Content of the Parchment

Thankfully, thankfully.

After seeing Bai He Cheng's Temporary Insanity Symptom Check, Liu Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, within the Cthulhu Mythos System, there were ten types of temporary insanity symptoms. Among them, pseudo-disability was the best outcome, only affecting the person who went insane. The remaining symptoms included many that would make the afflicted extremely aggressive.

Therefore, Bai He Cheng was considered extremely lucky this time, not completely falling into misfortune and not causing too much loss to the team.

However, the check wasn't completely over. "The rest of you players witnessed Bai He Cheng emitting cold air all over his body. This bizarre sight has dealt a huge blow to your minds. Please perform a SAN Value Check of 1d3 directly. Of course, because Player Liu Xing has already experienced the same situation, you only need to deduct 1 SAN point this time, and all players will gain Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge equivalent to the SAN value deducted."

As expected.

Liu Xing silently grumbled in his heart. Because of Bai He Cheng's foolish actions, the team's SAN value had still decreased. However, this was within reason and expected.

Thus, the SAN Value Check began.

Chen Ling, 2 points.

Wang Qi, 2 points.

Wang Si Yi, 1 point.

Liu Xing, 1 point.

Chen Ling and the others were quite lucky, not rolling the maximum of 3. However, for Chen Ling and the others, this was undoubtedly an undeserved disaster. Because of Bai He Cheng's foolishness, they inexplicably lost SAN points. Anyone would be annoyed, especially in this life-or-death Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG, where SAN value is life!

Therefore, Wang Qi stood up in rage, wanting to throw a punch at Bai He Cheng!

Fortunately, Chen Ling was still rational and stood up to stop Wang Qi. Liu Xing also stood up, grabbed Wang Qi, and began to persuade him, "Wang Qi, calm down. We're already in this situation, let's not fight amongst ourselves and avoid more accidents. Besides, Bai He Cheng has suffered enough. He has already received his due punishment."

Liu Xing's words calmed Wang Qi down. He snorted and sat back in his seat, sulking.

At this moment, Bai He Cheng silently rolled up the parchment again and said with unprecedented seriousness, "This parchment records the Summoning Ritual for Cthulhu's Projection!"

When Liu Xing heard Bai He Cheng say this, he was greatly shocked. As the face of the Cthulhu Mythos System, even though Cthulhu wasn't the strongest of the Great Old Ones and had a weakness of being afraid of boats (a lifelong shame for Cthulhu), Cthulhu's power was not to be underestimated. Even a mere projection could cause their side to suffer a Total Party Kill...

Therefore, Liu Xing immediately asked Bai He Cheng, "Bai He Cheng, does the parchment say whether this parchment must be used as the Medium for the sacrifice?"

Under normal circumstances, to perform a ritual to summon an Evil God, certain specific mediums are required. Just like this parchment, which records the summoning of Cthulhu's projection, it is very likely the required medium for the sacrifice. Without the required medium for the sacrificial ritual, even if you follow the correct sacrificial process and offer enough sacrifices of sufficient quality, it will be useless.

Therefore, whether this parchment is a necessary medium for the sacrifice is very important, as Liu Xing did not want to face Cthulhu so soon... or be wiped out by Cthulhu...

Unfortunately, Bai He Cheng shook his head silently. "No, this parchment is not the necessary medium for the sacrifice. It was the Evil God Statue that was shattered 300 Years Ago!"

Liu Xing's heart trembled. He didn't expect the Evil God Statue buried in the backyard to be Cthulhu's statue. If his inspiration had succeeded that time, he would have lost more than just a little SAN value.

According to the rules of the Cthulhu Mythos tabletop RPG, if one were to see a Great Old One of Cthulhu's level, direct eye contact would result in a loss of 1d10 SAN points upon success and 1d100 SAN points upon failure. Even a statue of Cthulhu would at least cause a loss of 1d6 SAN points upon success and 1d10 SAN points upon failure!

Liu Xing felt that he had almost gone mad before Bai He Cheng at that time.

But what puzzled Liu Xing was, this was supposed to be a simple difficulty Cthulhu Mythos RPG, why would they bring out the great god Cthulhu himself to preside over the scene? Even if it was just a projection, it wouldn't be something Liu Xing and the other players could handle.

This made Liu Xing confused.

At this moment, Wang Si Yi suddenly said, "If I remember correctly, that Locked Room is also on the side near the Back Garden, so if nothing unexpected happens, I think the secret room we haven't found, or rather the Basement, is located underground in the Back Garden."

Wang Si Yi's statement was met with everyone's agreement. After all, in terms of geographical location, if there was a secret room connected to the Locked Room, the most likely direction for it to extend would be into this Back Garden.

Liu Xing began to ponder if he could directly excavate the Back Garden to find that secret room.

"If you really want to do that, you can try to make an Extremely Difficult Luck Check," KP004 suddenly said to Liu Xing.

A trap, this is definitely a trap!

Unsolicited kindness is either a plot or a theft!

Liu Xing didn't think KP004 would be so kind as to give him a reminder, and this was an Extremely Difficult Luck Check, meaning Liu Xing could only succeed if he rolled a 16 or lower.

Moreover, KP004 didn't say what would happen if this Extremely Difficult Luck Check failed.

But to be honest, Liu Xing felt he had already guessed the outcome. After all, he was digging around Cthulhu's territory. Just thinking about it was thrilling...

Therefore, Liu Xing decisively abandoned the idea.

Just then, KP004 said, "Alright, your secret room time is over. Please adjust your mindset and language, and continue with your role-playing."

As soon as KP004 finished speaking, the secret room effect ended.

Liu Xing immediately put on a surprised expression and said to Bai He Cheng, "Bai He Cheng, what's wrong?"

To Liu Xing's surprise, Bai He Cheng was still smiling. He said, "It's nothing. When I opened this Parchment, it seemed like I triggered some mechanism. My whole body feels numb, and I feel like my eyes have suddenly gone blind."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected that the specific symptom of Bai He Cheng's Pseudo-Disability would be Blindness. Now, Bai He Cheng had completely lost the ability to act independently.

So, after discussing with Wang Qi and the others, Liu Xing decided that Chen Ling would assist Bai He Cheng. After all, Wang Qi was itching to beat Bai He Cheng up, and Wang Si Yi refused to have physical contact with Bai He Cheng, citing the reason of "men and women should not touch."

ps: This chapter was a bit of a struggle to write, but I'm still asking for recommendations and collections.