Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

【hint:】

1. You must choose a family to stay with before dark.

2. Each islander's home can accommodate a maximum of three guests.

3. Attacking islanders is prohibited.

Violating the rules will result in severe punishment from the island god.

[Instance Quest:]

[1. Survived for 3 days]

2. Explore the full truth of the sacrificial island.

[Note: You can clear this dungeon by fulfilling any of the mission requirements.]

"It really is a sacrificial island..."

Du Ruo looked at Fan Xiao with a slightly strange expression.

Fan Xiao took out the ticket again, glanced at it, then put it back, replying, "Don't look at me, it was just a coincidence."

"It's a survival-type dungeon," Lu Xining frowned slightly. "This is a bit troublesome."

Any dungeon whose mission involves survival is generally quite dangerous.

If you're not careful, you could end up crashing.

Lu Baizhi's focus was elsewhere: "Island God... Does this world have gods?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Lu Xining replied to her sister, "Of course, it could also be just a metaphor, like the 'evil spirit' in the previous instance that Fan Xiao experienced."

Upon hearing this, Du Ruo glanced at Fan Xiao: "You casually reveal information about the dungeon... you two must have a close relationship."

“I’ve noticed you’re quite the gossip,” Fan Xiao said speechlessly. “We’re teammates, that’s no lie, so don’t make wild guesses.”

Du Ruo nodded: "I understand."

Fan Xiao: "..."

So neither of them can understand human speech?

Lu Baizhi then got down to business: "Our main danger seems to come from the Island God? I wonder what the God's punishment will be."

“Based on the game's description, that’s how it is,” Lu Xining said. “But as long as we don’t break the rules, the Island God’s punishment won’t affect us. So I guess the real danger we’ll face comes from something else.”

"That's true. The Island God can only be considered a potential enemy. Or perhaps, the Island God isn't even our enemy; he might even be a friend."

After Du Ruo finished speaking, she reminded everyone, "In short, everyone should be vigilant and always be aware of any other dangers."

"It's still early before dark."

Fan Xiao glanced at the sun, which was still far from setting, and said, "We have plenty of time to find a family to stay with. Let's split up and get going."

"..." Du Ruo said speechlessly, "I've noticed you really like to split up. Are you setting up another trap this time?"

"They're all acquaintances, who would I cheat? You have paranoia, you need treatment."

Fan Xiao shook his head: "In short, it's not good for me to gather intelligence when I'm leading a large group of people."

"alright."

Du Ruo glanced at the time on the player panel and said, "It's 1:30 PM now. I used a makeshift method to measure the latitude and longitude of this island. According to Earth's standards, it should get dark around 8 PM."

"Let's meet here at 6:30 to exchange information."

"Of course, this is not Earth after all, so the situation may be different. If it gets dark early, let's meet up earlier."

"I'm OK."

Fan Xiao nodded.

Then he glanced at the Lu Xining sisters and walked forward.

Lu Xining pulled her younger sister along and quickly caught up with him.

Chapter 49 Fear of Insufficient Firepower

There are gates in all four directions on the outskirts of the town.

There were no guards stationed outside the gate, so entering the town was virtually unimpeded.

As Lu Xining walked, she said, "I suspect that the Island God's role is that of the mastermind behind everything."

"I think so too."

Lu Baizhi echoed her sister, saying, "The island god came out to save people not long after the monster appeared. Isn't that too much of a coincidence? The island god has never shown himself before. Maybe the monster on the island was created by Him to make it easier for Him to put on a show."

"Don't rush to conclusions. You only have three chances to submit your answer to the game, so don't waste them."

Fan Xiao reminded him.

There are two missions in the instance: survive for three days; and explore the whole truth of the sacrificial island.

Achieving any one of these will allow you to clear the dungeon.

In other words, as long as you can find the so-called "truth", you don't need to stay on the island for three days anymore; you can just pass the level directly.

However, you can only submit your answer to the game three times. If you fail to submit the correct answer in all three attempts, then this condition for passing the level will be invalidated.

This mechanism is probably designed to prevent players from achieving the completion conditions by "making up stories" before even exploring the dungeon. —Fan Xiaoxiang

After all, if there were no limit to the number of times an answer could be submitted, relying on the "exhaustive method" to create a story and constantly try and fail, one could eventually find the so-called "truth".

There are only so many tricks to conspiracies; they all boil down to the same thing.

“I know this without you reminding me,” Lu Xining said. “I’m asking for your opinion.”

"Same as you. But it's just a guess; being too hasty isn't a good thing."

Fan Xiao said, "Background information isn't a mystery question. The island god could be a dungeon boss, or it could be a real god. Who can say for sure?"

"We don't have enough information to make a conclusion yet."

"I estimate that the whole truth should include the true identity of the island god, what the sacrificial activities are like, what their significance is, what the offerings are...etc. Anyway, let's gather information first, and we also need to find a place to stay."

"Um... are the three of us going to live together?" Lu Baizhi suddenly asked.

"of course."

Lu Xining said, "The first two prompts in the game, 'You must find a place to stay before dark' and 'A maximum of three people can stay in each islander's house,' are clearly forcibly separating the players participating in the instance."

“I suspect the danger may be lurking tonight, and we must stay together and fight it together.”

"However, in a way, this is a good thing. The fact that we were deliberately separated means that the danger may not be very strong. It is at the level that players can easily fight if they stay together."

"Sister, I...I didn't ask about that."

Lu Baizhi glanced at Fan Xiao a few times guiltily, lowered her voice, and asked shyly, "Who...who am I going to sleep with tonight?"

"..." Lu Xining asked, genuinely puzzled, "Why are you asking this? Don't you want to sleep with me?"

“Because I was hired,” Lu Xining’s voice trailed off, “Fan Xiao said… said I have to stay by his side all the time, so, at night, doesn’t that mean I have to…”

Upon hearing this, Lu Xining looked at Fan Xiao expressionlessly.

"No, I shouldn't have asked for that much, should I?"

Fan Xiao, who was suddenly caught in the crossfire, looked at Lu Baizhi strangely and took the initiative to explain: "We'll talk about things outside the dungeon later. Just inside the dungeon, what I need is your healing talent. Your talent's usage time is not unlimited, so you don't need to follow me all the time."

"However, your talent will consume your spirit, and you will probably be in a weakened state. For your safety, you'd better stay by my side at all times so I can protect you. As for the night... let's not stray too far apart."

"Oh, right, just in case, let's start now. You use your talent to heal me, and I'll use my blood to create some weapons first."

Perhaps influenced by his past unlucky experiences, Fan Xiao always felt uneasy when he couldn't summon Fan Qiqi.

If he could, he would love to have several nuclear bombs in his hand, ready to be launched at any time.

"Did you hear that?"

Lu Xining glanced at her younger sister and said in a very direct tone, "I don't know if you're just having romantic feelings or if you're just too honest."

"What do you mean by 'spring fever'..." Lu Baizhi's cheeks turned bright red: "Sister, what you said is too much!"

She just felt that since Fan Xiao had already given her two props, as an employee, she should be more aware of her role and take more initiative.

Otherwise, she would feel a little guilty.

"That's good." Lu Xining said calmly.

"..."

Lu Baizhi didn't want to pay attention to her sister for the time being, so she turned to Fan Xiao and said, "Um... Fan Xiao, during the treatment, I need to touch you with my hand. Let's... let's hold hands, it will be easier to walk that way."

"You really aren't having romantic feelings?" Lu Xining asked suspiciously.

"You're the one who's lovesick!"

Lu Baizhi cursed her sister in shame.

After the two sisters made such a fuss, Fan Xiao hesitated a bit when he saw Lu Baizhi's outstretched hand, wondering whether he should take it.

Why does the atmosphere feel awkward when it's something that's perfectly reasonable?

Fortunately, he had a strong mentality and quickly suppressed the inexplicable thought, taking the girl's soft little hand in his.

The sensation in her hand made Lu Baizhi lower her head, not daring to look at Fan Xiao. She silently activated her talent to distract herself.

The three of them set off from the east gate of the town and walked deeper into the town.

"Anemic earrings".

During the journey, Fan Xiao began to manipulate the blood to pierce the skin on his wrists, gushing out and slowly condensing into sharp blades that he hung on his body.

His face began to turn pale.

But under Lu Baizhi's treatment, he quickly recovered.

Then it kept switching back and forth between pale and rosy.

By the time Lu Baizhi could no longer hold on and called for a stop, he had already gushed out a large amount of blood.

Weapons formed from congealed blood covered his entire body.

Each one is stronger than the limits of normal materials.

To say that it can cut iron like mud or cut a hair with a breath would probably be a bit of an understatement.

Lu Baizhi's talent as a healer is indeed very strong!

In addition to the weapons, the excess blood was also congealed into a very thick blood-red cloak, which he draped over his body to block the weapons.

This portion is considered reserve blood; it can change shape at any time and condense into weapons for combat.

Of course, this method, which involves the cooperation of the wet nurse, also has its drawbacks.

His most obvious drawback is that he can't sleep.

Once you fall asleep and stop actively controlling the item, its effects will cease, and your blood will return to normal.

The blood that had been left overnight had long since solidified into a gelatinous blood clot. Even if the device was activated again the next day, it would be impossible to mobilize this blood; only fresh blood could be drawn out to control it.

"Anemic earrings" can actively cause blood to coagulate, turn black, and smell bad, as if accelerating the passage of time.

But it cannot reverse this process.

"Just three days without sleep should be easy for me given my current evolution rate."

Thinking of this, Fan Xiao stopped worrying and said to Lu Baizhi, "Get a good rest tonight, and you should be feeling better tomorrow."

He's an experienced person in this field.

Every time Fan Qiqi appears, his mental energy is severely depleted.

Fan Xiao estimated that the so-called cooldown time and summoning time were not limitations imposed by his talent, but rather that he limited his talent.

"Okay. I'll help you again tomorrow when you've recovered."

Lu Baizhi nodded gently.

She was indeed quite exhausted; her face was rather pale.

At this moment, Lu Xining asked, "Zhi Zi, have you found a place you like?"