Chapter 020
Gu Jie looked at the pile of herbs in Shi Jiu's hand in confusion. Even if he was slow to react, he should have understood it now.
He was stunned for a long moment, then finally came to his senses and stuffed the herb into his mouth, chewing it briefly twice before swallowing it. The herb took effect quickly, and the moment he swallowed it, he felt a much greater sense of comfort, as if some powerful force had opened up his Ren and Du meridians, instantly filling him with strength.
His throat, which had been uncomfortable at first, felt much better. Gu Jie silently stood up and looked at Shi Jiu, then gave Shi Jiu a thumbs up. "Well done! You shouldn't have left any of it!! You're really nice. You're worthy of being my teammate!"
Gu Jie spoke in a righteous tone, a stark contrast to the way he'd been secretly cursing someone so cruel just now. Jin Meng, standing next to him, couldn't stand it any longer and covered her face with her hands, refusing to look at him.
[Bullet screen]: Hahahahahaha Gu Jie is really amazing! His face changed instantly when he found out that the evil-hearted guy was actually one of his own.
[Bullet screen]: Why are you so double-standard? Hahahaha!
[Bullet comment]: Especially since he said it without changing his expression or heartbeat!
[Bullet screen]: Hahaha, Gu Jie is worthy of being Gu Jie!
Gu Jie continued to praise Shi Jiu. When Shi Jiu couldn't stand it any longer, she asked, "There are NPCs in the Clown Theater too?"
Hearing Shi Jiu's question, Gu Jie finally became serious. "I didn't see the NPC, but there was a lot of poison in the lobby of the Clown Theater. That must have been released by the NPC."
Gu Jie finally thought of something serious. "I ran into Tong Le and Jin Chen at the theater, but we got separated."
Shi Jiu nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, the theater should also have a password box. Let's find a way to unlock that password box first."
Gu Jie: "Okay."
Many trainees have already unlocked the password boxes, and there is not much time left for them.
"By the way, how many safes have you opened?" Gu Jie asked.
Shi Jiu: “I untied one.”
Gu Jie: “Ah?”
With Shijiu's strength, he had only solved one puzzle now, which was a little unbelievable to Gu Jie.
But before Gu Jie could finish being surprised, Shi Jiu said, "He hid two."
Gu Jie: “???”
Gu Jie: “So there is such a thing.”
Why didn’t he think of it!
But even if he had thought of it, it wouldn't have been any use. That password box was coveted by a bunch of trainees, and yet Shi Jiu had managed to snatch it from so many trainees and even hide it. Sure enough, the boss is still the boss.
Jin Meng looked at the two of them and asked, "So what should we do now..."
Shi Jiu: "Let's go to the Clown Theater."
When they arrived at the Clown Theater, they saw a lot of poisonous fog around it. Shi Jiu also noticed that there were several poisoned trainees lying unconscious at the door. Their faces were very dark, just like Gu Jie at that time. Shi Jiu took a look and saw that the bracelets on their hands had been taken away. It was estimated that they would be eliminated soon.
"Oh my god, why does this poisonous fog seem to be getting thicker?" To be honest, Gu Jie, who had been poisoned once before, was still a little scared. Fortunately, he was lucky enough to meet Shi Jiu, otherwise he would have been poisoned to death sooner or later.
"Should we still go in?" Gu Jie looked at Shi Jiu, "How about we go somewhere else?"
Anyway, there must be other password locks somewhere else, so there is no need to focus on this one.
As soon as Gu Jie had this thought, their bracelets suddenly rang at the same time.
[Please note, there are only ten password boxes left. Trainees, please unlock them as soon as possible.]
Gu Jie: “…”
Gu Jie: "How could it be so fast?! Only ten left???"
At the beginning of the dungeon, players had no idea how many combination locks there were, so Gu Jie had always thought there were quite a lot. But now, by opening the bracelet and counting the number of people who had unlocked the combination locks, he could roughly tell how many combination locks there were in total.
Four hundred players and only twenty-five combination locks?? For the first time, Gu Jie felt that this game was truly absurd.
The more Gu Jie thought about it, the more desperate he became. "What should I do? I haven't solved any of them yet."
Now that they know the number of combination locks, I guess the trainees will go crazy and the competition will be even more intense.
Shi Jiu wasn't affected. She raised her eyes and looked towards the nearby clown theater again. "This place looks more dangerous than other places, so according to the rules of the game, there must be at least two password boxes inside."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Gu Jie and asked, "Are you going?"
There are at least two safes here, so of course we have to go!
Gu Jie didn't hesitate, "Go, go, go, even if it means being poisoned to death!"
[Bullet screen]: Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Is Gu Jie here to make people laugh?
[Bullet screen]: Gu Jie always slaps himself in the face!
[Bullet comment]: But it’s really not easy for the Clown Theater. I wish them good luck.
Shi Jiu took out a lot of herbs from the space and handed them to Gu Jie and Jin Meng, "Take these herbs. They can prevent poison from entering your body. If you feel unwell, eat one immediately. It can detoxify you."
When Gu Jie took so many herbs from Shi Jiu's hand, he suddenly felt like he had turned from a poor beggar into a rich man.
Jin Meng noticed the strange smile on Gu Jie's lips, "What are you laughing at?"
Gu Jie: "I found that it feels really good to cling to the big boss."
Jin Meng: “…”
The clown theater was filled with poisonous fog, but Shijiu's herbs were truly effective. Almost all the trainees there moved extremely slowly, doing everything they could to minimize breathing in the strange fog. Only Shijiu and the other two were seen bouncing around like nothing had happened. Some trainees looked at them as if they had seen ghosts, unable to believe it.
Gu Jie was feeling incredibly proud. The poisonous fog had no effect on him, and seeing the trainees' surprised looks made him secretly happy. Furthermore, Gu Jie would simply head for the thickest areas of the fog, as if to say, "Look how awesome I am! I'm not afraid of the poisonous fog! I'm not like you scumbags!"
The trainees who saw Gu Jie: “…..…”
I don’t know how many times I cursed my mother in my heart.
Gu Jie is too flamboyant, and Jin Meng doesn't want to go with him, so she always keeps a distance from him.
However, Gu Jie accidentally found a combination lock.
The combination lock is in the theater lobby where the poisonous fog is the strongest. There are also many trainees in the theater lobby, but they are obviously about to be poisoned.
Shi Jiu acted decisively. She once again secretly gave Gu Jie and Jin Meng some herbs. "You two go find Tong Le and Jin Chen first. Come back in two hours. If you can't find them, come back. I'll be guarding the password box here, so don't worry."
Since Gu Jie had seen them here before, Shi Jiu felt that they must not have left yet. Compared with other new teammates, Shi Jiu still felt that her old teammates were more worthy of her trust.
Gu Jie and Jin Meng also knew what Shi Jiu was thinking. They took the herbs and nodded, "Okay."
Gu Jie and Jin Meng left, leaving Shi Jiu alone here.
Since she was free, Shijiu took out the witch costume she had worn before from the game space again, and also took out a huge cloth to cover the password box.
She took advantage of the fact that no trainees were paying attention and put on her witch costume again.
Jin Meng turned around and unexpectedly came back. Then she noticed that Shi Jiu was gone, and the person standing in front of the password box was actually a witch.
However, after Jin Meng walked closer, he finally realized that the witch was Shi Jiu.
Shijiu was now fiddling with something with his head down. Jin Meng walked over and asked quietly, "What are you doing, Jiu?"
"Set up a stall." Shi Jiu said, "I plan to make some money."
The game currency can be exchanged for real-world federal currency, so there are various merchants in the game. She dug up a lot of herbs, and it felt a bit wasteful if she didn't sell them.
How can we allow the waste of wine when we have always been frugal?
In fact, the main reason is that Shijiu saw Wen Shijiu’s memory, and Wen Shijiu seems to be in great need of money in real life.
Shijiu always considered everything she did, so Jin Meng didn't ask any questions. Jin Meng lowered her eyes to look at the herbs, which were casually placed on a table. Jin Meng realized belatedly that this table was a combination lock.
Jin Meng finally turned her attention to the herb and asked, "How much do you plan to pay for it?"
"One thousand game coins." Shi Jiu said.
"Ah, it's so expensive, will anyone buy it?" Jin Meng whispered.
Shi Jiu smiled and raised an eyebrow, then looked at the trainees not far away and shouted twice without any emotion: "Selling herbs, selling herbs."
Her voice was not loud, but it still attracted many people's attention.
Seeing so many people surrounding her, Jin Meng was afraid of being exposed and quickly slipped away.
"Is that an NPC??"
"Finally, the antidote has appeared. I'm about to be poisoned. Let's go see what quest the NPC is going to issue."
"That girl who just left! Did she already discover the NPC? I've seen her somewhere else before, and it seems like the poison mist had no effect on her at all!"
"Hurry up and go take a look! Don't let anyone get there first!"
The trainees soon arrived at the hall, and Shijiu noticed a few familiar faces: the little gangster girl and Song Qingyun, the classmate who had warmed Shijiu.
Because Shijiu was still wearing a mask, they didn't recognize her at all. Shijiu didn't pay much attention to them. She cleared her throat and said, "Oh dear players, you are finally here. I am the witch Diana."
[Bullet screen]: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, I am dying of laughter, the NPC is already old as soon as he opens his mouth!
[Bullet screen]: Oh my god, if it were me, I would have thought it was a real NPC.
[Bullet screen]: Hahaha, Ajiu is really an ordinary little genius in imitation.
"I know you've all been poisoned. I have some herbs here, but if you want to get them, you have to pay a price."
When everyone heard Diana mention the word "price", they had a bad feeling.
Is it a difficult task?
Just as everyone was guessing and scaring themselves, Diana spoke again: "You need to pay one thousand game coins and you can get a herb."
The surroundings were very quiet, as if everyone was waiting for Diana's next words.
But Diana said nothing.
One trainee finally couldn't help it and asked, "That's it?"
Diana: “No.”
Trainees: “?”
It turns out the price is just one thousand game coins?
It really is, so simple and unpretentious.
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