Livestreaming: I am retarded, but selected to join the analoghorror game?!
Chapter 177 - 172: Turns Out I Have Been Stupid All Along

Chapter 177: Chapter 172: Turns Out I Have Been Stupid All Along

Anyway, according to Xiao Yi’s suggestion, the group temporarily split into two teams.

Clements and Liliana went nearby to search for and gather any available food to ensure their survival for the days to come.

After all, they were in the wilderness, and the likelihood of a passing vehicle was quite slim. Generally, it would take several days or even longer to wait for a vehicle to pass by.

Hence, they needed to prepare some survival supplies for the motel.

Clements had the knowledge for this task; he was undoubtedly the best candidate, and Liliana... a child would certainly prefer going on an adventure to find things rather than wait tediously by the roadside.

Xiao Yi and Nania went to the nearby highway to wait for vehicles to pass by, asking the drivers to take them away from there, or at least help them along part of their journey.

Of course, if the drivers were unwilling, some negotiating might be required.

So, it was indeed suitable for Xiao Yi and Nania to handle this.

The two reached a narrow mountain highway and started waiting by the roadside.

Simply waiting was undoubtedly very boring.

During this time, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but wonder why he had had such a bizarre dream last night.

Why would he dream about a bunch of annoying strangers in the motel tormenting him?

Xiao Yi had heard that the content of dreams was mostly related to various subconscious thoughts when awake.

And the reason they’re called subconscious is that they’re thoughts one isn’t even aware of.

Therefore, the content of dreams often feels inscrutable, yet vaguely traceable.

After some thought, Xiao Yi figured that the dream might be because he believed he was on a mission, but was delayed for some reason; hence, he dreamt of werewolves suddenly appearing in the motel.

That meant the purpose of those people was just to be killed off, no wonder they didn’t even have names.

So it seemed he really was just a victim of circumstances, rather than here to accomplish any mission.

But then... Xiao Yi couldn’t help but recall Xu Yingguang’s last words.

"He told me to go to the base, that is, the motel, to investigate the true story behind ’Deserted Mountain Night,’ and also to figure out what ’Flash’ means. What exactly did he mean by that? Those words seemed like they were my task. So am I just a victim now or am I on a mission?"

Xiao Yi sighed.

After that, Xu Yingguang became silent as if he was dead, making Xiao Yi unclear about his current situation.

"Didn’t Old Xu leave any last words or something? Useless, now I don’t even know what to do." Xiao Yi muttered again.

"..." Xu Yingguang, who could always understand Xiao Yi’s condition and hear his words, twitched his mouth at this moment.

Xu Yingguang couldn’t help muttering, "Do you feel uncomfortable if you don’t mention me?"

Just then, a gust of wind blew, causing Nania, who was beside Xiao Yi, to shiver suddenly.

"Woo~!" Nania tightened her clothes, "It’s so cold; this seems like a northern region, right? I really don’t like it here. I’d love to settle somewhere warmer."

"Somewhere warmer?" Xiao Yi said, "Then go to Japan; I heard it’s the hottest place in the world, reaching several thousand degrees at its peak."

[...Ah? Several thousand degrees?]

[That’s a bit of a hellish joke.]

"Japan? Where is that?" Nania asked. "Rather than that, Xiao Yi, go find something to start a fire with and come back, I’ll keep watch here."

"Something to start a fire with, got it." Xiao Yi nodded, then immediately got up and left.

Nania thought Xiao Yi was going to find some twigs and dry grass, but when she saw him returning with a bucket of water, she was momentarily stunned.

"Nania, why did you bring back a bucket of water?" Nania asked in surprise. "Didn’t I tell you to find something to start a fire with?"

Everyone in the live stream was also confused; they couldn’t figure out what Xiao Yi was thinking.

But Xiao Yi answered like this.

"Huh? Isn’t this something that can be used to start a fire?"

"... Are you serious?"

"Of course! You don’t know that water can actually start a fire?" Xiao Yi explained seriously, "Why can’t water start a fire? Look, water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen can burn, and oxygen can help it burn."

"... Huh?" Nania was dumbfounded.

[This... It actually makes some sense at first glance! Oh no! I’m turning dumb too! Oh wait, it turns out I’ve been dumb all along, that’s okay then.]

[What’s infuriating is that my own knowledge isn’t enough to argue back, and that’s the most humiliating part!]

Nania could only helplessly get up. "Fine, I’ll go find some myself."

"What should I do with this bucket of water?"

"Dump it!"

Afterwards, Nania managed to start a bonfire and finally felt a bit of warmth.

The two waited until noon, but still no car had come, though they had anticipated this.

"It’s noon, by now Old Ke should have sent us food," Xiao Yi checked his phone to confirm the time.

"... Could something have happened?" Nania couldn’t help but worry, especially about Liliana.

"I’ll go check it out," Xiao Yi decided immediately.

"Yeah, go ahead; I’ll keep watching here," Nania agreed.

Xiao Yi stood up and went back to the inn, calling out Clements’s name, but no one responded inside the inn.

"Have they not come back yet?" Xiao Yi walked to the kitchen.

If they haven’t returned, it seems I’ll have to cook myself," Xiao Yi thought.

As soon as he said this, the previously calm live stream viewers were instantly shocked!

[No! I don’t want to see this!]

[Brother Xiao Yi, please don’t go into the kitchen, spare us!]

However, Xiao Yi still cheerfully entered the kitchen.

The cold storage room was next to the kitchen, and Xiao Yi had planned to check it out, but the door was locked, as if it didn’t want anyone to see what was inside.

Xiao Yi, having no other choice, decided to see what was in the fridge, but for some reason, the double doors of the fridge were tied up with chains and locked tightly with a big lock.

"What’s this about?" Xiao Yi muttered, perplexed, "Why is the fridge also locked?"

Just as Xiao Yi was about to demonstrate his impressive lock-picking skills, Clements suddenly appeared.

"Wait!" Clements hurriedly stood in front of the fridge door, his expression tense, as if there was something inside that he didn’t want to show.

But the live stream viewers all breathed a sigh of relief.

[Thank you, Clements.]