So Xavier asked, "Chongyun, what book are you reading, and where did you read it?"
Chongyun immediately said, "Of course, I'm reading it on my tablet. It's called something like 'Strange Tales,' but I don't remember the exact title."
"Anyway, there are a lot of rules in it. If the protagonist didn't have a cracking system, he would have definitely died at the hands of those Weird."
Xavier fell silent after hearing that.
He walked over to Chongyun, patted Chongyun's shoulder, and said, "Chongyun, it's not that I don't want you to read these web novels, but you should at least have some discernment. They're fake."
"Ah? They're fake?" Chongyun scratched his head and said, "But what it said seemed so real. I thought it really existed."
To this, Xavier could only say that Chongyun still had too little reading experience. After reading more, he would know what was real and what was fake.
"But, but I really think this old castle is very strange."
"And I did hear sounds last night."
Bennett thought of what happened last night, coupled with Furina's disappearance, which made him even more certain that this old castle was very strange!
Xiangling became even more scared and directly hid behind Yoimiya.
"It's over, it's over, we won't be targeted by something, will we? Besides, the rules inside this old castle are also very strange."
"They're too similar to the rules Chongyun mentioned. Did Furina touch the rules inside...?"
This also made everyone recall the rules mentioned by the butler.
Alhaitham recalled, "Besides the first rule about compensating for damaged items, the other rules are indeed very strange."
"There are only 99 rooms here, no 100; you must turn off the lights when you sleep; no matter what sounds you hear at night, you cannot leave your room."
"And finally, don't panic if you see other people; they might be staff."
Chongyun exclaimed after hearing that, "This is clearly a rule-based horror story! Based on my experience, it's absolutely not as simple as it sounds literally!"
Eula pondered, "It says there are only 99 rooms and no 100th room. Why emphasize that?"
Amber guessed, "This means there actually is a 100th room, it's just not usually visible."
"Huh? Does that mean room 100 can appear anywhere at any time!"
"It's over! What if This Daddy, go the wrong way and accidentally enter Room 100? There won't really be some man-eating horror in there, will there...?"
Itto shivered all over.
Kuki Shinobu sighed, "They already said it's the 100th room. Couldn't you just check the room number every time you go in?"
"What about the next few rules? We didn't really turn off the lights when we slept, did we?"
"And we play games every day, often going in and out at night."
"Besides not seeing any staff, it seems we've broken every rule!"
The more Itto thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"Everyone, do you really believe in such things?"
Xiao glanced at everyone, truly not knowing what to say.
"It's better to believe it might be true than to dismiss it," Yae Miko said with a slight smile. "Perhaps there really are unknown powers on Blue Star, and perhaps only Blue Star people can sense them."
"Ahhh, stop talking, I'm going back to my room!"
Xiangling was unwilling to stay there any longer and wanted to drag Shenhe back to her room.
But Shenhe was like a block of iron, unmovable.
This made Xiangling very anxious and curious: "What's wrong, Shenhe? Let's go back."
Shenhe shook her head and said, "If there really are evil spirits or similar existences, they will definitely affect us. And Furina has disappeared, so I think it's necessary to find her."
Regarding Shenhe's statement, some agreed, while others remained silent.
"No!" Itto objected, "Furina will definitely be fine. I, This Daddy, am not going!"
Yoimiya asked with a smile, "Arataki Itto, you're not scared, are you? You said you wanted to be the kids' leader. With your courage, who would recognize you as the kids' leader?"
Arataki Itto was already susceptible to provocation.
Especially since Yoimiya hit his weak spot, he became even more anxious.
"Damn it, who are you calling timid? This Daddy's, courage is number one in the world!"
"If you're truly number one in the world, then prove it to us, instead of just talking big here."
Yoimiya stood with her hands on her hips, her provocation already successful.
"Alright, This Daddy, will help you find Furina today! Let's see who dares to say I'm timid again!"
Itto snorted, then turned and left.
Xavier thought for a moment, then said to everyone, "If Furina really wasn't taken away by something strange, then she must be playing a prank on us."
"Anyway, let's go look for her."
Klee was inexplicably happy: "Yay! Hide-and-seek!"
Xavier rubbed his forehead; only Klee would treat this kind of thing as hide-and-seek.
Xingqiu saw Chongyun planning to help find someone, so he asked, "Chongyun, do we have to go too?"
Chongyun nodded and said, "Yes, if you don't want to go, you can go back to your room first."
Xingqiu thought of that cold room and those strange rules; how could he dare to go back?
"Never mind, I'll go with you to find her."
Chongyun smiled and said, "I knew Xingqiu, you're the kindest! Let's go!"
Xiao seemed to have little interest in this and went straight back to his room.
And Zhongli remained as calm and composed as ever, sitting on a nearby sofa, drinking tea.
Even with only a faint kerosene lamp, he could still read at night.
Kaveh turned to Alhaitham and asked, "Hey, Alhaitham, do you dare to compete with me?"
Alhaitham didn't even look at him directly, but still asked in return, "What do you want to compete about?"
"Let's compete to see who finds Furina first, and who can uncover the truth of this old castle first!"
"A boring competition, but I accept."
After saying that, Alhaitham left by himself.
"This guy is really annoying. He clearly wants to know the truth too!"
Cyno saw Kaveh fuming and stepped forward, saying, "But it must be admitted that Alhaitham is indeed intellectually outstanding. It would be difficult for you to win against him alone."
This left Kaveh speechless, as he had to admit that Alhaitham was indeed an extremely intelligent person.
Kaveh immediately turned his attention to Cyno: "Then how about this, you be my ally!"
Cyno calmly said, "I was already planning to help them find Furina. So, we are already allies."
He didn't care who won or lost between Alhaitham and Kaveh; in the end, they all had to find someone anyway.
"Heh heh, to make such a fuss just to find one person, it seems you are truly bored."
Balladeer's mocking voice came from the side, making Kaveh so angry that he wanted to challenge him to a duel.
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