Chapter 96 Model Workers Work Without Rest All Year Round

"Yes! That's right. Time is limited in the dungeon, so we should focus on the dungeon for now. We need to find the exit and the reason for its destruction to ensure we have enough time and safety to escape." Matsuda still felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about the last time he was desperately trying to catch up with time.

Hagiwara, having regained his senses, looked around and began to describe what he had observed: "The place where we entered the instance looks spacious and open, and the wind is quite strong."

The area beneath our feet, which appeared to be made of some kind of metal, was only about 15 square meters in size and circular in shape. Although it was midnight and the light from the crescent moon was dim, making it difficult to see clearly where we were, I surmised that we were standing on a completely metal water tower.

"Metal water towers?" Matsuda immediately realized what Hagiwara meant when he heard him say that: "Generally, civilian or corporate water towers are made of cement. Pure metal water towers are only used by some cruise ships and cargo ships that need to store large amounts of fresh water."

Only then will the water tower be made of lightweight, rust-free metals free of heavy metal hazards. The volume of the water tower is adjusted according to the size of the ship. A water tower with a capacity of 15 square meters is a model that can store at least 100 tons of water.

Therefore, our location for this instance is on a large ship! And generally, large ships, whether sailing or anchored, will be brightly lit; there won't be any situation where even the water towers can't reach us, resulting in poor visibility.

"Only cargo ships will adjust the lights to the lowest energy level in order to save energy, unless necessary. In addition, there is no sound of large ships sailing around, and the sound of waves crashing is very small."

"Our landing spot is stable enough; it seems we're on a large cargo ship anchored in some unknown port." Hagiwara then added to their deduced possibilities...

Feng Xingshou was completely ignorant of this kind of knowledge that ordinary people rarely knew. Hearing them say this, he whispered in Hagiwara's ear, "Now that we have a general idea of ​​the situation, let's split up and take a look."

We'll meet back at the water tower in 10 minutes and exchange our observations. Uh... I'll check to my left to see how far this dungeon has gone for me! The crisis of destruction is in your hands now.

Because his older brother is left-handed, Feng Xing Shou (a character in the game) usually subconsciously chooses the left side when making a selection.

“Okay, you go check over there, Matsuda and I will wander around to the right!” Hagiwara and Matsuda didn’t care which direction it went, so they immediately agreed when she suggested it.

Matsuda added with concern, "Fū-chan! Don't touch anything dangerous. Not all dangers can be contained in your backpack. You might encounter something like that bomb I stumbled upon, which could be welded directly to an object your backpack can't hold!"

"Mmm!" Remembering the foolish thing he'd done, Kazesei quickly agreed, then released Hagiwara and walked towards the metal ladder leading to the water tower…

Hagiwara and Matsuda circled the small 15-square-meter area to make sure there was no danger at the top of the water tower before heading towards the water tower ladder.

However, as she prepared to climb down the ladder, Hagiwara suddenly remembered something and asked worriedly, "Kaze-chan, the ladder is so steep, are you alright? Shouldn't we think of something?"

I'll carry you down.

After he finished speaking, there was no response for several seconds.

Matsuda guessed, "She must have gotten down safely. After all, with an older brother around, it's impossible that he wouldn't teach her anything. She usually moves quite nimbly and doesn't show any signs of being afraid of heights, so she shouldn't be unable to climb a ladder that's about 20 meters high."

"Hmm!" Hagiwara had also thought of these things, but he was still a little worried. Now that he was sure everything was alright, he naturally climbed down the ladder quickly...

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Feng Xing Shou was surprised to find that her activity area was unexpectedly large. After climbing down from the water tower, which was at least 17 or 18 meters high, she walked around on the left side of the deck of the large ship.

Along the way, there were containers of the same size everywhere, filled with unknown contents. These containers were so big that even if she emptied her backpack completely, she couldn't fit one in them. Naturally, she could only look on with envy, unable to collect anything.

Even opening the container to see what goods were inside was impossible, since the goods were definitely well-sealed, and there was no way to unlock the space in my backpack—a convenient skill only found in novels about spatial manipulation.

So what could she do but watch? To her dismay, the ship was too big. She wandered around as if she were in a maze of shipping containers, with nothing but containers and nothing else to collect.

Five or six minutes had passed since she left the water tower, and she hadn't collected anything. She hadn't even reached the side of the ship, let alone gone into the cabin to check the next level. Of course, she hadn't encountered the dungeon exit or the boundary between the dungeon and the survivors.

This dungeon was the largest she had ever entered, yet the one with the lowest rewards. She hadn't expected to encounter such a situation, so she had no choice but to turn back and check on Hagiwara and the others.

When Feng Xingshou returned to the water tower, he indeed saw Hagiwara and Matsuda waiting there. He rushed over and grabbed Hagiwara, complaining, "I didn't find anything here except a maze of containers. Did you guys find anything?"

"I seem to have a special connection with eight eggs. I found explosives on the water tower and some containers around it." Hagiwara was a little helpless. It felt like every time he encountered a fire, it was an explosive bomb.

"What did Feng-chan tell you?" Matsuda asked first after hearing Hagi's words, then couldn't help but complain, "I also took apart one of those bombs to check its structure, tsk! Is your brother-in-law a workaholic who works all year round? How come the structure of this bomb is the same as the previous two?"

"Huh? Is this another incident involving Kaze-chan?" Hagiwara was a little dumbfounded when he heard Kojinpei's comment: "Is his attendance rate usually this high?"

"Hehe..." At this moment, Feng Xingshou didn't know what to say. He could only chuckle dryly and whisper, "He's quite proactive in his work! Cough cough... Where are all those bombs? I'll go collect them. Oh, right, they weren't soldered, were they?"

"Kojinpei, Kaze-chan asked..." Hagiwara relayed Kaze Seishoku's question to Matsuda.

The bomb beneath the water tower was discovered by Hagiwara and Matsuda together after they came down from the water tower, while the container was found separately by Hagiwara and Matsuda.

They discovered this on their own after the operation, so they listened to what Hagi relayed.

Matsuda shook his head: "No, this time it's probably just a backup plan to ensure everything goes smoothly. It's much more lenient than the last time when they destroyed the entire building. The number of bombs is small, and it's not timed."

They simply affixed some rudimentary, remotely detonable bomb designs to the containers and under the water tower. I didn't see a single person along the way. According to the dungeon rules, those bombs should only be detonated near the end of the dungeon.

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Hagiwara was a little surprised by Matsuda's words: "You didn't see anyone either? Kaze-chan just said that she didn't see anyone either, only a lot of containers. Such a big cargo ship, with so much cargo, should at least have crew members on duty, right?"

Was this deserted environment also intentionally designed by Brother Feng? But to deliberately create such an environment, what kind of illegal work is he planning to do here? His organization must have incredible connections!

No wonder the Japanese Public Security Bureau sent at least three officers to go undercover and investigate!

Hearing this, Feng Xingshou secretly breathed a sigh of relief but was also somewhat speechless. He could only say to Hagiwara, "We'll probably only know for sure when the instance starts and he begins his actions. You guys should hurry up and take me to collect those bombs so they don't get detonated prematurely."

"Hmm!" Since he was Kaze-chan's brother, Hagiwara didn't say much. He nodded when Kaze-chan said that, and while gesturing to Kojinpei, he led her towards the direction where the bomb had been found, asking her, "Kaze-chan, didn't you find any bombs over there?"

"There were none within a 5-minute walk. During that time, I tried to find supplies that I could put in my backpack. I tried to use my backpack space to store all the containers I encountered, but I couldn't fit any of them in."

However, during this process, she clearly sensed that there was nothing extra on the outside of those containers, and the container doors were locked. She couldn't get in or sense anything inside, so she didn't know if there were any bombs inside. "Feng Xing Shou described the situation she encountered there.

Upon hearing this, Hagiwara immediately judged, "There shouldn't be any bombs on the left side. Your brother's colleague is quite meticulous. A backup plan like today, which only requires attaching bombs to the outside of the container, should be a relatively easy task. They wouldn't deliberately open the container to install bombs inside."

"Furthermore, the explosive power of this kind of non-liquid explosive is generally weak. If it is installed inside a container, it will at most deform the container and blow open the door, but it will not cause any damage to the outside of the container."

They didn't use more powerful liquid explosives when they bombed the building before; instead, they used dense gunpowder bombs. This time, it's a similar design, which is obviously better for your brother's side.

Liquid explosives aren't easy to obtain; you wouldn't even need them to blow up a building, so there's even less need here. Therefore, there's no need to worry about the containers. Matsuda, having deduced from Hagiwara's words what Fuu-chan and Hagi had discussed, added this comment.

Given Matsuda's knowledge and expertise in bombs, the Wind Star Guardian was naturally relieved to hear this, so he put away the eight eggs that were stuck on the water tower and said to them, "Then I'm relieved."

So the three of them didn't bother to collect supplies this time, and instead put all the bombs stuck to the container into their backpacks.