Chapter 249 Treasures from the High Place
Xu She ran wildly on the playground with a piece of bread in his mouth, and he was about to cry: Bastard, there are so many people causing trouble, why are you chasing me?
Perhaps his complaint worked, the tingling pain on his back suddenly eased.
Xu She didn't dare to relax. He continued running for three minutes while biting the bread before he stopped nervously in the crowd.
He took out his lenses and covered his face with them, then stood there and looked around, taking in everyone's face. It took him a long time to make sure that there was indeed no black-haired woman nearby.
Not only did the dark-haired woman disappear from the lens, but even the regular threads had receded. It seemed Guanghui's control here was limited; only when acting could he fully control the character.
"Huh~" He swallowed the bread in one gulp and breathed a sigh of relief. He was so scared just now. Every time he ate something to replenish his energy, she would find him and chase him.
Just as he was about to pull out the backup communicator to contact the surviving men, a line of red words flashed on his retina.
[Please find the supreme treasure before the Queen arrives, otherwise you will be killed.]
What the hell, the punishment for this violation is too harsh!
Xu She anxiously looked around and saw many people, like him, sweating profusely or immediately starting to wander around. These people's behavior was immediately distinguishable from the others around them; it was clear they were being treated differently.
I see, this is a targeted clause.
Xu She was not stupid. He immediately realized that it was Guanghui or Chen Xiao'er's subconscious mind that was distinguishing between friend and foe.
This way, anyone who sneaks into the Ritual of Power with malicious intent will have to devote all their efforts to searching for the so-called treasure.
If they fail to complete the task, they will be eliminated by the rules. If they are too impatient in completing the task, the church will find out.
This empowerment ritual was based on Chen Xiao'er. Most of the magic items were not very effective, so everyone could only rely on ordinary cosmetics to disguise themselves. Once their identities were discovered by the church, they would be doomed.
He calmly adjusted his facial muscles, relaxed for a few seconds, and then continued walking forward in a relatively natural posture.
Xu She walked and thought: How am I going to complete this task?
The highest treasure literally means treasure obtained from a height. In every version of the fairy tale, there is a plot in which a pursuer obtains a bird's egg from a height.
So there should be a bird egg placed high up nearby, and climbing up to get the egg must be one of the correct answers.
When Xu She reached the corner, he raised his head slightly and saw quite a few people climbing up.
People climbed up the iron frames, big trees, roofs... anything high in the square. Some people even wanted to climb the bell tower, but were kicked down by the apostles.
He couldn't help but sneer in his heart: Humph, this is indeed the right option, but there are too many competitors, I won't choose it.
If we look at it literally, there are not many objects that meet both the highest point and treasure requirements, but it can be analyzed from the perspective of fairy tales.
Xu She, who had risen to the position of bishop in the Snake Cult at such a young age, was naturally a learned and intelligent person. He knew that the fairy tale "The Sleeping Queen" originated from the ancient Iris Empire.
In the ancient language of irises, the Queen's words are actually a double entendre.
It can mean that I want to get the treasure that is placed high up, or I want the most precious treasure.
Even in the translated version of "The Sleeping Queen", we can actually see from the suitors' reactions that the queen's question itself allows them to solve the problem in two ways.
But to be on the safe side, I'd better try to meet the high altitude requirement while searching for precious treasures.
As Xu She gathered his thoughts, he gradually calmed down. The danger from his pursuers seemed to have faded. He briefly surveyed his surroundings and headed towards a row of white buildings that resembled shops.
This is the place where valuable treasures are most likely to be sold.
He had some understanding of Zero. Since this power ceremony was related to Chen Xiao'er, these white houses were likely to be alienated abnormal areas or high-level anomalies.
From the perspective of a person with super powers, it is very normal to obtain rare items by hunting anomalies.
But if we break out of this cycle and look at it from Chen Xiao'er's perspective, if you want a gift, you can of course buy it from a store.
There has never been a shortage of smart people in this world. Xu She had just taken a few steps towards the white house when many people hurried over, trying to overtake him and buy the treasure first.
Xu She thought about it and didn't speed up to grab it.
Firstly, he didn't want to appear too impatient and end up being remembered by the church members who were secretly observing him.
Secondly~ He smiled cunningly, when exploring strange and abnormal areas, we always need cannon fodder, don’t we?
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Xu She followed the crowd slowly, and the market in the illusion became clearer and clearer.
Not every white house in the rows is neatly arranged. Some of them have obvious abnormal infiltrations, such as being covered with ivy or changing from square to round.
He found that most of the neat houses were occupied by church members, who were dressed in simple clothes and brewing tea or cutting snacks with knives.
And in those strange-looking houses and empty spaces stood strange-looking store managers who were obviously not normal humans.
Xu She quickly focused his attention on the anomalies. Those neat little houses should be the back doors set up by the church in advance, specifically for supplies.
As for those elite members of the church who possess powerful artifacts, he would be crazy to provoke them.
Xu Snake's eyes drifted, and he first noticed a large balloon booth. He looked closely and realized that they weren't selling balloons, but rather that you paid the owner, who gave you a gun and asked you to shoot balloons in exchange for prizes.
Rows of balloons were glued to a board, and next to it was a shelf filled with prizes. The higher up the shelf, the more gorgeous and precious the prizes looked, perfectly fitting the two concepts of high place and treasure.
Such an obvious clue naturally caught the attention of others. Immediately, a tall young woman stood out from the crowd, and someone beside her whispered, "Isn't this the sharpshooter?"
No matter which organization's sharpshooter she is from, she must be very confident in her shooting skills.
The young woman looked at the notice board, which said one gold coin for one bullet.
Next to the notice board was a sign that listed how many points you got for shooting different colored balloons, and how many points you could redeem for different prizes. The treasure box on the top shelf was, of course, the first prize.
The rules were quite clear, and the young woman did not doubt them. She took out a gold coin from her pocket generously and flicked it at the boss with her fingertips.
I saw her placing the gun on the long table in a very standard posture, squinting her eyes and aiming carefully.
Bang!
With a slight sound, everyone looked at the balloon intently, but could not find the one that exploded.
The young woman put away her gun in confusion. She looked left and right, unable to believe that she had missed.
Please, I have shooting-related superpowers. How is it possible that such a big board can't hit even a single balloon?
"Ah——" A scream suddenly came from a distance.
Xu She looked closely: a short young man was lying in a pool of blood, a bullet had passed through his forehead, leaving a bloody hole.
The crowd dispersed, and everyone immediately realized that this was related to the young woman just now.
"Tsk, how can you blame me for something unusual?" The young woman initially looked nonchalant. After all, anything could happen in an abnormal area, and she hadn't done it on purpose.
But the smile on her lips disappeared before it even blossomed.
"Jun, Xiaojun! No, no way?!" Her voice became even more shrill than her previous scream, and she staggered towards the corpse.
"Don't scare me, I told you to stay so far away..." The young woman cried loudly while holding her brother's body. The people around her retreated in fear. No one dared to try that strange gas gun stall again.
Just kidding, even though everyone knows that it must be a penalty mechanism for missing the target, who knows how to actually hit the balloon? This obvious trap is best left for others to enjoy.
After figuring out what was going on, Xu She stopped paying attention to the unlucky siblings. He silently observed the other unusual stalls and soon discovered a pattern.
Any stall that cannot meet both the conditions of being high and having treasures, such as small shops selling cakes or potted plants, will just do business normally.
You only need to pay some rare items or common currency to buy things from the shop owner.
Any stall that meets these two conditions is very dangerous.
For example, he saw a group of people trying to ride a simple Ferris wheel to get an ornament hanging in the air, and then they were hung upside down in the air and couldn't get down.
Some people went hang gliding, but were knocked unconscious by invisible anomalies in the air and fell into a pool of meat.
Xu She couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat as he watched, and immediately set a rule for himself: Never try any games that would manipulate your body!
The series of accidents finally slowed down those who wanted to get ahead.
After more than ten minutes, Xu She saw a long queue at a place.
Something's happening! He quickly followed and soon figured out why there were so many people queuing.
Because there is a vending machine-like machine at the front of the line.
The outer shell of that thing is exactly the same as a vending machine, and inside it are capsule toys of different colors. There are black, white, red, silver...
A large number of capsule toys are piled up in the shape of a pyramid, and only the capsule toys on the top of the pyramid are golden. You can tell at a glance that the things inside must meet both the conditions of being high and having treasures.
What attracts everyone to the game is not only the clear correct answers, but also the relatively simple rules of the gashapon machine.
It has a rectangular coin slot on the left side with "One for One" written on it.
Anyone who has bought a ticket or been to a similar abnormal area knows that all you have to do is put a coin in and twist it.
Of course, some people suspected that there was something fishy going on, so they forced a few weaker guys to go over and try the game. Now they have tried three of them in a row, and no one died on the spot.
This project seems to be much more benign than other games that require you to fly, dodge, or even beat your brother to death.
Xu She relaxed a little, swaying his legs to the end of the line. They had experience using the ticket vending machine, and everyone in front of them put a gold coin into the coin slot.
Just put in the gold coin and twist it hard, and a capsule toy will fall out.
The people in front basically got black and white capsule toys, which they opened one by one in their hands.
The white capsule toy contains a note thanking you for your patronage, while the black capsule toy contains some small souvenirs. They all look like good treasures that you can take out and use.
Dong, dong, dong, the capsule toys were taken into people's hands and opened one after another.
"puff--"
The person who drew the red capsule toy vomited blood and fell to the ground, but the people behind him took a look at the color of the capsule toy in the egg pool and found that there were not many red capsule toy, so they gritted their teeth and continued to queue.
"Oh!" The person in front of Xu She suddenly cheered. He touched a silver capsule toy!
After opening the eggshell, a shiny little statue was found inside. The statue had wings on its back and a kind face. It was obviously a rare healing artifact.
Rustle, rustle.
"What's that sound?!" Is someone trying to steal my treasure?
The man covered the statue warily. Xu She quickly stepped back and looked to the side with him.
I saw that those who had received the black capsule toys suddenly foamed at the mouth, and scattered internal organs flowed out of their mouths and splattered on the ground.
Then their eyeballs slowly faded to pure white, and their bodies below the knees were bitten to pieces by invisible monsters, and they fell to the ground like a roast duck with its legs cut off.
What, what is this?
Xu She's heart sank, and he immediately raised his hand to touch the strange object on his chest, but at this moment a hand pressed down on his shoulder.
He turned around suddenly, and a long-forgotten memory struck his heart, causing Xu She to involuntarily bend his body and hesitantly call out "Big Brother".
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