Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 47 The Orphan Is Myself

Option 37.7 is 11.1%, option 40.1 is 11.1%, option [-] is [-]%, and option [-] is [-]%.

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【Option [-]】

[There is a special curse in that sapphire, you triggered it, and now the world will be destroyed soon]

……

"There is a special curse in that sapphire." Zheng Zhuo said, "You triggered it, and now the world will be destroyed soon."

"Aha."

Zhuang Yusheng patted his face with his hand.

"I'm crazy to expect you to actually say something useful."

He stood up and pushed away the creaking chair.

"Let's go. You don't have to pay for the meal. You should be glad that I made a lot of money recently and I am in a good mood. If it were the past, even if you couldn't spit out a copper coin, I would just walk by you. .”

The other party didn't believe Zheng Zhuo's words at all, and was about to leave.

"What I'm saying is true."

Zheng Zhuo said.

"Okay. I also said that I am the supreme priest of the chapel."

He didn't believe it at all... such words...

Zheng Zhuo raised his head.

This time, he turned on [Appraisal].

"I can see things that others cannot see." Zheng Zhuo said, "I use this ability to see your past and see that the world is about to be destroyed."

Zhuang Yusheng continued to walk out without looking back.

"Zhuang Yusheng."

Zheng Zhuo suddenly called Zhuang Yusheng by the name he didn't tell him.This made the man's figure stop for a moment.

"The average level of drinkers in the tavern is 20-30, but you are only 1. There are almost no adventurers in the dungeon in the desert. Come to think of it, there is a dungeon that is difficult even for level 30 adventurers. But you The lowest level reached the ground and succeeded in taking the dragon's treasure."

"You can do this because of your ability, [Space Mark]."

This time, Zhuang Yusheng turned his head back.Not only that, he strode back to Zheng Zhuo——

——He firmly grabbed Zheng Zhuo's shoulder.

"Let's go out and talk."

With a terrifying look in his eyes, he whispered.

……

Outside the town, on the edge of the oasis.

Yellow sand blew from the distant desert and slapped on the two of them.Zhuang Yusheng leaned against a palm tree, squinting at Zheng Zhuo.

"So, you want me to go to [Blue Dragon's Lair] again and take that sapphire. You have a way to remove the curse on it."

He said.

Zheng Zhuo nodded.

"Ah——I still can't believe the nonsense you said!" Zhuang Yusheng scratched his head vigorously, "But I believe you have some strange abilities! I've never told anyone about the [Space Object]!"

Zheng Zhuo stared at him.

"You don't look like you'll let it go." Zhuang Yusheng sighed and put his hands on his cheeks.

Zheng Zhuo heard him muttering to himself, "It's too troublesome for him to go around or sell information..." "The treasure in there is still..." "The possibility of silence..." and so on.

Zheng Zhuo waited for a while.

He heard Zhuang Yuchang let out a long sigh.

"Tell me what I understand first."

He pointed to Zheng Zhuo.

"You, want to entrust me to enter [Blue Dragon's Lair] to get a specific gemstone. I don't know why you came to me... No, I might know, because you have seen me succeed in some strange way. And entrusting me is definitely cheaper than entrusting a team of royal explorers."

"Actually, no matter how cheap it is, I can't afford it."

Zheng Zhuo told the truth.He confirmed it yesterday, and he didn't have any money on him.

"Will anyone say it so directly!?"

"I can't afford it now." Zheng Zhuo said, "but there are still a lot of treasures in the dungeon, right? I will help you get more treasures. I only want that sapphire, and I will give you the rest. as a reward."

"It's not about the treasure..."

Zhuang Yusheng sighed greatly.

"If it was easy to get, I would have gone there again! Although I haven't figured out how you did it, but you can see that I only have level 1. In order to successfully pass the challenge of a large underground palace with a level above 40 , I prepared a lot of things and stepped on it many times. Along the way, I broke through a lot of terrain destructively, destroyed a lot of paths, and triggered a lot of alarms... I never thought about going again from the beginning, So the latecomers were not considered.”

"The difficulty there is different now when I went there for the first time. The challenge level may have risen to about 60." Zhuang Yusheng looked at Zheng Zhuo, "I have been in there before, but now, even if I am There is no way to go in again."

I want treasure very much, who doesn't want it?But, no life, nothing left!
Zhuang Yusheng spread his hands towards Zheng Zhuo.

But Zheng Zhuo didn't waver much.

"I'll go with you," he said. "It's sure to work."

Zheng Zhuo is very sure... Well, he doesn't have much confidence in his heart.He knew that the [Subconscious World] would send him to a location where he could find out the truth, but with the countdown, he couldn't tell if he would be "certainly successful" within 70 days.

But here there is no hesitation.The past experience in [Ocean World] made him make up his mind.

"you?"

Zhuang Yusheng looked Zheng Zhuo up and down.

"How many occupations do you have? How many levels?"

"Only one, Mage. Lv1."

"what!?"

Zhuang Yusheng's mouth grew exaggeratedly.

"When I was shopping for scraps overseas, I went all out and tried a bottle of curse potion. I got the curse, so the thief level became Lv1! Before that, I was at least level 23...you look like I'm in my twenties , how come there is only level 1? The graduates of the mage academy all have at least level 10..."

Zheng Zhuo touched the back of his head.

He couldn't explain it.After all, if you really want to count according to the age of this world, he was just born.

"I understand." Zhuang Yusheng said, "That strange ability of yours is also caused by some kind of curse, right? It might be a bit similar to mine. By the way..."

His eyes rolled.

"You know about my situation. If you want to persuade me to go to the dungeon, at least tell me about your abilities."

"【Fireball Lv1】."

"……are you kidding me?"

"There are two more. [Identification] and [Quick Casting]."

"...!?"

Zhuang Yusheng's expression changed.

"These are famous abilities. If you lie here, I'll just think you're crazy," he whispered.

"I do not have."

"..."

Zhuang Yusheng fell silent again.

"If it's true, it's a strange thing that you're wandering around like a bum in this back country."

He said.

"I still can't believe you, but it's worth trying. Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, meet at the entrance of the bar where we drink, and I'll take you to [Blue Dragon's Nest]. Let's see if you can get down to the dungeon."

Zhuang Yusheng waved his hand and walked past Zheng Zhuo.

"Remember to be more prepared."

"—What preparations are you going to make?"

Zheng Zhuo shouted to Zhuang Yusheng who was leaving.

"—Huh? Your staff is a wooden club! You are wearing ordinary clothes, what about armor? There is only one kind of magic, what's going on? You don't want to go to the dungeon like this, do you? Go buy something!"

"I do not have money!"

Zheng Zhuo continued to shout.

"Lend me first—"

Zhuang Yusheng did not reply to Zheng Zhuo again.He made an international friendly gesture behind him.

……

[Distance from the destruction of the world: 69 days]

Zheng Zhuo walked on the street penniless.He emptied all his pockets, and only found the short club he was holding in his hand, and a page of [Fireball Lv.1] spells in the inner pocket of his shirt.

He looked up at the sky.

To be more precise, I am not looking at the sky, but at [subliminal voting].

"(How do I prepare for this...)"

He needs a direction.

……

【problem】

[Assemble tomorrow morning to go to the dungeon.How to prepare today? 】

【Option [-]】

[Go to work to make money] (*Market price 1 day salary is not enough to support the purchase of any scrolls or equipment. But you will get a little money.)
【Option [-]】

[Go to the market to check the low-level spell scrolls]

【Option [-]】

[Go to the tavern to inquire about better weapons]

【Option [-]】

【Go to the tailor and try to get armor】

【Option [-]】

[A good rest is the most important thing.find a place to sleep]

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