Chapter 107: Chapter 107: Clues and Conspiracy Theories
Translator: 549690339
The timeline came to a close.
Han Dong met up with the squad.
Since Han Dong’s ‘parents’ had been expunged, this building now belonged to him alone. It provided the perfect temporary base for the squad.
The squad gathered in the hall, preparing to access the hidden rewards.
“The Clown’s Thank-you Gift.”
Comparatively larger than the “Comedy Gift Box” that Han Dong received, the gift was gingerly opened by Koslin with the help of machinery, keeping a safe distance.
zzzz!
As soon as the lid was opened, a soft pink aura spilled out from inside the box.
It looked eccentric but was harmless.
hahaha-hahaha-
A clown doll attached to a spring device hopped out from within the box.
All squad members were instantly on guard.
Han Dong’s ‘The Eye’ swiftly scanned the doll, confirming it to be an ordinary toy, and cautiously moved closer.
The doll’s hands held out a piece of paper, and an old camera hung around its neck.
These two items were the rewards corresponding to the hidden event.
“You have obtained the concealed reward ‘Prop Exchange Ticket (High
Quality)’. After completing the main events of [The Return of the Clown
(Surface Chapter)], you can use the exchange ticket to redeem a Fate Item during the final reward settlement.”
“You obtained the concealed clue ‘Old Camera’. Purpose unknown.” “An exchange ticket! The reward of a hidden event really lives up to its name!” Seeing this treasure of a reward, Captain Cass was overjoyed!
However, this would prove useless if they failed to get through this event.
Han Dong wasn’t very interested in the exchange tickets; his attention remained glued to the hidden clue: ‘The Old Camera’. The camera contained a film roll and was fully functional.
Up next was the ‘Clue Sorting’ stage.
The television set in the living room was replaced.
The ‘Auxiliary Clue Collector’ screen was projected on the television wall.
The clues obtained by Han Dong, the ‘Comedy Gift Box’ and the ‘Soaked Diary’, were located in different positions, and there was no substantial connection between them.
The icons for medium-level clues were noticeably larger.
Moreover, the diary icon had a line connecting it to a larger branch icon… It seemed that through ‘Auxiliary Deduction’, the opening method for this major branch could be found.
Concealed clues were different.
When the clockwork device read the information on the ‘Old camera’.
No icon lit up on the screen.
However, the Clown icon in the center lit up, with about 15% of it gradually glowing! Some information about the clown was revealed.
“Some information about the clown has been unveiled!?”
Simultaneously surprised and curious, Han Dong selected the ‘Drenched Diary’ icon and centered the clown avatar to see what information the auxiliary system would provide.
“Drenched Diary: There exists an entrance to the ‘Hidden Sewer’ in Derry Town Basic Middle School.
(There are numerous bizarre creatures in the sewer, please ensure that your squad is sufficiently robust)
Special attention: Once the entrance to the sewer is located and entered, a major branch of the plot will be initiated.”
The ‘Hidden Sewer’ referred to here seems different from Derry’s sewer system… It is the Land of Origin of the parasitic entity – Bella, certainly holding numerous secrets.
“The secret sewer corresponds to a major branch.
The mutated Bella within, not under the clown’s control but attempting to develop the Parasite Legion to counter the clown.
Could we then infer that even the clown himself cannot intervene in this ‘Hidden Sewer!?”
With his doubts, Han Dong continued to observe the next clue provided by the system.
“Ultimate Intelligence – [Clown.Pennywise] unlocked 15%.
Information:
The clown does not seem to exist in different communities of Derry Town, rural areas or public buildings.
The camera may locate the entrance to the ‘Disappeared Street’.
Note: If the unlocking degree of ultimate information is not more than 50%, do not actively contact the clown.”
The next step is to enter the final phase of the discussion.
Combining all these clues, consider what ‘steps’ should be taken next.
Captain Cass stepped forward, first stared at this complex projection map of auxiliary clues, and exclaimed:
“The Fate event we have experienced before didn’t have that many branch events, nor were there three levels of size, medium, and small… An ordinary Fate event only has about four branches.
Once completed, they will greatly drive the progression of the main plot.
Although this is a Four-Star Level World of Fate, aren’t there way too many branches?”
What Captain Cass said somewhat confirmed one of Han Dong’s thoughts.
So many branches and hidden events are characteristic of [The Return of the Clown], and Han Dong also had a rather terrifying conjecture…
Han Dong set his jaw, determined to voice his grim suspicion before Captain Cass drafted the ‘next step’ plan.
“I have a horrifying conspiracy theory that I would like to share.”
This was not the first time for Han Dong to offer strategic advice.
Upon hearing his words, the squad members immediately settled on the sofa to listen to Han Dong’s viewpoint.
“From the moment I arrived in the world of ‘Clown’s Resurrection (Fog Chapter)’ , I had a strange feeling of anomalousness.
After experiencing these events, I noticed a problem.
The clown himself does not have a strong aggression, one could even say that he has no aggressive desire at all!
Be it the branch events, or the ‘Clown Party’ event that you have experienced… The clown has never initiated an attack.
I always felt that the clown seemed to be enjoying all of this.
I even suspect that some branch events may be purposely plotted by the clown.
He arranged these big and small events, purposely letting us trigger and complete them, even actively setting clues and rewards.
After arranging all this, he only needs to watch the show in the dark, surface occasionally if needed, and alter some ‘parameters’ to increase the entertainment and fun of the event.
At least, the three events we have completed so far are directly or indirectly related to him.
In the ‘Parasitic School’ event, without his interference, we might have had one more ‘teammate’.
Plus, over the past two days, I noticed subtle changes in Derry Town (the increase in the number of balloons), the whole town seems to be a ‘Playground’ controlled by the clown.
Instead of being participants in a Fate event, it’s more like we’re foreign players in the clown’s game.
If we cannot break free from the clown’s confines, we will eventually die or be permanently trapped here, gradually becoming ordinary members of the town, and live out our lives in Derry Town.
At that time, we will no longer be able to perceive ourselves.”
“In the upcoming ‘Plan Making’, I hope this point is considered.
Otherwise, all our desperate efforts to complete the various events will only represent a few games played in his park from the clown’s perspective.”
The conspiracy theory Han Dong proposed made the squad break out into a cold sweat:
“This! Brother Aron, do you mean some of these branch events are fabricated by the clown?”
“Yeah… So, we should try to select the branch events that the clown was unable to directly interfere with in our next move.
The Clown is not the controller of the World of Fate, and there are certainly areas or mysterious events that it is unaware of or can’t control in this world..”