Doomsday Train, I went crazy by hoarding billions of items.

Chapter 33 Skill Card: Puppet

[Skill Card. Puppet (S-Rank): Consumes 1000 HP to create a humanoid puppet. The puppet's appearance follows the player's will, and its stats are one-third of the player's. Only two puppets can exist at a time, and they cannot stray more than 100 meters from the player (Cooldown: 60 days).]

Jiang Ran thought to herself, no wonder Yuwei just held onto this skill card without ever thinking of binding it to herself.

Leaving aside whether players can afford the 1000 health points, this skill card is indeed not cost-effective for the average player.

Despite its S-rank title, it's probably only good for having an extra digging helper, and it only has 1/3 of the player's stats. It probably won't last long before it has to stop digging.

Or they create a fake version of themselves to escape, but they can't leave the real person's vicinity by more than 100 meters.

In a dungeon like Snow Country, this skill card is probably less useful than a thick quilt.

Yan Zikai wanted it simply because he was developing his power, and his vision would naturally not be limited to the current instance.

If used well, the puppet's skills and attributes can not only boost combat power at crucial moments, but can also be used as a substitute card, and it can be reused.

Of course, the most important thing is that he can afford to spend those 1000 health points.

But none of this was a problem for Jiang Ran; the skill card had come at just the right time!

She was already feeling that having three accounts was a bit too much for one person, and she was sure she would create even more accounts in the future. The more accounts she had, the more troublesome it would be to switch between them. If she accidentally switched to the wrong account while half asleep, all her efforts would be wasted.

Besides, with her stats, even if she only has 1/3, she'd still be very useful as a digging assistant!

Aside from all that, the most important thing is that Jiang Ran is very curious: can she use her Annihilation skill to exploit a bug in the puppet skill description's rule that "cannot leave the player by 100 meters"?

After all, the alternate account she created using annihilation could have its coordinates set...

In a good mood, Jiang Ran maintained his employee demeanor and shook the muzzle of his gun at Yuwei and the other two, who were still somewhat wary: "Don't worry, our boss values ​​integrity the most when doing business. He never resorts to murder or robbery."

"The boss said that since you guys are so generous with your sales, we can be friends. If you ever find any skill items or anything like that, feel free to call me anytime. The price is negotiable."

Yuwei and the other two remained silent.

No matter how kind Jiang Ran spoke, as long as she still held a gun, none of the three could truly relax.

Jiang Ran was aware of this, so she stopped arguing and left the house—she was eager to try out the effects of her new skill.

As Jiang Ran's figure finally disappeared at the end of the path, Yuwei's tense back finally relaxed.

The young woman, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Sister Yu, isn't all of this too much of a coincidence? Even if that so-called 'black-stockinged young lady' is incredibly powerful, she couldn't possibly know so precisely that you have a skill card, could she?"
"Yan Zikai only found out about this because you told him yourself. Besides him, only the three of us knew about it. But where did Miss Black Silk get this information? Could it be that Yan Zikai conspired with them to trick you out of the skill card?"

Zhu Lei closed the dilapidated door and turned around upon hearing this: "I think An'an is right. We didn't react in time when that woman suddenly barged in with a gun. Now that I think about it, it is indeed too much of a coincidence."

"I just feel that the woman named Li Dazhuanfei and the 'Black Silk Lady' have a close relationship, but it's hard to say about Yan Zikai's side. If Yan Zikai really colluded with them, there would be no need for him to pull this stunt in the chat room; he's very concerned about his image. I'm wondering if Li Dazhuanfei heard this news somewhere..."

Sister Yu didn't speak, but frowned and walked around the house, checking every corner. Her gaze then fell on the corner of the window.

An'an and Zhu Lei followed her gaze and looked closely, then exclaimed in unison, "Wow!"

Sister Yu didn't say anything, but with a gloomy expression, she took off the pinhole camera and smashed it.

An'an, standing to the side, said regretfully, "We were too presumptuous. We thought that since the players in the last instance were so far apart, this instance would be the same. She must have arrived a long time ago and overheard our conversation!"

Zhu Lei seemed to have realized something, and his expression turned grim: "This game can't be approached with conventional thinking. We need to be more careful from now on, and we shouldn't use each other's real names. Thankfully, they only wanted what Sister Yu had, otherwise..."

Hearing Zhu Lei say this, An An felt a chill of fear: "She had a gun. If she had murderous intent when we first met, we would be dead by now!"

Yuwei sighed softly, "Learn from your mistakes, at least. Luckily, Li Dazhuanfei isn't a bad person. With a subordinate like that, perhaps Miss Black Silk isn't such a bad person after all?"
"Now that we have blankets and enough food for two days, we'll go dig for chests when the snow lightens up a bit. If we find anything useful, we might be able to trade with Miss Black Silk."

Yuwei paused, a smile suddenly appearing on her originally serious face: "If we really find a teleportation card... we can exchange for more supplies and also get on good terms with Miss Black Silk."

Zhu Lei and An An exchanged a glance, understanding Yu Wei's unfinished words.

As they watched the heavy snowflakes falling softly outside the window, a sense of anticipation for the future grew within them.

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Jiang Ran chuckled as she saw the camera had been discovered on the surveillance footage and disconnected from the monitoring system.

This woman named Yuwei has a very keen sense of perception; she must have some special skills or tools.

Jiang Ran may have vaguely sensed it when she installed the surveillance cameras, but Yan Zikai's "confession" attracted all of Yuwei's attention.

Overall, Jiang Ran was quite satisfied with her results today, and her persona as the "black-stockinged young lady" was becoming increasingly popular.

Braving the heavy snow, Jiang Ran quickened her pace and headed towards the cellar where she had hidden in her previous life.

She never intended to stay in the village from the beginning, since she was all alone and there was no need to confront the group that would come looking for her in ten days.

Now that the terrifying whale is gone, she can finally stay in peace until the dungeon ends, right?
They successfully entered the cellar, and at the current rate of snowfall, all traces of the area would be completely covered before nightfall.

After entering the cellar, Jiang Ran didn't rush to take out the safe house. Instead, she first sorted out the overly "refreshing" cabbage stalks in the cellar and listed them all on the exchange.

It's not expensive, only 2 health points per pill, someone will always buy it.

Thank you to Mingaobao and Xiao*Xiaobao for the monthly tickets! (*｀*)

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