Chapter 265: Online Dating Scam Record (Twenty-Eight)
After all, before this, 606 had always adhered to the principle of "no debt, no burden", treating ghosts and monsters equally. It would be better to ask them who they had offended, perhaps they would recall faster.
Shi Qingqing: “…”
"Okay." She changed the question: "So which ghosts are mainly offended by your roommate?"
She pointed at the counterfeit Tang Xin Jue.
606: “…”
The range doesn't seem to have decreased at all.
Seeing the expression on the other side, Shi Qingqing also fell silent. She seemed to have a clearer understanding of the seriousness of the problem and asked simply, "What's your dormitory survival ranking?"
Zhang You and the other man looked at each other and answered truthfully: "Because it doesn't comply with the rules, we haven't been ranked yet."
In fact, they once suspected that the ranking system was actually a half-finished product. Otherwise, how come after several copies had passed, it still showed no failure records and could not be counted in the ranking?
Does it have to be the death of a teammate for it to be considered a failure?
In the silence, Shi Qingqing frowned thoughtfully, as if she had thought of something. She said carefully, "...I heard that there's a freshman dormitory in the university town. Every time they pass an exam, they not only brutally abuse the NPCs inside, but also report them to the higher authorities, causing widespread resentment in the university town—"
She raised her eyes and said, "Your original dormitory number shouldn't be 404, right?"
Zhang You remained calm and composed. "It's unlikely to be such a coincidence. We in Section 606 have always abided by the law and get along well with the students and teachers. We would never report it unless absolutely necessary."
Shi Qingqing: "...Okay, you are right."
In that case, it’s really hard to guess.
Ghouls have clear goals, most likely commissioned by others. Those who could break the rules and bring ghouls into the dungeon could be high-level student ghosts, teachers, special residents, or even test takers.
However, the pen clearly wasn't used to write names casually. Shi Qingqing quickly thought of another angle: "Can you show me the tool you used to summon me?"
After seeing the set of pen, yellow paper, and other items, her expression changed several times. She looked up at everyone with a complicated expression before saying, "How many times have you used this pen today? Twice? Well... if I remember correctly, it can be used again. If you're lucky, it can even tell you the final answer directly."
The next wave of curfew attacks has not yet arrived. With Shi Qingqing's joining, Guo Guo's anxious heart is relieved a lot.
Following the steps given by Shi Qingqing, she opened the yellow paper, and the pen sucked up the blood in the ink bottle, which turned into red handwriting and fell on the paper.
——1000.
These four numbers were written by Shi Qingqing. According to her, this is a very special number in the university town - because it has no meaning.
To explain more specifically, this number is as unique as an initial program used for debugging in the system. Although it does not contain any energy itself and is just a set of ordinary numbers, it will not produce any actual effect no matter what props or skills it is combined with.
"For example, I have a curse item that can randomly determine how many people will die in a building. But if I write the number 1000, the curse won't take effect. Similarly, the item's usage count won't change, but it can be used to check if it's usable."
Seeing that the two didn't quite understand, Shi Qingqing gave a simple example.
"You're new students, so it's normal for you not to understand. This is semi-common sense in the university town. Mr. Bu uses this method to make props, and Wang Jiji Group uses this method in its test chain for producing home appliances."
Zhang You roughly understood and memorized the information: "So, writing this number now is to prevent accidental discharge of the gun?"
After all, the number of times a pen can be used seems limited, and they have to try to avoid wasting it through trial and error.
"That's right," Shi Qingqing nodded. She was standing more than ten steps away, observing the yellow paper from as far away as possible. After a moment, she asked Guo Guo, "Do you feel anything?"
Guo Guo looked bewildered: "No."
"It seems that the props are not in good condition... Then this is the only way." Shi Qingqing asked her to separate another piece of the red string and then told her to tie it around her wrist.
As soon as the cold silk thread touched his skin, Guo Guo shuddered, and some bad memories suddenly emerged in his mind .
The last time they tied a red string around their wrists was during a health inspection. Although it helped them escape temporary danger, the string quickly burrowed into their skin, nearly killing several teammates on the spot.
And now…
Their eyes met, and Zhang You clearly had the same idea. Without hesitation, she said, "Give me the red thread, I'll do it."
Guo Guo:?
She immediately refused with vigilance: "No, you want to take the risk yourself again?"
When Shi Qingqing finally realized what was happening, she hesitated for a moment. "Sorry , I hadn't considered that. The health line is indeed quite unstable. But it's yours now. It shouldn't turn against you, right?"
The imposter scoffed and sowed discord, "[Shouldn't be]? I thought you were all-knowing and willing to tell me everything. Turns out you're a half-witted person, yet you dare to tell others how to pass the level? Aren't you afraid of being led astray? No way, do you really believe that the NPCs in the exam dungeon will sincerely help them?"
"Oh, and you might not know this yet. The more you fail and die in dungeons, the higher the performance of certain NPCs will be. By then, you'll have gone from being test-takers to miserable, lonely ghosts, while she'll just go back to being a student in the university town, without even a chance for revenge."
Shi Qingqing glanced at it coldly: "You talk too much, so we can exclude some of the scope."
The fake closed his mouth and kept silent.
On the other side, Guo Guo had already swiftly tied the red string around his wrist: "Since we choose to believe, we will bear the consequences ourselves. There is no need for you to remind us."
Being hesitant and timid is not 606's style.
A red line appeared on his right hand. The moment he grasped the pen, Guo Guo finally felt an unusual warmth flowing from the pen into his palm. After writing the number "1000," a faint, imperceptible red light flashed across the yellow paper, slowly engulfing the words.
A familiar voice came from the bottom of my heart:
"What do you want to ask?"
It’s Tang Xinjue’s voice!
Guo Guo's heart began to beat wildly, but he realized in a moment that it only had the sound of Tang Xin Jue, but the tone was very cold.
If you feel it carefully, it is a bit like the last few minutes of the Friendly League, when Tang Xin Jue took the initiative to draw out the ghost mark in his sea of consciousness and gave up control of his body.
This was not Tang Xin Jue, but the prop "speaking", but it transformed into the most trustworthy voice in her heart - was it hinting at the properties of the prop, or reminding her of the content of the problem?
Guo Guo calmed down, confirmed with his roommate, and then asked the first question that had been lingering in his mind for two days:
[Where is the real Tang Xin Jue now?]
The moment the thought occurred, the pen tip automatically copied these words onto the yellow paper. The next second, the anxious handwriting began to break down, spreading across the yellow paper as if alive. Within seconds, it had formed a simple sketch:
In a very dark and narrow room, a girl with a simple ponytail sat in the shadow in the corner. Most of her body was wrapped in darkness, and it was difficult to see what she was doing.
Although there was no real face, Guo Guo and Zhang You's eyes still lit up.
Their sixth sense told them very clearly that this was Tang Xin Jue!
How can I get her back?
As her mind continued to work, the distinct black and white lines began to spread once more. Before long, countless shadowy, indistinct black figures appeared outside the figure representing "Tang Xin Jue," trapping her like a giant net and obscuring her view from outside the paper to the inside.
And in the "Net" package, an upside-down dagger appeared right above Tang Xinjue's head, with a round clock with unclear hands tied to the dagger.
It seemed that as soon as the countdown ended, the dagger would pierce down and cut open her brain.
"What's this?"
Guo Guo felt a chill in his heart: "Does this mean..."
Does that mean the Heart Sutra can’t be revealed?
What do the dagger and the clock mean? What are those things outside that surround the Heart Sutra? Are they ghosts, copies... or university towns?
Before they could think about it any further, and before Guo Guo could ask another question, the pen suddenly started moving on its own, writing the last question on the yellow paper:
How to clear the level?
Then, on the dry and dark paper, a small figure with short hair gradually climbed up.
She held a small, dim lamp in her hand, unable to illuminate the long, dark road ahead. She could only make out a tiny sliver of light beneath her feet. But judging by her movements, she was still determined to keep moving forward, no matter how long the darkness lay ahead or whether she could reach the end.
“Bang!”
The sound of electric current suddenly passed through the top of the head, and dormitory 404 fell into darkness.
"It was a forced power outage." Shi Qingqing was not surprised.
At nine o'clock in the evening, two hours after the curfew, the dormitory goes into lights-out time.
In the darkness, Guo Guo immediately turned on her phone's flashlight to shine on the yellow paper, but in an instant, all the writing on the paper disappeared. Guo Guo wanted to pick up the pen again, but her wrist was so sore that she couldn't lift it. A needle-like pain pierced the area where the red thread was wrapped, as if to warn her that the prop could no longer be used.
" Guoguo."
Zhang You discovered something and asked her to stop.
Under the light of the flashlight, the bright red line had disappeared, leaving only a faint red mark on the wrist, which extended to the blood vessels.
Guo Guo: “…”
She said decisively: "If I die, all the inheritance is on me. You should take it as soon as possible. Oh, yes, there is one in my brain. How to use it is-"
"Don't worry." Shi Qingqing interrupted her, her soft voice carrying a sense of calmness and energy that came from a lifetime of experience. "I can sense from here that you're fine now. Just don't force yourself to use them."
"Right now, our most pressing concern is the things that come with the exam."
After saying that, Shi Qingqing sensitively turned her head and looked in one direction. Zhang You shone the light directly over there, and sure enough, he saw several complaint forms on the table, wriggling and bleeding.
According to yesterday's experience, the victimized students who will die tonight are about to give the final clues of their lives.
