Help, I've become a paper man

"Congratulations to the players for making it through the day. There are 7 players participating in the game, 5 of them are currently alive, the plot progress is 30%, and the exploration progress is 12%. Please continue to work hard in the coming time."

Song Yi opened his eyes at the prompt sound and breathed a sigh of relief. No one died last night. He sat up, quickly tidied himself up, and when he saw Jasmine coming out, he took the initiative to make a sound.

He asked, "Sister Jasmine, do we have to complete the plot?"

The progress does increase by 15% a day, but one person is eliminated every day, and by the time the progress bar is full, they are no longer alive. This is outrageous.

Jasmine stopped and shook her head, her tone still sleepy, and she said slowly: "No, we can also push it forward manually to speed up the process."

Just as Song Yi was about to relax, she said, "If you push the plot rashly, you can indeed get clues quickly and get rewards first, but you are more likely to get negative punishment faster, and the difficulty will also increase."

Finally, Jasmine concluded: "Maybe I'll die faster."

It is necessary to understand the connection between the clearance requirements and the copy, and be prepared to deal with dangers, in order to speed up the plot.

This time they looked at each other and realized what the other meant. They stopped talking nonsense and left the room ready to go to the banquet hall.

The system did not notify the time today, so everyone came early for breakfast. The door of the banquet hall remained open, and the situation inside was clearly visible. The basic layout was the same as yesterday, and the meals were neatly placed on both sides. The air was filled with the aroma of food. Maids stood by the round table, still arranged according to the number of people. Today there were five maids in the banquet hall. Without going into the details of the scene in front of us, the bright hall still revealed a bit of warmth.

If there is something strange, it is that it rained heavily last night and the sound of rain was still clear before going to bed, but when I woke up today, there was not a trace of dampness or coldness in the castle. It has been no more than three or four hours since the rain stopped, and it is already warm and dry here. It doesn't feel like a night has passed, but rather like two seasons.

Song Yi and his friends were the last to arrive. When they walked into the banquet hall, no one said much. Everyone had already chosen one or two items of food and were pretending to taste them. Even the boy who had eaten the "children's welfare" last time didn't dare to eat as much as he did last time.

He could guess some of the reasons. If one person had to be eliminated every day, they didn't know the rules for today, and no one could be sure where the pit was today.

But by the time the meal was over, an hour had passed quietly, the sun was already high in the sky, and the place was still peaceful.

There was no reminder sound. Jian Nuanyang finished her meal first and was already impatient to wait. She asked the maids around her why the Duke was not there today, but the only answer she got was "The Duke is out inspecting the territory." They were like rigid machines that could only answer basic questions. After several attempts, she lost her patience and sat in silence with everyone else, not hiding the annoyance on her face.

They looked at each other, and Song Yi stood up first. As he walked towards the door, he cast an inquiring look at Jasmine. He had an idea, so he decided to consult the opinions of "professionals" so as not to make the work more difficult for the young bodyguard.

Jasmine didn't understand why, but she jumped off the chair anyway, followed him in a few steps, and walked towards the garden together.

As a teammate, the boy was suddenly left behind. He blinked and looked at their backs, still showing no emotion. He slowly stood up and took a step forward, walking towards them.

At this time, there were only two people left in their seats. There was still no prompt sound. It seemed that they were in exploration mode. There was no result if they waited any longer, so they stood up. Jian Nuanyang looked up, and for some reason, he also walked towards the garden.

But an accident happened first. Song Yi, who set out first, was stopped by someone. A man rushed out from the bushes and stood in front of him. His clothes and face were dirty. If you look closely, you can vaguely see that he is wearing a chef's uniform. Maybe he is the chef in the setting.

Song Yi didn't say anything, but subconsciously raised his hand to block Jasmine who was following him when the man lowered his head and looked down at the sound. There was an extra bit of caution in his eyes when he looked at the man.

The man slowly raised his head, met Song Yi's gaze, and began to try to raise the corners of his lips. After trying several times, his uneasiness became more and more clear.

In silence, the others followed and stood behind Song Yi. For a moment, they revealed a false "common hatred of the enemy", which made the man unable to help but take two steps back under the gaze of everyone, raising his hands and waving them in front of him, as if he was subconsciously resisting something.

The man finally said, "No, don't... I mean no harm. I came here to save you, I think."

Song Yi asked: "How do you say that?"

The man lowered his eyes and said, "The party will not stop."

Song Yi said: "I know this, tell me something we don't know."

Behind him, Jian Nuanyang raised his eyebrows briefly, obviously not knowing this information. Now he knew it from him. However, no one was paying attention here. Although Song Yi was being impolite, everyone's attention was still attracted by the man.

The man said, "I am a chef now."

Song Yi nodded and said, "Yeah, I can tell that."

The conversation came to a halt here. The man looked conflicted, as if he was struggling with himself in his heart. Song Yi inexplicably thought of the idea of ​​"bargaining". He did not continue talking, nor did he stand here obediently, waiting for the other party to prepare himself mentally. He took a step diagonally forward, as if he was going to bypass the man and move forward.

The man woke up instantly, stretched out his hand to stop Song Yi, and said: "No, wait, you don't know, the banquet will not stop, and the death will not stop..."

The panicked voice paused in the air, the high pitch became lower and lower, and the tail tone was almost blurred in the air. At the same time, panic crept onto the man's face.

Under Song Yi's gaze, the man trembled and continued, "The banquet is a trap, a conspiracy. The Duchess doesn't like men. She likes 'banquets' and killing. After the fire, she went crazy and began to kill in the name of banquets."

"She said she was choosing a husband, but in reality, her invitations were like dandelion seeds, flying everywhere and landing in the hands of people of different genders, ages and identities. After that, the invited people would face a hunt she held when they arrived here."

The man was originally getting more and more excited as he spoke, but when he got to this point, his tone slowly dropped and his expression became stiff. When he looked at Song Yi, his eyes were full of confusion, as if he couldn't understand why Song Yi was not panicked or angry. Even after hearing the inside story here, he just fell into thought.

He asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Song Yi said: "You have a grudge against the Duke. In your statement, you are very hostile to her. It is hard for people to believe what you said."

The man was quiet for a moment, then quickly retorted: “Everyone who knows her evil deeds despises her.”

Song Yi shook his head, trying to correct the man's words, and said: "No, you are emphasizing gender, not only on us, but also on her. After all... the king is the king, the duke is the duke, why call her the duchess?"

Whether in the opening introduction or from the maid's mouth, he was directly addressed as "Duke", but this one called him "Duxingo" from the beginning.

The man's body trembled more clearly, but he no longer refuted Song Yi, but shouted loudly: "You have been deceived! She is a demon! She will kill everyone!"

"Okay, don't go crazy in front of me."

A familiar voice sounded, interrupting the ongoing curse and instantly shutting the man up. He knelt on the ground, as if the strength in his body was drained away by the words of the person who came, and his eyes became empty. Behind him, the face of the person who was walking slowly confirmed everyone's guess.

It is the Duke who should be inspecting the territory.