Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

"Naturally, it's for greater benefits."

Chen Xi spoke calmly, but her eyes revealed an undeniable certainty.

"Let's prepare for the worst, assuming that this coffin is, as you say, a seal."

"Whether it's a creature called the Uncrowned Dragon or a weapon named after it, it's essentially inseparable from the three forbidden items related to dragons."

"If you know the answer, the process will be much easier. As long as I don't embed the three dragon-related forbidden items, the seal on the coffin cannot be fully activated, and therefore it cannot be opened."

"So your worst-case scenario plan is not going to work out."

Then he changed the subject: "But on the other hand, what if the coffin isn't actually dangerous? Even if it is, can't we still profit from the process?"

"Benefits?" Yang Wei frowned. This was clearly a losing proposition. "If we want to leave, we have to leave these two forbidden items behind. What benefits are there?"

Chen Xi didn't directly refute him, but instead analyzed the situation very rationally:

"The first level of the Black Tower is extremely vast, but there are very, very few living creatures, especially here, where the location is extremely secluded. Unless someone possesses a forbidden artifact for dragons, who would venture into the deepest part of the Jelly Sea for no reason?"

"Even if some foolhardy creature does manage to break in, the Dragon Palace's Vajra Lizards and other similar security-like creatures are no pushovers; they're enough to tear any intruder to shreds."

On the way here, Chen Xi had seen many creatures that resembled the King Kong Beauty Lizard, each one incredibly large and perfectly suited to the magnificent architecture of the place.

Based on the correlation between physique and strength, Chen Xi concluded that to force his way into this Dragon Palace, one would need at least the strength of a half-step Saint.

And it cannot be the type like Lu Xitong, who has physical qualities but lacks the corresponding abilities at that stage.

"Therefore, the conclusion is clear: anyone without dragon-related forbidden items, even if they accidentally stumble upon this place, is almost certainly doomed."

"Following this line of reasoning, if we consider this coffin as an entity with 'demands,' then its greatest wish would undoubtedly be to collect the three forbidden dragon artifacts and then emerge."

Simply put, it's about freedom.

"But the problem is that too few people can get here."

"More importantly, activating the coffin requires three forbidden items, but leaving here requires leaving one behind. Therefore, if the coffin truly wants to be 'opened,' it must pay a sufficiently valuable price."

Chen Xi's voice gradually lowered, carrying a sharp insight: "The 'reward' must be tempting enough to make the person who left the forbidden item willing to return and send a second one."

"That's why I decided to embed the Illusionary Dragon Flute and the Rising Dragon." He looked at Yang Wei, "From a logical and safety perspective, embedding two forbidden items is the option with the lowest risk and the highest return."

"If there are three..."

"Putting aside the fact that I don't have dragon teeth, even if I did, I wouldn't embed them. After all, I'm afraid there might be some great danger inside that could turn on us and kill us."

"The closer we get to the 'treasure,' the more we need to stop and think things through. There are many scammers in society."

"But are there no scammers in the extraordinary world?"

"Scammers can never be eradicated; they just take a different form. There is no monetary system here, but there is a power system."

"Wherever there are people, there are swindlers; they just swindle different things."

"But we can't be too cautious, as that would limit our self-development. As for how to achieve an equal relationship, that varies from person to person."

Yang Wei nodded thoughtfully, then his face showed worry:

"Although you say that, these so-called 'benefits' are just your guess; nobody actually knows what the situation is."

"We have no idea what will happen after embedding two forbidden items."

"Could it have been used as a sacrifice to the heavens?"

"If this leads to utter destruction, we won't even have a chance to escape!"

"Do as I say, put down these two forbidden items, then fly away immediately and return to the Jelly Sea. That's the safest way."

"That's right, the method you mentioned is indeed the safest, bar none." Chen Xi's expression instantly turned serious, no longer concealing the determination in her eyes:

"I admit, it's a gamble, but I have no choice. With this kind of probability, I have to take the gamble!"

"By putting down these two forbidden items, we can indeed return to the surface of the Jelly Sea."

"But so what?" Chen Xi's voice carried a hint of suppressed emotion. "Having gone through so much, I'm absolutely certain that if we just level up step by step..."

"Even with multiple identities, the road ahead of me remains dark!"

"My only consolation right now is that I haven't yet seen what is known as darkness."

"Precisely because I didn't see it, I still have time; I still have a chance!"

"I can't let this opportunity slip away."

"I must find hope to fight against it before I see true darkness!"

Chen Xi's gaze was unusually firm. "I have no choice but to do this."

Yang Wei was stunned by these words, silently repeating them as if they were a motto: "I must find hope to fight against true darkness before I see it!"

"Boss... is this what they call being prepared for a rainy day?!"

"Yes, this is what they call being prepared for a rainy day!"

After saying that, he looked directly at Yang Wei and said, "Give me the Dragon Summoning Flute later, and I will use the Immortal Execution Sword to take you up there." His tone was heavy and clear.

"After completing the inlay, I will..."

"I'm not leaving!" Yang Wei interrupted Chen Xi, unusually, and in an even louder voice.

"Boss, you underestimate me. You saved my life, even though it was your classmate who killed me..."

He spoke the last sentence very softly, but that didn't matter. Yang Wei immediately followed with the next sentence. As the saying goes, if you speak fast enough, you won't have time to think carefully:

"What I just said was based on absolute security considerations, but since you have greater ambitions..."

"I'm willing to live and die with you!"

"Let's conquer the Black Tower together!"

"Okay, okay, I understand. No need to be so childish."

Yang Wei himself has some value. Even if he leaves, he can find other people to team up with. Moreover, he is Tier II, so as long as he stays in the Doom Zone, he will remain safe.

Chen Xi now understands why ordinary people can't survive more than a year in the Black Tower.

It was entirely due to information asymmetry that they acted recklessly.

Instinctively, these ordinary people, after suddenly entering the city, will definitely seek out those seemingly safe "cities" for protection; this is the logic of instinct.

Little did they know that for ordinary people like them, the safe zone was the real danger!

The two then carefully examined the coffin from top to bottom, left to right, front to back, without overstepping any boundaries, acting like gentlemen by only looking and not touching.

Unfortunately, no further useful information was found.

Throughout the process, the coffin remained completely still, perhaps as described above, it was asleep.

"Let's go. It seems there's no useful information here. Now that we have a 'get-out-of-jail-free card,' we must take a good look around this Dragon Palace!"

After Chen Xi finished speaking, he pointed in a direction and "whoosh" left the Sanlonghui area.

Shortly after the two left, a "gurgling" sound came from inside the completely sealed coffin, like a baby in amniotic fluid blowing bubbles.

Not long after the two figures disappeared, a very soft and gentle "gurgling" sound suddenly came from inside the tightly sealed, seemingly unopened, black coffin.

It was as if something had blown a bubble in the dark depths, or like a newborn baby unconsciously humming in the amniotic fluid.