Chapter 237 Dormitory Upgrade Package (11)
Just when Guo Guo was about to be captured again, a huge iron fist shadow fell from the sky and cut off the three mechanical arms at the waist.
Before the robotic arm continued to split into six, she was grabbed by Tang Xinjue and brought to the claw machine, and her thumb pressed on the fingerprint input port.
The moment the fingerprint was entered, the machine made a ding-dong sound and its mechanical claw wobbled and stopped in mid-air.
The red light in the glass box flickered twice and went out.
Guo Guo was still in shock: "This is..."
"It's recognizing the master." Tang Xinjue gave the answer.
Immediately, Zhang You and Zheng Wanqing also entered their fingerprints one after another. With another ding, the mechanical claws completely retracted, and the claw machine finally returned to its original state.
The crisis was over - at least for Guo Guo.
But she still didn't understand: "Why did it only catch me just now?"
Why does the machine remain silent and unresponsive when other people approach?
"That's definitely a problem." Tang Xinjue guessed, but didn't make a definitive conclusion. Instead, he continued to check the control panel and discovered a small, inconspicuous button on the side of the fingerprint input station.
After pressing it, the entire operating table suddenly split apart:
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, white... a row of seven round buttons of different colors rose from inside.
Zheng Wanqing: "...Is there really no operating manual for this thing?"
Who can tell what these messy joysticks and buttons are used for?
But when I looked more closely, I saw that the second orange button from the left was faintly glowing, while the other buttons were dim.
The four of them looked at each other, Tang Xinjue pondered for a moment, and turned on the TV.
As the Noseless Ghost's listless face reappeared on the screen, Tang Xinjue dialed the program's hotline. The Noseless Ghost's expression visibly grew more dejected, and he reluctantly answered the call.
"New regulations, hotline charges will be increased and calculated based on time..."
Tang Xin Jue: "If I complain about you, will my performance be deducted?"
The Noseless Ghost was shocked: "Why are you complaining about me?!"
Apart from often forgetting the lyrics, secretly dozing off, pretending to have a bad signal to skip work, and accidentally dropping its tongue out of the screen... it hasn't done anything wrong!
Tang Xin Jue remained unmoved: "Excuse me, what is the complaint process?"
Noseless Ghost: "Ah, um, sorry, the signal here is not very good, please switch to other programs temporarily, and come back later for the exciting ones——"
Just as it was trying to move to another place in a panic, the claw machine in dormitory 606 suddenly changed!
The ominous red light began to flash again, and the mechanical arm shot out, rushing towards the TV at lightning speed - in front of the noseless ghost's incredulous eyes, it pierced through the screen and pulled it out!
Noseless Ghost: ???
It screamed loudly: "Ahhhh——"
When the red light disappeared, the TV screen was empty, and a long-faced doll that looked like the noseless White Impermanence appeared in the glass box of the claw machine.
606: Yeah.
Things are getting more and more outrageous.
It’s fine that a claw machine can capture people from outside to act as dolls... But can the things inside also be captured through a TV screen?
Tang Xin Jue nodded: "If my guess is correct, the criterion used by this machine to determine whether to arrest someone should be fear."
Orange button, representing fear.
At first, Guo Guo was the only one of the four who showed fear in front of the claw machine. Even before being captured, the Noseless Ghost showed panic at Tang Xinjue's words.
In short, if it sees that you are afraid, it will take you away.
After taking the noseless ghost doll out of the claw machine, the resentful ghost immediately floated back into the TV and angrily said, "You are illegally detaining me! I will apply to freeze your TV account..."
Tang Xinjue pressed the red button again.
Ding dong, the orange light goes out and the red light comes on.
The claw machine that had just quieted down shook forward, and the mechanical arm flew out along the same trajectory again, catching the noisy noseless ghost back.
Tang Xin Jue nodded: "The red button represents anger."
By analogy, the nine colored buttons represent nine different emotions. Only one button can light up at a time. When it lights up, the claw machine will search for the target person who shows the corresponding emotion and grab that person into the machine to be played with.
In order to continue to verify this conclusion, the four members of 606 set their sights on the next yellow button.
The Noseless Ghost Who Came to Jail for the Second Time: ...
When it was released again, it hugged the edge of the TV tightly and shouted hurriedly: "Isn't it just the operating manual? I'll find it for you, I'll find it for you!"
A few people exchanged glances: Is there another unexpected surprise?
Tang Xin Jue smiled and said, "How can we let you work for free? We will pay you."
"Really?" The noseless ghost was overjoyed. Just as he was about to say something politely, the whole ghost was caught back by the claw machine.
Green button represents joy.
After finishing two waves of recycling, half of the day has passed.
In the end, the noseless ghost failed to get his reward and mental damages because before he came out for the third time, the claw machine suddenly ran out of power and went on strike.
In the end, they had to use Tang Xinjue's toilet plunger to suck it out, but it seemed to be frightened by something. It looked like it had seen a ghost and stammered to Tang Xinjue "You you you" for a long time, then dived back into the TV and the screen went black.
Zheng Wanqing didn't quite understand: "Isn't it a ghost itself?"
The four of them were standing there, not afraid at all, so they didn't know what the other party was afraid of.
However, even though the claw machine was out of battery, they still found another use for it: compression storage!
Simply shove any unwanted large items inside, and they'll instantly transform into miniature toys. Zhang You tried sweeping all the scraps from the "Heavenly Gift Box" event into the box, and a stack of unscented black miniature gift boxes appeared in the glass box, each lid adorned with a thoughtful poop pattern.
The elf woke up from his nap: "Chirp!"
Tang Xin Jue: "Do you want to go in and play too?"
The white ball went in and turned into a palm-sized white fluffy ball. It looked extremely happy and rolled back and forth: "Chirp!"
606 was also a bit surprised. He hadn't expected the elf to be the only one who could move freely after entering the claw machine. Tang Xinjue pondered for a moment and showed understanding: "You want to take the initiative to help us move things? That's really hard work."
Guo Guo: ...They don’t even let go of children who are only a few days old. This is not good!
Half an hour later, the naturally elastic and invulnerable white ball easily supported a large cabinet weighing dozens of kilograms, then jumped to the top of the cabinet and pressed down without any instruction, completing the work of the entire dormitory with just one move.
Guo Guo: It smells really good.
In fact, they soon discovered that the elf's intelligence seemed to be slightly higher than before. Not only did its calls become more regular, but it could also complete some simple commands and interact with others.
"Is it because you're full?"
Although they were prepared to lose money on pets, who wouldn't want a fantasy-level creature to assist them in battles? ...Even though this creature's species was truly bizarre and unusual, and its intelligence didn't seem very high, one always had to dream.
What if it comes true someday!
At night, the compensation for the damaged doors and windows of the game finally arrived.
Based on the two large holes penetrated by the red laser, they installed a steering wheel on the window and a video doorbell on the dormitory door.
The four members of 606 were silent for a long time. Guo Guo hesitated and said, "I can understand installing electronic peepholes on the doors. But installing steering wheels on the windows...?"
What? Does this mean that the next time a ghost attacks, they can just stand in front of the window, hold the steering wheel, and the entire dormitory can sail away?
The puppet in charge of the installation was a salesman-like puppet, seemingly a reassembled body snatched from the Chaos God. Its face still retained its horrifying cracks and wounds. With a look of bewilderment and shame on its face, and the crack in its mouth extending all the way to its forehead, it looked even more terrifying.
"S-Sorry, did I install it badly? I did something wrong again, wuwuwu..."
"It's not about whether it looks good or not," Zhang You consoled it. "We just want to know why the game [compensates] for these two things."
The puppet burst into tears: "Wow, I don't know either. The company said that a bad guy stole my body and used it to do something bad, so I have to come here to work overtime to apologize. I'm sorry, I can reinstall it for you. Don't be angry, wuwuwuwu..."
Tear gland expert Guo Guo: I’ve met my match.
Helplessly, they could only spend credits to contact customer service.
Customer Service: [Sorry, customer service doesn’t know either. Please don’t be angry.]
606: […Speaking human language]
Customer Service: [Okay.]
Customer Service: [We've checked your order. This is the compensation plan selected by the counselor. Candidates can ask the counselor directly.]
The four of them frowned: "But we don't have the counselor's contact information."
In the past, the only way to contact them was for the counselor to come directly to the house. The last time we met was before the zombie copy.
Customer Service: [Dear, you can now apply for the online inquiry function. It only costs 10 credits to get the contact information of a random University Town teacher.]
Guo Guo: "??? Are you serious about it being so expensive? We haven't even received the credits reward from the last dungeon!"
After they were promoted to a first-tier university, they managed to accumulate more than 30 credits each. However, changing the community only added a few symbolic credits. They also spent a lot of money on continuous reporting to customer service, and after adding the compensation terms, they just managed to get 40 points.
Customer Service Explanation: [Reward dungeons are the same as competitions and are not included in the regular exam credit system.]
Tang Xin Jue frowned and asked, "Is there any other method?"
[Then you can only fill out the relevant appeal form according to the process, and the University City Education Bureau will forward it to the relevant counselor. It is expected to take 2-3 working days in total. Please be patient and wait for a response~]
Before receiving a reply, they had to figure out and adapt to the "new structure" of the dormitory on their own.
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"I've found that no matter how much I get as a reward from the exam, I spend it all immediately." Zheng Wanqing was lost in thought as she stared at the set of steel armor she had longed for. She hesitated between becoming penniless again and saving some money. When she turned around, she was almost startled by Guo Guo:
"What are you doing leaning against the door?"
Guo Guo: "I'm practicing my new skill [Wall-Climbing Simulator]. It's said that when I use it to its full potential, I can simulate Spider-Man. Do you think I can climb fast?"
She pressed a button on her new watch, and her body suddenly began to spin rapidly against gravity.
Zheng Wanqing: "No, crawling is one thing, why do you keep crawling around the door?"
Guo Guo: "Because I want to see the patrol outside the door, ugh - sorry, I feel a little dizzy."
Disappointingly, despite the video doorbell, the scene outside the door was still covered by a vast white fog. All I could hear were heavy footsteps and the sound of chains going back and forth as usual, but I couldn't see any specific shadows.
On the other hand, by evening, Guo Guo, Zheng Zhang and the other two had basically used up their remaining points and chosen the next upgrade direction. However, Tang Xinjue still had a considerable portion of points left and was concentrating on searching for something in the vast mall.
"Xin Jue, it's time to go to bed, don't you want to sleep?"
Guo Guo poked out a helmet from the second-floor attic.
There was no University Town Evening News on TV today, nor was there Tang Xinjue's daily attempt to make spicy chicken feet with yogurt. It was rather quiet.
Tang Xinjue didn't look up: "You guys take a rest first. I'm looking for a prop."
"You've been looking for half a day. Why didn't you tell us earlier? It's not even midnight yet. We can help you look."
Two other heads popped out.
"Chirp!" The white ball was jumping in the claw machine.
"No need." As he spoke, Tang Xinjue's eyes suddenly lit up and he slowly shook his head: "I found it."
Immediately, with the sound of the mall transaction being completed, the last large transaction of 606 was completed.
An old parchment hung suspended in the air.
His eyebrows warmed, and Guo Guo looked up sharply: "What did you buy?"
The next second, from the spiritual perspective shared by Tang Xin Jue, they saw the handwriting on the parchment.
Is this an... insurance policy?
After searching all night, Tang Xin Jue rubbed his brows, feeling slightly tired. "In the shopping mall's sales category, there's a virtual product called insurance. You can insure items or props in your dorm. If they're damaged under certain conditions, you can get a hefty compensation."
Several people were startled. Zhang You subconsciously looked for flaws, then shook his head: "It shouldn't work on the candidates, right?"
Otherwise, they just need to save money to buy themselves insurance. After taking the exam, they will make a huge profit. Even if they open 10 shopping malls, it will not be enough to make up for the loss.
"That's right." Tang Xin Jue smiled. "This product has only two most important rules: one is that it cannot interfere with the personal safety of the examinee; the other is that the insurance coverage must correspond to the value of the insured item."
Just two of them were enough to make it tasteless, drowning it out among the sea of other products. It was only because Tang Xin Jue had glanced at it before that he remembered it.
"But it doesn't stipulate whether it can be used on candidates if personal safety is not a concern."
Zhang You pondered: "You want to use it..."
Tang Xinjue smiled and said, "I want to buy insurance for our friendship."
"It's purely commemorative, doesn't involve safety risks, and definitely won't cheat them."
After a few seconds of hesitation, Zheng Wanqing suddenly thought of something and blurted out, "Then Guo Guo's prophecy..."
"What are you predicting?" Guo Guo, reacting quickly, rushed forward and covered Zheng Wanqing's mouth, swearing, "My five eyes combined only see that our friendship will last forever. There will absolutely be no problems. Right?"
