Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 423: Liu Xing and "Liu Xing"

When Liu Xing regained consciousness once again, he found himself back in the real world.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised that this time KP Snow Wind didn’t conduct a summary.

However, the gains from this module were displayed in list form on the computer.

Liu Xing’s gains from this module were quite substantial. Firstly, the Gu Master secondary profession, then the dagger crafted by Hu Li, and a strange temporary buff - pseudo godslayer.

Pseudo godslayer, all players who participated in killing the Great Old One’s avatar could obtain this temporary buff. Its duration was three modules, and all mythical creatures in the module would show reverence towards the player holding this temporary buff, significantly reducing the chance of mythical creatures initiating attacks against them.

After reading the description of pseudo godslayer, Liu Xing couldn’t help but smile because the effect of this temporary buff was very useful. After all, in the Cthulhu RPG Game, mythical creatures mostly initiated attacks against players. So, this buff that could make mythical creatures hesitant to attack players could potentially allow a module to end without encountering mythical creatures.

It could be said that the value of this temporary buff was at least 5000 points or more.

However, unfortunately, this temporary buff only lasted for three modules. It would have been better if it were permanent.

Of course, if it were a permanent godslayer buff, it would probably require killing the main body of a Great Old One.

Without hesitation, Liu Xing took out his phone and dialed Yin En’s number. After all, Yin En and he were already close.

As the call connected, Yin En couldn’t wait to ask, "Hey, Liu Xing, did you just return directly to the real world?"

"Yes, I also returned directly to the real world. Is there a problem?" Liu Xing replied.

Yin En breathed a sigh of relief, somewhat puzzled, and said, "Normally, after the KP officially ends a module, there should be a module settlement before letting the player return to the real world. So, when you suddenly returned directly to the real world this time, I thought something unexpected had happened to me. That’s why I specifically called to confirm. But if that’s the case, then it should be a problem on the KP’s side."

Liu Xing nodded, suddenly enlightened, "So that’s how it is. I was wondering why I returned directly to the real world this time. It turns out it was because of this reason. But come to think of it, Yin En, when should we proceed to the next advancement module?"

Yin En thought for a moment before saying, "I think we can do this: now we can include Zhang Jingxu in our small team. After all, if everything goes as planned, our next module teammate should also be Zhang Jingxu. So, I plan to contact Zhang Jingxu first and then confirm the time for the next module."

Liu Xing thought about it and agreed with Yin En’s suggestion. Zhang Jingxu could indeed be included in their small team. First, because Zhang Jingxu’s abilities were quite good, second, because the cooperation between the two sides in these two modules had been very pleasant, and third, as Yin En said, in the next module, Zhang Jingxu should still be with him and Yin En.

Therefore, Liu Xing smiled and said, "That’s great. Yin En, please contact Zhang Jingxu. After confirming the time for the next module, just send me a text."

"OK, let’s do that. I have to go home now to see my dad. It seems like my dad has been calling me about something." Yin En said and then hung up the phone.

Liu Xing carefully thought about it and realized that he hadn’t been home to see his parents for a while. So, he packed up casually and went home.

That night, Liu Xing received a text message from Yin En, arranging to have the second advancement module three days later. Zhang Jingxu had also agreed to join their team of two.

This was good news.

After playing at home for a day, Liu Xing felt that his parents seemed to be preparing to arrange a blind date for him, so he decisively "escaped" from home on the pretext of having urgent matters.

After leaving home, Liu Xing thought it was still early and decided to go find Wu Lei again.

However, whether it was by phone or going to Wu Lei’s board game store, Liu Xing was met with a closed door.

Liu Xing couldn’t help but frown, starting to suspect that something unfortunate had happened to Wu Lei.

Perhaps?

A bold idea once again crossed Liu Xing’s mind - Wu Lei was also a player at the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall.

Although there was no concrete evidence, Liu Xing now recalled his previous conversations with Wu Lei and found that the advice Wu Lei had given him was similar to the advice given by veterans on the forum to newcomers.

And most importantly, Zhang Jingxu’s master happened to be named Feng Zhicheng, which was Wu Lei’s favorite name to use when creating character cards. According to Zhang Jingxu, his master should also be participating in the game, and now Wu Lei was coincidentally missing.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, Liu Xing found several suspicious points.

Firstly, Wu Lei’s family situation. Although Wu Lei didn’t often mention his family situation, from his occasional remarks and his spending ability, it seemed that Wu Lei’s family situation was average at best. So, theoretically, it was impossible for Wu Lei to support a fairly large board game store in the downtown area of Rongcheng. After all, the prospects for board game stores in China were mediocre at best; most were either losing money or driven by the personal hobbies of the owners. Wu Lei couldn’t have been unaware of this.

Then there was Wu Lei’s personality. Although Wu Lei, who was still in school, was outgoing and had made many friends, after deeper communication, Liu Xing knew that Wu Lei’s personality was actually very steady. In important matters, Wu Lei tended to be conservative in his decision-making. So, when Wu Lei decided to leave the hospital that had employed him and open a board game store, Liu Xing thought Wu Lei was crazy.

So, considering all these points, Liu Xing became more convinced that Wu Lei was Zhang Jingxu’s master - Feng Zhicheng.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing made up his mind to seize the opportunity to ask Zhang Jingxu about Feng Zhicheng when they proceeded to the second advancement module.

For example, Feng Zhicheng’s hometown, because Liu Xing remembered that as long as Wu Lei used Feng Zhicheng’s name when building a character card, Feng Zhicheng would definitely be set as a resident of Qingcheng Mountain, because Feng Zhicheng himself was from Dujiangyan, and Qingcheng Mountain was located there.

Having made up his mind, Liu Xing began to look forward to the second advancement module the next day.

And so, the next day arrived, and Liu Xing logged in on time.

But as soon as Liu Xing opened the Cthulhu Role-

Playing Game Hall, a system message popped up.

"The Dragon Boat Festival gift package is now online. This Dragon Boat Festival gift package is divided into three tiers: 188, 450, and 998. Players can purchase according to their own situation, but can only purchase one Dragon Boat Festival gift package."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, only then realizing that today was the Dragon Boat Festival.

Because of the last Qingming Festival gift package, Liu Xing had drawn a lot of good things. Although those good things were all given to that damn Yis People, Liu Xing felt that with his decent luck, he should still be able to draw some good items from this Dragon Boat Festival gift package.

So, Liu Xing clicked on the link provided in the system message.

Entering the shop interface, Liu Xing found that this Dragon Boat Festival gift package was different from the Qingming Festival gift package. Regardless of the tier of the Dragon Boat Festival gift package, only one item would be drawn.

However, Liu Xing still had quite a few points on hand, so he chose the 998-tier Dragon Boat Festival gift package, after all, this Dragon Boat Festival gift package could only be purchased once.

But Liu Xing didn’t immediately open the Dragon Boat Festival gift package. Instead, he went to bathe and change clothes first, then lit the incense he had just bought from Taobao.

After completing a set of preparations, Liu Xing clicked to open the gift package.

Friend, using this item will add a friend with a favorability of 100 to your character card, and you can customize the name, profession, and personality of this friend. If the player uses this item in a module, the generated friend will appear in the module.

Liu Xing looked bewildered, never expecting to draw one of the three artifacts in the Cthulhu RPG Game - a Friend.

However, speaking of which, Liu Xing didn’t expect the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall to be so informal, actually turning friends into items. But what made Liu Xing happy was that the effect of this item was quite good, and it could be used in the module.

After all, as one of the three artifacts of the Cthulhu RPG Game, friends were recognized by all Cthulhu RPG Game players.

At this moment, Yin En sent Liu Xing a text message, telling him to get ready to start the game.

So, Liu Xing put "Friend" into his character card and clicked to start the game.

This time, Liu Xing instantly entered the game.

First, there was the Interlude Growth, but this time the Interlude Growth was more normal.

Doctrine Mastery: Because you have been studying the doctrine for a long time, your knowledge of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect’s doctrine has become more advanced, so your occult knowledge has increased by 1d5 points.

1d5=5.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised at his luck.

Scenario: Dangerous Tour Group

Difficulty: Hard

Number of Players: 8

Background Story: Recently, there have been multiple accidents involving tour groups in various locations in England, with as many as hundreds of foreign tourists missing or injured in England.

Therefore, the English police have deployed a large number of forces to investigate, but there has been no progress. Instead, foreign tour groups continue to disappear in England.

Name: Watanabe Ryuusei

Profession: Pre-college Student (Leader of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, New Gu Master)

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Trait: Leadership, Blessing of the Yellow King, pseudo godslayer (remaining two modules)

Relation to this module: After leaving Panlong Town, you and Ling Ishikawa and others returned to Rongcheng. After receiving Lu Tianya’s message, you continued to search for the Ancient One. As a result, when you arrived at the original destination, it was already empty. However, you received news that the Ancient One had gone to Manchester, England, to watch a football match.

So, you boarded the plane again and headed to Manchester, England.

Character Attributes:

Strength: 60

Constitution: 60

Willpower: 75

Luck: 70

Agility: 50

Appearance: 85

Build: 60

Intelligence: 80

Inspiration: 70

Education: 70

Cthulhu Myth Knowledge: ??

Sanity: ??/??

HP: 12

MP: 30

Damage Bonus: 1

Credit: 30

Skills: Island Nation Language 80, Library Use 60, Investigation 50, Listening 40, Persuasion 70, Combat 40, Evasion 40, Occult 85, Gu Arts 30, Other Languages: Ancient One Language 60.

Special Skills: Summoning/Dismissing Ba’ya, Ritual Ceremony to Summon King Hastur in Yellow Robes

Personal Items: Cell phone, English translation of "Yellow King," Scriptures of the Worshipers of the Yellow Sect, Yellow Seal Pendant, Soul Casket, Friend.

Liu Xing looked at his personal items and realized that because security checks in China were so strict, he didn’t bring those two daggers with him.

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded in Liu Xing’s ear, "Hello, players. I am the KP of this module - Li Shunchan. Since this module is a 4v4 competitive module, each side’s players will have their own KP responsible, and the results of various judgments by opposing factions will not be reported."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, never expecting that the KP of this module would be his old acquaintance.

At this moment, KP Li Shunchan also noticed Liu Xing and specially privately chatted with Liu Xing, "Oh, didn’t expect to see a familiar face here. It seems we’re quite destined, but don’t expect me to go easy on you. However, you’re about to receive a surprise."

As soon as KP Li Shunchan finished speaking, Liu Xing found himself sitting on a plane, still with the feminized Ling Ishikawa beside him.

As for Zhang Jingxu, he was sitting in front with Lu Tianya.

At this moment, a prompt sounded from the plane’s broadcast, but because "Watanabe Ryuusei" didn’t understand English, Liu Xing didn’t know what the broadcast meant...

"Master, we’re about to land," Ling Ishikawa said softly.

Liu Xing nodded and fastened his seatbelt.

Ten minutes later, Liu Xing and his party were standing outside the airport, waiting for the hotel car they had arranged beforehand.

Bored, Liu Xing smiled at Ling Ish

ikawa and said, "Ling Ishikawa, how did you manage to get on the plane this time? After all, your passport obviously doesn’t belong to you."

Ling Ishikawa shook her head helplessly and said, "Ryuusei-kun, don’t tease me. We Island Nation citizens don’t need visas to European countries..."

Liu Xing had intended to tease her a bit more, but he caught sight of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye - Juri Sonoda!

Hastily, Liu Xing looked over and indeed saw Juri Sonoda.

Liu Xing furrowed his brows. Since Juri Sonoda appeared here, it meant that the "Liu Xing" controlled by Yis People should also have come to England.

Sure enough, Liu Xing saw "Liu Xing".

"Damn."

Liu Xing couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

At this moment, Ling Ishikawa also noticed Juri Sonoda and "Liu Xing".

So, Ling Ishikawa looked at Liu Xing with a surprised expression.

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