my cthulhu game

Chapter 72 Christmas carnival on luxury cruise ship

"Xiaoxue knows that I am related to the supernatural, and sooner or later she will guess that the source of the virtual technology I use to 'start a business' is related to the existence of mythology," Chen Qiang, wearing a helmet, meditated, "I didn't expect this day to come so soon."

[Christmas Carnival on the "Haneda" Cruise Ship] The difficulty is "variable" - Unknown, a difficulty display that Chen Qiang has never seen before.

Does this mean that the mod is a flexible difficulty, that is, the stronger the investigators as players, the harder the mod will be?
possible.But after thinking about it, Chen Qiang decided to directly form the strongest lineup he can currently use in this random trial module.

Leading a group of ignorant newcomers to squeeze out their virtual sanity points, this kind of thing can be done at any time.

Just like playing on the ladder, it's fun to climb the ladder with four pitfalls, but it feels more secure to fight with four powerful teammates.

I, plus Uncle Xu and Gu Shiyin, my only two investigators of mythological creatures, and finally two outside professionals.

To get closer?Training the team?
None of this is as important as making sure the mod completes smoothly.

Mods getting harder?The stronger the team, the more cards it can play.

Chen Qiang didn't want to be a babysitter for novice investigators in the crucial "random trial module".

……

Gu Shiyin skillfully put on the helmet.

As a technician of "Fortress of Sanity", she has been conducting reverse analysis of this device for two weeks, and she is naturally familiar with its usage.

On the contrary, it was the simple Uncle Xu, who seldom touched high-tech gadgets. He spent a lot of effort, and finally put the helmet on with the help of Xiaoxue.

……

"Strange device..." Sayoko fiddled with the crude virtual helmet in his hand.

Is this... is this thing really okay?
No matter how you look at it, it is an ordinary game console from MADEINCHINA, plus a VR helmet with some extra materials, right?
No matter how you look at it, it looks pretty unreliable...

Previously, Xiao Yezi suspected that Chen Qiang had an association with some kind of mythical creature. Now that she saw the "Four Princesses" and the VR helmet on the table, she began to suspect that Chen Qiang was not a member of some suspicious organization, but a liar who simply fooled people.

"Xiaoxue..." Xiao Yezi wanted to mutter something, but saw Qin Lingxue helping Uncle Xu put on the helmet, and put the helmet on his head without hesitation.

Well... Xiaoxue only thought about Chen Qiang.

Having no choice, Sayoko sighed and was the last to put on the helmet.

"The game begins." Chen Qiang said.

Everyone's consciousness was interrupted for half a second, and then reconnected instantly.

……

Chen Qiang woke up.

[Module Name: Christmas Carnival on the Haneda Cruise Ship]

[Difficulty: Variable (unknown)]

"what?"

What catches the eye is not the virtual space filled with mist, but the unfamiliar ceiling of the guest room.

"...?"

[The mode of this module will be locked to "Original Purpose"]

【You can't switch modes in the process】

[The passage of time in this mod will be different from the real world, 24 hours in the virtual world will be equivalent to 120 minutes in the outside world]

"and many more……"

[According to your ability, you have automatically replaced a passenger on the ship, please be sure to act as him]

【All NPCs will automatically regard you as the character replaced by you】

[Regardless of the attributes and skills of the character you are substituting, in this mod, the attributes, skills and characteristics of your character are always equivalent to your own]

[The "Haneda" cruise ship departs from Hindizawa in Japan to Cassandra on the west coast of the United States.This is a trip across the ocean.You have been sailing for a week, and tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and you will spend Christmas on board. 】

"Secret Keeper...no, system, I want to see my card."

Chen Qiang guessed that he did not have the privilege of keeping the secret in the "Random Trial Module".Like other players, if Chen Qiang wants to know more information, he can only ask the mechanical and cold system.

[Name: Qiang En Chen Age: 29 Race: Human; Occupation: Accountant]

【力量65；体质50；体型65；敏捷70；外貌65
Intelligence 75; Will 80; Education 70]

"The name and age are different, but the attributes have not changed."

【Skill:
Credit Rating 95%; Jump 24%;

Accounting 65%; Charisma 36%; Computer use 35%;

Driving 35%; speaking skills 78%; English 56%; mother tongue 70%;

Library use 51%; listening 70%; persuasion 35%;

Psychology 62%; Investigation 70%; Fighting (knife) 45%]

"...Sure enough. Just as I thought."

Except that the Cthulhu Mythos skills are not displayed, the credit is slightly regressed, and the age display has changed. Other data are exactly the same as in the real world, and there is no character background attached.

"The room is not satisfactory." This is a spacious big bed room, and Chen Qiang is the only one in the room. Chen Qiang glanced at the album on the table. On the cover is the photo of "Haneda", a very stylish black luxury passenger ship, "Looking at this level, the grade and fees are not too low."

Outside the window, the sun is setting.Others are not around.It seems that I was thrown into the module alone...

As in "The Hanged King's Curse", "Christmas Carnival on the Haneda Cruise Line" does not have any quests. "The Hanged King's Curse" also has a reminder that it is forbidden to leave the hotel for 500 meters. This time, even this restriction is gone-probably the stage is located on a cruise ship on the vast sea, so it is difficult to fly.

First, try to get in touch with other people...no.

"Let's figure out what 'myself' is, that is, what kind of person this so-called Qiang En Chen is."

As a veteran secret keeper, Chen Qiang understands that this kind of dungeon that forcibly substitutes the player into the character will usually bury an invisible hole in the player's place...

By the way, there is another thing that has to be prevented that needs to be prevented.

"In the system, I use the secret keeper ability of 'Assign Talent' to assign 'Spiritual Solidification' to the players 'Sayako Haneda' and 'Qin Lingxue'. The sanity of the player 'Qin Lingxue' used to be only 5 points, which is lower than their Cthulhu Mythos skills of 10 points %; Player 'Sayako Haneda' has a current sanity of 14, which is 15% lower than his Cthulhu Mythos. No problem, right? I don't have the Keeper privilege at the moment, but the 'Keeper talent' shared in all mods should be fine Go ahead."

【Assigned. 】The system's indifferent prompt sounded.

"After all, it is an important combat force. It would be bad if you accidentally lose your sanity before the rendezvous. For the two of them, there should be a secret signal to connect with each other."

The task of filling the sanity pool will be left to the next wave of ordinary players.

In his heart, he mourned for the next batch of real test players for half a second, and Chen Qiang devoted himself to the intense search.

After confirming "the identity of the character replaced by oneself" and "the current time and location", go to Xiaoxue immediately.

……

Uncle Xu was in a daze in the corridor.

He also received a system prompt, but he didn't understand it.

"Where am I? What am I doing?" He looked blankly at the mop in his hand.

The middle-aged ghoul looked left and right, and finally saw his own breastplate.

"Cleaner?" He noticed the words on his badge in a daze.

"Old Xu!" the foreman shouted, "Why are you in a daze? Work!"

"Ah... yes!" Uncle Xu, a clean ghoul, reflexively mopped the floor until the foreman left.

"Mr. Chen, this is different from what we agreed..." Uncle Xu was in a dilemma.

(End of this chapter)