Chapter 471

{The name of the god left in the temple is [Xiaoheishan Mountain God], but for some reason there is no statue left in the temple, so there is no way to confirm the specific appearance of the god}

{Although the temple looks completely abandoned from the outside, after I entered the temple, I found that there were still candles lit inside, no dust or cobwebs, and it exuded a subtle warmth, and there was a strange feeling that I would not be hurt if I stayed inside}

{Then, I met a living person in the temple, at least someone who looked like a living person and could communicate}

It was an old woman.

With kind eyes and a gentle face, she walked out of the corner of the house with a broom, and just smiled at Kaguya who was alert and bowed and arrowed at the time, and then ignored her, just slowly cleaning the main hall of the mountain temple.

Shinomiya Kaguya was wary of this old woman who suddenly appeared for a long time. After trying several times, she found that the other party seemed to be a real living person, and there was no malicious or fatal supernatural power in her body. So after a little hesitation, she decided to try to communicate with the other party.

"Hello, are you the abbot here?"

Kaguya struggled for a while about how to address the other party, and finally chose this slightly awkward address.

"Hello, little guest, although our place is dilapidated, it is still enough to shelter from the rain and wind. As long as you don't scribble or steal the things of the mountain god, you and your friends will always be welcome here. Hehe, if there is anything you don't understand, there are some records left by other guests in the side hall, which may be of some help. I am an old woman with little education and I don't understand any principles, so don't bother me all the time."

As a result, Kaguya's words seemed to trigger something, and the old woman smiled and said a lot of words at a slow pace, and then continued to clean up on her own.

It was like an NPC who had set up a program in advance to give a standard answer, but because of this, this old woman was more like a normal existence in the [Sacrifice Game] copy. So Kaguya no longer hesitated and quickly went to the direction of the side hall indicated by the other party. It was there that Kaguya discovered many traces of life that were obviously left by the predecessors, including various travel bags, sleeping bags, and messy things.

It was also on the wall of this place that Kaguya saw lines of text that had been repeatedly altered, added, and deleted, and it seemed that many people had continuously written down the text. It even contained translations in different languages, which was enough to show the complexity of the people who had come here.

This document has no title, but based on the content of the document itself, Kaguya decided to name it:

[Survival Rules of Paperman Village]

Chapter 16: Gradually Improved Rules and Records Left by the Forerunners

[I am originally from Mianzhou, and I don’t know why I fell into this strange place, and I have not been able to find a way to escape. To date, I have spent at least several weeks here, and witnessed the tragedy of my companions more than once, as well as the appearance and disappearance of those who came later.

[Now I don't have much hope of escaping from this place, but for those who come later, I decided to leave some records of the rules of this place, which may help other unfortunate people who have encountered this situation.

[This place is called "Liujia Village", but it is actually an abandoned village with no one. There are only scary and strange paper figures moving around. Except for those who strayed into this place like you and me, and the old man in this mountain temple, there are no living people. If you encounter one, it must not be a living person, but something else in disguise, so don't get close.

[Unlike the outside world, the alternation of day and night here is very fast. Day and night are only three hours each, and a day can be completed in six hours, which is only half of the outside world. I can't find the answer to where this strange characteristic comes from, but please keep it in mind for those who see this line of text. The danger level of "Liujia Village" is completely different in the daytime and at night. No matter what, don't walk in Liujia Village in the daytime. Too many people have died because of this, and even disappeared without a trace.]

[In addition, don't easily step into the nearby woods. I don't know how you who see this line of text came to this place, but please remember that you can't walk out of this place. Once you go deep into the surrounding woods, you will soon lose your way. There are no stars to identify the direction here, the protruding direction of the tree rings, the compass needle, etc. are all messed up, there is no correct guidance, and no matter how you walk, you will definitely walk back to Liujia Village in the end... Or you may disappear forever before you get back. There are bears, tigers, and some things in this woods that I can't tell what they are]

[Don't try to hunt animals here. You can take food from the farmers' homes at night, but don't try to hunt animals here, never. It is normal to have wild vegetables, fruits and the like, but these things are often found in the woods. Do not enter the woods unless you have no other choice.]

[You can only enter the village at night, but this does not mean it is safe. Liujia Village is still full of dangers at night. Stay away from the white light, the night watchmen, and the paper figures wandering around. Enter the houses. These houses are not necessarily safe at night, but staying on the streets is definitely a dead end. The monsters and demons that haunt the streets are definitely not something you and I can fight against.]

[I will mark some safe houses. The red lanterns of those houses will have the word "xi" written on them instead of the word "囍". These houses are houses that I have been in and out of many times at night and have never been in danger once. . If you fail to escape Liujiacun and return to Shanshen Temple before daylight comes, you can also take shelter in these houses, but remember to be careful. There are things in private houses in the daytime, they just don’t have streets. Those above are just active]

[My name is Xie Liuzhi, and I am a young bodyguard under the Mianzhou Bodyguard Bureau. If anyone who comes after you can find a way to escape from this place, please go to Mianzhou, find my mother, and relay my last words to her: "My child Unfilial, unable to start a family and start a career, I just hope my mother is well"]

The earliest writings left on the wall seemed to be at least hundreds of years old.

And this is only the initial record. After that, there are many later additions.

[I am Zhao Baolai, a pawn shop accountant]

[I and several other victims who have been trapped since then have been living here for 34 days. Through the message of Mr. Xie from unknown years ago, many of us are still alive, but many have died Man, I have a pen and ink with me, so I will record some things that Mr. Xie failed to explain clearly, as well as the names of those of us who were in trouble. I hope that latecomers can use our information to get out of trouble one day. If anyone can do it, I hope you can help find our family]

[Supplement 1: The day and night cycle in Liujiacun is not strictly six hours, but fluctuates irregularly between eight hours and five hours, but in most cases it remains at six hours. Therefore, you must not rely on calculating time to judge how much opportunity you have left, but you must always pay attention to the sky. Once the sky starts to get brighter, you must not stay in the streets or woodlands of Liujiacun. During the day, only a few houses and mountain temples are safe]

[Supplement 2: Flowing water is very dangerous. This may be strange, but many of us have had accidents because of drinking water from the river or accidentally splashing water on ourselves. There seems to be some kind of evil hidden in the flowing water in this ghost place. Only water that is completely stagnant, such as the water in the big lake, is safe to drink. So don’t drink river water, and don’t splash water randomly]

[Supplement 3: To confirm whether a house is safe, you can use three methods to determine whether there is a coffin in the courtyard, secondly whether the door of the house is damaged, and thirdly whether there are blood stains in the house. These three conditions can be met at any time. If this happens, there must be danger in the house and you must not step into it. The more conditions that are met, the greater the danger inside the house may be. Never enter a house with such characteristics unless absolutely necessary]

[Supplement 4: Animals are dangerous. Don’t underestimate those seemingly ordinary animals. Whether they are deer, mice in the forest, or livestock such as chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep that may be found in houses, they are not ordinary things. Don't try to harm these animals, no, it's best not to even get close. Especially those animals that try to approach you from behind. Once the animal really leans on your back, never look back at it or respond to what it says, otherwise you will probably not be able to leave.】

[Supplement 5: Don’t touch the cooked food on the table, it’s a trap! That's a trap! That's not something for people to eat. Once you actually eat those meals, you won't be able to leave the village! 】

[Supplement 6: My companions and I followed the example of Mr. "" as a mark, and very dangerous mansions will have the word "danger" as a mark on the door. These marks sometimes disappear and sometimes reappear. We don’t know why, but as long as we see these marks, combined with the marks left by Mr. Xie, I believe it can bring some help to all the newcomers]

[Supplement 7: The funeral processions that appear on the streets are not absolutely inaccessible. As long as your body is not shrouded in red light, and there is no red color that can be seen on your body, you can Survive. But if you meet a wedding team on the street, run quickly and don't let that team catch up. It is not safe in private houses at this time. You must go back to the mountain temple. Only here can you really avoid those things]

[Up to now, most of the other castaways and I have been damaged, and we can hardly even organize people to go out to explore]

[The food and water we found from the village are almost gone, and those things have been wandering outside. It is estimated that we don’t have much time left to live.]

[Latercomers, if any of you can reach here alive, please remember that we are Zhao Baolai, Cheng Yuan, Zhang Zizhen... (There were originally several names later, but they were wiped out for some reason)]

As the first and second people to leave records, Xie Liuzhi and Zhao Baolai's accounts were quite detailed. After them, the content of the records was relatively simple, with more scattered supplementary texts and the names left by those who had lived here.

[Supplementary person: Lin Guoliang]

[Those paper figures usually only move on dirt roads and villages. They will not easily step into the forest. Perhaps they are unwilling to step in. When there is no way to go, you can escape into the forest to avoid them.]

[In contrast, those things that appear in the forest are not willing to go to the village, but those that can hurt people among them are very agile, and it may be very difficult to escape them by hiding in the village]

[Added by: Anonymous]

[Fuck Liujiacun, fuck the stagnant water, fuck the bears]

[I have prepared enough firewood, but I don’t believe it. I burned the entire forest and village and still can’t find a way out (extremely distorted and scrawled text)]

[Yes, this still doesn’t work. After the fire was extinguished, the trees grew again (clear and neat text that follows)]

[Supplementary person: a robber]

[I killed other people as food reserves. I also killed the old woman who was sweeping the temple, but she appeared again the next day, as if she didn’t know what happened yesterday]

[Perhaps she can be used for emergencies. Although she is a bit older, she still has a lot of meat. Let’s try it starting tomorrow]

[Don’t do this (this line of text looks like it was written by the same person as the previous one, but the color of the text is a little red for some reason, as if it was written with blood)]

[A lost person: Gabriel]

[I don’t know whether it’s lucky or unfortunate, I ended up in this place, and I happen to understand part of Chinese and English. I will translate the words of these pioneers into English and French. If there are people similar to me in the future Unlucky guy, I hope this helps you]

[In addition, I noticed that all the marked village houses are in relatively peripheral areas. No one seems to have entered the central area of ​​Liujia Village. Considering that the number of paper dolls increases the further you go, this is understandable. But I feel that maybe because of this, there will be some clues hidden there]

[I will try to walk further inside, and there is that old woman. That old woman is very abnormal. Don’t mess with her. But if the situation is critical, maybe you can try asking her for help. If you are sure that the situation is no longer good, If it gets worse...]

[Supplementary person: an unlucky guy]

[There are so many names left on it. It’s just like the list in the fucking funeral home. I won’t leave the names. It doesn’t matter whether you die or not anyway.]

[There are many altars in this village for a guy named "Mr. Jiang". I also found that there are papers buried under the beds in some houses, like those left by "Mr. Jiang". Unfortunately, the words on them are too blurry. , I can’t understand what is written at all]

[This kind of behavior of worshiping someone is quite normal in the village, but I always find it a bit strange. Although I can’t explain the reason, I feel that the villagers who worship Jiang are not sincerely worshiping, but more like Afraid of him]

[In addition, I tried my best to investigate all the mansions that were confirmed to be particularly dangerous. The difference between these mansions and other mansions is that there is an altar for another thing in these houses. That thing The child seems to be a god, like a fox, jackal or the like with its head attached to a human body. That thing was very evil. I just looked inside, and the statue seemed to turn around and face me. Even after I ran far away, I still felt like something was watching me from behind.]

[I have to think of another way. Maybe I can try digging a tunnel? 】

More records later on are often the last words left by some people who were unfortunate enough to come here.

They survived through the experiences summarized by their predecessors on the wall, but they could never find a way to escape from here, so they became more and more desperate. Some people even deliberately erase the rules left by their predecessors, or leave deliberately contrary words to mislead other survivors. However, the records left by these people will gradually fade away, and it seems that the words written on the wall with [malice] will disappear. Therefore, only the records left by those who sincerely consider those who come after will continue to exist.

Relying on these records, Shinomiya Kaguya found a very safe house not long after entering the village.

However, she did not take away the food and water in the house. Team Gaohai had prepared a considerable amount of food in advance before entering the dungeon, so Kaguya did not need to force herself to eat the food in the dungeon for at least a week. She chose to enter the village mainly to investigate the situation, confirm the authenticity of the information on the wall, and to try to join up with other teammates. As for checking out a mushroom cloud rising a few hundred meters away and almost being buried by a collapsed house, Kaguya could only say that this unexpected incident was quite exciting and scary.

{Another trace of innocent people pulled in by the power of the copy...}

The real concubine was a little emotional. She thought of Sanchez who died in Baichuan's apartment. The father just wanted to be with his daughter from the beginning to the end, but was deceived by KP. Instead, he pulled the entire apartment into deeper darkness, and he could only die full of regrets.

But at the same time, she also wondered why there was always a process of attracting ordinary people into the game when the Kaitan dungeon was completely formed. Red moon-level dungeons like [Campus Mystery] would continue to attract ordinary people to enter the dungeon even after the dungeon has been fully formed. In the eyes of Zhen Fei, this is really inexplicable.

The focus of Gao Hai's thinking is not here.

In his opinion, the really crucial part of the information Kaguya gave should be the mountain temple.

[Little Black Mountain Mountain God]

For Gao Hai, who had just transferred from Lijia Village, it was impossible for him to mishear this title.

There is an abandoned temple in the forest on the Liujia Village side. There is no statue inside, and it can be confirmed that the name of the god is the Little Black Mountain God.

Why is there no statue?

Is it because the people of Lijia Village took the statue away?

At this moment, Gao Hai frowned and thought seriously for a long time. He felt that he might have to go to the mountain temple in person to find out the specific situation.

Chapter 17: Strange villages that are in conflict with each other and broken investigation records

So far, after several hours of initial encounters and multiple investigations, although this copy called [Infant Crying Village] is still shrouded in fog, more or less, some clues have emerged, and they have been connected to each other, and some things can be deduced slightly.

First of all, between the Little Black Mountain God and the Fox Goddess, it can be judged that the two sides seem to be in a hostile position in a sense. In [Lijia Village], although Gao Hai has not seen anything related to the Fox Goddess so far, at least in the rules table of Lijia Village, it can be seen that the belief in the Fox Goddess is very unpopular. The contrast on the Liujia Village side is even more obvious. There is even a mountain temple that can be used as a safe zone. The conflict between the two sides can be said to be directly manifested in the open.

Then, some details in the characteristic rules of the two villages can also show problems.

In the more than five hours since the start of the dungeon, Gao Hai's exploration of Lijia Village was carried out during the day, while Jianzi and others' investigation in Liujia Village was carried out at night. And through the rule tables that can be found on both sides, combined with the different experiences of both sides, it can be seen that the night of Lijia Village and the day of Liujia Village are both very dangerous. In addition, at the time point of "dusk" when day and night alternate, it seems that the villages on both sides will be in danger at the same time.

Then, the rules given on the notice of Lijia Village suggest that players avoid "stagnant water" and accept the wine, meat and food given by the villagers, while the rules on the wall of the temple of Liujia Village indicate that they should not easily touch the flowing water. In addition, the "rice" and "wine" that greeted the villagers and the fact that the seemingly prepared meals in the village could not be eaten were also worth thinking about.

In addition to these obvious contradictions, there are some details worth thinking about, such as what role the [Black Fairy] played in the dungeon, and the red and white teams that currently exist in both villages and seem to be quite dangerous. In addition, Goto Ichiri has not been seen until now. Where did this powerful player who has not received an invitation go now? This is also a troublesome problem that needs to be dealt with.

Perhaps there is more than one village in this dungeon, and they just set foot in the two that are easiest to find. For example, to enter [Lijia Village], you only need to get an invitation and accept the guidance of the living villagers, while to enter [Liujia Village], the person holding the invitation needs to avoid the guidance of the living villagers.

Then, apart from these two conditions, players may be able to enter villages in other states after meeting some other conditions. For example, Xiao Yili might be in a village with a more special state. As for how to find her and join her... well, this cannot be satisfied by imagination alone. We can only wait until we put it into practice later.

Thinking like this, Gao Hai opened his eyes and looked at the girls beside him.

Zhen Fei was sitting next to Gao Hai, silently on guard. Seeing him suddenly open his eyes and look over, he tilted his head in confusion and asked in the mental link, "Hai Jun, what's wrong?"

Qianhua sat on the ground. She didn't dislike the dust on the ground. She was concentrating on observing a small stove in the middle of the main house.

Jianzi sat against the wall. She was a little sleepy at this time, but she still forced herself not to fall asleep. Considering that they were in the dungeon world after all, Jianzi would not fall asleep easily unless Gao Hai was watching. Jianzi still remembered the previous experience in Yeluoshan Middle School.

Kaguya was standing at the door of the house, observing and guarding the situation outside the house, while Hayasaka, who had exchanged guards with Kaguya not long ago, was sitting on the side of the house, sorting out some canned food and drinking water taken out of the space-type obsession.

Of course, there was also Kita Ikuyo, who was floating in the air, patrolling and guarding around the bedrooms, kitchens and other rooms. Although the girl was very worried about Goto Ichiri's disappearance, she did not express any dissatisfaction to Gao Hai because of this. Instead, she was silently trying her best to do her own thing. Such a mature reaction made Gao Hai feel a little embarrassed, so he secretly decided that even if he would probably die in the first round of this mission, he had to find Goto Ichiri as much as possible before he died.

The sun was shining outside the house, just like before in Lijia Village.

And if you listen carefully, you can clearly hear the voices of pedestrians coming and going on the road, the footsteps of villagers leading oxen to the fields, the sound of women carrying clothes to the river, and the noise and laughter of children.

It was as if there was really an ordinary rural village outside, creating a noisy yet peaceful atmosphere.

But that was not the case.

Without any observation, just a slight sense of the atmosphere outside the door would give you a chilling sense of terror.

At least hundreds of strange creatures with strong malice were wandering outside the door.

From time to time, pale fingers could be seen reaching in through the crack of the door and disappearing quickly.

The nails scratched lightly on the wall, and in the sound of exhalation, something would occasionally slowly float up from the earthen wall around the yard, and then quickly descend, as if someone was peeping at this small yard from behind the wall.

The house was also restless. In the bedroom where no one was, if you were not careful, you would see the door opening or closing inexplicably, and the originally neat bed became messy and had obvious dents.

The same was true in the kitchen. Kita Ikuyo had inspected the kitchen several times and confirmed that there was no movement inside, but I didn't know when there were more steaming meals on the table, and there were exactly six bowls of rice on the table, with chopsticks all stuck straight in the middle of the rice bowls.

These changes made everyone very nervous, but Gao Hai and Jianzi could vaguely sense that as long as they didn't overreact, such changes would not really cause any harm. As long as they didn't make too much noise, the source of these abnormal reactions could not really find them. Even though these strange creatures have become active because they sensed the presence of living people, and they are constantly making various noises around them.

The reason is very simple.

Gao Hai turned his head and looked at one side of the room, at the altar placed in a very inconspicuous corner of the living room, and the incense and candles burning silently.

This is the altar dedicated to the Jiang surnamed person who did not leave his name.

As long as this altar is still there, the players hiding in the house will not be found.

Perhaps, all the houses marked as safe houses are dedicated to this Jiang family?

Gao Hai thought silently in his heart, but did not speak out any conclusions. After all, he had just arrived at this time and had not officially investigated this place. He decided to wait for a while to investigate the specific situation of this place before seeing if he could summarize any rules.

Speaking of which, who is this Jiang family?

Recalling the dungeons I have experienced along the way, the victims of Baichuan Apartment were all ordinary people who knew nothing. Although Lin Xusheng, as a key figure, guessed the existence of KP to a certain extent, that was after he came into contact with the strange existence. Red Nut Gray Cave and Campus Talk did have official personnel contact with strange things, and the former also revealed that the source of the power of strange things can be traced back to ten thousand years ago, and there is a connection with the so-called [Gods], but in fact, that was also the situation that the later ones started to study after accidentally contacting strange things.

But this Jiang family, the mysterious person who went deep into the villages in the mountains to investigate, does not seem to be a modern person. So, could he be an ancient person hundreds of years ago? If so, does it mean that strange things have been active in some places in ancient times, and people who have been aware of the existence of strange things have been trying to control these things?

If such people did exist a long time ago, where did they go afterwards? Why can't modern society find their traces, can't find them, or at least no player has found their traces so far?

Or, because of the formation of dungeons, has the relevant information of these people also been gathered in the dungeon world?

Gao Hai frowned and thought for a long time, but he couldn't come up with any reliable answer. So he quickly lowered his head and looked at the record in his hand.

[Information of the initial investigation record of the strange village]

This is another record buried in the ground of a residential building found by Hayasaka Ai. Unlike the other two records, the paper of this record has been severely damaged, so even if the power of blessing is used to restore it, all the information cannot be restored. Moreover, what is recorded on this paper is not the analysis, thinking and contact record of a certain or a certain type of strange thing, but a comprehensive investigation record of this place.

[Recordist: Jiang ■■]