In one afternoon, Meng Qingyin killed the sea serpent monster and obtained [Sea Serpent Sheath x12], but she only made 10 green medals because she didn't have enough krill shells.

She bought a sea snake gallbladder in advance but didn't eat it, instead letting her comfort level continue to drop.

She wanted to see what negative effects would occur if the comfort level continued to drop.

She handed the sea snake gall to Qingfeng, telling her that if she fainted or something unexpected happened later, she should feed her the sea snake gall.

Qingfeng followed her closely, anxiously, fearing that something might happen to her.

When the comfort level dropped to 59, Meng Qingyin suddenly felt a heat on the tip of her nose, and blood gushed out.

Qingfeng was startled and brought the sea snake gall to her lips: "Your nose is bleeding! Quickly eat the sea snake gall!"

It seems that a negative state with a comfort level below 60 results in nosebleeds, and these nosebleeds are probably unstoppable.

Meng Qingyin wasn't in a hurry to use it; apart from a nosebleed, she didn't feel any other discomfort.

She also has a powerful hemostatic agent; I wonder if it can stop the nosebleed caused by her negative condition.

She originally intended to spray it directly into her nasal cavity, but then she thought that the cause of the nosebleed might be inside her body, so she poured some out and drank it, since strong hemostatic agents can be taken internally anyway.

Sure enough, the nosebleed stopped.

"It seems we won't need to eat sea snake gall for now," Meng Qingyin said.

Qingfeng was still worried: "You should still eat it. If your comfort level continues to drop, you might develop new negative statuses."

Meng Qingyin thought for a moment, and realized that if she fell into a coma or other negative state in the middle of the night, Qingfeng wouldn't be able to detect it in a short time.

For her own safety, let's eat it. Don't worry.

Meng Qingyin swallowed the sea snake gall in one gulp. The bitterness was indescribable, even more bitter than the Chinese medicine she had drunk before.

She drank a large glass of water and felt a little better.

She posted her new discovery in the chat area and then went to take a shower. She had spent the whole afternoon killing sea serpents and was soaked by seawater, which made her comfort level drop even faster.

...

At eight o'clock the next day, Fei Qiu started the mini-game.

[Announcement: Player "I'm Unlucky" from server 30 of the Chinese server has activated the Micro Game Pod. Players from all servers can experience the mini-game by paying a 100-gold-coin ticket. Game rules and instructions will be updated after players pay the ticket.]

This server-wide announcement sparked a heated argument, with everyone criticizing "I'm unlucky" for being greedy and demanding a 100-gold-coin entrance fee!

A large number of players simply cannot afford that many coins. They want to experience the mini-games but cannot afford the money, so they can only resort to cursing.

Some players, even though they could come up with 100 gold coins, had very little left after taking them out, and they also started cursing.

Only the players in Zone 30 remained relatively calm.

I'm speechless: "@I'm unlucky, did you accidentally set the wrong ticket price?"

I'm so unlucky: "I didn't set this price! I can't change it!"

The Doctrine of the Mean: "Then I can only enter by spending 100 gold coins. It seems I'm out of luck with this mini-game."

Flower Bear: "Then we won't participate. We need to work hard to collect medals!"

Potato Mine: "Yeah, if everyone goes into the mini-games, won't no one be killing sea monsters to collect medals? I don't want to stay in this crappy map anymore."

"..."

Meng Qingyin paid 100 gold coins for the ticket, and the rules of the mini-game were refreshed.

[This mini-game: Time Traveler.]

[Gameplay Instructions: Players must collect Time Fragments. Some Time Fragments are real, and some are fake. Real Time Fragments can be exchanged for "Time Energy" at the "Time Sculpture." Time Fragments are scattered throughout the ocean and can also be purchased at the "Time Shop." Teleportation items are disabled in this mini-game. The mini-game will close after 24 hours, so please exchange your Time Energy in time, otherwise it will be forfeited! Time Energy has amazing uses, so please collect as many Time Fragments as possible!]

[Friendly Reminder: The "Time Shop" is now open. The mini-game takes place in the ocean. Please make sure to purchase essential supplies such as oxygen masks before entering the game.]

The micro-game pod truly lives up to its reputation as a creature of the merfolk; this time, the mini-game is set in the ocean.

Time traveler...

What is the use of time energy?

Meng Qingyin opened the [Time Shop].

The Time Shop has many items, but most of them are locked. Only two items are unlocked: an oxygen mask, an essential item for diving, which costs 10 gold coins, and a teleportation card.

So, preventing players from using teleportation items is just a way to sell them?

Meng Qingyin even felt that this little game was created solely to make money.

She spent 10 gold coins to buy an oxygen mask and put it on. As for teleportation items, she didn't buy them for the time being. She would buy them as needed. Although she had a lot of money, she wasn't a sucker.

The next second, Meng Qingyin arrived in the ocean. Her current location was the "Colorful Sea Area," which was the sea area where the seven sea areas were merged in the last mini-game.

Meng Qingyin took out a seashell-shaped microphone, which was somewhat like an old-fashioned landline phone receiver. You could speak on one end and hear the other person's voice on the other.

Meng Qingyin held the microphone close to her lips and spoke: "Jiaoze? Can you hear me?"

A familiar voice came through the receiver: "I can hear you. You've entered the mini-game again?"

Meng Qingyin was overjoyed. "Jiao Ze, can you find me some strong stone powder?"

Jiaoze: "There's nothing I can do about this. Strong Stone Powder only exists in Bull Head Valley. I'm no longer the leader of Jiaoze, so there's no reason for me to go to Bull Head Valley."

"What? You're not the leader anymore?" Meng Qingyin exclaimed in surprise. "Your mother has broken ties with you?"

Jiaoze was speechless: "My relationship with my son is great, how could we have broken up? I resigned on my own."

He prefers spending quality time with his family to being a leader.

Meng Qingyin was relieved; she had thought that she and her son had broken off their relationship.

"But without strong stone powder, we can't make desiccant. You gave me the desiccant formula, right? Since we can't get strong stone powder, why did you give me this formula?" Meng Qingyin asked.

Samezawa: "When I gave you the recipe, I just wanted to thank you. I didn't think too much about it. It was my oversight. I'm sorry."

At this moment, Meng Qingyin deeply understood the powerlessness that Jiaoming felt in the face of Jiaoze.

His reckless and short-sighted approach to things certainly makes him unsuitable to be a leader.

Meng Qingyin said irritably, "Fine, forget I said anything."

There's absolutely no hope for this Mermaid.

Jiaoze hesitated before saying, "Actually, if you want strong stone powder, there are ways to get it."

Meng Qingyin: "Is there any other way?"

Mermaid: "Time energy can go back...zzzz...to the past...zzzz..."

Jiaoze's words were intermittent, interspersed with crackling noises.

Later, his voice completely disappeared from the shell's microphone.

No matter how Meng Qingyin called out, the receiver never rang again.

Meng Qingyin put away the seashell transmitter without expression.

Jiaoze is really unreliable; even the props he provides are so unreliable!