Chapter 11: Siren Town (1/2)
Four intense beams of light shone violently at the merfolk statues from four directions. For a while, Bai Liu’s small TV screen was much brighter than the one next to it. The screen had a pure white glare, making it impossible to stare directly at it.
Under the strong beams of light, the merfolk statues raised their hands stiffly and prepared to block their eyes. The eyes of the statues were dazzled by the strong light of the flashlights. They started to retreat and curled up like poor criminals surrounded by the police. They huddled in the middle of the bright light and some of the statues tried to bury their heads in their arms.
Bai Liu crouched in front of these statues like a big devil and smiled. “Ah, I really guessed correctly. You are afraid of the light.”
The onlookers in front of the small TV, “……”
“Are you a villain!!!”
“Fuck! There is a new use of the 3D projectors!”
“…How did this person think of using the 3D projectors to record an image of himself holding the strong flashlight and then project it to deal with the merfolk statues.”
“Shit, the 3D projector is trash in my hands and a replicator in the hands of bigshots. The weapon is doubled and can be used repeatedly.”
“I couldn’t help buying three 3D projectors…”
“Oh, the projector is on sale now! It only costs 8 points for three! Grab it quickly!”
Nearby, the player who was heavily praised for picking the right item was frantically waving the torch to force the merfolk back while trying to read the newspaper in the hot pool in a flustered manner. The merfolk statues were still leaning toward him with fierce faces and sharp claws. They were constantly approaching and the player seemed like he was going to die at any time. This scene was extremely thrilling and exciting.
It was obviously a scene that could lift people’s hearts but as long as they watched Bai Liu, it became tasteless and dull.
Bai Liu let his three projections surround the mermaid statues like policemen. Then he unhurriedly shook the newspaper and read it by the hot water pool like he was on vacation. Meanwhile, the merfolk statues were weak, pitiful and helpless as they curled up motionless in the middle of the circle.
The contrast was simply too big!!
Someone sighed in a complicated manner. “From now on, the fire torch will no longer be the best item to use to clear Siren Town…”
[347 people liked Bai Liu’s small TV, 355 people have saved Bai Liu’s small TV, 21 people have charged Bai Liu’s small TV and player Bai Liu obtained 21 points.]
[Player Bai Liu has received over 300 likes in one minute and his reputation is rising rapidly!]
[Congratulations to player Bai Liu for gaining a promotion position and entering the edge of the game screen in the central lobby. The number of viewers is rising rapidly…]
Someone stared at Bai Liu’s TV in a trance. “Fuck, this is the first time I’ve seen a player in the newcomer area get a promotion place and enter the central lobby.”
“I seem to be… witnessing the rise of a bigshot…”
[The ‘Siren Town Monster Book’ merfolk statue panel has updated.]
[Monster Name: Merfolk Statue (Pupa State), Amulet Statue (Cocoon State)]
[Weaknesses: Human eyes looking directly at it, bright light (2/3)]
[Attack Method: Incubation.]
[Player Bai Liu has only one weakness remaining before he can collect the page of ‘Merfolk Statue’ in the Monster Book. The corresponding reward can be unlocked after the game is over.]
Bai Liu had long guessed that one of the weaknesses of the merfolk statue was the fear of bright light. It was actually pretty easy to guess.
Previously, the driver said that some valuable fish only came out at night because they were afraid of strong light. The merfolk fishing activity happened to be held at night. It was conceivable that fish like the merfolk were also afraid of light.
As for whether the merfolk statues had anything in common with the merfolk about avoiding light, Bai Liu hadn’t been able to easily reach a conclusion.
Therefore, Bai Liu observed and found there were hardly any merfolk statues on the streets of Siren Town during the day. The hotel and the Siren Museum had insufficient lighting and there were many merfolk statues. He made a guess that the merfolk statues might have no sense of hearing or smell but their vision was extremely sensitive, so they had a strong ability to perceive light.
The answer was almost in front of him. The merfolk statues feared bright light.
There was a bit of a gambler in Bai Liu’s bones. After inferring this, he calmly and frantically pursued this weakness using the most cost-effective method.
How many merfolk statues could be forced back by strong light? How much influence did strong light have on the statues? How long would it affect them? If the merfolk sculptures formed an encirclement, could the strong light directly help him break through?
Therefore, Bai Liu conducted an experiment. He deliberately induced these merfolk statues into an encirclement and tried to use the strong light and 3D projector to break through. Of course, it might fail but Bai Liu didn’t just do things fearlessly. According to his inference, this action had a more than 80% success rate. It was a situation he had to face in the future so Bai Liu didn’t hesitate to gamble once.