Even with a part missing, hiding a doll did not stop the rules from punishing the player. This might have been because the dolls came from the dollmaker, who was always the first to see them and knew exactly which parts were missing.
Whether destroying or hiding a doll afterward had any effect was something the players still needed to find out.
The doll with missing parts that belonged to the fluorescent-powder player had been retrieved. Only after the glasses player's intact doll was retrieved could the players learn more.
The task for clearing the Dungeon did not require players to finish with their own dolls. But judging from the deaths of the high-ponytailed player and Zuo Yu, only the player corresponding to a doll was directly affected by it. The punishments for hiding or destroying dolls, by contrast, were less clear and immediate. So it probably made little difference who ended up with the dolls that appeared during the day or who returned them to the dollmaker.
"Stealing a doll comes with the risk of damaging it," Xu Huo said. "If damaging a doll is one of the rule violations, the punishment will definitely show up on the doll... Everyone, the risk of losing one arm is worlds apart from the risk of losing both."
This had become common knowledge. The sweet girl, for instance, had broken a doll yesterday, and dinner tonight would give them a chance to see the consequences.
"Why don't we wait until tonight?" another player suggested. "It's only one meal."
The third doll still hadn't appeared. The dollmaker would probably bring it out himself.
Many players were on Xu Huo's side, while most of the rest were neutral. The long-clothed man and the sweet girl were at a disadvantage. After exchanging a look, they