Nightmare Illustrated Collection Record [Unlimited Stream]
Chapter 24 Deep Sea Ritual Town (3)
The lantern bearer was drunk and fell asleep, and he couldn't ask any more questions.
The three of Yin Luming could only go to other places to see.
It is almost ten o'clock in the morning, and the sun should be shining brightly, but the sky in Solaria Town is always dark and dark. The sun is vaguely hiding behind the clouds, and it is even brighter than the moon on a cloudy night dim.
No wonder the small town of Solaria was so cold.
"So, Mrs. Solari practiced evil methods in order to live forever, extracting the blood of boys and girls, so the sun fish god left the small town of Solari?"
Mi Ampere summed it up, a little dazed, "It sounds like you just need to kill Madam?"
Chi Xi said: "Sounds more like Bloody Mary or the vampire Countess Camilla, right? Bathing in a girl's blood in order to keep youth forever."
Yin Luming shook his head: "It's not that simple. The main task now requires us to survive, which means that in this dream, the power gap between us and the enemy is huge, and it is difficult to complete the task."
Mi Ampere was stunned for a moment: "Brother Yin, do you want to break through?"
The difficulty of clearing the level and breaking it can be described as a world of difference. Clearing the level carefully may save your life. If you want to break through the level...that is a gamble with your life.
Chi Xi finally found a chance to show off: "Brother Yin broke our last dream level!"
Mi Ampere looked at Yin Luming in surprise, and gasped: "So it's the master! Does the master have any inspiration now? Do you know who the dreamer is?"
Yin Luming stroked his chin: "There is too little information."
Chi Xi finally found an opportunity and complained to Mi Ampei: "Why are you following us? Do you want to find out information about breaking the level? Aren't your teammates worried?"
Mi Ampere was shocked: "Aren't you my teammates?"
Chi Xi: "..."
Mi Ampere laughed "hehe": "Don't worry, I'm not interested in breaking the level. I just think it's more interesting to follow you. It must be fun."
Chi Xi glanced at Mi Ampere with some vigilance - because of Yang Jiao, he always felt that others were trying to trick him.
They chatted as they walked, and it took them half a day to go around the small fishing town. Except for the lantern bearer, they couldn't find a second townsman who was willing to communicate with them.
When passing the manor in the middle, the violin music was still echoing when we went out in the morning.
Yin Luming suddenly asked: "Have you heard the violin music played by Madam Solari?"
"No."
"A bit familiar..."
Yin Luming said: "The name of this violin piece is "Violin Sonata in G Minor". It was composed in a dream by the Italian violinist Tartini. It is very difficult to perform. Mrs. Solari can play it so wonderfully."
Chi Xi was a little dazed: "Brother Yin is so knowledgeable..."
"This violin piece also has a name." Yin Luming said, "Tartini dreamed that he signed a contract with the devil, and then he had a whim and gave the violin to the devil. The devil played this piece, so it is called "The Devil's Trill Sonata."
"Dream? Devil?" Chi Xi grasped the point instantly, "Could Madam be the 'devil' in this dream?"
Mi Ampere continued smoothly: "If so, the person who traded with her is likely to be the dreamer of this dream! This dream is the fear of the devil haunting the dreamer!"
Excitement appeared in the eyes of the two of them at the same time.
Yin Luming smiled and said nothing.
Although this inference seems reasonable, but... it is a bit too simple.
"Maybe the 'devil' does not refer to Madam Solari." Yin Luming said, "Maybe it refers to the players?"
The player is an outsider in this dream, Madam Solari invited the players to live in the manor in order to complete the sacrifice...
Yin Luming silently added another sentence in his heart: If you really want to say it, the relationship between himself and Shen Lou is very close to the background story of "The Devil's Trilling Sonata".
……
Around noon, when the sun had risen to its highest point—it was just a normal overcast state—the townspeople finally came out to move around.
Just like what the lantern bearer said, the residents in the small town of Solari are basically old people, and there are only a few young people who look about forty or fifty.
The townspeople's clothes looked tattered, and a few fishermen and sailors were simply shirtless, exposing their ribbed chests and sagging stomachs.
Miampe scratched his head: "It seems that the people in Solari Town are not living well."
Chi Xi hesitated for a moment: "But the manor looks very rich."
Honey and wine are freely available for so many players.
Mi Ampere said: "Maybe it was exploited from these townspeople."
Chi Xi muttered, "I think Madam Solari might not be a bad person."
"why?"
"I think she's very kind—and isn't she playing the violin all day? Solari Manor doesn't have much contact with these townspeople."
Mi Ampere looked at Chi Xi for a long time before saying, "You don't want to be greedy, do you?"
Chi Xi: "..."
He became angry from embarrassment, "I have a girlfriend!"
Mi Ampere was shocked: "You also have a girlfriend like you? Come on, show me the picture!"
"roll!"
The two children were fighting, and Yin Luming's eyes fell on the pier.
The few fishermen got on the boat at the pier, paddled and headed towards the sea.
When they were punting, two players leaned forward and tried to talk to them, but they swung their oars mercilessly away, and their hostility towards the players was clear at a glance.
The two players hit the wall several times in a row and could only walk back in discouragement.
When passing by Yin Luming and the others, one of them could still be heard complaining:
"It's so annoying. I said earlier that everyone will not communicate with us. You insist on dragging me to waste time together. If you have the time, you might as well go to the woods."
"How do you know if you don't try? The woods are dangerous and you can't go..."
Yin Luming looked at the sea level and frowned slightly.
He walked to the pier and knelt down to observe the water.
Maybe it's because there's been no sunshine for a long time, maybe it's because of the weather, the sea water has a faint salty smell, and the color is as gloomy as the sky, it looks like a ditch polluted by industry.
The shape of a fish with its tail cocked is carved on the wooden pole beside the pier, just like the hanging decorations on the doorsteps of people in the town.
Yin Luming pondered for a moment, then turned back to the manor.
……
Back at the manor, Yin Luming approached the housekeeper and asked to see Mrs. Solari.
The housekeeper's expression was very respectful, but his eyes were raised to the sky: "Madam is busy with business, so I don't have time to see you."
"Madam won't meet us, how can we help Madam complete the sacrifice?"
"Madam will order you if necessary." The butler looked disgusted, "There are too many ordinary people who want to get close to Madam, why don't you go back and get a basin of water and look in the mirror."
Chi Xi blushed from the butler's domineering attitude, but Mi Ampei complained in a timely manner: "You have to look in the mirror with Brother Yin's looks? I think Madam may not be as good-looking as Brother Yin!"
housekeeper:"……"
Seeing the housekeeper's respectful expression, his face almost contorted, Yin Luming said, "Then can you give me some gloves?"
This request was much lower, and the butler's expression improved slightly: "What does the guest want gloves for?"
"Fishing fish." Yin Luming didn't change his face, "But I'm afraid that the sea water will corrode my skin."
The butler looked at Yin Luming's hands speechlessly—don't say, this man's hands do look very fair, not like someone who can catch fish.
Yin Luming took a stack of plastic gloves brought by the housekeeper from the kitchen, and turned back to the guest room.
Chi Xi asked curiously, "Brother Yin, what do you want gloves for?"
"Keep away from getting dirty."
Yin Luming distributed two gloves to Chi Xi and Mi Ampere: "You guys take a pair too."
Chi Xi and Mi Ampere looked at each other, although they didn't quite understand, they accepted it: "Then shall we go fishing now?"
"I lied to the housekeeper." Yin Luming said calmly, "Now you can go take a nap and do something interesting tonight."
Mi Ampei's eyes lit up immediately: "Oh oh oh!"
Chi Xi observed Yin Luming carefully, and silently suspected in his heart: Based on what he knew about Brother Yin, Brother Yin might not want to take a nap by himself...
……
At dinner that evening, Mrs. Solari appeared again in the dining room.
This time she changed into a long purple dress again, and the jewelry on her body was also matched brilliantly, like a lady attending a congress.
Although Mrs. Solari's attitude towards the players is still gentle, many players have run into a wall with the butler. Metaphor.
Looking at the gorgeous jewelry on Mrs. Solari's body, and then thinking of the dilapidated houses and emaciated bodies of the townspeople outside, it was even more unacceptable.
Even though Mrs. Solari happily shared a few short stories about her abroad, it didn't stir up the atmosphere in the restaurant.
On the contrary, the player's expression is heavy when he thinks that after dinner, he will face a threat to his life from nowhere.
Mrs. Solari was not affected, she was still smiling, and after everyone had finished eating, she drank a glass of a red liquid that she didn't know what it was before gracefully getting up and preparing to leave.
"Madam Solari, I have a question."
A voice suddenly stopped her.
Madam Solari turned around in surprise, "What's the problem, beautiful lady?"
The female player clenched her fists and looked up at Madam Solari: "My friend disappeared in your manor, shouldn't you give me an explanation? I ask you to return him!"
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes fell on this girl, with some disbelief.
The smile on Madam Solari's face slowly dissipated, a pair of green eyes fell on the girl, and the atmosphere gradually froze in the meaningful atmosphere.
The stiff faces of the serving maids showed panic.
In the breathless silence, the housekeeper spoke out first, staring at the girl with displeasure: "It's so rude! That gentleman is lost, what's the matter with Mrs. Guan?"
The girl looked at the butler suddenly: "How did the butler know that the friend I mentioned is a 'sir'?"
The butler suddenly got stuck.
As soon as he was about to refute, Mrs. Solari raised her hand to stop him.
Mrs. Solari showed a proper surprise: "There is a gentleman missing in my manor! This kind of thing should have been reported to me earlier!"
She turned to look at the butler, "Immediately arrange for the servants to search in the manor, and make sure to find out where the person went!"
The butler looked between the wife and the player for a long time, and finally responded with great reluctance: "Yes."
Madam Solari looked at the girl again, and said kindly, "Don't worry, my dear, I will definitely find your friend."
Seeing this scene, the words "pretentious" emerged in everyone's mind.
The girl obviously felt the same way, her face turned red, and just as she was about to say something, she heard Madam Solari continue, "For everyone's safety, from today onwards, after dinner, go directly to the guest room to rest until the next day In the morning, try not to go out."
All players were taken aback.
The access control time has been advanced so much? !
"lady……"
After Madam Solari announced the news, she ignored the players' protests and left with a smile.
The girl was left biting her lower lip in bewilderment.
Some players looked at her angrily.
It's all her fault for being reckless and ignorant!
Mrs. Solari is obviously the boss-level figure in this dream, so she provoked rashly without confidence. Isn't this dragging others to die together?
A few impulsive ones even approached her angrily.
"Wait a moment."
A man stood in front of her, gently but firmly stopped the person who wanted to find fault, "It's not her fault."
The man was getting angry, and he wanted to shake him off without even thinking about it: "None of your business!"
However, after shaking it vigorously, his arm was completely unable to move as if it was bound by steel clamps.
The man looked around and said patiently: "Everyone, calm down and think about it carefully. The mechanisms in the dream all reflect the wishes of the dreamer, and it is unlikely to change because of a certain player. It is very likely that the access control happened in advance. The player dies—"
He glanced at the girl's pale face and changed his words, "After the disappearance, even if this girl doesn't open her mouth, Mrs. Solari and the housekeeper will sing a double reed to restrict us. The difficulty will definitely increase every day, and the internal strife is meaningless now. Don't forget that attacking players may be judged as malicious by the system."
The face of the player caught by him changed, and he cursed, but retreated.
The man didn't just stop talking, and continued to say: "I have a proposal. I think we players should unite and cooperate with each other. On the one hand, we can find clues to pass the level, and on the other hand, we can avoid being killed by monsters in the dream one by one."
The players were all taken aback.
"When we first met Madam Solari, she said that 'the number of you is just right'—why is it just right? If you have too many rooms, you can't fit them, and if you don't, you can't complete the mission." The man said firmly, "Question In fact, many of our players come together, no matter from the perspective of safety or other considerations, they can all share a room."
The girl behind him bit her lip and said, "I mentioned this matter yesterday, but the servant said that we must share one room with each other."
"Yes, why is there a room for each person? It means that the monster behind the player is either limited by a certain rule and can only murder one person at a time, or it is not strong enough to deal with one." The man continued to analyze, "Whether it is Either way, they must hope that we will always be isolated from each other, or even hostile to each other. Maybe Madam Solari's behavior today is also intentional."
The players showed dubious expressions, and many of them expressed their hearts.
There were also people who were a little dissatisfied and said: "If there is a union, who will get the final reward for breaking the level?"
Customs clearance rewards can be shared, but only one person can own the customs clearance reward.
The player said frankly: "Whoever finds the key clues is the one who counts, each depends on his own ability—you don't have to doubt me, I'll be honest, I'm actually fully confident that I can find a way to break through the level, and I won't rob you."
He stretched out his hand, and the palm of his hand shone with a layer of blue light, revealing the two numbers "78".
"Ranked players!"
"Number 78... is Lei Yingzhe!"
A group of players suddenly rioted, looking at him with awe and jealousy.
Chi Xi asked in a daze, "What is a ranked player?"
Mi Ampere replied with envy: "The ranking players are the top [-] players on the Nightmare Points Ranking. That's awesome! It is said that ranked players have many privileges, and showing their rankings is one of them."
Chi Xi was a little surprised: "Is it so difficult for these players' wishes to come true?"
"Hey, some of them are not for fulfilling wishes anymore." Mi Ampei curled his lips, "I met a big guy in the dream before, probably a ranked player, and he stayed in the game purely to enjoy the thrill of breaking through the level. Yes. Other ranked players should be similar."
Yin Luming asked: "Then what is this Lei Yingzhe good at?"
"I don't know about that." Mi Ampei blushed, "The ranked players are too far away from me, so I don't care much about it. But judging by their points and the number of levels passed, most of them should be level-breakers. "
Chi Xi stared blankly at the ranked player who socialized calmly in the crowd, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
With the name of ranked players, Lei Yingzhe has persuaded most of the players to join him, and is distributing a wristband to each of them, saying that this wristband has the ability to locate each other, and can even activate a protective function when in danger .
When it was sent to Yin Luming, Yin Luming smiled and said, "I don't want it anymore."
The eyes of the people around him immediately focused on him.
Yin Luming looked at Lei Yingzhe calmly.
Lei Yingzhe didn't show any dissatisfaction or contempt, and said with a smile: "It seems that this friend is very capable. I used to like to explore alone. After a long time, I lost my momentum."
Yin Luming smiled and didn't answer.
Lei Yingzhe didn't force it, but continued to distribute the wristbands.
Chi Xi and Mi Ampere looked at Yin Luming, but they didn't answer either.
Only five of the nearly twenty players did not accept it.
Lei Yingzhe did not treat them differently, and generously shared his findings today: "I went around the forest today. Although the trees in the forest are very prosperous, there are no animals, and the humidity and cold are also very heavy. In addition The soil is also very soft and easy to sink into. The key is that there are thirteen stone pillars at the end."
Someone asked: "What does this mean?"
"Animals are very sensitive. If there are no animals, it means that the place must be occupied by stronger beings." Lei Yingzhe said, "Mrs. Solari said not to go out at night, there will be wild beasts, whether this beast actually exists, whether it is a wild beast or not It's very suspicious. I suspect that the side of the stone pillar may be the sleeping place or altar of the Dreamland Boss, and when the sacrifice is completed, it will wake up from its deep sleep. The number thirteen represents unknown in various religions. "
"Brother Lei didn't go in and take a look?"
Lei Yingzhe smiled and said, "How can you break through the level with such recklessness? There is no clue for the dreamer. Anyway, everyone must be careful tonight."
The players responded with a bang.
Lei Yingzhe turned his head to look at Yin Luming and the others, and said sincerely: "You also have to be careful, I'm in room 17, you can come to me if you need it."
……
The players surrounding Lei Yingzhe all left, leaving only five people without wristbands in the restaurant.
Yin Luming looked at the two players opposite, one was a young man in his 20s, and the other looked only sixteen or seventeen.
These two people look familiar, it seems that they are the players they met when they went to the pier, and they were rejected by the fishermen.
The older one stretched out his hand first: "Hi, I'm Si He, and this is my younger brother Si Cheng."
Yin Luming shook back politely: "Hello."
Mi Ampere murmured, "Are you brothers? You don't look like each other."
Si He smiled and said, "One of us follows father and the other follows mother."
Si Cheng's temper didn't seem to be very good, and he "hummed" aside, his displeasure remained in his expression.
"Excuse me, I want to ask why you don't accept Lei Yingzhe's wristband?"
Yin Luming said: "I don't like being restrained."
Si He nodded: "This is also normal."
"what about you?"
"We..." Si He glanced at Si Cheng, and shook his head helplessly, "Xiao Cheng wants to break through the test as soon as possible, and follows Lei Yingzhe, most likely to make wedding dresses for others."
Si Cheng frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "We are as cautious as you are, when will we accumulate enough points?"
Sihe raised his hand in a good-tempered gesture of surrender.
He turned to look at Yin Luming: "Since we don't want to follow Lei Yingzhe, why don't we work together?"
Yin Luming nodded: "I don't care. But let me say something in advance - I also came here to break through the level."
Si He was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud, obviously feeling that Yin Luming was joking.
Si Cheng gave Yin Luming a surprised look, but his expression softened.
Si He nodded after laughing: "That's a happy cooperation."
Yin Luming looked at the pair of brothers and stretched out his hand: "It's a happy cooperation."
……
"You reject the overtures of ranked players and choose two little-known rookies?"
Shen Lou looked at Yin Lumeng tidying up his backpack, and asked with great interest, "Do you think you have reached the level where you can lead your teammates to fly?"
Yin Luming said indifferently: "I have always been wary of inexplicable overtures."
On the contrary, the equal exchange and mutual benefit between He Si and Si Cheng brothers is more in line with his wishes.
Shen Lou floated in front of Yin Luming and folded his arms: "From the looks of it, don't I fit your liking very much?"
Yin Luming looked at him in surprise: "Mr. Shen really...has self-knowledge."
Shen Lou narrowed his eyes and stared at him for a long while before saying, "That guy named Mi has power that doesn't belong to the Nightmare Game."
"Does not belong?"
"Some players have supernatural powers before entering the game, and these people have a unique advantage when entering the dream world." Shen Loudao, "But he has no ill intentions towards you, so you shouldn't worry too much."
Yin Luming nodded, indicating that he understood.
Shen Lou floated in the air, looking at Yin Luming quietly.
Yin Luming frowned: "Mr. Shen?"
Shen Lou asked abruptly, "Why don't you take off your clothes?"
Yin Luming: "???"
Shen Lou: "I want to see rabbit pajamas today."
Yin Luming: "..."
He took a deep breath, "I won't change my pajamas today."
Shen Lou immediately showed a clear look of disappointment: "Why?"
Yin Luming tugged at the plastic gloves he brought from the housekeeper: "Catch ghosts tonight."
……
After ten o'clock at night, all the lights in the manor were extinguished, and there was not even a trace of light in the corridor.
The maid with a stiff face pushed the cleaning cart forward slowly, and the wooden barrels on the cart were filled with muddy sewage.
Every time she came to a room door, she would stop and look at it for a moment, then shake her head and continue walking.
—Which guest should we choose today?
She walked to the door of room No. 6, remembering the noisy guest who delivered breakfast this morning, and kept asking, "Sister, why do you have such a stiff expression? Can you smile?", "How much is your monthly salary in the manor? Insurance money ah", "Do you work as 996? Or 007?"...
The maid's face twitched, and then she decided to choose him.
She picked up a small mop from the cleaning cart, dipped the bucket in the smelly sewage, and slowly moved towards the door.
At this moment, the door of the next room suddenly opened with a "squeak".
The three of Yin Luming could only go to other places to see.
It is almost ten o'clock in the morning, and the sun should be shining brightly, but the sky in Solaria Town is always dark and dark. The sun is vaguely hiding behind the clouds, and it is even brighter than the moon on a cloudy night dim.
No wonder the small town of Solaria was so cold.
"So, Mrs. Solari practiced evil methods in order to live forever, extracting the blood of boys and girls, so the sun fish god left the small town of Solari?"
Mi Ampere summed it up, a little dazed, "It sounds like you just need to kill Madam?"
Chi Xi said: "Sounds more like Bloody Mary or the vampire Countess Camilla, right? Bathing in a girl's blood in order to keep youth forever."
Yin Luming shook his head: "It's not that simple. The main task now requires us to survive, which means that in this dream, the power gap between us and the enemy is huge, and it is difficult to complete the task."
Mi Ampere was stunned for a moment: "Brother Yin, do you want to break through?"
The difficulty of clearing the level and breaking it can be described as a world of difference. Clearing the level carefully may save your life. If you want to break through the level...that is a gamble with your life.
Chi Xi finally found a chance to show off: "Brother Yin broke our last dream level!"
Mi Ampere looked at Yin Luming in surprise, and gasped: "So it's the master! Does the master have any inspiration now? Do you know who the dreamer is?"
Yin Luming stroked his chin: "There is too little information."
Chi Xi finally found an opportunity and complained to Mi Ampei: "Why are you following us? Do you want to find out information about breaking the level? Aren't your teammates worried?"
Mi Ampere was shocked: "Aren't you my teammates?"
Chi Xi: "..."
Mi Ampere laughed "hehe": "Don't worry, I'm not interested in breaking the level. I just think it's more interesting to follow you. It must be fun."
Chi Xi glanced at Mi Ampere with some vigilance - because of Yang Jiao, he always felt that others were trying to trick him.
They chatted as they walked, and it took them half a day to go around the small fishing town. Except for the lantern bearer, they couldn't find a second townsman who was willing to communicate with them.
When passing the manor in the middle, the violin music was still echoing when we went out in the morning.
Yin Luming suddenly asked: "Have you heard the violin music played by Madam Solari?"
"No."
"A bit familiar..."
Yin Luming said: "The name of this violin piece is "Violin Sonata in G Minor". It was composed in a dream by the Italian violinist Tartini. It is very difficult to perform. Mrs. Solari can play it so wonderfully."
Chi Xi was a little dazed: "Brother Yin is so knowledgeable..."
"This violin piece also has a name." Yin Luming said, "Tartini dreamed that he signed a contract with the devil, and then he had a whim and gave the violin to the devil. The devil played this piece, so it is called "The Devil's Trill Sonata."
"Dream? Devil?" Chi Xi grasped the point instantly, "Could Madam be the 'devil' in this dream?"
Mi Ampere continued smoothly: "If so, the person who traded with her is likely to be the dreamer of this dream! This dream is the fear of the devil haunting the dreamer!"
Excitement appeared in the eyes of the two of them at the same time.
Yin Luming smiled and said nothing.
Although this inference seems reasonable, but... it is a bit too simple.
"Maybe the 'devil' does not refer to Madam Solari." Yin Luming said, "Maybe it refers to the players?"
The player is an outsider in this dream, Madam Solari invited the players to live in the manor in order to complete the sacrifice...
Yin Luming silently added another sentence in his heart: If you really want to say it, the relationship between himself and Shen Lou is very close to the background story of "The Devil's Trilling Sonata".
……
Around noon, when the sun had risen to its highest point—it was just a normal overcast state—the townspeople finally came out to move around.
Just like what the lantern bearer said, the residents in the small town of Solari are basically old people, and there are only a few young people who look about forty or fifty.
The townspeople's clothes looked tattered, and a few fishermen and sailors were simply shirtless, exposing their ribbed chests and sagging stomachs.
Miampe scratched his head: "It seems that the people in Solari Town are not living well."
Chi Xi hesitated for a moment: "But the manor looks very rich."
Honey and wine are freely available for so many players.
Mi Ampere said: "Maybe it was exploited from these townspeople."
Chi Xi muttered, "I think Madam Solari might not be a bad person."
"why?"
"I think she's very kind—and isn't she playing the violin all day? Solari Manor doesn't have much contact with these townspeople."
Mi Ampere looked at Chi Xi for a long time before saying, "You don't want to be greedy, do you?"
Chi Xi: "..."
He became angry from embarrassment, "I have a girlfriend!"
Mi Ampere was shocked: "You also have a girlfriend like you? Come on, show me the picture!"
"roll!"
The two children were fighting, and Yin Luming's eyes fell on the pier.
The few fishermen got on the boat at the pier, paddled and headed towards the sea.
When they were punting, two players leaned forward and tried to talk to them, but they swung their oars mercilessly away, and their hostility towards the players was clear at a glance.
The two players hit the wall several times in a row and could only walk back in discouragement.
When passing by Yin Luming and the others, one of them could still be heard complaining:
"It's so annoying. I said earlier that everyone will not communicate with us. You insist on dragging me to waste time together. If you have the time, you might as well go to the woods."
"How do you know if you don't try? The woods are dangerous and you can't go..."
Yin Luming looked at the sea level and frowned slightly.
He walked to the pier and knelt down to observe the water.
Maybe it's because there's been no sunshine for a long time, maybe it's because of the weather, the sea water has a faint salty smell, and the color is as gloomy as the sky, it looks like a ditch polluted by industry.
The shape of a fish with its tail cocked is carved on the wooden pole beside the pier, just like the hanging decorations on the doorsteps of people in the town.
Yin Luming pondered for a moment, then turned back to the manor.
……
Back at the manor, Yin Luming approached the housekeeper and asked to see Mrs. Solari.
The housekeeper's expression was very respectful, but his eyes were raised to the sky: "Madam is busy with business, so I don't have time to see you."
"Madam won't meet us, how can we help Madam complete the sacrifice?"
"Madam will order you if necessary." The butler looked disgusted, "There are too many ordinary people who want to get close to Madam, why don't you go back and get a basin of water and look in the mirror."
Chi Xi blushed from the butler's domineering attitude, but Mi Ampei complained in a timely manner: "You have to look in the mirror with Brother Yin's looks? I think Madam may not be as good-looking as Brother Yin!"
housekeeper:"……"
Seeing the housekeeper's respectful expression, his face almost contorted, Yin Luming said, "Then can you give me some gloves?"
This request was much lower, and the butler's expression improved slightly: "What does the guest want gloves for?"
"Fishing fish." Yin Luming didn't change his face, "But I'm afraid that the sea water will corrode my skin."
The butler looked at Yin Luming's hands speechlessly—don't say, this man's hands do look very fair, not like someone who can catch fish.
Yin Luming took a stack of plastic gloves brought by the housekeeper from the kitchen, and turned back to the guest room.
Chi Xi asked curiously, "Brother Yin, what do you want gloves for?"
"Keep away from getting dirty."
Yin Luming distributed two gloves to Chi Xi and Mi Ampere: "You guys take a pair too."
Chi Xi and Mi Ampere looked at each other, although they didn't quite understand, they accepted it: "Then shall we go fishing now?"
"I lied to the housekeeper." Yin Luming said calmly, "Now you can go take a nap and do something interesting tonight."
Mi Ampei's eyes lit up immediately: "Oh oh oh!"
Chi Xi observed Yin Luming carefully, and silently suspected in his heart: Based on what he knew about Brother Yin, Brother Yin might not want to take a nap by himself...
……
At dinner that evening, Mrs. Solari appeared again in the dining room.
This time she changed into a long purple dress again, and the jewelry on her body was also matched brilliantly, like a lady attending a congress.
Although Mrs. Solari's attitude towards the players is still gentle, many players have run into a wall with the butler. Metaphor.
Looking at the gorgeous jewelry on Mrs. Solari's body, and then thinking of the dilapidated houses and emaciated bodies of the townspeople outside, it was even more unacceptable.
Even though Mrs. Solari happily shared a few short stories about her abroad, it didn't stir up the atmosphere in the restaurant.
On the contrary, the player's expression is heavy when he thinks that after dinner, he will face a threat to his life from nowhere.
Mrs. Solari was not affected, she was still smiling, and after everyone had finished eating, she drank a glass of a red liquid that she didn't know what it was before gracefully getting up and preparing to leave.
"Madam Solari, I have a question."
A voice suddenly stopped her.
Madam Solari turned around in surprise, "What's the problem, beautiful lady?"
The female player clenched her fists and looked up at Madam Solari: "My friend disappeared in your manor, shouldn't you give me an explanation? I ask you to return him!"
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes fell on this girl, with some disbelief.
The smile on Madam Solari's face slowly dissipated, a pair of green eyes fell on the girl, and the atmosphere gradually froze in the meaningful atmosphere.
The stiff faces of the serving maids showed panic.
In the breathless silence, the housekeeper spoke out first, staring at the girl with displeasure: "It's so rude! That gentleman is lost, what's the matter with Mrs. Guan?"
The girl looked at the butler suddenly: "How did the butler know that the friend I mentioned is a 'sir'?"
The butler suddenly got stuck.
As soon as he was about to refute, Mrs. Solari raised her hand to stop him.
Mrs. Solari showed a proper surprise: "There is a gentleman missing in my manor! This kind of thing should have been reported to me earlier!"
She turned to look at the butler, "Immediately arrange for the servants to search in the manor, and make sure to find out where the person went!"
The butler looked between the wife and the player for a long time, and finally responded with great reluctance: "Yes."
Madam Solari looked at the girl again, and said kindly, "Don't worry, my dear, I will definitely find your friend."
Seeing this scene, the words "pretentious" emerged in everyone's mind.
The girl obviously felt the same way, her face turned red, and just as she was about to say something, she heard Madam Solari continue, "For everyone's safety, from today onwards, after dinner, go directly to the guest room to rest until the next day In the morning, try not to go out."
All players were taken aback.
The access control time has been advanced so much? !
"lady……"
After Madam Solari announced the news, she ignored the players' protests and left with a smile.
The girl was left biting her lower lip in bewilderment.
Some players looked at her angrily.
It's all her fault for being reckless and ignorant!
Mrs. Solari is obviously the boss-level figure in this dream, so she provoked rashly without confidence. Isn't this dragging others to die together?
A few impulsive ones even approached her angrily.
"Wait a moment."
A man stood in front of her, gently but firmly stopped the person who wanted to find fault, "It's not her fault."
The man was getting angry, and he wanted to shake him off without even thinking about it: "None of your business!"
However, after shaking it vigorously, his arm was completely unable to move as if it was bound by steel clamps.
The man looked around and said patiently: "Everyone, calm down and think about it carefully. The mechanisms in the dream all reflect the wishes of the dreamer, and it is unlikely to change because of a certain player. It is very likely that the access control happened in advance. The player dies—"
He glanced at the girl's pale face and changed his words, "After the disappearance, even if this girl doesn't open her mouth, Mrs. Solari and the housekeeper will sing a double reed to restrict us. The difficulty will definitely increase every day, and the internal strife is meaningless now. Don't forget that attacking players may be judged as malicious by the system."
The face of the player caught by him changed, and he cursed, but retreated.
The man didn't just stop talking, and continued to say: "I have a proposal. I think we players should unite and cooperate with each other. On the one hand, we can find clues to pass the level, and on the other hand, we can avoid being killed by monsters in the dream one by one."
The players were all taken aback.
"When we first met Madam Solari, she said that 'the number of you is just right'—why is it just right? If you have too many rooms, you can't fit them, and if you don't, you can't complete the mission." The man said firmly, "Question In fact, many of our players come together, no matter from the perspective of safety or other considerations, they can all share a room."
The girl behind him bit her lip and said, "I mentioned this matter yesterday, but the servant said that we must share one room with each other."
"Yes, why is there a room for each person? It means that the monster behind the player is either limited by a certain rule and can only murder one person at a time, or it is not strong enough to deal with one." The man continued to analyze, "Whether it is Either way, they must hope that we will always be isolated from each other, or even hostile to each other. Maybe Madam Solari's behavior today is also intentional."
The players showed dubious expressions, and many of them expressed their hearts.
There were also people who were a little dissatisfied and said: "If there is a union, who will get the final reward for breaking the level?"
Customs clearance rewards can be shared, but only one person can own the customs clearance reward.
The player said frankly: "Whoever finds the key clues is the one who counts, each depends on his own ability—you don't have to doubt me, I'll be honest, I'm actually fully confident that I can find a way to break through the level, and I won't rob you."
He stretched out his hand, and the palm of his hand shone with a layer of blue light, revealing the two numbers "78".
"Ranked players!"
"Number 78... is Lei Yingzhe!"
A group of players suddenly rioted, looking at him with awe and jealousy.
Chi Xi asked in a daze, "What is a ranked player?"
Mi Ampere replied with envy: "The ranking players are the top [-] players on the Nightmare Points Ranking. That's awesome! It is said that ranked players have many privileges, and showing their rankings is one of them."
Chi Xi was a little surprised: "Is it so difficult for these players' wishes to come true?"
"Hey, some of them are not for fulfilling wishes anymore." Mi Ampei curled his lips, "I met a big guy in the dream before, probably a ranked player, and he stayed in the game purely to enjoy the thrill of breaking through the level. Yes. Other ranked players should be similar."
Yin Luming asked: "Then what is this Lei Yingzhe good at?"
"I don't know about that." Mi Ampei blushed, "The ranked players are too far away from me, so I don't care much about it. But judging by their points and the number of levels passed, most of them should be level-breakers. "
Chi Xi stared blankly at the ranked player who socialized calmly in the crowd, with a hint of envy in his eyes.
With the name of ranked players, Lei Yingzhe has persuaded most of the players to join him, and is distributing a wristband to each of them, saying that this wristband has the ability to locate each other, and can even activate a protective function when in danger .
When it was sent to Yin Luming, Yin Luming smiled and said, "I don't want it anymore."
The eyes of the people around him immediately focused on him.
Yin Luming looked at Lei Yingzhe calmly.
Lei Yingzhe didn't show any dissatisfaction or contempt, and said with a smile: "It seems that this friend is very capable. I used to like to explore alone. After a long time, I lost my momentum."
Yin Luming smiled and didn't answer.
Lei Yingzhe didn't force it, but continued to distribute the wristbands.
Chi Xi and Mi Ampere looked at Yin Luming, but they didn't answer either.
Only five of the nearly twenty players did not accept it.
Lei Yingzhe did not treat them differently, and generously shared his findings today: "I went around the forest today. Although the trees in the forest are very prosperous, there are no animals, and the humidity and cold are also very heavy. In addition The soil is also very soft and easy to sink into. The key is that there are thirteen stone pillars at the end."
Someone asked: "What does this mean?"
"Animals are very sensitive. If there are no animals, it means that the place must be occupied by stronger beings." Lei Yingzhe said, "Mrs. Solari said not to go out at night, there will be wild beasts, whether this beast actually exists, whether it is a wild beast or not It's very suspicious. I suspect that the side of the stone pillar may be the sleeping place or altar of the Dreamland Boss, and when the sacrifice is completed, it will wake up from its deep sleep. The number thirteen represents unknown in various religions. "
"Brother Lei didn't go in and take a look?"
Lei Yingzhe smiled and said, "How can you break through the level with such recklessness? There is no clue for the dreamer. Anyway, everyone must be careful tonight."
The players responded with a bang.
Lei Yingzhe turned his head to look at Yin Luming and the others, and said sincerely: "You also have to be careful, I'm in room 17, you can come to me if you need it."
……
The players surrounding Lei Yingzhe all left, leaving only five people without wristbands in the restaurant.
Yin Luming looked at the two players opposite, one was a young man in his 20s, and the other looked only sixteen or seventeen.
These two people look familiar, it seems that they are the players they met when they went to the pier, and they were rejected by the fishermen.
The older one stretched out his hand first: "Hi, I'm Si He, and this is my younger brother Si Cheng."
Yin Luming shook back politely: "Hello."
Mi Ampere murmured, "Are you brothers? You don't look like each other."
Si He smiled and said, "One of us follows father and the other follows mother."
Si Cheng's temper didn't seem to be very good, and he "hummed" aside, his displeasure remained in his expression.
"Excuse me, I want to ask why you don't accept Lei Yingzhe's wristband?"
Yin Luming said: "I don't like being restrained."
Si He nodded: "This is also normal."
"what about you?"
"We..." Si He glanced at Si Cheng, and shook his head helplessly, "Xiao Cheng wants to break through the test as soon as possible, and follows Lei Yingzhe, most likely to make wedding dresses for others."
Si Cheng frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "We are as cautious as you are, when will we accumulate enough points?"
Sihe raised his hand in a good-tempered gesture of surrender.
He turned to look at Yin Luming: "Since we don't want to follow Lei Yingzhe, why don't we work together?"
Yin Luming nodded: "I don't care. But let me say something in advance - I also came here to break through the level."
Si He was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud, obviously feeling that Yin Luming was joking.
Si Cheng gave Yin Luming a surprised look, but his expression softened.
Si He nodded after laughing: "That's a happy cooperation."
Yin Luming looked at the pair of brothers and stretched out his hand: "It's a happy cooperation."
……
"You reject the overtures of ranked players and choose two little-known rookies?"
Shen Lou looked at Yin Lumeng tidying up his backpack, and asked with great interest, "Do you think you have reached the level where you can lead your teammates to fly?"
Yin Luming said indifferently: "I have always been wary of inexplicable overtures."
On the contrary, the equal exchange and mutual benefit between He Si and Si Cheng brothers is more in line with his wishes.
Shen Lou floated in front of Yin Luming and folded his arms: "From the looks of it, don't I fit your liking very much?"
Yin Luming looked at him in surprise: "Mr. Shen really...has self-knowledge."
Shen Lou narrowed his eyes and stared at him for a long while before saying, "That guy named Mi has power that doesn't belong to the Nightmare Game."
"Does not belong?"
"Some players have supernatural powers before entering the game, and these people have a unique advantage when entering the dream world." Shen Loudao, "But he has no ill intentions towards you, so you shouldn't worry too much."
Yin Luming nodded, indicating that he understood.
Shen Lou floated in the air, looking at Yin Luming quietly.
Yin Luming frowned: "Mr. Shen?"
Shen Lou asked abruptly, "Why don't you take off your clothes?"
Yin Luming: "???"
Shen Lou: "I want to see rabbit pajamas today."
Yin Luming: "..."
He took a deep breath, "I won't change my pajamas today."
Shen Lou immediately showed a clear look of disappointment: "Why?"
Yin Luming tugged at the plastic gloves he brought from the housekeeper: "Catch ghosts tonight."
……
After ten o'clock at night, all the lights in the manor were extinguished, and there was not even a trace of light in the corridor.
The maid with a stiff face pushed the cleaning cart forward slowly, and the wooden barrels on the cart were filled with muddy sewage.
Every time she came to a room door, she would stop and look at it for a moment, then shake her head and continue walking.
—Which guest should we choose today?
She walked to the door of room No. 6, remembering the noisy guest who delivered breakfast this morning, and kept asking, "Sister, why do you have such a stiff expression? Can you smile?", "How much is your monthly salary in the manor? Insurance money ah", "Do you work as 996? Or 007?"...
The maid's face twitched, and then she decided to choose him.
She picked up a small mop from the cleaning cart, dipped the bucket in the smelly sewage, and slowly moved towards the door.
At this moment, the door of the next room suddenly opened with a "squeak".
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