I rely on copies to build infrastructure

These are the last words left by the chef.

Because after he finished saying this sentence, his head rolled to the ground, so fast that he had no time to react, his protruding eyes were still blinking, and his brain couldn't understand his situation at all.

Blood gushed out from the severed neck cavity, spilled on the kitchen floor, and splashed all the crew members.

But there was no screaming, no anger, no panicked reactions.

The helpers in the restaurant seemed to be used to such scenes. After the initial shock, they worked together in a division of labor and quickly stuffed the head chef's body into the wooden box where the slime had been placed before.

Because the helpers didn't close the lid of the box, Qin Lu was able to see clearly how the box was really used.This thing is like a pressure cooker, the corpse will be softened quickly when it is put in it, the skin will be smashed and the bones will be rotten, and finally it will be turned into a paste.

Probably due to sufficient energy, the chef's paste is almost full.It's just that the color is very ugly, it's a chicken shit color between yellow and brown, and it keeps tumbling bubbles.

Qin Lu vomited.

He bent down, his stomach was churning, and all the food he had just eaten was vomited out, his hands and feet became cold and his body was weak.

Not far away, the helpers have begun to eat the corpse of the chef. The "goods" produced by the high-ranking crew members are more delicious and nutritious than most of the human animals, because their flesh and blood contain the essence of human animals, which is a rare delicacy.

No one cared about the death of the head chef, and no one talked about "revenge".When sailing on the sea, everyone can have food, but most of the good things are monopolized by senior crew members. The helpers can barely fill their stomachs, and it is almost impossible to upgrade their ranks.

They couldn't afford to offend the top guests on the ship, and even the head chef had no power to resist. They could only give their heads away when they went up.What's more, there are not many opportunities to enjoy exclusive "food" like today. The helpers did not report it tacitly. After dividing up the food silently and quickly, some people greedily collected the blood that splashed on the ground as a source of energy. supplies.

Xi Ren hugged Qin Lu as early as they started eating, supported his body with one hand, then put his other hand around his back, and pressed him into his arms.

Qin Lu's face was pressed against Xi Ren's neck, and his whole body was surrounded by a familiar aura. His hands tightly wrapped around the man's neck, like grabbing a life-saving driftwood, his fingertips kept trembling.

"They...they..."

"It's okay, we're going back."

Xi Ren caressed his back, as if protecting a fragile baby.

"Don't listen to it, don't look at it, it's their business, it has nothing to do with us."

"They really... eat people!"

Qin Lu's teeth were chattering, and he couldn't complete a short sentence several times.

As an ordinary young man living in a safe country, when did he experience such a tragic and bloody situation?Although he had guessed about the contents of the box before, after all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. A complete person turned into a piece of food. The shock of the picture almost caused him to have a nervous breakdown.

"Fake, it's all fake."

"This is just a copy, don't take it seriously."

Xi Ren was walking in the empty corridor with him in his arms. Occasionally, players passing by would cast curious glances, but he didn't care.

"The dungeon settings, they are all NPCs, they are different from us."

Talking like this while walking, when he returned to Room 701, Qin Lu's mood also stabilized.

He was a little embarrassed, and whispered that he wanted to go by himself, but Xi Ren refused.

"Your mood is unstable. If you fall down and get injured, you will be fine. Let's talk about it after you rest."

Qin Xiaolu was a little embarrassed, but he didn't intend to disobey Xiaoren again.

Although his mind has calmed down, he still doesn't dare to think about the scene just now, and his heart chugs when he thinks about it.

Here is a copy, but also the real thing.Xiaoba said that dungeons will appear in problematic worlds, so no matter what form or reason, the people on this ship are real, not data NPCs that can be refreshed repeatedly.

Since it is a real person, then eating the same kind... no, I can't think about it anymore, if I think about it again, I will vomit again!

Qin Lu forced himself to shift the focus.

"Xiaoba, it's okay for us to kill the head chef, right? Will we be punished by the rules?"

Hearing his question, Xi Ren shook his head.

"Probably not. Before Fire Dragon Girl killed two crew members, the captain did not punish her. Instead, he revised the declaration of preferences for her. This shows that the crew members are not within the rules."

He paused, reached out to help Qin Lu adjust his sitting posture, and then continued.

"I've always had a guess that the crew and the captain don't actually exist in this dungeon, or that they shouldn't appear in such a role in the dungeon."

"They seem to be in an advantageous position, but in fact, life and death are not guaranteed compared to ordinary players. Not only can players kill them without any burden, but they can also devour each other within themselves. The dungeon rules turn a blind eye to this kind of killing, which is not in line with common sense. "

"The possibility I can think of is that they shouldn't exist in the first place, and they are stowaways without identity in the dungeon, just like the thing hidden behind the fake phoenix, using the rules of the dungeon to deceive players and profit from it."

"The player who lost the identity card failed the mission and was about to be expelled and obliterated. These illegal parasites replaced the NPC characters and disposed of the player privately. The use of waste is not a violation of the rules. They have their own internal replacements, and the system cannot detect data abnormalities. .”

"Cleverly exploiting the loopholes in the rules, the people on this ship are much smarter than those fools before."

What? !Has the plot developed to the point where even the NPCs on the ship are fake? !

Qin Lu's eyes widened upon hearing this.

Although it felt unbelievable, Xiao Ren's guess almost perfectly explained all the sense of disobedience on the boat, and he couldn't allow him to doubt it.

So this is still a dungeon that has been tampered with, but because the opponent did it more covertly and cautiously, it successfully escaped the supervision of the system.

"Then what do we do now?"

Qin Lu scratched his head.

This time he didn't come in with a troubleshooting task, and Gou Ba didn't repair the core for him. Even if he found a problem with the dungeon, he couldn't report it to the system while the dungeon was in progress.

But wait until the dungeon is over before reporting, and the black hand behind the scenes has harvested another round of leeks. There is no abnormality in the data, and the system has nothing to do with them.

"Let's do it ourselves."

Xi Ren said calmly.

"These people are on board to devour others to gain power, so they will definitely try to prevent us from clearing the level. We are players who have entered the game legally. It is only natural to remove obstacles for victory, and the system has no reason to stop us."

"So, just kill whoever gets in your way."

Qin Lu blinked, unable to react.

But soon he figured it out, and suddenly felt enlightened. Apart from the interference of information given by the fake NPC, the difficulty of this game does not seem to be too high.

Just like Xiaoren said, just eliminate those who stand in the way, they are legal players, and they should be confident in the dungeon.Even for bosses like Fishy Man and Captain, as long as the player does not violate the rules of the dungeon, they can't kill people casually.

There is also the "God" hidden behind the scenes, no matter what it wants to do, all methods must rely on dungeon rules to operate.As long as the players can understand the situation, analyze it calmly, and not be greedy or aggressive, it will not be so easy for these bloodsuckers to take advantage of it.

This game is actually about human heart and human nature.

It's just that he forgot that human heart and human nature are the most complex and changeable things in the world.Although the plan was beautiful, it was completely wrong in reality, and the situation was far more complicated than he imagined.

The first thing to bear the brunt is the boat party in the afternoon.

Because it was a voluntary event, there were not many players who rushed to the scene at the beginning. Many people chose to stay in the room because they were worried about being attacked, or hid in the field to watch the situation.

The garden party is presided over by the chief mate.

The fishy man with a pale face came onto the stage, straightened his sailor uniform, and smiled sinisterly.

His voice is not loud, but his enunciation is exceptionally clear, even players hiding in the outfield can hear clearly.

"This is the only time you can legally plunder other people's cards except for midnight free time."

"As long as you have the ability to win the game, you can legally obtain resources, including but not limited to identity cards, as well as props and abilities that you have been thinking about."

"The rules of the game are very simple, that is, truth and adventure. Participants in the game choose a target to challenge, either reveal the identity of the opponent, or fight with the opponent. The winner can get any card on the opponent's body."

"Each person can challenge five times, and the five times must be different people. Each passenger can be challenged at most once a day. The loser must take out all the cards on his body for the winner to choose. The winner who wins five times is exempted from free time at midnight. It cannot be challenged by anyone."

"Truth or word challenge has 5 minutes to enter the other party's room. To be fair, the other party can also enter your room. The big adventure can kill people, and killing the opponent does not violate the rules. If you have a grudge against someone, this is your chance to legally kill the other party. .”

Having said that, the fishy man paused, folded his hands on his chest, with a half-smile expression on his face.

He has seen greed on some people's faces, some people are eager to move, and some people start to search for prey without any trace.

So he fired again.

"In other words, this is a winner-takes-all game. As long as you can beat five guests, you can not only get their cards, but you can also enjoy a peaceful night. Resources are limited, the more you have, the later The safer it is, I don’t need to explain the reason, you all understand.”

"Now, does anyone want to try it?"