Chapter 19: Ghost Story Middle School 1
On the foggy Infinite Highway, a hearse was twisting and turning and gradually slowing down. It was not that Qiao Song did not want to continue speeding, but the two passengers in the car were obviously about to vomit.
"Xiao Ni, your boss's driving skills are pretty wild."
Qiao Song joked as he handed Tang Xiaoxiao some lemonade.
Although Xiao Ni was just a ghost, he felt like he was about to vomit because of his soul shaking, but he had no lemonade to drink.
He finally understood why the boss gave half of the driving rights to Brother Wang. His driving skills were really bad!
Fortunately, I didn’t need any skills when I was escaping before, I just rushed forward.
But thinking back to the previous extreme escape, Xiao Ni still felt a little shaky in the hands and weak in the legs.
That’s a newly opened convenience store!
Many little ghosts in white clothes didn't dare to offend the red-clothed guard at the door, let alone a ghost of the store manager's level. But such a store was gone in just three days.
"Why on earth did you want to destroy the copy? This is too, too..."
He struggled for a long time but couldn't come up with a clear answer. Tang Xiaoxiao, who drank a whole bottle of lemonade, calmed down and immediately said, "This is so refreshing!"
The girl slapped the tattered fake leather seat hard and said indignantly, "I've been annoyed with that wicked store manager for a long time. The purpose of paying us wages is to make us spend it all first. We have to spend money on food, sleep and water. He also accepted bribes to change our shifts twice, and finally disrupted the order of stocking the shelves. It's obvious that he never thought about letting us newcomers pass!"
Qiao Song looked at her with appreciation: "That's a good analysis."
Tang Xiaoxiao immediately turned up her nose and said, "That's not the case. I took notes. Also, at the last moment, the two people in the warehouse escaped so quickly that I didn't see the license plate number clearly. I only know that they seemed to have called a car with their cell phones after they passed through the customs, and Xin Boyu kept clicking on the screen."
Qiao Song nodded: "The union's car will be on standby nearby in advance. It seems that the old players really don't take the bus. In this case, after getting on the bus, they must pass the dungeons along the route. What about Aunt Liu? Did she get on their car or the bus?"
"Auntie Liu got on the bus and left early, earlier than the rest of us."
To be precise, it was the bus drivers who had sharper noses than dogs. Not to mention that they didn't want to give Qiao Song a ride in the first place, and now they saw such a shocking convenience store collapse scene. If they didn't run faster, once that display screen got angry, the bus station would probably be destroyed.
Qiao Song pondered for a while and said, "It seems that Aunt Liu does not meet their standards for recruiting new people, otherwise she should have invited people to get on the car directly."
It may also be that time was too urgent and no one thought about it. After all, everyone was racing against time to escape at that time.
I don’t know what happened to the last street. Tsk tsk, with such a large-scale leakage of raw materials, that miserly store manager must have suffered a lot of losses.
In fact, Xin Boyu was quite polite to them on the first day of the dungeon. He at least revealed some information about the Infinite Highway. He might have thought of recruiting new people. Later, he probably saw the props and raw materials that were too precious, and realized that props were more important, so his true nature was exposed.
Thinking of this, Qiao Song asked Tang Xiaoxiao, "Has your system settled the dungeon rewards?"
Speaking of this, Tang Xiaoxiao's eyes were curved with smile: "It's settled! In addition to the basic salary and the extra income in the middle, the reward for clearing the level is a full 1,500 soul coins!"
She heard the system message the moment the copy ended early, but she was too nervous at the time and ignored it.
Looking back now, she really made a fortune by following Sister Qiao Song through this novice copy.
[Congratulations on successfully passing the Rules Convenience Store]
The dungeon exploration degree is 100%;
Personal injury level 0;
The bonus for causing multiple damage to key NPCs is increased by 50%;
The final reward is 1500 soul coins and 1 basic survival gift pack.
When Qiao Song heard this, he couldn't help but question his system: "We both passed the same test, why am I treated so badly?"
[Congratulations on successfully passing the Rules Convenience Store]
[Instance completion 150%; personal damage 0; reward bonus for causing multiple fatal strikes to key NPCs 100%;]
[However, since you have caused irreversible damage to the dungeon, the soul coin related rewards are now taken back. Congratulations on receiving a survival gift pack! ]
When you open the survival gift pack, you will find that it only contains enough dry food and water for an ordinary person to eat for two or three days.
"You deducted a full two thousand soul coins from me as a reward. Your system won't swallow it all up, will it?"
When the system heard her questioning it, it almost couldn't catch its breath: "Why don't you think about what you did?! Do you know how much system authority is needed to help you block the store manager's pursuit? The other party is almost mad now!"
It was almost going crazy, not to mention that this newcomer also brought his accomplices to rob a hearse. But compared with the convenience store they just destroyed, the car was a trivial matter. Which newcomer would carry assets worth tens of thousands of soul coins just after leaving the Novice Village, and robbed both the ghost and the car, and even took such a large map? It was afraid that if it reported it to the main system, the system would suspect that it had a bug.
"And this is a hearse, did you know that? Human survival vehicles have to go to specific copies. You are using a system bug!"
In addition to the two ghosts on the hearse, Tang Xiaoxiao and Qiao Song were both wearing ghostly cloak jackets.
This is the third item Qiao Song bought from Rabbit.
【Ghost Cloak】
[How can a little sheep blend into a wolf pack? You can use this cloak in an environment with too many ghosts. It can quickly identify you as a ghost. But please note that big ghosts can eat small ghosts. So the cloak can only help you disguise yourself as a ghost, but it cannot protect you. ]
This set of cloaks costs 500 soul coins, and there are 10 pieces in a set, but the effectiveness time of each piece is very short, only 30 minutes.
This kind of prop is actually expensive, but its skills are relatively useless, because it cannot simulate the aura of a very strong ghost, and in the eyes of ghosts, weak ghosts are equivalent to food.
After using this prop, it might just be the difference between being eaten earlier or later.
But it works quite well elsewhere.
For example, put a protective film on the passengers of this illegal hearse to prevent the hearse from consuming the vitality of humans.
The system has made up its mind. When it returns, it will write a report and discuss with the Ghost Alliance to remove specific items from some resource points. Otherwise, once the news gets out, it is unknown how many crazy people will follow suit.
After listening to the system's complaints, Qiao Song blinked deliberately: "Oh~ So, there is a connection between your survival system and the Ghost Alliance, but there is also a subtle opposition, right?"
The system is silent.
It found that as long as it answered any questions from the other party, or said any more words, the other party would be able to pick out something useful from its mouth!
I'm tired. Really, completely tired.
From now on, except for the start and settlement of the copy, it doesn't want to say anything more to this woman! That's it!
After shutting down the system, Qiao Song knew that she would not be able to get the 2,000 soul coins reward for clearing the level. This broken system, it would be better not to let her get a chance in the future~
Upon hearing that the game system helped them intercept the store manager's pursuit, Tang Xiaoxiao let out an "ah" and the excitement on her face faded by half, and she suddenly felt a little scared.
"Then he won't chase us across dungeons later, right?"
Qiao Song hummed, "On the Infinite Highway, there are only dungeons and fog. I don't know if he can get through the fog, but each dungeon has its own boss. It's more important for him to solve his own problems right now."
Think about the raw materials gushing out like a fountain. It must have taken a lot of effort for the store manager just to get those things back.
"However, I found the second wishing star in it."
Qiao Song took out a net bag, inside of which was a star that was still twinkling and trying to crash out.
"This thing is still in raw material form, but I saw Lao Ma and his team looking for something in the warehouse late at night. They might be looking for this thing."
The copy ends at the end of the night shift. After that time, players will no longer have the opportunity to put raw materials on the shelves to make props, but they still have to look for them, so Qiao Song guessed that these raw materials should have other uses.
I don’t know how those two people would feel if they finally found out that all the props and materials they had worked so hard to find ended up in Qiao Song’s hands, not to mention that the fine of 3,000 soul coins was actually a disguised way of helping Qiao Song buy the one-star wish card.
Oh, just thinking about their long old faces makes me happy.
"I'll keep the stuff for now. I'll ask about how to deal with the raw materials for the item cards when I go to the next dungeon."
After upgrading the toolbox, Qiao Song was able to put back the used tools, so she put the net bag and the stars directly into her toolbox. From this point of view, her toolbox is quite useful.
"By the way, Xiaoxiao, regarding those books of yours, I have a suggestion."
Tang Xiaoxiao raised her head.
"The better your Encyclopedia of Nine Sciences skill is, the more powerful the book is, right?"
Tang Xiaoxiao nodded: "The results will be updated once a month."
"So if you spend more and more time on the Infinite Survival Road and your grades get worse and worse, will the effect of your skills also get worse and worse?"
Tang Xiaoxiao vaguely guessed what her sister Qiao Song was going to say: "So..."
Qiao Song patted the little girl on the shoulder and said, "So don't forget to do your homework while you're completing the dungeon."
"Our goal is to return to the real world as soon as possible. If you stay in the game for too long, what will you do when you have to take the college entrance examination?"
A middle school student nearby burst out laughing.
No, he had to do homework after completing the copies. What kind of suffering is this? Fortunately, he died early and did not have to suffer all these pains. The middle school entrance examination and the college entrance examination had nothing to do with him.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Song slowly shifted his gaze to him.
"Xiao Ni, when we go to the dungeon later, will you stay in the car or come with us?"
Xiao Ni let out a cry and asked subconsciously:
"Can I still go into the dungeon with you guys? But I'm not a player."
Qiao Song clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Let me ask you, you followed your boss to various dungeons to steal things from players. Over the years, have you made any progress in your abilities other than having a hot meal?"
Xiao Ni, who couldn't even get a hot meal and had always been a lowly underling:...
"It's not that easy to improve my ability..."
It is generally difficult for the little devil in white to develop special abilities. The little brothers under the boss have ridiculed him countless times, saying that he is just lucky.
Qiao Song stretched out a finger and shook it.
"You said before that ghosts on the road to survival eat those specific foods, and they should also eat soul coins and incense."
When she bribed the sunny doll at the convenience store, the other party simply ate the soul coins as snacks.
She didn't know the operating principles of high-level things like incense, but she had experience in earning soul coins.
When players enter a dungeon to apply for a job, they negotiate according to the system's rules. There should also be a set of regulations for ghosts to join the dungeon.
For example, the sunny doll was bound to the convenience store as a guard. If she hadn't used the early leave card, it would have been difficult to solve the guard problem.
"When we enter the dungeon, you can try to find some other work. Any money you can earn is good. Look at your small body. You won't grow if you only eat canned food."
Xiao Ni listened to Qiao Song talking, as if he saw a nagging old woman. He had never heard such nagging before, and instantly turned his face away in a bit of confusion, muttering softly: "Got it."
"Don't steal again, okay?"
"Um."
Qiao Song said, "You're so good," and ruffled his curly hair that looked so nice to touch.
"Then let's pick a copy. This map is huge."
After completing the novice copy, the system prompted them that they could rest for 3 days. However, in order to prevent being found by the crazy store manager, Qiao Song thought they could enter a copy early and collect more information.
After successfully integrating four bus route maps, this basic map now covers an area as large as one-quarter of the urban area.
First, exclude those small spots that are very red at first glance. They should give priority to places with lighter colors and names that look normal. This is the best choice.
“Why is this copy, which covers such a large area, such a light color?”
Qiao Song frowned and pointed his finger at a high school campus that was very conspicuous on the map.
Tang Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide and compared the surroundings: "Yes, the colors of the surrounding shops that are smaller than his are darker. Why is the color of such a large area like the school lighter?"
When Xiao Ni heard this, he somehow leaned forward.
When he saw clearly the place the two men were pointing at, his face changed instantly.
"This is not a good place. Don't go there. This copy..."
Before he could finish his words, the car body suddenly shook violently, as if it was hit by something from behind.
Several people in the seats were knocked off balance by the impact, but fortunately everyone was aware of safety and fastened their seat belts.
Tang Xiaoxiao was sitting in the back seat. She was just being strangled by the seat belt. She turned her head and stood up to look back: "What's going on? What's this thing?"
The feeling of the collision just now was especially like a car accelerating and hitting me from behind.
But their hearse had already slowed down for a long time, and the Infinite Highway was covered with fog. Not only were there few cars, but visibility was also low.
The field of vision is only about 10 to 20 meters.
But when Tang Xiaoxiao turned around, she found that there was nothing behind the car, and the feeling of being hit just now seemed to be just an illusion.
The little girl suddenly felt very ridiculous.
"Sister Qiao Song, is that water ghost driving the car deliberately trying to trick us?"
After all, the Submariner who was driving the car was controlled by specific props, so he might have been holding something in his heart.
Qiao Song shook her head. There was an invisible string tied to her wrist, and the other end of the string was connected to the submarine boss who was driving in the parking space.
【Ghost Puppet Line】
[After using it, you can manipulate unconscious ghosts to work for you. This is limited to the little ghost in white, and the puppet line can only be used after the ghost itself has lost its ability to control itself. ]
[One puppet string can control up to three white-clothed ghosts. If you use it to control ghosts of higher levels, it will cause irreversible damage to the puppet string.]
This puppet line, which costs as much as 3,000 soul coins, can control low-level ghosts and has harsh usage conditions. Its only advantage is that it can be used as a permanent prop and can keep the puppets in the line. In other words, this water ghost boss can always be used as their car key.
But this also determines that during the period when the puppet line is in effect, the water ghost boss is completely unable to resist the props.
"Something did hit us just now. If our car had kept moving in the correct direction, then there must be something behind us..."
Before she could finish her sentence, something bumped into her from behind.
This time, I kept staring at the people behind me and finally saw clearly that it was an orange campus bus with a high forehead.
There is even a huge "off-campus pick-up" sign on the orange hood of the car.
Xiao Ni had been strangely silent since a while ago, and even looked terrified. Now seeing this bus seemed to awaken the most frightening memories in his mind.
"Sister! Quickly drive the boss to speed up and leave here. We can't let this bus catch up with us! This is the school bus of Kaidan Middle School!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the orange school bus gradually disappeared behind him, and then, as if deliberately keeping a distance, it accelerated again and slammed into him.
The next second after Xiao Ni opened his mouth, Qiao Song used the puppet line to adjust the speed of the car.
But the driving skills of that Submariner boss are really terrible. It's okay when the speed is slow, but once he speeds up, the whole car is like a speeding jelly, shaking all the time. It's a great achievement for him to be able to drive in a straight line.
Xiao Ni's face turned pale with fear at this time. He also knew that the situation was urgent, and immediately stammered out the information he knew:
"This instance of Ghost Story Middle School is very strange. There are all kinds of ghost stories that can move freely inside and outside the school. In particular, this school bus will always wander around the campus map. Any vehicle that approaches its range will be rear-ended!"
As they were talking, the school bus that their hearse had just successfully left behind after speeding up caught up with them again.
This time a red warning sign lit up on the right side of the car.
[No passage]
Xiao Ni's eyes suddenly became particularly panicked: "We can't let it hit us, otherwise we will force us to stop the car!"
At this time, Qiao Song had kicked the leader of the water ghosts away and sat in the driving seat of the hearse. Fortunately, as long as one of the water ghosts' hands was still on the steering wheel, the key would still be considered valid.
Qiao Song directly used the puppet string to tear off one of the water ghost's hands and sewed it to the steering wheel.
"Hold on tight—"
She pushed the transmission lever to the top and swerved the steering wheel, as if she was driving an AE86 on a mountain of autumn leaves. She drove the dark van through the drainage ditch beside the flower bed on the road and made a sharp turn. The people and ghosts in the car seemed to have entered the drum of a washing machine, being swayed wildly from side to side.
After a beautiful right-angle drift, it successfully shook off the orange school bus that was almost hitting it from behind.
But Qiao Song knew that this was not the end yet. She saw the car lights piercing through the fog in the rearview mirror again.
"Tang Xiaoxiao, check the map. Where are we now?"
Tang Xiaoxiao held the car window handle tightly with one hand and tried to zoom in on the map and adjust it to their current location.
"Sister Qiao Song... we seem to have reached the Ghost Story Middle School dungeon now..."
After she finished speaking, Qiao Song drove the car in another U-turn, turning 360 degrees and driving back along the original route.
"I'll try to shake him off once more. If this car can keep catching up, then we might have to enter the dungeon early."
At this time, Xiao Ni was fastened by a safety belt, but he could only hold his head with his hands and was shivering all the time.
"We can't escape. This is a ghost story middle school, so people who are haunted by ghost stories have no choice but to enter the school."
"I'm back again... Why am I back again... I managed to escape with great difficulty..."
Xiao Ni kept repeating these words. When Tang Xiaoxiao heard him say that, he immediately put down the map and shook him.
"What do you mean? Are you from this school?"
Xiao Ni choked up and almost terrifiedly revealed a secret: "I died in this school."
Despite Qiao Song's amazing driving skills, the orange school bus still chased them like a ghost. It seemed that they really had no way to get rid of this car.
Qiao Song also heard what Xiao Ni said. She glanced at the two little guys in the back seat of the car through the rearview mirror.
"You are a ghost yourself now, why are you still so scared?"
Xiao Ni, who had been shaking non-stop, slowly raised his tear-stained face when he heard her speak.
"Tang Xiaoxiao, pack up your things, let's go into the dungeon."
Since this ghost story middle school wanted to pester her so much, she would go in and see what kind of ghost story was so overbearing.
After clicking the small dot on the map, press confirm to enter the copy, and a copy entrance will be immediately indicated on the map.
When the orange car behind him tried to distance itself and speed up again, Qiao Song dodged by moving sideways, then turned decisively and drove the car rapidly towards the entrance of the copy passage.
The fog belonging to the Infinite Highway in front of us gradually dissipated, and a road sign with the words "Special Parking Lot for Kaidan Middle School" appeared in front.
The next second after Qiao Song drove the car into the yellow frame, she saw from the rearview mirror the unwilling expression of the driver of the rapidly approaching orange school bus.
When the car finally parked in the parking lot, they heard the system prompt the moment they got out of the car.
You have entered the dungeon [Ghost Story Middle School].
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