To Ji Shanqing, "Meat Elysium" was a very pleasant place.
Along with the sound of a plastic bag rattling, a fair and slender hand reached out from a bag of potato chips. Aside from four to five crispy potato chips, the ruddy fingernails glistened with fresh oil. Ji Shanqing shoved a thick stack of potato chips into his mouth and listened to the crisp crunching sound between his teeth. The savory flavor of salt and onion spread through his mouth, making Ji Shanqing squint his eyes in bliss.
Regardless of whether it was food that had expired or food that could cause mental illness, it was a rare delicacy for the grand prize to eat. Lin Sanjiu had never fed him anything in the past because it was a waste of resources to feed him, let alone after he came to Meat Elysium.
Ji Shanqing was not interested in finding out what kind of energy source he relied on to move around. However, his love for food was no less than that of any normal human being.
Hugging a large bag of snacks, he leaned against the window. His cheeks were puffed up like a rabbit that had stuffed its mouth full of grass. As he chewed, he looked in the direction of Harry's Farm.
Even though Ji Shanqing knew that Lin Sanjiu wouldn't be able to come out anytime soon, he had nothing else to do.
For the first few days, he even rummaged through all the clothes in the nearby buildings and wrapped them around his body, making himself look like a Bohemian. But after a few days, not a single soul appeared in the vicinity, and he let his guard down.
"The apocalyptic world is pretty laid-back," the grand prize, who knew nothing about the situation in the underground cave, sighed comfortably. He grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and cast his gaze out of the window lazily.
This time, there was someone standing at the entrance of Harry's Farm.
Ji Shanqing was stunned.
The time it took for him to lower his head couldn't have lasted more than two seconds. Just now, he couldn't find a single living thing in the vicinity of Harry's Farm, let alone a human. However, in the blink of an eye, there was another person standing at the entrance of Harry's Farm.
The fog in the morning was a little thick, and it was quite a distance away. Through the misty air, Ji Shanqing could only make out a thin and long silhouette, which looked like a small matchstick, no matter how hard he squinted. It stood far away at the edge of the street.
"An evolved person who also wants to enter the dungeon …" he mumbled in his heart, his eyes still lingering on the person as he put a melon seed between his teeth.
With a cracking sound, the small figure in the distance suddenly turned his head. In the next second, it was as if even the white mist had dissipated. Ji Shanqing looked into the man's eyes.
That pair of eyes was lustrous yellow, and the pupils were long and thin, like the eyes of a snake.
Startled, the grand prize sprang up from his seat, causing his snacks to splatter all over the floor. He took a few steps back from the window. It was only then that he remembered that he was on a 30-story building several hundred meters away. No matter how sharp the other party's senses were, it was impossible for her to hear or see him.
… Then, that person might also be investigating the surroundings.
Ji Shanqing composed himself and carefully peeked out from the corner of the window. That person had already turned around and didn't seem to notice him. He was walking into Harry's Farm.
However, after thinking for a while, the grand prize still felt a little uneasy. After all, Lin Sanjiu wasn't by his side. With his combat ability — no, his combat ability was practically nonexistent. It was better not to take the risk.
After he made up his mind, he quickly cleaned up the snacks on the floor, went down a few floors from the fire stairs, and entered another office.
If that person had really seen him, leaving the building now was the most unwise choice. The place where Ji Shanqing was seen had become a blind spot that the other party could easily overlook.
When the apocalypse arrived, this office had been destroyed. Perhaps it had been attacked by a mental patient, as the walls, the floor, and the inside of the desk were covered with deep marks left behind by axes. The floor-to-ceiling windows were all gone, and large patches of blood had dried and turned black. After being cooped up in the enclosed space for two years, the stench of the corpse was so strong that Ji Shanqing felt uncomfortable. He stood by the door, not daring to touch anything.
Just then, he heard a soft clang from the other side of the corridor, and it faded away quickly.
Ji Shanqing tensed up. He pushed open the glass door as quietly as he could and peeked his eyes out.
He waited for a while, but the corridor was still quiet. There seemed to be no one there.
Gathering his courage, Ji Shanqing craned his neck a little longer.
There was no light in the corridor. There was only a small window at the end of the corridor that let out a dim light. After he waited for a while, he heard the clang again. This time, the grand prize could finally see the source of the sound. He heaved a sigh of relief.
It turned out that there was an iron chain hanging beside the window for some reason. Once the wind blew, it would hit the window frame with a crisp sound.
"I was just scaring myself," Ji Shanqing said softly as he patted his chest. He patted his chest and said softly before withdrawing his body. The office was still as empty and messy as before.
Except for the arm that had just reached in through the floor-to-ceiling window.
Under Ji Shanqing's frozen gaze, a pair of yellow snake eyes rose from the window. The man climbed up the window frame and grinned at him, "Miss, are you alone?"
Just as the grand prize sucked in a breath of cold air, Lin Sanjiu was shocked by the scene in front of her. She closed her eyes. In the next second, her face was splattered with a splatter of warm blood.
When she felt the warm blood sliding down her cheek, she opened her eyes in shock. She stared blankly at the man in front of her and couldn't react for a long time.
Number 42's head rolled away. A thick layer of soil quickly covered the wound on his head and stopped the bleeding. However, his body, which was still gushing blood like a fountain, fell to the ground with a loud thud, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Behind Number 42's body was Number 46, whose face was blood-red, but his expression was still calm.
"You can't," he lowered his head and whispered to Number 42's body, "You know the rules."
A few seconds ago, when Number 46 suddenly approached Number 42, Lin Sanjiu vaguely heard him say, "Give me another …" However, before he could finish his sentence, his head was tossed off his shoulder by a gray shadow.
"W-what are you doing?" For a moment, Lin Sanjiu felt an inexplicable anger toward Number 46, "Aren't you two partners?"
"Of course not," Number 46 looked at her as if he was puzzled by her words. When the head fell to the ground, it disappeared into thin air. His murder weapon disappeared into thin air, so fast that not even a trace of it could be seen. "… He failed the test, so he must die."
"Test?"
The word flashed across Lin Sanjiu's mind, but she didn't ask. Suddenly, she kicked the ground and retreated. She realized that the answer lay in the Diary Card in her hand. If Number 46 was willing to kill to keep the secret, he would definitely do the same to her.
However, to her surprise, Number 46 didn't chase after her. He just stared at her and smiled.
"Don't run," as he spoke, he bent down and took something from the pocket of the corpse in front of him. Straightening himself, Number 46 smiled and waved the thing in his hand at Lin Sanjiu, "Give me your card in exchange for this. What do you think?"
Lin Sanjiu was stunned.
The thing in Number 46's hand was a stack of photos. From the vague images, she could tell that it was the distribution map of the water droplets in the chamber.
"It's not just the distribution of the water droplets," Number 46, who had captured everyone's attention, said confidently as if he knew what Lin Sanjiu was thinking, "As long as you agree to the exchange, Number 48 and I can participate in the poison test. In that case, Number 48 and I can participate in the poison testing and listen to your arrangements throughout the process. "
Lin Sanjiu heard a commotion behind her. She gripped the card in her hand tightly. She had never been so eager to know the content of the card.
"But, let me make this clear first," Number 46 lowered his voice and said slowly, "This deal is only valid before you see the content of the card. As long as you raise your hand, even if you just look at the card for half a second, this deal will be invalid. I have no choice. Even if it means that Number 48 and I have to face some trouble, I have to kill all of you. "
“49。 Why are you still standing there? "Number 45's slightly shrill voice came from behind Lin Sanjiu," This deal can save all of us! Hurry up and give him the card! "
Lin Sanjiu bit her lip. For a moment, she couldn't say anything.
"How is it?" Number 46 tilted his head and asked. His silky hair slid down from his forehead. There were a few drops of blood on it.
"Even if … I want to make this deal with you," Lin Sanjiu said after some time. Regardless of the background of Number 42 and his men, the most important thing now was to get out of this predicament. Even though it was very difficult, Lin Sanjiu said word by word, "I have my own difficulties."
"Oh? What difficulties? "
"You probably think that this is a Special Item," Lin Sanjiu purposely showed the Diary Card to him. As expected, Number 46's eyes were immediately drawn to the card. It seemed that the content of the card was very important to him. Lin Sanjiu put the card away and looked straight ahead, "But, this is my ability. I can't just give it to you."
"Oh," Number 46 replied.
"What?" Number 45 exclaimed in surprise. Then, he cupped his chin with his hand as if he was thinking about something.
Lin Sanjiu's muscles tensed up. She was prepared for his sudden attack. However, after some time, Number 46 put down his hand with a smile and said to her, "This is an interesting ability."
Lin Sanjiu pursed her lips and said nothing.
"However, all abilities in this world have their limits. No one knows this better than me." Even though Number 46's facial features were flat, there was an unusual coldness and gentleness in his smile. It made people want to stay away from him. "What are the limits of your ability?"
"Will you believe me even if I tell you?"
"I'm afraid you don't want to tell me," Number 46 shrugged. "It doesn't matter. Your ability should be used to record the events and conversations in your surroundings. I can tell from the fact that you purposely buried it next to us. I'm afraid its effective range is very limited. It shouldn't be more than 10 meters, right? "
Lin Sanjiu's face turned cold. She didn't say anything.
The Diary Card didn't seem to upgrade along with the upgrade of her [Planar World]. The recording range was still 5 meters.
However, Number 46's silence was already an affirmation. He smiled, "If it can record things for a long time, you wouldn't be in such a hurry to take it out. If you put it away for a few more days, we might talk about something even more extraordinary and it would record it … So, the second limit should be time. "
That's right. Out of the three, two had hit the nail on the head.
"You only need to know that there is a time limit. That's easy. Once there is a time limit, it means that your card is unique. In other words, you can't take back a card and put a new one on it. Otherwise, the time limit is useless. Since the card is unique. Then, we can deduce the two most probable characteristics of the card. "
"First, after recording the events for a certain period of time, the card has to cool down for a period of time before it can be used again. However, I don't think this is possible. "Number 46 looked at her and smiled. Then, he smiled and said, "... My money is all on the second possibility. That is, after the recording time is up, you have to take back the card and empty the contents. Then, you can use it again. "
Even though Number 46's voice was indifferent from the beginning, as if he was talking about something trivial, Lin Sanjiu could still feel his sharp gaze from behind his bangs. He didn't move his gaze away from her face for even a second. Even though Lin Sanjiu had put on a cold expression and tried her best not to show any emotion, when Number 46 suddenly curled his lips, she knew what he meant.
Number 46 knew that he had guessed correctly. He also knew that Lin Sanjiu already knew about it.
"Then, the next step is simple. I'll put the photo in your hand. Raise the card with one hand and empty the contents in front of me. " Number 46 probably noticed the wariness in Lin Sanjiu at that moment, so he immediately smiled again, "It's fine if you don't trust me. Number 48 will pass the photo to you. I'll just watch from behind."
For some reason, Number 48's combat power was the lowest among the three of them. This could be seen from the sudden situation he was in just now. It was impossible to fake the instinctive reaction of a person when they were in danger or when they thought they were in danger.
Lin Sanjiu knew that she didn't have a choice.
"Okay," Lin Sanjiu replied reluctantly. "Number 48 will do it then."
After Number 46 passed the photo to Number 48, Lin Sanjiu retreated. Only then did Lin Sanjiu activate her [Defense Forcefield] and walked forward cautiously. As they had agreed, Number 48 passed the photo to Lin Sanjiu. Lin Sanjiu placed her left hand in front of the photo without touching it. She raised the Diary Card with her other hand and turned the back toward her.
"Alright, I'll empty it."
Lin Sanjiu didn't even look at the Diary Card. She just stared at Number 48.
Nothing unexpected happened in the following process. Under such a tense situation, the stack of photos was delivered to Lin Sanjiu's palm without a hitch. Lin Sanjiu even checked the stack of photos. She was relieved when she saw that there were still creases left by Number 42.
"I gave you the photos for our own benefit. I don't need to lie to you," Number 46 said with a smile, "After all, we still need to work together to clear the stage."
"Yeah."
Lin Sanjiu's back was already drenched in a thin layer of cold sweat even though she had only traded the photos once. She calmed herself down and forced herself to respond calmly.
"Come, since Number 42 is no longer here, there's no need for us to be enemies. Let's discuss what we should do next." After Number 46 called out to them, the rest of the people in the hall finally approached Lin Sanjiu hesitantly.
Lin Sanjiu didn't say anything. She purposely stayed at the back of the crowd and searched for the person in her hallucination.
She had risked her life just for this moment.
"I'm here," Xueqin whispered into her ear. Lin Sanjiu let out a sigh of relief.
When the Diary Card was placed in front of Number 48, he had looked through the contents of the Diary Card with the help of the light source provided by the people in the hall. His facial expression had even changed.
This meant that the words on the Diary Card were reflected in his pupils.
It was almost impossible for Lin Sanjiu to decipher what was written in his pupils with her naked eyes. Fortunately, she still had her Higher Consciousness. (To be continued.)
PS:
"Oh my god! I was so shocked when I opened the app! "Entaro, you gave me a Soulbound Affinity right off the bat. You're so generous that I don't even know how to express my gratitude … I feel like I'm lacking in vocabulary … Just like that, I have another leader. I'm so grateful! Hahaha! And today, there's also Amano and Charming Panting. Both of you will get a jade each. Your generosity has greatly satisfied my vanity! "Tomorrow, I can punch the Diary Card, stomp on the Diary Card, and attack the Diary Card … It's such a beautiful phrase to describe villains getting what they want …"
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