Chapter 173 Linked Together (13) - Giant Bone Array

Si Zhong was quite satisfied to see her being tortured by him, so he gave her a fruit as a favor.

After Ning Shu took it, she actually hugged one of his legs and pitifully "cried": "Please, give me another one."

"..."

Under Ning Shu's shameless "begging," she successfully obtained two fruits, which she is now happily eating.

Ning Shu munched on some fruit while reflecting on himself.

She emptied the trash can, she picked the fruit—it was all her stuff, yet she still had to beg others for it.

This is outrageous! It's against all reason!

Who is the culprit? It's poverty! If she had any more space, would she have ended up in this situation?

The thought that she had given away such a useful prop as the trash can filled her with resentment, and her expression became quite fierce as she ate the fruit.

After receiving the fruit, Ning Shu, fearing that Si Zhong might go back on his word, kept as far away from him as possible, even straightening the chains almost completely.

As a result, Si Zhong, who was originally munching on fruit, felt very uncomfortable being pulled by the chains. He looked over at her and then noticed the fierce expression on her face as she munched on the fruit.

It seems this little potato isn't convinced! Si Zhong stared at her with great interest.

Ning Shu, who was engrossed in eating, noticed Si Zhong's gaze and, thinking he really wanted the fruit back, turned around, facing away from him, and ate even more enthusiastically.

She finished all the fruit in no time, and then sadly discovered that she was too full.

This fruit is called the "fullness fruit" because it makes people feel very full after eating it.

For someone like Ning Shu, two pieces would be enough, but she ate three, so you can imagine how full she felt.

Si Zhong has a large appetite to begin with, and since the fruits were all things he could freely consume, he ate just the right amount.

After Ning Shu ate her fill, she could only get up and walk around to digest her food. Since Si Zhong didn't move, she could only wander around with him as the center and the chain as the radius.

Seeing that she was so free, Si Zhong said, "Since you have so much energy, let's continue on our way."

Ning Shu wasn't really keen on it; the journey had been too strenuous, and it wasn't suitable for digestion. "No, let me sit for a while longer," she said, and immediately sat down.

Si Zhong rarely let her have her way, and continued to sit and rest.

At this moment, Ning Shu wanted to inquire about him, so she asked curiously, "Si Zhong, what are your skills?"

She knew it wasn't good to ask like this, as most players were very wary of this topic, since it involved personal privacy, and she was also worried that other players might have ill intentions.

But she was genuinely curious. If the other party could really change skills, she would have to reconsider her previous assumptions.

Moreover, she felt that Si Zhong was no ordinary player and might be able to answer her questions.

Si Zhong, bored, was wiping his dagger with his clothes and replied casually, "Why should I tell you?"

Ning Shu's tone was somewhat obsequious: "I'm just curious, a big shot like you must have extraordinary skills."

Si Zhong looked at her strangely: "Big boss? We've only met twice, why do you think I'm a big boss?"

He remembered that she had been resurrected, so logically she shouldn't have any memory of meeting him before, which was a bit strange.

Oops, Ning Shu realized she'd let something slip, and could only bite the bullet and explain, "Didn't we only manage to clear the last dungeon because you were constantly killing monsters? Doesn't that make you a pro?"

Actually, she was just making it up. She had no idea how difficult the previous dungeon was. Flattery never fails, just keep praising her.

Si Zhong stared at her for a while, and felt that what she said made sense. If it weren't for him, they would have had to restart the last instance. He accepted this reason with a clear conscience.

But he still didn't answer her question. Because she almost gave herself away just now, Ning Shu didn't dare to ask the same question again, and instead asked a different one.

"Your space seems quite large. How large is it?"

She was simply curious about this. Before his resurrection, his space could fit a car; surely it wouldn't be that big this time?

But the fact that he could fit her trash can in it is already quite impressive; she only managed to buy two fist-sized spaces with hundreds of points.

Si Zhong said, "You seem to have plenty of free time, so you must have rested well. Let's continue." With that, he stood up and sheathed his short sword.

Meanwhile, the players next door, starving, are frantically searching for a trash can. They're so hungry! Where's the trash can...?

The two walked forward for a while and found that in front of them were two escalators and a subway station sign.

The escalator was obviously out of service, but the fact that this scene was piled up in this place was rather perplexing.

They went down the escalator, and at the end there was a trampoline.

Ning Shu looked up and saw that there were many objects floating in mid-air on the trampoline, such as boxes, stones, and even tables and chairs, making it feel like a "hodgepodge".

Si Zhong jumped directly onto the trampoline. The trampoline was very bouncy, and he jumped several meters high. Before Ning Shu could react, she was pulled away by the chains.

Si Zhong hopped and skipped ahead, while Ning Shu passively followed behind, each jolt eliciting a continuous "Ah!"

Si Zhong moved almost without stopping, stepping on one object and jumping to another, continuously climbing upwards.

Finally, they stopped in a huge bone array, and Ning Shu carefully examined the bone array in front of him.

This bone array is made up of many huge leg bones, and its shape is somewhat like a giant transparent Rubik's Cube. Several bones form each cell of the cube, one layer connected to the next.

However, some of the squares are missing one or several bones, making them both spectacular and terrifying.

What kind of creature could have such large bones? It must be a dinosaur, Ning Shu thought.

She saw that at the very top of the bone array, there were several points near which floating stones were located, meaning that choosing different paths would lead them to different stones.

The different stones connect to different paths, because she saw that the paths connected to the stones all lead in different directions.

Does this mean you can reach the summit no matter which path you choose, or do you have to choose the right path to reach the summit?

Ning Shu hesitated, looking at Si Zhong, wondering if he was planning to just randomly pick one and go up.

Based on his previous behavior, this was highly likely, and she hesitated whether to tell him her thoughts.

However, considering that the other party was much more thorough in the zombie siege instance, they should be able to discover this problem.

Before she could speak, she saw Si Zhong take out a die from his spatial storage, stare at it for a long time, and then throw it on the ground.

The dice showed six dots facing up, and Ning Shu didn't understand what that meant. Then she heard Si Zhong say, "Let's go this way."

What? Was he just doing divination? Was he...?

Ning Shu watched in disbelief as Si Zhong bent down to pick up the dice, put them back in his spatial storage, and then walked in the direction Si Zhong had just pointed.

...It really is true.