Chapter 257: The Island of Eclipse (63)
I nodded, signaling that Yu Pu's guess was correct, and rubbed the bulge on my wrist, "That's right, it's indeed because of this." And I think the reason why the logo shines is not all because of death, but if someone is dying, the sign will react accordingly. For example, when this sign lit up, it was when Lin Ya began to have a fever. β
Yu Pu listened to my analysis and nodded, "If that's the case, can we take advantage of this feature?" Let's say poisoning two more people? Let the sign brighten up to the standard and pass through the escape gate, so that the toxins in the poisoned person's body will disappear and everyone can escape? β
I was slightly stunned, I didn't think there was such a method, but after a little thought, I shook my head.
"No, no. There are certain rules for the room here, and this rule should take precedence over the conditions for escaping, and I don't think this kind of way of exploiting bugs will be successful. β
Although I don't want to admit it, after all, people have to be self-aware in order to live longer, in my cognition, the earth consciousness should be a more advanced creature than us humans, if you use dimensions, it is probably more than one dimension higher than us. For a consciousness that can create worlds, control time, and erase memories, I don't think it can be deceived by us.
"Regularity? What is the law? Yu Pu asked.
"This room," I said after a moment's hesitation, "there will be five people alive in the end, and we won't be able to escape beyond five." β
"Five?" Yu Pu repeated in a low voice, with an inquiring look in his eyes, "How did you come up with this number?" β
"Me"
Yu Pu and I looked at each other, and the things about Lu Haisheng and Earth Consciousness lingered in my mind, and after hesitating for a while, I still shook my head.
"I'm sorry, I can't say."
But even if I don't say it, I think Yu Pu also has a faint feeling.
"Is it related to Lu Haisheng?"
I nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Regarding the rules of this room, Lu Haisheng should have known it from the beginning. It's just that he kept it hidden and never said anything. Oh, by the way, another point, Lu Haisheng is not counted in the quota of those five people. β
"No wonder he doesn't count in the quota," Yu Pu muttered to himself in a low voice, "No wonder his hands are perfect, and there is no sign of it." β
It was not surprising that Lu Haisheng did not have a logo on his wrist, and it was normal for Yu Pu to find out. Before, the presence of the logo was relatively low when it was not glowing, but now it is starting to glow, and it will be extra conspicuous in the middle of such a dim environment, and it is normal to be noticed.
"But since he already knew," Yu Pu muttered, "then Fu Lingjun's gun was stolen and Wang Haobo was killed, were these things in his expectation or plan?" β
"Yes." I admit in a low voice.
Yu Pu said the fact that I don't want to face the most, since Lu Haisheng knew all this from the beginning, then although Wang Haobo's death was not caused by him, at least he connived. I'm sure Lu Haisheng must have known when Fu Lingjun's gun was stolen, and he instinctively prevented the murder but didn't, which makes me think he was an accomplice.
On the other hand, since Lu Haisheng knows that he must die to get out of here, and we can only have five people left in the end, what is his attitude towards Lin Ya?
Since Lu Haisheng can allow a murder, who can guarantee that he sincerely wants Lin Ya to live?
I don't want to doubt, but I have to doubt, I can't control myself.
Yu Pu thought for a while, and then said, "That means that among those of us, there are still two more to die?" β
I was shocked in my heart, and glanced at Yu Pu a little confused, and then nodded with difficulty.
I knew we needed two more deaths, but I didn't dare to think about who else would die.
Looking at Yu Pu's thinking, I spoke again, "If I'm not mistaken, we will encounter danger every time there is no rain, and only one person will die in each danger." β
"Only one person will die?" Yu Pu asked rhetorically, turning his head to look at the blood stains on the ground.
I read his gaze and opened my mouth to confirm his conjecture, "Yes, only one person will die." So Chen Si is dead, and we are all fine. β
Yu Pu was completely silent this time, looking at the bright sign in the center of the lake and not speaking for a long time.
I didn't expect Fang Ruoxi to say this, I admit that I do feel more at ease because of Lu Haisheng's existence, but I am by no means afraid of danger or feel that it doesn't matter if I feel dangerous.
"Everything I say is sincere." I tried to argue, "We are partners who have experienced danger together, and no matter what danger there is, we all bear it together, and I believe that no one would want their companion to die!" β
"Oh? Is there no one? Fang Ruoxi pursed her lips, crossed her hands around her chest, and showed a contemptuous smile, "I'm also curious, when you said this, were you really naΓ―ve enough to think that what you said was the truth?" Or are you actually deceiving yourself? I've never thought you're stupid, and I don't believe you really can't guess everyone's mind here. β
"That's it! That's enough! β
Before I could respond, Lu Haisheng interrupted our argument by speaking first.
Lu Haisheng: "Our time is to be used to cross the lake, not to make you quarrel!" β
As he spoke, he turned his head to Fang Ruoxi and gave him a warning look, "If you really think that everyone is looking forward to danger and someone will die, then I don't recommend fulfilling your conjecture." I could kill you right now, and I'll be able to fulfill everyone's wishes, wouldn't I? β
I was startled by Lu Haisheng's words, and subconsciously looked at him, only to see him pursing his lips slightly, his facial muscles tense, and his slightly narrowed eyes were full of warnings.
In fact, I can't tell whether Lu Haisheng's words are just a warning or if he is really ready to do that, but fortunately, Fang Ruoxi doesn't seem to have the courage to verify it, so he just snorted unconvincedly and turned his head away and didn't say anything more. This also made me breathe a sigh of relief, to be honest, I really don't understand Lu Haisheng now, I'm not sure if he really wants to escape here quickly. Whether they will kill people in order to keep anyone alive, I really don't know.
Honestly, I'm struggling and hesitant right now, even though I know I should make a decision sooner rather than later, but I still don't really know.
After pushing the raft onto the surface of the lake, everyone sat on the raft. The first thing Lu Haisheng did after putting Lin Ya on the raft was to ask Yu Pu to wipe Lin Ya to cool down, and I took over the job first.
After touching Lin Ya's body, I knew why Lu Haisheng did that, the temperature on Lin Ya's body was hotter than last night, the cloth stained with water rubbed on his skin, and before the wet place could dry out, those tiny water droplets became warm. I'm really worried now that Lin Ya can hold on. The scorching temperature seemed to express a kind of alarm, and maybe in the next second, Lin Ya would no longer need the word "support".
It was Lu Haisheng and Li Sheng who were paddling, and the paddles used for paddling were prepared before. The raft carried the eight of us slowly across the lake.
It was the first time I had sailed on a lake like this, and although I had rowed my own before, it was the first time I had ridden on a raft.
Of course, there is a difference between the two. When you take the boat, at least there are baffles on both sides of the boat, and you know very well that there is no danger in the lake and you are safe. But here, sitting on a raft now, is completely different.
It was called a raft, but it was actually just a row of logs, and when everyone sat on it, most of the wood sank into the water. There could not have been any baffles on either side of the raft, but fortunately it was a lake, and the water was calm and there was no violent flow, so that the water on both sides did not overflow. But even so, I didn't dare look at the edge of the raft.
The water of this lake is not clear, but black, muddy water, and the visibility is very low, and it is difficult to see what is inside, aquatic plants, or fish, and you can't see anything clearly
I don't know if it's because of the visibility, the lake water gives me a deep feeling, that dull and turbid black, and even makes me have the illusion of bottomlessness, as if there is no bottom under the lake, but an untouchable black hole
Lu Haisheng and Li Sheng paddled the water with homemade wood pulp, the raft was getting farther and farther away from the shore, and the surroundings were still calm, as if the lake was just a dead lake and there were no creatures living in it.
I looked at the black lake and turned back to look away, and even though the lake was calm now, I knew very well that it was only "seemingly" calm.
I don't believe there are any creatures in the lake, but I'm thankful that there are no monsters or other mutated species in the lake.
You know, I watched those crocodiles burrow into the lake yesterday. Judging from the calmness of the lake, it doesn't look like the water here will flow in a large stream, so since those crocodiles live in this lake, there must be other creatures living here as well.
What's more, according to the law that every time there is no rain, we will encounter a danger and take a person's life, and the danger in this lake is just not yet coming.