Relax, I'm not some troublemaker from a role-playing game.

Bai Xi's lips parted slightly, but no sound came out. After a moment, she nodded hesitantly.

He needs information on these family heirs. And the more, the better.

The most urgent task right now is to choose sides.

According to the common storyline, this secret group involves a certain degree of player-versus-player combat. Players need to swear brotherhood with these family heirs, help the opposing team win the family head's chicken dinner tournament, and then, you get your large estate, I get my ancient coins, and we all head towards a happy life.

The only problem is that there can only be one heir, one group of players.

Therefore, choosing sides, or rather, joining the faction of a family heir and helping them win, is key to the main storyline.

Don't you see that Layton has already started putting his arm around the eldest brother of the family and exchanging flirtatious glances?

Moreover, even the secret main storyline requires some help from the family heirs so that they can act more freely.

Therefore, the immediate objective is clear: first, understand the heirs of each family and the current state of their conflicts; then, choose sides; subsequently, assist the opposing side while secretly advancing the main storyline, and incidentally eliminate the other players...

It was a perfect process, the only problem was that Naya was sitting next to me during it.

I panicked immediately, and even the ham I was eating didn't taste good anymore.

Bai Xi thought wistfully as she took another bite of ham.

But Natis, standing to the side, had already begun her enthusiastic narration:

"Look, that uncle sitting at the head of the table is old Mansfield's eldest son, named Chaos, and currently the most powerful heir. It is said that he has been assisting in managing the estate for some time."

"Oh, and look over there, that tall, thin man."

Naitis pointed, and Bai Xi looked over, asking indistinctly, "He must be a formidable character too, right?"

"That's right, he was a notorious womanizer in London named Wagner. He ran out of money from womanizing and had to come back to inherit his estate."

Natis gave a thumbs-up, expressing his admiration. Bai Xi paused, a hint of doubt in his expression.

No, your family sounds a bit strange.

"What about that one over there?"

Bai Xi pointed to the short, stout man dressed in gold and silver and asked.

"Oh, that's Claude, the infamous fake medicine dealer in England. It's said he became rich overnight selling fake medicine, but he was ostracized by old London. He couldn't stand it and decided he had to come back to inherit the family name."

Natis shook his head and sighed, while the question mark on Bai Xi's face grew deeper and deeper.

"Then this..."

"He's a gangster who runs a casino. His name's Orpheus, right?"

Natis looked at the flamboyant woman and clicked his tongue in displeasure: "I heard she climbed up the ranks by working as a croupier. I wonder how many times she's taken her clothes off behind the scenes."

Bai Xi was completely numb from listening.

What kind of family is this? How come each of your heirs is more and more wild than the last? They've got it all – gambling, drugs, prostitution, and prostitution!

Finally, Bai Xi looked helplessly at the old woman with gray hair and then at Naitis.

"she is?"

"Oh, this is old Mansfield's wife, Chaschel."

This time, Natis's answer finally relieved Bai Xi. However, he hadn't waited long before he nearly coughed up what was in his mouth.

"She's just a mistress who killed the wife and took her place. I think she used to be a nanny, right? I heard old Mansfield spoils her rotten. She's always bragging about how she's different."

Natis's tone was unusually calm, but Bai Xi coughed until her face turned red.

Damn it, what's going on in your family? Are you going to repeat the same dirty tricks of the nanny fighting for inheritance?

Old Mansfield is really embarrassing the Seraphine Order! Even his late-life romance is on the table!

"You should already know the last one. Stoffey, I saw him come in with you."

Natis turned her gaze to the shrewd yet awkwardly embarrassed Stoffey, and said calmly. Bai Xi nodded, but then heard something unexpected:

"I heard he's old Mansfield's illegitimate son."

After Naitis finished speaking, he suddenly burst out laughing, as if he had seen something interesting:

"Old Mansfield had him unexpectedly, and only on his deathbed did he finally acknowledge him as his son. Now, the prodigal son has finally returned."

"It seems like they're not very popular yet."

Natis said, resting her chin on her hand, but Bai Xi was already too weak to speak:

"Could this be the script for 'The Return of the Dragon King'? Does he have an incredibly powerful family background, or does it turn out to be a case of 'the prince being switched at birth,' and he's actually the real prince...?"

Why did you think of these things?

Naitis looked over, puzzled. "He's the illegitimate son of an affair with a village woman. He started working as a coachman at Mansfield Manor when he was seven, the kind who doesn't get paid."

It's alright, at least there's one that's normal.

For a moment, Bai Xi couldn't help but feel moved, but the next moment, when she thought that Mansfield's last shred of conscience was actually a player in disguise, she felt that the Mansfield family was truly beyond saving.

Although he really wanted to complain, he still had to do what he had to do. Bai Xi opened the player channel and started communicating with Jiang Lingyi.

Bai Xi: Jiang Lingyi, do you have any clues?

Jiang Lingyi: No, Bai Xi, you should learn to be more independent.

[Bai Xi: No, Doraemon Jiang, please help me! Show me a clear path to victory that I can achieve without even using my brain, just by rocking my wheelchair!]

At the banquet, Jiang Lingyi, who hadn't touched her chopsticks, remained silent for a moment, but still sighed and typed:

Jiang Lingyi: Bai Xi, I have some very unfortunate news to tell you.

[Bai Xi: Huh? What do you mean?]

[Jiang Lingyi: You'll probably have to handle the main storyline yourself this time, such as negotiations, choosing sides, and overt communication and decision-making.]

[Bai Xi: Wait, what's going on?]

[Jiang Lingyi: Because I lack negotiation skills!]

Deathly silence, a moment of deathly silence.

Only Bai Xi stared wide-eyed in shock.

No matter how much I planned, I never expected that Jiang Lingyi would have no negotiation skills!

[Bai Xi: Didn't you learn 90 points in pistol shooting in Hawaii and also know how to fly a helicopter? How come you can't even handle negotiation skills?!]

[Jiang Lingyi: Please, if I could chat well, why would I need to learn pistol shooting?]

[Jiang Lingyi: If I weren't incapable of using negotiation to get others to speak with me calmly, why would I resort to physical means?]

Bai Xi felt as if two hands were gripping her throat.

Desperate.

Damn, what she said makes so much sense, I can't even argue with it.

Bai Xi: Damn, I'm really impressed with you. But thinking about it, it's true. You don't seem to have many friends in real life. Every time I see you, you're alone.

Jiang Lingyi: Bai Xi

[Bai Xi: Hmm?]

[Jiang Lingyi: It's nothing, I just wanted to say, if you don't put a valve on my mouth soon, I'm going to tell you why I have a Type 90 pistol to shoot.]

Bai Xi quickly deleted everything he had typed, coughed twice, and after a long while, began to retype and make arrangements.

Bai Xi: Okay, that works too. Let me think about it.

[Bai Xi: Someone has to run the main storyline, and I happen to be able to represent the Serpes Order, so how about this?]

[Bai Xi: I'll handle the wrangling and negotiations with those heirs, as well as the subsequent factionalism. Leave the obvious stuff to me, and I'll reap the rewards of victory.]

[Jiang Lingyi: What about me?]

This time, after careful consideration, Bai Xi typed:

[Bai Xi: This module is probably not simple. There are many places and many people in the manor. I guess there are clues in each area, and Naya is also here.]

[Bai Xi: It seems that exploring the background of the module is also an indispensable part of helping us achieve victory.]

Bai Xi: Things aren't simple, so Jiang Lingyi, I need your help.

Bai Xi: My overt actions and deals require leverage, and the fruits of victory need fertile ground. Jiang Lingyi, I need you to bring me leverage and fertile ground.

[Bai Xi: I need you to secretly investigate, visit every corner of this manor, uncover every clue and secret of every module, explore everyone's secrets, and complete our secret main storyline. In other words, you must do everything in your power to search for all clues and provide them to me.]

Bai Xi: Jiang, can you do it?