Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Although the Book of Black had never worked because the original player number 2 was too unlucky.

However, there is a chance to regain rationality in role-playing games, and rationality is restored at the end of each module.

Most importantly, this mod also offers the opportunity for players to pay the price using their own rationality.

"You want me to pay the price with my own rationality?"

Liu Zheng immediately understood what they meant.

"Yes."

"Heh. Am I your biological father, or are you my biological grandchildren?"

He scoffed at the delusions of those three guys.

Although Liu Zheng has a legendary alias that can exempt him from the decline in rationality, it doesn't mean he has to use it for them.

Moreover, besides a decline in rationality, who knows what other consequences might arise from using the Book of Black?

"Feel free to make any requests you may have."

Player #3 said in a deep voice.

"Sure. I have two things that are giving me a headache. If you can help me solve them, I'll help you use the Book of Black."

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes and said.

"You said."

"The first thing you need to do is contact either Hishikibu or the Fool in the Writers' Association."

"The second thing is to help me find out where Jennifer, the former elevator operator at West River Centre, is. I heard she resigned and went back to the old town."

Actually, he had more than just these two things on his hands, but the other matters involved other forces, and he told them that there was a possibility of leaks.

"I can do the first thing."

Player number 4 immediately said.

The media industry and the Writers' Association have a close relationship, and Hishikibu and Fool are also well-known writers, so contacting them is not difficult.

“I can try the second thing.”

"That's what Player #1 said."

He was from the old town and was a minor leader in a gang.

Having a name and a former profession, finding the person shouldn't be too difficult.

"Then I'll pay."

Player #3 said it bluntly.

“Very good. I believe the three of you will definitely keep your promise.”

Liu Zheng said with a smile.

"Of course. Even if we're not worried about you coming to collect the debt, we still need you to complete the later modules."

Player #3 replied.

“That’s true. Alright, host, I request to use the fragments of the Book of Black.”

He said.

"Agreed. But Player 2's current rationality is insufficient."

The female diver said.

"Then I'll pay with my own rationality value."

Liu Zheng said.

"How much rationality value will Player 2 choose to pay?"

The sea woman asked.

"Host, could you give me a hint as to how many rationality points I need to pay?"

he asked.

"The more rationality points you pay, the greater the power you gain from the Book of Darkness. But Player 2 only has fragments of the Book of Darkness, and the enemy he faces is a sea monster larva. To obtain enough power, he will have to pay a great price."

The female diver said.

"Understood, then I'll pay with all my rationality points."

Liu Zheng said.

"what?!"

The other three players looked shocked.

No, are people in big cities really this selfless these days?

They were just helping to find two people, and this person is about to risk his life.

While losing all your sanity won't kill you, it will make you "go crazy".

In metropolises, "going crazy" often has both a mental and physical meaning.

After a mental breakdown, the body also undergoes changes based on various factors such as faith, bloodline, genes, and magic.

These mutations are mostly malignant, even illegal, and the consequences are either arrest and execution by the Public Security Bureau or being thrown into a waste disposal plant.

"This"

For a moment, even the three players who were known for their ruthlessness and cruelty felt a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, I have something to save my life, I won't go crazy."

Liu Zheng knew what they were thinking and explained.

"oh oh."

The three players nodded repeatedly, filled with admiration.

No wonder he's a deliveryman for the Bloody Restaurant; he even has such good stuff.

"Does Player 2 agree to pay all their rationality points to use the Black Book Fragment?"

The sea woman asked.

"determine."

Just as Liu Zheng finished speaking, a parchment page floated out of his arms.

The parchment pages were covered with dense black dots of varying sizes and spacing, like some kind of code.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the black dots began to wriggle and gather towards the center of the page, like a sandcastle.

Then, they transformed into a white bone finger wrapped with strands of flesh and blood, which touched Liu Zheng's brow.

A tiny figure that resembled both him and Wozki Schode was drawn out and disappeared into the fragments of the Black Book.

"Rationality has been exempted."

The system's voice then sounded.

"Brilliant."

Liu Zheng gave a thumbs up in his mind.

As expected of the legendary account that has been with him from the very beginning, it is always so reliable and powerful.

"Sacrifice successful. The fragments of the Black Book are satisfied with your offering. Considering your low intelligence, we will use a luck-based, extremely difficult-to-determine method to decide your reward."

The female diver said.

"It's extremely difficult to determine."

Liu Zheng's gaze wandered.

He can fail even with normal judgments, so he has even less confidence in making extremely difficult judgments.

Moreover, he didn't know how lucky the character was.

Considering the experience of the original player #2, it probably wouldn't be much higher.

Two ten-sided dice appeared in front of Liu Zheng, waiting quietly.

The judgment has already begun. Even if he doesn't roll the dice, the dice will move on their own after the time is up.

"Oh, almighty god of dice, I'm willing to use it, well, never mind. I'd be willing to trade Napoleon's lifelong lack of feathers for one success."

He clasped his hands together and prayed devoutly.

Liu Zheng originally wanted to do something drastic: exchange his lifelong constipation for the sewer system.

However, considering that the sewer is of a somewhat high status, it would be easy to get into trouble by using it to make oaths, so I changed it to a white-feathered chicken.

Perfect timing, now the three giants of the Bloody Restaurant are all together.

The two dice rolled a few times and finally stopped on two numbers.

3 and 2.

"Is this a success or a failure?"

Since the female diver hadn't told Liu Zheng about the points requirement, he tentatively asked.

"fail."

Even through the barrier, he could almost see the pitying gaze of the female divers.

"Gan!"

Luckily, he hadn't had time to go to the lottery shop yet, otherwise, even if he had scratched all the scratch-off tickets in the shop, he might not have won a hundred yuan each time.

"Use Potential Points for a Reroll?"

"Throw it again, throw it again."

Liu Zheng quickly replied.

The die rolled again and then stopped.

2 and 4.

Needless to say, it was a failure.

“I’ll go. I’ll use my potential points to re-roll player number 2’s dice.”

Player number 4 stepped forward.

Having gone through the previous storyline, they have all accumulated some potential points to varying degrees.

The die spins and then stops.

3 and 0.

"Come again!"

Player #4 gritted his teeth and said.

1 and 8.

"I have no more potential points."

Player #4 covered his face and said.

"I come."

Player number 1 continues the relay.

The dice rolled again, then stopped.

2 and 9.

"Me neither."

Player number 1 also lowered his head.

"The unluckiest group I've ever heard of doesn't have as many black faces as the three of you."

Player #3 was speechless.

Liu Zheng looked up at the deck, faced with the undeniable facts, and even he didn't know how to argue against them.