234: Chapter 234 Treasure Land 4

"Where did that conclusion come from? Damn it, she didn't say anything just now!" Luo Yuejian was truly bewildered inside.

The commotion on their side naturally attracted the attention of the other players.

Upon hearing the Mean-looking Man say, "Using water can reveal the true information on that parchment map," the expressions of the several players immediately changed in different ways.

The Doctor with a low ponytail and the Plump Boss both showed thoughtful expressions on their faces, as if they had thought of something.

The Maintenance Worker in the faded jacket looked a bit at a loss, clearly not understanding why using water could reveal the hidden information on the parchment map.

However, the Girl in Pajamas was clearly interested in these things, and her expression immediately became excited: "That's right! That's how it's done in those TV shows; just soak the item in water, and the hidden content on it will be revealed!"

Hearing her words, the Mean-looking Man couldn't help but frown, "How can you be sure that after the parchment map is soaked in water, some hidden information will actually appear?"

"What if the parchment map is soaked in water, and the handwriting on it becomes blurred because of the water?"

The question he raised did indeed make the other players fall into thought. It was true; they were currently relying on these few map fragments to find the Treasure Site.

"That's right, if the map gets damaged and we can't find the Treasure Site, then we're doomed." Hearing this, the man with the mole on his face immediately thought of the consequences of doing so, gasped, and wanted to reject this risky proposal immediately.

If these maps were damaged, causing them to be unable to even find the Treasure Site, then they would only be trapped in this forest, waiting for the game to fail after three days, and dying directly.

However, upon hearing what these players said, a small thought sprouted in Luo Yuejian's heart.

She felt that what the Mean-looking Man said made a lot of sense; that parchment map looked very dilapidated, and who knew how old it was. She estimated that once soaked in water, the handwriting on it would completely dissolve.

By then, as long as the map was damaged and they couldn't find the Treasure Site, she could truly rest easy in this game!

Thinking of this, Luo Yuejian immediately made up her mind to find a way to persuade these players to put these maps into the water.

Even if they couldn't put them all in, putting in one or two would still destroy the integrity of the entire map. Who knew which map fragment the location of the Treasure Site was actually on?

Luo Yuejian cleared her throat and said affirmatively, "It won't blur."

Her sudden interjection drew the attention of all the players. Luo Yuejian, having prepared beforehand, continued, "If you are worried, you can just put one fragment into the water to test it."

Her tone was very calm and firm, as if she had absolute certainty about what she was saying.

The players naturally could not guess that Luo Yuejian's mission objective was completely opposite to theirs.

Their purpose in completing the game was to win, gain fans, and subsequently resurrect, whereas Luo Yuejian's purpose in playing the game was to lose it and then directly resurrect back to the Real World.

Therefore, Luo Yuejian's firm tone made the other players inevitably believe her words by thirty percent.

If she didn't have absolute certainty, this White-haired Girl wouldn't possibly take such a big risk, would she, by asking them to put the map fragments into the water?

After all, if the handwriting on the fragments became blurred, they would never be able to find the location of the Treasure Site again.

By then, they would have to compete for the only guaranteed spot in this forest. This White-haired Girl surely wouldn't let herself take such a risk.

Thinking of this, the few players decided to try it once. They gathered the maps together and selected one from the very edge, which looked the least likely to be the map containing the final Treasure Site.

The players walked together in the direction the sound of flowing water was coming from. After walking for less than five minutes, they saw a small river, two or three meters wide, flowing with a murmur, and it didn't look very turbulent.

The Plump Boss took out the map fragment with the least amount of writing in his hand, and then sprinkled a few drops of water onto the area with writing on the map fragment.

After the parchment was soaked by the water, its originally yellowish color became even deeper, and the color of the black handwriting also deepened significantly.

However, the players waited for a moment and did not see the handwriting become blurred due to being soaked by the water.

"It really works!" the Girl in Pajamas said with pleasant surprise.

At this moment, the Maintenance Worker in the faded jacket also seemed to remember something and slapped his forehead: "Hey, I remember now. Traditionally tanned sheepskin has a certain degree of water resistance because the collagen fiber structure on it is tight, so it might not penetrate immediately upon short-term contact with water. I used to repair this type of sheepskin leather, but I didn't think of it for a moment just now."

The Plump Boss smiled kindly: "It's alright, everyone was quite nervous just now, so it's normal not to think of things. I also just suddenly remembered that some of the collections I used to keep included this kind of medieval parchment document."

"The most common ink in the Middle Ages was iron gall ink, which contains tannic acid and iron salts, combines chemically with sheepskin fibers, and has strong water resistance. Moreover, many such ancient maps would be coated with wax or varnish to form a waterproof layer, which can effectively protect the handwriting."

As he spoke, he looked at Luo Yuejian and chuckled: "You, little girl, have a very broad range of knowledge; better than me."

Luo Yuejian: ...

Her gaze was somewhat blank. What iron egg ink? What waterproof coating? What the hell are these things?

No, if the ancients had this technology, why don't we use it in modern times? It caused her to take it for granted that the handwriting would blur once it entered the water! Damn it...

The Plump Boss passed all the map fragments in his hand through the water again. After confirming that the handwriting on them would indeed not blur because of the water, the other players also set their minds at ease.

They also all squatted down one after another, dipped their hands in the water, and then coated the map fragments in their hands with a layer of water.

A moment later, the man with the mole on his face exclaimed: "What's going on?! The handwriting on this map of mine has disappeared!"