Chapter 34: Sister’s NPC identity and information
Everyone fell into silence and frantically thought of a solution.
A few seconds later, Bai Wan suddenly said: "That's not right. The letter said that the painting of Gensokyo has been completed in the middle, but... we searched this wooden house and couldn't find any paintings or calligraphy."
After Bai Wan mentioned it, everyone felt that something was wrong.
Yes, where is the painting?
Speaking of which, aren’t they playing robbers?
So... where have all the things in Lin Yuan's family gone?
Thinking of this, a memory appeared in their minds out of thin air.
They actually came to Mingkou Village for tourism, and after running out of trouble on the road, they saw that the village was sparsely populated, so they came up with the idea of robbery.
Because there was something wrong with the car they came in, Mingkou Village still had inconvenient transportation, and they could not leave here for a short time. In order to avoid losing their things, they buried Lin Yuan’s things in a place called Xilin. Pick it up later.
There was a large stone monument in Xilin, and they buried all the belongings of Lin Yuan's family under the stone monument.
"It seems that the main plot has advanced. The next thing to do is to go to Xilin and dig out the things. Inside there is Lin Yuan's half-painted painting, Gensokyo." Sun Qian concluded.
Only by finding the painting can we respond to the female ghost's letter.
“But, where is Xilin?” Wang Jian asked.
The memory that just appeared in my mind did not include Xilin’s location.
Everyone just knows that as bandits, they buried all Lin Yuan’s things in Xilin.
"Xilin sounds like the forest to the west of the village, but there is a long stretch of wasteland to the west of the village, which doesn't look like a forest." Xu Bing couldn't help but say.
"We have to go to the village to ask anyway. Let's split up this time. Time is too late." Sun Qian proposed splitting up.
Before, I was more cautious and acted collectively, so the efficiency was too low. Now the situation is urgent. We must find the things buried in the west forest before today, otherwise we will not be able to reply today.
It just so happens that we have cracked the strange 'Lin Yuan's' murder pattern, and it is considered safe to go to the village alone to investigate.
"Okay, let's split up." Su Yuexi nodded. She also supported splitting up.
In this way, everyone split up to explore the village.
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Bai Wan walked in Mingkou Village and looked around curiously.
They had been to many houses before, so he chose a road that he had not walked before. Although the village had few people, it was quite a big place. Because the houses were relatively sparse, it took a while to walk before meeting a family.
While walking, Bai Wan thought about everything he encountered in the copy.
Especially think about those anomalies, as these anomalies are often the direction to clear the level.
There are two questions in his mind now.
First, according to the description in the letter, Lin Yuan is a poor painter. He paints at home every day, but cannot become famous, so he is opposed by the woman’s family. Is this a poor family worth stealing by robbers? Is it worth killing someone for this?
The second doubtful point is that Lin Yuan, who has transformed into a strange person, has been shrouded in a layer of black mist, making it difficult for people to see its true appearance. Of course, this may also be related to the strange ability. Could it be that Lin Yuan is long? If you are ugly, you won't be able to kill someone if your appearance is discovered?
With these doubts, Bai Wan was thinking as he walked, and at the same time he focused part of his attention on the houses in the village. He and his sister Bai Xi had agreed to put some special marks on the houses or places to make it easier for them to find them. Never saw it.
After walking for a while, Bai Wan stopped when he saw a wooden house, and then the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
Looks like we found it.
I saw the words [a good-for-nothing brother who relies on his sister to support him] written twistedly in chalk on the house.
Wasn’t it just when she was a kid that she spent her pocket money for a while? Really!
Bai Wan walked over and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door opened, and a sneaky little head poked out. Seeing that Bai Wan was a little surprised, he pulled him in.
"Who is it?" A grandfather's voice came from inside the room.
Bai Xi replied: "It's okay, grandpa, the useless beggar passing by has already driven him away."
Bai Wan: "..."
Beggars are beggars, why add a piece of trash?
What does he think about his sister?
Following Bai Xi, Bai Wan came to a small house, which seemed to be where his sister lived.
Bai Xi carefully closed the door and said a little depressed: "Brother, the character I created this time is too marginal. He is just an ordinary villager, and my grandpa is very strict and won't let him out of the house at all."< br>
She originally wanted to enter the game and explore the plot, but she didn’t expect to be locked in the house and not allowed to go out.
She was very strict during the day, but she didn’t dare to go out at night.
After all, this is a weird game, and there is something weird in it.
"Normal, your character's skill level is still low."
Bai Wan thinks it's normal. His own skill, Mario's Sewer, didn't even have gold coins at the beginning, but now it's almost there. After unlocking the hidden space, he was looking forward to the Starlight Room with many props in it. The first reward seemed to be a blue hammer, which should be some kind of weapon. Character skills will always be strengthened as the level increases.
“Just wait until later. Your skills will definitely have more choices in the later stages. Maybe you can directly play the male and female protagonists in the later stages. For example, this time you can directly play the female spy. Then write back to me, just write like this: Hello brother, I am your sneaky sister. The way to survive in this dungeon is Dot and Dian. The strange killing pattern of this dungeon is so-and-so. In this way, won’t we clear the level in one go? Bai Wan said excitedly.
"Ah? How can it still be like this?" Bai Xi was stunned.
"Of course, this way we can quickly earn dungeon coins!" Bai Wan was very excited.
“Yes!”
The brother and sister high-fived together, imagining the future of free prostitution.
"But time is a bit tight now. First tell me if you have obtained any information these days. Do you know a place called Xilin? And how much do you know about Lin Yuan, the painter in the village?" Bai Wan asked, interrupting the siblings' fantasy.
"Don't worry, I'll tell you right now, although grandpa doesn't let me go out these days, I drag grandpa to act like a baby day and night, so I also got some information."
Bai Xi chuckled and continued proudly: "First of all, it's about Lin Yuan. This is a painter in the village. He had a wife who unfortunately fell into the sea and drowned in a boat three years ago. It is said that Lin Yuan was related to his wife. Very good."
Drown?
Before, Bai Wan only knew that Lin Yuan's wife had passed away, but he didn't know how he died. Now he has gained something.
Then, Bai Xi continued: "Then there is the Xilin you asked about. In fact, it is not in the west, but in the east. After passing a small stream, you can see the Xilin, so the so-called Xilin is actually the stream Lin.”
After hearing this, Bai Wan felt relieved and praised: "She is indeed my good sister."
With the location of Xilin, all that was left was to find the painting they buried in the forest. However, Bai Xi's face suddenly became serious, and she said: "Brother... don't go to Xilin if it is not necessary... that place is very evil."
"Huh? " Bai Wan was not surprised when he heard this. After all, this is where the main plot is going. The main plot of a weird game is definitely not a good place.
What his sister said next made him even more vigilant.
“I went out to visit my house briefly, but my grandfather specially told me that I can go anywhere, but I can’t go to Xilin... Xilin is a terrible taboo in Mingkou Village. There is no way to go there. Hui, there are too many strange stories about it..." Bai Xi still remembers the horrified expression on Grandpa's face when he mentioned Xilin.
"However, I did get some clues for you from grandpa." Bai Xi blinked, as if I was not great.
"Don't show off at this time, tell me quickly, my sister is the best." Bai Wan's tone was very perfunctory.
Bai Xi couldn't help but rolled his eyes after hearing this and continued: "There are many horror legends in Xilin, the most terrifying of which is the tomb. According to grandpa, a hunter in the village went hunting in the forest. Because He got lost in the fog and finally came to an unknown place. There were tombstones everywhere, and all living things seemed to be extinct. They were the chassis of the dead.
"He also saw a terrible thing deep in the tombstones. The bloody skeleton, and then the hunter escaped by chance, but people went crazy the next day. Since then, there have been fewer and fewer people in the village. They died and moved. Now there are only a few left in the village. A stubborn old man who is not afraid of death anymore. "Bai Xi said to Bai Wan with a smile.
Bai Wan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then his eyes lit up.
Blood Skeleton? Isn't this the store you found?
It turned out to be hidden in Xilin. He must get his special occupation and rare menu.
"Be careful, Xilin is probably the scariest place in this dungeon... That scary tomb is definitely not easy to mess with." Bai Xi reminded.
Bai Wan nodded.
The hiding place of the Dark Blood Store is naturally not simple.
He still wanted to give it a try.
Now that he has a lot of trump cards, he can try hard, otherwise he may not have such a good opportunity to qualify for the deserted village dungeon in the future.
"Thank you this time." Bai Wan looked at his sister and couldn't help but said.
Bai Xi showed a cute and pure smile, shook her head, and said softly: "Xi Xi is also very happy to be able to help her brother. After all, her brother is the most important family member..."
Bai Xi stretched out her hand and gently held Bai Wan.
"Live together and work hard to pass the game. Brother, I will always be behind you."
After hearing this, Bai Wan couldn't help laughing and said: "I know, I'll give it to you after the copy is over. Let's divide the coins, okay?"
When Bai Xi heard this, he showed a cute smile and said: "Oh, it's an outsider, it's an outsider, all the coins are from the same family. Man, you always misunderstand me, brother, I’m not that realistic.”
After hearing this, Bai Wan couldn’t help but rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to the drama queen in front of him.
"I'm leaving first, time is limited."
We have learned a lot of news, and now we have to go to Xilin.
Bai Xi nodded, took out a key from his pocket, handed it to Bai Wan and said: "This is grandpa's truck key. I stole it and parked it at the door. You can drive. Go and save time."
Bai Wan took the key and looked at the stuffed bag behind Bai Xi.
“Stop stealing things, it’s not easy for grandpa.”
Bai Wan walked over and took a look at the things inside, and couldn't help but said speechlessly: "What are you doing with this broken kettle? And where did these broken slippers come from... I'll go... It stinks, what the hell are you doing to your father?" All the slippers were stolen! ?”
This is to evacuate the old man’s house and take the car keys.
“Oh, these are all things in the copy, they have collectible value! Maybe they can be sold for a few weird coins. What’s the matter with the broken slippers? Maybe they are weird props! And how can it be Call it a thief, I am the granddaughter designated by the dungeon, these are all my property, okay?" Bai Xi held the bags of garbage behind her with stars in her eyes.
The corner of Bai Wan's mouth twitched after hearing this.
What a weird prop...
Smoke the weird thing to death directly with the stench?
Forget it, he can’t control this money-obsessed sister who is plucking her hair.
Bai Wan ignored Bai Xi and turned around to go out. Feeling guilty, he drove away the truck parked at the door and rushed to the previously agreed meeting point.
Everyone had arrived at this time, and they couldn't help but be shocked when they saw Bai Wan driving over.
The boss is the boss, he can even get a car.
After Bai Wan got out of the car, he exchanged information with everyone. Except for the information about his sister and the Bloody Skull Store, he told everyone without reservation.
Sun Qian also obtained information this time.
“I also asked from an old widow that Xilin is actually the forest behind the creek. Her husband went to the forest to cut firewood a year ago and never came back. Generally speaking, it was... troublesome. Weird." Sun Qian said the information he obtained.
At this time, everyone couldn't help but have a headache.
According to the intelligence of Bai Wan and Sun Qian, this place called Xilin is undoubtedly very dangerous and is a taboo that people in the village dare not go there.
But Bai Wan and other players have no way out.
Because the paintings of painter Lin Yuan are buried in the Western Forest, you must get them, otherwise you will not be able to reply to the female spy.
"Brothers, we have to set off and go to Xilin... We have to go back to the cabin to sleep before ten o'clock tonight..."
It took a lot of time to find out the information before, but now I can't do it anymore What a waste of time.
But fortunately, Liu Tong, the boss, got a truck from nowhere, which can save a lot of time.
In this way, Sun Qian drove and the others sat in the cargo box, heading for Xilin.
During this process, Su Yuening looked at Bai Wan warily, as if to warn Bai Wan not to damage the wheels of the car again, otherwise there would be no tires to replace in the copy.
Bai Wan shrugged innocently.
He didn’t puncture the tire on purpose, but he was just unlucky, so what’s his fault?
However, the journey went smoothly. They successfully drove to the creek that the villagers mentioned.
Everyone got out of the car, because there was a narrow bridge in front of it, and the car couldn't pass it.
Everyone walked to the bridge and looked at the river with unknown source, feeling a little wary.
Because in addition to Xilin being haunted, there are also many legends about this river... It is said that many people have drowned in this river, and there are many ghosts at the bottom of the river, waiting for the living to cross the bridge. Drag them down.
"Let's go, we are going to climb the bridge on foot. After crossing the bridge, we will reach our destination, Xilin." Sun Qian said, looking at the bridge in the distance.
(End of this chapter)