Although it is not a bad thing to be alone in the Cthulhu Run game lobby, after all, in most cases you and other teammates in the module will only meet this time, so there is no need to worry about the next time you meet again.
Awkward.
But in world events like the Battle of Gongwu, you can easily see other players again as long as they don't tear up their cards, because the island country is only so big.
So Liu Xing decided to use the three pieces of treasure information to form a good relationship with Peng Lijin and others. Maybe they would have a chance to cooperate in the future.
"Then what should we do next? Are we going to look for opportunities in the T-zone with peace of mind, and then wait to return to the real world?" Yin En asked.
Ding Kun nodded and said seriously: "If our guess is correct, then it is better for us to be more honest these days to avoid any accidents in the future, so I think we will stay in the T zone."
After the time in the secret room was over, Liu Xing and others went to rest separately. After all, they did not need to go to work today.
During dinner time, Code walked into Liu Xing and others' cell with a suitcase.
"In view of the fact that you killed an invading moon beast, Blackstone Mountain Prison has decided to give you a certain reward in recognition of your heroic performance in this incident; in addition, due to the negligence of Blackstone Mountain Prison, the moon beast
The attack by the beast clan has caused a very bad impact, so Blackstone Mountain Prison will compensate you." Cord said in an official tone.
Once alive, twice mature.
Yin En, who was familiar with the situation, smiled and said, "Kode, just tell me what you brought."
Cord shrugged, put the suitcase on the table and said, "Okay, in addition to a large amount of work points, you will also be rewarded with two good things."
After opening the suitcase, Liu Xing and others were attracted by something in the suitcase.
This is a thread-bound book that looks to be old, but the book looks very thin, like the kind of pamphlet that would be given out in some specialized hospitals on the street.
But there is a mark on the cover of this book that is very eye-catching - a yellow seal.
As the name suggests, the Yellow Seal is the unique mark of the King in Yellow. Fanatic believers who hold the Yellow Seal can use this as a medium to contact the King in Yellow...if the King in Yellow is willing to pay attention to you.
When they saw the yellow seal, Liu Xing and others knew the origin of this ancient book - "The King in Yellow"!
"The King in Yellow" is a cursed script that first appeared in France in 1895. However, it was soon banned and destroyed by the French officials at the time. Therefore, in modern times, there is basically no French version of "The King in Yellow".
"The King", if there is one, is in the hands of some senior fanatics of the King in Yellow.
Therefore, the "King in Yellow" that often appears in the Cthulhu Run game is all in English, but the English version of "The King in Yellow" is much inferior to the French version of "The King in Yellow", whether it is reading
The deducted sanity value or the Cthulhu Mythos knowledge improved after reading will be lower, so some players joked that the English version of "The King in Yellow" was harmonized.
However, what surprised Liu Xing and others was that the cover of "The King in Yellow" actually had a title written in Traditional Chinese.
I didn't expect this to be a Chinese version of "The King in Yellow"!
Could this actually be the "Yellow Document"?!
Although "The King in Yellow" is theoretically a play first published in France in 1895, someone discovered a stone tablet during archaeological research in China. This stone tablet was written in a hieroglyphic script. After the deciphering was completed,
It was found that this stone tablet contained similar contents to "The King in Yellow Clothes", so this stone tablet was called "The Document in Yellow Clothes".
Thinking of this, Liu Xing couldn't help but pick up the book "The King in Yellow".
The result surprised Liu Xing even more.
"The Documents in Yellow Clothes" Island Country Edition - Monk Jianzhen, a famous monk from the Tang Dynasty, brought a batch of Chinese books after his eastward journey to the island country, including a Chinese version of "The Documents in Yellow Clothes", and this book was written by Monk Jianzhen
The disciples from the island country completed the manuscript.
It takes a total of sixteen hours to read this book. After reading it, you will learn the spell - Sensing the King in Yellow.
PS: I don’t know why, but reading this book will not lose the san value, nor will it be possible to gain knowledge of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that this was actually an island country's version of "The Document in Yellow Clothes". However, this island country's version of "The Document in Yellow Clothes" seemed to have a lot to complain about.
For example, according to the settings of the Cthulhu Run game, after reading "Yellow Document", players will learn a spell called "Building a Space-Time Gate".
At this time, Zhang Jingxu and others also circulated this "Yellow Clothes Document", and they were as surprised as Liu Xing.
At this time, Zhang Wenbing couldn't help but said: "Why is this "The King in Yellow" a Chinese version? I remember that the completed book "The King in Yellow" should only have two versions, French and English? And within China
The hieroglyphic version of "The King in Yellow" was never published."
"No, no, no, this should actually be the island country's version of "The King in Yellow", because Mr. A found it in a temple in the island country. It is said that this "The King in Yellow" was copied by a disciple of Monk Jianzhen.
, but at that time, the upper class of the island country were proud of knowing the Chinese language, so many ancient books at that time were written in the Chinese language." Code said with a smile.
Ding Kun flipped through the book, nodded and said: "This book "The King in Yellow" is indeed written in Chinese, but I remember that thread-bound books of this style only appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty
The books at that time were similar to the folding memorials that the emperor reviewed in costume dramas, so Mr. A couldn't have been deceived, right?"
Ding Kun's question touched on Cord's knowledge blind spot, so Cord touched his nose and said: "Well, I'm not sure about that, but I still believe that Mr. A can tell the difference clearly.
Is this book from the Tang Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty? After all, it is Mr. A."
Liu Xing and others did not pursue this issue further. After all, in this world where mythical creatures and ancient rulers existed, it would not be an exaggeration at all for this thread-bound book to appear in the tomb of Qin Shihuang.
So Liu Xing and others focused their attention on another thing in the suitcase.
This is a sheathed short sword that looks very expensive, because the scabbard is decorated with a large number of gems, and the scabbard body is made of gold.
But in Liu Xing's impression, there seems to be no similar items mentioned in the Cthulhu Mythos.
Could this be another ceremonial dagger made by some secret church? But this is too flashy, and it doesn't look like Cthulhu at all.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing couldn't help but pick up the short knife.
The short sword of the King in Yellow,???
???
Liu Xing frowned. He didn't expect that this short sword was actually related to the King in Yellow. However, except for the name, the information about this short sword was full of question marks.
But then again, judging from the name, this dagger should belong to the King in Yellow, so isn't this dagger a magical weapon?
Unexpectedly, Blackstone Mountain Prison was so generous that it even gave the King in Yellow the dagger as a reward... But after thinking about it carefully, Liu Xing suddenly suspected that the King in Yellow might have thousands of daggers.
This is like a certain brand of small pot tea that claims to be fried by a famous master, but you don’t know exactly how many times it has been fried...
After Liu Xing handed the dagger to Zhang Jingxu next to him, he said to Code: "What is the origin of this dagger? Isn't it a collection of a certain prince or noble?"
Cord thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I have never seen this short knife before, so I don't know the origin of this short knife, but this is actually a reward given to you by Blackstone Mountain Prison, which means that this knife
The short sword shouldn't be an ordinary handicraft."
After Cord finished speaking, he pointed to the "King in Yellow" and said: "I have seen this "King in Yellow" before when I first entered Blackstone Mountain Prison, because this "King in Yellow" is
It is one of the must-read books for all employees of Blackstone Mountain Prison, so I saw this book "The King in Yellow" a long time ago. Although the content described in it, in my opinion, it is just three words - I can't read it.
Understand..."
Liu Xing nodded, and now he finally understood why the "King in Yellow" would not make readers lose their sanity, because this "King in Yellow" is the employee induction manual for Blackstone Mountain Prison.
But then again, since this book and the dagger are related to the King in Yellow, then this Black Rock Mountain Prison should be the territory of the King in Yellow, right?!
The more Liu Xing thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Did the King in Yellow really give up on himself?
"Okay, now that I've delivered everything, I'm going to give compensation to the other fanatics first, lest that guy Mate eats by himself again." After Cord counted out a bunch of work points from the box, he put them away.
The suitcase left.
At this time, Peng Lijin, who was holding the dagger, couldn't help but start the secret room time, "What's going on with this dagger? Why is its introduction full of question marks? Is this dagger really a legendary artifact? We need it.
Is there any hidden task that needs to be completed to unlock its true capabilities?"
"I think it's more reliable to shed blood to identify the master." Yin En said nonsense seriously.
Liu Xing shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you have read too many novels. This Cthulhu Game Hall is not a serious game company. How could it arrange such a bloody plot to identify the owner through bloodshed?
?And if I remember correctly, there is no definition of artifact in the Cthulhu Run game lobby, right?"
"Liu Xing is right. There is indeed no officially defined artifact in the Cthulhu Run Game Hall, but there are still many so-called artifacts in the mouths of players, such as "Necronomicon", "R'lyeh Text", etc.
The original of the famous magic book, or powerful props like the shining Trapezohedron, and of course the teeth of the dog that overturned Mr. Ke's ship or killed Yog-Sothoth's son.
It can be regarded as an artifact, but a short sword like this one that may belong to the King in Yellow should only be considered as epic equipment, unless this short sword has been blessed by the King in Yellow?" Zhang Jingxu said while touching his chin.
Liu Xing took the dagger and swung it in the air a few times, and then tried to cut the corner of the table. The result was that what Liu Xing wanted to see did not happen - the dagger was stuck on the table, and it only penetrated three points.
In terms of sharpness, Liu Xing feels that this short knife is comparable to the kitchen knife in the kitchen.
Zhang Jingxu shook his head and said: "When I got this dagger just now, I also tried to input mana to trigger the spells that may be built into this dagger. As a result, I spent two mana points and there was no reaction at all, so
I think this short sword may have been kept by the King in Yellow because he thought it looked good."
It seems that this dagger is really flashy, so in order to cover up this point, the Cthulhu Run Game Hall changed the introduction of this dagger to a question mark.
"So that Mr. A should be the King in Yellow, otherwise it would not be possible for him to have this dagger. After all, there are not many old rulers in the Cthulhu Mythos who have a good relationship with each other. Most of them are old and die.
They interact with each other, so under normal circumstances it is impossible for a short sword like this belonging to the King in Yellow to fall into the hands of other rulers of the past." Peng Lijin analyzed.
King Kong and Arhat beside Peng Lijin also nodded in agreement.
Hearing what Peng Lijin said, Liu Xing and others couldn't help but look at each other.
"Do you want to tell Peng Lizhen and the others about the situation in Taoyuan Village?"
"I think it can be said that there is nothing to hide about the situation in Taoyuan Village anyway."
"I feel the same way. After all, this happened thousands of years ago."
After making eye contact, Liu Xing said seriously: "Actually, there is one thing I have always wanted to tell you, that is, I may have been to Blackstone Mountain Prison when I was working on a special module, or Blackstone at that time.
The mountain prison is also called Taoyuan Village."
Liu Xing then told the story of the Taoyuan Village module, but replaced Zhang Jingxu and others with other names.
"In this way, Blackstone Mountain Prison may have been the territory of the King in Yellow, but later for some reason the King in Yellow gave up this territory and left some things behind. Then Mr. A took over and established the place.
He entered the Black Rock Mountain Prison." Peng Lijin said with some surprise, "It seems that Mr. A's strength may still be higher than that of the King in Yellow, otherwise he would not be able to take over the territory of the King in Yellow, but this also shows that A
The strength of Mr. A's original form may be higher than that of Hastur. After all, the strength of the clone is directly proportional to the strength of the original form. However, we all know the strength of Hastur among the old rulers. So the original form of Mr. A should be
The top group of Old Dominators, right?"
PS: In order to avoid being harmonized, the name was changed to "The Document in Yellow Clothes". The "King in Yellow Clothes" mentioned in this chapter only uses this name, and the content is still the content of "The Document in Yellow Clothes".