Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 97 The River God of Qihe, the Suicide Scheme Players Are Ready

"Wow, Chief Constable, you're interfering with other people's gambling. You'll get your 'spring bag' burned after you die."

"Old Sun was finally getting into a good mood, and you've ruined it."

"Ugh."

Old Sun hadn't even appeared yet when his voice came out.

There's a strong sense of resentment.

"Go to hell, Boye? Do you even know how to play?"

"You're not young anymore, yet you're still so lewd. Sooner or later I'll drag you to be drowned in a pig cage."

Lu Yuan cursed.

"Stop your babbling and come over here. You're the most knowledgeable, so come and see what this thing is."

Lu Yuan tossed over the information that the police had just given him.

Old Sun took the documents and glanced at them for a few moments, then his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"What the hell?"

"A monkey that's over thirty feet tall?"

"Is this guy even a monkey? Who wrote this testimony? Is he still drunk from last night?"

“My dear chief constable, this joke is not funny at all.”

Old Sun was speechless.

This was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing.

Where in the world can you find a monkey that's over thirty feet tall?

Would that still be considered a monkey?
and many more.

Monkey? River monster?
Let me think about it, this seems a bit familiar.

Old Sun's expression suddenly turned serious.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Lu Yuan seriously.

"Chief Constable, is this true?"

"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?"

"If you don't believe me, go ask them."

“They are survivors. In another half hour, the five strange people who were eaten by the monkeys will be resurrected. Go and ask them again.”

"it is good."

"By the way, Lao Sun, do you have any clues?"

Lu Yuan didn't expect Old Sun to answer his question; he just asked it subconsciously.

After all, Old Sun was the encyclopedia of their government office; he knew everything. This led to the people in their office developing the habit of asking Old Sun when they were in doubt.

"Have."

"But I'm not sure."

"Let me ask those extraordinary people first."

"Hey, turtle's an egg, come here for a second."

Old Sun summoned a player constable.

"Officer Sun, I'm here."

"Go back to the yamen and ask Master Su for the official letter from Black Mountain City last month. Be quick about it."

"it is good."

……

"Black Mountain City? What does this water monster have to do with Black Mountain City?"

"Because a water monster also ate people in Black Mountain City last month, and more than 30 people died there."

"Damn it, I didn't expect that a month later it would be our turn."

"I strongly suspect that this is the same monster."

“Our Wangyou County and Heishan City are located upstream and downstream of the same river.”

"The distance isn't long, so it's very likely the same one."

"I can't breathe," said Constable Sun.

"Well, tell me your thoughts."

Lu Yuan was even more curious about the clues Old Sun had mentioned.

This indicates that he suspected the target, but lacked concrete evidence.

"Chief Constable, have you ever heard of the Water God?"

"A water god, similar to the River God?"

"Correct."

"There are seven major water systems in the territory of the Dayong Dynasty. Each water system has its own source and branches. These small rivers and ditches all have their own river gods."

"These river gods are orthodox deities, worshipped by the Dayong court, and each region holds its own sacrificial rites every year."

"The river we are on is called the Qi River." "It belongs to the Pearl River system and is not a naturally formed river, but a canal dug by humans."

"About a thousand years ago, Emperor Longyang, in the name of divine mandate, suddenly summoned millions of laborers to dig a new canal from the West River, all the way south to the sea."

"The new river has no river god. Emperor Longyang, under the pretext of sacrifice, slaughtered all the millions of laborers who were forcibly conscripted to dig the canal, and sacrificed the blood of millions of people to the new river in an attempt to create a god."

"Creating a god? That's such an unfamiliar term."

Lu Yuan sneered.

"So he failed."

"How can a mortal be qualified to create a god?"

The constable Sun spoke with utter disdain for Emperor Longyang.

After all, no one has a good impression of a tyrant.

"A year later, the Long Dynasty was destroyed, and all the royal family members were slaughtered."

Legend has it that a branch of the royal family of the Long Dynasty did not die out and lived in seclusion among the common people.

"Let's not talk about that. The source of this information is unofficial history, and its authenticity is almost zero."

"A hundred years after the establishment of the new dynasty, a monster was born in Xinhe due to the blood sacrifice of millions of lives."

"Its appearance resembles that of a monkey, and it bears some resemblance to the ancient water god Wuzhiqi."

"It can understand human speech, enjoys eating people, stirs up storms and floods, and has become a great disaster."

"It calls itself Qi, the river god of this place."

"The new dynasty dispatched a million warriors to suppress the demon monkey with iron-fisted methods."

"Later, for reasons unknown, the new dynasty released the demon monkey, officially appointed it as the river god of the Qi River, and built a temple to worship it. For the next several hundred years, the river has remained calm."

"Of course, this is what's written in the book. I don't know exactly how much of it is true and how much is false. It's for reference only."

The sources of information for Officer Sun were very complex.

That is why he could not be sure of the authenticity of the information source.

This is for reference only.

After all, it's a long time ago, thousands of years of history. Who knows how people recorded it back then?
Mythical things have always been very mysterious.

Even they, when they encounter something that looks strange, will worship it as a god. Later generations will create various myths and legends about this worshipped thing, thus deifying and personifying it.

People a thousand years from now will find it just as difficult to discern the records in myths and legends as they are today.

……

"Forget it, why think so much?"

"Since it eats people, it certainly won't only do it this once."

"I'll find some bait to lure it out, and then I'll just punch it to death."

"At this rate, when will the expansion of the outer city be completed?"

"I don't have time to waste here."

Lu Yuan was somewhat annoyed by this kind of trivial matter.

These puzzle games are so annoying.

Deciphering the mystery is one thing, but playing hide-and-seek with the monsters is another.

It's so annoying.

"Chief Constable, you make it sound so easy."

"Who would want to be the bait?"

"That monster eats people."

"I...I...I, Chief Constable Sun, I'm willing!"

Before Constable Sun could finish speaking, a player constable stepped forward and raised his hand, indicating that he was willing to act as bait.

"what?"

"Little brother, you're kidding, right?"

"This is used as bait, not child's play; people could die."

Officer Sun was astonished.

These days, some people are really rushing to their deaths.

"Officer Sun, first of all, I am an extraordinary person, I will not die."

"Secondly, I hope the reward can be a bit more."

“I have a few friends. If the government needs them, I can call them over and they will be able to complete the task.”

what?
Used as bait?
to death?

Is there such a good thing?

Please, I'm a player! If I die, I should just go back to the fountain.

As long as you give me enough, what does it matter if I die a few more times?
It's obvious to anyone with eyes that this can trigger a top-tier hidden quest.

How could he possibly give up such a great opportunity?
……

(End of this chapter)