Chapter 227 Dormitory Upgrade Package (I)
Now that Awan's affairs were dealt with, it was time for them to leave.
As for the other side, Awan fell to the ground in anger without Zhou Ao having to do anything, and the world slowly turned dark as it spun.
At the last moment when Tang Xinjue's figure disappeared from her blurred vision, she grabbed the ground and screamed with her last bit of strength:
"I never surrendered to the demons! I never betrayed the student camp! I just..."
She moved her lips until she fainted, but still couldn't utter the following words.
With Zhou Ao leading the way, the journey out of the casino was remarkably smooth and peaceful. The strangeness and bustle of the first entrance seemed to have been completely wiped out.
Walking on the bare road, with only the gray sky pressing down on my head, it seemed extremely bleak and depressing.
“The scenery upon entering and leaving is completely different.”
Tang Xinjue looked up at the sky.
There's a sky in every dungeon, but whether it's sunny, gloomy, or thundering, it's always filled with a false sense of emptiness.
However, even if you know it is fake, being able to glimpse a little false sunshine is better than seeing nothing.
"This is probably the design of the entertainment venue. Every time a resident leaves, they feel a huge sense of loss. This loss will prompt them to come back next time, until they sink into the virtual prosperity."
From "poor" to "rich," and then from rich to poor again. Endless life, endless toil, all for a fleeting fantasy.
If this is the case with the Transformation community, what about other parts of the university town?
Zheng Wanqing muttered to herself, "If you look at it that way, we're actually happier than these ghostly NPCs. At least we have something to strive for when we keep taking exams."
That is to finally be able to leave the game and return to reality.
——Just like now.
Everyone stopped. At the end of the road, a tattered iron door stood upright. At first glance, it looked like a rip had been made where the ground met the sky, a crack in the curtain that opened to "reality."
Zheng Wanqing reached out to open the door. The moment her right arm touched it, the cold silver metallic luster suddenly disappeared and turned into the shape of a human hand!
Zheng Wanqing was stunned when she felt the touch from the palm of her hand.
However, the change lasted only a moment. When the door was opened, her arm turned back into cold metal, as if the previous recovery was just an illusion.
Zheng Wanqing turned her wrist and didn't pay much attention to it, but Bai Zhi beside her saw the clue:
"The arm just now was not an illusion, it was real."
Zheng Wanqing:?
606:!
Zheng Wanqing grasped the door handle again with some doubt. The metal arm flashed twice and turned back to soft skin color.
Is it the door's problem?
The others came up immediately, but when they touched the door handle, they didn't feel any obvious changes.
“It should involve some kind of rules.”
Tang Xinjue looked at it for a moment and spoke.
The casino is a fantasy world, while the transformed communities within the dungeon are relatively real. If we speculate on this, this door might have some kind of function of penetrating the fantasy and returning to one's true self.
Just like the rule in that underground building, which can temporarily deprive all candidates of their superpowers.
But this was just speculation; they had no concrete evidence. Only Guo Guo looked at the door handle intently, pondering, "If we remove it and take it away, will that violate the laws of the university town?"
Zhou Ao: “?”
A nervous expression crossed his chubby face. "I took a shortcut and took the wealth here, so I'm stuck here forever. Don't do anything stupid."
He just made a deal with Granny Wang, but this is robbery if you round it up!
"Yes, that's not necessary."
Zhang You nodded, came up and held the handle, closed his eyes and concentrated his mind.
"I'll go back and upgrade my recycling skills to see if I can retrieve it."
Zhou Ao: "..."
"Hey, isn't Bai a very good healer?" He scratched his head. "Can we just ask Bai to treat Zheng 's arm?"
"Unfortunately, no."
Bai Zhi apologized.
He had tried many times along the way. Restoring an arm wasn't a difficult task, but the problem was that Zheng Wanqing's [Iron Fist] ability had already evolved to its final stage, firmly bound to his missing right arm.
Once the arm recovers, Zheng Wanqing's supernatural powers will inevitably be affected.
Faced with two paths, Zheng Wanqing chose the steel arm that could fight without hesitation and gave up her original limbs.
She can live without her right hand, but she cannot stop fighting.
Zheng Wanqing did not change her mind until they passed through the iron gate and returned to the transformation community, and were led by Zhou Ao to the door of a residential villa.
"Okay." Zhou Ao could only shake his head helplessly and pointed inside the villa:
"Behind this door is the dungeon's exit, but it will only open at a specific time. If you're not in a hurry to rest, you can wander around nearby, but remember not to go too far."
Even if there were no vicious and treacherous monsters in the basement, there would always be various ways to drag candidates into the quagmire in the copy.
If possible, he wanted to see Tang Xinjue and his group leave safely. That way, all his efforts in this dungeon would not be in vain.
As for himself...
Before anyone else could ask, "What are you going to do?", the boy quickly changed the subject, forcing a small smile from his trembling face:
"By the way, classmates, if you become that person in the future and become extremely successful, don't forget me."
"...If, if one day you return to the real world and see my family looking for me, remember to tell them that I'm awesome in the game, and I'm living a good life here with lots of money..."
Like a rotating hour hand finally falling into a groove, the door of the villa behind him suddenly opened slowly.
The dazzling light shone from inside, and the figures of the five people were taken in. Only Zhou Ao could be seen waving his hands vigorously:
"I'm Zhou Ao from Liuda Design 1706. Don't forget me!"
Congratulations! You've successfully passed the special exam "Transforming Community Experience."
The exam is graded as follows:
Basic question "Happy Travel" - 30/60 points
Additional question "Former Tourist" - 20/20 points
Additional question "Entertainment Paradise" - 6/10 points
Additional question "Mysterious Villa" - 6/10 points
...a total of 62 points. Congratulations to the candidates for receiving a "pass" rating in this exam! ]
...just barely passing?
The scene before them changed from the block to the familiar dormitory, and the four of them looked at each other in surprise.
This seems to be the worst result they have ever gotten since entering the game?
If the dungeon was easy, or if the hard targets weren't met, that would be fine. But the title of this exam question... Happy Travel?
Zhang You spoke slowly, "Could it be that the assessment criteria for this dungeon really is to have us happily play through the entire dungeon like tourists?"
Tang Xin Jue: "Based on the style of the game, this is probably the case."
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
As if noticing the four people coming back, a series of crisp and urgent squeaks immediately came from the sink. It was the cry of the elf raised in the dormitory.
In the wash basin, the white ball twisted its spherical body, and its two small eyes like black grapes stared at the four people eagerly.
Tang Xinjue understood immediately: "Are you hungry?"
White dumpling: "Squeak!"
Tang Xin Jue: "This might be a bit difficult, because we are out of money."
Baituanzi: “…”
Before entering the Transformation Community instance, they had already spent almost all the points in their wallets, and now they couldn't come up with any money for the time being.
The only source of income is the exam rewards that have not yet been announced.
Others had already given up hope: passing was the lowest possible rating for completing a level, and the rewards they received were bound to be the worst possible amount. Given the game's inherently deceptive nature, they might even receive nothing at all...
“Squeak!!”
The white ball suddenly raised its head, as if it smelled something, and kept barking excitedly.
Then, the mechanical sound of the system sounded from the air:
[Congratulations! Your clearance rewards are: 80 points as a base reward, double your passing points, and the following random number of mall vouchers... Your four attributes increase by 1020 each, and you receive the following group achievements...]
[Congratulations! You've activated the special buff for clearing the bonus dungeon and received a special gift pack: [Dormitory Renovation Package] x1!]
…
The dormitory fell into silence for a moment.
After a while, Guo Guo rubbed his temples in a daze: "Did I hear it wrong, or is there something wrong with the system?"
Is it really possible for this game to offer such luxurious rewards?
