Li Su smiled enigmatically, “Just do exactly what the rules are written.”
Liu Qing nodded and looked at the rules again. It was pretty much the same as fertilizing. Butterflies kept flying around in front of him, blocking his view.
No matter how I tried to shoo them away with my hands, it didn't work.
Like a moth fluttering in summer.
Even though butterflies are beautiful, too many of them can trigger trypophobia. Liu Qing was already overwhelmed and squatted down next to Li Su again.
He didn't quite understand how this person could be completely unaffected by butterflies.
"Brother, even the butterflies seem afraid of you?"
Li Su: "Really?"
Liu Qing smiled and saw Li Su digging in the soil and pulling the roots. He was about to ask if the last step was to fertilize, but since Li Su had already completed most of the task, asking more questions seemed pointless.
He squatted down to help check and carefully removed the flowers. Many of the flowers had rotten roots and had to be temporarily abandoned. He wondered if there was any way to save them.
It's too quiet.
Liu Qing made conversation, "Don't you think these flowers and butterflies have another layer of meaning?"
Aside from the little doll, Li Su has once again entered a state of indifference.
Liu Qing muttered to himself, "Flowers are the group that suffers from rumors and gossip, while Qilin butterflies are the group that is subjected to malicious words. There are few beneficial butterflies that speak out for the group, and their strength is too small. Even if they keep saving and saving so many flowers, and the perpetrators don't stop, their strength will ultimately be insignificant."
As she spoke, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Li Su excitedly, "A change of environment can lead to a new beginning, right?"
Li Su then turned his gaze to the boy named Liu Qing.
It was just a glance; I quickly looked away.
"Because of the poisonous butterfly, we can't be exposed to direct sunlight. Luckily, there are shade nets over there, and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so we can get some sun for a few hours every day."
Thinking about it again, something felt off, so I said:
"But buddy, there are a lot of poisonous butterflies over there. Even if the flowers survive after being transplanted, they will be destroyed by those butterflies."
Noisy.
The little puppet exclaimed, "Ah! Is there another layer of meaning? Thinking about it, it seems quite similar. They can be linked together, allowing the story to be presented in other ways."
Liu Qing muttered to himself for a while.
After a long while, he finally noticed that Li Su didn't want to talk to him, so he shut up.
While trying to help, I accidentally broke one, and an alarm went off in the corner, startling the two people sitting and chatting there.
Player Liu Qing trampled on an iris.
Player Liu Qing trampled on an iris.
Player Liu Qing trampled on an iris.
The alarm repeated three times in a row, and Liu Qing was so scared that his hands were shaking. Fortunately, the limit was ten plants, otherwise it would have been terrible. He was even more careful when transplanting, especially the earthworms.
They are all living ancestors.
Liu Qing was afraid of breaking them, so he was more than twice as slow as Li Su.
The two people, A and B, who were sitting and chatting, got up. A was clearly still upset, frowning as he came over, waving the butterflies that were attacking them the whole way.
Seeing how slow they were.
I went over the rules again.
The task could have been completed simply by spreading fertilizer, but instead, they were all fussing over something. Unable to stand their dawdling, I picked up a fertilizer bag, grabbed a handful, and started to scatter it onto the ground.
Just a second ago, Li Su was squatting in the flower field, carefully removing the soil.
The next instant, the man's arm was twisted off. A man screamed in agony, spilling all the fertilizer in his hand. His body swayed as his arm went out of control, and he stepped on the flowers, breaking three of them in one fell swoop.
The alarm sounded again.
Player Chen trampled three irises.
Player Chen trampled three irises.
...
"ah!"
"It hurts so much—"
"Don't step on it."
"It hurts so much—"
The sound came from the flower.
Veteran players have seen their share of ups and downs.
They can understand why such strange events occur.
The sudden scream startled him. Chen Cong's joints had been dislocated, and he was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely. He had no energy to pay attention to the flowers.
A wail and scream.
It's so annoying to hear.
A chill flashed across Li Su's eyes.
Liu Qing frowned. Fortunately, he was a student of traditional Chinese medicine and knew how to set bones.
After all, they were teammates. Thinking it over, he grabbed Chen Cong's arm and quickly set his bone, saying, "Don't mess around. This is fertilizer that someone got from weeding."
My wrist stopped hurting, but I started to feel dissatisfied again.
"What are you doing? The efficiency is so slow. How long will it take to get through this garden? There are only seven days in total. How much trouble is it for you to spread fertilizer?"
Liu Qing explained kindly, "Flowers cannot be exposed to direct sunlight for a long time. If they are not transplanted, they will die even if fertilizer is applied, and then the task cannot be completed."
Chen Cong looked up at the sky. It wasn't very sunny; it was only dark in the shade. A swarm of poisonous butterflies were hovering over it, so it wasn't suitable at all. It would be better to just spread fertilizer.
He said impatiently, "How do you know it's definitely going to be death? These are the rules, do you know more about them than the rules themselves?"
"you!"
If they hadn't been in the same group in the previous instance, he wouldn't have paid any attention to Chen Cong in this instance. He hadn't stopped talking since he came in, spewing all sorts of curses.
People's thinking is often stereotyped.
Chen Cong simply believed that men should be strong, regardless of the mission. Even after analyzing the background of the dungeon with him, he was dismissive and even mocked. He was only able to complete the mission because it was a terrifying dungeon.
If he doesn't do it, he will be eliminated.
Many of these players share the same mindset as Chen Cong.
Therefore, when faced with certain tasks, they don't think deeply about them or understand their purpose.
Li Su had just dislocated his arm, which made Chen Cong very unhappy. Li Su had an androgynous face but was quite tall, so Chen Cong had to look up at him, his eyes full of hostility.
They tried to bend down to get more fertilizer, but ended up dumping it all into the flower field.
Li Su kicked the man directly into the iris garden. To regain his balance, he had to retreat until he had a foothold. However, as he retreated, he trampled and killed many more people.
The system broadcast announcements one after another.
In the end, Chen Cong was obliterated beneath the irises, his body visibly reduced to bones, nourished by his blood, which also attracted poisonous butterflies that flew towards him in a frenzy.
As a result, they all fell into pools of blood.
Poisonous butterflies continue to flock to them.
Soon, Chen Cong's pool of blood left tens of thousands of butterflies either unconscious or dead.
Liu Qing froze, his eyes widening. Xiao Yi was also stunned. Li Su, Li Su just stood there in front of them.
kill?
Xiao Yi was so frightened that he ran outside.
Liu Qing frowned: "He's just a bit domineering, but he doesn't have any bad intentions."
Li Su countered with, "So?"
Liu Qing remained silent. This was a terrifying world of infinite flow, not a real society governed by law.
As long as they don't break the rules, players can survive by any means necessary, including extreme acts like murder.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a chill.
After a moment, Liu Qing spoke:
"It's nothing. The poisonous butterflies all died after sucking blood. Would that violate the rules?"
He did not want to offend Li Su.
Judging from what just happened, Li Su doesn't seem to be a simple player.
The poisonous butterflies attacked, all wearing protective netting, and Li Su was completely unprepared, yet remained unharmed.
People who are taciturn but ruthless are suited to survive in horror escape games.
Li Su coldly replied, "Even if you stay, I won't give you the reward for clearing the level."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qing quickly shook his head, and then he added:
"It's okay, I don't need a reward. Can we team up? I promise I won't hold you back, and I'll follow your lead." He then solemnly raised three fingers, swearing, "I swear I will absolutely not cause you any trouble. Whatever you say goes."
"Um, the last level was an art performance. After we cleared it, we got a Queen of Spades card. This should also be a playing card, right? I don't want the playing cards, you can have them all, I'll just follow you."
The little doll perched on Li Su's shoulder and said in its soft, doll-like voice, "No, handsome, there were other people who wanted to team up, but they all left."
Liu Qing turned his gaze to the little doll and examined it carefully. Although the little doll looked pretty and cute, it was, after all, a talking doll, and the uncanny valley effect still gave people a bit of a creepy feeling.
Especially when the little doll stares at you with those big eyes, Liu Qing always feels a chill down his spine.
Goosebumps rose on Liu Qing's skin, and he quickly looked away, turning his gaze to Li Su.
He believed that the little puppet's words were not valid; the main thing to consider was Li Su.
As a result, Li Su did not react at all, so Liu Qing could only sigh, stand up from the flower bed, pat the dust off her skirt and say:
"Okay, I'll go to the next mission point first and come back to do this later. Until we meet again."
Li Su didn't even look at him, continuing to busy himself.
I counted about eighty-eight plants. After the transplanting, a hand pump and a watering can appeared in the place that was originally empty.
Fill the container with water to water the flowers.
The flowers must have grown faster, greedily absorbing water. Li Su applied fertilizer and covered it with soil.
Not wanting to stand still, Li Su went next door to observe the flowers that were rotting from the roots. His skirt had no pockets, and it was unclear when he had clipped a small retractable knife to his clothes.
Skillfully using a knife to cut away the rotten parts, just like triggering a quest, another bottle of potion appeared in the open space. After reading the instructions, I applied it to the roots.
Place it in the sun to dry, and then transplant it later.
The whole process took about half an hour, and it was just in time to water the irises over there.
The wilted flowers instantly perked up after being watered, the rotting irises began to slowly recover, and the butterflies, having drunk too much human blood, collapsed in the wasteland.
[Congratulations, player! You have completed the Butterfly Garden challenge. Please proceed to the exit to claim your reward.]
I spent nearly two hours going back and forth here.
The little dolls are tired and want to go back to sleep.
Li Su washed his hands with well water before holding the little doll, his head drooping with sleepiness. "Sleepy?"
She rubbed her face with her little hands, feeling tired and weary, then stretched and shook her head.
Li Su: "Go to sleep if you're sleepy, I'll hold you."
The little doll nodded: "Mm."
Butterfly Garden, Exit, Security Booth.
Inside sat an NPC, a security guard at the Ghost Garden. The NPC smiled at Li Su, skillfully operating a computer, and then handed four playing cards and a cute little plush handbag out the window to Li Su.
"Congratulations, player! Your success rate for this level is 3%. The small bag is an extra bonus for you. You can put any small items in it. Have fun in the next level."
At the same time, he glanced meaningfully at the little doll, who was also an NPC.
The little doll didn't like the other person's gaze, pouting as it turned towards Li Su's palm.
The clock hand pointed exactly to 12 noon.
The bell rang.
The clock hand pointed exactly to 12 noon.
The screams of death were like loudspeakers, terrifying and piercing, sending chills down the spines of those who heard them.
Li Su didn't care about the death knell. He first put the little doll in a small plush bag and moved it in front of him to avoid his arm swaying when he walked.
After finishing, I picked up the playing cards and saw that they were all Aces of Spades, with the following written on them:
Are you the murderer?
[Are you also defining gender?]
I tried to salvage the situation, but prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain.
He died, but he was just one of millions.
Every word struck a chord with the soul.
Li Su clenched his fist and put the playing cards into the inner pocket of the small velvet bag.
The little doll, feeling uncomfortable with its head stuffed inside, stood up, its arms wedged in the plush bag, and tilted its little head high to look at Li Su. The reason why a handsome guy is handsome is that he is truly handsome from every angle.
Even the death perspective of the little dolls is unbelievably beautiful.
"Xiao Li."
Li Su nodded, meeting the little doll's beautiful eyes, and smiled slightly, "Did the baby call me?"
The little doll nodded. The doll was very small, and its face was even smaller. It looked sweet and soft, with rouge on its cheeks. It was beautiful, and Li Su just wanted to kiss it, for some reason.
I picked it up and kissed it twice.
Having learned from the previous experience of accidentally kissing someone's head off, we can see this.
This time, everyone was holding their heads in their hands.
After kissing her cheek, they went to kiss her body. The little doll lifted her foot to refuse, but then her white foot was kissed again. Her pink lips twitched, looking both pretty and pitiful. "What are you doing? Don't kiss me."
Li Su touched her little feet and put them back into the small velvet pouch.
Remembering that he had called her earlier, she looked down and asked, "What's wrong?"
The little doll wanted to say he was handsome, but after being kissed, it pouted and didn't want to talk, and its head shrank into the bag.
We arrived at the roadside.
The sightseeing bus driver, as if he had been waiting for a long time, greeted him with a smile: "Handsome guy, where would you like to go next?"
Li Su boarded the bus.
Pick up the itinerary again; it shows the estimated end time. The average duration of Butterfly Ghost Garden is two days.
The Bauhinia flower that is bound, on average, lasts one day.
Poisonous pool water: one day.
Golf course: six hours.
Fish on the shore: Six hours.
Swinging on a swing: three hours.
The remaining average is two hours.
It's not because the success rate is high, it's because the mortality rate is high.
Li Su's next destination was: the Bauhinia flower that had been bound.
Unexpected events can happen at any time. One moment the sky is clear and blue, and the next, it is covered by dark clouds, making it so dark that it is difficult to see one's surroundings.
A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky above the sightseeing bus, and in that instant, the castle was plunged into an eerie atmosphere, followed by a deafening clap of thunder that seemed to tear the earth apart.
An announcement was broadcast from above.
[Lightning strikes! All players outdoors are urged to immediately seek shelter at the nearest location and wait for the storm to pass.]
[Lightning strikes! All players outdoors are urged to immediately seek shelter at the nearest location and wait for the storm to pass.]
...
The broadcast will continue for two minutes.
The sightseeing bus driver gasped, stepped on the gas, and hurried to find a parking spot.
The little doll crawled out of its plush toy, looked at the dark sky outside, and raised its little head. "Xiao Li, why is it raining? It was bright just now."
Li Su looked up at the sky, then lowered his head and took the little doll out of his bag. The little guy sat in his palm, obedient and soft, wearing little pants and looking quite demure. He was really pretty.
"Too many players." He lifted the little doll up and whispered dangerously into the baby's ear, "They're killing people, baby."
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