Chapter 2 The King in Yellow in the Board Game Club
“…”
Looking at the words emerging on the phone, Chen Qiang became petrified.
What about I promised to choose YES or NO?
I don't even bring cash or mobile phone power supply, let alone-
Instant glue, medical box, power rope, mezzanine suitcase, windproof lighter, military flashlight, Swiss army knife, tactical vest, walkie-talkie, sprayer, metal bat, miniature wire saw, crowbar, moxid cocktail...
These investigators have not prepared any of the essential items for killing monsters and robberies when traveling at home!
Just open it directly?
And this is difficult...
It turns out that I won the jackpot as soon as I got up!
Don't even give me the module description?
"At least let me see my own character card." Chen Qiang hurriedly clicked the button on the main interface "Use the Investigator Function". The display of "The number of Investigators currently activated" behind the button has become "1".
[Name: Chen Qiang Age: 47 Race: Human]
It actually shows his true age in the previous and present lives? Chen Qiang broke out in cold sweat again.
【Physical status: Healthy】
【Mental State: Sober】
Fortunately, there is no anxiety phobia paranoia or something like that.
[Current health value, magic value, rational value, attribute, skill value cannot be viewed for the time being because the permission of the secret keeper is not enabled]
"Hey! I don't even let me see my own character status!"
Wait, there seems to be... below...?
【Investigator Talent:
Investigator's Eye: When using skill checks in the module, you will automatically know the number and success or failure of your own skill check dice (except some skills) (can be closed)]
[Note that the judgment rules of this system may differ from the various Cthulhu running team rules you know.]
"It's too much! The game of running the group, the dice results show to the players that it should be natural!"
In the running group game, the number of dice will determine the success or failure of a key action.
"Calm down," Chen Qiang put his phone back in his pocket, "It seems that there is no information, but in fact I have already given me a lot of prompts."
...
Two minutes later.
"Are you okay?"
Back in the board game club's activity room, looking at Chen Qiang, who looked calm and ashamed, Qin Lingxue seemed very worried.
It was mid-spring evening, and the tall Qin Lingxue wore a light-colored shaved bouquet sleeve shirt, goose yellow over-knee skirt, slender and half-exposed calves and beige-colored leather boots. She showed a simple but capable temperament.
"I'm fine," Chen Qiang asked calmly, "Xiaoxue, our board game club will not have any activities tonight. Apart from the two of us, is there any member who plans to use the activity room tonight?"
Qin Lingxue is the nominal president of D's board game club, and most of the daily affairs of the club are handled by Vice President Chen Qiang. But since Qin Lingxue became Chen Qiang's girlfriend a month ago, she has become more enthusiastic about the big and small matters of the club.
"Yes..." Qin Lingxue nodded obediently. Chen Qiang did not continue to stick to Arkham's topic, which made her very happy. "Little Wei just sent me a text message saying that he had already arrived downstairs and would come up soon."
"I guess, did he bring some new games?"
"It's... bought it with club funds," Xiaoxue blushed, fiddling with her soft long black hair. Qin Lingxue's voice became weaker, "I just asked Xiao Wei to get the express delivery. I want to give you a surprise, but you'd known it long ago."
In name, it is the club fund, and mainly the money paid by Xiaoxue himself. The purpose of course is to make Chen Qiang happy.
"I heard him going up the stairs," Chen Qiang smiled, "He must be carrying a very heavy box after hearing this movement."
While talking to Qin Lingxue, Chen Qiang heard the sound of someone going up the stairs and also judged that the person was carrying heavy objects.
【Listening Skill Check: 6/??Successful】
While he made the inference, the talent of "Eye of Investigator" also made the result of the dice check come to Chen Qiang's mind.
In the software's opinion, Chen Qiang had just rolled his skill check dice and achieved a success.
In the "Call of Cthulhu" rule, the player's skill check dice is a random number between one and one hundred. The smaller the result, the better. Below the player's skill value (usually between 1-99) is a success (Chen Qiang's character details are still hidden, he can only roughly estimate his own skill values).
For that mysterious software, maybe it's just a game.
But for Chen Qiang in the real world... he will die if he treats this as a pure game!
The result of the dice is just a "feedback", and the success or failure of the action still depends on Chen Qiang's own efforts.
"Thank you for your hard work." Chen Qiang stretched out his hand and touched Xiaoxue's head.
My girlfriend is so cute, I still have to praise her. She can be rational, but her girlfriend’s favorability must be reduced.
"Hate, my hair is messed up..." Xiaoxue shook her head with a slightly red face.
...
Everything started suddenly.
But for Chen Qiang, who was a human being and proficient in Cthulhu settings, the tips for keeping the secret man system are sufficient.
The module name "The King of Yellows in the Board Game Club" hints at the mastermind and limits the story to the board game club.
When the prompt "within 500 meters of radius, myths appear" appeared, I always stayed in the toilet compartment without walking for a while.
More than 70% of the possibility that the so-called "mythical existence" was brought by someone related to the board game club.
If there was no such system or if he was ignorant of Cthulhu mythology, perhaps Chen Qiang could only wait for the incident to happen.
As the secret keeper of the Cthulhu running group game, Chen Qiang was very disgusted with the investigator's practice of stifling danger in the cradle before the incident occurred with the "real Cthulhu mythological knowledge".
But now? Chen Qiang will not sit still and wait for death.
With his real "Cthulhu mythical skills", Chen Qiang would rather eliminate the crisis before it even comes without attracting attention.
...
"Hello president."
"Brother Chen."
Under the double gaze of the academy goddess and Chen Qiang, who is one year older than him, the boy who was carrying the box into the house seemed very cramped.
"What," Chen Qiang smiled and waved his hand, "Let me see, Xiao Wei, what good things did you bring?"
"Yes. These are the president's use..."
He suddenly found that Qin Lingxue behind Chen Qiang had a smile on her face and stared at him with a warning look, so he quickly changed his words.
"...the board games I bought with club funds, and some I collected myself..." said Wei Yuanshan, a boy wearing glasses, and he sighed in his heart about Qin Lingxue's arrogance.
I can even get a mouthful of dog food when I deliver a courier?
Chen Qiang nodded, as if he subconsciously reached out his hand to prevent Wei Yuanshan from opening the box directly.
"Wait," he said as if nothing had happened, "I'll turn on the computer first. I've recently had a plan to count all the board games in the club. Xiao Wei, you and I will record these new products first. Xiaoxue, please take this book and record all the board games on the shelf over there again. I'll be a pair with the files later. I'll be missing."
Chen Qiang still has a strong say in the club. There is no need to persuade him or her, and there is no prompt to launch a persuasion skill. Qin Lingxue and Wei Yuanshan naturally did it.
Chapter completed!