Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1214. The Book at Night (2)

"Xiao Mu." Guo Yuelang called out to Lin Xi and walked over. "We found the key to the vegetables."

"Finding this key was so easy!" Lin Xi laughed.

—123 voiced my doubts.

—Seriously, finding the key was too easy, wasn't it? Could there be a catch?
—Don't jinx it! Can't you see it's getting dark?

—Look at the sun, it's setting so fast, like it's being swallowed up by something!
Hearing Lin Xi say this, everyone else gathered around Lin Xi.

“I think Mu Mu has a point,” Xiao Qin said. “But it seems we don’t have enough time, let’s go take a look first.”

Lin Xi hummed in agreement and was about to lift her foot when she suddenly saw a gray fog spreading above the supermarket.

A cold electronic sound rang out at this time.

"Congratulations to player 200123 for finding the first key and entering the library. All players who have entered the library are requested to crack the code in the book, find the exit, and complete other tasks assigned by the system within 72 hours."

Lin Xi saw a red countdown appear in the live stream in front of her.

At the same time, the supermarket in front of us has transformed into a large library, with all the shelves becoming bookshelves.

The room was lit, but somewhat dim, and the light gray mist made the whole library seem a bit eerie.

—Wasn't the key found in the vegetables?
--Yes--

—Why is it said that it was found by 123?
—The vegetables found the key and gave it to Quan Quan, so Quan Quan is the owner of the key!

—123 doesn't mean that finding the key was too easy.

—Holy crap, could it be that the key the vegetables found wasn't a key at all, but just a trick?

--may be.

Ouyang Xichen seemed to have thought of this as well, and spoke to Quan Quan.
"Take out your key and let me see it."

Quan Quan immediately took out the tin box and opened it.

There was no key anywhere; inside the box, there was only a lollipop wrapped in a cartoon candy wrapper.

—Holy shit!
—It really is a smokescreen.

—If they take the key to the library, it will probably get dark before they even get there.

—The sun sets so quickly, just to give everyone no time to think!

—Look, there are only 99 live stream rooms left.

—Holy crap, did they eliminate 101 people right from the start? That's ruthless.

Just then, the cold electronic voice sounded again.

"One hundred and one players failed to find the key to enter the library and are eliminated."

Lin Xi and the others were looking around, not paying attention to the live stream, when they suddenly heard the cold broadcast voice and frowned.

Huang Jingjing immediately glanced at Lin Xi.

Lin Xi immediately understood that Huang Jingjing was considering whether or not to use a prop.

They all wore bracelets on their wrists that could take them back to the past, and this instance did not prohibit the use of items that allowed everyone to clear the instance.

If they use a bead to travel back in time and then use the item that allows everyone to clear the dungeon, then everyone can clear it.

It will be shut down in the entire third zone.

At least, as long as players don't intentionally cross regions, no more players from the third region will enter this instance.

She gently shook her head at Huang Jingjing.

Huang Jingjing nodded.

The two of them tacitly understood that it wasn't the right time.

Moreover, their group is not in any immediate danger.

Although there were three high-risk individuals around them.

That's right, the instant she entered, Huang Jingjing had already teleported to Lin Xi's side and whispered two words in her ear. "New. High."

This means that Ouyang Xichen, who has recently joined the group, is a high-risk individual.

In addition, there are Xiao Qin and Bai Yueming.

That's good. There are eight of them now, and three of them are in high danger.

No, there were nine people, plus the shop assistant who had just spoken to Lin Xi.

The shop assistant was a woman in her early twenties, not particularly pretty, and with a worried look on her face.

However, she remained quite calm in the face of this sudden change.

Guo Yuelang had obviously noticed the girl as well, and walked over and spoke softly.

"Hello, my name is Guo Xinxin."

"Hello, my name is Banxia," the girl replied.

“Pinellia ternata…” Lin Xi repeated, her eyes lighting up. “Everyone, let’s see if there are any medical books on the bookshelf.”

"Ideally, it should also be related to medicinal herbs, like traditional Chinese medicine," Bai Ye added softly.

Lin Xi also gave a thumbs up.

Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, the group immediately dispersed, moving among the bookshelves in the dim light.

Lin Xi walked to the nearest row of bookshelves, her fingertips brushing against the yellowed spines of the books, dust fluttering down in the light.

Most of the book titles are blurry and illegible, with only a few still legible.

"There's a copy of 'Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold' over here," Xiao Qin called out from a short distance away. Her voice echoed between the bookshelves, sounding somewhat hollow.

She held a thread-bound book in her hands; the cover was faded, and the pages made a crisp sound when she turned them.

Lin Xi walked over, his gaze sweeping over the words on the pages of the book, and suddenly stopped.

On a blank page, a small Pinellia ternata pattern was drawn in cinnabar, with the words "Born at midnight, wither at 1-3 am" written crookedly next to it.

"What does this mean?" Bai Yueming leaned closer to look, her brows furrowing slightly. "Is it related to the properties of the medicinal herbs? Or... is it related to time?"

Ouyang Xichen appeared behind them unnoticed, his gaze fixed on the line of words, and spoke softly.

“The theme of the instance is ‘The Book at Night,’ and the timeline may be hidden in the book.” He pointed to the words “midnight.” “There should still be six or seven hours until dawn, but the countdown is 72 hours, which means the night will be extended.”

—The timing of this instance is very chaotic!

—Yes, it was bright just a moment ago, and suddenly it's night.

—The night will be longer, which means that these 72 hours will all be night.

—Oh no, if I can't sleep for this long, I'm really going to hate it.

Lin Xi's heart stirred, and she turned to look at Banxia.

Banxia was standing in the corner, staring blankly at a row of books with black covers, her profile obscured by the shadows.

"Banxia, ​​do you know if there are any books in this library that specifically discuss the time of day?"

Banxia turned around, her sorrow lessening: "There's an old wooden cabinet in the innermost row, with a few blue-covered books locked inside, labeled 'Timekeeping'."

Guo Yuelang immediately walked deeper inside: "I'll go see if I can open it."

Just then, Bai suddenly exclaimed "Eh!" and pulled out a thin booklet from a pile of messy books.

“There’s a note tucked here with a floor plan of the library.” He unfolded the note and pointed to a mark in the lower right corner, “The place where the key is hidden is marked ‘medicine furnace’.”

"The medicine furnace?" Lin Xi suddenly realized. "The key might be related to the medicinal herbs."

The chat in the live stream started scrolling again.

So that lollipop key was a decoy, and the real key is hidden in the medicine furnace?

—This dungeon has a really deep strategy!
—Is the key used to open the exit door?
—Does anyone know where the exit is?
—Is Banxia an NPC or a player? Why is she so calm?