There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game

Chapter 104: Chapter 100: Fourth-Level Death Script

Xu Shuo silently watched her.

After a moment of silent eye contact, Hong Rao pushed her hair back and said with a gentle smile, "All right, then you keep listening."

She opened her personal panel from her own point of view and moved it in front of Xu Shuo. The player level displayed was "Level 4," and she had over six hundred thousand fans, following a few hundred people.

Hong Rao said, "Back to the previous topic, after players level up, the game's rest time also gets longer. Actually, after players reach Level 4, they can also change their profession."

Xu Shuo's gaze flickered, "Change profession?"

"Yes, they can become mentors, responsible for teaching newcomers." Hong Rao nodded and lazily played with her curls as she spoke, "With students under you, a mentor player only needs to complete one Scripted Murder Game a year, which is why I want to take on students."

"Because the higher the level, the more dangerous the scripts you experience?" Xu Shuo remembered when he was reading posts earlier, some players called for the dangerously scripted games not to linger at the low stages.

However, dangerous scripts are something that players at any stage would not like to encounter.

Hong Rao affirmed, "Although the rewards are high, high-rank players actually have a higher death rate than low-rank players, especially during assessment scripts. Otherwise, why do you think Script Space is always bringing in new players?"

As she uttered the last sentence, the smile on her face faded, and the dark purple in her eyes deepened.

Hearing this, Xu Shuo stared at her personal panel for a while. Beneath her level, her performance value had reached an astounding one million!

He had only played three games and had just barely reached ten thousand.

According to discussion threads on the forum, the longer you spend in the game, the deeper the impact on your spirit, and this effect accumulates and even carries over into reality.

Although he didn't know exactly what this impact was, many people were reluctant to spend too much time in the game.

Could this be the reason why the system always gives out an item like "Psychic Power Boost 10 points" after each game ends that seems to have little use?

Xu Shuo inwardly scoffed, then asked, "So why did you choose me?"

Just because he was capable of breaking the game?

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Hong Rao looked at him, her face once again bearing a bright smile, her bewitching and alluring appearance quite captivating, strangely coupled with the tranquil jasmine fragrance that was especially soothing.

She smiled and said, "I've observed your newbie game. Your style of playing seems to really enjoy having others help you complete quests.

"Moreover, your actions in the face of unexpected situations are very calm and decisive.

"I like that about you~"

The real reason Hong Rao paid such close attention to this man was because of the last scene she witnessed, where, as a newbie, his identity was about to be exposed and he chose to directly kill the opposing player!

On the surface, he smiled more gently than anyone else, but behind the scenes, he was quicker to act than anyone else, affable on one hand and pulling out cyanide poison with the other!

And wasn't it daring to carry poison on the person, not afraid of being searched by others?

She even suspected that if a search was actually conducted, it might end up killing one after another.

This kind of player who was a bit more ruthless had a way out!

Hong Rao inwardly exclaimed, her gaze intensely fixed on him as she continued, "More importantly, your current BUG situation urgently needs cover-up, otherwise the trouble it could cause later on will definitely be more than a little."

She had said quite a bit, but actually, the last sentence was the key, and she could help him!

With a serene expression, Xu Shuo looked at her and then let go of the armrest of the sofa he had been leaning on and suddenly leaned forward.

With a faint smile on his face and staring into her dark purple eyes, he asked softly, "What about you? Don't you think this BUG is a bit strange?"

Seeing the young man's warm and genial smile, Hong Rao momentarily felt bewildered, but she quickly came to her senses, her eyes sparkling with interest.

He appeared calm to everyone, but, in fact, his thoughts never reached a profound depth, indifferent to everything as an onlooker, whether inside or outside the game.

He seemed enthusiastic, but was actually colder than anyone else.

Hong Rao made no effort to keep her distance, drawing closer until their faces were almost touching, their breath mingling in the warm air, the scent of jasmine flowers particularly intense.

She examined the young man's features, her lips curling into a small smile, "Little brother, I've been in the Script Space for who knows how long, watching this BUG evolve."

Xu Shuo paused, then looked down at her, "For instance... the shop still doesn't have a category function?"

The sudden leap in topic caught Hong Rao off guard; she then pulled away, her brows and eyes curving, covering her mouth as she laughed softly.

"That's right."

For example, the over 999+ pages in the shop were exceptionally infuriating.

There were even dedicated shop strategy threads in forums, where truly someone had browsed through all nine hundred and ninety-nine pages and upwards, and diligently created a guide for the benefit of the players.

As long as it was a game, and as long as there were challenging aspects, there would certainly be strategy masters who couldn't help but arise!

Clutching her now tepid tea, Hong Rao spoke leisurely, "You should know that Script Space has always been updating and evolving, but I won't tell you all of this just yet. Having a mentor as a newbie definitely has its advantages, at least you don't have to grope and figure everything out on your own."

"Besides that?" Xu Shuo asked.

"As a mentor, I have the authority to help you select scripts." Hong Rao looked up at him, saying earnestly, "Also, mentors and students can communicate in the game, and as more permissions open up later, I can even send you items!"

"And you?" Xu Shuo asked again, "Aside from the interval between scripts."

"Once a student graduates, I can get a Legendary Level item." Hong Rao smiled and said, "Okay, to be honest, that's my real goal."

The rare item could be obtained in game, or, alternatively, when a student graduated.

And clearly, the latter did not require risking oneself.

It did not require the mentor to take risks.

Xu Shuo's eyes narrowed slightly, "What are the conditions for graduation?"

Hearing this question, Hong Rao once again dropped her smile, her dark purple eyes looking at him even more seriously than before, "The player level must reach level four!"

"I'm not going to hide it, I'm telling you the truth, the level four assessment script has nearly buried half of the players in Script Space!"

The gap between level three and level four players was a huge divide!

If one were to say where the highest death rate in this game was, it would naturally be the daunting level four assessment script that made every player go pale!

Countless players stumbled at this divide, leading to many level three players later intentionally suppressing their progression speed, not daring to face this hurdle without being fully prepared!

After listening, Xu Shuo's expression did not change in the slightest, too lazy to even feign astonishment.

At that moment, he kind of resembled the stoic Xu Xi.

Hong Rao didn't mind, she took a sip of her cool tea, her eyes misted with a dreamy and wistful sentiment, murmuring low, "I've mentored five students before, but none of them made it through."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shuo's eyes finally showed a hint of interest, "So I'm the sixth, huh?"

He made the comment in jest.

Hong Rao: "..." Was it really good to curse oneself like that before even becoming a student?