"Rules of Burial": I Suddenly Thought of a Possibility
[Xu Xi's experience tonight was truly full of ups and downs.]
I thought Xing Ge was on night watch for the first time, would be in the most danger.
[It's hard to say. Generally speaking, the first day is quite safe because many dangers need time to develop.]
[That makes sense. I think the last day is good too, because many Dungeons can't even last until the last day.]
[What kind of hellish statement is this?]
[Something's not right. Could it be that I caught that unlucky kid's bad luck? Look at all the twists and turns this has gone through.]
I still want to know why Xu Xi chose to take Shi Weiwei watch tonight.
[I'm also curious. 248 never does anything unnecessary; there must be a reason behind it.]
[Speaking of that unlucky guy, has his Livestream Room been restored?]
[It's been restored a long time ago. His perspective is different from the other players; it's a bit like the Otherworld.]
[I can't win now. Who knows how terrified I am? I feel like the Dungeon is about to change its state any second.]
[I already thought it was a consensus that something would definitely happen if he was in the Dungeon.()]
[I'll go keep an eye on that kid for a bit, and report back when I have any news.]
[Huh, where is Boss Xu Xi headed?]
The young man had been staring coldly at the flames in the Stove Hearth for a while with an expressionless face, when he suddenly turned and walked towards the small door on the other side.
[They should probably go outside the small gate and investigate.]
However, the young man seemed to have a specific purpose in mind; once he left the door, he went straight along the path.
The goal appears to be exceptionally clear.
Meanwhile, outside...
After the young man on the screen suggested changing the Night Watcher, Ji Yang remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.
[Sanshui, what are you doing?]
I know he's cosplaying The Thinker.
[I bet this kid is trying to understand Xu Xi's thought process.]
Looking at the comments, Ji Yang finally spoke up, "I'm not trying to understand him; I'm thinking about something."
This statement immediately sparked curiosity among the viewers, who asked what it was about.
"Ahem, just to clarify," Ji Yang coughed lightly, "This is just my personal guess."
He switched the focus to Hang Ze's Livestream Room.
The previously black lens has returned to normal.
In the scene, a young man wearing an earring is mixed in with a group of blurry figures, surrounded by the smoke of incense and flickering candlelight.
That was clearly another kind of funeral.
Of the seven players, apart from Xing Ge, who was required to keep watch, only Hang Ze voluntarily stepped out of his room on the first night after hearing the strange conversation outside.
As it turns out, that was a special clue that only appeared on the first night of the Dungeon; at least from the second night until now, a similar scene has not appeared again.
However, the corresponding level of danger is equally obvious.
After the other person was dragged into the coffin, the Livestream Room went dark for a brief moment.
The screen is black, but it's not turned off, which means the person is still alive.
Xu Xi, whom he was most concerned about, seemed completely unconcerned about being in a life-or-death Dungeon, and was casually strolling around the house.
The other players were also cautiously searching for clues related to the Dungeon, but Hang Ze's situation was the most unpredictable.
Not to mention, this kid also has an extremely unlucky constitution.
This made him instinctively feel that the variable would most likely come from the other party.
So he focused more of his attention on it.
Sure enough, after Xu Xi offered to take over the night watch for the second night, Hang Ze's Livestream Room lit up.
The other person crawled out of a coffin that was much smaller than the one belonging to Master Shen, looking rather disheveled.
Clearly, the other party has uncovered a hidden clue.
But--
Ji Yang glanced at the comments urging him to hurry up and stop being so mysterious, then pointed to Hang Ze on the screen. "Family members, do I need to introduce this one?"
The chat immediately perked up, with everyone rattling off nicknames for the player, such as "the infamous unlucky guy," "the walking Dungeon mutant," and "the little plague god who always gets beaten up," among others.
Ji Yang nodded. "So what is he doing now?"
The viewers in the live chat expressed their incomprehension.
[What else can it do? It looks like it's... wait...]
Seeing that some viewers had realized what was happening, Ji Yang continued, "I'm sure some of you have watched this player's livestream. Those who have watched it know what his next step is after uncovering a hidden clue."
The Livestream Room was quiet for a moment, then a flood of comments appeared in the next second.
[... Holy crap! The Dungeon is about to mutate!?]
[Is this only the second day for Ber??]
[Wait a minute, I suddenly thought of a possibility... do you think... the sudden change in the watchman's order in 248 might be because they knew something big was going to happen tonight?]
Holy crap! You actually believe it!
Ji Yang, who had been watching the live chat closely, looked at the speculations and said, "Of course, as I said, these are just my personal guesses."
Otherwise, he really couldn't understand why 248 would suddenly take on the night watch.
The timing was even so coincidental.
Ji Yang switched the camera back to Xu Xi's Livestream Room.
After the offerings were burned, the true purpose hidden beneath the young man's nonchalant exterior finally began to emerge.