In an escape game...

After yelling "Baba", Shi Jin realized that the homonym of this name is "Dad", and the scene was a little embarrassing.

"Is it okay to take a step to talk?" Shi Jin laughed to hide his embarrassment.

Yun Xubai chuckled lightly: "Yes."

Yun Xubai originally wanted to test his attitude, but he took the initiative to send it to his door, and Yun Xubai had no reason to refuse.

Ten Jin's expression softened, and he looked at Gao Ling and the god Thorn: "Can I invite you two together, what I want to say is also related to you."

Shi Jin didn't seem to be looking for faults, the god Thorn and Gao Ling agreed, and the four of them went to the next room to talk.

After closing the door, Shi Jin was the first to speak: "The three of you are all sensible people, so I'll just say it straight. After knowing that I was not qualified to participate in the new master god competition, I made public dissatisfaction. This is well known, so I After coming to this dungeon, the players will inevitably have some thoughts. I can see that you are also on guard against me."

The other party seemed to be preparing a long speech, and the god Thorn was a little impatient: "So, are you here to declare war, or to show favor?"

Shi Jin obviously didn't like the word "showing favor". He said, "I'm here to seek cooperation. I was a little emotional when I said those words before, but now I have figured it out. You can rest assured. What do you think, do you want to cooperate?" ?”

Yun Xubai was noncommittal: "I'm a little curious, what made you figure it out in a short time?"

"I was dissatisfied with the main god competition system because of my dissatisfaction and desire to win. But then the system gave me an explanation, and I understood the system's choice. Also, I want to understand that the main god is not my pursuit, full level That’s right. The player configuration this time is the highest ever, which gives me hope of clearing the level, and I don’t want those misunderstandings to become obstacles.”

Shi Jin looked at the god Thorn, and exhaled: "It's not the first time that God Thorn has entered a full-level dungeon, so he should be able to understand my urgent mood."

Shi Jin's words were sincere, and it didn't seem like he was pretending.

Having also been tortured by a full-level dungeon, God Thorn can sympathize on this point: "You are right, passing the full-level dungeon trial is the ultimate pursuit for us players who do not have absolute freedom of choice."

However, this was not enough for them to fully trust Ten Jin.

"You want to cooperate, why did you say it today?" Gao Ling, who had been silent all this time, asked.

Ten Jin was silent for a while, and said: "Because I need time to observe your strength and character, and then consider whether to cooperate."

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Shi Jin said again: "The right to choose is now in your hands, and you can think about it slowly. I've finished speaking, then I'll... go first."

After Shijin left, the three of Yun Xubai discussed this matter.

"Xubai, what do you think?" God Thorn frowned: "Do you think he really wants to cooperate, or is this just a smoke bomb?"

"This person is not simple." Yun Xubai briefly described Xiaohui's experience in the puppet hall, and then said: "At the scene of tonight's death, Shi Jin happened to be the one who discovered it. He took the initiative to mention another witness, but There are too many articles to do in it, seeing is not believing.”

Gao Ling clasped his hands, and said coldly: "Perhaps the suspicion is not so great if it is another person. But he is No.1 on the ranking list full of ambitions, we have to be vigilant."

The three of them reached a consensus on this matter, and Yun Xubai took advantage of the opportunity to mention another matter: "I have received a reminder of the progress of the trial, how about you?"

The two players nodded at the same time: "Got it."

"What was the situation at that time?" Yun Xubai asked again.

The god Thorn said: "After the performance of the puppet troupe, everyone around me disappeared, and the puppet who appeared and disappeared began to attack and scare me. It asked me repeatedly if I was afraid. I beat it and accepted its identity. certificate, you will receive a trial progress notification."

Gao Ling nodded: "My situation is similar to his."

Yun Xubai raised his eyebrows: "There is also a puppet asking you if you are afraid?"

Gao Ling nodded.

Yun Xubai understood: "This is the first test. Players who pass the test complete 20% of the test, otherwise they will die, their memory will be reversed, and they will become manipulated puppets."

During the trial, if the player reveals the emotions of fear, he will be deprived of the VIP card.

After losing the VIP card, the skills and props will be invalid at the same time, and let the puppet handle it.The end is the same as the two dead players.

Yun Xubai said: "I don't know when and in what form the next trial will appear. If they are all trials that test the mind, the most important thing is to stabilize the state of mind."

"This is the most difficult point. Everyone has emotional fluctuations," Shenming Thorn smiled wryly: "But the dungeon attacks people's hearts and human nature. Teammates can't help, you can only rely on yourself."

Gao Ling suddenly said: "Wait a minute, Shi Jin also knows this. In this dungeon, the individual is tested, not the team. The cooperation he said is totally untenable. He should know that this will make us vigilant. Why? Do you still want to do this?"

"If he doesn't do anything, it will scare us, why don't we do something." Yun Xubai had a strange intuition: "He seems to be drawing our attention... Could it be that the faction is different from the mission?"

I have encountered many such cases before, Gao Ling and Shenming Thorn thought about it, and felt that this possibility is very high.

The god Thorn said: "Keep looking down and see what tricks he is going to play."

Yun Xubai also has the same plan: "As long as there is a conspiracy, there will always be a time when the fox's tail is revealed. Before that, let's cooperate with his performance."

"Don't worry, my acting skills are at least at the level of the best supporting actor," the god Thorn said with a smile: "The leading actor will be left to you."

The three laughed tacitly.

[Ten Jin took the script of the villain? ]

[Ten catties is No.1 in the ranking anyway, and there is no black history before, don't overturn the car, which will cause the evening festival to be unsafe]

[I think brother Xu's guess is probably right, Shi Jin may be in a different camp from them]

"Dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door, and He Xue's voice came from outside the door: "Brother Xu, there are new clues in the living room."

The three immediately left the room and went to the living room.

Several players surrounded the wall where the clues were revealed.As soon as Yun Xubai and the others came, they gave way one after another.

A sectional drawing and a paragraph of text appeared on the wall, just in line with the content in the blank space of the puppet hall.

This profile is complete. Under the bones and carrion, there are several winding underground river tributaries.

The tree roots went deep into the underground river, growing close to the soil, and the upper layer of bones and various indescribable liquids seeped down through the gaps.

The text following the cutaway is as follows:

"A sudden plague swept the entire town, and the life that was thriving was severely damaged. At that time, no one knew what the disease was, and the doctors were at a loss. More and more people were sick and died, and the hand of death had strangled the small town. throat of the town.

"It wasn't until a long time later that people discovered that the source of the disease came from the cemetery. The roots of the tree of life went deep into the underground river, directly affecting the mother river of the town, and causing the town to fall into a catastrophe. Even if the truth is known, it can't be undone. People have to Find another way to save lives."

This supplement completes the first half of the historical wall of the puppet hall.

The other players saw the truth for the first time and discussed it enthusiastically.

Yun Xubai and the others had already guessed the answer, and they were very calm.

What Yun Xubai was concerned about was that the narrator called the tree in the cemetery the "tree of life". What does this mean?

Those trees that gave them a second life?

"It's getting late, go back to sleep." Shen Ming was the first to sneak back into the room without any worries.

Xiaohui's state was a little unstable, he looked at Yun Xubai: "Brother Xu, can you go to your room and make a bed on the floor? I promise to be quiet."

The players had sharp ears, and they immediately gathered around after hearing this sentence.

Yun Xubai has so many puppets that can be driven, his room is definitely the safest place in the mansion.The players were eager to move, looking at Yun Xubai with great anticipation.

"Can you go to Brother Xu's room to make a bed on the floor? Count me in!"

"is it okay?"

"is it okay?"

Being looked at by so many pairs of sparkling eyes, it was really hard to refuse.

Yun Xubai thought for a while and said, "I will guide you to a safer place."

One minute later, Xiaohui, holding the quilt and pillow, knocked on the door of the god Thorn's room.

Seeing his pillow and quilt, the god Thorn looked at him in a daze, "What are you doing?"

Xiaohui clasped his hands together with difficulty, and bowed clumsily: "Brother, I'll make a bed on the floor, absolutely quiet, and won't disturb you."

The god Thorn remembered Xiaohui's experience today, and rubbed the fried hair on his head: "Okay."

Xiaohui was overjoyed and walked into the room in a hurry.

Then, several players rushed out from the corner at the same time, and lined up in front of the God's Thorn Gate.

"Brother! Let's make a floor shop!"

"Keep quiet!"

"I promise not to disturb you!"

"..." Looking at the players in front of him, the god Thorn had a headache: "Who told you to come here?"

Players immediately recruited.

"Brother Xu."

"He said your room is the safest."

"He said that you are the mascot that can ward off evil spirits."

After the god Thorn fell asleep, the resentful spirits did not dare to get close, which can indeed ward off evil spirits.

God Thorn's fist hardened: "Good job."

As expected of Yun Xubai, the No.1 cheating friend.

"Can you get in? Can you play the floor?" The players looked at the god thorn pitifully.

The god Thorn said impatiently: "Hurry up!"

"Brother God Saigao!" The players cheered and rushed into the room of the god Thorn.

……

In the middle of the night, someone beat on the window.

Before the healing puppet reminded him, Yun Xubai opened his eyes.

There were several distorted strange shadows on the window, and several cracks were shot on the glass.

From Yun Xubai's point of view, it looks like someone standing outside the window calling him.In fact, this is the second floor, and these strange shadows are floating outside.

Yun Xubai rubbed his brows and walked to the window.

Open the window, and several different scary puppet faces appear in front of you.They showed surprised expressions, making the already terrifying faces even more creepy.

Because they didn't expect the window to open suddenly, they still kept their beating posture, not daring to let go or continue to knock—continuing to beat is equivalent to hammering Yun Xubai's chest with a small fist.They wanted to, but suddenly they were scared.

The two sides confront each other for a while, a puppet suddenly asked Yun Xubai: "Are you afraid?"

When it said this, the realistic eyeballs were about to fall out.Ordinary people would probably scream when they saw this picture.

Yun Xubai looked at them calmly: "Are you going to come in?"

All the puppets froze.

The healing puppet and the doctor puppet appeared at the same time, standing behind Yun Xubai, they asked in unison, "Do you want to come in?"

The aura of these two puppets plus Yun Xubai was so strong that all the puppets shuddered.

"No, no..." The puppet trembled as he spoke.

"What window are you knocking on if you don't come in? Do you pay for the damage? Since you're here, don't leave." Yun Xubai stepped aside, and the healing puppet and the doctor puppet grabbed the arms of the two puppets and dragged them in.

"AHH!!" The remaining puppets screamed in terror and ran away.

"It's immoral to disturb the people at night."

After tidying up the two newly caught puppets, Yun Xubai ordered the healing puppets: "If there are still people who come to harass you, just grab them and grab your ID card, and be quiet."

The healing puppet nodded as if it understood.

Yun Xubai was very satisfied, the king was the first to capture the thief, the ancients never deceived me.There is a healing puppet that is simply invincible.

Yun Xubai went to sleep in peace.

The next morning, when Yun Xubai opened his eyes, he saw several puppets squatting across the bed.

The puppets squatted by the wall with their heads in their hands, especially like sweeping the scene.

The healing puppet saw Yun Xubai wake up, and immediately handed him a bunch of ID cards.The eyes of the healing puppet are glowing, and there are big characters "seeking praise" written inside.

It is like a cat that has learned to catch mice. After working all night, it puts all the trophies in front of its owner, begging for praise.

"Nice job." After Yun Xubai finished boasting, he suddenly found something strange in the "trophies".

"The butler?" Yun Xubai walked up to the butler, and suddenly felt a little funny: "Why are you here?"

The butler looked up at him, a little embarrassed.

The butler is a man who is always refined, and he is always meticulous in his clothes and hairstyles.Such a man squatted on the ground with his hands folded at this moment, looking a little embarrassed.

"Morning, sir." The butler cleared his throat, and his tone sounded a bit miserable: "I came to remind you to go downstairs for dinner, but I was dragged in by this little gentleman."

The little gentleman that the butler called—the healing puppet puffed out his chest, still begging for praise.

The status of the butler should not be low, and the ability of the healing puppet to pull him in does not necessarily mean that he is superior to him.Maybe the housekeeper didn't want to reveal his identity.

There was no butler's ID card in the pile of documents, Yun Xubai tentatively said: "It's just playing a game of finding the ID card with Mr. Butler, it seems that you didn't bring your ID card today."

The housekeeper's eyes darkened: "Sir, this is my privacy, and I will not tell you."

Before Yun Xubai could speak, the butler restrained his expression and reminded: "Sir, it's time to go downstairs for dinner. If you don't go, today's schedule will be late."

The butler wanted to stand up, but was stopped by a look from the healing puppet.

After Yun Xubai calmed and healed the puppet, the housekeeper stood up with difficulty and tidied up the messy clothes: "Excuse me, I still need to remind other distinguished guests, sir, please go downstairs after grooming, is that okay?"

Yun Xubai nodded before the housekeeper left.

Until he left, the butler didn't comment on the puppets squatting by the wall, so he pretended not to see them.

Yun Xubai asked the puppets in front of him: "Do you know the person who just left?"

The puppets shook their heads one after another, and the healing puppets also expressed that they didn't know each other.

Yun Xubai also asked his puppet before, and what is certain is that after the puppet is attached to the player, it automatically loses part of its memory.

……

The restaurant was very lively, and the players were all full of energy, and it looked like they had a good night's sleep.

Yun Xubai originally thought that Shi Jin would come to them today to continue yesterday's topic, but Shi Jin's attitude was the same as before.

After seeing Yun Xubai, he just nodded flatly.

When other players saw Yun Xubai, they were very happy: "Morning Brother Xu, your suggestion yesterday was really great. It was the first time I slept so soundly in the dungeon."

The god Thorn looked at Yun Xubai sadly: "I regard you as a friend, but you regard me as a mascot to exorcise evil spirits."

Yun Xubai: "They want to get closer to you, I just give them a reason to hang out."

The god Thorn didn't quite believe his nonsense, but the players who wanted to keep playing were blowing rainbow farts, and the god Thorn couldn't help but start to sway again.

[Brother Xu's mouth, a deceiving ghost]

[Brother Xu is bullying an honest friend again hahaha, how come the gods and thorns don’t have a long memory]

[The cute healing puppet is hiding again, woo woo woo, I want to see it]

When the atmosphere was harmonious, the butler came.

"Good morning, distinguished guests. Today's itinerary has been arranged. Please take a look."

Players get a new itinerary, this one with heavier blood stains than the previous one.

Today's main itinerary is to visit Grandpa Wu's puppet workshop, which is the prototype of "Grandpa Wu's Studio" in the mansion.

The sightseeing car in the shape of a train came to pick up people on time, but this time, there were no decorative puppets on the car.

Fei'er started laughing when he saw it: "Hahaha, I reasonably suspect that the dungeon doesn't want Brother Xu to pluck the wool, so there are no decorative puppets."

Yun Xubai: "..." As long as the copy is more generous, he can also become the second "father" of Puppet Town.

[Garbage copy, stingy! ! ]

[Hahaha was frightened by brother Xu's ability to squeeze wool]

[Previous me: These puppets are so scary and scary.The me now: the little puppets line up, let Brother Xu be your father]

[Alas, without the decorative puppets, this sightseeing car has lost its soul]

The puppet workshop was not far from the mansion, and the driver didn't take a detour, and they arrived quickly.

Like the puppet hall, the workshop is also an open place, in addition to players, there are other npcs who come to visit.

The NPCs were chatting and laughing, making the neighborhood extra lively, but Yun Xubai suspected that these NPCs were also puppets.

Thinking about it carefully, it's kind of weird for a puppet to come to a puppet workshop to see how a puppet is made.

The area of ​​the puppet workshop is small, and the players are today's important guests. After they came, the workshop took the initiative to clear the venue, leaving only a few staff members.

The staff, dressed in uniform, greeted them at the door.

The girl standing at the front wore a ponytail and looked very energetic: "Welcome distinguished guests to the puppet workshop. I am Xiao Lin, the person in charge here, and I will be in charge of arranging your activities today."

Kobayashi smiles very friendly, which makes people unconsciously let down their guard.After she finished speaking, the staff behind her distributed aprons to the players.

"This morning, there is a very meaningful event. There will be a puppeteer to give experience lessons to all distinguished guests, so that you can experience the fun of handmade puppets. In order to keep your clothes clean, please wear an apron." Xiao Lin rolled his eyes: " Come in, then."

Yun Xubai tied up his apron, and suddenly found that the little red flower hidden in his pocket was trembling, as if afraid.

Sensing that Xiaohonghua was not in the right state, Yun Xubai asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"Here, it's scary!" Xiaohonghua was a little weak, and disappeared suddenly after answering.

No matter how you call it, it won't come out.The same is true for other puppets. At this moment, Yun Xubai lost contact with all the puppets.

Yun Xubai finally knew why the housekeeper arranged this itinerary.

This puppet workshop can restrain the puppet in the player's hand.No matter how many puppets they have in their hands, they will all be invalid when they come here.

This trip is not easy, can only play by ear.

The puppet workshop is a small house with traces of time, but it is well maintained.

Crossing the threshold, Yun Xubai felt a cool breeze blowing across his cheeks.

Unlike what he had imagined, the interior was not only not gloomy, but also comfortable.

On the wall of the puppet workshop, there is an introduction about the origin of the workshop, with pictures and texts.

There is a passage printed on the wall of the entrance:

"The owner of this house is Grandpa Wu, who is known as the 'father of puppets'. Before becoming a puppet workshop, this was the residence of Grandpa Wu and his wife. The first puppet in the town was born here, and this house A piece of history that the town will remember forever."

Behind the text is a double photo titled "Grandpa Wu and his wife standing in front of the workshop".

It was the first time Yun Xubai saw a photo of Grandpa Wu, and he was much younger than the image on the sculpture.

Seeing the face of Grandpa Wu's wife, Yun Xubai's heart skipped a beat - he had seen this face before!

She was the grieving old lady who broke into his room disguised as Fei'er!

After Yun Xubai pushed her downstairs that night, she disappeared, but she didn't expect that she was Grandpa Wu's wife.

So, she is in the mansion, where is Grandpa Wu?Will it be hiding in the mansion all the time, just not showing up?

Yun Xubai kept this question in his heart.

[See the photo?That grieving old lady turned out to be Grandpa Wu's wife, brother Xu...]

[Brother Xu knocked Grandpa Wu's wife downstairs, is that count as revenge? ]

[Count... right? ]

"There are still many items worth visiting ahead, please continue to move forward." Xiao Lin guided everyone forward.

The living room of the puppet workshop completely retains the state of the year, with many traces of life.

There is a newspaper on the table in the living room, and Yun Xubai can see the bold headline that takes up half of the page at a glance - the plague is spreading in a large area, what should we do? ?

Looking down, there was also an anecdote published in the newspaper—shocking!The puppet turned into a human?

Yun Xubai glanced at the content below. This news reported that the puppet master said that the puppet he made came back to life, but no one believed it. Everyone suspected that the puppeteer had mental problems.

There are several rooms next to the living room, one of which is Grandpa Wu's studio.

Yun Xubai was thinking about the work notes inside, and really wanted to go in to see if there was any refreshed content.

But Kobayashi skipped the studio and took them to the puppet making room.

The puppet making room is very open and well lit.

The two men in aprons smiled and said warmly: "Hi, distinguished guests, we are the puppeteers in charge of giving you experience classes."

"Please find a place to sit down," another puppeteer said.

It is also quite fast to directly enter the topic.

After the players sat down, the tall puppeteer said, "It's a great honor to have the opportunity to teach you a lesson. Today we are going to teach you a little puppet using yourself as a template."