my cthulhu game

Chapter 206 Arkham's First Test

In front of the counter of the pawnshop, Chen Qiang, who was carrying a suitcase, showed a smile.

"Hello." Chen Qiang, wearing a magic mask, said gracefully.

I hope the magic mask presented by Elder Ghoul is as effective as he boasted, Chen Qiang thought.

Unlike those convenient props in fantasy novels that can change body shape and appearance without side effects, the mask given to him by the elder can only slightly change the details of appearance, but cannot change the eye color and face shape.At the same time, it also needs to consume the energy of the user (Chen Qiang estimated it with the system, about 1 MP per hour).

In Arkham, that's enough, too.In fact, most ordinary Americans look at Chinese people in the same way...

Elizabeth rubbed her eyes.

Maybe I had too much contact with those things hundreds of years ago, and I had some kind of hallucinations, Elizabeth thought.God knows why the residents of this town always hide so few cultural relics, so that even their dreams are related to the history of Arkham Town.

Yesterday she discussed with her sister Olive all night how to apply for the game test qualification of "Fortress of Sanity", so that the possibility of being selected will be greater.This directly leads to her lack of sleep.

"May I ask what you need..." Elizabeth cheered up.

"I have a very precious ancient document that needs to be pawned." Chen Qiang said with a smile in a white shirt that can be seen everywhere.

[Elizabeth's mother tongue test failed 96/50]

Chen Qiang dressed like the Romans, but he didn't try to disguise his unauthentic English accent.But probably because of being too tired, Elizabeth not only did not realize that the guest was from China, she even mistakenly thought that Chen Qiang was a Chinese who had lived in the United States for a long time.

For today, Chen Qiang can be said to have made sufficient preparations.He himself came to the outskirts of Arkham from the underground passage of the ghouls, but the "Fortress of Sanity" released news to the media, saying that their billionaire boss was on a mail ship bound for Hawaii.Almost no one knew that Chen Qiang came to Arkham Town without anyone noticing.

"What's your name, please?"

"Chen Jian." Chen Qiang borrowed his cousin's name.

Elizabeth was not suspicious.

"Please tell me the title of the book." Elizabeth sat up straight, this kind of business is considered common in Arkham's pawn shop, "and..."

Chen Qiang narrowed his eyes.From now on, that's the key.

"Miss, you may have misunderstood what I mean," Chen Qiang assumed the indifferent attitude of a superior, "The books I want to sell are very precious, far beyond your imagination."

Elizabeth looked directly into Chen Qiang's eyes.There is no doubt in those clear eyes...

[Chen Qiang's charm check failed 100/53]

... reveals an undisguised poverty.

"..." Chen Qiang's expression froze for a moment.

fuck.

You give me this for the first check?

Elizabeth in front of her still maintained a service-oriented smile.

Unmistakable, the young saleswoman thought in her heart, this young oriental man with a featureless face (influenced by the magic mask) and modest clothes (bought casually in Arkham) is a complete pauper.

Of course, the pawn shop clerk does not exclude poor people from coming to their door.

One of Mr Pickman's local staff, Elizabeth, has undergone rigorous training on everything from how to read customers' "micro-expressions" to assessing their financial status from the way they dress.etc.Although I lost my composure just now because I haven't woken up, from now on, I must seriously examine...

[Elizabeth failed the psychology check 61/50]

[Elizabeth Valuation Test 4/70 Great Success]

The eastern man's expression was indifferent, his brows were slightly frowned, his left index finger shook slightly, and his right hand held his suitcase very tightly.

In Elizabeth's experience, the person who exhibited this reaction was facing a serious psychological test.

Given their pawn shop behavior, they are often going through a severe financial crisis and lack confidence in the items they will be pawning.According to this inference, "ancient books are very precious, far beyond imagination" and so on. Eighty percent of them are also words of courage for themselves.

At the same time, because he had just been to the department store facing the street yesterday, Elizabeth was sure that his brand new shirt and suitcase were just bought there.

Even the jumpsuit and suitcase were improvised paupers, and it was hard to imagine what value he could come up with.

"Mr. Chen, please trust our professionalism." Elizabeth raised her eyebrows with a businesslike look.

"I prefer to interview Mr. Pickman, not reveal my secrets in this hall where anyone can come and go."

Although he didn't have any hope for the follow-up test after the big failure, Chen Qiang still tried his best.

"Consider what Mr. Pickman would say if my pawn turned out to be of great value and you were unaware of it?"

Chen Qiang is not worried that the business will fail.

In normal Cthulhu mods, investigators are on the bright side and mythical creatures are on the dark side.

But this time around Arkham was different.

The Arkham people still don't know about Chen Qiang's arrival.He was in the dark, Pickman and others were in the open. Even if the first tentative contact failed, Chen Qiang still had a way to "make a comeback".

If you really want to say it, it looks like the people of Arkham Town are "raiding the module set by Chen Qiang".

[Chen Qiang’s intimidation test was successful at 14/15]

It can be seen that Chen Qiang's words have had some effect.Elizabeth looked unhappy, but still made a "please" gesture.

"Put your things on the counter," she said, "and let me go over them."

……

In the open-air cafe across the street, a burly man was enjoying the street view of Arkham leisurely.

His gaze seemed to be wandering, but he never left the pawn shop across the street.

Pickman isn't the only one coveting Arkham's treasure.Now that Pickman broke the rules of the game, the eyes of other forces are also staring at him.

[? ? ?Spot check 26/85 successful]

He noticed Chen Qiang walking into the pawnshop.In Arkham, oriental faces are still relatively rare, and even fewer visit Pickman's.

……

The manuscript Chen Qiang took out was in Greek, which Elizabeth did not know.

[Elizabeth failed the appraisal check with penalty 94/50]

The Appraise skill can be used not only to assess the value of an item, but also to estimate its age, discover its historical background, and identify counterfeits.

Obviously, Elizabeth did not understand ancient Greek, but she also failed to discover that the "ancient scrolls" were forged in modern times.

"A friend of mine in West Asia gave it to me," said Chen Qiang. "A local armed group attacked an archaeological site, and many cultural relics were left outside. My friend said that it was written in Greek, probably from ancient West Asia." A copy imported from Europe."

"I'm going to take a picture of it," Elizabeth decided, "I'll contact you after we can confirm the contents."

　Speaking of which, I once started a group, and the PC's first and second dice were both 100 failures...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)