Chapter 34 Hearse Transformation Competition
Before the countdown for the dungeon ended, most of the players in the parking lot lined up at the entrance to enter the hearse entertainment dungeon.
Qiao Song was surprised to find that he had to go through a security check when passing the copy this time, but it seemed that this check was not to see if he was carrying any dangerous items, but to check his identity.
For example, when she and Tang Xiaoxiao went there, nothing happened, but when Xiao Ni went there, a red light came on at the security checkpoint.
"Wait, you need to register extra. Ghosts entering our company through the player channel need to apply for a temporary player certificate."
The staff member in safety uniform shouted which team this was from. Qiao Song immediately jumped out and said that his parents were there, and then took Xiao Ni to register.
The aunt wearing red-framed glasses took a photo of Xiao Ni, and then stamped a steel stamp on the Polaroid photo paper, and the paper instantly became a special identity card.
"Special ID card, 500 soul coins deposit required, you can come to the service desk to get the money back after you clear the dungeon. It's best not to lose it in the dungeon, otherwise you may not be able to leave through the parking lot passage with the convoy when you leave. Come on, next one——"
There were at least hundreds or thousands of players participating in the dungeon this time, but in the end, only a dozen ghosts were screened out from the security check and needed to go to the front desk to register their identity cards.
Qiao Song discovered that the so-called newcomer alliance already had three ghost members, all of whom were brought by You Yitong to queue up for registration.
After taking a quick look at the convoys to which the dozen or so ghosts belonged, she led Xiao Ni to the exit to meet up with the others.
Tang Xiaoxiao was standing in front of the exit of the service hall at this time, stunned by the scene in front of her.
"Sister Qiao Song, this place is so luxurious..."
In the neon passage in front of me, there were holographic projections of various new cars everywhere. Various auto parts flashed on the tall and short advertising cabinets. If I walked a few steps forward, I would reach the mall lobby.
Looking up from the center of the hall, there are more than twenty floors of the shopping mall. Brilliant light strips hang from the sky, like a runway flying through the center of the shopping mall, connecting the entire building from top to bottom.
Being here is like being in a department store dedicated to hearses. You can find all kinds of hearse models on any display screen you can see everywhere. Click on any part of the body to zoom in and select the specific part you want. You can even customize the pattern and color for free...
Rather than being a copy, this is more like a large comprehensive hearse mall.
The only thing that still had a bit of a challenge atmosphere was probably the giant screen in the middle of the hall that ran through four or five floors, with three items written on it:
[Hearse Transformation Competition] Please go to the 1st to 6th floors.
【Hearse repair and maintenance】Please go to the 7th to 12th floors.
[786th Deadly Highway Friendship Race] Please go to the 13th to 18th floors.
Among them, only the floors displayed in the hearse transformation competition are lit up, and the floors above the 7th floor are still gray for the time being, probably because the copy time has not yet arrived.
The first three days were mainly spent on the hearse transformation, and 80% of the people who entered this copy were there to sign up for this project.
Huangmao and his friends have been looking at the product categories by the billboard for a while, and will finally consider whether to buy a new car based on their current budget.
"The most basic salary for this dungeon is 1,000 soul coins a day. Our old car can probably be depreciated to around 5,000 soul coins..."
The yellow-haired and fat guy were responsible for settling the bill, while Wang Xiang, as the driver, was there to choose the car.
Almost every player coming out of the passage will first check near the billboard to see if Hearse Entertainment has any new models of cars recently.
"It's not just because we want to buy a car. The main reason is that after we choose the dungeon project, it would be best to modify the car according to the products they sell here. The hearse modification column we are going to attend will have an expert review stage, and half of those judges are from the hearse entertainment company itself."
Qiao Song understood. It is easier to get high scores by advertising for your own company, right? This is indeed a copy made by capitalists, who never forget to make money.
What Huangmao said is the experience of old players, because this copy can be participated in repeatedly, and every six days is a cycle, so most of the players gathered around the billboard at this time, not necessarily to buy cars, they may just be quickly going through all the types of vehicles in the mall.
When a high school student nearby heard this, he almost took out a small notebook to take quick notes.
The fat man told Tang Xiaoxiao not to be so nervous: "Just go through it once, don't remember it too clearly. The car-making stage is more about creativity. There is no life-threatening danger in that stage. It is very simple. As long as the car can pass the final test and reach a passing score of 60 points, we players can pass the dungeon. Even if the car fails, we can use soul coins to buy the defective car, and there will be no punishment."
However, the salary for these three days is only 3,000 soul coins. If you want to buy a car, it will cost at least 10,000 soul coins. You also have to pay for the additional materials, which means you have to pay for this part yourself.
Qiao Song always felt something strange when he heard this.
“There won’t be a group that deliberately blocks people from passing just to sell a bunch of junk cars, right?”
The fat man immediately waved his hand: "That won't cost us our soul coins. After all, the car we built will be used by the contestants behind us."
"The maintenance department is responsible for taking over these vehicles and performing maintenance in a timely manner if anything goes wrong during the journey."
Qiao Song understood, and said with a subtle expression: "That is to say, if the car we build is too bad, and the contestants behind us get into trouble because of the car we built..."
Wang Xiang took a photo of the car he had chosen and said, "Don't worry, the cars used by the teams are all prepared by their own people. Especially the big guilds, they will send many players to participate in the modification process in advance, just to maximize the chances that their team members can choose the right car when they participate in highway racing."
"Poorly built cars will get low scores, and contestants will also look at the scores when choosing cars later."
Therefore, if the car is poorly built, it will not only be detrimental to your own passing of the level, but also to the passing of the players behind you. It will do more harm than good.
Qiao Song repeatedly pondered the three steps of building, repairing and driving a car, but always felt that something was wrong.
After confirming that there was enough time, she went through all the new hearse models that had been released in the advertising column, and also looked at the styles of the vehicles that won all the hearse friendly competitions in the past 10 or so sessions.
This is also what other players will do before participating in a big competition, to understand the competition styles of previous players in advance.
But as Qiao Song looked at them, he felt that these winning cars all had one thing in common: they were extremely ferocious.
That thing was built to look more like a battle armor for doomsday maniacs than for participating in a drag racing competition.
No wonder it’s called the Death Road Friendly Race. It doesn’t matter if you can’t reach the finish line, as long as you beat the other 90 cars, you will be in the top 10.
At this time, the security check line of the copy was gradually getting shorter, and most people had already entered the copy. After discussion, Qiao Song and the others decided to go to the sixth floor. In the next three days, if there was enough time, they would go directly upstairs to watch other people's subsequent games.
"The most lively time will be in the last three days. By then, the entire instance will be filled with bets on the contestant numbers. Some players may not make much money in the instance, but they can make a fortune by betting on the dark horse in the final round. However, there are several big guilds coming this time, so I feel the odds will be quite low..."
The yellow-haired man kept talking about the information he had obtained while pressing the up button on the elevator.
Anyway, there were not many people around, and they were the only ones standing in the elevator. The others had gone up early to prepare for the dungeon. However, just before the elevator door closed, there was a brief commotion at the emergency exit, followed by a series of hurried footsteps outside.
"Wait, there are people here, let's go up together!"
I saw a girl in a fluffy white lace apron, running and panting. When she saw someone pressing the elevator door, she bent down, supported her knees to slow down, and immediately showed a grateful smile.
Qiao Song noticed that she was wearing a small white hat on her orange woolen curls with the words "Orange Ice Cream Cart" written on it.
But what is even more eye-catching is the shiny Doberman following behind her.
Although they had seen monsters with animal heads before, they had never seen a dog that was exactly the same as in the real world and could be brought into the dungeon.
The next second the dog spoke.
"How many times have I told you to exercise more? You're so weak after just a few hundred meters."
There was even a human-like expression of disgust on the Doberman's face.
Gao Chengcheng rushed into the elevator and leaned against the railing. Hearing this, he rolled his eyes unceremoniously: "Do you think everyone is like you, running on four legs?"
Seeing that most people in the elevator were stunned to see her, she straightened herself up and waved to greet them, "Hello, meeting is fate. Since everyone is stuck in the last elevator, let's get to know each other. I'm the owner of the Orange Ice Cream Shop. If you have any food-related transactions in the future, you can come to me."
After saying that, she started handing out business cards.
At this moment, Huangmao suddenly realized something and asked, "You are the Orange who sells the raw materials, right?"
Gao Chengcheng sighed: "It's so ugly to say raw materials. Ingredients are just ingredients."
After Qiao Song took the business card, he quickly took out a net bag from his toolbox. Since he had met a professional middleman of raw materials, of course he had to let him identify it.
"Since you can collect raw materials, then take a look at the approximate quality of these things?"
With a ding sound, the metal door of the elevator opened. We had already reached the 6th floor. Gao Chengcheng quickly stood in front of the elevator door and blocked the small net bag in Qiao Song's hand tightly.
She lowered her voice and said anxiously, "My dear sister, don't show this thing outside casually. Which dungeon did you rob? For something of this level... I will definitely give you a good price. I will take whatever you bring."
Seeing her reaction, Qiao Song readily took the things back.
"Then let's trade properly after we finish the dungeon."
Gao Chengcheng smiled playfully, put her hands out, and said politely like a receptionist: "Then you go first."
This is her future big client.
After all of them walked out of the elevator, the Doberman next to Gao Chengcheng sneezed.
She immediately asked, "Gao Bin, how is it, did you smell it?"
The Doberman's ability is related to his sense of smell, but this time... a confused look appeared on the dog's face.
"I seem to smell the scent of the devil." His expression became a little more serious. "Gao Chengcheng, I advise you not to cheat. This group of people is not easy to mess with, especially the girl who leads them."
Gao Chengcheng sighed, "Why do you make me sound like a profiteer? It's an equal transaction, an equal transaction."
The Doberman turned his head away with disdain, as if it was not you who decisively purchased the raw materials for free when you met the weaker white-clothed ghost along the way.
However, with the reminder from the Doberman, Gao Chengcheng became much more enthusiastic towards Qiao Song and his group.
Maybe it was because the yellow-haired and fat guy had gained some fame with their sculptures and hair dyes recently, but they soon became very popular among the car-building project teams.
"They are selecting the cars now. It will be our turn soon. We will be in groups of 2-3 people. So we will be divided into groups according to our fleet?"
There are two people in Qiao Song's team and one ghost, and Huang Mao's team has exactly three people.
But Gao Chengcheng here...
Tang Xiaoxiao stared at the dog for a long time, huddled against her sister Qiao Song.
Gao Chengcheng saw this and explained with a smile: "Don't be afraid, little one. This dog thing is my brother in disguise. It's not a real dog. Oh, but it can act like a dog sometimes."
The Doberman immediately bared his teeth in displeasure: "You've been speaking more and more brazenly lately."
"Oh, it was just a joke, bro."
There is also a ghost in Qiao Song's team. Since Xiao Ni can also be judged as a member of their team by the copy, a dog transformed by Gao Bin can certainly be one as well.
"Don't worry, you are my future big customers. Let's get closer and take care of each other."
After the grouping was completed, each team received a vehicle card with the skeleton of a vehicle on it.
Before the yellow-haired man went in, he was still chattering about the information they had obtained from the last dungeon: "We only need to follow the dungeon's instructions on the skeleton to make the exterior and internal organs of the car. Just follow the dungeon's instructions. It's not difficult to do it in three days. The only danger may be the background environment of the dungeon, but this map seems to be random..."
After walking in the dark passage for a while, light gradually came into view and soon they stepped onto a spacious platform with a row of wooden railings in front of them. From afar, they could smell the fragrance of grass and trees mixed with fresh water vapor which went straight into their noses.
Walking out of the darkness, everyone squinted their eyes to adapt to the light and finally saw the scene in front of them clearly.
Before my eyes was a world like a primeval forest. Giant trees stood like tall buildings, and their curled leaves were painted with all kinds of strange red and yellow patterns.
Occasionally, you can see some small animals moving through the dense jungle.
"Oh my god... Huang Maosheng, you're such a badass. Can you please stop talking before entering a dungeon? It was you who suggested we go to the Ghost Story Middle School to relax last time."
Just after they said that the only difficulty of this trip was the copy background, they came directly to a Jurassic dinosaur world.
Qiao Song looked at a small pterosaur flying in the sky and more and more small dinosaurs popping up below, and couldn't help but wonder why such a fancy background was used.
Although there were many dinosaurs running below, she took a rough look and found that most of them were herbivorous dinosaurs and some smaller ones the size of a palm. Unless something of the level of Tyrannosaurus Rex would appear later, the background of this copy seemed to be just adding some special fashion value.
Building a hearse in a Jurassic setting? Are they all here to participate in a variety show?
The next second, the world in front of my eyes suddenly darkened, as if the sun in this artificial little world was suddenly extinguished. I remembered the sound of drums, and several beams of stage light waving around, finally focusing in the middle, and a figure appeared in the air. It was a guy wearing a red cloak and a microphone on his head.
Qiao Song suddenly had a strange premonition, and sure enough, a familiar and loud voice of the host echoed throughout the entire copy world.
"Ladies and gentlemen, dear contestants, welcome to our Jurassic Special of Hearse Entertainment! I am your favorite host, Mr. Crazy Mike from the Misty News column!"
The guy with the microphone on his head flirtatiously shook his red cape and continued:
"This round is about to begin with the [Hearse Reconstruction Competition] for all the players on the 6th floor. Players can arrive at their respective car-building platforms in advance according to their number plates. There is still 10 minutes of safety time left. The dungeon will officially start in 10 minutes. Players who do not have enough force at this time are best not to come down from the platform."
Soon after he finished speaking, 50 tall stone pillars appeared out of nowhere in the forest park covered with lush green, and stage lights shone on the tops of these stone pillars one by one.
I saw that on each stone pillar was a spacious platform, on which an empty car rack had been placed in advance.
"Now let me announce the rules of this competition:
1. Each group of contestants will receive a free frame sponsored by Hearse Entertainment on the first day of the competition. If it is lost or damaged, the contestants need to obtain other materials on site to reassemble the frame.
2. All available raw materials in this round are scattered in various corners of the Jurassic Forest. The more valuable the items, the more dangerous the scattered area. Please make timely choices according to your own abilities.
3. There will be a dinosaur raid every 12 hours. Players are requested to protect their cars well. Of course, you can also protect yourself at the same time.
4. This competition venue does not prohibit any props, skills, killing or robbery. Players are requested to protect their property on the platform.
5. At the last second before the deadline, the vehicle placed on the platform bound to each player will be the final rated vehicle of the competition.
That’s all. Please follow the rules, use them, and give us an outstanding performance on this grand stage!”
After the rules were read out, the entire Jurassic World lit up again. The microphone head in the red cape was gone, and instead, the number plate in each contestant's pocket began to vibrate.
Qiao Song saw an arrow appear on it, pointing to a large stone pillar in the distance.
At this moment, a huge clock appeared in the sky.
【Countdown 71:59:59:00】
Qiao Song immediately pulled the still dazed Tang Xiaoxiao and rushed down: "Hurry up, the steps on the stone pillars may disappear soon."
The microphone said that there was only a 10-minute safe period, but the safe period should have started to flow from the moment he explained the rules, and that period of time was not counted in the 72 hours required to complete the dungeon.
The yellow-haired man and the fat man were a beat slower and they also ran away.
Gao Chengcheng followed closely while yelling “Why is my stone pillar platform so far away?”
The black Doberman was alert as he made way to the left and right. The dinosaurs in the jungle seemed to have disappeared again, as if the prosperous scene they saw when they first arrived at this space was an illusion. But everyone knew that this was only because they were still in the last few minutes of safety.
If they cannot rush to the stone pillar platform during this period of time, what awaits them will be a real Jurassic world full of dinosaurs.
Fortunately, the copy did not intend to kill the players immediately. The small number plate held by each person not only marked the distance between the stone pillar and themselves, but also had a clear arrow to guide them forward.
The platforms separating everyone were not very far away, so they almost reached their destinations one after another.
"Tang Xiaoxiao, you guys go up first and put this sign on the platform."
The next second after Qiao Song arrived at the stone pillar platform, he took out two hammers.
Tang Xiaoxiao didn't waste time asking her what she was going to do. She took the things given by Qiao Song and climbed up the spiral stairs beside the stone pillar platform at a rapid speed.
Xiao Ni was holding a few white net bags. After the two rushed onto the platform, one was responsible for finding the groove for inserting the card on the platform and putting the number plate in it, while the other was responsible for dismantling the net bag and then finding a way to fix it somewhere on the stone pillar platform.
While others were still desperately trying to climb onto their own stone pillar platforms before the safety period ended, Qiao Song had already rushed into the dense vegetation with a hammer in his hand.
The period before the end of the safe period is actually the most suitable for exploring the map. The dinosaurs used to display the background of the copy have all retreated at this time, which means that the originally dangerous vegetation-covered areas will not be too risky for the time being.
Like an experienced hunter, she quickly moved among the bushes and soon saw various transparent bags with strange markings on them. Without even looking at them, she packed the things in a net bag and put them in the toolbox.
After feeling the ground begin to shake, Qiao Song hurried back quickly. Seeing that the circles of steps beside the stone pillar were quietly disappearing, she quickly jumped forward a few steps and grabbed the rope ladder made of the net bag thrown down by Xiao Ni.
Before the last stone step disappeared, she climbed onto the platform and heard the last broadcast from the sky.
"The car building competition has officially begun!"
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