With Fang Rongzhi's previous experience as a lesson, although the looks from all directions when the achievement points were announced were complicated, no one dared to openly challenge them.
"More than halfway there," Zhao Sanliang unexpectedly appeared at the transfer station, grinning, "Collecting all the achievement points is just around the corner."
Suer wanted to tell him about Zhao Banjin, but he didn't know where to start.
Zhao Sanliang was still laughing foolishly: "By the way, I just heard that my cousin is in the same dungeon as you guys."
Before he could get an answer, Zhao Sanliang's smile disappeared.
Some players said that they saw Zhao Banjin, proving that he was still alive, but Suer kept silent, so there was only one possibility left.
"Did something unpleasant happen?"
Su Er had some reservations, but Ji Heng said bluntly: "The game won't let him survive the next dungeon."
Zhao Sanliang closed his eyes, as if understanding something. After a long while, his voice became hoarse as he spoke: "Actually, I've had a feeling for a long time. He's tired of playing games."
Before the topic got any more serious, Su Er interrupted: "I'm hungry. Who's treating?"
Ji Heng was going to check the props: "Wait a few minutes."
After he turned and left, Zhao Sanliang forced a smile and said, "It seems you have gained a lot this time."
"If you feel uncomfortable... you don't have to smile."
Zhao Sanliang was silent for a few seconds: "When I first arrived at the tomb, I wanted to take my cousin with me, but the eldest brother refused."
"Why?"
In terms of strength, Zhao Banjin is actually stronger than Zhao Sanliang.
Zhao Sanliang: "The boss said he was too ordinary."
Su Er had a puzzled look on his face when he heard this.
Zhao Sanliang: "My advantage lies in my good attitude."
"…"
Zhao Sanliang: "You are also great in this regard."
Soul laughed dryly.
Ji Heng was gone for a little longer. When he came back, the three of them pressed the depressions on their badges one after another and left the copy.
This time, he was forcibly dragged into the dungeon. When Su Er returned, he was still at home. The entertainment news on TV was frozen at the moment before he left. His phone vibrated. It was Zhao Sanliang sending him the location of the restaurant.
Su Er thought about it and called Ji Heng first: "Sen Huanhuan's parents, do you want to take some time to visit them?"
"I'll make arrangements, just focus on your studies." Ji Heng asked about his last math test results.
Soul fell silent for a moment, then said, "It will be twenty points lower than the next test."
It took half a minute for the other side to respond: "I will pay attention."
"…"
·
The dinner will be held at a cafe.
Zhao Sanliang hosted the party: "I wanted to invite Yao Zhi, but unfortunately he was making the test papers."
When he heard the word "paper", Suer's eyelids twitched.
They had just had a meal together not long ago. Zhao Sanliang sighed, "It's pitiful to not have a girlfriend. Three bachelors getting together to eat Western food."
For some reason, Suer subconsciously glanced at Ji Heng, and the moment their eyes met, they quickly looked away.
Zhao Sanliang didn't notice anything unusual and continued to talk to himself, "There's a rumor that the newcomer, Wan Yi, also got a card that leads to Nong Xie."
"Trillion?" Suer had some impression. The two had dealt with each other in the Wudu copy.
Ji Heng stood up and poured everyone a glass of lemonade: "When did it happen?"
"A few days ago?" Zhao Sanliang was a little unsure. He sipped the rim of his glass and frowned, saying, "I have a bad feeling."
Players frequently get cards, which means that the virtual copy may be opened at any time.
Thinking of this, Zhao Sanliang suddenly looked at Su Er: "You have a more reliable way, it's best not to take risks easily."
Knowing that he meant well, Soul shook his head, his eyes obscure and unreadable: "Mr. Yueji said that no one can leave the game by relying on achievement points."
Zhao Sanliang said with a smile, "That's because before you, no player has ever received achievement points one after another."
Su Er pinched the corner of the coaster, lowered his eyes so that no one could tell what he was thinking. After a long while, he slowly said, "Mr. Yueji never lies."
The waiter interrupted their conversation by bringing pasta and fried rice.
The noodles that Sur ordered seemed too bland, so he added some pepper.
"Three months."
Ji Heng's words distracted Suer's attention from the food.
"At most three months, it will definitely be opened."
Zhao Sanliang's eyes widened in surprise: "How did you know?"
Ji Heng didn't answer: "Hurry up and go to the dungeon to hone your skills and improve your martial arts skills."
Soul also knew that this was a weakness and nodded.
Ji Heng said the following sentence to Zhao Sanliang alone: "Before I leave, I will leave some props for you and Yao Zhi. You need to be strong enough to defend it."
After a half-minute silence, Zhao Sanliang spoke in a slightly dry voice, "Okay."
After a tasteless meal, Ji Heng, contrary to his usual behavior, made a choice for Su Er and checked the calendar: "The dungeon will start in five days."
Sur noted the date.
·
I don't know if it was fate or coincidence, but the day Ji Heng chose was the day when Suer had just taken an in-class test.
After studying for several days in a row, his score improved slightly, but it was still some distance away from the 20 points he boasted about.
When going to the appointment, Suer prayed in his heart that Ji Heng could forget about this matter.
On the surface, the conversation between the two was the same as usual. Just when he thought he could move on, the team prop Ji Heng took out turned out to be a bloody exercise book.
"…"
"Don't think too much about it, it's just a reward for a copy of the girls' high school."
Soul smiled weakly.
The props for team formation were all disposable, and the method of using the exercise booklet was quite simple and crude. Ji Heng tore it open directly from the middle.
The scene was brutal, but the transmission process was quite smooth.
Sur vaguely saw a black shadow escaping from the exercise book and wrapping around the two people's bodies. The world in front of him changed from darkness to light. When he could see clearly, everything in the world seemed to have changed.
There was an overly bright incandescent light overhead, and it was quickly confirmed that the environment was a classroom.
Ji Heng was sitting right in front of him. Su Er was a little amused and confused: "Is this retribution for tearing up the exercise booklet randomly?"
The copy was located directly at the school.
Currently, all the people sitting in the classroom are players, roughly ten in total.
Usually the first thing to do when entering the game is to spend time memorizing the values of other players' badges, but this time everyone's attention was focused on the host.
The man on the podium looked to be in his early thirties, with fine crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, and his actual age might be older.
What was surprising was that the host was actually sitting in a wheelchair, with his hands on his knees and an extremely calm expression.
"Welcome everyone to the world of seven days and seven nights. I am the host of this event, Master Dongfeng."
This was a person whose personality was difficult to judge from his appearance alone, so Su Er could only be extremely vigilant in dealing with him.
"Strength, intelligence, even appearance... Each dungeon has different assessment focuses," Dongfeng Jushi said calmly. "I believe you've already experienced this over the past period of time."
Several players nodded slightly in agreement.
"This assessment focuses on luck."
The moment he finished speaking, Su Er felt that the world was emitting a strong malice towards him.
In terms of luck, he has never beaten anyone.
"What's the mission?" someone asked bluntly.
"The hidden diploma was found." Dongfeng Jushi: "There is a book in your drawer."
Suer looked down and saw that there was indeed a very thick book stuck so tightly that it took some effort to take it out.
Seeing that everyone around him was keeping quiet, he resisted the urge to flip through the pages.
The Book of Answers.
When he saw the title of the book, a look of surprise flashed across Suer's eyes. This thing was quite popular in their class for a while.
It's called a book, but each page only has a short line of text, or even a single word. The user can think of a question and open a random page to find the answer.
Dongfeng Jushi: "Everyone's graduation certificate is hidden in a different place, and the specific location is on a certain page in the book."
He ran his fingers along the edge and felt the thickness, then Suer lowered his eyes.
Dongfeng Jushi didn't try to hide the truth, but demonstrated it himself. He also had a book, and when he flipped open the page, he saw a line of black words printed in the center: Let's play hide-and-seek!
"For something like this, you have to play games with playful ghosts."
After saying that, he flipped through the book again, and this time the answer was very puzzling: wait quietly.
"There are quite a few meaningless answers like this. If you find one, it's like entering a safe zone, and you can continue reading safely."
"How many pages are there in total?" Suer looked over.
Dongfeng Jushi closed the book of answers and said slowly, "Page 367."
A voice came from the back row, expressing the thoughts of most people: "No one can survive if we play like this."
Dongfeng Jushi shook his head: "This book is tailor-made for each of you. Even the most dangerous page will not be beyond the scope of personal ability."
The calculation of the copy is extremely accurate, but it is based on the best level that the player can perform. As for the influence of psychological factors, it is not taken into consideration by the game.
Someone then raised two more questions, but Dongfeng Jushi didn't answer them. He simply explained the process in a methodical manner and concluded with a reminder of the rules: "No cannibalism allowed; each person can only look through their own books; no stealing or damaging other people's books in any way."
After saying all this, Dongfeng Jushi seemed a little sleepy, his eyes slightly closed, and he sat properly, leaning back in his chair to rest.
The players in the middle row who were close together looked at each other, and confirmed one thing from each other's eyes: this copy game had begun.
According to the current rules, those with exceptional luck might be able to find the location where the diploma is hidden on the first try, while those with unlucky luck might even end up leaving after turning a page.
Suer sat next to Ji Heng holding the Book of Answers, resting his head on the book cover and sighing deeply.
Ji Heng couldn't find any words to comfort him for a moment, and could only sigh that the other party was really in Mercury retrograde all year round.
No one has touched the book of answers yet, as most people want to see how things develop from other people's perspectives first.
Ji Heng looked at the dozing Dongfeng Monk and asked, "Can a page that has been turned over leave a crease?"
"Every time you turn a page, that page disappears."
This is quite humane, avoiding the possibility of repeatedly flipping through the same page.
"Watch the door." Someone suddenly whispered.
The light in the corridor flickered, and a headless child appeared outside the door.
Dongfeng Jushi opened his eyes and said, "You want to play hide-and-seek with me?"
Although the child had no head and his expression could not be seen, one could still feel that he turned timidly towards the book of answers in Dongfeng Jushi's hand, but was afraid of the terrifying aura emanating from the other party. He paced there for a while and then left with grievance.
The hallway lights returned to normal.
To others, this scene was a horror preview.
A few minutes ago, when Mr. Dongfeng was demonstrating how to play hide-and-seek, the ghost immediately came to his door.
Su Er's heart moved, and he wanted to use the mysterious eye in his body to peek into the book.
Mr. Dongfeng on the podium looked over here with a deep and warning look. At the same time, the surface of the Book of Answers in Suer's hand flashed with golden light, and the picture seen by the eye in his body was blurred.
The cheating plan failed.
Su Er didn't hold much hope in the first place, so he didn't feel much regret when his plan failed. He turned his head to look at Ji Heng and said, "I'm ready to turn over."
With no better choice, even though I know there is a tiger in the mountain, I have no choice but to start.