Real Cthulhu Running Game

"If you don't have any objections, I think it would be more appropriate to leave this Baron Medal to Alice for safekeeping, because it will take a few days to redeem the Baron Medal, so if we hold this Baron Medal now, if it is used by someone else, , especially if Zum and others see it, this Baron Medal will most likely not be saved; but if Alice is responsible for keeping it, then this will not be a big problem, because I think Zum and the others will not He stole something from Alice for a baron medal." Sun Huiwen suddenly said seriously.

"Yes, in the eyes of Zumu and the others, Alice and the members of the public faction must be on the same side, so if they have a conflict with one of them, it is equivalent to provoking everyone in disguise, so this Baron Medal is not It's worth their while, even Green and Yak." Liu Xing agreed.

Alice was not polite, nodded and said: "No problem, just leave this Baron Medal to me. If nothing else happens, we should be able to leave this mirage with this Baron Medal, because Zum and the others will not do it for this." A baron medal is making things difficult for us, which is also an important piece of information I got at the dinner table today."

After receiving the Baron Medal, Alice told Liu Xing and others what happened in the banquet hall this morning.

I don’t know if it’s because the members of the public faction are good at acting, or if they really didn’t realize that Alice entered this mirage with Liu Xing and others. In short, judging from the attitude of the members of the public faction this morning, they took Alice seriously. Silk became an NPC.

It is worth mentioning here that Alice heard about something through the "good sisters" she met at yesterday's dinner, that is, the last group of people who entered this mirage, that is, members of the public faction and possible existences There were too many passers-by, so in addition to knights and retinues, the identities assigned to them by Mirage also included some special identities, such as the friends Green and Yake met on the street, and the hired men specially hired by Conaway and Luoken. Soldiers (nominally personal bodyguards), and castle cleaners that Zum temporarily "recruited".

All in all, these people who have obtained special status are equivalent to being directly assigned to the camp. Although their status in the castle is similar to that of Liu Xing and other retinues, they can move in more areas, and they can also live directly in the main castle.

And after these first batch of people who entered the mirage, many NPCs arrived one after another, so Alice made up her mind here, that is, wait for a suitable time to appear with Liu Xing and others, and then disguise herself became an NPC, and Liu Xing and others naturally became "NPC's followers."

If this is successful, Alice will not be targeted too much by members of the public faction.

Thinking of this, Alice began to learn the words and deeds of those NPCs. Fortunately, Alice had learned some aristocratic etiquette before, so she was able to act very closely.

Now let’s get down to business. First of all, this breakfast is plainly because Zum wants to establish rules, and Conaway and others also know that if there are no rules, then the next treasure hunt will most likely become a battle of survival. On the way.

So, after spending nearly an hour, everyone present, or rather the five Zum brothers, finally came up with a rule that everyone could accept.

Article 1: Everyone relies on their own abilities when looking for knighthood medals.

In Alice's view, the words "each one depends on his own ability" are worth pondering, because it is your ability to find the knighthood medal with your good eyesight and quick thinking, and you can "take" the knighthood medal from other people's hands. It's also your ability.

Obviously, Zum and others knew that they were not gentlemen, and their brothers were not good people, so they had a tacit understanding and did not go into details here. Of course, others had no objections.

Article 2: If someone wants to forcibly take away a knighthood medal from someone else's hand, then those who see this scene around are obliged to help the person being robbed, and can use any means, regardless of life or death.

Obviously, this rule is to provide a basis for possible battles that may occur next. To put it bluntly, it will "rationalize" the inevitable disputes over high-level knighthoods and medals, so that it will sound better if it is spread out.

The most important thing is that Alice knows that this rule is actually another tacit understanding formed between Zum and others - there can only be three camps in this castle, and distant relatives like Alice can only choose to join them One of them is that you are not allowed to join a group to keep warm and set up your own business, otherwise you will definitely be attacked by Zum and others. . . Of course, if you don't get a knighthood, that's fine.

Anyway, life or death does not matter, which means that the party that survives to the end has the absolute right to speak. When the time comes, it will be a polar reversal and it will not be difficult to package oneself as a person who is "forced to fight back."

Article 3: On the day before the knighthood recognition ceremony, everyone must go to the main castle hall to make a "final summary". Everyone can freely trade the knighthood medals they find.

To put it bluntly, this rule is that Zum and others are forcing others to hand over the knighthood medals they have received. Of course, in order to make everyone's faces brighter, so on this last day, everyone is "trading" the knighthood medals instead of "fighting" Medal of Honor.

The "Three Chapters of Agreement" negotiated by Zum and others, to put it bluntly, is to keep the knighthood medals left by Duke Gundogan in the hands of their five brothers!

Of course, Zum and others also know very well that if you hit them with a stick, you will be given a date, so they also hinted that the Viscount Medal and the Baron Medal can be "freely traded". To put it simply, Zum and others do not They would forcibly "buy" the Viscount Medal and the Baron Medal, so these two knighthood medals were "given" by Zum and others to distant relatives like Alice.

"The five Zum brothers are quite interesting. They are willing to use the Baron Medal and the Viscount Medal as bargaining chips to us distant relatives, so that we can work for them honestly." Liu Xing said with a smile.

Alice shrugged and said: "This is already good. At least they don't want to send us away with just a Baron Medal, so we should feel satisfied. But you also know the three chapters of the agreement, so I think we will wait. When we go to look for the remaining knighthood medals later, be sure not to split up again, because I suspect that members of the public faction are likely to take the opportunity to cause trouble and eliminate unstable factors like us in advance."

Liu Xing sighed, nodded and said: "Alice, you are right. If I were a member of the public faction, then I would definitely find a way to get rid of all the outsiders who are not my own to ensure that my plan can be successful." It went smoothly, not to mention that it is not a big problem for them to deal with a few people, so we have to be more careful, but then again, Zum and the others should have revealed the approximate hidden range of those knighthood medals, right?"

Alice nodded and said seriously: "Yes, Zum took out a diary of Duke Gundogan today, and there is a simple map on the last page of this diary. To put it simply, it is Three castles under the name of Duke Gundogan are drawn, and a triangular area is also circled between the castles. This is obviously Duke Gundogan hinting that the knighthood medal is hidden in these three castles, and this It is within the range between the three castles, so in ten minutes we will be able to move freely and search for the knighthood medal in this range."

"Judging from the current situation, I have a rough guess now, that is, there is likely to be a knighthood medal in each of these three castles, and it should be a lower-level marquis, prince, or baronet medal. , because Liu Xing and you have already found the Baron Medal in this castle, and the difficulty of finding this castle should be the lowest. After all, although the other two castles are also owned by Duke Gundogan, the maintenance cost of the castle is very high. , so those two castles have been idle.”

"If Zum and others are not lying, then they have never been to those two castles once, because those two castles were rewards received by Duke Gundogan when he came to power, and the original owners of these two castles were two The family has fallen into decline, so the two castles were actually lack of maintenance a long time ago. Therefore, when Duke Gundogan obtained the two castles, he originally planned to entrust them to Zumu and others. As a result, Zumu and others Mu and others chose to refuse because they had no money... I have to say that this is quite true."

Li Hanxing nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, there are such idle castles in many places in the real world. Their own value seems to be very high, and if their history is mentioned, it can I have been talking about it for a long time. The most important thing is that the prices for selling these castles are very low. However, just to simply renovate these castles and make them suitable for daily living will cost tens or millions. At the same time, it will cost hundreds of millions every year. It costs about the same amount of money to maintain, and if you want a real renovation, you have to spend one to two hundred million to be able to afford it.”

Liu Xing looked at Li Hanxing with some surprise, and said with a smile: "It seems that Li Hanxing, you still know the market, you know it so clearly."

Before Li Hanxing could speak, Sun Huiwen stood up and said: "Of course, Li Hanxing had his eye on a small castle a long time ago, and the listing price of that castle was only over 100,000. In the end, It should be possible to lower the price to 100,000, but a set of decoration and maintenance costs about 2 million, so Li Hanxing has been saving money now."

Hearing what Sun Huiwen said, Liu Xing said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Li Hanxing, you are so ambitious that you actually want to buy a castle and become a lord? But you have to be careful. It is very possible in an idle castle like this. There will be mythical creatures hidden there.”

According to unreliable research, in this parallel world based on the Cthulhu mythology, more than 80% of the idle castles and manors have "residents". These residents are either mythical creatures or certain people. A secret church, or a monastic magician.

Therefore, in this parallel world, people who buy idle castles or manors will not only lose money, but may also suffer bloody disasters.

"Well, I'll tell you the truth, I want to buy that castle not only to live in, but also for the treasures that may be there."

Li Hanxing sighed and said seriously: "I like to buy second-hand books when I was studying, because second-hand books are cheaper, and some second-hand books contain the reading notes of predecessors; I remember that they should be my high school students. When I was a kid, I bought an English novel that looked a bit old from a second-hand bookstore. What’s interesting is that the novel didn’t have the author’s signature. Judging from the title, it was an adventure novel, although I have long since read it. I forgot the title of the book."

"The reason why I bought this book at that time was actually to use it for storage. I could still recognize a lot of words in the book, but if I had to connect them, it would be difficult for me to understand them. It makes sense, but the previous owner of the book took a lot of notes in the book, so I can still understand the general meaning of some paragraphs. Among them, the castle I want to buy - Katos Castle is mentioned. .”

"According to the records in the notes, Katos Castle was once a hermitage for a magician. This magician was very powerful. Before he went into seclusion, he helped a king with many things, so he accumulated a lot of treasures for storage. In the castle, it was a pity that he offended the Hound of Tindalos because he wanted to travel through time and space, so he died. At that time, I only thought this was the plot of a novel, but when I came into contact with the truth of this world, I realized Something is wrong.”

"After my secret investigation, I found that the mage was indeed a real person, and some of his related deeds recorded in the novel were correct, including when he suddenly disappeared; then I also investigated the details of the novel. According to the situation, it was discovered that this novel was self-published, with a total of only one hundred copies printed, and only five copies were recorded to have been sold. The rest were either given to others and packed in the bottom of the box, or turned into toilet paper. .”

"So Li Hanxing, do you think the magician's treasure is still in that castle?" Alice asked with a smile.

Li Hanxing nodded and said with a smile: "Of course, so I want to buy that castle to find out. Even if there are no treasures in the castle, at worst, I will really use it as my residence after retirement; so After the Gongwu War is over, are you interested in buying a castle with me?"

Just as Liu Xing was about to nod, he suddenly remembered one thing, that is, he seemed to have a full schedule after the Gongwu War.