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Chapter 129 New Dungeon

The fat man even happily bought one to use as a mascot.

Gu Mian: "..."

This year's Spring Festival was definitely the most exciting one Gu Mian has ever experienced.

Although there have been many unexpected events during the Spring Festival over the past two decades, none have been as significant as this year's.

Furthermore, Gu Mian believed that even greater surprises would definitely occur during future Spring Festivals.

After New Year's Eve, the group stayed near Hengdian for a few more days.

The army frequently comes to sweep through the area, so order is well maintained. Many shops are still open, but usually it's hotels and the like; most food shops are closed.

Gu Mian and the others couldn't keep sleeping in the car, so they found a hotel nearby. The owner charged 100 game points a day.

The streets in the vicinity have been mostly cleared, and many tents have been set up around the streets, mostly for people who have come from afar to participate in the event and do not have the money to stay in hotels.

The three stayed in the hotel for a full ten days, until February 14th.

The fat man stood on the balcony early in the morning, looking down at the cluster of tents below.

"I really feel like an aristocrat," the fat man sighed contentedly.

“Yes,” Gu Mian replied, “One of the dungeons loses its life every ten days. It’s so cruel.”

The fat man's face fell when he thought about the 1,000 game coins he had to pay in the past ten days.

The fat man paid the rent, and now he felt somewhat poor.

"Lantern Festival..." the fat man muttered, "The activities start on the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is February 19th, and it's February 14th now. Ah! There are still five days left..."

At this point, the fat man suddenly seemed to remember something: "But speaking of which, doctor, isn't today Valentine's Day?"

"Hmm," Gu Mian nodded, "The assassin who's been chasing me might come out on Valentine's Day and kill me."

Very strange.

Gu Mian drew the pursuit order, but in the past ten days, she hasn't seen a single hair of the assassin.

His dangerous assassin, covered in gifts like a Christmas tree, seemed to have never even come to Earth.

The fat man had clearly thought of this as well: "Could it be because the assassin heard of your reputation, Doctor..."

Gu Mian shook her head: "No, I think he must have arrived from a far away place and is now rushing here frantically."

That really vividly depicts the scene, the fat man shrugged.

Then he twisted his short neck to look out the window.

Their rented room was on the third floor, and looking down, they could see the densely packed tent area on the street.

In the past, setting up tents on the streets was absolutely forbidden, but things are different now. People are now focused on evolution, and of course, making money.

Many people from all over the country came to attend.

Transportation is very inconvenient now. Gu Mian and the others can drive a hearse, so it's not too much trouble for them to come. But it's different for the others; they all have a very difficult time getting here.

Some people set up stalls on the roadside, selling things other than food, all at very cheap prices.

Since it costs 50 game coins to buy a ticket to enter the supermarket, people don't go in and out of the supermarket very frequently.

Some people even gathered together, picked out a trustworthy person, gave him game coins, and let him go into the supermarket alone to buy everything everyone needed, thus saving a lot of game coins.

At first, Gu Mian didn't quite understand why there was a setting where "you need to buy a ticket to enter the supermarket".

Now he understands: Earth is catalyzing people to form teams.

At this moment, Chu Changge also came over from behind: "The order around Hengdian is not bad. I think it should be the same in the capital and provincial capital cities, but the army cannot cover every aspect."

Gu Mian understood.

At the start of this disastrous game, large numbers of troops were transferred to major cities and coastal areas. Therefore, there were many places they couldn't attend to, and presumably, darkness bred in those neglected areas, eventually forming a vast evil force.

The small town they passed through before was like that. If the army hadn't arrived and leveled the people there, it would probably have become a considerable force later on.

But the fat man was clearly not concerned about these things; he was still thinking about Valentine's Day.

"Doctor, do you think there might be couples celebrating Valentine's Day in tents down there?" the fat man asked curiously, looking down at the ground below.

Gu Mian also looked down: "In broad daylight, under the clear sky, your thoughts are too filthy."

The tent area below appears chaotic at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it seems to be somewhat organized.

The main road was not blocked, probably because the army had been there to maintain order. There were many hotels on both sides of the street, and they were all open, but there were not many people checking in.

One hundred game coins a day is really unaffordable for most people; that price could buy several meals.

The tents below were packed tightly together, one next to another, with very narrow gaps between them, barely enough room to put one's feet, like a poverty-stricken area in a movie.

People below would occasionally look up, as if they longed to spend a day in the house with the roof.

Just then, someone looked up and met Gu Mian and the fat man's gaze.

It was a man with dark yellow skin and deep wrinkles on his face; he looked to be in his forties.

He stared at Gu Mian and the other person for a long time, a hint of envy in his eyes, before lowering his head again.

"That's terrible." The fat man sighed and shook his head.

Gu Mian looked at him and said, "Even if we don't have money, we'll still have to live like this."

The fat man flinched and said, "Doctor, do you think it's been a long time since we've done a dungeon run?"

"Going into a dungeon on Valentine's Day, you really know how to pick a day."

Despite saying that, Gu Mian's body language betrayed her and she walked towards the door.

The Lantern Festival event only provided a preview and gameplay instructions, without any specific details. However, even without specific information, we can guess some of the rules: players with higher skill levels will definitely receive more rewards.

In other words, the more dungeons a player completes, the more rewards they receive.

So they still need to go into more dungeons.

"After we finish this dungeon, let's wait until the Lantern Festival and go straight into the event." Gu Mian said as she picked up the exquisitely packaged chainsaw from the door and put it on her back.

The fat man nodded.

As Gu Mian went downstairs, she was met with countless stares.

It was the gaze of players in the tent area, after all, it was quite rare to find someone who would pay 100 game coins a day to stay.

He was reluctant to come out with Fatty Chu Changge because their names were frequently posted on announcements, although his own name was posted even more often, but he was now anonymous.

If someone walks with Fatty Chu Changge, and others see their nicknames, they will naturally deduce who this green-haired doctor is.

Therefore, Gu Mian usually acts alone.

Under the watchful eyes of all the players in the tent area, he walked into the nearest ticket booth.

There are quite a few players at this ticket booth. The game has been going on for a while now, and everyone has gotten used to the situation and no longer has any resistance to dungeons.

A few minutes later, Chu Changge and the fat man also came in.

The ticket seller was quite understanding, or perhaps she had already given up the struggle.

He glanced at Gu Mian, then silently issued a multi-person ticket, his face full of "I'm going to get my salary docked" expressions.

Please consider this one as an update from yesterday, cough cough.

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