Chapter 175 Sand Fortress
Su Tinglu had read novels about strange rules and supernatural phenomena before, so she quickly began to analyze the information in the given hints.
Tip 1: Seawater is not for consumption.
Seawater is definitely not edible, but the word "edible" is used very cleverly. Rule 4 states that seawater can be used to rinse the mouth when necessary. Does rinsing the mouth with seawater fall under the same category as edible seawater?
Tip 2: You cannot leave the island.
You can't leave the island, but Rule Seven says there's no exit from the island. If there's no exit, then the only way to find an exit is to leave the island!
If we can't leave the island, how do we find it?!
Isn't this a contradiction?!
Therefore, the rules listed above are very likely false.
Which one is false?!
There is a third point.
Tip 3: Do not talk to strange people you encounter; they are dangerous.
Su Tinglu looked around and found that the area was empty and there was nothing there. Even if others had entered the strange rules, according to the rules there, they would likely be isolated from her.
Tip 6: The island is dangerous at night. Please find a safe shelter to protect yourself.
The island in front of her was very small. Su Tinglu explored the entire island but couldn't find any shelter.
Does this mean we have to build this shelter ourselves?!
Su Tinglu was speechless.
Now I must analyze and extract the useful information.
The food on the island is inedible, but I can't leave the island. Where am I supposed to get food?!
One of these two is definitely wrong.
Su Tinglu's brain raced, and finally she came up with something.
Yes, since they invited me to play this game of strange rules, they certainly wouldn't let me die so easily.
If they can't get food, they'll definitely die.
So the food on the island should be edible.
Su Tinglu, having completely let loose, picked up a coconut from the ground and started smashing it.
"Bang bang bang bang——"
The coconut was tapped on the ground, and its shell gradually cracked open, revealing juice inside.
Su Tinglu tried a bite and found the juice to be very sweet, and felt warm all over when she ate it.
Could it be that the coconut juice here is different?!
Or perhaps that rule is correct, and I really can't eat the food on the island?
Su Tinglu thought about it for a moment, and decided that if it was going to be crunchy, it was crunchy; she was too lazy to think about it anyway.
I just don't know if my grandparents have ever been to this awful place.
Hopefully, this game is only for young people!
Su Tinglu slowly closed her eyes.
...After a while, she felt the warmth surging from her abdomen become more pronounced, spreading to her limbs and bones, as if her internal organs were being soaked in a hot spring, warm and very comfortable.
Wait, I'm not dead?!
Su Tinglu stood up from the ground in surprise and found herself perfectly fine, and her eyesight even seemed to have improved.
That means the food on the island is safe to eat!
So it's very likely that we won't be able to leave the island, that's true.
Su Tinglu looked around and found that there was nothing around to get out of, so she decided to give up her idea of cutting down the coconut trees and making them into rafts.
Although he didn't have the tools to cut down the raft.
Su Tinglu felt her head buzzing. She quickly drank the coconut water and scooped up some seawater with the coconut shell.
Great, this can be used as a container.
Su Tinglu began to think about shelters again.
Does this mean I have to build myself a shelter out of sand?!
Su Tinglu tried digging at the sand under her feet.
Going out to sea is very likely to result in death; avoid taking risks unless absolutely necessary.
Su Tinglu thought about it again. If they couldn't leave, then the passage could only exist inside the island?
Could it be underground?!
Give it a try.
Su Tinglu tried to pour out the seawater from the coconut shell, and then used the coconut shell to start digging the sand inside.
During the excavation, Su Tinglu discovered a problem.
When digging, some sand is hard and some is soft.
Su Tinglu pulled the soft side apart completely and discovered that there was indeed something fishy underneath.
The sand in front of them had completely disappeared, turning into a small sand fortress.
Moreover, it's an underground sand fortress.
Upon entering, Su Tinglu noticed several notices posted outside the sand fortress.
The sign had a line of text on it.
"Don't look up when you hear noises while you're sleeping at night, or he'll appear."
Su Tinglu frowned slightly.
He'll show up?!
What does "he" refer to?
Su Tinglu was somewhat puzzled.
However, Su Tinglu didn't think too much about it and went straight into the sand fortress.
When entering the sand fortress, don't forget to take your coconut shell with you.
Then they brought them in together.
Upon entering the sand fortress, Su Tinglu felt a chill run down her spine.
That feeling... was like being watched.
It just makes people feel very uncomfortable.
Su Tinglu looked inside and found that there was nothing inside the sand fortress, and the light was very dim.
There was only one thing next to it that looked like wood.
The rules don't say you can't move, right?!
Su Tinglu didn't know if these strange rules would cause deaths, but based on the novels she had read before, they probably would.
Su Tinglu tried to touch it.
Who cares? Skill breeds daring. The timid starve while the bold thrive. Just be tough!
The moment Su Tinglu touched it, a blinding light suddenly shot out before her eyes.
She instinctively closed her eyes.
The moment she touched him, she felt the sensation of being watched disappear.
That's strange.
She tentatively opened her eyes and found herself facing a leaping flame.
The flames leaped and bounced.
Could there be hidden rules within this sand fortress?
Su Tinglu couldn't help but think that the illusion of being watched had disappeared after the sand fortress was illuminated.
Could it be because of this light?!
Light can dispel darkness, but darkness hides some unknown filth.
So, you have to sleep with this piece of wood at night?!
Su Tinglu fell into deep thought.
She is still very confident.
Yes, that must be what she thought, that's right!
Su Tinglu put it into practice directly.
Since we can't leave the island, we'll sleep at the foot of the island that night; the sand fortress should be our shelter.
I did not break any rules tonight.
Except for the rule that you can't eat the food on the island.
Su Tinglu thought of the piece of wood she was holding in her arms.
By the dim light of the fire, Su Tinglu could vaguely make out that the piece of wood she was holding... looked a bit like the trunk of a coconut tree.
But it also seems different.
The coconut trees here don't look quite the same as those in real life.
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