Chapter 87 Tracing the Desert (10) - Red Question Mark
Good heavens, the dates and grapes have almost all turned into dried dates and raisins, and the abalone fruit has lost a lot of moisture, some of them are even spoiled.
Ning Shu and Wu Yi picked out the ones that weren't bad and put them in their bags.
"Sister Ning, are we leaving now?" Wu Yi asked as he packed up.
"No, the oasis may disappear soon. We're tired these past few days. Let's rest here for now and then do the mission."
Now, the blurry block in the upper left corner is becoming clearer. Although it's impossible to tell what it is, it indicates that they are not far from their destination.
Adding to the large red question mark seen through her glasses, Ning Shu felt it necessary to go and see what it was.
After tidying up, they returned to the lakeside, found a shady spot under a tree, and rested there. The sun was about to set, so they could get a good night's sleep.
Although Ning Shu didn't show his actual abilities, he did demonstrate his martial arts skills, so the players were hesitant to provoke him or his martial arts prowess.
Ning Shu fell asleep after sitting down. Since there were other players around, she and Wu Yi took turns standing guard.
When Ning Shu woke up in the evening, she let Wu Yi rest while she stood guard.
She saw several bonfires burning, each surrounded by players. She hadn't expected that some of the players would have their own fire.
Ning Shu went over and struck up a conversation with Sister Li: "Where did this fire come from?" Because Sister Li and her group also had a bonfire over there.
“One player had a lighter, so we asked him for it, and it cost us 2 points.”
Ha, points really are a valuable currency, but 2 points isn't too much to ask for in a dungeon.
"Sister Li, have you rested well?" Ning Shu asked curiously, noticing that her companions were all asleep.
“I haven’t slept yet. I’ll sleep after they wake up. Young people need more sleep.”
Ning Shu felt that Sister Li really had a maternal instinct. She chatted with her for a while before leaving. Before leaving, she asked Sister Li to keep an eye on Wu Yi while she went to the restroom.
After finishing his business, Ning Shu did not immediately return to the lakeside, but instead looked into the distance, searching for the million.
She discovered that the million was not far from them, and the golden light lingered in one place for a long time.
She guessed that the other party also knew that the area was close to the mission point, so they didn't go far.
As expected, everyone's destination was the same.
She looked again at the huge red question mark, and she felt that this question mark must be very important, because her glasses kept reminding her of it, which was almost equivalent to a million-dollar reward.
Something that would make glasses treat you like this must be something extraordinary.
Because he didn't know what it was, Ning Shu didn't dare to act at night and decided to wait until dawn.
Wu Yi woke up in the middle of the night, and Ning Shu went back to sleep, leaving Wu Yi to keep watch.
As soon as it was light, the oasis hadn't disappeared, which surprised Ning Shu, but she wasn't entirely surprised either.
Today is day 15 of the dungeon run. Halfway through the quest time, Ning Shu has been resting well and decided to go check out the question mark area before the sun gets too strong.
As they left, the others just watched them curiously, showing no intention of following.
The players had been through a lot in the first half of the month, and now that they had finally found an oasis where they could rest, they were reluctant to leave so soon.
Sister Li simply greeted Ning Shu and asked where they were going. When Ning Shu replied that they were just looking around, she didn't say anything more.
Ning Shu and Wu Yi walked towards the red question mark. Wu Yi felt that the blurry outline in the upper left corner of his vision seemed to be getting clearer and clearer: "Sister Ning, have we found the place?"
Ning Shu also noticed the change in the blurry block and replied uncertainly, "Maybe, let's go take a look first."
They were too tired to walk any further when it was almost noon, so Ning Shu quickly dug a hole and hid inside to rest.
Once the sun wasn't so hot, they continued their journey.
After the sun went down, Ning Shu dared not continue her journey, fearing a trap. She dug another hole to rest.
The next morning, she and Wu Yi continued their journey and finally arrived at their destination just as the sun was about to reach its zenith.
But she was dumbfounded. The arrow pointing to the point was just a pile of sand, nothing at all, not even a sand dune.
This means... she's being told to dig deeper? To dig out a question mark?
Ning Shu hesitated for a moment, then decided to dig anyway. The glasses had already given a hint that it was this far, so she figured she should at least see what was inside.
What if it's a clue to clear the level or a designated item? That would be a huge windfall!
Without saying a word, Ning Shu started digging, using her secret weapon from the past few days—the dog-claw digging technique.
Wu Yi originally wanted to help, but seeing Ning Shu's excavator-like efficiency, he felt that he... couldn't be of any help.
Those who could help would only make things worse, so he stood by and watched Ning Shu busy herself with a clear conscience.
Ning Shu dug to a depth of more than 3 meters without finding anything, which puzzled him. However, he thought he might find something soon, so he continued.
There's a story that goes like this: A man was digging a well, and after digging hundreds of holes, he still couldn't find water.
Because he gave up halfway through each hole, he missed the water in one of them, which was just a few meters away from water.
What a delicious bowl of "chicken soup" it was! She drank it all first, and then she kept digging, convinced that she could find something.
When she dug to a depth of more than 6 meters, she realized something was wrong and asked a profound question: Why is she being asked to dig such a deep pit? Is she supposed to find something or bury herself?
She was starting to question her life. She looked up and saw that the view was like "a frog in a well looking at the sky."
At this moment, Wu Yi's shocked face appeared at the opening above; he clearly hadn't expected her to dig so deep.
"Sister Ning, are you... sure you haven't come to the wrong place?" This is deeper than any pit they've ever dug before.
"..."
At this moment, Ning Shu still thought of that bowl of "chicken soup" in her mind: all success in life depends on perseverance, so—she had to keep going!
Ning Shu's continued digging silenced Wu Yi: Sister Ning is really stubborn! It's fine to keep digging, but the opening is too small. I hope it doesn't collapse soon.
As Wu Yi was thinking this, he suddenly heard a loud "boom".
Holy crap! It really collapsed!!
"Sister Ning!"
He had just shouted when he realized that the collapse wasn't just happening on Ning Shu's side; his side was too. Without warning, he fell down as well.
Even as Ning Shu fell, she didn't complain about the glasses prop: Damn it, there was a trap here!
Why bother with a question mark? At least use an exclamation mark! The person who designed this game has terrible language skills!
She kept falling down into the sea of sand, like falling into a funnel full of sand, her whole body being pulled into a narrow opening.
Because her face was covered in sand, she didn't dare to open her mouth or breathe. She held her breath and was "pulled" into a hole by the sand, and then she felt her body suddenly suspended in mid-air.
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