The person who introduces the basic situation of the castle to the players is the castle's steward.
"During the filming, you will live in the castle. You may enter the filming at any time. When it is the actor's turn to shoot, you must arrive at the filming site on time, otherwise you will bear the consequences."
"During your stay, you must abide by the rules set by Mrs. Helan."
"There are three rules: first, you are not allowed to enter the fifth floor of the castle during non-shooting hours; second, you must attend Mrs. Helan's dinner every day; third, you cannot destroy Mrs. Helan's beloved collection."
"Those who do not follow the rules will be punished by Lady Holland."
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The twenty players listened quietly to the steward's words and took note of them.
Even Gu Jiu, who had just been promoted to the C-level field, understood the importance of the butler's words. This would be the contract for players to survive in the Helan Castle. Once violated, there would be consequences that the players could not bear.
For example, death.
After the butler explained the precautions, he arranged housing for the players.
"You can choose any room on the second or third floor to live in. The fourth floor is where Madam Helan rests. I hope you won't go up there to disturb her rest."
The players looked at him without saying anything.
The butler looked at them sternly, as if he was looking at a group of restless and dangerous people, or as if he was looking at a group of actors trying to please people. His eyes were contemptuous and made the players feel that they were people of the lowest class who came to the castle specifically to please the castle owner.
"Okay, go choose your room first, and then go to the restaurant to join Mrs. Helan for dinner in an hour."
After the butler finished speaking, he ignored them and turned away.
The players watched him disappear, and someone went upstairs first to choose a room.
The other players also dispersed, without any intention of communicating or introducing themselves.
Seeing this scene, Gu Jiu finally realized the difference between C-level players and D-level players.
Since D-level players have not experienced many games and their strength is limited, they will choose to cooperate with other players in the game world to a certain extent, and the atmosphere between players is still relatively friendly.
C-level players are extremely defensive against each other and will not easily choose to trust other players or cooperate with players they don’t know.
When most people had left, Gu Jiu and Lu Ji walked upstairs together.
Gu Jiu observed the castle as he walked. The decoration and furnishings in the castle were very retro and had a medieval style. It was obvious that it was an ancient castle with a long history.
"Aji, which floor should we choose?" Gu Jiu tilted his head and asked his friend.
"It's up to you to choose. I have no objection."
Gu Jiu laughed, not surprised by her answer, "Then let's choose the third floor. The third floor is higher and the view is farther."
Lu Ji had no objection, "Yeah."
The two walked up the stairs to the third floor.
There is a spacious corridor on the third floor. There are many paintings hanging on the walls on both sides of the corridor, mainly portraits and landscapes. Each painting is lifelike, which shows the level of the painter.
Gu Jiu took a casual look and chose a room.
There was no lock on the room. When I pushed the door open, I saw the same retro-style furnishings. The air was filled with a light and elegant fragrance, which was very pleasant.
"The environment this time is good." Gu Jiu said in a very good mood, "At least we don't have to live in a garbage dump."
Lu Ji knew that she was talking about the copy world of "Seven Sheep". Seeing her smiling face, he knew that she was very satisfied with the living environment this time, and his mood became happy and cheerful unconsciously.
After checking out the room, Gu Jiu was very satisfied that the room also came with a bathroom.
She walked to the window, pushed open the half-closed window, looked out, and found that the castle was actually built between the mountains. Looking around, the mountains were rolling and the distance between each mountain was very far. The terrain was steep and shrouded in clouds and mist.
Helan Castle stands on the top of a mountain. Looking down from the window, you can see the steep mountain. The place covered by clouds and mist is bottomless. If you fall from the castle, you will definitely die.
There was a subtle look on Gu Jiu's face.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ji asked puzzledly.
Gu Jiu looked out the window for a while and said with a smile, "This is a perfect place to kill someone and dump their body. There is no way to escape."
Lu Ji: “…”
After inspecting the room, Gu Jiu sat on a round chair with a golden cushion and discussed with Lu Ji what the castle steward had just said.
"According to him, the filming time of the movie is uncertain, it may be during the day or at night. When it is your turn to shoot, you must not be absent or late, otherwise unexpected things will happen."
Lu Ji nodded, the housekeeper's words indeed revealed this meaning.
"And the three rules he mentioned are also quite interesting. They clearly tell the players that they can use the three rules to do something." Gu Jiu propped up his chin. "The rules were set by Madam Helan, proving that Madam Helan has great power in this game field."
Mrs. Helan's rights are somewhat similar to the rights of the landlord in the "Seven Sheep" copy world.
The landlord is the legal owner of the house and has the power to decide what happens to the residents of his house, so the landlord can lock up powerful ogres and bind the ghosts they killed to one place, preventing them from leaving on their own, so that the landlord does not have to worry about retaliation.
I just don’t know what Mrs. Helan’s rights are.
"But I'm more curious about how the movie was shot." Gu Jiu said puzzledly, "I don't seem to see any equipment needed for filming, and there's not even a director or anything like that."
Players are, without a doubt, actors.
The task this time is: the player successfully plays out a death movie.
Gu Jiu noticed that it was acting rather than filming, and the words used were different and the meaning was also different.
"Aji, do you think that during the filming process, players can play different roles?"
"It's possible." Lu Ji said briefly.
The two analyzed the game mission and the rules revealed by the butler until dinner time arrived.
All players arrived at the restaurant on the first floor on time.
There is a long dining table in the restaurant that can accommodate twenty people. The table is full of food. The rich smell of food permeates the air, attracting hungry people.
The player had only been in the game for an hour and was not very hungry. When he saw the food on the table, he did not rush to sit down.
They looked around the restaurant and found that there were no servants serving in the restaurant, nor was the owner of the castle, Mrs. Holland. Only the butler was standing by the dining table.
The butler has very deep nasolabial folds on his face, and it can be seen that he is a person with a rigid and strict personality.
"Everyone, please take a seat." The butler said, "On the table is the content of your filming tasks for tomorrow. Please check your filming tasks for tomorrow."
After hearing this, the players present finally understood why players had to attend Mrs. Helan's dinner every day. It turned out that the dinner time was used to announce the players' shooting tasks for the next day.
Knowing this, the player stopped resisting and chose a seat to sit down.
Gu Jiu pulled Lu Ji and chose a seat that was closer.
Twenty players just filled up the dining table. The table and chairs seemed to be prepared according to the number of people. In front of each person was a plate covered by an exquisite silver lid. After opening the lid, a folded piece of paper could be seen on the silver plate under the lid.
After Gu Jiu opened the lid of the basin, he saw the note in front of him and realized that what was written on the note was the shooting task issued to the players.
You are an injured dancer, invited to the castle by the great Lady Helan. Tomorrow at 15:00, you will present a graceful dance to Lady Helan's guests in the ballroom of the castle.
After reading the contents of the note, Gu Jiu looked at the other players and found that the expressions on their faces were different, but most of them covered the notes calmly. Some dissatisfied players complained to their companions in a low voice.
"What kind of mission is this? Is this a movie shoot? Why does it feel like this isn't the case at all?"
"That's right. We haven't seen any equipment for filming movies, and there's no director. Could it be that the player himself is the director?"
"Looking at the environment outside the castle, it looks like an ancient castle in the deep mountains and forests, without any modern atmosphere."
“I doubt this movie will ever be made.”
"And what about the audience? What are these audiences?"
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Gu Jiu had extremely sensitive hearing, and even though they were far away, he could still hear the players' subdued discussions.
Their words also confused her. It seemed that she would have to wait until tomorrow to find out how the movie was made and what Mrs. Holland's audience was.
The dinner prepared by the castle was very rich, but the players were not interested in it and did not even eat it, thus finishing the first day's dinner in a hurry.
After dinner time, it was already dark outside.
Gu Jiu noticed that some players decided to go back to their rooms to rest, while others walked around the castle to get a feel for its environment.
As she had just arrived, she had no mood to wander around and decided to go back to her room to rest and prepare for tomorrow.
Probably because the castle is located between mountains and forests and its terrain is quite high, the temperature in the castle is very low at night.
Gu Jiu first took a hot bath, and when he climbed into bed, he felt so comfortable that he fell asleep instantly.
But she was thinking about Lu Ji's task, so she waited until Lu Ji finished her bath and went to bed, then she came close to her and asked with a smile: "Aji, what is your shooting task tomorrow?"
She leaned very close, and her warm breath blew against the pale neck.
Lu Ji felt a little uncomfortable and silently took out his task note and handed it to her.
You are a painter, invited to the castle by the great Lady Holland to paint a picture of death for her. Your performance will begin in the studio at 8:00 tomorrow morning.
Gu Jiu placed the two pieces of paper side by side and looked at the words on them.
The words on the note looked like they were printed, and the format was very similar.
Gu Jiu understood and said, "It seems that the players are indeed actors in this game world. They have to play the roles given on the note... I wonder if the actors play different roles every day, or if they have fixed roles."
Lu Ji pointed at the two pieces of paper and said, "This piece of paper specifically says that it's about an injured dancer. If you want to perform in the castle's ballroom tomorrow, it will be very difficult. And the painting of death here is also a trap."
Gu Jiu hummed, "Sure enough, it's different from the D-level game world. The beginning of the C-level game world is a death trap."
Putting the two slips away, Gu Jiu said, "I don't know what roles other players are playing. We can check on them tomorrow. Ah Ji, are you going to the studio at 8:00 tomorrow?"
"Look at what's on the note, yes."
"Then I'll accompany you. When you finish painting, you can also accompany me to the dance hall in the afternoon."
Lu Ji pursed his lips and smiled softly, "Okay."
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