Fun Seesaw (2)
At this moment, the female college student Du Jiaojiao said, "I don't care anymore! Being hoisted to the roof is better than staying on the seesaw! It's just too hot here!"
As she spoke, she ran straight to the middle of the seesaw.
Since only she moved, the seesaw began to tilt to the left, and everyone slid to the left.
Jian Tanxi and Professor Pan quickly ran to the right, while Hong Zicheng and Meng Yuening also took a few steps back, thus regaining their balance.
Du Jiaojiao had reached the middle of the seesaw and was picking at the bead.
Jian Tanxi quickly said to Professor Pan, "Professor Pan, I also want to move to the middle. Please stand a little to the left!"
Professor Pan: "Okay."
The two worked together seamlessly; when Jian Tanxi moved to the right, Professor Pan moved to the left, keeping the seesaw balanced.
Soon, Jian Tanxi also arrived at the center and started picking at the bead.
The female college student, Du Jiaojiao, said with dissatisfaction, "What are you doing! I was here first!"
The male college student pulled a long rope from his sleeve and swung it at Jian Tanxi.
The rope was incredibly strong; the moment it touched Jian Tanxi, she was pushed back half a meter. It was unclear whether the rope was a supernatural ability or a prop.
The seesaw started to tilt to the left, and Professor Pan and the female office worker Meng Yuening quickly ran a few steps to the right to maintain their balance.
Jian Tanxi frowned and glanced at Hong Zicheng, but she felt that Hong Zicheng couldn't be blamed.
After all, although everyone is teammates, the two teams are on opposing sides in the bead-grabbing segment.
Hong Zicheng wouldn't let Jian Tanxi snatch the pearl, and Jian Tanxi could understand.
Just as Jian Tanxi was about to return to the middle, Professor Pan said to her, "Tanxi, forget it, it's too late for you to go now. Let's think about how to get out. After their team is hoisted up, you quickly run to the right, and the two of us will maintain the balance of the seesaw."
After a moment's thought, Jian Tanxi realized that snatching the bead might not be a good thing, so she didn't try to snatch it and simply said to Professor Pan, "Okay."
Next, Jian Tanxi continued to move towards the center. This was so that she could run directly to the right side later and avoid sliding into the sea of fire with Professor Pan.
Hong Zicheng, a male college student opposite Jian Tanxi, said to her, "Jian Tanxi, how can you be so cunning? You say you're not going to snatch the beads anymore, but you're actually still moving towards the center. Jiaojiao, come on, Jian Tanxi is almost here!"
Jian Tanxi was speechless. She really didn't want to team up with this abstract couple, but since her teammates were arranged by aliens, there was nothing she could do.
She had to explain, "I came here so it would be easier for you to get to the right side later. Once you get the beads and are suspended by the rope, you'll leave the seesaw on the right side immediately, and I need to make room for you."
Hong Zicheng said, "Oh, I see."
He didn't say anything more.
At this moment, the female college student Du Jiaojiao finally managed to pry the bead out.
Hong Zicheng praised, "Jiaojiao is so great!"
Du Jiaojiao said happily, "Of course!"
Then, Du Jiaojiao said to the female office worker Meng Yuening, "Meng Yuening, our team won thanks to me and my boyfriend. I was the one who pried out this bead, and my boyfriend was the one who stopped the opposing player from coming over. You basically won without lifting a finger. So if you get a reward later, give the points to me and my boyfriend."
Meng Yuening sneered, "Leaving the seesaw doesn't mean winning the game; it just means getting away from the inferno. Nobody knows how to pass the level. Maybe other players will contribute more in the end. It's too early to think about rewards now."
Du Jiaojiao said unhappily, "How can you talk like that? Are you jealous of me?"
Meng Yuening: "..."
Meng Yuening smiled and didn't look at Du Jiaojiao again. She seemed to think it was pointless to argue with Du Jiaojiao, so she simply kept quiet to avoid further conflict.
At this moment, Batman said, "The team on the right has obtained the bead and can leave the seesaw."
Then, three ropes were lowered from the roof and tied up Du Jiaojiao, Hong Zicheng, and Meng Yuening respectively.
The rope rose steadily, hoisting the three of them higher and higher until they were close to the ceiling.
Du Jiaojiao said, "It's much cooler up there... but how do we get out?"
Hong Zicheng said, "I don't know either, let's observe further."
As the three of them were being hoisted up, Jian Tanxi quickly ran to the right.
Professor Pan also moved to the middle.
Thus, the two of them, one on the left and one on the right, continued to maintain the balance of the seesaw.
Jian Tanxi asked, "Professor Pan, what should we do now?"
Professor Pan said, "Since there must be a way to pass through, let's look for any mechanisms or similar things nearby."
"Um."
Jian Tanxi and Professor Pan carefully observed the room.
However, firstly, the room was too big, and secondly, due to the flames, it was impossible to see clearly from a distance.
They looked at it for a long time but couldn't find any flaws.
At this moment, Meng Yuening, who was in mid-air, asked Batman, "Batman, can one rope suspend two or three people?"
Batman said, “No, a rope can only hold one person at a time, regardless of their weight. If there are two or more people on the rope, it will break immediately, even if those two people are very light. This is a rope specially made by the Hoggers, called the ‘One-Person Rope.’ It can intelligently detect the number of people on the rope.”
Meng Yuening remained silent.
She had originally planned to use the rope to swing to Jian Tanxi and Professor Pan and pull them up. That way, at least everyone could get away from the fire.
However, Batman's words made her abandon the idea.
Jian Tanxi realized from Meng Yuening's words that she wanted to rescue her, so she looked up and thanked her, "Sister Meng, thank you. We will definitely find a way out."
Meng Yuening nodded: "Okay, keep it up. I just checked the ceiling and didn't find any mechanisms or flaws. Maybe the key to getting out is in the walls or inside the fire."
Meng Yuening's words at least pointed Jian Tanxi and the other person in the right direction.
Jian Tanxi noticed that Professor Pan was raising one hand and waving it around.
She didn't know what Professor Pan was doing, but upon closer inspection, she discovered that there was an eye in Professor Pan's palm.
Wherever he moves his hand, the eye on his hand can see that direction.
Professor Pan has two eyes on his face, so what's on his hand is a third eye?
Could this be Professor Pan's special ability?
Jian Tanxi was somewhat impressed, and at the same time, she hoped that Professor Pan could find clues quickly.
After a while, Professor Pan withdrew his hand.
Jian Tanxi asked, "Professor Pan, what did you discover?"
Professor Pan said, "There is a small hole in the lower half of this pillar, and there seem to be words below the hole. However, due to the influence of the flames, it is impossible to see what the words are. Apart from that, I haven't found anything else."
Jian Tanxi said, "I have a fire-resistant gauze robe that will protect me from the fire. I can jump down and take a look, but how will you maintain your balance if I go down? And how will I get back up?"
Professor Pan said, “Maintaining balance is not a problem. We both stand in the middle, and the moment you jump down, I'll step one foot on the right and the other on the left seesaw. One person can maintain balance. As for how you'll get back up... doesn't Hong Zicheng have a prop rope? He can use that rope to pull you back onto the seesaw.”
Jian Tanxi was about to discuss it with Hong Zicheng when Du Jiaojiao shouted, "My boyfriend's props are not for anyone else to use. You guys figure out another way."
Hong Zicheng also said to Jian Tanxi, "I'm sorry, my girlfriend doesn't agree, so I can't use my prop rope to pull you."
Jian Tanxi: "..."
Professor Pan: "..."
Meng Yuening couldn't take it anymore and said to the young couple, "Can you two stop joking around? What kind of time is this to be saying such things? The five of us are a team, understand? If even one of us dies here, the rest of us won't get out! Do you two want to become a pair of doomed lovers here?"
Du Jiaojiao hesitated for a moment: "This...this...okay, then I agree to let Hong Zicheng help Jian Tanxi."
Hong Zicheng said to her, "Jiaojiao, you are so magnanimous. Don't worry, I pulled Jian Tanxi with the rope only to achieve final victory and live with you. I had no other intentions."
Du Jiaojiao nodded: "Yes, I believe you!"
Everyone else was speechless.
However, in a life-or-death situation, no one cared what the young couple was saying.
As agreed, Jian Tanxi walked with Professor Pan towards the middle of the seesaw.
Soon, they all reached the middle section and were very close together.
Jian Tanxi took out a fire-resistant gauze robe from her personal space, put it on, and said to Professor Pan, "Professor, I'm jumping now. You quickly step your other foot onto the right side. I'll count to three, and we'll do it at the same time."
Professor Pan: "Hmm."
After counting to three, Jian Tanxi leaped into the sea of fire.
At the same time, Professor Pan stepped his other foot to the right.
He maintained his balance all by himself.
Jian Tanxi was a little scared, because she didn't know if the fire-repellent garment was truly fire-resistant. What if the aliens were just lying to her...?
Fortunately, she didn't feel any burning heat after landing. The fire-resistant gauze was genuine.
She stood upright in the fire, which reached up to her shoulders.
She discovered that the room actually had a floor, but it was hidden inside the fire.
After a while, she walked towards the pillar.
Sure enough, there was a small hole in the pillar, and below the hole were a few lines of text that read: "This small hole can be used to inlay a white rhinoceros bead. After the white rhinoceros bead is inlaid, the fireproof panels on the walls and ceiling of the house will be retracted to the ground. Note: This house is an all-wood structure."
Jian Tanxi read it several times, but was somewhat confused.
So she asked Batman, "What is the White Rhinoceros Pearl? What do these lines mean?"
Batman: "No comment."
At this moment, Meng Yuening, who was on the ceiling, asked, "Jian Tanxi, what did you see down there?"
Jian Tanxi then recounted what she had seen.
Meng Yuening said, "Could the white rhinoceros bead be the white bead that was embedded in the middle of the seesaw earlier?"
Jian Tanxi said, "It's possible... there aren't any other beads besides that one."
Meng Yuening analyzed, "If the white rhinoceros bead is embedded in that small hole, the fireproof board on the house will be removed, and this house was originally an all-wood structure... Does this mean that the reason this house didn't burn down is because there are fireproof boards on the surrounding walls and ceiling? Once the fireproof boards are removed, the whole house will burn down."
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