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Chapter 453 "This won't do, fix it!"

Fortunately, now we can leave as soon as we've picked out what we want.

Gu Mian now understood what it meant to distribute rewards based on rankings. It turned out that a bunch of rewards were given to people to choose from, with those ranked higher choosing first, and of course, those at the top wouldn't leave anything good for those at the bottom.

At this moment, huge screens appeared in front of Gu Mian and the others.

The fat man first looked up at the words "Choose one special item" at the top, and then looked at the dazzling array of special items on the screen.

As the first place winner, he naturally had to choose the most precious and special items. It was obvious which of these special items were more precious. The top few items were all marked with the "rare" label, and the fat man's eyes wandered over these special items.

[Pictures of the Gods] [Eternal Lamp] [Mr. Gu's Paintings] [Supernatural Editor Simulator] [Ten-Person Group Chat] [The Wardrobe Where Ghosts Always Emerge]...

Just as the fat man was staring longingly at these special items, he suddenly noticed that Gu Mian's gaze was wandering.

He turned his head and saw Gu Mian, wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking this way and that way, observing the screen in front of someone else.

"What's wrong, doctor?" The fat man looked at Gu Mian with some curiosity.

Gu Mian stopped turning her neck and pushed up her glasses: "It's nothing, I just wanted to confirm if what's on your screens is the same as mine."

Upon hearing this, the fat man asked curiously, "Isn't it the same?"

As he spoke, he looked up at the screen in front of Gu Mian.

The screen in front of Gu Mian was also large, just as big as theirs, except...

"Just one thing?" The fat man widened his eyes slightly as he looked at the screen in front of Gu Mian.

There was nothing fancy on Gu Mian's screen, only one special item to choose from: a rather ancient-looking key. The fat man had seen this key in many period dramas; it looked just like the keys used to open prison doors.

Moreover, the key has no explanation or instructions on how to use it; it just stands there all alone in the middle of the screen.

Gu Mian even thought she was stuck.

“Doctor, it seems you have no other choice,” the fat man blinked at Gu Mian’s screen. “If you look on the bright side, the protagonist in a novel always gets something extraordinary. Maybe this is it?”

"Thank you for your kind words." Gu Mian had no choice but to select this seemingly ordinary key.

After making the choice, the somewhat rusty key immediately appeared in Gu Mian's hand. Gu Mian held the palm-length key and looked at it from left to right, but couldn't figure out what it was.

This might be used to open some kind of door. There's no explanation of its use or any description... Gu Mian frowned. Perhaps it's used to open something indescribable?
For a moment, Gu Mian thought about using it to poke her own head.

Just as Gu Mian was eager to try, the fat man had already chosen what he wanted.

[Eternal Light]

[Description: This lantern emits a soft blue glow. It is fragile; please handle it with care.]

[Function: It always emits a ghostly blue light, illuminating a radius of twenty meters. Ghosts cannot see the light from this lamp, but invisible ghosts will become visible immediately upon entering the illuminated area.]

This thing is like a nuclear-powered flashlight in a horror game, but ghosts can't see the light it emits. Even if you stick this lantern to a ghost's face, it won't react.

This way, you don't have to worry about the light at night revealing your location.

Actually, there's another reason why fat people choose this.

In the "Close Your Eyes When It Gets Dark" instance, Gu Mian obtained a "Ghost Card." The holder's presence would be greatly reduced between 8:00 PM and 3:00 AM. Gu Mian gave this card to Fatty. However, although the presence was greatly reduced during this period, if you did something that attracted attention, you would still be discovered by the ghost. Therefore, Fatty specifically chose the "Eternal Lamp" card, which would allow him to detect the ghost when it got within 20 meters and prepare accordingly.

“Of course, if I’m always with you, Doctor, I don’t need to make any preparations, but who knows when a dungeon will separate us… or during an event,” the fat man rubbed the lamp in his hand. “With this lamp and the Joker card you gave me, Doctor, Mom won’t have to worry about me getting caught by a ghost in the middle of the night anymore!”

Actually, Fatty was going to choose the one with "Mr. Gu's paintings" just now. Because the name "Mr. Gu" always reminds people of Gu Mian, giving them a sense of familiarity.

But he felt it was a bit perverse to have a fondness for a particular item, so he didn't choose it.

Chu Changge chose the [Supernatural Editor Simulator LV·1], which is a special item shaped like a pen.

[Introduction: "This won't do, fix it!"]

[Function: Allows you to alter reality within your capabilities. For example, writing 'disappear' on a bed will make it disappear, and writing 'open' on a door will open a stuck door. You can only modify this once a day.]

Note: This is an upgradeable special item; its level is related to the number of times it has been used.

It can only modify inanimate items; it has no effect on living creatures.

Please use this item within your capabilities; modifying it beyond your limits will result in negative consequences.

For example, if you wrote "Earth explodes" on the ground, then Chu Changge would probably be the one who explodes.

Xiao Qiao chose the "10-person group chat," which has no interface; it's just a group chat.

[Introduction: There are always people in the world who have nothing better to do and like to chat in groups. This is a 10-person group chat, where you can speak anytime, anywhere.]

[Function: Group members can open the group chat at any time to communicate, whether in a dungeon or in the real world]

Just as Gu Mian was fumbling for the key in her hand, a panel appeared in front of her.

[Player Xiao Qiao invites you to join a '10-person group chat', do you agree?]

Gu Mian's finger trembled as she clicked "agree." Once inside, she found Chu Changge and the fat man there, as well as Liu Ruyan.

"Great stuff!" the fat man said happily. "I'll never have to worry about being scattered and unable to communicate in the dungeon again."

Liu Ruyan chose the wardrobe that always seems to produce ghosts.

Gu Mian really wanted this thing. The function of this special item was that once the wardrobe was put out, the next time a ghost appeared, it would definitely crawl out of the wardrobe. It could only be used three times in total.

This is a perfect opportunity to wait for a rabbit to run into a tree stump, but unfortunately Gu Mian can only choose this broken key in her hand.

Besides these few special items, all five of them received their own examination admission tickets.

At this moment, Gu Mian was holding her examination admission ticket in her hand.

Name: Gu Mian

[Exam Admission Ticket Number: 000001]

[Examination Venue: Room 208, Building 6, Lianhua University]

Seat Number: 01

【考试时间：6月8号19:00——24:00】

Gu Mian stared at the four characters "Lianhua University" and fell into deep thought.

“Doctor,” the fat man leaned over, “I remember we met at Lianhua, which is your hometown.”

(End of this chapter)