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

There is actually a small misconception here—that all families in the town have the same initial conditions.

If the three ghosts of the Xiaochi family can stay in Jiling Town at this time, then the ghosts of the dead from other families must also be staying in their own homes.

All ghosts have the same initial conditions.

Therefore, even in families dominated by living people, ghosts can exist.

There's nothing wrong with thinking this way, because this instance called "Utopia" has only just been formed, and the first round of instance gameplay has just begun.

Under these circumstances, the ghosts in the Spirit Town must all be in a state of not having killed anyone—no players or ordinary people had been involved before, so where would they have come from to kill outsiders?

In this way, if one ghost stays in the Spirit Sacrifice Town, then all the other ghosts will definitely stay in the Spirit Sacrifice Town as well.

As I said before, all ghosts have the same initial conditions.

The so-called carnival on the day of the spirit sacrifice should refer to the fact that all restrictions on killing are lifted, and a killing spree is launched against the survivors.

This is the answer if we ignore the background provided by the copy.

However, if we consider the background of the game as completely real history, the current situation needs to be changed.

"You mean, the background of the game should be treated entirely as real history?"

As expected of someone who works in intelligence, Li Xian immediately understood the reasoning after Fan Xiaoyi refuted him: "Hmm... although this perspective contradicts the reality we experience, it is indeed something that cannot be ignored directly."

"If the town of Jiling has existed for a long time, and the Jiling Festival has been held many times, and countless tourists have visited it over the years... this conflicts with reality, but let's focus on the background for now."

"In this way, the ghost in the family that successfully kills the outsider will remain."

"As for families that didn't kill anyone, there are two situations: one is that they wanted to kill but didn't succeed, and the other is that they have a high sense of morality and never thought of taking action. The ghosts in both families can't stay and are not in town. They will only return on the next memorial day."

"The former will continue to target outsiders, while the latter are among the few truly safe families."

If that's the case, whether you can survive the first night is no longer entirely a matter of luck.

If it can be analyzed that "families without ancestral worship" are more dangerous, then the families of the ghost town residents will not be selected.

The remaining living townspeople and their families, even if they can't choose a safe option, will only face threats from ordinary townspeople... that is, ordinary people.

It's quite difficult for an ordinary person to kill a player.

The only methods they can use are drugging or suddenly attacking vital points when the target is unprepared.

This threat is minimal.

"There are no ghosts in the house. It's just ordinary people causing trouble. They try to lower our guard so that it's easier for them to do bad things. That's why we denied the existence of ghosts from the beginning."

"If there are ghosts in the house, they will create a scary atmosphere for us in advance so that they can scare us at night."

"Therefore, the two families adopted two different explanations."

“A truly safe, living town dweller family would probably not mind telling the player the truth, but they have to go with the flow to protect themselves.”

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "There's no need to worry too much about Xiao Mo and the others' safety."

"Even if they don't choose the safest family, ordinary people can't deal with them."

"If the attack fails, at worst we'll just give up and try to lure them into turning on their lights at night, or entice them to launch an attack."

"Hopefully they will remain vigilant and not fall into this trap."

He wasn't worried about Lu Baizhi.

With this little girl's luck, she might have chosen the safest family from the very beginning.

The ones who should be worried are Luo Hao, Cao Shuai, and Du Ruo.

"I hope they won't be tempted to turn on the lights or make a move..." Fan Xiao prayed silently.

Now, most of the truth and hidden rules of the dungeons have become clear.

We've also figured out how to meet the requirements for the dungeon quest.

The remaining task is verification.

The verification must be completed during the day.

Fan Xiao and Li Xian waited patiently in the living room for daylight to arrive.

During this period, the three ghosts from the Koike family did not reappear.

Fan Xiao took a break and went to the bedroom. He looked out the window and found that there were no longer any dark figures loitering outside.

The three demons in the Koike area have most likely gone to other houses to stake out and try their luck, just like the other shadowy figures.

After all, they can't have him and Li Xian together, and they can't put all their eggs in one basket.

The number of ghosts that return on the day of the spirit festival must be quite large.

If they cannot kill the outsiders beforehand, their first-mover advantage will be completely lost.

When the time comes to compete with so many competitors for kills, I'm afraid I won't even be able to catch up before they're hot enough to eat shit.

About nine hours later, the sky outside slowly began to brighten.

Fan Xiao and Li Xian went to the window and looked out. The sky was beginning to lighten, and the light gradually covered the earth.

Before long, the sky had fully brightened.

You can go out now.

Fan Xiao and Li Xian were not in a hurry. They both brought up their player panels and checked the time.

Six o'clock in the morning.

To avoid being deceived, the two subconsciously called out the panel several times to check if there was a difference in the time it took for the panel to appear and disappear.

After confirming several times that there was no difference, the two finally believed that it was indeed six o'clock in the morning.

No wonder they were so cautious; there were just too many ghosts in Jiling Town.

Moreover, the methods these ghosts have already demonstrated include changing their appearance, passing through walls as spirits, altering the house environment, and becoming invisible... Who knows if they have any other abilities?

Or rather, each ghost has its own unique abilities?

If there are ghosts that can create illusions to deceive people, it would be very dangerous to act rashly.

"Speaking of which, it seems like it got dark quite early last night."

Li Xian, facing the morning light outside the window, said, "This phenomenon is consistent with the characteristics of winter; it gets dark early at night and light comes late in the morning."

"In winter, it should still be dark at six o'clock."

"Since this is a real town with a historical background and cultural characteristics, then... it should also follow the seasonal patterns."

“Who knows what the seasonal patterns are like in this alternate dimension,” Fan Xiao said. “Just to be on the safe side, let’s wait a little longer, until… nine o’clock.”

Li Xian had no objections.

Countless dark figures, the ghost townspeople, roam outside at night.

They will never let go of prey that ventures out on its own.

Once you leave the house, you'll most likely no longer be protected by the dungeon rules and will be torn apart by a group of monsters.

Who knows if 6 a.m. is considered dawn?

Could the morning light outside be faked by some ghost, or by some other ghosts?

It's safer to wait a little longer.

As for how long to wait... if it's still not dawn by nine o'clock, they'll just consider themselves unlucky!

Nine o'clock arrived quickly.

Fan Xiao arrived at the entrance to the living room, opened the door, and let the sunlight in.

During this time, his movements showed no tension, while Li Xian, on the other hand, tensed up and was ready for battle.

Thankfully, nothing unexpected happened.

Li Xian left the living room before Fan Xiao and went outside. He looked around but didn't find anything unusual.

“It seems that 9 a.m. is safe,” Li Xian said. “I just don’t know how much earlier that time can be.”

"We have a clue how to achieve the mission requirements, and we also have a way to avoid danger."

Fan Xiao said, "There's no need to rush or worry about the time in the morning; we have plenty of time. Of course, if you really want to leave right on time..."

At this point, he smiled slightly: "We should be able to get the right answer from Zhi Zi."

"Lu Baizhi? That little girl?" Li Xian asked, "What means does she have to confirm the exact time she went out in the morning?"

"You'll know once we reunite."

Fan Xiao kept everyone in suspense.

Afterwards, he and Li Xian headed to the meeting point.

The eight people had agreed to meet at 8:30 this morning.

However, at the time, they were unaware of the dangers that might lurk at night, or the methods that ghosts and monsters might use to attack the players.

Now that the time has been delayed, let's hope nothing unexpected happens.

Upon arriving at the meeting point, Fan Xiao and Li Xian spotted Lu Baizhi, Mercury, and Song Qingshan in the distance.

Luo Hao, Cao Shuai, and Du Ruo were not present.

Fan Xiao frowned slightly, quickened his pace, and approached the three of them together with Li Xian, stopping ten meters away.

Li Xian casually created a flying skateboard and threw it to Mercury.

After Mercury finished his inspection, he nodded to Lu Baizhi and Song Qingshan and said, "It's the captain's psionic technique."

After he finished speaking, he activated his talent, turning the ground beneath his feet into steel.

Lu Baizhi then released the healing domain.

Seeing this, Song Qingshan swelled his muscles, making his whole body bigger and his height suddenly exceeded two meters.

A terrifying and dangerous force was brewing within him, seemingly more than just a simple physical force.

"All right."

Before Song Qingshan could find anyone... mainly to verify Fan Xiao's talent, Li Xian said, "Your identities are all correct."

"..."

Song Qingshan could only shrink back to his original size, while glancing regretfully at Fan Xiao.

Now that no one has any props to rely on, he wants to take this opportunity to have a real man's battle with his older brother.

Pity.

Fan Xiao noticed his younger brother's gaze, lowered his eyelids, and said, "Are you itching for a beating?"

"Heh, it's not certain who will win!"

"Song Qingshan said provocatively."

Fan Xiao ignored his childish tactics and looked at Lu Baizhi, asking, "What time did you leave this morning? I mean, what time did you leave the house?"

“8:30,” Lu Baizhi replied, “but I think we could go even earlier.”

Mercury joined the conversation, saying, "You came so late, you must have thought about the potential danger in the morning, right? We considered that too, and went to ask that lady what time she could go out, but she didn't reply and just gave us a vague answer."

"We were able to confirm the time we were going out thanks to you, um, my little girlfriend."

Upon hearing this, Lu Baizhi's cheeks flushed slightly.

Although she was shy, she didn't seem to want to argue at all.

She accepted this identity with a clear conscience, then took out an exquisite spinning wheel prop from her storage space and handed it to Fan Xiao, saying, "This is a small spinning wheel that I customized in the real world. I drew 12 time marks on a piece of paper and then put them on this spinning wheel. After spinning it, the pointer points to eight o'clock."

"However... just to be on the safe side, we waited an extra half hour before coming out."

"That's a risky move," Li Xian glanced at Lu Baizhi, "It seems you're very confident in your luck. Can your talent enhance your luck?"

“I’ve always been very lucky since I was a child,” Lu Baizhi replied.

"It was indeed a bit risky, but..."

Mercury pointed at Fan Xiao: "Since he doesn't doubt his girlfriend, I might as well believe him too."

"Xiao Mo is so good at talking..." Lu Baizhi thought to herself with delight.

“We can leave at eight o’clock, but it gets light at six o’clock…” Fan Xiao sighed, “This place is really a trap; it’s a trap for two hours.”