When Song Yang said this, Feng Shi was really stunned.
Xia Jing glanced at Song Yang without saying anything.
Song Yang's eyes darkened slightly when he saw Xia Jing's reaction.
He didn't want to cause any weird misunderstandings, but Xia Jing's identity was special, and it was inconvenient to explain it to Feng Shi in this situation. So he just said, "He is Xia Jing. His previous death was a misunderstanding. Just think of it as a bug in Smiley City."
Feng Shi looked back at the young man in front of him, his eyes scrutinizing him.
Is there a bug in Smiley City?
He didn't think Song Yang would deceive him, but the twists and turns were definitely not as simple as Song Yang said.
But this is really not a place for detailed discussion.
Feng Shi nodded towards Xia Jing and said, "My name is Feng Shi, hello."
At this moment, the last player appeared in front of everyone.
He was a very tall man with grass green hair that made his skin look so white that it was almost transparent.
With narrow eyes and a smile on his lips, this man looked quite enchanting. Like Song Yang, Feng Shi and Xia Jing, he attracted everyone's attention as soon as he appeared.
The players arrived, the dungeon started, and a female voice suddenly appeared behind them:
"You are the workers this time, right? Follow me, your workplace is here."
Everyone turned around and saw a smartly dressed woman in a black dress waving at them. She then walked to the door of the bright yellow mysterious room, unlocked it, and pushed the door open.
Everyone looked at each other and walked back and forth cautiously, only to find an empty room.
In the center of the room stood a long table, surrounded by ten stools.
There are a lot of miscellaneous items piled up in the corner of the room, and at first glance you can see children's supplies such as plasticine and cardboard.
All the summons so far indicate that this copy is related to "children", and children are also the core material of countless horror movies in reality.
Looking at these things and listening to the faint sounds of children playing coming from upstairs, several players swallowed their saliva and became nervous.
After opening the door, the NPC said to them, "You should already know that Jiajia's birthday is in three days. You only have three days to complete the work."
"You will be staying in our kindergarten for the next three days. We have already arranged accommodation for you, so don't worry. You will work three hours a day and rest and sleep for three hours. If you finish your daily workload early, you can move around freely."
The ten players looked at a clock hanging on the wall of the room.
This clock has only six large scales, indicating that there are only six hours in a day in this copy.
They listened seriously to the information given by the NPC, and this attitude obviously made the female NPC very satisfied.
She reached into her pocket and pulled out five pieces of paper. She walked in and placed them on the long table. She said, "Here are five nursery rhymes. Divide into two groups and choose one. Once you've chosen, I'll come back and tell you the specific tasks."
After the NPC left, everyone walked over to the table to take a look.
A girl with chestnut-colored hair was the first to change color: "T-Is this 'London Bridge'?"
The middle one of these five nursery rhymes is "London Bridge is Falling Down", which almost everyone has heard in various works.
Those who are familiar with horror nursery rhymes know very well what a bad signal this nursery rhyme's appearance in this kind of dungeon game represents.
The grass-green man who appeared last quickly scanned the five nursery rhymes and spoke in a soft voice, "These five nursery rhymes are all from Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes."
"What? I know this nursery rhyme collection," a middle-aged man said with a sullen face. "My ex-wife bought this book for my daughter. Later I found out that it originally contained a lot of scary nursery rhymes, but they had been deleted!"
"Many real-life deductions are inspired by this collection of nursery rhymes," another frail woman said palely. "That NPC asked us to choose a nursery rhyme first, then told us the specific job. What exactly is that job? Is this a trap? What does the title of this dungeon, 'Creation,' mean?"
The cover of this copy is the scene of the outside world that they just saw through the window in the hall.
Lush green lawns and peaceful blue sky and white clouds. There isn't much information, but it gives people a sense of stability, which is why some of them choose this copy.
I didn't expect the NPC to be so mysterious.
The chestnut-haired girl gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know, but no matter what, the scarier the nursery rhyme looks, the more dangerous it is!"
Her eyes darted back and forth among the five nursery rhymes, obviously already thinking about which one she would choose.
A man who was considered quite handsome, but still looked inferior to Song Yang, Feng Shi and the others, raised his hand and said, "Wait, wait, don't forget we still have to form groups first. Can we form groups first and then choose the nursery rhyme?"
The thin woman also hurriedly said: "Let's introduce ourselves to each other first. My name is Xu Ning, and I am a kindergarten teacher. I may know a little about children's affairs."
Suddenly, several pairs of eyes turned to look at her.
The more handsome man said, "My name is Zhang Li. You may have heard of my other name on the Internet, 'Uncle Li'."
Xu Ning was surprised and said, "Ah, you are the food-streaming celebrity, right?"
"Yes, it's me." Zhang Li had obviously achieved his goal. He smiled and said, "Teacher Xu, do you want to be in the same group with me?"
"Hey, don't rush me like that, Mr. Xu. You could have waited until we've all been introduced before making your choice," the middle-aged man sneered. "My name is Li Shanyin. I have some experience with three-star dungeons, having cleared them three times. Consider this: in a place like this, should you choose a good-looking internet celebrity or an experienced partner?"
Xu Ning's profession made her a popular figure among this group of people. She herself did not expect that the introduction she made casually would cause such an effect, and her expression immediately became a little embarrassed.
The chestnut-haired girl glanced at Xu Ning subtly, curled her lips and said, "My name is Wang Lian. I've entered a three-star dungeon twice, so I have some experience."
Then an old man who looked to be in his seventies said, "My name is Sun Fujing, and this is my granddaughter, Sun Qianqian. Let's be a group, grandfather and granddaughter."
Sun Qianqian looked like a junior high school student. She followed her grandfather closely, supporting him without saying a word.
Wang Lian and the others glanced at the grandfather and grandson and then looked away. An old man and a child had no fighting ability, so they were too lazy to fight for them.
Feng Shi said calmly, "My name is Feng Shi."
The grass-green man smiled and said, "My name is Bian Ya."
The only ones left were Song Yang and Xia Jing.
Xia Jing nodded and smiled: "My name is Dong Song, hello."
Song Yang said calmly: "My name is Xia Qiu, hello."
Wang Lian and the others: "..."
Wang Lian turned around and asked Xia Jing, "Are you sure your name is not Dongchun?"
Xia Jing blinked: "It's not impossible?"
Wang Lian and the others: "..."
To be honest, because Song Yang is good-looking and Xia Jing looks "scary", every move of these two people just now attracted the attention of the whole audience, and the others also noticed that the atmosphere between the two men was weird.
But being gay to this extent is too much.
Song Yangcai didn't bother to care about other people's looks. He glanced at the five pieces of paper again and thought, "Jia Jia's birthday is in three days. Maybe Jia Jia is one of the children in this kindergarten."
Li Shanyin immediately asked, "Could she be the main monster?"
Wang Lian nodded repeatedly and said, "It's possible. The children are all upstairs. We have to go upstairs to have a chance to find her."
Everyone's eyes turned to the diagonal corner of the room.
There was a staircase leading upstairs, but the entrance was locked with an iron fence.
Xu Ning said worriedly, "The NPC said we have to finish our work early every day before we can move around freely. We have to hurry up."
First we have to group ourselves.
Feng Shi didn't want to get involved with Song Yang and Xia Jing, so he said, "You two can form a team. I'll find someone else."
The middle-aged man Li Shanyin and the internet celebrity Zhang Li were circling around the preschool teacher Xu Ning. Xu Ning was extremely embarrassed. Finally, his face flushed and he said weakly, "I, I'll be in the same group with Uncle Li. Brother Li, you..."
Li Shanyin snorted coldly and said bluntly, "At this critical moment, you still care about your appearance. Be careful that you will die in vain!"
Xu Ning's face turned pale.
Feng Shi looked at the remaining three people.
Li Shanyin with an unhappy face, Wang Lian watching coldly, and Bian Ya leisurely walking around the table and observing.
Feng Shi walked to Bian Ya.
He was just a little taller than this enchanting man.
"We can work in pairs, is that okay?"
Bian Ya turned around, glanced at Feng Shi, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Feng."
The remaining Li Shanyin and Wang Lian can only automatically form a team.
After the teams are formed, how to distribute the five nursery rhymes is also a problem.
If we choose without any rules, everyone will just end up fighting each other. After all, no one wants to choose the nursery rhyme that looks the most dangerous.
Zhang Li suggested, "How about we play rock-paper-scissors and choose in order of priority?"
The Wang Lian Li Shan Yin group was obviously reluctant.
But there is no other way. This is indeed the simplest, fastest and fairest solution.
Each group had to select one person to represent them in the game of rock-paper-scissors. Song Yang felt that he was not very lucky, so he asked Xia Jing to take his place.
Three minutes later, Xia Jing came back with the last one.
Song Yang: "..."
Seeing Xia Jing staring at his punching hand with a very unfathomable look, Song Yang found it a little funny. He rubbed his head and said, "It seems that both of us are unlucky."
In the past, we were able to meet in dungeons every time without knowing each other, maybe it was because negative times negative equaled positive.
But it doesn't matter.
No matter what number they draw, Song Yang doesn't think it can determine their life or death.
Xia Jing calmly put down his hand.
The winner of the rock-paper-scissors game was the Xu Ning and Zhang Li team.
Zhang Li looked very excited. He strode forward and scanned the five nursery rhymes again.
There is no need to mention "London Bridge".
After entering the Smiley City, many players have watched a lot of horror movies in real life in order to prepare for the horror dungeons they will enter in the future.
This nursery rhyme is enough to make them suffer from PTSD. Only a fool would choose it.
The other four—
Three Little Mice
Three little mice, wearing black felt hats,
Three little ducks, wearing big straw hats,
Three pugs, with their curled tails,
Three little black cats, covered with thin veils,
Two little fat pigs were walking in the front.
The clothes are so stylish, and the wig is so cool.
Suddenly, heavy rain came pouring down.
All the little guys ran back home.
Taffy the Welshman
Taffy the Welshman was a thief,
He came to my house and stole a piece of beef.
I went to Taffy's house, but no one was there.
It turned out that he went to my house and stole a bone.
I went to Taffy's house, but no one was there.
It turned out that he went to my house and stole a silver needle.
I went to Taffy's house and he was fast asleep in his bed.
I picked up a bone and beat him until he begged for mercy.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill,
Go up the mountain to fetch water.
Jack hit his head.
Jill rolled downhill.
Jack limped.
Run home in silence.
Apply some vinegar and put some paper on it.
Hurriedly lay down on the bed.
There is a gentleman in our town
There is a gentleman in our town,
He is incredibly smart.
Look, he jumps into the thorn bush.
Ouch! Gouged out his eyes.
What if my eyes fall out?
He used all his strength,
Then he leaped into the thorn bush,
Ha! The eyes are back on the face.
Zhang Li chose the nursery rhyme "Three Little Mice" without much thought, simply because the other three were either about hitting people with bones, rolling down a slope, or having eyes scratched off by thorns, which looked creepy no matter how you looked at them.
Xu Ning had no objection. Although he felt a little guilty, when it came to a life-or-death situation, no one would give in at such a time.
The second group to make a choice was the grandfather and grandson pair, Sun Fujing and Sun Qianqian.
Sun Fujing hesitated and said, "Qianqian, which song do you think is better?"
Sun Qianqian looked carefully at the remaining four nursery rhymes, thought for a moment, and took the paper with "Taffy the Welshman".
The third group to make a choice were Wang Lian and Li Shanyin.
The two waited anxiously for a long time, and finally it was their turn. They stepped forward impatiently, looked at the remaining three nursery rhymes, and chose "Jack and Jill".
Although this nursery rhyme doesn't feel much better, the line about scratching off eyes in "There's a Gentleman in Our Town" is really creepy. In comparison, this song is better.
As they walked back, they looked at Feng Shi, Song Yang and the others with a look of "I wish you all the best".
In fact, these four people have always been very calm.
But Song Yang couldn't help but complain: "What's wrong with our luck?"
Not only was he and Xia Jing the last group, but Feng Shi and Bian Ya were actually the second to last group.
Feng Shi looked at Song Yang, moved his lips, and seemed to be about to speak.
"..." Song Yang's mouth twitched, "It's none of my business."
Feng Shi sighed: "Alright."
Song Yang:)
Feng Shi and Bian Ya walked forward together. The only nursery rhymes they could choose from were "London Bridge" and "There's a Gentleman in Our Town."
In fact, with the "content of the work" currently unknown, even Feng Shi felt that "London Bridge" was the most dangerous of the five nursery rhymes.
He made a quick decision and turned to ask Bianya: "I want to choose 'London Bridge'. Is it acceptable to you? I can promise that if any danger occurs, I will take responsibility."
Upon hearing this, Bian Ya turned his head to glance at Song Yang behind him, then smiled and said to Feng Shi, "Mr. Song is your friend, right? You are really loyal to your friends."
Feng Shi didn't know whether this sentence was ironic or something else, but he was sure that if Song Yang were in his current position, he would make the same choice.
This is the tacit understanding they have formed after knowing each other for many years.
So he just looked at Bian Ya calmly and asked.
If Bian Ya disagrees, he will not force it. After all, once they are divided into groups, every choice will no longer concern him alone.
To his surprise, Bian Ya didn't say anything else, but reached out and picked up the piece of paper with "London Bridge".
The enchanting man said, "What a coincidence! I happen to be most interested in this nursery rhyme as well."
He turned and walked back. Feng Shi looked at his back without saying a word.
The song Song Yang and Xia Jing were assigned was the nursery rhyme "There is a Gentleman in Our Town".
After making the final choice, the door of the room was opened again, and the smartly dressed female NPC appeared in front of everyone again.
Wang Lian and the others became nervous.
What exactly will their job be this time?
These nursery rhymes are bound to be related to their destiny. Will the choices they make be correct?
Zhang Li was full of confidence. They were the first group to make a choice, and the nursery rhyme they chose was the one that seemed to have the least risk. No matter what, if anyone was going to die in this copy, they shouldn't be the first to die.
Amidst these expectant, anxious, and fearful gazes, the NPC said, "Very good. After you've chosen the nursery rhyme, your next task is to create all the elements mentioned in the nursery rhyme. The toys you create will be Jiajia's birthday present in three days."
"Please remember not to miss any characters or objects that appear in every sentence of the nursery rhyme. If you do, Jiajia will be very angry. Your deadline is three days. Please divide the daily workload reasonably. It's up to you to decide whether to produce one or two sentences each day."
"Your materials are everything in this room."
"Those of you who finish your work for the day early may go upstairs and move freely. I will take you back to your accommodations after dark. Time is tight. Half an hour of today's work has already passed. Please start as soon as possible."
After saying this, NPC turned and left the room, closing the door.
Three seconds passed after she finished speaking.
All ten people looked at the pieces of paper in their hands.
Zhang Li and Xu Ning were the first to change their expressions.
Making nursery rhymes——
Among the five nursery rhymes, the one they have, "Three Little Mice", which seems the most ordinary, is actually the nursery rhyme with the most characters appearing!
This also means that they have the heaviest workload among the five groups!
"London Bridge", the nursery rhyme that most people avoid, is the one with the most repetitive elements and the least amount of work among the five nursery rhymes!
They actually made the wrong choice!