Jiang Ran approached and found that the door was firmly locked, with four keys hanging on it.
He took one of them off, and saw that the key was golden in color, with a unique pattern, and the words "rat's eyes" were engraved on it.
Mouse eyes?
Jiang Ran's first thought was whether this was another riddle based on the twelve zodiac animals.
However, there are only four keys, so they probably don't correspond to the twelve zodiac animals.
Could one of these four keys be the key to open this door?
Let's take a look at the other three keys first before making a judgment.
When Jiang Ran took the second key, the moment he touched it, he felt an irresistible repulsive force that pushed him dozens of meters away!
The key also fell to the ground.
"Brother Jiang Ran!"
"fine."
Jiang Ran didn't find anything wrong with himself. The second key wasn't rejecting him, but... the first key!
Will a repulsive reaction occur once the key leaves the door?
This means that a person cannot hold multiple keys.
Jiang Ran already had a guess. He handed the first key to Yu Cheng, then stepped forward and picked up the second key.
It was a key that was entirely red.
The words "Dry Spring" are engraved on it.
Rat-like eyes... dried-up spring...?
Jiang Ran simply couldn't connect the names of the two keys.
He then tossed the key to Ye Ye and picked up the third key.
This was a blue key with the word "Dilution" engraved on it. Jiang Ran casually tossed it to Yang Hai.
The fourth key is entirely green and engraved with the word "stumbling".
"Jiang Ran!"
While Jiang Ran was thinking, Ye Ye suddenly threw away the key in his hand!
"This key is suspicious!"
"What?"
All eyes turned to him, because Jiang Ran was fine when he picked up the key, so why did something go wrong when he picked up Ye Ye?
"I feel my mental energy rapidly draining away!" Ye Ye spread his palms out. "Just as I got this key!"
"In the span of about 10 seconds, I lost about 1% of my mental energy!"
It was only after losing 1% that Ye Ye realized something was wrong!
Losing 1% every 10 seconds, or 6% in a minute, isn’t exactly “rapid,” but they won’t stay here for just a minute.
Even before that, within ten minutes, Ye Ye's mental energy depletion would reach 60%!
Moreover, if mental energy is constantly being depleted, it will never be able to recover!
So he immediately threw away the key in his hand!
Jiang Ran then realized that, in order to guard against the director, he had been keeping the [Wheel of Fate] running, which automatically made these negative effects disappear.
But it's a different story when it's in the hands of other people!
The second key causes the holder to constantly lose mental energy? No wonder it's called "Dried-up Spring"!
Therefore, "rat-like eyes," "diluted," and "staggering" must also represent a negative state!
"Stumbling" is currently in Jiang Ran's hands, "Rat-eyed" is in Yu Cheng's hands, and "Dilution" is in Yang Hai's hands.
"Is this stuff poisonous?"
Yang Hai picked up the key and shook it, ready to throw it out at any moment!
However, he himself did not feel anything wrong with his body, and his mental strength was perfectly normal.
Is the name of this key "Dilution"?
Yang Hai grabbed a handful of playing cards and threw them into the air!
This is a miracle from the magician!
The playing cards danced in the air, eventually turning into a wisp of flame that drifted away.
"really!"
Yang Hai cursed under his breath!
He originally intended to throw a large fireball, but he only managed to summon a small flame!
His [Miracle] effect was greatly suppressed!
Jiang Ran nodded. At least he knew the specific negative effects of the key, which was better than knowing nothing and just blindly touching it.
Yu Cheng held the key, looking it over from left to right, but didn't seem to notice anything amiss.
"Physical condition is normal, mental strength is normal..." She also used [Creator] once, summoning the Magic Mirror, "Abilities are normal too."
"Brother Jiang Ran, it seems there's nothing wrong with my key. There shouldn't be any problem. I don't think I need to worry about it."
There's nothing wrong with it... that's the biggest problem!
Negative effects that are obvious can be prevented in advance. What's truly worrisome is something that works fine most of the time but fails at crucial moments.
"Rat-like eyes..."
Jiang Ran stared at Yu Cheng.
There are a number of chickens and rabbits in a cage. There are 50 chickens and rabbits in total, with 160 legs. How many chickens and rabbits are there? What is the fastest way to find the answer?
"ah?"
Yu Cheng was a little confused, and so were the others.
Why did you suddenly switch to the math channel?
"Brother Jiang Ran, why are you suddenly asking this?"
"Don't worry about it for now, just give me an answer."
He asked somewhat uncertainly, "Should we set up an equation? Or use the extreme value method?"
"Your magic mirror is right next to you, why don't you just ask for the answer?"
"ah?"
Everyone was stunned.
Jiang Ran concluded: "See? I knew it! The negative effect of being 'spotty' is that it affects intelligence!"
“No…” Rusgler’s lips twitched. “I don’t think I would have guessed this even if I hadn’t taken the key…”
“Just kidding, but when you said before, ‘Brother Jiang Ran, it seems like there’s nothing wrong with this key, there shouldn’t be any problem, I don’t think I need to worry about it,’ I already knew that this key was influencing your judgment.”
As for the final "staggering", based on its literal meaning, it should refer to an effect that affects movement.
Four keys, four negative effects.
At this moment, Jiang Ran looked back at the strange door and noticed a strange protrusion in the center.
This appears to be just a cover plate.
Jiang Ran opened the cover, revealing exactly four keyholes inside!
There are four keyholes, corresponding to four keys.
Rusger guessed, "Could it be that the four keys are inserted in the correct order?"
“No, I don’t think it’s that simple.” Jiang Ran pondered for a moment. “These four keys have been mutually exclusive since they were taken out. If it were just a game of guessing the order, there would be no need to design it this way.”
Four keys, four keyholes!
Jiang Ran understood! These four keys are for opening the other rooms! The key to the main door is hidden in these rooms!
The keys are mutually exclusive, and the four rooms are definitely in different locations. This design is clearly intended to force them to split into four groups!
"So how do we divide into teams?"
"Why split into teams?" Jiang Ran toyed with the key in his hand. "Since the designer of this thing wants us to split into teams, then we'll just do the opposite!"
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