Girl

Liu Xing walked to the door of the room on the far right of the second floor. According to the information provided by KP004, this was the room of the Castle Lord's Daughter.

Here, KP004 did not make Liu Xing roll a Luck Check. Liu Xing directly saw that the door was ajar. However, the light inside the room was still dim, and...

Seeing this, Liu Xing knew that the Castle Lord's Daughter was probably still in the room.

Therefore, Liu Xing decided to first perform a Scout to carefully peek into the room.

"...Is there a need to be so cautious? Although the light in this room is dim, you can still see the situation inside clearly, so the Scout automatically succeeds." KP004 said to Liu Xing in a contemptuous tone.

"Then, you discover that on the big bed in the room, a girl who looks about ten years old is sitting. Because the girl's back is to you, you can only see her waist-length golden hair. However, you have a premonition that this girl must be very beautiful."

Liu Xing nodded silently and began to ponder a question: whether he should go up and strike up a conversation with the girl.

Liu Xing was certain that, given the girl's current posture, she would clearly be a key NPC. After all, this girl was the Castle Lord's Daughter and might know some important information.

But how should he get information from the girl?

While Liu Xing was still thinking about how to strike up a conversation with the girl, he heard a faint sigh coming from the room.

Liu Xing was startled by the sound, thinking he had already been discovered by the girl.

However, Liu Xing soon realized that the girl in the room did not turn to look at him. Therefore, Liu Xing felt that the girl's sigh was probably not directed at him.

With this thought, Liu Xing decided to go in and try to strike up a conversation. Liu Xing had a premonition that such a sentimental little girl should not pose any danger (this sentence is the author's serious nonsense).

After all, Liu Xing was considered a literary (chuunibyou) youth back in the day.

So, Liu Xing knocked on the door and said, "Hello, may I come in?"

As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, he saw the girl in the room turn around and look at Liu Xing.

And when Liu Xing saw the girl's face, he had only one thought: APP 18!

In the setting of the Cthulhu Mythos, human appearance can only reach a maximum of APP 18.

Therefore, Liu Xing could only think of a poem: "Gou... Gou what? It should be 'This beauty should only exist in heaven, how can the mortal world see her.'"

However, Liu Xing quickly regained his senses. It was not the time to admire beautiful women, especially since the girl's eyes were an unusual red.

Of course, rather than red, Liu Xing felt it would be more accurate to call them blood-red.

It was obvious that if the girl wasn't wearing colored contact lenses, just these blood-red eyes made Liu Xing feel that his SAN Value was in danger.

However, Liu Xing still stuck to his idea that the girl should not pose any threat to him, especially such a beautiful girl...

Of course, if Liu Xing had rolled the Anthropology skill, he would definitely have performed an Anthropology Check on the girl to determine if she was human. The reason was simple: the girl was too beautiful!

Because in the setting of the Cthulhu Mythos, the APP of Mythical Creatures generally exceeds that of humans. Even the Deep Ones and Ghouls, who should be hideous in human eyes, would have an APP of sixteen or seventeen when young, to ensure they could find partners in the human world for reproduction or to find sacrifices.

Liu Xing currently doesn't know the Girl's specific APP value, only that her minimum APP value is 18. Whether her APP is higher than 18 is beyond his judgment.

Therefore, Liu Xing decided to ask KP004, "KP, is there any way for me to know the Girl's exact APP, or if her APP exceeds 18?"

KP004 naturally knew what Liu Xing was thinking, so he said with a sly grin, "Of course, there is. You can choose to roll for Anthropology."

Liu Xing had nothing to say to KP004. He knew perfectly well that Liu Xing hadn't invested any points in Anthropology, yet he was still telling him to roll for it. The base value for Anthropology is only 1. Did KP004 really think he was a Lucky Player?

So, Liu Xing gave up struggling. After all, if he failed the Anthropology check in front of the Girl, KP004, with his personality, would definitely cause him some trouble.

Therefore, Liu Xing decided to ignore KP004's suggestion. "KP004, I want to attempt a Persuasion check on the Girl to convince her I mean no harm."

KP004 thought for a moment and then said to Liu Xing, "That can be done."

Persuasion, 8/40, Success.

Seeing that the persuasion check was successful, Liu Xing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at the Girl. "Hello, I'm a tourist invited to the castle by the Lord. My name is Liu Xing. I was just touring the castle and didn't realize this was your bedroom. If I've disturbed you, please accept my apologies."

Although Liu Xing's words were full of holes, because he passed the persuasion check, the Girl accepted his explanation. "Hello, I'm Isabella. It's nice to meet you. I haven't seen a tourist like you in a long time, nor have I seen my father in a long time."

From Isabella's tone, Liu Xing could tell that she was very lonely. Liu Xing also noticed a piece of information: the Castle Lord hadn't seen Isabella in a long time.

The Castle Lord's room was right next door, only seven or eight meters away. Yet Isabella said the Castle Lord hadn't visited her in a long time. This was highly suspicious.

However, this was someone else's family matter, and Liu Xing didn't feel it was appropriate to comment on it.

So, Liu Xing smiled and nodded, saying with great gentlemanly demeanor, "Oh, then Miss Isabella, I see you're quite bored here by yourself. Would you be interested in chatting with me?"

Upon hearing Liu Xing's words, Isabella immediately nodded, a hint of a smile appearing on her face.

Thus, Liu Xing walked into the room and sat down beside Isabella.

As Liu Xing sat beside Isabella, he smelled a strange scent. Liu Xing sniffed carefully and realized it was the smell of some kind of herb.

When Liu Xing realized this, he wanted to attempt a Pharmacy check. However, Liu Xing suddenly discovered that he hadn't invested any points in Pharmacy.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and asked KP004 in his mind, "KP, can I use Medicine to substitute for Pharmacy to identify this herbal scent?"

PS: This book has been signed and can be collected with confidence. It will not be abandoned. There will be a double update tomorrow.