Chapter 3 Rose Manor (2) Miss Anna
The housekeeper placed the tableware in front of the seats one by one, and the blood-colored red wine was poured into goblets and placed in front of the players.
The fruit basket contained bright red apples, and the vegetable plates contained blood-streaked meat, which were lined up on the long table.
Having done everything, he bowed in a stylized manner and disappeared around the corner of the stairs without looking back.
Such a thing that didn't know whether it was a human or a ghost finally left, and the players who had just been nervous were relieved.
Except for Chang Xu who grabbed an apple and chewed it, no one showed interest in the food on the table in a short period of time.
Shen Ming let out a breath and looked around the crowd: "This dungeon is similar to the strange talk about rules. Everyone has seen those rules. As long as you strictly abide by them, nothing will happen. Therefore, I hope you will have something in the future. Discuss all your ideas on the table first, don’t pretend to be smart or make your own decisions.”
Qisi has heard of rule ghost talk, which is a type of reasoning text that has become popular on the Internet recently. It is usually used. The serious warning tone speaks out some counter-intuitive and self-contradictory rules, thus arousing human curiosity and subconscious fear.
Unexpectedly, this weird game has kept pace with the times.
“What do you think about the second rule?” Zou Yan was the first to speak, “I couldn’t bring in my watch or mobile phone. I believe your situation is similar. The mechanical clock only tells the hour, we want How can I determine the exact time? ”
She paused and gave a wry smile: "The game will not give useless information. Since the rules specifically mention it, I think there will be some events at night that make us wake up uncontrollably."
Lin Chen asked cautiously: "Then if we all wake up and don't know the specific time, will it be all over?"
"We won't all die." Shen Ming comforted, "According to me From past experience, rules are very subjective. Generally speaking, as long as you don't know that you have violated the rules, you will be fine for the time being. If you wake up at night, don't think about anything and just continue to sleep. "< br>
Lin Chen nodded seriously.
After a few seconds of silence, without waiting for anyone else to speak, he asked again: "I see that the main mission said that we should 'crack the rules'. Is there anything else besides these known rules? We need to find out the rules?”
This was exactly Qis's question, but considering that he was "entering the dungeon for the second time," he didn't intend to ask it himself.
Before Shen Ming could explain, Zou Yan said with a smile: "Generally speaking, the basic rules are the ones we are told at the beginning. The so-called 'cracking the rules' usually allow us to explore and understand the basic rules. Give an explanation.
"For example, the first rule says 'time is the most important', we have to figure out why time is important and how it relates to the world view of the copy.
"Completing the main mission is only the basics. If you want to get more point rewards, you need to collect more clues and decipher the world view of the dungeon."
Lin Chen grasped the corners of his clothes and said calmly. : "I don't expect any rewards. I have already died once, and I finally got a new life. I just want to live well..."
Ye Zi laughed and sneered: "You have already entered the game, and if you don't try your best to earn more points, you will be tricked and die in the dungeon sooner or later."
Chang Xu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his eyes when he heard this: "No. After entering the dungeon for the second time, I know a lot."
Zi Zi narrowed his eyes and laughed: "What, the policeman wants to interrogate me?"
Chang Xu stopped talking and said calmly. Ming quickly changed the topic: "Let's talk about our views on the rules first, so that we can be prepared then..."
Qiss has no intention of participating in the conversation, since there is little known information. , the more you say, the more mistakes you make.
He grabbed an apple and wiped it carefully with a white napkin.
After Shen Ming turned his eyes to him for advice, he put the apple to his mouth with an innocent face and chewed it quietly, showing that he didn't intend to pay attention to mortals.
Amid the discussions among the players, a dull bell rang in the hall without warning. The pendulum of the mechanical clock in the corner swung slowly, striking six times at the same frequency.
It’s dinner time.
Light footsteps came from the shadows, like the dance steps of a woman on tiptoe, or like an animal hunched over, waiting for an opportunity to move.
Qisi put down the apple core at the right time and looked over.
A slender and tall woman came from the stairs, her long black skirt dragging to the ground, wrapping her whole body into a slender ghost.
Her beautiful face was too pale to look like a living person. Under her brown-black hair were a pair of dark eyes, but her lips were as red as blood.
Her eyes swept over each player in turn, and her voice was as high and mellow as an opera singing: "My dear guests, welcome to my Rose Manor to visit!"
Woman style Walking to the main seat, there was a rich and intoxicating aroma, mixed with the smell of wet water, as if I had just walked in from the rain.
After sitting down, she covered her mouth and smiled, and made her voice very thin and soft: "You can call me Miss Anna."
Miss Anna? Qisi immediately locked the corresponding rules on the system interface——
[If you see Miss Anna in black clothes, please try to keep a distance from her]
It is undoubtedly too late to leave now, And I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Qiss always felt that Miss Anna’s eyes stayed on him for an extra long time, and it was as sticky and slippery as the mud after the rain.
It's very uncomfortable. Miss Anna suddenly turned to look at Qiss: "Sir, have I seen you somewhere before?"
She smiled and raised her hand gracefully, making the gesture of a medieval noble waiting for a kiss on the hand.
For a time, the players looked at Qiss with a little more sympathy.
I was the last to arrive, so I could only sit next to the main seat. Being treated specially now, as a trigger for the plot, is really an unreasonable disaster.
Qisi was unaware and replied in the same tone: "Maybe I saw it in hell in my previous life, who knows?"
He made a joke that no one except him could understand, grabbed Miss Anna's hand and shook it quickly.
——It feels warm to the touch, and there is no indentation after being stressed. According to common sense, the owner of the hand should be alive.
Not interesting. Keith withdrew his right hand without interest and put it on the napkin.
Miss Anna seemed to have anticipated this development and did not show any surprise.
With a faint smile, she picked up the knife and fork on the dinner plate with her knuckled hands, and cut off a piece of meat from the plate closest to her.
The wide black sleeves cover the wrists, revealing the bright red nails, which accentuate the pale and thin hands, like the claws of a bird monster.
She brought the blood-streaked meat to her mouth with a fork, chewed it carefully and swallowed it. At the end, she stretched out her scarlet tongue and licked the corners of her lips, which made people imagine that they were drinking blood.
Except for Chang Xu, who was obviously away from home and was engrossed in eating, no one else dared to touch the knife and fork at this time.
They were fascinated by the eating process of the woman on the main seat, and all kinds of strange speculations were growing in their hearts, brewing deeper fears.
Miss Anna stopped, raised her eyes and smiled: "Eat quickly, why don't you eat it? Is the food not to your taste?"
Chiss lowered his head calmly, picked up a piece of meat with the polished fork in his hand, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Don’t mention it, the plate of meat dishes with unknown raw materials in front of you tastes good. The meat is fresh and tender and the sauce is flavorful, reaching the average level of many restaurants.
And from the taste point of view, it is not some kind of meat that is easy to get prions from eating.
Qisi narrowed his eyes with satisfaction, and in full view of everyone, he used his fork to pull another large piece of meat onto the plate.
Some people set an example, and others started to take action.
After all, the rule "Don't refuse Miss Anna's request" is clearly written on the system interface.
The dinner ended quickly in silence, and all the dishes on the long table were eaten.
Miss Anna put down her knife and fork, picked up a napkin and wiped her lips. Her eyes scanned the crowd again, and stayed on Qiss for a few more seconds as usual.
She Shi Shiran stood up, saluted the players, and then slowly retreated into the shadow of the stairs.
Lin Chen, who had been afraid to express his anger before, finally took a breath and tugged on Qisi's sleeve: "Brother Qi, that Miss Anna seems to be wearing a black skirt..."
Miss Anna in a black skirt is something that the rules say to stay away from as much as possible...
Chis lowered his eyes and smiled: "Well, I saw it, a solemn and solemn formal black skirt."< br>
"Then you still..."
Then if you still shake her hand, aren't you looking for death?
"The moment she sat down, all of us broke the rules. Sitting at the same table to eat is not called 'keeping distance'." Zis stuffed the napkin into his pocket and said calmly, "It's settled. , let’s take the opportunity to see if we can find any clues.”
There was another sentence he didn't say.
He suspected that Miss Anna had been eyeing him, maybe because his seat was closest, or maybe because of some similar traits - humans are always very good at finding similar people in the crowd, no? What?
Now that the matter has come to this, we have no worries about our debts and can act without any scruples.
Lin Chen seemed to understand: "Brother Qi, did you find anything just now?"
"Yes, of course there is."
"What?"
Chis smiled mysteriously and put his index finger between his lips: "You want to know? Guess-"
(End of this chapter)