Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

Chapter 959 The Shadow Chasing Squad

The players have already chosen their skills, and Clarinde, as the host, asks them what difficulty level they would like to select.

New player Funina was curious, "Easy experience and realistic experience, there are different difficulty levels?"

Clarind nodded. "The plot of Tabletop Theatre can sometimes change depending on the player's choices and the results of skill checks."

Simply put, in the easy mode, using skills makes it easier to pass checks and succeed.

In reality, a higher skill level or a higher number rolled is required to pass the test.

After hearing the explanation, Funina said decisively, "I choose the easy experience!"

She'd had enough of the hellish difficulty! She'd only enjoyed a few days of relaxation! She had to choose the easy mode!

Except for Frynn, all players opted for the high-difficulty realistic experience.

Su was very confident in his abilities, "Don't worry, I'll be carried by a pro player!"

With everything set up in advance, everyone went to the costume tent in batches to change clothes.

Clarind reassured everyone, "Florian's Table Theatre is in its trial operation phase. All costumes are brand new, so please choose the ones that fit your size."

Before long, everyone had changed into their game outfits.

As the host, Clarinde also changed into a costume for a Shadowhunter from the old era.

The dark blue uniform, resembling a military uniform, was adorned with dark gold ropes and tassels, and a pure white feather was pinned to the ship's cap.

Navia, who owns a parts workshop, is dressed in a retro dress.

The brown waistband, hand guards, and hat were decorated with bronze gears, and the waist pouch contained many round wooden blocks painted in gold to make "mula".

Linni, a thief by profession, wore a brown cloak draped diagonally. The eyepatch covering one eye and the copper flask fixed to his belt looked very old.

Paimon wore brown pumpkin pants, and over the starry sky cloak, he wore a dark blue cloak with dark gold tassels, and a feather hair clip next to the black four-pointed star.

As a bard, Funina's attire was the most extravagant among everyone present.

He wore a ruff around his neck, and his hat and cloak were adorned with dark gold tassels. In his hand, he held an instrument resembling a Sumeru oud.

Funina stretched out her blue velvet cloak. "This is made of curtain fabric, isn't it? I didn't expect it to look so good. Where's Sue? She's not changed yet..."

"Great! Cute!" Sue, having changed her clothes, came out of the tent, her eyes lighting up as she snapped photos with her camera. "I will honor Furnessa as the world's cutest bard!"

After Sue had finally finished taking pictures of the pictures from different angles, Frynn and Paimon were able to see her outfit clearly.

Su, a chef by profession, was wearing a light blue outfit with a white apron over it.

He wore a soft chef's hat and held a brown wooden ladle in his hand.

He wasn't carrying any weapons... no, I mean sharp objects, and looked very well-behaved.

Funina:......

Paimon: ...

Su put her hands on her hips and said, "Speak! No silence allowed."

Funina: "Uh...surprisingly ordinary, so ordinary it's surprising."

Paimon: "So soft! So harmless! I'm actually not used to it..."

Linni and Navia praised her enthusiastically, saying, "But she's still very cute! You'll get used to it after looking at her a few more times."

The host, Clarind, opened a small box and distributed badges prepared by Florian, representing the Shadowhunters, to everyone.

Although they are just small props carved from wood, the design, carving and coloring are meticulous, simple but not crude.

Everyone accepted the Shadow Hunter badge and pinned it to the fabric on their chests.

Funina looked around. "Speaking of which, why is this game set at the beach?"

“That’s because—” Claude instantly got into character!

"Long, long ago, human civilization was still in its infancy. Demons and evil wizards ruled the land, creating all sorts of monsters to harm humankind..."

"And among the crowd gathered a group of rebels, who raised their swords, vowing to strangle the monster in the darkness."

"They are known as—Shadow Hunters."

With Clarind's narration, the legendary story of the Shadowhunter begins.

The host, Clarinde, sailed a small boat, taking the game participants to an island some distance from the coastline.

"As a member of the Shadow Hunters, you received a commission one day. Based on the address, you took a boat to this unfamiliar city."

Everyone disembarked and stood on the simple dock, looking at the "city" not far away.

Paimon, who could see far and high, was speechless for a second. "This 'city' layout really brings back memories of Mondstadt." It seems Florian has been to Mondstadt for tourism.

Funina whispered a reminder, "Don't say it out loud, it'll ruin your gaming experience!"

"Okay, okay!" Paimon replied quietly, taking the game more seriously.

Claude's narration continues, "You breathe in the slightly salty air of the dock, look around, and see that there are few people nearby. You notice that a few people are also looking back and forth."

"The moment your eyes met, you understood that you were fellow Shadow Hunters gathered here because of the same mission."

Clarind stopped narrating, and as a veteran player of the Tabletop Theatre, Navia was the first to react.

"You're all Shadow Hunters, right? Let me introduce myself first!"

Navia greeted everyone with a bright smile and introduced herself, "My name is Navia. Besides fighting monsters, I also do some small business and help out my neighbors. How about we travel together? We can look out for each other on the way."

“Great, I’d love to join.” Linni readily replied, “My name is Linni. I’ve been a wanderer since I was a child and I know some underhanded tricks.”

"Later, he was adopted by a Shadow Hunter and inherited his mantle, thus becoming a Shadow Hunter himself."

Funina glanced at Navia and then at Linni, confirming that they were subtly guiding and demonstrating.

Funina tried to create a backstory for the character she was playing: "My name is Funina, uh... I grew up in a noble family and I'm very interested in art and performance."

"Although I am a shadow hunter, I actually want to be a performance artist."

"That's great!" Navia, the cheerleader, quickly gave her an encouraging look.

“My name is Paimon, and I’m this Shadowhunter’s good partner!” Paimon pointed to Sue beside him.

Su then introduced herself, "My name is Su. I have studied cooking since I was a child and I am good at healing people's minds and bodies through delicious food."

Funina quickly chimed in, "That's really great! I'll be looking forward to your cooking during my trip."

Su tapped the wooden spoon in her palm. "If anyone is sick, my food can give them a quick end. This is food therapy!"

"...I take back what I just said!" Funina quickly retracted her statement.

Paimon breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, Su was still the Su she knew.

"Having confirmed that you were both Shadowhunter partners, you simultaneously opened the envelopes in your hands," Claurind continued in her narration. "Inside it read—"

Dear respected and reliable Shadow Hunters:

Our kingdom is now facing a great crisis.

Monsters lurk outside the royal city, and the people of the kingdom have been bewitched...

Please help resolve the crisis and restore peace and stability to this city!