jdhmnovel Chapter 134 The Banquet Begins, Self-Introduction
Chapter 134 The Banquet Begins, Self-Introduction
The fall continues!
Lin Yu opened his eyes and looked around.
The cold wind was several times stronger than before, and below was a black, rolling ocean.
Falling with him were six other figures—probably other players.
"What's going on with this copy?"
Lin Yu thought rapidly.
And while he was thinking...
"boom!"
The downward trend suddenly stopped!
He fell on a chair - to be more precise, a chair caught Lin Yu!
The soft leather-cushioned wooden chair miraculously absorbed almost all the impact of the fall, and Lin Yu didn't even feel any pain!
Then he looked at the surrounding scene again.
At this moment, they were still a hundred meters in the air—except for him, the other six figures were also sitting on different chairs.
These chairs were swaying and floating in the air, and each chair had four ropes tied to its four corners that extended upward, seemingly reaching the ceiling.
Then...
A white round table tied with seven ropes also fell from the sky and stopped steadily in front of everyone.
On the table were porcelain bone dishes and...
In the pool of water on the table in the center, there is a huge red octopus standing out of the water.
This red octopus wears a chef's hat and has eight tentacles stretched out.
"Welcome! Welcome—welcome to all distinguished guests! Welcome to all guests and players from another world!"
"Welcome to this banquet hosted by my supreme lord, the God of Feast, Wine, and Revelry!"
The red octopus made a cheerful yet solemn sound, its voice deep like a rich bass, like a radio announcer delivering holiday greetings.
"I'm the host, head chef, lobby manager, and security captain of this banquet—Ka!"
"Dear guests, distinguished guests, I hope you all enjoy this banquet, and..."
One of the octopus's tentacles rolled up its tall white chef's hat, and the remaining seven tentacles rolled up the cutlery under the chef's hat and threw it at the seven people!
"rub!"
The sharp knives and forks precisely chopped into the table in front of everyone, only a few centimeters away from each person.
Lin Yu looked at the knife and fork in front of him that was still shaking slightly, and realized something.
"This octopus looks like it's cooked, and it's quite strong..."
Then, the red octopus "Ka" put on his chef's hat.
"...and I hope you can survive until the end of the banquet."
After it finished speaking, its tentacles reached under the pool and pulled out another piece of cardboard.
"Anyway, in order for everyone to better survive this carnival, I have some small party rules here that I hope everyone can follow!"
When the octopus said this, Lin Yu couldn't help but sit up straight.
The main event is coming.
This is the rules part of the game.
The octopus then began to read out the rules.
"First of all—everyone who has come here is a distinguished guest valued by my Lord. Unless my Lord allows it, you are not allowed to attack each other."
Lin Yu nodded slightly when he heard this rule.
No mutual attacks allowed? Then it's highly likely this isn't a "confrontation" instance.
Even if it's a "confrontation" type, it probably won't let players fight each other directly.
After the octopus finished reading the rule, Lin Yu heard a soft "tsk" coming from beside him.
Lin Yu glanced sideways and saw a man in a Tang suit with tortoise-shell-framed glasses and a thin face showing an unhappy expression.
Not only the man in the Tang suit, but also a girl with light yellow hair, brightly colored ornaments all over her body and extremely exaggerated clothes who was standing opposite Lin Yu also showed a disappointed expression and muttered something.
Judging from the shape of her lips, it should be "What a pity".
After the octopus said "ka", he paused and continued reading.
"Secondly... because this is a banquet, some of the food may not suit your taste, so I hope everyone will not waste food and eat every dish carefully. Otherwise - there may be some punishment."
Hearing this, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes.
"It looks like it should be the 'Survival' category. I guess the dishes might be a little difficult to eat."
"Finally, and most importantly, please follow the table manners I've reminded you of while savoring the delicious food and enjoying the banquet. Do what you're supposed to do at every stage... Otherwise, I'll be forced to do something that will make everyone unhappy."
"Of course, as the host of the banquet, besides punishing impolite diners, I will also provide timely assistance and rewards to those of you who perform well."
After Octopus finished speaking, Lin Yu had basically outlined the content of this copy.
It's probably about eating different foods that are difficult to eat under various strange requirements.
As for whether the food is particularly hard, hot, or unpalatable...
Lin Yu is still unknown for the time being.
And the octopus "Ka" has not yet revealed the meaning of this.
It threw the cardboard back into the pool, and then turned its head 360 degrees to see the faces of each player clearly.
"Alright everyone... I should go get the ingredients ready. Now it's time for you to introduce yourselves and get to know each other."
"I hope you all get along well!"
Having said that...
The octopus snapped its eight tentacles together, and flew out of the pool in the middle of the table like a spring, flying towards the high school.
And after he left.
The gaunt thirty-year-old man in a tortoiseshell-framed Tang suit sitting on Lin Yu's left spoke.
"Alright, everyone... I know some of you, but since this octopus said we shouldn't attack each other and asked us to introduce ourselves... let's just get along peacefully for now."
"How about we introduce ourselves starting from me and moving to the right?"
The man spoke, and the girl with light yellow hair who was sitting opposite Lin Yu put her feet on the table: "Whatever you want."
The man in the Tang suit ignored the other party's obviously sarcastic remarks and pushed his glasses up with his middle finger. "Let me introduce myself, everyone. I'm a member of the 'Order' from Haicheng, and also the administrator of Haicheng—Li Hua, codenamed 'Gambler', and also a 'Gambler' by profession."
Hearing this name, Lin Yu was surprised.
Normal introductions do not include your city or real name.
But this person is qualified to do so!
Haicheng Administrator, "Gambler" Li Hua...
Even within the "Order", this person is a top-tier expert!
"Gambler" is not the only profession, it's just rare.
He could use a non-unique profession as his code name, and yet he dared to brazenly reveal his real name...
Li Hua's strength is evident from this!
After Li Hua finished speaking, he made a "please" gesture to the man on his left.
The man sitting next to Li Hua was a simple and honest farmer with dark skin and some wrinkles on his face.
He spoke calmly, "My profession is 'farmer', and I'm from the 'Players' Mutual Aid Association'. You can call me 'Carrot'."
Lin Yu was very surprised again.
This "radish" uncle said that he was "from" the "Players Mutual Aid Association", but in fact - he was one of the founders of the "Players Mutual Aid Association".
Then, a man with a fair complexion, peach blossom eyes, who looked like a female role in Peking Opera but was wearing a tuxedo, smiled.
"Excuse me for disturbing you all..."
He snapped his fingers lightly, and a top hat appeared out of thin air in his hand and was gently put on his head.
"My profession is 'Magician', and my code name is 'Magician', but you can also call me 'Qianhuan'..."
"From the Free Alliance."