10. Upgraded Materials
"Believe me, if you don't answer, they'll change the password and give you a different question."
The man looked at Pi Min with utmost seriousness, and his tone was absolutely certain.
Unfortunately, Pi Min wasn't as optimistic as him: "What if they don't want to change?"
Upon hearing her words, the man's eyes dimmed instantly. He sighed deeply and said with a bitter smile, "Those perverse folks love to see intelligent beings trapped in trouble, struggling and desperate. The moment you asked that question, you had already lost."
Seeing Pi Min's stunned expression, he reached out and ruffled her hair, shaking his head and saying, "It's okay, I should have known. You're too kind. Not everyone can be as reckless as I am."
After saying that, he slowly released the last hand that had been holding her captive.
The man stopped stopping her, and Pi Min began to hesitate.
Bao Si, Mei Xi, Da Ji... History has repeatedly shown us that any woman associated with the term "femme fatale" will not have a good ending.
The man before her had banished all of humanity in her name; she could already imagine what she was about to face.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't afraid; it's just that the arrow was already on the bowstring and I had no choice but to release it.
Seeing that spamming was useless, some people started posting on forums to play the victim.
"Please, please, have mercy and tell us the password! My initial shelter was a public toilet cubicle, and I just risked my life to capture a supply pod. If I can't open the supply pod, I'll die of thirst and hunger in no time."
"Adults are okay, please save the child! My child and I are trapped in the self-service bathroom. The water is okay for now, but there is absolutely no food. The child is already crying and saying he is hungry."
...
Pi Min could only glance at it a few times before giving up. She was just lucky; she had returned home just as she entered the game. If she had been a few minutes later, she might have been trapped in the disinfection spray room outside. Although it wasn't her, among all the junk collectors in the dungeon, there were always unlucky ones who happened to be trapped in the spray room.
It was such a small favor, yet she hesitated here; it was truly inappropriate.
Having made up her mind, she clicked the post button without hesitation.
"Think it through. Even if you risk telling everyone the password because of your status as the ex-girlfriend of the ultimate producer, no one will be grateful to you."
"It's okay, I don't need anyone's gratitude, I just want to have a clear conscience."
990401
99 is the last two digits of the era used in this world when the original owner was born. No wonder she was born on April Fool's Day; her life, no matter which world she lived in, seemed like a giant joke.
After finishing typing, she took a deep breath and was about to click send when a message notification suddenly popped up on the game interface.
The password is 990401. The poster's nickname is "I hate bugs the most".
When people are extremely shocked, they can't help but subconsciously look at the person next to them. Pi Min turned her head and met the man's smiling eyes.
A screen flashed briefly in front of him.
"I've answered, so you don't need to answer anymore. Luckily, this test account can also post on the forum."
Pi Min was stunned. She wasn't surprised that someone with administrator privileges had a test account, but she was shocked that the other party knew her birthday.
"But I never told you my birthday."
Upon hearing this, the man smiled smugly: "Have you forgotten who I am? Your understanding of me may be limited to those few months in the underground city, but I know everything about you."
It was clearly a whispered love confession, but why did she feel a chill run down her spine?
Before Pi Min could delve deeper, the heated discussion on the forum had already pulled her back to reality.
"The supply pod is open, and the code is real!" The accompanying picture is of a metal egg that blooms like a flower, containing dozens of tubes of nutrient solution as well as some daily necessities such as toothbrushes and towels.
"Great! We're saved!"
"I hate bugs the most. What a spoiled nickname. In the dungeon, bugs are a source of high-quality protein. I bet this ex-girlfriend must be a rich lady from the surface city."
"Otherwise what? Could the ex-girlfriend of a prolific producer still be in the dungeon?"
"Let's all thank the young lady. As long as we have the courage to salvage the supply pod, we won't have to worry about food for the time being."
"Thank you, young lady!"
"Thank you, young lady!"
"Thank you, young lady!"
...
"Young Miss?" Pi Min looked at the man in front of her, whose face had darkened, with a mocking expression, trying hard to suppress her laughter.
To be honest, if you ignore gender, isn't this girl just a spoiled young lady?
Unfortunately, the harmonious atmosphere didn't last long before some people couldn't help but start making sarcastic remarks.
"Wild Uncle": "Are you all crazy? Have you already forgotten who put us in this situation? What kind of 'young lady' is this? You're the troublemaker! Why did you have to provoke the Prodigal Son? You're fine, but we commoners have to bear the consequences. If I were you, I would have committed suicide to atone for my sins!"
"You troublemaker, die!"
"You troublemaker, die!"
"You troublemaker, die!"
...
Clearly, he was not alone in holding the same view. After someone angrily shouted "Die, troublemaker!", the forum page was quickly flooded with this sentence.
Just as Pi Min was trembling and preparing to close the forum interface, a comment that broke the formation suddenly jumped into her eyes.
"Flowers Blooming on the Roadside": "Stop giving me that nonsense about women taking the blame for men's evil deeds! The one who does evil is the ultimate perpetrator. His ex-girlfriend just broke up with him; she didn't kill anyone's entire family. If you want to blame someone, you should blame your ancestors for being so ambitious and climbing to the top of the food chain. If your ancestors hadn't come down from the tree, would you still be happily living as idiots in the tree right now?"
Surprisingly, someone spoke up for her. Clearly genuinely angry, this "Flowers Blooming on the Road" user started spamming the forum.
"They don't owe anyone on Earth. Giving them the password is a favor, not an obligation. How could helping someone turn into an enemy?"
"If you've got the guts, go and confront the probationer head-on. Don't just pick on the weak. They're already annoyed enough by dating a lunatic; they have no obligation to be your punching bag!"
"If you've got the guts, then go ahead and curse me here and die!"
"I'll go first, you guys keep the formation!"
"Death to those who are endowed with property!"
...
The profile picture of "Flowers Blooming on the Road" is a red Tyrannosaurus Rex, which, combined with these powerful words, makes it seem as if a Tyrannosaurus Rex is really roaring angrily at everyone.
The page refreshed, and the nickname "陌上花开" had changed to "Anyone who curses is trash".
Pi Min vaguely felt that the Tyrannosaurus Rex looked familiar, and upon closer inspection, she realized that it was the young lady who had given her roses before.
Remembering how this young lady quickly deleted her post after receiving negative comments from netizens, and seeing how she's now going all out to protect a complete stranger, Pi Min finds her even more adorable.
She had been wondering why the special effect for that naive, rich, and easy-going girl was a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but now she suddenly realized why.
That's an impressive fighting ability to take on ten opponents at once!
After she uttered her last sentence, the forum fell silent for a moment.
As expected, they are all bullies who prey on the weak. Even though Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex had already set an example, no one on the forum dared to follow suit.
That's true. Who would dare offend a tycoon who can easily exile billions of people? He could crush everyone with just a flick of his finger.
"Nobody's following? Heh! Then shut your stinking mouths!"
"Scared? That's good! Let me give you a friendly reminder: human relationships are very complicated. If I were you, I would rather insult the final producer than insult his ex-girlfriend. Who knows if this ex-girlfriend who drove him to such a crazy state isn't his Achilles' heel?"
Miss Tyrannosaurus Rex won a great victory, and the entire forum was cleaned up.
[Thanks to player DQ0000000847 for single-handedly cleaning up the forum environment; a reward of 1000 points is given as encouragement.]
As if to confirm her guess, the moment she finished speaking, a reward message was announced to the entire server.
Pi Min looked up at the man and, sure enough, saw a fleeting light screen in front of him.
Clearly not thinking it was a good thing for the girl he liked to see him abusing his power for personal gain, the man quickly looked away and poked a rose not far away with his finger.
Pi Min smiled slightly, ignored him, and entered the access code into the code box in the supply compartment.
Because of the pictures posted on the forum before, she didn't have high expectations. She thought it would be good enough if she could get nutrient solution. To her surprise, after the silver giant egg bloomed like a flower, what appeared in front of her was a box full of natural food.
Braised prawns in oil, braised beef, abalone with scallion oil, stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts...
Not only were all the dishes she had just seen in the mall but hadn't been able to bring herself to buy expensive ones, but even the rice served with them was plump and presented in excellent condition, making it look incredibly appetizing.
Looking at the delicious-looking food in front of her, and then at the dry, unappetizing nutritional supplements, egg yolk pies, wafers, and compressed biscuits posted on the forum, she couldn't help but frown and glance at the man plucking rose petals not far away.
She really is a pampered young lady, unable to endure any hardship.
Could it be that he's afraid she'll keep feeding him fried rice with eggs?
After putting away the food and tidying up the toiletries underneath, such as toothbrushes and towels, and putting them in the washroom, Pi Min stood in front of the supply pod and frowned.
Such a large supply pod is really an eyesore here. She is reluctant to let the system reclaim it. Even though she is just an ordinary person, she can guess that the high technology that the supply pod has shown so far is definitely worth more than 1,000 points.
Just when she was at her wit's end, a system notification popped up in front of her.
[Player DQ5668745329 has successfully collected one supply pod. Initiate housing upgrade progress bar?]
A housing upgrade progress bar? Are supply pods materials for housing upgrades?
Pi Min's eyes lit up, and he quickly pressed the "confirm" option.
As she made her choice, the enormous, silver, egg-shaped supply pod that had almost left no room for her to stand vanished in an instant. Meanwhile, the upgrade progress bar for her residence had reached 5%.
Based on this ratio, as long as the game system isn't as unfair as Pinduoduo, she can upgrade her residence with 19 more supply pods.
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