"Why don't you go to the platform and wait by car?"

Almost hit a person, and the driver couldn't help but get angry.

"I'm sorry, I sprained my foot when I was digging for wild vegetables, and I can't walk."

The woman who stopped the car looked like she was in her early twenties, her skin was slightly yellow, and her facial features were usually long-sleeved and trousers on a hot day. She carried a vegetable basket on her wrist, which contained a lot of wild vegetables, which was in line with her just now. Fan explained.

Gu Chu observed that the other's hands were particularly rough, which might be related to years of work.

Seeing a strange woman getting into the car, the newcomers just glanced curiously, and Gu Chu noticed that Shi Ren's body movements were full of vigilance since the woman appeared.

In fact, Shi Ren didn't know the origin of the woman, but several stories made him understand that he should never underestimate any person in the story. Of course, it may not be a "person".

After the woman got into the car, she sat in the back row of the car. At this time, the newcomers had followed Shi Ren to the front row. The woman smiled and swept over everyone's backs.

"What kind of ghost book, arresting people in the middle of the night, without even helping to fetch a piece of clothing."

Ma Dajun muttered, he was still shirtless, he didn't feel cold when he didn't get in the car, but now he got in the car, plus the sun was gradually setting, it became more and more chilly.

"Let you wear my coat."

Pang Chong, the man in the suit who had a high self-esteem at the beginning, took off his suit jacket and handed it to Ma Dajun.

He is also a calculated man, and after calming down, he understands his situation, which is obviously a game beyond the scope of science.

Shi Ren seemed to know a lot about the six people present. The other four were a chattering middle-aged woman, a little girl who was still studying, and a guy who was dressed strangely and didn't know whether it was a man or a woman. It's not reliable to go up, it seems that only this truck driver can cooperate.

After thinking over and over again, although he felt a little distressed about his coat, Pang Chong offered to lend him the clothes.

Sure enough, his generosity was repeatedly thanked by Ma Dajun.

"Shenhuo Village is in the middle of the mountain, so it's really cold at night."

The driver didn't understand what Ma Dajun was muttering. He only knew that they felt a little cold, so he explained a few words.

"It's coming soon. The village chief will arrange for you to stay at that time, and it won't be cold when you get there."

After speaking, the driver concentrated on driving. The road up the mountain was a bit steep, so he had to concentrate fully. He didn't dare to chat with the people next to him.

For a while, the car was too quiet, only the creaking sound of the old bus parts was left, and the temperature inside the car was getting colder and colder as the driver said.

Gu Chu turned his head to look at the woman who just got into the car, and the other party's eyes were also fixed on her.

Gu Chu slowly turned his head back, sat up straight, and slowly exhaled.

"Finally waiting for you."

After getting off the bus, Gu Chu and the others waited for the old village chief who had been waiting on the platform at the entrance of the village.

"A few distinguished guests can stay at my house these days. The rooms are all tidied up, but the place in the countryside is simple. If the reception is not good, please take care of it."

The village chief is an elderly man who looks like he is in his 60s or 70s. The villagers are overworked all the year round, and the actual age of the other party may be younger.

He was a little thin, with a dark and yellow complexion, with age spots on both sides of his cheeks and forehead. He was wearing a gray old shirt, a pair of black trousers, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet, with a hunched back.

Most of the people in this village are surnamed Peng. The village chief is not only the village chief, but also the patriarch of the Peng clan. He said that everyone can call him Uncle Peng, or they can call him Peng Village Chief.

The woman who stopped the car followed Gu Chu and the others out of the car. Seeing the village chief lowered his eyebrows and pleasing his forehead, the village chief paid attention to Gu Chu and others, and ignored her.

Seeing this, the woman walked towards the village alone with her basket of wild vegetables.

Shenhuo Village is not very big. Due to the high terrain and inconvenient transportation, the development of the village has been extremely limited for decades. Most of the village houses here are still old-fashioned bungalows.

The children of the village chief went out to work in the early years, and with the money sent home, they built a small two-story building, which is already a rare building in the village.

The rooms he arranged for the six people were all on the first floor. There were two rooms in total, one for three men and one for three women. After the sumptuous dinner prepared by the village chief and his wife, Shi Ren gathered all six of them together. , analyze this task.

Six people have just finished introducing themselves.

Yu Hong, housewife

Ma Dajun, truck driver

Pang Chong, government official

Lin Duohuan, female high school student

Gu Chu, "The Unemployed"

And Shi Ren, a primary reader who has experienced three worlds.

Regarding the classification of readers, Shi Ren did not explain in detail, because these people present may not be able to survive the first story, and it is useless to talk more now, it will only distract them.

"I explained in advance that this is not a game that can be replayed after a failure. Death in the story will also die in real life."

Shi Ren said solemnly that he did not want his teammates to take a bit of luck.

"Does it really kill people?"

Yu Hong asked in a weeping voice. She didn't even dare to watch ghost movies on weekdays. After knowing that there would be something beyond the scope of science in the story world, she was so frightened that her legs were weak.

"Don't worry, novice tasks are generally not difficult, and there will never be a mortal story. The prompts for safe passage are hidden in the few paragraphs it provides. As long as you crack the prompts, you can live safely until three Days later, you can also get book coupons as rewards.”

Shi Ren comforted a few words, book coupons are a good thing.

"Book coupons?"

A gleam of light flashed in Pang Chong's eyes.

"For newcomers who participate in the mission for the first time, book coupons have no effect, but after you successfully pass the first mission, you will become official readers. At that time, the bookstore will be open to you. You can purchase goods through book coupons, including But not limited to instruments, abilities, bloodlines."

This seductive remark made the newly-feared newcomer also greedy, and a lot of gasping sounds suddenly appeared in the room.

Ma Dajun doesn't read less male novels on weekdays. He suddenly realized that this may be a great opportunity to let him get rid of his tired work.

Seeing that everyone's mood had eased, Shi Ren was secretly relieved.

As for the sky-high prices of those good things, he didn't tell them for the time being. He was pity that the book coupons he had saved after going through three stories were only enough to buy a few life-saving talismans.

"What book coupon? I just want to know if I can go back alive. Brother Ren, you are an old man, analyze and analyze quickly. I just want to go back alive to see my son."

Yu Hong said anxiously, when she goes out this time, she will never open any unfamiliar book in the future.

How could she know that once bound, unless it can reach a certain height, death is the only way to unbind.

"Yes, Brother Shi, we all depend on you."

Pang Chong calmed down and the most important thing was to survive.

Six people sit together

[Sinister boy, your bride is waiting at home, Zhu Rong returns, and the flame of God will take away all sins]

[Compulsory task 1: Go to Shenhuo Village, survive for three days, and reward 5 book coupons]

[Non-compulsory task 2: Eliminate the source of the bizarre death of the villagers, and reward 10 book coupons]

hint:

1. Separation is the cause of death

2. You must die if you leave the village

They have read these passages countless times, and they can almost recite them backwards.

"The prompts for the novice task are indeed very informative. First, separation is the cause of death. This should tell us not to place orders. As long as someone places orders, the death mechanism may be triggered."

There is no need to analyze the second point of the reminder, they will die if they leave the village, that is to say, within these three days, they cannot leave the village for half a step.

"It's getting dark now. According to my experience, it's not suitable to go out at night. Usually, on the first night of a novice mission, as long as the death mechanism is not triggered, no one will die."

Shi Ren's eyes flicked across the other five people.

"I suggest that everyone go to bed early tonight. Early tomorrow morning, we will form a team to search for clues. The two of them will go to the village to find out if there are any villagers who have died strangely in the village during these days. The two of them will go to the village to inquire about the legend about Zhu Rong. The remaining two are walking around the village, it is best to note down the layout of the village."

On the first night, in the absence of clues, Shi Ren's arrangement was also reasonable.

The rest of the people have no objection, except for the matter of room allocation, everyone wants to share a room with the experienced Shi Ren. Unfortunately, the guest room of the village chief's house is not big enough to sleep six people. The difference is that newcomers who have just entered the story world can't let go of this gender stereotype, so even though they were scared to death, neither Yu Hong nor Lin Duohuan asked to share a room with Shi Ren in the end.

"Brother Ren, do you still remember the appearance of the woman who hitchhiked today?"

When he reached the door, Gu Chu suddenly stopped.

"That woman?"

Shi Ren froze for a moment, then looked at Pang Chong and the others beside him.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and they didn't take a closer look at each other's appearance. After a few hours, the impression in their minds had already faded.

Shi Ren had carefully observed that woman, but he probably didn't find any problems, and he also forgot about her appearance.

"If you find it strange, you can inquire about it in the village tomorrow."

Shi Ren scratched his head, not paying attention to Gu Chu's question.

Seeing this, Gu Chu paused, then turned and left the men's room.

forget?

She couldn't remember the woman's appearance. For her, forgetting was the biggest doubt.

"The three of us don't sleep too hard at night. If you want to go to the bathroom, try to hold it back. If you can't hold it anymore, wake up the other two and go with you."

Yu Hong remembered Shi Ren's reminder that she must never place an order, which may trigger the death mechanism. She was the oldest of the three women, and she felt that she had to remind the other two.

"Who is that, Gu, Gu"

Yu Hong couldn't remember Gu Chu's name for a moment.

"Xiao Gu, you are the youngest, and you look the strongest. You can sleep next to the door later."

There is only one bed in the room, but the bed is very spacious, enough for three people to lie down, but there is also a saying about the sleeping position, the position near the door is definitely the most dangerous, the position against the inner wall, sleeping between two people, the safety factor is much higher many.

Yu Hong looked at the wooden bed, the bottom of the bed was empty, who knew if something would come out of it at night, after much deliberation, the side next to the wall was the safest.

"Duoduo is still a child, let's sleep in the middle, we can protect each other."

Yu Hong blushed a little when she said this.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Lin Duohuan believed it was true and showed gratitude.

Gu Chu took a deep look at Yu Hong, and acquiesced to her assignment.

Seeing her eyes, Yu Hong became more and more ashamed, as if all her little calculations had been uncovered and exposed to the sun, she could only lower her head, took off her shoes and hurriedly crawled to the inner side of the bed, lay down and closed the bed. Eyes, as if you don't know anything.

Gu Chu, who was lying on the bed, was not sleepy, she was still thinking about the prompts from the system.

Is separation a cause of death?

Is this really just a warning to readers not to be alone...

In the middle of the night, in the silent Shenhuo Village, there was not even a sound of insects and birds.

Dozens of scattered huts and tile-roofed houses are surrounded by thick night, except for the scattered lights of the village chief's house, there are also candles flickering in the ancestral hall in the center.

The ancestral hall, which has been in disrepair for a long time, is gray, and all the old paint has fallen off, leaving only mottled walls.

"call"

The mountain wind blows, and the candles lit in the ancestral hall are blown out

The mountain village was completely plunged into darkness...