90 Commitment
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The three of them recalled the road they had taken and prepared to return to Buge Village.
The one-eyed man left behind three accomplices to guard the place. They were not many in number, and even though they had weapons in their hands, they were still easy to deal with. Liu Ge and Li Yiqing discussed strategies together, discussing how to control them after returning and successfully rescue Sister Yang and the others.
As I was thinking about it, I looked up and suddenly saw a few small human figures running towards me in the white snow.
Li Yiqing stood on tiptoe to look and vaguely recognized that the people were the familiar NPCs, Sister Yang and others.
"You guys escaped?" She was surprised. When they approached, she asked hurriedly, "What happened? Is everyone okay?"
"Everyone's fine." Sister Yang nodded, her chest heaving from the rapid running, and she gasped for breath. "Luosang saved us. She was also captured by those tomb robbers that night, but somehow the ropes weren't tied tight. She slipped free while they weren't paying attention and found a chance to free us all."
Li Yiqing nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "Where are those tomb robbers?"
"After they noticed we were running away, they quickly chased us. But the snow made the roads slippery and the terrain rough, so if you weren't careful, you'd easily fall. The three of them accidentally fell while chasing us and all tumbled down the mountain."
"How are you guys?" Sister Yang looked over worriedly, her eyes wandering over the few people with concern. "How are you guys?"
"We're fine too," Qi Qiuxue, who was standing nearby, chimed in. She didn't elaborate on what happened in the tomb, simply saying, "We were attacked by wild beasts while on our way. Everyone in our group was in danger, and we were the only ones who managed to escape."
Sister Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're okay."
"Did you guys continue to move forward?" Shen Jia asked from the team, "Did you find anything strange?"
Qi Qiuxue knew what she was asking: "No."
"We were obsessed with the secret treasure and did search the surrounding area and the top of the mountain, but perhaps the rumors were wrong, and in the end we found nothing."
"If you're worried, you can check our belongings at any time." She raised her hand, opened the backpack, and handed it to everyone. There was nothing inside except weapons and some tomb-robbing supplies.
This is true for both Li Yiqing and Liu Ge.
"Do you want me to be searched again?" Qi Qiuxue asked frankly.
After saying this, Sister Yang shook her head gently: "No."
"In fact, we had already discussed it on the way here. No matter whether there is a secret treasure here or not, we will not explore it deliberately." There was some emotion in her tone. So many things happened along the way. Her companions died or were injured. They even encountered a group of vicious robbers and almost lost their lives.
"In the past, we were too naive. After going down a few tombs and finding a few treasures, we thought we were invincible. Little did we know that human greed is endless and the world is dangerous and unpredictable. If we continue like this, we will eventually die because of our greed. It is better to stop now."
"Tomb robbing isn't a good business after all. I'll stop doing things that harm others and don't benefit myself," she said, looking at her companions. "After these few lessons, we've all come to our senses."
"What do you plan to do next?" Liu Ge responded.
Sister Yang smiled, and they all walked down the mountain shoulder to shoulder: "How about opening a small supermarket and doing some small business?"
"I like fried chicken, so I'm planning to open a fried chicken shop." Shen Jia continued, deliberately joking, "Sister Yang, how about opening it next to your supermarket?"
"Okay, that's great, you can keep me company."
"And me, and me." Han Han raised his hand. "I'm a person who can't stay still. I always want to go out and travel around. So why not become a tour guide?"
"Luosang saved us again. I must repay this kindness. I've already made up my mind. When we get back to the B&B, I'll discuss taking her down the mountain to see the world. This world has more than just winter. There are many beautiful seasons and beautiful scenery..."
Amidst laughter and joy, the crowd gradually walked away.
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Relying on their memories, they set out on the road back to Bug Village, but somehow, when they set foot in this area again, everything they saw was beyond everyone's expectations.
The village, which was already somewhat desolate, has become even more desolate. It is quiet and dilapidated, as if no one has lived there for a long time.
The group walked in the village and didn't see any villagers or animals. Luosang's B&B was not far away. Hanhan ran over quickly and found it was also empty.
There was only a wooden table that was even more broken than in my memory, a half-open window, peeling paint on the wall, and miscellaneous items piled up in the corner...
"What's going on? How could this happen?"
"Where are the people? Where did everyone go? The village was fine before we left, so why is it like this now? It's like... it's been abandoned for years."
"Is it an illusion?"
After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent and no one could explain clearly.
"Everyone, spread out and explore the surroundings." Sister Yang said after a moment.
"Okay." Everyone nodded and dispersed with full of doubts and uneasiness. After searching for a while, they found an area they had never seen before.
——It is a cemetery, a cemetery composed of many stone tablets.
On one of the tombstones was written the name of Lausanne. After sweeping away the snow covering it, it was found that this tombstone had been erected a long time ago, forty years ago.
"What's going on?" Han Han widened his eyes and checked the other stone tablets around him. The times written on them were all decades ago.
It turned out that Losang, Dabu, and most of the villagers had died many years ago.
Qi Qiuxue stared at the tombstone in front of her, and then she realized belatedly that it was no wonder that most of the people in the village were elderly and there were almost no children; no wonder everyone always said that the young and promising village chief would be back soon, but they had stayed in the village for a long time but still hadn't seen her; and Luosang's daughter and husband had left, so why was she left alone to live in this cold and snowy place?
"So, we've been living with ghosts all this time in the village?" After being stunned for a long time, Han Han widened his eyes in disbelief, "Even... we were saved by ghosts twice."
"Maybe so..." Sister Yang beside her echoed in shock, "Just like when we encountered a maze of magnetic fields, the reason we happened to enter this place and encounter these things and these 'people' is also because of the magnetic field."
"That group of men probably did the same thing. Perhaps the weather was too cold, and the villagers couldn't bear to see them starve and freeze, so they let them in. But instead of appreciating their kindness, they hurt the villagers and kidnapped them. That's why they all got their comeuppance in the end, dying one after another."
After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
This mountain is really weird. They encountered all kinds of strange things in the mountain and met all kinds of people, including ghosts. When it comes to ghosts, most people will feel scared and nervous, thinking that they will plot evil and kill people.
But now, the one who saved them was a ghost, and the one who hurt them was a human...
After a long period of contemplation, Hanhan opened her water cup and scooped a handful of snow from the ground into it. She couldn't go back on her word, and taking anything else away might be a bit rude. So, she decided to take a handful of snow with her. She would take it down the mountain and let it see the beautiful scenery on behalf of Luosang.
The journey down the mountain was very smooth.
Qi Qiuxue said goodbye to a few people at the station, saying that she, Li Yiqing and Liu Ge had things to do and would not go with them.
Sister Yang and the others waved goodbye to them. After they left, the system popped up immediately.
[Congratulations to the three players for completing all tasks and successfully clearing the dungeon.]
[In this dungeon, all players performed exceptionally well, so it's been rated A. Furthermore, since there were zero deaths in this dungeon, achieving the achievement of all survivors, the rating has been revised to A+, with the added bonus of this achievement.]
Because player Qi Qiuxue used an invisibility potion on the tombstone, the hidden achievement: Vanishing Treasure was triggered, rewarding 2 items. The remaining players will each receive 1 item, and their weapon durability and attack power will be increased by one level. We hope you all will continue to work hard in future dungeons and achieve even better results.
Qi Qiuxue opened her backpack and found that the overall rating of the bone knife had increased. In addition, there were two more items in her backpack.
[Lucky Potion: A one-time item. After drinking it, your luck value will explode within the next hour. It will automatically be destroyed after use and cannot be used again.]
[The Princess's Gu: A single-use item that can be used to establish agreements or force a confession from the user. If the user reveals a secret or lies, they will suffer from bone-eating pain that is difficult to relieve. The effect lasts for one hour and will automatically decompose after use, making it unusable.]
The Princess's Gu...
Qi Qiuxue frowned after hearing this and asked the system, "Did she use this on us in the tomb?"
System: [Then I don't know. Perhaps, otherwise why would she let you three go so easily? She'd have to find some way to control you. What if you leaked the secret to others?]
Qi Qiuxue: “…”
Although it is understandable, but...
It's also quite disgusting.
【Author’s words】
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