Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 585 Sheepfold

Xu Han had been tricked by these NPCs a few times in the dungeon, and he felt that he might have developed a psychological trauma from it.

However, it cannot be denied that if the player is very skilled and has strong insight... such an NPC who looks like he is on the verge of a mental breakdown is indeed a good source of story points.

Of course, Xu Han was very self-aware. He knew he was no good, so he would stay away from NPCs who were not in a good mental state.

Although triggering plot points from other directions will be more difficult, at least I can be sure I won't get caught up in the machinations...

"Is there something wrong with your brain?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu raised an eyebrow and smiled: "I like NPCs who are a bit off-topic."

Xu Han: "..."

He secretly spat at himself.

There's not much I can do, but is Shi Jiu an ordinary person? Of course not! So what am I afraid of? With Shi Jiu by my side, I shouldn't be afraid and just go for it!

While he might have these thoughts in his mind, Xu Han remained timid and hesitant in reality.

"I see. Back then, Jiu, you could try to get some information out of him—I mean, I mean, chat with him, haha."

Yu Shijiu nodded nonchalantly, "It's alright, isn't it just that his mental instability allows him to be on the same wavelength as me? I'll go ask him..."

"..." Xu Han's lips twitched, realizing that he seemed to have led Yu Shijiu astray recently.

The phrase "on the same frequency"... I don't think that's how it's used, right?

On the other side, Ah Jin, lost in his own emotions, suddenly stopped laughing. He stared strangely at Yu Shijiu, who was approaching him, and said:

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

"……Afraid?"

Yu Shijiu hesitated for a moment, then looked A Jin up and down. Apart from his slightly strange expression, he seemed perfectly normal. He then asked sincerely:

"What am I afraid of?"

Akin fell silent.

He looked at Yu Shijiu carefully for a few moments, making sure there was only confusion in her eyes, before slowly breaking into a smile.

"You are the most special crew member I have ever met."

Ah Jin looked down and took out the key he had been searching for for a long time. "Do you know why I was assigned to the bottom deck alone to milk the sheep and feed them?"

"why?"

Yu Shijiu followed up by asking, "Milking and feeding sheep should be normal jobs, right?"

"That's normal."

Akin nodded, grasped the lock on the fence, and slowly opened it. "But no one is willing to milk the sheep and feed them with me."

This piqued even Xu Han's curiosity, so he moved closer and hid behind Yu Shijiu to look at A Jin.

click-

The lock was opened by Ajin.

"They all think I'm crazy."

Akin looked at the lock in his hand and chuckled softly, “They think I’ve been with the sheep for too long, so long that I’ve gone crazy.”

"..."

Yu Shijiu was uncharacteristically silent for a few seconds, then blinked and said:

"No, I think you look perfectly normal, Brother Jin."

That's obviously a lie.

If Xu Han could spot something was wrong, how could Yu Shijiu not?

But Akin clearly enjoyed hearing this lie; he laughed upon hearing it, the same kind of loud laughter as before.

Unnoticed by anyone, Lu Chusheng had already silently approached a corner where it was difficult to see. His claws scratched for a moment in the darkness, which reeked of a strong fishy smell, and he caught some broken pieces that looked like pieces of cloth.

Lu Chusheng: "..."

He stared silently at the tattered pieces of cloth he had torn apart, a vague thought flashing through his mind.

Why are there these fabrics in the corner of the hold?

"..." Ah Jin chuckled softly several more times, "Only you would think that."

Ah Jin took the lock, which was half an arm's length long, and put it aside. He then gripped the railing and said:

"After I open the door, you grab the buckets and rush inside immediately. Remember, you have to be quick, you know?"

"know."

Yu Shijiu nodded quickly, and Xu Han followed suit, nodding repeatedly, "I know, I know."

While speaking, Xu Han couldn't help but glance at A Jin several times.

...He had been thinking about this in the cabin, why did Ah Jin look so familiar?

It wasn't the kind of "familiarity" I'd seen yesterday afternoon... but a more intense, even somewhat frightening, kind of "familiarity."

Where exactly did he see Ah Jin?

boom!

A Jin suddenly pulled open the closed iron bars, and Yu Shijiu quickly grabbed two iron buckets and rushed inside, so fast that A Jin almost fell over.

Ajin: "..."

Seeing this, Xu Han didn't even bother to think about where he had seen Ah Jin before, and rushed in after him.

The iron buckets in their hands rattled as they ran, the sound somewhat jarring in the quiet hold.

"……you……"

Ajin watched the two figures rush into the iron bars, opened his mouth, then helplessly turned around and closed the gate.

He picked up the two iron buckets that belonged to Ah Jin and slowly swung them on either side of him.

Clang... Clang—!

In the darkness, Yu Shijiu and Xu Han, who rushed in, were immediately overwhelmed by a strong smell of mutton and some kind of ancient stench. They both frowned and covered their noses as they looked around.

"...Did we... not turn on the lights?"

When they heard the bleating of goats, Yu Shijiu and Xu Han, who had been rushing inside, fell silent.

Click!

The sound of a switch being pressed came from behind, along with Ah Jin's cheerful laughter:

"You're still young, aren't you? You just charge forward however I tell you to."

Yu Shijiu and Xu Han: "..."

The two people briefly closed their eyes due to the sudden bright light, and when they opened them slightly after their eyes adjusted, they were instantly stunned.

This was a very, very large cabin, with probably dozens of snow-white goats huddled together, both male and female. Occasionally, a few smaller goats, several sizes smaller, would stand in the corner, grazing with their heads down. They would occasionally glance up at the two people who rushed in, then continue to slowly chew on their not-so-fresh fodder.

When Yu Shijiu met the gazes of the goats who were also looking up, her breath hitched for a few seconds before she remembered that she should look around.

Inside the enclosure, the walls of the goat pen were covered with black, dirty hoof prints and smelled of goat droppings... oh, and a strange, fishy odor too.

This fishy smell is familiar; it smells somewhat like... the dead fish on the floor outside.

"I go!"

Xu Han suddenly exclaimed, "How come there are dead fish in here?! Do goats eat fish?! What the hell?!"

Yu Shijiu subconsciously looked down and saw a little goat huddled in a corner, trembling, licking a dead fish mixed with hay with its mouth.

If Yu Shijiu's memory is correct... he didn't see these dead fish in the fodder last night at all.

No one would feed sheep by throwing dead fish in the tank... Goats can't eat fish...