Lin Sanjiu glanced at him.
Next to the conch-like rotating digital screen, the ex-guard subconsciously stroked a few buttons with his thumb. There were arrows floating above the buttons, and every one of them seemed to be catching his attention. Seeing that Lin Sanjiu did not take it, he raised his head and asked, "Huh? You don't want it? "
Gong Daoyi had given her four to five Special Items in one go and saved her from her current predicament. However, compared to the bad things that awaited her in the future, these Special Items were far from enough. Lin Sanjiu stared at the strange conch-like Special Item. For a moment, she could only hear her own voice asking the same question. "What will happen in the future?
If I don't want this Special Item, will the level of the negative event decrease? "
"Did he say anything else?" Lin Sanjiu purposely did not mention Crow Jiang's name. After all, Puppeteer did not know that the unconscious Bits and Pieces of Dog was called Crow Jiang.
"Let me think." Seeing that Lin Sanjiu did not take the Special Item, the ex-guard closed his fingers a little. It seemed that he could put the Special Item back into his pocket as soon as Lin Sanjiu opened her mouth. "Hmm … It's weird. Why didn't he give it to you directly? Ah, he did say something else. It was as if he was about to leave."
"What did he say?" Lin Sanjiu asked anxiously. Puppeteer, who was lying on the hospital bed not far away, had already shot a glance at the corner where they were whispering to each other. He knew that both of them looked a little suspicious.
"'I have given her what I should. As for whether she will use it or not, who she will give it to, and whose hands it will end up in, it is not within my consideration,'" the ex-guard said vaguely, "... Something like that."
'Does Gong Daoyi not care whether I accept it or not? Do I have a choice? '
Lin Sanjiu gritted her teeth and took the Special Item. Gritting her teeth, Lin Sanjiu stretched out her hand and took the Special Item. When the ex-guard turned around, the Special Item had turned into a card in her palm. She glanced at it, and her heart skipped a beat. She almost threw it into her card deck. How is this a Special Item? It's more like a long letter to me.
[Special Item for Lin Sanjiu]
I know you will not accept my help, so I have forced it upon you, and I beg your pardon for that.
My foster mother used to plant a pot of oil painting bamboo taro. When she first brought it back, there were only a few small leaves. I don't remember how old I was then, except that I used to go there every few days.... Sometimes the hot, restless sunlight slanted in, sometimes the sky was cloudy, like a thick fog. There was no need for anyone to take care of it. On the windowsill where the four seasons changed and the light and clouds intertwined, it gradually sprouted new leaves. The layers of color on each new leaf were as beautiful as if they had been painted by an impressionist's brush. They never disappointed me. Perhaps because its owner was a good person, it was also very good.
When I grew up, I forgot about it. But in recent years, I've been thinking about it. I thought about how it was full of vitality and was filled with anger. When its leaves were burning red, it always shocked the young me back then. She would buy fresh flowers from the market in the morning, but I didn't like them. They were just a pile of black things in the future … Later on, she stopped buying them. You remind me of that pot of taro, and I like it very much.
After we parted in Garden of Eden, I heard a lot about you (after all, we have a mutual acquaintance). I don't know if my decision was too hasty, but I don't want to wait any longer. I've waited for too long. I think that the person who can prove my expectations and give me the results I want is you. If the future proves me wrong, then I can only say that I've made a mistake.
Rather than saying that this paragraph was written for her, it would be more accurate to say that Gong Daoyi was murmuring to himself with his eyes closed. Even after she finished reading his words, she still didn't understand what the most important words were, "expectations" and "results". Only the last sentence left a deep impression in her mind.
"Don't worry, I can't take what you have."
After that, it was finally an introduction to the item. Gong Daoyi was not lying when he said that it was custom-made for her. After reading a few lines, Lin Sanjiu's heart sank. If everything went according to plan, the chances of her not using the item were very slim. Of course, looking at the situation, it wouldn't make a difference whether she used it or not.
"Hey," Bohemia called out to her quietly. Lin Sanjiu snapped out of her daze and realized that Puppeteer was still waiting for her. It was impossible for him to ask her what she was looking at. In just a few minutes, the atmosphere in the ward had become so heavy that it felt like a thunderstorm was brewing. Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and walked over to Puppeteer and handed the card to him.
"I won't hide it from you," seeing that Puppeteer refused to take it, she moved the card closer to him, "This is what Gong Daoyi left behind."
It would be a miracle if Puppeteer would reach out his hand to take the card. However, Bohemia was more slippery than an otter when she was clever. She did not give Puppeteer the chance to turn her into a puppet and take the card. She hurriedly took the card from Puppeteer and showed it to him with both hands. "Look at this," she said.
"You might not understand why he said that we will need to use this item," Lin Sanjiu was a little restless by the shadow of the future. She paced in circles as she said, "This is the hospital pocket dimension in the lava world. If we want to leave the hospital, there is one last thing we need to do."
She tried her best to tell Puppeteer everything in detail. As for the things that she shouldn't say, she either played it down or avoided it completely. Occasionally, she would ask Magus, who was still in Puppeteer's mind and had a secret plan with her, to testify for her. Now that she thought about it, she felt that she had said "I won't hide it from you" too early.
From the beginning to the end, Puppeteer's reaction was very indifferent.
Even when he heard that his head had disappeared, he merely raised one of his eyebrows. It was as if everything else — dungeons, being in danger, being saved or not — was nothing compared to the goal he longed for. It was as if everything else — dungeons, being in danger, being saved or not — was just a mundane routine that he had to endure slowly.
"Since you already know what to do next, why are you still sitting here?"
When Lin Sanjiu finished speaking, Puppeteer stood up from the bed. When he walked to the door, he suddenly turned his head. On the side of his face that was expressionless, the glitter at the corner of his eyes gleamed like the edge of a sword. "Since he is so eager to get you to use that disgusting thing," he sneered, "Don't turn him down."
Holding the card, Lin Sanjiu exhaled. She nodded at Bohemia and walked out of the ward. Even the ex-guard followed her. Even though he was afraid of Puppeteer, he could tell that Puppeteer's mind was not on the present. Puppeteer didn't care about him at all. Since that was the case, how could he let go of this last chance to gain some benefits?
With Puppeteer by their side, the hospital was like a completely different place.
Along the way, they did not encounter many posthumans. The others were like rabbits that had smelled the scent of a wolf. They had long disappeared without a trace. There were a few posthumans who did not manage to escape in time. They were all honest, polite, and sincere. When Lin Sanjiu asked where the cashier was, those who knew would immediately kneel down and draw a map for them, and those who didn't know would immediately take out a kidney to apologize to them. Logically speaking, Hei Zeji should be on the same level as Puppeteer, but the treatment he received was so different. Lin Sanjiu felt that it was not worth it for him to be cheated so many times.
When they arrived at the cashier, Puppeteer snorted, "What's so difficult about this pocket dimension?"
Even Lin Sanjiu was a little angry when she heard that.
"Let's have a lucky draw. Three of us." Lin Sanjiu slammed the counter and woke up the sleepy NPC. She looked at the ex-guard and added, "If you have any points left, you can add him to the lucky draw."
The NPC slowly took out a large plastic disc. From the looks of it, this thing could not have been sold for more than 15 RMB before the apocalypse.
There were a total of four lucky draws, and the results were mixed. Bohemia's mission to be discharged from the hospital was not that difficult. She only needed to complete the mission of "Make four unlimited trades with any other player". Of course, it was not a problem for her to make a few trades with her own people. On the other hand, the ex-guard's result was even better. His last lucky draw was "Clean a ward".
Lin Sanjiu tasted bitterness in her mouth when she saw her and Puppeteer's results. She did not know whether Gong Daoyi had predicted this or if he had done something to her. She only knew that if she didn't use that Special Item, she and Puppeteer would never be able to leave this place. Their missions were "Use lava to devour 2,980 posthumans" and "Perform 37 major surgeries".
"Hey, I think I misread the needle just now."
When she took out the Special Item, the NPC's expression suddenly changed. The power of the Special Item did not seem to affect the pocket dimension itself, but it affected the outcome of the pocket dimension, which was the result of their lucky draw. The NPC lowered his head and checked the Special Item several times. The more he looked, the more uncertain he became. "The needle's position is different from what I expected … Let's do it again."
Even though the Special Item that Gong Daoyi gave her was only valid for three days, it was very effective. Lin Sanjiu and Puppeteer both got good targets on their second try. Lin Sanjiu's mission was "Find a new player and remind him of the things to look out for in the hospital" while Puppeteer's mission was even simpler: "Eat a roasted potato".
"I have this!" Lin Sanjiu took out a round, fat potato from her all-inclusive card room. For a moment, she even forgot about the shadow cast by Gong Daoyi. She smiled at Puppeteer. "What do you like? Chopped green onions? Sour cream? Do you want salt? Oh, I don't have sour cream. "
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