Chapter 7:

In addition to the secrets of the Mermaid Village, there are also inner ghosts in the player that must be caught.
Ruan Bai guessed that the person knew that the wooden cards outside had been cut the first night, indicating that she should know the function of these wooden cards. On the other hand, she had a better understanding of Mermaid Village than other players. .
If this person can be caught, perhaps more details can be tortured.
But how can I find it out?
While Ruan Bai was thinking about it, Gu San on the side thought of something and said lightly to Ruan Bai:
I plan to tell some of the wooden cards to other players, and exchange some news by the way. However, I tend to only give the news to More old players who clear the game."
He did not carefully explain why he did this, but Ruan Bai can figure it out. The old players have experienced many worlds, the methods of investigation are faster than the new ones, and they can grasp the degree of communication with each other well.
Among the remaining twelve people, the oldest are Qin Yu and the female white-collar worker who have cleared the game three times. Ruan Bai thought for a while and said to Gu San, "Or, just tell Qin Yu."
"I thought you would be more inclined to that gentle lady," Gu San said. "She looks more kind, doesn't she?"
Ruan Bai spread his hands at him and said helplessly, "I'm not stupid."
Her society in those years was not in vain.
Ruan Bai didn't believe that someone who had experienced three games would still show good to her who would only cry.
Ruan Bai is not a person who will be moved by sweet words. In her opinion, whether a person is truly kind or hypocritical is to be seen through behavior.
Apart from comforting her with a few words, did the female white-collar worker actually do anything for her? Even if she casually warned her not to go out at night, or not to act alone, this kind of nonsense will make Ruan Bai have a better impression of her.
As for Gu San, he didn't talk like a female white-collar worker and didn't comfort Ruan Bai, but he let the rookie Ruan Bai follow and taught Ruan Bai many rules of the game.
Of course, this is based on the fact that she can even help a little bit without delaying her legs.
When Ruan Bai accepts such kindness, he has a bottom line, and the unfounded closeness of female white-collar workers will only make her feel suspicious.
Not to mention, both she and the high school student Wang Wenwen are all types that look very weak and easy to control.
In this kind of escape game, there is only one person with a personality like them, and that is to be used, turned into cannon fodder, or thrown down as a backstop in a critical moment.
She suspects female white-collar workers, and she hits this idea.
Without continuing to discuss this topic, Ruan Bai took the mermaid bell out of his arms and handed it to Gu San.
"I found this in the Taoist temple," she said simply, concealing her act of moving the statue, "it may have come from the bell last night."
"This is the item you found, so you can save it yourself."
Gu San took the mermaid bell, played with it for a while, and then returned it to Ruan Bai, saying indifferently: "Quest items can be taken away. When it is not necessary, try not to let other players know if you encounter it again. Mermaid, you can take it out and try what it does."
Ruan Bai nodded and put the mermaid bell obediently away.
The two did not hesitate, and walked towards the house where Qin Yu and others had borrowed.
Qin Yu’s group originally consisted of four people, one died last night, and three remained.
When they passed by, the body had been cleaned away, and Qin Yu and the others carried their bags, as if they were planning to change a place to stay.
After Gu San passed, he briefly explained what he meant. He erased some details, only said about the wooden sign, and told them to choose a house with Fuluo.
The mermaid bell has been taken away by Ruan Bai, and it may be useless to call "Mermaid Ama". Gu San also took this into consideration and didn't tell them how he survived last night.
Fortunately, the old players all have their own means of self-protection, and they don't know the bottom line. After Qin Yu confirmed that the news was correct, he told Gu San of their findings today.
"We found a notebook belonging to a researcher who came to investigate five years ago," he said. "His research topic is related to human genetics. In his notebook, his research institute purchased a large amount of money. A'mermaid', she has a human upper body, a fish's lower/half/body, and fish scales."
"Under normal circumstances, a deformed person has more or less IQ problems. However, unlike other research subjects, the mermaid has memories of normal people and can remember her birthplace, and many of her are also A family member of a mermaid."
Curious about this kind of phenomenon, the researcher went to Mermaid Village alone to find out how this genetic phenomenon occurred.
"What about others?" Gu San asked suddenly, "Since his notebook has fallen on the player's phone... is he dead?"
According to the habits of the game, he should not die normally.
"Yes," Qin Yu nodded. "His tomb is in the woods to the west. As for the cause of death, I don't know the cause of death. The villagers here are very secretive about it."
When he said this, he was almost indicating that the "transaction" was over.
Gu San did not continue to question, nodded and left with Ruan Bai.
When they walked out of the new place of residence Qin Yu found, it was already evening.
It was getting dark earlier than usual in the mountains. At this time, the light outside began to dim, and the distant mountains and forests were dark, accompanied by a sharp cool breeze, giving people an ominous premonition.
Ruan Bai recalled the news he had just learned from Qin Yu, and had a vague general direction in his mind about the situation in Mermaid Village
First of all, the beginning of everything should be that this researcher came to the Mermaid Village in the depths of the mountain with his own materials and notes.
They all know the situation in the Mermaid Village. There is a certain genetic condition in this village that will make some of the girls born like mermaid.
In order to gain benefits, normal people in the village sold them to the outside world, which attracted the attention of the institute.
However, it is obvious that those mermaid girls may have resentment in their hearts when they are treated as goods.
The resentment of the woman they met last night was almost written on their faces.
Coupled with the words "beloved mermaid girl" engraved on the pendant, Ruan Bai felt that there must be a story in her.
The pendant could not have been given to the mermaid by the people in the village. In their eyes, these mermaid girls are almost like chickens, ducks, fishes and geese.
Therefore, there is only one object who will send this pendant, and that is the researcher who entered the village five years ago.
I don't know what happened between him and the mermaid, nor what the villagers did to them. All in all, the researcher died here and the mermaid girl began to retaliate at night.
In order to prevent oneself from being attacked, all houses in the village were hung up with talisman for exorcism. These talisman should be obtained from the mermaid.
However, judging from the reaction of the mermaid grandma after she took the mermaid bell, she might have resentment in her heart.
From the words of the old man, it can be known that this village had regarded the mermaid as a patron saint long ago.
Ruan Bai had seen news about many children who had returned to their ancestors and were offered by the tribe as child prodigies, and those mermaids looked very much like the sharks in myths. Ancient people would do this, and it is easy to understand.
However, driven by interests, one after another mermaid was sold out, and the end was miserable. These people's respect for the mermaid grandmother was afraid that money would be corrupted a lot.
But, in that case, why does the mermaid grandma still protect them?
And what is the role of the mermaid bell? Is the mermaid girl dead or alive last night? What happened to her? Where did the adults and little girls in the village go?
In addition, there is the player who is the "inner ghost", how much will she know?
Mysteries one after another, but they have too little information to be able to figure it out for a while.
Fortunately, compared to the confusion at the beginning, they currently have at least a general direction and know where to investigate next.
"Gu San, what are we going to do now?"
Thinking of this, Ruan Bai asked Gu San, "Shall we go and see the researcher's grave?"
Qin Yu and the others have probably seen it, but if they go again, there may be new discoveries.
"No, the tomb won't move. You can visit it anytime tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," Gu San categorically refused, "We have more important things to do now."
He tapped his fingers slowly, and raised the corners of his mouth in a playful manner: "Guess, when will the person who is going to attack the player cut the wooden sign?"
Around six or seven in the evening. Ruan Bai thought in his heart.
Because this was the time when it was dark, if it was an hour earlier, Qin Yu and the others would be able to change to another house.
"It's almost six o'clock now," Gu San said casually, looking at his watch, "Let's go and arrest someone?"
Ruan Bai nodded: "You go first and find a place to hide. I will come out alone and hide outside the house to block people."
She couldn't keep Gu Santai, this time, she tried her best to show her role.
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