Five weapon-type items have been forged. Based on the quality of the forging materials, 135 forging points have been obtained.

"That's a bit too little."

Su Lin was somewhat disappointed; of the five weapons, only one was of purple quality, while the rest were of blue quality.

In all serious consideration, this full-strength team has indeed invested in weaponry; among the current survivor teams, their purple weapons are among the top tier.

But at the Martial Arts Box, the smelting value it provides is barely over 100!

The minimum smelting value required to lock and refine a property is 1000 points!

"Well, this guy is a money-guzzler."

Su Lin shook his head: "Unless you're a rich survivor, you simply can't master the Martial Box."

"Hehe, big brother will definitely be able to handle it."

Xiao Linlin, however, was very optimistic, blinking her big eyes: "You are currently the player with the highest aptitude. If even you can't do it, then no one else can."

"Moreover, just because it feels somewhat forced now doesn't mean it will be the same in the future."

"Considering that the benefits of colored quality are the highest level under the escape game mechanics, this item should theoretically not be considered an item for use in the early stages of the game."

"Even if the [Smelting] effect cannot be utilized, the storage and growth characteristics alone are already quite good, no less than normal red-quality items."

Xiao Linlin's analysis is correct.

Even if only the [Storage] property is left to use in the Martial Box, it can at least ensure that the Tang sword will never be damaged or destroyed.

The concept of "loss" is a major feature of escape games. For example, in Su Lin's battle just now, although he won the battle, he lost a lot of potions and talismans, making it not very cost-effective overall.

If Su Lin were to fight with ordinary weapons, it would be even more likely that he would suffer additional losses such as "excessive ammunition consumption" and "weapon wear and breakage".

Therefore, the effect of "avoiding losses" is one of the top benefits in escape games!

With no losses, what's left is pure profit!

As the survivor named Huang Yi has already said: the most important thing in the escape game is not whether you "die" or "escape", but whether you "gain" or "lose".

"Let's continue the search, and clear out the first floor first."

Su Lin got up and began to search the remaining containers in the pharmacy, and found several small containers hidden in the messy cabinets.

Perhaps because a large shipment had just been delivered, half of these small containers contained green and white supplies, each so cheap that Su Lin almost didn't want to take them.

"This is outrageous! How can there be something worth five resource coins?!"

Su Lin shook his head helplessly: "Who would want this thing?"

"That's not necessarily true."

Xiao Linlin whispered, "Big brother, have you forgotten the person you met in the last round? I think someone like him probably wouldn't mind."

"That's true."

Su Lin nodded, but he still couldn't imagine what kind of miserable life the garbage collectors lived.

After clearing out the pharmacy, Su Lin walked out and did a quick search of the lobby once more.

This way, you can both ensure that you eat all the containers and search for clues to the puzzle.

To be honest, at least one new anomaly has been discovered.

"The staircase in the center of the hall leads directly to the upper floor. Although it was pitch black, I did hear voices talking several times."

Su Lin stood in front of the stairs, looked up at the darkness above, and then looked down at the map in his hand.

"It is currently confirmed that one line will be placed in the parking lot outside the hospital, one line will be placed in the lobby, and two lines will be placed on each floor from the 2nd floor to the 5th floor."

"Well, then it's pretty much certain that the darkness in the stairwell is either a decoy or some kind of special setting."

"People on different floors cannot see each other directly; they must go through the stairs."

Su Lin looked at Xiao Linlin in his arms: "Do you have anything to add to my analysis?"

"Big brother, have you ever thought that... upstairs and downstairs might be two different spaces, with some kind of independent nature?"

Xiao Linlin said softly, and Su Lin frowned: "You mean that each level of space is separated? Then why could I hear Song Daqiang and the others' voices just now, as well as the conversations of some strangers? Although they were very soft, I'm sure it wasn't a hallucination."

Su Lin had some understanding of his own perception. Although the new talent effect did not appear in the third game, the talent effects from the first two games were retained.

Su Lin currently possesses two innate talents: [Smell of Death] and [Memories of Death].

In particular, the "Smell of Death" can boost all of a person's stats by up to 100% if there is a dead unit within 100 meters of them.

Before this match began, Xiao Linlin had placed a small bottle filled with dead insect corpses in her pocket to help Su Lin trigger the 100% effect of Death Sense.

These are not ordinary insects, but experimental organisms specially purchased in the waiting area, which are considered by the mechanism as "independent death units".

"Then they should have heard our gunshots just now, but so much time has passed and no team has come down to explore. Is it because they are afraid?"

Xiao Linlin stared at the dark staircase and suddenly spoke up: "This staircase must have special restrictions. It's not just that it visually separates the two floors, but that it's not a place where you can pass directly."

"That makes sense. We'll find out the truth once we go up there."

Su Lin chuckled: "This map shows that, apart from the parking lot, each floor has a minimum living allowance recipient."

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