jdhmnovel Chapter 1474: Peeling off the cocoon
Chapter 1474: Peeling off the cocoon
If the woman receiving the package wanted to see the bald man's feet, would it be even more difficult?
Chen Mu had never taken a similar vision test.
Based on his daily experience, and his observations from high school when he would fumble for the light to turn on the bathroom in the dark, he deduced that the woman receiving the package was very likely unable to see the bald man's feet.
One particularly striking detail is that the bald man was wearing very thick, long boots.
These long boots allowed him to walk silently on the straw and approach Chen Mu and his companion without a sound in the basement.
At the same time, if Chen Mu remembered correctly, the color of these boots should be black!
In the pitch-black basement, could the woman receiving the package really see her feet, clad in black boots?
Moreover, Chen Mu and his companion almost completely blocked the gap at the bottom of the wardrobe.
From the angle, it seems that Chen Mu and his companion each blocked one of the bald man's feet.
There's a 90% or higher chance that the woman receiving the package actually... couldn't see the bald man's feet!
So why was she so terrified and desperate?
The woman's eyes and expression when receiving the package are worth considering carefully.
What is she afraid of? What is she terrified of?
The answer was straightforward, but also unusual.
She was terrified of Chen Mu and his companion, and of that letter!
This is the reason why the woman who received the package was most terrified!
Upon realizing this, Chen Mu was immediately surprised. Why was the woman receiving the package afraid of us?
Chen Mu asked Hong Wenli about "eyesight" in order to test him and see if he had considered that possibility.
Clearly, judging from Hong Wenli's reaction, he probably hadn't expected this. He didn't go to the basement either; like Xiao Ye, he was completely unaware of this detail.
Chen Mu realized that he was about to get closer to the truth and a way out.
He didn't make a fuss about it; the more this happened, the more confident he became in his own thinking and judgment.
The fact that a female player is afraid of receiving packages is itself an extremely unusual sign.
A lot of important information can be gleaned from this signal.
The most crucial element is—the players' identities!
This sounds like a no-brainer; players are already told at the start that they are postmen.
However, the so-called "postman" is just a superficial identity.
Beneath their outward identities, do the players harbor a hidden one?
It was this identity that made the woman receiving the package so afraid.
This identity also explains why the bald man treated the players that way.
What could this identity be? And how is it related to the successful delivery of the letter?
Knowing this identity, does that guarantee a successful delivery?
Chen Mu was racking his brains, trying to figure out this problem.
Xiao Ye's teasing remark, inadvertently, allowed Chen Mu to keenly grasp the meaning of the words "automatic delivery."
Of course, Chen Mu would have noticed even if Xiao Ye hadn't teased him.
After all, there are only four rules. The meaning of the first and second rules has been almost fully explored, so Chen Mu's attention will definitely be drawn to the third and fourth rules.
The fourth rule, "One successful delivery is enough to pass the postman's assessment," is a standard rule that serves as a stabilizing force, setting the conditions for the final completion of the task.
This sentence is short, and there are no conditions for it to contain a trap.
Therefore, the final key rule naturally falls to the third rule.
The mail will be automatically delivered after you affix the stamp to the letter.
It's a short sentence, and it doesn't seem like much, except for those four words: automatic delivery!
What is automated delivery? What is the definition of automated delivery?
Players initially thought that teleporting them to the delivery location and having an icon above the recipient's head constituted "automatic delivery."
It sounded reasonable, and Chen Mu initially accepted this explanation.
However, looking back after the previous deductions, we can see that the so-called "automatic delivery" still has quite a few problems.
If this is what "automatic delivery" means, then where does the difficulty of the eerie mission lie for the player?
The eerie missions are a challenge and a test, and players will definitely have to use their wisdom and courage to succeed.
The "automatic delivery" feature is like telling players that all they need to do is stick on a stamp, and the task will be completed automatically for them, without them having to worry about it.
Just like the first delivery, I was directly teleported to the cabin and found the recipient woman by following the icon.
The whole process was almost effortless, and even the bald man, who was the villain, did not encounter any obstacles.
Doesn't this just mean letting players complete the game quickly? It's almost like they're begging players to finish the game.
If that's the case, why not just teleport the player directly to the recipient in one step? That would be so much easier.
Why bother having players teleport to the village entrance and then have them find the recipient woman without any danger or difficulty by following the icon? Isn't that redundant?
It neither increases the difficulty nor does it thoroughly grovel.
Nondescript!
Chen Mu realized that the most likely explanation was that the [automatic delivery] system had actually been tampered with!
In this seemingly "safe and easy" final step, players unknowingly walk into a trap.
Lin Shanshan's death is proof of this!
"Automatic delivery... what kind of tricks can be played with those four words?"
Chen Mu repeatedly muttered to himself.
He took the current situation into his mind:
Automatic delivery, the recipient's terrified expression, the player's possible "second identity," letters, recipients...
These clues are the most crucial information that Chen Mu has painstakingly extracted from the chaotic situation before him!
Chen Mu tore through the layers of fog, finally focusing his gaze on these five points.
Lin Shanshan's death, the bizarre delivery mission, the bald man's attitude, the recipient's attitude...
In this bizarre mission, all the irrationality and incomprehensibility will find their answers in these five pieces of information.
The tricks played by the eccentric BOSS are all hidden in these five clues.
Whoever can decipher the hidden meaning behind these five clues will be able to understand the sinister BOSS's scheme and find the hidden path to survival.
Of the three players present, Chen Mu is undoubtedly the one most likely to understand it!
Chen Mu knew that he was only one step away from finding a way out.
However, sometimes it is this final step that can cost many players their lives.
Analysis and logical reasoning are no longer of much use in making that final push to break through this barrier.
What Chen Mu needs most right now is a little bit of luck, and... some wildly imaginative ideas!