Absurd Deduction Game

Chapter 35: Network building

After the funeral, the resonance between the candle plate and the black coffin was broken. The black coffin rotted into an unknown object that was so fragile that it peeled off when touched, while the intact candle plate was taken away by Yu Xing.

According to his guess, the black coffin is the source of the curse, and the candle plate is a sacrifice.

 The curse has been broken, the cold air on the sacrifice has subsided, and Yu Xing took the candle plate with him, so there is no longer much harm.

All the villagers in Coffin Village have been dealt with. The group returned to the village and randomly found a few houses to rest.

Yu was fortunate that some villagers in the village, such as the old lady with handicapped legs and feet, did not even go to the funeral and disappeared with other villagers.

But then I thought about it, their existence is against the laws of nature, and when they were transformed into this state of immortality, they must have actively or passively harmed innocent people. Disappearance is the best outcome for them. .

What was more difficult to deal with was the injuries of the Xu brothers. The two were too seriously injured at the time. Fortunately, although Wei Fan was an engineer, he unexpectedly had a healing sacrifice. Under Xiao Xuechen's instruction, he helped the Xu brothers once. Then everyone half-supported and half-carried the two people back to the village.

 The lives of the two of them were saved at least, and they can be active in reality after leaving the game.

Yu Xing vaguely felt that the relationship between Wei Fan and Xiao Xuechen was not like that of simple colleagues, but that of a subordinate and a superior.

But this had nothing to do with him. After the crisis was over, he slept comfortably for another night in the empty room of the former village chief's house...that is, in the actual tomb, and forgot to set the alarm clock until the next day. The sun rose the next day, and he woke up slowly when Xiao Xuechen came and knocked on the door.

“San, are you up?” Xiao Xuechen’s voice came from outside the door. After the battle at the funeral, the relationship between the two of them had become much closer.

"Ah..." Yu Xing slowly got up from the bed and rubbed his groggy head. He had no clothes on his upper body. The white fluffy top with too much blood was taken away by Wei Fan, who was inexplicably diligent and thrifty last night. washed.

If he hadn’t washed himself, Yu Xing might have been caught on the spot by the local police for questioning if he walked over the hill into the town in blood-stained clothes today.

 Not just his clothes, almost everyone else's clothes with obvious blood stains had been washed by Wei Fan. This strong middle-aged man was like a nanny, very contrasting.

"Can I come in?" Outside the door, Xiao Xuechen, who was holding a dry plush top in his hand, had a flash of excitement in his eyes.

 Ah~ A good mood for the day starts from the moment you see a beautiful man!

"Come in." Yu Xing didn't shy away from this anyway, it was just about his upper body. He checked his pants and found, well, they were well dressed.

 The door was pushed open, Xiao Xuechen carefully exposed his head, and then moved his whole body in.

The sun illuminated the room very brightly, and she saw Yu Xing sitting on the edge of the bed at a glance. The muscles on his body were strong and tight, the muscle lines on his arms were smooth and elegant, and his abdomen actually had eight-pack abs, and his whole body was glowing white.

 The villain in her heart has already started to have nosebleeds.

Woooooooo, she seems to be really jealous of his swollen body!

After sighing in his heart, Xiao Xuechen remained serious on the surface and handed over the clothes: "This... there are still blood marks, but you can't see it unless you look carefully. It's just the tear on the arm that can't be repaired. Wei Gong said , it’s a pity that he didn’t bring needle and thread..."

Yu Xing: “…” Wei Gong’s skill point allocation is also very novel!

"Then I'll thank him when I see him later." He smiled at Xiao Xuechen and put on his clothes. Xiao Xuechen looked away with difficulty and reluctantly and touched her earlobe.

At this time, she saw an unattended oil painting floating in the corner of the ground.

　Looking at the color tone, it seems like... San painted it before, right?

Oh, yes, San still painted Zhou Yongsheng so beautifully at that time, but later found out that Zhou Yongsheng actually had bad intentions, it must be very sad...

 She walked over and wanted to pick up the painting.

 The next moment, when she saw the picture again, her breath was stagnant and her outstretched fingers trembled.

In the painting, the warm-toned young man disappeared. Instead, a few more strokes were added on the original basis to create a ferocious ghost, entangled and imprisoned by many shackles.

Mixed with warm colors, this ghost has a hidden heart palpitations and malice.

"This painting...when did you change it?" Xiao Xuechen picked it up anyway and turned to ask Yu Xing.

Yu Xing had already put on his clothes and took a look at the cracks on his sleeves. Fortunately, the seams were not big. No one would question him even if he said this was a deliberately ripped out style.

Hearing Xiao Xuechen's question, he said casually: "I repaired it before the funeral yesterday. Don't look at it, just throw it away. It's not a good thing."

"You, you knew it was...?" Xiao Xuechen opened his eyes wide.

"Of course." Yu Xing nodded matter-of-factly and stretched out his hand to pluck his messy hair. "I drew it just to tease it and make it think that my plan was successful..."

 He ​​gave a nasty smile: "In this way, when it discovers that it is actually a loser from beginning to end, it will feel even more angry and desperate~"

Xiao Xuechen: ...so scary.

Fortunately, she still felt that San was soft deep inside. I'm sorry, but she was naive.

Yu Xing guessed what Xiao Xuechen was thinking and chuckled in his throat.

He is not a good person to begin with, so do you really think he has the leisure to paint pictures of ghosts that he has only just met?

It's just a boring pastime, just burying the thread.

 Soon, they packed up their things and everyone met at the entrance of the village.

Xiao Xuechen still took the painting with him, folded it and stuffed it into his bag.

She planned to throw it away later. She knew Yu Xing didn't care. However, investigator deduction games all had causes and consequences. If the painting was left in the village, and the official power of the world later came to check and discovered the painting, There will be an unknown impact on the character of San.

Under the sun, several deducers, plus Zhou Qinghai, who had been kidnapped in a daze, passed by the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, planning to climb over the mountain on their way home. The curse of the village is gone, so Zhou Qinghai naturally does not need to assume the responsibility of the village chief. Even though his origin is very strange, he is innocent and has experienced such a change. Perhaps in this deduction world, he will become a useful person in the future. The "NPC" of the story.

 As long as he doesn't cast any shadow on Carlos' behavior.

However, judging from his cheerful look early in the morning, he must have no longer cared about it. Yu Xing felt that Zhou Qinghai was not a classic normal person mentally. In short, he had a big heart.

The faces of the Xu family brothers finally caught up with Yu Xing's usual paleness. Their lips were gray and their words were weak, but their words still revealed the joy of surviving the disaster.

The people said goodbye to each other. Although they would still climb the mountain "together", they all knew that this should only exist in the memory of the plot characters. The deduction system could not allow them as deductions to do such boring things.

"Guys, please leave your contact information when you go out. We will travel all over the country in the future, and maybe we can send you some specialties from various places." Xu Hong's body was tightly wrapped in bandages. He and Xu Yuan supported each other. Demonstrates the utmost kindness to others.

Perhaps it’s because the supernatural power in the village has not dissipated, and the signal is still not very good. The phone and social software cannot be used, so we can only go to the town.

"Okay, it would be nice to make more friends when you go out. Moreover, your warning at the beginning was right. If we were ordinary people, we might really be able to escape a disaster. You are kind-hearted Feng Shui masters. "Xiao Xuechen patted Xu Yuan's uninjured shoulder casually, "It's a pity. Wei Gong and I were investigators. We definitely had to go into the village at that time, but I made you worry. I'm sorry."

“Then let’s keep in touch with each other. By the way, let’s create a group so we can share any interesting experiences in the future.” Wei Fan clapped his hands.

Yu Xing nodded, and Carlos, who was holding his arms beside him, also snapped his fingers: "No problem~"

In this game, seven people entered, and six actually survived. This survival rate is definitely high, and it is also due to the fact that the game itself is not difficult. There are only two death points, the funeral on the first night and the second day.

 So everyone was in a good mood and decided to use these words to implicate the fate of the characters.

 It is worth mentioning that although the absurd deduction game is called a "game" and has a game system, it does not have a friend option.

In the vast world, a brief encounter will lead to a long separation.

 To put it in layman's terms... we formed a team together this time, and it will be even more difficult to meet them in the game next time.

If you want to fix teammates in other types of games, you can also use real-life teaming to enter the game. But in investigator-type deduction games, when the deduction player is not around, the characters are also moving around with the movement of the world, even in reality. After forming a team, you will find that the characters are so far apart when entering the game that it is difficult to meet each other.

 This requires a little skill to establish a network of relationships when you can control the character.

For example, what they are doing now... After reaching a consensus on establishing a group, the system will default to still keeping in touch with their characters after they go home. Maybe they will visit each other, travel together, or have a cup of coffee. What.

For example, Xiao Xuechen and Wei Fan, their roles are "colleagues". They work in the same studio, and it is not easy to play games together.

Everything in the absurd world seems to be running according to a strange logic. It gives freedom to "friends" and allows the players to experience the excitement brought by uncertainty.

 After getting the relationship network started, the rest was left to the system. A few people set foot on the mountain and started the tiring work of climbing again.

After walking for more than ten meters, Yu Xing glanced back. The village surrounded by mountains... disappeared under the sunlight, leaving only a locust tree and a large, ragged hole beside the locust tree.

 That should be the entrance to the tomb.

As expected, the entire village was just a mass tomb, and everything they saw and felt in the past two days was distorted.

The trekking pole in his hand poked the mountain ground, feeling real force.

   emmmm…What changed in the water in the faucet that Wei Fan used to wash clothes?

He suddenly thought of this.

 Forget it, it’s not important, he’s not mysophobic.

The scene in front of him quickly blurred, and the voices of several people taking turns answering Zhou Qinghai's questions gradually disappeared. The next moment, the follow-up and settlement of the deduction appeared in Yu Xing's mind.

  【You successfully left Coffin Village, entered the town with your companions, and reported the matter to the relevant departments. 】

After the relevant departments intervened in the investigation, they found that the location of Coffin Village was filled with heavy gloom, and there was a large tomb with strange dimensions underground. There were signs of human activity inside, so they sealed the news and conducted systematic research. You ignored the follow-up process and only listened to the Xu family brothers who stayed in the local area to mention that the source of the mutation of the tomb was the ancestral hall on the mountain. The ancestral hall was older than the tomb was built, which vaguely pointed to a more terrifying history. 】

[Your performance was highly praised by two fellow travelers. Not long after returning home, you were visited by a man who claimed to be a partner and member of the Strange Event Investigation Studio and invited you to become a member of the studio. . 】

　　【You thought that this identity would be helpful for you to investigate your family's conspiracy, so you agreed. From then on, you became an investigator. 】

 …

 【Deduction Tips: The investigator deduction game "Coffin Village" has ended】

  【95% restoration of the truth of the case】

  【Personality alienation degree growth rate: 0】

  【Rating: S】

 【Acquired deduction points: 701 (plot understanding) (score bonus) (exploration bonus) (deduction contribution)】

  【Completed main plot: 1/4】

  【Obtain sacrifice: Mingzhu Tears】

  【Exiting the deduction】

 (End of this chapter)