[Random Copy – [Sin Carnival] Successfully Loaded.]
[Instance Difficulty: C]
[Number of Players in this Instance: 5]
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[Sin City is a bustling city with a population of millions and well-developed transportation facilities, deeply loved by its residents.]
[Due to its lenient policies and almost non-existent review mechanisms, it is also one of the cities with the highest number of travelers and immigrants in the world, making it one of the most diverse cities in terms of population composition.]
[You have received a message from your friend Thomas, hoping that you can assist him in investigating a disappearance case that occurred in Sin City. You were friends in the same club when you were in college. Now Thomas has become a private detective, and you have become ______]
The last part of the instance overview provides dozens of professions for players to choose from, ranging from thieves and beggars to scholars and tycoons, including “vagrants” who choose nothing and “slash youths” who are involved in everything.
According to the forums, players’ choice of profession and team composition will affect the development of the plot and the difficulty of the game. The Cat Gang once happily formed a luxurious lineup of all criminals, beating the Detergent Gang to reveal the hidden ending.
With so many possibilities of profession choices and combinations, Xu Qi and the others still feel a pang of pain whenever they hear the name “Sin City.”
They strongly suspect that if they hadn’t been fooling around and forming random teams for dozens of rounds afterwards, the overlap in plotlines wouldn’t have been so high. Xu Qi might really have the patience to try out all the possibilities one by one.
But frankly, even if Xu Qi had that patience to grind through game after game, players didn’t have the patience to read such lengthy guides—by now, the current version of the guide has been criticized for being too long. The first comment redirects to the best configurations/survival profession recommendations.
Underneath that, there’s a long string of well-wishes, but Xu Qi dares to bet that no one would read through it from start to finish, and boldly posts this comment in the review section, earning countless likes.
Who would actually read through that whole thing? They must be really empty and bored.
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“I’ve read it all,” Xu Yintang said. “The routes for some professions are actually quite interesting.”
His tone made Tiantian feel uneasy. As soon as she grabbed hold of his luggage from the staff, she immediately looked at Xu Yintang’s ID card, staring at the profession column with a distressed expression.
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“But this isn’t the reason you chose this profession! Sugar Daddy! Do you know how dangerous this is (for me and the innocent masses)!”
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She said it again! Look at Xu Yintang’s handsome face! Look at Xu Yintang’s sexy figure that protrudes in all the right places!
Tiantian places her hand on Zhou Qian’s hand, as solemnly as if she was entrusting her life: “Take care of me, especially my hands.”
Even if she writhes and screams like a worm, please make sure to keep her from waving money into the sugar daddy’s cleavage. This profession may not be dangerous for sugar daddy, but she’s still young and does not want to end up on Moon God’s assassination list.
Just as Zhou Qian was about to agree, she noticed that Tiantian’s ID card also had one of the oldest professions in mankind, and it was even more illegal than Xu Yintang.
“Excuse me.”
At least Xu Yintang’s profession is legal in some countries.
Tiantian held her dishonest right hand with her dishonest left hand and fought with each other, arguing with determination, “I’m legal in Sin City too!”
Prostitutes and killers have no distinction in Sin City; both are legitimate and self-sufficient!
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A young man walking nearby with Huahua and Old Wang sighed upon hearing her words. “I really don’t want to admit this.”
He must be Thomas, the detective contacted to help them with the instance overview.
Thomas tried to force a smile, according to the setting, they hadn’t seen each other for quite a few years.
“Long time no see.”
“Long time no see. It’s okay not to smile if you can’t.”
Xu Yintang casually replied, waving to Huahua and Old Wang as well, subtly hinting at the prey already marked by Third Flora around them.
Huahua and Old Wang chose the roles of police officer and bar bouncer respectively—these are the only roles unique to locals of Sin City, entering the instance a day earlier than others. If they want to unlock the hidden ending, at least one member of the team must choose one of these two roles to obtain an important item during the extra day.
“Alright, let’s go outside and talk about it.” Old Wang said, rescuing Thomas from the awkward conversation. He stepped forward, leading the group to walk, not wanting to stand there blocking the way.
They stood at the entrance to Sin City, where just a few steps away, they could swipe their ID cards at the gate and enter this city where even murder is legal.
“Not everything is legal… our public order here is quite good.” Thomas rubbed his nose, trying to defend the reputation of his city.
As they passed through the gate, both Xu Yintang’s and Tiantian’s ID cards lit up red. Thomas stared at the display screen of their ID’s astonishment, the light from above casting a surreal glow on his face, making it look like a stiff mask.
Xu Yintang nonchalantly put away his ID card and walked out of the gate, catching a glimpse of Sin City, which he had seen countless times in strategy videos, revealing a corner in front of him.
Tall buildings, neon lights flashing brighter than the sun.
The icy steel forest adorned with dazzling light strings, devoid of any human warmth. Passersby outside were busy with their hurried steps, their expressions so numb that one would suspect they’d simply ignore a corpse lying on the street and pretend not to see anything.
Third Flora couldn’t resist taking a sip, confirming that these moving figures were indeed living beings and not machines.
“It’s working hours now, so everyone is more serious. It’s not usually like this…” Thomas explained subconsciously, then couldn’t help but glance at Xu Yintang, his mind blanking out with incongruous remarks, only able to seek help from Huahua and Old Wang, the “local folks”.
Huahua nodded seriously. “We Sin City people are good at singing and dancing, and we’re hospitable.”
“Oh, right, right, right…” Thomas nodded, then realized he wasn’t talking about that. But since the conversation had already reached this point, it wasn’t easy to change the subject. He forced a smile and said, “The day after tomorrow happens to be the carnival. If the case is solved by then, I’ll show you the hospitality of our Sin City people!”
That’s what he had planned all along. He hadn’t imagined that his classmates who used to follow the rules would… would…
Thomas’s Heart was bitterer.
“Tell us about your case,” Xu Yintang said.
His profession choice made Thomas feel indescribably awkward. Many clues in the case would be hard to obtain, but regardless, Thomas would certainly give a crucial reminder to players who chose the prostitute profession.
For players who enter Sin City knowing nothing about this instance, this reminder is like a lifeline.
“You’d better go back… If I had known you were…” Thomas muttered, licking his lips, his gaze shifting awkwardly. “Although it’s legal here, many people are very opposed to it, and there are some… Some people, well, it’s not illegal for them to be killed here…”
He wiped his face, hesitating to use certain terms out of concern for his old friend’s feelings, but also genuinely worried about Xu Yintang’s safety in this city—once their identity information is scanned at the gate, it’s as if it’s open to the whole city, and everyone can see which prey has entered the hunting ground.
He should have said it earlier. Thomas silently regretted it.
Xu Yintang considerately clarified the situation for him, “There are many people here who want to kill a male prostitute, and they probably have to queue up.”
After all, the instance “Sin Carnival” in the players’ forum is known as the “psycho killer’s paradise”, with an absurd number of murderers in the city. Those with fewer than ten kills are too embarrassed to speak. The hidden ending even reveals a secret organization that specifically records the “achievements” of these killers.
That organization even ranks the killers based on factors like killing methods and number of victims, releasing the rankings every year during the carnival. As a result, many killers go all out to boost their performance before the carnival, and someone like Xu Yintang, appearing in Sin City at this time, is even more in demand than a limited edition popular game.
Especially with Zhou Qian, who naturally attracts the twisted, by his side, their combined effect is more than a hundredfold, akin to one person doing the work of eight. Anyone following them would have to fight for territory first.
There are also high-tech players trying to hack into their phones. With only one entrance, there are many people coming in. Fourth Joy had prepared a big, round, and powerful fish-headed monster to fight against the intruders, but he was dumbfounded as he watched them start fighting at the door of their home.
It’s so strange.
Fourth Joy muttered softly.
Xu Yintang pinched it. “Stop looking at these things, or you’ll become stupid.”
Author’s Note –
Zhou Qian: I often feel out of place because I’m too normal [hugs herself in fear]
Finally encountering an instance where he has read the guide, Mother Xu Yingtang immediately chooses the happiest route.
Mother Xu Yingtang: Yay! Let’s fight, let’s fight! [claps hands]
Lighting a candle for whoever is closest at hand when our very territorial kitty boy learns his new Husband (emphasis) acted as a Prostitute in Sin City and there are still living people who saw and interacted with him there! 🙏🕯
Husband (emphasis) 😂 talk about a honeymoon period
😂😂oh I can’t wait for his new husband to hear about his escapades here
I hope the netizens are able to see footage.
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Feeding of children arc
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wait so fourth joy having eaten a bit of the system means he is mother’s very own intelligent firewall?? i cant wait to see fourth joy in action