Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Temple Fair in Progress 3
Miao Ling could imagine how painful it must be just by looking at the expressions of these players.
With their feet on the tip of a knife, they are all transformed into little mermaids.
She was already a little afraid to look. She had to walk ten steps. How deep would the tip of the knife penetrate into the sole of her foot? How painful would it be?
After participating in this experience activity, I was really exhausted.
Of course, the shadow play that Miao Ling had just experienced was no less terrible. She really felt that she was almost killed by the master of the shadow play behind the scenes.
This strange copy is very malicious to players.
Luo Qing and Shang Qingyun watched the group of tourists stubbornly trying out stilt walking, both of them marveling at the skill and audacity. "They're truly skilled and daring. Anyone who dares to try this must be quite capable," they thought.
Miao Ling was anxious. Although she didn't know these players, she was really worried that they would be too stubborn and insist on completing this task and lose their lives.
Taking ten steps is like stabbing ten knives under your feet. Just thinking about it makes Miao Ling shudder.
"I think their faces look a bit ugly, and they seem quite scared. Do we have to insist on this? There is no need to be so face-conscious." Shang Qingyun said.
Miao Ling immediately looked at them, wondering if the indigenous people's words would work.
"Yeah, I also feel like they are walking on the edge of a knife." She hinted wildly.
"Your adjective is quite appropriate. For ordinary people, stepping on this thing is like walking on the tip of a knife." Shang Qingyun nodded in agreement.
"Come on, come on, come down if you can't hold on." At this moment, she was encouraging the few people who were struggling to lift their feet.
"It will be over once you close your eyes. Don't be afraid and don't think too much." Luo Qing also spoke.
Luo Qing would never participate in such a dangerous game. She had never had any interest in the pendulums and roller coasters in amusement parks. A fall would be painful enough on a normal day, let alone such a dangerous activity.
In the past, whenever Luo Qingguang saw this kind of ride in the amusement park, she couldn't help but think of some extreme situations where the facilities would fail. If she were standing on stilts, she couldn't help but be afraid that she would fall off.
"This thing makes people scared and affects their appetite. I won't look at it anymore." Luo Qing shook his head and continued to look at the map.
It's noon, time to think about what to eat.
Luo Qing hasn't been to this kind of snack street for a long time. One reason is that she seldom goes out. The other reason is that the things sold outside, whether it is oil or ingredients, always make people feel uneasy about the hygiene issues and feel that they will affect their health.
But it’s okay to eat it occasionally to satisfy your cravings.
"Qingyun, there should be a snack stall if we go this way." Luo Qing pointed in a direction.
Miao Ling was paying attention to the movements of the two people while also staring at the players on stilts.
It’s coming down, that’s great. She has been counting, but it seems that no player has successfully taken ten steps, and she doesn’t know whether their mission will be judged as successful.
Most players will definitely have various emergency medical supplies in their backpacks, and we don’t know how serious their injuries are.
"Little sister, keep watching. We are going to eat." Luo Qing greeted Miao Ling. It was a coincidence that they watched two performances together and sat next to each other. It was also a kind of fate.
"Okay, okay, beauties, take care." Although Miao Ling really wanted to follow the natives to see and eat whatever they bought, she was still a little worried about the group of players.
As soon as the two of them left, she quickly ran towards the six players to see how they were doing.
"How are you? Do you have enough medicine?"
"I can still breathe, but I feel like I can't walk for the time being." A player replied.
"What else do you need to complete your mission? I remember there seem to be wheelchairs at the entrance. I can borrow one or two." Miao Ling asked.
"The performance and experience are complete, and I just need a snack."
"Me too, almost had a snack. I should have gone to eat first."
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"Grilled cold noodles, sour plum soup, grilled sweet potato skin, wolf tooth potatoes, lamb skewers..." Luo Qing took Shang Qingyun's arm and walked past the snack stalls of all sizes.
"Our hotel also serves grilled lamb skewers at night, but the taste is too ordinary. It doesn't have the tempting aroma of grilled lamb outside at all." Shang Qingyun took a deep breath.
"Ah, that's the smell of fireworks."
"I'm going to have a big meal today!"
Shang Qingyun made some bold statements, and Luo Qing was amused by her.
"Okay, I'll go along with you. If there's a half portion, we'll try to buy half, otherwise it'll be wasted."
As the saying goes, who eats staple food in the snack street? But the wolf tooth potatoes are definitely not to be missed.
The snack street and market circled the entire park. Luo Qing and Shang Qingyun walked, bought, ate, and rated the snacks.
"This is really the first time I've seen grilled cold noodles with ketchup. If I had seen what the stall owner was doing a second earlier, I would never have bought it!" Shang Qingyun had a sad and angry look on his face, but in order not to waste food, he was still eating the grilled cold noodles with tomato sauce.
"Why is this wolf-tooth potato so raw?" Luo Qing's face was dull.
After stepping on two landmines in a row, the two men wanted to be cautious, but they stood in front of the octopus balls stall. The ingredients here were fresh, so it seemed that there shouldn't be any big problems.
"I want a serving of octopus balls, sprinkle more bonito flakes and seaweed on them, and leave half of them without the sauce," Luo Qing said and paid with his mobile phone.
Miao Ling stumbled between the snack stalls here. The six players on stilts had serious foot injuries. Although they had been bandaged, they were temporarily unable to move.
The third task required by the copy was to eat three kinds of snacks. She could help bring them over, but... these snack stalls looked very difficult to deal with.
She had just passed by a stall selling lamb skewers and roujiamo. The color of the meat at those two stalls was very suspicious, and Miao Ling really didn't dare to take the risk.
She tends to look for vegetarian dishes. She just passed a place selling ice jelly and sugar water. The grass jelly looked like dark blood sausage, and the "pearls" were as big as eyeballs! The taro balls looked not soft, but like lumps of congealed fat.
Miao Ling quickly quickened her pace. There were so many tourists at the snack stall that she had no time to tell which ones were players and which ones were the natives of the dungeon.
The things here may not be a big deal for the natives to eat, but players may really be poisoned to death in minutes.
She passed by a stall selling chicken feet, but Miao Ling didn't dare to look at it any longer.
What kind of chicken feet has five fingers and a palm?
Don't look too much, don't think too much, and don't think too much.
There were players waiting for her who needed help. The more anxious Miao Ling became, the more she didn't know what to buy.
A tourist passing by Miao Ling was holding a large bowl of sugar water. She accidentally glanced at it and felt like she was about to vomit.
"The mung bean and kelp syrup tastes really good," said the tourist.
But in Miao Ling's eyes, they were clearly strands of hair and nails floating in the turbid sugar water.
She couldn't stand it anymore! She felt like her brain was about to explode from this mental pollution.
Miao Ling turned her head immediately, eager to find a way out.
That is...
When Miao Ling saw someone she knew, she immediately squeezed through the crowd.
"Excuse me, excuse me."
Luo Qing and Shang Qingyun were eating octopus balls with bamboo sticks. Such a small box cost 20 ghost coins, and there were only six octopus balls.
"It tastes pretty good." Luo Qing commented while chewing. She didn't like sauces very much, so half of the meatballs without sauce were hers.
"Luo'er, do you want to try the sauce? I think the seasoning is pretty good." Shang Qingyun said with puffed cheeks.
"Hello, beautiful sister." Miao Ling greeted the two of them and watched them eating the delicious octopus balls.
“Is this delicious?”
"You are here too. These meatballs are delicious and fresh." Luo Qing said.
Miao Ling looked at the Chibi Maruko-chan food cart next to her and saw a tentacle creature that was still able to move in a transparent container.
Each of its tentacles stretched out, and as the restaurant owner's knife fell, a large number of tentacle tips turned into small octopuses and were mixed into the batter.
Miao Ling's scalp felt numb.
This is what they eat, and it is indeed "fresh".
"Haven't you eaten yet?" Luo Qing looked at the little girl.
"Well, I haven't eaten yet. There are so many things that I don't know what to buy." Miao Ling said.
"Oh, that's true. There are too many types to choose from." Shang Qingyun also spoke.
"But we stepped on a few landmines. Little sister, don't buy the grilled cold noodles and wolf tooth potatoes." Luo Qing remembered and shared it with Miao Ling.
Miao Ling was stunned. Wolf tooth potatoes and grilled cold noodles can’t be eaten?
However, these two were her backup options. Since they were both vegetarian, Miao Ling didn't think there was a big problem.
Are the tastes and perspectives of the indigenous people out of sync with those of the players?
Seeing that the two were about to finish the last of their octopus balls, she hardened her heart and ordered one as well.
Just then, the first batch was ready. Miao Ling took one. Hmm? Delicious, generous portions. After swallowing it, the dungeon quest prompt appeared.
[Player Miao Ling successfully tasted the temple fair snack - octopus balls (1/3)]
Mission successful, that means there's no problem with the food!
Miao Ling practically jumped up on the spot and immediately shouted, "Another one! Pack it up!"
There were six players waiting for her, and a serving of octopus balls only contained six, so they had to buy two servings to get the full amount.
Luo Qing and Shang Qingyun watched the little girl jump high on the spot, and they couldn't help laughing.
“Is it really that delicious?”
"This little sister is so cute."
Miao Ling was carrying a bag of packaged dumplings and this time followed the two Aboriginal beauties no matter what they said.
"Beautiful sister, what else is delicious?"
Luo Qing touched his chin and said, "I want to try this fried mushroom."
"Boneless chicken fillets feel good too." Shang Qingyun said.
They stopped at two adjacent fried food stalls and neatly scanned the QR code to pay. Miao Ling immediately followed suit, "I want one too, one too."
Seeing this little follower, Luo Qing couldn't help but laugh at her: "Little sister, are you going to finish all the food you bought?"
"I'm also bringing some for my friends." Miao Ling said.
A bag of fried mushrooms and a bag of fried chicken fillets should be enough for them to complete the task.
Although the batter-covered mushrooms in front of her were wriggling, the mushrooms were of different sizes, some thin and some thick, and Miao Ling even saw human faces on them, as if they were alive!
The boneless chicken fillets on another food cart nearby looked bright red, which was also abnormal.
But she turned a blind eye.
Miao Ling's mind was a little fuzzy. She felt like she understood a little bit of the mechanism of this copy, but she still hadn't figured it out completely.
She just instinctively told herself not to be afraid, not to think too much, and not to be fearful, repeating it to herself over and over in her mind.
Control, control, control your own mind, these are ordinary snacks, ordinary food.
Miao Ling and Luo Qing both cooked their chicken fillets and fried mushrooms in the same pot.
"The chicken fillets should have more sugar and less spiciness." Luo Qing said.
"Fried mushrooms need more salt and pepper."
"Me, me too." Miao Ling said. After receiving the chicken fillet and fried mushrooms, Miao Ling took the first bite of each.
[Player Miao Ling successfully tasted the temple fair snack - fried mushrooms (2/3)]
[Player Miao Ling successfully tasted the temple fair snack - boneless chicken fillet (3/3)]
[Watching performances, experiencing the experience, and savoring snacks. The itinerary was full and worth the trip. Player Miao Ling is truly a qualified temple fair visitor. If you get tired, you can leave at any time through the park entrance.]
She passed! Miao Ling's eyes lit up, and she immediately packed the remaining chicken fillets and mushrooms.
"Thank you, beautiful sister, for taking me to eat delicious food. I have to go find my friends after I finish shopping. See you later." Miao Ling waved her hand and ran into the crowd like a whirlwind towards the performance area.
Luo Qing was stuffing a chicken fillet into her mouth at this time. She blinked, and before she could say goodbye, the person disappeared.
"This kid is so energetic." Shang Qingyun smiled.
"Yeah, I'm not afraid of getting a stitch in the side from running so fast." Luo Qing couldn't help but shook his head.
"Let's buy a drink and go to the market over there."
The two of them continued to eat, drink and stroll around, while the Whirlwind Girl Miao Ling had already gathered the main group.
"I'm back with some food. I've just eaten these three dishes, so the mission is guaranteed to be completed." She came back with a bag of food.
"I bought octopus balls, chicken fillets, and fried mushrooms, all of which are fine." Miao Ling said, and ate them one by one again to demonstrate.
The six players on stilts ate three kinds of food one by one at this moment, completing the final requirements of the temple fair copy.
"Sister Xiaomiao, I'm sorry to bother you this time."
"Yes, my daughter, we owe this book to you."
The six players began to express their gratitude, but Miao Ling's expression was solemn. "Brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts, don't worry. Let me do an experiment."
"We thought together, silently chanted: The feet of those walking on stilts were just a little hurt from being bumped, there was no injury at all, no one's feet were injured, the injured feet were an illusion imagined by the seven of us, it was fake."
Just now, when she was running all the way back, Miao Ling suddenly thought of what the beautiful long-haired sister said when she was watching the stilts.
She said at the time: "Don't be afraid. Don't overthink it."
"No, I can't do it. My feet hurt so much." The uncle said.
"Me too, I can't ignore it at all." One sister smiled bitterly.
"Then I have a question. When you are standing on stilts, has anyone ever thought that they are stepping on knives?" Miao Ling asked.
When these words came out, the six people were stunned, and they also figured out some meaning from her words.
"I thought about it. When I stepped on it, I thought of 'The Little Mermaid'. After the little mermaid grew legs, her steps were as sharp as a knife." The female player with bangs spoke.
"Me, me too." The uncle also spoke awkwardly.
"When I was a kid, I saw people walking on stilts across a mountain of knives, and that made me think of the mountain of knives."
"I didn't think of the knife. But I think these stilts must be torture." said the aunt.
"Sister Xiaomiao, do you mean that what we are experiencing is a terrifying illusion that is bred by the convergence and fusion of our imaginations?" The older sister wearing glasses spoke.
Miao Ling nodded solemnly: "I think so."
Don’t think too much, don’t be afraid!
The casual remark made by that beautiful sister is the answer to this copy!
Miao Ling's breathing suddenly stopped. She thought that the short-haired beauty called her long-haired sister "Luo'er".
Could it be that she encountered the special indigenous person [Luo Qing] mentioned in the forum?!
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