Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 665 Guarding

“…” Wang Ji paused, “I also hope he stops soon.”

"Ah."

Angkor walked up to him and said in a low voice, "Stop thinking about it and get back to work... As long as the boat is there, we can keep having work."

"……I know."

Wang Ji wiped his face. “We’re not very educated. If we really lose our jobs, we won’t be able to find such high-paying jobs anytime soon—not to mention, Brother Wu, you still have to support Huimin.”

"What do you mean by 'support'?" Brother Wu frowned. "Huimin is my sister. What's wrong with me supporting her if I want to?"

"Tsk tsk tsk," Wang Ji chuckled, shaking his head. "Everyone says you're still not married at your age because of Huimin, and you won't admit it. Look at you—"

"Not because of this."

Angkor interrupted him impatiently, "Why would I get married? To have children do this with me?"

Wang Ji was stunned. "Isn't everyone like this—"

"Hard and dirty work... and you still have to pretend you're blind to it all while lying down..."

Angkor took a deep breath and sneered: "Unless I'm out of my mind, why would I want my future child to do this?"

"..."

Wang Ji opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time. Finally, he sighed and shook his head.

"Anyway, I don't understand your thinking. Isn't this how everyone lives? Besides, Huimin will have to get married sooner or later—"

"I'll let her choose for herself."

Wu Ge interrupted Wang Ji again, saying coldly, "She can marry if she wants to, or not if she doesn't. As her older brother, I respect her decision."

“…Brother Wu, you really are something,” Wang Ji said with a complicated expression, “the things you’re thinking are really… I don’t even know what to say.”

If everyone thought like Angkor, wouldn't all of them be doing useless work?

"Everyone has their own ideas."

Angkor took a towel and draped it around his neck as he stepped out of the cabin, his voice muffled by the sound of rain.

"I just want Huimin to have a better life. Also, remember to turn off the lights."

"..."

Boom——

Thunder rumbled outside. Wang Ji stood in the cabin for a while, lost in thought, before finally turning off the light and leaving with his eyes lowered.

Once the sound of their footsteps had completely disappeared, Lu Chusheng, who had been standing motionless next to Yu Shijiu, slowly raised his head.

He stared at the empty doorway for a while, and actually developed a certain fondness for the NPCs in the Angkor Wat instance.

Whether in reality or in the game, there are very few people like Angkor who can see things so clearly.

Lu Chusheng looked down at the obedient-looking, rosy-cheeked sleeping boy in front of him, and gently leaned his head over to touch the other's forehead.

It's still a bit hot.

Lu Chusheng licked the other person's face worriedly—then realized something was wrong and froze in place.

Should I drink some goat milk?

Lu Chusheng quickly pulled out the goat milk that Xu Han had hidden in his stomach before leaving, and hesitated whether to feed Yu Shijiu some.

Perhaps out of a biological instinct to be wary of danger, even knowing that goat milk is the "antidote" to prevent players from being contaminated, Lu Chusheng still felt that "goat milk" should not be drunk too much.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Chusheng carefully hid the goat milk again and quietly lay down beside the unconscious Yu Shijiu.

He stared intently at Yu Shijiu, who looked exceptionally obedient with her eyes closed, and couldn't resist gently touching her cheek with his hand.

So soft... a little hot.

Lu Chusheng felt a sudden heat in his ears for no reason. He quickly withdrew his hands and stuffed them into his mouth like a thief, while keeping his eyes open and continuing to look at Yu Shijiu.

...I hope I won't sleep for too long and not wake up.

Lu Chusheng thought—if Yu Shijiu showed signs of being contaminated, he would feed him goat milk.

The side effects of someone without contamination drinking goat milk... He decided it was best not to "experiment" with it, especially not on Yu Shijiu.

“…Ouch.”

Taking advantage of his current appearance, Lu Chusheng once again moved closer to Yu Shijiu's face and rubbed against it, even unable to resist sticking out his tongue to lick the other's cheek.

"……Meow."

Wake up, you little madman...

Lu Chusheng sighed inwardly, quietly lying down next to Yu Shijiu, protectively shielding the person on the bed.

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"It's the third day."

Inside the room, He Lingling stood by the window, looking down at the players and NPCs struggling to scoop water from the deck, and whispered:

"The rain has been falling since last night."

“Hmm,” Shi Yuan said, walking over to her with a water glass in his hand. “The rain is getting heavier.”

“…The rain can’t keep falling like this,” Sun Qin said, sitting on the edge of the bed peeling an egg. She frowned when she heard this. “If it keeps raining, the boat will be submerged sooner or later.”

"What I want is to be flooded."

He Lingling sighed, feeling utterly exhausted. "How can we begin without the drowning sacrifice?"

Sun Qin's hand trembled as she peeled the shells, her face turning pale: "It's all feudal superstition. These people are so rich and educated, how could they use human lives..."

She couldn't quite bring herself to say the last few words, but she endured the fear and continued peeling the eggshells.

"The richer and more powerful a person is, the more superstitious they tend to be."

Shi Yuan tilted her head back and took a sip of water, the cool water moistening her throat. She said, "They believe in karma."

"You believe in karma, yet you dare to kill people at will?"

Sun Qin couldn't believe it: "Aren't you afraid those people will turn into vengeful ghosts and come back to settle scores with us?"

"That's all for the future."

A cold smile appeared on Shi Yuan's calm face:

"They have money, so naturally they can hire a 'master' to grind that vengeful spirit into dust."

Sun Qin paused for a moment, then lowered her head and remained silent.

She knew Shi Yuan was telling the truth.

Because it's true, I don't know what to say.

He Lingling also fell silent for a moment. She raised her hand, pinched the space between her eyebrows, and whispered:

"Be careful these next few days, and try to avoid being touched by those guests at night... and avoid Wu Huimin's shouts."

Although what followed sounded somewhat heartless, there was nothing they could do; they still had to live, and they couldn't risk their lives on this disgusting ship for Wu Huimin's sake.

"Ah."

Shi Yuan nodded, his eyes filled with complex emotions: "I suspect that there is more than one Wu Huimin."

"There's definitely more than one."

He Lingling said calmly, "Wu Huimin is just a 'symbol' of the second-floor cabin attendants; she's not alone... she's likely part of a group."

“…a group…” Sun Qin took a bite of her egg and whispered, “Where are the others?”

During those three days, apart from Wu Huimin, they never saw any other service staff in the second-floor cabin.

"...It's unclear at the moment."

He Lingling shook her head: "I guess they will most likely appear on the last day, or during the sacrificial ceremony."

The words "sacrifice ceremony" kept repeating in Sun Qin's head. Suddenly, she bent over and coughed violently.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Cough cough—I choked on the egg, the yolk..."