Star Trace Gate

In the lobby on the second floor, everyone couldn't help but shook their heads and smiled knowingly when they heard what Fatty Tan said.

The woman with an intellectual look also teased, "You, the captain, have found nothing, so how can others find important clues? I think we should take a break and move around freely."

"I agree." Yin Hu nodded.

"plus 1."

Ren also raised his hand, and the others followed suit.

Among these old hands, which one of them was given for free? The clues of the star gate here represent the advantages and disadvantages of the competition. And this is only the first day. The clues in everyone's hands are extensible. How can they easily reveal them to others?

Even if they want to communicate, they should communicate with each other in private. How can they talk nonsense in front of everyone?

Captain Tan Pang was a little tired of his first organizational failure. He held his forehead and said, "I personally think that honesty is the key to passing this star gate. But since everyone has nothing to say, let's... have a meal together. Xiao Shuai and I bought a lot of things and let's eat together and have some fun."

"Haha, Captain, you also bought food?" Xiao Yuan took the initiative to speak.

"I guess you guys are all working hard to complete the task, and you won't go back until the time comes, so I bought some food when I came back." Fatty Tan stood up and called out, "Xiao Shuai, go get the food and we can eat together."

Xiao Shuai was being ordered around for no apparent reason, and his expression was somewhat unhappy, but he still did not confront Tan Pang head-on. He just said sarcastically, "Hey, see, if this family doesn't have a captain, then it will have to fall apart! You can't find such a fatherly captain even if you search the whole world with a lantern. If anyone gets tired later, you can ask the captain to feed them. No one knows how to take care of people better than him."

"Haha." The woman smiled.

"Thank you, Captain." Ren Ye called out sweetly.

Fat Tan seemed to have not heard Xiao Shuai's teasing, or perhaps he simply didn't care. He just pressed his hands slightly and said, "I still say that it is fate that we met. For eight days, we have shared life and death... This is a rare experience for brothers, so we should take care of each other. Oh, by the way, there is no seasoning in the food. I'll let Xiao Shuai eat first, and everyone can eat after seeing that it's ok."

Xiao Shuai was speechless: "Okay, Captain. I'll lick the lunch box first to show my sincerity."

"Steady." Fat Tan gave him an encouraging look.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Shuai went to the table next to the stairs to get the food, and Tan Pang really fulfilled his responsibilities as a captain. He not only took the initiative to clean up the table, but also tasted the food one by one when Xiao Shuai put it on the table.

As he ate, he smiled and said, "It's really not poisonous. You can eat it without worry."

Ren also glanced at him, and asked with a shadow in his heart: "Is the restaurant clean? The oil in this place is not very good..."

Fat Tan was stunned for a moment: "It should be fine. I bought it because I saw people from the law enforcement team eating there."

"Oh, that's no problem." Ren nodded slightly.

[Ding—evening time reminder, it’s 18:.]

[Nighttime rules: All players are not allowed to leave the safe villa after 18:20, otherwise the death mechanism will be triggered. At 30:, it is lights-out time, and everyone must return to their rooms to rest before that. Remember, only one person can stay overnight in a room, otherwise all members in the room will die together.]

[After a day of hard work, you may have gotten closer to the truth. Congratulations, and here is the top three gold coin rankings.]

[The first player, codenamed "Woman", room Kan, gold coin quantity 35. ]

[The second player, codenamed "Sandbag", Lizi Room, has 35 gold coins. (If the number of gold coins is tied, the ranking will be based on the order in which the players completed the tasks.)]

[The third player, codenamed "Stationmaster", Qianzi Room, 30 gold coins.]

[Stargate message: The first bird to stick its head out gets shot, the embankment is higher than the shore, and the waves will push it down. There are so many stargates of normal difficulty, but you insist on choosing SSS+. I personally think that everyone here is pushed down by the waves... 】

As soon as six o'clock arrived, the sudden star gate reminder sounded in the ears of the eight players.

The joyful atmosphere disappeared in an instant and everyone became silent and awkward.

Fatty Tan was stunned for a long time, his eyes slowly swept around, and he said sadly: "I asked you guys about your progress before, but you didn't say a word. Now that the Heavenly Dao has been announced, wow, there are actually three people who have more than 30 gold coins?! Everyone, what do you mean? The captain works like a cow and a horse for you, and you really treat the captain like a cow and a horse, don't you?"

Ren also lowered his head, thinking to himself: "Damn, this Star Gate mechanism is so disgusting! It actually announces the top three players in the lead. Isn't this just intentional creation of contradictions...?!"

At this moment, he had no joy at all, only a feeling of being targeted by the Heavenly Dao. The reason was simple. The Heavenly Dao only announced the gold coin values ​​of the top three players, and the leader was not aware of the status of the other five. This gave the players behind an accurate value to catch up. Even if they were in the front, they might be ambushed.

What a great saying! If the embankment is higher than the shore, the waves will destroy it!

This setting is really stupid!

After Ren Ye cursed inwardly for a few words, he looked up and saw that everyone was looking at each other.

The ones who attracted the most attention were naturally the old cadre and the ordinary-looking woman.

The two of them left the room quite late in the morning, so Fat Tan, Yin Hu, Xiao Yuan and others all knew which room they came out of.

Woman is the Kan character room, so her code name should be woman, currently ranked first.

The old cadre is the Qian family, currently ranked third.

Fatty Tan looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Haha, you two are really good at hiding your talents. You are ahead by being very low-key?"

Since Xingmen mentioned the gate number, the two had no chance to explain and could only smile awkwardly.

The woman spoke first: "Haha, we were lucky and came across a random small task by chance, which gave us a slight advantage. But this is only the first day, so this advantage is nothing. Didn't the Heavenly Dao say that there is a mechanism for tying the rankings? In other words, there are probably two or three people who hold thirty gold coins now. It's just that the two of us completed the task a little earlier."

fart!

Ren also cursed in his heart and made a silent estimate.

He and Hong Ge should have been quite efficient in completing the tasks. They both went through the hide-and-seek task at the same time, and each received a reward of ten gold coins. Then they each completed the clue task and also received a reward of ten gold coins.

If we follow this calculation, then everyone's clue task rewards and clearance task rewards should be of the same difficulty and the same amount of rewards. In other words, if you do the clue task normally, you should be rewarded with ten gold coins.

but!

He and Hongge later did another Easter egg task without any guidance, which could only be discovered by observation. Ren Ye was the main trigger, and Hongge was a free rider, so Ren Ye only got 15 gold coins and Hongge got 10.

According to this numerical deduction, the woman and the old cadre should have completed an Easter egg task, and completed it earlier than them, which led to the current ranking.

What the hell!

If you look at it this way, these two people are definitely not simple. They cooperated perfectly and were extremely efficient when they first met.

It seems that the previous guess was correct. A woman who can lead a team in a third-grade area must not be as ordinary as her appearance.

So, Ren thought about it for a moment, and immediately asked with a smile: "You two are ranked so high, so the commotion on Jianyuan Road couldn't have been caused by you two, right?"

When Brother Hong heard this, he immediately recovered from his shock and thought to himself, "My good brother, you react quickly and are a great passerby."

When Yin Hu heard Ren Ye's words, he raised his eyebrows and said, "There are idiots in the team who inexplicably implicate others."

Across from him, the old cadre heard what Ren Ye said and smiled: "You are from the Li Sect, right? Isn't your head shiny bald too? And there are people helping you shave... Hehe, are they fellow apprentices from the same temple?"

Originally, everyone's attention was focused on the old cadre and the woman, but after hearing what he said, they all looked at Brother Hong and Ren Ye.

"Oh, yes. Why are both of you bald?" Xiao Shuai asked with a smile.

Ren Ye spread his hands with an innocent look on his face, and cried out in grievance: "I was caught in the Jianyuan Road incident! When I came back, the road was full of patrol officers, and there were murderous intentions at every step. I had no choice but to shave my head and pretend to be a law enforcer. What else can I do? If I can't beat them, I'll just join them."

"Add 1." Brother Hong's expression was very ascetic, and he said softly: "This kind of thing does not need to be explained. If there was a secret, both of them would not come in with bald heads. Well, one sentence is enough to sum it up... Smart people often think alike."

When everyone heard this, they looked at the woman and the stationmaster, and at Shabao and Brother Hong, with amused expressions.

Yin Hu thought for a long time and said simply: "If my appearance wasn't too eye-catching... In fact, I would also like to shave my head bald, which would make it easier to escape from pursuers."

Hearing this, Brother Hong praised: "Congratulations, you have joined the ranks of smart people."

"The current lead is only temporary. It's only the first day, so let's not be so confrontational. I think what the captain said is right, cooperation is the only way out." The old cadre added with a smile.

"Comrade, you and I are finally on the same page." Fatty Tan gave him an admiring look, waved his hand and shouted, "Now I declare that everyone can eat."

"Okay, let's eat, let's eat!"

"Come on, let's eat together!"

"...!"

With just one sentence, Fat Tan ended the slightly subtle competitive atmosphere, and everyone tacitly stopped talking about the ranking issue and just ate and chatted.

There is another detail during this period, that is, Xiao Yuan was tacitly isolated and marginalized by everyone.

Whether it was the old cadres and women, or Yinhu, Xiaoshuai, Hongge and others, they all chatted with each other to varying degrees, but no one took the initiative to talk to Xiao Yuan, and some even looked indifferent.

He was excluded by the other seven members, and even when picking up food, there were many unspoken social conventions. For example, if Xiao Yuan wanted to pick up a dish, even if someone wanted to eat it, they would not pick it up with him.

In this delicate atmosphere, perhaps only Fatty Tan could show a little kindness to him and took the initiative to say something to him: "Xiao Yuan, after everyone finishes their meal, please collect the garbage and sweep the floor. Pay attention to public hygiene."

"...!"

Xiao Yuan was confused for a long time, then smiled and said, "Okay."

At the long table, Yin Hu secretly sent a message to Ren Ye: "Let's chat after dinner?"

"What do you mean, Brother Hu?!" Ren Ye asked.

Yinhu paused for a moment and said, "That moving stick... I checked it out and found a big secret. We can share it with you."

"Bring your stick with you later and we'll have a consultation." Ren nodded.