Doomsday Carnival Chapter 8

8th The Eight-person Roundtable game and the Target

The six people left the the round table saw Lin Yi Ning suddenly disappeared and turned silent.

No words was said.

“I… we can go now.” The middle-age man shouted. “The ghost have been caught! You have to let us out!”

“Stupid.” The referee said. “You haven’t found the ghost yet. Have you chosen the wrong one?”

His voice have not yet fallen when Lin Yi Ning suddenly returned to his seat with wounds on his body that looks a little bad.

“Please start your performance below.” The referee looked at them with great interest.

“Ghost!” The middle-age man yelled and run to the side. “Ghost ah! You kill him, kill him!”

Lin Yining: “…”

He slowly turned his head, stared at the middle-age man, and said, “Shut up.”

Number three’s face is very ugly. Taking it for granted, sending Lin Yi Ning, should be his credit.

“As you can see, I got out.” Lin Yi Ning said lightly. “I am not a ghost.”

“So.. what do you want to do?” The referee asked.

“The game continues. “he said.

“Good.” The referee disguised himself as a well behaved child and said, “Let’s continue. Next hint, don’t ask others what Baidu can answer. As for the next theme…” he stretched his tone and deliberately dragged it for a while, saying, “Just follow the last thought of the surviving little brother and ask you to take out your phone.”

[T/N: 能百度出来的东西不要问别人, confuse. I have no idea how to rephrase that.]

“What if we didn’t brought it?” Someone asked.

“Then your explanation must be convincing to them.” The referee said.

Number two went back to the table and pulled out his phone from his pocket, and placed it on the table. Number three did the same. When it came to number four, she was silent for a moment and said: “I forgot it at home.”

Number five and number six skipped the explanation for the mobile phone, number five already showed his while number six announced earlier that he didn’t have his. When it was number seven’s turn, she also said: “I just lost my phone.”

“What do you want to prove using a cellphone? I’d love to know.” The referee asked curiously.

Lin Yi Ning looked outward to the Ferris Wheel that is slowly rotating, offhandedly replying: ” I remember that Ferris Wheel was very old. It was demolished during my senior year in high school, when I was 18 years old.”

“That is, now is not year 2093.” He said. “Or you can think that this house in not in 2093. We all have something that the ghost doesn’t have, a cellphone. Maybe you think that the ghost got all the relics of the original, can even took out a cellphone, but from the start, it didn’t even brought out any documents.”

Its pretty obvious who Lin Yi Ning is referring to.

“But now you have three people who don’t have a cellphone on themselves, how can you judge?” Number three asked aggressively, “Do you have to rely on intuition?”

“Pay attention to the hints just now.” Lin Yi Ning said: “Don’t ask others what you can found out– and, even if there is not hint, I can almost determine it certainly.”

“Because you were too anxious.” Lin Yi Ning said: “When you get the answer, think about the previous question. Some things are not difficult to explain. Now thinking about it, aren’t you too eager?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” The number three says.

“I’m not talking about you. It’s her.” Lin Yi Ning looked at number four and asked: “Please explain why you said that this house is unlucky. I have lived in this building for more than 20 years and have never heard of such thing.”

Other players finally reacted, the number four girl actually did not prove her identity, she did not answer the question of the referee in the second round.

Number four girl avoided Lin Yi Ning’s eyes and said: “I… I heard that.”

“What did you hear?” Lin Yi Ning did not let go.

“The ruined building in front of the house is haunted. “she said.

A street away from Lin Yi Ning’s home is another community. There is a ruined building, nearly 40 stories high and more than 10 years ago, when Lin Yining was small, there was a very serious accident that killed more than 30 people.

“After 10 years, why did you suddenly remember and say it?” Lin Yi Ning said. “You might as well say that someone’s committed suicide 4 years ago. Do you know about this?”

Number four turned silent, and number three said:” Fundamentally…”

“Because there is no such thing at all. “Lin Yining continued,” He was persuaded to come down. ”

He picked up the tablet on the table and withdrew from the conversation page, which clearly showed the date, May 9, 2079.

He pulled up the browser and searched for Chengxi City explosion accident.

The most famous fire in Jincheng, plus the 33 floors keyword, its already obvious. When he knew the answer, he went to the process and found himself neglecting so many clues.

“May 4, living in XX Community’s nine four-unit 3302 rented by a couple, during a quarrel accidentally started a fire, from a home gas leak which triggered an explosion. It would’ve been fine if the accident ends here, but what is more frightening is that they have a small workshop upstairs where they use hydrogen to make hydrogen balls. The explosion detonated the remaining hydrogen in the small workshop, killing 63 people in the accident.”

Lin Yining looked at her: “Indeed, after this incident, the surrounding housing prices plummeted. Even if someone can stand it and was forced to live here, they will move not long after because its hunted. You giving us this information, isn’t it a hint?”

“That’s enough.” Number three said: “It’s just your guess.”

He looked at the others and asked, “Will you believe his nonsense?”

Lin Yining ignored him, then said: “Do you know what happened next? Other families of the deceased besieged your house, asking your parents for money, and your mother who had just lost her daughter and was besieged by others, hanged herself. ”

“Alright.”

There was a sudden heat in the room.

Little girl number four had a little burned scar on her white, clean face and said, “You won.”

“Then lets go to the last procedure.” The referee looked at them with relish and said. “Now let’s vote– who is it going to be, the chosen ghost?”

This time, almost everyone did not hesitate to write their final answer on the tablet.

30 seconds later, the referee announced the result of the statistics: “Five votes to the fourth, the players win!” After that, the door quietly opened.

A fire was lit in the corner of this warm and beautiful room. Seeing this scene, the second, middle-age man scurried out, then they heard a scream below. Lin Yi Ning went out and peered down the stairwell just to see a firetruck below with people screaming in hysterics.

He was thinking about how to go down but he saw a black shadow flashing through a window and arriving in front of him. Its the number four girl who already returned back to her charred black ghostly appearance, with the number three to say hello to him.

“Do you know why they appeared?” The child’s jolly voice appeared in his ears: “Because they signed a deal with the ghost of this copy.”

Lin Yi Ning was stunned. The reason why this person is always targeting him, because of this ghost entrustment?

“Now you also have an opportunity to sign an agreement. As the first player to clear 3302 copies, you are eligible to buy or rent this copy. If other players want to come in later, they will have to pay you some money.”

“Why should I buy such a thing?” Lin Yi Ning frowned. “In short, will there be players coming?”

“You will know when you look at your backpack.” The referee tempted and said: “I use my personality to guarantee that you will not lose out on this copy.”

Hearing his words, Lin Yi Ning opened the mobile app.

[Copy name: 3302 Fire Scene

List of available rewards: Exploding Hydrogen Balls

Current value: 500 silver coins

Rental Price: 1% off (50 silver) (Reason: first customs clearance)

Expected yield: 10 silver per week]

There is also a sample picture of the hydrogen bulb. Its has a two-layer style, first layer is transparent with a very colorful clown inside. Its very beautiful. Then the hydrogen balloon immediately exploded and the tree was blown off.

“During the beta period, many people will come come to brush the hydrogen ball.” The referee said: ” I just reminded you because I like you. I will not care about the others.”

A silver coin equals to 100 copper coins, a gold coin is 100 silver coins. The 50 silver is just the amount of money he received for this mission. The referee may cheat him, but the app won’t. Thinking about it, Lin Yi Ning decided to sign the agreement.

At his confirmation, a beep sounded in his ears:

“Player ‘Lin Yi Ning’ successfully marked the first copy and the Perpetually Night Zone leaderboard gameplay is opened. Challenge the top ten players, take their place and get rich rewards! Pros, are you sure you won’t come?”

After the prompt tone is finished, the app automatically starts to update. Lin Yi Ning saw that he is ranked Ninth in the leaderboard.

There is a line below: Player in the leaderboard cannot hide their rank

The entire list contains wealth, power, rank and many other content. After the overall ranking is the general list, which is much better than the one he saw on the subway station.

But its not good for him at all.

“Surprise? Is there an accident?” The referee voice sounded in his ear with a hint of gloating.

In the distance, the sudden update in the leaderboard arouse many people’s interest within the 28 free cities and 12 central cities

The nearest central city in Jincheng, Pisces.

“Who is this Lin Yi Ning?” A young man looked at the updated list on the app and suddenly asked.

“Chenxi City new mission champion? I heard that he got no background, not even a beta player.” The people around him answer.

“No.”

“He got 3302 under control.” Said the youth.

“Amazing.” The person next to him replied.

“Aren’t you going to the city to brush the pearls?” He said: “If you meet him, just grab it.”

[T/N: and so, another pit successful dug by the referee and LYN fell to it. XD]