In the wax museum.
Qi Chanyang and others have just undergone a staff training session.
"If you want to make a wax figure lifelike, the most important method is to inject soul into the wax figure." The deputy store manager who was responsible for training them said slowly. His gray hair was rough and shriveled, and his wrinkled face did not show any kindness of an old man, but only indifference and harshness. At first glance, you could tell that he was a very difficult character to deal with.
When saying this, several players couldn't help but look at each other.
Qi Chanyang asked cautiously: "How do you inject the soul?"
The deputy store manager looked at him straight in the eyes.
"You will find out."
The conversation ended like this, and the indifferent deputy manager introduced them to the various rooms in the wax museum.
"Don't close the windows during the day, and close them after turning on the lights at night. If the lights go out, find a solution yourself."
What does this mean? Does the light going out trigger the death rule
Everyone obediently remembered every word he said and exchanged glances with him from time to time.
There's something fishy about this deputy store manager. Could he be the boss that everyone will have to face in the end
After the introduction, the deputy manager left a handwritten introduction to the wax museum, and said, "You can see for yourself," and then turned and entered the room with the sign "Workshop".
When he was gone, several people immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone was talking to each other, expressing their understanding of this copy.
Their condition for passing the level is to protect the wax figures from being harmed. It is said that a group of tourists will be arriving soon, and it seems that these tourists are likely to damage the wax figures. These are the first wave of NPCs they have to guard against.
"I just don't know how strong these NPCs are, but if it's a universal copy, it shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
Just as everyone was saying this, a car horn really sounded outside the door.
The five people quickly got into their roles.
No matter what kind of NPC guest is, it is best if the conflict can happen later.
Of course, if you really need to take action, the difficulty of the national copy should not be too high, right
As if to confirm their thoughts, several tourists slowly got out of the car.
The six people in the lead seemed to have a good relationship. After coming down, they gathered together and seemed to be whispering something.
But when they saw the five players standing at the door, the six NPCs gave them a kind and harmless smile, and then kept looking back.
This NPC seems to have a good temper! Many of us have the warning skill, but the warning was not triggered at this time. Obviously, the strength of these NPCs is not very strong.
Everyone thought so in their hearts.
Soon, five more people came down from the car. They also looked ordinary, but after getting off the car, they looked back as well.
Eleven NPCs, not bad, not a single one looks difficult to deal with. It seems that this dungeon is really a dungeon for everyone... ?
Qi Chanyang stared at Zhang Daoan who was walking down in amazement, and couldn't help but whisper "Oh my god!"
Then a green light jumped out of the car, and five "Oh my God"s were heard in an instant.
Qi Chanyang opened his mouth and looked at Jie Fangcheng blankly.
"Brother Jie? Brother Zhang? Why are you here?"
While in the car, Zhang Daoan analyzed the situation pretty much immediately.
The five infinite flow players in the car finally came together to chat. While expressing their gratitude that "it's an honor to be in the same dungeon with the big guys", they also curiously asked about the Chaoyang Battle that was currently being discussed on the forum.
Jie Fangcheng usually has a good temper and answers every question. It's like a small fan meeting in the car.
The other six player NPCs looked at each other and found that these two strange, weird and powerful "NPCs" had obviously lost the memory of the last save. Although they were a little scared in their hearts, they also came over.
It was very lively over there at Jie Fangcheng's place and it was hard to squeeze over... Mainly because everyone was nervous and afraid that they would be beaten to death if they said a few more words.
So the other NPC who looked gentle and polite and was sitting next to the boss became the subject of everyone's chat.
Isn’t this a coincidence
Zhang Daoan smiled and quickly got the information he wanted to know.
Player NPC, game, save file.
And judging from the looks of these people, they were probably beaten by Jie Fangcheng in the last game, so when they looked at Jie Fangcheng, it was a fear that came from their own heart and was experienced personally.
Why beat them... You can tell the reason after thinking about it. These players are probably even more aggressive than infinite flow players. After all, there is no penalty for their death and they can reset the game.
In the previous save file, I probably discovered that they were too relaxed and worried that they would reset the game out of boredom or something, so I artificially set a death penalty for them, forcing them to honestly complete the copy and force them to be satisfied.
It seems to be working well.
At this time, the car finally arrived in front of the wax museum. After Jie Fangcheng's brilliant appearance, everyone was shocked and scared, except Qi Chanyang who stared at him blankly.
Jie Fangcheng also felt puzzled.
In his memory, he was eating in the restaurant and chatting with Zhang Daoan in the previous second, and the next second a white light flashed before his eyes, and he was sitting on an old bus and entered the copy.
This is too much! He just came out of the dungeon, and before he could even sit down in the restaurant or eat a bite of food, he entered the infinite game again.
Who is looking for a fight
There were many people there at the time, and the car was so small that it was easy for others to hear what they said. Zhang Daoan didn't explain much, but just said, "Qi Chanyang invited us here."
Qi Chanyang... That guy is thoughtful and a relatively well-behaved person. If it wasn't for a very special situation, he wouldn't have summoned me.
Without Qi Chanyang knowing, he miraculously saved himself from a dozen.
Zhang Daoan's explanation was very reasonable. As soon as he said it, Jie Fangcheng believed it immediately. But when Jie Fangcheng saw Qi Chanyang, the other party was even more confused than him.
Xie Fangcheng couldn't help but look at Zhang Daoan.
When Qi Chanyang looked into Zhang Daoan's eyes, he became even more confused.
He did have a summoning item in his hand, but that item was for a single person, so how could he summon two people at once? Even if we don't mention this, he is not sick or in trouble now, so why would he summon Brother Jie? He is probably ready to enter Wei Yuan's dungeon to help at any time. Qi Chanyang is not a person who doesn't know the importance of things.
Thinking of this, Qi Chanyang explained while rummaging through his system backpack.
"It really wasn't me. I don't know what happened..."
He is not trying to push the blame. Look at the expression on Zhang Daoan's face when he looked at him, a smile that seemed to be half smiling. Who wouldn't be scared when seeing that
In Qi Chanyang's eyes, what was this? He had clearly entered the dungeon obediently, listened to the NPC's employee training, actively came to the door to receive customers, and completed his broken dungeon... but he was hit on the head, a real pot that came out of nowhere, and Qi Chanyang was confused.
I can't take the blame for this! Looking at Zhang Daoan's eyes, his resentment is scarier than ghosts.
Qi Chanyang rummaged through his backpack a little faster, trying very hard to prove that he really did not summon Brother Jie.
But the strange thing was that when Qi Chanyang searched his backpack, the summoning props were missing and he couldn't find them no matter how hard he looked.
What happened? He had confirmed many times before entering the dungeon that the summoning item must be there. Now everyone in Ronghua has a summoning item. This thing is no different from a super rare item in everyone's eyes, and Qi Chanyang is no exception.
Could it be that he had really used it? Could it be that he had really summoned Brother Jie
Just when Qi Chanyang's heart was beating fast, Zhang Daoan's voice sounded faintly.
"I was having dinner with Manager Xie at the time. I ordered dishes worth more than 30,000 points. I had just taken two bites when a white light flashed before my eyes. Right under my nose, Manager Xie disappeared."
Qi Chanyang let out an "ah".
Zhang Daoan smiled and said, "It's okay. I don't mind. After all, the instigator has forgotten. I'm not the unreasonable person."
Qi Chanyang: “…”
After hearing this, not only Qi Chanyang, but even the players standing around him couldn't help but take a step back.
Qi Chanyang was still not giving up even though he had no memories. He turned to look at Jie Fangcheng, wanting to verify: "Ah... Brother Jie, was it really me who dragged you in?"
Xie Fangcheng said truthfully: "I don't know."
Look!!
Qi Chanyang couldn't help but look back at Zhang Daoan, but as soon as he made eye contact with him, Qi Chanyang immediately put the blame on his shoulders.
"I, I'll go out and treat you guys to a meal..."
Zhang Daoan's understanding of himself was indeed extraordinary, and he smiled at this moment.
"I guess you said the same thing last time."
Qi Chanyang: “…”
Qi Chanyang burst into tears: "I was wrong! Two meals! Two meals!!"
They didn't avoid people when they talked. The infinite flow players around Qi Chanyang were okay. Although they didn't know what they were talking about specifically, such as restaurant, go out, and summon, they could still understand these words.
But player NPCs are different.
In the last two saves, they had no interest in these clueless "NPC" thugs. They only knew that these people had special abilities, and as long as they were useful to them, it was fine. As for the identities of these people, why did they care about this
At this time, the conversation of several people fell into the ears of several people. For a moment, they really couldn't remember what these people meant. They just felt weird, as if these people were not simple NPCs.
When a few people couldn't figure out what was going on, Zhang Daoan had already led the infinite flow of tourists and players into the wax museum.
As for Qi Chanyang, although Qi Chanyang obviously knew these two big guys and seemed to have a good relationship with them, unfortunately, the two teams entered a confrontation copy.
Yes.
The moment Jie Fangcheng and the other person appeared, the staff players on Qi Chanyang's side quickly concluded that the condition for passing the dungeon on their side was to protect the wax figure, and the tourists would definitely destroy the wax figure.
In this case, the other party is my enemy!
Damn... Such a terrifying enemy? This level 2 dungeon looks like a level 5 dungeon!!
Qi Chanyang? What's the point of Qi Chanyang having a good relationship with the other party? Not to mention ordinary friends, fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, brothers and sisters, there is a possibility of turning against each other.
The four of them looked at each other, with the same vigilance in their eyes.
For a moment, only the tourist players and the NPCs were talking to each other, and the employee players were shrouded in fear and unwillingness.
After the six player NPCs couldn't help but go to the second floor to look for clues, only the players were left on the first floor.
At this moment, Qi Chanyang reacted quickly and he also understood.
"Have we lost our memories? Or have we entered reincarnation?"
Zhang Daoan asked first: "How many days have you entered the dungeon?"
“On the first day, we had only been in for about half an hour.”
Zhang Daoan nodded in understanding: "My memory with Manager Jie is that today is the third day of the National Dungeon, and you have been in the dungeon for one day."
"What?" Qi Chanyang was stunned.
Someone asked: "What is going on? What does it mean?"
Zhang Daoan didn't say anything, he just touched his chin.
Archive.
Qi Chanyang is indeed meticulous. His strength is not strong enough, but his brain is not slow.
"Are we... in someone else's game?"
After the six NPCs came in, they just looked at the wax figure symbolically, exchanged a few words, and then went to the second floor.
And their attitude towards the players is also very strange, as if they are a little scared of something, as if they have seen them before and something has happened to them.
It's like a novice player who has just entered the game. On the one hand, he is trying hard to play his role in the dungeon, and on the other hand, he wants to find clues quickly to pass the level.
This sense of division is so obvious.
Qi Chanyang didn't think about the game at first, but when Zhang Daoan said "save the file", Qi Chanyang reacted immediately.
Zhang Daoan has asked about their respective clearance conditions again.
The last time he entered the dungeon, before he was sure that this was someone else's game, Zhang Daoan noticed something was wrong at a glance.
At this time, he shook his head after listening to just a few words.
"No, you can't be fighting against a copy."
"Why??"
Zhang Daoan looked at Qi Chanyang: "The most obvious thing is, if it's a confrontation instance, how could the manager Jie you summoned be your opponent?"
Before Qi Chanyang could react, Zhang Daoan thought of the same method as in the previous copy, and both sides copied their own system prompts.
Zhang Daoan watched them copying the instructions, and suddenly asked, "Are you really five people?"
"Ah?" Qi Chanyang and the others were stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was talking about.
Zhang Daoan is just a guess.
Why did Qi Chanyang summon Jie Fangcheng to the previous copy
Encountered a dangerous situation? Qi Chanyang and his team should have experienced two saves and restarts. The first save did not summon, and the second save did.
This is a one-day instance. Why did you fail the first time? Did you not feel the danger before the failure? Or did the danger and failure come together
Judging from the appearance of those player NPCs upstairs, they are not having any luck in finding clues and are still wandering around the second floor. It doesn't seem like they will do anything else.
Excluding these people, the only other variables are infinite flow players and NPCs.
The NPCs haven’t been seen yet, but these real NPCs shouldn’t have memories of every save, otherwise the players would have no fun.
What about infinite flow players? Take Qi Chanyang for example. After eliminating all other variables, why did he not summon the dungeon the first time but summoned the second time after saving the game twice? Players have no memory, so they will not know that this dungeon is dangerous after entering the dungeon for the second time, and they should ask for help quickly.
That was... the second time, they sensed the danger in advance before it could cause the player's copy to fail.
The NPCs didn't act up, or the changes weren't that big. Any changes among the players made people feel too dangerous, so they used the summoning item without hesitation...
The number of people has decreased
And the estimated reduction is inexplicable.
Zhang Daoan looked upstairs.
Six player NPCs... Is it possible that both sides of the player also have six at the beginning
However, this kind of speculation is really just pure "guessing". What is the truth? It seems that the answer may only be known after completing the game.
Zhang Daoan was just saying it casually.
After both sides copied their respective system messages and compared the messages on paper, everyone found something unusual.
Zhang Daoan nodded after reading it.
"I see."
"? What do you know?"
He put the two pieces of paper away. "I must have explained this to you last time, so I won't waste my breath on it."
I have to say, the way he speaks half-sentences really makes people want to beat him up, but who dares to move
"So what do we do now?"
"wait."
"What are you waiting for?"
"Wait for those NPCs to find clues."
A group of people were waiting on the first floor, and soon, the door of the workshop opened first.
The deputy store manager saw so many people downstairs, and after a moment of hesitation, he asked loudly, "What are you doing there?"
Qi Chanyang, as a representative of the staff players, came out to answer the question: "Manager, these are new customers."
Before he could finish his words, Li Qiulang and six other people came out of the unlocked storage room with excited faces, obviously having made some discovery.
However, this time, even the actions of the six people revealed a kind of obedience. After meeting the deputy store manager, they carefully found an excuse.
"We wanted to use the restroom but couldn't find a place. It was so embarrassing."
The deputy manager pointed out a location for them and warned them not to come to the second floor again, then went back to his busy work.
After the six people came down excitedly, they looked at each other first, and Li Qiulan secretly glanced at Jie Fangcheng.
"To be honest, we... well, we are not ordinary tourists. We heard that there is something fishy going on in this store, so we came here to 'explore'. Here, this is the clue we found."
As he spoke, he took out a stack of newspapers from his arms and handed it to Jie Fangcheng with both hands.
Jie Fangcheng didn't even look at it, and directly handed it to Zhang Daoan. Then he couldn't help but ask, "Are you afraid of me?"
"Ah? No, no, no, no."
Xie Fangcheng felt that he had always been quite reasonable, and...
He muttered, "Usually those who are afraid of me are those who have been chopped by me. I don't even remember chopping you."
You cut it! It hurts so much!
Several people shouted inwardly.
Over there, after Zhang Daoan got the stack of newspapers, he didn't keep them to himself. He put them on the table, and everyone gathered in a circle to read the newspapers.
Li Qiulan and his team thought this was a clue because the newspaper was placed in the drawer of the utility room and was wrapped in a layer of cloth. It looked quite old and it felt like a clue, but they didn't know whether it was useful or what use it would have.
Not only did they not know, but everyone else was also confused after watching it.
Only Zhang Daoan paused for two seconds when turning to a certain page, but he didn't say anything.
"Keep looking for clues."
Soon, it was evening.
When the deputy store manager took Qi Chanyang and the other two to the boiler room, leaving Jie Fangcheng and a few others behind, Zhang Daoan clearly felt the nervousness of the six player NPCs.
Did they die here
With Jie Fangcheng around, these wax figures in front of him will not be his match.
They would die, obviously because I asked Jie Fangcheng to do it.
At this moment, Zhang Daoan's expression even showed a hint of satisfaction.
Knowing that you are afraid of death is a good thing. Players who are not afraid of death are the most unpredictable.
When the lights were turned off again, this time, Zhang Daoan just waved his hand.
"Just smash them all. These wax figures are useless."
The green light shuttled through the darkness, and soon, the wax figures were knocked to the ground one by one.
When the deputy store manager came out of the boiler room, he saw the smashed wax figures in the light of the fire and his face changed immediately.
He waved his hands angrily.
“Don’t smash it! Don’t smash it!! They don’t deserve to die!!! Why should they die?!!”
Jie Fangcheng turned a deaf ear to it.
Wax figures are similar to zombies. They are all walking corpses without real souls, but only with the power of souls. Moreover, these things are basically condensed from resentment. They do not have their own thoughts and only act according to the nature of resentment.
Smashing them is the least of their worries. If we strictly follow the rules of the underworld, we must also catch the makers of these things.
Jie Fangcheng smashed the things very quickly. The old man, whose body had been stiff, rushed towards him angrily, shouting as he rushed towards him.
“Xiaohua!!”
In an instant, the door of the workshop on the second floor was suddenly knocked open from the inside.
Before all the players could react, a figure rushed straight towards Jie Fangcheng. Just as it was about to hit him, the figure suddenly braked.
The players looked over quickly and saw a little girl in a floral dress standing in front of Jie Fangcheng, shouting twice.
"Huh? Xiaohua."
Jie Fangcheng looked at the stitches on her body, was silent for a moment, and then patted her head.
“It’s not easy for you either.” This girl was already miserable before. I don’t know how she got into the game. How come she is so miserable after becoming an NPC
Xiaohua rubbed against his palm like a puppy.
Zhang Daoan looked at her and then at Jie Fangcheng.
After Jie Fangcheng sensed his gaze, he turned around and looked at him blankly.
"What happened again?"
Zhang Daoan adjusted his glasses.
"I just think that I probably told you last time..."
He looked at Jie Fangcheng: "Manager Jie is easily soft-hearted."
(End of this chapter)