Chapter 77 The Real World He raised his hand and gently pinched Shi Yu's cheek...
Shen Susheng had a handsome but extremely aggressive face. When he wasn't smiling, he gave off an aggressive vibe, but when he smiled, the two small tiger teeth that showed made his face less cold.
This is the kind of Shen Su that Shi Yu is familiar with.
Shen Su didn't know what had happened earlier, but he seemed to be in better condition now. Shi Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's what I was thinking too. No matter if it's a trap or not, we have to go. But we need to be fully prepared before we go in."
They now have two things to do:
Firstly, use these seven days of rest to learn more about high-level dungeons, including the differences between high-level and low-level/mid-level dungeons, their differences in game rules and completion methods, what to pay attention to when entering high-level dungeons, how to improve survival rate in high-level dungeons, whether there are any bugs, etc. The more information they know, the better.
Secondly, recruit teammates.
Shi Yu's player team card allows for a team of seven, and this spot shouldn't be wasted. Besides the two players already there, there are still five more teammates to be found. It would be best if we could find some expert players to be teammates.
Especially Mo Rugui.
Mo Rugui's friend Jiang Liuyue is currently the only person who has escaped the game through high-level dungeons. Mo Rugui himself is also constantly grinding high-level dungeons, so he has more experience in clearing them, and he probably won't refuse their invitations.
Next is Qin Ke.
Qin Ke's prop safe house was very useful.
However, inviting Qin Ke was also very difficult.
Qin Ke's ability to disguise himself as an NPC in the Platinum Supermarket instance without being detected from beginning to end demonstrates his skill in clearing instances. His ability to earn so much money and consistently rank first on the wealth list shows that he has a business mind and can weigh the pros and cons. Anyone wanting to invite Qin Ke to join the army must offer something of equal value.
"Have you ever obtained an item called 'Star Fragment'?" Shen Su asked.
Shi Yu glanced at the game panel. "There are three. What's wrong?"
"Give me."
Shi Yu directly gifted three star fragments to Chen Su from her friend list before asking, "These fragments don't seem very useful to me; I almost threw them away. What do you need them for?"
Shen Su explained in a serious tone, "This is a rare item that can only be obtained from high-level blind boxes. It can be used to synthesize Wishing Stars, which can revive players. Qin Ke has been collecting these."
Shi Yu nodded, understanding Shen Su's meaning, and said, "You contact Qin Ke, and I'll contact Mo Rugui."
"Hmm." Shen Su leaned back lazily on the sofa, stretching out his long arms and legs. He put one hand on the back of the sofa behind Shi Yu and turned his face slightly towards Shi Yu as he said, "Mo Rugui is an upright person and a very serious person. He probably only likes to make friends with serious people. He doesn't have much of a liking for someone like me. He probably wouldn't even accept my friend request."
Shi Yu stared at Shen Su's profile in silence for a few seconds, then slowly nodded in agreement: "You're quite self-aware."
Shen Su turned his head and looked over, his eyes filled with a bit of fierceness. It felt like he was about to get angry, but he didn't. Finally, he raised his hand and gently pinched Shi Yu's face.
Shi Yu's eyes widened suddenly, and he didn't react for a moment. When he did, he immediately tried to pry Shen Su's hand away.
Shen Su had already removed his hand, looking somewhat surprised. "Your face is so smooth? What skincare products do you use?"
Shi Yu: "..."
Shen Su didn't notice Shi Yu's speechless expression. His gaze was still on the cheek that had been lightly pinched and was now flushed. After a long while, he moved his arm, as if he wanted to pinch it again.
Shi Yu darted to the other end of the sofa like a startled cat; there was enough room for three adults to sit between the two of them.
Shi Yu muttered two words indifferently, "Crazy."
Shen Su: "..."
Shen Su regained his composure after being scolded.
He felt that something was wrong with him.
He actually thought Shi Yu's face was even more tender than the face of his cousin's three-month-old second baby.
Such a delicate face, such fragile skin, even a light pinch leaves a mark, wouldn't other places be like that too? If he uses a little force, how can Shi Yu withstand it?
Shen Su was only slightly distracted when he realized that Shi Yu was further away from him—she had now moved to the dining room, her gaze wary, like a petting cat finally freed from its owner's clutches, facing him across most of the living room and coffee table.
Shen Su: "…………"
Shen Su finally couldn't help but say, "There's no need, really no need! I just pinched your cheek, it's not like I'm going to eat you."
Shi Yu didn't say anything, opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of mineral water, walked over and placed the mineral water on the coffee table in front of Shen Su, then moved to the other side of the sofa and sat down.
"What?" Shen Su asked, puzzled.
Shi Yu's gaze shifted from Shen Su's Adam's apple to Shen Su's face, and she said calmly, "You seem very thirsty and hot."
Shen Su: "..."
Chen Su's Adam's apple bobbed.
I am indeed quite thirsty.
After drinking half a bottle of mineral water, Shen Su stopped discussing whether their faces were smooth or not and the two started getting down to business.
Players can add friends through the leaderboard in the game panel. Even if they are from different real worlds, they can chat across servers using the in-game chat software as long as neither of them is in the game instance.
Shi Yu sent a friend request to Mo Rugui on the leaderboard, but Mo Rugui hasn't accepted it yet. Is it because this function can't be used in the dungeon? Or does Mo Rugui not want to add him?
Chen Su's situation went more smoothly. He and Qin Ke were already game friends. He sent Qin Ke the message "Are you there?", but Qin Ke didn't reply for a long time. So he sent "Three Star Fragments".
Qin Ke replied instantly: "Bro! Bro, you're truly my best brother! Bro, you're even luckier than the luckiest person in the world! Quick! Give it to me!"
Chen Su: "Bro, I have a player team card here. Want to team up for some exciting gameplay?"
Qin Ke hesitated for a few seconds: "Sure, what kind of dungeon?"
Shen Su slowly typed out four words: "Advanced dungeon".
Qin Ke replied instantly: "No, I want to live a few more days."
Chen Su: "You have a safe house, what are you afraid of?"
Qin Ke: "Safe houses are not allowed in advanced dungeons."
Shen Su: "Alright then."
Originally, he wanted to invite Qin Ke for Qin Ke's safe house. Since the safe house was unusable, Shen Su didn't force him. He gave Qin Ke all three star fragments and said, "Then tell me about the advanced dungeons you know."
Shen Su set his game panel to "visible to his partner" and looked at the chat interface with Shi Yu. Even though it was just text, Qin Ke spoke vividly.
"A saying that veteran players in the game tacitly understand is: high-level dungeons are the closest place to the core of the game. Only in high-level dungeons can you find the root of the game, and only in high-level dungeons can you find a way to escape the game."
"Speaking of high-level dungeons, we have to mention a legend. Have you heard of Jiang Liuyue? If not, it doesn't matter. Open the skill rankings, and he's at the top. He's already left the game, but his name is still on the leaderboard. I don't know why."
"The reason was that when Jiang Liuyue left, he posted a sentence in the world chat saying, 'Go higher and you will find the answer.' Everyone interpreted his words as a way to escape the game in high-level dungeons. Later, his friend, Mo Rugui, who was ranked second on the skill leaderboard, went crazy farming high-level dungeons, probably because he believed his words."
"However, it's all spread from person to person. Based on the high-level dungeons I've run, the most obvious difference between high-level dungeons and other dungeons is that the death rate is much higher. Otherwise, they're not much different from other dungeons. In fact, some high-level dungeons don't even have the core story or scenery as good as low-level dungeons. There's no core gameplay at all, let alone a way to escape the game."
"But it's also possible that I didn't enter that high-level dungeon with the core gameplay."
"But who knows if such a dungeon even exists? Jiang Liuyue has been gone for so long, and Mo Rugui has been running high-level dungeons for just as long. Did he find it? No!"
"If you just want to know some information about high-level dungeons to increase your chances of survival, then I can tell you three things—bring more Resurrection Armor! Bring more Resurrection Armor! Bring more Resurrection Armor!"
"Because it's easy to die!!!"
"If you want to escape the game through high-level dungeons? I advise you to forget it. Follow the game rules and be a decent player. Although there is a 99% chance of dying in high-level dungeons, at least there is a 1% chance of survival! But if you go against the game, you won't even have that 1% chance of survival."
"Jiang Liuyue is an exception."
"But is he really an exception? Was he just lucky enough to accidentally enter a high-level dungeon with a core game mechanic, then accidentally find a way to escape the game from there, and then leave that cryptic message in the world chat to say goodbye?"
"Did he really leave the game? Or is he actually dead?"
Who knows?
...
I have read all of Qin Ke's words.
Both of them fell silent.
At this moment, Mo Rugui accepted Shi Yu's friend request. Shi Yu told Mo Rugui about the information he received from the system that opened the advanced dungeon channel and the team card, and asked Mo Rugui for guidance with the humility of a junior.
Mo Rugui's answer was exactly the same as Qin Ke's: "It's easy to die in high-level dungeons."
"It's not just that you're likely to die at the end of the game, people die every moment of the game, so bring a few resurrection armors."
Shi Yu hesitated and said, "We don't have any resurrection items..."
Mo Rugui: "A partner's affection level of 10,000 can unlock a resurrection item. The item has a 24-hour cooldown and can be used without limit. It's like you two have an extra life every day. You and your boyfriend's affection level is not yet 10,000?"
Shi Yu glanced at his and Shen Su's favorability rating, which was only 1256 points, far from 10,000. He said, "No."
"You'd better raise your favorability to 10,000 before entering the dungeon, otherwise even I wouldn't dare take you into a high-level dungeon."
After saying that, Mo Rugui didn't send any more messages.
On the other side, Shen Su sent a message to Qin Ke: "I'll test you on a question that even veteran players know: how do you raise 10,000 points of partner affection within seven days?"
Qin Ke: "First, stock up on enough food, water, and nutrients for seven days at home. Then, bring your wife home. Spend seven days showing off your masculine prowess. Finally, if nothing unexpected happens, seven days should be enough. Of course, if you're even more capable, maybe six days will be enough."
Chen Su: "?"
Chen Su: "Speak human language."
"No way! You don't know how to increase your partner's affection level?"
"Simply put, when couples are in the same space, they engage in skin-to-skin contact, exchange saliva, and exchange bodily fluids. The rate at which these interactions increase affection increases in that order."
"The last item saw the biggest increase, almost a crazy surge, you know what I mean?"
Shi Yu was also looking at Chen Su's chat interface.
The expressions on their faces at that moment were hard to describe.
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