Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls-Chapter 540: Restarting

Liu Xing nodded, and asked curiously: "Then speaking of which, how did that secret cult provoke the Deep Diving Society, and they directly took down the Deep Diving Society’s Hokkaido branch as soon as they came up. This move is too ruthless."

Alice shrugged and said: "According to the information provided by my informant, that secret cult also seems to believe in the Deep One, but as you Ryuusei know, if two secret cults that believe in the same mythical creature meet, there are usually only two results. The first result is that one secret cult annexes the other secret cult, and the second is that the two secret cults fight each other to the death. Of course, that secret cult chose the first method. Relying on the fact that they are locals and have been deeply rooted in Hokkaido for many years, they directly attacked the Deep Diving Society."

"Moreover, this secret cult is really ruthless. They originally planned to directly raid and kill all the members of the Deep Diving Society’s Hokkaido branch, and then disguise the scene as an attack by a third party, so that they could directly get rid of the relationship, but after all, there is always a loophole. In the end, a few people from the Deep Diving Society escaped, and it happened that some of the escaped people recognized that the attackers were all from that secret cult, so now the Deep Diving Society wants to establish its prestige and better subdue those secret cults near Hokkaido that believe in the Deep One. Therefore, the Deep Diving Society decided to eradicate the secret cult, and also invited a few Deep Ones from Cosmic Country to spread their orthodoxy in town.

After listening to Alice’s introduction, Ling Ishikawa couldn’t help but say: "Why do I feel that the secret cult has been tricked by the Deep Diving Society? After all, the Deep Diving Society is quite famous in Island Nation now. Where did that secret cult get the confidence to attack the Deep Diving Society? So I think it was the Deep Diving Society who deliberately lured that secret cult to attack them, so that they could have a legitimate reason to kill the chickens and warn the monkeys."

"That’s right, Ling Ishikawa, you’ve guessed half of it. According to my informant’s in-depth investigation, it was found that this so-called attack was very likely staged by the Deep Diving Society, because the Deep Diving Society only arranged for more than ten peripheral believers in the Hokkaido branch. The reason why that secret cult launched an attack was actually because a believer of that secret cult had a conflict with someone from the Deep Diving Society. After the two sides fought, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. A small leader of that secret cult disobeyed orders and directly led a team to copy the Deep Diving Society’s Hokkaido branch, so that secret cult finally released the rhetoric just now." Alice said with a smile.

Liu Xing nodded, pushed his non-existent glasses and said: "It seems that the Deep Diving Society is really good at playing the game of shouting and catching thieves, but this is not good news for us. After all, the Deep Diving Society is obviously planning to annex all the secret cults that believe in the Deep One in Island Nation step by step, and the most important thing is that the Deep Diving Society does have the capital to do so, so we must find a way to plan Deep One’s plan, otherwise Island Nation may really follow in the footsteps of Cosmic Country."

Zhang Jingxu frowned, and said with some doubts: "Ryuusei, you are a little alarmist. The situation in Island Nation is much more complicated than that in Cosmic Country. It is almost impossible for the Deep Diving Society to replicate its success in Cosmic Country. Because firstly, everyone knows what the official nature of Cosmic Country is, and it is not a threat to the Deep Diving Society at all. Therefore, it is expected and reasonable that Cosmic Country will be seized by the Deep Diving Society. However, the official of Island Nation is different. The heart of imperialism has always been immortal, and it is impossible for them to choose to collude with the Deep Diving Society unless the Deep Diving Society is willing to become a vassal of the official of Island Nation."

"In addition, these secret cults on Island Nation will not let the Deep Diving Society mess around on Island Nation, and it is obvious that the Deep Diving Society cannot provoke so many secret cults at once, not to mention that there is a United States of America official behind the official of Island Nation. , coupled with the fact that China’s official will not tolerate two countries controlled by secret cults at its doorstep, so if the Deep Diving Society dares to do something in Island Nation, it will inevitably be attacked by the crowd, so I think the Deep Diving Society should only be planning to expand its sphere of influence in Island Nation now."

Zhang Jingxu’s remarks are well-founded.

"Okay, let’s not talk about this for now, after all, this matter has little to do with us now. It will take at least a few months for the Deep Diving Society to solve that secret cult. After all, that secret cult has been deeply rooted in Hokkaido for many years. The relationship with other secret cults around is also very good... Back to the main topic, about the Deep Diving Society branch in Tokyo Comprehensive University, I got a seemingly ambiguous message yesterday, saying that the Deep Diving Society branch originally planned to deal with a group of students in the way, but because of the Tokyo Skytree explosion incident, they had to choose to stop, after all, who doesn’t want to touch Tokyo at this time?" Alice said.

Liu Xing and others looked at each other. According to Alice’s statement, it is basically certain now that Oyamaya and Tanaka Fuji are members of the Deep Diving Society.

It seems that their group has to find a chance to meet them.

At this time, Lu Tianya suddenly said: "Sister Alice, do you have any news about the Tokyo Skytree explosion incident? We have heard that the four terrorists have pushed out a scapegoat, but the official of Island Nation is still preparing to fight them to the death."

Alice nodded, and said hesitantly: "There is still a lot of news about the Tokyo Skytree explosion incident, but these news are true or false, and it is difficult to distinguish them, but the news that Lu Tianya just mentioned is true, because now this news is already in the secret cult. Everyone in the circle knows about it, but I also got a little gossip that I don’t know if it’s true or not, saying that the four terrorists were not the culprits of the Tokyo Skytree explosion incident, they just happened to bring that explosive into Tokyo Skytree. , and then the explosive was remotely controlled and detonated by someone else."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow and said in surprise, "Alice, are you saying that those four terrorists were actually innocent bystanders who were tricked?"

Alice nodded and continued, "As Ryuusei mentioned earlier, there is a strong possibility that those four terrorists were connected to the mastermind through a mobile game. The game’s nickname is ’Thousand Faces’ and it is being investigated by several secret cults. Surprisingly, they managed to gather some information. First of all, the game is called ’Endless Mission’ and appears to be a turn-based RPG similar to Dragon Warrior on the surface. However, it actually contains a hidden social platform that is accessible only to gold-level members who can invite regular players."

"But the most important thing is that this game is not available on any app store. It spreads among students in Island Nation, accumulating users through word-of-mouth. As a result, the majority of players are high school students. Some secret cults managed to gather information from players who have played this game. Firstly, the in-game currency can be exchanged for real cash. Although completing all the missions each month can earn a few thousand Island Nation yuan, dedicated players can even earn more than ten thousand. This is considered a decent income source for Island Nation’s students, which is why the game quickly gained a large number of active users."

"According to the typical pattern of mobile games, once a large user base is accumulated, the game developers usually start monetizing. However, this game introduced a strange feature instead - peculiar questionnaires that grant a thousand Island Nation yuan upon completion. These questionnaires became a dividing line among players. Some players had their questionnaire function disabled after completing multiple questionnaires, while others were invited to join the secret social platform. On this platform, players can choose to publish or accept missions. Publishing missions requires payment, while accepting and completing missions provide monetary rewards."

"As for the content of these missions, they can be described as bizarre and diverse. The mission creators can even specify certain players or player types to accept the missions. Initially, these missions were adventurous in nature, such as secretly taking a frontal photo of a certain subject during class or confessing to a classmate right when the bell rings. However, over time, illegal missions started to appear, such as procuring illicit substances in certain areas or even missions to teach someone a lesson. And all these missions were eventually completed."

"So, now you should understand the nature of this secret social platform, Ryuusei. Now let’s talk about ’Thousand Faces’. According to players who have joined the secret platform, ’Thousand Faces’ is very active on the platform. He publishes missions almost every day, offering generous rewards and moderate difficulty. As a result, whenever ’Thousand Faces’ publishes a mission, it is usually claimed within five seconds. So, ’Thousand Faces’ has become a prominent figure on the platform, leading many players to believe that he is either the game administrator or the boss."

"Therefore, according to the analysis of these secret cults, it is likely that those four terrorists, as users of the social platform, accepted missions from ’Thousand Faces’ and came from Saitama Prefecture to Tokyo to carry out certain tasks. Finally, they entered Tokyo Skytree with explosive-laden bags, unaware of the contents. And as we know, Tokyo Skytree was destroyed, and the whereabouts of those four terrorists are unknown."

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After listening to Alice’s explanation, Liu Xing couldn’t help but be shocked because this speculation seemed highly plausible.

The reason was simple. It was mentioned in the abandoned basic settings of Zhongshu’s design.

When Zhongshu was designing this large module, he initially came up with various settings. However, due to the difficulty of implementing these settings, Zhongshu decided to abandon them, including the setting of the secret social platform.

According to Zhongshu’s original plan, the secret social platform was a website with strict entry requirements. It belonged to a mysterious force within the module and often issued missions related to the players in the module, such as assassinating a specific player...

But the most important thing was that if Zhongshu had used the previous setting directly, Liu Xing would have known the true identity of ’Thousand Faces’.

Unfortunately, "Watanabe Ryuusei" didn’t know, and Liu Xing couldn’t just wander around Tokyo like in Tokyo Skytree to find ’Thousand Faces’.

Therefore, this matter had to be temporarily set aside.

"By the way, I have an important message to tell you, Ryuusei. Some secret cults are already investigating you, but they only see you as ordinary individuals and are unaware of your true identities. So you don’t need to be overly cautious. Even if you encounter members of these secret cults, they will most likely just ask you about what you witnessed at the scene," Alice spoke up.

Liu Xing nodded, which was expected by him and his group, as they had made appearances on television before.

At that moment, a waiter suddenly approached and nodded politely towards Alice.

Alice furrowed her brows and stood up, saying, "It seems that the Deep Diving Society has indeed sent someone to monitor me. I need to leave now. Ryuusei, remember to take the things in the storage locker when you leave."

After saying this, Alice left.

After Alice’s departure, Liu Xing and the others casually chatted for a while.

Although they had obtained a lot of information from Alice, it didn’t have much relevance to Liu Xing and the others at the moment. After all, these matters had nothing to do with them.

Half an hour later, Liu Xing and the others finished the drinks that Alice had brought and prepared to leave the bar.

Of course, Liu Xing didn’t forget to take out the items that Alice had left in the storage locker - a black single-shoulder backpack.

Liu Xing roughly estimated that there were quite a lot of things inside the backpack, and they were also quite heavy.

It seemed that Alice had given him more than one item.

After leaving the bar, Liu Xing exchanged a smile with Ling Ishikawa.

Then, Liu Xing handed the single-shoulder backpack to Zhang Jingxu.

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