17: Chapter 17 (Devil's Villa Forum Style + Transitional Chapter)

Miracle Escape Live Stream Game Star Net Viewer Exclusive Forum.

Topic Post: [Discussion] Is White-haired Beauty using technique or magic?

OP: Ahem, those who clicked in should know who I'm talking about. As the title says, in the previous round of the game, at the beginning, I was still able to analyze through the screen recordings where White-haired Beauty found clues to solve problems, until later I discovered that White-haired Beauty actually successfully found the final mission item on the first day!

At first, I was still shocked by White-haired Beauty's wisdom and meticulous attention to detail, being able to find such hidden clues from mere traces. But later on, I was truly dumbfounded, just completely speechless; I really couldn't understand White-haired Beauty's line of thought at all...

Attachment: Demon Villa recording.avi

2L: I was shocked too. From the moment White-haired Beauty started dodging arrows at night, the plot of that game was like a wild horse off the leash; I couldn't guess any of it!

3L: I'd rather believe it's magic, otherwise, do you want me to admit that my IQ can't keep up...

4L: It's not quite magic, but White-haired Beauty is indeed terrifyingly intelligent. I analyzed the screen recording frame by frame; actually, every move White-haired Beauty made that we didn't understand was anticipated.

I took a look at the most debated question: how White-haired Beauty found that formation book on the first day when there were no clues at all. Let me briefly explain, and feel free to add anything.

First, we need to pay attention to the name of this game: Demon Villa. This was information given right at the start, but many people ignored it. However, it's clear that White-haired Beauty did not ignore this clue.

Secondly, does anyone remember the note that White-haired Beauty found in the living room on the first day?

OP: The note with "44" written on it? That clue wasn't used later, so I had almost forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. I thought it was a fake clue because it appeared during the day.

6L: That's not it. Every clue White-haired Beauty collected was very continuous and extremely useful.

You can go watch the recording and observe that note. Calling it a note is a stretch; it was more like a scrap of paper. That "44" was in the corner of the paper. Can't you think of anything given that position?

7L: Wait, why are you still calling her White-haired Beauty? When you followed the player after the game ended, didn't you see that the streamer's real name is Luo Yuejian?

Am I the only one struggling with whether to call the streamer Luo Shen or Yue Shen?

8L: Please, this is a plot-oriented discussion thread; we don't care about such fancy things! (PS: Let's go with Yue Shen. Yue Shen strangely fits White-haired Beauty's temperament well, and besides, the title Luo Shen is said to have a bad ending in the streamer's world.)

9L: Exactly. And 4L, stop keeping us in suspense. If you do it again, I'll beat you to death! You want to split just one question into how many posts? Can't you post it all at once? (PS: Although Yue Shen is awesome, calling her a god after only one game is easy to get flamed for. I suggest not writing it in the title.)

10L: Alright, alright, don't be anxious, I'll finish immediately.

Continuing from the previous post, the "44" written in the corner of that almost triangular scrap of paper makes it very easy to associate it with being torn from the forty-fourth page of a certain book. I think this is why Yue Shen went straight to check the bookshelf after coming upstairs.

As for how Yue Shen accurately found that formation book among a whole wall of books, that's even simpler. Didn't you notice that the content written on the spine of that book was the only one with different text among all the books on that wall?

Ahem, although I analyzed it frame by frame through the recording... It might be difficult for us to spot that the text on the spine was wrong at a glance from an entire wall of books, but it shouldn't be difficult for Yue Shen. (PS: Let's just call her that in the thread from now on; the title Yue Shen actually sounds pretty good～)

11L: I had been suspecting that Yue Shen was cheating, but now after listening to the analysis above, I suddenly feel that Yue Shen's operations are actually very reasonable; it's just that we don't have enough IQ to keep up with Yue Shen's train of thought in time. Wuu, why does that sound so sad...

OP: It seems that from now on, after every one of Yue Shen's livestreams, we can open a plot analysis thread like this, and have some experts analyze it for us. Otherwise, with our IQ, we really might not be able to understand Yue Shen's operations...

13L: I think that's doable. Once Yue Shen gets popular, we can even open a separate section to make it easier for us to find them.

14L: I originally came in because of the White-haired Beauty in the title. Hearing you all analyze like this, wait, is this person really as amazing as you say? Why do I feel like it's a coincidence?

OP: That's the right vibe. At the very beginning of the livestream, there were a ton of people who thought it was a coincidence. It's okay, go watch the recording; you'll get used to getting slapped in the face after a while.

15L: Hahahaha OP is so savage, but it's true. At the time, every time a point was reached, a bunch of people would say it was a coincidence. By the time the game ended, I couldn't see a single one of those people who said it was a coincidence. Waiting for 14L to fall down the rabbit hole; Yue Shen is truly a god!

16L: ...I was one of those people who said it was a coincidence at the beginning... This woman is truly a god. Every time I questioned her, I got slapped in the face. Wuuuu, my face is swollen.

The biggest reason I followed this woman is to watch later viewers get slapped in the face by Yue Shen! I can only be happy when I see others as miserable as I am~ Only then can it soothe my wounded soul!

17L: Wuuuu, seeing 12L's words, I suddenly realized why I followed Yue Shen in the first place; wasn't it for the beauty of the cold and aloof White-haired Beauty? But after the game ended, not a single post with the White-haired Beauty title was praising Yue Shen's looks.

18L: Ah... If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed. I can only say that Yue Shen's wisdom has successfully surpassed her beauty and reached the pinnacle in our hearts.

19L: But this reminds me, hehe, I'm going to make an exclusive video focused on Yue Shen's looks. I can't let Yue Shen's beauty be buried!

20L: Don't you dare leave! Leave your Star Net ID!

21L: Don't you dare leave! Leave your Star Net ID!

22L: Don't you dare leave! ...

"Ding, congratulations to the player for clearing the game instance Demon Villa. Please collect your rewards."

Luo Yuejian stood in the player space surrounded by starry skies, listening to the voice coming from her mind, and tapped the bracelet on her wrist to check this round's gains.

Player: Luo Yuejian

Fan count: 51,433

Item: Infinite Card

Compared to when she first entered the game, Luo Yuejian's player panel had made great progress. First of all, her fan count had exceeded five digits.

According to the player space's introduction, as a live streaming variety show, Miracle Escape Live Stream Game, in order to attract the attention of the general audience, would determine the number of viewers matched when the next livestream starts based on the growth in followers from each game.

Luo Yuejian's growth in this game wasn't necessarily number one in the game, but it was definitely in the top ten. If all went well, when the next livestream started, Luo Yuejian's livestream room would be arranged to be played on the homepage.

At this rate, if Luo Yuejian could perform as outstandingly in future livestreams as she did this time, I'm afraid the final goal of leaving the game and reviving wouldn't be too far away.

Luo Yuejian was a bit puzzled; did these Interstellar viewers really like watching her slack off and space out in the game that much?

Luo Yuejian thought about it in confusion for a while, then suddenly realized with a start: was there a possibility that because the vast majority of players participating in the Miracle Escape Live Stream Game were desperately trying to survive and finding ways to save their lives, it caused visual fatigue, which is why a player like her, who was single-mindedly slacking off, managed to attract the viewers' attention with her unique livestreaming style?

The more she thought about it, the more it made sense! Luo Yuejian was smug about discovering the secret to gaining fans. Although she didn't intend to rely on completing the livestream game's tasks to revive, the feeling of gaining so many fans always made people happy.

However, if she remembered correctly, she basically hadn't done anything in this game, yet she was still able to gain so many fans. Then how many fans must the Man in the Suit and the Fragile Girl have, having carried the team the whole way? Just thinking about it made Luo Yuejian drool with envy.

She hurriedly shifted her gaze to another column. Compared to when she first entered the game, there was one more item in the item column, which was also the only new item: Infinite Card.

Curiously clicking on the Infinite Card skill introduction, Luo Yuejian began to study the function of this card.

Infinite Card: Each time it is drawn, the card's function is random. If the card is damaged or retrieved, you must wait until the next game to take it out again. (Note: The item rewarded in the first round of the game belongs to the player's life-bound item.)

Life-bound item?

Luo Yuejian carefully studied the functions of the Infinite Card with some curiosity, then smiled confidently. This item is good; as long as she didn't take it out, it would be equivalent to not having it.

What kind of items does a slacker player need!

She made up her mind that she wouldn't take out this item in future games.

Just at this moment, the system, which had been silent for quite a while, suddenly spoke up: "Game cleared, please accept the penalty, Host."

"Pe... penalty?" Luo Yuejian was greatly alarmed. She hadn't expected there would be a penalty for clearing the game!

"Wait, you didn't say before that there was a penalty for clearing the game?" Luo Yuejian felt aggrieved.

System: "Host, do you still remember what our goal is?"

Luo Yuejian: "Uh... to lose the game or die in the game?"

System said with heartbreak: "Exactly! Our goal is to lose the game! However, you, Host, won a game by pure coincidence. If in the next game, Host, you are still careless like in this game, how can the system help you revive? Without a penalty, how can you be made to always remember your goal?!"

This heartfelt speech from the system made Luo Yuejian feel guilty. She coughed lightly: "What you said makes sense... Alright, just go ahead!"

Luo Yuejian thought the system's penalty would be something like full-body electric shocks, and was tensing her muscles in preparation, but the system seemed to know what Luo Yuejian was thinking and asked in disbelief: "Does the Host think this slacker system is the kind of system that would physically punish the Host?!"

Listening to that, she didn't have to receive electric shocks? Luo Yuejian asked tentatively: "No... isn't it?"

System said with anger: "This system is a legitimate system; everything I do is to serve the Host! How can the Host think of this system that way!"

Luo Yuejian felt guilty: "Alright, it was my fault for misunderstanding you. Then what is the penalty?"

The next second, the system's voice changed from its usual human-like tone to one that was cold and mechanical: "Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Agility Instinct."

Luo Yuejian: ?

After obtaining the Agility Instinct talent, Luo Yuejian could keenly sense some imperceptible changes occurring in her body's muscles.

With her current physical instinctive reaction, when she dodged those arrows last night, she wouldn't have needed so many coincidences; she could have dodged the arrows without injury just by relying on her physical instinctive reaction.

Luo Yuejian was uncomprehending and greatly shocked: "Wait, what is this thing? Is this what you call a penalty?"

At this time, the system had already returned to its normal state and said: "Yes, Host."

Luo Yuejian asked unwillingly: "System, didn't you say you were whole-heartedly serving me so I could revive? You gave me this Agility Instinct thing, how am I supposed to rely on mistakes to die in the future?"

System said calmly: "Host, don't be anxious, listen to me slowly explain it to you. Please think carefully about why you won today's game?"

Luo Yuejian: How would I know that? She had been confused throughout the entire game.

Racking her brains for a while, Luo Yuejian hesitated and said: "Is it because I kicked over that bowl of blood?"

System confirmed: "Yes, Host. If it weren't for you kicking over that bowl of blood, if that bowl of blood had been poured into the Demon Summoning Array, a demon would have been summoned, and you would have died immediately, with absolutely no possibility of survival."

"It was precisely because of one small mistake of yours, Host, that you now need to play another game, putting in effort to die. Isn't that a pity?"

Hearing this, Luo Yuejian fell into thought. It seems it really is as the system said? If she hadn't accidentally kicked over the blood at the time, maybe she would have already revived and gone home to cook.

Seeing Luo Yuejian lost in thought, the system continued earnestly: "Therefore, this system specially arranged this Agility Instinct penalty for the Host, precisely so that the Host can avoid such unnecessary mistakes in the future and revive and go home sooner."

Hearing the system's words, Luo Yuejian was filled with emotion: "It was my fault for misunderstanding you. You are truly good to me!"

A look of determination flashed in her eyes: "Don't worry, in the next game, I will definitely perform in my true colors, die as soon as possible, and absolutely won't add to your workload!"

The system smiled with gratification, its tone meaningful: "That would be great..."