After receiving the narration prompt, Xing Ye and others were teleported back to the system space.
The black and white Rubik's Cube floated in the air as usual and said to Xing Ye, "Congratulations to player x8205 for completing the third world perfectly and receiving a storybook."
Xing Ye picked up the book titled "There Are No Lies in Puppet City" and saw the ending which read: Master Benedict and the residents of Puppet City, with the help of the kind little Pinocchio, fully realized their mistakes. The residents of Puppet City promised Master Benedict that they would improve the legal system and build Puppet City into a civilized and happy city so that the little Pinocchio could live happily in Puppet City. Benedict also apologized to the puppets he had made with his own hands. He gave the puppets life but did not teach them how to be human beings. He said that he would learn and improve together with the puppets in the days to come.
Xing Ye closed the book and put it on the bookshelf. There were already three books, and five books were needed to enter the final level.
There are 7 players in the Campus World, and excluding the side stories, the total score for a perfect clearance is 14,000. There are 8 players in the Puppet City, and the total score for a perfect clearance is 16,000. According to this rule, it can be inferred that the total score of the world is related to the number of players.
When the Black and White Cube saw Xing Ye put down the book, it began distributing rewards: "Congratulations to player x8205 for completing a book and having the highest contribution among all players. The system has added an additional reward: you can randomly draw a special QR code or choose a prop from a world you have experienced."
"What are the props?" Xing Ye asked.
Black and White Cube: "Only one core controller, restraining mechanical players."
Xing Ye frowned slightly: "No swan crystal?"
The Black and White Cube said, "Player, please don't be too greedy. You already have one life item. A player can only have one life item."
Is that so? Then why did Randy transform Linda into a swan crystal? Either it's because of his pocket watch, or he has the ability to absorb the opponent's initial skills, or he doesn't want to use the pocket watch anymore and wants to switch to a life-enhancing item.
The former is more likely. During the battle, Randy borrowed Linda's ability to offset the effects of "Household Garbage" and "Bai Xu's Diary". If he had been given more time, he might have erased Linda's consciousness and seized her abilities in the Puppet City world.
"Choose the QR code," Xing Ye said, "I didn't plan to choose any props."
Knowing that the QR code drawn after completing the world will help Mirror become stronger, Xing Ye definitely won't choose the props. The first equipment QR code can allow Mirror to transfer its body. What will this QR code do?
Xing Ye picked up the makeup mirror in his hand and returned to the system space. The body of the bronze mirror man remained in the Puppet City world, and the mirror was still the same makeup mirror.
I opened the makeup mirror and it said happily, "Isn't this the perfect ending for Puppet City?"
"Yes," Xing Ye touched the lid of the mirror box, "It's all your credit."
Normally, he likes to praise his own mirror, but when he heard Xing Ye praising him, he became modest: "No, it's still you who directs well."
Xing Ye nodded without hesitation: "That's right, it was indeed me who planned and led everyone to a perfect ending. I am so outstanding."
The mirror was stunned. He jumped up angrily and said, "Can't you praise me a little longer? And, aren't you ashamed to say such compliments?"
Xing Ye smiled and said, "I also learned this from someone. I couldn't help but try it. The swelling feeling is pretty good."
The little mirror knew that Xing Ye was deliberately trying to anger him, so he pinched Xing Ye's finger with the box of the makeup mirror to express his protest.
As the two were talking, the Black and White Cube had already drawn a QR code. After scanning it, Xing Ye received a prompt: Congratulations, player, for drawing a QR code that's completely useless to you, but useful for items. Friendly reminder, your initial skills are invalid for the QR code you drew.
As Randy said, only QR codes useful for items will be drawn.
Xing Ye used it directly, and as usual, a ray of light merged into the mirror. At the same time, a new item was added to the description of the prop on Xing Ye's phone: the prop equipment QR code, which can be attached to the prop as a special ability to enhance an initial skill of the prop. The initial skill of the prop mirror, "Beauty in the World", was upgraded to "Turning the Country with Beauty".
These words contain too much information. It officially named the mirror "Ren Mirror", which reminded Xing Ye of Li Shimin's bronze mirror "Shi Jing Ren Mirror". "Using bronze as a mirror, you can correct your clothes; using the past as a mirror, you can understand the rise and fall; using people as a mirror, you can understand gains and losses." He called the loyal minister Wei Zheng "Ren Mirror". Later, "Ren Mirror" refers to a person who is good at advising and correcting others' mistakes.
The human mirror is the system's recognition of the mirror.
The mirror's description on your phone has also changed accordingly: "This is a mirror that chats with you, helps you through levels, and helps you get through the tough times in the game. He may lose his temper or be emotional, but he's the one you trust most, and you're his only support. Cherish your friends and treat them with care, and you'll receive the same in return. After all, he's your reflection. Give him a smile, and he'll smile back. Don't make him sad."
Item Skills: Eye of Truth (no points required), Stunning Beauty
Overall rating: Four-star item (out of five), he's finally useful.
The description for "Stunning Beauty" reads: "There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent. One glance from her captivates a city, another from her, a nation." This skill is uniquely suited for those possessing unparalleled beauty. Using this skill, a genuine smile or a sorrowful cry can cause a stunned effect on the enemy. Players with normal vision and a normal sense of taste will be paralyzed for three minutes, unable to move due to the stunning effect. They cannot use any attacks, including initial skills, QR codes, and items. The attack range is determined by the size of the mirror and lasts for three minutes.
Conditions of use: The intimacy between the item and the player reaches 80, and 200 points will be deducted from the player for each person attacked.
After seeing its own skills, the mirror exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! I've become so powerful! In the previous world of beauty, I could only protect myself, but now I can attack others. If I had this ability in the last world, I wouldn't have wasted 'Puppet Show' controlling Randy. The size of the mirror determines the attack range. In the next world, I want a huge mirror! Preferably a full-length mirror like the ones you see in dance studios, attached to the wall!"
"That kind of mirror is not convenient to carry and is easily shattered. You can't just consider the strength, you also have to consider your own safety." Xing Ye patted the lid of the box. "I think yours is just the right size. It's easy to protect and can also attack one person in a critical moment."
"Bigger!" the mirror protested. "I'm only the size of a Nutri-Express bottle cap right now. It should at least be big enough to reflect my entire face, so I can attack two people!"
Xing Ye said helplessly: "It depends on the environment in the next world. I know you are doing this for my own good, but you must also pay attention to your own safety."
Jingzi was very happy. Xing Ye was nice to him.
After receiving the reward, Xing Ye contacted Cao Qian and Guan Ling. Cao Qian's items included the Swan Crystal, and she didn't choose the QR code, but instead rescued Linda. Guan Ling drew a QR code and made a wish to ignore the faction team QR code. Sure enough, the system met his expectations.
"In Cao's Camp, Heart in Han" is a permanent special QR code that can be used in conjunction with other time-delayed QR codes. It allows players from different factions to team up and enter the same world, but requires the consent of teammates before they can team up.
Guan Ling sent a team-forming link to Cao Qian and Xing Ye. The two clicked to agree, and from then on the three of them officially became teammates.
After the third world ends, everyone's points, props, and QR codes are as follows.
Guanling, no props, no QR code. Initial points: 3300. Complete side quests to earn 5000 points. Kill Randy to get 1000 points. Complete quests to earn 3000 points. Use "Bankruptcy" once and "Reconciliation" four times in the game, deducting 250 points. After completing the Puppet City world, the total points are 11950.
Cao Qian: The prop Swan Crystal has two QR codes. The original "Pre-study Lesson Plan" and "Unproductive Projector" remain unused. Initial points are 5100, and completing tasks earns 3000 points, for a total of 8100 points.
Xing Ye, item mirror, no QR code. Initial points: 8600. In-game, he used the Redraw Pen to repeatedly redraw QR codes for "Piano," "Maturity," "Projector," and "Fist of Radiance," deducting 1650 points. Completing the mission earned him 10,000 points, for a total of 16,950.
Although he has used all the QR codes in his hand, the ones he has memorized and can use so far include "jumping ping-pong ball", "piano", "magic pen", "requiem", "untimed skipping class", "you are already a mature xx", "household garbage", and "unemployed projector". Currently, there is a lack of special attack QR codes, and the next world needs to pay attention to collecting abilities in this area.
After sorting out his points and abilities, Xing Ye muttered to himself, "Becoming a high-level player requires 50,000 points, and I currently only have a little over 10,000. I still have a long way to go. Xing Shuo is basically confirmed dead, but who killed him is still unknown. There are currently no investigative leads, and I wonder if becoming a high-level player will bring any new changes."
After hearing what Xing Ye said, the Black and White Cube laughed and said to Xing Ye, "There are ways for players to quickly gain points. I just wonder if players want to give it a try?"
"What trap do you have?" Xing Ye asked calmly.
"It's not a trap. As a game challenging fate, you must, of course, face countless challenges from fate to succeed. King Wen was imprisoned and composed the Book of Changes, Confucius was in distress and wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals, and Beethoven composed the world-famous 'Symphony of Fate' after losing his hearing. A true challenger can turn fate's tests into opportunities and possess the courage to face all difficulties and obstacles. I wonder if players are willing to challenge the next world just to become high-level players as soon as possible?"
Xing Ye said fearlessly, "Since you said so, I certainly won't back down. I just don't know what kind of challenge it is."
"It's very simple. After the next world is generated, players just need to choose 'Difficult' from the three options of Normal, Difficult and Hard. If they complete the task perfectly, they can get triple points. The difficulty and points will not affect teammates. Are players willing to take on the challenge?" asked the Black and White Cube.
Xing Ye: "I couldn't ask for more."