Chapter 160 Red Maple Leaf Boarding School (5) "He's just an NPC."
Chen Lidong thought he had Qisi figured out, so he pulled Zhou Datong and squeezed in beside Jiang Junjue, preparing to find some clues.
Chis also came closer, with an upright face, conveying the meaning of "Although I don't know what you are going to do, Ms. Medina asked me to lead you, and I must complete the task with quality and quantity."
There is an NPC following you who doesn’t know whether it is a human or a ghost, which is really disturbing.
Fortunately, Zis behaved very much like a human being, and his appearance and expression did not show any aggression, so the players didn't pay much attention to him and pretended they couldn't see him.
"You should still remember what the first Ms. Medina we saw looked like, right?" Jiang Junjue scratched his messy hair and looked around at the players around him, "She is in her late thirties and close to forty, and she is wearing black The fur coat is completely different from the Ms. Medina here. How many Ms. Medina there are is a question that needs to be carefully studied."
An impatient player interjected: "This and this copy. What does it matter? We don’t know anything about the main mission now, and neither do we know the rules of death.”
“Don’t worry, I can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry. Analysis?" Jiang Junjue deliberately prolonged his voice and slowed down his speech, "The school rules are just the most superficial things, which determine whether we can survive to complete the main task; I blindly guess that the main task has nothing to do with this school rule, I'm afraid. It involves some more complex aspects... For example, will this dungeon have several parallel spaces?"
The players looked at each other, and a white woman asked first: "Jiang, are there any clues that we haven't discovered? "?"
Jiang Junjue was silent for two seconds and took a long breath: "...No, I guessed."
"..."
After being teased by Jiang Junjue in an inconspicuous manner, the players really had no temper. After all, the Tingfeng Guild had always appeared in front of the public with such an unreliable image.
However, after such an episode, the originally stiff atmosphere became lively for a while.
No one mentioned the special status anymore. The players spoke freely and gradually formed a consensus on the next action.
Ms. Medina said that there will be no punishment for violating school rules on the first day. The ideal situation is to take advantage of this safe period to test out all the school rules. It is best to divide the work among the four sides of the entire school. Explore every floor.
The main mission will most likely not be "survive for XX days". The background narration says, "come when the maple forest is lush" and "die when the red maple leaves are falling". The time span is too long.
It is not ruled out that the main mission is "Escape from the Red Maple Leaf Boarding School", so one or two players need to try to walk out of the maple forest along the original path and explore the exit.
In the process of exploration, pay attention to the images such as "eating dirt", "poisonous mushrooms", "yellow flowers" and "yellow butterflies" mentioned in nursery rhymes, which may be closely related to the world view.
Qisi listened quietly and found that the average quality of this group of players was pretty good. At least when it came to processing information and drawing conclusions, their thinking was clear.
Of course, when it comes to the division of labor stage, buck-passing and disputes occur again.
Basically no one is willing to do something that is obviously a big deal to test the school rules, and no one dares to go out of the maple forest or look for the so-called "yellow butterfly".
“We can let the NPC do some things.” Jiang Junjue said coldly, “This NPC looks very close to a human being, and it has been following us. I guess it is a piece given to us by Weird Game. "
His eyes fell on Qiss: "In many difficult dungeons, several NPCs will die as clues and warnings. It is better to make his death more valuable. "
"What do you mean? Can the NPC listen to you?" Chen Lidong subconsciously took a step forward and stood in front of Qisi.
It’s not that he cares about Qisi’s life or death, it’s just that in his opinion, Qisi was saved by him with a pack of biscuits, and should be considered his private property no matter what. Jiang Junjue blatantly beat Qisi. The idea is very unreasonable.
"What's the point? Didn't you save his life and he trusts you?" Jiang Junjue didn't seem to see Chen Lidong's dissatisfaction, his eyes narrowed half asleep, "You don't need to trick him into doing it. If it’s too dangerous, why don’t you look for those things mentioned in the nursery rhyme? Anyway, he has been living in this copy, so he will not be in danger.”
Chisi stood aside with his head lowered. He quietly stared at the shadows on the ground, as if he was completely unaware that he was being plotted by the players.
Zhou Datong looked at the back of his unconscious head and couldn't bear it: "This is not a problem. He is still a child. Should he be exploited if he trusts us?"
Players heard He spoke, and let out several mocking sneers one after another.
Even if you are a human being, if you dare to surrender your trust, you must be prepared to be used, let alone an NPC?
When Chen Lidong heard Zhou Datong's stupid words and the malicious laughter of others, he felt that he had also been laughed at.
He glared at Zhou Datong and already sided with Jiang Junjue: "No matter how human-like an NPC is, it's just a bunch of data. Why didn't I notice you were so boring before?"
Other players also chimed in: "Yes, no matter how much they look like humans, they are still ghosts. There are some terrifying things hidden under human skin."
Chis seems to have finally understood what the players meant. , smiled kindly at Chen Lidong: "Brother Chen, if you need anything from me, you can tell me, and I will definitely try my best to help!"
His smile has a way of making people put down their guard. The power, coupled with the effect of [Rose Heart], and the face belonging to the boy created by [Human Skin Mask], it seems that there is no scheming in the eyes of the players, and it is particularly sunny.
Even Jiang Junjue, who was the first to propose using him, couldn't help but regret in his heart: What a good person, why is he an NPC born in a dungeon?
Chen Lidong felt a little embarrassed, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "47, we don't understand the nursery rhyme you and your classmates recited very well, and we have never seen some of the things mentioned in it. Can you find some samples for us to take a look at? "
"No problem." After Chisi agreed, he lowered his eyes and said hesitantly, "I wonder when Brother Chen might need it? Some time."
Jiang Junjue looked into Qisi's eyes: "Three days, is it okay?"
Qisi looked hesitant: "Yellow flowers and yellow butterflies may be difficult to find. .”
Promising something too readily will only make people think you are perfunctory; showing appropriate embarrassment will make people believe that you are seriously thinking about how to complete the task.
Jiang Junjue pondered for a moment and said, "Look for as many as you can find."
Qisi then nodded.
Things went smoothly beyond imagination, but the players did not have much suspicion - NPCs generally would not deceive players in this kind of place.
And Qisi's words also confirmed their guess: the "yellow flower" and "yellow butterfly" in the nursery rhyme were indeed the key clues.
Zhang Yiyu listened to the conversation between Qisi and the players, and her whole body was confused: You are more terrifying than Ms. Medina, is it fun to pretend to be a little white rabbit here? Do you really not understand or do you pretend not to understand?
She cleared her throat and was about to remind Jiang Junjue when she looked up and saw Qiss staring at her with a half-smile.
The words he was about to say immediately choked in his throat.
Jiang Junjue turned his head and looked at her doubtfully: "Xiao Zhang, what's wrong with you?"
"No, it's nothing, my throat was a little itchy just now." Zhang Yiyu shrank her neck and looked at her. Wander.
She is weird, and humans can only contain her, but cannot kill her; higher-level weirdness may be able to devour her - she can still tell who not to offend.
Jiang Junjue did not doubt that he was there, and casually expressed concern: "Then drink more water, don't get sick."
"...Okay, okay!"
Qisi has almost figured out the characters of some players through observation, including Chen Lidong's willfulness and Jiang Junjue's decisiveness under the easy-going appearance.
What concerned him more was the girl called "Xiao Zhang", who looked at him with a ghostly look from beginning to end, which was really weird.
Does he look so scary? Or...can the other party see something that ordinary people can't?
On the other side, the players once again discussed the division of labor.
Compared to before, the process was obviously much smoother.
Twenty-eight players who had already put on school uniforms were divided into four teams, and they drew lots to decide which floor to explore; the mixed-race teenagers who did not get the school uniforms stayed put, saying that it would reduce the probability of encountering danger. .
But many people know that people who are alone will be more likely to trigger some events; or inadvertently violate the rules out of fear.
With the mission in hand, the group of people no longer hesitated and flowed into the shadows in every corner.
Qisi walked out of the school gate and walked in the direction of Maple Forest, as if he was serious about looking for samples for the players.
Of course, just because he agrees does not mean he will do it.
If he looks for something, will he definitely find it?
...
In the corner of the first floor, Philide watched the NPC boy who called himself "47" plunge into the maple forest, a trace of evil flashed in his gray-blue eyes.
He was small, so when he was grabbing the school uniform, he was a little slow and ended up alone.
After the initial anger dissipated, he was almost overwhelmed by anxiety and uneasiness.
The system interface clearly states, [Students must wear uniforms in school]. Although there will be no trouble if you violate school rules on the first day, what about tomorrow?
Philide didn't believe that other players would be kind enough to lend him their school uniforms, and he would never dare to snatch other players' uniforms in front of everyone.
The only one he can move is the NPC boy who looks gentle and harmless.
Although this NPC seems to be very close to Ms. Medina and has the task of finding samples, this is all a matter later. If he couldn't get the school uniform, he wouldn't even know if he would survive tomorrow, so what would he talk about in the future?
Filide looked around and saw that the players were scattered everywhere. No one was paying attention to his side. He immediately took a few steps and entered the maple forest along the route taken by the NPC boy.
The vegetation in the forest grows extremely well. The branches of maple trees are intertwined with the vines of ferns. The lush leaves cover the sky and the sun, leaving only a few faint gleams.
Philide looked into the depths of the dark woods, where there were clusters of shadows, as if there were pairs of malicious eyes hiding in them, greedily coveting the passing creatures.
He was a little frightened, but thinking of the rules written in black and white on the system interface, he gritted his teeth and continued to step on the footprints in the mud.
“Are you also looking for an exit?” A clear voice sounded from behind without warning, and Philip shuddered.
He turned around suddenly and saw a young man wearing a white shirt and black trousers standing among the forest leaves with a warm smile.
Before he could ask the question, the young man continued on by himself: "I don't think it's an option for everyone to stay in the school, so I told Senior Jiang to come to the outskirts of Maple Forest."
Philid looked the young man up and down, feeling that the man's face was a little strange, but his voice had a sense of familiarity, and he couldn't remember where the familiarity was.
Think about it. Nearly thirty people were gathered in a chaotic group. In his eyes, the yellow people were all carved out of the same mold. It was really unrealistic to recognize their faces in a short time.
“Where is your school uniform?” Philide asked.
He remembered that among the twenty-nine people, he was the only one who did not get a school uniform. Why didn't the young man in front of him wear a school uniform?
"I asked my friend to help me put it away." The young man said with a smile, "I always feel that the school uniform is a bit weird. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I violated the school rules today, I still don't want to wear it if I can... And if If I die here, I can give that school uniform to those who need it.”
Philide wanted to say, "If you don't want to wear it for me," but when he heard the young man's last words, he couldn't help but remain silent.
The "person in need" was undoubtedly referring to him. Although the words seemed to deliberately make him happy, the young man's calm attitude of talking about death made him feel that the other person might really think so. ’s...
“Forget it, let’s not talk about this. I guess you are here to find that NPC, right?” The young man suddenly narrowed his eyes narrowly and pointed at someone deep in the maple forest. Direction, "I just saw him going there."
Felide's head was filled with questions. He wanted to say something more, but the young man had already turned his head and left, disappearing into the dense woods.
Felide lowered his head and found that the footprints on the mud had somehow been broken off at a certain place, leaving no trace.
The NPC boy has indeed disappeared without a trace.
He looked at the road he was on and then looked at the direction the young man was pointing. After struggling for a long time, he finally walked cautiously towards the depths of the maple forest pointed by the young man.
......
After Qisi finished fooling the players who coveted his school uniform, he quickly walked out of the maple forest and returned to the cement building.
He picked a blind spot, got in, took out the human skin mask from the item list, put it on his face again, and suddenly became NPC Boy 47 again.
He took out his backpack, took out his school uniform and put it on, and put the white shirt he had taken off into it again, so that it was packed safely.
His main purpose of entering Maple Forest was just to get rid of the players' tracking. If he was really caught and had his clothes taken off, he would really have no power to resist.
As for pointing out a road to the depths of the maple forest, it is done casually - there must always be players who try their own way to explore the way and find the exit.
He just did a good deed and helped other players choose a guinea pig.
After this experience, it is already getting late. The color of the sky darkened, covered with a layer of light gray belonging to the evening.
The light of illumination is swallowed up at the edge where the maple forest meets the sky, drawing a curtain on the entire world.
Qisi played with the sticky note he picked up from somewhere, looking down at his shadow that became elongated under the oblique light, and disappeared into a dark color at a certain moment.
A water stain slowly bloomed on the cement wall, gradually outlining a gray child's face. After the facial features were formed, it dripped down and became three-dimensional.
"No. 47, Ms. Medina asked me to take you to the kitchen." The face was suspended in the air and said lifelessly to Chiss.
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