Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 7 Good stuff

The moment Xia Dou saw this antique game console, she lost all hope.

From childhood to adulthood, she had only ever played games in arcades; she had never seen anything like this before.

Seemingly sensing Xia Dou's thoughts, Bai Yuekui asked with a smile, "Xia Dou?"

"So? Are you still going to play?"

"Play! Why aren't you playing anymore!" Xia Dou mustered her courage and turned around to plug in the game console.

"Come on! Let's fight to the death!"

Bai Yuekui raised an eyebrow at Yang Chen, then went back to sit next to Xia Dou.

Watch me handle this little brat.

Helpless, Yang Chen could only continue to stand behind the two and watch them play.

"Why is the screen still black? I've turned it on." Xia Dou, who had already picked up the controller, looked at the black screen with a puzzled expression.

Yang Chen pointed to the game card still in the box: "Just put the game card in your mouth and imagine the scene to play."

"Wow, the old world had such amazing technology."

Xia Dou suddenly realized what was happening and reached out to pick up the game card to put it in her mouth.

Seeing this, Bai Yuekui snatched the game card away, while also turning back to glare at Yang Chen.

His eyes seemed to say, "You even deceive children?"

Realizing she had been tricked, Xia Dou pouted and glared at Yang Chen.

Bai Yuekui took the game cartridge and inserted it into the slot on top of the game console, and the previously black screen immediately lit up.

Seeing how skilled Bai Yuekui was, Xia Dou immediately sensed something was wrong: "Boss!? You've played this game before?"

Bai Yuekui's lips curled up: "No, I've only played similar games."

At the start of the game, two pixelated, gun-wielding burly men appear in a jungle background.

"Huh!? This isn't 1v1, how can I win?!" Xia Dou was dumbfounded.

"Then it's a contest of who gets the most points, or who dies first." Bai Yuekui glanced at the three lives in the upper left corner of the screen and already understood how the game was played.

"okay!"

Xia Dou gradually became more skilled.

Xia Dou's confidence soared.

Xia Dou is about to fail.

"Oh no, I'm going to die!" Xia Dou panicked, making her character jump around wildly.

Seeing Xia Dou's actions, which resembled those of a centenarian grandmother, Yang Chen couldn't bear to watch any longer and took the controller from Xia Dou, pressing it a few times.

Up, down, down, left, right, left, right, ABAB.

"Wow, I have thirty lives!" Xia Dou's confidence soared. "I'm going to win!"

Xia Dou continued operating, recklessly relying on his good fortune.

Xia Dou lost.

"No—!" Xia Dou stared blankly at the screen, her eyes lifeless as she watched her character become unable to rise again: "Thirty lives aren't enough for me to die?"

Bai Yuekui stood up, picked up his coat, and patted Xia Dou, whose eyes were vacant: "I'm leaving. I'll play with you again tomorrow."

Xia Dou didn't say anything, still staring blankly at the screen.

"Ugh."

Yang Chen stepped forward and patted Xia Dou on the shoulder as encouragement.

Bai Yuekui naturally handed his coat to Yang Chen, then affectionately took his arm and they walked out of the arcade together.

"Xia Dou looks like you've almost made her cry." Yang Chen turned his head, looked at Bai Yuekui leaning on his right shoulder, and gently poked her smooth forehead with a smile. "You're such a grown-up, and you're still bullying a child?"

Bai Yuekui smiled and said, "It's okay, she'll let me play games again tomorrow."

"Did you encounter any Devouring Beasts while taking them out this time?" The two walked slowly along the slightly dim passage. Bai Yuekui tilted her head slightly, looking at Yang Chen's well-defined jawline.

“Yes, they’re just some generalized types.” Yang Chen nodded, then added, “However, Tasia’s source matter entered a turbulent state along the way, and her potential was activated.” Yang Chen had seen potential activation before, but since she brought it up herself, it proved that Tasia’s activated potential was special.

Bai Yuekui asked with some curiosity, "Is Tasia's potential special?"

"Yes, the moment I touched Tasia, I felt as if my body was disappearing."

"Disappear." Bai Yuekui frowned slightly: "Directly apply the damage to you?"

“No, it’s not harm.” Yang Chen thought for a moment, “It’s more like teleportation.”

“That’s right, teleportation.” Having found a more fitting word, Yang Chen nodded affirmatively.

"Teleport." Bai Yuekui stroked his chin. "Where is Tasia now? I'll go check."

“I had Shandong University take her to the Potential Activation Center first; Lao Xia was there too.”

"Let's go, let's hurry over and take a look."

Potential stimulation center.

"Old Xia! Old Xia! We're here!"

Xia Tianlai was placing the myelin crystal into the operating table when a loud, rough shout suddenly reached his ears, startling him.

The specially made jar containing the marrow crystals in his hand almost flew out of his hand. He frantically steadied the jar, veins throbbing on his forehead.

After carefully placing the crystal in place, Xia Tianlai turned around and launched into a tirade of curses.

"Are you wailing like that? Why are you shouting so loudly? Are you trying to scare me to death?!"

Shan Da hurriedly ran forward and secretly took out the gift hidden in his lower back: "Old Xia, look what this is?"

Summer was still furious. He glanced sideways, but when his gaze fell on the object, his eyes, which had been filled with anger, instantly widened like copper bells, and his gaze was firmly drawn to it.

"Hiss!" Xia Tianlai snatched it away and examined it closely: "It's a JK uniform."

"Not bad, not bad," Xia Tianlai exclaimed in amazement.

"Hehe, I told you you'd like it." The big fly rubbed his hands together, looking expectantly at Xia Tianlai.

"What is JK?" Tasia tiptoed closer to Xia Tianlai, curiously wanting to see clearly.

What do you like?

An old man with long white hair suddenly appeared out of nowhere, standing beside Xia Tianlai, his gaze also falling on the thing in Xia Tianlai's hand.

"Nanjixing! You walk without making a sound?! Are you trying to scare me to death?!" Xia Tianlai almost jumped up again, yelling angrily, while hiding the things in his arms like a protective mother, and waving his other hand at Tasia with disdain.

"And you, little brat, what are you looking at? Go away and play somewhere else."

The elderly man, referred to as the South Star, turned his gaze away and walked to the equipment beside him to continue adjusting it: "Remember to show it to me after you're done watching."

"I know, I know."

After giving a perfunctory reply, Xia Tian put the gift away and glanced sideways at Shan Da: "If you're being so helpful, then tell me what it is."

"It's nothing," Shan Da said, rubbing his hands together with a fawning yet slightly awkward smile.

"Go back if you have nothing else to do, I'm busy here." Xia Tian waved his hand as if shooing away flies.

Unexpectedly, Xia Tianlai was so heartless after receiving the item. Shan Da immediately grabbed Xia Tianlai's arm: "No, Lao Xia, something's wrong, something's wrong!"

"put."

"Where is Xia Hua? I can't find her."

"do not know."

This was not the answer Shandong wanted to hear, so he quickly pressed on, "No way, Lao Xia, we finally found this thing with great difficulty, we almost lost our lives in the process."

Xia Tian sighed and looked helplessly at Shandong University: "He went to clean the holes in the shielding tower. He should be back soon."

"Alright, I'll go pick her up at the village entrance right now." Shan Da's face lit up with joy, and he turned to rush out.

"Get out of here! I hate seeing you!"

Summer came and shouted at Shandong University's back again, then shook his head, took out the packaged CD, and focused his attention on it again, muttering to himself.

"JK...tsk, this is good stuff..."

(End of this chapter)