Real Cthulhu Running Game

"Speaking of side quests, based on the current situation, I estimate that there will be at least five side quests in this module, and we need to complete at least three to four side quests to clear this module. But the most important thing now is, should we choose to work together to complete the same quest? Or do we go our own way and complete the side quests we want to do?" Wan Zhongshan said while rubbing his chin.

Liu Xing thought for a while and said, "I agree with Wan Zhongshan, and I also think we need to complete at least four side missions to successfully pass this module. However, according to the consistent nature of the Cthulhu running game, I think some side missions may limit the number of players, or assign 'truth' points according to the performance of players in this side mission. It should not allow us to have the opportunity to complete the same side mission together to pass the module. After all, if we do this, then the 'truth' in this module The point setting is completely meaningless."

As Liu Xing's staunch ally, Ishi Chuanling naturally responded immediately: "That's right, the setting of 'truth' points in this module is obviously to hope that we can each complete different side tasks to achieve the goal of clearing the module, so I think the 'truth' points that all side tasks in this module can provide are either just 500 points enough for all of us to pass the customs module, or 600 points or 700 points, which is a surplus of comparative points, but we still have to consider a The worst plan is that the 'truth' points that can be provided by all the side missions in this module do not add up to more than 500 points, which means that it is impossible for the five players present to pass the module together..."

Ishi Chuan Ling's words left everyone speechless for a moment, after all what Ishi Chuan Ling said was very reasonable, and everyone was also thinking about the last possibility that Ishi Chuan Ling proposed.

If, as Ishikawa Ling said, the side missions of this module cannot provide 500 "truth" points, then at least one player must tear the card and lose the qualification to advance to the Hounds of Tindalos area.

People don't worry about being few, but about unevenness. No one wants to watch their other teammates successfully clear the module, but they end up in a situation where they are tearing up the card.

"Hey, it seems that it's time to use that item, kp, I'm going to use the question card now, how many 'truth' points can the side missions of this module provide our players in total?" Li Dian took out a white card the size of a business card from his pocket, and said.

Liu Xing raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect Li Dian to have a question card.

The question card is a special item sold in the mall, the price is 500 points, the effect is that you can ask kp questions during the secret room time, but the content of the question cannot involve the core data of the module, such as how to pass the level, who is the boss of the module and so on.

Liu Xing once saw question cards when browsing the mall, but in Liu Xing’s opinion, the cost-effectiveness of this question card is too low. After all, the question card is a one-time item, and the questions asked are greatly restricted, so Liu Xing complained at the time, “Only people who are stupid and have a lot of money will buy this kind of item.”

Liu Xing did not expect that he would meet Li Dian, who is "a fool with a lot of money" so soon.

Li Dian noticed that Liu Xing and the others were looking at him strangely, so he could only smile helplessly and said, "I know you may think that I am a fool with a lot of money, and would actually buy items such as question cards, but I just want to say that I was cheated by others. In the first few modules, one of my teammates encountered some difficulties, but because there is a price to be paid to help him, the other teammates and I can only express our helplessness."

"So, my teammate expressed his willingness to give an item worth 500 points as a reward, so I couldn't help being tempted and chose to help that teammate. What I never expected was that the item in the guy's mouth turned out to be a question card. If I had known, I wouldn't have helped him."

At this time, kp Xuefeng said: "Well, player Li Dian, your question card has already taken effect. The answer to the question you asked is that the side quests of this module will provide a total of 650 points, and I will send you an additional message. Some side quests will limit the number of players, and players can get more than 100 'truth' points."

Hearing what kp Xuefeng said, Liu Xing was relieved. Although there are some restrictions, 650 'truth' points should be able to allow all players to successfully clear the module.

"Huh, it seems that we are a little too worried." Shi Chuanling said with a smile.

Zhang Jingxu looked at Shi Chuanling speechlessly, and finally couldn't help but joked: "It's not that you made us worry too much. We didn't think of this, but what you said made us all nervous and worried. I just started thinking about how to get rid of you."

Although Zhang Jingxu's ridicule can't be taken seriously, Liu Xing is very clear that if kp Xuefeng's answer just now is "less than 500 'truth' points", then everyone present, including himself, will definitely start thinking about who to join forces with and get rid of who.

But even so, Liu Xing felt that he still had an advantage. After all, Yin En must be his most steadfast ally, because "Ishi Chuan Ling" is a follower of "Watanabe Meteor", and the possibility of rebellion is extremely low, and Zhang Jingxu should choose to stand on his side and Yin En's side, because the beginning of this module was Yin En and Liu Xing.

So no matter what, Liu Xing felt that his side had already taken advantage of numbers and occupation.

But now it's all right, the "truth" points should be enough, and there is no need for players to intrigue and cheat each other.

At this time, Liu Xing also noticed that Li Dian and Wan Chongshan were relieved. It seems that they should have thought of this, knowing that Liu Xing and the three are a small group.

"Okay, although the 'truth' points of this module are more than enough, but in order for all of us to cooperate better and avoid unnecessary disputes, we still need to establish some rules now, what do you think?" Liu Xing said.

No rules no standards.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and then began to discuss.

Soon, everyone established two rules.

First, if the side quest limits the number of players to receive, the first player who discovers the side quest can give priority to whether or not to receive the side quest. If there is a time requirement for the remaining quota, the players present will receive it. If there is no time limit, the remaining players will discuss it before claiming it.

Second, players should try to reasonably arrange the side missions they accept, and keep the "truth" points they get at around 100 as much as possible, so as to avoid the overflow of "truth" points and affect other players.

At this time, there were still five minutes before the end of the chamber of secrets time.

Liu Xing thought for a while and said, "What do you think about this Hu Cang now? Anyway, I think there should be something wrong with this Hu Cang, and he should also know the information about that black dragon."

Zhang Jingxu nodded, and said thoughtfully: "I think so too. I think Hu Cang should be the most important NPC in this module. He should also have side quests and other side quests, so I think it is necessary for us to establish a good relationship with him. If there is no accident, we should be trapped in Panlong Town now, so we have to stay at Hu Cang's house for a while."

However, Li Dian, who communicated with Hu Cang the most, shook his head, and said helplessly: "To be honest, this Hu Cang really has a lot of oil and salt. No matter what I ask him, he looks calm and has nothing to do with him. If he is not so young, I almost think he is an old man in his seventies or eighties."

"An NPC with this personality is really troublesome. Tell him that you may not be able to obtain useful information for a long time, but there are important information on him that we should dig out." Wan Zhongshan said distressedly.

Liu Xing shrugged and said with a smile: "Anyway, I will leave it to you to communicate with Hu Cang. After all, Shi Chuanling and I don't speak the same language as Hu Cang, so we have nothing to do this time."

Hearing what Liu Xing said, Zhang Jingxu said decisively to Li Dian: "Li Dian, you have the most communication with Hu Cang now, so the task of discovering information about Hu Cang is decided to be entrusted to you."

Faced with Zhang Jingxu's blame, Li Dian could only nod helplessly, and said, "Okay, I will be responsible for this task, but I have one request, that is, if there is a suitable side task, I need the priority. After all, I have to deal with Hu Cang, a boring gourd, and I don't have time and energy to go out to trigger other side tasks."

Everyone nodded in agreement, because Li Dian's request was very reasonable.

At this time, Liu Xing suddenly remembered one thing, that is, until now, the whereabouts of the driver and the female tour guide are still unknown.

Liu Xing frowned, and said worriedly: "By the way, there is one more question, that is, where did the driver and female tour guide go? Although I think something happened to them now, after all, almost an hour has passed by now."

Wan Zhongshan thought for a while and said, "I was sitting at the front of the bus at the time, and I saw the driver and the female tour guide walking straight ahead, but you all know the situation at that time, the visibility was extremely low under the heavy rain, and soon the driver and the female tour guide disappeared without a trace."

Li Dian nodded, and then said: "That's right, I also paid attention to the dynamics of the driver and the female tour guide. Just like Li Dian, they disappeared without a trace after walking a few steps. But if there is no accident, when we meet them again, they should already be dead."

At this moment, kp Xuefeng said with a smile: "Okay, the time for the secret room is over now, players please resume role-playing status."

Liu Xing and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, and then they all chose to concentrate on eating.

After a while, Hu Cang came down with several flashlights, and after saying a few words, he distributed the flashlights to Liu Xing and others, and then Hu Cang went back upstairs again.

"Hu Cang told us to bring a flashlight, so that it would be easier to get up at night. After all, the third floor where we are going to live today has no electric lights, and there is only one toilet on the far left. Then Hu Cang went back to his room to rest." Zhang Jingxu translated. .

Shi Chuanling frowned, and said with some surprise: "This Hu Cang really has a big heart, isn't he even afraid of us making trouble?"

Liu Xing looked at Shi Chuanling helplessly, and said, "Hu Cang trusts us, why did you say that Hu Cang is a fool? Shi Chuanling, you have such a bad idea."

After eating, Liu Xing and his party went directly to the third floor.

However, Liu Xing was a little concerned that the flashlights sent by Hu Cang were all very old-fashioned, and they needed two AA batteries to be used. In Liu Xing's memory, he had used this kind of flashlight when he was a child, but after junior high school, this kind of flashlight was basically eliminated.

There are three rooms on the third floor, one of the largest rooms is facing the street, and you can see the bus in the rain at a glance.

At this time, the rain became lighter, and Liu Xing and others could already see the situation inside the bus clearly, but there was still no one in the bus at this time.

"Mr. Zhang Jingxu, please tell Li Dian and Wan Chongshan for us. As for the room allocation, as long as Shi Chuanling and I live together." Liu Xing said to Zhang Jingxu.

Zhang Jingxu nodded, turned around and went to discuss with Li Dian and Wan Chongshan how to allocate the rooms.

Soon, the result of the room allocation came out.

Because they were "worried" about the safety of the driver and female tour guide, Li Dian and Wan Chongshan lived in the largest room together so that they could observe the situation of the bus; while Liu Xing and Shi Chuanling lived in the second largest room because of "language reasons", and Zhang Jingxu, who was single, lived in the smallest room.

Entering the room, although there is very little furniture, only a bed, a cabinet and a wooden table, but Hu Cang cleaned it up very cleanly, so Liu Xing is still very satisfied with the room he will live in for the next few days.

When Liu Xing came to the window, he realized that there was the Panlong River outside the window. More importantly, a huge snake-shaped figure could be faintly seen in the Panlong River at this time.

Needless to say, this must be the black flood dragon, but at this time the black flood dragon seemed to be dead, motionless in the Panlong River.

At this time, Liu Xing suddenly heard a strange sound, as if someone was walking on the concrete floor wearing high heels, and there was only the sound of the heel landing.