Luo Haihua's message ended abruptly.
From her answer to the first question, it can be judged that she is indeed a player, otherwise she would not be familiar with the information about the weird game.
There is no problem with the time she entered the dungeon. She did enter the dungeon in the same batch as the three of them. She should not be an NPC transformed from a dead player like Li Yao.
As for the answer to the second question...
Qis gathered the papers on the floor, folded them back into the room, and put them back on the bedside table.
He took off the paper shade of the lantern in his hand and put it into his backpack in the toolbar.
The white candle without its lampshade changed color as soon as it came into contact with the air. The green flame flew so high that the distance from the outer flame to the center of the flame was almost longer than the length of the candle itself.
Qisi leaned over slightly, lifted up a corner of the bed sheet with his left hand, held the candle in his right hand and came closer, and carefully used the candle flame to burn the bed sheet.
Tang Yu and Lin Chen followed him back to the house.
Tang Yu looked at his behavior and looked strange: "Lin Wen, don't you want to try setting the room on fire again?"
"Anyway, there are quite a lot of rooms, so it's not a bad idea to try. The door is not locked yet. If the fire gets too loud, just run out."
Chis said lukewarmly, the candle in his hand burning brighter and brighter. Wow, there was finally a small cluster of flames on the corner of the bed sheet.
Different from the green of a candle flame, this newly lit flame is orange-red, and spreads slowly and steadily along the outline of the bed sheet, burning from the outside to the inside, and soon uses less than half of the bed sheet as fuel. Light a bright bonfire inside the house.
Chis turned his head and looked at the two people behind him: "Did you bring water?"
Most of the old players will prepare some daily necessities with them, including food, drinking water and a change of clothes. Just in case of emergencies.
Tang Yu blinked twice, took out a cloth bag from the props column, grabbed a bottle of water from it, and threw it to Qisi.
Chis raised his hand to take it, unscrewed the cap, poured the bottle, poured a circle of water on the ground, and surrounded the fire.
The flames in the water circle are burning, and the colors at the edges are stretching and shrinking, twisting and shaking. The bright yellow outline adds a layer of glaze to the field of vision, and certain angles reflect the flash of light. A charming figure.
Those figures started near the flames, fainted like ink dropped into clear water, spread in all directions, and floated on the ceiling overlooking the players below.
Zis felt a familiar sense of fear, coming from those loose figures.
He lowered his eyes to avoid looking directly, and at the same time he was sure: there was Xiyi in this room, Xiyi who could be reflected in the firelight.
"So...if you light a fire, you can see another dimension of this copy?" Tang Yu looked at the fire on the sheets with interest, "These faces look similar to Meng Zhai's. The ones in the mirror are of the same category, are they all Xiyi?”
The human face trembles with the refraction of the air in the flames. There are no exact details, and only the human shape can be vaguely seen. outline, but unable to see the specific face.
Therefore, players don’t know whether Luo Haihua and his wife are among this group of Xiyi.
Lin Chen thought for a moment and said: "I have heard a saying. The air around the flame expands when heated, and the refractive index changes, causing the surrounding scene to appear swimming to the naked eye. At first glance, it looks like It's like opening another space.
"The ancients didn't know the scientific principles, so they agreed to use fire as a channel to communicate with the gods. Whether it was ancient sacrifices or modern temple fairs, fire was used. This is how bonfires and incense came about.
"This copy should have inherited these settings and used fire as the key to open another space. ”
At this point in the clue analysis, it is basically certain that Luo Haihua and his wife are not dead for the time being.
A whole day has passed, except for the hatred of actively leaving the team, the player group has not been reduced, which is really gratifying. .
Tang Yu patted Qisi on the shoulder and asked: "In other words, we can rendezvous with Teacher Luo and the others by lighting the fire at any time? ”
"Not necessarily." Qisi put the candle back into the paper lantern and shook his head slightly, "From the time it was lit until now, at best we can only see some shadows of Xiyi, but not more scenes belonging to another dimension. From this point of view, just lighting the bed sheets is not enough.
"The key to Teacher Luo and the others is to 'knock over the lantern'. I guess the paper shell of the lantern is an indispensable fuel. The prerequisite for getting the chance to go to another space is to destroy the lantern. Do you dare to bet?
"Even if you dare, if you can't come back, what's the use?"
As if to confirm Qisi's words, the bonfire that was still burning brightly in a few seconds All the sheets were burned, and the moxa was extinguished, leaving behind a pile of ashes that were about to be extinguished, with scattered sparks flickering.
The steaming heat quickly cooled down, the figure of Xiyi floating in the air gradually faded, and the vision quickly returned to the calmness and clarity before the bonfire was lit.
"That's it, then our division of labor can be clarified." Tang Yu collected his thoughts and said in a joking tone, "Teacher Luo and the others are responsible for collecting clues about the space belonging to Xiyi. We are responsible for exploring during the day, and Qiu Xin is responsible for Exploring at night.
“Now we just need to figure out what is going on over there in Zhendong, and what happened to Teacher Luo and the others we saw in Zhendong—that’s it. ”
As he spoke, he picked up a ballpoint pen and wrote lines of text on the page, briefly describing what the three of them discovered during the day.
Including the townspeople’s The main body is a scarecrow, killing the tiger demon is the real main mission, and... there may be a clearance plan to directly destroy Yanghua Town and bypass the main mission.
Finally, he also made a request, hoping that Luo Haihua and his wife could. To find out the situation in Zhendong, it is best to take advantage of Xiyi's intangibility and go to the bamboo forest outside the town to see the reality of the tiger demon
No matter where Luo Haihua and his wife are at the moment, as long as they are old players, they will definitely remember to come back and take a look, and they will always see the messages on the paper.
“I have some speculations about the situation in Zhendong.” Qisi took the pen from Tang Yu’s hand and played with it. “From the perspective of Teacher Luo and the others, Zhenxi was left behind after being burned by fire. The ruins below, Zhendong is a mirror image of Zhenxi, but it is intact.
"According to clues such as letters, Yanghua Town has been burned down by officers and soldiers. In other words, it is very likely that Zhenxi is in darkness. It is a real world, and the bustling and bright Zhendong is just an illusion based on mirror images.
“All dead beings live in Zhendong, including players and NPCs. There may be a peach blossom garden specially designed to appease the souls of the dead, allowing Xiyi to dissipate in unconscious happiness.
"Well, there may be another benefit by the way. Xiyi can be reflected in a mirror, and Meng Zhai happens to have a mirror that can reflect the scene of Zhendong, which is good for scaring people. ”
Qisi's last words were in a joking tone. Lin Chen just thought it was his usual bad taste and laughed.
Tang Yu thought for a while and asked: "Since the base camp of the Xiyi is in the east of the town, why do they come all the way to the west of the town to push our lanterns?"
" Who knows? According to the effect of diffusion of responsibility, maybe he has become Xiyi and wants to drag others into trouble..."
Tang Yu: "...Okay"
Lin Chen pondered for a moment and then started thinking: "By the way, I remember when we first entered Yanghua Town, a town citizen said in front of us that here we have no worries about food and clothing, and there is nothing better than the Peach Blossom Land." '.
"Meng Fang and the townspeople settled in Yanghua Town in order to avoid military disasters and live and work in peace and contentment for a long time without illness or disaster. Do you think the meaning of Yanghua Town's existence is to create a paradise for all kinds of spirits? ?”
Qisi looked at Lin Chen’s cute expression of “believing in fairy tales” and sighed: “If you are unlucky enough to die in this dungeon, you might be able to live peacefully in Zhendong. A good choice. But now, I think you need to go to bed.”
“Ah?…Oh!”
It’s almost time to exchange clues.
Tang Yu pulled Lin Chen out of the door, leaving Qisi alone in the room of Luo Haihua and his wife. The bed next to the window has been filled with newly burned ashes, but thanks to the barrier of the water circle, the bed next to the door is still intact.
Qisi closed the door smoothly, sat down on the intact wooden bed, and wrote on the page with a pen:
[Teacher Luo, as far as I know, many props are not subject to the copy mechanism. Can you try sending over the "photographic negatives"? I may need this prop for my exploration tonight. 】
Listening to Luo Haihua’s description, “photographic negatives” are simply props specially prepared for collecting clues.
If it can be delivered, it will be the icing on the cake, and it will be even better; if it cannot be delivered, it will not have much impact on the next plan.
There was no movement on the page, and it was unknown where Luo Haihua and his wife were.
There was still some time before the ion, so Qisi put down his pen, walked to the window with a lantern in hand, and pushed the window open.
The rich darkness almost invaded the room, and the bloody smell brought by the dead bodies lingered on the tip of the nose. Maybe it was because of the psychological effect. The bloody smell was also mixed with a hint of burnt barbecue, which made people salivate and feel sick at the same time. Desire to vomit.
Qisi stretched the lantern out of the window and shined it down. The highly decomposed corpses were densely stacked like a mountain, with the top almost reaching the second floor of the residence.
On top were six body parts, which seemed to belong to the old man and little old lady who had been hacked to death by Tang Yu. But if you look closely, you will see that it is different from the first night.
There was no trace of blood left at the broken edges of the corpse, and the limbs and body were also scrawled and thin. Looking closer, it was clearly a chopped straw bale, and it obviously did not belong to a human being.
After discovering the truth of the world, all the previously difficult-to-break-through obstacles dissipated, and the ferociousness underneath revealed its true appearance before our eyes, which was absurd, bizarre, and comical.
Qisi held the window sill and leaned his upper body out of the window. He was only half a meter away from the pile of corpses. Any corpse sitting up could touch him.
But time passed by, and the piles of corpses outside the window remained calm, as if they were just ordinary dead people, completely unrelated to those who had faked corpses on the first day.
The night-walking ghosts in Yanghua Town will not harm players whose camp is "Ghost". This is the basis for Qisi's courage to explore Yanghua Town at night.
Yes, he had no intention of using the [Destiny Pocket Watch] from the beginning.
After all, each copy of this prop can only be used once, and the only number of times was consumed yesterday, which is used to confirm that "ghosts will not hurt ghosts", "ghosts flock to lanterns" and "there is an invisible presence" Want to overthrow the lantern" and other messages.
Based on this, it must be Qis, and only Qis, who goes out to explore.
Other players who lack the [Pocket Watch of Destiny] link will definitely not be able to return to their residence in time, and will most likely die on the street.
As for Qisi, even if he sleeps on the street after midnight, he will not suffer any harm other than catching a cold.
There was a rustling sound behind him, as if something was being dropped from mid-air.
Chis turned around and walked towards the direction of the sound.
On the bedside table, above the communication pages, there were a few dark plastic sheets, with a row of neat holes punched in the edges on both sides.
Chis picked up one of them.
[Name: Photographic Film]
[Type: Prop]
[Effect: Record the scene, which may be able to illuminate things invisible to the naked eye]
[Remarks: Two paranormal enthusiasts disappeared in an abandoned building. Rescuers found only their belongings. The unimaged film lay quietly in the backpack, only reflecting frightened faces at certain times of the night. 】
Luo Haihua and his wife sent over the photographic negatives.
All the useful props have been collected, and the planned plan can be implemented as soon as the time is up.
Qisi sat on the wooden bed, looking down at the hands of the destiny pocket watch moving one by one.
It’s time to wait.
......
"It's just a matter of time."
Qiu Xin lay on the roof, putting the lantern next to him, looking at the night sky boredly.
During the day, she and the child chatted for a few words before scaring him to death. It took her half a day to dispose of the body without anyone noticing the flaw.
She returned to the alley where she met the child and saw the child's grandmother limping on crutches looking for her grandson, calling: "An'an, my dear Grandson, the sun has gone down, where are you? "
He is clearly an NPC, but he behaves like a living person, with big tears rolling down from the corners of his wrinkled eyes, and all the grandchildren. Like the elderly people who depend on each other, they are anxious and sad about the disappearance of the child.
Even if my hatred is not for the Holy Mother, I can't help but feel sad when I see the white-haired old lady's panic look. I wish I could give her a knife and send her to be reunited with her grandson.
Yes, Qiu Xin is a person with overflowing sympathy. When I was an intern in the hospital, when I saw the families of patients crying and screaming, I would always empathize with them and share their sorrow and pain.
As time passed, she thought, life is so painful, why not die?
Anyway, there are ghosts in the world. If they all die, can’t they live happily together in another world?
She knew this was wrong, so she began to consciously take medication to control it, and after a certain overdose, she entered a weird game.
The scary copy of the weird game helped her release her stress very well. She felt that she was much more normal. Only when she witnessed the drama of separation and death from her loved ones would she be stimulated to the deepest impulse in her heart.
"Woo woo woo... woo woo..."
Under the eaves, the old lady who couldn't find her grandson was crying.
Qiu Xin felt irritated when he heard that. He raised his hands to block his ears and began to sort out the known clues one by one.
“I am a ghost from the perspective of that kid, and the kid himself is also a ghost. According to the pre-prompt, the ghost in the ghost’s eyes is ‘魙’. Ghosts are afraid of 魙 and will be scared to death after seeing it.”< br>
“As a ghost, my nature is ‘筙’. By analogy, ‘筙’ is afraid of ‘Xiyi’. A ghost will be scared to death when he sees a mirror, which means there is a Xiyi in the mirror...”< br>
“I will fall asleep on time at midnight. This is a mandatory mechanism of the copy. I’m afraid something will happen at that time. It would be nice if I could stay awake for a few more seconds...”
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"Bang, bang!"
The sound of bangs, a gust of wind passing by, brought the sound of watch in the distance——
"Second watch of Haishi, close the doors and windows to guard against people and ghosts!" (This chapter End)