Chapter 26
Wow, a single draw really worked wonders!
Tang Yu'an quickly chose to accept it, and then took out the special item he had just drawn from his personal warehouse.
The red marbles are round and smooth all over. I don’t know what material they are made of. They feel slightly warm when held in the hand, and sparkle with golden-red fluorescence in the sunlight.
【Happy Marbles】
Description: A wonderful series of marbles, this is a marble that can bring happiness!
Status: Bound
The descriptions of the special items drawn from the Lucky Wheel, except for the shadow umbrella, are very confusing.
For example, the invincible cat teaser is described as something that no cat can resist, but its actual effect is to turn living things into cats.
The description of this happy marble also confused Tang Yu'an. A marble that can bring happiness? Does playing with this marble make you happy?
Tang Yu'an played with the marbles but felt nothing.
It seems that they still need to figure out on their own what is so special about this special item they just acquired.
However, this "bound" means...
Tang Yu'an thought about it, placed the marbles next to a stone on the side of the road, marked it, and then pulled Zhou Qi away.
As he walked, he kept an eye on his personal belongings and pockets.
He wondered if "bound" meant it would automatically return if it exceeded a certain distance. Otherwise, binding it wouldn't seem to have any effect.
If someone else takes it, what's the point of having his name on it? This isn't a game anymore, so bound items can't be traded or dropped upon death...
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi walked further and further along the path, until they were about a hundred meters away from their previous position, but there was still no change.
Had he guessed wrong, or had he not gone far enough?
Tang Yu'an kept walking, but there was obvious hesitation on his face.
Just as his speed was getting slower and slower, and he was finally about to go back to pick up the marbles, he suddenly paused, lowered his head and raised his hand, and saw——
The marble that he had just thrown there suddenly appeared in the palm of his hand!
He didn't know how it came back, he just felt something foreign in his hand, and when he picked it up and looked, it appeared!
Tang Yu'an laughed happily.
So his guess was correct. "Bound" means that the item will automatically return to his hands after it exceeds a certain distance from him!
"Brother Xiaoqi, look! Marbles are really back!"
Tang Yu'an showed the marble in front of Zhou Qi. Although he didn't know how far away it would take for it to come back automatically, it shouldn't be more than two hundred meters.
This way, you won’t have to worry about losing the marble in the future!
"But other than that, what other uses does this marble have?" Tang Yu'an said distressedly, "I don't feel very happy now..."
Zhou Qi looked at the marble in Tang Yu'an's hand, reached out and pinched it, intending to study it, but in the end -
He suddenly laughed.
Originally, the corners of his lips were only slightly raised, but soon the smile began to widen, and finally Zhou Qi grinned and actually laughed out loud.
He tried hard to hold it back, but eventually the laughter broke out.
“Haha ...
Tang Yu'an looked at him in horror.
They grew up together, and as far as he could remember, Brother Xiaoqi had never laughed so loudly.
Brother Xiaoqi has a calm personality. Even when he smiles, it is only a faint smile. Most of the time, he either frowns or has no expression.
So he really had never seen Brother Xiaoqi laugh so flamboyantly before!
"Brother Xiaoqi, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
“Haha ...
Zhou Qi couldn't stop laughing, tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, and he couldn't help but cover his stomach with his hands.
In the silent wilderness, it was indeed a bit strange that such wild laughter suddenly sounded. Fortunately, the shadow umbrella could even conceal the sound, so as not to attract mutant creatures.
But...what happened to Brother Xiaoqi!
"Brother Xiaoqi?"
"Hahaha--"
Zhou Qi waved his hands, laughing so hard that he almost died. He was unable to answer his question at all, so he just stuffed the marbles in his hand back to him.
Tang Yu'an also thought that this might be the purpose of this marble.
So marbles can make people happy, is that what it means? But why did Xiaoqige continue to laugh even after the red marble returned to his hand?
How long will this laughter last? Will it keep going on like this? Tang Yu'an was filled with anxiety.
Gradually, Zhou Qi sat down on the ground, covering his stomach which was twitching with laughter. His face was flushed and tears were streaming from the corners of his eyes, as if he had gone crazy.
"Brother Xiaoqi...what should I do...wuwu..."
Tang Yu'an was frightened and looked at him anxiously, but he had no idea what he could do.
Until ten minutes later——
Zhou Qi's laughter suddenly stopped.
Tang Yu'an, who was already crying anxiously, heard his laughter finally stop. She looked at him happily and asked, "Brother Xiaoqi, are you okay?"
The smile on Zhou Qi's face had faded, his eyes were empty, and his face slowly turned from red to white, as if his soul had left his body.
He waved to Tang Yu'an.
It was obvious that he was fine, he just didn't want to talk for the moment.
Tang Yu'an wiped away her tears, sat down beside him, and accompanied him quietly, her eyes full of worry and guilt.
After a long while, Zhou Qi finally seemed to come back to his senses. He looked at Tang Yu'an, took a breath and said, "Well, I'm fine, don't worry."
He laughed for a full ten minutes until his voice became hoarse.
Tang Yu'an quickly took out some water from his portable storage and carefully fed it to his mouth. As for the happy marble, he had already put it in the storage.
After drinking a few sips of water, Zhou Qi finally recovered.
He rubbed his face with both hands to relax his muscles, recalling the involuntary "laughing effect" just now, and whispered, "It seems that the effect of this marble does not need to be tested again."
Tang Yuan nodded with lingering fear.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Although it was rare to see Xiaoqige laugh like that, he could feel his pain, so he only felt sorry and distressed.
"Not bad." Zhou Qi touched his cheek and looked relieved.
Although the experience just now was truly painful, the fear of not knowing when it would stop made him feel like he might die from laughing, but...
There is no need to let An An know this.
"It feels good to laugh. Just think of it as exercising your lung capacity. But that marble..." He paused, then said, "Don't use it on anyone casually."
People who are in poor health may really faint from laughing or even die from laughing.
Tang Yu'an nodded quickly. This marble was so powerful that it not only made people laugh, but even after he took it back, the effect lasted for a full ten minutes!
It was truly horrible! He had to keep it safe and not let Xiaoqi touch it again.
"but……"
Tang Yu'an smiled mischievously and said, "It seems to be very effective when used against dangerous creatures."
Zhou Qi thought about it and nodded, "I just don't know if it will be useful against mutant animals."
"Then let's rest for a while and then try again?"
Practice makes perfect. You won’t know whether it is useful or not until you try it!
"good."
Zhou Qi nodded, and after finally calming down, he took out a few packs of scallion chicken biscuits from his portable storage to fill his stomach.
He only realized today that laughing... is also such a physically demanding thing!
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Twenty minutes later, Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an finally set off again. They used their remaining two light body techniques and rushed towards the nearest dangerous creature together.
The dangerous creatures that settled around the grocery store have basically been cleared out, so the dangerous creatures this time are a bit far away.
Even with the help of the light body technique, it took them half an hour to finally arrive at the destination.
This place must have been a guild hall or something like that in the past. On the exposed ground, you can see the remains of several stepped areas.
They walked around the area and finally found the target under a huge rock.
When they saw the dangerous creature clearly, both teenagers couldn't help but hold their breath.
It turned out to be a wild boar!
Or rather, it should be a mutant pig.
It is slightly larger than an ordinary domestic pig, but not as big as Yuanbao after it turns back to its original form.
The mutant pig's head has very long hair, covering most of its face, leaving only its distinctive pig nose and two huge fangs exposed.
The sharp and thin fangs extended from the mouth, slightly curved upwards, looking ferocious and terrifying. Coupled with the power of the wild boar's charge, it felt like they could easily pierce a human body.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
It didn't know what it had discovered, and it kept hitting a big rock with force. From time to time, it stopped and used its front legs to dig under the rock.
The big rock should be cast in metal. It might have been a landmark in the past. It was hit and had dents in it, which shows how hard the mutant pig's fangs are.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the four-eyed giant dog would probably be at a disadvantage in front of this mutant pig.
Fortunately, with the protection of the shadow umbrella, it did not notice Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an. It was focused on crashing into the huge metal rock and ignored everything around it.
"Brother Xiaoqi, do you want to try marbles first?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Zhou Qi thought about it and nodded, "Okay."
The dog's Frisbee was so hard, and whether it could withstand the full force of the mutant pig's bite, it would undoubtedly be a huge loss for them if it was bitten to pieces.
Now that we have Happy Marbles, we might as well try to see if the marbles are useful. If they are useful, we can consume their energy first.
Tang Yu'an agreed with his analysis. He handed the shadow-proof umbrella to Zhou Qi and then took out the slingshot from his personal storage.
They were only more than 20 meters away from the mutant pig, which was within the range of his slingshot. He was confident that he could hit it!
"call out!"
Soon, the marbles shot out.
However, unlike what Tang Yu'an expected, the marble that was about to hit the mutant pig's buttocks missed at the last moment.
The mutant pig seemed to have eyes on its back. It suddenly twisted its butt and dodged to the side, causing his marbles to miss the target!
And the next moment, the mutant pig that was originally mad at the big rock suddenly turned its head, and rushed straight towards their location with red eyes!
The power of the charge was simply invincible, with gravel flying along the way and all obstacles in its way being knocked away.
This is not a creature that humans can contend with!
Fortunately, having learned from the lesson when dealing with the four-eyed giant dog, when Tang Yu'an shot the marble out, Zhou Qi picked him up with one hand and jumped away to the side.
Because Tang Yu'an also had the skill of light body, he had no difficulty in holding him with one hand, and he could hold the umbrella steadily with the other hand.
They flew away like two leaves.
“Huff!”
No matter how fast the mutant pig charged, it was no match for Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an who had mastered the art of lightness. After charging, it found that no target appeared, and stopped in confusion.
Its two front hooves kept scratching the ground, and bursts of foul-smelling gas came out of its nostrils.
In the end, when it found nothing, it crashed into everything around it like crazy, then turned around and crashed into the metal rock again.
Zhou Qi had already quickly taken Tang Yu'an a hundred meters away, recalled the Happy Marbles, and ran back.
"Brother Xiaoqi, let me try again!"
"Yeah, come on!"
With Zhou Qi's encouragement, Tang Yu'an seized the opportunity and took advantage of the moment when the mutant pig hit the boulder to hit the pig's waist with the marble.
The mutant pig turned to the side again, but because the marble was shot from the side this time, it did not completely avoid it.
Finally, the happy marble landed on its skin, then bounced off quickly and shot into the rubble at its feet. With such speed and force, it was unknown whether it would be damaged.
This attack was like a tickle to the thick-skinned mutant pig, causing no damage at all.
The time the marble was in contact with its skin was definitely no more than one second, but...
Just when Tang Yu'an thought he had failed again, the mutant pig suddenly stopped all movements and only opened its mouth slightly, as if it was laughing.
Slowly, the smile grew bigger.
After a while, pig squeals, one louder than the other, were heard from the ruins.
“Ah—ah—ah—”
The piercing sound, like slaughtering a pig, tortured Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi's ears.
As the cry grew louder and sharper, the mutant pig's huge body fell to the ground with a loud bang in the dust.
Even so, the loud pig squeals did not stop.
The mutant pig rolled on the ground laughing, alarming the small animals hiding in the hall, and they all fled.
Tang Yu'an was worried that the happy marbles would be crushed by the mutant pig, so he quickly distanced himself from the mutant pig. When the marbles returned to his hand, he found that they were not only intact but also spotless. He breathed a sigh of relief.
“Ahhh—ahhhh—”
The mutant pig's cries became more and more painful, the noise it made became louder and louder, and the flying dust in the sky obstructed the vision.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi had to stay away temporarily and calculate the time with their watches.
Sure enough, ten minutes later, the mutant pigs finally stopped moving.
It seems that the effect of Happy Marbles does last for ten minutes, and it will take effect as soon as you touch it.
The dust slowly dissipated, and the mutant pig reappeared in sight.
It shook its head and stood up, looking around suspiciously, as if confused by what had just happened.
Then, while it was still confused, Tang Yu'an shot marbles at it again.
When the familiar joy that emerged from the depths of its heart reappeared, the mutant pig was stunned for a moment, but it was not immersed in it at all like at the beginning. Instead, its eyes were filled with fear and anxiety.
But there was no way, and soon it burst into laughter again, and then began to roll on the ground again.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi learned from their first experience. After being hit by the marbles, they quickly retreated and hid far away in a quiet place.
Taking advantage of the ten-minute break, they explored the surrounding area.
This area was not unlocked by them.
The fog on the map will automatically dissipate wherever customers who have made transactions have passed. Tang Yu'an guessed that this was the area where Lin Zhen had passed.
She went to the Giant Lizard Nest academy, and the ruins of this guild hall should be the only way to go.
There are obviously more green plants here than those around the grocery store, and the breath of life is richer, but the small animals were either scared away by the mutant pigs or hid deeper and were not discovered by them.
As for dangerous mutant creatures, only the mutant pig was shown on the map.
After rummaging through the ruins, Tang Yu'an finally found a beer bottle made of green glass and filled with moist mud.
Zhou Qi picked up a branch and dug out the mud inside.
"Ask Sister Lin tomorrow and see if she wants it." Tang Yu'an said.
There were quite a few bottles and jars in Lin Zhen's house, and he saw some of them were beer bottles, which he thought would interest her.
"Um."
Zhou Qi nodded and went to a nearby puddle of water to rinse the bottle briefly. However, when the mud in the bottle was poured out, he suddenly frowned, feeling something was wrong.
"Brother Xiaoqi, your eyes have turned red again!" Tang Yu'an suddenly exclaimed.
Zhou Qi pursed his lips, took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
After a while, when he opened his eyes, the strange red color was suppressed again.
He glanced at the mud that came out of the bottle and said to Tang Yu'an, "An'an, come and see if there is anything in the mud."
"good!"
Tang Yu'an responded, but before starting, he went back to reload the mutant pig with a bullet, then ran back, put on gloves and groped in the mud and sand.
After a while, a blue crystal the size of a mung bean appeared in the sunlight, sparkling brightly.
"Brother Xiaoqi, there really is something!"
Tang Yu'an rinsed the blue crystal and took out the one that Old Li had given them before. He found that it was indeed the same kind of stone, just much smaller.
He knew that this was a good thing. The parasites in Xiaoqi's body also had a special reaction to this kind of stone. He quickly put it away and then rinsed the glass bottle inside and out, but he did not find any new blue crystals.
"We're pretty lucky."
Tang Yu'an chuckled, then looked at Zhou Qi and asked, "Brother Xiaoqi, are you okay?"
Zhou Qi nodded, with a slight smile on his lips, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
Just as Tang Yu'an put away the clean wine bottle and was about to look for more, the mutant pig's howling stopped again.
"Oh, it's time again!"
Tang Yu'an ran over again and hit the mutant pig with a slingshot.
The mutant pig, which was originally so vigorous and high-spirited, had become completely wilted after "laughing wildly" for twenty minutes.
It glanced at the bottom of the huge metal rock, and finally, after propping itself up, it chose to leave this strange place. However, the next moment—
"Ouch! Ouch!"
It laughed painfully again.
As the mutant pigs fell in despair again and again, Tang Yu'an's slingshot became more and more accurate.
Finally, after laughing for a full forty minutes, the mutant pig was exhausted and could not stand up again.
This time when Tang Yu'an was about to play marbles, Zhou Qi stopped him.
The time for the Light Body Technique is almost up, and I can't find any more blue crystals anyway. If I delay any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to get home until very late today.
In the mutant pig's current state, it would be difficult for it to even crawl up, let alone bite the frisbee.
Tang Yu'an obediently put away the slingshot and happy marbles.
When the dust settled, they carefully approached the mutant pigs under the protection of the umbrella.
The mutant pig didn't notice anything and lay on the ground gasping for breath.
Zhou Qi took out a dagger, stood behind it and stabbed it hard into the mutant pig's neck. The result was...
It didn't penetrate, and the tip of the dagger even curled up a little.
Zhou Qi quickly jumped away, but the mutant pig, which had previously gone crazy at the mere sensation of the marble attack, was hit in the vitals this time and still lay on the ground gasping for breath.
It seems that its physical strength is indeed completely overdrawn.
The two walked over again.
The mutant pig actually felt the attack, but it was so tired that it didn't even have the strength to move a hair!
It was breathing heavily, paying close attention to its surroundings, but it didn't hear any footsteps.
Is that guy gone?
The mutant pig was sure that it was being hunted.
But the enemy's fighting style was too strange, which it had never encountered before. It was filled with fear and anxiety, and felt that it might die here today.
When this anxiety reached its peak, a cat toy with a bell suddenly appeared in front of it.
“Ring-ring-ring-ring-ring-”
The cat toy shook gently and the bell made a crisp sound.
The mutant pig stared at the cat toy. Gradually, its eyes could only see the cat toy, and its entire mind was attracted by the cat toy with the shaking bell.
What it didn't notice was that its body was gradually shrinking, getting smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a dirty kitten.
Tang Yu'an looked at the Pigsy kitten still gasping for breath on the ground. It didn't even have the strength to lift its paws to play with the cat toy. It just lay there as if it could stay there forever.
He put the cat toy away.
Although the kitten looked very fragile and seemed to be killed with one blow, Tang Yu'an knew that if he showed any hostility or attacked it, the kitten would turn into a mutant pig with a hideous face and thick skin.
If even a dagger can't hurt it, then there's no point wasting energy. Anyway, the red dot representing the dangerous creature on the map has disappeared, and their mission has been completed 1/10.
They were ready to go home, but before leaving they ran to check under the big metal rock.
Thanks to the mutant pig's efforts, a small hole has been dug out under the boulder, and Zhou Qi's arm can easily reach in.
He fumbled around for a while and finally took out a stone the size of a fingernail. When the stone appeared, the kitten on the ground became visibly excited.
It meowed, its voice hoarse like a smoker's.
Just as it bared its teeth and prepared to fight to snatch the stone, Tang Yu'an glanced at it and took out the marbles from the warehouse.
The Pigsy kitten was stunned for a moment, then fell silent.
This is it! This is him!
The mutant pig stared at the red marble, remembering the fear that was dominated by the uncontrollable laughter just now, and looked at Tang Yu'an as if he was looking at a devil.
Finally, it let out a miserable howl and ran away crawling.
The author has something to say:
Anzai: Are you happy? I am very happy~
Mutant Pig: You are a devil!!!
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