The Beloved Heiress (2)
Jian Tanxi said, “I have a tool—a boiling teapot. As long as you pour water in, it will immediately boil to 100 degrees. However, how to get water at 85 degrees is a problem.”
Du Jiaojiao said, "That's easy. Just find water at 15 degrees Celsius, pour it into water at 100 degrees Celsius, and it will become 85 degrees Celsius, right?"
Jian Tanxi: "..."
Others: "..."
Meng Yuening looked at Du Jiaojiao speechlessly: "Did you take the college entrance exam yourself?"
Du Jiaojiao: "Of course. The college entrance exam doesn't test this kind of question. Even if I'm wrong, you don't need to look at me like I'm an idiot, right?"
Meng Yuening: "Is this really a game for geniuses? Could Du Jiaojiao be someone planted by the paper doll faction?"
Jian Tanxi covered her mouth and chuckled, and the others couldn't help but laugh as well.
Du Jiaojiao retorted, somewhat unconvinced: "What? Are you looking down on me? Are you all so great?"
Mechanical voice: "Du Jiaojiao's rage value is detected to be 3. All nannies' health points are reduced by 3. The current health points of all nannies are: 74."
Others: "..."
Du Jiaojiao: "..."
Du Jiaojiao dared not speak anymore, shrinking her head like a quail.
Shen Kexin said, "We don't have a thermos or a thermometer, so we can only estimate. Considering that the air conditioning is on here, it will take about 5 minutes for the boiled water to cool down to 85 degrees. Jian Tanxi, boil the water first, and after five minutes we will make tea for Miss Bao'er."
Wang Juanhua said, "What if she feels the temperature is wrong?"
Qin Man: "Then she probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference, right? No normal person can accurately judge the water temperature."
Jian Tanxi also thought it made sense, so she took out a kettle and poured in some mineral water.
Before long, the water boiled.
Everyone waited for about five minutes, then put tea leaves in the cups and poured in water.
After the green tea was brewed, everyone gave it to Ou Bao'er.
Ou Bao'er placed her hand on the rim of the cup and said, "What's the water temperature now? Please show it immediately."
A number appeared in her hand: 83.
Ou Bao'er said angrily, "You're fooling me! This is clearly 83 degrees Celsius water!"
Jian Tanxi remained unfazed: "Miss, this is indeed 85 degrees."
"You're lying! Don't try to fool me. You have superpowers, and so do I. My superpower is real-time water temperature monitoring. If my hand shows 83 degrees, then it's 83 degrees!"
"So you can measure temperature with your hand, Miss. We can boil water again and you can check the temperature. Once the water reaches 85 degrees, we can make tea right away."
"No, I can only check the temperature of the tea after it's brewed; I can't check the temperature of the boiling water directly. Besides, I'm a young lady of high birth, how can I do the work myself? You're all too lazy! I'm going to talk to the housekeeper!"
Then, Ou Baoer pressed a bell on the table.
Soon, the butler came in and asked, "Miss Bao'er, what is it?"
Ou Bao'er said angrily, "These nannies are so useless, they can't even make tea properly. Grandpa Butler, you must punish them!"
Butler: "Yes, Miss."
Wang Juanhua said, "It's not that we can't brew it well, but there's neither a thermos nor a thermometer in the room. How can we brew tea at exactly 85 degrees Celsius? This is simply asking the impossible!"
A mechanical voice announced: "Wang Juanhua's anger level is 6. All nannies' health points are reduced by 6. All nannies' health points are now 68."
Everyone: "..."
The butler said, "You're not taking good care of Miss, and you dare to make excuses. I'm punishing you by making you wash the dishes, and you're not allowed to eat dinner."
Then, a group of bodyguards came in and took Jian Tanxi and the others away.
Jian Tanxi and the others were taken to the kitchen, where there were hundreds of unwashed dishes. No one knew where so many dishes came from.
The butler said, "You lot, wash all these dishes today. You're not allowed to eat dinner, and you'll sleep here tonight. I'll let you out tomorrow morning."
Du Jiaojiao asked, "How can I sleep in the kitchen?"
Butler: "Why can't we sleep? The floor is so spacious, it can sleep many people."
Du Jiaojiao: "You..."
The butler didn't say anything more, and left with the bodyguards, locking the kitchen door behind him.
Wang Juanhua tried to open the door and window, but couldn't.
It seems they'll have to spend the night here.
Shen Kexin searched the kitchen thoroughly and said with some disappointment, "I've looked everywhere, but there's nothing to eat, only these dishes and dish soap."
Du Jiaojiao: "What should I do... I'm starting to get hungry."
Jian Tanxi also felt hungry, but she could still bear it.
She said, "Why don't we wash the dishes first? What if the housekeeper punishes us in an even worse way tomorrow if we don't finish this task?"
Meng Yuening: "That's right, then let's divide these bowls and each of us will wash a portion."
Du Jiaojiao: "I can't wash, I want to eat."
Wang Juanhua: "I haven't cooked or washed dishes for many years. I'm not good at it."
Meng Yuening: "We all entered the game together, so of course we should do all the dirty and tiring work together."
At this moment, Qin Man said, "I guess washing dishes and going hungry will also consume health points. We can't avoid going hungry, but I can do the washing dishes. I have healing pills; if my health points drop too low, I can just take one. The rest of you should conserve your stamina and health points to cope with the tasks over the next few days."
Meng Yuening and Shen Kexin both disagreed and wanted to wash the dishes together, but Qin Man insisted, "It's okay, washing dishes is easy for me. Besides, if I do more now, I should get more rewards when the game ends, so I won't lose out."
Jian Tanxi said, "In that case, Qin Man and I will wash the dishes together, and the rest of us can rest. We both have healing pills, so even if we're about to die, we can be fully healed. Besides, I don't think it's optimal if everyone's health drops at the same time."
I possess healing abilities, but I can only use them three more times this month. Healing pills and resurrection pills are also limited. If all six of us use them together, we might run out. It's better to preserve higher health levels for a few people, so we can handle unexpected situations.
Everyone agreed with the proposal.
So, the others sat down to rest, while Jian Tanxi and Qin Man washed the dishes.
Now everyone's physical condition has returned to the level of an average person, and they must eat three meals a day, otherwise they will be hungry.
There's no dinner yet, and everyone's quite tired.
Jian Tanxi and Qin Man perked up and quickly started washing the dishes. A moment of silence fell over everyone.
Meng Yuening, Shen Kexin, and the others lay on the ground to conserve their energy. It was summer, so lying on the ground wasn't a big problem.
Du Jiaojiao couldn't stay still, so she looked out through the back window.
Suddenly, she exclaimed in surprise.
Jian Tanxi asked, "What's wrong?"
Du Jiaojiao panicked a little: "You...look outside..."
Jian Tanxi got up and leaned over the back window to look outside.
It turns out that behind the kitchen was a wasteland with some vegetables growing there, but most of the space was empty.
Several bodyguards were digging in the dirt, as if they were burying something.
Jian Tanxi saw a deep pit in the corner, with several corpses dressed as maids in the pit.
The bodyguards covered them with dirt.
Jian Tanxi felt a chill run down her spine.
She didn't scream, but quietly told everyone what she had seen.
Shen Kexin got goosebumps all over: "Those corpses... were they players who hadn't cleared the game before?"
Jian Tanxi: "It should be..."
Wang Juanhua: "Oh my god, this is terrifying... Could we also...?"
Du Jiaojiao: "Ah, don't scare me..."
Qin Man reassured everyone, "Don't panic, as long as we get through smoothly, everything will be fine."
Du Jiaojiao: "But our life points are dropping too fast. If we're not careful, they'll drop and we might die in two or three days."
Qin Man said calmly, "We must try to avoid anything that will reduce our life points, such as getting angry. From now on, keep your mind calm and try not to get angry no matter what happens. Also, try your best to fulfill Miss Bao'er's requests to avoid being punished."
Everyone expressed their agreement.
After the dishes were washed, a mechanical voice announced: "Jian Tanxi and Qin Man have each lost 10 health points due to exhaustion from washing too many dishes. All the nannies have lost 5 health points each because they did not eat dinner. The current health of all players is: Jian Tanxi and Qin Man, 53; others, 63."
The decrease in health points really affected their physical condition. Jian Tanxi and Qin Man both felt extremely tired and seemed to be getting sick.
The two of them fell asleep immediately, and the others quickly followed suit.
The next day, Jian Tanxi woke up very early because she felt unwell. It didn't feel like a cold or fever, but rather like the fatigue from long-term physical strain.
She is still young and hasn't started working yet, so it's impossible for her to overwork herself.
Therefore, this situation is definitely caused by excessively low health.
Not long after, the others woke up, and their feelings were similar to Jian Tanxi's.
Jian Tanxi and Qin Man did not plan to take the healing pills yet, wanting to wait until their health was almost depleted.
Shen Kexin searched the kitchen again and found a thermos flask. She said happily, "Great! With this, Miss Bao'er can drink water at any temperature she wants."
Jian Tanxi said, "I wonder if we can take this thermos kettle with us."
Shen Kexin said, "It probably won't be that easy. But I have a way."
Shen Kexin took out a black hat.
This hat looks a lot like the kind of hats worn by circus magicians.
Shen Kexin said, "This is my prop, the magic hat. You can put any item inside and hide it, then take it away. However, it can only be used once per game."
Shen Kexin put the thermos flask into the magic hat.
The moment it was placed inside, no one else could see the kettle.
Everyone marveled at the magic of this prop.
Half an hour later, the butler opened the door and said to everyone, "You can all go out now. After breakfast, go and take care of Miss Bao'er immediately. Be careful not to upset her today."
No one said much, they quickly wolfed down their food, and then went to Miss Bao'er's room.
Ou Bao'er still insisted on drinking green tea at 85 degrees Celsius. Shen Kexin used a thermos kettle to boil water, and when the kettle reached 86 degrees Celsius, she poured it out to brew the tea.
After brewing the tea, I handed it to Ou Bao'er; it was at exactly 85 degrees Celsius.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
If you brew tea directly with 85-degree water, the temperature might drop by one or two degrees by the time it's brewed and handed to Oubaoer.
Therefore, Shen Kexin risked soaking it in 86-degree water.
But no one can be sure what the temperature will be when this cup of tea reaches Miss Bao'er's hands.
The temperature is now exactly 85 degrees Celsius, and everyone is happy to be spared punishment.
However, even after Ou Bao'er had tea, she still didn't do her homework.
She would drink tea, eat snacks, and read comic books.
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