Liu Xing frowned and said, "Is this a problem with our mobile phones at the same time? Why does the time displayed on the mobile phone be eleven o'clock, when we have only stayed outside for about half an hour?"
Zhang Jingxu shook his head and said seriously: "There shouldn't be a problem with the phone. Li Dian made it clear that he was sure that he had been in the clinic for more than two hours. Because of the sudden heavy rain yesterday, the clinic was closed after we left.
There were only a few patients coming for infusion, so Li Dian always had to pay attention to the time to change the dressings for the patients, so Li Dian dared to be so sure."
"This shouldn't be the case. We obviously only stayed at the Broken Bridge for about ten minutes, then we walked to the bamboo forest and stayed for a minute or two, and then went directly back to the Broken Bridge. We chatted with Xiao Mochen for a while and then came back.
It only took half an hour to complete the calculation." Ishikawa Ling said doubtfully.
Liu Xing touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
What is certain at present is that if Li Dian did not lie, or colluded with Hu Cang to deceive his group, then his group's time did disappear for two hours for no reason, and his group did not have any reason at all.
find.
Therefore, Liu Xing's biggest suspicion now is the mythical creature deep in the bamboo forest. After all, the only abnormal situation his group encountered in the past two and a half hours was when they were attacked by this mythical creature outside the bamboo forest.
Eyed.
First of all, Liu Xing can rule out the possibility that his group was controlled by the mythical creature using some kind of magic, so they did not perceive the passage of time, because Liu Xing did not hear the sound of the dice falling to the ground at that time, which shows that kp
Xuefeng didn't make secret rolls at that time. You must know that even Mr. Ke needs to roll dice when exerting influence on the players, so this mythical creature cannot be more powerful than Mr. Ke.
And judging from the story told by Xiao Mochen, the mythical creature should not have the ability to control time. After all, if the mythical creature really had the ability to control time, then it would not have been killed by the Taoist priest back then.
Trapped in the depths of the bamboo forest, not to mention that even in the Cthulhu Running Team game, there are very few mythical creatures that can control time. Strictly speaking, it can be said that there are almost none, because people like Yis
It's just traveling through time without really controlling time.
Therefore, Liu Xing ruled out the possibility of the mythical creature affecting time.
Could it be Xiao Mochen?
Liu Xing shook his head. Although Xiao Mochen's overall image seemed a little incompatible with Panlong Town, this did not mean that there was something wrong with Xiao Mochen. After all, personal clothing depends on personal preferences. Even today, he can still occasionally wear it on the street.
Saw Shamate...
It is not advisable to judge a book by its appearance, and according to a major theorem of the Cthulhu group game, people who look different like Xiao Mochen are generally unlikely to be the final boss, and can only be regarded as relatively important NPCs at most.
That's all, after all, there is no need for the final boss to exist at a glance.
Therefore, Liu Xing also ruled out Xiao Mochen, but now Liu Xing has also firmed up his idea of going to Xiao Mochen's teahouse in the afternoon, because Liu Xing feels that Xiao Mochen should also have side tasks, and
Some important information.
Next, Liu Xing directly ruled out the possibility of the black dragon. After all, the black dragon had not appeared in the scene today, and for the same reason as the reason for ruling out the mythical creature, Liu Xing did not think that the black dragon
Will have the ability to control time.
Finally, Liu Xing ruled out the possibility of Hu Cang. Although Hu Cang might influence his group by adding medicine to the food. After all, the food he and his group ate in the module came from Hu Cang, but Li
However, Dian was not affected, and Liu Xing could not figure out why Hu Cang did this, because if Hu Cang really wanted to deal with his group, he would have just poisoned him and killed his group.
Now Liu Xing's mind is in a mess, and he really can't think of a reason.
At this time, Rei Ishikawa said: "I may know why we lost two hours inexplicably."
As Ishikawa Ling spoke, he winked at Liu Xing.
Liu Xing understood what Shi Chuan Ling meant, and nodded gently, indicating that Shi Chuan Ling could now tell Zhang Jingxu what he had speculated this morning.
So, Ishikawa Ling first told Zhang Jingxu this morning's speculation, and then continued: "Although Panlong Town has become an independent space now, if this independent space does not have a powerful existence to maintain it,
, then there will definitely be some abnormal situations in this independent space, for example, just like what we encountered, the flow of time in a certain area suddenly accelerated."
"When my cheap master Serac was teaching about these spatial knowledge, he told a little story by the way, that is, an evil magician appeared in the ancient times of Hyperion, because this evil magician wanted to be independent.
As a king, he borrowed the power of a certain old ruler to turn a city into an independent space, and then became the king of this city."
"Because the strength of the old rulers was too powerful, those who came to destroy the evil magician all had no choice but to return in vain because they could not enter the city. However, the evil magician also
It didn't last long, because maintaining this independent space requires a lot of mana, so the evil magician was ultimately unable to maintain that independent space, which led to various abnormal situations in this independent space."
"For example, a fire suddenly breaks out in a certain area of the city, turning that area into scorched earth; or the people in a building suddenly rejuvenate and turn into newly born children; or a black hole appears directly, turning the people in the square into scorched earth.
Everyone was sucked away; in short, the independent space finally collapsed, and the city and the evil magician were wiped out."
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows and said, "Ishikawa Ling, you mean that we are quite lucky right now and have not directly encountered such a fatal abnormal situation."
Ishikawa Ling nodded and said seriously: "Yes, we are indeed very lucky today, we did not die inexplicably by the river, and I am now certain that the place where we encountered the abnormal situation is next to the bamboo forest
, because when I was looking at the top of the bamboo forest, I noticed that the position of the sun was still normal at that time, and when we returned to the broken bridge, I felt that something was wrong with the shadows on the ground, but I was
I didn’t pay too much attention to it.”
Liu Xing thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was indeed such a thing.
"Then let's not go near that bamboo forest for the time being, lest if we stay there for more than ten minutes, a day will pass in the real world." Liu Xing said with a frown.
Ishikawa Ling shook his head and said: "In fact, there is no need to be so afraid of the bamboo forest area, because the reason why abnormal situations are called abnormal situations is because they will not continue to appear in a certain area for a long time, otherwise
It should be renamed a common sense situation."
Well, Liu Xing realized that he was worrying too much.
After roughly "solving" the problem of the inexplicable disappearance of time, Liu Xing asked Zhang Jingxu not to tell Wan Zhongshan and Li Dian these conjectures for the time being.
Zhang Jingxu nodded, then turned around to chat with Li Dian and Wan Zhongshan. As for Hu Cang, he had already gone to the kitchen on the first floor to cook.
Liu Xing and Ishikawa Ling could only sit aside for a while, chatting casually.
After a while, Zhang Jingxu also sat next to Liu Xing and said: "I just asked Li Dian and Wan Zhongshan, and they also thought that there was something weird about Panlong Town itself, which caused our time to suddenly speed up.
, and Li Dian has initially gained Hu Cang's trust."
"That's a good thing. Judging from Xiao Mochen's performance, we can now be sure that everyone in Panlong Town should know the existence of the black dragon, but for some ulterior reasons they all chose to avoid it. If
If the relationship between Li Dian and Hu Cang can be further improved, then Li Dian can learn the story of the black dragon from Hu Cang's mouth." Ishikawa Ling said with a smile.
Zhang Jingxu nodded and said, "Well, speaking of which, the version of the story Hu Cang told Li Dian was more complete than what we heard from Xiao Mochen. For example, the story took place in the fifties.
Before, the monster's true form was actually a black cat; apart from that, there were some discrepancies, such as one of those naughty children who actually did not die, and is still alive and well now, and
That black cat demon didn’t massacre a whole town of people in one night, but that black cat demon did kill a lot of people.”
Black cat demon?!
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows. In various folklore stories at home and abroad, cats have a very high chance of appearing, especially black cats, who basically appear as villains.
After all, cats themselves are mysterious animals that come and go without a trace. Black cats can blend into the darkness because of their body color. In addition, the sound of cats walking is very soft, so it is easy for black cats to appear at night.
It scares people, and over time black cats have become synonymous with ominousness.
In the Cthulhu Running Game, the probability of the black cat demon appearing as a mythical creature is still quite low. After all, the strength gap between black cats and mythical creatures such as ghouls and deep divers is still quite large, and unless it is
The magically modified version of the black cat demon, otherwise the black cat demon in its ordinary form would not be able to scare people at all, and then it would be impossible to perform the sanity test that KPs love most.
And for players, it is still very troublesome to deal with the black cat demon, because if the black cat demon is to appear as a mythical creature, it will be a self-created mythical creature, because it is not mentioned in the rule book of the Cthulhu group game.
As for the template about the black cat demon, the black cat demon can only be set by the author of the module. Therefore, for players who have not seen the content of the module, they have no idea about the strength of the black cat demon and cannot be sure.
How should I deal with the black cat demon?
Thinking of this, Liu Xing couldn't help but sigh. It seems that there will be many original mythical creatures in this module. After all, this has just begun. Two original mythical creatures, the black dragon and the black cat demon, have appeared. It is estimated that there will be more original mythical creatures.
As the plot develops, you will encounter many original mythical creatures.
At this time, Hu Cang had already come out with lunch, and everyone went to the table to eat.
I have to say that Hu Cang's craftsmanship is quite good.
After eating, everyone found an excuse to take a nap and returned to the third floor, where they gathered in Li Dian and Wan Zhongshan's rooms to discuss the situation.
Of course, because the number of times the secret room time can be used is very limited, and kp Xuefeng has not stated the approximate duration of this module so far, the number of times the secret room time can be used must be used sparingly.
However, this time, in order not to trouble Zhang Jingxu for simultaneous translation, Liu Xing and others were divided into two small groups for discussion. After the two small groups had completed the discussion, Zhang Jingxu passed the results to both parties for the second round.
Discussion round.
Zhang Jingxu is naturally on the same side as Liu Xing and Ishikawa Ling.
Soon, everyone reached a consensus.
First of all, the sudden acceleration of time should be just an isolated case, so don’t worry too much about it.
Secondly, there is the black cat demon deep in the bamboo forest. It is best not to provoke it now. After all, this black cat demon has killed people before, so it is not a good thing.
Then, it is up to Li Dian to continue to establish a good relationship with Hu Cang. As for Xiao Mochen, he also needs someone to follow up, and the best candidate is Wan Zhongshan. Because Wan Zhongshan likes playing mahjong very much, Wan Zhongshan should be able to do it.
He has something in common with Xiao Mochen, the teahouse owner.
After all, in the Chengdu area, or even in the entire Bashu area, teahouses are basically equivalent to mahjong parlors.
Finally, it’s time to arrange the afternoon itinerary. First of all, everyone must go to Xiao Mochen’s teahouse to take a look. After all, no matter what game it is in, places like teahouses and taverns have a large flow of people and a responsible personnel composition.
, are all good places to collect information.
More importantly, Liu Xing's hands are already a little itchy now.
As a native of Chengdu, Liu Xing has learned to play mahjong since he was a child. After all, during festivals, weddings and funerals, when relatives and friends gather together, they will definitely choose to play mahjong, so Liu Xing can also be said to have been influenced by it.
However, after graduating from college, because he was too busy as a doctor, Liu Xing could only play mahjong with his cousins during the Chinese New Year. Therefore, Liu Xing is already eager to try it. After all, Liu Xing can
I have never played mahjong in the Cthulhu Run game.
Of course, having said that, the essence of Mahjong and Cthulhu Team Games is still the same. The main thing is the player's luck and choices.
PS: As I write this, I want to play mahjong again...