Chapter 3: The opponent of legendary luck is the clown
[Touch, touch the head]
The red scarf first sent Shen Shuang a round and clear magic crystal, and directly asked for a reward by touching it in the spiritual network.
Chen Shuang reached out and gently stroked the shell, successfully harvesting a string of exciting insect chirps of unknown meaning in the link.
When she looked up, she found that the other magic ants who had been working silently were all looking at her.
Being stared at by six pairs of compound eyes, Chen Shuang tentatively raised her hand: "Do you want some too?"
The magic ants did not respond, but walked silently to Chen Shuang, silently put down the magic crystal, and placed their heads where she could reach.
Well, it looks like what you want.
The remaining mounds were quickly flattened under the siege of the magic ants, but due to the small area, the magic crystals obtained were not enough for one draw. If they wanted to continue harvesting magic crystals, they had to expand the search range to find the next magic crystal mining area.
The sky gradually darkened and a cold wind began to blow across the wasteland.
The night in the Lost Land is the time when monsters are most active. Except for the [Dark Temple] which has been certified by the system as being harmless to Shen Shuang, she cannot stay anywhere else for long.
Taking advantage of the last ray of daylight, she said goodbye to the magic ants.
Six of them stuck to her and then set off again to look for new magic crystal mines. The last magic ant lingered near her and was unwilling to leave.
Although the magic ants all looked similar, Chen Shuang discovered that their antennae were slightly different in color. The antennae of the magic ant in front of her were slightly red, just like the enthusiastic red scarf who had warmly accepted her at the beginning.
Let’s call her Xiaohong.
"You mean to take me home first?" she said.
Xiaohong moved her head up and down as a nod.
[Go home, danger, protection]
Although this place is not far from the Dark Temple, it is always safer to have a native accompany her than to go alone.
"Thank you, let's go," she touched Xiaohong's shell and sat on its hard shell at the other party's request.
The magic ants climbed steadily and quickly, pressing the weeds with their front legs and moving freely in the bushes. Chen Shuang only felt the scenery in front of him quickly moving backwards, and it rushed a long way away in a few seconds.
At this rate, we will be able to return to the Dark Temple soon.
As she was thinking this, Chen Shuang felt her whole body suddenly stop. She steadied herself and did not get thrown off. The originally docile demon ant suddenly tensed up, with its two antennae retracted backwards, a sign of alert.
"What's wrong?" Chen Shuang sensed something was wrong and focused her eyes on the mist in front of her.
Xiaohong in the mental network responded to her.
[Enemy, kill, enemy, kill]
Dusk fell, mixed with increasingly thick fog, obstructing vision. Chen Shuang lowered his body, held down the restless demon ant, and stared motionlessly at the bushes in front of him.
A few clusters of green flames suddenly ignited in the darkness, followed by the sound of "kabakaba" and human-shaped shadows appeared in the fog.
Chen Shuang's pupils shrank slightly, because what walked out of the thick fog were not people, but several skeletons. A faint green soul fire burned in their dark eye sockets, and their pale joints creaked as they moved.
The system made a "ding dong" sound.
[Wandering Mindless Skeletons: A species unique to the Forgotten Land. Their dead bodies have returned to the human world, but their scattered souls are nowhere to be found. As bodies of hatred and resentment, they harbor murderous intent towards all living beings, without exception.]
The dark green soul fire stood still in the rising wind. Suddenly, the terrifying skeleton in the front turned around and its soul fire jumped.
The skeleton raised the spear and threw it hard in the direction of Chen Shuang.
Discovered.
She pushed Xiaohong away and rolled on the ground to avoid the attack. The spear pierced deeply into the ground, and the tail was still buzzing and vibrating due to the huge force.
The system reminded.
[Although the Skeleton is a Dark Follower, its intelligence is low and its only instinct is to attack. Please return to the Dark Temple as soon as possible. The Temple has a strong deterrent effect on all followers.]
"I want to go back too, but it's a bit troublesome now."
Chen Shuang rolled over and immediately stood up, hiding herself again, but this group of skeletons seemed to have other ways of identification and could always find her location accurately.
The current situation was very bad. Five skeletons rushed towards her and gradually formed an encirclement.
"Crack—" A crisp sound of bone breaking was heard, and Chen Shuang paid attention.
Xiaohong's sharp mouthparts broke the leg bone of a skeleton. The skeleton holding a sword opened its mouth angrily, raised the sword and stabbed it down.
The creature's shell could not block the sharp sword blade, and the sound of painful insects chirping suddenly came from the mental network. The connection seemed to be affected by the pain and became intermittent.
[Protect... Protect... Leave... Adults, leave.]
Another of its legs was chopped off, and the sounds coming from the mental network became weaker.
Chen Shuang licked her fangs, feeling her heart burning. She picked up the sharp homemade hoe and poked it into the skeleton's eye socket. The skeleton's entire body fell back.
She took the opportunity to let go, and the whole skeleton fell backward into the mud pit.
The commotion here attracted the attention of all the skeletons, and they began to approach Chen Shuang.
"Hide somewhere quickly."
After giving Xiaohong instructions in the mental network, Chen Shuang made a sound to divert the skeleton. She found a direction and ran desperately, creating distance between herself and the skeleton in a short time.
This situation was obviously short-lived, as her physical strength did not support her maintaining high-speed running for a long time.
"Think of another way quickly."
These skeletons have low IQs, but they are not as slow as the stereotype. Without flesh and blood, their light skeletons make them even faster. Chen Shuang soon heard the sound of bones colliding behind her again.
She clenched her palm, and when she opened it again, there was an extra card.
A card with a red Joker's smiling face and a black Joker's crying face on the back.
"I can only take a gamble."
After quickly coming up with a few jokes in his mind, Chen Shuang raised the clown card and said quickly, "Mr. Clown, I'm going to start telling the legend."
As soon as these words fell, the clown in the card suddenly came alive. He yawned at Chen Shuang, crossed his legs, and then supported his face and waited boredly.
You are using Schrödinger's Luck.
[When the clown is in high spirits, that is, the empty stars on the card turn into five red stars, the user's luck value will be greatly increased; when the clown's expectations are not met, that is, the red five stars are not reached or any black stars are accumulated, the user's bad luck value will be greatly increased.
Note: Once activated, it cannot be stopped. The clown will be judged immediately after the deadline. Please use with caution.
An hourglass-shaped pattern appeared in the upper right corner of the card. At this time, the hourglass turned upside down, indicating that the ten-minute countdown had begun.
Chen Shuang finished her hell joke, lowered her head to avoid the sword thrown by the skeleton, and then continued to tell the story quickly and fluently.
"One day, a little earthworm asked its mother: Where is Daddy?
The mother earthworm touched the little earthworm's head and said: "Dad went fishing with others."
Chen Shuang stared at the card. After the joke was finished, the clown's mouth curled up, then quickly lowered, and the red color only spread to the first star.
Only one star is not enough.
Chen Shuang thought for a moment and continued, “One day, a fisherman caught a squid, and the squid said, “Please let me go.”
The fisherman said: If you answer a few of my questions, I will let you go.
Squid said: Sure, you test me.
The next day the squid was grilled.”
This time, the clown covered his mouth and coughed, his eyes were vague, and the second red star on the card was only half red.
Puns are not allowed either.
Chen Shuang frowned slightly. Three minutes had passed and there were still three and a half stars that had not been dyed red. You must know that as long as five red stars are not collected, any remaining results will result in bad luck.
Is it because it doesn't fit the context of the times and is therefore not funny?
Chen Shuang thought about it, combined with the background she knew, and said: "Legend has it that the God of Darkness and the God of Light are together."
She said seriously, "Yes, they have a child."
The clown suddenly sat up straight.
Just by looking at his expression, you could tell how interested the clown was. He leaned forward, pricked up his ears, and looked at Chen Shuang eagerly.
There's hope.
It's not just the jokes that spark interest, but also gossip about your boss.
As the second star turned red, Chen Shuang continued, "This story has already been buried deep in the years, but today is an accident, and you are the only audience."
In order to create an atmosphere, Chen Shuang pretended to be profound: "Guess why I know this, because I am that child."
Her physical strength was running out, the skeletons behind her were chasing her closely, her adrenaline was surging, and Chen Shuang was now making up stories at a rapid pace.
She is grateful to the Mandarin Level 1A for allowing her to speak without stuttering.
"The cold, treacherous, yet ambitious God of Light coveted the God of Darkness. However, he valued power more than love. After a wonderful night, while in the heat of passion, he attacked the God of Darkness. Unbeknownst to him, she was already pregnant with his child. Heartbroken, she fled, vowing never to forgive him. As the God of Light stole the throne of power, she arrived here, heavily pregnant."
She took a deep breath. "Yes, it's here, the last lost land of darkness. He deeply loves the rich night and hates the light even more. He plans to realize his revenge on the God of Light here."
Red fills the third star.
Chen Shuang added: "He found a substitute who was 80% similar to the God of Light as his lover. He was entangled in love and hate, and vented his emotions on his lover every day."
"Even then, the God of Light still couldn't forget his old love. When he secretly visited the God of Darkness, he was furious and saddened by the need to find a replacement for him. However, the God of Darkness had already sealed his heart and locked away his love, turning completely evil. The two fought a fierce battle, and the God of Darkness was severely injured and fell into a deep sleep. I was raised by my lover as a newborn, until not long ago, when my lover died, leaving me stranded on the road."
Although it is very exciting and makes people's blood boil, I always feel that it is unofficial history or fabricated.
The clown stroked his chin, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
No, this person...
The eternal dark aura was hidden beneath his skin. The clown seemed to hear again the words of admonition in the temple thousands of years ago. Those were the messages from the messenger, guiding every lost seeker of enlightenment.
There was no doubt about this rich aura; the person before him was the only great being on this land who could converse with God—the Priest of the Dark Kingdom.
How could a priest lie? So, these seemingly absurd unofficial histories are the truth.
The clown's pupils trembled slightly and he clutched his clothes tightly, unable to bear the brutality of the truth.
Chen Shuang stared at the last star on the Joker card, which was filled with red, and continued, "But at this time, there was a movement in the temple..."
"Want to hear what's next?" She pointed the card with the five red stars at the ferocious skeleton that was pouncing on her. "Please solve my problem first, Mr. Clown."
Congratulations, your judgment of [Schrödinger's Luck] was successful.
[Significantly increasing luck value]
[Achieved title: The opponent of great luck is the clown]
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