Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang returned to Personal Space by helicopter.
Ace of Spades was still wearing sunglasses, his sharp jawline making his face appear extremely cold— Ye Qi was right, Spades was the coldest of the four Guardians, perhaps because of the brutal competition in the survival chamber, he never smiled.
However, Xiao Lou wasn't afraid of him. As long as he didn't offend the Guardian, they would still answer his questions dutifully. Xiao Lou looked at the Ace of Spades and said, " The pass rate for Liuxi Village must be very low, right?"
Ace of Spades said calmly, "Less than 20%. Most Challengers started fighting amongst themselves and killing each other from the second day onwards in order to grab the gems. Twelve of you made it through, and with perfect scores. This is the best completion record in the history of Liuxi Village."
To prove his point, Ace of Spades casually opened a screen and played videos of other Challengers ' experiences in Liuxi Village.
Some Challengers were not careful enough and ran around the village on the first day. They were driven out of the village by the Villagers and killed by poisonous snakes in the forest and wild wolves in the mountains.
Some Challengers split into factions and engaged in fierce infighting, with some ruthless individuals resorting to murder, killing other Challengers.
Some people claim to cooperate, but steal gems while other teams are blind.
The most terrifying thing was the last batch that played. One Challenger, unable to find the gems and certain he would fail, decided to give up and drag the others down with him. On the seventh night, they burned down the entire Liuxi Village!
Challenger is full of all sorts of people; compared to them, Xiao Lou and his friends had a relatively smooth journey through the game.
The key to achieving a perfect ending this time was having Yu Hanjiang leading the team.
Yu Hanjiang's identity as a police officer and his decisive and efficient style of doing things earned him the complete respect of the other Challengers. He quickly established his authority among the Challengers and calmly commanded the fire rescue, enabling the unprofessional Challengers to quickly enter and exit the fire and complete the difficult task of rescuing 119 people with only 5 people. This completely changed the Villagers ' attitude towards him, and he even received a piece of jade as a gift from the village chief.
Thinking of all this, Xiao Lou couldn't help but look at Yu Hanjiang with a hint of admiration: "Thanks to Captain Yu."
Yu Hanjiang was pleased by Professor Xiao's admiring gaze, but he pretended to be calm and said, "Just doing my best."
Xiao Lou chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "This was quite an experience. We were made to be blind for three hours every day. The feeling of being blind is really unpleasant."
Yu Hanjiang recalled the scene of Professor Xiao, who was blind and looking bewildered, being helped to walk. His gaze towards Xiao Lou softened, and he said, "This experience was unforgettable, but it's finally over."
Xiao Lou nodded, felt his pocket, and found it empty. He paused, then asked, "When we left Liuxi Village, the village chief gave us some rough jade stones. I put them in my pocket, so where did they go? Are things from Liuxi Village not allowed to be taken out of the village?"
Ace of Spades said, "The things the village chief gave you are yours, of course. However, you can't carry supplies across the secret room, so I've converted them into cards and put them in your card holders."
The two opened the card holder and, sure enough, found several new cards.
[Item Card: Rough Jade]
Rarity: S
Description: Natural jade rough from Liuxi Village. There is a chance to obtain it when your Villager's favorability is maxed out. If gifted by the Village Chief, it can be taken out of Liuxi Village and disposed of at your discretion.
Using the card will bring up the stone obtained from Liuxi Village. The rough stone can be opened to reveal various precious jade or gemstones. What you get depends on your luck. It could be a priceless top-grade jadeite or a top-grade cat's eye stone, or you might get a very poor rough stone containing only tiny, low-quality jade fragments the size of a fingernail.
The thrill of gambling on jade is all about the excitement.
There are limited stones on the western hill of Liuxi Village; each person can take a maximum of two stones.
When everyone was choosing stones together, most people went for the larger ones, but Shao Qingge said they didn't have to be big. He squatted down, tapped and examined the stones, and helped Xiao Lou and the others each pick out two smaller ones. As a result, Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang each found two rough jade stone cards in their card holders, with patterns drawn on the cards that were exactly the same shape as the stones that CEO Shao had chosen for them.
In Card World, to cross the secret room and take something away, you must convert it into a card. Ace of Spades directly converted it for them and took it out.
Shao Qingge said that someone in his family was in the jewelry and jade business, and that he knew a lot about jade. He believed that the rough stones he selected would not yield inferior jade. Xiao Lou trusted CEO Shao's judgment; these rough stones could definitely fetch a good price at a professional jade factory.
With CEO Shao by my side, I'll never have to worry about money.
Xiao Lou put away the two jade rough stones cards and smiled at Yu Hanjiang: "The four of us took a total of eight stones. We should be able to sell them for a good amount of money, right?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "Of course, after all, it was CEO Shao who chose it."
Xiao Lou continued looking at the other cards; the new card that had appeared in her bag was a reward for clearing the secret room.
[Item Card: Cat's Eye Stone Bracelet]
Rarity: S
Description: spade 4 In the Liuxi Village secret room, collecting all seven gems and stringing them together into a bracelet unlocks a hidden reward. This is Miss Sun's favorite bracelet, composed of seven different colored cat's-eye stones, and is priceless.
The seven-eyed stone bracelet will be restored immediately after use.
The bracelet has no special features, it's just nice.
See? Whether for personal use, as a gift, or to resell, it's a good option.
Another S-rank rarity item card.
The acquisition of this card can be described as a coincidence. At that time, all the Challengers who obtained the gems went outside the village by chance. Xiao Lou and his group met the Chameleon couple, and then reunited with Old Qi and his group of four, as well as the Masked Man. With all seven gems collected, the hidden reward was triggered.
This kind of situation is truly rare and hard to come by.
Shao Qingge said that the bracelet can sell for hundreds of thousands of RMB, which is equivalent to tens of millions of Card World coins.
The key point is—they each received one.
Xiao Lou said happily, "It feels so good to have money."
Yu Hanjiang said, "Let's sell all the bracelets when we get to the main city."
None of the grown men could wear such colorful bracelets, so selling them was the best option.
Xiao Lou said with a smile, "I suddenly feel that the four of us will become the richest Challengers when we enter the main city."
Winning over CEO Shao was definitely the right decision.
Xiao Lou flipped through the card holder and saw another new card—
[ Tool card: Human bone medicine jar]
Rarity: A
Description: Granny Sun's medicine pot made from human bones; a fixed reward obtained after clearing Spade 4.
Limited to: Team-only card. Only one Human Bone Pot can be brought by a team in a contract book.
Instructions for use: Throw the human bone medicine potion at the designated location to create a poisonous fog circle with a radius of 500 square meters, poisoning and blinding everyone within the area for 7 minutes. The blindness will automatically be lifted after leaving the area.
Uses: 7/7
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang exchanged a glance.
This A card is quite powerful, with a control range of up to 500 square meters, causing collective blindness for 7 minutes.
If there are team battles later in the game, sending a Human Bone Pot will be a huge headache for the opponent. The only downside is that it's team-limited and has a limited number of uses; each team can only bring one, and it can be used a maximum of seven times.
This is a guaranteed reward for completing Spade 4; every team in the main city should have one. Of course, Granny Sun's poison potion for Villager shouldn't be used indiscriminately; it's normal to have certain restrictions.
Xiao Lou carefully put away the card and flipped it over; it contained the special reward for Spade 4's escape room: the [ Liuxi Village Story Card]. Story cards are usually rewards for Heart Rooms, but since this Liuxi Village is a collaboration between Spade and Hearts, everyone received a story card as well.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang activated the story card replay.
The large screen displayed a complete account of the tragedy that occurred in Liuxi Village.
Qin Xue is blind and was bullied by her peers from a young age. People would secretly throw stones at her when she walked through the village. She had no friends in the village, which led to her developing an introverted personality. Miss Sun, who is outgoing and cheerful, was amazed to discover that Qin Xue, despite being blind, could weave bamboo baskets by herself. She developed a strong interest in this blind girl.
The two gradually became friends. Qin Xue led Miss Sun to Xishan to find jade. Miss Sun told Qin Xue about the wonderful world outside and promised to take her to study in a big city.
Although Qin Xue was blind, she was very beautiful and had a pair of skillful hands. Many young men in the village coveted her beauty, but looked down on her because she was blind. At the age of twenty-five, no one had come to propose marriage.
That night, Qin Xue went to find Miss Sun. On her way, she passed a pond where three bastards, drunk, took advantage of her and assaulted her. Miss Sun, trying to save her, was also implicated...
Xiao Lou clenched his fists as he watched the replay of the two girls' tragic fate.
The bodies of the two girls were devoured by wild animals, leaving only bones, and the police were unable to determine what had happened. Young Granny Sun was about to take her daughters' remains away when, the night before her departure, Second Sister-in-law Qin found her and told her the truth.
"Those three beasts killed our daughter. Their families and the village chief have been lying and covering it up. There isn't a single good person in this village!" Second Sister-in-law Qin's icy voice came through the big screen.
Upon learning of her daughter's ordeal, Granny Sun broke down in tears. She was a student of Traditional Chinese Medicine and, like Second Sister-in-law Qin, had lost her husband at a young age and raised her daughter alone. To them, their daughter was the apple of their eye, and how could they let their daughter die in vain?
Two women, blinded by hatred, conspired late at night and ultimately decided to poison Villager.
Granny Sun prepared the medicine, and on the day of the funeral, Granny Qin added the medicine to everyone's rice wine. Out of guilt, the village chief invited everyone in the village to attend Miss Sun and Qin Xue's funeral. The villagers drank the poisoned wine and rolled on the ground in pain. In the blink of an eye, corpses littered the ground.
The funeral was held near the mountain god temple in the western mountains. After killing all the Villagers, the two buried them in a pit.
Granny Sun wanted to leave, but Old Mrs. Qin kept her there, saying that some children in the village hadn't come to the funeral, so why not let the descendants of Liuxi Village also experience the feeling of being blind?
The two began a revenge plan that would last for more than thirty years.
...
The story card adds details about Qin and Sun poisoning Villager and later blinding the children in the village, basically following the same trajectory as the village chief's diary.
After reading the plot, Xiao Lou felt complicated. He sighed and put the plot card away.
Ace of Spades said calmly, "Since you have collected all five story cards, you have obtained a new achievement and will receive additional achievement rewards."
Xiao Lou was taken aback: "An achievement reward?"
The next moment, a notification appeared simultaneously in front of both of them—
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang's team have assembled [ Rose Funeral ][ bloody maple leaf ][ Li Mo ][Cheng]
Collect five story cards [Mu][ Liuxi Village ] to obtain the achievement "Perfect Evidence Collector" and unlock achievement rewards.
Options: A) 5 million gold coins; B) 100 universal bullets; C) Upgrade 2 designated card skills to the maximum level.
Xiao Lou really wanted to ask: Can I have them all?
But this question is obviously redundant. He looked at Yu Hanjiang and said, " Captain Yu, choose B. Aren't you short on bullets for your weapon?"
Yu Hanjiang thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay. With CEO Shao here, we're not short of money. We can upgrade the card skills gradually. As for universal bullets, we should be able to switch between them depending on the weapon. Both of my weapons can use them."
The two readily chose option B.
Xiao Lou asked, "Is this achievement easy to obtain?"
Ace of Spades said, "Less than 1% of Challengers are able to collect all the story cards and unlock the achievement before entering the main city."
There is only one condition for obtaining the story card—perfectly completing the game.
They came from Red Heart 2 Starting with Rose Funeral, I completed each heart room perfectly, finding all the clues and obtaining the story cards. Spade 4 was also completed perfectly by chance. It's safe to say that the combination of the Criminal Police Officer and the Forensic Doctor is indeed exceptionally capable, and their luck is also quite good.
The two spent several thrilling days in Liuxi Village, and the rewards they received after completing the game brought them great joy.
Xiao Lou laughed and said, "If I remember correctly, a perfect clear gives you one chance to draw a prize, and we triggered an extra chance to draw a prize when we collected all seven gems, right?"
Ace of Spades nodded readily: "Two treasure chests, who wants to do it?"
Xiao Lou looked at Yu Hanjiang: " Captain Yu, you should try this time. Maybe you can get a melee weapon."
He suddenly remembered that during his time in Liuxi Village, Yu Hanjiang had been using the Fruit Knife he got from the Red Heart 2 Secret Room whenever he engaged in close combat. That Fruit Knife wasn't very handy, and it had a limited number of uses; Captain Yu had practically ruined it. Yu Hanjiang always seemed to have good luck drawing weapon cards; he'd already drawn a sniper rifle and a shotgun. If he could draw a melee weapon, that would be perfect.
Yu Hanjiang said, "Aren't you going to draw one? Maybe you'll draw another summoning card."
Xiao Lou smiled and shook his head: "I drew twice before, one Character Card and one Qin Guan. The summoning cards aren't strong enough in terms of combat ability. They're all various control skills. We have enough control cards already. Captain Yu, you should do it."
Yu Hanjiang didn't refuse. He stepped forward, put both hands into the two treasure chests, and pulled out two cards at once.
—Congratulations on obtaining the Grade A tool badge [□□]!
—Congratulations on obtaining the S-rank weapon card [Starlight]!
He unfolded the two cards and looked at the card descriptions with Xiao Lou.
[Tool Brand: Silencer]
Rarity: A
Description: When you receive a free chance to win a prize, you can draw from the gift treasure chest and have a chance to win.
Usage: Can be installed in any firearm-type weapon mount, automatically masking gunfire and eliminating targets silently. The silencer's effect lasts for 1 hour, after which it enters a cooldown period and can be used again after 8 hours.
The suppressor can be removed and replaced at any time, meaning that during this 1-hour period, you can switch the suppressor to any weapon, such as your sniper rifle, rifle, pistol, submachine gun, shotgun, etc.
Imagine how ruthless it would be to sweep through a crowd with a silent submachine gun.
Although it's an AMD card, it's just as good as an AMD card!
PS: To maintain world peace, this card is banned in the main city.
What the hell is this "maintaining world peace" nonsense?
Xiao Lou ignored the last line of PS and praised, "This card came at just the right time. It can be paired with the gun you drew before. Now you can silently shoot down wild beasts in the wild."
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "It really works very well."
While in Liuxi Village, fearing the gunfire would disturb the Villager, he didn't use any of his weapon cards. Now, with a silencer, he won't have to worry about gunfire anymore, and his survival ability in the wild will increase dramatically. One hour of silencer use will be enough for Yu Hanjiang.
Yu Hanjiang flipped over another card —
[Weapon Card: Starburst]
Rarity: S
Description: Obtained through a limited-time gacha pool after a perfect clear.
Data: A dagger measuring 12cm in length and 3cm in width, made of a special metal, this knife is extremely sharp and can cut through iron like mud.
Note: This is a limited-edition weapon card; there is only one in the world. When the dagger is drawn, its sharpness is fully revealed, sparkling like stars, hence the name "Starlight".
Special effect: The moment the dagger is drawn, it can cause a target within 3 meters to be visually stunned for 1 second.
This card can be used in any main city or Secret Room World, with no limit on the number of uses.
Xiao Lou: "..."
He was incredibly prescient. He was just saying how great it would be if Captain Yu drew a melee weapon, and Yu Hanjiang actually did. Xiao Lou smiled and looked at the card in his hand, saying, " Captain Yu, take it out and give it a try."
Yu Hanjiang activated the card, and sure enough, a dagger appeared in his hand.
The knife also comes with an exquisite dark blue scabbard, adorned with silver embellishments that resemble scattered diamonds, giving it the appearance of a vast and boundless starry sky.
Yu Hanjiang pulled out the dagger.
The moment the blade was drawn, a flash of cold light streaked across the sky, leaving behind a trail of starlight. Xiao Lou suddenly felt dizzy. He closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, and said, "Was the visual dizziness effect triggered?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "This dagger is too ornate in design, but it should be quite effective in actual combat. The correct way to use it is to flank and assassinate from behind. If you really want to get close to assassinate your target, the 1-second stun time is enough."
If Yu Hanjiang had taken advantage of Xiao Lou's momentary dizziness to stab him in the heart, Xiao Lou would have died a quick and easy death.
The effects of an S-grade weapon card are terrifying. If this card falls into the hands of a professional assassin, they can approach from behind without anyone noticing and slit someone's neck with a single blow.
Seeing Yu Hanjiang put the dagger away, Xiao Lou couldn't help but sigh, "This time, Liuxi Village has really reaped a bountiful harvest."
This was also the most cards they had ever earned since they started playing.
Cat's eye stone bracelets and jade rough stones; the item cards can be exchanged for a large sum of money; the human bone medicine jar tool card can control a 500-square-meter blinding field, which is very suitable for large-scale team battles; the achievement reward is 100 universal bullets, and Yu Hanjiang also drew a very useful "silencer" and the limited weapon "Starburst".
Their team's combat capabilities have been further enhanced.
Yu Hanjiang looked at Ace of Spades and asked, "Are we getting a break this time?"
Ace of Spades coldly said, "Take a one-hour break and prepare for the next level, Plum Blossom 4. "
The two exchanged a glance. They had slept well during their last two days in Liuxi Village and weren't too tired. Plus, Plum Blossom 4 wasn't too difficult, so it wouldn't be a problem to get there right away.
Yu Hanjiang asked Xiao Lou, "Why don't we go to Plum Blossom 4 now?"
This one-hour break is optional. Xiao Lou nodded and said, "Okay, let's clear the level as soon as possible and get to the main city sooner."
Since the two agreed, Yu Hanjiang casually drew the 4 of plum blossoms.
The scene before them changed rapidly, and they saw the fair-skinned, expressionless boy once again.
The young man said calmly, "Welcome to the Plum Blossom 4 Secret Room [ Card Flying Chess]. Please prepare for the game."