Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1338. The Crimson Farm (11)

"This thing is terrifying!" Wen Yang said in a low voice. "Our chili powder might not be able to repel it."

Holy crap, this puppet is way too big!

—Is this the BOSS?
—Oh no, if the chili powder doesn't work, who can withstand this if it rushes in?

—Can Teacher Huang's skills deal with it? Can he teleport over and smash its head?
—Don't be impulsive, this puppet's skin is too thick.

—Are there any other methods? Like using purified spring water? Maybe the spring water can control it.

—That's right! The purifying spring water can even purify seeds, so it might be useful for puppets too!

Lin Xi's eyes lit up when she saw the notification in the live chat, and she immediately took out the remaining half bucket of purified spring water.

"Try using spring water to deal with it!"

She had Wen Yang open the door a crack, and in the instant the puppet rammed the door, she splashed the spring water out.

The silvery-white spring water splashed onto the puppet's body, making a loud "sizzling" sound, as if it were being burned. The puppet let out painful roars, its body twisting and turning, and its skin melting at a visible speed, revealing the bluish-gray bones underneath.

"It works!" everyone exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Xi continued to splash the spring water out. The puppet's roars grew weaker and weaker, and its body melted faster and faster. Finally, it collapsed on the ground, turning into a pool of bluish-gray liquid, which was quickly absorbed by the mucus on the ground and disappeared.

The live stream chat erupted in cheers:
That's awesome!
—The purified spring water can actually be used to deal with the puppets!
—Who was the big shot who came up with that idea?
—I just reminded 123, who happened to be watching the live stream.

—This stupid game doesn't even block our notifications anymore.

—They stopped blocking it a long time ago, maybe they're just overly confident in their own abilities!
However, the spring water is limited and cannot be used casually; we must conserve it.

—This puppet must be an elite monster. Luckily, we dealt with it, otherwise it would have been a real problem.

—I should be able to get to the top floor smoothly now. I hope I don't encounter anything as formidable as this again.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and pushed open the door to continue walking upstairs.

No more puppets were encountered on the fourth and fifth floors, indicating that this elite puppet was guarding the top floor.

Reaching the end of the fifth floor, I finally saw a heavy wooden door with a sign that read "Boss's Office."

Su Ling took out the brass key, inserted it into the lock, and turned it gently. With a "click," the lock opened.

She carefully pushed open the door and walked into the office.

The others followed them in.

The office was a mess, with desks and chairs overturned on the floor, documents scattered everywhere, and a faint fishy smell permeating the air.

In the center of the room was a huge desk with a worn-out notebook and a black box on it.

There was a safe in the corner, covered in dust.

"Everyone, split up and search separately, be careful," Lin Xi said. The group immediately dispersed and began searching the office.

Wen Yang picked up the notebook on the desk and found it was his boss's lab log, which recorded the research process related to seeds:
"On August 20th, the parasitic ability of the seeds is becoming stronger and stronger, and they can now transform humans into trees within three minutes. The effect of purifying the spring water is weakening, and we need to find a more powerful energy source (replace "matter" here)." "On August 25th, a special mineral was discovered in the laboratory in the valley. It can enhance the activity of the seeds and also make the puppets stronger. I will use it to modify more puppets."

"On September 1, an accident occurred during the experiment. The energy of the ore (replace with 'property') went out of control. The laboratory was sealed off, and the seeds inside began to grow wildly. The core of the ore (replace with 'key part') must be found to control the situation."

"On September 5th, I discovered that the source of the purified spring water is related to the ore in the valley. As long as the ore is destroyed, the seeds will lose their activity and the puppet will disappear. However, the ore is protected by a powerful barrier (replaced by a 'protective layer'), and three keys are needed to open it."

"On September 10th, three keys are hidden in three different places on the farm: the safe in the boss's office, a hidden compartment in the warehouse, and the control panel in the valley laboratory. Find the keys and destroy the ore to complete the game."

—Turns out, we still need to find three keys!

—This wasn't mentioned in my previous diary entries!
—No wonder they said that to find the key clues, the source of the seed is only part of the solution; the ore must also be destroyed!
— There are three keys, but we've only found the safe in the office. We don't know where the other two are.

—I've seen so many dungeons that require keys.

—Indeed, but keys are something that are common.

"The key to clearing the level is to destroy the ore in the valley, which requires three keys. We now have the safe in the office, which should contain one key, and the other two are in a secret compartment in the warehouse and the valley laboratory."

Old Chen was trying to open the safe. He used a metal bar to pry open the safe door. With a "click," the safe was pried open, revealing a golden key inside.

The key was engraved with the word "Valley," and there was a note that read: "The secret compartment of the warehouse is behind the grain sacks."

"We found a key!" Old Chen excitedly held up the key. "And the hidden compartment in the warehouse—we hadn't noticed it behind the grain sacks before!"

Yu Chen also found some clues.

"I found a map of the Valley Labs in the drawer, which marked the location of the control consoles and the distribution of some traps."

The group gathered the clues and keys and prepared to leave the office to head to the warehouse to find the second key.

Just then, a huge roar came from outside the window, and the entire building began to shake violently, as if an earthquake had occurred.

"what happened?"

Everyone looked out the window and saw a plume of black smoke rising from the direction of the distant valley. The grayish-purple of the sky became even more intense, the fishy-sweet smell in the air suddenly intensified, and the tremors of the ground grew more and more violent.

"Oh no! Something might have gone out of control!" Yu Chen's expression turned grave. "We must find the other two keys as soon as possible, or the entire farm will be devoured by the seeds!"

The viewers in the live stream also became nervous:

—What happened? Was it an earthquake?
—Smoke is coming from over there in the valley. Has something happened at the lab?

—What's out of control?

—Damn, we've found all the clues, are we going to get wiped out?
—Don't panic, we've already found one key and the location of the hidden compartment in the warehouse. Go find the second one as soon as possible!
—Will the puppets become more powerful because of the earthquake?

The building shook more and more violently, the cracks in the walls continued to widen, and dark red liquid gushed out from the cracks.

Lin Xi immediately said, "Quick, let's go! The building is about to collapse! Let's get to the warehouse and find the second key!"

"Everyone, hold hands," Huang Jingjing said immediately. "Teleport there."