Chapter 75 Hopeless Sea (6) Fame
In the lobby on the first floor, the players made do with dinner and introduced themselves.
In addition to Lu Li, there are seven players who claim to have guild backgrounds, but they are all little-known small guilds.
Lu Li said: "It's getting late today. Let's search for clues in our respective rooms, and then go to bed early. I don't care what you think about side tasks, but I sincerely hope that we can divide it into three parts tomorrow. The team will explore the bell tower, the altar and the coconut grove respectively. "
"No problem!" Angela was the first to express her support. She smiled with two shallow dimples, which were particularly bright. "Where are you going to explore? ? Can you bring me one?”
"Okay." Lu Li nodded.
Angela smiled brightly: "Thank you, boss! I will definitely be obedient!"
Everyone likes girls with good looks and sweet mouths. Lu Li smiled gently, He continued: "However, I still suggest that not too many people go to explore the altar. The altar involves two rules related to Poseidon. It is full of dangers and it is easy to lose your life."
The little man fought Haha: "Don't you have an old saying, 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs'."
Zhang Hongfeng has been unable to get in the conversation, and now he finally found the opportunity to speak: "Brother Lu, Chang Xu and Si Qi went upstairs first. If there’s anything I need to pay attention to, I’ll note it and tell them.”
When he said this, several players looked strange as they thought of the plate of seaweed that was solved by the speed of light.
Lu Li's expression did not change, and he said with a smile: "They might have other plans, I will go and talk to them then."
Angela's eyes flashed when she heard this move.
She noticed Chang Xu leaving the table, and now that she thought about it, it was particularly strange.
Aren’t the two allies afraid of being isolated and targeted if they break away from the group?
Or do they know some clues that others don't know and have other plans?
Angela subconsciously stroked a prop card in her pocket. Her fingertips rubbed the side of the card, and the touch was sharp and distinct.
[Name: Peeping Card (consumable)]
[Type: Prop]
[Effect: In the camp copy, designate a player to spy on his identity card 】
[Remarks: It depends on your trump card, yes, it is cheating~]
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“A friend of mine knew someone who died in the copy of "Carnivorous", and I was concerned about it and was confused. "Chang Xu took the key and took the lead, his voice still steady, "I'm sorry for asking you so many questions before."
He inserted the key into the keyhole and pushed the door open with a dull sound.
“I can understand.” Qis followed and smiled bitterly, “I’m not actually angry with you, I just always hate the presumption of guilt.”
"Justice based on the presumption of guilt is nothing but group violence. Sacrificing an innocent person to quickly close the case in exchange for performance; sacrificing an insignificant person to preserve the intricate connections behind it - I am too familiar with this federal system."< br>
Chang Xu heard these words that were obviously against political correctness, but he could not feel any bad feelings.
‘He is an old acquaintance who has been on the radar of the Public Security Bureau for a long time. He has a cleaner background than most investigators. They have been following him for six years, but they have not found any evidence that he has broken the law. ’
Mu Dongxu’s words are still ringing in my ears.
No one feels comfortable being suspected for nothing, let alone being under inexplicable surveillance for six years...
Although I don’t agree with it, I can understand it.
Chiss took a step back and labeled himself dissatisfied with the Federation, which was a reasonable excuse for all the previous performances.
He walked into the house and saw a room of about twenty square meters, dark and cramped. The wooden walls were covered with specks of mildew, and the edges showed a disgusting light green color like discarded paint.
The wooden window facing the door is wide open, revealing the golden sky with yellow clouds. It doesn't matter whether it's day or night, the island has the color of dusk all day long. This kind of sky looks weird to the eyes, like a medieval church dome.
Qisi walked straight to the window, stepping on the salt-corroded floor, making a hoarse "rustling" sound.
He stretched out his hand to pull the wooden window shut, and there was a long "squeak" sound, which made people feel itchy in their hearts. A corner of the window is missing and cannot be closed tightly. Through the gap, you can still see the yellow sky and feel the sea breeze.
Qisi turned around and looked at the whole room. During this period, Chang Xu had already lit the oil lamp on the bedside table. Under the orange-red light, you can see an oil painting with a strong religious atmosphere hanging on the wall opposite the bed.
In the picture, a man in robes holds his staff high and stands on the rocks. The dark black sea in front of him is turbulent, but it strangely separates to both sides to make way.
“The painting is of Moses’ exodus from Egypt.” Chang Xu’s fingers crossed the frame with a dull expression. “It is said that Moses was instructed by God to rescue the slaves from Egypt and go to the Promised Land. When passing through the Red Sea, he used The water parted, allowing them to pass; then it closed up, drowning the pursuers behind them.”
Zis had heard this story, and the symbolism behind it can be interpreted in many ways, resistance and persistence. Or guidance and inspiration.
"Brother Chang, you know so much. I always thought that in your profession, it is mandatory to believe in materialism..." Qisi joked with a smile, pointing to the large black area on the painting, "The legend says that they are Did you set off at night?"
Chang Xu shook his head: "No. Most of the paintings with similar themes have daytime backgrounds." "Then this should be a hint unique to this copy. I guess there is a big problem. The clues can only be found at night."
"Considering that there is no real meaning of night here, I guess it means that we should stay awake during the time when we are required to fall asleep." After a pause, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Chang Xu with a smile, "Brother Chang, are you interested in staying up late tonight?"
Chang Xu: ...Not interested, thank you.
The rules have clear requirements for sleep. Staying up late in the dungeon means danger no matter how you look at it, and it is still an unnecessary danger.
As a formal player, how could you not know this?
Qisi stopped talking to Chang Xu, who had a question mark on his face, as if what he said just now was just a joke.
His eyes glanced at the two narrow beds side by side and the low table sandwiched between them. The desk drawer was half open, and you could see what seemed to be inside.
He walked over and took out all the yellowed pages in the drawer.
The manuscript paper with a retro style is written with messy English words like snakes. It looks like a diary. The moment the eyes touched, Weird Game translated the text content into Chinese on the system interface in time:
[Before recording my sailing career, I must first introduce myself. I am Zdravko· Crouch, settled in York since his parents' generation...]
The first diary is full of nonsense, mainly introducing the writer's family background. Viscount Crouch's family was in decline, but he was quite good at speculation. With the support of the Queen, he embarked on a long voyage, intending to trade through the "Central Sea Route" and earn gold.
“If I remember correctly, the captain on the ship at the beginning of the copy seems to have the last name of ‘Crouch’.” Qisi handed the first page of manuscript paper to Chang Xu beside him.
Chang Xu quickly went over the general idea and raised his eyebrows slightly: "The captain encountered a shipwreck at the same time as us, but he got here before us and left these words. It may be that the time is wrong, or it may be him Long dead, what we saw on the boat were ghosts.”
Ziss leaned towards the latter explanation, but smiled and suggested the third possible answer: "Maybe the captain just belongs to the same family as Viscount Crouch and came to find relatives?"
He was humble. Start reading the next few pages of the diary.
[Everything went smoother than expected. I filled the bilge with cargo and headed for America along the established route. An unpleasant thing happened during this period. An old sailor got drunk and yelled that the sea between Bermuda and Miami was cursed by Poseidon. If you insist on passing there, people and ships will disappear together. This incident was so disturbing that I could only throw that alarmist bastard into the sea and feed it to the fishes. 】
……
【I haven’t docked at the shore for several days in a row. All the vegetables on the boat have been eaten. My teeth are bleeding a little, but I am still in good health. Several sailors made a fuss again and asked me to change the route, which was really a headache. I have studied the diary of the pioneer. He passed through the Bermuda area and indeed encountered quite a storm, but he still managed to survive smoothly with his sailing experience. 】
[There are many storms, big and small, on the sea, so we can’t all run around like cowards. Over the past century, shipbuilding technology has developed rapidly. Ancient people could pass through Bermuda. What do I have to be afraid of when I drive the most advanced sailing ship in the world? 】
......
[There is a terrifying legend circulating in the sea: the souls of the dead buried in the sea cannot rest in peace, so they are willing to be enslaved by the sea monster and bring more souls to the sea. ]
[After a sailing ship is targeted by the undead, a sailor will see an extra crew member on the deck. The crew member is just a black shadow and will not answer questions. He would just keep repeating the scene of the few seconds before his death in the dark night, jumping from the deck into the sea, over and over again. 】
【Gradually, the sailors will lose their consciousness, jump into the sea with him, sink, and never come up again. The undead will not stop until all living people on board are swallowed by the sea, leaving an empty ship to continue sailing along the established route. 】
[I have been having a dream these days, dreaming that the undead jumped into the sea and turned into a mermaid... Damn it! It must be because those bastards keep whispering that scary legend in my ears! 】
......
There is a thin stack of paper pages at the back, which are stuck together as if they have been soaked in water, and even the writing on them is soaked into a ball, making it difficult to read. .
Ziss guessed that those pages of the diary were probably about Viscount Crouch’s experiences after he encountered a supernatural event and arrived at the Hopeless Sea.
Unfortunately, I don’t know what happened to this dear friend on the island, whether he ended up dead or alive. At best, this diary supplements some background information and is of little help for subsequent exploration.
"Looking at the contents of the diary, Viscount Crouch is not on the same boat as us." Zeiss thought of something and his voice rose unconsciously, "But where did the captain go? He didn't really fall into the sea to feed the fish. Right?"
Chang Xu glanced at Qisi and was not impressed by his teammate's sense of humor: "It is known that we encountered a shipwreck and arrived at Poseidon Island after we saw the undead falling into the water in the Hopeless Sea. According to the description in the diary, we should be targeted by the so-called sea monster or the undead."
"I have three questions: First, what is the triggering mechanism of the horror legend? Second, where are we now? Status? Third, do you need to consider the factors of the undead if you want to leave the island? "
"I don't know. I only know that the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle has been explained. All the missing crew members came to the Hopeless Sea." He raised the corners of his lips and made a joke.
He picked out the page with legible writing in his hand and put it back in the drawer. Then he took the remaining soaked paper to the window and patiently tore it into shreds. Stick into the window.
"There should be similar clues in other rooms. If we compile them tomorrow, we might be able to get the answer - provided someone is willing to publish the clues impartially."
All the gaps were blocked with notes. Qisi stretched out his hand and waved in front of the window to make sure there was no more light or air leakage, and then returned to the bed and sat down with satisfaction.
He looked at Chang Xu and smiled narrowly: "It's still early, Brother Chang, if you are anxious to know the answer, I can pick the locks of all the rooms."
Chang Xu:......6.
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