Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 147: Chat Room

Addison raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, and said, "Liu Xing, you don't know about the testing module?"

Liu Xing nodded and replied, "Yeah, I just advanced from the Ghoul Area to the Repair Gus Area, so I'm still a newbie."

"Newbies who claim to be newbies are usually experienced players. I thought you were a Veteran Driver participating in a promotion match, considering how perfectly we coordinated before," Addison said, sounding amazed.

Liu Xing shrugged, smiling, "I'm not that experienced, just lucky. Plus, I used to play the Cthulhu RPG Game, so my adaptability is better."

Addison nodded and continued, "The so-called testing module is an unofficial term. Some missions in certain modules have a normal difficulty, but players discovered strange information in them. A club member found that the worldviews and timelines of some modules were identical, with locations not far apart."

"So, players started using the Chat Room. Liu Xing, you've just advanced to the Repair Gus Area, you might not have checked your phone yet. The Chat Room is an app automatically added to your phone when you reach the Repair Gus Area in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall. It's called Cthulhu RPG GameChat Room. Though it's called a Chat Room, most players prefer using its posting function, similar to a forum."

"Players share the plots of the modules they've experienced, along with suspicious information. Eventually, a pro managed to organize hundreds of modules into a massive one. The key is, this pro knows a real big shot in the Cthulhu Area. Surprisingly, that big shot participated in a massive module a year later, and the plot closely matched the speculations of the pro!"

"So, some people speculate that the modules used by players in the Cthulhu Area are large in scale and time span. They often have to spend several years in the game. Creating such modules is challenging; even in the Cthulhu RPG Game, it needs to make sense. Therefore, these large modules need testing and are naturally split into varying modules, given to us low-level area players for testing. That's why we call them testing modules."

"In the Chat Room, seven large modules have been integrated. Two are confirmed, with the smallest consisting of 725 modules, and the largest, 3821 modules. Of course, there may be some margin of error."

Addison's words made Liu Xing nod repeatedly. After returning to reality, he planned to check this Chat Room for useful information.

"Speaking of the Chat Room, I personally advise you, Liu Xing, not to join those so-called local Chat Rooms. Upon entering the Repair Gus Area, the trading function is enabled. Although there's a set minimum price for items, there's no limit on the maximum price. Therefore, those supposed local Chat Rooms will try to obtain your real address and force you to sell your items at a low price. Then they'll sell you their junk items at a high price, essentially draining you and turning you into their cash machine," Addison warned earnestly.

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, realizing that these so-called local communication groups did indeed have issues. Fortunately, he didn't believe Wang Qi's words at the time.

Addison noticed Liu Xing's expression and said with interest, "Liu Xing, judging by your expression, have you already had contact with those local communication groups?"

Liu Xing thought about it and felt it wasn't something to hide, so he smiled and said, "Yeah, some time ago, I met a player I used to run missions with in real life. He invited me to join an offline gathering of a local friendship group. I immediately sensed something was off, so I declined on the spot, moved houses, and changed my phone card."

Addison looked at Liu Xing with admiration and said, "Well done. Those so-called local communication groups love targeting us low-level area players because, even if we can exchange items from the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall, the items we can exchange are mostly effective against mythical creatures, not humans. So, when facing those with ulterior motives, we're practically defenseless. Liu Xing, try to stay away from them and avoid getting involved."

Liu Xing nodded, thinking about exchanging Nyarlathotep's specially crafted gun into reality, ensuring he had a self-defense weapon.

"Alright, it's about time. I'll go rest. Tomorrow, I'll find a chance to slip away. The difficulty of this testing module is too high. Liu Xing, tell Zhang Jingxu and the others for me. They should understand, considering it involves several hundred points. Unless you're a saint," Addison said, then turned and left.

Liu Xing thought about it and found Addison's advice reasonable. It wasn't worth clashing over points. Moreover, based on the information known now, he really had no way to take Zhang Jingxu and the others out of the internet addiction treatment center. After all, knowing that Captain Luo and the others were Yi's People, his original plan was impossible to achieve.

"Not that our military isn't powerful, but the enemy is too cunning!" After consoling himself, Liu Xing returned to his room.

Because it was 2003, entertainment activities were scarce, and Liu Xing, a man who had "traveled" back from 2017, wasn't interested in playing with his phone. He went straight to bed.

While Liu Xing slept, on the rooftop of the internet addiction treatment center, Aughra was sitting on the edge, holding a cup of coffee, pretending to look contemplative as he gazed into the distance.

Behind Aughra, Yang Kong, Captain Luo, Uncle Qin, and Ah Bing stood still, not daring to move.

"Ah, the moon looks beautiful tonight," Aughra said, looking up at the sky just as a dark cloud covered the moon.

The scene became awkward.

Aughra, a bit embarrassed, coldly snorted, and the cloud instantly disappeared.

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