"It looks like it's going to be cool outside." Sur's mood changed quickly. He turned his head to look out the window, as if he was happy that he didn't have to face the scorching sun.
This statement was not credible to either party, but it barely saved the situation.
Yesterday, everyone went to bed very late because of the game, and now it is not yet fully light. At this time, only Sur and Gentleman Yue are in the main hall.
After a moment's thought, Su Er's expression became more serious: "I would like to ask you a few questions."
Gentleman Rose stood there quietly, without promising to answer.
"Can the host help players cheat?"
The first question was quite heated. Mr. Rose finally looked him in the eye and gave a negative answer: "There is one exception."
Su Er asked tentatively: "Is it a bug?"
Gentleman Rose nodded.
Suer was thoughtful. The reason why the divine fortune teller helped cheat without any scruples was explained. His existence in that copy itself was a bug.
"Can the host reveal any information related to the dungeon?"
Gentleman Rose didn't bother listening to his questions one by one and simply said, "Unless the game allows it, no host may interfere with the game at will."
This rule is not a secret, you will know it after a while.
But the next moment, Mr. Rose calmly added, "The game also stipulates that players cannot kill each other."
But this does not affect players from exploiting the rules or other means to kill with a borrowed knife.
Su Er had a rough idea of some of this information, but he just wanted to confirm it thoroughly. Putting aside other factors, Mr. Yue was the host he was most willing to interact with. His gentlemanly character meant he would never lie.
Before they could seize the opportunity to communicate further, less than ten minutes later, there was a slight movement from upstairs, indicating that a player had woken up.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, many people hadn't had time to eat breakfast yet, but Rose Gentleman clapped his hands and announced the start of the filming: "Today's filming is very intense, I hope everyone understands and cooperates."
Players have no say in this regard and are in a passive position waiting for the host to introduce today's activities.
"I'm so happy to witness your relationships blossom," the cameraman said as Rose Gentleman began the clichéd opening line: "It's easy to fall in love, but it's hard to stay together. Next, we'll be filming a situational drama to help couples better cope with potential conflicts in the future."
The rules are simple and clear. The guests are divided into two groups and arrange the script for filming on their own.
"On this island, there's a beautiful and tragic legend. The group whose sitcom is closest to this story will win."
Gentleman Rose did not tell everyone the complete story, but only gave the key words: betrayal, treasure, and eyes.
This shoot is only for the guests, in other words, the blonde will be separated from Qu Qingming for the time being. There are five players in total, and the number of people in one team is definitely more than one.
In order to know the location of the altar, Qu Qingming took the initiative to walk towards Lu Quanqiu and Man Jiangshan.
Lu Quanqiu, who was suspicious of Qu Qingming, also happily accepted her. The three of them gathered together, talking and laughing, and confirmed what it meant to have ulterior motives.
Because the story is unclear, the scenery cannot be the same. According to the rules of the game, the two groups can act separately, as long as they return to the villa before dark.
"There is one thing I need to make clear in advance, staff members are not allowed to participate in the performance." When Mr. Yue said this, his eyes swept in a certain direction intentionally or unintentionally, with a strong warning meaning.
The two cameramen who were forced to follow behind Suer and Ji Heng breathed a sigh of relief. One of them saw that Suer seemed to be distracted, and was afraid that he didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it again.
A few minutes later, Qu Qingming and his group started to move ahead and headed deep into the dense forest.
Su Er stood there, with no intention of leaving for the time being. After a while, he crossed his arms and sighed, "We were at a disadvantage from the beginning."
The key word is "betrayal". Most of the time, a third party is indispensable in a mature abusive love relationship, but now there are only the two of them. The host also specifically emphasized that the staff cannot be extras.
"If there's no established storyline, you can use a dual personality," Soul shrugged. "That's obviously not going to work this time."
The story had to stick close to the island's legends.
Ji Heng: "No rush, first find a way to collect clues about the legend."
"—I swear I don't know any legends, or I'll die in the line of duty!"
"—I swear, I've never heard of any love story on the island. If you tell me a lie, I'll be scared to death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two cameramen couldn't wait to swear an oath one after another, fearing that they would be tortured to extract confessions.
Su Er shook his head helplessly, thinking the staff was being paranoid. No matter how talented he and Ji Heng were, they couldn't possibly act and film at the same time, so there was no way they could kill him.
With this thought in mind, I went to see Ji Heng, who told me his true thoughts: "The cameraman is gone, so we can just catch another one."
The subtext is that he was really planning to find a point of entry from the staff around him.
"…"
As early as when Ji Heng said the first sentence, the cameraman's hands carrying the camera began to tremble.
Sur was worried that the footage would be shaky, so he said a few words to comfort them. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a few water ghosts hiding in the trees, and he guessed that they were waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
Ji Heng: "Do you want to have sex all at once?"
Su Er thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. These water ghosts won't dare to go too far."
Once they break the rules, the copy will not tolerate it even if they do nothing.
However, some accounts still need to be settled.
Gentleman Rose stood in the shadow cast by the tree, completely invisible. Su Er walked over and confirmed that Qu Qingming and the others had completely left before speaking: "The altar that Lu Quanqiu and Man Jiangshan found was fake."
After a pause, he added, "By the way, I made the fake altar."
Mr. Rose frowned slightly, unable to figure out the reason why he said this.
Su Er changed the subject quite a bit and asked, "We're planning to go to the east to scout locations. Want to join us?"
The answer is undoubtedly no.
Gentleman Rose usually didn't want to spend much time with these two, and it was the same now. The host's nature preferred to watch the players tremble in fear, killing each other in suspicion.
Su Er and Ji Heng do not meet this condition at all.
As if not wanting to take another look, Gentleman Rose disappeared.
Until the host left, Su Er still maintained a faint smile on his face.
Ji Heng came over: "Open conspiracy?"
Suer smiled and said nothing.
Ji Heng didn't say much. He looked at the rising sun and indicated that it was time to set off.
The air in the forest was particularly fresh in the early morning, and the cameramen kept an absolute safe distance from the two ghosts along the way.
Su Er was walking aimlessly, and gradually realized that Ji Heng was different. The latter was moving in one direction selectively.
There are no other players present, so there is no need to avoid communication.
Su Er asked the question that had been bothering him for the past few days: "Why did you doubt Qu Qingming from the beginning?"
Ji Heng: "She got a rash on her neck when she killed the monster toad."
Suer wondered: "Is this suspicious?"
Ji Heng: "It's true that toad blood is poisonous, but I've touched it privately, so I wouldn't react so quickly, unless her body functions are much worse than others."
Suer was stunned. Most people's first reaction after seeing a rash would be to avoid repeating the same mistake, but this person did the opposite and took the initiative to try it.
Ji Heng: "Once we have a target, it will be easy to find flaws by analyzing her behavior."
Su Er realized the importance of details and said in a deep voice: "In fact, I am still not sure whether Qu Qingming is dead or alive."
That day, through the eyes inside my body, I saw a horrifying face, but judging by the appearance alone, it cannot be considered conclusive evidence.
"Dead." Ji Heng gave a positive answer: "She has no heartbeat."
Su Er's eyes were meaningful.
Ji Heng told the whole story about "what a delightful night". After listening to it, Su Er's expression changed unpredictably. He opened his mouth and managed to utter a few words: "So that night... everyone knows what happened between me and the blonde?"
Ji Heng nodded.
"…"
Even if one's skin is as thick as a wall, one cannot help but feel embarrassed when thinking about it now.
Ji Heng: "When Qu Qingming was acting, the tip of a knife was pressed against her chest, and her attention was completely focused on the knife." He said slowly: "At that time, I held her wrist with one hand, and the pulse can't lie."
Su Er looked up at the sky, still feeling awkward. "No wonder everyone's expressions looked off when I wrote a thousand-word description of the scene."
"It's all over." Ji Heng's words of comfort were poorly written. He quickly brought the other person back to his senses by getting down to business: "Let's find a high ground first."
Sure enough, Su Er temporarily put aside the past that he didn't want to recall, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Want to see the whole picture of the island?"
Ji Heng smiled: "To be precise, it's the outline of this island."
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Although they are in the same team, some are communicating openly, while others are thinking about how to plot against each other.
Qu Qingming cleverly led the topic to the fact that Ji Heng was the love killer. Man Jiangshan had suspected Ji Heng before, so she was able to chat with her well.
It is called speculation, but it is just an illusion. Man Jiangshan and Lu Quanqiu had already agreed last night that they would start with Qu Qingming today.
"Let's take a break," Qu Qingming stopped and said, "It's a good opportunity to discuss how to shoot the story."
"It's a waste of time. Can't we talk while walking?"
Lu Quanqiu's tone was harsh. Ever since he received the death-free ticket, things hadn't been right. He himself had realized that the death-free ticket seemed to be amplifying his negative emotions.
Taking a deep breath and suppressing his impatience, Lu Quanqiu added an apology.
"It's okay." Qu Qingming was very generous.
At this moment, Man Jiangshan's stomach suddenly growled. She gave a wry smile and said sheepishly, "I didn't have time to eat breakfast. I'm a little hungry."
Qu Qingming: "I'll go pick some wild fruits for you."
Man Jiangshan waved his hands quickly: "Don't bother."
Qu Qingming smiled charmingly, not letting her beauty overshadow her: "I'll pick more so you can share. Filming is very tiring."
Man Jiangshan pretended to want to go together, but was politely declined.
"Just picking some fruit. I'll be back soon."
As soon as she left, Man Jiangshan's expression instantly became solemn. He walked over to Lu Quanqiu and said, "Follow the plan."
Lu Quanqiu was furious: "What if Qu Qingming isn't a love killer..."
"At least one wrong option has been eliminated." Man Jiangshan interrupted, "Players can't kill each other, but you have a death-free ticket, so you can take action."
Anyway, they already knew where the altar was, so this attempt was necessary.
Lu Quanqiu said unhappily, "Don't think I don't know your selfish motives."
Do it yourself and she will reap the benefits.
"The Death Free Ticket can obviously affect a person's mind. The longer you carry it, the more disadvantageous it will be to you." Man Jiangshan said calmly, "Besides, I have already promised to give you an item, so you won't lose out."
Lu Quanqiu was unwilling to accept this, but he had to admit that it made sense. He had a vague feeling that the effects of the Death Free Ticket were irreversible... Even if an impulsive and irritable person didn't die in this instance, they would sooner or later be destroyed in the next game.
It's better to use it up early.
Seeing that he was wavering, Man Jiangshan continued: "It's better to strike first than to gain the upper hand. I'll attract Qu Qingming's attention later, and you find the right opportunity to strike."
Lu Quanqiu sneered and finally nodded.
On the other side, Qu Qingming was not idle either. He caught a poisonous snake, squeezed out the venom, and smeared it around the fruit.
"It doesn't matter if you don't eat..." Qu Qingming lowered his eyes: "There are plenty of ways to torture people."
It looked like they were ready to completely break off relations and force the whereabouts of the altar.
According to the rules of the dungeon, she can kill in two situations: one is when someone loses the game and becomes the last one, and the other is when the player knows the geographical location of the altar.
Originally, Qu Qingming had complained about the harsh rules, thinking that players would hide the location of the altar if they knew it, but he didn't expect those two idiots to jump out on their own initiative.
If Soul were present and heard her inner thoughts, he might feel that Yugi was being wronged. In this instance alone, the duel between the player and the ghost was fairly fair.
The ghost does not know where the altar is, and can only collect clues bit by bit and make deductions in the game.
Qu Qingming brushed his long hair and smiled at the Rose Gentleman in the shadows: "Once the altar is destroyed, the entire instance will be wiped out. It's really easy."
Gentleman Rose remained silent.
Thinking that dawn was just around the corner, Qu Qingming left happily humming a tune. Gentleman Yueji looked unhappy. He finally understood why Su Er had repeatedly confirmed in the morning whether the host could intervene in the game, and why he had just explained the facts to him.
For a fake altar, the player wants to counterattack, and the werewolf wants to self-destruct!
The former has limited strength and cannot kill the ghost, while the latter is restricted by the rules and cannot kill the player.
So both sides just killed each other for nothing? !
And he, although he knew the plot, could not reveal the plot.
It's so frustrating!