"Actually, these three women are not that smart. You only need to tell some lies to flatter them, and you'll be able to pass," the magic mirror said.
"The thing I hate the most is to flatter women." Feng Bujue grumbled with annoyance. "Furthermore, these are all people that I detest, so I won't say anything nice to them."
"Just because of that, you're willing to risk your life?" the magic mirror asked.
"I'm different from you." Feng Bujue smiled. "I know, when faced with threats, you'll tell any kind of lie." Then, he took out the wrench and raised it before the mirror. "Speak! Who is the most handsome person in the world? "
The magic mirror's lips twitched. "I think there's some kind of misunderstanding between us …"
"You dare say it's not me?" Feng Bujue widened his eyes and raised his voice to threaten.
"First, your threat is meaningless. Even if you shatter this mirror, it won't do any damage to my real body," the magic mirror said. "Secondly, back then … the queen did threaten me, and I had no choice but to lie, but at least she was the second most beautiful woman in the world. But you … "
"Oh … I'm the most handsome man, so I don't need to threaten you." Feng Bujue scratched his chin.
"The misunderstanding between us seems to be getting deeper …" The magic mirror was breaking out in cold sweat.
"Alright, I'm just kidding." Feng Bujue laughed. "Sigh … you lack a sense of humor."
"It's your sense of humor that has no bottom line …"
Feng Bujue shrugged. "It doesn't matter how you look at it … By the way, I should have passed the test, right?"
"Obviously not," the magic mirror replied. "Can killing them be considered 'benevolence'?"
"So?" Feng Bujue tossed out another ambiguous question. This was his usual tactic when conversing with NPCs.
"However, since you've passed the test of 'intelligence' and 'courage', you'll be rewarded," the magic mirror said.
"What reward?" Feng Bujue asked.
"You can ask me two questions," the magic mirror replied.
Right then, the system said, "The question has to be related to the scenario, or it will be taken as a forfeit."
"Let me think …" Feng Bujue said as he crossed his arms, frowned, and began to pace back and forth in the bathroom.
The magic mirror didn't rush him and just waited quietly.
It took Feng Bujue a full ten minutes to think about the content of the question. After much deliberation, he finally made a decision.
"I've thought about it." Feng Bujue stood in front of the mirror and said, "My first question is … Between the 'test building' and 'here', which is the real world?"
The 'reality' in his question naturally referred to the reality in the scenario and had nothing to do with the world outside Thriller Paradise.
"Neither." The magic mirror actually gave such an answer.
"Oh?" This answer was beyond Feng Bujue's expectations. His original analysis was that this memory space was the real world of the scenario, and the test building was the mental world of the 'boss'.
However, after getting the actual answer, Feng Bujue thought about it and got it. "You're right … The fact that I can bring the items from the test building into this space proves that."
"Your second question is … who is the mental host of these two spaces?" The magic mirror made this assumption based on Feng Bujue's first question.
However, Feng Bujue shook his head. "Isn't it too boring to ask that directly?"
"Then, what is your second question?" the magic mirror asked again.
"Actually, I don't have any more questions. It will be more interesting for me to solve the mystery myself, but …" Feng Bujue replied. "Let's just ask a question that is not that important but that I'm interested in." He paused and said, "Who is this' boss'?"
"I can only give you his name." The magic mirror's pale face had a troubled expression. After all, the concept of 'who' was a bit vague. There were too many things that could be given in detail, such as occupation and personality.
"That's enough," Feng Bujue said.
"James Moriarty," the magic mirror said.
"Ha …" Feng Bujue raised his brow, and a smile appeared on his lips. "Oh … So, it's the professor …"
"My mission has been completed, traveler from another dimension." After answering these two questions, the magic mirror prepared to leave. "If you can escape from here and return to the test building, you'll be able to meet the professor." After Feng Bujue found out about the boss' identity, the magic mirror changed the way it addressed Moriarty. "Then … goodbye."
Then, the magic mirror's face faded in the mirror until it completely disappeared. Several seconds later, the mirror flickered and turned back into a normal mirror. Feng Bujue saw his own face in the mirror again.
"Humph … The path to the seventh floor is a 'waterfall'. Is that what it means?" Feng Bujue mumbled. "Or am I overthinking things?"
He mumbled to himself and walked out of the bathroom. He walked to the other end of the living room and reached for the light switch.
The light was switched on, and before his eyes was a familiar environment and furniture. Even Arthas's cat litter and bowl were where he remembered them. However, the cat that did not treat its owner with respect was not simulated.
"Hmm … I can't open it?" Feng Bujue tried to open the door, but this time, the system gave him a simple and classic notification. "Cannot open."
Therefore, like a typical puzzle game, Feng Bujue started a carpet search of his' home '.
After ingesting the SCP-500, Brother Jue's condition returned to normal. However, his Life Points were still at thirty percent. Considering that he had just consumed the supplement, he did not rush to replenish his Life Points. This was because the effect of the potion was more obvious the shorter the time interval. Without the time limit and danger, it was better to let his Life Points recover naturally.
"Ha! Very good, it's completely dark. " Feng Bujue pulled back the curtain and realized that the darkness outside was as thick as ink. He could not open the window. "This saves me a lot of trouble. This means that the area that needs to be checked is only inside the house."
He immediately came up with a plan. He would first search the entire living room to the kitchen with the lights on. After all, his kitchen was connected to the living room. He would then turn off the lights and do it again. After he was done with the outside, he would use the same method to check the bedroom.
This time, his search soon yielded results. However, he did not find any clues that would help him progress the plot. Instead, he found a skill card.
Name: Southern Dipper Flying Dragon Fist
Skill Card Property: Active, Permanent
[Skill Type: Fighting]
Effect: Uses both hands to unleash high-speed attacks to destroy the target (Cooldown time: thirty minutes)
Consumption: 800 Stamina Points
Learning Requirement: Fighting C
Remark: One of the ultimate skills of the Flying Dragon Fist. When attacking, it can disrupt the opponent's breathing and break down part of their defense, causing physical destruction. — — —
The place where he found this skill card was very interesting. It was hidden inside the gaming hub.
"Ha! Hahahaha … "Feng Bujue was overjoyed and laughed." Finally, I've drawn a powerful skill. Haha … "
For a long time, the thing that Feng Bujue had been chasing, or rather, the thing that he had been lacking, was a 'killer move'.
Since he started playing Thriller Paradise, he had obtained quite a number of active skills. There was the [Devilish Brat's Lower Whip Kick], which was a heaven-defying control skill. There was also the [Evil King's Black Dragon Flame Wave], which was a super strong attack skill. However, these skills had a limit to the number of times they could be used.
In addition, continuous skills such as [Body Enhancement Technique] and [Descent of the War Demon] were very useful and had significant effects, but they all belonged to the type of strengthening one's physical fitness, and the consumption and price were not small.
Also, the title ability that had just been replaced, [Watch Out], was not worth mentioning …
And now, Feng Bujue had finally gotten what he wanted. He had obtained a true killer move.
This [Southern Dipper Flying Dragon Fist] was an active skill that could be considered average in terms of power, consumption, cooldown, and activation. It was understandable that Feng Bujue was overjoyed.
He didn't hesitate to learn the skill. After all, he wouldn't consider selling this skill. If he had to give it to someone … in Underworld Frontline, other than Passing Rain, only Brother Jue's fighting mastery had reached C class. On the other hand, Passing Rain was used to using a long sword. This kind of bare-handed move was not suitable for her. She might not even want it.
Therefore, Feng Bujue had no reason to keep this skill.
After learning the skill card, he calmed down his somewhat excited emotions and started searching again.
To be honest, the feeling of searching this house was very strange. After all, this was his own home.
Even though Feng Bujue was renting a house, he had lived there for several years already. Ever since his parents died, he had been living here. In this world, there shouldn't be anyone who would "search" his own house.
In daily life, there might be times when you can't find something. At this time, you would usually ask your family members who lived with you. If you lived alone, you could only remember by yourself. When you really couldn't remember, you would start to "search" aimlessly.
But "search" and "search" were two different concepts.
What was "search"? Search was not to find a specific thing, but to find everything that might be valuable. To put it bluntly, it was similar to searching a house. But who would search their own house?
And when your own house became a scene in a game, searching may be more difficult than searching for an unfamiliar environment.
Because in daily life, there were many things that often appeared in front of our eyes. The human brain's instinct to filter information might automatically make us ignore the existence of these things.
Soon, Feng Bujue noticed this problem. "Looks like it will take more time and effort than expected … I have to deliberately change my mindset and treat this place as an unfamiliar environment …"
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