Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 742 Sashimi

"Lingling is right."

Anjie nodded: "People with albinism have very fair skin, so they stand out in a crowd. Adults can understand that when they grow up, but what about when they are young?"

"..."

“The malice and xenophobia of young children are more terrifying than adults can imagine.”

Anjie said.

“I know more about Ruan Qinghe’s past than you do. This past is from when she first joined Dawn Games.”

“It’s quite a coincidence,” Anjie said, looking at Yu Shijiu, “Ruan Qinghe entered the same trial instance as you, but she managed to pass safely by pretending to be innocent and even obeying her ‘mother’s’ orders one hundred percent—”

"Wait, wait, wait—"

Xu Han finally couldn't hold back any longer, "Does this '100% obedience' mean... she ate all those meat and vegetables?!"

"Ah."

Anjie nodded: "She ate it all."

Xu Han covered his mouth with a contorted expression, feeling a bit of nausea and vomiting from the cake he had just swallowed.

Anjie didn't look at Xu Han and continued, "At first, I thought Shi Jiu, your personality was very similar to Ruan Qinghe's."

"what?"

Yu Shijiu was bewildered: "Me? She's just like me? Is she crazy too?"

"How could you be crazy? Who said that? Shi Jiu, you're perfectly normal and adorable. Don't listen to those players' nonsense."

Anjie first frowned and corrected Yu Shijiu for calling her a madwoman, then said:

"Ruan Qinghe is a dictator who is detached from the conventional sense."

"She successfully pleased her 'mother' by portraying herself as a 'good girl' in the trial dungeon, allowing her to clear it—it seems easy, right? Shi Jiu, do you think so too?"

—It is indeed very easy.

Yu Shijiu subconsciously wanted to say that, but he stopped himself when the words reached his throat.

After carefully recalling the plot of the trial instance, Yu Shijiu shook his head hesitantly.

"Actually... it's not that easy, since it's everyone's first time entering a game instance."

Players entering a game instance for the first time are always panicked, fearful, and even at a loss. The smart ones will forcefully suppress their emotions, while the less smart ones will just scream and shout and die.

Who said that the Dawn game console selects players based on every type?

Players who lack mental fortitude were eliminated early in the trial dungeon.

“The ‘Mother’ in the trial instance is very satisfied with her daughter Ruan Qinghe,” Anjie said. “If we could give her a score, I think the ‘Mother’ would give Ruan Qinghe at least 99 points.”

"The remaining one point is because I was afraid you wouldn't believe what I said."

"Ruan Qinghe could vividly portray the 'good child' that her 'mother' longed for, and she could also eat the flesh that her 'mother' cut from her own body with a smile and reverence—by the way, Ruan Qinghe, like Shi Jiu, discovered that her 'mother' was cutting off her own flesh."

He Lingling's expression became somewhat complicated: "...Sister An, you don't mean..."

Yu Shijiu also realized something and looked surprised: "Is Sister Ruan really that unpicky about food? She's even less picky than me!"

Brother Chen glanced silently at Xu Han, who had just suppressed his gagging and was frantically drinking water.

Anjie was amused by Yu Shijiu's words: "Just as you all think, Ruan Qinghe watched with her own eyes as 'Mother' cut off pieces of her own flesh, and then, under 'Mother's' gaze, she accepted the fresh, bloody chunks of flesh that 'Mother' handed to her—"

"And then eat it?!?"

Xu Han finally realized belatedly what he was listening to, and jumped three feet high in horror, exclaiming:

"Is Ruan Qinghe really that twisted?! Does she think she's eating sashimi?!"

“…What do you mean by sashimi or not?” Anjie glanced at him helplessly. “In short, the reason I’m saying all this is to tell you to be careful of Ruan Qinghe in the future. She’s dangerous.”

Especially Yu Shijiu.

God knows how terrified An Jie was when she heard Yu Shijiu calling her "Sister Ruan" repeatedly—a little terrified, really, because strictly speaking, Ruan Qinghe wasn't exactly a bad person.

However, it would be best for Yu Shijiu not to get too close to Ruan Qinghe.

Anjie didn't want Yu Shijiu, who had finally shown some positive signs recently, to be led astray again.

"Danger?"

Unfortunately, Yu Shijiu didn't seem to realize this, and he said quite naturally:

"Actually, pica isn't a big deal. Sister Ruan was originally eating meat that her 'mother' made her to eat."

Anjie: "..."

He Lingling: "..."

Xu Han: "..."

Chen Yi: "..."

Do you want to hear what you're saying, Shi Jiu?!

Were you really fooled by Ruan Qinghe's month-long supply of small cakes?!

Yu Shijiu seemed completely oblivious to An Jie and the others' shock and helplessness, and proceeded to stuff a piece of cake into his mouth with a fork, making gurgling noises:

"I genuinely think it's normal. There must be quite a few players in Dawn of the game who eat human flesh, right?"

Anjie and the others were taken aback.

Chen Yi, in particular, wiped the sweat from his forehead and exclaimed:

That's the truth.

Xu Han, who was already finding it hard to accept, silently raised his hand: "...Um, can I go to the restroom first?"

No one cares about him.

Xu Han muttered something and slowly left.

"Brother Chen is right."

Yu Shijiu swallowed the cake, his eyes squinting contentedly at the sweet taste filling his mouth.

"So it's just a matter of personal acceptance. Sister Ruan is just a little more accepting than us."

"Isn't Brother Han just a benchmark whose acceptance level is slightly lower than ours?"

Xu Han, who was already finding it hard to accept An Jie's words, silently raised his hand:

"...Um, I can go first." She sighed helplessly, "I know what you mean, but Ruan Qinghe's level of manipulation is beyond imagination—"

"Sister An."

This time, it was He Lingling who had been silent until now who suddenly spoke up.

"I have the opposite idea."

Anjie frowned: "What are you thinking?"

He Lingling lowered her eyes: "I believe you must know that all the players in the Poker League are sex players."

"Ah."

Anjie nodded, her expression becoming somewhat complicated because of what He Lingling had mentioned:

"It cannot be denied that what Ruan Qinghe did was... quite extreme, but it did allow many female players to be recruited into a completely equal and fair player guild."

What does "complete equality and fairness" mean?

Yu Shijiu looked up curiously: "Aren't all people the same?"

"..." Anjie looked at Yu Shijiu and slowly shook her head: "No."

Anjie said, "Shijiu, think back carefully. So far, have you seen more female players or more male players in the town?"

"..."

This topic made the atmosphere in the living room somewhat awkward.