Chapter 70: The Old Chess Game VIII
The six dice were suspended in mid-air, motionless.
Everyone looked at the scene with all their faces. In the stairwell, Parker was lying on the floor, his hands and feet open, blinking innocently with his little black eyes, and he was silent for a while.
Jeffrey the Ghost was staring at the translucent dice in mid-air with a blank gaze, and seemed to be in the same stupze. It wasn't until a moment later that it let out a long sigh.
Fang Yu saw that in the pale pupils of the ghost, layers of brilliance appeared, as if he had gradually regained his vitality. And the other party's face is becoming more youthful, and after the wrinkles are gone, it has returned to a bearded face that is no more than thirty years old.
He looked at the crowd with a complicated look before bowing to the Paparals, and said in an almost aria tone, "Thank you very much." β
"That's right," Parker replied with a grin, rising from the ground, "you should thank me, but could there be anything more substantial?" Endless tablecloths, for example, are the kind of food that pops up in both delicious quantities and abundance as soon as they are spread out - and if I don't have one, a treasure map is acceptable to me. β
But the ghost shook his head, and his expression was somewhat complicated as he crossed the crowd, and Fang Yu followed his gaze and saw that the place was deep darkness on the other side of the corridor.
Only then did Jeffrey retract his gaze and slowly said to the Paparals, "I can only give you two words of advice. β
"Then I'd rather have an endless tablecloth." Parker shook his head.
But the ghost paid no attention to him, and said to him in a distant voice: "Listen, my friendsβthe sword of heroes, the poetry of history; Step back in time and lift the fog. β
He repeated this sentence three times, and with each repetition, his figure became more transparent. It wasn't until he almost faded to the point that he couldn't see clearly, and then he bowed slightly to the crowd again, and then turned and walked into the darkness.
And until the ghost disappeared completely, the ancient and long voice of the heartfelt voice still seemed to echo in the corridor.
Everyone watched this scene in amazement.
After a long while, Fang Yu turned around and asked, "This is also the normal process of the task?" The sword of the hero, the poem of history; Retrace the past and lift the fog? Mr. Hansen, do you know what that means? β
Hansen seemed to have just recovered from his astonishment, listened to Fang Yuan's question, smashed his mouth and shook his head. "No, I don't know what that means, Ori, I've never seen this unlucky guy loseβ" he said, looking at Parker with the look of a prehistoric monster.
"I have a hunch, though," he muttered to himself, "now that we've lifted Geoffrey's curse, there may be some unexpected changes to tonight's mission." β
He looked back, and his men had some excitement in their eyes. Dorifin's years of abandonment had resurfaced in the ruins, but for the first time, the curse had been resolved, and before that, even the staff-wielding bishops of Marland were helpless.
This is the first time in decades that people have changed the vision, and they may be rewarded handsomely for reporting the news to the Adventurers' Guild and the Templars.
You have to know that this is something that many people can't work hard for-
"Friend, you are really our lucky stars, and you have already helped a lot before the cooperation has even begun. I think we'll have a lot to gain tonight. Han Sen got the practical benefits, and his tone was more friendly to Fang Yu and the others.
Fang Yu naturally had a little surprise in his heart, although he vaguely guessed what was going on with Parker.
In Aitalia, the perfect resolution of events has always been a legend, but every time it appears, it is often accompanied by a huge reward for cognitive experience. It's just that he glanced at his system, only to find that there were no stones on it, not to mention experience, and there was not even a record of this 'curse' event.
Confused, he quietly sent a message to Parker, asking if he had gotten a hint, but Paparals responded with similar information.
That's weird -
Fang Yu realized that the incident of this 'ghost Jeffrey' may not be so simple, it is only the beginning of the series of scenes of Dorifin's three things, but according to Hansen, this beginning has never been perfectly triggered - he can't help but have an absurd idea in his heart, that is, no one may have actually completed Dorifin's three things.
What people see may only be a manifestation of this series of illusions, Fang Yu thought wildly. Could this be the reason for the repeated reappearance of the mirage here? Because the obsession has never dissipated, the past scenes will be staged again and again in this ruin?
As he was thinking this, the scholar, who had always seemed a little dull, spoke:
"It is naturally good to have a change, but further speaking, it can also become good or bad, and I advise you to be cautious and not too blindly optimistic."
"It's good to be cautious, sir, but there's no need to scare yourself." Although Hansen is a hired mercenary, he is not so submissive to his employer. He listened to the other party's words, obviously a little dissatisfied, and responded directly: "These gentlemen have lifted Geoffrey's curse, whether it is out of gratitude or repayment, it doesn't make things worse, right?" β
But to Hansen's tirade, the scholar replied with only four words: "I hope so." β
With that, he turned and went down the stairs, and went to the first floor. Hansen watched this guy's back disappear around the corner, and then couldn't help but wave his fist: "What a weirdo." β
Although Fang Yu also felt that this scholar had a very strange temper, he couldn't help but ask when he saw the other party leaving alone, "Isn't he your employer, you just let him leave alone, is it okay?" β
Hansen shook his head and told him that there was no danger in the inn. After making a bet with Jeffrey, the next thing to do was to find their own room, and his employer was obviously looking for his own room. Normally, anyone who has gambled against Jeffrey will find a special room in the inn that only he can enterβ
Fang Yu then remembered that he had another question, and couldn't help but ask, "Wait a minute, what about the person who hasn't rolled the dice?" β
The middle-aged man scratched his head, in fact, there were still many people under him who were in the same situation as Fang Yu, but he had never experienced such a thing, and he couldn't help but be a little undecided for a while. "This ...... Normally, maybe you can try your luck, after all, even Jeffrey isn't there now, is he? β
"Luck?" Fang Yu was slightly stunned.
And after Hansen's explanation, he understood what he meant by luck. It turns out that anyone who has been assigned a room by Jeffrey can find a room with a house number in the inn, and this room that only he can see is his room.
But the current situation is a little different, they haven't bet with Jeffrey, whether they can find the corresponding room, Hansen has not experienced such a situation, and naturally it is not good. In desperation, Fang Yu could only take Attila and the others from the first floor to find their own room after saying goodbye to the other party for a while.
But soon, the first person to find the room appeared, and it was naturally a lovely little French lady-
β1097γβ Sky Blue trembled as she read the numbers on it, and she couldn't help but cry a little when she thought of the points she had thrown out, and then thought of Hansen's words. "Brother Ed, is there so many rooms in this inn, there are more than ninety rooms on one floor, isn't it wrong?"
"Of course something is wrong." Parker gloated: "I've heard that such inns are often connected to endless space, and those who enter it can never get out, and they can't even go back to Earth." β
"Okay," Fang Yu couldn't help but shake his head: "Don't listen to Parker's nonsense, even if you can't get out, at most you will starve to death inside, and it is impossible not to go back to Earth." β
The little French girl was in tears, and she was about to cry: "Brother Ed, I won't be happy at all if you say it." She looked pitifully at Kita again. Okay Kita, can you go in with me. β
"That's not going to work, Miss Frey," Kita said, a little embarrassed, "and the room here can only be entered by one person. β
"Ahh "Then I can't quit."
"Then you'll have to go back alone." Parker replied with a grin.
"Brother Ed." Tianlan looked at Fang Plover pitifully.
But for this question, Fang Yu could only shrug helplessly.
After sending Sky Blue away, everyone moved on, and Attila was obviously a little worried about Sky Blue - although this unconscious little French girl often made her feel helpless, but leaving her alone made the elf girl a little uneasy.
But Parker didn't care, he and the little girl were mortal enemies, and I wished the other party was scared half to death. Unfortunately, his schadenfreude didn't last long, and when he saw the next room, a smile froze on the little chubby's face.
β3β¦β¦ Room 3007? Parker was dumbfounded. But isn't this the first floor, and I always feel that this room is a little familiar? β
"Because it's endless space, Mr. Parker." Kita replied in a low voice, which was regarded as avenging Tianlan.
Fang Ou and Attila glanced at each other, and if the two of them remembered correctly, this room should be the room where the mission began. If it's not a coincidence, then it should be the number of points that Parker dice played a role.
However, the Paparals were still wallowing there, reluctant to go in even if they were killed, and even offered to quit the mission like Sky Blue. However, Diktor, who had been instructed by Attila, would not talk so much nonsense with this little man, and the knight directly grabbed this guy's arm and brought back this guy who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.
Then Miss Elf gave Parker an apologetic look and opened the door for him herself. "Parker, you've got to set a good example for Azure and Kita."
"I don't want it!" The Paparals screamed, "I will never go in, the Paparals would rather die than give in!" β
"Wait a minute." Fang Yu shouted.
Parker paused, looked at Fang Plover with emotion, and said loudly, "Get me down, Ed." β
Attila also turned around and looked at him curiously, "What's wrong?" β
But Fang Yu only replied, "It's nothing, I'll check something." He walked over and pulled the little man up, and lifted the sleeve of his right arm to look at it, and saw that the serpentine mark on the short fat arm was almost half faded, but it was still clearly visible.
Fang Yu instantly understood what was going on, and couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart The power of this curse was obviously much stronger than the curse potion that those people found in the story that Hansen said.
Not only did he succeed in breaking the curse that the unlucky ghost Jeffrey couldn't win, but he also consumed only half of the power.
Kita and Attila were equally surprised, looking at the mark with some surprise, of course they remembered what the Owl had told them that day. Only Parker was confused. "God," he screamed, as if for the first time that there was something on the back of his arm, "what is this?" β
"Good stuff." Fang Yu said to him seriously.
As he spoke, he pushed the Paparal behind his back, and the latter had barely had time to let out a scream when Fang Yu slammed the door behind him. There was a soft snap, and the corridor was completely quiet.
After solving the troubles of the Paparals, the rest of the trip will be much less troublesome. The third person to find his house number was Dikter, and the older paladin naturally opened the door without any hesitation and walked in.
The fourth person was Sylvid, who only said a brief goodbye to Shesta, then glanced at Fang Ou and entered the door.
The fifth person was Kita, and the little girl was obviously the least daring of them all, and she was so frightened that she was about to cry before she entered the door. It was only after Attila and Fang Plover calmed her down that they reluctantly let her stop her emotions and enter the room.
To be honest, if Kita wasn't a trainee, Fang Yu didn't want to force her so much. The other party was just a fourteen-year-old girl, and there was really no need to bear these responsibilities - but since she had chosen the path of the Elector, Fang Yu believed that this little girl should actually be prepared in her heart.
However, Kita's room also illustrates Hansen's words - the situation at Lady Fujiba's inn today is indeed a little different from the past. Because among the people who didn't roll the dice before, the little girl was one of them.
As if to confirm this idea, the rest of the people continued to walk two doors forward, and Fang Yu saw the number on one of the doors.
4001ββ
He couldn't help but be slightly stunned, judging from the house number, this should be a room on the fourth floor. Although the inn does have a fourth floor, and after countless people have inspected the fourth floor, it is true that no abnormalities have been found.
According to Hansen, no one had ever been assigned to a room more than 3007 before, and in Dorifin, it was like a consensus that there was no room more than 3007 in this vision.
But what he didn't expect was that he actually met.
Fang Yu didn't know for a while if this was a coincidence or a change because of Parker. He reached out and grabbed the doorknob, then looked back at Attila and Shesta. The maid only looked at him with violet eyes, and she still looked neither salty nor light.
The elven girl nodded to him.
Fang Yu also nodded in response, "I'm in, Miss Attila." β
"Be careful."
"You too, take care." With that, he pushed the door open and entered.
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