Knowing that Shi Jinzhe was probably cursing himself again, the system changed the subject before Sheh noticed: "[You can now settle your game and leave.]"
Shi Jinzhe looked at Zheng Jingjing, whose body was swaying precariously, as if she were about to collapse and turn to ashes with a gust of wind. He could not get any more information out of her.
He nodded in acknowledgment: "Let's settle the game."
"Wait two more minutes."
Amidst the puzzled looks of the others, Shekh stood before Zheng Jingjing, counting down the time, waiting for Zheng Jingjing to die completely.
Two minutes later.
Shekh stretched out his arms and waved them in front of the black, humanoid ashes. The flowing sleeves of his clothes stirred a breeze, gently brushing away the powder in front of him.
Amidst the scattered ashes, a card fell from the ground.
Shekh picked up the card. "You can settle the payment now."
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Inside the pure white transit space.
Congratulations to player Shi Jinzhe for successfully clearing the dungeon "Seeking Slander"!
Points earned in this round: 25 points.
(The basic task of avoiding being discovered by ghosts was not completed, so the 20 points for the basic task cannot be obtained.)
Complete the hidden advanced mission: Defeat Zheng Jingjing, the boss in Building 3, successfully break the seven-day cycle in Building 3, and the auxiliary system will reposition the world anchor point.
Hidden reward item: Safe House 602. [Unavailable in the player's original world.]
This round's winnings:
Prop: [A newspaper used to conceal the truth.] (Disposable prop.)
Skill Card: [Inner Demon] [Dropped by dungeon boss.]
"Skill card...?" Shi Jinzhe looked at the skill description, asking Shehe as he read, "Was this what you were waiting for?"
“Hmm.” Sheh said sarcastically to the system, “It won’t remind you unless you take it yourself.”
Skill: [Inner Demon]
Skill description: Where are ghosts and gods? They are not as numerous as the inner demons.
Shi Jinzhe: "It was still a two-character card; I almost missed it."
[I don't recommend you wear this card.] The system became unusually serious: [At least for now, wearing this card for extended periods is not advisable.]
"Does this card have any side effects?"
Shi Jinzhe remembered that a player named Shen Shu in the Jigsaw City had a two-character card with serious side effects, and he ended up losing it all because of it.
Shekh took the card: "This card is more focused on mental attacks. While it amplifies all sorts of distracting thoughts, the player will also be affected. It will affect their mental state, right?"
Yes, this is a disqualifying card. The negative effects outweigh the positive ones. Prolonged use will cause the player's physical body to disappear, just like Zheng Jingjing, forever living in her own obsession and becoming a true inner demon.
The system slid out Shi Jinzhe's data panel: [Two-character cards are all dropped by bosses. The stronger the boss, the more perfect the dropped two-character card. Theoretically speaking, two-character cards dropped by world bosses are the best.]
Shi Jinzhe sighed regretfully: "Disqualification card, I didn't know there was so much to it."
What a waste of your time.
It feels like finding money on the street, but it's ghost money – you can spend it, but once you've spent it all, you have to send yourself away too.
He does have a lot of distracting thoughts. He was originally thinking of changing the second skill to the word "two". Judging from this, the Inner Demon card can only be used briefly in suitable scenarios.
"What will you do with this card if I don't pick it up?"
[Added to the skill card pool for new players.]
Shi Jinzhe: "...Can a beginner use this card?"
You'd be so nervous, overthinking, and scared the moment you entered the game that you'd scare yourself to death.
[...Do you think two-letter cards are easy to draw? Even a disqualified card is still a two-letter card; it just has a stronger negative effect, not that it's useless.]
The system tried to mitigate its own risks, adding, "In case someone randomly enters the system practicing Buddhism or Taoism, this card will become extremely powerful."
Shi Jinzhe cried out and complained to Shehe, "It says I am impure in my six senses."
“It’s right.” Shekh finally sided with the system for once.
"..."
Forget it, time has come and I won't say anything more.
“Take us to see my father.”
The system was just waiting for those words, and quickly took the two away.
A flash of white light appeared, and when Shi Jinzhe opened his eyes again, he was already standing with Sher in a valley where small white flowers were swaying.
Shekh grabbed Shi Jinzhe's broken arm and made him lift him up to avoid stepping on the flowers: "It seems a bit chilly here."
“I can’t really sense it, but since you’ve said it, then it must be there.”
Shi Jinzhe still remembered the way into the valley, so he held Shehe tightly and walked quickly inside.
The giant white tree in the middle of the lake was severely withered, and many blue leaves were floating on the lake surface. Shi Jinzhe could tell from this that the tree was not in good condition.
He changed direction, took bigger steps, and decided to take a detour to see Mu Bai first.
The tinkling of wind chimes echoed everywhere, and in the sunken valley, Mu Bai, whose face was covered with fine roots, slowly opened his eyes.
His physical condition was more serious than when Shi Jinzhe last saw him; he could barely maintain his human form, with only his face still barely resembling a human.
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