Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 240 Night

The players who were picking through the vegetables and avoiding the meat dishes were speechless.

They stared in astonishment at Yu Shijiu, who was raising his hand to indicate that he was begging for food, feeling a jolt in their heads.

No, I thought Yu Shijiu was quite funny when I watched the live stream, but if I actually saw him asking NPCs for food in the game, it would be a bit surreal.

As expected of a new player who topped the leaderboard on the town square screen several times upon arriving, it's not easy for them to be thinking about getting rice at a time like this—

"Sure, I'll go to the kitchen and get it for you."

A strange expression flickered across the old housekeeper's face, but she quickly concealed it, hurriedly walked towards the kitchen, and soon disappeared into the corner.

After the old housekeeper left, "Miss" seemed to have finished eating. She slowly placed her chopsticks on the table and nodded slightly to the players around her.

"Please enjoy your meal. I won't keep you company any longer."

After saying that, the "Miss" disappeared from the second floor.

"..."

Only the players remained at the dining table.

The players exchanged glances and then silently lowered their heads to begin eating.

There's really not much to talk about. Judging from the current plot development, players just feel like they've witnessed a strange and shocking tale of a wealthy family's secrets.

Um, the kind of relationship like stepmothers, stepchildren, or step-sons.

Yes, apart from Xu Han, almost all the players belatedly realized the relationship between the young woman and the "young master" and "young lady".

It's absolutely impossible for a woman that young to give birth to two children that big... not to mention that the three of them barely interacted or spoke at the dinner table.

It's obvious that they don't have a very good relationship.

Since the first day of the game was relatively safe, Xu Han was still in the mood for gossip. He nudged Yu Shijiu's arm and whispered:

"Shi Jiu, don't you think their mothers look very young? Holy crap, they look like college students, so young..."

Xu Han talked on and on until his throat was dry, only to realize that Yu Shijiu was busy picking up food from the table and had no interest in paying attention to him.

Xu Han: "..."

Feeling his gossip had been drenched, he turned around in indignation, about to argue with He Lingling, when he heard Yu Shijiu's casual reply.

"Mother?"

Yu Shijiu picked up a piece of fish and put it in her bowl, her voice still sweet and obedient:

"Can't you tell she's my stepmother?"

Xu Han: "..."

Xu Han's eyes widened in disbelief: "Stepmother?!?"

Xu Han, who was so shocked that he made a loud noise, immediately covered his mouth and was then slapped hard by He Lingling next to him.

"Are you stupid?! What are you yelling about?!"

He Lingling's eyes were still in the residual state of having just used her talent skill. Her originally rosy and radiant face was now pale, and even her lips were a little white.

Xu Han wasn't angry at being slapped. He frowned and stared at the fading halo around He Lingling's pupils. He couldn't help but grab her hand.

What did you just do?

This is utter nonsense, and Xu Han knows that, but he can't help it.

"Why activate your talent skill so early? It's not very useful."

Xu Han said.

Prophecy-type talents and skills have very high limitations. They are usually unusable or only available in fragments when entering a game instance. The former can be completely blocked, while the latter may cause confusion for the player.

After all, only a few fragments can lead to wild guesses by outsiders, making it impossible to accurately determine what the clues actually are.

He Lingling naturally knew this principle, but she really couldn't help herself just now.

There was no other reason, it was just that the young woman gave her a very strange feeling.

Because of his innate skill being of the prophetic type, coupled with the name of the innate skill "Ghost Eye," anyone with a modicum of sense knows that this type of innate skill is extremely wary of danger.

Something like an early warning system.

He Lingling had this feeling when she made eye contact with the young woman earlier.

It felt dangerous and chilling... which led He Lingling to activate her talent skill to see the other person's future ahead of time.

Unfortunately, we only saw a little bit.

"I'll just go with whatever—"

He Lingling originally intended to give Xu Han a perfunctory answer, since he was easy to fool. However, before she could give him a perfunctory answer, a strange warmth gradually spread from her palm to her chest... and even to her eyes, which were throbbing at the moment.

He Lingling was taken aback and subconsciously looked at Xu Han, who was standing next to her with his head down.

Xu Han has a lot of hair, and among her short, shiny black hair, a few strands of hair stick up unruly in the center of the crown, which looks rather comical.

"Don't do that next time... it's bad for your health..."

Xu Han's mutterings rang in her ears, making He Lingling awkwardly look away.

That inexplicable warmth was slowly enveloping her sore and aching eyes, gradually healing her aftereffects.

Xu Han is really... I don't know how to describe him.

Yu Shijiu, who was standing next to the two, merely glanced at them casually before continuing to happily eat her meal.

Well, the belated housekeeper, an elderly woman, has brought up the meal.

The other players watched Yu Shijiu devour his food, and after hesitating for a few seconds, many of them couldn't resist serving themselves more than half a bowl of rice.

White rice is generally safe to eat... They would never admit that they were tempted by Yu Shijiu's eating habits.

Yu Shijiu didn't care about the way others looked at him. He kept eating this and that, his eyes getting brighter and brighter, and even the corners of his mouth were covered with a layer of shiny oil.

Undeniably, of all three game instances so far, this one has the best food!

The first beginner game instance is "human flesh", the food in the second hospital is terribly bland, and as for the third game instance... how good can the food be in a village where even the seasonings are expired?

As Yu Shijiu Yue ate, she felt that she had wasted her time in the previous game dungeons. Little did she know that while she was engrossed in eating, many players who had quickly finished their meals said goodbye to the old lady butler and headed upstairs to their "rooms".

Before the most dangerous night arrives, you should always take the opportunity to check if there is any danger in your room.

He Lingling's eyes had mostly recovered. She interrupted Xu Han, who wanted to continue treating her, and glanced discreetly at the old housekeeper waiting to the side.

There were many things the other person couldn't say... Thinking of this, He Lingling coughed and smiled at Lu Chusheng, saying:

"Captain Lu, Lu Chusheng, if you'd like to talk to us about the school sports meet later, you can come to our room."

As for Yu Shijiu, who was happily eating next to her... He Lingling simply ignored him.