The narrow corridor was only bathed in a small amount of moonlight, just enough to cover Wen Shi's entire body, leaving a long shadow behind him.
In the dormitory near midnight, a person stood quietly and motionless, looking as if he was possessed by a ghost.
Jian Qingrong ignored the light and shadow effects of the pale moonlight and was only concerned about whether Wen Shi was feeling unwell.
"My eldest brother..." Wen Shi tried to express it in a subtle way, "is going to find one of the two mentors to have physical contact."
Song Yan poked half of his head out when he heard this: "Fight? Can you really beat an NPC?"
Wen Shi gave up playing dumb and just said the two words: "Mate."
This sentence was like a depth charge dropped on the entire dormitory. The bomb sank to the bottom of the lake and finally exploded in everyone's heart. No one could utter a word.
Before going to bed, Ji Yuanzhi was still pondering all the details about the two mentors. All his analysis came down to one sentence: absolute brutality that could crush all skills.
Finally, he broke the silence, "According to the information I've researched, mermaids and mantises are somewhat similar. Both eat each other to reproduce."
Wen Shi rubbed his eyebrows. It was because of this thought that he had a headache.
As long as Wen Shi wasn't involved, Jian Qingrong's eyes were always filled with indifference. "Powerful species have low pregnancy rates. Mermaids are so rare that most of their eggs are likely dead or deformed."
Even if they had the reproductive capacity of normal fish, the Mermaid Coast would have long been their world.
After saying that, he turned his face slightly and said, "Go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow."
"That's right."
Wen Shi was persuaded. He locked the dormitory door and lay flat on the bed with his hands crossed. He threw his cell phone aside, waiting for Yaerlin to call so that he could open the door.
At two o'clock in the morning, Wen Shi looked at his phone in a daze. There were no missed calls and no one had returned.
At 1:00 a.m., Song Yan turned over and subconsciously looked at bed number one, where there was an empty bed.
At four o'clock in the morning, Ji Yuanzhi got out of bed and drank some water. He also glanced at bed number one and found no one there.
It was daylight at five o'clock.
Wen Shi couldn't sleep, so he got up and sat at the head of the bed. Strangely, he didn't feel worried. In a sense, Yarlin's strength could bring him a certain sense of security.
Just as he was about to lie down again, he unexpectedly saw a dark figure standing on the balcony. A subtle smell of alcohol drifted over with the wind, which was enough to prove the identity of the person.
"elder brother?"
Yarlin's collar rustled in the wind, and he turned and walked into the house.
After seeing the other person's face clearly, Wen Shi tried to speak: "You..."
Yaerlin knew what he was thinking and said calmly, "Brother, higher animals with strong mental power can have intercourse through perception."
Wen Shi: "…Hmm?"
"It's not important." There were scratches on the side of Yarlin's neck from hair. The wound was freezing, the cold preventing blood from flowing. Yarlin shook his shoulders carelessly, and the wound healed rapidly.
"Brother, there's more than one way to reproduce."
Wen Shi had a premonition that the topic he would talk about next had nothing to do with physical relationships, and was different from ordinary egg-laying.
"When my mental power invaded its mind, it was almost repelled." A solemn look flashed across Yarlin's narrow eyes. "The prey called out 'King', and then a powerful force that didn't belong to it formed a barrier around it."
His fingertips tapped lightly on the hollow ladder, and Yarlin seemed to be considering how to explain the professional terms to Wen Shi.
Fortunately, Wen Shi was smart enough to connect the clues at hand and ask, "Is there a mermaid king hidden in the academy? Can mermaids borrow the power of the mermaid king?"
"It's not necessarily on campus. That force's combat awareness isn't strong. It's probably in a weak or dormant state."
Yarlin said, "You mentioned earlier the low-level and high-level theories. Now, at least it's certain that the high-level mermaids are waiting for their king's return."
Wen Shi, who had never been in a relationship and had only held hands with Octopus, thought hard for a moment and slowly uttered four words: "Spiritual pollution."
The Mermaid King can create large-scale group mental pollution.
Yarlin nodded appreciatively. "The contaminated will go from seeing things in an abstract way to themselves becoming distorted, until they develop fanatical beliefs. There are two possibilities: one is to transform into a mermaid, the other is to transform into a snail shell similar to a hermit crab, becoming the perfect nest for mermaid eggs."
It can be roughly divided into infection, parasitism, and assimilation stages.
Yarlin's spirit value is very high, which can block text pollution. He used an afternoon to roughly read through the books in the library. The book recorded that in the mermaid civilization, mermaids lay eggs, and they would be extremely weak during the spawning period, and the survival rate of both the mother and the eggs would be very low.
If this risk is transferred, the success rate will be greatly improved by first transforming the mating partners into monsters and then using their bodies to hatch fish eggs.
When mermaids devour others, it is essentially for the purpose of obtaining nutrition.
In the past few minutes, it was basically Yarlin who was talking alone. When he started talking, the others still had their eyes closed, but they were actually awake.
Song Yan still didn't quite understand his current situation. Ji Yuanzhi had played several dungeons involving mental pollution. Generally, in this type of dungeon, the game would specifically generate a corresponding health bar, such as the mental purity of the big factory.
The difficulty of the S-level dungeon is divided into various trivial links. Also a pollution dungeon, "Mermaid Coast" does not have a separate health bar, which means that players can complete the pollution alienation silently.
Ji Yuanzhi finally spoke: "The more believers there are and the stronger their faith is, the sooner the Mermaid King will return."
"Don't worry too much." Song Yan whispered, "At present, the academy is still led by the school leaders. Besides, faith is not something that can be formed overnight."
As he spoke, he looked at Wen Shi eagerly, as if he was looking at his own God.
"…"
Wen Shi, who had not felt any sense of oppression at first, suddenly felt urgent when he thought about how Song Yan's personal cult would only take a few days, as if the Mermaid King would attract a large number of believers in the next moment.
"If you ask for something, you will believe it," Wen Shi closed his eyes. "The concert is coming soon, and the students will definitely do anything to get the qualification to participate."
When he opened his eyes again, he seemed to have other ideas and looked at Yarlin: "Can you confirm which mentor is the mermaid?"
Yarlin seemed to be recalling something, and rubbed his thumb across the previous cut on his neck. "The one with the lighter skin."
Wen Shi had the answer in his mind: Teacher Ruan.
Comparing the three instructors, Lily's skin is pearly white, Teacher Ruan's skin is glowing white and her skin is also very thin. Compared with them, Teacher Qi can only be considered normal.
After determining the target, Wen Shi directly made a choice to the game: "I choose Teacher Ruan."
The countdown on the properties panel is paused.
"Are you sure you want to be Mr. Ruan's class representative?"
"yes."
"As of now, you are the tenth player to choose Teacher Ruan. The corresponding task will be generated for you soon."
"The mission has been issued."
[Side Quest: Teacher Ruan's Trust
Task content: Mr. Ruan is a strict teacher and appreciates courageous students. He will invite the eleven students who have chosen him first to dinner. The one who can stay until the end of the dinner will be the class representative.
Mission Reward: Nightingale Voice Changer]
The game specifically emphasizes courage, which means that players who choose targets after eleven people will not receive any mission rewards or will not be given priority.
Ji Yuanzhi also chose Teacher Ruan, and Song Yan followed Wen Shi and became the eleventh player to make a choice.
Upon learning that he had accepted a side quest, Wen Shi was surprised: "You don't need to take this risk."
Under normal circumstances, there are at most two representatives for a subject.
Song Yan certainly understood this simple truth, but he approached it from another perspective: "I'm taking up a position, so the boss has one less competitor."
He once again demonstrated what a fanatical fan is through his actions.
Before the day was completely bright, no wandering monsters came to visit Dormitory 502. These monsters first targeted weak players, and the next level of attack targets were people who did not eat a normal meal.
Before seven o'clock, people outside started to strain their throats. The air humidity was stronger than the previous two days, and it was generally damp and cold. It was easy to catch a cold and get sick in such weather.
On the way to the teaching building, Wen Shi found that everyone had put on a thin coat. A student was standing by the fountain with the porridge in her hand spilled all over the floor. She squatted down almost in collapse and kept trying to clear her throat.
From the sound of it, it seemed like he just had a minor cold, but the other person seemed to be mentally broken and finally covered his ears in pain.
Far from feeling comforted, the people passing by actually quickened their pace after realizing that it was a strong competitor.
"If we tell these students now what they can do to acquire a mermaid-like singing voice, they will definitely do it without hesitation." Wen Shi lowered his eyes: "This is only the second day."
He could fully foresee that when the countdown to the concert began, the entire Pearl Conservatory of Music would become the starting point for the collapse of order in the Mermaid Coast.
The most popular courses for freshmen are vocal music, dance and musical instruments.
When it was time for the vocal class, Mr. Ruan, who was always punctual, was one minute late. He was wearing a light-colored shirt with the buttons buttoned meticulously. The top button was almost stretched to his Adam's apple, as if he was deliberately hiding something.
Wen Shi suddenly looked at Yaerlin. Didn't he say nothing happened?!
Yaerlin said calmly: "It's not what you think."
He emphasized calmly, "Little brother, you have to trust me."
"…"
Wen Shi could only consider more practical issues. These glasses can make a person blend in with others, but it is completely different from disguise.
Knowing his concerns, Yarlin remained calm: "He didn't see his face, and he was dressed so tightly to cover up the wounds left from the fight."
"real?"
Yaerlin looked at him as if he were a child: "Really."
Teacher Ruan stood at the podium, holding a list in her hand: "According to the information you applied for in the academic affairs system, there are a total of nineteen students who have applied to be my class representative."
The application was submitted by the game, and the players are still using low-spec elderly phones.
"Louis, Chen Xiaoxiao..." Teacher Ruan read out the names one by one, including Wen Shi and others. "I will divide you into two groups to get to know you. The students whose names were just called, please come to the cafeteria to find me at 8 pm. The rest of the students whose names were not called, please wait for further notification."
The players had different expressions, realizing that the competition for class representative was related to the time it took to make the choice.
Wen Shi mainly paid attention to the first player whose name was called. He was a good-looking mixed-race person, and his overall appearance was more oriental.
Ji Yuanzhi: "He is quite famous in the virtual world. His skill is [Charm]."
The order of roll call determined the order in which the choices were made. Louis was the quickest of the eleven players to make a decision. He used his skills to win over a member of the Student Union, followed him into the office, and took the opportunity to inspect Teacher Ruan's thermos. The thermos had a faint salty smell, similar to the salty, fishy flavor in the academy air.
When Wen Shi looked at Louis, the members of the Six Commandments in the corner were also looking at him.
The girl whispered, "Pei Wenwei chose Teacher Ruan. Doesn't that mean Teacher Qi is a mermaid?"
The captain frowned: "Not necessarily."
Several people on the list are elite players, so the possibility of them making wrong judgments at the same time is not high.
Nothing is absolute. It is not ruled out that Pei Wenwei obtained clear directional clues through other channels.
The captain asked, "How long will the effect of your [Going in the opposite direction] last?"
"Less than a day."
"That's enough."
The difficulty of [Queen's Box] has been increased, and skills affect judgment. Even if you choose the right tutor, the mortality rate in the process of competing for class representative will be very high.
Another member kept looking at the podium, saying with a gloating tone, "Teacher Ruan seems a bit irritable today. When NPCs are in a bad mood, it's most likely to implicate the players."
"Whether Pei Wenwei is dead or alive won't be known until tonight at the earliest," the captain said. "I'll go to the academy and try to trigger other side quests..."
About 70% of the players are willing to take on the task of class representative, and the most popular candidate is the Ideological and Political Education teacher.
There is not much benefit in choosing a relatively kind teacher for an unpopular course, but the advantage is that the mission is easy and safe. Most people just hope to survive until the day of the concert. In high-difficulty dungeon levels, survival is mostly the priority, and rewards are considered secondarily.
The afternoon was full of classes, and Wen Shi did not go to the cafeteria to get food because he had to attend Teacher Ruan's dinner party later.
"Persuade him and try not to let my brother provoke another Teacher Qi again." Before the dinner, Wen Shi pulled Jian Qingrong aside and gave him instructions.
Yaerlin now has a basic understanding of mermaids. Wen Shi guessed that his next step would be to launch an offensive against the school leadership.
Jian Qingrong nodded.
While he was in the bathroom, Wen Shi went to the balcony.
Yarlin leaned against the railing, casually resting his elbows, and tilted his head to look at the sunset in the sky, like a world-famous painting.
Wen Shi said, "Brother, watch out and try not to let my friend create biochemical zombies."
Yaerlin raised his eyebrows and agreed readily: "Okay."
After everything was arranged, Wen Shi finally felt relieved to go out. When he reached the dormitory door, he heaved a sigh of relief: "No one is worry-free."
Ji Yuanzhi and Song Yan had been waiting for him downstairs for some time. The group set off early to observe the environment first so as to plan an escape route.
There are two ways to go to the cafeteria building. One is to go directly up from the cafeteria, and the other is to go through the outdoor stairs, which are used as fire escape passages. After the cafeteria closes for the day, it will be locked to prevent thieves.
Many veteran students skipped dinner before the concert to stay in shape, so the cafeteria closed early these past two days. When they arrived, the main door was locked. A crisp sound came from above. Wen Shi looked toward the side door. A player was calmly picking the lock, with someone else keeping watch nearby.
Their eyes met from a long distance, and neither side had any special reaction. After picking the lock, the players walked down and stood outside the main gate like Wen Shi and the others, waiting for tonight's protagonist NPC.
Around eight o'clock, a figure came from the direction of the teachers' dormitory building. The magnetic field of the street lamp seemed to be affected, and only half of Teacher Ruan's face was illuminated.
The illuminated area still had a gentle smile on its face, but the other half of the face hidden in the darkness exuded a creepy chill from every pore.
"Great, everyone's here." Teacher Ruan stepped forward and unlocked the door. "I like students who are punctual."
He unlocked the door with one hand and carried a large-capacity five-layer insulated lunch box with the other.
After entering the cafeteria, Teacher Ruan didn't turn on the lights and walked in front of everyone: "I originally wanted to invite you to my dormitory, but it's a bit messy there now..."
When it comes to this, the words are filled with creepy murderous intent.
Wen Shi's guilty expression was hidden by the darkness.
The first layer of the insulated lunch box was filled with white candles. Teacher Ruan chose a long table in the middle row. When lighting the candles, she smiled and said, "Dinner should be lit by candlelight to make it more ceremonial."
"...Don't be so reserved. I want to understand your musical philosophy and your views on vocal lessons," Teacher Ruan said with a friendly expression. "Just talk like friends."
The word "friend" made everyone's scalp tingle.
Teacher Ruan had the keys to all the places in the cafeteria. He entered one of the windows carrying an insulated lunch box and started working skillfully and naturally, like a chef who had worked here for many years.
With sleeves rolled up high and hands as white as mutton-fat jade, it would definitely be doubly heartwarming to see such a person cooking in reality. But at this moment, under the rendering of the white candle, Wen Shi thought of a world-famous painting - "The Last Supper".
Soon, Teacher Ruan came out with a tray and placed a small white bowl filled with soup in front of each person in turn.
Wen Shi took a quick look under the candlelight and saw some blood foam floating on the surface of the soup that had not been scooped away. There was a piece of bright red meat underneath. Judging from the color, it was not even cooked.
The water was warm and the meat was not cooked yet, but it gave off a strange aroma. From the moment it was served, everyone subconsciously swallowed their saliva.
Wen Shi thought of mermaid meat. The book recorded that all ways to eat mermaid meat were to cook it, and the minimum cooking time was more than two hours.
"Try my cooking," Mr. Ruan said, "and then we'll talk about music."
With him staring at me, I couldn't even pretend to eat.
Louis, who was sitting opposite Wen Shi, used the [Charm] skill. His misty blue eyes were as gentle as his tone. "Teacher Ruan, my stomach hasn't been feeling well lately. I can't eat meat. Can I just drink soup?"
The humble and pleading attitude deepened the smile on Mr. Ruan's lips, but his fingertips that were supporting the edge of the table turned white from excessive force.
Louis's humble attitude reminded him of himself last night. Was he also begging for mercy in front of the uninvited guest?
king.
When the king regained consciousness, he would dig the ground with a ruler to find the man, drink his blood and eat his flesh.
"You don't have to drink the soup."
When Louis began to feel uneasy, Teacher Ruan finally spoke, "But you must eat meat."
Wen Shi, Ji Yuanzhi, and another female player picked up their forks almost at the same time. Since they wanted to eat, they might as well be proactive; at least it would make them look good.
The meat was incredibly tender, bursting with juice the moment you bit into it, filling your mouth with blood and instantly sending a fishy stench boiling in your throat. Before you could even begin to gag, the rotten seafood smell that had once made you frown fermented into a sweet, incomparably delicious flavor.
The change in taste allowed the uncooked piece of meat to pass through the esophagus smoothly, but the moment it was swallowed, it felt like a heavy lead block, and the stomach almost exploded.
[Teacher Ruan's favorability towards you +1.]
There is always a reward for the effort, and the system's prompts made people feel a little better.
Wen Shi's forehead was covered in sweat. As he tried desperately to regulate his breathing, a song appeared in the depths of his mind. Along with the melodious and sad singing, an illusory mermaid statue automatically appeared in his mind.
Then came the hallucinations.
Wen Shi only felt that there was a layer of white sea fog between him and the mermaid statue.
I will go to save him, to believe in him, the blasphemous God is waiting for me.
"He needs me..." Wen Shi murmured unconsciously.
Seeing his intense reaction, one player backed out and turned to seek Teacher Ruan's advice: "Teacher, I have a stomachache and want to go back first."
Teacher Ruan nodded kindly: "Go ahead."
The player tried not to appear too eager to leave, and walked calmly to the stairs, making sure that Teacher Ruan was still sitting in his seat before starting to go downstairs.
Seeing this, another female player considered finding an excuse to leave. Just as she was about to speak, a short scream was heard.
A few seconds after the scream, a series of crisp sounds, similar to melon peel hitting the ground, were infinitely amplified in the darkness.
Wen Shi's eyes gradually regained some clarity. He was not unfamiliar with this noise. When he came to steal the cake on the first night, Wen Shi witnessed the player's head rolling down the stairs.
The others probably knew what was happening after hearing the noise, but Teacher Ruan was not disturbed by the sound. She sat there with a smile on her face, like a beautiful butcher.
The Butcher also has an Executioner assistant who hunts down those who retreat.
Ji Yuanzhi narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Situations like this don't usually occur in side quests."
Competing for class representative should be an activity that you can withdraw from at any time.
"Keep eating," Teacher Ruan said with a smile, "it won't taste good if it gets cold."
The name of the mission is Teacher Ruan's Trust. The only way to completely gain the trust of an NPC is to hand over your soul.
Then the consequences of eating this bowl of meat are obvious. If the game sets a pollution value, the player's health bar will drop by at least half, and those with slightly weaker willpower may be alienated.
Many of the players present frowned, not understanding why an ordinary task could be so extreme.
Gurgle. A glass bead suddenly rolled forward, and everyone subconsciously looked over. Before the bead came to a complete stop, it exploded into a small firework, and the air was filled with smoke. At the same time, the player who had previously picked the lock used a speed item and rushed out of the small door of the fire escape.
Wen Shi keenly noticed that the smile on Teacher Ruan's lips faded a little, which meant that there would be a certain chance of survival if he walked up the outdoor stairs.
He had the chance to leave if he wanted to, but Wen Shi was the type of person who would never give up until the last moment.
Ji Yuanzhi suddenly asked, "When does this dinner end?"
Those who stay until the end of dinner before leaving can become class representatives, but there is no statement on what the rest of the people should do.
"I need two class representatives," Teacher Ruan explained gently. "I'm going to choose the two students who finished their meals first. After all, if they can't even eat, what else can I expect them to do?"
Both Teacher Ruan and Yaerlin have strong personalities, but they express them in different ways. To be more precise, Teacher Ruan is more hypocritical and better at hiding things.
"What about the students who weren't selected?"
Teacher Ruan smiled and said, "Of course I will continue to be an ordinary student."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as this meant that as long as two people successfully finished the food in their bowls, everyone could escape.
But Mr. Ruan has little patience. From the details of how he knocks on the table, it can be seen that if we exceed a certain time frame, everyone will be doomed.
"This meat is delicious," Wen Shi said, looking at the untouched bowl on the empty seat. "Teachers who haven't finished their meals should be allowed to take back their lunch boxes."
Teacher Ruan seemed to think this made sense. As he walked towards the window with the bowl in his hand, Wen Shi pointed at Song Yan, glanced past Ji Yuanzhi at the others, and said quickly, "Everyone transfer 100 points to us, and we'll eat."
He didn't ask for too high a price. One hundred points was a friendly price so that these people wouldn't give him any trouble later.
A female player on the side spoke first: "I have no objection. Player number."
This kind of small transaction does not even require the use of contract props.
While the others were busy transferring points, Ji Yuanzhi asked, "How confident are you?"
"Sixty percent."
Sixty percent is a very conservative estimate. In fact, Wen Shi already has a more detailed plan, but since last night, he always feels that there is an area of his brain that is chaotic, so he will think more before doing anything.
Even Wen Shi himself did not realize that he was trying to maintain a state of absolute correctness.
After calming himself down, Wen Shi said to Song Yan, "You must stay awake. When you really can't hold on any longer, think about your name."
Song Yan was a little puzzled.
Wen Shi said meaningfully: "My real name."
Song Yan immediately realized that the other party was referring to the name of the True Spirit, but he did not know the True Spirit's real name. The implication was that he should try to communicate and feel the True Spirit's will.
This was a rather vague concept with a very low success rate. Out of unconditional trust in Wen Shi, Song Yan nodded and prepared to execute it directly.
Ji Yuanzhi knew there were props to fight against mental pollution, and Wen Shi had a strategy, but he was too lazy to fight for a position as a class representative. Besides, it would be a bit of a waste of anti-pollution props to use them for this purpose.
Teacher Ruan came back soon. Wen Shi didn't waste any time and started to eat the second bite of meat in front of him.
[Teacher Ruan's favorability towards you +1.]
Wen Shi swallowed hard.
As expected, these things are more effective when done in front of the NPCs. Mr. Ruan's request that Louis drink the soup indirectly reflects the rule of not wasting food; speculation on food is not advisable.
Wen Shi's expression became increasingly ugly, and the clarity of the mermaid statue in his mind grew. Finally, Wen Shi even lip-synced the words "my king".
The silent cry greatly pleased Teacher Ruan.
Song Yan was fine when he took the first bite of meat, but later on his whole face was twitching.
The only sound left in the entire cafeteria was the sound of chewing. Looking at their painful expressions, the others almost wanted to transfer another hundred points. They thought Wen Shi was so confident because he relied on the props.
The result was all due to sheer willpower?!
Lewis' expression was complicated, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "I don't understand."
Not to mention him, everyone present was shocked. When an operation is too stupid and idiotic, people dare not easily draw conclusions.
Wen Shi hardly breathed during the whole process. When he forced himself to pick up the bowl and drink the soup, he gained another point in Teacher Ruan's favorability.
When he put the bowl down again, he looked like he had been pulled out of the water, covered in cold sweat. Beside him, Song Yan's face was as pale as a paper doll.
I don't know if it was an illusion of Louis who was sitting opposite me, but he actually saw a smile in Wen Shi's eyes. This smile made him feel for a moment that the other party was even more perverted than Teacher Ruan.
Wen Shi's heartbeat was pounding, his mind splitting into two. One was madly loyal to the Mermaid King, while the other was calm, happy to still have about 10% of his sanity. This was exactly as he'd expected. No matter how difficult the side quests were, they wouldn't be the end of the story. This bowl of meat couldn't be completely contaminated immediately.
"Congratulations on completing the side quest - Teacher Ruan's trust."
"Teacher Ruan is very satisfied with you and plans to choose you as the class representative."
"You get a Nightingale Voice Changer*1."
[Nightingale Voice Changer: After using it, you can have a gorgeous voice within a limited five minutes.]
In addition to points, most of the rewards for ordinary side quests can be used in this dungeon, such as the voice changer.
Teacher Ruan asked Wen Shi and Song Yan a few more questions about music.
Wen Shi responded incoherently, his mind becoming increasingly blurred. He didn't know how much time had passed before he heard the sound of a stool being pulled, and knew that the dinner was about to come to an end.
Before leaving, Teacher Ruan opened and closed his mouth, and Wen Shi read the name of the class representative.
Teacher Ruan left the cafeteria from the stairs carrying his insulated lunch box, his back disappearing into the darkness. After he left, the humidity in the air slightly decreased.
Wen Shi leaned weakly on the back of the chair, his back hunched, and he looked dejected.
Lewis sighed: "I am not jealous at all of the points you earned."
Most of them can resist the pollution, but the difficulty lies in how to prevent further mental damage after that. In most cases, people go crazy without waiting for the monsters to attack.
Everyone dispersed one after another, and Wen Shi, supported by Ji Yuanzhi, slowly walked down the outdoor stairs.
His final attention was focused on Song Yan. When he saw that the other party was more sober than he thought, the smile in his eyes deepened.
After completing the task, the few of them walked out of the cafeteria smoothly.
The fountain outside the cafeteria automatically turns off every day after the lights in the dormitory building are turned off. It is still splashing water, and the sharp teeth of the sperm whale statue are covered with a layer of water.
Wen Shi half-crouched down, holding onto the edge of the fountain. Ji Yuanzhi stood in front of him and said, "According to the game settings, the Mermaid King is one step closer to being born every day, which will invisibly increase the impact on your sanity."
According to Wen Shi's current condition, it would only take a day or two for him to be completely transformed into a fanatic.
"It's okay..."
"Pearl Academy has many legends about mermaids, but few people know about it yet. Actually, there's another legend..."
Wen Shi raised his head, the moonlight streaming down his smooth profile. "Legend has it that the Mermaid King was wounded by another land overlord, causing him to fall into a deep sleep. This overlord died in exchange for his wound, and before his death, he left a prophecy that when the Mermaid King returns, his reincarnation will seal him away again. The Mermaid King demands souls and bodies from his followers, and also requires followers to incubate their eggs on their behalf, but what his reincarnation demands is purer faith. That's right, above the fallen Mermaid Empire, there once existed a more magnificent existence, and that was—"
"Meow Meow Empire!"
Thinking that the other party had obtained some secret clues in the library, Ji Yuanzhi, who had just been listening to him carefully, suddenly felt his eyebrows jump.
Song Yan also stumbled.
There was no trace of joking in Wen Shi's eyes. A pen appeared in his hand out of thin air. This was the pen that the host had mailed to him last time. The content written with this pen would automatically increase the public's trust.
His experience at the sanatorium taught him that contaminated instances like these would eventually yield an invincible monster. The Mermaid King was undoubtedly a major boss. The foolish school leaders had released low-quality mermaids, infecting the students and turning them into a new source of flesh. But they didn't realize that the true terror lay in the pervasive text and song.
The Mermaid King is absorbing faith, and Wen Shi is preparing to plunder this faith.
This is also the reason why he asked Song Yan to eat that bowl of meat.
Song Yan believed in himself and would not be polluted too quickly.
His faith had once allowed Wen Shi to obtain the Clay Buddha's achievements, and since then, Wen Shi had been thinking about gaining faith. Gaining the faith of NPCs seemed to have other wonderful feedback.
"Teacher Ruan is inconvenient to handle many things, so he will definitely use the class representatives to spread the Mermaid King's faith among the students, especially at this critical juncture, when everyone is scrambling to get to the concert." Wen Shi smiled and said, "Isn't it just about fulfilling a wish? The great Meow Majesty can do it too."
The prerequisite for brainwashing others is to believe it yourself first. After writing the manuscript, he will not only show it to others, but also try hard to make himself trust the text above.
"Let's use a hypnosis item." The players in the study room can even block their memories and temporarily become illiterate. There must be hypnosis items for sale in the game store.
The writer wrote the manuscript and used hypnotic props. When he gets ruthless, he even deceives himself!
"I am the reincarnation of His Majesty the Meow," Wen Shi got into the mood ahead of time and repeated nervously, "Where are the people of my Meow Kingdom now?"
I believe in myself.
I am my only believer.
Ji Yuanzhi: "…"
After repeating it several times, Wen Shi's gaze suddenly fell on Ji Yuanzhi like a knife: "Father, you will be the high priest from now on."
Then he pointed his slender finger at Song Yan: "You, Cardinal."
High priest?
Ji Yuanzhi considered giving the other party an expensive anti-mental pollution prop for free, just to prevent the plan of the Meow Meow Empire from being aborted.
He looked at Song Yan, ready to ask him to join in the persuasion, but Song Yan clasped his hands together, looked up at Wen Shi who was standing on the fountain platform with admiration, and whispered, "Eternal God."