Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Fan Xiao felt that those ambiguous points might be the direction to explore the truth.

As for the point of exploring the truth...

The third condition for the dungeon quest is to fulfill everyone's wishes.

There are quite a few people in this town. How could it be possible to fulfill the wishes of every single resident?

If a woman wishes for a son, you can't just kneel down on the spot, grab her trouser leg, and call her "Mom," can you?

Everyone should share a common goal.

The clue to the "desire for unification" should, barring any unforeseen circumstances, be hidden in the three ambiguous pieces of information in the background of the instance.

Right now--

After the town's population gradually declined, what measures did the mayor take to revitalize it?

What new problems did the emergence of evolution games and players bring to this town, and what solutions did the townspeople find?

A disaster once occurred here; what exactly was the disaster?

The mystery of the first ambiguous piece of information has been solved—it is about human trafficking.

Next, we can focus on the second piece of information—what problems the player's appearance caused and how they were resolved.

Fan Xiao intuitively felt that the decryption of this information should be related to the strange sacrificial ritual he had just experienced.

"On the other hand... even a god couldn't withstand losing a bowl of blood a day. That couple couldn't possibly be unaware of such common sense. Even if they didn't care about their daughter's life or death, they would still limit the amount of blood loss in order to continue the daily ritual. It's impossible for them to lose a bowl of blood every day."

"There was also verbal abuse and beatings. Their whips can seriously injure even D-level players. If a little girl were to endure it, she would probably die after just a few lashes."

"So, this should be because the dungeon deliberately increased the damage and danger levels for us players."

Just as Fan Xiao was pondering, a woman's harsh voice suddenly came from the living room outside: "What are you still standing there for? Come and eat!"

Fan Xiao and Li Jian exchanged a glance and walked towards the living room one after the other.

When Li Jian saw the family of three sitting at the dining table, he stiffened slightly and hesitated whether to go over.

He hadn't forgotten that those three guys had all given him strange smiles just now.

But as soon as the monster disappeared, they acted as if nothing had happened and forgot about everything... Were these three guys just putting on an act?

It doesn't look like it...

So what's going on?

Intermittent amnesia?

"Have a meal."

Fan Xiao patted Li Jian on the shoulder and walked past him.

Seeing Fan Xiaoken take the lead, Li Jian felt somewhat relieved for the time being.

Because the dining table only had four seats and four chairs, and the other chairs in the living room were all quite low, Fan Xiao and Li Jian had to squeeze together to sit... Actually, Li Jian insisted on sitting next to Fan Xiao, as it made him feel safer.

Perhaps the two sisters originally shared a seat to eat in this way.

"Eat quickly."

The woman sitting next to them said something to Fan Xiao and Li Jian.

Whether it was her, the man sitting opposite, or the little boy, they all automatically ignored Li Jian's miserable appearance covered in blood.

If this calm demeanor wasn't feigned, then... Fan Xiao guessed that there must be a misunderstanding in the three of them.

"No, we can't be too hasty. It's also possible that our perception as players is flawed, and perhaps what we're seeing isn't the same world we're looking at at all?"

Fan Xiao's thinking is a bit divergent.

The food on the table had cooled down a bit because it had been sitting there for a while.

However, the woman did not take it to be reheated. Perhaps... eating the food that the five ghosts had enjoyed was also part of the ritual?

Li Jian looked at the bowls and chopsticks on the table, his face full of conflict.

Do you really want to eat it?

What if it's poisonous?

Fan Xiao didn't seem to have any reservations. He picked up his chopsticks and tasted the slightly chilled food. The taste... was a bit strange.

It seemed to have a slightly bitter medicinal taste, making it quite unpalatable.

"Little Flower, why aren't you eating?"

The woman frowned as she looked at Li Jian and said, "There are tonics added to the food. How can your body recover if you don't eat it?"

Thump—The man sitting opposite slammed his fist on the table, startling the woman, the little boy, and Li Jian.

The man said in a cold voice, "Eat your food! Don't let it interfere with the subsequent worship!"

"Oh……"

Li Jian had no choice but to bite the bullet and start eating.

Fan Xiao suddenly asked, "Why do we worship ghosts?"

"Why are you asking so many questions, you little kid!" the woman said impatiently. "Just behave yourself and ignore all that nonsense."

Fan Xiao: "I'm very curious."

This made the man opposite him frown, and he said in a low voice, "Eat!"

"Eat your food, and don't ask questions you shouldn't."

The woman quickly chimed in.

Fan Xiao smiled and began to make up a story with an air of seriousness: "When a person's curiosity is satisfied, their mood will improve. When they are in a good mood, their blood circulation will speed up, their body will be more energetic, and their bone marrow will produce blood faster. They won't have to worry about not having enough blood when they are worshipping."

"Nonsense!"

The man rebuked him.

But after scolding him, he still asked, "How would a little kid like you know these things? Where did you hear them from?"

“It was taught by the school teacher,” Fan Xiao said.

The man asked in confusion, "You and Xiaohua didn't go to school, so where did you get a teacher to teach you?"

"..." Fan Xiao: "I secretly went to listen to the lecture."

"Don't go to school anymore!" the man warned. "You girls should just listen to your parents. There's no need for you to go to school. The teachers there will lead you astray, understand?"

"Oh." Fan Xiao nodded obediently.

The man stopped speaking and ate in silence.

However, after a while, he still had a hopeful feeling and compromised, saying, "The reason we have to perform the sacrifice is because our town has been cursed by some damned guy! As a result, fewer and fewer boys are being born, and everyone is in a state of panic."

"Later, someone took the lead and said that worshipping the Five Ghosts could dispel the curse and help one get a son. That person's own family did indeed have a son. The Five Ghosts are very effective, so we must worship them, understand?"

"Understood." Fan Xiao nodded, then asked, "Who led the charge?"

“Li Xianqiu lives in Group 3. You can call him Uncle Li,” the man said.

"Which position in Group Three?" Fan Xiao asked.

After the man revealed the location, he frowned and said, "Why do you ask so many questions?"

"I'm a child, so of course I'm curious about everything."

Fan Xiao continued, "Has any disaster ever happened in our small town?"

"Nonsense! What disaster could there be?"

The man snapped, "Everyone's perfectly healthy, what disaster could possibly be? Are you cursing us to have something happen to us? Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask, eat your food!"

"Exactly! What nonsense are you asking? Besides, is school a place for girls like you? If you go there again, I'll break your legs!"

The woman also scolded Fan Xiao.

Seeing the couple's attitude, Fan Xiao knew he wouldn't get any more information out of them.

So he simply fell silent and ate his meal quietly.

The second paragraph of the background information is vague: What new problems did the evolution game and the players bring to this town? What solutions did the townspeople find?

If nothing unexpected happens, the answer should be a curse and a ritual to worship the five ghosts.

"The curse...maybe some player dislikes this town, or some player has made enemies with the people of this town, and used items or talents to influence the people here, causing the birth rate of boys to drop."

"This situation is a disaster for a small town that is extremely sexist. It would be strange if the townspeople were not in a state of panic."

"Then Li Xianqiu put on a Five Ghosts worship ceremony to appease the town's residents and calm them down."

"The background information of the instance also clearly mentions that the solution found by the townspeople was not very effective; it only served to appease people and allow the peaceful days to continue."

"It matches up, so this should be the correct answer."

Fan Xiao mentally summarized the information and solved the mystery of the second piece of ambiguous information.

Now only the third piece of vague information remains—what disaster happened in this town that caused these strange things to appear there.

For example, the big-faced monster on the roof beam—he and Li Jian had already experienced it firsthand.

"Based on the answers from just two pieces of information, it seems impossible to deduce what everyone's shared wish is..."

"Wanting to give birth to a boy? That might be the parents' wish, but those old women who were trafficked here probably don't have that thought."

"There's only one piece left to complete the puzzle."

disaster!

We need to find out what disaster happened here.

Having found his direction, Fan Xiao cleared his mind for the time being and ate his meal in silence.

During this time, the little boy sitting opposite Li Jian splashed the leftover soup from his bowl onto her and mischievously shouted, "Haha, sister is stupid, she can't even dodge this, sister is stupid."

"..."

Li Jian ignored it.

Although this brat is annoying, and hitting a child doesn't violate the rules of the instance, the "parents" are sitting right next to him. If he dares to discipline the other child, the "parents" will dare to punish him severely.

The crucial point is that he cannot resist.

So even if he wanted to slap the brat away, he had to hold back.

On the other side, the little boy got bored when he couldn't get any response from bullying "Sister Little Flower", so he set his sights on "Sister Little Green".

Chapter 112 Your retribution is me, you brat!

The little boy ladled out another bowl of soup, pretended to drink half of it, and then suddenly splashed the rest of the soup on Fan Xiao's face.

The next second, the repulsive force of the "Dustless Shield" came into play.

The soup bounced and splashed, covering the entire table.

The little boy also got splashed all over his face, and looked dazed.

Fan Xiao quickly asked with concern, "Binbin, are you alright? Sigh, it's all my fault. I didn't catch the soup properly, and you got 'cheap'!"

"You child, just eat your food, what are you making a fuss about?"

The man sitting next to him wiped the little boy's face and hands with his sleeve with a hint of helplessness, and gently scolded, "Eat properly next time. These meals aren't cheap to make, do you hear me?"

After the little incident, the meal quickly came to an end.

The woman stood up and instructed Li Jian and Fan Xiao, "Xiao Hua, Xiao Cui, go wash the dishes, and then take good care of Binbin. Remember, he's younger than you and doesn't understand things, so you must be more accommodating to him, understand?"

After saying that, without waiting for Fan Xiao and Li Jiantong to agree, she went directly to the room on the right with the man.

Bang! The door slammed shut.

Fan Xiao heard the sound of the door being locked from the inside.

Soon after, the heavy breathing of someone working hard could be heard from inside the room again.

Li Jian's face immediately darkened: "They wouldn't do this kind of thing every day after the worship, would they?"

"It shouldn't be that bad. Who can handle doing it once a day?" Fan Xiao said. "Perhaps it's just a matter of being in the mood."

"Ugh... I feel a bit nauseous."