Kalyan left, but the words he said before still echoed in Angel's ears.
After listening to Kalyan's words, the other Angels were not sure. The only thing he could be sure of was: Kaushik was not simple.
Being able to restrain a fashion monster by himself, he is definitely not an ordinary person. He is probably another hidden NPC similar to Zuniga.
In other words, a magician with a story.
Looking at it this way, Angel seems to have encountered quite a few powerful hidden NPCs when he came to Modern City.
Kaushik hiding in the slums, Kaushik staying in the security room of Prada Media Company, and the King of Darkness who is suspected of having multiple identities...even the little witch of the Hermitage, she can barely be considered.
This copy, the main mission floating on the surface, is to help Prada Media Company get back on its feet.
But the tide surging in the dark is composed of these hidden NPCs, building a larger and more magnificent story.
At first glance, it sounds pretty good.
But Angel sighed deeply in his heart.
Because judging from the current situation, the main missions may only account for a very small share of this copy; the real bulk is in those side missions and even hidden missions...
In other words, it is estimated that it will be very difficult to complete this dungeon perfectly.
Angel's thoughts continued to wander, and finally he rubbed his swollen temples and decided not to think too much about it.
Back to the previous topic.
Kaushik's ability to artificially limit fashion monsters already represents his extraordinary level.
But if you look back at the information in the text column, you can know that the carnival night clown who only stayed in the darkness was actually sealed.
Although Kaushik has been labeled "not simple", what kind of label should be affixed to the character who can seal the carnival night clown?
Angel thought for a moment and then quickly stopped.
If you haven't gotten to that point yet, it's better not to think nonsense.
…
After putting away the paints and fabrics required for the ceremony, Angel turned his attention to the star bug again.
I didn't have time to watch Starworm's challenge mission before, but was interrupted by Kalyan. I definitely can't miss it this time.
The power information around the star worm was still floating around, and Angel successfully entered the challenge space where the star worm was located through information perception.
The challenge space where the Starworm is located is very, very small.
It's just a single room less than five square meters.
There are doors and windows, but there is darkness floating inside and outside the doors and windows, and you cannot step in at all.
This means that the space where the star bugs can move is only the size of this single room.
This single room looks like an ancient broadcast studio. There is no other furniture, only a console for recording, a microphone, and a stack of envelopes.
Starworm was sitting in front of the console, holding an opened letter and reading it carefully.
If it were Gleipnir in the challenge space, Angel would definitely contact Gleipnir directly and ask about the situation at the scene. But the person in the challenge space was a starworm. In order not to reveal his identity, Angel could not directly contact him.
To contact him, you can only collect clues yourself.
Fortunately, Starworm seemed to have the text column open all the time, and the power information was also surrounding him. Angel successfully intercepted the information on the text column.
"Random mission "Unprocessed Letter""
"Mission Overview: Many years ago, there was an FM radio station in the modern city. There was a heart-to-heart talk program at midnight every weekend called "Worry-Relief Mailbox." Listeners who were trapped by their worries would write letters and send them to the radio station.
, compiled by the host and broadcast at midnight on weekends, while reading the letters and giving corresponding opinions. However, this "worry-relief mailbox" column did not last long and was canceled due to force majeure. "
"Mission goal: "Time Radio" has decided to make up for its regrets. It allows you to become the temporary host of the "Worry-Relief Mailbox". You will be able to express your beliefs that you did not have time to deal with before the column was suspended, and help with ideas to satisfy the audience."
"Countdown:11:53:12"
"Countdown: 11:53:11"
"..."
This is the mission Starworm has received.
After reading the mission overview and goals, Angel's first concern was the difficulty of the mission. After all, the countdown to the main mission was imminent, and if the Star Worm took too long to complete the mission, it would most likely lead to the failure of the main mission.
"The task doesn't seem difficult to understand, it's just..."
Angel thought for a moment, looked away from the star bug, and contacted Gleipnir.
Greipnir was on his way to Prada Media Company at this time. After hearing Angel's message, he immediately responded: "What's wrong?"
Angel did not exchange pleasantries and directly told Gleipnir about the mission received by Starworm.
Gleipnir was stunned after hearing this: "Is it a random mission? Not a side mission?"
Angel: "Yes, it's a random mission. If nothing unexpected happens, he will get the final 'location rumor' after completing this random mission."
When Gleipnir heard this, she was overjoyed. She had previously thought that in order to obtain the "prayer" and the "location" rumors after the "sacrifice", the starworm needed to complete the side quest on Kaushk.
OK.
She was still worried about this, after all, the process of side tasks was generally longer than random tasks.
Now that it is confirmed that Starworm only needs to complete a random task to obtain location rumors, Gleipnir is naturally delighted.
Moreover, even if the Starworm cannot complete the random mission in a short period of time, Gleipnir can still get the mission outside and help complete it.
In other words, the side mission can only be done by Starworm alone. But the random mission is different. Multiple people can take it together, whether it is Gleipnir or Angel. In the end, it depends on who completes it first.
Just fine.
This greatly improves the efficiency of completing random tasks.
Gleipnir: "The random task of Starworm is to deal with those unread letters?"
Angel nodded: "Yes, he will turn into a close brother and help with ideas while reading letters."
"It doesn't sound difficult." Gleipnir muttered in a low voice.
Angel: "On the surface, it is indeed not too difficult. But there is no specific standard for completing this task. It is just about satisfying the audience... This is too subjective."
"It's a bit like your previous task. Anna needs to be satisfied before it can be passed. You also know that satisfying Anna is not that simple."
Gleipnir also recalled the process of drawing design drawings.
If Angel hadn't solved the mystery, she would probably still be in the challenge space...
It is already so difficult to satisfy Anna alone. But Starworm has more than one letter in his hand. It is very difficult for him to satisfy all the listeners.
At this time, Gleipnir also discovered the trap of this mission. It seemed simple, but in fact it was full of many pitfalls.
"You are right, the concept of 'satisfaction' is too subjective." Greipnir squinted: "Moreover, each listener's personality is different, and some listeners may only need a few words of comfort and comfort to be satisfied.
Yes, some viewers may not be satisfied even if you put your heart and soul into it."
"If you meet someone with that kind of eccentric personality, maybe what he needs to satisfy him is not to persuade him with nice words, but to scold him severely and wake him up..."
From these we can see that there are millions of listeners, and it is impossible to satisfy everyone with just one trick.
The most important thing is that Starworm doesn't know the personality of the audience across the radio. He can only keep trying and making mistakes, praying that some kind of comfort method can hit the audience's pain points...
This kind of trial and error is completely exhaustive and will definitely take a lot of time.
Thinking of this, Gleipnir's originally happy attitude immediately changed: "I feel that the Starworm may not be able to complete this task within three hours. It seems that only the two of us can take on the task."
Angel thought so too. It was basically impossible for Starworm to complete this task in a short time.
They can only take over.
However, the tasks they take on may not necessarily be simpler than those of Starworm.
"I'll go over to pick up the mission first and see what kind of mission I'll get." Gleipnir sighed: "I hope it's a simple mission."
Angel was silent for a moment: "If it's too difficult, then wait until I go over and spend money."
Gleipnir: "That's all."
After cutting off the contact with Gleipnir, Angel looked at the challenge space where the starworm was.
Angel still has some small expectations... Maybe they were scaring themselves just now, but in fact the audience of "Worry-Relief Mailbox" is not that difficult to coax? Maybe Starworm can handle it alone?
However, when Angel looked at Starworm, he found that he did not start to "comfort" the audience, but frowned and stared at the letter in his hand.
Angel leaned over and took a look, and immediately fell silent.
The content of the letter is very simple——
"Just a quarter of an hour ago, I killed my wife. I wrote this letter while smoking. I am very happy, I feel...but I am also a little confused occasionally, because...if I can, I want to hear it.
The opinion of the host who relieves worries..."
The owner of the letter describes his mood changes at length, like a roller coaster, sometimes ups and downs, sometimes ups and downs.
But it only lacks the panic that normal people would feel after killing someone.
He is like a murderer with abnormal psychology who wrote this letter in a state of excitement.
Moreover, he doesn't seem to need the host's comfort. He just wants to hear other people's opinions... maybe even wants to share his thoughts on killing people?
In short, when Angel saw this letter, he already understood why the starworm was silent for so long.
If it were him, he wouldn't know what to say.
Comfort him? No need.
Scold him? Afraid of making him happy.
Warn him? Do warnings really work against madmen?
Agree with him? What the murderer really wants is approval?
In short, Angel was confused as to how to respond to satisfy the murderer.
Angel was silent for a moment, and then looked at the unopened letters from God's perspective, trying to see if there were any "simpler" ones inside.
Then, the second letter he read made Angel silent again.
"My mother has been a little weird recently. She cooked carrots for me, but I didn't like them, and then my mother turned into a rabbit. My father slapped me in the face today, and then he fell down when he went downstairs and turned into a rabbit.
It became a fly swatter. My brother seemed to like eating strawberry pie very much. He also got into the pie as a strawberry and offered it to my mouth. But I didn’t like strawberry pie, so I gave this pineapple pie to Soapy.
By the way, Subi is my dog. He often meows at me. After eating the mango pie I gave him, he was so excited that he turned into a pile of bones in the basement..."
Angel only read this paragraph and was completely confused.
Judging from the person signing the letter and the childish handwriting of the entire letter, it seems to be a letter written by a little girl.
The content in the letter was full of absurdity and fantasy, and Angel couldn't tell which sentence was the truth and which sentence was a lie.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that if this little girl is not having a nightmare, her mental state is too advanced.
No matter which one it is, it is not easy to satisfy the little girl.
Angel read a few more letters, and there were some slightly normal worries in them, such as a boy who longed for a girl's personal belongings... well, it wasn't too normal.
However, compared with the previous letters, it seems too normal.
But even with this "normal" letter, it's quite difficult to satisfy them.
Angel shook his head and silently withdrew his prying eyes.
I guess I can't count on the Starworm. I can only hope that the mission Gleipnir went to is a little simpler...
…
About ten minutes later, Xiaolu returned to the Desire Hotel.
She came carrying a full iron bucket.
The iron bucket contains solidified oil wax. According to her, these are the raw materials for the oil wax in the carnival paper lanterns. When the carnival comes, the merchants will melt the oil wax in the bucket and put it into the carnival paper lanterns...
Xiaolu didn't know how much oil wax Angel needed, so he simply bought a barrel. In the words of the merchant, this barrel was enough to supply hundreds of carnival paper lanterns.
"If it's not enough, can I buy more?"
Angel: "No, these are enough."
Angel checked the oil wax, and it was indeed a little different from the commonly used oil wax ratio. It seemed that there were some more active elements that could release more gas.
This is probably why they are used in "carnival paper lanterns".
Angel spent Modern Coins to purchase this time, because membership points can only buy internal products of the Hermitage, and these oils and waxes were bought by Xiaolu with Modern Coins from outside, and they are external products.
Therefore, it can only be purchased with Modern Coins.
Fortunately it's not expensive.
Compared with the price of oil wax, Angel's errand fee for Xiaolu was more expensive.
After completing the transaction, Xiao Lu blinked curiously: "Sir, is there anything else you need my help with?"
Angel thought for a while and nodded: "I really have one thing, and I want to ask the Hermit Society for help."
Xiao Lu was stunned, and her expression immediately changed to a serious one.
If he was just asking her for help, she could be relaxed and joking; but Angel made it clear that he was asking for help from a hermit, so he must be more serious.