The threat and warning in these four words are self-evident.
"ah-"
It turned out that the housekeeper who was rushing down the stairs ran too fast and almost stumbled and fell.
The owner of the castle glanced at Wen Shi, still caring about the life and death of his subordinates, and turned and walked out.
After that, the butler and the cook disappeared for the whole morning. I heard that the male servant was also missing and no one knew where he was sent to for treatment. The owner of the castle was cruel but also protective. He treated the people inside the castle very well and built a separate place for them to live to avoid night monsters. He did not blame them rashly when they failed to do their job. Accordingly, during the chef's treatment, all the food became fixed-point meals delivered by the outside guard team, so Wen Shi no longer had to study the corresponding death rules.
He used all the saved time to think about the task.
The mission this time is quite clear, which is one of the great benefits of being downgraded to a single-player game.
The real bride is nostalgic and will think of the past, which means she may go to the studio at night. The only pitfall of the task is what the owner of the castle said, the key word is: let her come, free soul.
This means that Wen Shi still cannot use the [Family Emblem] to summon the castle owner in front of the bride, as the latter is waiting for the real bride to approach.
Once the rules of death are established, the rest is clear.
All you have to do is play the role of bait at night and lead the real bride from the studio to the attic on the top floor. The NPCs in the dungeon have natural hostility towards players, so it is easy to attract them to chase and kill them, but the difficult part is how to survive this journey.
Wen Shi estimated the distance. Even if he ran desperately from the underground studio, it would take him at least a quarter of an hour to climb to the attic, and that was assuming there was no obstruction in the way.
However, with the help of Xie Tangyan and Youshi, the difficulty is within an acceptable range.
For the first time, Wen Shi waited for the night to come with anticipation.
In the afternoon, he got up early with the small lantern sent by the housekeeper and sat in the studio waiting for the bride. The pattern of the demon-subduing array was still on the ground. During this time, Wen Shi recalled the scene of Peng Lu squatting on the ground and drawing the array carefully yesterday, and suddenly he felt that things had changed.
He once again experienced the cruelty of the game. If he wanted to avoid being eliminated, he had to keep getting stronger.
Half an hour had passed midnight, but Wen Shi still hadn't seen the real bride.
The monster seemed to be frightened of this place, and there was no movement on the wall.
Wen Shi was on high alert from the beginning, and when he opened his eyes until one o'clock in the morning, he couldn't help feeling a little sleepy.
Forcing himself to dispel the drowsiness, he waited patiently.
Half past one.
The speed of the wind changed, and a gust of wind blew over. Wen Shi's eyes changed, and he was about to summon the [Zombie] immediately.
"It's me." A familiar voice sounded.
When he found out it was Xie Tangyan, Wen Shi was relieved but also a little disappointed. He thought he had finally waited for the real bride: "Sister, where do you think the bride will go?"
"Don't ask me, reflect on yourself."
"Um?"
"You are the only one alive now. If there is any problem, you should look for it in yourself."
Wen Shi reflected on himself for half a minute.
Half a minute later.
Considering that Xie Tangyan was around, he held back his curse words. Wen Shi's face looked a little ugly: "I have been blessed by the Blood Bride."
Any female NPC in the dungeon who is prettier than the Blood Bride will hate him.
Wen Shi had analyzed before that this kind of disgust would only lead to two possibilities: being prioritized as a hunting target or automatically staying away.
The real bride is powerful, so she would definitely choose to kill him first, but last night Wen Shicai threatened the other party with the [Family Badge].
In fact, the family emblem is not a panacea. The owner of the castle will not be willing to destroy the most perfect work. The real bride probably also grasped this point and was quite fearless. She was afraid of being caught and losing her freedom. Now the double buff was superimposed, which was enough for the real bride to choose to stay away from him.
"The power of blessing is so strong."
Wen Shi's eyes suddenly turned cold. The Real Bride and the Blood Bride were not on the same level. He had always thought that the aura cast on herself by the Blood Bride would not affect the more powerful NPCs, but now it seemed that this was not the case at all.
“Ah~”
A familiar voice interrupted Wen Shi's thoughts.
He was stunned for a moment, realizing that the zombies had appeared on their own without being summoned. He covered his stomach with both hands, his facial muscles twitched mechanically, and he could only utter monosyllabic words.
[Your wandering corpse is breeding seeds. ]
[Warning, the zombie's rationality value has dropped by 1.]
Wen Shi was stunned for a moment, his face darkened: "Mutated pomegranate flower, I think it is a perverted pomegranate flower."
Who would have thought that even after Peng Lu's death he couldn't skip this process, because without fresh flesh and blood, the problem only arose now.
“Ah~ha~”
[Warning, the zombie's rationality value has dropped by 1.]
[Warning, rationality value is too low, there is a risk of master devouring. ]
Wen Shi said with a headache: "Brother, please be reasonable. What does your discomfort have to do with me?"
[Warning, the zombie's rationality value has dropped by 1.]
Wen Shi paced back and forth trying to think of a solution. He glanced at Xie Tangyan standing aside and blurted out, "Sister, can you deliver a baby?"
A cold light flashed, and in response he heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed. Xie Tangyan had a strong psychological endurance, and even when he saw the zombies suddenly appear, he just stood aside to prevent the zombies from hurting Wen Shi.
Without anyone doing anything, the zombie stretched out a skinny finger, and with its long green nail, it opened a wound directly at the heart, and then took out a bloody seed. He and the blood bride had different vulnerable parts, so the seed was produced in different places.
After doing all this, the zombie smashed into the wall in anger.
The next second, he squatted on the ground with his hands covering his head, howling non-stop.
Wen Shi remembered the introduction about the mutant pomegranate flower at that time: those infected who discarded the seeds carelessly would be cursed by the pomegranate flower.
[Zombie's rationality value -1, -1, -1...]
[Warning, the zombie's rationality value continues to decline, and the possibility of devouring the master is increasing. ]
Wen Shi: “…”
Watching the zombie's rationality value drop to one, Wen Shi gave up completely and said with a fake smile: "As long as you are happy."
He had reason to suspect that the reason why the level did not drop further was due to game limitations, otherwise it would have been reset to zero.
At this point, Wen Shi could only comfort himself that one plus one is greater than two, and loyalty is also one, so adding the two together might not be so bleak.
The zombie's rampage lasted for seven or eight minutes, and it finally chose to disappear with the seeds.
When Wen Shi opened the panel, before he had time to feel sad about his sanity value that was about to drop, he found the word "Sleeping" behind the status bar.
He was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "Wow, this is using sleep to escape reality."
Unfortunately, Wen Shi couldn't use sleep to escape everything. He stayed in the studio in the second half of the night, and both he and the studio were as quiet as a chicken.
Wen Shi took a nap when it was almost dawn, and Xie Tangyan woke him up when the sun began to rise.
The cuckoo called in the dining room.
Wen Shi walked out reluctantly alone.
After going out, you will definitely face the questioning of the owner of the castle. No matter how relaxed other rules are, if you can't find the bride, you will be killed. This is an iron rule.
The closer he got to the dining room, the slower Wen Shi's steps became, but his brows gradually relaxed.
Now the real bride is subjectively unwilling to show up, and he has no way out. Based on this premise, the game may not let the castle owner kill her directly.
What's more, there is only one player left now, and the owner of the castle is so eager to get his love back, so this only player will be more valued.
dining room.
The castle owner's face was indeed not very pretty.
Wen Shi took the initiative and said, "I believe she must love you, but she loves freedom more. Because of this love, she will often go back to the place where she was created. So I stayed in the studio last night to persuade her."
With an oppressive gaze pressing on his shoulder, the owner of the castle seemed to be able to tell the truth from the falsehood. He knew that Wen Shi’s words of guarding the studio all night were not false, so he did not attack immediately.
"I'll stay here tonight." Wen Shi said sincerely, "As long as she has you in her heart, she will definitely come back."
In other words, not showing up means the bride has unilaterally changed her mind and it has nothing to do with him.
Nice words did not bring a nice result.
Not surprisingly, the real bride did not show up that night.
On the second day, the third day, and at breakfast on the fourth day, Wen Shi tried his best to ignore the gloomy face of the castle owner.
He was also trying hard to think of a countermeasure. He even said a few provocative words to the studio last night, hoping to attract the attention of the real bride. However, it was completely useless. There were props to attract ghosts in the game store, but unfortunately they could only be used in special sessions.
The owner of the castle stood straight with an elegant posture, but the knife he used to cut the steak almost cut through the plate.
Wen Shi could only remain silent.
In the dead silence, the game prompt sound suddenly descended like a gentle rain.
"The owner of the castle asks you to help find the painting. You are kind-hearted and hesitate, not knowing whether to help the unpredictable owner of the castle or secretly help the bride to be free."
"Players, please choose a camp."
"Camp A. Castle owner; Camp B. The most perfect bride"
Wen Shi: "BBBBB."
Any hesitation for even a second would be disrespectful to the game.
"The player chooses to help the bride regain her freedom."
The prompt tone suddenly paused for a second:
"For some reason, you have caused the bride to feel deeply disgusted."
"The bride refused your help and blacklisted you."
Wen Shi immediately became a fence-sitter: "AAAAA."
Now that the option has been released, there should be some new opportunities in the copy.
“The player chooses to help the owner of the castle find the painting.”
The prompt tone paused for a second again:
"The bride is deeply disgusted by you. She usually won't show up where you are. The owner of the castle is doing you a disservice by refusing to help."
"… "
After a moment's silence, Wen Shi leaned back in his chair, shrugged his shoulders and gave up completely.
The game was not arranged properly, it has nothing to do with him.
However, he did realize a truth: think twice before slandering others, and think twice before praising NPCs. If it weren't for the fact that the word "hospice care" had an infinite negative charm, he wouldn't have fallen into such a passive situation.
The game’s ability to make up for the loss was very strong, and Wen Shi soon had the third choice.
"After continuous exploration, the player activates the hidden camp C option."
Wen Shi perked up again: "CCC, I choose C!"
"..." The prompt sound fell silent again. Perhaps it had never seen a player make such an active choice.
(End of this chapter)