Chapter 150: Picking
"I'm so hungry, when will I be able to eat?" Chardonnay pursed her lips, glanced at the wine bottle on the table, and pushed Merlot with her elbow: "Handsome guy, do you want to drink?" ”
"Even drinking can't save hunger!" Merlot couldn't laugh or cry, but got up anyway: "Since the lady has a request, I will accompany you to the end." You two, would you like to have some too? It's good to kill time. You can't usually drink this wine. ”
When Chardonnay heard this, her pupils focused: "Is wine expensive?" ”
"Uh...... I don't know about that, anyway, there is no sale in the town, and I know it from books. ”
Silas, who was standing in front of the window watching the rain, turned around with a cold expression: "I don't drink." ”
"Don't be so impersonal." Qingyi played a round game, and at the same time smiled at Merlot: "Pour him a glass." ”
Silas shook his head and walked over with a suitcase, as reluctant as if he was forced to complete some task: "You really don't have common sense to drink in an unknown environment. ”
After Mellot poured wine for everyone, she poured herself a drink: "Syrah, how about the toast?" ”
"Just because I look the oldest?" Silas snorted and raised his glass.
Chardonnay hurriedly followed suit, the action was too hurried, and the wine was slightly rippling.
Qingyi raised his glass.
"Our meeting tonight was purely accidental. This is the arrangement of fate, and it is difficult for us to see whether this arrangement is good or bad with the eyes of ordinary people, and all we can do is to face it calmly. Silas's voice is deep and magnetic, and there may be many stories behind it. He glanced at everyone and showed a rare smile: "Respect fate." ”
"Respect fate." Everyone said in unison, drinking the wine.
"Ah, this ......" Qingyi was slightly dizzy, knowing that there was something in the wine. This is really a capsized boat in the gutter, how many winds and waves have been broken, and it is planted on a small glass of wine!
"Host, what's wrong with you?" Xue Duo whispered, and the schadenfreude could not be concealed at all. "Do you want me to take over your body?"
"No...... I forbid you to ......"
Qingyi muttered to himself, and fell down in front of everyone. With a crisp sound, the glass tumbles on the ground, dipped in the wine and arcs. The wet carpet seems to be stained with blood,
"Pinot Noir!! Hey, hey! What happened to him?! Chardonnay exclaimed.
Silas spit out the wine in his mouth, reached out to test Pinot Noir's snort, then put his hand on his neck and left chest in turn, shook his head, and said, "Dead." ”
Melo immediately poured the wine and took a few steps back: "Is it wine?" Who poisoned it? ”
"Calm down. If it's poison in the wine, how can we be okay? ”
The three living people looked at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became agitated. The lightning and thunder outside the window could not break the deathly silence in the room.
Rewind time a little bit......
The carriage trembled and ran through the night, and from time to time it jumped up as if frightened by the shadow of the clouds, and then hurried away in silence.
"I'm sorry, but it's not a smooth road." Wallace put his hand on his chest, his beard slightly upturned with a smile.
"It would be strange if the country roads were as flat as city roads. In addition," Qingyi smiled: "Why apologize for public property? ”
"If you were a Dragureson, I would never apologize; But just because you are a guest from afar, I am entitled to apologize. De Gouresson is my beautiful hometown, and how I wish I could show you all the goodness of it without you putting up with the slightest grievance. ”
Wallace was a gentleman who did not see his age, and it would be too young to say he was thirty, and forty to say that he was too old. He had blonde hair that was superbly well groomed with balm, and a face so white that it made people want to put on makeup; He wore a crisp brown tweed coat with a white silk tie at the neckline and his hands tightly wrapped in black leather gloves. Although his smile is impeccable, his eyes occasionally reveal a hint of coldness. The reason why Qingyi can be so sure is because he is also a cold person, and he knows very well what kind of temperature his eyes have when he ignores life.
"I rarely invite adventurers, but you, unlike other adventurers, are extraordinarily elegant."
Qingyi seemed to hear a joke: "Elegant? Me? ”
"Rationality and restraint are the greatest graces." Wallace's nose twitched, "When I see you, I know for sure you're destined to be a guest tonight." Do you feel stuffy? ”
The physiological function of the necromantic creature stopped, and the skin did not feel it, but Qingyi still replied: "It's a little." Looks like it's going to rain? ”
"The rain of De Graveson is like an unreasonable lover, who comes and goes."
"It's romantic."
The two of them talked a bunch of unnutritious words, and the carriage finally stopped. The car door opened, and a maid wearing a white apron stepped forward to help the guest with his luggage, but Qingyi politely refused. For some reason, this maid is not very good, her smile is stiff, her eyes are scattered, and her concentration is not at all.
Looking around, there is a beautiful artificial fountain, a bronze sculpture of a woman in the white marble pool, the woman kneeling on the ground, ragged, half-exposed breasts, hands raised, mouth slightly open, and her expression is as vivid as a living person. The sparkling splash of water lapped against her face and dripped down her jawline like tears of contentment. Was she begging for rain?
"It's called 'Thirst', and although it's not a masterpiece, I like it very much." Wallace introduced Qingyi. "If I don't want to receive you, I can stand here and talk for an hour."
Hearing the implication, Qingyi smiled: "My stomach is also urging me to hurry up." ”
The fountain is the center of the small square in front of the house, surrounded by a neat and lush green fence and bright lampposts. Looking up, it was a mansion with at least three floors, and the carriage drove away from behind, and Qing Yi accidentally glanced at it and found that there were several carriages parked in the distance. When he came to his senses, Wallace and the maid had gone up the steps and were waiting for him at the door of the house. The two of them had their backs to the light, and their faces were draped in mysterious shadows.
The thunder in the clouds was faint, and the rain suddenly fell, and Qingyi hurriedly jumped up the steps in three steps and two steps.
System Prompt: You have entered the Hidden Mission Quest Quest map "Wallace's Mansion", if the player dies, the mission will be considered a failure. Depending on the differences in player templates, the mission plot and death penalty will be affected, so please explore on your own. The map resets each time a player enters, and is officially closed to the public when a player's mission is completed. Because the map is generated by hidden missions, each player can only enter the map once.
System Prompt: The prologue of the hidden quest "Mysterious Invitation" is over, and the official gameplay session begins - Chapter 1 "Picking".
Ah, this kind of chapter-by-chapter quest is fun, and the longer the player persists, the higher the settlement reward. Another feature of this kind of mission is that it has a complete and bizarre story, in which you can experience the fun of a suspenseful puzzle game. However, as the saying goes, "one force will drop ten", if you have hero-level strength, let alone clear the mission, even if you dismantle the mission map. Kiyoi made up his mind that in order to enjoy the game as much as possible, he would not fight at will.
"Self-deception, host." Xue Duo said.
"Do you understand the immersion?" Habitually ignoring Xue Duo, Qingyi looked around after entering the door, and couldn't help but sigh: Wallace is really rich. The hall is nine meters high, about 300 square meters, and it is more than enough for a ball; Under the open frescoed ceiling, there are dazzling crystal lamps hanging from the cascading and draped walls, and between the marble reliefs and metal decorations on the wall are a whole wall of mirrors of equal height, further reflecting the light, and the gold is brilliant and beautiful. Luxury, publicity, and never willing to be low-key, this is the most intuitive feeling of Qingyi.
Arriving with Qingyi to the reception room on the right side of the hall, Wallace confessed to the maid, "Bring in a few other guests." ”
Anything else? Qingyi cast a questioning glance at Wallace. Wallace squeezed his eyes and shook Qingyi's shoulder vigorously: "Please forgive me for keeping my mouth shut, I just wanted to surprise you." I think it's a very fun experience to be able to eat with several strangers. ”
"Is it really your daughter and not you who wants to hear the story? Or should I ask: do you really have a daughter? ”
"That's where the fun comes in, my friend! Strangers don't always be honest with each other, maybe only one out of ten sentences is true, and the rest are all false, but that truth alone has the value of friendship! It's like a scavenger hunt, and the surprise and emotion of finding the treasure makes me want to stop! ”
The maid led the three into the reception room and interrupted Wallace. One is a young man with glasses, his hands twisted in front of him, and his hair is as shaggy as a bird's nest, one is a curly-haired uncle with a patched cape, a shabby suitcase, and a bad-eyed uncle, and the other is a red-haired young woman who is scantily dressed, wears heavy makeup, and has a bit of dust between her eyebrows and eyes. None of them fit in with the mansion, and just standing alone is very abrupt. Their eyes fell on Qingyi at the same time, and Qingyi smiled back.
Wallace said to everyone: "The dinner is about to begin, please choose the nameplate." ”
The maid then presented a tray with no more, no less, exactly four bronze nameplates engraved with letters. The red-haired woman only glanced at it quickly, and then asked, "Mr. Wallace, what is the lacquer used for the nameplate engraving?" ……”
"Your eyes are accurate, and it's painted with gold dust. In addition, these plates are also given as gifts to everyone as a souvenir. ”
Before she could finish speaking, the red-haired woman reached out and took the most lettered nameplate, Chardonnay. The bespectacled man shrugged his shoulders and stepped forward the second one – Merlot. Qingyi motioned to the curly-haired uncle with his eyes to take it first, and he took the rest of the nameplate, Pinot Noir.
"If you don't want to reveal your identity, you can call each other by their names on the nameplate. There are aperitifs on the table, so you can enjoy them as much as you want. I'm going to the back kitchen to see how the dishes are being prepared, so I'm going to be with you, and I'm going to call the maid if I have something. Wallace saluted and exited the reception room.
Looking at the copper nameplate in his hand, Syrah, the uncle frowned: "It's all grape varieties." He still carried the suitcase in his other hand, and he never relaxed.
And that's not all.
Qingyi rubbed the nameplate and found that there were red and black stains on the inside of the nameplate. It's dried blood.