Real Cthulhu Running Game

  Chapter 364 Shadow of the Old Ones

If it is time to go back in time, then your group can determine the time point that they will go next. After all, this is a Cthulhu running game, and they will never send their group to a time point that has nothing to do with the side quest to go on vacation. Well, so as long as you determine the time points when the side missions may occur, after sorting these time points, you can prepare in advance to complete the side missions at the next time point.

And now the time is messed up, because you don't know when you will appear next, and Liu Xing thinks that KP Xuefeng will most likely decide by rolling dice, but in terms of KP Xuefeng's luck, Liu Xing still felt a little vacuous in his heart, worried that the side quests in this world would be the most dangerous and most difficult side quests in this mod. . .

At this time, Zhang Jingxu continued: "However, the strange thing is that the other residents of Panlong Town are not like Hu Cang, who are aware of the appearance of time-space disorder, so only Hu Cang retains self-awareness in the time-space disorder. And it’s just consciousness, because Hu Cang’s physical condition will change with time, so judging from Hu Cang’s current physical condition, the time point we are in this time is not far from the last time, because Hu Cang’s current physical condition The appearance is not much different from before.”

"So, just after the time-space disorder occurred, Hu Cang thought that we would die because of the time-space disorder, because we are outsiders, and the outsiders who entered Panlong Town before would die directly when the time-space disorder occurred, so Hu Cang said. Cang came up to collect the corpses for us, but I didn't expect that we were still alive, so Hu Cang was taken aback, but now Hu Cang thinks that we should be the choice to stop the chaos of time and space in Panlong Town. Because we have now become the biggest variable in Panlong Town."

Liu Xing nodded, his group as players must be the biggest variable in the mod, but Liu Xing doesn't think that his group can get Panlong Town out of the chaos of time and space, because the main quest of the mod I just let my group leave Panlong Town, not let Panlong Town return to normal.

Of course, these things must not be told to Hu Cang, so Liu Xing said to Zhang Jingxu: "That Zhang Jingxu, tell Hu Cang for me and Ishikawa Ling, we will do our best to help Hu Cang save Panlong Town, but I hope Hu Cang can treat us frankly and tell us some useful information, after all, we are new here, and we are still confused."

Zhang Jingxu nodded and said, "Li Dian and Wan Chongshan are asking Hu Cang some questions, and Hu Cang also said that he would know everything about us, and he would say everything, after all, the reason why Hu Cang hid from us before this. Some things are because Hu Cang thinks that we are bound to die, so it is useless to tell us those things, but now, Hu Cang has regarded us as a life-saving straw, after all, no matter who stays in the chaos of time and space for a few years , is about to collapse."

   Liu Xing thought for a while, if he were to throw himself in a small town where time and space are disordered, and then after hundreds of time and space disorder, then his mind would explode and his mind would collapse in all likelihood.

   Therefore, Liu Xing now admires Hu Cang a little.

   After a while, Zhang Jingxu and the others seemed to have finished communicating with Hu Cang, because Hu Cang left the room and went downstairs after nodding to Liu Xing and Ishikawa Ling.

Then, Zhang Jingxu informed Liu Xing and Ishikawa Ling of the results of the conversation, "First of all, I have to say the bad news, that is, although this Panlong Town is chaotic in time and space, if we make some comparisons at an earlier time point things, such as causing serious damage to a building, injuring or even killing a resident of Panlong Town, or reaching a certain relationship with a resident of Panlong Town, it will continue in later time points, thus To change the situation of Panlong Town, Hu Cang hopes that we can be cautious in our words and deeds, and do not arbitrarily change Panlong Town.”

   Liu Xing raised his brows, which was another big trouble.

After all, if you want to complete a side quest, it will definitely change the history, so if your party has completed a side quest, but then proceed to another side quest that occurs at a point in time before the completed side quest At that time, if your party accidentally affects some important NPCs in the completed side quest, will the completed side quest be re-identified as unfinished, or even directly identified as failed?

   If this is the case, then Liu Xing feels that the difficulty of the side quests of this mod will increase by a lot. After all, it is possible that the completion of a side quest may lead to accidents in other completed side quests.

At this time, kp Xuefeng said: "I believe that all players have a clear understanding of the current situation, and have a new understanding of the side quests, first of all you are right, the side quests in this module will not It is completed in the first time, but in the pending state, and when the 'truth' points of all the side quests in the pending state add up to more than 100, then these side quests will become completed, and the player can complete the main quest. ."

"However, if the player has some important effects on the pending side quests when they are performing other side quests before this, then these pending side quests may be in a failed state, and of course they may be in a state of failure. Unfinished state, all in all, I hope that players can do the necessary planning for the side missions to avoid unexpected situations.”

no surprise.

   Liu Xing and others looked at each other and saw the word "helpless" on each other's faces.

Zhang Jingxu shrugged and continued: "After the bad news, I'll give you another good news. Hu Cang now roughly speculates the reason why Panlong Town has become the ghost it is today. A mad believer who came to Panlong Town in December 1999, the mad believer preached a foreign **** in Panlong Town, and said that as long as he believed in that foreign god, he could live forever and be immortal."

Liu Xing frowned and said: "This so-called alien **** must be some old ruler, and it is precisely because this old ruler turned Panlong Town into an independent space, so Pan Longzhen will become what it is today."

Zhang Jingxu nodded and said seriously: "Yes, according to Hu Cang's description next, I can be sure that this so-called alien **** should be an old ruler, because the believers of this old ruler are in broad daylight. Next, he cut off his head in front of everyone, and then put his head back without caring, so I think this believer should have been blessed by the old ruler, so he Possess the ability to be immortal, after all, even a ghoul or a deep diver will die if his head is severed."

Liu Xing thought for a while, Zhang Jingxu was right, after all, mythical creatures are also creatures, and they will die when they are fatally attacked, and in the case of "death without decapitation" mentioned by Hu Cang, then only by being killed. Only believers blessed by the Old Ones can complete it.

   But if you are just a believer, it is impossible to transform Panlong Town into an independent space, so Liu Xing can be sure that the old ruler is shot.

But here comes the problem. Except for a few old rulers, most of the old rulers have been sealed in various places. Although some maintain a clear consciousness, they cannot leave the place where they were sealed at will. And the old rulers who are in a sealed state are not as powerful as they think, so it is almost impossible to cast spells across provinces, let alone cross-country spells.

After all, in Liu Xing's memory, there are very few ancient rulers related to China in the setting of the Cthulhu mythology. Liu Xing can only think of his "boss" King Hasta in yellow. After all, there are rumors The Yellow King Hastur is called the Yellow Emperor, but the current Yellow King Hastur is still sealed in aliens; as for a certain elephant **** Xiauglar Fagern, who was thrown in Tibet, of course he cannot. The one who left the place where he was sealed; besides that, only the incarnation of Nyarlathotep, the swollen girl, has taken action in China, but the swollen girl basically only appears in the magic capital.

  So, who is this old ruler who is doing things in Panlong Town?

   Liu Xing didn't have any clue for a while.

"After that performance, the fanatical believer of the old ruler was like a fish in water in Panlong Town, and was regarded as a divine messenger by the residents of Panlong Town. After all, seeing is believing. The ruler of the sun can be immortal and immortal like that mad believer, and who can resist such a temptation?" Zhang Jingxu continued.

   Hearing this, Ishikawa Ling asked anxiously: "Since that mad believer is preaching in Panlong Town, then that mad believer should mention the name of the old ruler, right?"

Zhang Jingxu shook his head helplessly and said, "The mad believer did mention the name of the old ruler, but because Hu Cang was still studying medicine in a foreign country at the time, he only knew about this matter, and the Hu Cang thought that the mad believer was just a liar who used some kind of clever trick, so Hu Cang didn't pay much attention to this matter, until after Hu Cang returned to Panlong Town, he found that Panlong Town was in a disorder of time and space. Only then did Hu Cang realize the seriousness of the situation.”

   Hearing this, Liu Xing couldn't help but raise his brows. Isn't this Hu Cang a character card of a certain player?

After all, according to Hu Cang, all outsiders who enter Panlong Town will die in the chaos of time and space, and only the players themselves can be safe and sound. When Hu Cang entered Panlong Town, Panlong Town should have changed. It became an independent space, so Hu Cang, who did not die in the chaos of time and space, should have been a player at that time.

   Therefore, Liu Xing guessed that "Hu Cang" did not pass the module back then, and finally his character card became an NPC.

   Therefore, Liu Xing felt that there should be some props in Hu Cang's hand, and it seemed that he had to find a way to "borrow" to use it.

   Liu Xing's expression gradually became immoral.

However, Liu Xing suddenly thought of a question and said, "Speaking of which, wouldn't Panlong Town, which is now chaotic in time and space, change between 1990 and 2000, so Hu Cang must have seen that crazy believer? "

Zhang Jingxu shook his head, and said with some doubts: "No, according to Hu Cang, in these four hundred and fifty times of space-time confusion, he never saw the mad believer once, only once Hu Cang came there. Panlong Town after the famous mad believers left. Panlong Town was like what we saw last night. The whole Panlong Town was in a mess, and there were bloodstains everywhere on the ground, but Hu Cang didn't find any bodies. Cang searched for three days and three nights in Panlong Town, but still found nothing, and then was sent to another time point."

At this moment, kp Xuefeng stood up again and said with a smile: "Congratulations to all players for triggering the side quest that most resembles the main quest in this mod - The Old Ones, this side quest is quite special, everyone. The more clues players find related to the old ruler, the more rewards each player will get, and the final grand prize is an invaluable item."

  kp Xuekaze's sentence is a final word. I didn't expect the "old days" in the module name to actually refer to the old days.

   And now, the shadow of the Old Ones is shrouded in the sky over Panlong Town.

"By the way, by the way, Hu Cang is actually an orphan. Not long after Hu Cang was born, his parents died of illness one after another. As for our identity in Panlong Town, we are Hu Cang's friends from other places. Well, let's go back to our room to rest now, there's nothing to talk about now, and tomorrow we have to determine the time we are in now." Zhang Jingxu stood up and said.

   Liu Xing nodded and took Ishikawa Ling back to the room.

   After chatting with Ishikawa Ling for a while, Liu Xing was ready to sleep.

   Fortunately, there was no inspiration judgment tonight.

  Sleep till dawn.

   Liu Xing got up and took a sip of water when he heard the sound of crackling firecrackers not far away.

   At this time, Zhang Jingxu had also gotten up and was leaning against the window in the hall looking at something.

   Liu Xing walked over and asked with a smile: "Good morning Zhang Jingxu, what are you looking at?"

   Zhang Jingxu turned back and smiled, pointed in the direction of Xiao Mochen's teahouse and said, "If nothing else happens, today should be a great day for Xiao Mochen and Hu Li to get married."

   Liu Xing raised his brows and hurried to the window to look over.

   Sure enough, at the door of the tea house, Liu Xing saw Xiao Mochen in a white suit at a glance, and was happily talking to others.

   (end of this chapter)