in2ebook Chapter 302 New Life
Chapter 302 New Life
Chapter 302 New Life (23)
"Ok?"
Jiang Ting saw the fortune teller and first made a sound of doubt. She wanted to ask him why he was here at this time, but she immediately stopped her subconscious doubt with reason and did not ask the question. She just silently stopped at the entrance of the corridor.
What are you thinking about right now?
The fortune teller folded the newspaper she had just finished reading. The heavy expression that had been on her face just moments before vanished, and she returned to her usual self.
"I'm thinking about why." Lu Jinzhao's mind was still processing the information he had just received.
She did not doubt that the fortune teller had simply fabricated information about Ning Jianwei and others to deceive her.
Because it makes no sense.
Whether she was lying or not, they would know when they saw Ning Jianwei and the others tomorrow morning. As for tonight, Lu Jinzhao did not intend to do anything unnecessary.
Moreover, she has no conflict with the fortune teller; they are actually cooperating. It seems unlikely that this platform will suddenly end tonight. Therefore, the possibility of her lying is extremely small.
"Why is their power still waning even though they're not doing any missions?" the fortune teller asked.
Lu Jinzhao nodded: "That's right."
"While this might explain why the cost of not doing the task is so low, doesn't it also reduce the necessity of the task?"
The moment she heard the fortune teller's message, she wondered if the ghosts on the platform might have a mechanism that would cause the video to "rewind" over time, as long as they watched the recording or entered the platform.
However, this reduces the level of danger caused by the mission requiring them to watch the videotape in its entirety.
The mission is designed to lure them to their deaths; in other words, watching the videotape in its entirety will be the key reason that leads them to their demise.
The biggest danger and the most likely cause of death for them is that they themselves are being "rewound," which has nothing to do with the mission.
Lu Jinzhao believes this is unlikely.
A thoughtful expression appeared on the fortune teller's face. She had been using her Destiny Chart extensively for the past few nights, and now, due to the influence of the platform, her Destiny Chart was weakening. At this moment, she was approaching a state of "overworking her brain."
"The necessity of the birth of the ghost?" she asked.
"Don't we speculate that ghosts are conceived and reborn through our watching of videotapes? Isn't that also a necessity?"
"Yes, it is indeed necessary, but don't you think it's too superficial?" Lu Jinchao frowned, a rare sight for him, as his mind analyzed one possibility after another.
The crisis is laid bare, even written directly into the mission description, without any concealment or malicious guidance. Is this a death platform?
"So, is the rewinding phenomenon we're experiencing a curse that strikes after just one look?" The fortune teller also thought of this.
"In that case, one of the ways this platform can survive is to stop watching videotapes."
Not watching the videotape will prevent you from being cursed and also stop the birth of ghosts.
"Is that so?" Lu Jinzhao seemed to still have some doubts.
“It’s not enough for one person not to watch the videotape, because the other teammates may not have that much money to buy their lives.” She stopped abruptly at this point.
Things that I couldn't understand before suddenly became clear at this moment, and my thoughts, which had been tangled up and almost made me dizzy, finally came out of the dead end.
"Is that so!" Lu Jinzhao almost sighed, with a hint of annoyance, not understanding why she had only thought of this now.
Even the overused genius was enlightened at this moment: "Ah, the other teammates."
Because others were also watching the videotape, and because the videotape had been played today, the rewinding phenomenon affecting Ning Jianwei and the others continued.
But then another problem arises.
Should we try to make sure everyone doesn't have to do any tasks tomorrow?
This question is equivalent to: Should we just kill all the other new recruits tomorrow?
After all, it's impossible to discuss with them not doing the mission tomorrow.
New players who didn't do the tasks before died instantly, and the remaining new players, unless they're stupid, would never agree to it.
But once they make a decision, they won't let a newcomer ruin it.
"My idea seems a bit bad, doesn't it?" The fortune teller chuckled. "But I can't worry about that now."
Lu Jinzhao remained silent, not because he couldn't bear it, but because he realized something else.
500.
The cost is too low.
Even Lu Jinchao felt that the platform was disrespecting them.
It's as if it's saying: Even if you can be exempted from the task, it won't help.
"If we all have to pay the same amount to save our lives tomorrow, then this will become a war of attrition."
Moreover, it's a meaningless war of attrition.
“Some of us will run out of money, so we'll definitely do missions, and then what?”
"Should we keep killing her and wear her down?"
impossible.
The problem remains unresolved.
The fortune teller shrugged: "Never mind, let's give it a try. Maybe we can find some other information."
The cell phone light shining on the ground swayed, and Jiang Ting, who was standing not far away at the entrance of the stairwell, was trembling.
Fear, anxiety, helplessness.
A complex mix of emotions overwhelmed her. She had tried her best and hadn't done anything wrong, but now it sounded like she was about to die.
Should we refute the two people who are having a conversation?
impossible.
Hide and secretly accept the quest tomorrow when you're doing other tasks?
That's impossible. These people possess superhuman strength; they'll definitely be guarding the entrance to 401. Despair resurfaced. Jiang Ting clenched her other fist tightly, sweat beading on her palm. Under extreme tension, her thoughts gradually veered towards the extreme.
She had an idea.
It's risky, but if those two really decide to do it, she has to give it a try.
“Then let’s give it a try,” Lu Jinzhao replied.
She didn't lower her voice at all, and Jiang Ting heard her words clearly.
Then, Lu Jinzhao turned to look at her.
"Jiang Ting, come here for a moment."
The lights on the ground swayed even more violently.
Do you want to go there?
Jiang Ting's pupils trembled slightly, just like her fluctuating heart at that moment.
can not go!
They were just discussing killing the new recruits!
But she didn't look like she was going to kill anyone.
You don't know her. How do you know she wasn't so calm when she was about to kill someone?
To go or not to go, two conflicting thoughts raged in Jiang Ting's mind.
She dared not think for too long; she either ran now or went there.
In that instant, many things flashed through Jiang Ting's mind: her fear, her attachment, everything she cared about in reality, and the friendliness that Lu Jinzhao had expressed, though he hadn't explicitly said it, after she entered the platform.
Finally, she gritted her teeth, gripped her phone tightly in one hand, and walked towards Lu Jinzhao with slightly trembling steps.
With each step she took, she almost regretted it, wondering if she should turn around and run away immediately. But in the end, she did nothing and walked right up to Lu Jinzhao.
Sweat poured from her palms, back, and forehead. She thought in near despair, "Jiang Ting, I never thought you were a gambler, willing to risk your life at a time like this."
The expected painful attack did not occur. Instead, Lu Jinzhao held a book in her hand with the words "Genealogy" written on it.
"Want to give it a try?" she heard Lu Jinzhao ask her.
“I will write your name on it, and you will be protected by it, but in return, you will pay a price.”
"What price?" Jiang Ting asked.
Lu Jinzhao's tone was calm: "Your life and death will be in my hands."
Jiang Ting felt a sense of relief at that moment.
She even thought in a hellish way that since she didn't write her name, her life and death were still not in her own control, right?
"And," she heard Lu Jinzhao suddenly continue, "if you want to leave this family line safely, I will ask for something in return, if you can leave here alive."
At the death platform, surely one will gain a destiny?
Although names will naturally fade away, Lu Jinzhao does not intend to say that to the public.
She sheltered Jiang Ting, so naturally she had to repay him.
Passengers who made it to the Death Platform must have already been destined for something. No one has ever brought a destiny out of the Death Platform. We don’t know how it happened.
"What do you want?" Jiang Ting asked.
Lu Jinzhao bluntly told her, "Anything is possible. Whatever I want, you have to give me."
This is an unfair contract term.
Then, Lu Jinzhao said something less domineering: "You do have another option."
Jiang Ting was somewhat confused. In fact, she was already prepared to agree when she heard Lu Jinzhao say something that shook her to her core:
"You can try going to 401 now."
The fortune teller hadn't been listening to their conversation carefully, and was lost in his own thoughts when he raised his head, which had been slightly lowered.
Her gaze first fell on Jiang Ting's face, which was full of tension.
She looked at Lu Jinzhao again. Lu Jinzhao's expression did not change at all. She seemed to have just said it casually and unintentionally, but she also seemed to be unfathomable and had expected it all along.
"Hidden in 401, we dare not go in to find you rashly. If you can survive tonight, you won't need to come out to do tomorrow's mission. After all, there is a TV in 401, isn't there?"
ha?
The fortune teller silently shook his head; this was too crazy.
Is this a solution that a human could come up with?
Isn't that just asking for death?!
Everyone who entered 401 before is dead. How could a newcomer with nothing possibly be here?
But upon closer reflection, room 401 really is the only place on the platform where they can hide.
The fortune teller suddenly found the matter interesting. She looked at Jiang Ting and saw the wavering on Jiang Ting's face, the wavering of her inner thoughts being exposed.
This person actually thought that way too?
The fortune teller glanced at the two of them with a strange look in his eyes, and he began to understand why Lu Jinzhao was somewhat fond of this newcomer.
Perhaps it's because if Lu Jinzhao were in Jiang Ting's shoes, she would have thought of this as well.
Do these two people actually think on the same wavelength at certain times?
"But if you protect her once, will you protect her a second time?"
The fortune teller didn't understand the specific purpose of the family genealogy, but he couldn't endlessly protect Jiang Ting for disobeying his mission.
Lu Jinzhao smiled and said, "Maybe it will only take one time."
Jiang Ting's idea was "basic" to her.
If you delve deeper into the basics, you can come up with other ideas.
Those things made her believe that this situation, in which everyone had to avoid the mission, would only happen once.
Kavenka is about to get a mouse!
This chapter was actually 5,000 words long, but only 3,000 words were usable in the end; the rest had to be cut.