Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 7: Rune Puppet

Su Lun's eyes gradually became serious.

Because he also picked up the fork with his own hand and forked a large piece of **** meat, bringing it to his mouth.

If he doesn't think of a solution, he will probably taste human organs for the first time.

He knew that if he didn't find a breaking point, he would be killed by the "ghost species" sooner or later.

.......

A terrifying manor, a strange doll, a ghost species that likes to kill humans...

Su Lun's thoughts began to spin rapidly.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and an idea flashed: "Since the weird one in this room has the ability to kill us easily, but it doesn't... This shows that the weird one has wisdom, and it is not low. ”

The monster is intelligent, which is a good thing for him.

If the monster only knows **** instinctively, that would be a desperate situation.

If you fight, you will definitely not be able to defeat him.

But judging from his experience in thousands of horror games and horror movies, any intelligent NPC can get plot twists (clues) through conversation.

Study, corridor, banquet hall...the clues in my mind suddenly connected from end to end.

Su Lun felt that he had probably found the key to breaking the situation!

"Huh..."

He breathed out a sigh of relief.

Suellen decided to give it a try.

At this time, his expression suddenly became serious, and he said something incomprehensible to the void: "Miss Pestoya, can I talk to you?"

......

This opening seemed like time had been stopped.

Su Lun himself was putting meat into his mouth with his right hand, which also stopped in mid-air.

Hearing this, the bald man who was eating a mouthful of blood not far away was obviously stunned. He didn't understand why Su Lun suddenly said such inexplicable words.

However, at this time, a response came from the void, "Hey...how do you know my name?"

It was still the same deep and weird voice of the old lady before.

Guessed it!

When Su Lun heard this, he immediately realized that there was nothing wrong with his reasoning.

That Marcus guy said before that this "ghost species" found them, but instead of killing them directly, they played several games, such as hide-and-seek, marbles, bowling...

As long as you abide by the rules of the game, you can survive temporarily; if you violate the rules, you will be killed immediately.

Similar to the current situation, this weird person could easily kill them, but chose to "play".

This also proves that this "ghost species" is not very old; in other words, he is not very young mentally.

Besides the corpse, there are only three dolls on this dining table, a gentleman in a suit, a lady, and a young woman. The gentleman sat at the head table, obviously a family of three.

When Su Lun went to the table to observe before, he felt that these three people looked familiar.

If you think about it carefully, you will remember that he had seen a family photo on the wall of the study room before.

In the photo, these three people are clearly visible.

And there is actually a fourth person in that photo.

A little girl holding a bear doll!

Then... the rest is not difficult to guess. The housekeeper calls it "master" and likes **** pranks, so the identity of this "ghost species" is only that little girl.

Under that photo, there happened to be a name labeled "Pestoia Isaac"!

......

Su Lun did not answer the question, but said directly: "Can I chat with you for a while?"

Although he didn't know what the "ghost species" was, it was probably similar to the "ghost" in his impression.

Moreover, since I know that she is young at heart, there is more room for conversation (deception).

So, you must first arouse its interest.

He added: "I can tell many interesting stories, dance, sing, shadow puppets, puppet shows... I think Miss Pestoya will like it..."

.......

After the words were spoken, the room was silent for a long time.

Su Lun thought that things were still a little over the top, but at this moment, the surrounding scene suddenly changed, from a banquet hall to a pink-decorated girl's bedroom.

On the workbench by the window, a little girl in a princess dress was tinkering with some doll parts.

She seemed to be very serious about assembling a doll full of runes. When she heard the movement, she didn't look back and said directly: "You haven't said it yet, how do you know my name?"

A very gentle girlish voice, which sounds sweet and sweet.

The first step is done!

Successfully aroused its interest.

Su Lun quickly observed everything in the room and said: "I saw your name on the photo when I was in the study..."

He spoke in a calm tone as much as possible, just to avoid irritating the other person.

Because he knew that the seemingly harmless little girl in front of him had a "twisted mentality" with the evil intention of killing human beings.

The little girl asked again: "How did you find me in the study before?"

Obviously, she was talking about the nutcracker.

Su Lun thought this was a good sign. At least she took the initiative to talk and responded: "Because I found that the doll's eyes moved."

"Oh, so that's it."

Hearing this, the little girl slowly put down the rune puppet in her hand.

It was as if time stood still for a moment, and then, she slowly turned around.

Seeing this, Su Lun narrowed his eyes slightly, vaguely feeling that there would be a big twist in the plot. Just in case, he silently rehearsed a BGM for watching horror movies - "Today is a Good Day".

Sure enough!

The next moment, the little girl turned her face towards Su Lun, suddenly changed back to the low and terrifying voice before, and asked sinisterly: "Now, do you still want to chat with me? What?"

.......

This is a burned face, the facial features are wrinkled together by the high temperature, and only three holes are left in the mouth and nose.

Normal people would be shocked when they suddenly see this face.

What surprised the little girl was that Su Lun's expression never changed at all, no panic, no disgust, no fear... In fact, he stared at the little girl's face seriously, with a warm look on his face. smile.

If you've seen a thousand horror movies, it's probably hard to be scared.

In horror movies, there are not one hundred but eighty kinds of "turn back and kill" plots, including sulfuric acid, fire, laceration, abscess... there are all kinds of horrible and disgusting scenes.

So, when Su Lun saw this burned face, he didn't feel too upset.

He knew that if he showed a scared or frightened expression just now, it might trigger some instant death effect, and he would definitely not be able to continue talking that day.

However, he passed the first level successfully.

Suellen went directly to the topic: "Of course, Miss Pestoya. I can feel your loneliness..."

He imitated the tone of the psychiatrist who treated him and started the conversation.

.......

The little girl was stunned, as if she had not thought about what she would do if the other party was not frightened by her terrifying appearance.

Su Lun didn't give her a chance to attack and immediately started telling her story.

“When I was in a juvenile detention center, I was often locked up in solitary confinement. Oh, the juvenile detention center is a place where disobedient children are kept. So, I can understand the loneliness of being locked up in a small room alone. ..."

"I was born in a very warm family, but my parents left when I was very young..."

"..."

If you read eight hundred books, you won't think there is anything new in the world.

The Italian Carlo Getzi said that there are only thirty-six kinds of plots in the world: supplication, rescue, revenge, revenge between flesh and blood, pursuit, disaster, misfortune, relief of confusion, seeking supplication...

When Su Lun saw the face of "Pestoya", he immediately deduced a lot of plots.

Burn?

Either it was an accident or he was killed.

There is also a family in the restaurant that was made into puppets and sat there neatly, either missing or resentful.

Judging from the limited clues, this should be a harmonious family.

Pestoya was probably born into a family with a loving father and mother. Then when she was about ten years old, she was killed by an accidental fire.

Life was also fixed in that year.

Su Lun is not entirely deceiving, but he can really understand that kind of loneliness.

Because he is telling his own story.

Perhaps only mentally ill people can understand mental illness?

He had received psychological counseling in a juvenile detention center for so many years and had read so many psychology books. He was now familiar with psychological communication methods for problem children.

Although this "strange" is very powerful, its supernatural ability can even easily kill a hundred Suellen.

But after all, the mental age is just that of a little girl who is not deeply involved in the world.

With wisdom comes emotional needs...

This is what the psychiatrist who treated me originally said.

The desire to survive drowned out Su Lun's guilt for deceiving the little girl, and the two of them started chatting slowly.

"My name is Suellen, nice to meet you, Miss Pestoya."

"Are you really not afraid of me?"

"Yes. I can see that Pestoya is a kind girl."

"No, I killed a lot of people."

"I have also killed many people. When I was twelve years old, a group of gangsters insulted and killed my neighbor's sister. Then I took a knife and chased them for three streets and stabbed them to death one by one... .Those who kill are not necessarily evil people. Those who are killed, maybe they deserve to die."

"..."

Su Lun saw a trace of curiosity on the burned face, as if he found a sense of identity in his words.

After a pause, he did not forget to give some psychological hints and added: "Later in the juvenile detention center, my doctor told me that bad people should be punished, but good people cannot be hurt."

"Oh."

Pestoya muttered in confusion.

After pondering for a moment, she asked softly: "What do you think is a good person?"

Su Lun: "Personally, the difference between good guys and bad guys lies in whether they are consistent with their own values. At least as of today, I think those guys deserve to die."

Pestoya is very smart and obviously understood Su Lun’s intention. There was a hint of cunning in her eyes and she asked: "Are you a good person?"

Su Lun didn't blush: "Of course."

"Kekeke..."

Hearing this, laughter like silver bells resounded in the room.

The atmosphere suddenly became less tense.

Girls probably love beauty. The little girl returned to her appearance in the photo, blond and cute.

As Su Lun told his story, the lonely experiences of the two mentally ill people made it easy for them to find "resonance".

Not long after, one person and the other were sitting side by side like good friends.

Suellen told her some weird stories about the earth.

Pestoya will also talk about what happened in the manor.

"My parents are both very powerful alchemists. They are very busy every day... Only these dolls will always be with me, but it's a pity that they can't speak..."

"..."

Su Lun didn’t ask about the fire. He could guess it with his toes, which would definitely trigger Pestoya’s painful memory.

The two chatted about some happy and interesting trivial things.

The plot also unfolded in the direction he expected.

Su Lun’s purpose is to survive. Obviously, he probably won’t be killed.

But, there seems to be something more.

Resonance is always mutual.

Although there is no favorability panel in the game, Su Lun feels that this little girl is very easy to talk to.

.......

The two chatted for a long time, and Pestoya seemed very satisfied, with a cute smile on her face.

"Thank you, I haven't spoken to you in years."

The little girl thought of something and said: "But you can't stay with me for too long...otherwise, you will become deformed."

"Distortion?"

Su Lun thought it was okay to stay a little longer, but after hearing Pestoya's words, he realized that there might be other dangers in this space.

At this time, Pestoya seemed to have thought of something again.

She walked to her workbench, picked up the finished rune puppet, put it in a beautiful box, and said: "This is a parting gift for you, Mr. Sullen. Thank you You said this to me."

Hearing this, Su Lun knew that he had successfully survived.

Su Lun was not polite and took the wooden box containing the rune doll.

A simple doll with yellow skin. It is quite heavy and seems to have many metal parts inside. The most peculiar thing is that there are faint blue light runes on its surface.

He didn't ask any more questions, but smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your gift, too, Miss Pestoya."

"Mr. Su Lun, we probably won't see each other again. Even if you come next time, I may have forgotten you..."

Being separated, Pestoya showed sadness on her face.

Then, she took off another butterfly brooch from her clothes and pinned it on Su Lun's chest. "This is my favorite brooch. It was a birthday gift from my mother when I was six years old. It's also I’m giving you a small gift, hoping you can do me a favor when you go out.”

Su Lun readily agreed: "Okay."

"If you can see my parents in the future, please help me ask..."

As Pestoya said this, she suddenly paused and did not continue.

Su Lun asked doubtfully: "What are you asking?"

Pestoya's tone suddenly became very painful, and the scary old woman's voice alternated with a girl's voice, "Ask them...why they wanted to burn me to death."

As soon as these words came out, an inexplicable coldness suddenly swept through the entire room.

Huh?

Su Lun never expected that she would suddenly say such a sentence.

He immediately realized that the truth of the matter was not that simple.

It turns out that Pestoya was burned to death by her parents?

How is it possible that in a harmonious and loving family, the parents actually burned to death their favorite little daughter?

What's the problem?

Is there something wrong with Pestoya or her parents?

However, there was no time to think too much. At this moment, Pestoya seemed to have been touched by the devil in her heart. Waves of black mist rose up all over her body, and she was about to run away at the sight.

Seeing this scene, Su Lun decisively reached out his hand and touched her head gently.

Probably because her favorability was enough, Pestoya suddenly became quiet after being comforted. She slowly raised her head, and her eyes filled with red light gradually returned to calm.

Su Lun nodded solemnly: "Okay! I promise you."

It turns out that she once bravely loved the world, but the world gave her endless pain.

"Goodbye."

Pestoya grinned at him, her eyes as clear as the stars, still as innocent and cute as ever, "I'm happy to meet you too, Mr. Sullen..."