Real Cthulhu Running Game

As soon as the pistol came out, the smile of the boss in front of Liu Xing froze instantly, because he never expected that Liu Xing would take out a pistol at this time.

"Don't get excited, my friend."

Liu Xing put the pistol on the table with a smile and said seriously: "As you can see now, I accidentally dropped it in the field before coming here. By the way, my wallet also fell into it. It’s a paddy field, so I don’t have the cash to buy a second-hand safe, but I want to try my luck, so I want to ask how much this pistol is worth.”

The boss looked at Liu Xing, then at the pistol on the table, and after a while he said, "Young man, is your pistol a fake?"

As soon as he said this, Liu Xing shrugged, removed the magazine and took out a bullet, "This is a genuine product that can be used like a child, so we might as well take it apart and sell it. How much is this bullet worth?" Where’s the money?”

Looking at Liu Xing with a smile on his face, the boss swallowed his saliva and said: "Brother, what is your background? Since you know that I even dare to collect the safe of an underground casino, how can you..."

Liu Xing would not give his boss a chance to finish what he said, not to mention that it was a threat to himself, so Liu Xing interrupted directly: "Those chickens and dogs in your mouth are nothing in my eyes. If I want To deal with them, I don’t even need to do it myself.”

Liu Xing, who looked confident, left the boss speechless. He could only sigh and said: "Brother, just tell me what you plan to do about this matter? As long as it's not too much, I'm still willing to talk to you, brother." The one who does this business.”

"I believe that if I really want to sell this pistol to you, then you, boss, will definitely not dare to accept it. After all, it will be troublesome if such a gun of unknown origin is involved in any case, and there is no channel. It’s not easy to sell under the circumstances, so my idea is very simple. I use this pistol as collateral to buy a few safes. If the contents of the safe are valuable, I will return the money to you on the spot. If not, I will return it to you later, anyway, I will come here many times in the future."

Liu Xing put away his pistol and said with a smile: "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Sawada Ryusei. I am an employee of a construction company in Nagoya. Because I received some inside information claiming that the government is planning to transform this area into an industrial zone." , so I came to negotiate a relocation agreement with your Artisan Village and several surrounding villages. Therefore, boss, if you give me some help at this time, I can give you more compensation in the relocation agreement later."

Hearing what Liu Xing said, the boss breathed a sigh of relief, "I see, I thought you were going to make a one-time deal; then let's do this. Except for the most expensive safes, the rest You can pick any three safes.”

The boss said as he pulled down the rolling shutter door, "This is the rule of my store, because some of the things in the safe may be too valuable, and then some people with ulterior motives may target the buyers, so I always I always close the door every time I open the box.”

Liu Xing nodded and began to choose the safe he wanted.

Fortunately, the boss did a good job in terms of service. The price tag on each safe not only marked the price, but also prepared an introduction explaining the origin of these safes.

Therefore, Liu Xing is going to look for any boxes related to Kujing Village among these safes. Although the possibility is not high, after all, where can a small village use a safe?

As a result, there is no safe in Kujing Village, but there are safes from Artisan Village and Goldfish Village.

Both safes are small ones that can be placed on the desk. Liu Xing can pick them up with one hand, so Liu Xing tried shaking the safe and found that there were things in both safes. , and judging from the noise, there were several metal objects.

As for the origins of these two safes, although they come from different villages, their experiences are similar. The original owner of the safe passed away due to sudden causes. The family found the safe while sorting out the belongings, and they all believed that the original owner It was impossible to have anything valuable stored in this safe, so they sold the two safes directly to the boss who came to buy them.

But what makes Liu Xing feel a little strange is that since the original owner of the safe didn't have anything valuable, why did they buy a safe to take home and not tell their family about the existence of the safe?

Looking at Liu Xing who was a little confused, the boss explained with a smile: "I know what you are wondering about, Mr. Zetian. Logically speaking, ordinary people are unlikely to buy a safe, and even if it is an ordinary one that looks normal, Man, his family suddenly discovered such a safe when packing up their belongings, and felt that there might be good things in the safe, so they would never sell the safe to me so easily, and this is why these two safes have not been available for several years. Reasons to sell.”

"But every time I meet a new customer now, I will explain to them how these two safes came from. First of all, in several villages in our area, there are actually at least a dozen safes, because these safes are actually of inferior quality. The product, so the salesman sold it to our villages at a very low price, and some villagers were happy to spend a little money to buy such a high-end piggy bank, not to mention there were many thieves at that time. He likes to stalk people in the countryside, so it's very normal for these safes to appear here."

Hearing what the boss said, Liu Xing realized that there must be something he wanted in these more than ten safes.

But having said that, in Liu Xing's opinion, these two safes looked normal, and they didn't look like they were defective in terms of workmanship.

"Brother, don't look at these safes. They look normal on the surface, but they all have very serious loopholes. That is, the keys to these safes all have the same key. Logically speaking, these keys should be different. Therefore, if these safes are sold normally, they are likely to have problems, so they can only be sold to places like us. Of course, for the sake of safety, those who bought the safes all agreed to melt the keys together at the blacksmith next door. He picked up a dagger, or a piece of iron."

dagger? Iron sheets?

Liu Xing raised his eyebrows, and suddenly thought of a possibility. If he wanted to break the bark of the big tree, he might need the dagger made of the safe key, because this was also considered a Cthulhu escape. A classic setting of group games, or many games have such a setting - to do something, you have to find something.

Therefore, this dagger is likely to be the key item of this module.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing pretended to ask casually: "Oh, then this is really a gentleman's agreement. If someone leaves a key when others are not paying attention, or simply buys a safe later, then he Wouldn’t it be possible to open all the safes in these ten miles and eight towns?”

"Of course, the key to a safe of this level is actually not much different from an ordinary one, so you only need to pick up a piece of soft mud on the ground to leave the teeth marks of the key. You can make as many copies as you want. Any key will do; but in our villages, there are more dogs than people, so it’s not easy to steal things from other villages.”

The boss's casual words made Liu Xing suddenly think of something. When he was in Kujing Village, he seemed to be a dog and didn't see a single cat. However, there were quite a few cats and dogs in Goldfish Village and Craftsman Village. .

"Boss, when I came here, I went to Kujing Village first, so I remember that there seemed to be no dogs in Kujing Village, right?"

If you have any questions, ask them immediately. This is a good habit Liu Xing has developed all along.

"Oh, you are talking about Kujing Village. It is indeed a very strange village. You have to know that since the establishment of our Artisan Village, the villagers nearby have come to us to buy hoes and sickles, furniture and accessories, etc. Because we, as a The neighbors are still willing to give them a friendly price, not to mention that the products produced in our Artisan Village have never had quality problems. As a result, the villagers of Kujing Village rarely come to our Artisan Village to buy things." The boss said a little depressed.

Liu Xing nodded, feeling that there were more and more secrets in Kujing Village, but Liu Xing still couldn't understand why there were no cats and dogs in Kujing Village. You must know that in the countryside of this era, cats and dogs are the most important human beings. Good animal assistants, for example, Liu Xing’s grandpa’s family only has two people living in the countryside, but they have three dogs to look after the house and the home, and a cat to catch mice. . . Although this cat often goes out of business and eats bacon or fish at home.

So why doesn’t Kujing Village raise cats and dogs? There must be a reason for this.

But having said that, if dogs are mentioned in the Cthulhu Run game, then most players will either think of the Hound of Tindalos or the shameful Bubble Son, because it was used by Miskatonic University. The watchdog was killed alone.

Is there someone in this Kujing Village who is the illegitimate son of Yog-Sothoth?

It seems that this is really possible.

If someone in Kujing Village is the illegitimate son of Yog-Sothoth, and everyone else in the village is a believer in Yog-Sothoth, then the so-called chemical pollution that year was most likely the result of the suicide of Yamashita Tatsumi and others. The purpose of directing and acting is to leave his original hometown and go to an unfamiliar place to raise his eldest son.

Learn from the past and learn from those behind.

Because some bad things happened at Miskatonic University, Yamashita Tatsumi did not keep dogs or even cats in Kujing Village just to be on the safe side. At the same time, he also tried his best to avoid contact with the outside world to ensure that The eldest son of the family can grow up safely; and the reason why Yamashita Tatsumi is called "Tatsumi" may be the code name given to him by Yog-Sothoth, because other humans who are responsible for taking care of their illegitimate children may be named "Shen You" or "Xu Hai" What.

Of course, Liu Xing felt that this guess only had one word - outrageous, because Yog-Sothoth had so many illegitimate children?

Although Yog-Sothoth has the most illegitimate human children among the Old Ones and Outer Gods, this is only the official data, because in various gossips, another Outer God is called Shub Nicholas, the Black Goat of the Forest, has thousands more illegitimate children than Yog-Sothoth.

Ahem, back to the topic.

Liu Xing picked up the tags of the two safes and looked at them. He found that the original owners of the two safes were two ordinary villagers with very average family backgrounds. They usually would not leave their village, so the price given by the boss It's very low. It's only fifty yuan when converted into future U.S. dollars.

It seems that for my last safe, I can justifiably buy an expensive one.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing pointed to the two safes and said: "Boss, I won't take advantage of you. I'll try my luck with these two safes first."

Hearing what Liu Xing said, the boss who originally had a fake smile instantly showed a sincere smile. After all, he didn't spend much money on acquiring these two safes, or in other words, he didn't spend a penny at all, because he was in When sending the consolation money, he mentioned it casually, and the family generously gave him the safe.

So Liu Xing can now choose such two safes, which is a great thing for the boss.

"Okay, then I'm going to prepare some unpacking tools for you, little brother. Now, little brother, go find the last box you want."

After the boss finished speaking, he went to the small room next to him to get unpacking tools such as a chainsaw drill bit, while Liu Xing focused on the largest safe.

This safe is a square box about one meter square, and it can only be unlocked with a password, and these are the same two password locks.

However, the price of this safe is not too expensive. It can only be regarded as above-average among the safes in the entire store, because this safe is likely to be empty.

The most important thing in doing business is to be honest, not to mention that this is a business of gambling on luck. If the boss continues to be dishonest, the business will definitely not be able to continue. Therefore, the first sentence the boss said on the tag is "This safe may is empty".

The reason is very simple. After the boss bought the safe, he arranged for a crane to vibrate slightly so that he could hear how many things were put in the safe and what they were probably. This way he could prescribe the right medicine and carry out the inspection. Pricing.

The result was a bit surprising. The boss didn't hear any sound coming from the safe. There are only two possibilities - either the sound insulation effect of the safe is very good, or there is nothing in the safe, or there are only some things in the safe that don't emit anything. sound paper.