"Looping Flight": Expert Xu Xi's hints are way too cryptic
[What happened? Did I miss something?]
What did Itanu mean by that? What does he know?
Viewers in Itanu's Livestream Room the Coffee Country looked completely bewildered.
They were well aware of the danger posed by that Huaguo player, but they didn't understand why their own player would ask such a question.
The only connection between these two is the few words they exchanged during their first meeting, isn't it?
Meanwhile, viewers in the Livestream Room of the other three players shared the same confusion.
Livestream Room Xu Xi's live stream, however, Huaguo netizens became extremely excited.
[As expected! Master Xu Xi was giving these players a heads-up earlier!]
[I knew Xu Xi wouldn't spout nonsense for no reason.]
[This Tattooed Man's got some skills; he seems to have figured it out. But Xu Xi's hints are too enigmatic.]
[248 (raising an eyebrow) (innocent face): What do I know? (calm. jpg)]
[Where is my translator? So what was the deeper meaning behind Xu Xi's words? I really want to know!]
[I suggest you go to a certain website and search for a streamer with the given name "Three-Character Streamer"]
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Outside world.
Ji Yang Livestream Room.
[So what exactly did Xu Xi figure out?]
My head is so itchy, ugh! Why can't my brain grow out?
Faced with a screen full of requests for analysis, Ji Yang snapped out of his reverie and leaned back in his chair.
He said helplessly, "Do you really think I live inside 248's belly?"
The live chat was immediately flooded with comments like "Hahaha" and "So where do you want to stay?"
Before Ji Yang could reply, he was amused by a comment that immediately appeared on the screen, making him choke twice.
[Then why don't you live inside my head? It looks pretty empty right now anyway.]
"Ahem, there's no need for that."
[I'm dying of laughter. Sanshui said I don't know if your brain is empty or not, but you really don't treat me like an outsider.]
After the brief joke, Ji Yang sat up a little straighter.
"Alright, let me share my thoughts."
He cleared his throat and stopped keeping him in suspense.
"I know what everyone is most curious about is those three seemingly ordinary sentences that 248 said during their first gathering."
"Those three sentences, on the surface, are a reminder to everyone to confirm the flight number and confirmation time, which is indeed a basic operation that most players would think of."
"But the problem is that crucial information about this aircraft has been obscured in the Dungeon."
[This is where the contradiction arises.]
"That's right," Ji Yang continued, "Let's first go over the sequence of actions in 248."
"He first saw the news about the plane crash in Journal, then reminded everyone to confirm the flight number when they gathered, and finally, he tricked the NPC into revealing two clues: the news was from more than 20 years ago and key information about the plane was being hidden."
[Xu Xi's reminder came too early.]
Ji Yang's eyes lit up. "It seems there are still family members who share my thoughts."
He then nodded. "That's right. If he weren't 248, the timing of the notification wouldn't be a problem, but he is 248."
"There's no doubt that there's something wrong with this plane, but that's the problem. Why, when the Dungeon clearly shows a news report about a plane crash that happened more than twenty years ago, does it go to the unnecessary trouble of obscuring all relevant information about this plane?"
"Is this the same plane that was in the news?"
"Yes and no," Ji Yang said firmly. "No, because the flight numbers might be inconsistent. Out of respect for the victims, airlines usually suspend flight numbers associated with major air disasters for humanitarian reasons."
"He said..." He paused, "That the flight number has changed, but that doesn't mean the plane itself has changed. A plane can keep flying just by changing its livery, its serial number, or its route."
"I think this is the hint the Dungeon is giving to the players, and it's also the hint 248 is giving to the other players."
The chat was quiet for two seconds, then a flood of "Holy crap!" comments appeared.
After the barrage of comments subsided slightly, Ji Yang continued, "And then, what time is it in the Dungeon now?"
"The other two players just happened to tell us the answer."
"The perceived time in the dark deviates from the real world, but real world time doesn't actually flow. What does this mean? It means that this plane is out of sync with 'time'."
"So what 248 really wants to suggest is, in which 'time' is their aircraft currently in?"
"Is it about to crash? Or... in the very moment of crashing?"
Before the comments could react, Ji Yang raised his third finger.
"Finally, the third sentence states, 'The time in the news is not necessarily the present.'"
His tone softened, but his expression became more serious.
"What if the news report was made more than twenty years before the plane crash?"
The Livestream Room was silent for a moment, then the chat exploded.
[No? Huh???]
[Thank you, Streamer. Otherwise, I would never have been able to understand these three sentences from Master Xu Xi even if I spent my whole life trying (I'm completely overwhelmed)]
[I'm so touched! Although he's a riddle-maker, Xu Xi gave a hint that he really meant it!]
[... I couldn't immediately tell whether the upstairs comment was genuine or feigned condemnation.]
Looking at the screen filled with a flurry of comments, Ji Yang tapped the table twice and declared:
The above are all personal inferences and may not be entirely accurate.
He leaned back in his chair, his gaze returning to the figure leaning against the wall in the live stream.
"But I can guarantee that after getting the NPCs to talk, 248 probably already knew the truth about this Dungeon."
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After Itanu finished speaking, a brief silence fell over the Restroom.
The group subconsciously scanned their surroundings—the tiled walls, the edges of the Mirror Surface, the gaps under the sink—as if trying to confirm whether there was anything else they hadn't yet noticed hidden in this cramped space.
But what intrigued them more than the Tattooed Man's bizarre experiences was his intriguing attitude towards the black-haired youth.
Aleksye's gaze lingered subtly between the two for a moment before finally settling on the black-haired youth.
The latter leaned casually against the cold wall, his natural ease standing out from his surroundings.
The Tattooed Man's identification didn't seem to surprise him at all.
Finally, Aleksye withdrew his gaze, temporarily suppressing the doubts that had been lingering in his mind.
She turned to look at the Tattooed Man.
The other person's jawline was slightly tense, revealing his inner turmoil.
"You mean you finally managed to escape from that darkness only after hearing footsteps?" Aleksye broke the silence.
Itanu nodded and added, "There was also a faint rolling sound, like a rolling wheel."
The voice was behind me, separated from me by a layer.
Upon hearing this, almost all the other players had some guesses in their minds.
The only other sources of rolling sounds on an airplane besides luggage compartments are the food carts.
The takeoff phase has long since ended, and the probability of a suitcase appearing in the aisle is extremely low.
So at that time, a Flight Attendant pushed a food cart through the aisle, which conveniently provided Itanu with a directional reference point, as he was confused and disoriented.
But...
"The corridor is empty," Yansheng said in a nonchalant tone.