The Uncanny Valley Travel Guide

After the meal, the five gathered in Zhou Qing's room.

"Why didn't you call Brother Mu Tuo?" Wen Zheliu was curious.

"It's what you said. Mu Tuo is still under suspicion." Du Zijun twisted the cigarette butt in his hand, "What's more, we need someone to hold those three down."

Wen Zheliu: "Okay, what should I say now?"

"Tell me about the evidence we found yesterday." Zhou Qing said, "Take a look."

She handed a paper bag to Wen Zheliu, Wen Zheliu opened it, and found that it was an appointment document with a long history and thin paper.

He carefully pulled it out, and looked at the contents together with He Qin.

"We stipulate... that this town has the permanent power to establish a legal person and a political body... Mr. Wesley Carter is hereby appointed as the sheriff of the town of Arlington..." He selected a few important sentences to read, his eyes from the red paint The layers of stamps landed on the final date, "... 1740, July 7th."

Above the letter of appointment, an eagle spreads its vigorous wings and holds a bunch of golden ears of wheat in its beak.

"A commission letter from 1740." He Qin concluded with great interest, "Things are starting to get interesting."

"The key is that we don't know what year it is now, and how long it has been since this letter of appointment." Zhou Qing frowned in distress, "If there is no obvious reminder, I really can't tell the difference."

"The Victorian period." He Qin said, "A rough estimate, after 1837."

Both Zhou Qing and Zhou Yao were taken aback, Zhou Yao doubted: "How do you know?"

"Architectural style, clothing style, many works of this era in the bookcase, there are even "French Revolution" in 1837 and "Past and Present" in 1843..." He Qin looked at the letter of appointment in his hand, He smiled hypocritically at everyone, "More importantly - I am a staff member."

Everyone: "..."

Wen Zheliu had already entered a very serious thinking mode, he said: "Okay, let's get down to business, from this point of view, it means that Marianne has lied very seriously."

"That's right!" Zhou Qing couldn't wait to yell, she counted with her fingers, "She said it was her uncle's house, but the house was full of Eagle's family crests, and compared with the letter of appointment, it was exactly this Sheriff's!"

"That's right," Wen Zheliu said, "When I asked her the first day, she said her name was Marianne Hill, but the surname of the sheriff was completely different from hers..."

"Besides, if this letter of appointment is not fake," Wen Zheliu held it up, his face extremely ugly, "Marian's actual age should be over 100 years old, she is not human at all."

He Qin didn't speak, and the rest of the people were shocked: "How is it possible?!"

Du Zijun was the first to react: "No, you mean that the town where Marianne used to live was Arlington?"

He Qin replied: "According to the version of the story we know now, there is a town called Arlington that was massacred because the sheriff indulged his guards to bully men and women and commit all kinds of crimes."

"The dates of all the books in the study that mentioned this incident have been blackened with ink." Wen Zheliu continued, "What Marian said is half true and half false, the only thing that can be determined is her identity And the purpose must be very unfriendly to the player. She is not an npc who mainly observes and guides, she may be an accomplice at all...or the mastermind of the tragedy in the town."

"—a ghost that has lingered here for many years." He Qin added.

In the room, a tingling chill rolled down everyone's backs.

Du Zijun bit his cigarette, and sneered meaninglessly: "Okay, become a good teammate of a mole, become a villain's haunted house owner, what else?"

"But why does she keep this thing?" Zhou Yao took the paper bag and waved his hand, "If there is another player who has the same lockpicking skills as me, wouldn't she be exposed very quickly?"

Wen Zheliu said seriously: "No, it can't be the same. The magistrate not only has judicial management and public security functions, but also an honorary position used to demonstrate social and economic status. Anyone who holds this position in the county needs no less than 20 people every year. Asset income in pounds sterling...so since this is another property owned by the squire sheriff, Marian is probably holding this appointment order to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Zhou Yao wondered: "What's the trouble? But in comparison, I'm more curious, you two brothers...how do you remember these unorthodox knowledge so firmly?"

Wen Zheliu smiled modestly: "When I was young, I liked to read some messy books, so I remembered it. In the era when the magistrate took office, George IV was still in power until the Victorian era-when any country changes its dynasty, it is inevitable. Turmoil. Marianne can completely forge an identity for herself, and she keeps this power of attorney, whether it is to prove the ownership of the house or to get rid of some troubles in the transfer of property rights, it is very useful."

Zhou Qing said in a daze: "So this magnificent house is actually the house of a sheriff more than 100 years ago, and this jungle we are in..."

"It's the small town of Arlington that was almost killed more than 100 years ago." Du Zijun continued.

"I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, but because I live in this mountain..." Zhou Yao also murmured.

As if thinking of something, He Qin lowered his eyes, and the charming lines flew from the inner corner of the eye to the end of the eye, just like the artist's meticulously drawn fine brushwork.His handsomeness has cold and sharp edges, although when necessary, this sharpness can also be transformed into a silk-like gorgeous and soft wind, but when his face pales, a kind of beastly, inorganic cold It will be fully displayed on him, making it unshakable.

"The most important thing right now is to collect all the tokens from the monsters." He said indifferently, "The longer you stay in this world, the more unfavorable it will be for you—"

"That..." Zhou Qing seemed to think of something, and raised his hands weakly, "I forgot one thing."

Wen Zheliu: "What?"

She stood up, ran to the bedside table, took out something, and handed it to He Qin.

"This, last night, you cut off a monster's finger, and something flew into the grass under my feet, and then I picked it up subconsciously..."

It was a tattered bow tie that was so filthy that it couldn't see its color.

[Prop Name: Broken Bowknot]

【Level: None】

[Activation type: none]

【Cooling time: none】

[Attack Power: None]

【Effect: None】

[Equipment level: 1]

[Introduction to props: The bow on the neckline of the girl, I have also felt the warm body fragrance, the touch of soft fingers and the joyful love of the owner. 】

Wen Zheliu said subconsciously: "The third thing."

Zhou Yao and Du Zijun glanced at him keenly, but neither asked about the whereabouts of the remaining token.Du Zijun took a puff of his cigarette, and the slightly spicy mint flavor of the lady's cigarette permeated the air. He reminded: "By the way, I saw that kid whose name I can't remember, and it's real. The item he got is called [Hand of the Thief], you can go and communicate with him, maybe you will gain something."

Although his tone was very sophisticated, Wen Zheliu still nodded: "Okay, thank you."

Saying goodbye to the three of them, in the corridor, Wen Zheliu counted the number of keepsakes in their hands, "Bowknots, photo frame pendants, and lace...all belong to girls."

He Qin said: "As long as the next stage of the plot starts, all the truth will be known."

Wen Zheliu instinctively felt that something was wrong, he asked in confusion: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

It wasn't his delusion, from the moment Marian's lie was exposed, He Qin's expression became extremely gloomy.

He Qin lowered his head and saw the handsome young man staring at him with clear and warm eyes like a young buck. He rubbed Wen Zheliu's head, but without answering, he just reached out and knocked on the door of Mu Tuo and Xie Yuanyuan's room. knock.

"Let's solve the plot line first." He said.

Through the door, a dull voice came from inside, and said, "Please come in!"

Wen Zheliu had no choice but to open the door first, and discuss minor issues with He Qin later.Entering the room, Mu Tuo was not there, Xie Yuanyuan was the only one left. Seeing someone coming, he hurriedly said, "Ah, are you looking for Brother Mu Tuo? He just went out..."

Wen Zheliu smiled, Xie Yuanyuan's sense of presence was too low, he had to try his best to keep his eyes on his face, so as not to let his eyes wander to other places: "We are not looking for Mu Tuo, we are here for you .”

As soon as the words fell, there was a bang, and He Qin closed the door with his backhand.

The three men were in a small closed environment, and the atmosphere suddenly became delicate.Xie Yuanyuan nestled on the chair, looked left and right at the condescending He Qin and Wen Zheliu, subconsciously put his arms around his body, and retracted his neck.

He stammered and yelled: "I... I'm so weak, okay, I can't drink anymore! Don't, Brother Jie!"

Wen Zheliu immediately responded like a conditioned reflex, hehehe: "You want to understand? I have some good ones in my room~"

"Good luck? It's a new game."

"What a new game, it's more exciting than the game! It can also teach you to turn, big, and human~"

He Qin was expressionless: "...Excuse me, are you filming an educational promotional video?"

Wen Zheliu: "..."

Xie Yuanyuan: "..."

The room fell into dead silence. After a long while, Wen Zheliu suddenly woke up. He hastily cleared his throat loudly, and concealed his words: "...we are actually here today for business...not for good health, no!"

Xie Yuanyuan also coughed twice, and replied subtly: "Oh, oh! Please tell me!"

"Then I'll tell you straight to the point." He Qin held Wen Zheliu's shoulders, unceremoniously stopped between him and Xie Yuanyuan, like a vigilant male leopard holding a young stag behind him, "We need your [thief's hand] to get something."

"Ah?!" Xie Yuanyuan was shocked, "How do you know that I have the hands of a thief?"

"By the third day, the props owned by teammates are no longer a secret," Wen Zheliu returned to a serious state, "The only thing that is properly hidden as a secret is our respective true identities."

Xie Yuanyuan said in confusion: "I, I don't understand..."

Wen Zheliu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, we just need mutual trust."

"So... what do you want me to steal with a thief?" Xie Yuanyuan hesitated.

He Qin replied decisively: "Clearance props."

Wen Zheliu also raised the bow in his hand: "There are a total of six eyeless monsters, and each of them has this little thing on their body. If we collect them all, we may get the final clue to pass the level."

Xie Yuanyuan stared at the bow tie, hesitated and stammered for a while, and finally took out a tube-shaped rag from his backpack.

"This, this..." He swallowed, "I stole it last night..."

"Last night?" Wen Zheliu asked in amazement, "When did you steal it?!"

Xie Yuanyuan said: "It was your brother who grabbed you, and then the monster chased it within the range of the thief's hand, so I... tried to steal it, and then there was this thing in the package."

The shape of this tube-shaped rag is too blinding, so Wen Zheliu had to start with the system attributes.

[Prop Name: Half Sleeve]

【Level: None】

[Activation type: none]

【Cooling time: none】

[Attack Power: None]

【Effect: None】

[Equipment level: 1]

[Introduction to props: The sleeves that have been torn into half, even if they are washed with clean water and sewn back with embroidery thread, it will be difficult to return to their original intact appearance. 】

Wen Zheliu looked at it in silence for a while, then returned the sleeve to Xie Yuanyuan, "You should keep this one first. By the way, can I have a look at the attributes of your thief's hand?"

Xie Yuanyuan trusted the two unpredictable handsome men in front of him, so without saying a word, he took out a pair of translucent light gloves from the package.

[Prop Name: Thief's Hand]

【Grade: C】

[Activation type: Instant activation]

【Cooling time: none】

[Attack Power: None]

[Effect: The activation range of this item is within a radius of 1.5-2 meters where the holding player is. When the player activates the item, the player will have a 40% chance of stealing the item equipped by 1 unit of target. The item level cannot be higher than the item level 2 or more, that is, b-level.

Limit use times: 3 times

Current use times: 2 times

Note: The higher the concealment of the holding player, the greater the chance of successful theft. 】

[Equipment level: 5]

[Introduction to props: Gloves specially prepared for beginners. If you no longer need it one day, let another beginner steal it. 】

Wen Zheliu was completely speechless after reading it.

"The higher the concealment of the player who owns it, the greater the chance of successful theft"... This attribute is simply cheating on him!From this point of view, the so-called 40% limit is useless at all. For Xie Yuanyuan, this item is a nirvana that will take effect [-]% of the time.

"Okay..." He scratched his head, "So, what we mean is..."

He thought about what to say, and He Qin had already taken it over and said, "I just want you to use the thief's hand to steal the remaining two key items during the night patrol tomorrow night."

Xie Yuanyuan hesitated, "Can this work?"

"Look at the cooperation." Wen Zheliu sighed softly, "As long as no one makes trouble, then everything is fine."