Please charm this NPC

Ran Wenyu opened his eyes, only to feel that the sleep that night had made him physically and mentally exhausted.

Turning over, even though he knew that the sky was bright and he should get up and eat, Ran Wenyu was still lazy and unwilling to move, like a dead fish.

Yes, he had another dream. In the dream, there was a dark underground cave, there were groups of rats, and terrifying huge shadows.Ran Wenyu thought about whether there was something wrong with him very seriously - if this continues, he will definitely become mentally weak!

Lying on the bed and wanting to fall asleep again, he was obviously very sleepy, but he didn't feel sleepy at all. Ran Wenyu lay there for a long time tangled, his eyes suddenly fixed on his bedside table.

He hesitated for a moment, and a flash of light flashed in his mind. Although he couldn't grasp the clue, he instinctively stretched out his hand, opened the drawer, and took out the "Call of Cthulhu - The Seventh Chapter" that he had just sealed up. Edition of the Keeper Rulebook.

Changing into a comfortable posture, Ran Wenyu turned the pages of the book and browsed aimlessly.But soon, his attention was attracted by a paragraph.

"Dormers...they can tunnel through rocks as though through cream, and don't need to breathe...full-grown individuals can cause strong earthquakes...extremely sensitive to water, even slightly submerged in water Kill burrowers, when digging, these monsters will recognize areas with large amounts of water by the relatively low echoes reflected from water sources or water-rich sediments, and try to avoid these places... can use telepathy The ability to control humans, but they will only do so if the other party has something they want, such as a strange mineral crystal..."

——Ran Wenyu has never encountered this kind of mythical creature when running a group. Occasionally, KP will be involved in the module, but it is not a mainline monster. It is just that investigators will be caught by KP when they pass by their habitat. Dark Ruo asked for a willpower confrontation.

Ran Wenyu didn't know why he suddenly had a strong interest in this thing. He read all the passages about the earth burrower word by word, and then slapped his mouth.

——What is this inexplicable sense of familiarity?

Leaning against the head of the bed, Ran Wenyu thought about the earth burrower, and soon, his thoughts ran to his two consecutive days of nightmares.

Ran Wenyu has been a rough-headed person since he was a child. Otherwise, because of that face, he would be forced to act ugly and be locked up at home most of the time. Sensitive people probably wouldn't be able to stand it long ago.Moreover, he is quite courageous, after watching horror movies and playing horror games, he still sleeps well at night, sleeps soundly all night, not to mention having nightmares, even rarely dreaming.

Therefore, this nightmare for two consecutive days was really an unusual thing for Ran Wenyu.

Ran Wenyu had to wonder if there was something wrong with him—such as a psychological problem or something.

Thinking of this, Ran Wenyu took out his mobile phone and searched for psychological clinics in the city.

Country C doesn’t pay much attention to psychological problems, and psychotherapy has gradually become a market in recent years. However, unlike foreign people who are mentally normal, they will regularly take time to do psychological counseling and relax. People with problems want to see a psychiatrist.

The city where Ran Wenyu lives can barely be ranked first, so there are still a few privately run psychological clinics.Ran Wenyu casually flipped through the opinions of netizens, and found that one of the psychological clinics called "Peaceful Place" was highly rated. Almost all the comments said that the psychologists in this clinic were exceptionally good. Numerous netizens came forward to express their depression. Symptoms such as insomnia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc. have all been significantly improved after receiving treatment.

——This unanimous pursuit is almost like asking the navy to brush it up at a high price.

Ran Wenyu studied the reviews for a while, and always felt that the good reviews of this clinic were too fake.However, its location is very close to my home, that is, one street away, which is quite friendly to the dead house who has been reluctant to step out of the house for many years.

Ran Wenyu felt that if necessary, he could indeed go and have a look.But now, he hasn't confirmed whether he really has a problem, and needs to observe again.

After writing down the address of this clinic, Ran Wenyu lingered on the bed for a long time, until he was really hungry, and then got up to look for food.

After eating lunch and taking a nap, Ran Wenyu felt that his spirit had recovered a lot, and finally turned on the computer, logged into his live broadcast room, and earned a tipping to make a living.

Since the live broadcast started relatively late, by the time Ran Wenyu had broadcast enough, it was time for dinner.

Ran Wenyu soaked a bowl of instant noodles, clicked on and flickered for an afternoon running group, and planned to watch the running group records while having dinner, and spend the night leisurely.It's a pity that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Ran Wenyu had just finished eating instant noodles when his parents' video call came over.

Ran Wenyu's parents were on vacation at a small island in the opposite hemisphere, and there was a time difference of almost 12 hours. Ran Wenyu finished his dinner here, and it was just time for breakfast there.

Being able to give birth to a child like Ran Wenyu whose appearance is as high as 90, Ran's father and Ran's mother are also outstanding. Ran's mother is wearing a bikini and casually put on a sun protection suit, while Ran's father is wearing a pair of floral pants. Just like newlyweds, it is completely impossible to see that they have an eldest son in his 20s like Ran Wenyu.

Seeing Ran Wenyu, Ran's mother burst into laughter immediately, and called "Baby" affectionately. It was obvious that she was in a good mood and had a good time.

With Ran Wenyu's support, Ran's mother talked about their play experience, how magnificent the underwater scenery was when they were diving, and how Ran's father was knocked into the water by the waves when he was surfing.

Ran Wenyu propped his chin, listened carefully, and nodded in agreement from time to time, his eyebrows and eyes curved.Just listening, he couldn't help being a little distracted.

Looking at the smiling parents on the screen, for some reason, Ran Wenyu had a feeling in his heart that he couldn't explain clearly. Without even thinking about it, he just blurted out out of impulse: "Dad, Mom, I miss you."

Ran Wenyu's tone was filled with unconscious grievances, as if he was a child who had been bullied and wanted to act coquettishly and complain when he saw his parents; at the same time, there was also a faint trace of fear, as if he had experienced something terrible and almost never saw him again to your own family.

Hearing Ran Wenyu's words, Ran's mother's smile suddenly subsided, and she changed into a worried look: "Baby? What's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

Ran Wenyu is a big-hearted guy. No matter how long his parents have been outside, he will not have any dissatisfaction or complaints. First, he is considerate of his parents for neglecting their lives in order to take care of himself over the years. Second, Ran Wenyu is indeed I don't think there's anything wrong with being left alone at home.

Ran's father and ran's mother knew their son's character, so seeing Ran Wenyu's sensibility, they couldn't help being startled, and kept asking him what happened.

In fact, even Ran Wenyu himself couldn't figure it out, and couldn't tell why.He desperately wanted to prove to his parents that he was all right and that he didn't need to interrupt the planned journey for him, but his father and mother didn't believe it, and only thought that he would report good news instead of bad news.In the end, Ran Wenyu had to talk about his troubles for the past two days.

Hearing that his son's rare fragility was due to having nightmares for two consecutive nights, Ran's father and Ran's mother couldn't laugh or cry, but they were relieved anyway.

Ran's mother thought for a while and suggested: "If you keep having nightmares, you can usually go out for a walk and get some fresh air. If you stay at home all the time and don't communicate with others, there will be some problems more or less."

Hearing that he was going to go out, the boss Ran Wenyu was not happy, and silently turned his head to show his resistance.

Ran's mother was so angry that she almost laughed out loud, and immediately began her clichés, from staying at home and not doing activities to becoming sub-healthy, to being always alone and having psychological problems, and finally jumping to "You always stay in the At home, when will I get a girlfriend?"

Ran Wenyu was overwhelmed by the recitation, smiled embarrassingly, and pointed to his face: "Mom, don't worry about it, look at your son's face, are you still worried that I can't find a girlfriend?"

"Sorrow!" Ran's mother said decisively, "Even if your little face is so beautiful, if you always stay at home and don't let anyone see it, what kind of girlfriend can you find? Don't think I don't know, you don't even show your face in the live broadcast, I count on you You can't even count on online dating!"

Ran Wenyu was speechless when Ran's mother hit the nail on the head, and could only cough lightly: "I will go out occasionally..."

"Going to cosplay?" Ran's mother looked indifferent, "As far as your cosplay is not human, ghost or ghost, male or female, who would like a girl with normal aesthetics? Even You dress up, and a bunch of little girls scream around you, not because of you, but because of the character you play!"

As the saying goes, "Ginger is still hot when old", Ran Wenyu was so helpless by Ran's mother, he could only hum and haha ​​to smooth things over, and then hurry up when Ran's mother was tired of talking and wanted to drink a sip of orange juice to moisten her throat Time said a concluding remark, and turned off the video quickly.

It was just Ran's mother who took a break for a few seconds at halftime: "…………………"

——This poor boy!I really want to stuff it back into my stomach and be born again!

Ran's mother jumped with anger in the other hemisphere, and Ran Wenyu was exhausted physically and mentally from the nagging. He looked at the densely packed running group records on the screen, and was so tired that he didn't want to read any more. He simply turned off the computer early, climbed into bed, and hoped Get a good night's sleep this night, and then usher in an energetic second day.

——Ran Wenyu prayed like this before falling asleep, but when he opened his eyes in the new module, he realized how innocent and innocent he is in reality.

Sighing deeply, Ran Wenyu looked around and found that he was sitting in a cubicle similar to a study room in a library. There was a laptop on the table in front of him, and a cup of coffee beside the computer. , and on the other side are several thick documents.

Ran Wenyu was silent for three seconds, and took the lead to look at the word document displayed on the laptop screen, and found that it was written in very professional terms, which seemed to be papers about agriculture. The scumbag Ran Wenyu couldn't understand it.

Resolutely giving up the research paper, Ran Wenyu began to touch his pockets, and found the character card this time by familiarizing himself with the way.

The character name is still Ran Wenyu, and the occupation is "graduate student majoring in agriculture".Except for the relatively significant improvement in education and intelligence, other values ​​​​are still the same. As for skills, the "inherent" skills such as disguise and charm have not changed, but scientific knowledge such as botany and chemistry has been added. In short, Should be a scholar scout role.

After clarifying his position in the module, Ran Wenyu stood up and tried to open the door of the study room, but found that the door was firmly closed. Immediately, Ran Wenyu's expression turned a little ugly.

——There are no small partners who formed a team this time around, could it be that he was thrown into the single-player module by KP insanely? !

Ran Wenyu was stunned. He also ran the single-player module, but not long after the plot was introduced, he was torn off because of his black face.The process was so tragic that Ran Wenyu still has lingering fears when he thinks about it now, so since then, he has refused to participate in any modules without the support of his teammates.

Sensing Ran Wenyu's bewilderment, KP chuckled lightly: [Please rest assured, this module is not a single-player module, it's just that the investigators didn't know each other at the beginning, so they need to be imported separately. 】

Hearing KP's explanation, Ran Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief: "I don't mind importing it alone, but can other people who have never played a running group successfully integrate into the plot?"

KP: [Don’t worry about this, the investigators participating in this module are veterans who have at least once run a team and survived successfully. Even if they are alone, they know what to do]

Ran Wenyu's eyes lit up suddenly.

In the first module, he is the only person who understands the running group, and he is barely the leader of the team; in the second module, he is the only person who has participated in two running groups, and he shoulders the responsibility of the leader even more. responsibility.In this third module, the teammates are all experienced, so can't I paddle happily?

Ran Wenyu, who was essentially a carefree salted fish, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's a pity that Ran Wenyu didn't get flustered for long before KP beat him back to the prototype: [Because the investigators involved are not newcomers, there is no novice protection for this module, and the requirements for investigators are relatively strict—in a word, it is not allowed Investigators acted inappropriately. 】

Ran Wenyu froze for a moment: "What do you mean?"

KP: [For example, in the first module, the character you play should not know about Shabu Nicholas and the black goat cub, but you know it yourself, so you took a shortcut.For novice protection, I didn't stop you, but in this mod, such OOC is against the rules. 】

Ran Wenyu: "...Then if I want the character I play to know what I'm facing, what should I do?"

KP: [Deduce through the existing clues, or you can pass a 'Cthulhu myth skill'. 】

Ran Wenyu nodded clearly: "Will there be punishment for OOC?"

KP's tone is kind: [Of course there will be. If you want to force yourself or your teammates to know something you shouldn't know, I can assume that your character saw an indescribable god in sleep or meditation, and thus obtained this class knowledge.You need to have a SANCHECK to face the great Cthulhu, and get certain 'Cthulhu Mythos skills'. 】

Ran Wenyu: "……………………"

—Okay, although you said it extremely euphemistically, I already understand what you mean.Is this the rhythm that will go crazy once OOC? !

Facing the great Cthulhu, even if the will check is successful, 1D10 sanity will be reduced, and if it fails, 1D100 will be reduced, and the card will be torn instantly.

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.

The author has something to say: I don’t think the Boss Burrower in the previous module is very common. Although some people guessed it right, most people are still relatively unfamiliar with this monster~

But this time the boss of the module, people who have run the group should be more familiar. When guessing the boss in the last module, many people mentioned it. XDD So this time I will not be a joke~ Just let Ran Ran Guess but can't tell~