After the train ticket was sent out, Wen Shi used the communicator to contact Ji Yuanzhi to discuss the date of the next copy.
Song Yan squeezed to the door and carefully poked half of his head in: "Boss, do you want to place a bet?"
He had heard Qian Lai say before that the other party placed bets very frequently.
Wen Shi nodded: "Yes, life is not easy."
He has a whole family to support.
The number of times the boy used [One Sword to Flatten the Sphere] was not recorded in the system. In order for Xie Tangyan to acquire the swordsmanship as soon as possible and to further improve the functions of his home, he had to keep working for money.
Song Yan: "Then I want to go too."
Wen Shi was halfway through sending the message when he looked up at him and said, "This dungeon should be quite difficult. I may not have the right team items to get you in."
Song Yan earnestly recommended himself: "I upgraded the mirror, it's very useful."
Wen Shi immediately became interested.
It takes 10,000 points to evolve Song Yan's mirror. Thanks to the high settlement in the last book, he had the opportunity to upgrade. With such a huge expenditure, the function should not be useless.
Song Yan told him the new function without hiding anything:
"The status bar has been updated to [Philosophical Mirror], with the description: [This is a mirror you can't put down. It brings dialectics and helps you question every rule.]"
Questioning the rules?
The rule of survival in the game is to follow the rules, but he wants to help others question it. The last earl who questioned it like this had already gone mad.
Song Yan sighed, holding a philosophy book in his hand: "The next upgrade requires 20,000 points."
Although the mirror is his transformed body, it is more like a money-eating beast.
Happiness depends entirely on comparison. Compared with Song Yan, who is a bottomless pit, Wen Shi suddenly feels that it is not difficult for him to support his family.
"Let me ask for you if there are any advanced three-person team props."
Wen Shi continued to send messages to Ji Yuanzhi, first explaining Song Yan's background and also explaining his abilities.
Even if he didn't tell Yu Xingzhou about the former, he would tell Ji Yuanzhi. As for the skills, if he didn't show the appropriate value, the high-level team props would definitely not be cheap, and Ji Yuanzhi would definitely refuse.
About half a minute later, he received a reply from Ji Yuanzhi: [Sure, I'll come see you at 10 o'clock the day after tomorrow.]
Wen Shi conveyed the original words to Song Yan.
After Song Yan turned into a human, he moved to the guest room opposite. Two days later at ten o'clock, when he came to knock on Wen Shi's door, Ji Yuanzhi just walked out of the elevator.
From Ji Yuanzhi's perspective, this was just an ordinary young man, a little timid, and he would subconsciously avoid looking at people.
"Hello, I'm Song Yan." Song Yan took the initiative to greet.
In the past, he had a memory of being a successful virtual person. He was quite bold in dealing with people. However, after knowing that he was an incarnation, the timidity and confusion in his character were magnified.
The scrutinizing gaze behind Ji Yuanzhi's glasses disappeared, and he nodded: "Ji Yuanzhi."
The door suddenly opened.
Wen Shi heard people talking in the corridor and knew that the two people had arrived.
The three of them sat down at the dining table. Ji Yuanzhi did not rush to use the team props, but first talked about the information he had obtained from the investigation.
"There are many legends about mermaids. Since you mentioned misfortune, the information is all expanded around this aspect. There are two most brutal theories. One is that mermaids are a symbol of disaster. Wherever they appear, floods and other disasters will be brought. The second one is relatively romantic and unpopular. Legend has it that mermaids have mating periods like animals. During the mating period, they will come ashore to find targets to mate and lay eggs. If they succeed, they will eat their mating partners." Song Yan shuddered. How romantic is this?
Ji Yuanzhi handed Wen Shi a list of props he had purchased beforehand: "You can refer to it and purchase as appropriate."
Some special products in the game store have strict restrictions on the time and quantity of listing each time, and almost all the items on the list can only be found on the black market.
One of them is [painkillers]
, Wen Shi was quite interested.
Mermaids are widely known for their beautiful singing voices and legendary fairy tales. Legend has it that after their tails transform into legs, every step becomes excruciatingly painful. It's a good idea to stock up on painkillers; even if you don't need them in this dungeon, they'll be useful later.
Seeing that his eyes were fixed on this column for a long time, Ji Yuanzhi asked, "Painkillers?"
Wen Shi nodded.
"Can you help me buy a box? I'll transfer the points to you."
He has no way to buy it.
A box of painkillers costs 800 points and contains seven pills, each providing two hours of pain relief. Besides relieving pain, it doesn't restore health, making it a poor value for money. Therefore, the game store rarely restocks it.
Ji Yuanzhi reminded: "The purchase price will be fifty to one hundred points higher."
Wen Shi: "It doesn't matter, as long as I can buy it."
Song Yan raised his hand weakly: "I want to buy a box for you too."
It took an hour to get the painkillers. At the same time, Wen Shi received the transfer from the hotel manager. The pile of scattered props was finally sold for a little over 19,000 points, a discount of more than 1,000 points. It could be sold within a few days. Wen Shi was quite satisfied with the result.
After making sure there were no other issues, Ji Yuanzhi instructed Wen Shi, "After I send you a team invitation later, you must immediately use the medium to the dungeon."
Wen Shi nodded: "Okay."
[Player 377777 invites you to join a team.]
After Wen Shi chooses to agree, he can use the ticket seamlessly.
[Waiting for other members' approval.]
[Matching the targeted dungeon "Mermaid Coast", please wait...]
[All members successfully formed a team and matched successfully]
"The Mermaid Coast dungeon is loading..."
Without waiting for the familiar advance summoning prompt, Wen Shi took the initiative to ask: "Can't I summon now?"
"Players, please note that the summoned target does not have a ticket. Please summon within the dungeon."
Mermaid Coast is different from Sunset Town. There is a possibility of evading the ticket at the latter, but you must have a ticket to take the train at every station after Sunset Town.
"Loading complete."
Mermaid Coast: Normal Medium to Large Instances
Difficulty: S
Initial number of players: 200
Plot summary:
Legend has it that long ago, humans captured mermaids for medicine, food, and playthings, and the Mermaid Coast was once the largest mermaid trading point. Later, the mermaids launched a bloody revenge, slaughtering the people living nearby. Over the centuries, mermaids have gradually become a terrifying legend in this land.
Mingzhu College is a music conservatory renowned both at home and abroad. It is known as the cradle of all-round artists. It has the strongest faculty and the most stringent teaching requirements.
Because mentally fragile students often choose to commit suicide, and as a local cash cow, the local government allows Mingzhu College to have a 5% mortality rate each year.
Recently, there have been some rumors about the reappearance of mermaids on campus. The local residents hate mermaids. Although it is just a rumor, it has caused panic among the people. The college has decided to close the school before the end of the semester, and all students are not allowed to leave the school without permission.
Your role: Your name is Aaron, and you're working hard to inherit Frank Hospital. To become an outstanding dean, you're committed to comprehensive self-development and have enrolled at the Pearl Conservatory of Music for further studies.
Note: You need to identify yourself. If you think you are a mermaid, do not be discovered by local residents.
Friendly reminder: There are many different theories about human ancestors, including the fish theory. Perhaps at some point in time, the fish genes that disappeared from your body will be revived, so don't be too confident that you are a human.
Wen Shi opened his eyes during the bumpy ride.
He was back on the train, but this time, he had a hard seat. Song Yan sat next to him. Since this was only his second time going to the dungeon, Song Yan hadn't gotten used to the teleportation and was a bit dazed.
Ji Yuanzhi was sitting opposite Wen Shi, and there was some noise in the carriage.
He looked around and with just a quick glance he was sure that this carriage was basically full of players. Players were easy to distinguish from normal passengers, and they would immediately look around.
"There are a lot of people here." Wen Shi was a little surprised.
Even in the group battles he had experienced in the past, he had never encountered so many players at once.
Several unfriendly glances swept over him, and Wen Shi's back unconsciously tensed up a little. He looked around alertly, but could not find the source of the malice.
After a while, the vague gaze drifted over again, and Wen Shi's expression turned cold.
Things had been going smoothly lately, so he'd almost forgotten about the number of people trying to get the 3S dungeon through him. In the past, with fewer players, this situation hadn't been apparent, but this time, with enough players, there might even be some members of the underground organization.
It was a good thing that he teamed up with Ji Yuanzhi by accident, at least he had someone to look after him.
The broadcast interrupted the noise in the carriage.
"Welcome passengers aboard train K9999. This train's final destination is Mermaid Coast. Please cooperate with the train attendants in checking your tickets."
After the broadcast ended, it was exactly 7:00 p.m.
According to the train schedule, we will arrive at our destination in less than half an hour.
There were no suitcases on the luggage rack. Wen Shi checked his belongings. There was a black backpack on his right hand side, and the players around him also had similar items.
When I opened it, there was an admission notice inside.
Aaron:
With the recommendation of our admissions office teacher and the approval of the admissions committee, you have been successfully admitted to our college.
Please bring this notice and report on time on the 31st of this month!
This wasn't a standard acceptance letter; formal notifications wouldn't typically mention "this month," and the admissions process was also odd. Given the story, this music conservatory was quite impressive, and as a higher education institution, it should have a formal entrance exam.
What the hell is teacher recommendation?
Wen Shi continued to rummage through his backpack. In addition to mobile phones and power banks, there were also sunscreen, sunglasses and other sun-protection items.
This inevitably made him think of his possibly doubtful species identity, as mermaids can be associated with the term "sun-fear".
Wen Shi nudged Song Yan with his elbow: "Let me see your bag."
Song Yan handed it to him generously.
Wen Shi heaved a sigh of relief after checking: "It's okay."
It's the same configuration.
Several players unconsciously tightened their zippers when checking their backpacks and began to conduct confidentiality checks. Reversely, this sudden nervous behavior in the middle of the process indicates that they may also have sunscreen products.
"Keep the notification letter safe," Wen Shi reminded Song Yan. This might be their proof of admission, and if it was lost or damaged, it would be a big hassle.
The flight attendant had already started checking tickets from the front row. Ji Yuanzhi took off his glasses, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. He did not expect to get a good rest in the school dormitory tonight.
Song Yanyuan was far from calm, his heart still hanging in the air: "Train tickets..."
Wen Shi interrupted, "Look in your clothes and pants pockets."
Although they entered by relying on team props, they did not belong to the sneak landing copy, so Song Yan definitely had what other players had.
Song Yan finally found a crumpled ticket inside his clothes.
Wen Shi paused. This ticket was different from the one in his hand.
The conductor had just walked over here and said, "Hello, please show me your ticket."
Song Yan and Ji Yuanzhi handed their tickets over one after another. The attendant glanced at them and returned them. When it was Wen Shi's turn, the attendant looked at the ticket, which looked like a work of art, and his smile deepened. "You have purchased a limited-edition commemorative ticket. The ticket holder can redeem it for a souvenir."
She spoke softly, but
The carriage was very quiet during the ticket checking, and most of the players heard it and couldn't help but cast envious glances.
Everyone has just entered the dungeon, and the game is really discriminatory.
Wen Shi was not flattered at all.
In order to get this ticket, he almost staged a bathroom escape, so it was normal that the reward he got was different from an ordinary train ticket.
The flight attendant quickly brought out the souvenir, which was a small mermaid pendant with Q-version long hair dragging down to the tail. It looked cute at first glance, but upon closer inspection, the mermaid's eyes had an indescribable weirdness.
[Mermaid Amulet*1: Can help you resist one damage inside the academy.]
Wen Shi hung the pendant directly around his neck. He was wearing a thin coat that just covered the entire pendant, and outsiders could only see the red rope around his neck.
Seeing this, the attendant smiled with satisfaction and said: "You can enjoy the food and water on the train for free. Have a pleasant journey."
The saleswoman was not far away and came to Wen Shi upon hearing this.
When warm, remove only one bag of filling.
Song Yan thought there was something mysterious about this bag of candy, so he took a closer look at it.
Wen Shi explained, "The conductor just gave me some food and drink as a bonus because he had some personal feelings towards me because of my ticket. The food on the cart was nothing special."
What is truly valuable is the mermaid amulet.
Song Yan was stunned.
So is it just plain greed?
Wen Shi added with a smile: "It's for the little octopus to eat."
Knowing Big Eyeball well, he might still be frustrated that the tea party wasn't on time. But the little octopus, eight out of nine brains, was innocent and easy to coax. If he stuffed a candy into it with his own hands, it would definitely be so sweet that it would limply hug his fingers and forget about the tea party.
"Hmm..." Song Yan turned into a mirror and left the copy, disappearing with himself. This probably dealt a big blow to the little octopus.
One is not enough, it seems I have to feed two by hand.
"Please change seats."
When Wen Shi was making his wishful thinking, a gentle bass voice came, and the change of position was not directed to him, but to Song Yan who was next to Wen Shi.
Song Yan stared at the man who suddenly approached, feeling a strange sense of fear. This man was delicate and pale, like a statue. His left eye was bandaged, and a few traces of blood oozed from beneath the gauze, as if the eye was always dripping with blood. It was even more eerie than the eyeball of the mermaid pendant.
While Ji Yuanzhi calmly picked up the glasses on the table, his fingers holding the legs of the glasses tightened slightly.
He had seen this face before, a very important NPC in the "Big Factory" copy.
Jian Qingrong had shed the hypocritical image of being submissive and timid on the propaganda board, and he no longer had the gloomy and calm demeanor he had when he was watching Wen Shi's speech from the audience. There was a hint of morbid weirdness in his only remaining right eye.
The three people were in their own states. Wen Shi was stunned for a few seconds, tilted his head and said "eh".
How come it's the real person who came?
He suddenly realized something. As long as he had a ticket, he could get on the train. The K9999 train definitely passed through more than one copy, so it was normal for Jian Qingrong to come.
Poor silly boy Song Yan, still asking with puzzled eyes: "Sir, who are you?"
Jian Qingrong's eyelashes drooped slightly, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he stared at Song Yan without saying a word.
What a lucky guy he is. Fortunately, he wants to kill the other person right now and do some slice research.
An ignorant young man can always stay with Wen Shi, but he can only accompany her by gouging out his eyes.
Feeling the temperature drop around him, Song Yan's throat rolled: "Big, big boss."
Wen Shi: "Leave me alone."
He silently tore open the package and stuffed two sandwiches into his mouth.
It's over. This time, the guy can't be appeased with sugar.