Qi Qiuxue felt inexplicably sleepy.
The other players on the bus were also drowsy. The bus turned many corners and left the forest without anyone noticing. When Qi Qiuxue suddenly came to her senses, the scene in front of her had changed.
What was in sight was no longer endless trees, but a huge building, all brown in color, which covered an area larger than the initial location of entering the dungeon - the hotel.
A few words were painted in dark red on the door: Museum.
"This is our first stop." The car slowly stopped in front of the museum. Xiaoxiao got out first, waving the flag in her hand quickly, "Everyone can get off now."
"This was built many years ago by us locals, who took a long time to build it. It's a landmark building on our island, and it has many exhibits." She explained as she watched the tourists get off the bus. "Please be careful when you visit, and don't damage anything inside."
"What if it gets damaged?" Li Yiqing followed Qi Qiuxue out of the car, still speaking in a timid tone, "Do we need to pay for it?"
"Of course not." Xiaoxiao smiled with her eyes curved.
But soon, she suddenly changed the subject, her expression became terrifying, and her voice was very low: "It's just... maybe something bad will happen."
This look not only frightened Li Yiqing, but also the other players. A girl named Liu Shan subconsciously responded, "What bad thing is going on?"
Xiaoxiao shrugged. "Who knows? I heard it from the old people on the island. But there's no need to worry too much. As long as you don't do anything unnecessary and are careful, nothing will happen."
Li Yiqing nodded and moved closer to Qi Qiuxue beside him: "Okay..."
Xiaoxiao said nothing more, blew the white whistle on her chest, and continued waving the flag: "Let's go!"
"Axue." Liu Ge, who was at the front of the team, came to meet up with Qi Qiuxue and noticed Li Yiqing following closely behind her like a tail. "Who is this?"
"My name is Li Yiqing." Li Yiqing popped his head out from behind Qi Qiuxue and extended his hand politely. He seemed to have some impression of Liu Ge. "You are Liu..."
"Liu Ge." Liu Ge also raised his hand and shook hands with her.
"Yes, Liu Ge." Li Yiqing greeted her, his eyes curved and dimples light, "Hello, hello."
"Did you and Axue know each other before?" She walked naturally beside the two of them, and seemed to be more familiar than Liu Ge.
"Axue?" Qi Qiuxue looked over in response.
"Yes, Axue." Li Yiqing nodded. The three of them stood at the end of the team and followed everyone inside. "Aliu can call you so intimately, I want to call you that too."
"A Liu?" Liu Ge also turned his head and looked over.
Li Yiqing: "Don't you like me calling you that? I'm sorry."
Liu Ge quickly shook his head: "No, no, whatever you want, but why don't you follow Ah Xue's way and call me Ah Ge?"
Li Yiqing paused and said, "Brother, it sounds a bit bad. It sounds like you have very little hair."
Liu Ge got her idea and laughed out loud. The two familiar people were inexplicably in sync.
Qi Qiuxue was silent: "..."
The number of noisy people increased from one to two.
During the conversation, the three of them stepped into the museum. There were many exhibits in the huge museum, covering many categories.
Plant exhibition, animal exhibition, some unearthed artifacts and fossils, the evolution of clothing of the island residents over the years...
After a few hours, some players were already exhausted, but they did not dare to disobey the arrangements and could only grit their teeth and persevere.
Li Yiqing seemed to be very tired as well. He muttered softly as he walked, "When will this end? At least let us rest for a while."
Xiaoxiao, who was at the front of the line, seemed to hear her complaints: "Everyone, hold on a little longer. There's only one pavilion left."
She raised her hand and pointed upwards, guiding the players to look up.
【Mask Museum】
"The masks on display here are those used in rituals on our island over the years. This is a very meaningful exhibition hall. Please be careful when visiting and don't damage anything."
Li Yiqing responded weakly, "Okay."
"Axue." She sighed and grumbled to Qi Qiuxue in a low voice, "Do you think there will be any other arrangements after we visit the museum? Will we have time to rest? I'm so exhausted. When will dinner be served..."
Before she could finish her words, she seemed to slip, or perhaps she was really exhausted and couldn't stand steadily. Li Yiqing's body tilted and suddenly fell to the right.
To her right, there was no one, only a wall with masks hanging on it.
It just happened to be such a coincidence that in a panic, Li Yiqing's right arm accidentally touched the mask. Before anyone could react, the mask slowly fell down.
【Author’s words】
Bobobobo~
Thanks to the little angels who threw rocket launchers: Shi Yi 2; Ye Si Ran 1;
Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Jiuxiang, I like you 1;
Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Shi Yi, Mancao, Laogan's Orange, Yike Longan, Qiulang is a beautiful fairy, Langli's dog, and Suffering from Internet addiction;
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 48623616 2 bottles; Melancholy White Coke, Jingran Qin Jiaren Yi, and Falling Cherry Blossom 1 bottle;
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