Shao Ci's feelings for Kevin are very subtle, but he is very tolerant towards the beautiful boy (although he is cheated every time), and feels that the other party is like his younger brother, so his attitude is much better.
"Master, hello, I'm..." Shao Ci stepped forward, wanting to introduce himself... His name or something, he was going to use a popular name to fool him.
It is impossible to use the real name. It would be strange to think of a servant named Shao Ci appearing in a Western background! Although the npc in the game would subconsciously ignore the unscientific aspects of the player, Shao Ci couldn't stand it himself!
However, Kevin looked over coldly, his eyes were full of wariness, and he grabbed the quilt tightly with his hands. He didn't listen to Shao Ci's words at all, and lay down.
"..." Shao Ci quickly imagined the story of Kevin being bullied by his former servants, and he is still a young master... How miserable is he
In fact, it is similar to Shao Ci's imagining. After all, how can the servants care about this kind of child who doesn't even care about his biological parents.
Sure enough, every villain has a tragic past... Although Shao Ci felt that the villain Duke Stuart in the first dungeon had been a snake mania since he was a child.
Since Kevin's attitude was so cold, Shao Ci felt that he didn't have to go forward, so he sat down beside him and used his mental strength to investigate the castle.
The most trouble-free part of mental power is that you don't have to go out to check it yourself, but many dungeons have restrictions.
The layout of this castle is indeed exactly the same as the copy he has been to before, even some of the decorations have not changed. Of course, the most strange thing about this castle is the statue of the evil god in the hall. When it came to a crisis, they bypassed the hall to investigate other places.
Except for the hall, the location of the study on the second floor is somewhat different from that on the ground floor.
The study on the second floor was the place where Shao Ci stayed in the dungeon for the last time, and the underground... Shao Ci remembered the dungeon he was in when he first entered the dungeon.
At first he thought it was built by Kevin for the convenience of holding the sacrifices he captured, but now it seems that this dungeon existed from the beginning
Shao Ci was about to extend his mental power, when he realized that something was wrong with Kevin on the bed, and suddenly opened his eyes.
The boy on the bed was curled up, his face was getting paler, and cold sweat was dripping down from his forehead, as if he was going through something extremely painful.
With mental power, one can see that there are some pitch-black threads winding around his body, especially a pair of legs that have been completely surrounded by black mist.
"Eh? This is..." Shao Ci stood up suddenly, walked straight to the bed, reached out to touch Kevin, and was immediately grabbed by his arm.
"Save... save me..." Kevin squeezed out these two words with great difficulty.
Although Kevin looks very thin, but his strength is quite strong, Shao Ci couldn't move his hand, so he had to hold him in his arms—it wasn't that Shao Ci had any other ideas, it was just that it was more convenient to use. It's just mental power!
Shao Ci closed his eyes, sent his mental power over, and carefully touched the black silk thread.
After experiencing what happened to Xavier, Shao Ci immediately recognized that the black silk thread was also made of some kind of spiritual power, but who could it be? Isn't the villain boss of this dungeon Kevin
The moment he touched the black silk thread, a bone-deep chill hit Shao Ci, and Shao Ci shivered immediately, as if he could still hear someone whispering, but he couldn't hear clearly, and there was a low laugh came.
If it was Shao Ci in the past, he must have been scared to death long ago, but now he has a stronger psychological quality than before, gritted his teeth and used his mental strength to disperse the black silk threads around him. As for the black mist on Kevin's legs, there was nothing he could do.
After the black silk threads were unraveled, Kevin's body relaxed, and he fell asleep directly on Shao Ci's body.
Shao Ci: "!!" Hey!
Shao Ci really couldn't shake off Kevin's hand, so he could only lean against the head of the bed in an awkward position, because he was exhausted and fell asleep on the head of the bed without knowing it.
I don't know how long it took Shao Ci to wake up. As soon as he woke up, he felt back pain, and Kevin was still leaning in his arms.
As for the darkness outside the window, obviously a lot of time has passed.
And the next moment, Kevin also gently opened his eyes, noticing that he was hugging Shao Ci, his body stiffened instantly, and then immediately let go, and said in a flustered voice: "You, what you do?"
Shao Ci: "..."
How could things have turned out like this if Kevin hadn't insisted on holding him! As a result, it seemed that he himself insisted on hugging the other party.
"I just saw that you seemed to be having a nightmare, young master, so I wanted to wake you up, but then I was hugged by you..." Shao Ci said, "And that's it..."
"How could I..." Kevin was a little taken aback, but he vaguely remembered what happened before, swallowed what he was going to say in an instant, and buried himself under the quilt awkwardly.
Shao Ci: "..." This, is this shy? !
To be able to see that perverted Kevin's shy look before, Shao Ci felt a sense of fascination and pleasure.
Speaking of it, it's too late now, although Shao Ci is a player who won't be hungry, but Kevin will still be hungry.
So Shao Ci greeted the quilt, saying that he was going to get food, then turned around and went out, and he could also inquire about the evil god by the way.
That's right, if the villain boss isn't Kevin, then it's definitely the statue of the evil god, okay? He cared a lot about that statue in the last dungeon!
Shao Ci turned and left in a hurry, while Kevin on the bed sat up and looked towards the door with complicated eyes.
He seemed to feel that the temperature in the other party's arms was still on his body.
This kind of warmth has never been experienced by Kevin... In fact, he had woken up a long time ago, but he never wanted to let go of the other party, he was not willing to part with this warmth.
But... if the other party knew about him, would he still treat him like this...
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Kevin's father, mother, and two older brothers all ate in the restaurant, but he always ate in the room. This was a long-established thing, and no one would ask why.
And it's still some time before dinner. After coming to the kitchen, everyone looked at Shao Ci with pity.
Because Kevin has always been treated poorly, the people in the kitchen just reheated the lunch casually and prepared to take it away with Shao Ci later.
While waiting, Shao Ci heard other people whispering.
No... This volume is just casual chatting at all, even if he doesn't listen carefully, he can hear it clearly.
"It's so pitiful that he was assigned to take care of Master Kevin."
"Yeah, the unlucky guy who was sent to take care of Master Kevin last time hasn't recovered his legs yet."
"The butler still wanted me to go. Fortunately, I found a way to refuse. Even if I burn firewood in the kitchen, I don't want to take care of Master Kevin."
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From what they said, Shao Ci heard that the people who took care of Kevin in the past were either injured or disappeared, and some suddenly went crazy and committed suicide...
Therefore, these people think that Kevin is a cursed existence, and some people say that he is a monster possessed by a demon, and everyone who gets close to him will be cursed.
Shao Ci: "..." Hey, it's not surprising that if you put the statue of the evil god in the hall casually, nothing will happen, and it's normal if something happens, okay
However, what these servants said also made Shao Ci vigilant. After all, the servants who took care of Kevin had accidents. It is estimated that this is the danger of this dungeon at the beginning. He doesn’t think he is lucky enough to avoid the danger. people.
However, Shao Ci also had some things to inquire about, so he walked over directly. The moment the others saw Shao Ci, they took a few steps back, as if they were afraid of being tainted with some bad luck, and some frowned immediately as if they wanted to do something.
Shao Ci used his mental power secretly, and those people felt a mysterious sense of oppression, subconsciously felt fear in their hearts, and looked a little more scared in Shao Ci's eyes, and they didn't dare to do anything anymore, no matter what Shao Ci answered honestly everything he asked.
Shao Ci found out that the basement was like a restricted area in this ancient castle, and no one was allowed to enter.
I heard that a servant broke into it by mistake and was dismissed. Shao Ci felt that the dismissal was fake. The servant must have died... After all, the things in the basement are by no means ordinary.
As for the statue of the evil god in the hall, these people became a little awed when they mentioned it, saying that it was the patron saint of this area, and the people in this area believed in this god.
If asked about the detailed information about this god, they would all know nothing.
Shao Ci: "..." It seems that I can only go to the study on the second floor to read it.
After asking these questions, Shao Ci hinted at them with mental strength, and they almost forgot most of what happened just now.
Mental power is quite useful when facing these ordinary NPCs.
At this time, the food was almost heated up. Shao Ci looked at it. Although it was left over from lunch, it was quite complete and looked good. It wasn't the leftovers he imagined... Yes, no matter how much Kevin didn't It's also young master who is welcome.
Shao Ci hurried back with food. On the way, he saw Kevin's two older brothers talking and laughing while warming up in a rather luxurious room, surrounded by a circle of servants. Their treatment was quite different from Kevin's.
Shaking his head, Shao Ci quickly left.
But someone in the room noticed Shao Ci and frowned, "Who is that? Why haven't I seen him before?"
The servant next to him immediately replied: "Master Richard, that is a new servant who was sent to serve Master Kevin."
"Oh?" Richard's eyes immediately became interested, "It turned out to be that disabled servant, which is interesting."
The servants around suddenly felt sorry for Shao Ci, but Master Richard noticed him. This servant might be in trouble... But anyway, accidents will happen to those who serve Master Kevin, and it's probably just a matter of time.
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Shao Ci returned to the room, walked over with the food, and prepared to put the food beside the bed.
Kevin grabbed the quilt and looked at him fixedly, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Shao Ci: "...Could it be, young master, do you want me to feed you?"
It's really because Shao Ci was always feeding Xavier before, so now Shao Ci immediately thinks this way.
Kevin said awkwardly, "It's just what you said. Since you want to do it, I won't refuse."
Shao Ci: "...!" I didn't expect Kevin to be a tsundere in the past. Hey, the current Kevin is cuter than the future, okay
Although Uitt is also arrogant, but Shao Ci is more partial to the younger (.
Anyway, I have already experienced what happened to Xavier, so Shao Ci scooped up food with a spoon and handed it to Kevin's mouth without any hindrance.
Although he was awkward before, Kevin swallowed it obediently now, and quickly settled the food.
Kevin didn't even realize that he was eating so fast. The servants in the past were either afraid of him or hated him, and the food they delivered was often added with a lot of messy things, which made him unable to swallow it at all.
And no one in this family would care about him, except at that time... Kevin just wanted to sneer in his heart, if he wasn't still useful, he would have died long ago.
Shao Ci was about to take the plate away when Kevin said, "Have you heard about it?"
"What did you hear?" Shao Ci was a little puzzled, and then suddenly thought of something, "You mean, the servant who came to take care of you is either crazy or injured?"
Kevin's face suddenly became ugly, and he said lightly: "If you are afraid, you can leave me alone."
When he said this, he seemed relaxed, but he clenched his hands tightly.
Even if he is selfish... he doesn't want Shao Ci to leave. For a moment, Kevin regretted what he just said.
"Of course I'm not afraid." Shao Ci came over and reached out to stroke Kevin's hair, "I will definitely not be like those people."
Shao Ci estimated that those crazy people accidentally touched the black silk thread. After all, even he was a bit troublesome to deal with those black thread, let alone those ordinary npcs.
And the injured... Shao Ci also didn't know why, probably it had something to do with the final truth of this dungeon.
Kevin's eyes lit up immediately, he quickly lowered his head, and said, "Then, that... whatever you want."
Shao Ci left with the tray in his hand. In fact, he still wanted to see Kevin's legs, but he didn't feel comfortable bringing it up just now, so let's wait until we have a good relationship.
At night, after watching Kevin fall asleep, Shao Ci returned to the room.
The servants all lived in the room next to the kitchen, and the most salty servants like Shao Ci lived in four or five rooms.
It was supposed to go through some bloody plot of bullying newcomers, but Shao Ci gave a hint of mental power, and everyone was inexplicably afraid to approach him, so it was time to fall asleep peacefully.
After everyone fell asleep, Shao Ci stood up.
He still remembered that he was in the dungeon, how could he have time to sleep well! Of course, the most important thing is to find clues, otherwise, when the time comes, you will die and you will not know anything.
In other words, this day is so peaceful that it doesn’t look like it’s in any dungeons…
After Shao Ci quietly left the room, he walked towards the study on the second floor. He still cared more about this place than the basement.
Of course the door is locked, and Shao Ci's mental strength is not enough to open the locked door directly... At this time, it is necessary to solve the puzzle and get the key by various means.
But how can Shao Ci have such leisure time!
He struggled at the door for a while, and suddenly had an idea to let the system collect the information inside.
Shao Ci asked some time ago, and learned that the system can automatically search for text materials as long as it is within a radius of ten meters.
This is definitely the most useful function in this world! !
Shao Ci directly asked the system to search and then told himself the information, otherwise, even if he entered the study, he would not know how long it would take to find it.
After staying at the door for a while, the system finally finished searching and sent the information into Shao Ci's mind.
This area does believe in that evil god, but of course they don't think it is an evil god.
This evil god appeared very abruptly, as if he had shown a miracle when a natural disaster occurred here hundreds of years ago.
Compared with other people, the family living in the old castle now knows more about the evil god, and it is through this evil god that they successfully made their fortunes.
However, this evil god needs the family to bring out blood relatives to sacrifice every few years, otherwise it will no longer protect the family, not only that, but also take back everything given in the past.
Seeing this, Shao Ci's heart skipped a beat, and when he looked at the information later, he felt that it was true.
The sacrifices of this family have always been people who are of no use to the family. And now the owner of the ancient castle is a branch of that family. They came to this remote ancient castle from a prosperous place, not for recuperation or anything, but for the sacrificial ceremony.
And this time the person chosen to sacrifice was none other than Kevin.
He was only weak when he was born, and his legs were sacrificed to the evil gods, so he couldn't stand up.
This sacrificial ceremony is divided into several parts. A part of the sacrifice will be sacrificed every once in a while, and the whole person will be sacrificed when they reach adulthood.
Naturally, the location of the sacrifice cannot be in the hall aboveboard, but in the basement.
Originally, Shao Ci wanted to go to the basement, but now he changed his mind, and now he didn't make any preparations and went directly to the basement, where the villain boss would appear, isn't he courting death
The villain boss is probably the evil god... Kevin is still so young and can't see the villain's temperament at all.
Shao Ci: "..." Wait, Kevin is only thirteen or fourteen years old now, is it possible that he will stay in this dungeon for a few more years? !
No no... Shao Ci remembers that some dungeons also have a large time span. Generally, such dungeons have time jump settings. He shouldn't be so miserable...
Thinking of that vile central computerized young man, Shao Ci couldn't be sure.
Because he has been a chosen victim since he was born, Kevin's parents basically don't get in touch with him, and they are afraid of developing feelings and are reluctant to give up. Over time, they really didn't treat each other as their own children, but just regarded each other as a victim.
And the servants who took care of Kevin were often silenced because they witnessed things they shouldn't know. As for what went crazy, it was almost the same as what Shao Ci thought, because they touched the black silk thread that was invisible to the naked eye. In short, because of these things, such messy rumors are now spreading.
Speaking of which, the information recorded in this room is too detailed.
Shao Ci just struggled for a while, anyway, this is just a copy of the game, and it is also the habit of NPCs to write everything into a diary or take notes...
From these materials, we can also know why Kevin's personality is so awkward. It's just awkward now. When he grows up, maybe... no, it will definitely be twisted into a snake mania!
Shao Ci now thinks of the dozens of puppets he saw in the secret room of the dungeon and still feels numb all over. This is not something normal people can do at all.
Connecting the current situation and the future, Shao Ci can basically guess what happened in the middle... It is estimated that this family will not die if they don't die. They were killed by Kevin who didn't know why he exploded.
Wait... Shao Ci suddenly thought, if he changed history now, would he be able to avoid things that would happen in the future, such as taking Kevin away and letting him live a normal life
Shao Ci just thought about it for a while, and gave up after thinking about the feasibility.
This family has sacrificed for so many years, so it is impossible to have no means. It is probably difficult to take Kevin away directly... Besides, even if he can really crush these NPCs, the game system will come out to stop it.
Shao Ci sighed, all he could do was to help the other party within his ability.
If there is any change in Kevin and he becomes a villain boss at that time, he will not soften his heart.
After coming out of the study, Shao Ci walked back towards the room.
Suddenly, he felt that this ancient castle was really too quiet, there was no sound at all, even if everyone was asleep in the middle of the night, it wouldn't be so quiet.
And it was pitch black in front of him, even the candles on the wall weren't lit... and the servants who were supposed to patrol the castle at night didn't show up either.
This kind of atmosphere is almost as if the villain boss will appear in the next moment.
Shao Ci shook his head, it's only the first day... It shouldn't be like this.
As a result, after Shao Ci thought about it, footsteps sounded from behind.
Shao Ci: "!" Wait, since the eyes can't see clearly, it's fine to use mental strength.
Shao Ci hurriedly did this, and after releasing his mental power, he instantly felt the surrounding situation become clearer, and he could directly and clearly feel the appearance of the person walking towards here.
"That's... Kevin's brother?"