Chapter 161 Linked Together (1) - Garbage Preservation

There are people willing to buy many things in unknown areas, and some organizations even form teams specifically to search for them.

This way you can earn points without having to enter dungeons, except for non-fixed dungeons.

The three of them spent the whole day wandering around without entering the instance, so they found a shady spot under a fruit tree, sat down to eat and chat.

Wu Yi was curious about what items Ning Shu had obtained in the Escape from the Castle instance. Ning Shu didn't hide anything; there was nothing to be embarrassed about, as she and they had a history of begging together.

They've done such shameless things, what's there to be ashamed of if they choose a trash can as a prop?

But when she took out the trash can and placed it in front of them, Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi were still slightly shocked.

This outrageous operation feels strangely familiar, as if I've witnessed it before.

The trash can is of standard size, square, about 30 cm high, 20 cm wide, and 15 cm thick.

"This is it, it's called the 'Magic Trash Can', but I don't know how to use it yet, you guys wait a bit."

After saying that, Ning Shu bought an instruction manual and went to test it.

[Item Name: The Magical Trash Can]

[How to use the item: Throw trash in it.]

[Item Function: Are you annoyed by the stench emanating from uncollected garbage?]

The amazing thing about this trash can is that it keeps the trash inside fresh, ensuring it stays in its original state when you throw it away.

[Friendly reminder: This status is permanent, you deserve it!]

What a ridiculous use of language, what an outrageous effect! Who needs to keep their garbage fresh?! What's so amazing about this? It's downright insane!

Ning Shu began to suspect that she had been tricked by the system, which had deliberately tricked her into giving her a useless item.

Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi both looked at Ning Shu. Cheng Chuan said with a complicated expression, "Does your garbage... require preservation?"

Ning Shu: "...Actually, it has other uses."

Cheng Chuan raised an eyebrow: "For example?"

Ning Shu's brain worked quickly, and she finally explained, "It can preserve garbage, so naturally it can preserve food as well."

If you think of it as a refrigerator shaped like a trash can, isn't it easier to understand?

Wow~ Top-notch understanding!

Ning Shu suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Why don't we pick some fruit and put it inside to see the effect?"

She was too embarrassed to say that if it could really keep food fresh, she could use it as a refrigerator in the future, since refrigerators are a rare thing these days.

Let alone most players not having one, even if they did, they would still have to pay points for electricity. Where can you find such a green and natural "refrigerator"?

Wu Yi said she had no interest in participating in such things, so only Cheng Chuan helped her pick fruit.

Ning Shu was short and couldn't reach the fruit on the tree. When she wasn't facing danger in the dungeon, she would pretend to be weak and ask Cheng Chuan to help her pick the fruit.

Cheng Chuan was tall and could reach out and pick the fruit. The fruit was a variety they had never seen before. It looked like a pomegranate, but the flesh inside tasted like an apple.

The key is that it is very filling, so players with few points like to buy it. Two points can only buy one food set meal, but they can buy a bunch of these fruits.

Therefore, players named this fruit "Fullness Fruit," a simple and straightforward name.

The ripe fruit on the low-lying trees here had been mostly picked, so Cheng Chuan moved over to other trees.

Ning Shu squatted on the ground, sorting through the fruit in the trash can, trying to arrange them properly so they wouldn't be crushed when squeezed together.

Suddenly, everything went black before their eyes, then brightened again, and they heard the system's voice in their ears.

Welcome to the "Chained Together" permanent instance.

[Completion Mission: Team up in pairs and work together to reach the top to complete the mission.]

[Note: Players must cooperate to reach the top; harming teammates is prohibited and will result in game failure.]

[Customs clearance time: 3 days.]

[Initial supplies: None.]

We wish you a pleasant gaming experience!

At this moment, Ning Shu was still squatting on the ground, holding a trash can with one hand and a fruit in the other, when she suddenly entered the dungeon.

She was stunned at first, then realized that she... had actually brought a trash can into the dungeon!

Normally, if you have a regular trash can, it would usually be left outside. But maybe it's a prop, so it came in with you.

Which player would bring a trash can while running a dungeon? She was speechless. The dungeon never came when it was supposed to, and it always made things so awkward.

Ning Shu didn't expect that this dungeon would be a player-cooperative dungeon. She didn't care, but the fact that it was "two people" was giving her a problem.

She wanted to go with Cheng Chuan, but Wu Yi would definitely not agree. She decided to wait and see, in case Cheng Chuan was a gentleman and invited her to go with him.

He quickly put the fruit in his hand into the trash can, stood up while holding the trash can, and all he could see was earthy brown, as if he had entered a wasteland world.

She looked around and exclaimed, "Wow, there are so many people! There are so many players in this instance!"

Looking up, is that the thing we're supposed to climb to the top of? But why does it look like a hodgepodge? There are mountains, buildings, and all sorts of other things I don't even know what they are.

It feels like stacking different landscapes or buildings like building blocks, one on top of the other.

She couldn't even see what was at the very top from the bottom.

Moreover, there are so many of these "building blocks" that they are densely packed together like a forest. In reality, each "building block" is quite far apart and has a slightly different shape.

The game feels like it lets players choose any "block" to climb, and reaching the top means completing the level.

Huh, what's that?

Ning Shu noticed that two adjacent "building blocks" were very close together in the air at a certain point, as if they could be connected.

She wasn't sure, so she took a few steps forward to see if they were connected or just close together, and then she stopped.

Even whales (high spenders) are here?

Ning Shu stared intently at Si Zhong, somewhat incredulous; they seemed to run into each other quite frequently.

Today, he wore the same outfit he wore when she first met him. It wasn't that she had a particularly good memory; it was just that his windbreaker was so distinctive.

He was wearing cargo pants and Doc Martens boots, and he looked incredibly cool.

It has to be said that his looks are truly timeless and never get old.

Perhaps it was because her gaze was too "ardent" that Si Zhong also noticed her.

Based on her previous experience as a team, Ning Shu gave Si Zhong a friendly smile when he looked at her.

Si Zhong returned her smile, but thought to himself: We meet again, Little Potato. This time, your luck seems to be a bit off.

【Hello players, you now have 3 minutes to choose your teammate.】

Players who confirm their team formation are advised to have physical contact; the team will be automatically bound after the game starts.

If the player has not formed a team within 3 minutes, the system will automatically match them with teammates based on the shortest distance.

[3-minute countdown begins!]