Chapter 027: Eating Watermelons in the Archives of Lies (16)
In the archives, Qin Zhengyi said to everyone anxiously, "The 'delay clock' I used can't completely negate the boss's rule kill, but it delays it by 10 minutes. We must clear the level within 10 minutes in order for Xiaoyan to truly avoid the boss's rule kill this time."
Upon hearing this, Mo Qianhe used the "Sound Transmission Wall" to inform Liu Tang: "Liu Tang, quickly take that old immortal back to the archives. We don't have much time."
After receiving the other party's confirmation reply, he looked at Qin Zhengyi.
The girl had already walked to the "Snow Elf" file rack and clicked to play the fragment: "My mother is not a mistress. I didn't know she was my sister."
The situation was urgent now, and she had no time to worry about which of the two fragments was a lie. She could only rely on her own judgment and test this one first.
Jiang Minxu came over and handed the "Resurrection Coin" to Qin Zhengyi again: "Just in case."
Qin Zhengyi stopped being pretentious and nodded to accept it.
Just as Qin Zhengyi was about to put the fragments in her hand on the file shelf, Liu Tang's voice came from the other side of the "sound wall".
He shouted, "Wait a minute, the Snow Elf didn't lie! She really didn't know that the Matryoshka was her sister! She's also sure her mother isn't a mistress!"
From Lao Cheng's evil value record, Liu Tang saw the images that he had deliberately concealed.
The increase in evil value caused by this record was much weaker than other things, so it was skipped by Liu Tang before.
Now he could see clearly that in the image, the "Matryoshka" and the "Snow Elf" were confronting each other on the rooftop.
The Snow Elf said to the Matryoshka in a mocking tone, "If your best friend hadn't told me about our relationship in the cafeteria that day, I really wouldn't have known that you, who have been targeting me openly and secretly, are actually my half-sister.
"Your useless mother tried to get promoted by being a mistress but failed, yet you started a rumor that my mother was a mistress. You and your mother are both shameless."
Through the words of "Snow Elf", Liu Tang could clearly infer that the girl did not lie in the cafeteria at that time. She did not think that her mother was a mistress, nor did she know that the "nesting doll" was related to her by blood.
On the other side of the sound transmission wall, Qin Zhengyi took a step back in fear after listening to Liu Tang's brief explanation.
She almost got killed by the boss's rules because she placed the fragments in the wrong place.
Although there is a "resurrection coin", the mechanism of this item is that the player must experience the rule killing before being resurrected. Qin Zhengyi does not want to experience the pain of having her tongue pulled out.
Before she could recover, Jiang Minxu had already stuffed a fragment into her hand: "This is another fragment of 'Matryoshka'. If 'Snow Elf' didn't lie, then this sentence must be a lie."
Song Xiaoyan also came over and pulled his childhood friend towards the "Matryoshka" file rack, clicking on the fragments as he walked to confirm the content.
The "Matryoshka" in the fragment touched her belly and said, "Since this child is not loved, it is better not to let it be born into this world."
But what exactly is the lie in this sentence?
Song Xiaoyan was caught off guard by the wrong result of the previous fragment, and she still couldn't think clearly.
What worries her even more is that once the fragments are put back in place, who will the boss question next?
Although Qin Zhengyi was also worried about the next person to be questioned, she could no longer care about that. There were only a few minutes left on the "delay clock". If she continued to hesitate, she would not only waste this rare life-saving prop, but also cause the death of her childhood friend.
With trembling hands, she placed the fragments on the file shelf. When she heard the system's announcement of a successful return, she felt a little exhausted.
The file return rate has risen to 90%.
Outside the cafeteria, Liu Tang anxiously urged Lao Cheng to speed up and return to the archives.
Lao Cheng was at ease and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Aren't we still going to have lunch together?"
Liu Tang was almost furious. Although he could move the player with just a flick of his finger, he couldn't just do anything to the player since the other party hadn't violated any rules.
Although Lao Cheng didn't know that the situation in the archives was already a life-and-death race, seeing that the NPC was so anxious, he could more or less guess that something might have gone wrong on the other side and they needed to race against time.
But he chose not to rush. If he could really kill one or two players by delaying time, then he would make a profit.
Liu Tang quickly flipped through the task release panel, preparing to give Lao Cheng another task to return to the archives immediately, when he saw Lao Cheng's body as if being dragged by some force, flying quickly towards the archives.
Liu Tang understood immediately.
[Ha! You old bastard, you've been chosen by the boss to answer questions again!]
He floated up happily and flew towards the archives.
Mo Qianhe and others in the archives breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that it was Lao Cheng again who was being questioned by the Boss this time.
Qin Zhengyi held onto her childhood friend's hand as if she had survived a disaster, and the two of them stood against the wall, somewhat exhausted.
The girl had long since lost her previous impetuous demeanor. She casually said to her childhood friend, "It seems that NPC wasn't lying. Players with high Naughtiness Rank really will be targeted all the time."
Jiang Minxu walked up to Mo Qianhe and said, "Now you're the only one without a backup. Have you figured out how to snatch the fragments from that old dog?"
Mo Qianhe was still thinking about the truth behind the lie and did not answer.
Jiang Minxu took out the prop transformed from Yin Guanglai's tongue and said to Mo Qianhe, "This prop, 'Toad's Tongue,' can stick to anything and drag it towards you. I've used up all my uses for this prop. If you're not afraid of backlash, you can use it to steal the old dog's fragments."
Mo Qianhe came back to his senses, took the prop from Jiang Minxu's hand, and thanked the young man: "Thank you, I'll take it first. If I really use it, I'll give you points later."
Jiang Minxu waved his hand: "No need. I got a bargain anyway, so whoever sees it gets a share. It's the same for you to use this prop."
Mo Qianhe nodded and didn't bother to be polite with the other party.
At this moment, they saw Lao Cheng being thrown into the archives in a mess by a huge force and fell in front of the Boss.
The thin man fell to his knees, like a thrown puppet, and grimaced in pain.
Mo Qianhe took a deep breath and suddenly said to Jiang Minxu beside him, "This boss is really cruel to players with high evil values... Is this a side effect of 'Infernal Hell'?"
Jiang Minxu was speechless at this man's calmness.
I'm the only one without any guarantee, and now I still have the mood to chat about these trivial things.
Lao Cheng got up from the ground with some difficulty. Fortunately, he had spent points to make his body younger. If he still had those old arms and legs, he would probably be half dead by now.
He began to feel that the Boss was targeting him more maliciously, but he comforted himself that every dungeon was like this before and there was not much difference.
Liu Tang also floated into the archives at this time. His posture was relaxed and elegant, in sharp contrast to Lao Cheng.
Qin Zhengyi looked at the young man's figure and was a little dazed for a moment: "So handsome..."
Song Xiaoyan was a little speechless: "You really lose your composure once you relax."
Boss ignored Lao Cheng's distraught state and clicked to play the fragments he had just returned. He asked the familiar question: "Excuse me, what is the truth behind the fragments?"
Lao Cheng thought about it for a moment. Based on the information he had obtained so far, he was not sure of the truth behind this statement.
Instead of risking your own life, it is better to let others take the blame.
Thinking of this, he opened the system panel.
Anyway, he has a lot of props, so he doesn't feel bad about using them.
Just as he clicked on another death substitute, he received a system prompt:
[The number of times the item can be used has been reduced to 0, and the item cannot be used.]
His face turned grim.
At this time, the thin man heard Fang Yiran, with messy hair, say, "Oh, you can't use props anymore, right? I did it! You old fool, I let you hurt me before!"
The live broadcast room stood up collectively:
"Hahahahaha! Applause for Crazy Fang!"
"Well done! We must confront the liar Lao Cheng head-on!"
"Ever since he went crazy, his mental state has been so handsome!"
The props used by Fang Yiran can reduce the player's chance to use the props once.
He used to think that this item was useless. If he kept it, he couldn't bear to use it to harm other players, but he couldn't bear to sell it because he felt he was losing money.
Unexpectedly, he would have the opportunity to use it in this copy.
And I don't feel any guilt after using it, I just feel refreshed.
Liu Tang was also shocked when he saw Fang Yiran's attitude of wanting to die together with him.
[Wow, you know what, he looks so manly when he goes crazy!]
Mo Qiangan:...
Others were also caught off guard by this development.
Qin Zhengyi said weakly to Song Xiaoyan, "I'm starting to admire your former idol. He really dares to take action when something happens."
Song Xiaoyan nodded: "He's almost igniting me like this."
Jiang Minxu was just about to remind Mo Qianhe to steal the fragments when he saw Mo Qianhe casually walking up to Lao Cheng.
"Don't know the answer?" Mo Qianhe smiled. "I know. Do you want me to tell you, Mr. Xi Shicheng?"
Lao Cheng's pupils shrank slightly when he heard this.
This surname and this name were the ones he used when he first came into contact with Mohism.
Only those who know themselves at that time will know.
The doubt that had existed for a long time was finally confirmed. He said excitedly: "You are my son? You want to help me?!"
[Wow, you're such a daredevil, old man. You treated Boss Mo's family so badly, and yet you still expect them to help you?]
Liu Tang couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Mo Qianhe gave Lao Cheng a forced smile: "In terms of blood relationship, I am indeed your son. But I am not going to help you, I am only going to make a deal with you."
Mo Qianhe pointed at the fragment that Lao Cheng was holding tightly in his hand and said, "Give me the fragment and I will tell you the correct answer."
Lao Cheng sneered: "It's still the same as before, eating from the inside and betraying the outside."
The cold smile on Mo Qianhe's face remained unchanged. "You better behave yourself, you old immortal, or I won't trade with you. I'll just let you answer incorrectly and die here, and you'll still get the fragment."
Lao Cheng's expression froze, and after a moment's pause, he asked, "If that's the case, why did you make a deal with me?"
Mo Qianhe looked at Lao Cheng, his eyes brimming with dark malice, and said, "Because death is too easy for you, I still want you to experience 'Infernal Hell' a little more."
Lao Cheng shivered at the cold emotion in his son's eyes.
This caused the adrenaline in his body to be secreted wildly, making him excited.
The man quickly realized that this deal was not a loss at all for him. He traded a fragment for a life, which was a huge profit.
The premise is that the other party cannot deceive himself.
At the critical moment when the Boss urged him to answer the question, Lao Cheng still skillfully drew up a system contract and agreed with Mo Qianhe that as long as the other party guaranteed that he would give the correct answer this time, he would give the fragment to the other party.
Jiang Minxu was stunned watching from the side. This old dog could remain calm in such a situation. He was definitely not an ordinary person.
As for Mo Qianhe's approach, he also understood.
Instead of waiting for Lao Cheng to bet on the right answer and put everyone in a more passive situation, it is better to take action first and make a deal to turn passivity into initiative.
If you can obtain fragments through information trading, it is better than using props that will backfire on you.
Leaving an extra time for the prop to be used also leaves some guarantee for future safety.
"Mo Qianhe, what do you want to do! How can you be a good person at this time!" Fang Yiran didn't want Mo Qianhe to help Lao Cheng, and wanted to rush forward to make trouble regardless of the consequences, but was stopped by Liu Tang.
Liu Tang said with a smile: "Violence is prohibited in this instance~"
"You, an NPC, only know how to help Mo Qianhe! Who are you to him?"
Fang Yiran wanted to move forward, but Jiang Minxu knew that if he took another step, Liu Tang would pin him down, so he took action first, restraining the other man firmly.
When Liu Tang heard Fang Yiran's question, he scratched the back of his head and answered uncertainly: "Maybe he can be considered his... companion boss?"
"Companion Boss? What the hell?!"
Fang Yiran and Jiang Minxu felt that there was something wrong with their ears.
The live broadcast room was filled with question marks:
"I don't understand a word of what my wife is saying!"
"What companion? What boss? What ss?"
“Never heard of it!”
"Is this NPC creating a dictionary of uncommon words?! He keeps spouting incomprehensible words!"
Whether present or not, everyone felt that the amount of information in these words was a bit overwhelming. I'm afraid this NPC will have a place in the player forum again today.
Lao Cheng didn't have the energy to pay attention to Liu Tang's movements at this moment. He was repeating word for word the answer Mo Qianhe had given him: "No child needs to be born into this world, because the 'Sad Doll' was never pregnant in the first place."
This sentence explains the lies in the previous two sentences at once.
"What, what?!" Fang Yiran, who was still struggling under Jiang Minxu's shackles, suddenly wilted.
Jiang Minxu was also a little overwhelmed.
[The twist is here?! Boss Mo, you've figured this out!]
Liu Tang saw that his exploration points had increased again. It seemed that he had finally gotten the real reward from the NPC in this dungeon.
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