Ancient Castle Past Events

The group had nothing else to do, so they started assigning rooms. Wang Si Yi, as the only lady, naturally got a small room all to herself. Then, because no one wanted to share a room with Bai He Cheng, Bai He Cheng also got a room to himself. This left the large room for Liu Xing, Wang Qi, and Chen Ling to make do with. However, as long as no unexpected situations occurred, Liu Xing and the others wouldn't be staying in the castle overnight. Once the Main Quest was completed, Liu Xing and the others would find a way to leave the castle and Ains Town.

After assigning rooms, Wang Si Yi, seeing there was nothing else to do, went to her room to rest alone. Bai He Cheng, under the strong insistence of Liu Xing and Chen Ling, and with Wang Qi's persuasion (physical), unhappily returned to his own room.

The large guest room in the castle was about fifty square meters, with some simple furniture and decorations, and two large beds. From the window of this room, one could see the castle's Back Garden.

Of course, it was less of a Back Garden and more of a dilapidated courtyard, overgrown with weeds. It was clear that it hadn't been tended to in a long time.

But it made sense. Since Liu Xing entered the castle, he had only seen the butler, Old Wayne. He hadn't seen any other Servants in the castle. It seemed the Castle Lord either worried about too many eyes and ears discovering his secrets, or he had limited financial resources, which was why he hadn't hired more Servants.

Liu Xing felt the latter possibility was more likely. Judging by the furnishings of the guest room, it was too shabby and cheap for a British Noble who enjoyed luxury and cared about appearances. Moreover, even the Back Garden hadn't been maintained for a long time, and there was only one Old Butler in the entire castle. This indicated that the Castle Lord was already facing a financial crisis.

Liu Xing stroked his chin, beginning to ponder a question: did he have an opportunity to exploit this situation?

If Liu Xing's previous guess was correct, the Castle Lord was likely a human with Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge. He might know some spells or be able to summon some lower-level Mythical Creatures. However, as long as his SAN Value wasn't below single digits, Liu Xing believed he could still use his persuasion skill on the Castle Lord, for example, by pretending to be a rich young master and offering financial aid to the Castle Lord.

This seemed like a good idea.

"Player Old Chinese Doctor, due to your prolonged observation of the castle's Back Garden, you suddenly felt a blur in your vision, as if something was hidden deep within the grass. Please make an Inspiration Check." Suddenly, KP004's voice sounded in Liu Xing's ear.

Liu Xing frowned. He hadn't expected to trigger an Inspiration Check. In such situations, passing an Inspiration Check could very well lead to seeing certain Mythical Creatures or supernatural phenomena, ultimately causing a decrease in SAN Value. This was one of the checks that Cthulhu players least wanted to pass.

However, Liu Xing's Inspiration was as high as 90, making it difficult not to pass.

Therefore, Liu Xing could only say helplessly, "KP, let's start the Inspiration Check."

Inspiration, 95/90, Failure. (The author swears on his honor that the roll was 95, and he absolutely did not manipulate the Dice Goddess.)

Liu Xing and KP004 fell silent simultaneously. They hadn't expected a check with a 90% success rate to fail.

KP004 said with some helplessness, "I didn't expect your luck to be so bad, failing even this. But since the result is failure, you discovered nothing. You just thought you saw things earlier."

Liu Xing breathed a sigh of relief. It was truly great that this Inspiration check had failed. Liu Xing had already prepared himself to lose SAN Value.

However, speaking of which, Liu Xing noticed that Wang Qi and Chen Ling weren't looking at him, as if they didn't know Liu Xing had just made an Inspiration Check.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing contacted KP004 and asked, "KP, was the result of that Inspiration Check not revealed to the other players?"

KP004, perhaps still upset about the failed Inspiration check, didn't reply immediately. "Ah, oh, that's right. Players can choose between Open Rolls and Hidden Rolls. We KPs will ask players to make Hidden Rolls based on the situation. The execution and results of Hidden Rolls are only known to the player themselves. Other players will not receive any related messages or hints. Of course, players can also choose to inform other players about this."

Liu Xing nodded silently, understanding KP004's meaning. It was equivalent to a player triggering a personal storyline, so only the player who triggered it could make the relevant checks and receive all the information related to that storyline.

Liu Xing felt that if his Inspiration Check had succeeded earlier, it would have most likely triggered a Side Quest. He wondered if this was a blessing or a curse.

Of course, Liu Xing decided to inform his teammates about this, so they could be careful not to fall into any traps. After all, losing SAN Value was a minor issue; it would be troublesome if they triggered some unnecessary storyline or attracted a Mythical Creature.

However, at this moment, a new check began.

Library Use, 70/70, Success.

The Library Use skill is actually an intelligence-gathering skill. Players don't actually need to use it in a library; rather, when players look up information through books, newspapers, the internet, or other means, this skill allows them to acquire intelligence faster and more comprehensively.

Therefore, Library Use can be considered a very practical skill. Unfortunately, Liu Xing's interest skill points were insufficient, so he didn't invest in this skill.

Liu Xing estimated that this Library Skill was likely used by Wang Si Yi, because if Liu Xin remembered correctly, the reporter class skills included Library Use.

A moment later, Wang Si Yi walked into the room holding a book. Bai He Cheng, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, followed him in.

"I found this book in the room. It records various events that have occurred in this castle, and I also learned that the castle's owner is the Raphael Family," Wang Si Yi said, placing the book on the table.

"The most significant events are these three. The first occurred a thousand years ago. The castle's founder, Raphael I, was a Marquis with a fief in Ains Town. When selecting the site to build this castle, there was an incident of worker casualties. The recorded deaths were thirteen, with over ten people missing. Afterward, Raphael I discovered a demon beneath the castle's foundation and defeated it."

"The second event happened around three hundred years ago. A secret society that worshipped demons appeared in Ains Town. The then Castle Lord led troops to dismantle this secret society and smashed the Evil God Statue they worshipped in the castle's rear garden, burying it in the earth."

"The third event took place a hundred years ago. One hundred well-equipped English Soldiers were temporarily stationed in this castle due to a heavy rainstorm. After one stormy night, this contingent of English Soldiers mysteriously disappeared. Officials from Manchester came to question the castle's lord at the time, but they left empty-handed due to a lack of evidence."

PS: Continuing to ask for various things, muah muah.