Chapter 95: Surprise Hygiene Inspection
The time could be traced back to two minutes ago.
After confirming the identity of this old man, Tang Xinjue took out the toilet plunger at the first opportunity, and opened her mouth without hesitation in the astonished gazes of the group, indicating that she wanted to repair her weapon.
Repairman, the special NPC in charge of the repair store, was also the only channel given by the counselor that could repair prop weapons. She had asked for the NPC's contact information by all means, and had already prepared for a long search, but she never thought that the opportunity would come so quickly.
As for why the “repairman” coincidentally appeared in this dungeon, and whether it was dangerous, she didn't have time to get to the bottom of it in the urgency of the dungeon.
The probability of catching a special NPC in a sea of dungeons was low, and Tang Xinjue decided the answer at the first opportunity: the opportunity will not be lost again.
As long as the Toilet Plunger didn't return to normal for a day, it would not be able to devour and upgrade normally again for another day.
Therefore, even if it was really a trap, she had to give it a try.
The repairman didn't seem to expect a student to actually make a request, he looked up carefully in a rare moment and then became furious: “I'm not a toilet cleaner! Not fixing toilet plungers!”
Tang Xinjue: “...”
She was succinct: “Name your price.”
The old man snorted coldly, “Poor students only have a few bucks, but each one is bragging even more than the other.”
Saying that, his eyes were fixed on the toilet plunger for several seconds before he opened his mouth again, but his tone changed: “So that's how it is... object class talent? Surprisingly, there's another...”
He glanced at Tang Xinjue, “10 points at a time, pay before repairing, no quality or quantity guarantee, no refund if not repaired.”
Everyone: ?
There's this kind of overbearing clause?
Tang Xinjue replied sharply, “You’re introduced by the Counselor, is there no acquaintance discount?”
Everyone: ?
How can you bargain like this?
In the end, Tang Xinjue went into the room alone to bargain the price in front of a crowd of dumbfounded faces. When she came out again, it was now.
After learning about the situation, Tang Xinjue guffawed, “You guys think I'd throw down my dungeon quest and run to wait for an NPC to repair something?”
“Sorry, I misunderstood.” Jiang Lan smiled in embarrassment. Both the NPC's attitude of not being one to be messed with and Tang Xinjue's resolute demeanor had made them subconsciously think that this would be a very arduous transaction, but they hadn't expected it to be completed so swiftly.
In fact, if the conditions were favorable, she would also like to learn more about the concept of “prop repair”, a concept she had never heard of before.
Intuition told Jiang Lan that behind this might be a very important piece of information in the game... but after weighing the situation, she had to admit that she could not bear the corresponding risk in her own dormitory, so she could only give up.
The old man is still in the room mumbling, “This is a repair store, not an inn! Each and every one of you is not capable in taking the exams, but you like to dream quite a bit.”
The awkward atmosphere spread silently. Guo Guo pouted, cheeky whispered: “We are customers, you charge so expensive, customers can not supervise the repair process? Besides, who knows if you will sneak away...”
Supernatural weapons were the biggest dependence and cards of many candidates. Without a weapon, it was like cutting off an arm, and the danger immediately increased linearly. Even if Tang Xinjue was strong, it was hard for them not to worry.
Originally, everyone was still a bit worried about the repairman getting angry, but they didn't expect Tang Xinjue to nod and pick up on Guo Guo's words, “That's a valid point, and it's something I need to consider. I want to get my weapon fixed, but I also don't want to die midway through the dungeon because I don't have a weapon. So to be on the safe side, I'd like one thing here to temporarily replace the toilet plunger as a weapon, and then switch it back when it's fixed and picked up. What do you think, Master?”
The toilet plunger drew an arc in the air, the repairman subconsciously studied it as soon as he caught it, and forgot about the fire he was just about to send, waving his hand impatiently, “Take whatever you want.”
Tang Xinjue rippled in a false sweep around the room, fixed her voice and opened her mouth:
“I want the hammer in your hand.”
...
The old wooden door closed again, the lights inside instantly went out and disappeared, and the wall skin that had just been uncovered also returned to its original state in the blink of an eye. It was as if everything just now was an illusion.
The eyes of the group fell on the weighty hammer in Tang Xinjue's hand.
Well, it wasn't an illusion.
Guo Guo carefully touched the handle of the hammer with her hand and hissed as she withdrew her hand, “He's just going to give us something like that?”
This was an NPC's prop!
Zhang You pondered, “This NPC should be much more experienced than us, he's not worried about us hiding the hammer at all. Or maybe he has a higher opinion of the toilet plunger.”
This then only allowed them to hope that the NPC would be a bit more honest and not force them to complain again.
Tang Xinjue weighed the hammer, which she couldn't even hold with her strength, and casually lashed her hand on the ground, and the heavy sound of metal and stone colliding spread through the space.
A heavy hammer!
Zheng Wanqing didn't think of anything else, her eyes started glowing from the first second she saw the hammer. If it wasn't for the fact that the [Fist as Big as a Hammer] skill had a time limit and couldn't be used indiscriminately, she would have wanted to summon it immediately for comparison. She wished her right hand was as "iron-boned" as this.
Guo Guo shook her awake, “Xiaojie, wake up! We're falling behind!”
The distance between the two ends of the corridor was only a few dozen meters, and as they ran to the other end in the direction of the girls’ dormitory, their hearts sank.
Less than ten minutes ago, they had come back here to look for it before they hid in the dilapidated room, leaving many traces of trying to break the wall.
And now, these traces had all disappeared without a trace like a beach that had been flooded with water.
“It's exactly the same as last time.”
Zhang You bit her lip and sighed, even as patient as she was, she felt a pang of annoyance and anxiety over this tricky situation.
The last time they came back, they found that the entire corridor had changed, exactly the same as before it was damaged. And the crack in the wall connecting the women's dormitory was gone.
Could it be that this corridor could still repair itself?
Zheng Wanqing gritted her teeth and wanted to swing her fist again, but was stopped by Tang Xinjue.
“It's more appropriate to use mine now.”
Tang Xinjue cocked her head in a gesture, then raised the hammer high with both hands and heaved it down towards the wall!
The bark of the wall rustled down like leaves being whipped by a gale, each hammer piling up a layer of grayish paint powder on the ground. Other people couldn't help but cover their ears, and watched as the wall, which could not be destroyed by any means before, was actually cracked open by two huge hammer blows!
After smashing a whole ten times, Tang Xinjue finally put down her arm which had already started to redden and burst blood vessels, and swept her spiritual power along the cracks, “It should almost be possible to set fire to it.”
"..." No. 5 muttered, ”In the area of wall smashing, it's true that you still need to use professional tools.”
Not to mention smashing the wall, with the horrific sound the hammer had just made, she had no doubt that the entire corridor would be demolished on the spot.
The flamethrower was still warm. The two sisters fixed their minds and walked up, identifying the target and then lifting the gun to start working.
With the previous experience of being surrounded by ghost fire in the male dormitory, this time No. 5 and No. 6 were very careful in using their supernormal abilities, and their caution about the fire was comparable to that of a kitchen cook. However, after a long time, the two of them looked at each other in confusion, “Why can't it burn?”
As far as the line of sight could see, the red tongue of fire licked on the cracks of the wall, last time it could still be scorched black, but this time it only left a shallow black trace, and even the cracks didn't expand.
Could it be that this time the fire power was too small instead?
The two people approached with suspicion and saw that on the black trace that was scorched, there seemed to be a few drops of liquid that slowly seeped out.
This was...
The black liquid suddenly gushed out, but it didn't pour down on their heads as they thought, but instead condensed into a hideous face in the air, opening its mouth to bite at the two!
“Watch out!”
No. 5 reacted slightly half a second faster, lunging forward to push No. 6 out of the way and disliking the black liquid coalescing into its mouth with her flamethrower, slowing down the speed of its lunge down.
Bang Bang! The sound of two protective shields shattering one after another rang out. No.5's face turned white and fished out a bunch of shards from her pocket. This was their last defense prop, which could only be triggered to prolong their lives if they were attacked by mortal danger, and shattering meant that it was in effect.
In front of them was the blocked black ghost face, behind them were the candidates, where did the attack appear from?
The black ghost face didn't seem to dare to directly devour the flamethrower. In this buffer effort, Tang Xinjue and the others seized the opportunity to push No. 5 away quickly, and the liquid-stained flamethrower crashed to the ground in a hissing corrosive sound.
“Golden Radiance.” Jiang Lan quickly threw out the new golden orb, calling out the full name of her ability in a rapid voice for the first time.
“Net: Purification!”
The small ball spread its wings above the black ghost face and threw down a thin, light golden net.
The black ghost face let out a shrill howl and turned its head to luridly pounce on Jiang Lan. Halfway to being stopped by the golden net, the incomparably sharp and thin mesh penetrated through the huge ghost face. The black liquid lost its ability to coalesce and scattered and spilled all over the ground.
After confirming that the black liquid on the ground no longer had any attack power and manually cleaned it again, everyone was relieved. Observing the wall again, the original cracks have expanded a bit, and there is no residual black liquid on the surface, but it is still unclear whether there is still danger hidden in deeper depths.
“Thanks to the fact that we didn't believe the ghost of the male dormitory before, this black liquid really is problematic!”
Guo Guo gripped the pendant tightly, her gaze seeming to stare through the walls, on guard against the next wave of monsters that might appear at any time.
Zhang You's brows knotted, “The liquid is coming out of the wall, but isn't the other side of the wall the female dormitory?”
And on the female dormitory side, there clearly wasn't any black liquid - would this indicate that the female dormitory was also in danger?
Tang Xinjue put on her gloves and groped this wall, eventually stopping at the cracks.
The corridor that automatically repaired itself over and over again, the attacks that appeared in various forms, the red line, the black liquid, and the wall... countless scenes flashed back in his mind and gradually overlapped again.
“Enough information.”
As long as enough information was obtained, even if it was deliberately designed to be confusing, it could be arranged to reveal the hidden answers.
She closed her eyes and plucked out the surging thoughts one by one, “The Academic Affairs Office is afraid. They're afraid we'll find clues, so they leave ambushes at every turn. As we get closer to the truth, the attacks will come more and faster.
“Three attacks, the first was the discovery of the red thread, the second was back in the corridor, and the third was smashing through the wall.
“But compared to the first two, this one was more of an intimidation than an ambush - an intimidation to make us throw in the towel and not dare to keep smashing through the walls.
“What the Academic Affairs Office is trying to hide isn't just the door back to the women's dormitory 919, it's also a truth that we'll discover in the process of trying to go back.”
Tang Xinjue opened her eyes and said with certainty, “Behind this wall is not 919 at all!”
Author's Note: -Small Theater-
Tang Xinjue (raising the hammer): eighty for the big hammer, forty for the small hammer...*
*The phrase comes from a television sketch where a guy was doing home renovation, discussing the wages with the homeowner.
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