Lin Sanjiu did not expect that the seven people who had been "planted" before her were all in this chamber.
The chamber had a semicircular wall, and it was much more spacious than the one she was in when she first landed. It was as big as a hotel lobby in terms of size and height. The most eye-catching thing was that there were three small doors embedded in the wall on the other side of the chamber. There was a piece of paper pasted on the door at the end of the wall. "Number 42 to 49" was written on it.
"This … You guys came down before me," Lin Sanjiu swept her gaze across the group of people and paid attention to the number tags on their bodies. In the dim chamber, only the number tags emitted a faint fluorescent light, making them stand out more than the people. "Why are all of you gathered here?"
When she walked into the hall full of doubts, she saw that other than the oval-faced girl, the rest of the people were either sitting or standing. There was even a person lying down in the corner. The atmosphere in the room seemed to be rather relaxed.
"We are waiting for you," a fair-skinned young man with the number 44 on his number tag laughed at her. "It's so boring to face a few men all the time. Luckily, there's a girl here."
Just as Lin Sanjiu frowned, a calm voice came from the other side, "Number 44, don't talk nonsense."
Lin Sanjiu looked up and saw a middle-aged man with a serious face and a muscular body sitting cross-legged at the side. The number tag on his chest was 42. He turned to Lin Sanjiu and said, "49, right? I'm sorry, these youngsters have been cooped up underground for a long time, so it's inevitable that their words are a little messy … But, we are indeed waiting for you. Now that you are here, we can go in. You see it, right? The door on the left? From there, we can enter the place that Harry prepared for us. But, we have to send all eight seeds in. "
"All of them?" Lin Sanjiu was stunned. "But Harry asked me to wait for seven days. He said that each seed needs a day to be planted …" She thought that all the seeds had been planted.
"I also waited for three days before Harry let me come down." Number 45 interrupted. Perhaps it was because she and Lin Sanjiu were the only two females in the chamber, she spoke to Lin Sanjiu in a friendly and casual manner, "Only one person can come down a day. Brother 42 has been waiting for you in this chamber for many days."
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but notice. They only called each other by their numbers. Although she felt more comfortable doing so, she still asked curiously, "Why don't we exchange names?"
"Number 47 thinks this is better." The oval-faced girl explained with a smile. She then pointed to a young man who was sitting furthest away from everyone in the corner. Number 47 was wearing a green robe. It was a style that Lin Sanjiu had never seen before. It reminded her of Ji Shanqing's cloak.
"Since everyone is here, let's go in." A man wrapped in a turban stood up. As he moved, a number plate with the words "43" dangled down from his chest.
In Lin Sanjiu's vision. Other than the few seeds, there were a few other people standing in groups of twos and threes. Some of them were her friends, and some were faces that she couldn't tell where she had seen them before. It took Lin Sanjiu a few minutes to realize something. "Huh? Why don't I see Number 46 and Number 48?"
"They are already waiting in the chamber," the middle-aged man, who was the first to arrive, answered. He seemed to be the leader of the group.
"Don't we have to go in together?"
"No, we can go in first, but nothing will happen," Number 42 answered patiently. Number 42 was very patient when he answered the questions. One could not help but admire him for doing the same thing seven times. "It seems like Harry will only make his next move after everyone has gone in."
"His next move … is watering the soil?" Lin Sanjiu asked hesitantly.
"Who knows? Are you worried?" Before Number 42 could say anything, Lin Sanjiu interrupted him. Before Number 42 could say anything, the fair-skinned young man who had a frivolous attitude peeked out from behind Lin Sanjiu, "If you are worried, why don't you stand beside me? I will protect you. "
To be honest, this was the first time Lin Sanjiu met a posthuman like him since the apocalypse. In the eyes of most people, there was no distinction between men and women in this world. Therefore, Lin Sanjiu didn't know how to deal with him. She just shook her head and walked away from Number 44.
"He's so cold …" Number 44's grumble drifted from behind her.
While everyone was talking, Number 47, who was walking in front, opened the door. Lin Sanjiu didn't expect to see a room behind the door. Instead, it was a tunnel. Everyone walked in one after another. When she walked past, the crowd was silent for a while. When she walked past the door, she unintentionally glanced at the notice on the door.
"Number 42 to 49." There was only one line written on the notice.
Just as Lin Sanjiu glanced at the paper, she heard Number 43, who was walking in front of her and was wearing a floral bandana, suddenly ask, "Why are you standing here?"
"Who?"
As the tunnel was narrow and dark, all eight of them and her hallucinations were squeezed together, so Lin Sanjiu couldn't see who Number 43 was talking to.
"We tried, but we couldn't get in. If we can't get in, we'll probably have to wait for everyone to come together, "an unfamiliar voice said. "Is Number 49 here?"
"Why? Didn't you notice him the last time you came? Number 49 is here. He is over there. "Number 43 turned around and pointed at Lin Sanjiu," Where is Number 48? Oh, there it is. Well. Alright, let's continue. "
"Let me tell you a secret," Number 45 suddenly came closer and smiled, "46 and 48 are a couple."
"Huh?" Lin Sanjiu was stunned for a few seconds before she understood what Number 45 meant. Ever since she entered Hyperthermal Hell, she hadn't met any heterosexual couples. She didn't expect to meet a same-sex couple here.
As the tunnel was crowded and most of them were men of similar height to her, Lin Sanjiu couldn't see what 46 and 48 looked like. After squeezing forward with the crowd for a few minutes, they quickly reached the end of the second tunnel, which was much shorter in comparison.
At the end of the tunnel, there was a strange space waiting for the eight seeds.
It looked like a beehive, but it wasn't as neat and compact. Lin Sanjiu had already put away her [Ability Polishing Agent]. With the help of a weak light in someone's hand, Lin Sanjiu could see that the soil was divided into small cubicles. The cubicles reached the ceiling of the space. If one bent over, each cubicle could barely fit one person. The cubicles were stacked on top of each other. It seemed that one could climb all the way to the top.
"What's the purpose of this?" someone in the crowd asked.
"If you want the seeds to germinate," the calm voice belonged to Number 42, "Other than watering and fertilizing, you can't make the soil too tight. You have to make it lighter. I didn't expect this pocket dimension to be so realistic. "
"Brother 42, you know a lot!" a girl said with a smile. It must be Number 45.
"You're flattering me. Before the apocalypse, I liked to grow vegetables. My wife complained a lot. She said it attracted bugs."
Everyone chuckled nervously.
They waited for a few more seconds, but there was no movement from the chamber. They couldn't sit still anymore. The eight of them didn't know what the cubicles were used for, so they squeezed at the small space near the entrance. They felt uncomfortable standing there. Number 47, who was usually quiet, was the first to speak, "What's going on? Where's Harry? "
As if he heard his own name, Farmer Harry's voice suddenly echoed in the earthen chamber.
"Oh, you're all here … Okay, I'll explain the rules of filling and watering the soil," Farmer Harry said. Lin Sanjiu didn't know why he sounded surprised, but she didn't know why he was surprised. "Okay, can you see the chamber in front of you? There are many cubicles in the chamber, right? Actually, there are a total of 100 cubicles, no more, no less. "
Farmer Harry seemed to be a long-winded person.
"The time before you germinate is called the seed period. It's called the seed period. During the seed period, I will fill every cubicle with the nutrients you need. During this period, you will need water droplets. There are eight of you here, and each of you needs to collect 40 water droplets to enter the next germination period, "Farmer Harry said vaguely," I'm not sure if any of you here have planted anything before. Usually, you won't put only one seed in a pit … You need to put a few seeds in order to guarantee germination. It's the same in here. "
When they heard this, all eight of them fell silent.
Even without looking, Lin Sanjiu could sense the change in the atmosphere. Just a moment ago, everyone was getting along quite well, but now, they were starting to feel a little nervous.
Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone understood what Farmer Harry meant. However, the meaning behind Farmer Harry's words was understood by all of them. It was likely that there would not be 320 water droplets. Among the eight of them, there might be some who would be eliminated – after all, this was an instance dungeon. It was not that simple!
"Is there enough water droplets for all of us to germinate?" Sure enough, someone raised his voice and asked. Although they were buried deep underground, they did not know if Harry could hear them.
However, Harry heard them.
"Don't worry, there are definitely enough water droplets." To everyone's surprise, he immediately replied, "As long as you can find the water droplets and identify them, it will be fine."
It wasn't hard to understand why he could find them. "Identify …?"
"Sigh, it's all because of the chemical factories around here. They have polluted the water source nearby." Harry gave a reason that was obviously related to the pocket dimension. "Even though I use the water from the well in my backyard to water my crops, it's inevitable that some of the polluted groundwater will flow into my farm. They look no different from the well water, so you must be careful when you collect them. If you absorb a 'polluted water', your stamina will be weakened. I heard that the degree of weakening is equivalent to a human not eating for a month. If you absorb clean water, your stamina will not change. You will only get stronger after germination. "
In other words, even a posthuman could only absorb a limited amount of polluted water. Since clean water was not beneficial to one's physical strength, once one absorbed more polluted water than one's physical strength, even if one absorbed 40 pieces of clean water, which was enough for germination, one would still die.
"How do we identify them?" someone asked.
"I'm sorry, but even as a farmer, I can't identify them. When I realize that the seeds have been poisoned to death by the polluted water, it's usually too late." Surprisingly, Harry had nothing to say about the most important question. "But don't worry, as long as I have my number tag, I will dig you out even if you die …"
'What's the use of that?'
Just as Lin Sanjiu grumbled in her mind, Number 45 asked another question, "How do we collect the water droplets? What do they look like? "
"Each water droplet is as big as a fist. They are transparent and can be carried around, exchanged, and collected like a pen or a piece of paper," Harry said honestly. "Collecting the water droplets in the chamber is just the first step. After you confirm that the water droplet in your hand is a non-polluted water source, you have to absorb it. After all, the seeds need to drink water to germinate. However, there is no time limit. You can absorb each droplet you find, or you can collect 40 droplets and absorb them all at once. Also, you have to pay attention to the fact that you can't absorb them in the chamber. You have to go back to the hall. "
"This rule is a little strange …"
Lin Sanjiu tilted her head and fell into deep thought. She didn't know when, but a figure had appeared beside her. Gong Daoyi lowered his head slightly and whispered two words in her ear, "An example."
"Example? What example?
Is he trying to remind me of something? "
Lin Sanjiu shuddered and immediately turned her head to ask. However, when she turned her head, she didn't see Gong Daoyi's face. Instead, she almost bumped into the fair-skinned Number 44.
"You are too close to me," Lin Sanjiu said coldly with a frown. "Step back."
"Oh my, you really don't want me to get close to you …" Even though Number 44 didn't stop talking, he raised both his hands and took two steps back after he glanced at Lin Sanjiu.
"Does everyone understand the rules?" Harry probably didn't notice the strange atmosphere in the underground chamber. He announced with a smile, "After I count down from ten, I will start watering. 10, 9, 8, …"
Before Number 44 could finish counting down from eight, everyone had already rushed to the cubicle in front of them. (To be continued.)
PS:
My computer's touchpad suddenly broke for a while today. I was so scared that I thought I couldn't update anymore … If I don't update today, I will probably forget everything tomorrow. Then, I won't be able to find any materials when I go out … You guys will say that Tail is shameless again!
Even though the comment section has been a little cold lately, I still like this pocket dimension. I'm just afraid that my enthusiasm won't last until the end of the pocket dimension. Hehehe.
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