"Who did you hear the name 'dean' from?" Lin Sanjiu asked blankly. For a moment, she even forgot to hide her surprise. She never expected to hear the word 'dean' again after switching worlds.
"Actually, I don't know either." Number 47 straightened his robe and said calmly, "At that time, we were still looking for water droplets in the first chamber. There was nothing in my section. When I was about to move to another cubicle, I heard someone talking in a hushed voice above me. They were very cautious and spoke very softly. Even though I paid attention, I only heard the word 'dean'. "
"What a mess," Number 43 grumbled, "How can people address each other according to their positions at a time like this?"
Lin Sanjiu frowned and said nothing.
The 'dean' that Number 47 heard was probably the one she had almost met in Red Nautilus. However, would that person really chase after her to this unknown world just for her? Even though the number of low-level worlds was indeed much higher than the number of high-level worlds, but...
"Could it be that you know who the dean is?"
Number 47's calm voice pulled Lin Sanjiu back to her senses.
Lin Sanjiu immediately turned her head and looked at him. His expression was still the same as before. Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell what he was thinking, "No, I just feel that the way I address him is a little strange."
Even though there were many things she didn't understand, she had to prepare herself for the worst. One of them was the 'dean'.
Even so, she still had a lot of questions.
If the dean chased after her to Meat Elysium for some reason and coincidentally entered Harry's Farm with her, why didn't he make a move? Even if he didn't know her appearance, he could easily figure out everything by interrogating the visa officer who issued the visa.
Could it be that the dean didn't know how she looked like?
More importantly … if the Dean was here, then who could it be?
When she was in Red Nautilus, she had tried to find out more about this person after she got her visa. However, there were many different opinions. She had heard at least twenty versions of the Headmaster's appearance, and every version seemed to be more unbelievable than the others. So, until now, she did not even know whether the Headmaster was a man or a woman, tall or short.
"I'll tell you. It doesn't matter whether I'm the dean or not, "Number 43 was not interested in the topic just now. He sighed and asked," Are we going to continue this stalemate? "
Lin Sanjiu and Number 47 looked at each other and did not speak for a moment.
— Even Number 43 himself didn't expect that his unintentional remark would be so unexpected. It actually became the situation for the next few days.
Other than Number 44 and Number 45, who would occasionally drop by to exchange some useless information, the situation in the hall was in a stalemate all the way until the fifth day. No one gave in. As the time left in the seed stage was getting shorter and shorter, everyone's faces became more and more unsightly. Even though their physical strength had not begun to weaken, the mental pressure was as heavy as a boulder, pressing down on everyone's heart.
Among all of them, Number 42's condition could be said to be the worst.
As long as everyone thought about it, they would know that he had already given the storage device to Number 48 to store the water droplets in the first chamber. After that, Lin Sanjiu came out and pointed out what Number 42 had done. In other words, the storage device was still with Number 48. He did not have the chance to return the storage device to Number 42 in front of everyone.
This meant that Number 42 could only carry the photo with him until Number 48 returned the storage device to him.
Because of this, there were at least one pair of eyes staring at Number 42 every minute of the day, day and night. They were afraid that they would miss the moment he took out the photo. As he was constantly being watched, there was a patch of darkness under Number 42's eyes that could not be hidden no matter how he changed his expression.
But even so, his anxious look seemed a little … too much.
Even though he did not absorb any polluted water, his skin was visibly withering. It was as if the pressure he was under was a few times greater than the others. His anxiety was growing so fast that it was almost visible to the naked eye.
"It's a little strange," even the careless Number 43 noticed that something was wrong. He whispered to the two people beside him, "What's wrong with 42? Does he know something that we don't? "
"He's getting more and more impatient. Yesterday alone, I looked for 44 and 45 a few times, "Number 47 said calmly.
"It's good that he's like this," Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment. This time, even if she didn't mimic Ji Shanqing, she still had an idea. "… Let me try to see if my method works."
After whispering a few words to the two of them, she stood up. He strode toward Number 42 and the others.
"What are you doing?" As soon as Number 42 saw her, he jumped up as if he had been pricked by something. His eyes were bloodshot without anyone noticing. "… If you're here to apologize and surrender, it's not enough to come empty-handed."
"Oh?" Lin Sanjiu smiled and walked to a spot a few steps away from them. She looked around and sat down cross-legged. "Then what should I bring?"
Number 42 was stunned. He stared at her for a few seconds, unable to say a word. He raised his head and looked into the distance. When he saw that Number 43 and Number 47 were calm, he immediately understood what was going on. He turned to Lin Sanjiu and shouted, "Get lost!"
"Force me to leave if you can," Lin Sanjiu smiled. She turned her hand and a [Vibroblade] appeared in her hand. "I'm confident in my skills. Even if I can't defeat you, you can't do anything to me. I'll come back after you sit down."
"… What are you trying to do?" Number 46 couldn't help frowning as he asked coldly.
"Nothing," Lin Sanjiu dug the ground with the tip of the knife out of boredom. After a while, she dug out a small hill of soil. "I'm willing to keep a close eye on you so that you won't try anything funny."
The three of them were speechless for a moment.
Just when Number 42 was about to say something, Number 46 spoke first, so he quickly shut his mouth. "You can sit here if you want," Number 46's face remained impassive as if he was wearing a mask, "… But let me tell you something first. We have a lot of Special Items. We need someone to test their power. "
Lin Sanjiu's face darkened. She sprung to her feet and sneered. She kicked the pile of mud back into the pit. The mud splattered all over their faces. "Come and try me if you want!"
"Forget it," Number 43 quickly stopped Lin Sanjiu when he saw that the situation was about to escalate. He glanced at Number 42 and his men and pulled Lin Sanjiu back, "Now is not the time to fight with them. Let's go back and think of something …"
Lin Sanjiu's face darkened. Before she went back, she glared at the people behind her.
"… They can't hold on much longer," Number 42 mumbled, "Soon, soon."
After his voice trailed off, the other two did not respond to him. Frowning, Number 42 pondered for a while and seemed to have made up his mind. He turned to the other side of the hall and shouted, "Hey, 44, 45, come here —"
Before the word "come" could escape his mouth, Number 42's voice was stuck in his throat. "Huh?"
His unusual behavior immediately attracted the attention of the others. Even Lin Sanjiu turned to look at him.
Number 45 was dozing off against the wall. She was jolted awake when she heard Number 42's voice. She raised her head and saw six pairs of eyes. She panicked, "What … What's wrong with you guys? What happened? "
"Where's Number 44?" Number 42 shouted irritably. "Don't tell me that kid went into the earthen chamber?"
Number 45 was stunned. She immediately turned around. The land where Number 44 had been standing was now empty. Not even a piece of cloth was left behind.
Since the first and second chambers were empty, there was no point in going in. The third chamber was their last hope of survival, so no one would go in and touch the water droplets inside. Therefore, no one paid attention to the entrance of the chamber. Now that Number 44 had vanished into thin air, Number 42 naturally thought that he had entered one of the chambers.
"It can't be?" Number 45 panicked. "I saw him this morning. He was stretching his body over there … Are you there?"
She opened the door of the first room, poked her head in and shouted.
As the seven people in the room held their breaths and waited, the corridor behind the first door was quiet, without the slightest echo. Since Lin Sanjiu and Number 42 were still in a standoff with Lin Sanjiu and Number 42, neither of them willing to let the other enter the chamber, Number 45 had no choice but to go in alone.
After a long while. Number 45's oval face peeked out from behind the door. Her face was a lot paler than before.
"There's no one. I checked. There's no one in there," she said with a trembling voice.
"Go to the second chamber," Number 42 ordered.
The second chamber had the same structure as the first one, but Number 45 spent a lot more time than the previous one. However, when she came out, she still couldn't find any trace of Number 44.
Everyone's heart sank. The third chamber was the last one. The water droplets inside were the key to their survival …
Fortunately, to everyone's relief, there was still no one in the third chamber. After confirming that the water droplets had not been touched, the seven of them, who had just relaxed, became anxious again.
"That's weird. Seeds can't leave the burrow. How did a living person disappear just like that?" Number 43 was puzzled. "This burrow is only this big, and there's no secret passage … How did that guy leave?"
Lin Sanjiu bit her lip and frowned.
Once they entered the pocket dimension, they couldn't leave without completing the mission according to the requirements of the pocket dimension, unless they had a Special Item like [Pocket Dimension Escape Lens]. Could it be that Number 44 had such a precious Special Item?
Although the possibility was not zero, it was very low.
Even though they were still confronting each other, the people in the chamber were at a loss and didn't know what to do. Lin Sanjiu took a few steps back and leaned against the wall. She observed each and every one of them quietly.
Number 44 didn't leave the chamber.
Lin Sanjiu suddenly had a certain thought. She couldn't tell if it was her intuition or if she had recalled something.
Besides, other than Number 44, there was another thing that was supposed to be there, but it wasn't there …
As Lin Sanjiu was lost in her thoughts, she looked up and saw Number 42 and his two companions huddled together on the other side of the hall. They were talking about something. Number 42 seemed to be agitated. He was waving his hands at the other two as if he was having a heated argument.
It had been more than two hours since Number 44 disappeared … When Lin Sanjiu thought of this, the corner of her mouth slowly curled up.
After waiting patiently for a while, Number 42 and his companions seemed to have finished their conversation. Number 42 put down his arms and shoulders, which had been swinging nonstop. The others also moved away from her. Just as they turned around and were about to return to their seats, Lin Sanjiu leaped forward like a bolt of lightning.
"She's ambushing me!" Number 48 yelled. He staggered a few steps back and almost fell to the ground. At the same time, Number 42 sneered. He waved his arm and charged forward.
However, Number 42's outstretched arm missed its target. He stopped in his tracks clumsily to prevent himself from going too far. He turned around and saw that the woman, who looked like she was going to fight him to the death, had already moved away from him. She was now squatting on the ground with a handful of soil in her hand.
"Since you want to die —" Number 42's eyes were bloodshot. It was as if he wanted to vent all his pent-up anger. However, the moment he took a step forward, Lin Sanjiu leaped back and retreated far away.
"Why are you so hot-tempered?" Lin Sanjiu smiled at the three gloomy people. Clumps of soil fell from her palm. "Do you remember the hole I dug just now? I seemed to have forgotten something in there. I was just going to get it back. "
The brownish-black soil melted in her hand like ice cream, revealing a dirtied card underneath.
[How could you bury me in the ground? Diary Card asked, feeling wronged.]
Lin Sanjiu didn't understand what was written on the card.
"Now, let me see what you guys have been talking about," Lin Sanjiu said with a smile as she wiped off the last bit of soil on the card. (To be continued.)
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I'm suffering from writing the excessive chapters. I want to ask for leave. I want to have fun. I want to have fun.
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