Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

KP Chopsticks nodded, smiling, "This is fate. It’s not your fault you encountered this module. Alright, let me explain the situation in the Hound of Tindalos area. In short, entering the Hound of Tindalos area means you are now official players of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall. From now on, you’ll be delving into the true core of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall."

"I believe you’ve noticed that your real world has already been invaded by the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall. Some module contents have manifested in the real world, especially the Hound of Tindalos and Cthulhu areas. The impact on the real world is particularly evident. Therefore, as you proceed with modules, consider not only how to complete them but also how your actions will affect the real world."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xing and the others frowned.

While the invasion of the real world by the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall was already confirmed for Liu Xing and the others, hearing it from KP Chopsticks, an "official personnel," made it somewhat hard to accept.

Most importantly, the following words from KP Chopsticks added pressure to Liu Xing and the others. After completing modules, they not only had to figure out how to clear them but also had to minimize the impact on the real world. As seasoned players of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, Liu Xing and the others were mentally prepared to bear the burden of the world, but they were unwilling to let innocents die for their actions.

In the past, Liu Xing and the others could console themselves by saying that NPCs weren’t real humans, so their deaths didn’t matter. However, now the NPCs in the modules had become living, breathing people.

Thinking about this, Liu Xing started to feel a headache...

At this moment, Yin En suddenly spoke, "KP, I have a question. Are the modules of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall prepared in the real world from the beginning, or does the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall start building the modules after we officially activate them?"

KP Chopsticks chuckled and replied, "I knew you would ask this question, or rather, every player advancing to the Hound of Tindalos area asks this question. So, let me clarify. The place where you engage in modules is essentially a gaming space connected to the real world. After the module concludes, the results reflect in the real world. However, it’s certain that characters in the real world correspond to NPCs in the game world. If an NPC dies in the game world, the corresponding person in the real world also dies, but the manner of death may be altered to appear more normal."

The reason for the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall’s setup was to prevent players from preparing in advance in places where they might engage in modules. For example, if Liu Xing knew he would be returning to the Island Nation to attend university, he might prepare something or even attempt to burn the university down.

Of course, the safest approach was to determine the module’s details in advance and find opportunities to eliminate enemy NPCs...

"Alright, I’ve told you everything you need to know. You can choose to return to the real world now," KP Chopsticks said with a smile.

Liu Xing and the others signaled each other and then returned to the real world.

Back in the real world, Liu Xing stretched and noticed a problem.

The Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall interface was not displayed on his computer screen.

Frowning, Liu Xing quickly picked up the mouse, only to find that the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall icon had disappeared from the desktop.

"What’s going on?" Liu Xing wondered.

Taking out his mobile phone, Liu Xing discovered that the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall icon was missing from there as well.

Liu Xing didn’t believe that the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall would let him off so easily.

So.

Liu Xing closed his eyes and silently invoked the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall.

Nothing happened.

With his eyes closed, Liu Xing was puzzled. He thought this was following the basic plot of some novels where the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall would already be in his mind, but it wasn’t.

Where did the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall go?

Liu Xing opened his eyes, feeling a bit frustrated. To his surprise, he found himself standing in a silver-white room with nothing except a door.

"Could this be the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall?" Liu Xing exclaimed in amazement.

After a moment of contemplation, Liu Xing directly pushed open the door.

Upon opening the door, Liu Xing was greeted by a hall covering an area of over ten thousand square meters. In the center of this hall was a massive beam of light, connecting to the infinite darkness of the sky.

This was the true Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall!

Liu Xing regained his composure, realizing there were quite a few people in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall. Of course, considering the vastness of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, the one hundred-plus people present seemed quite sparse.

"Liu Xing!"

Turning around, Liu Xing saw Yin En excitedly waving at him from a short distance.

Liu Xing walked over immediately, saying with a smile, "Yin En, you’re here too."

Yin En nodded, saying, "I was wondering why the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall icon disappeared. So, I tried asking about it in my mind, and I was transported here. It seems we can discuss matters directly in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall without meeting in the real world. It’s much more convenient."

"Exactly, no matter how far apart we are in the real world, we can meet directly in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall and even start modules simultaneously. It’s like we’re forming a team for the game now," Zhang Jingxu’s voice suddenly echoed.

At this moment, Zhang Jingxu stood beside Liu Xing and Yin En, with a half-opened door behind him.

It seemed Zhang Jingxu had just entered the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall.

Liu Xing saw Zhang Jingxu’s true appearance for the first time and noticed a significant difference between Zhang Jingxu and his character card. While Zhang Jingxu appeared as a chubby, bespectacled literature youth, his facial features still resembled those of his character card.

It seemed Zhang Jingxu was the "chubby edition" of himself.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, expressing surprise, "Zhang Jingxu, there’s quite a gap between you and your character card."

Zhang Jingxu chuckled, shrugged, and said, "My character card template is from my high school days. I’ve been living well in college, so I’ve gained some weight."

"Hey, you guys are here too."

At this moment, Zhang Wenbing walked out of the door beside Zhang Jingxu.

"It seems that those of us who advanced to the Hound of Tindalos area in the same module are assigned to adjacent rooms," Liu Xing remarked.

Since they met Zhang Wenbing, Yin En naturally invited him to join their team, "Zhang Wenbing, do you have a fixed team now? If not, would you like to join us? The modules in the Hound of Tindalos area will undoubtedly be challenging, and it’s tough to play solo without a suitable team."

Zhang Wenbing nodded, without hesitation, "Of course, I can. I’ve been wanting to form a team for modules, but in the Cthulhu RPG Game, finding suitable teammates is incredibly challenging. Teammates need to be both skilled and trustworthy. I’ve joined a few teams before, but they either disbanded due to teammates’ deaths or dissolved due to mutual distrust. I’ve also been betrayed before, so I can tell your team, Ling Ishikawa, is excellent. Therefore, if you don’t mind, I’d like to join your team."

Yin En chuckled, speaking earnestly, "Zhang Wenbing, you’re right. Our team is indeed excellent. We’ve collaborated on several modules without any issues. However, as you know, Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall modules generally require a minimum of four players. So, our three-person team has always planned to recruit a new member, and you fit the bill. With your connection to Zhang Jingxu in the game world, you can quickly join us for modules. But speaking of which, my name is Yin En, and Ling Ishikawa is just my character card."

"I see. You can rest assured of my abilities. In the game, I know many people from the China Dao Sect, so I have a lot of magic items. Although most of them are disposable, my burst power is quite strong in a short time," Zhang Wenbing confidently stated.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xing couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Wenbing was a legendary item-focused player. But this seemed logical, considering Zhang Wenbing’s high Luck stat, which undoubtedly helped him acquire many items and use them effectively.

The Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall forum once mentioned a very special player style: the item-focused player.

In simple terms, players of this style use various items to navigate through campaigns. If one item can’t solve a problem, they use two.

However, becoming an item-focused player was no easy task. In the Cthulhu RPG Game, it wasn’t easy to carry a large number of diverse items. Players in Cthulhu RPG Game didn’t come equipped with an Infinite Space backpack like in other games or a legendary Alternate Dimension sphincter...

More importantly, while there were many items in Cthulhu RPG Game, there weren’t many that could be used instantly and anywhere. These items were also not usually available for purchase in shops. So, players who played as item-focused were rare and often considered experts.

Therefore, Liu Xing and the others looked at Zhang Wenbing with admiration.

Zhang Wenbing seemed a bit embarrassed by the attention, scratching his head, "Uh, it’s just that I’m relatively lucky. I randomly got the position of a financial manager, so I quickly gained Skill Points in the Art of Persuasion. I established good relations with the people of the China Dao Sect and managed to get some useful items from them every now and then."

Indeed, being lucky could allow for quite a bit of freedom.

"By the way, Zhang Wenbing, isn’t your Luck stat 88? How did you increase it?" Liu Xing asked curiously.

Zhang Wenbing thought for a moment and said, "That happened during the last module when I advanced from the Ghoul area to the Shoggoth Region. The content of that module was assisting the China Dao Sect in hunting down the leader of a secret cult. We tracked them to a cave, found a strange stone, and in the final battle, we smashed that stone. Everyone present underwent a Luck Judgment, and I happened to roll a critical success. That’s how I increased my Luck stat. As for others, well, they either died or got injured in the process."

Liu Xing had nothing to say.

After a brief exchange, Liu Xing and the others accepted Zhang Wenbing into their team.

At that moment, a person in black, wearing a skull mask, approached them and whispered, "Friends, you seem unfamiliar. You must be players who just advanced to the Hound of Tindalos area."

Liu Xing nodded, smiling, "Exactly, we just advanced to the Hound of Tindalos area. May I ask who you are?"

The person in black chuckled, extended their hand, and said, "I suppose I could be considered your senior. You can call me Old Black. I came to talk to you because, as you might have noticed, entering the Hound of Tindalos area means that the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall is now a real place for you. To prevent new players like you from taking unnecessary detours, us seniors have agreed to come and explain some things whenever a new player enters. So, that’s why I’m here to chat with you. Of course, if you encounter new players in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall in the future, remember to do the same and explain these things to them."

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