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But with a sidelong glance, she saw Gu Yu, who had just fled in panic, now walking in calmly, carrying a small wooden box. She couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Brother Yu, what treasure did you bring over?"
Upon hearing this, the other sisters also turned their heads, while Gu Yu calmly raised an eyebrow and said:
"I did some quick calculations and knew everyone was a bit bored, so I prepared two little games. On a snowy day like this, it's perfect for calling up friends and playing these together!"
"What is it?"
Seeing how mysterious he spoke, Daiyu didn't bother to argue with his rambling and pressed him directly for an answer.
Gu Yu looked around and saw that the largest table in the room was the one with the red plum blossoms. She went over and took the flowerpot down, then called them all over and opened the box in front of them.
"This is... mulberry paper?"
The well-informed Xue Baoqin recognized the material of those palm-sized cards.
"Sister Baoqin has good insight; this is indeed mulberry paper."
The finest mulberry paper is white and hard, which best meets Gu Yu's requirements, so he specially bought a batch to make cards.
Chapter Seventy: Steaming!
However, since these cards were all face down, Daiyu and the others could only look at the unique patterns on the back of the stacks of paper pieces of varying heights, and they were very curious.
Could this be some kind of new domino-like thing? It looks like there are several different types; it seems quite complicated…
Seeing that there were several different cards in the wooden box, Gu Yu stopped and put the box on the cabinet next to her. Unable to contain her curiosity, Xiangyun reached out, grabbed a card, flipped it over, and looked even more confused.
"Traitor? What's that?"
Now that someone had taken action, the others felt less guilty and reached out to check the contents.
"Why does mine look like a moonlit night?"
"What I drew is a horse."
"Wow! This is a portrait! This is... Liu Bei? And below him is... Rende? Helping you get rid of the enemy... What is all this?"
Gu Yu had heard the commotion behind her long ago, so she deliberately walked back slowly, waiting until they had finished seeing everything before leisurely explaining:
"Our game is called 'Three Kingdoms Kill'!"
"Three Kingdoms Kill?"
The women exchanged glances. Baochai and the others picked up a few more cards and looked at them. They roughly understood what was going on. Apart from those cards about lords and rebels, such as Liu Bei and Cao Cao, who were all well-known figures, the cards with explanations, such as "Kill," "Dodge," and some other cards, all had explanations that were easy to understand.
"This game is very simple. At the beginning, each person draws an identity card. The roles of Lord, Loyal Minister, and Rebel should be easy to understand, right? The Traitor is to eliminate the Loyal Minister and the Rebel, and finally eliminate the Lord."
"Oh~"
"After drawing the identity cards, the lord chooses one of five characters from the pool, while the others choose one of three. The moon symbols represent health points; once they are depleted, the player dies and leaves the game."
"Does that mean we should become Liu Bei or Zhuge Liang?"
"Yes, you see, each character card has its own corresponding skill. Use whichever one you like. And about hand cards..."
Seeing that the explanation was almost complete, Gu Yu cleared her throat and said:
"No amount of talking can compare to playing once. Who wants to play?"
"this…"
Yingchun and Xichun seemed to understand only part of the story and were too embarrassed to go on stage. Li Wen and Li Qi were not so confident, so in the end, Daiyu, Baochai, Baoqin, Xiangyun and Tanchun made up the five-person group.
"The five people are exactly one master, one loyalist, one internal traitor, and two rebels."
Gu Yu skillfully drew out the identity cards, mixed them up, and then let them draw them. At the same time, she openly peeked at their identities as an off-field referee.
In this game, Baoqin drew the Lord and immediately excitedly announced that she was the Lord. Xichun and the others quickly surrounded her to watch her play.
After the character cards were drawn, the group stared at their cards for a long time, occasionally calling Gu Yu over to ask about the specific effects, clearly comparing prices from different vendors.
Baoqin was initially a little embarrassed to ask, but with five character cards in her hand, she was dazzled by the choices. Seeing that each character seemed confident with Gu Yu's help, she couldn't sit still any longer. She mustered her courage, tugged at Gu Yu's sleeve, blushed, and turned her head to ask for help in a low voice.
"As the lord, you are the only one who reveals your identity in the early stages. After one round, at least two rebels may attack you, so you have to make sure you have enough cards in your hand. Sun Quan is a good choice; he has a lot of health, and if the cards in your hand are not suitable, you still have the opportunity to change them."
The gentle, whispered guidance calmed the girl's shy and flustered heart considerably. Glancing discreetly at the profile so close to hers, a glint of light flashed in Baoqin's eyes. Mustering her courage, she began to speak:
"What about this Zhuge Liang? I think he's quite skilled at stargazing..."
"You're impressive, but you're the first one, so you'll definitely keep some cards in your hand. An empty city is useless. As for Stargazing, you don't know who the next player is yet, so you might suffer in the first two rounds."
"That's it..."
After they had all chosen their people, a quarter of an hour had passed, and Xichun and the others had lost some of their enthusiasm. However, seeing that it was finally about to begin, they quickly perked up and started watching.
"kill."
"Huh? Why did Baoqin kill me? QAQ, I didn't dodge."
"Oh, I'm sorry..."
"..."
Gu Yu slapped her forehead speechlessly and quickly issued a yellow card warning.
"Just play games, no talk of friendship!"
Xiangyun is actually a traitor!
Whoever draws a card, whoever gets hit, Su Yun stands next to them and explains in a low voice. After a couple of rounds, everyone is doing it quite well.
However, Xiangyun's intentions were too obvious. She attacked here and there, and was quickly seen through by the loyal Baochai. Baochai took the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow and sent her away. As a result, Baoqin was defeated by Tanchun and Daiyu, and she still lost the competition.
"This traitor is too difficult to deal with! Besides him, there are two rebels and one loyal minister. We have to help our lord fight the rebels first, then fight the loyal minister, and finally defeat our lord. It's like going through eighty-one tribulations!"
Xiangyun, who was the first to leave the stage, couldn't accept the fact that she was a noob. She quickly blamed it on her identity and shouted that she wanted to start over.
This time, Baochai got the traitor card, while Xiangyun got the lord card, eager to get revenge and conquer the world.
However, Daiyu and the others didn't quite understand the character cards they drew. Baoqin, for example, picked Yuan Shu, who had a lot of health, and watched as the damage was all dealt to her by the other characters. She was so frustrated that she wanted to cry.
Baochai, on the other hand, chose Xiao Qiao, and used the simple and straightforward damage transfer effect in a variety of ways. She quickly took down Baoqin, who had been taking a beating, and the only loyal subject was eliminated, which means that the card player was the traitor.
But in order to win, Xiangyun had no choice but to endure humiliation and cooperate with Baochai. Just after she got rid of Tanchun's traitor card, she was eager to eliminate the traitor. However, she was controlled by Baochai's damage transfer and was in a state of ecstasy. She could only fight to the death with Daiyu, but in the end, she still lost the game.
The way the traitor won in this second game was quite eye-opening. Baoqin didn't care much about winning or losing the game, but instead seemed to be pondering the identity cards of the so-called traitor and loyal minister.
"Whether the lord employs a traitor or not, and whether the traitor himself rebels or not, seems to be related to the rebels as well..."
It may seem like just a game, but there seems to be a deeper meaning behind it?
Daiyu and the others were all intelligent people, so they naturally thought of this. After playing several rounds, they became more and more engrossed and felt that there was more to it than met the eye.
It was just a few of them playing all the time. Yingchun and the others had learned how to play by watching, but they could only watch enviously from the sidelines. They were too embarrassed to suggest changing players, so Gu Yu took the initiative to invite them to join in. After all, there were plenty of nine-player games available.
Seeing the laughter and cheers of everyone on the field, Gu Yu couldn't help but smile brightly.
"Dog Card, Dog Card, you probably never imagined in your life that Dog Card is actually from the Great Qian Dynasty, right? Hmm, I wonder if this counts as boosting positive reviews in the Void?"