Chapter 69 Reversing Middle School (18) - The Real Use of Ink

Ning Shu handed the glasses to Monkey King: "These are the props you wanted. Put them back in the cabinet after you're done using them."

You all know which cabinet it is; it's best to borrow and return items belonging to NPCs, so it's not difficult to borrow them again.

Monkey nodded. They had successfully obtained the ink and naturally had no doubts about Ning Shu's intentions.

"Then we'll be going now. You guys hurry up and do your missions." Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan left together.

With only two days left until the big exam, Ning Shu and the others absolutely had to go back to the classroom to wait for news.

However, fearing that there would be too many people watching them when they returned to the classroom, they found a secluded spot, filled the fountain pen with ink, and wanted to test the effect of the fountain pen and ink.

Cheng Chuan saw Ning Shu pull a piece of paper out of his pocket. It had test questions on it, but the edges were very irregular, as if it had been torn from a book.

"You tore it from a book in the library?"

Cheng Chuan's expression was somewhat indescribable; Ning Shu really could think of and do anything now.

"Yeah, we have to test the results."

Even NPCs in the dungeon can be killed, let alone tearing up a book, Ning Shu didn't care at all.

After everything was prepared, Ning Shu held the pen up to the blank space of the question, and then—nothing happened.

Was it opened incorrectly? Ning Shu started touching the pen all over again.

Cheng Chuan frowned, feeling that things were probably not that simple.

"Hey, this pen feels a little different in the grip. Cheng Chuan, can you hand me your pen?" Ning Shu noticed something amiss.

Without saying a word, Cheng Chuan took out a fountain pen and handed it over. Ning Shu took it, held the grip, and found that the feel was indeed different from a fountain pen filled with ink.

Since there are differences, things must be progressing, but why is there no effect? ​​What conditions are still needed?

“You can compare them. There are indeed differences, but I don’t know why there’s no reaction.” Ning Shu handed both pens to Cheng Chuan.

"Could it only take effect on the day of the big exam?" Cheng Chuan guessed.

Ning Shu remained silent. If it didn't take effect on the day of the big exam, it would be too late.

"Let's go back to the classroom first. Everyone can study this over the next couple of days. After Monkey and the others finish their task, we can ask them if they've found anything."

Ning Shu agreed with Cheng Chuan's suggestion.

The day before the big exam, Cheng Chuan specifically asked Monkey King, but Monkey King couldn't figure out how to use it either, and everyone fell silent for a moment.

A shadow loomed over them.

Wu Yi had been thoroughly "whipped" by the dungeon and had lost all his temper. At this moment, he sat quietly in his seat, lost in thought.

Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan both considered asking other people in the know, but even after asking several top students, they couldn't get any answers.

In order not to attract the attention of the NPC security personnel, they could not make too much of a fuss and could only wait for the test to begin.

On the day of the exam, the morning exam was for Chinese. Ning Shu nervously took out her pen.

After the exam started, she gripped the pen and did feel a slight difference, but the pen didn't work. Ning Shu was speechless...

Damn it, she's definitely going to be stuck in this dungeon this time, right?

However, she could do a little bit of Chinese, even though writing characters backwards was difficult. She could get one point at a time, since the passing requirement was just to pass.

Cheng Chuan and the others shared the same idea. Cheng Chuan was alright, but Wu Yi was in a lot of pain.

After the Chinese exam in the morning, the atmosphere was very heavy when we ate lunch in the cafeteria, almost like going to a funeral.

Although Wu Yi was in a heavy mood, it did not affect his appetite, and he ate heartily.

Ning Shu looked up and saw that Wu Yi's mouth had some black stuff on it. She felt a little disgusted and asked:

"Wu Yi, what did you eat? Why is it all black? Could it be spoiled? Don't get an upset stomach."

Wu Yi explained: "No, I ordered squid today, it's squid ink."

"This smells amazing, you guys should go order some!" Wu Yi added, giving a shout-out to everyone.

Ning Shu stared at Wu Yi's lips and suddenly remembered the scene of Zeng Shaobo stealing "tangyuan" (glutinous rice balls).

At that time, the black liquid at the corner of Zeng Shaobo's mouth did not look like sesame filling, and it was also somewhat different from the ink at the corner of Wu Yi's mouth.

Based on the timing of his infidelity, she boldly made a guess:

"Do you think that ink might not be for writing, but for drinking?"

These words shocked everyone present.

Cheng Chuan and the others looked at Ning Shu in disbelief.

"Sister Ning, are you kidding me?" Wu Yi swallowed the food in his mouth and stammered.

Cheng Chuan remained calm, believing that Ning Shu must have some basis for his statement: "How so?"

Ning Shu then told Cheng Chuan about discovering that Zeng Shaobo had secretly eaten "tangyuan" (glutinous rice balls) before the second mock exam. After listening, Cheng Chuan actually thought that Ning Shu's guess made sense.

"So, shall we try it this afternoon?"

Before Cheng Chuan could reply to Ning Shu's words, another voice interrupted.

"You're here! We've been looking for you for ages." It was Monkey King!

"Brother Monkey, is there something you need?" Cheng Chuan asked, surprised.

"You probably didn't use your pens this morning, right? We found a clue and wanted to share it with you as a way of repaying your help."

Monkey successfully obtained the other pen. He didn't rest for two days before the big exam, searching for clues everywhere, and they actually found it.

He hadn't originally intended to share it with Cheng Chuan and the others, but then he remembered how they had helped him without any hesitation after he had attacked them first.

After finishing the Chinese exam in the morning, he decided to give them a clue.

Ning Shu remained silent, waiting for Monkey to continue.

"The ink isn't for writing with a fountain pen, it's for players to drink. You need to drink at least 200 milliliters for each subject to complete the exam smoothly."

Upon hearing this, Ning Shu thought about the size of the test tube. Could it really have a capacity of 200 milliliters? That's impossible.

To meet the requirements for six subjects, that would require 1200 ml. How many experiments would they have to do!

Cheng Chuan frowned: "Wouldn't that mean we'd have to do a lot of experiments?"

Seeing their expressions, Monkey King knew they had misunderstood:

"No need. The amount in that test tube is enough to handle all six exams. You just need to make sure you drink 200 milliliters for each exam."

Ning Shu suddenly understood and secretly sighed that it was indeed a prop.

After delivering the message, Monkey left. Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan exchanged glances.

"This news should be accurate, right? He wouldn't harm us, would he?" Wu Yi asked uncertainly.

Ning Shu looked at the graffiti: "Did his heartbeat change when he was speaking just now?"

Tuya shook his head, and Ning Shu said, "Let's not worry about it for now. We have an exam this afternoon. Let's give it a try. Anyway, we don't have a better way."

Everyone agreed with her statement.

Wu Yi: "But how do we know how much is 200 milliliters?"

Graffiti: "Go to the lab and get a measuring cup, it'll be accurate."

Cheng Chuan: "It's too much trouble. Just go to the convenience store and buy a 200ml carton of milk and use the milk carton to hold it."

Our passing requirement is a passing grade; the total score is 750 points, and you only need 450 points to pass.

Wu Yi and Graffiti: "Great idea."