The corridor was relatively quiet. The hull structure reduced the noise during the cruise. Wen Shi turned around and around, but still didn't see anyone.
Until he came to the deck, the sea breeze blew on his face. Not far away, the painter was painting a girl who was holding the brim of her hat and gently pulling the hem of her skirt.
"The painting is so beautiful." There is a special area on the deck for passengers to dine. The little boy praised it while eating. The couple opposite him smiled and encouraged him that he could become a painter in the future.
Everything looks extremely harmonious.
Wen Shi walked over calmly. There were only five players who came in together as a team, and those on the deck could only be NPCs.
The little boy first noticed Wen Shi and ran over to him and said, "Big brother, you are so handsome."
He seems to be very good at praising people and always sees only the good in others.
"My name is Wang Sheng, and you are my brother."
Wen Shi half-knelt down, looked at him gently, smelled a faint fishy smell, and asked instead of answering, "Is this your real name?"
The little boy nodded: "Of course."
Wen Shi: "Show me your ticket."
The significance of finding the wallet lies in the boat ticket and identification document inside, and the game also has different rules for different identities.
There were no wallets next to the bodies in the room, and their pockets were flat, indicating that their wallets might have been stolen.
Wen Shi had a hunch that he had to prevent his identity from being stolen during the voyage.
The little boy's innocent smile disappeared, and his chubby face instantly became gloomy. The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and then he turned back to his parents.
The three members of the family held their knives and forks in their hands and looked at Wen Shi coldly.
Wen Shi shrugged his shoulders. Now he was sure that these were NPCs who had stolen other people's identities.
Normal people will not introduce themselves for no reason. As a tourist, you should not tell them your name casually, otherwise something bad will happen.
"Congratulations on finding the stowaway."
[Stowaways: Unlike traditional stowaways, these are opportunists who steal someone's identity. Once they know your name, you become their next target.]
At the same time, in the Kingdom interface, Ji Yuanzhi finally replied: [Where?]
[deck.]
[Song Yan and I will come over now.]
The two arrived faster than expected, which indirectly indicated that the current danger level in the cabin was not high. When Song Yan saw Wen, he walked over excitedly: "Great, you're still alive."
"…" It's only been a short time, life is normal, okay?
Wen Shi first talked about his discovery of the stowaways, and then said, "Wait for the others."
Ji Yuanzhi: "The communication tool is ineffective. Waiting here might waste some time."
Wen Shi nodded: "I know, but I thought of a very stable way to complete the side quest."
This sentence drew complicated glances from the two people.
"It's really stable." Wen Shi raised his hand as if swearing.
He whispered a few words, and the three of them began to find a place to sit and wait.
Five minutes, ten minutes...nearly thirty minutes passed, and no player arrived. Wen Shi, nearly falling asleep from waiting, yawned and said, "Why don't we just do it ourselves?"
Do it yourself and you will have enough food and clothing.
"Here he comes!" As soon as he finished speaking, Song Yan pointed to the cabin entrance. Wen Shi looked over and saw Li Nan walking out.
The three of them stood up at the same time.
Song Yan whispered, "Who will tell it?"
The stability Wen Shi was referring to was in Li Nan's hands. No one was better at finding things than Li Nan's transformations. The wallets were their personal belongings, and according to the game's settings, they likely bore their personal scent.
Wen Shi coughed lightly, then he and Song Yan looked at Ji Yuanzhi at the same time.
It seems impolite to directly express that you want to borrow someone else's "dog nose".
Li Nan also saw them at this time and walked over.
Ji Yuanzhi coughed lightly and was about to speak when Li Nan handed over three wallets.
"When I start transforming my body, I'll find it for you as well." After being in contact for so long, Li Nan naturally knew their respective auras.
Each got his own wallet.
Wen Shi saw the ID card, which had a column for occupation and the word "King" printed on it.
"Side quest - Find the lost wallet completed."
Wen Shi's face was filled with relief, and he deeply realized how important it was to have a reliable teammate.
"Where are Liu Yun and Liu Yuan?" Under the watchful eyes of the tourists on the deck, Wen Shi put away his wallet and used anti-eavesdropping props at the same time.
Li Nan: "Cleansing the bodies in the cabin."
Different instances have different settings. Some games will automatically recycle corpses, while others won't. A cruise ship is a unique environment, and leaving corpses in a cabin for an extended period of time could lead to a virus outbreak.
Wen Shi then asked what role Li Nan played this time.
Li Nan took out his ID card, which showed his name as Bai Xiuming and he was a freelancer.
"His last name is Bai..." Wen Shi couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Xiaohua liking to call Li Nan "bokaishui".
The faint smile quickly disappeared.
The previously friendly passengers on the deck now all showed a different side of themselves.
The girl's skirt in the artist's painting was stained red with blood, and her face looked like it had been torn in half by a utility knife, with a deep bloodstain.
The girl standing opposite him and acting as his model gradually became similar to the portrait. She pushed her straw hat down slightly, but it still couldn't hide her hideous face.
The family of three ate uncooked food, and when they chewed it, blood could be seen from their teeth.
Song Yan could sense more murderous intent than others. He took a breath and said, "It feels like they can't wait to take action."
Wen Shi sneered: "You are so arrogant even when you are sneaking in, you deserve to die." At this moment, a "paji" sound rang in his ears. Not far away, a tentacle was struggling to grab the edge of the cruise ship, and soon a second one appeared.
Wen Shi was stunned for a moment and walked over quickly.
Seeing him, his big eyes rolled around excitedly: "Hurry up and pull me up."
Wen Shi pulled the octopus in.
After landing, the octopus shrank back to its original size and rubbed its sore tentacles. "Swimming is tiring. The boat is too high, and climbing is tiring too."
"..." Wen Shi: "Where is Jian Qingrong?"
Little Octopus: "That landlubber is now stowed away on another ship. Once he gets a lifeboat, he'll come over."
He closed his eyes and felt the position of his main body: "It's here."
A small black dot appeared on the vast sea, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.
Just as Wen Shi was thinking about how Jian Qingrong was going to get up, a familiar voice suddenly appeared behind him: "I'm here."
Wen Shi almost cried out "Fuck!" and as he stepped back, his back was about to hit the sturdy guardrail, but Jian Qingrong pulled him back in time.
A bright light flashed before his eyes. Wen Shi squinted his eyes and saw that Jian Qingrong was holding scales in his other hand. He immediately knew the other party's landing method: using mermaid scales that can cut through space.
Ji Yuanzhi and the others were no longer surprised by Jian Qingrong's appearance, but the other stowaways' expressions gradually became strange.
Smuggling in the center of the sea, arrogant and perverted.
Wen Shi continued to survey the sea, but found nothing else unusual. It had been over forty minutes since he entered the dungeon, and Jian Qingrong had even arrived. He wondered where Yaerlin was now.
"Are you feeling better?" Jian Qingrong asked. He saw that Wen Shi looked well.
Wen Shi was about to speak when a salty smell came with the sea breeze, and the girl walking towards them interrupted their conversation.
"Hello, we're getting ready to play a game and we're short a few people. Do you want to join?"
[The stowaway invites you to a game]
[Successfully defeat the stowaway and you can get an important clue]
Wen Shi looked towards Li Nan, and the painter was also inviting them to play games.
"What game?" he asked.
The girl just maintained a smile and asked, "Want to join?"
Even if you're aiming for safety, you still have to dig up clues. The difficulty of the tasks at the beginning of the dungeon is relatively low, so there's no reason to refuse.
Wen Shi said okay.
After getting a satisfactory answer, the girl's expression became much more lively. The horrible crack expanded as she smiled, and what was exposed in the wound was not dark red flesh, but a row of fine teeth.
"Come with me."
The girl wanted to get closer to him, but just as she took a step, a tentacle quickly extended and wrapped around her thin neck.
The little octopus is not cute at all when it treats its prey. Its tough tentacles are aimed directly at breaking the opponent's neck.
The attacked girl's eyes suddenly flashed with murderous intent. The crack on her face expanded further downwards, and a row of teeth appeared in her throat. She opened her mouth wide, wanting to bite off the damn tentacle in one bite.
The little octopus was not afraid of her, but at the critical moment it suddenly withdrew its tentacles and returned to Wen Shi's side.
After changing into a mimic, the little octopus complained: "My strength is limited. I could have crushed all those teeth."
The girl is currently closely related to the side quest and it is difficult to be violently eliminated.
Wen Shi showed a relieved expression after hearing this.
What a success! The little octopus will have his power restricted one day.
Several people followed the stowaways back into the cabin. Jian Qingrong and Little Octopus were not among the invited guests. The girl even warned them explicitly not to follow them, saying that they only played with people of status.
Wen Shi whispered, "I'll go over and see what's going on."
Jian Qingrong was very cooperative and didn't show any annoyance at being yelled at by the NPC.
On the way, Ji Yuanzhi told Dai Wenshi: "No matter what game you play later, don't be too aggressive."
Once your health is cleared once, even if you can be resurrected again and not be eliminated, the last land reward will probably disappear.
Wen Shi nodded: "This time it will definitely happen."
The interior structure of the cabin can be described as disorganized. An inner cabin, a utility room, and even a freezer may all exist on one aisle.
The stowaway took them into a dark room. Two white candles were lit on the table. Liu Yun and Liu Yuan were sitting there, with two unfamiliar faces opposite them. It was obvious that they were called by the stowaway in the cabin.
Everyone found a place to sit down one after another. There were exactly seven NPCs and six players.
Wen Shi muttered to himself: As long as I am steady enough, I won't be killed. As long as I don't do anything wrong, I won't die.
"Please close your eyes before it gets dark." The girl suddenly smiled and said, "I think everyone has heard of this game."
Su Bai's hand suddenly revealed a beautiful deck of cards. "The rules are simple. We'll draw cards to determine our identities later. We'll have three assassins and police officers, a judge, and six civilians. The judge says, 'Close your eyes when it gets dark,' and the civilians just wait to be killed."
"…"Is this how the rules of the game are introduced?
The girl shuffled the cards several times and let everyone draw.
There was no particular order in which to draw cards; anyone could stand up and take a card whenever they decided, so there was no obvious possibility of cheating. However, her earlier statement was so explicit that it gave the players a hunch that the stowaway was most likely to have the killer card.
This is not a reasoning game at all. If the police and the killers are all illegal immigrants, it will be a bloody fight and the players will be at a disadvantage.
[Side Quest: Please close your eyes when it gets dark
Mission content: See NPC introduction for details
Notes: 1. Civilians do not have the right to kill at night; 2. The killer must be voted correctly at least once; 3. The victim cannot leave a last word.
Wen Shi raised an eyebrow. Killing at night meant that the killer could be killed while the eyes were open. The girl's explanation of the rules of the game was vague, but she specifically mentioned that the killer could only act after the judge said that sentence.
So the best way is to kill the judge.
The Killer must be correctly voted at least once throughout the game, and players cannot defeat the Judge at the beginning. Now it depends on who is the most unlucky and will be targeted by the Killer in the first round of the game.
After Wen Shi finished thinking secretly, he found that all the stowaways on the opposite side were looking at him through the dim candlelight.
"…"