Pirate???
The castle owner and the steward had left, but the servants were still there, standing straight and staring at the group of people eating. Even if they had something to say, they dared not say it out loud because they were being stared so closely.
After the last person put down their knife and fork, the maid with a red scarf signaled, and other servants quickly and neatly removed the plates, the table was cleaned in less than two minutes.
"The meal is over. Before you go back to your rooms to rest, please allow me to remind you a few words." Hong walked to the side of Lady Maude's chair, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said in a cold tone, "Uninvited guests of unknown origin, it is your luck to have the opportunity to live in such a luxurious castle, it is also the kindness of our Lady
She looked around at everyone: "There have been disgrace who harbor evil intentions, I hope you will not follow in their footsteps."
"Can I ask a question ma?" A bearded man said, "This castle has always been open, and welcomes any guest who stays here, right? How many disgrace who harbor evil intentions have there been from the past to now?"
Huang Pi glanced at the bearded man, remembered the hanging body, and turned his attention to Hong.
Hong: "Will you remember the number of flies you killed ma?"
The bearded man scratched his chin: "If the number is small, I will still remember it."
"Then I will not remember it even more." Hong replied.
The bearded man nodded: "Okay ba, I understand."
"Now, I will take you to your room to rest." Hong said.
Everyone got up and followed her. She led them along the corridor to the east, then went up the stairs to the third floor, then distributed keys one person one room.
"If you are sure you want to leave, remember to hang the key on the door." Hong said, "Our Lady doesn't like noise. Please be quiet at ordinary times, don't walk around in the castle."
Huang Pi looked at the key in his hand, which had the number '302' written on it, and glanced at Ruan Qing's room, which had '321' on it. These two rooms are not next to each other. Not only that, one is in the southeast corner, the other is in the northwest corner, separated by a long corridor.
"Can the key be changed?" asked a person who had teammates but was assigned to a very far position.
Hong turned around: "The room cannot be used?"
"That's not the case..."
"Then please stay in your own room."
That person stopped talking.
They gestured to their teammates a few times and entered their own room.
Hong didn't leave. She stood there and watched everyone enter their room before leaving.
Hearing the footsteps leave, Ruan Qing quietly opened the door a crack, then saw several people in the corridor looking around like himself. They looked at each other, someone took the lead to muster up courage and slip out of their room.
On the first night, players with teammates need to discuss with their partners.
Anyway, it's not midnight yet, so it shouldn't matter.
At this time, in a bedroom on the top floor in the west.
Bai Leshui was curled up on the sofa, looking at the cards in his hand one by one, and Rong Zheng opposite was eating dinner one bite at a time.
"If you feel hungry, you are very likely to be a human." Bai Leshui put the card away and said.
Rong Zheng: "Do you have feeling of hunger ma?"
Bai Leshui tilted his head and thought for a while: "I don't know. Maybe it's because I ate too early? I have a sense of taste."
"This copy is different from previous copy. This is not accurate enough to judge." Rong Zheng, who had finished his dinner, wiped his mouth with a napkin, "I found something very interesting in the tower today."
"Huh? What?"
Rong Zheng took out a piece of letter paper from his arms and handed it to Bai Leshui.
Bai Leshui took it carefully. The letter paper had been placed for too long, or perhaps it was stored in a bad environment. The paper was yellow and even a little brittle.
[Salutation elder brother
May you be well when you open this letter
Three years since parting, I trust you have been well since we last met. I already know about past affair. The dead are gone, the living are like this. Respectable mother has long repent, she won't mention marriage again. The ancestral house was damaged, we shifted to a new residence. The adress was included herewith the letter, if you forgive after understanding the truth, please return. If you don't forgive, send back just a word or two, it will be good too. Any demand can also be raised, there will be none unanserwed.
Hoping for a reply soon.
Handwritten by Si Bei
August 12
Bai Leshui glanced at the letter then looked up at Rong Zheng. Recalling the visitor's style of dress, he asked, "How many years has it been?"
"At least fifty or sixty years." Rong Zheng said.
Bai Leshui covered his face and said, "
The visitor's dress was full of modern style, while the format and content of the letter were obviously very old. I thought that their and the maids' clothing styles were just to match the castle. Now I think it may be a hint, meaning ancient and westernized.
A person who lived at least fifty or sixty years ago, is still so young and handsome now, is definitely not human.
"I always feel that the vest can be easily stripped off." Bai Leshui said.
Rong Zheng crumpled the letter into pieces: "You are the owner of the castle, I am the steward. We are the top two most suspicious NPCs. It would be strange if there is nothing strange about it."
"Are there any other discoveries ma?" Bai Leshui asked.
Rong Zheng: "This is the only clue in text."
Bai Leshui: "What about the clue not in text ne?"
Rong Zheng smiled at Bai Leshui and said nothing.
Bai Leshui poked him with his finger. Rong Zheng paused, sighed, and took out a photo.
The black and white photo showed a family of four, parents wearing small suits and dresses, and standing on both sides of them, a boy about six or seven years old and a boy about three years old. The three-year-old boy was half-huggled by his mother, while the seven-year-old boy stood distantly next to his father, looking at the camera expressionlessly.
Bai Leshui glanced at the seven-year-old boy in the photo, then looked at Rong Zheng's current appearance. Unfortunately, Bai Leshui did not think that the boy and Rong Zheng were similar in any way.
Rong Zheng put the photo away: "It's time to go out."
Bai Leshui: "Yeah."
***
"Brother Huang, can I sleep in your room tonight ma?" Ruan Qing asked.
Huang Pi thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
Ruan Qing: "Nothing will happen."
"Not likely." Huang Pi said, "The first night of promotion dungeon is usually safe. Even if you accidentally touch the line, it's okay as long as it's not too much."
Ruan Qing: "Brother Huang, what are you doing?"
"What else can I do? Add buff a. We have to go out and take a look. I always feel that this castle is the key. While the danger is not high on the first day, of course we have to look for more clues to the treasure in the castle. How can I survive without adding a little lucky buff at this time. Tsk, this is a purple card that was hard to get for me, it is only worth using for promotion dungeon." Huang Pi pinched the card in his hand with a distressed look on his face, "If I don't advance this time, I will lose a lot."
"That...Brother Huang, I also have a add luck card." Ruan Qing said quickly "Why not use mine first?"
Huang Pi poked his head out: "What card?"
Ruan Qing: "[Won't Step on Dog Sh*t], a blue fortune card, is a card that can avoid disasters. Although it can't increase luck, it can avoid disasters, which I think is enough. And it can be used with teammates, but the time limit and number of uses are very small, only three times, one hour each, and a cooldown of 24 hours."
Huang Pi: "...Okay ba, barely enough, one hour is enough."
"What is your card, Brother Huang?"
"[Full of Luck]." Huang Pi said with a hint of pride, "Avoid traps within three hours, in addition of having a chance to have good luck. Use three times, this card helped me pick up valuable clues and received an S rating!"
"Brother Huang is so awesome." Ruan Qing's eyes were shining with admiration.
"It's a pity that the CD is freaking three days..." Huang Pi said.
Ruan Qing: "That's pretty cool too."
Huang Pi: "It's a purple card anyway, so it's a bit useful. Forget it, use yours first."
Ruan Qing nodded repeatedly and used the blue card [Won't Step on Dog Shit]. A faint light enveloped the two of them, then gradually dissipated.
Huang Pi: "Very good, now within an hour, let's go for a walk in the castle." As he said that, he opened the door, then coincidentally, he met the eyes of the person who also opened the door to slipped out from the opposite side.
Huang Pi: ...
Ruan Qing: ...
Shi Qiu: "Wow, what a coincidence ai, are you also out to find the toilet ma?"
Huang Pi: "Ah, I guess so ba."
Shi Qiu: "That's just right, let's go together bei? We can't come out after midnight, so of course we have to solve the problems before that. By the way, do you know where the toilet is ma?"
Huang Pi: "Don't know."
"Then we have to look for it. I don't think I saw it on the first floor. Generally speaking, it should be at the corner of the building ba, probably..."
"Go to the end of the corridor in front then turn left." A voice sounded.
The three of them were startled. When they turned around, they saw the steward Mr. Si coming over with a book in his hand: "Hello, gentlemen."
Shi Qiu patted his chest and said: "Scared me, that... Mr. Si? Do you have any matter ma?"
"Nothing important." Rong Zheng picked up the book in his hand and shook it. "My Lady was a little bored, so I want to find some books for
Huang Pi: "Since they forgot to tell us, why don't you take us there?"
Ruan Qing stared at Huang Pi with wide eyes, revealing uneasiness in his eyes, fearing that Huang Ge's impolite words would cause disgust from NPCs, it would be troublesome to be thrown out of the castle again.
Rong Zheng smiled good-temperedly: "Glad to help." Then he led the way.
Huang Pi immediately followed, Shi Qiu and Ruan Qing looked at each other, and also raised their feet to catch up.
Next to the yellow-skinned room, a door quietly opened, a woman with delicate eye makeup quietly stared at the backs of several people.
"Mr. Steward, have you lived here for a long time ma?" After a moment of silence, Shi Qiu mustered up the courage to ask.
Rong Zheng: "Shouldn't be too long ba, I came here after I became an adult."
"That means it's only been a few years? I think you're still quite young." Ruan Qing said immediately, "About this island, you shouldn't know much ba."
Rong Zheng's mouth curled up slowly, but his tone was very calm: "As a qualified steward, I did some homework before coming here."
"Homework? What homework?" Huang Pi asked, "Is it related to what you whispered to the Lady before?"
Rong Zheng paused, turned to look at Huang Pi: "No, those are just some boring words, please don't mind."
Huang Pi: "In fact, I'm quite curious. Tell me about it. I won't tell Lady Maud. What are you afraid of."
Rong Zheng showed a proper look of embarrassment: "But... these things are just
"Then just tell it as a story bei." Ruan Qing suggested carefully.
Shi Qiu: "I'm also curious, can you tell us ma?"
Huang Pi took a step forward, his eyes firm.
Rong Zheng said helplessly: "Okay ba, you are such a curious guest. Don't mention what I am going to say next in front of My Lady, he will be unhappy."
The three of them nodded repeatedly.
"This happened before the castle was built." Rong Zheng said, "The castle itself has a long history, I don't know how long it was before it was built."
"There was a legend about pirates on this island. It is said that they came from the far west by ship, lost their way and came to this place, they used this island as a base for activities, but they came quickly and disappeared quickly, leaving only some legends. When you mentioned treasure, I thought of the mysteriously missing pirates. There are rumors that they left some treasures here before they left, as a precautionary fund."
"However, these are just rumors, not credible." Rong Zheng pointed to the front, "Three guests, here we are."
Shi Qiu: "So soon? Okay, thank you."
"You're welcome, remember to go back to your room early, have a good dream." Rong Zheng left with a smile, pretending not to see the few people hiding in the dark.
This bullsh*t, Rong Zheng gives himself full marks.
The author has something to say:
Rong Zheng: Actually, I was talking nonsense with a basis, do you believe it ma?