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Chapter 452 Dragon Boat Festival Extravaganza

Chu Changge poked half his head out, his eyes secretly observing the surroundings. He didn't offer any opinions on Gu Mian's actions, but instead looked thoughtfully at the rippling waves beneath the boat.

At this moment, the older brother and Xiaohong had already pushed the boat into the first square in front, which showed the number "5". Before the fat man could analyze the number carefully, the boat continued to move forward and crossed the square marked "5" into the fifth row of squares in front. At this time, the square they were in showed the number "4", indicating that there were four bomb zones in the nine squares around them and the squares they were in.

The boat stopped; their boat stopped in the fifth row.

The fat man was a little anxious. He didn't know if the square he was in was the explosion zone. There were still less than sixty seconds left, but it was almost over.

Gu Mian thought for a moment and quickly said, "Based on our previous deductions, the square directly in front of us must be a bomb zone; based on the numbers we just passed, we can deduce that in these nine squares, there are two bomb zones in the back row, at least one bomb zone in the front row, and the remaining bomb zone may be in this row or in the front row."

The fat man was a little confused: "Doctor, how did you figure that out...?"

Before Gu Mian could speak, Chu Changge's soft voice came: "You'll know once you draw a picture yourself."

Gu Mian continued, "So, this grid we are in, plus the two adjacent grids on the left and right, make a total of three grids. There is either only one bomb zone or no bomb zone in these three grids, so our position is the safest."

The fat man vaguely understood something: "Doctor, you're gambling. What makes you so confident in your luck? Have you forgotten what you drew when you were in the lottery?"

Upon hearing this, a series of different fonts for "Thank you for your patronage" suddenly flashed through Gu Mian's mind.

For a while, Gu Mian saw these characters so many times that she didn't even know how to write "谢" (xie, meaning thank you).

He brushed aside the four words that kept swirling in his mind and patted the fat man on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid, look at those boats that capsized, they weren't directly blown up."

Upon hearing this, the fat man looked around carefully and saw that a boat had capsized in the distance behind them. The fat man stared as the boat was blown over, and the people on it fell into the water and struggled, but were then dragged to the bottom by the hungry ghosts waiting in the water.

The ghosts swarmed around the ships like fish hunting for food, lunging at any flesh and blood they saw.

Gu Mian's hand landed on the fat man's shoulder again: "Look down at the bottom of our boat again."

The fat man glanced over instinctively. The water of the Liannu River wasn't clear, but you could still see a depth of one or two meters just above the surface.

There wasn't a single ghost under their ship, not even a fart, unlike the scene under the other players' ships. It was as if their ship was emitting a foul stench that kept countless evil spirits away.

Only Xiao Hong, dressed in a seductive red dress, leisurely swam around the boat, seemingly trying to seduce someone. Of course, Xiao Hong successfully seduced someone. Every now and then, Xiao Qiao would reach into the water and grab her red dress, making Xiao Hong thrash around in anger.

Gu Mian brushed the dust off the fat man's clothes: "Look how considerate these ghosts are. They were afraid of scaring you by surrounding you, so they deliberately ran far away. So even if the boat capsizes, it will be fine."

The fat man shivered as he felt Gu Mian's hand on his shoulder: "Doctor, are you sure they ran away because they were afraid of scaring me?"

Just as the fat man was wondering who was scaring whom, sixty seconds had passed.

The fat man ducked his head, bracing himself for the ship to sink, but surprisingly, their compartment didn't explode.

However, several boats in the third row behind, which were trying to venture out into the world, capsized.

“See? Sometimes my luck isn’t that bad,” Gu Mian straightened up and directed, “There are still two rows ahead. We can rush over in sixty seconds. Xiao Hong, if you’re feeling awkward, come and push the boat.”

So Little Red, who was swaying gracefully in the water, reluctantly started pushing the boat again.

Gu Mian and her group at the front had already attracted the attention of the players behind them.
Players who had been unable to get past the fourth row watched helplessly as a ship charged straight ahead, actually breaking through the last row in one go. A player who was racking their brains analyzing the numbers slightly opened their mouth.

"What the hell?"

"That ship seemed to be going in a straight line the whole time and hardly stopping. Was it recklessly charging forward and just happened to hit the mark by accident?"

"Actually, I've always been curious about where the boatman on that boat went."

The fat man, clinging to the stern, looked back at the ships with lingering fear: "While saying this might sound like I'm complaining after getting a good deal, it seems like this activity was relatively easy..."

At this moment, Chu Changge had already sat up. He stared at the players who were still trapped in the minefield behind him and said, "Those players who fell into the water don't think that way."

The fat man thought about it seriously: "You're right."

The dragon boat race has two stages; after clearing the mines, you can sprint to the finish line.

As we all know, there are obvious signs at the finish line. At this moment, Gu Mian saw a red line lying across the river in the distance.

Victory is in sight, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, Gu Mian and her team will be the first place winners in this event.

The sun was already setting in the west, and the fat man sat at the stern of the boat, looking back in the afterglow of the sunset: "Based on my years of experience reading novels, the protagonist often encounters setbacks when he is about to succeed. For example, the boat suddenly breaks apart, or another team of players suddenly rushes out from a corner and takes first place."

"We'll get into a grudge with that pair of players, and then we'll find that the players on that ship are all geniuses and prodigies. We can't beat them, and then they'll mock us. We'll roar, 'What goes around comes around, we'll fight again in ten years!' and that's how we end up leveling up, fighting monsters, showing off, and slapping faces." Gu Mian's voice suddenly came, interrupting the fat man's reverie.

The fat man stared blankly at Gu Mian: "Doctor, how do you know so much?"

Gu Mian smiled slightly: "I've learned all the tropes of fantasy novels."

Fatty Geng choked up.

Reality is often quite harsh, lacking the twists and turns of fantasy.

The dark horse the fat man had imagined didn't appear. They quietly moved forward under the setting sun and then quietly crossed the finish line.

However, things didn't stay peaceful after crossing the finish line.

[Congratulations to the players who won first place in the 'Dragon Boat Race' event: Gu Mian, Chu Meiren, Chu Changge, Xiao Qiao, and Liu Ruyan]

After selecting their rewards, players will be teleported out of the event.

These are the words that appeared in the sky two seconds after they crossed the finish line.

Because the fat guy still wears the "Chu Beauty" school badge, his nickname is still Chu Beauty.

Gu Mian silently looked up at the large characters "Gu Mian" in the sky: "Alright, now everyone knows that Gu Mian is the person on the ship at the very front."

(End of this chapter)