The second level still involved several gold and stones of different sizes, but their luck was good this time. Shi Xin got a Hercules buff from the lucky bag. With this, it was easy to get any gold or stone, no matter how big it was. So they got everything in the second level.
After this level ends, a red bomb appears in the store for the first time, priced at $89.
"This kind of low-priced bomb is a must." Shi Xin explained, "To put it bluntly, gold miners are a game of racing against time. The value of fishing a stone and a piece of gold in the same amount of time is different, so when you get a stone in an emergency, it is better to blow it up in exchange for time to fish for gold and diamonds. Of course, there is another way to use it. When some stones must be removed, hooking the stone and then blowing it up is also the most efficient option."
Mingqiao understood what he meant.
But when Xin really bought the bomb, Mingqiao still trembled in his heart when he saw the unconscious person in red clothes who suddenly appeared at his feet.
If he uses the bomb, it means that he has to give up both the "bomb" and the "stone" for the more valuable "gold" or "diamond".
Two lives for one.
Low price for high price.
"Diamonds should be available after the third level. Diamonds have the highest priority."
"Hmm." Mingqiao managed a dull nasal sound.
Shi Xin heard something slightly wrong with Mingqiao, but didn't know what to say.
He knew very well that he was different from Mingqiao. He only needed to look at the game screen from outside. From his intuitive point of view, this was just a simple game. He and Mingqiao were the only two living people on the screen, and the others were just cold props.
But Mingqiao is facing real people.
Shi Xin could drop the bomb without hesitation to save time, but Ming Qiao couldn't. He had many considerations, and even if he had to drop the bomb in the end, it was definitely because he had no other choice but to go to the end of his rope.
"Teacher Ming." Shi Xin called him softly. He knew that Ming Qiao would never give up this mission, but some things were a bit too cruel for Ming Qiao. He couldn't bear it and said, "How about I do it?"
"It's okay." Mingqiao covered his face and took a deep breath to relieve the huge pressure in his heart. He put his hand on the gear joystick again: "Let's start."
Shi Xin held back for two levels without using the bomb. Finally, when he reached the fifth level and was running out of time, Shi Xin threw the bomb and blew up the stone that had been hooked up. Then he readjusted the level and hooked a piece of gold worth $500.
Mingqiao's heart also beat violently with the sound of the bomb exploding.
In the following levels, Mingqiao became more and more silent. Shi Xin occasionally asked him if he wanted to buy props in the store, and Mingqiao just hummed a few times.
There were no diamonds in the sixth and seventh levels for two consecutive rounds. Their early accumulation was no longer sufficient to fully support the indicators of the current level due to the lack of resources in the two rounds, and they barely made it to the eighth level.
This level is full of diamonds and oil barrels, and the diamonds and oil barrels are very close to each other. If you accidentally touch one of the oil barrels, it will cause a chain explosion, and everything will be instantly blown into powder, leaving nothing. Similarly, since all the diamonds are light, it takes a short time to hook them up, and the one-minute limit given by the system is more than enough, so they just need to keep steady and don't shake their hands, and they can even clear this place in a very short time like before.
Huge risks and huge rewards coexist.
At this point, the further he progresses, the more familiar people Mingqiao finds himself with, including young teachers who came in at the same time as him, and old teachers who usually pass on their experience and help him. Among the "diamonds" in this level, eight out of ten are key teachers who work in the same office as him.
Mingqiao was shaking when he saw this scene. The familiar man was right in front of him, and the hook in his hand was their last chance of survival.
"Ming Qiao, you have to calm yourself down." Shi Xin's timely reminder was just right.
"It's so dark." Mingqiao murmured. If the white dialog box above Mingqiao's head was not still displayed on Shi Xin's screen, he would not be able to hear what Mingqiao said.
Shi Xin knew what Ming Qiao meant.
There is no so-called last level in this game. Facing the pressure of life brought by more and more acquaintances, no one can stay awake and calm. To put it in a broader sense, as they have obtained more and more clues recently, the road ahead is covered with a layer of hazy white fog. This white fog makes people timid, scared, and suffocated.
They struggled hard in the darkness, fearing that no matter how hard they tried, they would still not be able to change the outcome of death.
Mingqiao has done his best. He has not made a single mistake from beginning to end, but even he can hardly hold on any longer.
Shi Xin didn't say anything else. He saw from the screen that Ming Qiao's movements had slowed down, so he silently sped up his own pace.
He found the right angle, pressed the button and hooked the diamond. After catching a diamond, he kept catching the next one.
However, the half where Mingqiao was located was out of reach for Shi Xin. Once he tried to get the diamonds there, he would inevitably touch the adjacent oil barrels, thus triggering a series of explosions.
"Let me do it." Mingqiao seemed to have seen through Shi Xin's hesitation and concerns. He accurately cast the hook and fished up the diamonds one by one.
"Mr. Ming, are you okay?"
"Yeah." Mingqiao nodded, his expression much more relaxed than before: "Let's just think about it and do our best and leave the rest to fate."
Because of the phrase "Do your best and leave the rest to fate", the two of them were no longer entangled, their mentality calmed down, and they played the game much more smoothly.
But in the end there was still no way. Every two diamond levels, there would be two levels filled with gold and stone. Coupled with the increasingly weak accumulation, it was far from enough to pass the level, and the two stopped at the sixteenth level.
The moment the countdown ended, a yellow box with the words "Game Over" slowly popped up on Shi Xin's screen, and Ming Qiao patted his sore legs and stood up.
"It shows that Mission 3 has been completed." Shi Xin was surprised: "So this kind of game with infinite levels will also have a time to be completed?"
"Well, it should be." The scene in front of Ming Qiao was reconstructed once again. Bricks were recovered from the dark surroundings, and everything seemed to be turned upside down when it collapsed.
"There are two identical rewards, which means I have one too." Shi Xin said as he tried to click on one of them. No response, so he clicked on the other one. Then he clicked on: "Task Three Reward: Give the player (P2) a chance to change his identity.
choose:
teacher
student
Staff. ”
"Identity choice?" Mingqiao thought for a while: "What do you want to choose?"
"We only have one teaching building left to go to. As an outsider, I can't enter the classrooms and offices, so even if I enter the teaching building later, it will be almost impossible to move. I want to choose a student. First, this identity will make it easier to move, and second, I can stagger with you to avoid possible competition or similar situations."
"Okay." Mingqiao said, "Then I'll choose teacher."
Shi Xin looked at the flashing cursor on the task, finally stopped on the student, and then clicked.
There was no obvious change around him, but his mission reward had already been received. After receiving his reward, Shi Xin found that he could also click Ming Qiao's reward, but the P2 in the brackets was replaced by P1.
"Mr. Ming, I'll help you order it."
"good."
Just when Xin Cong thought Mingqiao had chosen the identity of a teacher, Mingqiao was hit in the face by something. He looked closely and saw it was a palm-sized booklet with a blue cover.
Mingqiao had a bad feeling in his heart, and sure enough, when he turned the booklet to the front, the silver and gold-plated fonts on it made his breath stop.
Teacher's Manual.
"Why does it appear at this time?" Shi Xin was puzzled.
"Because the prizes for the previous architecture competition were not distributed." Mingqiao said: "I couldn't find the podium at that time, probably because my identity didn't match."
Now that Mingqiao has resumed his teaching status, the things that were originally prepared for him in advance will of course be presented to him as soon as possible.
Mingqiao opened the thin booklet.
“Dear teachers:
Our school is committed to becoming one of the top middle schools in the city. While providing students with a comfortable learning environment and atmosphere, it aims to cultivate talents and focus on developing students' good qualities.
This teacher's manual records the code of conduct that our school's faculty and staff should and must follow in their daily teaching activities.
Please read the teacher's manual carefully and abide by the rules, otherwise you will bear the consequences yourself.
…
The penalties for violations include, but are not limited to, death. Once again, follow the rules or you will bear the consequences at your own risk.”
It was exactly the same content as what he saw and heard in the office.
After so many days, seeing this thing again still makes Mingqiao feel creepy.
"Mr. Ming, the mission is complete and the rewards are collected. Please come out first."
Mingqiao put the teacher's manual into his trouser pocket, pushed the door open and went out.
Shi Xin had been waiting at the door early. When he saw Ming Qiao coming out, he immediately went up to hug him.
Logically speaking, Mingqiao started this task in the morning and he did not spend too much time on it, but now the red sunset glow all over the sky made it clear that time had become abnormal again.
The red stinging in his eyes hurt, and he buried his head in Shi Xin's shoulder: "Time..."
"We went back in time to the day when we first came to the library."
Mingqiao nodded and said nothing more.
"Mr. Ming, you said before that you were afraid you would regret it if you didn't do Task 3. Now that you have done it, do you regret it?"
"No." Ming Qiao said, "Saving those colleagues, restoring my teacher status, and even helping you get a student status. This result is pretty good, and it's beyond my expectations."
After dragging the unconscious teachers out of the library, the two chatted a lot, mainly to sort out their thoughts and analyze the possible developments next.
The teaching building is a must-go place, as it was Mingqiao's original last stop. Moreover, at the time of the accident, almost all the students were in the teaching building, so it must have been the hardest-hit area.
They talked until dawn, when Shi Xin was exhausted and fell asleep leaning on Ming Qiao's shoulder.
Mingqiao finished eating a piece of biscuit and was about to take a break to relax, but at this moment, a hand was placed on Mingqiao's shoulder.
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