Chapter 180 Lowering the threshold
When he was teleported to the parking lot, Qiao Song was still recalling the name of his suit.
【Shirobako】
This doesn't sound like the name of a second profession, it's just the name of a prop?
And why is it a box again...
After all the functions of so many top-level S-level item cards were merged, they still turned into boxes.
Why do I feel like I'm still an unemployed vagrant after half my life?
However, the electronic screen in the blind box mall is quite interesting. It is equivalent to directly announcing everyone’s second and third jobs.
This way, even if you meet them in the future, you can be more careful. After all, those who can leave a mark on that list basically have at least two or even three professions.
The parking lot was crowded with people. Although many players looked confused, they were very alert and looked for cars, preparing to leave the mall temporarily.
It's even more lively than when they arrived.
Qiao Song glanced at the golden lucky star pattern counting down on the palm of his hand, and the effect of the prop was still lasting.
[S-level special item, lucky gold coin]
[Whether in life or work, whether in passing a level or taking a rest, apart from courage and intelligence, luck is always the most illusory and elusive item.
Until the mark of this gold coin disappears, you will always have subtle good luck. 】
This is the least obvious prop that Qiao Song has obtained so far.
After the Doom Coins came into effect, Qiao Song didn’t like activities like drawing cards very much during that period of time.
But as for this lucky gold coin, Qiao Song doesn’t feel anything for the time being, but it will continue to be released slowly.
It would be best if it could come in handy in Zootopia.
It was very worthwhile to use Qiao Song’s lucky gold coins. In the S-level blind box with a guaranteed A, all the items that came out in the end were of the best quality S-level. With so many S-level props, they should have been combined into two sets of professional suits, but in the end they all turned into just one box.
【Shirobako】
The name doesn't reveal the effect at all, but it should include all the functions of the previous S-level prop cards.
While recalling the past, Qiao Song walked to where he had parked his car before, and saw a large group of friends.
There is no need to mention Aunt Huo and Tang Xiaoxiao. Lou Keqing also came to take a ride. But when Xiao Ni and the boy and girl came back, why was there a strange big black dog following them?
Qiao Song immediately thought of the dog brother from Gao Chengcheng's family.
But she immediately saw clearly that this was not a dog, but a Western dragon.
The little black dragon from the previous Princess Dragon Quest game.
"Xiao Hei? Didn't you get paid?"
Xiaoying, the car spirit operating the RV, did not let the players wait outside, but let the guests sit in the reception area.
The biggest advantage of this transformable RV is that even if Qiao Song comes back, others don’t have to stand outside waiting foolishly.
Although Xiaoying would not open the door to let others in, he would set up a tent and put a few tables to entertain the waiting people. So, a large group of players teased the little black dragon like a puppy. It was no wonder that Qiao Song mistook him for a dog.
"Princess! I'm here to seek refuge with you! No, should I call you my lord now?"
After staying here for a while, you immediately switched from the Western Fantasy Channel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right?
Qiao Song asked Tong Yao beside him: "Isn't this little black dragon an NPC? Why is it here too?"
The little paper figure's eyes wandered, and he didn't admit that he was the one who instigated it. "He said he wanted to join your shrine as a mascot, and we can't stop him."
The little black dragon has become much smaller now. If it were in its complete form, Qiao Song's sword would only be enough to pierce one of his toes.
But speaking of it, she had previously obtained a sword specifically for controlling dragon creatures, and she didn't know if it would be useful.
Just in time, the little black dragon who came to surrender immediately raised his hand.
"Well, I used to be a resident of the Dragon Territory, so I can provide some tips! But we have to wait until we get to Zootopia."
He had a large piece of dried fish in his mouth. Aunt Huo, who was standing next to him, had stuffed one into his mouth while she was feeding the kitten.
The little black dragon had never eaten such delicious food in the NPC field before. He meowed instantly and tried to make himself smaller. He went to Aunt Huo's arms to ask for more dried fish, but was fiercely clawed by the orange cat next to him.
Qiao Song: ...
She had a new understanding of the black dragon's greed.
"Let's get in the car first. The mall is too chaotic right now."
The entire parking lot was packed with players looking for cars to leave the mall.
This is the first time in many years that the blind box mall has seen such a large-scale store closure event. Although those copies are not really closed, but only temporarily cut off the connection channels with the blind box mall, this practice still makes many players feel heavy.
Coupled with the recent rumors about Zootopia, the entire Infinite Highway has a feeling that a storm is about to come.
When a large number of players returned from the parking lot, some members of the 12 committees that had held a meeting before came to the foggy space again and started arguing.
This time, only two or three members came to the table.
And they are not the main body. There is a square screen on each seat, as if people are arguing with a tablet remotely.
Of course, Old Dragon, who was busy with matters related to the animal group, did not come over. Instead, Boss Cai looked like he was about to fight with the mountain cat.
"You bastard, you dare to say that you didn't set the fire! Do you know how much inventory my convenience store lost?"
Shanmao cursed even more harshly than Boss Cai: "How dare you blame me!? You sneaked into my Level 2 dungeon, found a loophole to smuggle materials, but ended up losing more than you gained, and your warehouse was burned down, and you're still blaming me? You're still blaming me? I now suspect that it was the River of Life and Death that overflowed from your warehouse that burned down my Level 2 dungeon, Giant Amusement Park, and even my Level 1 dungeon, Screaming Game Hall!"
"You're such a grown man and you're still setting fires. Aren't you afraid of peeing your pants?!"
This childish way of making a fuss and quarreling made the person on the other end of the screen so angry that he almost came over along the network cable to hit the Bobcat.
But he simply can't do it now.
Boss Cai became the only one in this round and now rushed to the 12 committee administrators of the Animal City area.
Because he had to go.
The total inventory of his convenience store warehouse has dropped by 30% from 83% after the water flow of the River of Life and Death was reversed!
If he hadn’t discovered it quickly, the total amount would have fallen below 50%!
That cartographer whom he had high hopes for, not only could he not settle accounts with him, the guy himself was soaked in the river, his soul was washed into pieces by the river, and there was not even a complete piece left!
I don’t know how this originally good secret plan turned out, but the fire in Bobcat’s Giant Amusement Park was obviously problematic!
Although the fire was gradually extinguished, it not only spread from the second-level copy to the first-level Scream Game Hall, but even affected several other copies in the blind box mall.
I almost thought that the River of Life and Death was going to attack the blind box mall, but the small tributary was quickly extinguished due to lack of strength.
A tributary is enough to cause such a big impact, let alone the original river.
But if you want to keep the copy running, you need to continuously recruit NPCs.
Most of the NPCs on this road have fixed activity areas and rarely move around.
Most of the ghosts that are circulating are of varying quality. If you want new employees and fresh blood, you need to directly extract the souls from the river of life and death.
If Boss Cai wants to make up for his losses this time, he can only arrive at Zootopia before everyone else, gain the upper hand inside, find a way to find the main channel of the River of Life and Death, and then use specific machines to treat the river water.
What made him angry was that now everyone knew that he had suffered a huge loss, so they all guessed that he would be the first to try it out, which would make him an easy target of criticism during the celebration.
I originally wanted to drag the mountain cat into the water, but the opponent's losses don't seem as great as they seem.
"Where is Li Yuan? Where did he go again? Why didn't he come out for this meeting?"
Boss Cai had not forgotten that Li Yuan cursed him and wished him good luck before he left. Who knows, it might be this crow's mouth that secretly tripped him up!
Although the Bobcats don't have a very good relationship with the Ravens, they did not forget to step on the display screen.
"He is different from businessmen like you. He has to appease the employees in his own dungeon before going to Zootopia. But it's useless for you to ask. If you run into him in Zootopia, you will definitely be in big trouble."
Although Li Yuan's strange and unsolvable ability will not crush other people, it will definitely make those who encounter it suffer in silence.
Boss Cai, who suffered greatly from this, felt that a certain plague player and this guy were a perfect match.
I must find a time someday to push these two guys into the river of life and death together and soak them apart like disinfectant!
He was furious, but failed to trick the bobcat into coming to Zootopia, so Boss Cai left in a huff.
Bobcat glanced at the other seats around him. Cyberworld's AI robot came here this time to help the system assist Blind Box Paradise in issuing orders to close the surrounding shops and put out the fire by the way.
As for the rest of them...
Fan Xi was in much better shape after winning a battle. He turned to look at Shanmao silently and asked, "What's going on with that tributary?"
It is true that Boss Cai’s tricks were discovered, but it is also true that a tributary of the River of Life and Death appeared in the second-level copy of Mountain Cat.
"Oh? I thought you would know. After all, you were the one who sent that player in."
The bobcat supported its head with its two hands, and suddenly a pair of furry cat ears appeared on its head, and even its eyes turned into a cat's vertical pupils.
Fan Xi looked at him for a while: "The activity in Zootopia is called the Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs, and there are no cats in it."
The mountain cat tutted his words and said, "Then I'll turn into a tiger. However, Yinhu has a bad temper. If I go in disguised as one of his subjects, I might get discovered and get beaten up."
"But~ As long as we don't get discovered, it'll be fine~ Anyway, I can become whoever I want, and just pick a place and go in and hang out."
"There was such a big problem with the blind box mall, and so many players chose to complete the game this time, just take the set and leave. It seems that this celebration will be more lively than ever before."
Fan Xi took a cup and started to make tea: "A lively atmosphere means many people will die."
Shan Mao looked at Fan Xi with a smile: "Do you think there will be any fools who will cross the river this time?"
Fan Xi sipped his tea in silence.
After a long while, he whispered, "Weren't we fools back then?"
The mountain cat pouted: "The ones on this side of the table are just little fools, and the ones on the other side of the table are the big fools. They have no way out and only want to build their new world in the underworld."
The so-called this side of the table refers to Li Yuan, Gu Nu, Shanmao himself, Fan Xi, and Yin Yin.
Over at the table, the ones led are AI, the old man with the dragon head, and the convenience store boss Cai, which are alien-shaped creatures with heads.
Although there are 12 committees at the same table, everyone's camps are as clearly divided as their seats.
The bobcat wagged its tail and hummed a song, and it really turned itself into a golden tabby kitten, looking 80% like a tiger.
"Whatever, I'll go join in the fun. This time it's just a small fire, and my losses are not small. I have to ask that bastard player for some interest."
The golden gradient turned off the communication, and Fan Xi was also ready to leave. After all, she showed up just to confirm Shanmao's position. It seemed that although that guy was more playful, he did not have completely malicious intentions towards Qiao Song.
When Boss Cai went crazy, there were many details that Bobcat did not reveal. The Giant Amusement Park was a second-level copy under his control, and the Haunted House was a third-level copy, but Bobcat certainly knew the specific abilities of the three spiders in the NPC's spaceship.
In fact, Fan Xi could also guess that the fire should be related to Qiao Song.
Players who have crossed the River Styx are being monitored by the River Styx. Becoming an administrator can temporarily suppress this feeling.
Now there are only a few people who are free to move around and have anything to do with the river.
The only one who could involve the River Styx and not be dragged down directly was Qiao Song.
Among the passengers on the ship, she was the most special.
And Qiao Song’s next stop is destined to be Zootopia.
Fan Xi silently calculated the time. Although the dungeon that Qiao Song had experienced in the game was not long, Fan Xi knew that the choice they made back then was not wrong.
If you can't cross the river successfully, then choose the best way to sacrifice.
Qiao Song already has more and more companions around her, and she will be a good player.
She can do things that they couldn't do back then.
Another light in the conference room went out, and Fan Xi left. The AI robot was still the last to leave. Every time it appeared, it was like a watermark of a meeting. Although it would not actively participate in any conversation, it would definitely be present.
The blue eyes of the white minimalist robot looked to the diagonal corner. Yin Yin was not there this time.
Can never let her get involved in quarrels between other administrators.
The robot's lonely figure stared at the seat diagonally opposite for a few seconds, and then finally disappeared into digitization, and the whole world fell completely silent.
But it was very noisy in Qiao Song’s RV.
Because of the special reasons of this trip, an invitation letter is required to enter Zootopia, which led them to prepare to divide into groups in advance before entering Zootopia to see who has an invitation letter.
But what was unexpected was that all the staff were infected.
"Wait, I'm not surprised that Tang Xiaoxiao received an invitation letter from Zootopia after she cleared the game. Sister Xin Yue and Wen Haoqian had already been in Blind Box Paradise for more than half a year. I'm not surprised that they got invitation letters. But Wang Anning, why do you have one too?"
Lou Keqing's tone of voice was not very polite, but the young security guard knew that he was in the wrong. After all, he had followed his big brother to do a lot of shady things before.
"I don't know either... After I cleared the game, the system told me I received an invitation letter. How could I know it was from Zootopia..."
The young security guard had a sad face and actually didn't want to go to this place.
On the Infinite Highway, the only thing players are forced to do is to enter a dungeon game every seven days, but you can choose to go to any dungeon, with the exception of Zootopia.
After receiving the invitation, this is the only next stop.
To some ordinary players of low levels, this thing is almost the same as a death notice.
Lou Keqing couldn't bear to see the young security guard looking so cowardly. When he had someone to back him up, he still dared to chase after her Qiao Qiao. Who was he pretending to be so pitiful for now?
Wen Haoqian nodded repeatedly: "I also think that the value of this invitation letter is getting lower and lower. Sister, have you asked? How many people are there?"
Xin Yue and Qiao Song were video chatting with their fitness coach Pang Bo. The delivery guy and Mr. Chai were also there with them.
Originally they should have divided into several cars, but Qiao Song gave Xin Yue and her brother a ride.
Because those people from the European Emperor Alliance reportedly didn't have an invitation letter and had to go to the next copy to do something, the fat man left early with the doctor.
He successfully stopped Qiao Song and planned to secretly extract information from the doctor who treated the captain every time.
When Qiao Song took the initiative to ask the captain whether his real name was Li Yuan, Xin Yue and Wen Haoqian's expressions became very strange, and then they quickly changed the subject.
"Qiao Qiao, it's not that we don't want to mention his name to you, it's just that it's the person he is. It's safest to call him Captain or Plague Doctor. The more you say his real name, the easier it will be - ha-chu -"
Xin Yue had just started talking when she sneezed for no apparent reason. She took a piece of tissue and blew her nose. Seeing her staring at her with tears in her eyes, Qiao Song probably understood what she meant.
This effect of bringing bad luck or catching a cold by repeating the name, does it belong to the plague doctor or the crow?
Qiao Song frowned and thought for a while, then ignored it. However, Wen Haoqian had also finished his video chat with the person on the other end.
"Something's not right. Why is the threshold for Zootopia so low this time? I just asked around and found that many of my friends suddenly withdrew from the Blind Box Mall. Now at least 30 of them have received invitations."
It’s not that Wen Haoqian looks down on those players, but the conditions for issuing invitations to Zootopia are very harsh. For a while, it was even called the death notice of the system for sending targeted offers.
Because they extremely favor two types of players: one is players who are very strong and have achieved significant evaluations in multiple copies in a short period of time.
For example, Qiao Song.
The second is that the profession has special attributes, which is said to be related to the camp of Zootopia.
Without exception, they are all high-level players, veteran players who have been on the Infinite Highway for a long time, and most of them end up in Zootopia.
"By the way, although we have a full car now, it is said that once we get off the car in Zootopia, everyone will be divided into different areas to participate in the carnival according to their professional attributes."
The rules of Zootopia are very complicated, and many of them cannot be discussed outside the city.
Xin Yue finally racked her brains and said one sentence:
"It's a place full of weird rules. If you step into a street corner, you might come across a career field of a different nature."
"If you must say, there are probably hundreds or even thousands of rules hidden in the entire Zootopia. There are no clearance requirements in that place. If you can leave alive when the celebration is over, you will be considered a winner."
The players in the RV were either silent or in deep thought. Regardless of whether they knew about Zootopia or not, at least on the Infinite Highway, this was already a top-level dungeon area.
There were probably only two people who were the most relaxed in the entire car.
One is Qiao Song, who is born to be so "cold and heartless".
But occasionally, during discussions, he would press Xiao Ni's head to tell him not to worry about it, and he would also raise his hand to peel an orange for Tang Xiaoxiao who was doing homework.
Another one is Aunt Huo.
There are always cats hanging around her. When the little black dragon comes on the car, she will deliberately tease him with dried fish. The kittens really like to breathe on the little black dragon.
The cats don’t really hate Xiao Hei, but this guy eats too much! He is very greedy and even eats canned cat food and cat grass!
Besides, who would fight with a kitten for cat food? Can you please have some shame? !
While doing his homework, Xiao Ni was also worried that Hei Dou and Xiao Yu Mao would fall out of favor. Fortunately, Qiao Song did not treat everyone in the Dinosaur Park badly. He collected most of the rewards from the system and filled the RV and some mascots with supplies.
Aunt Huo walked over to Qiao Song and watched her feed special food to the little dinosaurs in the miniature dinosaur park. She also lit a stick of incense next to her.
"I thought you were going to ask me directly the difference between these little dinosaurs and that big black dragon."
Qiao Song opened a few cans and had Xiaoying teleport into the Jurassic Park set. "I figured it out myself. Just like the dungeons are divided into level one, level two, and level three, there are also certain levels between these non-human creations, right?"
"The little black dragon used to be from Zootopia. He has some human elements in him, and is essentially the same as the boy, girl, and Xiao Ni."
"I can't confirm whether they are composed of the souls of dead players, but I can be sure that Black Bean and Little Feather, these little dinosaur toys, were definitely not human beings before. They are more like souls that were born and raised naturally in the infinite world."
Aunt Huo nodded: "You guessed right. It is very important to distinguish which ones are humans, which ones are ghosts, and which ones are the creations of the infinite world itself."
"This world has ghosts, monsters, and humans. Ghosts and monsters are more likely to form alliances, while humans can only survive in the cracks."
Aunt Huo picked up a few pieces of dried fish, tore them apart and threw them into the miniature dinosaur park, making the little black dragon next to her stick its head out in envy.
"Qiao Qiao, although choosing a camp in Zootopia is important, you can choose whatever you want."
"What you choose will be the one that wins in the end."
Aunt Huo looked at her with a smile.
"We will accompany you to victory."
The vehicle moved slowly forward. After several days of trekking, the players with invitation letters were finally about to reach their destination.
The joyful celebratory atmosphere in the distance has spread to the surrounding area of the highway. The colorful decorations almost penetrate the fog, and players can spot the thunderous noise from a long distance.
It was a celebration indeed, with balloons and various slogans and signs everywhere, and the sound of exciting drums and music.
As the vehicle drove through the bustling and lively gate of Zootopia, various animal elements, including balloons and colorful flags, filled every corner of the field of vision.
At this time, the players also heard system prompts.
[Ding——Welcome players to Zootopia! 】
[The battle for the twelve zodiac signs is about to begin. I hope that players can make the most correct choice in this cruel, happy and crazy ranking, which will also determine your fate! ]
[Ding——Now, choose the zodiac field that best matches your career! ]
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