230: Chapter 230: The Dolls Play Hide-and-Seek (Transitional Chapter)

"Ding, congratulations to the player for clearing the game instance — 'Doll Hide-and-Seek'. Please collect your rewards."

Luo Yuejian opened her eyes, stared blankly for a while, and then, without hesitation, flopped back down and covered her head with the quilt.

Whatever, sleep first, talk later.

When she woke up again, seven hours had passed.

Luo Yuejian finally felt a bit more clear-headed.

Recalling the miserable experience of the last round, Luo Yuejian's mood instantly plummeted.

Thinking about how she would soon have to endure the slacker system's sarcasm, Luo Yuejian felt like she was mourning the dead.

Listlessly, she tapped on the black bracelet on her wrist, and Luo Yuejian began to check the gains from the previous game.

Player: Luo Yuejian

Fan Count: 3,264,874

Items: Infinite Card, matchbox, embroidery needle, Alices Blessing, paper crane.

When she saw the fan count, Luo Yuejian's expression went blank for a moment. She rubbed her eyes, then rubbed them again.

After confirming that number, Luo Yuejian's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

3.2 million???

How much? 3.2 million!

Holy crap, was she really not seeing things?

That was a whole 1.2 million more than her fan count after the last game ended!

The slacker system popped up in Luo Yuejian's mind, its tone very punchable: "How about it, host? I didn't lie to you, did I? Isn't the fan growth rate for an Entertainment Game incredibly fast?"

Luo Yuejian was silent; this time, she truly couldn't find words to refute it.

After all, the slacker system had rarely done something decent this time.

Gaining 1.2 million fans in one Entertainment Game—calculating it this way, as long as she didn't lose, she only needed to participate in nine Entertainment Games to reach the 10 million fan requirement for the Miracle Escape Live Stream Game and directly resurrect!

Although winning this game meant she would receive an item reward from the Miracle Escape Live Stream Game and a penalty skill from the slacker system, Luo Yuejian still couldn't help but want to shout: Not a loss, not a loss at all!

And honestly, in this game, Luo Yuejian felt she had brushed past death several times, much more often than in other ordinary games.

If it weren't for constantly encountering some accidents... Luo Yuejian got a headache just hearing the words "Get on the car" now.

Thinking of this, Luo Yuejian felt she could continue to participate in future Entertainment Games.

The gains were truly too great.

However, Luo Yuejian didn't show any of her inner thoughts on the surface.

Although she had made up her mind that she would definitely participate in the next Entertainment Game, she certainly couldn't tell the slacker system about this decision.

She was also planning to wait until before the next Entertainment Game started, waiting for the slacker system to try to persuade her to participate, and then get some benefits from it.

This was a pure freebie reward; who wouldn't love a freebie~

Having been beaten down by so many rounds of the Miracle Escape Live Stream Game, Luo Yuejian had sublimated as a person, and she had many more tricks up her sleeve than when she first entered the game.

She thought to herself that since she had been scammed by the slacker system so many times, it wouldn't be too much to scam the slacker system back once, right?

After rejoicing over her skyrocketing fan count, Luo Yuejian's gaze fell onto the new item given by this round of the Miracle Escape game.

A paper crane?

Taking the item out of the system inventory, Luo Yuejian checked its attributes.

paper crane: Speak to the paper crane, and it can carry your blessings to the person you are thinking of~

It looked like just an item for passing messages, Luo Yuejian concluded, useless at first glance.

For Luo Yuejian, this kind of non-offensive item was equivalent to having no item at all.

Like the matchbox and embroidery needle she obtained before, they were good items with no offensive power.

Luo Yuejian only hoped that this paper crane would be like those two items, preferably staying in her inventory forever and never playing any role.

Thinking of this, Luo Yuejian recalled that Alices Blessing skill.

Because this skill had never appeared before, Luo Yuejian thought it was also completely useless, but she didn't expect it to stab her in the back in the last round.

However, looking at the previous situation, this item should only work in Entertainment mode, right?

After all, in that game at the Abandoned Unfinished Building, this skill had zero presence.

That's fine. Who knows when the next Entertainment Game will come?

Besides, even if there were another Entertainment Game, it wouldn't necessarily send her an invitation.

If Luo Yuejian remembered correctly, the announcement at the time stated very clearly that invitations for Entertainment Games were distributed randomly.

The chances of this item actually being useful were very slim.

And there was one more very important point. After experiencing one Entertainment Game, Luo Yuejian understood her own level very well; she really couldn't understand the hints given by this skill.

After the game ended and she had rested for a day, Luo Yuejian finally realized that the hint "We are no different" seemed to refer to the fact that there was no difference between those ordinary dolls and the Giant Doll.

It was a bit embarrassing to say, but she still wasn't sure if her thought was correct even now.

She was just guessing randomly when she had nothing else to do.

Therefore, the actual role this item played for Luo Yuejian was minimal, and its presence in the game remained very small.

Thinking about it this way, Luo Yuejian could accept it even more.

It was still a good item; she had wronged it in the last round.

The reward items given by this round of the Miracle Escape game had been settled, so it was time to face the penalty skill given by the slacker system.

Luo Yuejian was already familiar with the routine, possessing a slacker temperament that quite suited the slacker system, "Go ahead, what is this round's penalty skill?"

Luo Yuejian's such frank attitude actually made the slacker system pause for a second, before it sighed.

Hearing this sigh, Luo Yuejian had nothing to say other than being speechless.

Damn it, she was already prepared to lie flat and accept the punishment, and this jerk still wanted to pull some tricks to disgust her.

Luo Yuejian immediately covered her ears, not listening, not listening, just a turtle chanting scriptures!

slacker system: ...

The slacker system was also very speechless: "Host, have you forgotten that I transmit information in your brain? I don't rely on your ears."

Luo Yuejian let go of her hands, expressionlessly said "Oh", "So can you say the penalty skill now?"

"Fine, since you are so impatient, host." The slacker system didn't forget to disgust Luo Yuejian one last time, and then, its tone became cold and mechanical.

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining — Climbing Skill."

"Climbing Skill..." The penalty skill given by the system this time was relatively conventional, similar to the Archery Skill from the last round; both were highly specialized skills.

Anyway, judging from the previous few games, this Climbing Skill basically had no place to be used.

However, Luo Yuejian had grown now, and she wouldn't think this skill was some good thing just because it looked ineffective on the surface.

Didn't you see that even the Archery Skill, which shouldn't have been useful no matter how you thought about it, ended up being useful?

These penalty skills given by the slacker system were completely designed for her; the vast majority were scammy things, completely untrustworthy.

The only skill Luo Yuejian thought was not bad was that Pain Suppression.

Although this skill did indeed cause her some obstacles in actual game operation, it also truly helped her avoid a lot of pain.

This was enough for Luo Yuejian to be grateful; after all, she was still very afraid of pain.

So overall, the pros outweighed the cons.

As for this Climbing Skill, she would have to adapt to the situation when the time came and see if she could try not to use it.

Just as Luo Yuejian was thinking, the slacker system suddenly spoke: "Host, do you need me to introduce the Climbing Skill to you?"

Luo Yuejian was stunned, "What do you mean?"

She thought to herself, isn't the Climbing Skill just that rock climbing type of skill?

She had watched some rock climbing sports before, which was just climbing up using rock protrusions and the like; what was there to introduce?

Or was the slacker system trying to disgust her again like after the last game ended?

The system sighed, "Host, you misunderstood me again. In the last game, didn't you ask me what an Archery Skill was? How can you say I was disgusting you?"

Luo Yuejian chuckled in her heart, too lazy to bother with it.

Anyway, the one who was disgusting was it; this thing certainly had plenty of excuses.

However, since this guy had offered to explain what a Climbing Skill was, Luo Yuejian wasn't prepared to refuse.

Mainly, she also wanted to hear what kind of nonsense this guy could spout.

She said indifferently: "Explain."

The slacker system said: "Climbing Skill refers to the ability of humans or animals to achieve vertical or inclined ascent/descent on different terrains or object surfaces (such as rocks, trees, buildings, etc.) through limb coordination, force application, and technique mastery."

Hearing this, Luo Yuejian was surprised.

She originally thought this Climbing Skill just referred to rock climbing, but she didn't expect the scope of this skill to be so broad.

Tree climbing, rock climbing, and possibly parkour?

Holy crap, why does it sound a bit awesome?

Many ominous thoughts suddenly welled up in Luo Yuejian's mind; she felt that this skill didn't seem so ordinary this time, and was even a bit strong.

The slacker system said at this time: "So host, you understand why I wanted to introduce this skill to you now, right?"

"It is precisely because this system penalty skill is relatively powerful that I was afraid you would underestimate this skill and make the wrong decision at a critical moment due to misjudging the skill's effect, so I specifically introduced it to you!"

Hearing this, Luo Yuejian hissed in her heart; she suddenly felt that the slacker system hadn't scammed her this time.

After all, in her understanding, this Climbing Skill was actually not very useful and could only play a role when climbing mountains with bare hands.

But she didn't expect this skill to have so many uses.

If she really didn't know the specific usage of this skill, it was very likely that in subsequent Miracle Escape Live Stream Games, she would misjudge the situation and think she was in a dead-end, only to survive by relying on this skill.

Thinking about it this way, the hint given by the slacker system this time was indeed very useful.

Wait... wasn't this skill itself a penalty from the slacker system?

Then wasn't the strength of this skill also determined by this guy?

Then what the hell was she grateful for?

The slacker system: "Host, did you forget? The penalty skills given to you by the slacker system are all randomly selected by the system mechanism and are not decided by this system. Otherwise, why would I give you those powerful skills? The more useless, the better, right!"

Luo Yuejian: ...

"Fine, fine, fine, thank you."

Luo Yuejian was too lazy to argue with the system; anyway, she didn't believe what the system just said.

Before, the slacker system even said it was the one who chose those "useless" skills for her.

After perfunctorily saying a few words, Luo Yuejian lay back on the bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

Spending the remaining two days of rest time leisurely at home, Luo Yuejian didn't go out even once.

She only occasionally went to the courtyard to drink tea and relax.

Such a comfortable life could be considered to have smoothed over the psychological shadow Luo Yuejian had developed because of the last round of the Miracle Escape Live Stream Game.

Time alone is always free and fleeting.

Lying on the bed, Luo Yuejian felt the familiar dizziness in her mind.

She closed her eyes, preparing to welcome the arrival of the next Miracle Escape Live Stream Game.

A more intense wave of dizziness surged in, like ocean waves, swallowing her consciousness...

...

In the mid-sixteenth century, in that era full of mystery and the unknown, there was a group of brave and fearless treasure hunters.

Carrying a longing for wealth and curiosity about the unknown world, they embarked on a journey full of hardships and dangers.

These treasure hunters crossed vast continents, traversed mountains that towered into the clouds, crossed raging oceans, and went through countless hardships and tests.

They faced harsh natural environments, fierce beasts, and cunning enemies, but they never gave up.

After a long time of hard work, they finally brought back countless eye-catching treasures.

These treasures shone with light, attracting the eyes of the world, making people full of infinite reverie and longing for them.

However, these treasure hunters knew the value of these treasures deeply.

They understood that once these treasures were known to outsiders, they would attract countless covetousness and looting.

To protect these precious treasures, they decided to use their wisdom and experience to create an extremely dangerous Treasure Site.

This Treasure Site was designed to be ingenious and complex, filled with various traps and mechanisms.

Only those who truly had courage, wisdom, and experience could find it and successfully solve the puzzles within.

Thus, batch after batch of treasure hunters arrived one after another.

Some were experienced veterans, some were brilliant sages, but no matter their background, they all had to face this crisis-filled Treasure Site.

These treasure hunters experienced countless difficulties and obstacles on this mysterious land.

They needed to solve one puzzle after another and avoid one trap after another to get closer to the location of the treasure step by step.

However, none of them survived...

And now, a new batch of treasure hunters who found this place has finally arrived...