Real Cthulhu Running Game

"Dad, give me money."

Liu Xing extended his hand unceremoniously and said: "Didn't you say before that when I got a girlfriend, you would give me money to buy a house?"

What Liu Xing didn't expect was that Liu's father took out a bank card directly from the drawer and said seriously: "The password is your birthday. The money in it should be enough for you to buy a house worth hundreds of square meters anywhere in Chengdu." A new house, but you have to promise to get married within a year, otherwise this bank card will be temporarily left with me."

Liu Xing looked at Liu's father in shock and couldn't help but ask: "Isn't it right? The average house price in the center of Chengdu is now 20,000 to 30,000 per square meter, so can there be 3 to 4 million in this card? Our family doesn’t have much money, right?”

Liu Xing's clinic has been open for more than ten years. According to Liu Xing, although the annual profit of his clinic is about 200,000 yuan, the daily expenses are also quite high. . . And one thing is that Liu Xing feels that his family is relatively good at enjoying life, so he goes to restaurants every now and then, and he doesn't go less often when traveling.

Therefore, Liu Xing has always felt that having a savings of about one million yuan is already too much.

"There are actually more than five million in this card."

Father Liu said very seriously: "Our clinic has actually only earned about one million in these years, and the remaining four million is actually the inheritance left by your grandfather. If I remember correctly, it was after your grandfather passed away. A few years ago, he sold some antiques at home.”

antique?

Liu Xing thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Why haven't I heard that grandpa had any antiques before? Moreover, our family did not leave our hometown very early to live in the county, so if there are antiques in our hometown, our family will also share them. Not so, right? Besides, I haven’t heard that Second Grandpa and his family have any antiques?”

Faced with Liu Xing's question, Liu's father also showed a puzzled expression, "Actually, I was very confused when I got the money, because I didn't hear that your grandfather had collected antiques before, and our hometown There have never been any dignitaries there, so it is unlikely that there are too expensive antiques... But your grandfather served as a soldier outside for several years, so it might be antiques brought back from abroad."

Liu Xing nodded and asked curiously: "By the way, I remember that grandpa was a soldier on the border, right? The Hetian jade there was quite valuable, and the output was quite large at that time. "

"That's true. The jade bracelet your mother gave to Tian Qing seems to have been brought back from the border by your grandfather. Your mother also went to have it appraised once before. It seems to be worth tens of thousands of yuan."

Father Liu took out a cigarette, lit it and said, "By the way, I probably haven't told you that your grandfather encountered a very strange thing when he was a soldier, and it was also because of this that your grandfather Got a jade bracelet.”

Liu Xing raised his eyebrows, and a few big words suddenly appeared in his mind - Cthulhu Running Group Game Hall.

No way?

"I have nothing to do now. Dad, can you tell me a story about my grandfather?" Liu Xing asked pretending to be curious.

Father Liu nodded and said, "This matter was mentioned by your grandfather when he was drinking with his comrades after he returned from the army. At that time, I happened to get up and go to the toilet, so I overheard your grandfather and his comrades. conversation; at that time, recruits from the same county had a high probability of being assigned to the same place, so your grandfather and three fellow villagers were assigned to the border. After completing the recruit training, they were assigned to a border guard post. , but the situation there is pretty good, and there is a small county town nearby."

"But there is a very mysterious story circulating in that small county, that is, there used to be a small country near the border, but it did not exist for long before it suddenly disappeared. Of course, this was normal in ancient times. At that time All the countries in the Western Regions dare to call themselves countries if they have only one city, but they may not even be able to deal with hundreds of horse bandits. Therefore, in ten years, at least half of the countries in the Western Regions will either disappear or have their names changed. Change your last name."

"So your grandpa and the others didn't pay much attention at first, and they never saw the relics left by that small country. But a year or so passed, and it seemed that an archaeological team suddenly came in the summer. , saying that he plans to investigate whether this small country really exists..."

When Liu Xing heard the archaeological team's appearance, he knew that this matter was probably related to the Cthulhu Run team game hall, but Liu Xing didn't know the order here - he should participate in the Cthulhu Run first. In the group game hall, my grandfather first became the NPC in the Cthulhu Run group game hall.

Liu Xing thinks the latter is more likely, because if this matter really involves the Cthulhu Run Game Hall, then the players in this module should be members of the archaeological team; and this matter should have happened in Forty or fifty years ago, the Cthulhu Running Game Hall had not officially "debuted" at that time. Therefore, the Cthulhu Running Game Hall could only change the history of this period through some special modules. .

But here comes the question, why is there such a special module?

Logically speaking, Liu Xing feels that the special modules in the Cthulhu Run Game Hall can be roughly divided into two types. The first is a purely independent module that will not be connected with other modules. For example, Liu Xing has experienced it before The dream module and the Sky Island module; and another special module takes place on a timeline that has long passed, and then the results of this special module will affect the subsequent timeline, such as Liu Xing's snatching back The module I went through when playing the character card "Liu Xing" allowed me to establish contact with NPCs such as the Bloody Ghoul.

However, the former special module basically takes place in a special space, such as a dream world or something.

So, what happened to that particular mod back in the day?

"Because the archaeological team brought a lot of valuable instruments, your grandfather's platoon took on the task of protecting it. After preparing the supplies, they set off; but it was different when professionals were present. The archaeological team soon discovered the ruins of that kingdom in the area where your grandfather and the others often patrolled, and found the entrance without much effort. As a result, it suddenly started raining heavily at this time, and everyone had to enter in order to protect the equipment. Among the ruins.”

"How do you say this ruins? It should be located in a hollowed-out hill. The entrance is mostly covered by sand and gravel. That's why your grandfather and the others usually don't find this ruins. However, there are some strange buildings in this ruins. There were no signs of weathering, which surprised the archaeological team members. However, your grandfather found that several young archaeological team members had solemn looks on their faces. Later, your grandfather also asked about the identities of these young people and found that They are all archaeologists who have just returned from America, or college students who have just graduated."

Miskatonic University!

Liu Xing can be sure that those archaeological team members are most likely to have graduated from Miskatonic University majoring in archeology, and they should all be players!

This mod is a bit interesting.

At this time, Liu's father also noticed Liu Xing's strange expression, so he asked curiously: "Huh? Liu Xing, have you heard of this story?"

Liu Xing shook his head and said with a smile: "I was thinking that I have a friend who is currently studying archeology in America, so I don't know if those people are her seniors."

"Well, actually I have always been curious about one thing, that is, America only has a history of a few hundred years, so what kind of archeology major do they have? They don't have much history there, because the Indians who have history are all He was kept in captivity by them." Liu's father complained.

Liu Xing shrugged and said: "Perhaps they want to invent? After all, many historical discoveries abroad in recent decades can be described as appearing out of thin air. Suddenly some cultural relics were discovered somewhere; well, old man Dad, you’d better keep telling the story.”

Father Liu nodded and continued: "As the archeology progresses, your grandfather and the others, as non-professionals, have nothing to do except do some strenuous work, so they are idle, so your grandfather ran to the entrance. Watching the wind, of course, it is said to be a lookout, but it is actually responsible for checking what the weather is like outside. If the weather improves, the archaeological team plans to withdraw to the county for further rest and recuperation, and then hire more manpower and vehicles to carry out excavations. After all, this But it is a relatively well-preserved ruins of an ancient city.”

"As a result, just when your grandfather saw that the heavy rain outside had stopped and was about to turn around to report the situation, he suddenly saw a black shadow passing quickly between the two buildings. At that time, your grandfather thought he was dazzled. After all, after watching the heavy rain for a long time, it is normal for some visual residue to remain; of course, your grandfather also thought that this might be some kind of small animal. After all, this ruins is a natural haven and nest for nearby small animals. The result is this At that time, your grandfather saw a few more black figures."

As Father Liu spoke, he took out a prescription and folded it into a triangle, "Didn't I say before that the ruins of this kingdom are located in a hollowed-out hill, and then were blocked due to geological changes and flying sand and stones? Most of the entrances, so the archaeological team had to walk on such a slope when entering the ruins. Therefore, your grandfather was on the slope at the time and had the best view of everyone. Therefore, your grandfather was the only one who discovered those black ruins. film."

"Your grandfather realized that something might be wrong, so he quickly ran down to notify the matter. However, the person in charge of the archaeological team didn't pay much attention because he also thought that these were just some small animals, so he just asked your grandfather for their weapons. Load the gun and be on guard; after a while, when the archaeological team was preparing to retreat, someone discovered traces of life in a building, and it looked quite new, but many people thought that it was actually left a long time ago. Come down."

"From a professional point of view, the environment of the ruins is quite suitable for the protection of cultural relics, so both the building and other things inside are complete... But what your grandfather and others did not expect was that originally The heavy rain that had stopped suddenly started falling again, and thunder and lightning began. In short, the light in the ruins suddenly dimmed, but more importantly, there was a strange sound deep in the ruins, as if someone was coming. Whispering."

"You also know the situation in those years. The importance of those instruments is self-evident. Therefore, some archaeological teams did not want to go back in the rain, so they could only stay in the ruins to set up camp and light bonfires. As a result, it did not rain until after dark. Stopped; but the night road over there is not easy to walk, so the archaeological team can only stay overnight... The result can be imagined, your grandfather did not say much about the specific situation, only mentioned that only half of the people He left the ruins alive and sealed the ruins shortly after."

At this point, Liu's father showed a puzzled expression, "If I remember correctly, one of your grandfather's comrades mentioned the corpse of a villain, and then a returned archaeological team member gave your grandfather some gifts, because Your grandfather seems to have saved his life, so I suspect that the jade bracelet and antiques were given to your grandfather by that person."

The corpse of a villain?

Liu Xing frowned and immediately thought of the Qiuqiu people, because in the Cthulhu mythology, the Qiuqiu people can be described as villains, and these monsters also like to live in such dark "caves". The most important thing is that the sanity of these Qiuqiu people is almost single digits, so even if they are in a disadvantageous position, they will find ways to launch an attack, even at the cost of their own lives.

And the border area is actually not far from Leng Yuan, so the kingdom back then was probably destroyed by the Qiuqiu people who ran out of the dreamland, and then some Qiuqiu people stayed in the ruins of the kingdom to live, while the other Qiuqiu people The Qiu people either returned home or spread to other places, such as heading to the snow area next door.

But what still puzzles Liu Xing is that the result of this special module should be that the players successfully pass the level, that is, leave the kingdom ruins alive, but their gains should be very limited. As for the Qiuqiu people's corpses, Liu Xing seems a little bit It's useless. After all, this mythical creature is only commendable for its "not afraid of death".

So what impact does this particular mod have on today’s worldline? Is it to let the officials know that there are mythical creatures in this world?

In addition, Liu Xing also couldn't figure out why that player gave so many good things to his grandfather? Of course, these seemingly valuable things are actually worthless to players, and can even be considered a burden, so it seems normal to give them away casually?