201 Are you happy now?
◎Copy 9 Complete◎
Using the communication equipment she had collected earlier, Qi Qiuxue dialed the driver's number.
“Beep, beep…”
The process of waiting for the other party to pick up the call was not too long, but it was extremely long for the player. Qi Qiuxue counted silently in her heart until the sixth prompt tone sounded, and the call was finally connected.
Time converged at this moment. Qi Qiuxue used a device from ten years ago to contact someone from ten years later. The driver's voice was still as pleasant and gentle as she remembered. He asked her, "Hello, what can I do for you?"
"We met at the train station before. Do you remember?" Qi Qiuxue asked politely. "That day, I was wearing a black down jacket, brown pants, and a backpack. I was traveling with five other girls."
"We're here on business, and our final destination is Chigu Village. We've already completed what we wanted to do, but transportation is inconvenient here, and getting a taxi is particularly difficult. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to come pick us up and take us away."
Her tone was particularly sincere: "Thank you for your help."
Qi Qiuxue's description was very detailed, and since few people go to Chigu Village, the driver quickly remembered her identity after she reminded him: "Yes, yes, I remember you."
"Do you want to use the car now?" There was the sound of a quilt being lifted from the other end, followed by a slight shaking of the bed, as if someone was slowly getting up from the bed.
Qi Qiuxue quickly realized that the driver might have just finished his work the previous day and was lying down to rest.
If it were any other time, Qi Qiuxue wouldn't have bothered the other party any further, but now was a critical moment, and everyone's life and death depended on her. In response to the driver's question, she could only answer, "Yes."
"I'm so sorry," she said apologetically. "We can pay triple the fare."
"That's fine." The driver's gentle laugh soon echoed from the other end of the line. "It's whatever it is. It doesn't matter."
"Wait a moment." She roughly estimated the time. "I'm leaving now and will arrive in about two and a half hours. There are too many of you, and my previous car can't accommodate six passengers. I'll drive another one to pick you up, okay?"
"Of course." Qi Qiuxue said, "Then we'll meet at the village entrance later."
“Okay.” The driver nodded. “It’s settled.”
"Yeah." Qi Qiuxue repeated these words again.
"It's settled."
After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
"Have we successfully completed the mission this time?" Qi Qiuxue took a deep breath and asked the system. At this moment, the emotions of all the players became increasingly nervous, fearing that something unexpected would happen again.
Until the system's voice sounded: [Congratulations to the player for completing this dungeon and successfully clearing it.]
"That's great!" Su Wen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Wu Shanyue shed tears because of excessive joy. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at everyone around her as if she had survived a disaster.
“…”
At this moment, only they can understand the joy in each other's hearts.
-
The system's judgment is still continuing——
[In this dungeon, all players performed exceptionally well and received S ratings.]
All players receive a god-level item, with weapon durability and attack power increased to their highest levels. It has been detected that all players have achieved three S ratings. The final instance will be unlocked three days after players return to reality.
【Thanks for your hard work. 】
Its tone is unusually considerate.
[The final dungeon is about to open. I hope everyone will conserve their energy and continue to work hard. Like before, bravely complete all tasks and survive successfully.]
Good luck to everyone, and I look forward to hearing good news from you.
After it finished speaking, it disappeared.
Qi Qiuxue quickly checked her backpack and found an extra talisman in the item column.
[Item name: Life-saving talisman.]
This item allows players to survive and completely exit the dungeon. After using it, players can exit the game with full health and spirit, and will never be sucked into the dungeon again. They will continue to survive safely until the end of the world. (Compared to ordinary humans, players who use this spell will not have to endure any of the pain and suffering brought by the end of the world, and will die painlessly.)
[Also, if another player clears the final instance during this process and makes a wish to prevent the apocalypse, that wish will also be applied to you, extending your lifespan until it runs out.]
[Note: Once a player uses this item, they will no longer have any chance to regret, will not be able to enter the dungeon again, and will lose access to everything in the game.]
[Note: There is a certain possibility that a relative, lover, or friend of the player will enter the game on your behalf and continue to complete the unfinished instance, but please rest assured that the probability of this happening is very small, only one in ten thousand.]
“…”
One in ten thousand sounds like a very low probability, but even so, no one can guarantee whether this possibility will actually happen.
What's more, the so-called life-saving is just a placebo, a buffer, which can only solve the urgent problem temporarily. If they leave the game, they may still die in the end, it's just a matter of sooner or later.
However, no one knows what will happen in the last copy. Perhaps they will be frustrated, fail, and endure endless despair and torture. If this is the case, it is indeed a better choice to survive for a while and then die painlessly than to die in pain.
The driver will be a long time away.
Qi Qiuxue explained the items she had obtained to the players and asked, "What did you all get?"
"I'm just like you."
After he finished speaking, everyone spoke almost in unison.
"?"
Qi Qiuxue frowned and checked their backpacks one by one.
Six.
It turned out to be six life-saving talismans.
“…”
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Qi Qiuxue met the driver at the agreed time.
Before leaving the house, she read the diary left by the driver's grandmother and took two things from here, one in her left pocket and the other in her right.
After the few people walked out of the house, Chigu Village suddenly returned to its former bustling appearance, but the speed of time flowed differently between them and the villagers. The villagers came and went in a hurry one after another. As the sun and the moon alternated rapidly, everything around them was also changing rapidly.
Until Qi Qiuxue and others arrived at the village entrance.
Looking back, everything in the village has changed to what it was ten years later. It is still sunny and beautiful, and everyone has a kind smile on their face, living an ordinary and happy life.
There will never be a situation where a paper man takes over your body again.
The driver was already waiting there.
As long as they get on the bus, everyone can return to the real world. Considering what will happen later, Qi Qiuxue decided to pay her the fare first.
She deliberately gave more, but the driver insisted on not taking it, so Qi Qiuxue had to take it back.
Somewhat abruptly, before getting in the car, she suddenly asked, "Are you happy now?"
"Huh?" The driver was stunned. "You're going to..."
So Qi Qiuxue brought out the same excuse again, saying that they were reporters who came to Chigu Village specifically to interview before the holiday. They happened to have the opportunity this time, and they also wanted to collect some other materials for future use.
"Is that so?" The driver nodded and said quickly, "Happy, of course I'm happy."
"I'm living a good life now. I make money through my skills. Sometimes it's a little, sometimes it's more, but overall it's enough for my daily expenses."
"My mom and dad are in good health and are very good to me. I grew up in love, well fed and warmly clothed, and have never suffered any injustice. They took care of me when I was little, and now it's my turn to repay them."
"Secretly, I'm saving money to buy a bigger house for my two elderly parents... Ah, don't tell anyone about this, I want to give Mom and Dad a surprise."
She talked a lot.
Qi Qiuxue listened silently, and after a moment she unconsciously raised the corners of her lips. Yes, the driver was very happy, she could see that.
In that case—
She put her hand into her right pocket and took out a small handmade doll, a little tiger with a playful and lively expression, and furry and very cute.
"Since you don't want me to overpay for the fare, please allow me to give this to you." She placed the doll in the driver's palm. "This is something we happened to get from a temple a while ago. It's been blessed and is very effective. It can bless your home with happiness and safety when traveling."
"It's beautiful!" the driver replied, taking it and holding it in his hand, unable to let it go. "I like it very much! And I happen to be a tiger, what a coincidence~"
"As long as you like it." Qi Qiuxue raised the corners of her lips after hearing this.
In fact, she lied. The doll was not obtained from a temple, but was sewn by the driver's grandmother, an old lady who has passed away.
Over the years, she could not stop missing her granddaughter every day and night while searching for her. After a long time, she no longer knew where her granddaughter was, whether she was safe, or whether her preferences had changed. She only remembered that her granddaughter loved tiger dolls the most when she was a child, so she sewed a lot of them.
After years of searching for her granddaughter, she experienced many twists and turns. She ignited her hopes again and again, but was forced to be disappointed. Later, she no longer expected to find her granddaughter, but only hoped that she would be happy.
She wrote in her diary: "If I ever see Yifei again, I won't force her to come back with me."
If she is happy, I will just watch her from afar, withdraw from her life, and not bother her intentionally.
If she is unhappy, I will take her home and tell her that you have family members who love you very much and who have never stopped loving and missing you over the years.
My health is deteriorating, and I don't have much time left. But it doesn't matter. I've already begged everyone in the village to help me treat Yifei well if she ever returns home.
“…”
Qi Qiuxue had a missing person notice in her other pocket, but fortunately, the lost little girl had grown up well and was living a happy life now. Qi Qiuxue decided to respect her grandmother's wishes and not tell her the truth.
"I will keep it well." Even though she had forgotten her past memories, the driver still liked the tiger doll as much as she did when she was a child. She put it carefully into her backpack and looked at Qi Qiuxue and others with a raised mouth.
She helped Qi Qiuxue and the disabled Li Yiqing into the car and asked with a smile, "Are you all seated?"
"Okay, that's it."
"Then let's go~"
The car started to move slowly, carrying several people off the land beneath their feet. At the same time, a strong light came on.
When they came back to their senses, they finally returned to reality.
【Author’s words】
Woohoo! Copy 9 is finished, only one copy left~
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