In the night, the people heard the hollow whistling again.

This time, the sound is closer than last time.

Even if it wasn't the first vigil, the strange movement was still nerve-wracking.

Because I don't know when the monster will enter the dock to attack the shipyard, and I can't be mixed into the team by imposters without realizing it, under the huge mental pressure, there is no way to breathe smoothly and save energy.

Lu Ming couldn't stand the scene of all the people holding their breath, even with a weapon in his hand, he didn't have much security in his heart, he couldn't help but get close to Fang Liang's side, and asked in a low voice, "Have you noticed that the alternation of day and night has become more frequent?" ”

Fang Liang stabilized his mind and rolled the doctor's eyelids, seeing that the eyeballs were moving aimlessly and without focus.

Confirming that the doctor had fallen into a nightmare, and the whispered conversation would not affect the doctor's mental state, Fang Liang approached his teammate: "Of course it was discovered, so I think without further ado, we must end this battle as soon as possible." ”

"If I'm guessing correctly, there's a good chance that the people who came to attack us tonight are the villagers who survived."

Li Xiaoyu's hand holding the gun was full of sweat: "Then you still promised them to come together?" ”

Fang Liang pinched his eyebrows, and his tone was calm: "Remember a key point, our task is to investigate, not survive. ”

"Our survival is only meaningful if we pursue survival while ensuring that the investigation can continue."

"According to my guess, the humans here are more or less a manifestation of subconscious cognition, and as long as they still have a way to communicate, then it means that we can get interesting information from them."

"If we kill the Medic in the first place, no matter which player we meet later or what happens, our line of investigation and course of action will definitely be different."

Li Xiaoyu nodded thoughtfully: "You mean, there are multiple branches of the challenge, and every choice of the investigator has the potential to affect the outcome?" ”

"It's like the more popular branch-off live-action movie games of the last century, where the movie is made into a game, and each choice or QTE success or failure will investigate multiple different endings, just like the butterfly effect theory?"

Fang Liang nodded approvingly: "Yes, I have such suspicions, otherwise other players will never be able to complete the challenge if they touch the doctor and trigger the causal contradiction and leave the current plane without dying?" ”

Lu Ming's eyes moved slightly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he stretched out his head and asked, "So, there are also true endings and false endings for challenges?" ”

Fang Liang shrugged his shoulders and pulled out his gun: "How do I know what ending is true, I'm afraid you have to ask the official for an explanation for this matter, everyone's choices and story trajectories are completely different, the higher the degree of freedom, the more branches the ending." ”

"However, there is a premise here, if the task of investigating the source of the curse does not constrain whether it is true or false, then whether it is true or false, it is an acknowledged ending to clear the level."

"So, to some extent, it may be much easier and faster to go through the false ending side line than the true ending side line, for example, our plan fails, and everyone is dragged into a deep dream and begins to sleep, although the power of the curse is understood, but this may be a false ending."

"In short, this game has not been in beta for a long time, and even if some people are internal beta and closed beta players, I am afraid that the number of people will not be too many."

"The difference in income between different endings depends on all players to summarize the rules together, and a team of people will definitely not be able to do it."

When one topic ends, another one picks up.

When Li Xiaoyu asked Fang Liang if he had guessed the ending, Fang Liang gestured a big cross with both hands, indicating that he refused to answer.

"I don't want to get out of the way until I've completed the challenge, and I can't give you key information. Because the two maps we got were not the same, there was already a plot differentiation to some extent, but because of the dead line effect, I didn't fall into a dream. ”

"If you also know these conditions, I am afraid that it will cause a change in the laws of cognition, and we will lose all our efforts."

"There's only so much I can reveal at the moment."

After listening to Fang Liang's story, Li Xiaoyu became more and more itchy: "Finally, the last question, how do you know that the patient in the doctor's operating room has a problem?" ”

Hearing this, Fang Liang calmly pointed to his temple: "If you want to become an investigator, or if you want to be a good detective, in my personal opinion, the minimum professional element is [doubt], not [acceptance]. ”

Lu Ming also looked at Fang Liang: "How can you say it, can detective consciousness also be quick?" Teach me too! ”

Fang Liang raised two fingers: "It's not a question of whether it can be done quickly or not, but [suspicion] of its cause and source." ”

"To put it simply, don't blindly believe and accept the settings given by the copy, but use your own logic to analyze, which is the minimum element."

"As for the conditions such as insight, memory, patience, rationality and emotion, and even psychological knowledge, it can determine the depth and breadth of an investigator, and it is good for beginners to [observe] and [doubt], of course, it is very tiring."

"Just like the reason I used to refute the doctor at the beginning, I [suspected] that there was something wrong with the doctor's home and even the doctor himself, first of all, there should be no operating room in a normal person's home, secondly, the patient's blood loss was much greater than that of ordinary people, and then the method of dealing with the curse was too rudimentary."

"Simple?" Li Xiaoyu frowned thoughtfully.

Fang Liang said in a low voice: "To a certain extent, the core reason for keeping oneself within the range of the light source should be that the curse law is triggered, causing the cursed thing to change its behavior, not because of the assumption that 'the curse seems to be afraid of light'. ”

Under Li Xiaoyu's gaze, Fang Liang whispered: "Since the copy prompt has given [ID: Forest], then the curse must be related to the forest, in other words, the power of this curse is related to plants in the current situation. ”

"The laws of light and darkness related to plants correspond to photosynthesis and respiration, respectively."

"The light needed for photosynthesis is ordinary visible light, which can also be subdivided into red light and blue-violet light, which may be related to my curse to some extent. However, those are non-essential, and as long as the broken knife is not gone, the curse should not be able to do anything at the moment. ”

"What I'm saying is that assuming that photosynthesis and respiration correspond to the law of the curse, then photosynthesis may be a non-aggressive form, because the curse may be busy accumulating strength to expand the forest."

"Breathing is an attack on the hunting form, and when it does not have enough nutrients to sustain the forest, it will make changes, and try by all means to obtain the necessary energy to sustain itself, which is the basic ability of life, but it has been distorted and changed by the curse."

Li Xiaoyu suddenly realized: "Yes, it makes sense!" But ......"

Fang Liang didn't talk anymore, no matter how others asked him, he wouldn't say anything.

It's not that Fang Liang has any arrogant mentality, but he really can't say it.

The power of the curse is suspected to be able to read a small number of leaked memories, and who can guarantee that it will be okay to say it?

I don't know, but I can guarantee relative safety, because the doctor has been living here all along, he has not discovered the truth, he follows the cursed law of light and darkness, which is the core reason why he has not been truly erased for a long time.

If he knew about it, causing a change in the nature of the curse, then Fang Liang's plan would be completely ruined, and his reasoning would also fail completely.

"Listen, those villagers are already wading near the dock......"

"Now, I have a plan, when the dark red light appears, we will capture a villager alive, or leave the shelter and observe the final changes of the villagers from the outside......"