Instance game: I signed a pact with the gods, and the gods accused me of cheating

Hearing this, Qin Shang frowned;

"And then, with so many kids coming in and only a few graduating, it would definitely attract some people's attention, right?"

Although he didn't understand the background of the times, Qin Shang suddenly had more trust in the old man's words.

Orphanages, welfare homes, and nursing homes are the most chaotic places. Even their own relatives are not responsible for them. Can we really expect a group of strangers in welfare homes and orphanages to treat the children as their own?

Therefore, if the welfare home can no longer operate, it is entirely possible to send the children to other places!

But, even if Changteng Middle School is evil, it shouldn't be the case that some children sent there die every day, right?

If other students watched their companions or classmates die, wouldn't they riot and want to flee the school?

The old man shook his head, then nodded;

"You're right. Later, many welfare institutions heard these rumors from the public and began to refuse to send children to Changteng Private Middle School. In addition, children kept dying here. Until eight years ago, Changteng Middle School was completely deserted."

"But for some reason, the residents nearby can hear the sound of reading aloud here every morning."

“It’s like there are really a lot of children reading here early in the morning.”

"Maybe it's the obsession of those murdered children? Anyway, this place is haunted, so you have to be careful..."

After saying this, he sighed, and his wrinkled face was full of sympathy;

"I don't know who invited you here. In fact, this school has been abandoned for a long time. Occasionally, a few overseas Chinese bosses will come back and seem to be planning to transfer or sell the school, but there should be no students left."

"Normally, you can't see any living people here even during the day."

"But the entrance and exit gates of this place are very small, and you can't see what's inside from the gate. The key is that under normal circumstances, few people have the courage to go in and explore, because generally those who go in never come out again, so Changteng Middle School has been abandoned until now."

After hearing this, Qin Shang was stunned. Has it been abandoned for a long time?

"How can you be sure there are no more students?"

The old man pointed to a garbage station not far away;

"If the school is still running normally, how much garbage will be generated every day? Besides, students are not gods, they must eat. I have never seen any trucks transporting vegetables and fruits passing by this place."

"And look at the electricity and water meters at the school gate. The numbers on them have hardly moved for a month. Does this look like an environment where people can live? Do living people need to live without water and electricity?"

Qin Shang was shocked, then immediately frowned and asked back;

"That's not right. Didn't you say that you could occasionally see the severed limbs of a child? If there are no living people here..."

"I mean I can see it, but other people can't!"

"I don't know if you can see it, but when I passed by the school gate yesterday, I saw a severed finger in the corridor at the entrance, but no one else could see it. I have given up hope now."

Hearing this, Qin Shang stared at the old man in astonishment for a long time.

Broken finger...

Could it be the one that the 'martial artist with brains' stepped on just now?

But why can this old man see it while others can’t?

The other people the old man mentioned must be the other NPCs in the copy.

Is there something special about this old man sweeping the street?

Moreover, there were some problems with the word order in his words, and the logic was also a bit reversed. Qin Shang always felt that something was wrong...

The next moment, the old man smiled awkwardly again, pointed at his forehead with his mouth tilted, and a strand of saliva oozed from the corner of his mouth, making his dark face look even more foolish;

"When I was a kid, I had a high fever. People said my brain was damaged by the fever. But I was just a little dull and a little slow in doing things, but I'm not a fool."

"People also said that I should go to the mountains to learn Taoist magic or something like that. They said that I was born with a third eye. Would you mind taking a look for me..."

Qin Shang;???

We were chatting just fine just now, why did he suddenly go crazy?

The next moment, the old man took two shaky steps forward, tilted his head and smiled, his crystal saliva hanging like a small pendant at the corner of his mouth, which made people feel sick;

"Master, I have something I want to ask you. People say that every village has a village guardian who is mentally ill and stupid all day long. But in fact, there is such a person who can protect the peace of the village. All disasters in the village are prevented, but there is no such person in our town."

"What you said about Changteng Private Middle School, could it be because there is no village guardian in our village..."

Qin Shang watched the old man's final nonsense with saliva flying everywhere, and now he completely understood it.

This old guy is just digging his own grave. This NPC is probably just a fool from the nearby town.

"Is it possible that the so-called village guardian is you?"

Qin Shang sighed, his eyes fell on the old man's tattered work clothes, and he was stunned.

'Road Worker of Factory No. 1315 of the Republic of China'... This is clothes from decades ago. The old man looks to be at least fifty years old. Is he someone who lived through the Republic of China period?

Qin Shang now understood completely, and there was suddenly a hint of pity in his eyes when he looked at the old man.

No wonder there are sanitation workers coming out to sweep the streets late at night. No wonder there are sanitation workers who dare to approach the area even though they know there are strange things happening around them.

Because his mental state is totally abnormal, sometimes he is good and sometimes he is bad. Isn't he just a typical village guard?

I don’t know why, but it seems like everyone’s hometown in the countryside has such a fool.

A person who likes to stand at the entrance of the village, a little bit mentally retarded, and wandering around the village all day long.

Whenever there was a banquet in the countryside, they would invite him to dinner, and after eating and drinking, he would consciously clean up for the family.

Sometimes he behaves stupidly, and sometimes his behavior seems to be no different from that of an ordinary person.

It's just that communicating with him is extremely difficult and it's hard to understand what he's saying.

He is dull and simple-minded, but the villagers and elders are in awe of him.

Even if I sometimes felt that he was going crazy, I would stop and listen carefully to his slurred words before leaving.

There was also such a person in the village where Qin Shang lived when he was a child.

At that time, Qin Shang was half-believing and half-doubting the remarks and rumors of the village guards.

He once suspected that the term "village guardian" was a rumor spread by the village elders in order to protect those poor children who were born with some mental and intellectual problems.

It is for these intellectually handicapped children, so that they will not be despised and bullied by other peers, and grow up healthily and safely, and live their lives in peace.

This name contains a kind of kindness and simplicity that is shared by the elders in the old society.

After all, the medical environment was poor at that time. If a child had a fever and did not receive timely medical treatment, he could easily become a fool by accident.

The child is innocent and has done nothing wrong. He was born with a disease and became a mentally retarded child due to a fever.

The older elders in the village made up the story of the village guardian so that the mentally retarded child could grow up safely.

It has been passed down from generation to generation.

It seems that this old cleaner whose mental state fluctuates is probably the village guardian of this town.

As for whether there are other living NPCs here, Qin Shang is not sure.

This can’t be an isolated village! ?

He sighed;

"Hey, uncle, you should go back and rest early."

"Master Dao, you too, leave as soon as you finish the ritual. There are unclean things here. Oh, by the way, did I just tell you? In the past, people often threw out children's body parts when throwing away garbage. This place is haunted. You can always hear the sound of children reading..."

The old man chuckled twice and repeated his original words.

Qin Shang pretended not to hear and left.

The old man was not adamant. Seeing this, he staggered past Qin Shang.

Qin Shang sighed, and suddenly remembered in his mind that when he was a child, he relied on his intelligence to tease the silly friends in the village. When his father found out, he gave him a good beating when he got home, and he almost lost half his life.

Qin Shang was young at that time, and he didn't realize the deep meaning of the words of the village guard...

My father said that the little fool would be the next generation's village defender.

Although Qin Shang believed it, he still couldn't help but want to tease the other person.

As a result, the little fool with congenital intellectual disability was deceived and couldn't find the way back to the village all night. It was the village chief of the neighboring village who helped to send him back.

This matter was passed on to his father by other people, and Qin Shang almost had to undergo physical salvation.

"This is also a poor man..."

Qin Shang sighed, and then walked back to the corridor in front of Changteng Middle School.

Seeing the two companions huddled together, they were squatting side by side in the small corridor that could only accommodate one person, giving people the feeling of being in good distress.

Qin Shang even thought of an emoticon package in his mind, which showed two cats hugging each other with the caption "good brothers".

Thinking of this, Qin Shang suddenly said unhappily;

"Are you guys lying there? You don't even dare to go out? No... Uncle Zhao won't mention it. You, you are a bad guy after all, and a player with the highest combat power, a martial artist. Aren't you very brave just now?"

Hearing the complaint in his words, the 'smart martial artist' laughed cheekily;

"When you go out, there are good and bad things. Bravery is for the outside world, and cowardice is the norm."

Who would have thought that Uncle Zhao actually nodded in agreement.

Damn, these two are just funny.

Qin Shang's face darkened, and he suddenly felt that after completing the game this time, he wouldn't have to think about the title of the dungeon guide anymore.

Let's just go with "The Bad Guys' Rookie Swindler and the Story of Two Pendants"...

Qin Shang rolled his eyes in annoyance;

"The other NPCs should be resting at this time, so it's probably hard to run into anyone alive. The old man just now is the village guard in this town, and he doesn't look very well."

"Only one or two out of ten sentences can be trusted. The information is very little. Let's discuss the next plan."

"Should I go back and continue exploring the dungeon, or should I go into the town to see if there are any clues that can provide valuable information..."

He was halfway through his words when the two men looked up at him at the same time. The light from the small lamps on their helmets suddenly illuminated the walls of the small building.

Qin Shang was stunned.

I saw a water meter and electricity meter box hanging about two palms’ height above my head.

The numbers above are exactly zero.

Water usage this month is 00;00.

Electricity consumption this month is 00;00.

His body shook, and the old man's words just now came to his mind again.

This... this is actually true?

Has this place really not had water and electricity for a long time?

"Wait, could it be that the village guard really didn't lie to me? Has this school really been abandoned for a long time?"

There is no way there could be a place where living people are still active and not consuming any water or electricity.

So, in this case, the location of this copy, [Changteng Ghost School], apart from the weird ones, there are no living people anymore?

Why did the previous exploration team enter this copy?

Our main task is to explore the whereabouts of the players of the previous exploration team. What was the main task of the previous exploration team? ? ?

And...how did its pollution source come about?

A school that has been abandoned for eight years could give rise to a new source of pollution?

Then, Qin Shang thought of something again and widened his eyes again;

"What the hell is this Sakurajima soldier I just saw?"

"Hallucination? Or weird?"

In an instant, countless questions lingered in Qin Shang's mind like exploding mysteries. This place was surprisingly weird!