Chapter 831 One Third of the Three Paintings

Seems a little strange.

…Why was there no specific time given at the beginning of this ceremony?

This was Aiwass's last thought before his consciousness was taken away.

But he soon regained consciousness.

However, when Aiwass opened his eyes again, he immediately felt an extremely strange sense of disobedience.

Everything around me seems too bright and colorful...

...Is it because its "picture quality" is too high, but it seems a little unrealistic?

At this moment, Aiwass was in the middle of a grand banquet, wearing a tan suit and holding a glass of red wine that was only one-third full.

Under their feet was a carpet as dark red as raspberry jam, and beneath the carpet was a three-tiered circular platform as white as cream cake. The surrounding walls are covered with dark curtains, and chandeliers are hanging above.

The men and women around were talking and laughing, and the noisy sound resounded in the middle of the dance floor. From time to time, there was a cheerful or loud laughter, and in the corner there was a band playing blues, which was completely opposite to today's happy atmosphere. Melancholy style.

When Aiwass walked forward with the wine glass in his hand, the crowded crowd in the center of the dance floor slowly parted to both sides, like a sea splitting open. They didn't talk to Aiwass, or even look at Aiwass, their bodies moved on their own.

——Suddenly, Aiwass realized something was wrong.

Everyone had a smile on their face, but no one "stopped smiling"!

Aiwass suddenly raised his head and looked at the pure white wall directly in front of him.

It was a huge deer-headed statue.

It looks like a candle, but it is not a red deer, but pure white that blends into the wall. It is as white as butter and icing on a cake, and there are many forked antlers on its head. Those antlers are also made into the shape of candlesticks, lighting many candles.

Another strange thing is that this "white candle" also has a very clear smile on his face, which is the same as all the guests.

A deer, but smiling...

Aiwass realized something and took two steps back.

As a result, the crowd still dispersed - or in other words, it was not that people were actively giving way to him, but that no one was willing to get closer than two or three meters away from Aiwass.

Aiwass observed the smiles on the faces of the people around him and stretched out his hand to make famous gestures on their faces.

Slowly...he also showed a similar smile.

When his smile adjusted to a certain amplitude, the crowd of people around him rushed towards him in an instant. Instead of avoiding Aiwass again, they joined him on the dance floor.

A blond girl with the same smile also walked over and stood motionless in front of Aiwass. And at this distance, the traces of oil painting on her face became increasingly clear——

Aiwass gradually understood the mechanism of this ritual.

This is indeed the interior of a painting.

It was also thanks to him that he once knew what kind of abilities Yannis had after using the Tiansi fragment and losing control...so he could react immediately.

Aiwass reached out to her in an inviting gesture, and the girl put her hand on Aiwass's.

Aiwass had not learned this dance. But it's not difficult, and the pace is very slow, and you can roughly understand it after watching it for a while.

As the two began to dance slowly, Aiwass paid attention to everything around him.

On the front of the ballroom is a strange-looking bust of a candlestick...and on the other side are two spiral staircases, one leading up and one leading down. Both places were pitch black, and the music seemed to be looping endlessly, as if people's dance could loop endlessly here until eternity.

Suddenly, Aiwass finally heard Winged Fire’s child-like voice:

"You wake up, but you don't know who you are or why you are here. You have even forgotten what era this is.

"You are determined to find the truth and escape from it."

A brief introduction to the plot, basically saying nothing.

But one thing is certain - the information that has been deliberately hidden may itself be important clues!

The task given immediately confirmed this.

[Necessary tasks——]

[Complete a painting (Points: None)]

[Escape from the world in the painting (Points: None)]

[Extra tasks——]

["Laughing Friends": Complete "Tower of Feast"]

["Friends No Longer Laughing": Complete "Tower of Joy" in another way]

["Endless Feast": Complete "Tower of Feast" in another way]

[The total points of "Tower of Feast" are 3000, and the contribution distribution will be viewed after completion]

["Day of the Mole": Complete "King Charming"]

["Snow Queen": Complete "King Charming" in another way]

["Animal World": Complete "King Charming" in another way]

[The total points of "King Charming Horse" are 4500, and the contribution distribution will be viewed after completion]

["The Ring of Endings": Complete "Belong with Me"]

["A Thousand Years Later": Complete "Be With Me" in another way]

["Goodbye": Complete "Be With Me" in another way]

[The total points of "Stay with Me" are 6,000, and the contribution distribution will be determined after completion]

...This is the first time Aiwass has seen a mission of this style.

Unlike all previous promotion ceremonies, all tasks do not give clear goals for completion, but there are also no "unnecessary killing" tasks that encourage killing each other.

According to Aiwass's experience, the scale-feathered Lord's mission style is the clearest. He always gives clear goals such as "where to go", "what to kill", and "how many to kill", which is more like the "mission" in Aiwass's impression.

The Silver Crown Dragon and the Snake Father tend to give some extremely difficult but rewarding tasks to encourage those who are promoted to take risks; the Twin Mirror likes to have fun, and his tasks are all the kind that are not afraid of big things; Wei Zhe's mission is the most excessive. The mission itself will play a role of hinting and misleading. Seeing through the mystery of the mission itself is also part of the mission.

At present, it seems that Si Zhu is the most compassionate and riddle person among them.

But while the mission itself is a bit of a Riddler, the rules of "what should I do" are extremely clear. This is also very magical - although the language is complicated and has a threshold, the specific how to do it is clear and easy to understand.

Although there is no side mission of killing people to gain points, the positions of the promoted people are conflicting with each other.

It was obvious that they were in a world within the painting.

There are three paintings in total here, and Aiwass doesn’t quite understand how to switch back and forth between the paintings.

It goes without saying that these side quests are obviously in conflict with each other - that is, each painting has three possible variations, and it will eventually be completed as a certain "possibility".

All those who choose this possibility will receive points based on their contribution.

As for those who were promoted who chose other possibilities, they obviously could not gain points from this possibility - because they had no contribution at all. It would be a mercy of Sizhu not to deduct points for lagging behind.

In order to achieve the direction they want to achieve, conflicts arise between those who choose the same painting. They will tend to destroy each other so that the painting can be completed in the direction of their choice. In this case, you can monopolize more points.

But this conflict is not absolute - they can change the direction of their completion at any time. And if someone dies early, because the soul cannot be destroyed, the action will be less restricted and the task will be completed faster.

The weak are not without a chance of winning...these killed souls can even unite and use their numerical superiority to turn the painting that the murderer is completing to complete in another direction. If the painting is successfully redirected, the other party will not be able to complete its task.

And if there are too many people united, it will become weaker - their ranking after dividing the points will definitely not be high, which means they will definitely lose. But since you have already decided to lose, why not just surrender and admit defeat?

Since you want to complete the ritual, you must want to win... and the two people who survive to the end must complete at least one painting to be considered a winner.

If the two of them failed all their main tasks and were successfully diverted by others, then they would not be considered winners. The final winner will be the person who gets up again because of [Holy Resurrection] - the only person and the dead person with the most points.

"If you want to win..."

Aiwass thought: "Actually, there are only two strategies.

“Either you must complete the main mission—the task of completing the painting and escaping from the world in the painting—and successfully survive until there are only three people left, and then continue to survive until the end from the ‘three choices’; or Get the highest points after death.

"There is no point in simply living. You must complete at least one painting, otherwise it would be better to die. But if you are unable to complete the painting after death because of each other holding each other back, then they will not be able to get points at all. Everyone's points are 0. It is possible that no one will be promoted during this ceremony...and the person who dies is really dead."

In other words, there will inevitably be violent conflicts between those who are promoted.

But this kind of conflict can turn into cooperation and game at any time, and even death cannot completely end it...

...Is the four-to-five ceremony so difficult?

After clarifying his thoughts, Aiwass had a clear goal:

The first thing to do is to confirm how to complete the painting...The second step is to find a way to find other promoted people, preferably Aleister.