After exchanging some pleasantries, Feng Bujue received the key to Heaven Room C. Then, the four of them bade farewell and left.
Item Name: Key
Item Type: Plot Item
Quality: Normal
Function: The holder and their team will gain the ownership of Sky Room C at Chang Lin Inn.
Can be taken out of the scenario: Yes
Remark: Even if you don't have the key with you, as long as your team has it, you can enter and exit the room freely.
"Oh, this thing can be transformed into a puzzle card after the scenario ends." Feng Bujue read the item description. "You should let Passing Rain carry this. You're the strongest here, so you won't die so easily. You have more space in your inventory than I do."
"Hey, I'm the one with the highest level here, and I'm a professional! No matter how you look at it, it's me who is stronger, right? "Atobe chimed in.
Feng Bujue changed the topic. "Speaking of 'profession' … I have a plan that I need your help with."
"Huh? What plan? "Atobe asked.
"Do you still remember the beauty who commented on my kung fu on the first floor of the inn?" Feng Bujue asked.
"Yes, that Meng Jiu mentioned … her surname is … Murong?" Atobe replied.
"At the time, I was eavesdropping on the discussion of the group of NPCs. From the bits and pieces that they said … this Miss Murong should be a character similar to Bai Xiaosheng." Feng Bujue scratched his chin. "In other words, she has a large amount of information."
"You want me to go and get information from her?" Atobe asked.
"Yes, after all, you're a professional." Feng Bujue replied. "Just use your professional skills to strike up a conversation with her. After the conversation starts, tell her that you're new to the world and have many questions that you don't know, so you wish to ask her some questions."
"When I said 'profession', I was referring to a professional gamer. You're talking about a professional gigolo, right?" Atobe yelled.
"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to sell your body. I'm just asking you to communicate with him." Feng Bujue ignored the grumbling and continued, "The interaction between players and humanoid NPCs can also be referred to Item D of the Player Interaction Regulations. [Regardless of gender, any behavior determined by the system to be sexual harassment, including the intention to use the methods listed in Clauses B and C, will be restricted by the system. The player's intention will not be converted into the character's actual actions. Repeated attempts will be forcibly disconnected, and the player's citizen ID will be permanently added to the system's blacklist, becoming a high-priority monitoring target.]
I also looked into the specific details of interactions between players, humanoid NPCs, and monsters, and found that the restrictions were even stricter than the interactions between players. Players could still engage in a certain degree of intimacy if both parties were willing, but there would never be any erotic interactions between players and virtual avatars. NPCs would also never do anything to players in that way. However, he could not rule out the possibility that the NPCs would develop a good impression of the players.
In short, you can boldly strike up a conversation. You definitely won't be taken advantage of. "
"Hey! That was a beauty! It's not like she's some kind of hunk! Don't make it sound like I've profited from this! Not being taken advantage of is the true loss! " Atobe replied, "Speaking of which … you managed to memorize the rules word for word, and you even managed to explain so clearly about the rule of not being able to date in different dimensions … What kind of mentality is that?"
"Oh … About that, it's because I hugged a female NPC in a certain scenario. Of course, it was a very pure, platonic hug." Feng Bujue answered calmly. "Then I thought of a question … where is the limit of this setting? Therefore, I took some time to read up on the related game description. "
"Sigh, then wouldn't it be much easier for us girls to seduce male NPCs?" Laughing Soul joked. "After all, nothing will happen to us."
"I say … girl, you have to respect yourself." Xiao Tan turned around and looked at her with a burning gaze.
"How do you plan to seduce them?" Feng Bujue said. "Any subjective action will be banned by the system. Objectively speaking, even if you want to show them your thighs or give them some benefits, you won't be able to change your appearance in the scenario, right?"
"Hmm … You have a point." Laughing Soul nodded as she glanced at Xiao Tan with a mocking gaze. Actually, based on her tone, it was not that she did not know the answer to this question. Perhaps she just wanted to see the person's reaction after hearing it.
"Alright, Jin Fugui, what do you say? Are you going or not? "Feng Bujue asked.
"I'm warning you, you can call me a gigolo …" Before Atobe could finish, Chen Ge interrupted him.
"Fine, gigolo, what do you think?" Feng Bujue interrupted him. "If I'm not married, I'll go on my own. With my glib tongue and pestering ability, there's no reason for me to fail in the negotiation. But based on the current situation, I'll definitely attract Miss Murong's ire. You can't let Xiao Tan go, right? We'll be lucky if the kid doesn't leak our information. "
"It's just a negotiation. Why can't we girls do it?" Passing Rain asked.
"Hahahaha!" Feng Bujue guffawed five times before adding, "That's a good idea. I've always wanted to know, two women who don't know each other, and one of them is obviously trying to get close to the other … what kind of opening statement should be used?"
Passing Rain glared at Feng Bujue. After a long silence, she said, "Fine … you should let the professional do it."
"Alright, you two can stop acting. I'll give it a try," Atobe said weakly. "But I have to make it clear, if the NPC ignores me, there's nothing I can do."
"Of course not. Gigolo, why do you have to look down on yourself?" Feng Bujue drawled. "Someone as handsome and feminine as you definitely has a market among older women in ancient times. Even if she doesn't like you, facing someone who looks weak and hasn't done anything out of line, she'll at most politely say that she doesn't have anything in common with you and ask you to stop harassing her."
Feng Bujue paused before continuing. "And if … Miss Murong doesn't think there's anything wrong with talking to you, then things will be much easier." He stood up. "If my analysis is not wrong, this NPC should at least know most of the settings of this wuxia world like the back of her hand. Things that are common knowledge to her are valuable information to us. So, for information that only we don't know about, you can try your best to ask her. "
"I know, I'll play it by ear," Atobe replied. "At this moment, that Miss Murong should still be sitting in the inn lobby. You've caused such a commotion earlier. If I, a guest from Broken Sword Chahitsu, go down now and greet her with so many people watching, it'll be hard for her to respond. I think we should find another time."
"Yes, that's what I'm thinking." Feng Bujue nudged the key on the table to Passing Rain. The latter accepted it silently and placed it inside her backpack.
"Let's talk about the second thing." Feng Bujue said. "It's about the Six Flowery Blades … and now they need the help of someone with pure Yang internal energy like me …"
"Even though it's been delayed for a day, tomorrow, when that Lin Chang finishes teaching you the kung fu and Su Tang needs you to protect her, the fact that you don't have internal energy will be exposed," Laughing Soul said. "Solving this problem is far more important than collecting information because once this is messed up, we'll be in a very bad situation. Then, even if the Six Flowery Blades don't directly become enemies with us, they won't have any reason to protect us, and they won't give us any benefits. "
"You're right … this is very tricky." Feng Bujue agreed. "Currently, I have two solutions in mind. The first one, I highly recommend …"
"Kill Su Tang?" Passing Rain immediately voiced out Feng Bujue's thoughts.
"Yes!" Feng Bujue answered decisively. "And the best solution is to do it without her body being found. No one will know whether she's dead or alive. That way, at least before the duel, no one will bring up the matter of protecting her anymore. "
"You're too cruel …" Atobe looked at Feng Bujue with shock. "Last time, when I saw you kill the zombies, I had this feeling that you're a homicidal maniac … Now, to keep the secret, you don't care whether the person is a good person or a bad person. You're going to kill them without hesitation …"
"When you were playing Mario, before you killed Chestnut Boy, did you consider whether the person was a good or bad person?" Feng Bujue asked.
Atobe was startled, and several seconds later, he frowned. "That's not the same thing, is it?"
"Tsk …" Feng Bujue turned his head away with annoyance.
"You're trying to change the concept," Passing Rain commented succinctly.
"That failed," Laughing Soul added.
"I'm also against killing people. The fact that she might be as powerful as a boss aside … even if we can kill her, there's no guarantee that we won't be discovered during the fight and when we deal with the body." Xiao Tan also gave a constructive suggestion.
"There's no need to worry about that. If we really want to kill her, I have my ways. After we kill her, we'll cut her into six pieces, wrap her up in rags, and shove her into our backpack. No one will know … "Feng Bujue added.
"You've already planned to this extent …" Atobe was covered in cold sweat, thinking, Just what kind of person is this?
"But … you have a point." Feng Bujue changed the topic. "You did remind me of something. I've read a thread on the forum. It said that the player's way of doing things in a scenario might affect their future growth. For example, those who follow certain morals and principles in the scenario and try their best to do good will have a better ending after clearing the scenario. And for those who had been doing evil and cruel things in the script, the plot that they encountered might be more depressing. Not only that, the thread also said that … the skills and items that the player receives are related to the player's way of doing things. "
"Haha … Shadow of the Demonic Bat …" Xiao Tan's first reaction was to recite the name of the skill that Feng Bujue had given him.
"An unpredictable madman …" Laughing Soul added.
"If this setting really exists, it can explain quite a lot of the situations that I've encountered in solo matches," Feng Bujue said.
"Is this considered … a type of non-dominant attribute?" Passing Rain asked.
"Perhaps … Based on this speculation, the players who are seen as lawful and kind by the system and the players who are chaotic and evil will be completely different in the later stages of the game. Not only skills, equipment, and titles … their gaming experience will be different as well, "Feng Bujue said thoughtfully." In that case … we'd better not kill the innocent. Within the scope of the main quest, we should try our best to stand on the side of justice and do what is right. That way, we won't be seen as villains by the system like me. "
Atobe then asked, "Then, what is your second solution?"
"If we can't kill her, then we can injure her." Feng Bujue said. "If Su Tang is injured to a certain degree and temporarily loses the ability to clear the Dark Spirit Mantra, then wouldn't this matter be delayed?" He looked at the group. "The game time is limited, and we won't be able to stay until the fourth day, so … as long as we can drag this out until the evening of the day after tomorrow, this matter will be over."
"That's not a bad idea," Laughing Soul said. Laughing Soul said in a low voice, "Hmm … but we need to discuss how to injure that Miss Su."
"That's right … First, we can't injure her openly, so we can only ambush her," Feng Bujue said. "Second, we can't let her suspect that we're behind this." He crossed his arms before his chest and shook his head. "If we have Laughing Soul ambush her from afar, we can easily accomplish the first point. But then, they will definitely suspect us. This is because only a bunch of weirdos like us can use a method that they can't even explain to ambush her. "
"Even if we use a method that other martial artists would use to ambush her, we'll still be the most suspicious." Xiao Tan said. "You just accepted the Six Slashes today, and in one day, Su Tang was ambushed and injured … To be honest, even if someone else ambushed her during this period of time, we'll be the ones to be suspected."
"I have thought of a method that won't be suspected," Feng Bujue said. "And it's the most ideal method … mass poisoning."
"Your way of thinking …" Atobe was speechless. Feng Bujue's way of thinking was too unpredictable, and he would always jump to a ridiculous conclusion.
"The theory is simple." Feng Bujue explained. "To cover up the fact that we're targeting Su Tang, we'll ambush everyone at the same time. This way, on the surface, it will look like she's just been poisoned by someone who isn't specifically targeting her. "
"Ha … Ha ha … 'Try to stand on the side of justice and do the right thing' …" Xiao Tan narrowed his eyes, and his lips twitched as he repeated Feng Bujue's words.
Feng Bujue pretended not to hear him and continued. "To achieve a realistic effect, we can also pretend to be collectively poisoned during the incident to fool the public."
"Have you lost your mind?" Atobe said.
"There's no other way. To ensure that a lie won't be exposed, we have to come up with a bigger lie." Feng Bujue said. "At this moment, we're already in this situation … You have to understand that our current safety and freedom are all built on a foundation of lies. Once one of them is exposed, the whole series of illusions will collapse.
To have a foothold in this town, or rather … to 'survive', we have to try our best to keep up the pretense until the end. We have to try our best to maintain the mysterious and powerful image of Broken Sword Chahitsu at every second. If the people outside find out about our real power, this scenario will be very difficult to continue. In that situation, the only solution I can think of is to hide in the mountains. The premise is that we can leave this town, no … this street alive. "
"That's right," Passing Rain agreed. "In terms of fighting ability, if three NPCs with the same power level as the woman from last night come, we'll have to use our guns, or else we'll be wiped out." She looked at Feng Bujue. "At this stage, if Bujue's actions are exposed, then in the eyes of the people in this world, we'll be deceiving the world. Then … almost everyone will have the chance to fight us. "
Feng Bujue added, "In any case, if we really get into a full-on fight, when the heroes see through our plan and learn about the basic properties of guns, we'll be dead."
"Either we keep up the pretense or we'll become the public enemy," Xiao Tan said darkly.
Feng Bujue shrugged. "It's like a Jew who accidentally wandered into Hitler's party during World War II. The only way for him to leave alive is to make the people around him think that he's a German."
"Let's talk about the poisoning then," Atobe said.
"If we succeed, we'll have achieved our goal and won't be suspected. Or rather … even if Six Swords suspects us, they won't be able to confirm it," Feng Bujue replied.
Xiao Tan thought about it and said, "Hmm … as long as there's poison, anyone can do it. If only a few people are poisoned, then the target of suspicion will soon be … someone who has a conflict of interest or resentment with the poisoned person. But if it's a large-scale poisoning that doesn't seem to be targeted, then it'll be hard to find the culprit. As long as we don't give ourselves away when we commit the crime, and we're poisoned after the incident, then … "
"Fine, there are three questions." Laughing Soul could not help but interrupt. "One, where are we going to find a poison that won't kill anyone and that has to be enough to feed more than ten people? Two, how are we going to spread the poison evenly among the people at the inn? Three, how are we going to carry out the first and second steps without being discovered and without leaving any trace behind? "
"Good question," Feng Bujue said. He tilted his head and shrugged. "I have no clue."
"Then why are you talking so enthusiastically?"
"That's why I said this is the 'most ideal method'. As for how to do it …" Feng Bujue said. "We still have one day and one night to figure it out."
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