I Kill Gods in Escape Game

Chapter 173 Rule Book ( in )

Different from the sloppy and shabby appearance a month ago, Liu Lang now has cut his stubble, changed his hairstyle, and put on decent clothes.

Lin Yuan didn't recognize him at first glance.

"I haven't seen you for a while, and you've unexpectedly transformed yourself into the president of the Explorers Guild?"

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes and rubbed the butt of the gun with his fingers.

Seeing that the troublemaker was Lin Yuan, Liu Lang panicked and immediately asked the new bodyguards to lay down their weapons.

"Our own people! Our own people! Don't hurt anyone by mistake!"

The bodyguards who were watching with eager eyes put down their weapons, and Lin Yuan reciprocated by letting go of Fang Yao.

Fang Yao broke free from his restraints, staggered a few steps to the front, and said unwillingly:
"Lin Yuan, I was the one who introduced you to martial arts, but now I am far from being your opponent."

Her chest heaved violently, and she stared at Lin Yuan with fear and complexity.

"Since the president has said that we are one of them, let's sort out the matter of the weeds."

Lin Yuan sat down without any hesitation and looked at everyone with a smile in his eyes.

The bodyguards looked at each other and couldn't help but wonder.

The leader of Ye Cao said that Lin Yuan was one of their own, and the second in command said that she was Lin Yuan's master of boxing and kicking.

So... these three people are old acquaintances with good relations?

"Since it's just a meeting between old friends, how could it get to this point?"

The bodyguard thought silently.

Then, Liu Lang took a deep breath, as if making an important decision.

"You guys go out first. I want to reminisce with the benefactor of the weeds."

——The benefactor of weeds.

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows, wondering when he became the benefactor of the cult.

"I don't want the reputation of being a cult benefactor at all."

boom!
The door was closed and three old neighbors sat at a table.

In the past, the delicacies on the table were unaffordable for anyone except Lin Yuan. Now, with all the delicacies from land and sea placed in front of them, no one picks up the food.

Fang Yao spoke quickly and explained the whole thing clearly.

"Lin Yuan asked, what is the purpose of us establishing Wild Grass and recruiting explorers?"

Fang Yao showed an angry expression:

"We don't want anything. We even give away food and gold coins. We just want to give hope to all explorers."

"Let them know that in Star City, they still have a place to rely on, and that they are not alone and helpless with an uncertain future."

...That's a nice thing to say.

Lin Yuan pressed his fingers on his forehead and raised his eyes:
"A free lunch with no risk is good enough, what's the hope?"

Fang Yao was tongue-tied and found it difficult to refute Lin Yuan's words.

The corners of her mouth twitched twice, and she could only say:
"Anyway, I'm telling the truth. Liu Lang is really a very kind person."

"If there is a saint, it is not impossible to give free lunch to the needy every day."

Having said this, Fang Yao glanced at Liu Lang.

Lin Yuan's expression remained indifferent, and it was unclear whether he believed it or not.

...In fact, based on Lin Yuan's understanding of Liu Lang in the past, as a person who would rather sacrifice himself to help others and never wants to cause trouble to others, Liu Lang has the potential to be the Leshan Giant Buddha.

Liu Lang listened in silence for a long time and was about to say something to strengthen the purity of the Wild Grass Guild.

Lin Yuan suddenly changed the subject:

"I can't see through your heart. I can't guess your true intentions."

Liu Lang was stunned, his brows deeply furrowed.

Then, Lin Yuan stretched out three fingers and shook them:

"I only have three questions. Once they are answered, I will leave the weeds as if nothing happened."

Seeing that Lin Yuan had finally agreed to let the weeds go, Fang Yao spoke hastily:
"Excuse me."

Lin Yuan raised three key questions at once.

"First, where does the gold coins for Weeds' activities come from?"

"Second, what is the real price that explorers have to pay for joining the wild grass?"

"Third, besides wanting to help others, you also have another purpose..."

Lin Yuan slowly lowered his hands to the dining table, tapping his fingers rhythmically.

"I'm just guessing."

Precondition setting, when Fang Yao heard this assumption, he just felt it was ridiculous.

"You're still making a blind guess. Lin Yuan doesn't think he's Sherlock Holmes, right? He's making a blind guess about the purpose of the establishment of the Wild Grass Guild."

"Liu Lang is such a simple and kind person. He wanted to help others when he was penniless. What else could he pursue besides helping others live a better life?"

Fang Yao was thinking silently, and the next second, he heard Lin Yuan's voice.

Lin Yuan's sharp eyes swept across Liu Lang, who was drinking tea, and he snorted:
"Liu Lang, you hate the Star Guild, so you set up a Weed to oppose the Star Guild."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Yao felt that he had never heard such a ridiculous and outrageous speculation before, and he was about to refute it immediately.

Unexpectedly, Liu Lang seemed to be choked by the water and burst into violent coughing, as if he was going to cough out his lungs.

"President Liu..."

Fang Yao seemed to understand something. Wild Grass was an explorer's guild, and it was true that activities always provided convenience for explorers, but Liu Lang... really didn't like Fanxing, and could even be said to hate him.

Even if all this is true, the question is...

How did Lin Yuan make such a blind guess?

Fang Yao didn’t know how badly Liu Lang was betrayed by Fanxing’s former president, so naturally he didn’t understand how deep the hatred was.

Seeing that Lin Yuan knew everything, Liu Lang simply admitted:

"you're right!"

He showed a fierce expression that was very different from his previous character:
"Lin Yuan, you obviously know everything! Jiang Liuxing cheated me of all my savings and didn't even want to let go of my life!"

A flash of hesitation flashed across his face, and then was replaced by determination:
"Thank you and Yuan Fang for coming to save me, but it's impossible for me not to hate Fanxing."

"Lin Yuan, go ahead if you want to. I won't stop you, but please keep the secret of the weeds. This is my last request!"

As he spoke, Liu Lang stood up, pulled out his chair, and his lips trembled nervously.

He clasped his hands together and was about to kowtow to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan closed his eyes and snorted coldly:
"Liu Lang, even though your identity has changed, you are still... so cowardly."

——Cowardly.

Hearing the person who had helped him evaluate him in this way, Liu Lang couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt.

That’s right, his character, to put it nicely, is kind, but to put it bluntly, is cowardly.

Lin Yuan’s evaluation is absolutely correct.

"But your cowardly and timid appearance does make it easy to win people's hearts. No wonder the weeds are growing so fast and everyone is so loyal."

Liu Lang looked surprised.

Lin Yuan raised his chin and signaled Liu Lang to stand up from where he was about to kneel.

"Stand up. I don't want to say it a second time."

"There has been a meeting within Fanxing. As one of the appointed senior executives, I can tell you a piece of news."

Lin Yuan had no shame at all and immediately used the identity of "Boss Lin" that Doctor Fanxing had unintentionally called out.

He is so arrogant even before he becomes the boss. If he really has real power... "Jiang Liuxing is dead, your enemies are long gone, and no one else in Fanxing has offended you."

"The weeds are seeking revenge on the wrong person."

Every word Lin Yuan said was true, even though when put together, it was a false story.

Fang Yao and Liu Lang's eyes widened slightly, filled with surprise.

In the story they imagined, Lin Yuan relied on his own strength to rise step by step and become an important figure in the Star Guild.

During a high-level meeting, someone announced Jiang Liuxing's death and asked everyone to keep it secret for the time being.

And Lin Yuan, in order to reassure them, revealed the secret without hesitation.

"Lin Yuan...thank you."

Liu Lang lowered his head, his eyes revealing relief and liberation.

Lin Yuan answered naturally:

"You're welcome. The former president of Fanxing died at the hands of a murderous player named 'Red'."

Liu Lang couldn't help but sigh:
"Hong is really a good person who gets rid of harm for the people."

Lin Yuan: “…”

Mr. Y is a piece of shit, it was clearly her who did that good thing.

However, there was no need for Lin Yuan to correct other people's misunderstandings. In order to resolve Liu Lang's knot, Lin Yuan finally mentioned his purpose.

"Now, can you answer my first two questions?"

How Wildweed is funded, and what it costs for explorers to join Wildweed.

A look of hesitation and struggle flashed across Fang Yao's face, but Liu Lang no longer had any reason to hesitate.

So what if he told Lin Yuan the secret of the rise of weeds? Lin Yuan was his benefactor. Besides, Liu Lang had always trusted Lin Yuan's character.

"The price is that those who become weeds will eventually die as weeds. Of course, I will not allow that day to happen."

He showed a look of reminiscence:

"After you helped me solve the casino's debt, I got some opportunities..."

Liu Lang skipped the details of the opportunity, and Lin Yuan did not delve into it.

Anyway, as long as the result is clear, it's fine.

"I got a prop that I never dared to imagine in my life."

Liu Lang's expression suddenly became excited, and he pressed his hands tightly against his chest.

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment.

Liu Lang slowly took out a thick book from his chest with both hands.

The flickering crimson light was like a door, and the big red book gradually slid out from the part representing the heart, coming to the sober, clean reality.

At the same time, a prompt flashed on the panel.

[Props: Rule Book]

[Quality: unknown]

[Function: You can write a rule on any page. The rule is valid for 24 hours, and the cooling time is one week in the sailing world. The remaining cooling time is six hours]

[Note: The rule weight of this item is between the copy rules and the main city rules. It is said to be a graffiti book that the gods accidentally left in a corner when they created the world.]

[If you pick up a doodle book, please return the rule book to the gods when you meet them in the future]

Time seemed to suddenly stop.

Lin Yuan felt as if his breathing was not smooth, his fingers were bent unnaturally, and even straightening them was difficult.

Trying his best to suppress the plundering desire that surged in his heart, Lin Yuan spoke in a difficult voice:

"You got something so powerful, and you just pray to the gods for some gold coins?"

Rule-based props, the rule weight is weaker than the copy, but stronger than the main city.

It seems that the status is similar to the bounty order of the Killing Alliance, but in fact there is a huge difference.

"These are rules that can be made freely. If I want to kill someone in the sailing world, these 24 hours are enough!"

Lin Yuan was just making an analogy. The people she really wanted to take revenge on were only the three murderers who surrounded and killed her and now had the Mark of Judgment on their bodies!

Lin Yuan never thought that the moment of revenge would come so soon!
"Lin Yuan, when you see this book, you should understand everything."

Liu Lang sighed and said anxiously:

"I use this God-given gift to exploit loopholes and obtain a large amount of gold coins from the sailing world every week."

"These gold coins have become the capital for the transformation of wild grass, and have also become an indispensable survival item for today's explorers."

In fact, Liu Lang is just a person who is a little kind but very cowardly most of the time.

The rule book gave him the courage to start his own revenge.

But now that his enemy was dead, the weeds he had worked so hard to grow seemed to have lost half their meaning.

A trace of confusion appeared on Liu Lang's face.

He is indeed kind, but he doesn't have any lofty aspirations.

Leading explorers to flourish is an unattainable ideal that is too unrealistic and too fantastical.

What's more, one of the top leaders of the Star Guild is right across the street, and he is the one who truly holds power.

It is better to put your hope on others than on yourself.

"Or, let's just disperse the weeds..."

Liu Lang thought with some inferiority, feeling resentment and regret in his heart.

He clumsily described his thoughts to Lin Yuan.

"I will fix the loopholes in the rules, and the weeds... will be disbanded according to your wishes."

Fang Yao showed a look of astonishment, and pinched Liu Lang's shoulders with both hands. The veins on the back of his hands bulged, and his eyes seemed to be staring at an enemy, and he shouted angrily:
"I've worked so hard to build Wild Grass for so long, and you tell me you want to disband Wild Grass?!"

"We spread the concept of Wild Grass to every corner of the North District. Those explorers really believed that there was such a Garden of Eden. Everything was thriving. But you are so scared that you want Wild Grass to disband?!"

Fang Yao roared angrily, but Liu Lang said nothing.

Lin Yuan seemed to be lost in thought. He tapped his fingers on the table. The twanging sound was like the sound of a drum announcing the end of the argument.

"I have a way to keep the weeds alive."

"What's the solution?" / "What's the solution?"

Two questions were raised at the same time. The difference was that Fang Yao's voice was extremely excited, while Liu Lang's voice was full of disbelief.

Lin Yuan smiled and announced his answer.

"Fanxing asked me to find evidence that Wild Grass is a cult, but when I look at this Wild Grass Guild, I see a righteous atmosphere of mutual help everywhere, and the good character of the members is touching."

"It doesn't look like a cult at all. I'll go back and tell them they've made a mistake."

"It's just that the master of the rule book should be given to someone more important. I am more suitable for this position than a weak explorer."

Liu Lang's eyes moved, and he immediately understood what Lin Yuan meant.

"You want the rule book?"

He made up his mind:
"Yes, but while you have the rule book, you must also be the master of the weeds."

"Lin Yuan, I don't know who can take this position."

There was a hint of pleading in Liu Lang's expression.

"It's not that I don't want to help the explorers in the North District, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it and will harm them."

"I can only feel relieved if you are the master behind the weeds."

Lin Yuan was stunned. Why did this guy want to forcefully give her a guild when she just asked for a book?
"It's a forced gift, right?"

(End of this chapter)