"Family members, the interim rankings are all out, and I haven't even reached the intermediate stage yet. What level am I at?"
"Hilarious, me too... Well, that's just how laid-back I am. During the sandstorm, I just left it there for two days."
"It's fine, it doesn't matter whether you arrive early or late, the things at the transit station are too expensive."
"Who said that! The ramen shop had a special offer today, it was packed with people, I waited in line for an hour!"
"Yes, yes, it's cheap and delicious! Remember to order the pork cartilage flavor!"
"Even with the best deals, we can't keep going like this. We're almost out of survival points..."
"My survival points are down to single digits... If things are calm tomorrow morning, I really have to head out to find treasure chests..."
"By the way, is anyone staying at Dongli Inn? What's it like inside?"
"Such an ridiculously expensive hotel, let whoever wants to stay there stay there..."
"Can we share a room? I'd like to take a shower."
"No, it seems like room sharing isn't allowed. Someone tried, but the game system detected it immediately."
"No need. You can take a shower at the large public bathhouse on the third floor. Although it's a bit pricey, it's still more cost-effective than sharing a room."
"I'm not used to public bathhouses..."
"Then just stay smelly. You've been playing the survival game for so many days, and you still haven't put away your spoiled brat attitude?"
...
While the public chat was buzzing with discussion, Xi Xi was taking stock of the supplies she had obtained from the bronze blind box.
Congratulations on receiving 3 bottles of energy soda!
Congratulations on receiving 5 Glorious Lollipops!
Congratulations on obtaining a Heating Charm*1
Congratulations on obtaining the Know Your Enemy Talisman *1
Congratulations on obtaining 1 Curse Charm!
Although the bronze blind box guaranteed at least one purple talisman, Xi Xi was quite surprised to find two purple talismans inside—the Know Your Enemy Talisman and the Curse Talisman.
Xi Xi had obtained a Know-Your-Enemy Talisman before, but had never used it yet. However, this was the first time she had seen the full form of the infamous Curse Talisman.
A skull was prominently depicted on the dark purple talisman, surrounded by strange runes; simply holding it evoked an ominous feeling.
[Item Description: One-time consumable. The caster sacrifices 2 points of their own luck for the day to remotely curse a designated player, reducing that player's luck by 6 for the day. This effect cannot be stacked.]
To be willing to harm one's own luck in order to curse others—in a sense, hatred is indeed more terrifying and enduring than love.
If Xi Xi really wanted to curse someone, without a doubt, the first person she would want to curse would be her aunt and uncle who had killed her family in her previous life. Unfortunately, it was already late at night, and the effect of the curse would be too short, making it an unwise move.
Xi Xi lay on the large bed on the upper bunk, her head slightly lowered, her gaze falling on Chu Zhiqin, who was already asleep on the lower bunk.
Looking at her sleeping mother, a strange feeling welled up inside her...
The next morning, the gloom was suffocating, even more oppressive than usual.
All around was still that pitch-black mountain tunnel, seemingly with no end in sight.
After driving all night, the road inexplicably took a turn, and the RV was heading straight south.
Xi Xi yawned, opened the map with a helpless expression, and began to examine it carefully.
Her brows furrowed, and her gaze lingered on the map.
After a while, she finally found the shortest route and gave the instruction to the central control screen: "Turn left at the next intersection, and then stop at the next intersection."
After finishing all that, Xi Xi glanced hurriedly at her mother making the bed, then calmly walked into the bathroom.
As soon as she entered the washroom, Xi Xi took out the curse talisman from her bosom.
The talisman flickered with a faint yet eerie light. Recalling the curse she had personally experienced, Xi Xi knew that although this talisman was powerful, it could not drag someone who was at the height of their luck that day into the abyss.
To maximize its effectiveness, we probably need to wait for the perfect opportunity—to take advantage of someone else's misfortune when they are down on their luck—to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
The question is, how can one know someone else's daily fortune and various bonuses?
Xi Xi had no choice but to reach into her bosom again and pull out another purple talisman.
She held the talisman of knowledge and silently chanted in her mind, "Activate it."
In an instant, a wisp of purple smoke rose slowly from her hand, instantly enveloping the entire talisman.
The previously still talisman seemed to have been given life and began to slowly rotate in the air.
As the talisman turned, a cold and evil aura spread out, filling the entire bathroom.
Please select the object you wish to investigate.
A line of text burst into Xi Xi's mind. Xi Xi paused for a moment and silently recited her aunt's name.
We're sorry, but no adventurers with this name were found to have interacted with you during the Dongli era, so we cannot track them down.
Please select the target you wish to investigate again.
Seriously? We need to have interacted with them in the game to investigate?
Is this stringent setting perhaps to prevent someone from deliberately taking revenge on society...?
There's a strange feeling that it's both humane and inhumane... after all, this talisman itself is very contrary to common sense.
Xi Xi fell silent, but when she saw that the talisman in her hand was only gradually dimming and did not disappear, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, "untraceable" doesn't count as a consumption, otherwise she would have been devastated to have wasted a talisman.
Therefore, Xi Xi had no choice but to give up for the time being.
She opened the light screen, drew a daily fortune stick, and then casually walked out of the restroom with the "neutral" fortune stick.
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