The Secret Chamber of the Card Game

"What should we do with these three hunters?" Xiao Lou turned around to ask Yu Hanjiang for his opinion.

Yu Hanjiang stepped forward, looked at the miniature version of Xiao Lou in the bottle, and asked in a low voice, "How did the hunter come to this world? Where did you find out about our experiences in other secret rooms?"

Na Xiao Lou said coldly: "Of course we have a source of information, otherwise how would we kill you?"

Yu Hanjiang asked: "What good does killing the challenger do to you? Can you live in the card world for a few more years?"

The other party fell silent suddenly, and there was no expression on his pale face, as if he had turned into a statue.

Yu Hanjiang frowned and slowed down his tone: "If you tell us about the hunter organization, since you and Xiao Lou look exactly the same, I can consider not killing you."

"Heh..." The corner of Xiao Lou's mouth suddenly curled up, as if he heard a big joke, he let out a weird laugh in the bottle, laughed for a long time, and then said lightly: "Anyway, I will live if the mission fails." No, give me a good time." After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and put on an indifferent expression of "going to die calmly".

Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and shook his head.

Xiao Lou had no choice but to forcibly pull the three hunters back to the Peach Blossom Spring and set them on fire.

These hunters are simply stubborn.

Everyone has been through the level so far, and have met many hunters. What they have in common is that they would rather die than reveal any secrets about the organization after the mission failed, as if they were collectively brainwashed.

Their loyalty to the organization even surpassed the most instinctive desire for survival of human beings?Why?

People who are not strong-willed are likely to betray their friends and relatives when they are about to die. Not all the hunters are tough guys who are determined and take death as home, but every time they put a knife on their necks, they can't understand. It's too strange to hear anything about the organization.

Xiao Lou said softly: "Everyone is not afraid of death. I don't believe that all the hunters take death seriously. I guess, if they leaked the secrets of the hunters, they might be more sad than death, so they would rather Choose to die without saying a word."

Yu Hanjiang thought about it carefully, and agreed: "It makes sense. Those who leak the secrets are likely to die. When the mission fails, many hunters simply take poison and commit suicide."

Xiao Loudao: "This organization has its own rules, such as the 'head reward system', as well as the method of shuttling between different secret rooms and replacing some special plot characters. Now I doubt that the hunter organization...will be a gatekeeper The organization created by the former to fight against our challenger?"

Hearing this, Ye Qi patted his forehead suddenly, walked up to Xiao Lou and said excitedly: "Professor Xiao's suspicion is very likely! If there were no gatekeepers involved, how could these hunters enter the secret room world? How about becoming a key plot character? Whether it is the adoptive mother of Mr. Shao in the tenth level, or the clone of this level, it would be too coincidental to appear suddenly, right?"

Shao Qingge said: "If that's the case, maybe the hunter also travels to different worlds to do missions?"

Lu Jiuchuan said with a sullen face: "When I was undercover in the hunter organization, I would often receive mission instructions from my superiors. There was only one mission goal - to kill foreigners. However, because I am not a real hunter, every time I Zhou often asked Huaying to help cover, they didn't know that I failed the mission, and they didn't punish me. I don't know what punishment the hunter who really failed the mission will receive."

Tang Ci said: "In other words, it is very likely that from the moment we entered the card world, there is a force that has always been against us. Our goal is to clear the secret room, and their goal is to kill us?"

Hearing Tang Ci's words, the teammates looked at each other in blank dismay.

At first, everyone thought that this force was spontaneously organized by the "indigenous people", like a "cult" targeting foreigners, but now it seems that the hunters can not only find out all their cards, but even know that they were in the past Experience in the secret room?How can the aborigines have such a great ability? !

After all, the aborigines are limited to one world. For example, the princes and princesses in the ancient world of the 8 of Hearts could not appear in the entertainment world of the 9 of Hearts, so they would not be able to know what happened in the entertainment world.

Yu Hanjiang was testing the fake Liu Qiao at that time, and she could answer the information about the eighth, ninth, and tenth levels fluently, which showed that she knew very well the experiences of Xiao Lou and his party in different worlds.

Thinking of this, everyone just shuddered.

It was as if there was a pair of eyes watching them all the time.

In the card world, there are only four people who know what happened in each secret room-A Heart A, Diamond A, Spade A, Club A, the four gatekeepers!

Gatekeepers can freely control the time flow rate of each card world. They are the real leaders of the card world, and there are big kings and little kings behind them.Perhaps, as Xiao Lou speculated, the Hunter Organization itself is a camp they created themselves. From the very beginning, they selected a group of people to stand on the opposite side of the challenger?

Ye Qi gave an analogy: "It's like when playing an online game, there are two official factions. For example, World of Warcraft has players from two factions, the Alliance and the Horde. When they meet in the wild, they are red names and can attack each other. Put them on the card The same works in the card world, hunter vs challenger, are two opposing camps?"

Xiao Lou was not sure about the origin of the hunter organization before, but after this time, the hunter has more and more information about them, and he has to doubt the intentions of these gatekeepers.

It doesn't feel good to be played and applauded by others, but since the faction is officially set, the mission will not be deceiving. The way they want to leave here is still to clear the secret room.It's just that it's more difficult.

At this time, Liu Qiao had already spent 10 minutes informing His Majesty of the cause and effect of the clone incident.

His Majesty the mermaid clan was horrified, and he couldn't believe that the killed Elder Karen was actually secretly researching replicants, and even produced a version 2.0.

In order to convince him, Liu Qiao took him through the maze, and found a large number of petri dishes that looked like glass coffins in the laboratory at the tail of the fish, in which many identical "human specimens" were indeed soaked.

When His Majesty saw so many specimens, his face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Liu Qiao suggested: "Father, the clone plan is too crazy, we must stop it as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will be a large number of identical clansmen in the future, and the order of our mermaid clan will be completely messed up." She paused and added He added: "Moreover, after gene duplication, our bloodline is no longer pure."

The last sentence is the key point. Mermaids value bloodlines the most. If the future mermaids are mixed with human and Zerg genes, this is absolutely unbearable to His Majesty.

His Majesty made a decisive decision: "Destroy all the specimens in these laboratories!"

Liu Qiao nodded: "Father, don't worry, the aftermath of this matter will be handled by me and my brother."

The specimens should have the genes of Zerg, Human, and Mermaid. They have not yet awakened after soaking in the nutrient solution. The Mermaid Palace is in the depths of the ocean and cannot be lit. Liu Qiao told Xiao Lou about it with a tacit understanding: "Father Agree to destroy all replicant experiments, ask Xiaoye and Mr. Shao to help, and take away the petri dishes in the laboratory."

The [Teleportation] card in the hands of Ye Qi and Shao Qingge can not only carry people, but also transport 200 kilograms of things.The two swam back to the deep sea maze again, and used teleportation cards to move hundreds of petri dishes back to Taohuayuan in batches.

Looking at the hundreds of "glass coffins" placed under the peach blossom trees, the teammates looked dignified.

Yu Hanjiang and Lu Jiuchuan looked at each other, and the two brothers walked forward tacitly, fished out the replicants from the glass containers one by one, and piled them together.Yu Hanjiang poured a few bottles of alcohol on it without hesitation, and set it on fire.

This scene made the teammates feel a little uncomfortable.

Especially seeing that the burned replicant looks exactly like himself...

Ye Qi resisted the urge to vomit, his face turned slightly pale.Shao Qingge wrapped his arms around his shoulders with one hand, covered his eyes with the other hand, and said in a low voice: "Don't think too much, these replicants are not conscious, just pretend, they are following our image Made inflatable dolls."

Ye Qi was stunned for a moment: "Inflatable doll... Mr. Shao, you really know a lot."

Shao Qingge smiled lightly and rubbed his hair: "Of course, otherwise, how can I be your father? I will teach you slowly in the future."

Ye Qi was so choked that he couldn't speak.

The original discomfort of the teammates was instantly relieved when they heard Shao Qingge's words.If these experimental subjects were regarded as unconscious dolls and burned to death, it would indeed feel much better psychologically.

Lu Jiuchuan joked: "Today's Peach Blossom Spring is like a crematorium, won't Tao Yuanming have any objections?"

Xiao Lou said helplessly: "You can't start a fire in the sea, you can only bring it back to the Taohuayuan and burn it. Fortunately, the Taohuayuan will disappear automatically after 3 hours of existence, and the new space will be opened again tomorrow, so there should be no traces or smells."

At this time, the ground under the peach blossom trees was covered with black ash, and the air was filled with a strange smell of burning, which was really uncomfortable.

Xiao Lou glanced at the Peach Blossom Spring that was temporarily used as a crematorium, sighed softly, looked at his teammates and said, "Let's go, go find Your Majesty. After all, my tail is old Moran's, so it won't be good if it fades."

Everyone imagined that Xiao Lou was swimming in the sea, and the silver tail suddenly faded as he swam. They probably would have shocked the members of the mermaid clan——is the prince's tail actually dyed?It's all right!

In the palace, Liu Qiao and Xiao Lou had a tacit understanding and stayed by His Majesty's side to comfort this irritated old man.

His Majesty patted her on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Although your brother is the illegitimate son of your father who lives abroad, you are brothers and sisters after all. My father hopes that you can live in harmony and don't fight each other..."

The old king still has lingering fears about the duplicated scene of Xiao Lou and Liu Qiao confronting each other just now.I'm really afraid that one day the brothers and sisters will kill each other in order to fight for the throne. The last thing a father wants to see is this scene.

"Father, don't worry, I have always respected my brother. However," Liu Qiao looked up at his father in front of him with calm eyes, and said slowly, "It is more appropriate for me to inherit the mermaid clan."

"What?" His Majesty stared at Liu Qiao incredulously, "Could it be that you...have you always been ambitious?"

"Father, my brother doesn't want to be the leader of the mermaid clan. He has communicated with me privately and wants me to succeed him. I respect his decision and am willing to bear this burden for him. If you don't believe me, you can personally Ask him." Liu Qiao lied and didn't write drafts, and his acting skills have already been perfected. Of course, this is what Xiao Lou told her through his heart.

Xiao Lou's tail is dyed, so naturally he can't stay in the mermaid clan and become king.What's more, Xiao Lou's true identity is still the prince of Luo Ke Empire, he has to go back to solve the problems of their own country as soon as possible.

"This...I have to discuss it with your brother." His majesty looked worried.

At this moment, Xiao Lou just returned to the palace after dealing with the replicants. He walked up to His Majesty, bowed, and said respectfully, "Father, those experimental products have been dealt with."

"Your sister said that you don't want to inherit the throne, is that true?" His Majesty asked suspiciously.

"Yes, Father." Xiao Lou looked very serious, "Although I am your child, my mother has never been found. Many people in the clan think that my origin is unknown, and I am afraid that if I succeed to the throne, I will not be able to convince everyone. On the contrary , Liu Qiao is the only daughter of you and the queen, and her blood is the purest." He turned his head and looked at Liu Qiao gently when he said this, "Besides, my sister was smart since she was a child, so she must be the last to inherit the king. Good candidate."

"..." His Majesty was full of confusion, as if hesitating to whom to pass the seat on.

"Why don't you make a decision after discussing with the elders?" Xiao Lou suggested.

"Alright, let me invite some elders to have a meeting." His Majesty turned and left.

There are a total of 7 elders in the mermaid tribe, Karen has been killed, and Gui Yuanzhang can handle the votes of 6 of the remaining 3 elders, that is to say, there are at least 4 votes on Liu Qiao's side.

That night, His Majesty called an emergency meeting of the elders, and more than half of the elders believed that Xiao Lou's origin was unknown, and it would be easier to convince the crowd if the mermaid princess born to His Majesty and the Queen would inherit the throne.

The next morning, His Majesty announced the result in front of all the clansmen.

Liu Qiao walked through the palace in a formal dress, took the crown from his father, and officially became the heir of the mermaid clan.Xiao Lou stood beside him and smiled slightly, with a rather gratified look on his face.

Liu Qiao is his student in reality. After so long in the card world, this girl's carefulness, rationality, and courage have all improved to a higher level, and she has become more and more excellent.

This time, the sub-quest of the mermaid tribe can be successfully completed. Although Xiao Lou is the commander-in-chief, Liu Qiao's vigilance and self-poisoning and self-rescue method must be given a thumbs up.In case she was really stunned and her teammates were tied up in everything, it would definitely not be so easy to deal with the hunter team.

After the succession ceremony, Xiao Lou said goodbye to Liu Qiao and the old king.

His explanation to His Majesty is: "Father, I was brought back to the palace by Elder Karen when I was young, and I left my mother. I want to find her. Next, I have to leave the palace for a while, and you must take good care of it." Own."

His Majesty sighed softly: "Go, since this is your obsession, father has no reason to stop you."

Xiao Lou and Liu Qiao looked at each other, and Liu Qiao said with a tacit understanding: "Professor Xiao, we mermaids can't help much with the affairs of the Luoke Empire, you must be careful."

It is okay for the mermaid tribe to stay on land for a day or two, but it will be very uncomfortable to operate on land for a long time, and now that Liu Qiao is the heir, it is not easy to leave the mermaid palace without authorization.

Xiao Lou nodded to her: "Don't worry, the three of you stay in the Mermaid Palace and wait for our good news."

Gui Yuanzhang [Lao Mo and Liu Qiao went to see them off in person.

Just as Xiao Lou and his party were about to leave the sea area, Gui Yuanzhang suddenly said: "We can't help, but the cards can. Bring our three cards, Professor Xiao." As he spoke, he spread his palms like a magic trick , took out three card packs, obviously, the three of them had already discussed before giving the card packs to Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou looked at Senior Gui in surprise.

Handing something as important as the card pack to his teammates shows that he has absolutely trusted Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou said: "You don't keep self-defense?"

Gui Yuanzhang said: "The problem of the mermaid tribe has been solved. The three of us checked carefully last night, and we didn't find any fish that slipped through the net among the tribe. could hurt us."

But Xiao Lou was always worried, he thought for a while, and said, "Leave the invisibility cloak and dyeing card, just in case."

The dyeing card can dye the tail of the mermaid, and it is not very useful to return to the Luoke Empire. The invisibility cloak can escape at a critical moment.Gui Yuanzhang nodded, and took the card that Xiao Lou handed back: "Take care."

Xiao Lou looked at them: "Take care, you three, and see you after leaving the secret room."

The six of them didn't say any more, they quickly swam back to the sea level, folded their tails and turned into normal people.

Shao Qingge drove the newly bought suspension car over, and drove his teammates away from the fishing village.At the intersection of the skyway, Shao Qingge stopped and asked, "Where are we going next?"

Xiao Lou said decisively, "Go back to the Luoke Empire."