The sixth copy
"What did you say?!" He Shan, the NPC who organized the capture of Du Ming, shouted angrily, and the faces of the people around him were not very good.
Not to mention that it was bad enough that we couldn't find anyone in the morning, but as a result, three groups of people had three dice, and not only did they not get a single one, but one team was completely wiped out.
I really have no face to see anyone!
After He Shan's anger subsided, he suddenly thought of something and asked the person who first reported the situation, "Which team died?"
"It's Team Jona."
That shouldn't be the case. Yoel's team is the strongest, so they should have the best chance of getting the dice.
Not only He Shan couldn't figure this out, but the others also couldn't figure it out.
Unfortunately, apart from the destroyed team, there were no other people at the scene, and no one knew the specific situation.
He Shan had to comfort himself, thinking that maybe he had just met another gaming boss.
"Alright, let's leave it at that for now." He Shan stopped the internal friction and thought of a countermeasure. "Starting tomorrow, the two remaining teams will split into three smaller teams. Let's not talk about fighting over the dice, let's find the person first."
After the players left, He Shan angrily cursed them for being useless and called for helpers who had been ambushed in the dungeon early in the morning.
The light of the communicator came on, and He Shan whispered into the microphone: "I suspect there is something strange about the death of Yoel and his group. Tomorrow each of you will go to a place to see what happened." A response came from the other side of the microphone.
Feeling uneasy and anxious, He Shan fell asleep.
After a good night's dream, Du Ming woke up early the next morning to receive a gift from the system.
Two golden packages were placed on the ground, one was flat and the other was bulging, the difference was obvious.
As expected, the flat one only contains a hundred coins, but the thick one is different and contains a full two thousand.
Du Ming added some weight to the bag and put it into the player's backpack before going out to look for food.
He remembered that there was a long queue at the breakfast shop next to him yesterday, so he decided to go check it out today.
It's another happy day. As the time is running out, many people are waiting with bated breath.
It was a familiar scene, a familiar trajectory. The only difference was that, due to the inexplicable failure the day before, the group didn't resort to killing anyone this time, and moved with caution.
Huo Jie was the main force responsible for finding the dice this time. With the help of Eagle Eye, he found the dice hidden in the wet grass very smoothly.
It's just... he was a little hesitant.
After all, the deaths of Yoel and others still affected him. After all, he joined the legion only for money and did not want to pay the price of his life.
However, when the time came, he couldn't just quit.
Under pressure from his teammates, Huo Jie gritted his teeth, rolled the dice, and then closed his eyes to wait for the result.
After a long while, no one made a move. Huo Jie was delighted, and this joy naturally showed on his face.
Just as he relaxed his guard and put the dice in his pocket to take it back to the team leader, his limbs suddenly stiffened, and the scene in front of him was like an old TV full of snowflakes, and he could not see the surrounding scenery clearly.
When he opened his eyes again, everything went back to the time when he had just found the dice.
The shiny dice were hidden under the weeds, and the occasional flash of light revealed the terrified face.
Huo Jie was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly and fell to the ground. Beads of sweat the size of beans slid down the center of his back, bringing a chill to his hair.
He's here! Du Ming is here!
For a moment, everyone became alert, especially those hiding in the dark. Their eyes rolled left and right, and their vigilance was exposed.
The NPC in charge of supervision called by He Shan looked even worse.
These stupid players don't understand, how could these NPCs serving Lord Bran not know what's going on!
The Time Stone! It turned out to be the Time Stone!
After time was reversed three times in a row, everyone's faces became extremely embarrassed.
The first to lose his patience was naturally Huo Jie, holding the dice. The fourth time he saw the dice hidden under the grass, he finally couldn't help but scream and stumble away, not caring about the punishment that awaited him.
This time, the group also returned in failure.
What’s even more outrageous than the last time is that this time they gave up on their own initiative despite the other party’s open provocation.
It's no longer just a matter of embarrassment, but frustration, frustration in the face of a strong enemy.
Some even began to doubt whether they could really find Du Ming and kill him. After all, they hadn't even found his whereabouts, and they had already suffered twice at his hands.
On the way back, many people exchanged glances with each other, and it was obvious that their minds had changed.
He Shan was even more furious when he got the news.
Is there really no way to cure him? Impossible, something as powerful as the Time Stone must have its limitations.
The question is what this limitation is...
I'm afraid only Du Ming himself knows this, and he did discover it early on.
To put it simply, the Time Stone is the switch that turns on the reversal of time, and it takes enormous energy to flip this switch.
In the past, Du Ming would feed it a bunch of props every time it was started. If Cassia hadn't given it so much, it might not have been able to start.
Even so, the reversal cannot last too long.
From this, we can imagine what the world would be like if Bran obtained the Time Stone.
Du Ming looked at the remaining props in his hand and calculated how many times he could use them.
Both sides were in a cycle for several days. Whenever the traitor group got the dice, they would feel the fear of being dominated by time for the first time.
In the end, Du Ming will get the dice.
Later, with the help of the lucky charm, he added several more properties to his portfolio. Every morning, he would receive a large sum of rent, so large that the denomination of the currency was increased from one yuan to one hundred yuan.
Du Ming used the money he had saved to buy two properties and experienced the joy of making money from money.
Things changed on the seventh day.
That day, Du Ming changed the street for breakfast. It wasn't because the delicious food at the original place was gone, but because he heard from the diners around him that there was a shop on the next street. Their beef vermicelli soup was absolutely amazing, and when paired with their signature sesame cake, it was so delicious!
When he said this, the other person's expression was very vivid.
So someone came looking for it.
The store was not difficult to find. After all, there was a long queue from a long distance away. Du Ming stood in the queue and moved forward little by little.
If a person smells something delicious when he is starving, he will become even hungrier. So in order to divert his attention, Du Ming had to observe the surrounding shops.
It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he did, he actually discovered something.
To distinguish between players and NPCs in a dungeon, it is not enough to just look at their appearance, unless it is a single-player game or a very obvious team level.
In a city-themed dungeon like 'My Territory, My Rules', Du Ming wouldn't have noticed that the people sitting around him were all NPCs if he hadn't been listening to people talking nearby.
But this time, he could tell at a glance that the clerk in one of the fruit shops was a player, because he had seen this person in the training camp of the Brave Legion.
Look at how thin the other person is, it's obvious that he is not having a good life.
Du Ming had an idea. After finishing his hot beef vermicelli soup and a sesame seed cake, he pretended to go buy some fruit and, while the man wasn't paying attention, attached a tracking charm to him.
The working hours of the fruit shop are divided into morning shift and evening shift. The morning shift is from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, and the evening shift is from 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
However, this applies to NPCs. Players are only allowed to complete dungeons at 9:00 AM, which means they can only do part-time jobs and odd jobs. Naturally, their wages are low.
Since being forced to stay here, Ran Hua has settled down in the fruit shop. Firstly, he is familiar with the work, and secondly, the boss is kind, and he is paid well for the long hours he works there.
After Ran Hua finished his work for the day, he said hello to his boss and another big brother, then went to the next street to buy some cheap vegetables. Thinking of the group of people in the house, he sighed and silently put the meat he had picked up back.
Just when Ran Hua was buying vegetables, a ray of light flashed across the sky. He shuddered, realizing that it was the dice flying past.
If it were a week ago, Ran Hua might have followed his teammates to grab the dice, but after experiencing the deaths of several teammates, this was no longer a treasure for passing the level, but a signal for death.
In order to save their lives, the group had to settle down, rely on daily work to make a living, and wait for rescue.
Thinking of this, Ran Hua suddenly remembered the news he had received from other people in recent days.
I heard that Du Ming has come in?
Thinking of this person, Ran Hua felt a bit complicated. He resented that they were stranded here because of him, but at the same time, he hoped that he could eliminate the enemy and save them.
He looked up at the blue sky, but there was a layer of gloom in his eyes.
After placing the tracking charm on the person, Du Ming stopped caring about it. After all, the timing was wrong and the most important thing was to maintain the advantage.
He had been in a high position in the battles for several consecutive days, and he didn't think the other party had any patience left.
Sure enough, after Du Ming followed the dice and arrived at a certain location, he immediately felt a sense of stagnation as soon as he stepped into a certain area. The time stone in his arms burned for a moment before quickly cooling down.
Du Ming raised his eyebrows slightly and immediately understood the other party's plan.
It should be some kind of barrier that blocks energy.
He couldn't help but sigh that the other party had quite a few good things in his hands.
The opponent's counterattack was understandable, and Du Ming was not surprised. He continued to search for the dice as usual, and whenever someone found one, he would hide in a shadow.
The one who found the dice this time was a tall and strong man with muscular arms and thighs. He looked strong and powerful, but his face had a cautious expression.
Although He Shan said that the space barrier array can restrain the time stone, who can say for sure?
He stood there holding the dice for a full ten minutes, like a fool.
In the end, someone came over and shouted at him, and only then did he let down his guard. The man was happy but also a little angry, as if he had been slapped in the face for no reason.
Fortunately, except for him, no one else got the dice, so he saved face.
In the evening, He Shan held the dice and felt proud.
You little brat, you still want to fight me!
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