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Published at 7th of September 2023 10:46:05 AM


Chapter 105

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Chapter 105: Something seems wrong

In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:

[Hahaha, relying on luck, the anchor is done!]

[I can’t stop laughing. This isn’t a welfare level; it’s a tribulation level, hahaha!]

[Darling, you better step back and don’t drag down the luck of your teammates!]

[Hahaha, I can’t stop laughing. How to make a dog liar lose color: tell them they have to rely on luck next.]

“Anyway, should we spin once first?”

Yun Bilan said.

The rules of this game project are not too complicated, and there are no obstacles to understanding. Regardless of what they are going to do next, they have to spin the wheel once to get the key before they can take action.

She looked at Wen Jianyan and said, “Why don’t you…”

Yun Bilan hadn’t finished her sentence when she saw Wen Jianyan tremble as if startled and suddenly took a step back. “I won’t do it!”

“…”

?

Since entering the instance, whether it was the adult body or the teenage body, he had never shown such strong emotion in the face of a dangerous situation.

It was as if his tail had been stepped on.

Yun Bilan blinked her eyes, somewhat puzzled.

She stared at Wen Jianyan, who appeared unusually nervous in front of her, and asked with some confusion, “What’s wrong? Is there something wrong?”

“…No, nothing.”

Wen Jianyan cleared his throat, reining in his overly strong resistance, and calmly replied, “I just don’t really like this luck-based clearance method. You can spin, no need for me to do it.”

Although he still believed that his luck was probably… maybe… not really that bad!

But sometimes, it’s better to avoid dangerous options.

…After all, it concerns the safety of the entire team!

The others looked at each other in confusion.

Although they were still very puzzled, they respected Wen Jianyan’s choice.

Elise rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward. “Let me try!”

She raised her hand and pressed the button on the wheel.

Cheerful music sounded in their ears, and the huge wheel in front of them started spinning, flashing colorful lights, which appeared particularly joyful.

Soon, the speed of the wheel slowed down, until it finally stopped.

Wen Jianyan cautiously leaned forward and looked at the wheel.

The number of keys displayed for the first round was 8.

The special effect for the second round is the “Lucky Clover.”

Below, a line of small text states:

“Lucky Clover: The next opened treasure chest will contain a positive item.”

Wen Jianyan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“My luck is working!”

Yun Bilan whistled and looked at Elise.

Elise beamed with excitement. “Of course! Before entering this nightmare, I was a dedicated player of card games. People even called me the ‘Golden Finger’!”

In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:

[Oh, oh, oh! The teammate is awesome!]

[Little sister, your luck is amazing! The next item is guaranteed to be positive. This buff is really useful.]

[Hahaha, that’s right! Not affected by the dog liar’s bad luck at all!]

[Yes, with this buff, at least they don’t have to worry about encountering danger in the next treasure chest!]

“Ding, ding, ding!”

The opening beneath the wheel slowly opened, and the silver metal keys fell down with a clatter.

“The quantity is fine, eight of them.” Wen Ya reached in with her hand, took out the keys, and counted them. Then she looked up at Wen Jianyan.

“So, which direction should we go next?”

Wen Jianyan turned his head and looked outside through the glass of the corridor, his gaze sweeping across the high and low corridors and the constantly changing stairs.

Since entering the project, he has been observing and gradually constructing the entire three-dimensional map in his mind.

Whether it was the various routes or the changing corridors along those routes, everything had a pattern. However, when standing at a fixed point like this, it was difficult to fully outline the entire map.

To gain an advantage in this project, he had to know the map like the back of his hand.

In other words, he needed to explore more aspects.

Wen Jianyan opened the camera on his phone and took several photos from different angles. Finally, he compared the routes in his mind, using the clue of the room where Blondie had just entered to make a decision.

He raised his eyes and scanned the room that Blondie had entered. Based on this clue, he compared the routes in his mind and selected the optimal one.

“This direction.”

Wen Jianyan pointed to a passage on the right side.

Just as they left the initial room, the large door behind them closed automatically. The door was securely locked, but there was a keyhole that could accept a key.

Clearly, going back was possible, but it would also require using a key.

The group proceeded along the corridor.

Soon, they reached the first room in front of them.

Wen Ya took out a key and unlocked the door.

The room’s walls were decorated with Halloween-themed patterns, and a star and moon chandelier hung from the ceiling. Pumpkin decorations were placed around the room, and there was also a spinner on the wall. However, the buttons on the spinner were covered with transparent glass.

[Please continue forward.]

The room was empty, without any treasure chests.

This was normal.

The rules in the initial room mentioned that there would be empty rooms here.

The group continued forward through the corridor.

The second room was decorated exactly like the previous one, with the spinner covered by transparent glass:

[Please continue forward.]

Except for Wen Jianyan occasionally stopping to take photos, the group hardly lingered along the way.

The third, fourth…

By the time they reached the fifth room, the group finally realized that something seemed off.

Yun Bilan turned her head in confusion to look at the tightly closed door behind them. She stood in place and looked around, then lowered her head to examine the key in her hand. “Strange, did we do something wrong? Although the rules mentioned that there would be empty rooms, isn’t it a bit odd that five in a row are all empty?”

“Indeed.”

Wen Ya also frowned. “Could it be that the treasure chests are hidden in some corners of the rooms? Should we search for them?”

The group considered the suggestion and began searching the room.

The room was not large, and they quickly searched every corner thoroughly.

There really was nothing.

Truly empty.

“…”

Wen Jianyan calmly averted his gaze, pretending not to hear anything. He slowly walked to the window, raised his phone, and pretended to take pictures.

In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:

[…]

[…]

[I’m sorry, I was too naive.]

[I only knew that the buff guarantees positive items in the next treasure chest, but I never thought… that they could encounter a situation where they couldn’t find any treasure chests. Silence.]

[Hahahahahahaha! Help, I’m laughing myself to death!]

Finally, the sixth room underwent a change.

This room was clearly twice the size of the previous ones, and in the corners of the room, there were three pumpkin chests, each with an exquisite keyhole.

“Treasure chests!”

Yun Bilan’s eyes lit up.

After the experience of five empty rooms, she was starting to doubt whether the treasure chests truly existed. This time, she finally saw this legendary treasure chest, and she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. “If we hadn’t found any this time, I would have really thought something was wrong.”

Anyway, this time, they were certain that the item obtained would be positive, so Elise simply walked up, picked a pumpkin chest, and used the key to unlock it.

Inside the pumpkin chest was a strawberry candy.

On the candy wrapper, there was a line of small words:

【Strawberry Candy: Reset the special effect of the spinner once】

It was still pretty good.

At least it prevented the possibility of getting a terrible bonus from the spinner next time.

“So, should we continue opening the treasure chests, or should we keep moving forward?”

Elise turned her head to look at the others.

“Let’s open them. After all, who knows when we’ll encounter more treasure chests,” Yun Bilan said after some thought.

Wen Ya shook her head. “There are three treasure chests here, and we’ve already opened one positive item. The next one is likely to have a negative item. I think it’s better to continue forward and open the next room.”

The two exchanged glances and then turned to look at Wen Jianyan.

“What do you think?” they asked.

Wen Jianyan: “…”

He really didn’t want to answer this question.

“Um…” Wen Jianyan pondered for a while and carefully said, “I agree with continuing forward.”

Whether the item in the treasure chest was positive or negative was not his main concern. The real issue was that they had already used up seven keys, and now they only had one left. If they used it in this room and obtained a negative item, they would have no choice but to face it head-on, with no option to run or retreat.

Therefore, he felt it was best to be conservative at this point and enter the next room to spin the spin wheel, hoping to obtain more keys first.

Indeed, that was a sensible decision.

The rest of the group nodded, giving up the plan to continue opening the treasure chests.

They left the room and headed towards the seventh room.

The silver key was inserted into the keyhole, making a soft click, and the door slowly opened.

The next moment, everyone’s eyes were dazzled by the intense light inside.

The seventh room was completely different from the previous six. Its area had expanded several times, with countless mirrors forming the walls and passages, making it impossible to see the room’s boundaries at a glance. Pumpkin treasure chests of various sizes were piled up around them, at least seven or eight layers high.

In the center of the room, there was a large spin wheel.

Seemingly aware that the keys in their hands had been completely used up, this time the glass cover on the spin wheel button disappeared, and a line of words was written underneath:

[Please complete the mission to get a chance to draw a prize.]

Yun Bilan and the others took two steps forward, suddenly realizing that Wen Jianyan seemed not to have followed them inside.

Wen Ya stopped in her tracks and subconsciously turned her head to look behind.

She saw the young man standing just outside the room, his face alternating between pale and green. Both his posture and expression seemed exceptionally stiff.

“What’s wrong?” Wen Ya followed his gaze and looked into the room, but she didn’t notice anything unusual. She couldn’t help but ask in confusion, “Did you find something abnormal?”

“…”

No, there was nothing abnormal.

Absolutely nothing.

He also didn’t sense any malice coming from the instance.

Wen Jianyan slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and couldn’t help but grind his teeth in frustration.

He turned his head and looked at the door behind him in dismay.

The door of the previous room had already been locked, not giving him any chance to make a different choice.

If he knew this would be the result, he should have kept his mouth shut earlier!!!!!!

Wen Jianyan regretted it deeply.




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