The weather was unbelievably gloomy.
It was just after noon, but the sun was completely covered by dark clouds, and the visibility was not good.
A group of crows flapped their wings and made a rough and hoarse sound, which echoed in this barren grave for a long time. The echo sounded like a ghost crying.
Above the barren graves, not a single blade of grass grows.
There are only a few trees, or dead trees without leaves.
Several sparrows stood on the tree trunk, flapping their wings and leaving after hearing people approaching.
Gu Liang was walking through the cemetery at the moment, towards the village chief's house.
Along the way, he recalled the contents of the card he saw just now.
"Ding Dong, welcome to the punishment book "Dry Bones"."
"This time your role is [Reporter Gu], and you work for the magazine 'Show you the unknown ghost stories'. Your magazine focuses on the exploration of ghost events."
"You came back to Xiaohong Village to do an interview with Hong [village chief's house]. You heard that there was an unknown past ten years ago here, and you are here to reveal this secret past."
"For specific character stories and plots, please refer to the detailed biographies of the characters."
"The interpretation of the plot is still randomly dropped, and players are requested to perform the interpretation according to the prompts."
"Special note about the punishment book: There are zombies, ghosts, or monsters making trouble in this venue. The ghosts are different every night. Before nightfall, there will be a reminder of the invading ghosts that night. The reminders are scattered in the script venue, please look for it."
"All kinds of props are scattered on the scene of the script, such as glutinous rice, mahogany swords, dog blood, garlic, etc. Players are required to pick up the props for self-defense."
"The player dies, the character dies immediately, and the relevant plot interpretation disappears."
"With regard to the consequences of the player's death, the following instructions must be specially made."
"If the real culprit is attacked by a monster prematurely and dies, the system will make timely adjustments to the plot so that the game can continue; at that time, a new real culprit will appear among the players who were originally good guys."
"If all the good players are dead, there will be no way to vote in the end. In this case, the real culprit wins directly."
"Friendly reminder, if too many good players die, the investigation process will be seriously affected. Therefore, I remind everyone to pay attention to protecting teammates during the game, unite and love. Otherwise, if too many players die, during the reasoning stage of the case, many people with Their related timelines, plot stories, motivations, etc., may not be known to living players."
"Please note that during the stage of free exploration and concentrated discussion, monster attacks will not stop."
"The script interpretation stage lasts for three days."
"I hope that after three days, you are still alive."
"Have a nice game everyone!"
Therefore, the only difference between this punishment book and other scripts is that the player will be attacked by monsters from time to time throughout the process, and may die due to the attack of monsters.
The zombie book that Yang Ye visited back then probably had a similar setting.
Fortunately, the danger only occurs after dark.
Before nightfall, through exploration, know the monsters that invaded that night, and make defenses according to their weaknesses, and it should not be difficult to survive the crisis.
What Gu Liang really cares about is this reminder - [If all the players who are good guys die... the real murderer wins directly.]
Perhaps, the real murderer will use the monster to kill the good guy.
At that time, pay more attention to observation, maybe it will be easier to find the real culprit.
However, even so, Gu Liang didn't want to be too active.
Of course, he will find a way to survive, that's for sure.
But if he performs well, it is estimated that he will enter a more advanced script.
But Yang Ye is serving in the military. If he regains his player status, it may be calculated from the difficulty of the script before he left the player status. If this is the case, it will not be easy for the two to meet.
Gu Liang wanted to wait until Yang Ye, help him win once, and persuade him to go back first.
It took about half an hour for Gu Liang to walk through the barren grave and into the village chief's house.
The strange thing about this village is that the south of the barren tomb is the villagers' homes.
But only the village head's house stood alone on the north side of the barren graveyard, separated from everyone else by a large cemetery.
When Gu Liang arrived, it was almost exactly lunch time.
The village chief warmly entertained him, a reporter, and asked him to have dinner with his family.
At the dinner table, besides [Red Village Chief], there were also his wife [Liu Cunhua], and his two sons, [Red Boss] and [Red Second].
The village head is 47 years old, his wife is 42 years old, and the two sons are 28 years old and 18 years old. There is a big difference.
Reporter Gu had inquired about these things before he came.
The second red child, the youngest son of the village chief, is a rather enthusiastic young man. As soon as the reporter came, he grabbed him and asked him questions, such as how to ride the subway, KFC and McDonald's in the city. Not particularly tasty.
Boss Hong lowered his head and ate all the way without saying a word. During this time, he added a mouthful of white rice. After a while, he ate half of the rice, and the other half was scattered on the table.
Liu Cunhua sighed, glanced at him, then looked at the reporter embarrassedly, quickly took his hand, and led him away.
Village Chief Hong couldn't help but sighed, and said to Reporter Gu, "I'm sorry. They all have something to do, so let's leave first."
Reporter Gu knew well that they left not because of "something", but because the popular boss obviously had some intellectual problems, and Liu Cunhua was afraid of losing face in front of the guests, so she left.
But on the surface, Reporter Gu didn't ask much, just nodded. "Thank you, village head, for your hospitality."
Village Chief Hong looked at Reporter Gu and asked tentatively, "Are you planning to help us spread the word when you come back this time? The scenery around our village is still very good, and it would be good to develop it into a tourist attraction or build a film and television city. That cemetery is just right. Reporter, you can help us say something good, use your wonderful pen to rejuvenate, and describe our place better? When the weather clears tomorrow, I will take you to take some beautiful photos?"
Reporter Gu showed some embarrassment. "To be honest, isn't the main problem here? Isn't it haunted? Who dares to come to build a tourist base? Besides, change the cemetery to build a film and television city? Can those villagers agree?"
"Oh, these ghosts come here once a year, for a few days each time. Look, haven't I survived for so many years? The fallen leaves return to their roots, the water and soil that gave birth to us are here, and we will not leave In fact, there is not that much danger."
Village Chief Hong sighed, "But everyone is gradually leaving... I have to find a way to let the villagers earn some money so that everyone can stay."
Reporter Gu induced: "But if I tell it, others may not believe it. What if you come here and get eaten by ghosts? Ten years ago, so many people died here. I heard that people are still dying every year." .In addition to ghosts and ghosts, it seems that there are also murderers here. If I don’t make clear about these things, I will report indiscriminately. Isn’t that harmful!”
Reporter Gu interviewed the past events of this village, and deliberately picked this haunted time to come, just to take some pictures of ghosts back home.
At that time, these materials are estimated to be enough for him to pay for several months.
But Reporter Gu didn't mention this, and only said: "I am willing to come here, and I have already risked my life. No other reporter is willing to help you. I advise you to tell me the story as it is." "
Village Chief Hong fell silent.
Reporter Gu saw his expression and knew he couldn't act too hastily, so he just said: "I will stay here for a few more days. Don't worry, just think about it slowly. Are you willing to make it clear? If I judge that there is no danger inside, I will I’ll help you write promotional articles.”
"At that time, once the article is pushed to various official accounts and the small video is posted again, many people will come."
"The young people nowadays like to travel by car, so don't worry."
At this point, the topic will not continue.
Village Chief Hong didn't say a word, while Second Brother Hong continued to pester Reporter Gu to ask about the big city.
After lunch, the red second took Reporter Gu to his room.
The village chief's house is a small three-story building.
Reporter Gu lived in the room on the leftmost corner on the second floor.
After taking reporter Gu to check in, he briefly introduced where the toilets and the like are located, and then the red second child left.
For Gu Liang, his timeline deduction session at noon today is considered to be over.
He hasn't received any new plot for the time being, so he decides to go out for a while.
First, it was to find something for self-defense.
Second, look for clues and see what the hell is coming here tonight.
After Gu Liang went out, he found that the door of the next room was tightly closed, and there was this big iron lock on the door.
This made him feel a little strange.
After all, if it was an ordinary room, why was it locked like this on purpose? Is there something hidden in it
After staring at the door for a moment, Gu Liang went downstairs.
He walked through the yard all the way to the door of the village chief's house.
He remembered that there was a notice board standing outside the village chief's house facing the cemetery.
He wanted to look at the notice board to see if anything had happened recently.
Gu Liang didn't expect that the ghost clue of the first night was easy to find, and it was actually on this notice board.
It said in red letters: "Shh, please don't talk at night. If you talk, I will find you and eat you. But ah... After seeing me, you must not be able to bear it, and you will treat me Speaker."
These scarlet letters looked a bit like they were written in blood, they were a little dark in color, and had a fishy smell.
Not far away, another flock of crows flew by, making a sound like announcing funerals.
—So, what the ghost means is that he knows he hears someone talk and eats the speaker
However, when seeing ghosts, people can't help talking, why is this
Gu Liang didn't have time to think deeply when a voice came from behind his ears. "Ah! Boss Gu! Second brother Gu! I finally met my relatives! I'm so miserable!"
As soon as Gu Liang turned his head, he saw Li Xiaoyu galloping towards him.