Chapter 4 Phoenix God (3)

◎Isn't the Phoenix God always smiling?◎

sc Gu Qiufeng knew that in his world, some fans’ comments left for the anchor through rewards would be given extra attention by the anchor, but he did not expect to hear something so close to reality in this infinite game.

The amount of information is a bit overwhelming.

First of all, Gu Qiufeng didn't know that he was broadcasting live, nor did he know what kind of people were watching the live broadcast. Were they players like him? Or...

Gu Qiufeng didn't think too much about it.

There was an extra ring on the finger of his left hand. Gu Qiufeng touched it lightly, and a large panel unfolded in front of him.

This panel was somewhat like the item grid in real online games, with all sorts of props displayed. The 1,000 points that Gu Qiufeng had been rewarded with were actually not enough to buy even the lowest-priced props.

Gu Qiufeng: “.”

Some have been cheated by capitalists.

[It is detected that the player has unlocked and viewed the mall. The mall props are exchanged for points and can be used to pass the level. 】

[Note: In battle mode, you can only open the purchased items panel, not the mall]

Listening to the mechanical sound, Gu Qiufeng thought to himself that he was a poor guy now. Not to mention combat status, he couldn't even afford these props at ordinary times.

After scrolling around, Gu Qiufeng finally found a discount area on the last page of the dazzling mall.

【Buy it and you will earn money, fire sale】

Gu Qiufeng looked carefully at the slogan floating next to the discount area and felt that such a black-hearted capitalist might as well just jump off the building.

He could actually afford things in the discount section, but most of them were not practical.

Gu Qiufeng finally picked and chose and bought a shield that could last for ten minutes.

It cost him four hundred points.

Just consider it as something better than nothing, just in case it comes in handy.

Gu Qiufeng closed the mall interface with a painful feeling.

Then he looked down at the wooden figure on the ground.

Thinking of the SC just now, Gu Qiufeng suddenly had a bold idea.

He knows how to earn points!

The wooden man was still practicing Tai Chi with great concentration. He had just performed White Crane Spreads Wings halfway when he turned around and suddenly found Gu Qiufeng standing upright behind him.

Wooden figure: “…”

Although its facial features were very simple, Gu Qiufeng could still see a hint of fear on the little thing's face.

Manager Gu tried to put on a kind smile: "Let's discuss something."

The little man took a few steps back in panic and frightened himself so much that he fell on his butt.

Gu Qiufeng: “.”

Are their positions reversed?

*

Apart from the one-sided friendly relationship between Gu Qiufeng and the wooden man, the players in other rooms were all annoyed by the weird man and the strange noises in the house.

Especially Yu Shang, who felt a cold wind blowing on his neck while he was sleeping. When he opened his eyes, he found a woman in white clothes and black hair sitting beside his bed in the mirror, smiling at him.

Yu Shang: “…”

Yu Shang remembered what Yu Bo said to them today.

So he banged his head against the wall and knocked himself unconscious.

When he reunited with Yu Shang, Gu Qiufeng was very surprised to find a big bump on the little boy's head.

Yu Shang waved his hands, indicating that he didn't want to discuss this sad matter.

"Did you notice anything strange about the wooden man last night?" Gu Qiufeng asked.

Yu Shang nodded frantically immediately: "I remember I put it on the altar, but when I woke up this morning, I found it was under my bed!"

The wooden man's strange facial features were pointed upwards, and it looked like it had been staring at Yu Shang as he slept under the bed all night.

Yu Shang was so frightened that he didn't even dare to touch it and rushed straight out the door. It was not until he came into contact with the sunlight outside that he felt a little better.

"Think about it more positively. What if it had insomnia at night and slipped away?" Gu Qiufeng kindly comforted.

Yu Shang rubbed the goose bumps on his body: "Brother, your joke is too cold."

Gu Qiufeng: “.”

He is not kidding!

"That..." A weak female voice interrupted them.

Gu Qiufeng and Yu Shang looked over together and found that it was another new female college student besides them.

She looks much better than when she first entered the game.

The girl said, "I heard Sister Yubo talk about this game and I think it's quite important. I think we are all newbies who don't know much about it, so it's better to tell you about it."

Gu Qiufeng responded: "Okay, thank you."

The girl smiled shyly: "You should be much better than me. I passed the qualification certification in a muddle. Putting this aside, do you know what the death condition of the survival copy means?"

Gu Qiufeng said: "Players will not die for no reason in the survival copy, but will only die when certain conditions are met?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, then she whispered: "You are indeed much better than me."

"Yes, when I was discussing this with Sister Yubo today, she said that there is generally no case of a dungeon being able to safely pass the night. Only when someone dies on the first day can the players explore the conditions of death." said the girl.

Yu Shang was bewildered: "But I see everyone is here today."

"This is the key point," the girl's expression gradually became worried. "Sister Yubo rarely participated in such survival dungeons because the difficulty of the dungeon without death on the first night is actually higher. It is very likely that the game is certain that players will trigger these death conditions in the future."

"It's a dead end." Gu Qiufeng said.

The girl agreed with Gu Qiufeng's statement, and she began to speak faster: "Anyway, this is it. You must be careful tonight... NPCs and certain players."

After explaining all this, the girl waved her hand and left in a hurry.

Yu Shang said with emotion: "I didn't expect there are still kind people."

"Not necessarily." Gu Qiufeng said, "Otherwise, guess why Yubo only chose her to join the guild."

Sometimes, the rabbit that looks timid is the one that can bite people to death.

Yu Shang shuddered immediately: "This scares me even more."

After all, ghosts and monsters only kill people, and those who use dirty tricks are often invisible to the naked eye.

Gu Qiufeng looked at him curiously: "How did you pass the qualification certification?"

"Um, well, I fell asleep right after I got in the car, and then I heard something like 'passed', and then I opened my eyes and saw you guys." Yu Shang scratched his head, "I don't know why they let me into the game."

Gu Qiufeng: "...Maybe luck can also be considered a form of strength."

Yu Shang said bitterly: "I don't want this kind of luck."

In order to survive in a survival copy for seven days, players naturally cannot sit and wait for death. To avoid death conditions, they must take the initiative to understand various information about this copy.

Gu Qiufeng went out early this morning, and before the chickens crowed and no one got up, he went around Fenghuang Village inside and out.

First of all, it was impossible to get out of Phoenix Village because there was a layer of fog and it looked like something was dancing inside. Gu Qiufeng did not try.

However, the mountain behind the village can be reached. Gu Qiufeng climbed a bit and found that the ancestral tombs of the village were on the top of the mountain.

There is a temple in the southwest of the village, which should be the temple where the "Phoenix God" in the name of the dungeon is located. There is a vicious dog at the door of the temple, and it barks wildly when Gu Qiufeng approaches, so he did not enter the temple.

"So, I guess the main storyline of the dungeon is related to the ancestral tomb, the temple, and the village chief. We see the village chief every day," Gu Qiufeng said, "For the remaining two locations, in addition to looking for some potentially key NPCs, we will go there every day to check out the plot."

Yu Shang's mouth was open wide enough to fit a whole egg.

After Gu Qiufeng finished speaking, he saw that he didn't respond for a long time, so he took the initiative to ask: "Do you have any questions?"

"No problem, no problem," Yu Shang said immediately, "I just suddenly feel like I've found someone very powerful."

Gu Qiufeng: "...I'm sorry, I was just a top-tier manager."

*

Except for the pretty boy who had a low sense of presence and was missing, it seemed that the other players had basically formed groups to go out and look for clues.

But Gu Qiufeng's ability to act was truly amazing. He basically circled out all the key areas and NPCs that might trigger conversations right from the start.

Because the temple is so closely related to the main plot, the wooden figures they raise will eventually be sacrificed to this god, so even though the temple is guarded by vicious dogs, Gu Qiufeng still suggests that the two of them take a walk around it every day.

It would be best to find an opportunity to kill the dog.

These are Gu Qiufeng’s original words.

When the two of them went over, they found that the masked trio was being chased by a vicious dog at the door, so Gu Qiufeng pulled Yu Shang away and avoided the brutal chase.

After the vicious dog chased Luo Pan and the other two away, there was nothing guarding the temple entrance.

Gu Qiufeng and Yu Shang immediately sneaked out from their hiding place and came to the temple gate to observe.

They were not sure what the statue was, and in order to avoid killing it right away, the two men just stood at the door and looked at the layout of the temple.

Like most temples used for worship in rural areas, looking inside, there are several cushions on the floor, an incense table next to it, and a tall statue of the god facing the door.

However, unlike the majestic and solemn statues in tradition, the Phoenix statue has long hair hanging down to its waist, feet on a lotus, and is extremely handsome. However, there is an evil spirit between its facial features. Therefore, even though this statue is in line with modern people's aesthetics, Yu Shang still shudders when he looks at it.

He sighed, "Looking at the statue of the Phoenix God, I feel like I'm going to have a giant phobia."

Gu Qiufeng didn't speak for a long time.

Yu Shang almost thought that he was possessed by the statue and was scared to death: "Brother Gu, are you still alive?"

Gu Qiufeng finally came back to his senses and said, "Oh, it's okay. I just have an occupational disease. I can't walk when I see good-looking people."

Yu Shang: “?”

Is this some new and weird way of saying "beauty addicts have high emotional intelligence"?

The next second he heard Gu Qiufeng sigh: "If I could really kidnap this Phoenix God and make him an artist for me, I would definitely make a fortune."

Yu Shang looked at his serious face and was shocked: "..."

Brother Gu is not really thinking about the possibility of this? !

"Forget it. It's a pity that the statue is not alive. It's a dead thing, and there's no way people will like it." Gu Qiufeng sighed regretfully and turned around and said, "Let's go and look somewhere else."

Yu Shang didn't know where to start complaining.

He still hoped that the statue was not alive.

The next second, there was a rustling noise in the temple.

Gu Qiufeng and Yu Shang, who were turning around, suddenly froze and immediately turned to look at the statue.

Yu Shang: "...Brother Gu, was the statue smiling just now?"

Gu Qiufeng said helplessly: "Actually, I was just talking nonsense."

"Wow, brother Gu, we are done. You have angered the statue." Yu Shang said with tears in his eyes, "It has appeared and wants to take revenge on us."

"...What are you talking about?" A clear young voice suddenly rang out from the temple, "Doesn't the Phoenix God always smile?"

Gu Qiufeng raised his eyes and saw a pair of bare feet.