my cthulhu game

Chapter 1 You Really Can't Go to Arkham

D University Student Activity Center.

"Xiaoxue, you really can't go to Arkham!"

Chen Qiang's anxious voice echoed in the activity room of the board game club.

Not far away, a beautiful girl with long black hair showed a puzzled expression.She didn't understand why Chen Qiang was suddenly so excited when he heard that the location of her summer school visit was changed to Arkham Town.

Even the large bookshelf filled with various board games at the side seems to be trembling slightly at this moment by Chen Qiang's loud voice.

"Xiaoxue," as if worried that his girlfriend hadn't heard clearly, Chen Qiang repeated the words again, "You can't go to Arkham. I know this opportunity to go to Miskatonic University in Arkham is very precious, but ..."

Xiaoxue rubbed her ears.In her eyes, her boyfriend is a rational and taciturn man, and this is the first time she has seen Chen Qiang anxious.

"I know you don't want to be separated from me," she said softly, "but it doesn't matter. I just went there for two months, and we can video every day."

"You were going to the University of Massachusetts," Chen Qiang protested, "The school suddenly changed your place, and they broke the contract first, which is very dangerous—"

Danger?

The girl blinked.

"The school also has its own difficulties," Xiaoxue said patiently, "Maybe you have a little misunderstanding about Arkham Town and the University of Michigan. I just checked it online, and Arkham is a good place with simple folk customs..."

Chen Qiang:"……"

"...The local Michigan University also has a strong academic style, and their world rankings are also higher. The school helped me change places, and it was also for my sake. How can I be willful?"

Chen Qiang smiled wryly.

It's because of their "long-standing style of study" that you can't go there, okay?
And that's Arkham, Arkham!
The vicious Arkham!

The madhouse of Gotham City in the DC world of American comics, the place name of the small town in the world of Cthulhu.

The moment Chen Qiang heard that his girlfriend's study location was changed to "Arkham", all the hairs on Chen Qiang's body stood on end.

It has been 20 years since Chen Qiang was reborn.At first, he just regarded this as an opportunity God gave him.He helped the impoverished family to live comfortably, was admitted to the top D University in China with excellent grades, and even fell in love with the goddess Qin Lingxue in the college, making countless boys red-eyed with envy.

But today, when he heard the word "Arkham" from his girlfriend, Chen Qiang finally understood...

This earth is fundamentally different from the earth in the previous life!

The real earth before his rebirth did not have a place like "Arkham Town, Miskatonic University".

The secret university in Arkham Town is one of the symbols of Cthulhu Mythos novels.Arkham Town is the hardest-hit area where mythical monsters are flooding. If you go to Arkham, you may be turned into fly ash by some horrible creature summoned by some lunatic, or even worse.

Even if I, Chen Qiang, were expelled, jumped from upstairs, and torn to pieces by unspeakable creatures, there was absolutely no way I would let Xiaoxue go to Arkham!
"I won't let you go to Arkham alone." Chen Qiang said.

Seeing Chen Qiang's expression that he didn't hit the south wall and didn't look back, Qin Lingxue shook his head helplessly.

"I really don't want to miss this opportunity," Qin Lingxue said, "but I will apply to the school to see if I can change my summer study place back."

"Okay." Chen Qiang nodded.He knew that Xiaoxue was a stubborn girl, and trying to convince her might not be a one-day effort.

……

Chen Qiang sighed in his heart.

In fact, Chen Qiang has long discovered that the world after his rebirth is different from the previous earth.As a lover of Cthulhu mythology, he has long discovered that in this world, Lovecraft, the original author of Cthulhu mythology, does not seem to exist, and there are no novels or derivative products related to Cthulhu mythology.

However, at that time, Chen Qiang did not think about "this world is the mythical world of Cthulhu" at all. Instead, he was only thinking about making money. Now in the world.

It wasn't until today that "Arkham Town, Miskatonic University" made him understand what was going on...

"Really, ignorance is a blessing." Chen Qiang lamented in his heart.

"Ok?"

The sudden sound of a text message alert on his cell phone distracted Chen Qiang's attention.He nodded to his girlfriend, who was smiling and gesturing, and then took out his mobile phone.

"This is……"

Chen Qiang's pupils shrank.

"Xiaoxue, I'll go out first." Chen Qiang said.

……

Chen Qiang rushed into the men's toilet at the end of the corridor, ran into the last cubicle, and locked the door.

After discovering that there are no Cthulhu Mythos novels and games in this world, Chen Qiang has been worried that he will forget those settings one day, so he wrote down all the Cthulhu Mythos settings he could think of, and kept them on the desktop of his mobile phone. There is a special folder to store these settings.

The Cthulhu setting set in the real Cthulhu world-maybe this is even more powerful than the legendary "Book of the Necromancer", okay?Looking at it this way, my mobile phone is the ultimate mythical book, Chen Qiang thought.

"This is……"

On the desktop of his mobile phone, the folder "Cthulhu's Keeper", which is usually used to store Cthulhu settings, changed from the default icon to an octopus-shaped icon representing Cthulhu.

"When?" Chen Qiang said to himself.

When did you realize that "The Cthulhu Mythos is real"?
I chose to believe, so some kind of supernatural change was triggered?

At the top of the screen, the scrolling information of [App "Cthulhu's Keeper of Cthulhu" has been installed] shocked him.

Restraining the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Chen Qiang touched the icon with his trembling fingers.

As he expected, it was no longer a folder... but an app.

……

The welcome page with black background and white characters comes into view.

【Welcome to Keeper of Cthulhu】

[Respected reversers, even if a veil is drawn in the heart to cover up those unbearable memories, the indescribable reality will still erode people's mind again. 】

[In the face of ancient existence, human beings are so small and powerless. 】

【And you?When the stars return to their positions, can the fortress you build with reason protect your beloved? 】

……

"Is this a provocation?"

Chen Qiang clenched his fists.

In the setting of the Cthulhu mythology, the entire universe is ruled by many powerful beings.At the apex are the Outer Gods, and then the Great Old One.In the eyes of humans, they are all monsters that are difficult to describe in words.

The most famous old ruler is Cthulhu. According to legend, this evil god under the sea will reappear on the earth "when the stars return to their place", and rule the world with a family of deep divers who worship him.

"I hate threats," Chen Qiang said to himself, "but I won't let anything hurt Xiaoxue."

He restrained himself, wanting to see what amazing welcome words the app would say next, but the screen flashed, and the software directly entered the main interface.

It is also black and white, with only two big buttons, and the entire interface is extremely simple.

[Click here to use the investigator function (the number of investigators currently activated: 0)]

[Click here to use the secret keeper function (locked)]

"It turned out to be the system of the running group game...?"

Chen Qiang narrowed his eyes.This is not the same as he expected.

A group game is a game under the constraints of rules and hosted by a specific host. Players interact through verbal descriptions and play their respective roles to explore, negotiate and fight.The host acts as a storyteller and judge in the activity, responsible for describing the situation of the story world and the encounters of the players.

Players of the Cthulhu running game are also generally called investigators.The moderator is called the secret keeper.

In his previous life, Chen Qiang often served as the secret keeper.

"Is it a trap...?" Chen Qiang muttered to himself.

The original file folder contained the list of many evil gods from A to Z, the names and characteristics of the mythical races that served them, and many related to the gods. anecdote.

It doesn't matter if the settings are gone, most of the settings are still remembered and can be reproduced.

This APP is unique.

Chen Qiang took a deep breath and reminded himself not to lose his mind because of the words on the welcome interface.

Chen Qiang did not select the list of investigators, but clicked [Click here to use the Keeper function (locked)] on the main page, and a help page popped up.

[Complete a single-player mission or module (with random difficulty) as an investigator, and it will be automatically unlocked.Do you want to accept now? YES/NO]

"...a boring trick."

Chen Qiang laughed.

It may be a good idea to "protect yourself wisely" by leaving this APP alone and not considering unlocking this function.

As the welcome line says, the world is too dangerous.

So what if Xiaoxue was allowed to avoid Arkham Town this time?With a lifetime of care, can I and Xiaoxue avoid those indescribable evil forces in the Cthulhu world forever?Where are his parents?What about other friends?
Could the truth of his own rebirth be related to some kind of mythical existence in the Cthulhu world?
Stopping here is by no means done once and for all.

Maybe it will push myself into an even deeper abyss.

"Knowledge is dangerous, but it is also power - and the lack of power is far more dangerous than knowledge." Chen Qiang said to himself.

Now, I already have some "knowledge".

And this software may have the ability to help oneself transform knowledge into power.

Whether the whole incident is the great race that can travel through time, the plan of the Yis, or the conspiracy of the only outer god who pays more attention to humans-Nyarlathotep, I must challenge myself!

"Let's do it." Chen Qiang thought to himself.

You must unlock the "Secret Keeper Function" of the system!
"Complete a mission or module as an investigator..." Chen Qiang fell into thought.

Module, that is, the script of the running game.

Needless to say, this mission is definitely not for him to play the "Cthulhu running game" he liked in his previous life, but to get in touch with supernatural forces in the real world.

"But before that, we need to make some preparations. Maybe we can take this opportunity to let Xiaoxue avoid Arkham."

But just as Chen Qiang stretched his hand towards the back button, the prompt on the screen changed again.

[The appearance of mythical existences within a radius of 500 meters of you has been detected. 】

[The game will start automatically. 】

[Module name: The King in Yellow in the Board Game Club]

[Number of investigators: 1]

[Difficulty: THE GREAT OLD ONES (Old Dominator)]

　Small crowd new book, I implore everyone's support, begging for recommendation and collection. PS: The cover is the original author of the Cthulhu mythology, Lovecraft, who personally painted the deity of Ke Zong.

　　


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