"I don't ask for much, just one bite is fine, or even a semi-finished product is acceptable."
Undeterred, Lu Xiaoyao tried one last time and said this.
This left Mingmei completely confused.
Does she think my lunchbox is like squeezing toothpaste? It takes six hours to fill the box, so she thinks if it's been less than six hours, there's not much food in it?
Maybe...
Gui Gui didn't quite understand what Lu Xiaoyao meant either, but she was definitely confused!
[However, in theory, your lunchboxes are actually unlimited; there's no issue of one batch selling out and the next taking six hours. This is purely designed for the players.]
Why did my uncle take so long to design it? The key is that Yan Hui's six hours are still linked to real time.
Mr. Yan previously felt that if players missed the lunchbox, there was no need to give them another chance to buy it. However, since the Mysterious Merchant is highly random, giving only one chance is actually very friendly to some capable players who accidentally missed it.
As for why it's six hours... Mr. Yan probably means that those who survive to the end are all very skilled players, so it's good to "go easy" on them. Usually, if the game has been going on for six hours, the less skilled players will have already been eliminated.
Their complaint about the lack of a mysterious merchant is their own fault.
When Gui Gui talked about these things, she explained them one by one. As expected of someone from the game system background, she was faster and clearer than others when it came to these matters.
"I'm sorry, you'll have to wait four hours." Regardless of what conclusion she and Gui Gui had reached, Mingmei still replied to Lu Xiaoyao's question.
Ah~~
Lu Xiaoyao stood there like a dehydrated radish, her fingers twitching slightly as she calculated the time.
"Huh? This time..."
Lu Xiaoyao was stunned. The banquet time this time seemed to be earlier than in the previous games!
She was supposed to get to eat before going on stage, but she missed it before. Why was the event held earlier this time?
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Lu Xiaoyao's incredulous expression as if she had remembered something, Mingmei couldn't help but ask what was wrong.
As a result, Lu Xiaoyao said listlessly, "It seems a bit early for this banquet."
"Really?" Mingmei was taken aback; she couldn't recall for a moment who had scheduled the tyrant's banquet.
According to her plan, Mu Chen had just woken up from his injury. If it weren't for the needs of the game's plot, Mu Chen would definitely have been kept under surveillance and recuperated for a period of time. However, due to the needs of the game's plot, as long as he didn't die, he could start the banquet tonight.
It wasn't Mu Chen's intention to open it early.
It seems there's something fishy going on here.
"Is it early?" Mingmei hadn't been informed yet when the banquet would start tonight.
"It's half an hour earlier than before." Just then, it was time for them to follow the merchants to the open space to line up and "feed the mosquitoes" while waiting to be summoned.
"I see..."
Mingmei was wary of the earlier arrival time. After Lu Xiaoyao realized she wouldn't get her boxed lunch, she was heartbroken and left silently. Mingmei then seized the opportunity to return to Mu Chen and ask him what had happened.
However, it was obvious that Mu Chen was unaware that the time had been changed, and he seemed to have no memory of anyone who had arranged the banquet.
"Someone come here."
However, it doesn't matter that Mu Chen doesn't know. He just needs to give the order, and the person in charge will naturally come looking for him.
Soon, Mingmei saw an old acquaintance again, the old man with twin braids who advocated sending her down to "serve" the tyrant.
It's true what they say, karma really does come full circle, and you're choosing the path to heaven even though it's there for you!
As soon as they entered the tent, they saw Mingmei standing beside the tyrant. They were immediately alarmed and subconsciously assumed that they had been summoned by His Majesty because someone had "reported something against them"!
As a result, Mingmei stood there and inexplicably received a glare.
Mingmei, who was about to roll her eyes at the other person, said: "..."
Good heavens!
Did the villain strike first?
"Your Majesty, is there something you need from me?"
Sangge had already prepared countless reasons to respond to Mu Chen's questioning, but then Mu Chen asked why the banquet that evening was being held earlier than usual.
"Your Majesty is still injured, so holding the banquet sooner would allow it to end sooner and Your Majesty to rest earlier."
The answer wasn't too forced, and at first glance it seemed plausible, but Mingmei, annoyed by the old man's initial attempt to exaggerate, couldn't help but interject, "If you truly care about His Majesty, then the banquet can be postponed..."
"If we postpone it, wouldn't that give those guys from Hua Liang a clue? What if they find out that His Majesty is really seriously injured, and it attracts more assassins or leads to a rebellion?"
"Are you all unable to move without His Majesty? They resist you, are you planning to shake the flowers with your bare hands? Can't you fight back?!"
"You're just making excuses!!"
Just as Mu Chen was about to further reprimand Mingmei for her lack of manners, he interrupted their argument and, as if remembering something, asked about Gesang's preparations for the evening.
For example, Mu Chen asked about all sorts of details, such as patrols and checks on drinks and food. Gesang lost interest in arguing with Mingmei and focused on answering all of Mu Chen's questions.
Listening carefully, Mingmei realized for the first time that even though they came from the grasslands, the banquet was held on short notice, and there were so many details in the process.
She hadn't noticed it during the previous game.
After asking around and finding no further questions, Mu Chen told the other party to go and continue preparing. He then turned to Mingmei, who seemed lost in thought. He waved his hand in front of her face, and she blinked, asking, "Did you notice anything wrong?"
"And you?"
"It feels very detailed, so detailed that it doesn't seem like it was just made. In this storyline, how long has it been since Hua Liang visited and presented the surrender document?"
Mingmei always felt that the old man named Gesang seemed to have been preparing for a long time.
"Yes, he did prepare very thoroughly, but it felt like someone had forced it on him. If I pressed him on a particular detail a few more times, his answers weren't as smooth as before."
"Perhaps you asked too many detailed questions, and they genuinely didn't think of that?"
"If that were the case, he wouldn't be pretending to recall carefully; he would have already started nervously thinking about what to do, instead of racking his brains to remember." (cascoo.net)
Mu Chen is very good at reading people's micro-expressions. Mingmei had been distracted and hadn't noticed what he said, but after hearing Mu Chen's explanation, she understood what he meant.
"You mean the character who is truly connected to the Zerg is very likely right next to that old man?"
Mu Chen nodded, while the protagonist of the conversation between Mu Chen and Ming Mei also returned to his tent with unsteady steps. The conversation with His Majesty just now had really put him under great pressure!
"What did His Majesty want to talk to you about just now?"
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