Another piece of evidence that makes Schiller feel that his speculation is correct is that the Prowler has never made a direct attack.
If the corpse stood up and made two gestures with its fangs and claws, even if it took action, then this monster would not have the ability to kill three people in a row, not to mention that the corpse's two gestures were not very good, and no one was injured at all.
So how exactly the three victims in the cabin died is worth exploring.
At this time, Schiller thought, although they seemed to see each other at the same time, did they really arrive at the same time?
Is it also possible that someone actually got to the cabin before everyone else and did something, and then pretended to have just arrived when everyone else arrived?
The key is whether the way they arrive is really like in the game, where they appear out of thin air with a swipe, or whether it is like in the cutscene, where the system controls people to walk into a certain place.
If it's the latter, then the person who arrived early will have enough time to prepare. Everything he sees after opening his eyes may have been arranged by others in advance.
Too many thoughts lingered in Schiller's mind. He looked for doubts in everything he experienced. It seemed that everything had many doubts, but he could not grasp very favorable evidence.
Schiller went back to thinking in terms of motives.
If this is really just a very ordinary small village, then I'm afraid no one cares whether the people here are dead or alive. When some people make up their own background stories, in order to make their motives more reasonable, they will definitely add some to this small village.
Something extraordinary.
For example, it used to be a gathering place for a cult, there was a chemical leak, a landmark building had some mysterious imagery, etc.
In this case, they can say that they are here to investigate these things, and the story will be complete.
And they don't know what stories the other has made up, so it's possible that the above anomalies are superimposed.
Schiller remembered that the opening animation was played first, and then they started to click on attribute points and compile the story. In other words, the only thing that the story they compiled could not affect was the bit of information in the opening animation. After all, it had been shown to everyone, so in any case
It’s not easy to overthrow it.
The opening of the film only gives a few bits of information. There is a detective who came to this small village to investigate the prowler. Indeed, a prowler appeared.
This information is pitiful, which means that it leaves a lot of room for the writer of the story to play.
How did the Prowler appear? When did it first appear? What research has humans done on the Prowler? What is the attitude of the villagers towards him?
These are all unknown and can be made up. Even if Schiller doesn't think carefully, he can think of several ways to incorporate this information into his own background story.
Batman and Greed are impossible to miss.
In other words, whether it is a diary or Madeleine's notes, the things described above may not have been created by the Transcendent, but are most likely the settings of someone present.
Including the entire process of the disaster, such as the missing goat, the family going crazy after drinking sheep soup, the invitation of the detective to come here, etc., it may all be part of someone's background story.
So, why did they set these up?
Even if Schiller did not set up his own background story well, he could still guess the attitude of the transcendent, which is that you can make up whatever you want, as long as you can justify it, the key is to justify it.
For many people, this is actually very difficult, because making up stories is also lying in a sense. People who are not good at lying are rarely good at making up stories. Most writers are born liars.
For example, if you set up a character with infinite manpower, but when you bring it into the story, he can't even kick open a door. This is obviously a contradiction between character design and performance. If you want to make a good story that justifies itself, this kind of logical contradiction is
Can't appear.
If Greed really made up a story about cultivating immortals, then he would have to explain in detail what it was all about.
There are immortal cultivators in the world, so how can this weird thing be rampant? How can the human government stand by and watch? This is the problem he needs to explain. In order to round up this lie, he has to make up more lies.
I will also write a few more stories.
In the end, it may develop to the point where he has to make up an entire evolution of human history. Regardless of whether he can make it up, there should be a time limit for making up a story for the transcendent. Even if it is not precise, just make up a rough time.
It is also impossible to use, which also limits some outrageous settings in disguise.
The diary and Madeleine's research notes may be patches that someone made for their own personality, to supplement who they are and what kind of world this world is.
Schiller first assumes that his inference is correct, then whose patch is the information recorded in these two notebooks?
The process of the disaster seems to complete the background story, that is, what happened to this small village, but it seems a bit long-winded and contains too many personal emotions.
For example, I can show that the owner of the diary loves fishing, is ugly and unlovable, but in times of crisis, the villagers think of him first. He is compassionate and pitiful, and he can invite a detective to explain that there is a story in the past.
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The first time Schiller saw the diary, he sketched in his mind the image of a tough guy with a cold face, a warm heart, an independent and free man, and an extraordinary past.
He very clearly remembered that after reading the diary, his first impression was that this guy might be a retired clergyman who had once dominated the big cities.
This kind of character creation is undoubtedly very charming. It can be said that in disaster movies, they are the kind of local people who can survive for at least 20 minutes. When they die in the end, they have to use their legendary experiences to encourage the protagonist, or tell something.
reason.
So this diary may appear to be about the outbreak of disaster, but in fact it is to create characters.
If Schiller's inference is correct, then this is definitely someone using the completion information to put themselves in a better position.
Looking at the identities of all his teammates, only the hunter played by Batman fits the image of this tough guy.
Schiller still remembers the first time he saw animal skins obtained through hunting everywhere in the cabin. If the owner of the diary is really a person who only knows how to fish, then there is no way he bought the animal skins from Amazon.
Right?
The hunter played by Batman in the main universe is actually the owner of the diary?
Continuing to think about it, the notebook in Madeline's hand seems to be the result of her research. It introduces to everyone in detail what the so-called weirdness is, and seems to complete the weird settings.
But it also introduced Madeleine's life experience and mentioned the tragedy that happened to Madeleine's family.
Apart from Bruce, would anyone really write about their life experience in academic papers?
Even if it wasn't from a professional point of view, Schiller felt that if he saw his horrific past every day when he opened his notebook, would he still be in the mood to do research?
Only enemies would write about your most horrific past everywhere, right?
From this point of view, this part about Madeleine's life experience may also be the introduction of a certain person's character, providing someone with a motive to come here.
In that tragedy, Madeleine's family was almost wiped out, and only she and her youngest sister survived.
If she was the only one who survived, it would be a very classic protagonist script, but it also mentioned that her youngest sister also survived, which should not be a useless clue.
Although the story of Madeleine's family was not seriously written in the notes, it can be inferred from common sense that she and her sister should be dependent on each other, and their relationship is not much different.
My sister came to such a remote village to do research, and the mountains were blocked by heavy snow. She has probably been missing for several days, and her sister must be looking for her.
There are no women among Schiller's teammates, but it is very likely that someone has some relationship with this sister, such as her boyfriend, or someone she hired to find her sister.
Judging from Madeleine's age, the most likely person is Bruce. Although he likes to pretend to be young, he is indeed the youngest here. The Pale Knight is also possible. Schiller does not know his specific age.
But he looks relatively young and has a decent job.
In this case, the motives of about 2 to 3 people will be relatively clear.
According to the consistent style of Batman in the main universe, he must save the village, so he set himself the identity of a tough local man. This identity is the most legitimate way to save the village.
Bruce or the Pale Knight may have come to find Madeleine, but they also know that Madeleine must die, so they want to inherit her legacy and avenge Madeleine's family.
The remaining identities and motivations are still unclear, especially greed. Schiller is sure that he is full of bad intentions and has absolutely no intention of doing anything good. If he said that he is a second-generation rich man, he is not joking. He is most likely doing it for business or...
Political games are here to eliminate dissidents.
The painter played by the clown is also very confusing. His identity is somewhat that of an outsider, and it makes people a little confused as to why he came here.
There is also the police officer from Ye Xiao. Jeff and Ye Xiao were in a head-on confrontation just now. The two of them obviously didn’t know each other, which proves that either one of them is a foreigner, or both of them are foreigners.
But Jeff just said that they are outsiders, which means that Jeff is a local. This can be inferred that Night Owl is not a local policeman, at least not the police chief of this village.
Thinking of this, Schiller thought again, if the hunter played by Batman in the main universe was a local, then why didn't Jeff recognize him?
Oh, wait, Schiller put down the bread in his hand and turned to look at the main universe Batman lying there. He was actually not lying face up, but lying there with his face facing the wall. Jeff might
It's not that I didn't recognize him, it's that I didn't see his face at all.
Assuming that the hunter played by Batman in the main universe is really a hero who wants to save the village, then if he is lying here half-dead now, is it a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?