Chapter 177 Escape Door
[Ding——Rewards are being distributed. Congratulations on winning 1 S-level item blind box. It is detected that you assisted other trapped players in escaping from the contaminated area. You will be awarded an additional 8X1000 soul coins, a total of 8000 soul coins]
Um?
Qiao Song didn't expect that the system would reward her for bringing out those players who had turned into equipment.
It turned out that what she thought was true. If those guys stayed in the aquarium, once the fire spread, it might cause other damage to the game.
The system prompts continue:
[Do you want to use the S-level item blind box reward to exchange for a chance to redeem other souls? ]
Qiao Song chose no.
It's not that she is going back on her word and doesn't intend to save Buckley, but because someone will pay for it for her.
Soon, everyone who received their rewards appeared one by one on the game console that they had been teleported to.
It’s just that some appear first and some appear later.
Qiao Song waited for a few more seconds and finally saw Jin Jiaqi, who was late and could barely stand.
After staying in the aquarium as a stowaway for some time, she now looked extremely disheveled, with sticky water marks on her hair and faint fish scale patterns on the skin of her hands.
She stared at Qiao Song with hatred in her eyes: "I have redeemed the person, where is the ticket?"
Since she also cleared the level as a team, she of course also had a prop reward, but now it was gone, so Qiao Song asked her to replace Bakri.
"I have the ticket. You have to use it for at least 24 hours to avoid the fate of turning into a fish. Before that, come with me to a place."
Jin Jiaqi's eyes were red with anger: "Don't go back on your word! I've already done everything you asked me to do! I haven't really taken away Tang Xiaoxiao's skills, so why do you want to continue...!"
Before she could finish her words, Qiao Song threw the net bag at her and locked her up.
The time in the toolbox is stagnant. If you leave Jin Jiaqi alone for the time being, she will not be completely transformed into a mermaid. Later, you can give her the ticket you brought from the aquarium to carry with her, and her abnormality will be gradually alleviated.
The thing that she had locked up once seemed to have a special mark on it, and Qiao Song moved so quickly that the players around her didn't have time to react.
Of course, the others didn't say anything, but the locksmith Pu Wenzhuo suddenly said, "I just redeemed an old acquaintance, I have to go pick him up."
The reason why he teamed up with these people was for this matter.
Qiao Song seemed to remember something, and when he left the game console, he took a look at the team requirements on the game console next to him.
She pulled hard and the piece of paper with the game instructions was torn off.
"Qiao Qiao, what are you doing...huh? Is this paper fake?"
The panic on Lou Keqing's face quickly turned into sudden enlightenment: "So this crappy level doesn't actually require five men and five women?"
Now that I think about it, it seems that since they entered the game, there has been no mention of any game that requires cooperation between men and women and meets this special gender pairing requirement.
Qiao Song had a guess: "Bassen, the map merchant, should have some kind of disguise ability. I have traded with him before. If he joins our team directly, I will definitely keep an eye on his movements."
Then his and Jin Jiaqi's plan would easily fail.
The first step is to disguise the cartographer Bassen, so that even if he changes his profession, it will be difficult for Qiao Song to imagine that the jade carver and the cartographer are the same person.
The second step is to make a fake game instruction sheet and stick it on the game console.
Also, because Tang Xiaoxiao and Jin Jiaqi had already participated in 6-person and 8-person games, they could only choose a 10-person team. When Qiao Song and his team did not have enough people and needed to find team members, this would greatly narrow the range of options.
Jin Jiaqi knew the regular players on Qiao Song's side. She could tell by a rough count that female players made up the vast majority, so it was not easy to rearrange female players.
The requirement was five men and five women, so that the male players she arranged would be more likely to be selected.
The delivery boy Chi Xiaoyao and Lou Keqing both suddenly realized something: "No wonder when we went to look for players, many people in that area were either in groups or mostly female players."
In the end, two people who acted alone were rescued, one was a jade carver, and the other, coincidentally, was a guy Chi Xiaoyao had known before.
"I worked with Pu Wenzhuo in a dungeon before. He brought his little daughter with him at the time..."
Chi Xiaoyao didn't say anything else.
Everyone understood what he meant. In this kind of game, if you didn't bring your daughter along, she would either have to be taken care of by someone she knew, or the ending would not be very good...
Pu Wenzhuo strode to the game service center, holding a round plastic piece like a chip in his hand, and put it into a pure white machine in the game service center.
It says "After-sales service, return and exchange service, and call for manual service, please insert coins and wait" on the machine.
He replaced the S-level item blind box that the system had rewarded with this thin piece of plastic, which could be used to redeem the players who were in a semi-dead state.
The person that Pu Wenzhuo was waiting to be redeemed was indeed not a little girl, but a middle-aged man with an unshaven beard. That guy was like a corpse without bones. The person who was spit out from the outlet of the white machine was still in a daze, as if he had a hangover, and it took him a long time to open his eyelids.
"I'm dead, where is this?"
Pu Wenzhuo almost suppressed his anger, pulled the man aside, and immediately put a bag on his head.
It doesn't look like he is here to save people, but more like to seek revenge.
There were quite a few people waiting in line behind him to use this white machine, and they couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
There are many kinds of team game machines here, and they are divided into 6-player, 8-player, 10-player, and even 12-player and 16-player games.
Except for Qiao Song and the others, most people give priority to groups of 6 and 8. After a round of team games, there are still quite a few people at the service center who come to collect rewards and redeem players on the list of players to be resurrected.
Chi Xiaoyao seemed to remember someone at this moment. He slapped the back of his head and rushed into the crowd. He quickly lined up and used the plastic sheet in his hand to redeem a man who looked quite righteous.
This was the very powerful player he mentioned before, who once saved his life.
Chi Xiaoyao shook the man awake in two or three steps. The latter reacted very slowly and only realized what had happened after blinking his eyes.
"Well, I'll just consider it as paying you back for saving my life. Let's stop talking nonsense and leave the Scream Arcade right away. Let's go to a safer place to chat."
Chi Xiaoyuan could see from afar that Qiao Song and his gang had also redeemed Bakri and were about to leave, so he hurried to catch up with them.
What a joke! In such a crowded game room, he could already feel the cold air from the air-conditioning being turned on too high.
This is not much different from the Giant's amusement park burning with black fire!
Chi Xiaoyao's animal-like instinct erupted instantly, and he quickly followed the bosses' footsteps and tried to escape. Lou Keqing took out his phone and sent a message, asking about the situation at the European Emperor Alliance. Xin Yue and Wen Haoqian had already returned.
"They've come out too, they're all in the cabin, so shall we go back now?"
Qiao Song nodded. She looked around and didn't see the little girl with twin ponytails in the game room. She wanted to get some more information, but she thought that girl must be in a hurry now.
Thinking of this, Qiao Song felt that he needed to escape even more.
All of them had met the requirements to complete three game consoles, and when they pushed open the outermost door of the Scream Game Hall, they left there easily.
All I heard was the reminder to leave the game room and welcome back. After all, the rewards for completing a level have been given every time I leave the game.
Lou Keqing reflexively wanted to call the elevator to pick her up, but suddenly discovered something very embarrassing: people who got the S-level prop blind box could not get on the 3D elevator.
It is said that it is because the attributes repel each other.
Before they came down, the highest level each of them had was a few A-level blind boxes, but with this wave in the game hall, they suddenly became rich, and everyone got at least one S-level!
This also means that they are unable to take the elevator.
Do we have to walk up there?
This is the -39th floor, and the place they want to go back to is the 92nd floor! Their legs will break from walking!
Lou Keqing looked back as if possessed by a ghost. She had experienced tightrope walking before and was very sensitive to temperature changes. The temperature in the game hall had dropped by at least five or six degrees just now.
Whether the fire is on or not, it is not advisable to stay here for long.
At this time, Baklie next to Qiao Song spoke up: "I have a car, a car specially used for the blind box hall."
He took out a metal plate from his body and blew on it, and an open-top off-road vehicle appeared in front of them.
As a guy who has been hanging out here with his brother for so many years, how could he not have other means of transportation?
Basson has been selling maps in elevators for a long time, just to quickly target the group of people he wants to pay attention to. The little money he earns from selling maps is just a drop in the bucket.
"But the car cannot be overloaded, otherwise it will not be able to drive into the designated channel."
In addition to the elevator, players can also move around in Blind Box Paradise through other means of transportation, but they can only use special passages.
But then it can only seat 5 people.
At this time, the man who had just been rescued and who was supported by Chi Xiaoyao also spoke up: "If you don't mind, you can also take my car."
The man looked gentle and pushed his round glasses a little embarrassedly. One of the lenses even had a crack.
"Consider it my way of repaying you for saving my life."
The guy who originally thought he was dead, who knew that it was like being woken up from a nap, just in time to make a contribution. Chi Xiaoyao gently patted his shoulder: "Brother Zhou, you are really reliable!"
Zhou Yiran rummaged in his pocket for a while before finding the key. It should have been placed in the space prop.
"My car should be able to accommodate everyone, but it may be a little broken."
A sightseeing bus for touring the scenic area appeared in front of them. This time, there were definitely enough seats. It was indeed a bit worn out, and one could even see the colorful animal stickers on it and the slightly rusty iron railings.
Zhou Yiran said that he drove a shuttle bus in the zoo, which was also a derivative of his skill.
Chi Xiaoyao, who had already gotten into the car and fastened his seat belt, was stunned: "Doesn't that mean I can drive my food delivery car here too?"
"Sure, but you need to go to the first and second floors in advance to get a special Blind Box Paradise driver's license." Zhou Yiran coughed a few times. It seemed that he had just recovered from a semi-death state and his body was not in good condition, but he was the only one who could drive this car.
"Hiss, is the infinite flow world so rigorous?" sighed someone who has been delivering takeout for several years.
The walkie-talkie in Brother Xiaoyao's hand suddenly rang. It was Qiao Song.
"We have entered the exclusive channel. It's a bit foggy. Please be careful."
"Okay, we're almost there."
If players choose to drive around the blind box mall, they need to enter a circular ascending lane, and that road is said to be very special.
Much like a foggy path on an infinite highway.
The driveway rises like a winding mountain road, with an entrance sign on each floor, and they need to drive a long distance to get upstairs.
During this period, the scene outside made people unconsciously feel suffocated.
Although it is different from the Infinite Highway and is more like an underground passage, the foggy feeling of this enclosed space brings no less fear than the Infinite Highway.
There are a lot of signs with white letters on a red background.
[No getting off the bus]
[Please do not walk in the exclusive lane for vehicles]
[Slow down, slow down]
[No speed limit, but those who drive fast will die]
[No U-turns]
【All violations are at your own risk】
There are slogans like this every few floors, which make people feel uneasy.
There were exactly five people in Qiao Song's car, including the driver, Buckley, Qiao Song himself, Tang Xiaoxiao, Aunt Huo, and Lou Keqing.
The rest of the people were in the sightseeing bus at the back.
These two cars have one thing in common: they are convertibles and have no special isolation such as glass windows, so you can directly touch the slightly moist mist.
Qiao Song even stretched out his hand and touched it lightly, which was absolutely not allowed on the Infinite Highway.
It feels strange, indeed a little wet, and smells a little familiar.
It's a bit like the product of some kind of river water evaporation.
She began to think about the layout of the entire blind box mall and the operating rules within it, and had a very strange feeling.
The entire blind box mall is like a small microcosm of the Infinite Highway.
Requires transportation.
Different areas have different map copies.
There will be small copies and mini-games in each map, and even the rewards can be settled separately.
The blind box mall is indeed a bit too special.
It took nearly ten to twenty minutes to reach the destination upstairs through this special passage.
Shop 018 on the 92nd floor.
Wen Haoqian at the door had a sullen face. He hadn't even sent a message to question Lou Keqing and the others yet, but finally he saw the car stop at the door.
Damn, there are actually two more.
Wen Haoqian restrained his expression, but soon became alert again, wondering if he was being followed.
Until he saw Qiao Song get out of the convertible SUV in front and greet the people on the shuttle bus behind.
Are they really all coming for their hotel?
Wen Haoqian, who was sent to open the door, had a strange expression on his face and sent another message to his sister.
"Sister, if you have rested well, please book a few more rooms. I feel like there are too many people coming today."
Xin Yue, who was fiddling with a fairy tale book, was full of pride: "My skills have just been upgraded, so it's no problem for me to open five or six rooms at once. How many is a bit too much?"
"About ten people..."
Xin Yue: Seize the Young Master?
In fact, it is not really necessary to have so many rooms. After all, the rooms where Qiao Song and others lived here before are still available.
But this time she brought back quite a lot of people to participate in the blind box exchange.
Wen Haoqian was not completely stupid. Seeing that they all took their own cars instead of the elevator, he suddenly realized a big problem.
He poked Lou Keqing and asked in a drawn-out tone, "Are these passengers who can't get on the elevator?"
Seeing him dumbfounded, Lou Keqing grinned smugly: "Of course not, they are all high-end combat power!"
Everyone is the owner of the S-level prop blind box.
Although not all S-level items would be given out, this huge amount of money really shocked Wen Haoqian.
This is the person brought back by Qiao Song!
You should know that a few people came to join them a few days ago, and they were also brought by Qiao Song.
What did this lady do before? How many people did she persuade to exchange props with her?
Qiao Song didn't come here just to exchange props. Many of these people were her important intelligence agents.
Generally speaking, they are players who can be trusted. Even if they have any bad thoughts in their minds, they dare not express them here.
After all, the entire 018 store on the 92nd floor is controlled by Xin Yue and others.
To some extent, there is not much difference between players who open shops on the 90th floor and above and dungeon NPCs.
Qiao Song became more certain of his guess that there might be some more secret connection between the Infinite Highway and the Blind Box Mall.
This time, the card table in the tea room was removed, and the overall area was expanded two or three times.
Xin Yue directly turned it into a meeting room.
She didn't expect so many people to come at once.
Qiao Song also specifically asked him if the plague doctor was there, as there was an important situation that required a meeting with the players.
"Captain? He seems to be in some dungeon busy with other things. He hasn't come out yet. Why don't you wait for him to come back and talk to him if you have anything to say."
Qiao Song hummed: "My friends and I should be leaving the mall soon. I want to talk to him about something before we leave."
Xin Yue suddenly felt a little reluctant: "Are you leaving so soon? Why don't you stay and get some more props? Didn't you say before that your next stop is Zootopia?"
The weirdness and danger of Zootopia are obvious to all.
Xin Yue and the others seem to know something about Zootopia, but the captain never tells them the details. It is said that knowing certain information will indirectly affect their future clearance.
Many people in the European Emperor Alliance received invitations, but none of them wanted to go, otherwise they wouldn’t have found a way to stay in the mall for so long.
Qiao Song also realized that exchanging some information might not necessarily bring about good effects.
She decided to temporarily hide some news about the river.
"Something has happened at the Scream Arcade. It might spread to the mall soon. Even if it takes some time to affect the top floors, staying in the mall all the time is not a solution."
Due to the special conditions for passing the blind box mall, many people are willing to find ways to exploit bugs and live here forever, and they can also continue to gain soul coins and props.
This kind of comfortable thinking will make people completely lose their fighting spirit over time.
"If you want to return to the real world, you have to go to Zootopia."
Qiao Song's words left Xin Yue and Wen Haoqian silent for a while.
Xin Yue sighed: "What you said makes sense."
When players who have been wandering for too long finally settle down in the blind box mall, they will indeed forget many things because of excessive comfort.
At least her efficiency and motivation in finding blind boxes increased after Qiao Song came.
The players gathered in the conference room, including the previous auctioneer Jiang Lan, fireworks master Lao Wu, and fitness coach Pang Bo, all came here.
After Qiao Song and everyone sat down, he came straight to the point and put forward his suggestion: "I want to hold a prop exchange meeting so that everyone can collect prop sets and leave the blind box mall early."
In the past, the biggest difficulty for players to collect a complete set of professional suits was that the blind box itself was bound. If they wanted to collect a complete set, they could only use rigid methods and repeatedly play the game.
Some shops even stipulate that players can only come back a second time one week after they leave.
But Qiao Song's statement can clearly solve the problem of not being able to directly exchange blind boxes.
Xin Yue took the initiative to explain the specific rules.
It’s still the same as the ghost market, but with so many people, you need to collect the number of each person’s special blind boxes in advance. Only if you don’t mind leaking this information can you achieve the ultimate purpose of the exchange.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to exchange. Just sell everything to me. The exchange method is still the same as what I just mentioned."
Qiao Song doesn't lack these few soul coins in her small treasury. What she wants is the attitude of these people.
Tang Xiaoxiao, Aunt Huo, and Lou Keqing are among the people she trusts the most. The things that will be discussed in this meeting can only be heard by people who are willing to trade.
Zhou Yiran, the shuttle driver who was saved by the food delivery boy, held his glasses, raised his hand and asked, "Can I join in, too?"
After all, he had never participated in the game together and was a stranger to others.
But since a guy like Chi Xiaoyao is willing to save him out of instinct, it at least shows that he is not a hypocrite.
After getting Qiao Song's consent, Zhou Yiran decisively expressed his desire to stay.
At this time, the locksmith Pu Wenzhuo stood up and said, "I agree with everything you just said, but I can't do that to this guy in my hand. He is the murderer of my daughter. I redeemed him to find my daughter's whereabouts."
The delivery boy Chi Xiaoyao mentioned before that when he met Pu Wenzhuo, the other party still had a daughter. Now it seems that something really happened.
Xin Yue looked up at her brother, and Wen Haoqian immediately locked the man with his head still covered and in a semi-conscious state into the "player prison" which was converted from the storage room.
Qiao Song nodded, standing in front of the whiteboard like a teacher, and looked around at everyone: "Very good, then let's discuss the intelligence. Everyone should first report the time when you came into the game, preferably the time in the real world."
Some came in earlier and some later, and the earliest one even came in when the country hosted the Olympic Games for the first time.
Qiao Song listened carefully the entire time, with a thoughtful expression, until everyone had finished speaking, then he concluded: "I suspect that there may no longer be a door to escape from the game on the Infinite Highway now."
After the others looked surprised, she added: "But before, maybe players didn't leave the game through the escape door."
Qiao Song looked at Aunt Huo, who was closest to her. The latter was holding a cat, smiling and nodding at her.
Qiao Song continued: "At that time, the players might have relied on crossing the river."
"Cross the Styx."
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