vrcanaries What's extra in Chapter 21...?
What's extra in Chapter 21...?
Gui Yuchong, standing in front of Yan Xun, seemed to understand but not quite, yet with Yan Xun's prompting, he still uttered Shen Rui's name, thus completing Task 1.
Yan Xun didn't speak until the mission completion notification sounded again, "I thought you would say your name."
Gui Yuchong clearly didn't understand. "Why?"
He looked at Yan Xun, as if worried that he had done something wrong, "Can't I say Shen Rui's name?"
"No." Yan Xun thought for a moment and decided to explain to Gui Yuchong, "My guess was a bit far-fetched, so I thought you would verify it."
For example, your own name or someone else's name.
He didn't know if Gui Yuchong was too lazy to think or trusted him too much, so he simply asked the question.
Gui Yuchong gave a look of sudden realization, "You're so smart!"
He said to Yan Xun, "I wish I were as smart as you."
"Do I need to repeat myself?" He looked at Yan Xun, as if waiting for his next instruction.
The novel describes Gui Yuchong as a typical "pretty idiot," who is not good at solving puzzles or sports, and spends most of his time waiting for others to save him... Yan Xun looked this 187cm tall pretty idiot up and down, still suspecting that the novel the system gave him was a pirated copy.
...I don't know if he's really stupid or just pretending, Yan Xun thought.
“No need,” he said.
The task reward has already been claimed, so there's no point in repeating it.
Previously, most of the transactions between the main system and myself came from the preferential treatment given to the first person who solved the problem.
Yan Xun looked at his task list, which showed that there were still 6 players online, and no one had died. It seemed that Li Wu and Pei Xingyan, who had been locked in the dark room, were still safe.
"What are you looking at?"
Gui Yuchong had arrived beside Yan Xun without anyone noticing.
Yan Xun noticed that he walked very quietly... He was still not used to someone being so close to him, but Gui Yuchong, whether out of fear or something else, always clung to him unconsciously.
He took a small step to the side. "I'm looking at the online players."
The taskbar only displays the current number of online users.
[6/6]
The current player profiles are also very simple.
[Player: Yan Xun]
[Ability: None]
【Task 1: Find the fake man (Completed)】
He currently only has 6000 points from completing tasks. The gift points mentioned by the system seem to only be credited after leaving the instance—simply put, if a player dies in the instance, the system can save some money.
Yan Xun: A treacherous merchant.
"How many points did you just get?" Yan Xun asked directly.
Gui Yuchong was taken aback. "Points?"
“Points for completing Task 1,” Yan Xun said instinctively, but he quickly understood why Gui Yuchong was stammering—
For most players, this seems like something that's not really appropriate to reveal.
"Never mind," Yan Xun said, touching his hair. "Pretend I didn't say anything."
“…I can tell you.” Gui Yuchong hurriedly said. He seemed worried that Yan Xun would be unhappy, so he immediately moved closer to Yan Xun and said in a flattering tone, “I got 1000 points.”
"Don't be upset," Gui Yuchong said. "I'll tell you everything I know."
"What a strange person," Yan Xun thought. He looked at Gui Yuchong, who had moved closer to him again, and awkwardly reached out to cover his face. "There's no need for you to be so close to me..."
"I got 2000 points for exchanging information," Yan Xun said to Gui Yuchong. "It seems the first person to complete the mission will get more points than those who complete it later."
Gui Yuchong didn't know whether he understood or not.
His head bumped into Yan Xun's outstretched hand, which was blocking his way.
He had changed into the light gray T-shirt that Yan Xun had given him earlier. When he came out, his hair was still wet, and some water droplets fell on his shoulders, leaving irregular dark spots on Gui Yuchong's shoulders.
Seeing Gui Yuchong dawdling and unwilling to leave, Yan Xun withdrew his hand—Gui Yuchong probably didn't expect this and stumbled forward. In the end, Yan Xun grabbed his arm to prevent him from falling.
Gui Yuchong smiled at Yan Xun.
"hey-hey."
Yan Xun didn't know what he was chuckling about, but perhaps because Gui Yuchong acted too harmlessly, Yan Xun, unusually, didn't feel like playing the villain. He let go of his elbow and then walked to the sofa next to him and sat down.
Gui Yuchong glanced at the empty space on the sofa, then looked at Yan Xun.
“This is your home, not mine,” Yan Xun said. “Sit down if you want.”
Gui Yuchong laughed sheepishly again, then sat down next to Yan Xun... Yan Xun turned on the TV, not expecting to see anything on TV.
Sure enough, when the TV was turned on, all that was shown was black and white static, along with a crackling sound.
It's only the first day, but he's already completed a task, which is a good result for Yan Xun.
He watched the static on the TV screen... He didn't know why, but the static seemed to have a hypnotic effect; the more he watched, the sleepier he became...
Finally, she tilted her head and fell into a deep sleep on the sofa.
As he gradually fell asleep, the black and white static on the television slowly disappeared, and even the crackling sound of electricity changed into another sound.
It sounded like some kind of speech, but the voice was too difficult to decipher.
After the static on the TV screen disappeared, only darkness remained. If you weren't paying attention, you might think the TV had been turned off.
Gui Yuchong sat down next to Yan Xun, seemingly unaware of the unusual television display, and slowly rested his head on Yan Xun's shoulder.
He took a deep breath...
"It smells good."
He looked up at something, seemingly observing something.
Only those watching the live stream knew at that moment that they had made eye contact with Gui Yuchong!
An indescribable panic froze them in place, unable to even give the instruction to shut down the live stream!
Then, the entire 404 room went completely dark, as if the substances from the television had finally invaded the room...
The viewers in the live stream could not see anything.
……
Li Wu sat in the solitary confinement room.
There was only one chair in the room, which was narrow and had no windows. In the corner, there were some folded cardboard boxes and plastic bottles, which seemed to have been collected by the previous owner to sell as scrap.
Chi Yuan stood opposite him.
"You look so disheveled." Chi Yuan leaned against the wall, looking at Li Wu. "Why didn't you tell them the truth?"
"What truth are you talking about?" Li Wu asked.
"They said there are only 6 players in the dungeon..." He looked at Chi Yuan, "You took one spot, so among the remaining 6 people, there must be one who isn't human?"
He said to Chi Yuan, "If I hadn't seen you, I wouldn't have been sure."
Although he wasn't familiar with Chi Yuan and they were members of different guilds... they were still somewhat acquainted. Only after discovering that Chi Yuan had also entered the instance, and that there were now seven players in the instance, did Li Wu realize—
One of the players who initially appeared in room 508 was definitely not human!