Chapter 104 Safe Zone 1 (1) - Uses of the Scarab Item
Keep in mind that one million points is a seven-figure sum for him. 20% of his total points would be at least 200,000 points!
Why? Why would she play this dungeon at the same time as him? If she were to be his next player, wouldn't she be hitting the jackpot?!
Ning Shu felt like he had... lost a hundred million!
When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the same spot, where she saw Wu Yi squatting by the roadside waiting for her.
As soon as Wu Yi saw her come out, he quickly stood up and ran towards her, praising her profusely: "Sister Ning, you're amazing! We earned a lot of points this time."
Ning Shu noticed that someone was watching them nearby, so she quickly made a "shh" gesture to calm him down and pulled him towards home.
After returning home, the two began to share what they had gained from the trip.
Ning Shu then realized that Wu Yi had chosen the "Anka" item. Since the system had not provided any information about it, Ning Shu suggested that he spend 10 points to buy an instruction manual.
Wu Yi nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Cheng Chuan returned from outside. He was stunned for a moment when he saw them, and then excitedly ran over and hugged the two of them.
“You’ve been missing for three days. I was just looking for you outside.”
Cheng Chuan spoke excitedly, and before the two of them could speak, he added, "Quickly send a message to Sister Meng and tell her to stop looking for them."
Ning Shu and Wu Yi watched as Cheng Chuan summoned the control panel and pointed at it, only asking about the situation after he recovered.
"I noticed something was wrong the day you disappeared. Because I have no experience, I thought something had happened to you, so I quickly contacted Sister Meng."
After hearing this, Sister Meng remained calm and said that you must have entered a non-fixed instance, and told me not to worry.
She told me to wait three days, and then look for you near the last place you disappeared, and say…
Cheng Chuan hesitated for a moment, looking at Ning Shu and Wu Yi's clear yet foolish expressions, before continuing:
"I told you that if you can successfully complete the game, great; if not, I'll have to collect your... your corpses."
Although the last two words were spoken in a low voice, Ning Shu and Wu Yi still heard them.
Ning Shu shot Cheng Chuan a death stare, as if to say, "Can't you speak properly?"
Wu Yi was much more direct, jumping up and saying, "Brother Chuan, how can you not wish us well? Love really does disappear, doesn't it?"
Cheng Chuan: "..." He was just telling the truth.
Knowing he was in the wrong, he could only shut up and endure the criticism from the two men until Li Mengqi returned.
The moment Cheng Chuan saw Li Mengqi appear, he felt as if he had seen an angel; Li Mengqi was surrounded by a golden halo.
Seeing that they were both safe and sound, Li Mengqi was relieved: "You two are pretty good. How was your first time entering a non-fixed instance?"
Before Ning Shu could speak, Wu Yi started chattering away.
Since neither Li Mengqi nor Cheng Chuan had entered this instance before, this is how they heard Wu Yi's explanation:
“We %&&*, then %#@%, we ran and ran @#&*￥…”
In short, they listened to nothing.
Ning Shu observed their expressions, interrupted Wu Yi, and asked Li Mengqi and Cheng Chuan, "How much of what he just said did you hear?"
Cheng Chuan thought for a moment: "...Ten percent, I guess, are all censored beeping sounds."
Anyone who didn't know better would think he was listening to something discordant.
Wu Yi realized that all his words had been wasted.
Li Mengqi stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Are you hungry? I'll cook for you."
In fact, Ning Shu and Wu Yi had quite a few points, enough to buy a full meal, but the cold food produced by the system couldn't compare to a steaming hot meal.
Ning Shu and Wu Yi immediately nodded in agreement; they didn't want to waste Li Mengqi's good intentions.
Cheng Chuan told Ning Shu and Wu Yi to take a shower first, while he went to help Li Mengqi. The two of them busied themselves in the kitchen.
After taking a shower, Ning Shu looked at herself in the mirror and realized that her skin tone was completely different from that in the game.
She has fully recovered her fair complexion from before entering the dungeon. Her fair skin is one of her few advantages, and she is especially grateful to God for not blocking all her paths.
Looking at her enviable fair skin, Ning Shu thought she should take on a skin whitening or sunscreen advertisement.
The stark contrast between the skin color of the African people inside the instance and the skin color of the peeled egg outside the instance makes for a very effective advertisement.
Of course, it's also incredibly deceptive.
Unfortunately, survival games don't believe in advertising.
After Ning Shu finished tidying up, she smelled the aroma of the food. After going out, she and Wu Yi enjoyed a hearty meal.
After dinner, following Ning Shu's instructions, Wu Yi bought an instruction manual in front of everyone and used the "Anka" prop. [1]
The instruction manual states that wearing this item will give the user an extra life in each instance.
Wow~ This prop is amazing!
Ning Shu, Cheng Chuan, and Li Mengqi all showed expressions of envy.
Wu Yi, immersed in joy, suddenly composed himself and looked at Ning Shu: "Sister Ning, what prop did you take?"
Ning Shu felt there was nothing to hide in a broken beetle ornament, so she took it out directly.
Upon seeing the "scarab" prop, Wu Yi exclaimed, "Wow, it's so beautiful!" [2]
At the center of this ornament is a blue scarab beetle with a ruby head, outstretched blue wings, and gold wire inlaid in the middle.
Ning Shu was somewhat disdainful; in a survival game, what good are pretty items?
Now that she has points, she no longer wants to guess and has bought an instruction manual to use.
[Item Name: Beautiful Scarab Ornament.]
[Item Usage: Wear it on your person.]
[Item effect: Grants immunity to one fatal attack in a dungeon.]
[Friendly reminder: Each instance can only be used once.]
Wow~ This item is also incredibly powerful, almost equivalent to the "Anka" item.
Now, Ning Shu went from envying others to being envied.
"Tsk tsk tsk." Li Mengqi clicked her tongue a few times. "You two scared Cheng Chuan and me half to death, but you reaped a lot of rewards. I bet you earned a lot of points too."
Ning Shu proudly held up three fingers: "300 points."
"Impressive," Li Mengqi praised without reservation.
The atmosphere inside was pleasant, except for Cheng Chuan, who seemed somewhat disappointed. He blamed himself for being so preoccupied with his own affairs.
If we had left with Ning Shu and the others back then, we might have been able to experience this instance together.
Ning Shu and Wu Yi were sleepy after they finished sharing. Although it was just past noon, they had been busy in the dungeon for a whole day and night.
Now that they were out, they felt sleepy and went back to their rooms to rest.
After Ning Shu woke up, it was already evening. She had eaten too much at noon and wasn't hungry, so she lay in bed and started browsing online forums.
Li Mengqi once said that in order to make progress, one must learn more from others on Baidu Tieba, and Ning Shu strictly followed this task.
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