Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 148: Compensation Module

Aughra spoke of the Faceless God, also known as Nyarlathotep's other incarnation. The Faceless God, a creature without a face, embodied a lion with wings and a human-animal hybrid, active in ancient Egypt.

Each of Nyarlathotep's avatars had distinct personalities. Aughra enjoyed mischief, Black Pharaoh exuded arrogance, and the Faceless God reveled in judging criminals. Therefore, bugs in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall were typically handled by the Faceless God.

Of course, the "bugs" represented by Jigu and Ghoul Elder Cao'er were transferred to the Faceless God after Black Pharaoh's departure.

After "resolving" the bugs in this module, Aughra pondered how to compensate the players.

Firstly, Aughra considered himself a fair person. Due to his management error leading to module bugs, he felt it necessary to compensate the players involved.

However, Aughra suddenly wondered if he had a jinx in Liu Xing, considering Liu Xing meant "shooting star" and resembled a comet. After encountering bugs in two consecutive modules, Aughra was impressed by his own wit.

"I think, since these players are already asleep, let's have them participate in that module. I'll give additional rewards for passing it, and if they fail, no extra rewards. I'm truly brilliant," Aughra mumbled to himself.

"Hehe, you're just trying to make me work overtime, Lord Aughra," KP Ghost appeared before Aughra.

True to his name, KP Ghost was covered in a white sheet, with holes only for his eyes, revealing red eyes.

Aughra shrugged, saying, "Well, capable people should bear more. Ghost, you're quite something. You noticed the module had issues but didn't bother to contact me."

"Hehe, I just took over this module. Initially thought you were being eccentric again, creating such a bizarre module. Little did I know it was because of your lax supervision that these Yis People escaped. Quite interesting," KP Ghost said with a smirk.

Aughra laughed awkwardly, "It was just an accident. I didn't expect the Yis People to be so mischievous. Anyway, why are you still being a KP? Aren't you supposed to go there?"

KP Ghost shook his head, "I can, but I don't want to right now. I like my current life. Being a KP is not bad."

"People have their own aspirations. I support your choice, Ghost. After all, being a KP in the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall is not a bad gig. Alright, I'll now teleport these players into that module. I'll leave the rest to you," Aughra said with a smile.

KP Ghost nodded silently and then disappeared.

And Aughra lightly clapped his hands before disappearing.

"Uh, where is this?"

Liu Xing, who was still in a dream, suddenly woke up, finding himself lying on a table. Addison and the others were looking at him in confusion.

"Dear players, after a system check, we found a major bug affecting the player's gaming experience in this welfare module. So, temporarily, we've transferred you to another welfare module—Soup. Now, let me briefly introduce this welfare module."

"Firstly, the difficulty of this module is easy. I'll tell you about the plot introduction. You are currently in a room with four doors in different directions. Your main quest is to escape."

"Because this is a compensatory module, and there are no other humans inside, Private Room time is default. If you pass this welfare module, besides the fixed 500 points reward, you'll get an additional 200 points. If you fail, you'll receive only 50 points."

"Now, players, you can start the game. Good luck to all of you," KP Ghost said.

"The module at the Internet Addiction Treatment Center turns out to have a major bug. No wonder there were so many Yis People," Addison said in amazement.

Zhang Jingxu and the others looked confused. "What, there's more than Professor Yang among the Yis People?"

Liu Xing nodded, explaining the results he and Addison had discussed.

"I see, that explains why this module felt off. But it also confirms a saying—get rich by maintaining. No matter what the game is, you can earn a lot of benefits if there are bugs," Wu Wei said with a smile.

Liu Xing, not participating in Zhang Jingxu's discussion, began to observe the room he was in.

As KP Ghost had mentioned, there were four doors on each side of the room, each with a different style.

The eastern door was a wooden one, with intricate patterns on the door frame. Notably, the wooden door was slightly ajar. From Liu Xing's position, he could see a row of bookshelves through the gap, guessing that it led to a study room.

The southern door was also a wooden one but of a white European style, resembling a bedroom door. Liu Xing couldn't figure out what might be behind this door.

The western door, still wooden, appeared weathered and dilapidated, typical of doors in abandoned houses untouched for decades. Long cracks ran across it, revealing darkness inside.

As for the northern door, it was an iron door, resembling prison cell doors. Above the iron door was a small, movable window, giving Liu Xing a premonition that something frightening might be behind it.

Liu Xing shifted his gaze back to the table in front of him—a bowl of dark red unidentified liquid emitting steam.

Given the usual style of Cthulhu RPG Game, Liu Xing was certain that this bowl of dark red liquid was 100% human blood! So, was this the venue for some sacrificial ritual?

Liu Xing fell into contemplation.

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