Who invited the witch into the eerie game?

Chapter 157 Trading

Fresh mermaids and sharks?

Su Xiaoshuang looked through the glass window into the restaurant's kitchen, where she saw some cut-up mermaids and sharks hanging on the walls.

Judging from the condition of these mermaids and sharks, the meat was cut and cooked fresh.

Mermaids and sharks were hanging on the hooks, and some were still alive.

However, death was not far off.

Mermaids and sharks are very similar to humans in some ways, and Su Xiaoshuang doesn't want to eat them.

Shen Yining, Zhang Qingyu, and Yano Nana also saw the scene in the kitchen.

Just one glance made them want to vomit.

However, noticing the restaurant owner's gaze, I held back.

In fact, the restaurant owner noticed the three people's expressions, but considering the strength of the players, he did not react.

"Give me a grilled salmon."

Su Xiaoshuang said, "Another serving of grilled pufferfish, please."

As for the fresh mermaids and sharks, she still wouldn't eat them; she couldn't bring herself to do it, even though she was known as a mysterious god. "Give us the same thing," Zhang Qingyu said. "Three servings."

"Okay."

The boss immediately agreed and began preparations.

A dozen minutes later, grilled salmon and braised pufferfish were delivered.

Su Xiaoshuang looked at the delicious food in front of her and nodded.

It must be said that the seafood is incredibly skilled at cooking fish; it looks delicious.

Most importantly, none of these dishes are contaminated.

Su Xiaoshuang discovered it.

No matter which eerie game it is, when it comes to food, the monsters always seek out uncontaminated delicacies.

As for the contaminated food, it was supplied to those ordinary, bizarre monsters.

The grilled salmon tasted very good.

It's sprinkled with sesame seeds and smells delicious.

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The grilled pufferfish was incredibly delicious, even better than the one Su Xiaoshuang ate at the seven-star hotel in Shanghai.

"Check out."

Su Xiaoshuang wiped her mouth contentedly and took out the glowing pearl: "Check, please."

"Okay."

Upon noticing the pearl, the owner's expression changed. He respectfully took out a seashell and carefully touched the pearl before collecting the payment: "Honored guest, welcome back next time."

Su Xiaoshuang put away the pearls.

She was surprised by this payment method; wasn't it just like swiping a card in the real world?

Seeing Su Xiaoshuang pay the bill and leave, Shen Yining, Zhang Qingyu, and Yano Nana immediately paid their bills and followed.

"Speak, what do you want?"

After walking for a while, Su Xiaoshuang stopped and asked.

"Dr. Celia, are you familiar with the rules governing the underwater city of Vashj?"

Shen Yining mustered her courage and asked, "If you know, we hope you can tell us. We are willing to pay a certain price."

Yano Nana, who was standing to the side, was greatly surprised.

Because Shen Yining is clearly the type who is socially anxious and not good at speaking.

I never expected to dare to speak up when facing Dr. Celia. What if she turned out to be an extremely terrifying and bizarre boss?

Zhang Qingyu, on the other hand, didn't feel anything at all and just watched with curiosity.

"Yes, I have."

Su Xiaoshuang said, "But what price are you willing to pay?"

cost----

Shen Yining's body trembled.

This word seems to be a taboo for her, directly triggering a series of reactions deep within her heart.

This reaction further confirmed Su Xiaoshuang's conjecture.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Yining took out a strange object: "Excuse me, is this alright?"

This strange object looks like a music box, but its specific purpose is unknown.

Su Xiaoshuang blinked and said, "I don't need any strange objects."

"this----"

Shen Yining held the music box, unsure of what to take out.

"You have something on you that you can give me in exchange."

Su Xiaoshuang's gaze swept over Shen Yining, and she sensed a very special item.

That's the token that can be used to enter the bizarre game [World Battlefield], the Proof of the World.

"What?"

Shen Yining's body trembled slightly.

As if she had just remembered something, she took out a large gold coin. "Is this it?"

"right."

Su Xiaoshuang said.

"it is good."

Shen Yining gave away a large gold coin.

Su Xiaoshuang accepted the papers and raised her hand to reveal several A4 sheets of paper. The papers contained the rules related to the underwater city of Vashj, and even information related to the player's main storyline completion and leaving Vashj.

"These are Vashj's rules; with a few exceptions, they're basically all here."

"Thanks!"

Shen Yining received the rules and, after reading their contents, quickly expressed her gratitude.

"Good luck."

Su Xiaoshuang nodded and turned to leave.

This time, Shen Yining, Zhang Qingyu, and Yano Nana did not follow.

In any case, it's always very dangerous to be followed by several demigod players when you're strolling around as an NPC in a weird game.

No one knows if these players might act impulsively and launch a sneak attack.

Zhang Qingyu and Yano Nana stared at the rules in Shen Yining's hand, their expressions filled with utter shock.

No, I've heard before that you can obtain some rules by trading with NPCs in weird games.

But nobody told them that the rules for obtaining the prizes could be so detailed.

"Did you just send out the Proof of the World?" Zhang Qingyu asked.

"Um."

Shen Yining nodded.

Upon entering the underwater city of Vashj, she felt that danger lurked everywhere.

Sensing this crisis, she should have been more cautious in everything she did.

However, she would occasionally hear a call from the deep sea.

The call made Shen Yining relax, giving her the illusion of wanting to completely merge into the sea.

terrible!

Therefore, Shen Yining was completely willing to trade a World Token for Vashj's rules.

"You've sacrificed so much," Zhang Qingyu said.

"Let everyone compensate you a little later," Yano Nana suggested. "Otherwise, if someone dies along the way, you might not get any compensation at all."

This suggestion—

Shen Yining glanced at Yano Nana.

She really wanted to say that if you can't speak properly, you shouldn't offer advice.

For some reason, Shen Yining would find the following sentence perfectly reasonable if it were said by Zhang Qingyu.

"Let's go back first and wait for everyone to gather."

Shen Yining wrote down the rules and then went to the nearby coral oxygenation station to replenish her oxygen supply.

On their way back, they saw several road signs.

The road sign reads: Abyss Corridor, Shipwreck Graveyard.

If they hadn't seen the rules Su Xiaoshuang gave them and had entered without permission, they would have been injured, or even killed.

It's worth mentioning that Coral Jungle is not only a food street but also an important trading area.

Therefore, they saw many of the Shining Scales.

These merchants, covered in scales, are selling all sorts of trinkets.

Shen Yining looked at it and found that, just as written in the rules, the scales on the chests of the Flashscale Clan would indeed shimmer when they communicated, which was quite amazing.

Speaking of which, one of the Miracle Challenges is to successfully defraud a Shining Trader during a transaction without being detected by their chest scales.

Once this challenge is completed, you can easily leave Vashj.

In addition, Shen Yining summarized it.

All these rules boil down to one sentence: "It's alright, at most you'll be transformed into a member of the sea race, and we hope you can stay here forever."

too frightening.

On their way back, they passed through the central square.

According to the rules, singers from Seján often hold free concerts here.

However, they seemed to be unlucky and did not see the so-called Siren Singers when they passed by.

However, from another perspective, the siren singers who didn't encounter a concert were extremely lucky.

Otherwise, if you get caught up in it for just 5 minutes, you'll end up as a backup singer for the Siren singers.

Shen Yining, Zhang Qingyu, and Yano Nana also encountered the ghosts of archaeologists.

These spirits are all semi-transparent.

Most of them don't like to talk.

They stand on the road and like to give the antiques they've salvaged to passersby.

Shen Yining waved her hand, directly refusing the offering from the departed soul.

Even the departed spirits are not angry.

They return to their original positions, waiting for the next destined one.

As for the Tide Cultivators, Shen Yining, Zhang Qingyu, and Yano Nana did not see any of them. It was probably because the Tide Temple was quite far away, and these cultivators basically only appeared in the Tide Temple.

"Aren't these rules terrifying? They're all traps."

Back at the bubble hotel, Yano Nana said with lingering fear.

"In any case, we've obtained most of Vashj's rules, which will make clearing the game much easier later on."

Shen Yining said, "Our time is very limited. It's best to finish the game within 72 hours. If we exceed 72 hours, we may never be able to leave."

"Doesn't the rule say that we can use credits to buy a long-term vacation visa after 72 hours?" Yano Nana asked.

"I can't afford it."

Shen Yining said, "Or rather, once you buy it, you may be bound to Vashj forever."

Yano Nana felt a chill run down her spine.

To be honest, at the beginning, Zhang Qingyu and Lan Yuheng, two Sequence 3 demigods, supported Shen Yining to become the captain, which Yano Nana was not convinced of.

However, Shen Yining traded the Vashj Rules from Dr. Celia and read a great many of the traps.

She was convinced.

Regardless of whether Shen Yining is a demigod or possesses hidden power, she will support Shen Yining.

"Is this the Temple of the Tides?"

Lan Yuheng and Gong Che arrived in front of a magnificent temple.

Unlike other places, the temple's doors are wide open, welcoming anyone who wants to enter.

The two arrived at the front of the main hall and saw some monks wearing cloaks meditating inside.

As they meditate, the water around them undergoes mysterious changes.

It looks like it's synchronized with Vashj's tides.

-

"What kind of secret technique are they practicing?"

Lan Yuheng looked around and noticed that the relevant breathing techniques were directly engraved on the walls of the main hall, which anyone who came here could practice.

Judging from these secret techniques, they must have existed in extremely ancient times, perhaps even before this world was corrupted by the bizarre game.

Therefore, this means that these secret techniques can be practiced.

"This is my destiny."

Lan Yuheng stepped forward, preparing to record these breathing techniques.

"Don't look, don't practice."

Gong Che reminded him, "Let's go, let's leave."

"Hmm?" Lan Yuheng asked, "Why?"

"My gut feeling tells me this place is dangerous, and if I don't want to be stuck here forever, I'd better leave."

Gong Che said, "In addition, one of the options for the second main quest, the Miracle Challenge, is here, and it won't be that simple."

Trial of the Tides: Complete a meditation at the Temple of the Tides, without synchronization.

Reward: Temporarily receive the blessing of the tides, allowing safe passage through most deep water dangers.

The trial only requires completing one meditation session.

Aren't those carvings on the wall meditation diagrams?

Noticing these things, Lan Yuheng felt a sudden, inexplicable fear.

This naturalist, after seeing the meditation method on the wall, unknowingly became addicted to it.

This is similar to the reaction of a group of martial arts masters in a wuxia drama when they arrive at Xia Ke Island and see the secret techniques on the wall. Fortunately, they did not become obsessed or crazy, otherwise it would have been too late.

"Walk."

Lan Yuheng and Gong Che quickly retreated.

Inside the Temple of Tides, a Tide cultivator sitting high up opened his eyes and glanced at the two people who had left.

A slight upturn at the corners of his mouth revealed a mysterious, wicked, and arrogant smile.

-

Meanwhile, Grayson and Yuji Kato arrived at Vashj's entertainment center.

They saw the holographic water screen show performed around the clock at the Illusion Theater.

When I arrived, the theater was showing the final scene of "Eternal Sleep".

On stage, the Queen of Vashj looks up at the sky, seemingly communicating, praying, and negotiating with an unknown entity. The lights are hazy, and the music is tragic, immersing the audience deeply in the experience.

It's unclear when exactly, but the queen, who was in human form, transformed into a mermaid and swam towards the surface of the sea.

However, another human-shaped queen was detached from her body.

She is sinking into the deep sea.

Fall into eternal sleep.

"I don't understand what they're acting out."

Kato Yuji said, "I don't know what this performance is about, but this queen is really beautiful."

Grayson glanced at Kato Yuji and said, "Let's go, let's go check out the next place."

The two walked out of the Illusionary Light Theater.

Suddenly, they noticed a merman waving and smiling at them from ahead.

Grayson and Kato Yuji exchanged a glance, not understanding what the other was talking about.

Considering this situation, Yuji Kato instinctively responded with a smile.

"Are you going to eat me?"

Grayson looked at the translation prompts on the game terminal and felt completely bewildered.

"What?"

Kato Yuji is angry.

Damn it, he was talking to him, smiling at him, and then he thought he was going to eat him? What a joke!

"Let's not complicate things now, let's leave."

Grayson glanced at the waving smiles and illogical remarks behind him, and a sudden sense of unease crept into his heart.

Why aren't you leaving?

The next moment, Grayson was stunned.

For some unknown reason, Kato Yuji stood there, his face filled with extreme terror, unable to utter a word.

"Thank you for letting us eat you."

The merman slowly approached.

Kato Yuji's eyes widened, his mind racing as he called for his teammates to come to his rescue.

Grayson looked at a merman, ready to step in and save him.

However, after taking only one step forward, he saw even more merfolk.

Click!

The first merman bit off Kato Yuji's arm.

The second merman bit off one of Kato Yuji's calves.

In just a few minutes.

Kato Yuji was completely devoured by the merfolk.

After finishing their meal, the merman, still savoring the food, bowed to the pool of blood on the ground: "Thank you for the meal."