The unicorn stopped at the door, seemingly unwilling to step into the castle.
The old man pulled out a snow-white handkerchief from the pocket of his straight tailcoat. He helped Tang Ning get off the unicorn through the handkerchief.
Tangning looked around as his snow-white bare feet landed on the scarlet carpet.
The castle was very large and dark. Outside, the sun was setting. Once you entered the castle, it seemed as if you had stepped into the night because all the curtains were closed, completely blocking out the light from the outside. In the dark corners of the castle, there was a damp chill everywhere. Even the wall lamps could not dispel the gloom and chill.
"Please follow me." The old man said respectfully.
Tang Ning followed the old man, followed by seven other players.
The old man took Tang Ning through a long corridor, walked down a spiral staircase, and finally came to a restaurant on the second floor.
A scarlet tablecloth was spread on the long table, which was about eight meters long, and on it were eight exquisite meals.
Sitting at the end of the dining table was a handsome man, the flickering candlelight illuminating his perfect face. He was wearing an elaborate and gorgeous shirt, with fluffy, curly blond hair hanging down his shoulders.
"Sir, the guests have arrived." The butler said respectfully.
The man who was leaning back in his chair boredly raised his eyes and looked at Tang Ning with his sharp and narrow eyes. The red candlelight flickered in his blue pupils.
He stared at Tang Ning steadily.
This castle gave people a cold and depressing feeling, but this NPC with an extremely good appearance reminded Tang Ning of the blue sky and golden sunshine.
"Master Priest." The lazily sitting man stood up and said to Tangning, "Please sit down."
priest
Although Tang Ning guessed that the cards he had this time were probably unusual, he didn't think they were that extraordinary.
Tang Ning didn't need to think about where he wanted to sit. The butler came forward to help Tang Ning pull out a chair. The chair he pulled out was the seat closest to the owner of the castle.
The remaining seven players also took their seats one by one.
"Your Excellency the Priest, you have traveled all the way, working day and night. Thank you for your hard work." The owner of the castle raised the red wine glass in his hand. Against the scarlet background, his fair skin looked a little pale.
Tang Ning tried to find the wine glass in front of him, but the wine glass in front of him was filled with clear liquid.
Tangning looked at the castle owner again. He had already taken a sip. His thin lips were stained red and the corners of his lips were raised in a gentle arc.
Tangning didn't say anything. The castle owner finished his toast and continued, "This time, I'll have to trouble the priest to resolve the castle's curse."
Curse of the castle
Tangning remained silent. He guessed that the priest was the type who was taciturn and aloof. Sure enough, the castle owner did not ask him to speak much. He stood up and bowed to Tangning gracefully. "Although I would like to talk to you more, the night is coming soon. I hope you can forgive me for my poor hospitality."
After saying this, the owner of the castle turned and left.
Following him was the butler.
Not long after, the two NPCs disappeared in the castle.
Jiang Mianmian stood up, walked to the window, carefully opened a small section of the curtains and looked out the window with a serious expression: "It's going to get dark soon, and those two NPCs have left the castle. According to what the NPC just said, it's very likely that the castle will be in danger at night."
Li Haoyuan walked to the wine glass that the owner of the castle had used. He lowered his head and his nose flared. "It's not red wine, it's blood. Is the owner of this castle a vampire?"
Christine sat in her seat, "This castle has a very strong dark energy."
Si Tai looked at the tempting food on the exquisite dishes and asked, "Dad, can we eat these?"
Zhou Kang glanced at the food and then looked at other objects around him.
The strange player sitting next to Zhou Kang was very silent.
Lin Yun tapped the table with his fingers, "Why is the system scene loading so slowly this time?"
As soon as the words fell, the system prompt sounded in everyone's mind.
Ding—Sub-loading completed
The mysterious castle has a curse. Anyone who enters the castle will eventually lose themselves and find themselves in a completely opposite state. If you are kind, it is evil; if you are weak, it is strong; if you are stupid, it is smart... It is you, but it is not you. It quietly occupies your body, or the body of your teammate.
Tang Ning's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked at the other seven teammates sitting at the long table.
The only source of light in the restaurant was the candlesticks on the long table. Half of everyone's face was illuminated by the candlelight, while the other half was hidden in the darkness. There was a flickering light in the center of each pair of dim eyes.
They looked at each other and they were suspicious of each other.
When the night falls, it will start to pollute unscrupulously, causing more people to lose themselves, so you must find it before dark and drive it out of the castle. Of course, it also disguises itself, so be careful not to exile your real teammates.
Multiplayer: Ghost
Number of players: 8
Difficulty: Level A
Main Mission: Survive! Survive safely for seven days!
Tangning responded to the system's cheerful tone without disguising her malicious intent: "Yes, the game begins."
Everyone at the table fell into silence, with flickering glances intertwined in the dead silence.
Jiang Mianmian pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on her nose and looked over one by one. Tang Ning said that Jiang Mianmian's glasses had a special ability, and perhaps Jiang Mianmian could tell who was contaminated.
After looking at all the people, Jiang Mianmian shook his head and said, "I can't see anything unusual about them."
Tangning licked her lips.
There are two possibilities. One is that Jiang Mianmian's glasses cannot identify contaminated people. This possibility is very high. If Jiang Mianmian's glasses can work in this case, then this A level is almost no difficulty for Jiang Mianmian.
Second, Jiang Mianmian's glasses can see pollution, but for the sake of the game balance mechanism, the first person to be polluted is Jiang Mianmian, so she can pretend that she didn't notice other polluted people and not expose herself.
The last possibility is that no one has been contaminated yet, so no matter whether the glasses work or not, Jiang Mianmian can't see anything unusual.
Tang Ning looked at Li Haoyuan. He said that Li Haoyuan's intuition was very accurate. Without Tang Ning saying anything, Li Haoyuan shook his head at Tang Ning.
At present, the people Li Haoyuan is most familiar with are Tang Ning and Si Tai. When selecting new people, he also considered Jiang Mianmian, Zhou Kang and Lin Yun. Based on his strong intuition, Tang Ning felt that Li Haoyuan should be able to tell that the people he is familiar with are not contaminated.
As for Li Haoyuan shaking, there are still two possibilities. One is that Li Haoyuan has been contaminated. The other is that neither Li Haoyuan nor Si Tai have been contaminated, and the pollution has not yet begun.
Tang Ning looked at Christine again. Since Christine was a priest of light and he said at the beginning that he could feel the strong dark energy in this castle, then could he detect anything from his teammates
"No dark energy was detected from you." Christine said.
Tang Ning's head began to hurt. He had no idea how many people could be contaminated at one time. Normally, only one person might be contaminated on the first day, but it was also possible that Jiang Mianmian, Li Haoyuan, and Christine were all contaminated at the beginning. Level A could not be inferred by common sense.
"Let's have a brief discussion first." Jiang Mianmian said, "In this round of competition, the most important player is Tangning."
"Eight people, Tangning knows six of them." Jiang Mianmian said, "Tangning is the one who knows the other teammates the most. The system just introduced the rules. The polluted people will have their personalities changed drastically. The more familiar people are, the better they will be able to distinguish this change."
No one objected to this. Tang Ning looked at the only unfamiliar player, a man with a shaved head. Zhou Kang said that he was a monk. If it was an Eastern system, this player could play a lot of roles, but in this game he was a Western deputy.
This monk only knew Zhou Kang. If Zhou Kang was contaminated, no one present would be able to identify him based on their familiarity.
"That NPC also called Tang Ning the High Priest. Does Tang Ning have some special abilities in this game?" Jiang Mianmian asked.
Lin Yun frowned, "No matter if everyone present has special abilities, it's not good to say it directly. Otherwise, if the polluted person knows, they will probably pollute the people with special abilities first."
"Exchanging information is a must." Jiang Mianmian said calmly, "Otherwise we are just like blind men groping in the dark."
Si Tai was sitting next to Tang Ning, and he looked at Tang Ning.
System, what is the share this time? What are the cards for? Tangning asked silently in her mind.
Priest, you have a chance to see through the player's nature once a day.
Tang Ning's eyelids twitched, and he confirmed: You mean you can confirm that one player is not contaminated every day
The system said: Yes.
How should I use this ability? Tangning asked nervously. This ability was too important. He hoped that Jiang Mianmian had such a powerful skill.
Stand in front of the mirror with the person you want to identify, and ask in your heart, magic mirror, magic mirror, tell you who is the best person in the world.
This sentence is the setting 1 of the Magic Mirror card.
What happened next? Tangning asked.
If that person is a ghost, you and the other person's shadow will appear in the mirror. The system said.
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment. What if that person was a human
There is only your shadow in the mirror. The system said: Because you are the most important person in the world, only when the thing standing next to you is not a person, it can be in the same frame with you.
He is the most beautiful person in the world. What a weird and shameless setting...
What does the second setting of the Magic Mirror card mean? "Is that the person in the mirror?" Tangning asked.
If you are a ghost, then the mirror tells you that person is not you. The system said.
Tang Ning felt that this rule was useless. Did the ghost need a mirror to tell him
Why not? The system asks: For example, are you sure you are really you
Tangning blinked.
Of course he is himself...right
The cold mechanical voice asked slowly and leisurely: Are you sure, it is really the system