The Dragon's Treasure (1)
Hao Yu and Yang Fulai didn't understand Jian Tanxi's words and looked at her in confusion.
At this moment, Jian Tanxi suddenly took out two Ruyi flowers and said, "Ruyi flowers, do as I wish, and make me sleep soundly all night."
Then, she threw the Ruyi Flower at Hao Yu and Yang Fulai.
Caught off guard, the two were hit by the auspicious flower and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Jian Tanxi clapped her hands: "It's done. Tomorrow we'll report the fake people and let those two go to sleep."
Qin Man asked, "Can we really trust Xiao Chen's judgment?"
Jian Tanxi: "I think it's possible. He always manages to find key clues, and the previous games have already proven his ability. Besides, now that I think about it, it's not strange to eat the same food every day; many elderly people do that. Even if they don't like it, they have to finish it if they have it at home. So, those two elderly people who ate shredded potatoes probably aren't fake people; they're just rigid and stubborn in their behavior."
Qin Man and Professor Pan both nodded in agreement.
On the morning of the tenth day, the referee, General York, appeared.
He asked the players, "Have you found all the fake people?"
Jian Tanxi said, "Found it."
Jian Tanxi named seven imposters. With each name she named, her fear grew.
If any name is wrong, it will be a disaster.
However, after the seven names were announced, the referee did not say that they would be killed.
The referee was stunned for a long time before saying, "I didn't expect you all to find the right ones. Congratulations, you've passed. Now, let's distribute the rewards."
Jian Tanxi received 3 Good Person Cards, 1 Ruyi Flower, and 1 Transformation Charm (can be used 3 times).
Other players also received their respective rewards.
At this moment, the seven fake people in the village suddenly realized that they were fake people, and their bodies slowly disappeared.
Grandma Qian, who had kept her house spotless, said, "So, this isn't my home after all..."
The mother, who had stayed up all night taking care of her baby but looked radiant, glanced at the baby in her arms and said nothing. In her final moments, she kept her eyes fixed on her baby.
The old woman selling sesame cakes looked at her stall, then at the two children, and murmured, "So it was all a lie..."
The octogenarian woman, who insisted on using the washing machine, didn't say anything, but simply took one last look at her home in her final moments.
The farmer's wife, who applies hand and foot cream every day, was still holding a tube of hand cream in her hand. She exclaimed in astonishment, "So I'm not a real person after all..."
Her body disappeared, and the hand cream fell to the ground.
The old woman, who hadn't given her grandson any gifts, said blankly, "So I'm not his biological grandmother... I'll never see him again..."
The middle-aged woman, who didn't know how to ask prices or choose vegetables, muttered, "So I was a fake after all..."
These seven fake figures vanished simultaneously, like leaves scattered by the wind.
At this moment, Hao Yu and Yang Fulai also woke up in the players' residence.
They were overjoyed to learn that they had completed the game and received the reward.
Hao Yu said, "I didn't expect Qu Chen to be right."
Yang Fulai: "He was just lucky."
At this point, the referee took out six ecospheres and said, "In this game, each player can choose to take one ecosphere or not."
Jian Tanxi, Qin Man, and others naturally accepted the ecosphere.
However, Hao Yu and Yang Fulai refused to take the ecosphere with them.
Hao Yu said, "I don't want to bring so many ordinary people with me, it's too much of a burden."
Yang Fulai said, "I am now a superhuman, and I am no longer the same species as those ordinary people. I just need to become stronger."
The referee took their eco-balls back.
Jian Tanxi said, "Referee, can I have the ecosphere that others don't want?"
The referee refused: "No, each player can only choose once."
"Where will you take these people?"
"That's none of your business."
As he spoke, the referee activated the teleportation portal.
Jian Tanxi and the others were teleported to a rented room, which saved them the trouble of finding a place to stay.
The rented room wasn't big, with only two rooms. Jian Tanxi and her son Qin Man shared one room, and Professor Pan had his own room.
After resting for a few hours, everyone went out for a stroll.
This place seems to be located in an industrial cluster area, with many high-rise buildings and factories, but the natural scenery is rather lacking.
The sky here seems more murky than in other places.
But it's not a big problem, since they're only staying for a few days anyway.
Qin Man found a large open space between the two residential areas, with lawns where she could run freely.
People started using this open space as their daily activity area, coming here for a walk during the day and then returning to their rented rooms after dark.
Recently, Jian Tanxi and her friends have been teaching Qu Chen how to jump rope. After a few days of instruction, Qu Chen has actually started jumping quite well.
This surprised and delighted the adults.
Professor Pan didn't like running and jumping, so he tied one end of a long rope to a telephone pole, held the other end in his hand, and shook the rope so that Qin Man, Qu Chen, and Jian Tanxi could jump together.
Jian Tanxi and the others danced happily, temporarily forgetting their troubles.
A few days later, they were teleported into a new instance.
As soon as she landed, Jian Tanxi smelled a strange fishy odor and saw many glittering gems.
She looked around and found that she was in a huge cave, with gold and silver treasures piled up as high as mountains.
Deep inside the cave, a giant green dragon was sleeping, coiled up. That fishy smell must have come from it.
The dragon looked very fierce, and Jian Tanxi instinctively felt that she should not disturb it, so she gave Qin Man and Professor Pan a look, telling them to try not to make a sound.
However, she overlooked Qu Chen.
Qu Chen was suddenly in a new place and saw many sparkling things. He was very excited and ran around shouting.
The dragon raised its head slightly, but its eyes remained closed.
Jian Tanxi tried to stop Qu Chen from making a sound, but someone had already beaten her to it.
A man about 185 cm tall, with a slender and agile build, jumped out, grabbed Qu Chen, and covered his mouth.
When Qu Chen sees a stranger, he instinctively stops making a sound. Therefore, the cave becomes quiet again.
Behind this group, a middle-aged woman in her thirties with short, ear-length hair, wearing a black suit and with shrewd eyes, also walked towards Jian Tanxi and the others.
Although the middle-aged beauty wore no jewelry, Jian Tanxi felt that she must be very rich, or rather, very good at making money.
Jian Tanxi guessed that these two strangers were probably also players this time.
After handing Qu Chen back to Jian Tanxi and the others, he introduced himself: "My name is Zhu Xiaofeng, and I am a high school student. Please take care of me."
Another short-haired beauty in her thirties said, "Zhuge Jing works in finance."
Jian Tanxi and others also gave brief self-introductions.
High school student Zhu Xiaofeng asked, "Are we in a dragon's lair now?"
Qin Man said, "That should be true."
Zhu Xiaofeng: "I don't know what the mission is this time."
Just then, a huge piece of paper floated over, and on it was a little boy wearing a Christmas sweater.
The little boy said, "My name is Peter, and I'm the referee for this game. Welcome everyone to the new game—The Dragon's Treasure. Participants: Jian Tanxi, Qin Man, Qu Chen, Pan Xian, Zhu Xiaofeng, and Zhuge Jing."
Game Rules: The dragon's treasure is missing, and it's furious. Players need to find the dragon's treasure within seven days, or it will devour you. Also, don't ask the dragon what its treasure is, because it has forgotten itself; it only remembers that it was very important to it.
Furthermore, dragons and humans don't speak the same language, so they can't communicate. Good luck to you.
After saying that, referee Peter disappeared.
High school student Zhu Xiaofeng exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, you're leaving already? Aren't you going to tell us any more information?"
Financial professional Zhuge Jing said, "It has already said everything it needs to say: find the treasure the dragon wants within seven days, or it will die."
"But this cave is already full of treasures, what else does the dragon want?"
"I don't know, and I can't ask."
"This is asking us to guess without any basis... Does anyone have mind-reading abilities and can read the mind of a dragon?"
Jian Tanxi said, "I have mind-reading abilities, but even the dragon itself doesn't know what the treasure is, does it?"
Zhu Xiaofeng: "How about we try it first... I'll wake the dragon up first."
Qin Man said, "Wake up the dragon? What if it attacks us?"
Zhu Xiaofeng: "Didn't the game rules say that we'd only be eaten by the dragon if we didn't find the treasure after seven days? So it shouldn't attack us within those seven days. Otherwise, who would find the treasure for it? Besides, even if we find the treasure, we'd have to show it to the dragon so it can decide if it's what it wants."
Everyone agreed that it made sense.
So Zhu Xiaofeng walked up to the dragon, grabbed its horns, and said, "Brother, wake up, it's time to get up."
The dragon didn't react, so Zhu Xiaofeng simply poked its eyes.
Finally, the dragon opened its eyes and roared.
Jian Tanxi and the others were startled, fearing that the dragon would go berserk and attack them.
However, the dragon did not attack, but only gave Zhu Xiaofeng a displeased look.
Zhu Xiaofeng wasn't afraid at all and shouted at the dragon, "Brother Dragon, what treasure do you want? If you don't tell us, how are we supposed to find it?"
The dragon, of course, couldn't speak, so Jian Tanxi took this opportunity to activate her mind-reading ability.
The dragon's inner voice was: "Treasure... I must find the treasure... These wretched humans, why haven't they helped me find the treasure yet, and they're disturbing my sleep... I will definitely eat them in seven days..."
Aside from these, I have no other thoughts.
Jian Tanxi shared the results of her mind-reading with everyone.
Professor Pan said, "It seems that this dragon really doesn't know what treasure it wants, so we have no direction at all."
Qin Man said, "I have an idea. Let's see what treasures are in this cave. The dragon will definitely want something that isn't in the cave."
Jian Tanxi said, "That makes sense. However, there are too many treasures here, how should we count them?"
Qin Man: "We can only make a rough estimate. For example, if the first two layers of a box are all gold, we assume the bottom layers are all gold and don't look any further down, which saves time. However, there's another problem: there are many treasures we don't recognize."
Zhuge Jing: "That's not a problem. I know about jewelry. If you don't recognize any of them, you can ask me."
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