Be a boss in an escape game

Ten years ago.

A cruise ship named Daughter of the Sea started its maiden voyage, carrying a group of dignitaries, departing from country E, passing through the North Pacific to country D.The cruise ship belonged to a shipping company in country H. It was not the largest passenger ship at that time, but it was the most expensive and most luxurious cruise ship at that time.

The ship has the most sophisticated instruments and is staffed by the most experienced captain and crew.In comparison, the first mate was a little inexperienced, so he was let on board just because of the face of the person who introduced him.

The cruise ship stopped at the port of country Y once, finished its supplies, and embarked on the journey again, bringing all the passengers on the ship into the last journey of their lives.

That should be the most advanced instrument, other ships are not equipped, only this ship has the most advanced navigation system.

What does it take to make a state-of-the-art instrument go wrong?Sometimes, all you need is a cup of coffee.

The ship still has the last few days of its journey to reach the end, everyone relaxed their vigilance, the captain was called to attend the banquet, the first mate and other crew members also went, this sea area is very safe, and the latest technology can be used completely. The boat switches to automatic driving.

Those who appeared at the banquet were all dignified people. They held wine glasses and spun around the ballroom, looking for suitable chat partners.Deals, all kinds of deals, can be struck at this entertainment if they want to.

The first mate was also among them, wearing a uniform, holding a wine glass, and chatting with several ladies.

"I heard that the latest system is installed on this ship, and it can travel without human operation. Is it true?" the lady asked.

The chief officer looked up proudly: "Of course, this ship is the most advanced ship in the world today, equipped with a manual system, as long as you give it orders, it can achieve it perfectly."

"After that, there will be no need for people to sail the boat." An outspoken Miss Jiao blurted out.

The smile on the corner of the first mate's mouth paused, his eyes swept over the other's delicate face and the gemstone necklaces on his neck, in the eyes of the first mate, the clothes and jewelry these women wore were equal to their worth, only one Rubies, people like him can't afford them.

Just because he can't afford it doesn't mean he can't afford to take it off.There was a sneer on the corner of the first officer's mouth, and he covered it up with the movement of drinking. When he put down the glass, he was still the suave first officer.He handed the wine glass to the waiter who passed by, and held the lady's hand in front of him with a pitiful expression: "If artificial intelligence is too advanced one day, I will lose my job. Then madam, would you like to give me a meal at that time?" What about eating?"

He winked at the lady in front of him, who smiled and replied, "If you can satisfy me."

The ambiguous flirting lasted for a while, and they didn't leave until they saw other people coming.

Taking advantage of no one noticing him, the first mate quietly left the ballroom, feeling thirsty after drinking too much, so he simply made himself a cup of coffee to sober himself up, and came out to enjoy the sea breeze.

Thinking of what Miss Jiao said, the first mate sneered.

"Replace humans? Huh." It's just a mere machine.

Strolling to the control room with coffee in his hand, the first officer held the coffee in his hand, and kept poking the console with the other hand, shaking his body left and right: "Do you still want to replace humans? Just rely on you, a bloodless metal piece?"

"You know, I want to be the greatest captain in the world in the future. I want a ship of my own. A luxury cruise ship!"

"I will never install such a metal thing on my ship. What is the latest research technology." The first officer put the coffee on the console and leaned over to look at it, "I don't think you are anything new, isn't it just a ah--"

The coffee cup was overturned by hand, half of the hot coffee was spilled, part was spilled on the mate's hand, and part was spilled on the machine.Flowed in along the gap of the machine.

No matter how strong the alcohol was, it was awakened by the scalding.The first officer hastily wiped the machine with his arm. He didn't know if it was waterproof, so he wiped it clean first.

Seeing that no one came, he destroyed the corpse and left with his coffee cup.

This thing seems to be high-tech. Since it is high-tech, it's only half a cup of coffee, so it doesn't matter.

The first mate who left didn't notice the pointer and the direction of travel that gradually deviated due to the influence of the water.

It is true that high technology will not be completely defeated by a cup of coffee, but it will be affected a little bit.However, on the ship's driving, even if the direction is only a few degrees off, the ship will arrive at a completely unfamiliar sea area an hour later.

Not to mention after a night of drinking and having fun.

The ship sailed into a sea of ​​fog that no one knew where it was.

on the deck.

"Wow, it's so thick that I can't see anything clearly. Can the fog on the sea be so thick?"

"I don't know, it may be affected by the weather, it may be gone in two days."

"Is there no problem for ships to sail in such a heavy fog?"

"This is something the captain should worry about, let's go play."

"You're right. It's time to take care of your skin."

Control room.

"Off course? Why did you go off course? Who was on duty last night?"

"There was no one last night, Captain. After switching the ship to auto mode, everyone was at the party."

The captain raised his forehead: "No one left? Chief mate?"

The first mate was in a panic, and the captain called him several times before he recovered: "What? Captain, it was you who said to try the automatic driving mode of this ship, and last night you also said to let everyone have fun. "

Captain: "Then you should leave one or two people in the bridge to watch."

The first officer said embarrassingly: "I have reserved people on the observation deck. I thought I just need to be alert to see if there are other ships docking."

Captain: "But the watchtower can't make sure it's sailing correctly!"

"But, Captain." The second officer said, "This ship has also used the automatic driving mode before, and there was no problem at that time. Is there any other reason for the deviation from the route?"

The chief mate was startled, and immediately said: "This is the first time we use this thing on our ship. It didn't have any problems before, but it doesn't mean it's always been good. I think it's just a pity that it broke down yesterday!"

At this time, the autopilot system was not yet fully mature, and the technology was not perfect enough. The words of the first officer easily gained everyone's trust.

Yes, it doesn't help to investigate why it happened now, and it is necessary to remedy it as soon as possible.

"First confirm our location!"

"No, captain, the positioning system seems to be broken, and there is no way to confirm the current position."

"It's all...then get a compass!"

"Captain, the compass is broken and the needle won't move."

"What?" The captain snatched the compass from the first mate, shook it, and the pointer kept spinning, not fixedly pointing in any direction.

The captain suddenly felt suffocated.The boat is stuck in the misty sea, I don't know where I am, the guidance is broken, the positioning is broken, and now I can't even use the most basic compass?

Then what will they rely on to leave this sea of ​​mist?

"It's okay, it's not impossible." The captain put away the compass in a heavy tone, comforting the crew, "As long as the fog clears, I can still identify the direction."

In the ancient past when there was no compass, ships sailed by the sun during the day and the stars at night.

Being an old captain, at least he remembered how to spot the stars.

"Captain, when will this fog clear?"

The captain did not speak, and in fact he did not know.

The mist has not dissipated.The boat has been sailing at a very slow speed.The captain steered the ship in one direction, hoping to sail out of this sea of ​​mist.

On the first day of entering the Sea of ​​Mists, the distinguished guests on board discussed the bad weather.

The next day, the lady began to complain that there was no way to enjoy the beautiful sea, and that the weather was not friendly to the fabric of their clothes.

On the third day, some people began to ask the sailors, why is there so much fog in the sea?Is there a big storm coming?Or even more terrifying offshore typhoons?

Hearing such rumors, the captain immediately came out to explain that when there is fog, it is even more unlikely that there will be a large typhoon at sea, so there is no need to worry about this kind of problem at all.

The restlessness of the guests eased a little, but nothing changed the status quo.

On the fourth day, the ship was still in the sea of ​​mist, and the fog became thicker. It seemed that they had entered the center of the fog.

It took four days, but instead of leaving, he entered the center of the sea of ​​mist?

This is the absolute worst case scenario, as it will take at least four more days for them to get out of here.

And this ship is scheduled to end its journey in three days.

"Is there still no signal found?" The captain came to the control room exhausted physically and mentally, and asked the first mate.

The chief mate has long since ceased to look like an elite. He hasn't appeared in front of the passengers for the past few days, and he hasn't even returned to his room to rest. .

The clothes on his body have long been crumpled, his hair is greasy and strands, his beard has grown a little, and his face is full of decadence.Everyone else in the control room couldn't bear to go to rest, only the first officer remained here.

"No, nothing." The first mate shook his head and wiped his face. "There are three days left."

The captain sat silently on his seat, looking at the darkness outside the glass window.

It was night, and he should have been navigating by looking at the stars, but the boundless darkness swallowed all hope.

The captain suddenly tapped the pager several times angrily, picked up the microphone and kept shouting.

"Call, call, seek help!" The ship lost contact with the headquarters, and no one knew where they were, including themselves.

"Call, is there a boat!" The only hope is a distress signal that can be sent in the nearby waters.

But, nothing.

It was as if they were the only ship left in the world.

The first mate was about to cry: "Captain, I want to go home."

Although he has no home.

The first mate's parents are gone, and she is alone, with no money or identity, but she has a good face, and found a job as a seaman again.Then he was lucky enough to be spotted by a noble lady and became her underground lover.

It was only later that I found out that this noble lady had a glamorous status on the surface, but she was also the lover of a big businessman behind the scenes, and the other party was still wearing a title.So what, the lord took care of her, and she took care of herself, and that sounded all right.

It was also thanks to her that he was able to get from an ordinary sailor to his current position as first officer.

Still later, the lover also gave birth to a child for him, named McPhail.

McPhail's face was very similar to hers, and he was very clever, so clever that the knight made the identity of his illegitimate child public.When the news came out, the first officer didn't know how happy he was.Someone raised him a son, even though MacPhail had nothing to expect from the Sir but money.

The price was a bit high, the lover was targeted by the jazz's wife for revenge, and the madman was sent to the madhouse.But that's okay, it's a necessary sacrifice.

But now, he can't be happy.

He died here, no one remembers.

Not even the kid who was in his blood.

He didn't want to die, even if he died, he didn't want to die without anyone knowing.

The first mate had a quarrel with the captain, the ship was hopeless, and the number of lifeboats could not even accommodate half of the passengers.He wants to take advantage of the night and sneak away in a lifeboat before the passengers know that the disaster is approaching quietly.But the captain naturally did not allow him to be a deserter. During the dispute, the first officer took out the gun he had prepared long ago and shot the captain.

The old captain, who was only half a century old, died here unjustly, hastily ended his life, and did not even complete his last voyage.

Unfortunately, in order to appease the uneasy emotions of the passengers, a lively singing and dancing banquet was being held on board. Everyone forgot about the unhappy things and sang and danced happily. No one heard the gunshots, and no one paid attention to the death of the captain. , and the escape of the first officer.

The turmoil was hidden under the peacefulness of singing and dancing.

The next day, the second officer found the captain's body, his face changed drastically, and he called all the crew members to discuss.Since the chief officer could not be found anywhere, and one lifeboat was missing, it was confirmed that the chief officer killed the captain and then absconded.They decided to hide this fact from the passengers, and the second officer took the place of captain temporarily, and continued to look for a way out of the predicament.

Useless struggle.

On the fifth day, it was still in the sea of ​​mist.The kitchen reported that there was a shortage of food. Although there was enough food prepared, it would not last ten days if this continued.

On the sixth day, still in the sea of ​​mist, the emotional stimulation brought by the singing and dancing to the passengers had subsided, and the fear began to spread. I don't know where the news came from, but the passengers gradually learned the news that the ship was trapped.

On the evening of the sixth day, a group of people gathered in front of a certain crew member and questioned loudly. They were pushed back and the date has not yet arrived, so please wait patiently.

On the seventh day, when the scheduled end of the voyage arrived, they still did not leave the Sea of ​​Misty.All the passengers went to question the crew and asked the captain to give an explanation. One crew member couldn't bear to tell the fact that the captain was killed and the first mate disappeared, and the whole ship was shocked.

On the tenth day, an old man who was sick and stopped taking medicine died.

On the 12th day, the passengers rioted and had a dispute with the crew on board, which eventually turned into a fight.Several crew members and passengers died here.They finally realized that the status and reputation they once had when they were shipwrecked were worthless.

No. On the 17th day, the fresh ingredients began to be consumed gradually, leaving only the flour and canned food that are easy to preserve, and the water that can be drunk directly was gone. I found a way to distill fresh water from seawater for drinking. No one thinks that the seawater is not clean.

No. 20 days, the fuel of the cruise ship is about to run out, and the cruise ship will berth in place.

No.20 Two days later, the boat stopped.

No.20 In three days, there was another armed fight on the cruise ship, in order to fight for the right to use the lifeboat.However, the first two lifeboats were unable to start after falling into the water, and the plan to use the lifeboats to leave was stopped.

No.20 Five days, the food on the cruise ship became increasingly tense, and a fight broke out.There are no nobles and commoners here, only human beings who will do whatever it takes to survive.

No.30 days, the cruise ship staged an ancient drama of the weak and the strong, whether it is human nature or civilization, everything returns to the original.

No.30 Three days, cannibalism.

No.30 seven days, nothing left.A man lowers three yachts and sends the last survivors out to sea, rowing on a plank, begging for the last living.

No. 40 days, the last survivor on the cruise ship lingered on the ship for three days, and died after leaving his last words.

Before he died, he put his last words and a notebook in the control room.

[I am the second officer of this ship, and I have the obligation to tell you who may find this ship what happened on this ship.

But first, let me say to my family, I'm sorry I gave up on going home, and I actually don't think they'll make it back alive.

I'm the second officer, and when I'm supposed to be guarding the console, I can't do it.I was supposed to mediate after the riots, but I didn't.I was supposed to manage when people turned into beasts, and not only did I fail, I even became one of them.

Small sacrifices can be exchanged for overall stability, so everything is worth it.I thought so at the time, ignoring the first sacrificed, seriously ill old man.

But I was wrong, as long as there is the first sacrifice, there will be the second and the third.It is not even limited to the seriously ill elderly.

When a man decides to become a beast, there is a second, a third.When more than half of the survivors are animals, the people on board are no longer human.

I even suspect that there is a devil on this ship.

Maybe there is, otherwise why have we been circling in this sea of ​​mist for so long?There is an invisible hand controlling our boat, which keeps turning around here.

Or maybe, as William said, there is a problem with the magnetic field in this sea area.

Sounds scientific?But I don't think so.I always feel that there is something in the sea, they are climbing up the side of the ship, invading the ship.It is said that there are often dead souls in the sea who have sunk in the sea before. Once they see passing ships, they will attach to them and let us become one of them.

I was terrified, but I also accepted the reality.

There must be something on this boat.

I left the captain's note and finished it instead of the captain.I hope you still have the notes when you see the ship.

Remember, no matter what this ship looks like, even if it is in good condition, it must not be used again.

This ship is no ordinary ship.I actually saw it, they were attached to the ceiling, they were there all the time. 】

A thin piece of last words is sandwiched between the captain's notes, which is the only information left by the people who have survived on this ship.