Infinite weird games

Chapter 75 Hopeless Sea (6) Fame-Fame

In the lobby on the first floor, the players made do with dinner and introduced themselves.

In addition to Lu Li, there are seven other players who claim to have guild backgrounds, but they are all little-known small guilds.

Lu Li said: "It's getting late today. Let's search for clues in our respective rooms, and then go to bed early. I don't care what you think about the side missions, but I sincerely hope that tomorrow we can be divided into three teams to explore the Bell Tower, Altar and coconut grove.”

"No problem!" Angela was the first to express her support. Her smile revealed two shallow dimples, which were particularly bright. "Where are you going to explore, boss? Can you take me with you?"

"Okay." Lu Li nodded.

Angela smiled brightly: "Thank you, boss! I will definitely be obedient!"

Everyone likes girls with good looks and sweet mouths. Lu Li smiled gently and continued: "But I still suggest that not too many people go to explore the altar. The altar involves two rules related to Poseidon. , there are many dangers, and it is easy to lose your life. "

The little man laughed and said, "Don't you have an old saying, 'If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs.'"

Zhang Hongfeng had been unable to get a word in, but now he finally found the opportunity to speak: "Brother Lu, Chang Xu and Si Qi went upstairs first. If there is anything that needs attention, I will note it down and tell them."

When he said this, several players looked strange as they thought of the plate of seaweed that was solved by the speed of light.

Lu Li's expression remained unchanged and he said with a smile: "They might have other plans. I'll go and talk to them then."

Angela's eyes flashed when she heard this.

She noticed Chang Xu leaving the table, and now that she thought about it, it was particularly strange.

If the two-person alliance breaks away from the group, aren't they afraid of being isolated and targeted?

Or do they know some clues that others don't know and have other plans?

Angela subconsciously stroked a prop card in her pocket. Her fingertips rubbed the side of the card, and the touch was sharp and distinct.

[Name: Peep Card]

[Type: props]

[Effect: In the camp copy, designate a player to spy on his identity card]

[Note: Look at your trump card, yes, it’s cheating~]

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"One of my friends knew someone who died in the copy of "Carnivore", and I was confused because I cared about it." Chang Xu took the key and took the lead, his voice was still, "I'm sorry for forcing you to ask so many questions before."

He inserted the key into the keyhole and pushed the door open with a dull sound.

"I can understand." Qis followed behind and smiled bitterly, "I'm actually not angry with you. I just always hate the presumption of guilt."

"Justice based on the presumption of guilt is nothing but group violence. Sacrificing an innocent person to quickly close the case in exchange for performance; sacrificing an insignificant person to preserve the intricate connections behind it - I am too familiar with this federal system."

Chang Xu heard these words that were obviously against political correctness, but he couldn't feel any bad feelings.

‘He is an old acquaintance who has been on the radar of the Public Security Bureau for a long time. His background is cleaner than most of the investigators. They have been following him for six years, but they have not found any evidence that he has broken the law. ’

Mu Dongxu's words are still ringing in my ears.

No one would feel comfortable being suspected for nothing, let alone being under inexplicable surveillance for six years...

Zeiss took the step of retreating and labeled himself dissatisfied with the Federation, which could be regarded as a reasonable excuse for all the previous performances.

He walked into the house and saw a room of about twenty square meters, dark and cramped. The wooden walls were covered with specks of mildew, and the edges showed a disgusting light green color like discarded paint.

The wooden window facing the door was wide open, revealing a golden sky with yellow clouds. It doesn't matter whether it's day or night, the island has the color of dusk all day long. This kind of sky looks weird to the eyes, like a medieval church dome.

Qiss walked straight to the window and stepped on the salt-corroded floor, making a hoarse "rustling" sound.

He stretched out his hand to pull the wooden window shut, and there was a long "squeak" sound, which made people feel itchy in their hearts. A corner of the window is missing and cannot be closed tightly. Through the gap, you can still see the yellow sky and feel the sea breeze.

Qisi turned around and looked at the whole room. During this period, Chang Xu had already lit the oil lamp on the bedside table. Under the orange light, you can see an oil painting with a strong religious atmosphere hanging on the wall opposite the bed.

In the picture, a man in robes held up his staff and stood on the rocks. The dark black sea in front of him was turbulent, but it strangely separated to both sides to make way.

"The painting depicts Moses' exodus from Egypt." Chang Xu made a judgment. "It is said that Moses was instructed by God to rescue the slaves from Egypt and go to the promised land. When passing through the Red Sea, he parted the sea water to allow them to pass; and then allowed the sea water to pass through. Close up and drown the pursuers behind you."

Ziss had heard this story, and the symbolism behind it could be interpreted in many ways, as resistance and persistence, or as guidance and inspiration.

"Brother Chang, you know so much. I always thought that in your profession, it is mandatory to believe in materialism..." Qisi joked with a smile, pointing to the large black area on the painting, "The legend says that they are Did you set off at night?”

Chang Xu shook his head: "No. Most paintings with similar themes have daytime backgrounds."

"Then this should be a hint unique to this copy. I guess there are a lot of clues that can only be found at night. Considering that there is no real meaning of night here, I guess it means that we are required to stay awake at the time when we are required to fall asleep. "After Qisi finished speaking, he looked at Chang Xu and smiled, "Brother Chang, are you interested in staying up late tonight?"

Chang Xu: ...not interested, thank you.

The rules have clear requirements for sleep. Staying up late in the dungeon means danger no matter how you look at it, and it is still an unnecessary danger.

As an official player, how could you not know this?

Qisi stopped talking to Chang Xu, who was full of questions, as if what he said just now was just a joke.

His eyes swept over the two narrow beds side by side and the low table sandwiched between them. The desk drawer was half open, and you could see what seemed to be inside.

He walked over and took out all the yellowed pages in the drawer.

The manuscript paper with a retro style is written with messy English words like snakes. It looks like a diary. At the moment of sight, Weird Game promptly translated the text content into Chinese on the system interface:

[Before recording my sailing career, I must first introduce myself. I am Zdravko Crouch. I have settled in York since my parents’ generation...]

The first diary is full of nonsense, mainly introducing the writer's family background. Viscount Crouch's family was in decline, but he was quite good at speculation. With the support of the Queen, he embarked on a long voyage, intending to trade through the "Central Sea Route" and earn gold.

"If I remember correctly, the captain on the ship at the beginning of the copy seems to have the same surname of 'Crouch'." Zis murmured to himself and handed the first page of manuscript paper to Chang Xu beside him.

Chang Xu quickly went over the general idea and frowned slightly: "The captain encountered a shipwreck at the same time as us, but he arrived here before us and left these words. It may be that the time is wrong, or he may have died long ago. We What I saw on the boat was a ghost.”

Ziss leaned toward the latter explanation, but smiled and suggested a third possible answer: "Maybe the captain just belongs to the same family as Viscount Crouch, and he came here to look for relatives?"

He finished rambling casually, lowered his head and continued reading the next few pages of the diary.

[Everything went better than expected. I filled the bilge with cargo and headed for America along the established route. An unpleasant thing happened during this period. An old sailor got drunk and yelled that the sea between Bermuda and Miami was cursed by Poseidon. If you insist on passing there, people and ships will disappear together. This incident was so disturbing that I could only throw that alarmist bastard into the sea and feed it to the fishes. 】

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[I haven’t docked at the shore for several days. I’ve eaten all the vegetables on the boat. My teeth are bleeding a little, but I’m still in good health. Several sailors made a fuss again and asked me to change the route, which was really a headache. I have studied the diary of the pioneer. He passed through the Bermuda area and indeed encountered quite a storm, but he still managed to survive smoothly with his sailing experience. 】

[There are many storms, big and small, on the sea, so we can’t all run around like cowards. Over the past century, shipbuilding technology has developed rapidly. Ancient people could pass through Bermuda. What should I be afraid of when I drive the most advanced sailing ship in the world? 】

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[There is a terrifying legend circulating in the sea: the souls buried in the sea cannot rest in peace, so they are willing to be enslaved by the sea monster to bring more souls to the sea. 】

[After a ship on a voyage is targeted by the undead, some sailors will see an extra crew member on the deck. The crew member is just a black shadow and will not answer questions. He would just keep repeating the scene of the few seconds before his death in the dark night, jumping from the deck into the sea, over and over again. 】

[Gradually, the sailors will lose their consciousness and jump into the sea with him, sinking and never coming up again. The undead will not stop until all living people on board are swallowed by the sea, leaving an empty ship to continue sailing along the established route. 】

[I have been having a dream these days, dreaming that the undead jumped into the sea and turned into a mermaid... Damn it! It must be because those bastards keep whispering that scary legend in my ears! 】

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There is a thin stack of paper pages at the back, which are stuck together as if they have been soaked in water, and even the writing on them is soaked into a ball, making it difficult to read.

Zeiss guessed that those pages of the diary were probably about Viscount Crouch's experiences after he encountered a supernatural event and arrived at the Hopeless Sea.

It's a pity that I don't know what happened to this dear friend on the island, whether he ended up dead or alive. At best, this diary supplements some background information and is of little help for subsequent exploration.

"Looking at the contents of the diary, Viscount Crouch is not on the same boat as us." Zeiss thought of something and his voice rose unconsciously, "But where did the captain go? He didn't really fall into the sea to feed the fish. Already?"

Chang Xu glanced at Qisi and was not interested in his teammate's sense of humor: "It is known that we saw the undead falling into the water in the Hopeless Sea, and then encountered a shipwreck and arrived at Poseidon Island. According to the description in the diary, we should be the so-called I have three questions: First, what is the triggering mechanism of the horror legend? Second, what is our current situation? Third, do we need to consider the factors of the undead if we want to leave the island?"

"I don't know. I only know that the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle has been explained. The missing crew members have all come to the Hopeless Sea." Qisi raised the corners of his lips and made a joke.

He picked out the pages with legible writing in his hand and put them back in the drawer. Then he took the remaining soaked paper to the window, patiently tore it into shreds and pasted them into the window.

"There should be similar clues in other rooms. If we compile them tomorrow, we might be able to get the answer - provided someone is willing to publish the clues impartially."

After sealing all the gaps with paper, Qisi stretched out his hand and waved in front of the window to make sure there was no more light or air leakage. Then he returned to the bed with satisfaction and sat down. He smiled narrowly: "It's still early, Brother Chang, if you are in a hurry, If you want to know the answer, I can pick the locks in all the rooms."

Chang Xu:......6.

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