louisehourcade Chapter 45 The Ghost King and the Scumbag 10
Chapter 45 The Ghost King and the Scumbag 10
"Hoo hoo." Tang Zhi panted and asked, "What shall we do next?"
Almost at the same time as the voice fell, the familiar "ringing ringing" mobile phone rang again.
The location of the ringtone was very close to them, Tang Jin lowered his head, this time without Cheng Hongyi, he quickly guessed where the phone could be hidden.
He squatted down and picked up the wooden board with their two names engraved on the ground, and he saw an old-fashioned mobile phone buried in the soil below.
At this moment, the wind and snow had engulfed them, and Tang Jin didn't dare to hesitate in the howling wind, so he answered the phone quickly.
At the beginning, there was still a sound of electricity, the wind and snow were too strong, and the voice on the mobile phone was almost covered. After a while, there was a voice over there, and it was still the voice that made people feel very uncomfortable when they heard it.
"The players' nicknames are Song Yinzhe and Cheng Hongyi. They have produced a total of 50 pieces of wood of the corresponding size. They have been stored in the player's exclusive space. You can use the items in the space and check the balance just by calling your mind.
Note: Only specific task items that meet the size can be collected in the portable space, and the income is automatic income. "
After talking to the other side, he hung up the phone involuntarily.
But at least it was a little conscientious, and when they were about to cross the river, they called to tell them how to use the portable space, otherwise it would be useless to guess the time they had bought before.
Blizzard wrapped them in severe cold, and they were sweating profusely from running just now, but now they were hit by the cold wind, and Tang Ting felt like sneezing again.
It seems to hurry up and cross the river.
There is nothing difficult to understand about using thoughts, at least Tang Zhi also uses thoughts when checking the favorability of the male lead, and he has long been used to it.
I read the portable space in my mind to check the value, and a line of translucent small characters appeared in front of my eyes——
Amount of wood remaining: 50.
At the same time, Cheng Hongyi did the same, and the number he got was still 50.
...It seems that the wood they made is a public good for two people, and both people can take it at will.
However, considering that two people are also crossing the same bridge, so using more and using less will benefit both, the system should not be set up like this to create any conflicts...
Before Tang Ting had time to think about it, Cheng Hongyi had already said: "Let's cross the river first, I'll go ahead, and you follow me behind."
"Oh."
Just as Tang Ting responded, Cheng Hongyi had already leapt out, jumping directly onto the first piece of wood on the bridge.
As soon as he landed, the rope bridge shook violently.Not just left and right, but also up and down.
But Cheng Hongyi seemed to have expected this situation a long time ago. He grabbed the ropes on both sides to stabilize his figure as much as possible, then turned around and said, "Take the ropes with both hands, otherwise the bridge will fall sideways. Don't be afraid, you are here Walk slowly in the back, I'll go ahead and see what's going on with those logs."
"……it is good."
Tang Ting also tried to take the first step. Cheng Hongyi's sense of balance was very good, and the bridge didn't seem to shake too much with his weight falling on it. He didn't think it was too scary to step on the wooden pile.
It's just that there is a rushing river below. Although the blizzard has spread here, the river will not be frozen for a while. It is really a test to walk a few hundred meters on the dilapidated rope bridge above the river. .
When I was on the shore, I didn’t notice this. After I took the first step, Tang Zhi realized that the bridge is almost tens of meters above the water. People with fear of heights can’t walk at all, even if there is water below. It's hard to survive even if you go down.
The wood here is very strange, each piece of wood worn in the rope is cylindrical, the shape, size and thickness are already familiar to Tang.But it is also because it is a smooth cylinder that it is easier for people to slip when stepping on it.
Normally speaking, even if it is a bridge with wood tied to ropes, shouldn't the bridge be made of planks?
Tang Ting couldn't figure it out, but right now he couldn't allow him to think too much.
He and Cheng Hongyi walked forward in coordination. When one walked, the other was responsible for stabilizing the rope bridge, which was not very wobbly.
Tang Jin didn't know what mood Cheng Hongyi was walking in front of, but as long as he followed behind him and all he could see was the other's back, which was only slightly broad, Tang Jin would not feel afraid.
Soon, Cheng Hongyi walked and tested, and finally reached the position of the broken bridge.
Some of the timber in the middle of the bridge has rotted and would break if stepped on, some have become weak, and some have simply disappeared, leaving only the empty ropes dangling on both sides.
Roughly counting, there are quite a few cases like this, and they probably have to add more than ten pieces of wood to pass safely.
But their time was running out, the strong wind blew the suspension bridge more and more swaying, and they were getting colder and colder.Snow accumulated on the wooden piles under the feet in an instant, and it would be frosty and icy at any time. If you don't pass quickly, you may have an accident, or you may simply freeze to death on the bridge.
So Cheng Hongyi asked Tang Zhi to wait where he was, and he went to explore the road alone, leaving the wooden stakes that could still be stepped on, and trampling off the rest that felt dangerous.
This process didn't take much time for Cheng Hongyi. After all the piles were discharged, there were a total of eight stakes that needed to be filled.
Tang Jin stepped forward to work with Cheng Hongyi, threading the stakes they made themselves into the rope.
Now he finally knew why the system was set up in groups of two from the beginning.
Because of such a heavy stake, it is impossible for a person to put both ends of it on the rope at the same time.
This is actually a laborious job. The distance between each rope loop is one and a half steps. If it is normal, they can take a big step and directly step over one to step on the next, which can reduce the workload accordingly.But the problem is that the bridge is too swaying, and the hands are almost numb from the cold. Once you step on the air, you will fall easily, so you can't do this trick at all.
In addition, the shape and weight of the stakes also limited the difficulty of their work, but they only had stakes that fit the size, and they could only use this if they wanted to fill in the gaps.
The only good thing is that the ropes on both sides are designed ingeniously, and they are loose buckles. You only need to put the wooden stake in and tighten it to fix it.The size is just right, this buckle seems to be designed for this size of stake.
After mastering the skills, Tang Jin and Cheng Hongyi became faster. They laid the wooden piles while walking, and it took about 20 minutes to finish everything.
Cheng Hongyi had checked the rest of the journey before, so he could pass it directly. Compared with laying wooden piles while advancing, it was like walking in heaven, although the two of them were almost frozen at this time.
But I don't know when it started, but the blizzard didn't catch up.
As a result, Tang Zhi, who was walking forward with a dull head, suddenly found that this side of the river was still warm as spring after landing.
Compared with the vast plain before, the grass here is tender green, and they are completely bathed in sunlight, as if the snowstorm just now was just a nightmare.
"how come?"
At this time, Cheng Hongyi also jumped onto the shore one step at a time. The two of them looked back, and the huge snowstorm stopped in the middle of the bridge, as if blocked by some invisible barrier. They were in the warmth, facing each other. However, the sky was full of wind and snow, and nothing could be seen clearly in the vast expanse of whiteness.
"So we escaped?"
Tang Jin sat down on the ground. He was really exhausted from the journey, and he was holding his breath.
"En." Cheng Hongyi responded, and sat beside him.
Looking at him, he didn't seem to be surprised by the blizzard that was intercepted not far away, but the relaxed expression on his face, and even some joy, were not concealed in the slightest.
From all directions, Cheng Hongyi is very handsome, very handsome.
I don't know if it's because you don't feel a sense of crisis when you relax, but Tang Ting even got a little ecstatic when he saw it as Hongyi.
"What?" Until Cheng Hongyi asked.
Tang Ting came back to his senses, blinked his pure eyes unnaturally, and said, "It's nothing, I just want to thank you."
At this time, he should actually hit the snake with a stick and say something that is not as good as what I promised with my body.
But when he saw that Cheng Hongyi's favorability score still hadn't broken through 20, Tang Ting was discouraged again.
He didn't know that he was like an adolescent human right now, ignorant and shy, he didn't dare to say it if he liked it, but he couldn't control this emotion.
Cheng Hongyi looked at him who was so entangled, his expression became more relaxed, his tone even changed a little rarely, and he said playfully, "It's nothing."
"Then what shall we do next?"
Tang Jin asked timidly, and at the same time secretly despised himself for not living up to expectations.
It seems that after he came to this world, the most he said to Cheng Hongyi was this sentence!
"Wait for the call." Cheng Hongyi didn't mind, he always answered every question, "I guess we won't come back until all ten of us pass it."
As soon as his words fell, the suspension bridge they had just built broke suddenly from the position where the blizzard stopped. Almost instantly, the broken suspension bridge collapsed from the middle to both sides, and smashed into the river below with a "plop".
"..."
This time, Cheng Hongyi didn't need to explain to Tang Ting that he knew that this was deliberately set up by the system. The purpose might be to prevent them from recycling the logs, or it might be to prevent people behind from crossing the river through the suspension bridge they had built.
Now that the matter has come to this point, there is nothing they can do to Lao Diao and others.
From the beginning to the end, he and Cheng Hongyi never deceived each other intentionally. On the contrary, Lao Diao and others plotted against them everywhere. If the system was not notarized, he and Cheng Hongyi would not have come here at all.
In the following time, Tang Bao and Cheng Hongyi were not idle either. The two walked around the green grass on the other side of the river, and found a clear spring not far away.
The spring water is tinkling, the water quality is clear, and you can easily see the rocks under the pool and the slightly steaming heat above the pool water.
This is clearly a hot spring.
As soon as he saw this spring, Cheng Hongyi began to take off his clothes without the slightest hesitation.
Tang Bao: "???"
"According to the usual practice, we have free time until we receive new tasks." Cheng Hongyi said while taking off his clothes, "You don't want to take a shower?"
Tang Jin's brain immediately short-circuited, without the slightest hesitation: "Think!"
Even after working for three days, although he has always used well water to cleanse himself, it is time for him to take a good bath just now.
When Tang Jin took off his clothes, Cheng Hongyi had already jumped into the pool.
Out of the corner of the eye was a healthy wheat color, which scared Tang Ting away quickly.
But he didn't continue to take off his clothes. He stood on the shore for a while, tangled for a long time, and then secretly turned his gaze back and glanced at Cheng Hongyi.
!!!
... Just one look, Tang Ting swears.
But he can already be sure that Cheng Hongyi is not wearing anything...
So should I take it all off?
It felt a little weird to be honest like this.
But if you don't take it off, do you want him to wash it in his underwear?
"What are you doing standing there?"
Cheng Hongyi's puzzled voice came from next to his ear, and Tang Ting, who was in a tangle, was taken aback.
...Maybe it's too strange to stand still when I take off halfway. Tang Ting thought about it and felt that he shouldn't be so coy.
So Tang Chen finally summoned up his courage, turned halfway to face Cheng Hongyi, took off all his clothes, and jumped into the pool.
The water in the pool was very deep, and Tang Zhi was not as tall as Cheng Hongyi, and he almost reached his neck when he got out of the water.
The bottom of the pool was slippery, he slipped a bit, but Cheng Hongyi who was next to him quickly caught him.
The four eyes are facing each other, and the warm spring water seems to be conveying the heat of each other...
Tang Ting blushed unconsciously.
He always felt that this scene was very familiar, as if it had actually happened.
And it's not the first time I've felt this way.
The feeling that appeared in an instant made Tang Ting feel a little lost.
After refocusing and looking at Cheng Hongyi again, Tang Tin's eyes were clear, and he showed him a big smile.
Although he had forgotten many things and couldn't remember many details, there was one thing he promised him, which Tang Ting never forgot.
So even though Cheng Hongyi's favorability towards him was pitifully low, Tang Ting would not feel afraid.
Because he remembered that someone once told him that he would wait for him in this world.
After taking a thorough bath, Tang Ting couldn't bear it, and squatted downstream to wash his clothes.
The sun is not strong, but there is light and breeze here. When he was washing clothes, Cheng Hongyi also washed them with him. In the end, the two of them took out the wooden stakes in the portable space and set up a temporary drying rack. The breeze was blowing slowly, The two of them sat on the green grass basking in the sun frankly.
Before using the wooden stakes, they only took one out of the space and tried it first, fearing that the used wooden stakes would not be able to be put back.
But fortunately not, the two dared to use it with confidence.
Even if the wood that has not been consumed is out of the portable space, the count will not change. A total of eight pieces of wood were used when crossing the river just now. Now the number displayed on Tang Zhi's side is 42, and the same is true on Cheng Hongyi's side.
Facts have proved that running hard at the beginning was really the right approach. They were bathing and washing clothes here, and lay down and slept on the way. Nearly three hours had passed, and the quick-drying school uniforms had just been washed. The clothes were ready to be put back on the body, and only then did a figure vaguely appear by the nearby bridge.
Tang Xun and Cheng Hongyi went to check and found that there were three people there, namely Lao Diao, Zhao Xiaoguang and a female classmate named Yang Yi.
The three people walked down from the three bridges, and it took about the same time. Once they landed, they lay motionless on the grass, their skins were blue and purple, and they were frozen like popsicles. Except for the trembling of their skeletal muscles, they were constantly shaking. .
"……What about the rest?"
Compared with the three people who fell on the ground, Tang Zhi and Cheng Hongyi could be said to be full of energy and refreshed.
They were not in a hurry to move them. According to the experience just now, the sunshine and temperature here are the most suitable for people to thaw out. It is better to do nothing at this moment.
The three of them were trembling and trembling non-stop, and none of them could finish a sentence.After a while, two more people appeared on the other side of their bridge, they were Lao Diao's two younger brothers.
They are the only group of people other than Tang Ting who pass the test together.
The reason why it was judged that other people could not pass the test was because at this moment, the phone in Tang Jin's pocket rang again.
This mobile phone was the one buried under his and Cheng Hongyi's nameplates, and Cheng Hongyi stuffed it for him as a watch.
Tang Ting thought that a new mobile phone would appear at this moment, but it didn't.
Everyone knows what it means if the bell doesn't ring sooner or later, and it rings now.
- The game is over.
Although they don't know the situation of the other suspension bridges, they know each other that their partners may never come back.
All eyes were on Tang Ting's hand, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little dignified.
Tang Ting answered the phone while everyone was watching.
"Hey?"
This time the electric sound was not as obvious as before, and they didn't wait too long, so they said on the phone:
"Congratulations on passing the test."
If it was before this morning, everyone who heard this sentence should have cheered.
But now... After losing their partner, no one made a sound, and the people lying on the ground didn't seem to have any sense of survival after a catastrophe.
At least that's how it seems.
The candy bar phone didn't give everyone time to sigh, and said: "The rewards are being calculated based on the results."
"The results are calculated. The player's nickname is Cheng Hongyi, with a combined score of 98 points and 297 votes. The player's nickname is Song Yinzhe, with a combined score of 95 points and 301 votes. The player's nickname is Zhao Xiaoguang, with a combined score of 73 points and the number of votes 23 votes. The player's nickname is Chen Jiayi, with a combined score of 73 points and 17 votes. The player's nickname..."
The ugly voice in the phone read a series of words, and sure enough, only a few of them got the names of the people on the other side.
The other party mentioned two parameters, namely "Comprehensive Score" and "Number of Votes", and they were obviously ranked in order of performance from high to low. After Tang Zhi, there was a clear stratification, not to mention excessive scores. Low, even that vote is too different.
They can also speculate on the comprehensive score based on their respective performances, but what is that vote?
Why did Cheng Hongyi not have as many votes as himself?
Tang Ting couldn't figure it out, and the others were also in a daze.
In fact, for those lying on the ground, nothing is more precious than being alive.
Just after announcing the results of the previous round, the phone said: "Now release the survival information of the second level: Welcome to the fantasy amusement park, where you can enjoy all kinds of leisure and entertainment, as long as you can pass all the entertainment facilities It counts as a pass. Game time: three days. Come on everyone."
"Wait...how come there are still missions?!" Zhao Xiaoguang, who had warmed up a little, wailed after finishing talking on the phone.
Of course, other people's faces are not good.
Judging from the experience so far, this task will not be too difficult, but it has hidden murderous intentions.
The most obvious evidence is that they lost three classmates after the first pass.
But maybe the wailing was too hoarse, and the other party didn't answer it as a question, but said: "In the last game, players with a combined score of more than 90 can ask a question and reward No.1 with a question. Now please Start asking questions."
Everyone: "!!!"
In other words, you can ask a total of three questions!This is a good opportunity!
Under the gaze of others, Cheng Hongyi pondered for a while, and asked the first question: "We need to complete a few tasks before we can return to our real world alive."
"Seven." There was no hesitation in the answer on the other side of the phone.
Cheng Hongyi's question is undoubtedly full of skill, he is not just asking about this number.
He emphasized returning to the real world alive. Obviously, if he could not return to their real world alive after completing all the tasks, then the other party would not give him a number so decisively.
The answer from the other side is to indirectly tell them that they still have the hope of returning to their real world and continuing to live, as long as they can complete the seven tasks.
After hearing the truth, everyone looked at Cheng Hongyi with praise.
It was Tang's turn to ask the question. He originally wanted Cheng Hongyi to help him ask the question, but the other party said that this was a question he won, so he could ask whatever he wanted, without pressure.
Tang Ting thought about it, Cheng Hongyi made him feel no pressure, so he really didn't have any pressure.
Because he wanted to know one thing, he simply asked: "What is the vote count?" How is it counted?Or what is the standard for counting?
Ever since the system announced the results, he had this doubt, because the number of votes was so similar to the mines and grenades he received every day!
Except for the grades, there is no basis at all. He even asked 3376 more than once what it was, and 3376 answered every time that he had no way of knowing his authority, even though he had once obtained the item of viewing favorability because of the most income. Special skills, the system has never revealed a word to him.
It was precisely because of the similarity that Tang Ting wanted to know what it was, and whether its evaluation criteria would be the same as the system he was bound to!
If it was before, Tang Zhi would not waste this precious question asking this thing.
But it can only be said that he was infected by the spirit of human exploration. Recently, he has been crazy about what the system that captured him wants to do, and what is its purpose?Why do you want so many goblins to attack each world?
Tang Ting is now like a child who has just gotten acquainted with the living environment, his mind is full of reasons, and he begins to involuntarily want to explore more secrets.
So he asked such a question, and although the others didn't know why he asked this, but the number of votes was broadcast on the phone, obviously it was also a very important parameter, so no one said anything.
But no one thought that compared with the answer to Cheng Hongyi's question, Tang Zhi's question took a lot of talking from the other party, and even made a thunderous shock! ——
"The number of votes is the number of votes that the viewers who watched the live broadcast voted for the players they supported according to their own preferences." The rough and ugly voice said in detail.