my cthulhu game

Chapter 12 Sorry, the Keeper Can Do Whatever He Wants

"It's just a statue—"

"I know what you are, Uncle Xu." Chen Qiang shook his head.

His palms were sweating.

He trusted Uncle Xu, but if Uncle Xu really attacked him violently, Chen Qiang would have no choice but to use his strongest weapon after he activated the secret keeper authority.

There are three "tools" in the Secret Keeper toolbox opened by Chen Qiang.

The first one is [Invite Investigators].This plug-in is embedded in the phone's address book, allowing Chen Qiang to see the current sanity of all contacts.

The second one is [Myth Map].

And the last one...

[Mythical creature interference].

By consuming the sanity in the sanity pool, Chen Qiang can exercise one-time command power over mythical creatures without divinity.If the command fits the creature's personality or logic of behavior, the command is permanent; even if the command is contrary to the creature's nature, the command can control the creature for a brief period of time.

For Uncle Xu, Chen Qiang needs to consume 16 sanity points to control him perfectly.Chen Qiang suspected that there was some kind of formula behind this, but the system did not give it.

In the Cthulhu running group, the keeper can almost do whatever he wants, and the skill [Mythological Creature Interference] finally made Chen Qiang feel like a keeper in the real world.

[Mythological Creature Intervention] in hand, even if Uncle Xu suddenly launches an attack, he can temporarily control Uncle Xu, and even order him to commit suicide.

It's just... I really don't want to go to that step.

But Uncle Xu had a complex expression, as if he was engaged in a violent psychological struggle.

"Uncle Xu, even if you force me to stay here," Chen Qiang said, "as long as I can't go back tonight, the people I arranged will receive information about you. I'm not bluffing, didn't you hear it during the day The story I told Xiaoxue? At that time, I planned everything."

[70/71 successful speaking skills]

Uncle Xu nodded slowly.

"I believe that you already knew everything, and I also believe that you have prepared a countermeasure," Uncle Xu said, "but I also understand that Xiao Chen, you are not the kind of person who will die with me at the same time."

"So, that means you won't do anything to me?"

"My old Xu never kills." Uncle Xu seemed no longer panicked, "but I still beg you not to tell about my situation."

[Psychology 7/56 success]

Most of the psychology checks had to be confronted with the opponent's speech skills and other skills, but Chen Qiang directly received a prompt that the skill check was successful.Maybe the other party didn't want to continue to hide his meaning.

"That's natural, Uncle Xu." Chen Qiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you want me to remove the disguise of this human skin?"

"No need," Chen Qiang said in succession, he didn't want to cause unnecessary sanity impact due to witnessing Uncle Xu's ferocious body, "I was cleaning that night, and you fell asleep inside, and I peeked in through the crack of the door curiously , but no, it scares me quite a bit.”

[Speech skills failed 95/71]

"You lied to me, boy," Uncle Xu shook his head, "but it doesn't matter. I don't smell our clan on you, you must not belong to us. Xiao Chen, I, Old Xu, don't care how you know about me Yes, I believe you are a good man."

Uncle Xu, is it really okay to issue cards so straightforwardly?

"You don't want to see my real appearance, and I understand." Uncle Xu said.He recalled the first time his wife had seen ghoul form.

"How did you become..."

"At that time, Lei Lei was still in elementary school, and I injured my leg while working, so I couldn't find a job in the city," said Uncle Xu. "I had to go back to my hometown and find a job in a cemetery while recuperating."

"Where did you...meet your kindred?"

Uncle Xu nodded.

"I was scared at first," he said, lost in distant memories, "but then I found out that they were actually very friendly. My leg injury finally healed, but I found out..."

"You're starting to look like them."

"I frantically asked for a way to change back, but they couldn't help me. In the end, the purple-robed high priest of the clan thought of a way and taught me the spell to change back to human form, and there was another spell to help me cover up the smell of carrion. Qi can also basically eliminate their toxicity to ordinary people."

"They didn't invite you to be with them?"

"I'm invited, but I can't let go of my wife and Lei Lei." Uncle Xu said.

"The ice cream shop was their idea too?"

"It's mine," said Uncle Xu, "I have a relative who drives an ice cream truck, and I think this will help me keep the rotten food longer."

"They must have helped you with other things," Chen Qiang said, "otherwise, after so many years, you alone wouldn't be able to hide it."

"I have a compatriot who used to work in a meat factory," Uncle Xu said, "and he continues to work in this business now. I don't know what method he used to hide dead animals in the cold drink truck that was transported to me, so that I could Eat.”

"It seems that there are quite a lot of you like this?"

"Maybe, but I don't know the third one," said Uncle Xu. "Later, I thought I couldn't rely on him alone, so I opened another butcher shop."

"Then why don't you open a butcher shop from the very beginning?"

"I didn't think of it at the time!" Uncle Xu stared.

Chen Qiang's heart suddenly moved.

"Uncle Xu, tell me," he said, "You cannibals... Do you, your family, eat cooked food, feel the same as we eat rotten things?"

"It's disgusting." Uncle Xu nodded and admitted.

"But I remember that every time Leilei came over, you ate with her..."

"That's my baby, Leilei!" Uncle Xu said proudly, "Sitting with her, even if it stinks, my old Xu has to swallow it hard, right?"

"..."

It turned out to be the case.

As a human being, Wei Yuanshan took the initiative to turn himself into a monster.

But Uncle Xu, who is a monster, wants to be a human from the bottom of his heart.

Even though the SAN has returned to 0, Uncle Xu's spiritual pillar still has not collapsed, guarding the final bottom line of rationality in his spiritual world for him.

Midnight has passed, and the duration of the Keeper's Eye has expired.Chen Qiang did not activate the Eye of the Keeper for the second time because it was no longer needed.

"Uncle Xu."

"Ok?"

"look into my eyes."

"What?"

"I, Chen Qiang, the last secret keeper on earth, ordered in the name of the secret keeper." Chen Qiang didn't know why he did this, maybe this is the secret keeper who did whatever he wanted, "Please always insist on your dignity as a human being. Even though you are physically different from us, you will always be human."

【Mythical Creature Intervention】Activated.

[Keeper sanity pool 50-16=34 points]

"What's wrong? All of a sudden." The order was completely in line with the target's personality. Uncle Xu didn't even realize that his spiritual world had been modified.

He only felt... With Chen Qiang's encouragement, after becoming a ghoul, the lingering loneliness that lingered in his heart disappeared.

And Chen Qiang smiled wryly.

My 16 sanity pool!
Just to prevent Uncle Xu from collapsing unexpectedly in the future, he just used up his impulsiveness!
"Nothing," Chen Qiang quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of Uncle Xu, are you willing to be my investigator?"

Chen Qiang had read it a long time ago. Uncle Xu's name in the address book inviting investigators is gray.

Mythical creatures cannot be investigators.

He said this now because he just wanted to let Uncle Xu, a mythical creature whose physical strength is far superior to ordinary people, escort other investigators when he hosts the module in the future.

"Ah? Investigate?" Uncle Xu didn't understand what Chen Qiang meant, "Investigate what? All right."

The cell phone in Chen Qiang's pocket——suddenly started to vibrate.

[A mythical creature that will "forever" regard itself as a human being and continue to adhere to the human way of life, the system also regards it as a human being]

【Your help to him is not meaningless】

[Even if his sanity returns to zero, as long as his spiritual support still exists, his rationality will never collapse, and he will continue to explore modules as an investigator]

"This is……"

[Congratulations, you have harvested the first mythical creature investigator]

[You get the investigator reward talent "Friends of Ghouls": your sanity will not be reduced by witnessing ghouls]

[You have received the "extra device" as a reward from the keeper: five sets of mythological technology reality devices for investigator trials will be sent to you soon.Notice!This device uses part of the "Yugus Fungus" and "Issian" technology, please keep it secret!Because your "game hall function" has not been turned on, it will be automatically sent to your side...]

(End of this chapter)