Isolated Island (15)

The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh82 - Isolated Island (15)

That night, Ren Yifei had slept very lightly, and in the middle, he felt that someone was trying to move his rucksack but gave up after several failed attempts.

Then he heard a scream. When he opened his eyes, he saw that someone had had both of their arms broken by Saman because they had tried to take away Saman's rucksack. 9yOYJi

"I advise you not to come near me when I'm asleep. I'm good at killing people in my dreams," Saman smiled a gentlemanly smile and politely apologised.

Everyone hurriedly checked their belongings, and it turned out that many people had already lost their food— the two night-watchmen had actually agreed to steal food. After stealing, the two planned to sneak away to stay elsewhere.

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Needless to say, the two night-watchmen paid the price for their greed afterwards.

However, after this incident, everyone no longer trusted the 'vigil'. They held onto their belongings and sat there until dawn. PcQkRb

On the other hand, Ren Yifei calmed down and slept well for the second half of the night.

As for Saman, no one dared to provoke him at all.

When morning arrived, someone in the manor had died again. It was the person who ate the most food from the cold room the day before. He vomited and had diarrhoea yesterday, and since there was no medicine, he could not make it through the night.

Early in the morning, in front of everyone, their bodies turned into half-rotten corpses of fish monsters as soon as they touched the morning light.

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Their strange death sparked a new wave of food snatchers, and another incident occurred again in the mushroom house when someone eyed the little girl's bag.

Then he died.

The little girl pulled the transparent silk thread used to cut the other party's trachea.

The players took the opportunity to observe, and as a result, the corpse also quickly decayed and turned into a fish monster. dLDWsk

The owner of the manor came over and, after using two steamed buns as payment, asked someone to clean up these mutated corpses and had them sent to the incinerator from yesterday to be destroyed together.

As soon as this matter was resolved, the owner of the manor went back; her attitude was neither cold nor hot. Many players who suspected her wanted to retract their judgment: This doesn't look like the 'candle' that makes contributions out of their own goodwill either.

She was too indifferent, while the 'ghost' possessed an intense obsession.

Ren Yifei washed his face and rinsed his mouth amidst the smell of meat. His stomach was rumbling, but the dining hall no longer provided ready-made food, only hot water. l2Ufuz

When he went to pour himself some hot water, a staff secretly stuffed a small packet of salt and a small packet of sugar into his hand. They were all packed in disposable paper bags, so everyone usually ignored them.

Sitting in the dining hall, he ate a coarse-grain steamed bun and drank a large glass of water. He then added salt and sugar to a glass of hot water to make salt-sugar water to drink.

The information was updated last night, so he went to the toilet and looked: [ The starlight sinks into the ocean, and the goddess breaks the halberd. ]

The name of this manor is 'Starlight'. Starlight sinks into the sea... does this mean that this manor will sink into the ocean sooner or later? 6fJL u

As for the goddess breaking the halberd, assuming that the halberd was a weapon that signifies power, then the only eligible goddess was the 'owner of the manor'.

During yesterday's riot, the owner of the manor lost the right to distribute and control the food. Thus, there was nothing wrong with saying that the goddess had broken her weapon.

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However, they had crossed the owner of the manor out of the list of candidates.

Moreover, such an interpretation was too simple and not in line with a mid-end instance. 7wkFji

The interpretation of the clues was not complicated. It could be said that most players can instantly lock on the identity of the 'Manor's Boss'. However, like Ren Yifei, they felt this clue was too simple.

It was so simple that it was an insult to their intelligence.

It could not be that simple. There must be some unknown secrets behind it, such as... the true identity of the owner of the manor.

Today was the second day, and except for a few more scales growing from their bodies, everyone had not made any significant progress. Everywhere on the estate has been searched, except for a few restricted areas, there were no abnormalities.

The players decided to take the initiative. If there were no conditions, then they would create conditions. They were not like the salted fish who waited for the seven days to pass.

Therefore, when Ren Yifei came out after eating breakfast, he found that the corporate drone player, who had assembled a group of refugees yesterday, was out again, and once again, he was leading a group of young people.

This group of youngsters were precisely the ones who were irritable and not smart enough among the refugees. Under the player's instigation, they began to smash the locked doors one by one, testing the bottom line of the owner of the manor. tUR1TN

The owner of the manor stayed behind closed doors while everyone else was silent; this fuelled these people's arrogance. Afterwards, more people joined in, wanting to vent their stress and fear of this strange situation.

The group of people gathered around, looking for things to smash. They were extremely vicious and fierce, so other people avoided them.

Ren Yifei, who was an innocent passerby, was also caught for questioning. He knows that this was the player gathering the power of the masses to find 'Black Rabbit' and conduct preliminary screening through memory.

'Gu Xingye' was full of youthful vigour; how could he endure being interrogated like a spy? He immediately broke out into a dispute with those people and left angrily. FJ6nd

This was how the manor was that morning.

He hid outside the estate, and the crazy old man was still there. It was a wonder how he was still alive.

"Starlight, it's going to sink," he suddenly spoke.

Ren Yifei almost thought he was a player, but after thinking about it, it was not right. The crazy old man was definitely not a player. He was a special NPC, maybe one who could provide clues. ujYRmr

"Why do you say the Starlight is going to sink?"

However, the crazy old man ignored him and only kept repeating this sentence. Ren Yifei felt that he was duped, or more specifically, this was bait for the players.

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Enduring the heartache, he broke off a small piece of steamed bun and asked with a gentle voice, "Why do you say that Starlight is going to sink?"

The little old man grabbed the steamed bun as soon as he saw it, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it desperately. After eating most of it, he spoke vaguely, "Torrential rain, rupture, it's going to sink. Everyone's finished." 9YdfKE

"But there's no heavy rain right now, and there's no rupture in the coast. How could it sink?"

The little old man looked at him with bloodshot eyes and smiled strangely, "Go find the number plate. If you find it, you will survive."

After that, the little old man refused to speak again, and it was useless to coax him with steamed buns. Ren Yifei sighed and went down the mountain, noticing that the water level had actually risen a lot. At this rate, maybe Starlight Manor would really sink after seven days.

After squatting for a while, he found nothing other than numbness in his legs. He walked back with the cat in his arms. Before entering through the door, he heard loud cursing coming from inside. gG whB

Ren Yifei immediately saw the owner of the manor, who was pushed and shoved, followed by a group of thugs.

Yes, these people are already qualified as thugs. They held various bags, all of which were previously allocated to players, one per person. However, they were all in their hands now.

The one who was leading the group, to no surprise, was the corporate drone player.

It had only taken him half an hour to go down. How it the situation escalate to violence during this time? This player... what script of what drama is he acting out? ioI1Xk

"What are you doing? Why are you still beating people?" Ren Yifei, being righteous and reckless, rushed forward when he saw that the situation was not right.

But before he could take two steps, someone grabbed him, "Eh eh, this child is ignorant." The person apologised and pulled him.

"Uncle?" He turned around and saw the middle-aged man who had taken him to the sea the day before yesterday.

"Xingye, don't be impulsive!" He pulled and dragged him away. NOAxTf

"Wait," the corporate drone player in the leader position looked at Ren Yifei and glanced around: There was a shortage of people to make an example of for others; this was an opportunity.

Then he commanded, "Who allowed him to go? Take his bag."

Two young men in the group ran over to grab his rucksack.

Ren Yifei widened his eyes, "You dare?" OHG Lg

He was truly daring.

Ren Yifei tried his best to hold on to the rucksack, but his hands were no match for four. His bag was robbed, and the contents were poured out.

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"Boss, there're instant noodles and steamed buns."

"Take them." 05LgwD

With red eyes, Ren Yifei slammed the empty bag on the ground and rushed forward, "F*ck."

Ten minutes later.

"You tell me why you have this temper, ha," the middle-aged man sighed the entire way as he dragged Ren Yifei to a remote path. He sat down on a moss-covered stone bench while holding a garden hoe.

Ren Yifei licked the bruise on the corner of his mouth and clenched his jaw in pain. The bag was still there, but the instant noodles and steamed buns had been snatched away. gpFkGh

"Uncle, who were they?"

"Don't mention them; this group of people are crazy. It's because this manor is strange, and the ancestral grave was damaged, that they're like this. Now they're causing a scene."

"What about the other people in the manor? How could they let this group of people cause trouble like this?" Ren Yifei mentioned the rest of the people in the manor.

"Everyone who opposes will be locked up," the middle man shook his head and sighed, "Sinners, these people!" 9vMKZI

"Did you find anything?"

"There's nothing here. It was said that there have been no customers for three or four months and that they were ready to close down."

"That's unfortunate," Ren Yifei said insincerely.

The middle-aged man sighed, "But you can't blame them for being suspicious. Isn't it too weird for you to say these things?" Dy6fYo

"No matter how much water there used to be, it never flooded half of the mountain, let alone those earthquakes, and those..."

The middle-aged man glanced left then right and lowered his voice, "There're also those who turned into fish monsters and those who disappeared after going down the mountain. We also have these things growing on us. Who will believe you if you say that nothing is going on?"

"But let me tell you, this matter couldn't be blamed on the manor. The land was bought with real gold and silver. Everything had been approved. We can't blame it for this moment."

Ren Yifei remembered the ancestral tomb mentioned by a young man, and he bluntly asked, "This was the ancestral tomb? Where did the removed tomb go?" dqk5Zh

The middle-aged man shook his head, "It's not a secret, but you youngsters don't know it."

"This place used to be a cemetery?" Saman and others also heard about this.

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It was such a big deal that it was impossible not to 'hear' about it. They all know this was the instance pushing the plot to give them hints.

"Being able to seize opportunities and a master of organising armed forces, this method... Qi Xing Island's Chen Shen's subordinate?" The girl with glasses looked at the leader of the rioters and muttered to herself. Il6quv

In her world, Chen Shen was the strongest of all the soldiers in the army and became the commander a few years after she changed her career. She was also well-versed in developing masses of organised armed forces. This person's style was a bit like hers, but it seemed too rough and violent.

"Did he capture the owner of the manor to control her in advance?" The little girl thought about this.

The owner of the manor was their key suspect at the moment. The reason why no one has gone up to identify her was that it was unknown whether there were any secrets to her true identity. It must be known that an error in the identification process leads directly to death. Therefore, everyone was extremely cautious.

This player was now holding the owner of the manor captive, which was also a strategy that involved putting the suspected 'ghost' into the bag first. D9poOu

If it had been any other time, the little girl would have already set out to destroy everything. However, the mission this time was different. She had just found an NPC suspected of being a player and was focused on observing them, having no time to spare for the other person.

Hopefully, this person doesn't get in her way, either.

Other players continued to listen to the news.

According to the NPCs, this mountain used to be the ancestral graves of the people here. The developers wanted to build a manor on the mountain, so the villagers took the money and moved the graves of their ancestors. Among them, those with descendants were moved accordingly, and those without descendants were uniformly packed and moved elsewhere. qxfjv8

After that, the villagers used the compensation money to buy houses and vehicles, and they have been fine until today.

"It must be a curse! The ancestors are blaming us!" The villagers who had broken down were regretting their past. They were now beating around, trying to get an explanation from the owner of the manor. Who knew that the owner of the manor also did not know anything when asked; her attitude was not very good.

"She actually told us not to wander around the mountain because it's dangerous? This was where our ancestors' bones were buried. How could it be dangerous? There must be something hidden from us."

One side was flustered and anxious, while the other side made sarcastic comments and watched coldly from the side. Why wouldn't it cause trouble? qDLoiB

Therefore, they were even more convinced that there was a conspiracy.

In the heat of the moment, these people began to tear down the walls and smash doors, then it became progressively more violent, and now it was impossible to stop them.

"So that's how it is," Ren Yifei finally found a clue after learning of the manor's past, but he was still surprised, "Uncle, what are you doing with the hoe?"

"Everything has been robbed, so I want to go to the mountains to find something to eat. The south-facing side of the mountain is suitable for growing vegetables. There must be a lot of sweet potatoes and greens growing during this season." NY8 Vl

Ren Yifei was thinking of returning to the manor, but having heard these words, he said, "I'll go with you!"

"No, no, I've already made an appointment with someone else," the middle-aged man stood up and repeatedly waved his hand, "I'll give up some sweet potatoes."

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If they did not want to steal or did not have the ability to steal, and because of yesterday's events which resulted in their fear of the ocean, many people made the same choice as the middle-aged people to solve their need for food.

After sending away the NPC who gave him clues, Ren Yifei returned to the mushroom house. Q1dB8o

The mushroom house had also been turned upside-down, and the small door of the utility room was open. Ren Yifei still remembered that his clothes were inside and immediately went over to check.

There was nothing in the utility room. All that was left were basically rubbish that none of the refugees needed, so those people did not look carefully, and the clothes that Ren Yifei packed were safe.

"En?" The dusty cardboard box under his clothes was slightly opened. He opened it out of curiosity and revealed what looked to be the black barrel of a gun, a box of nails next to it, and a particular box of bullets.

Ren Yifei raised his eyebrows and suddenly had an idea. nHmLer

T/N: Here's a drawing of how Fish imagine Song Wei (Saman) and Gu Xingye (Ren Yifei)

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