Chapter 603 [Minesweeper] & That Glass of Ice Wine
Yu Xunge carefully put away the Sleeping Dragon eggshell, with the [Lonely Teletubbies] still stuck on the eggshell cap. The two items were so perfectly matched that Yu Xunge didn't separate them.
However, when wearing the eggshell hat, the latter is naturally in an unused state. The consumption of [The Lonely Teletubbies] is too terrifying, consuming 2,000 mana points per second. With her current 29,000 mana points, she can only use it for ten seconds.
However, with the [Regular Savings] feature that can store ten times the mana, it can last a little longer.
After transforming into a wind sickle, Yu Xunge, along with Tu Lan and B8017913, headed to the bottom of Ze Lan Sea.
The first thing Yu Xunge did after passing through the teleportation array was to sense the White Bone Black Jade. She discovered that she could still clearly perceive its presence, and even when she concentrated, she could see its vision through its eyes.
This discovery put Yu Xunge at ease. Now, the question is whether he can still communicate with the White Bone Black Jade on the World Battlefield.
She had the skeleton Black Jade lie on the go-kart in energy-saving mode, and then headed straight for Undercity to find Hufflepuff.
She herself couldn't quite grasp the current level of her alchemy skills.
But whether it was the innovation of combining alchemy and cooking, or the many Star Sea Years of Alchemy classes she took afterward, she gained a lot. Now she has countless inspirations in her mind that she wants to discuss with Hufflepuff.
As soon as she arrived at the teleportation array in Undercity, she sensed that something was wrong.
This brings us to an SSS-level skill she acquired in the Mischievous Kitchen that left a deep impression on her—[Minesweeper].
【Minesweeper】(SSS): When an area becomes extremely dangerous for you, you can no longer slack off. This skill will be automatically activated, consuming 2000 mana points per minute, allowing you to see the world clearly.
This is a semi-automatic skill that is neither entirely passive nor entirely active.
Most passive skills are costless, such as [Midnight Exile], [Absurd Story], [Bedtime Fairy Tale], [Snap, Lock], and [Absolute Awake].
The greatest strength of 【Midnight Exile】 lies not only in its skill content, but also in the fact that its most important combat skills are all passive skills. Not only do they have no cost, but they also eliminate the time required to use skills. In combat, 0.1 seconds is crucial.
Yu Xunge usually prefers passive skills.
While active skills do consume resources, the initiative is entirely in the player's hands.
However, Minesweeper is awkwardly somewhere in between. If it weren't for the fact that the skill's cost is acceptable, it would be a complete disaster.
Yu Xunge was impressed by this skill not only because it was special, but also because it was the ninth kill reward she had drawn after killing a player, almost when the opponent's respawn time was about to expire.
This is enough to show how conflicted and hesitant the other party was in choosing their skills.
After Yu Xunge obtained this skill on the world battlefield, he never used it due to the special game mechanics.
Even though the world battlefield is fraught with danger for her, this skill is not represented by a skill icon, so it will not be activated.
And she will not be in any danger if she returns to Zaijiu.
This was arguably the first time she had triggered the skill's effect since acquiring it.
Suddenly, her vision changed, and the whole world was shrouded in red and green.
The extremely pale red and green colors are like the last stroke of a painter's watercolor before it runs out, or like a thin layer of mist.
It wouldn't affect her view of the world under the thin mist; the buildings on the streets of Undercity and the alien players walking on the road were still clear, but the world had indeed changed.
Moreover, she could vaguely see numbers in the thin mist; so far, she could only see numbers 1 to 5.
The red mist occupied almost 98% of the field of vision, while the green mist accounted for only 2%, and most of the numbers in it were 1.
This reminded Yu Xunge of a very old computer game, Minesweeper.
Although the exact meaning of the [Minesweeper] skill effect is still uncertain, the moment the skill was automatically activated, Yu Xunge said to Tu Lan, who was hiding in his pocket and had transformed into a small seahorse—a truly troublesome form—"Something's not right here. You should go back to your space first."
Tulan obediently returned to the pet space.
As Yu Xunge ordered Tu Lan to return, he immediately took out the Sleeping Dragon Eggshell Hat with an antenna attached and put it on his head, using the [Lonely Teletubby] ability.
My mana began to drop at an alarming rate.
The moment she used [The Lonely Teletubby], her eyes were momentarily blank as she looked at her undead guards and passing players, before she looked away.
2 seconds.
Yu Xunge removed the disguise of the Wind Scythe, spread his wings and flew high into the sky to overlook Undercity. He found that almost 50% of the entire Undercity was red, and these red areas were concentrated in the four city gates, the seven teleportation arrays and Hedgehog's Alchemy Shop.
The red number 5 appeared on the teleportation array beneath her feet.
Yu Xunge tried using [Phantom Teleportation], but it was unusable.
She used [Romantic Visitor] on a small building diagonally opposite Hufflepuff's Alchemy Shop. This time it worked, but the landing point was off. Instead of reaching the building, she landed in a strange room.
There was a group of level 120 alien players gathered here. Of the 12 alien races in Zelan, 7 were here, along with two alien beasts.
Fortunately, none of them noticed her. Even though she was standing right in the middle of them, right where they could see her, they acted as if she were invisible.
Yu Xunge held his breath and used [Romantic Tourist] again, this time successfully teleporting to the sky above the small building.
The Hufflepuff Alchemy Shop was almost entirely shrouded in red mist, within which the number "10" could be faintly seen!
8 seconds.
She stood at the entrance of the alchemy shop and looked inside. There were only Hufflepuff and Machi inside.
Hufflepuff sat at the table by the window, frowning, with a glass of wine beside him.
Yu Xunge knew that "Ice and Snow Wind Chimes" was a sweet iced wine that should be drunk as soon as it was poured into a glass. After drinking it, the sound of wind chimes would ring in one's mind, and the sound of wind chimes that rang in the mind of each person who drank "Ice and Snow Wind Chimes" was different.
Not only Hufflepuff liked it, but even she and Maggie, who don't usually drink much, liked it very much.
However... the glass containing the "Ice Chimes" was no longer covered in frost, indicating that it had been neglected for a long time after being poured into the glass, thus missing the optimal drinking time.
This was nothing short of a spectacle for Hedgehog, who loved wine.
[Hedgehog Level 99 100%┃100%┃Amazing·Hesitation·Worry·Helplessness·Sadness┃Forbidden: Alchemy Related┃Weakness: Rukia]
Little Machi was standing behind the counter, looking down at her fingers.
[Machi Level 18 100% | 100% | Worry, Anger, Sadness, Despair | Forbidden: Hufflepuff | Weakness: Status and Rank]
Yu Xunge stood at the entrance of the alchemy shop, looking at his mentor and friend. It seemed that he couldn't come here anytime soon.
She felt regret and sadness, but no anger. She could tell that they were not the ones who had deliberately plotted against her.
There must be someone stronger than them who has made a move.
The day has finally come.
As the name "Wine and Song" became increasingly special on the world battlefield, this day finally arrived.
She is no longer a dispensable member of the wine-carrying race, but a special being who can determine the direction of the wine-carrying process and influence the course of the war.
Hedgehog probably never imagined that the students he took on on a whim would be so special.
11 seconds... 13 seconds...
She looked at Hufflepuff and Machi, both deep in thought, and at the alchemy shop, where some unknown danger lurked.
I felt a strange sense of relief.
Ever since she formed a mentor-disciple relationship and friendship with the two spirits, she has often examined herself, asking herself if this was right or wrong, whether this was appropriate or not. Did Hufflepuff really not want anything in return?
Now, these questions seem to have been answered, and the answers are not hurtful, but they also seem to have lost their meaning.
She flew silently outside the window, the crimson light of her wings reflected on the icy blue wine, her fiery wing bones fluttering in the wind, swaying gently with the wine.
Hedgehog looked at the ice wine in the glass, which had long since lost its temperature and flavor, while Yu Xunge looked at his teacher.
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