The participants in this instance are Xia Chuhe, Lu Danggui, Li Yue, Xin Diao, Diao Jie, Wang Yan, and Lao Qin.
Xia Chuhe had also informed Li Qiusheng and Zhao Maomao, who wanted to participate, but they were tied up with worldly affairs and therefore did not come.
Xia Chuhe was fairly satisfied with this setup, mainly because, apart from the two "eagles," the people were all relatively controllable.
Since the shrunken animal world is safer, there are far fewer guards around this time, and far more people are coming to the instance.
The group randomly chose a spot and went inside.
They entered during the day, but it was nighttime inside the instance.
"Is this normal?" Something was definitely amiss, and Xia Chuhe became wary.
Li Yue comforted her, "It's normal. We'll only be in the instance for seven days, so the instance will choose a suitable time to start."
Li Yue's words revealed another piece of information: this night in the instance is very important; it's the beginning of everything.
A lamp lit up in the darkness, and a middle-aged man carrying the lamp slowly walked towards the group. The path beneath his feet was flat and clean.
Although wasteland evolvers possess some degree of night vision, the sight of lights still involuntarily gives them a slight sense of security.
"Hello everyone, I am the village chief of Peach Blossom Village. Welcome to this paradise. From tonight onwards, you are all villagers of Peach Blossom Village. Please follow me and draw your dolls," the man said.
baby?
Weren't we talking about animals?
The village chief carried the lantern back the way he came, and Xia Chuhe and the others followed behind him, walking along the road until they reached the end.
At the end stands a round turntable about the height of a person, much like a modern lottery turntable.
The turntable is divided into twelve different sized squares, each containing the name of a Chinese zodiac animal.
Among them, the largest grid area belongs to the rat, which occupies almost half of the area, while the smallest grid area belongs to the dragon and the snake, which are only a small gap the thickness of a finger. The other zodiac animals roughly share the remaining area.
The village chief explained with a smile, "According to the rules, each person has three chances to spin the wheel each night. During the day, you can exchange the animal you draw for daily necessities and food. The rat gets the least, the dragon gets the most, the snake gets nothing, and the other animals get a moderate amount."
Xia Chuhe seized on the loophole in his words: "Can we keep the animals and not exchange them for anything?"
Their goal in participating in the instance was clear: to draw a cow, and if they could take more animals with them, that would be even better.
Li Yue tugged at Xia Chuhe's clothes, indicating that he shouldn't ask any more questions.
Xia Chuhe pretended not to understand.
The village chief's smile vanished instantly, so quickly that it seemed like an illusion.
"The people of Peach Blossom Village all exchange things; everyone exchanges things..."
"Everyone exchanges things..."
The village chief looked Xia Chuhe straight in the eye and said in a serious tone, "Everyone exchanges things."
He made eye contact with each of the other people, repeating the same sentence ten times.
Finally, the village chief said, "It would be best if everyone were the same!"
Xia Chuhe felt a cool sensation on her forehead. When she reached up and touched it, she realized that she was covered in cold sweat.
Xia Chuhe's parents were not parents in the traditional sense; they did not interfere too much with Xia Chuhe's growth and nature.
But Xia Chuhe had seen too many examples like this online—everyone does it this way, why don't you do it this way too?
Everyone's taking the civil service exam or the postgraduate entrance exam, why aren't you taking them?
Everyone else is getting married, why aren't you?
Everyone else is having children, why aren't you?
...
Everyone does it this way, but does that mean it's right?
It's always been like this, has it always been right?
Xia Chuhe didn't confront the village chief on the first night; she missed the rebellious young woman, Li Qiusheng.
If Li Qiusheng were here, she might have a better idea.
Xia Chuhe wiped away his cold sweat and asked his second question: "Is it necessary to have it done three times?"
Li Yue increased the force with which she tugged at Xia Chuhe's clothes, but Xia Chuhe still ignored her.
The village chief repeated what he had said before: "According to the rules, each person has three chances to spin the wheel each night."
According to regulations...
Oh.
Xia Chuhe asked his third question: "Why do different zodiac signs receive different items, and what is the meaning behind it?"
The village chief's face was as cold as ice: "Don't ask why, just do as the rules say."
Li Yue tugged hard at Xia Chuhe's clothes. Before entering the dungeon, she repeatedly emphasized that as long as they followed the dungeon rules, they would be safe. Even if they didn't get the cow this time, they could try again next time.
Who knew Xia Chuhe would be so disobedient?
Xia Chuhe slapped Li Yue's hand away: "Sister, I can't breathe."
Li Yue awkwardly let go; she had already offended the village chief, and it was too late to shut up now.
Ignoring the village chief's presence, Xia Chuhe discussed with his teammates as if no one else was around: "Rules are meant to be broken. Should we test the impact of the number of draws?"
Xia Chuhe took the lead: "I can smoke less."
The two dungeons made Xia Chuhe realize that dungeons are small worlds with their own logic. Exploring within the limits of this logic might have negative effects, but it wouldn't kill them.
In particular, tonight is their first day; they are new villagers.
People tend to be more forgiving of newlyweds.
Li Yue frowned and glanced at them, but no one objected to Xia Chuhe's words.
Xin Diao and Diao Jie exchanged a glance, and Xin Diao said nonchalantly, "No, I'll just smoke one less time, it doesn't matter."
Sister Diao said, "I can smoke more."
To some extent, Xin Diao and Diao Jie are actually the same person; one is more and the other is less, so their ultimate impact may offset each other.
However, judging from their apparent strength, these two are the team's strongest.
If the impact is not offset, they will lose two of their strongest combatants at the same time.
Xia Chuhe rejected their suggestion and insisted on smoking one less cigarette.
Lu Dangui said, "My abilities are more support-oriented, so I'll test it by drawing one more time."
Li Yue suddenly spoke up: "I'm the one with the lowest combat power in the team, so let me try to draw one more time."
Xia Chuhe smiled and said, "Sister Li, haven't you always reminded us to follow the rules?"
Li Yue tossed her hair: "I had no choice, I got on your pirate ship."
Li Yue muttered to herself, "Hey, no matter what, if you get your hands on a cow, you have to sell me the milk."
Xia Chuhe raised three fingers and swore, "Don't worry, if I don't sell it to you, may I be struck by lightning."
Her behavior seemed particularly strange to Li Yue.
Li Yue lowered her head and held up three fingers. What does that mean?
Does Xia believe in anything strange?
After confirming that no one else had any objections, Xia Chuhe stood in front of the spinning wheel and began the first draw of the dolls.
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