I Rely On Poverty To Sweep Through Survival GamesCh130 - Kriv Institute (13)

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Xiao Lan woke from his dream. D9MQJm

What greeted his sight was the gothic-style ceiling he had become used to seeing for the last few days, gorgeous but chilling.

Presumably because they had received a plot mission, the water stain handwriting didn’t appear on the ceiling today.

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The room was a little dark.

Because of the forest, the sunlight in Kriv wasn’t that bright in the first place. The curtains then blocked out a large portion of the light, and only a sliver of light was able to slip through the crack in the curtains and into his room. UvehIu

Xiao Lan blinked as he quietly murmured, “So it’s like this…”

He once entered the Advent World, but was later sent away by Luo.

Luo erased all traces of him entering the Advent World and also removed his memories.

So, the Xiao Lan who emerged from the door completely didn’t remember that he had once entered a strange and scary place, and also didn’t remember the person he had once seen in that room filled with the fragrance of black tea.

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Perhaps back then, he wondered why he suddenly woke up from his sleep.

But he also couldn’t remember what happened and ultimately could only assume he had a dream which he couldn’t remember anymore.

He then turned over and continued sleeping.

And in the years that followed, he was able to have a life in the real world. His days were poverty-stricken and difficult, yet without much mortal danger, and that was all because Luo back then left a strength mark on him to prevent the Advent World from connecting with him. 9dng2m

All that peace was due to Luo silently blocking the danger for him.

Xiao Lan raised a hand to block the sunlight which shone through the crack in the curtains, his lips curving up in a smile.

Meeting again might not signify a good occasion.

But to be able to meet you again… is really good.  0Z5USe

Breakfast time.

Xiao Lan saw Luo in the crowd, and Luo also focused on him.

At that moment, they were in the crowd and it wasn’t convenient to talk. Xiao Lan could only give him a small smile, and Luo also gave him a graceful and reserved smile in return. They didn’t exchange any words, yet they were still able to understand each other’s feelings right now. Ik8E7M

The peanut gallery on the side: What’s up with this indescribable flavour of dog food in my mouth… 

Could it be some unspeakable story between the rebellious student and untouchable teacher?

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It has only been a few days. Classmate, you made a move so quickly?

This is illegal, you know? lzRUBD

After breakfast.

Xiao Lan looked for Dai Bumao, and the two calmly found the rest of the players in the crowd.

Luo also thought of a way to get away for the moment, and came over.

They found a covert corner, and quietly began discussing like a group of truant school slags. wcBjJm

Xiao Lan explained to them how the key to clearing the game lay in unsealing Adeline.

Hearing that they needed to break the seals on the night of the red moon, the expressions of two of the players changed and they refused to participate.

“We just want to stay in the dormitory; in any case, the dorm is safe.”

After that, they rushed off anxiously, as if afraid that the others would force them. jHqSGJ

Looking at their receding figures, Dai Bumao frowned. “How are there still such idiots at the intermediate level? I don’t know whether to say they’re lucky or they have dogged fates.”

Xiao Lan also felt that it was pretty miraculous. Back in beginner instances, most of those passive players who only wanted to freeload off other players and follow them after they cleared the game didn’t have much of a good end.

These two who unexpectedly could rely on this sort of method to muddle their way up to the intermediate level could simply be said to be kings of salted fish. It could be seen that sometimes luck was also a part of strength.

But it was uncertain how long their luck could hold. frHgeb

Besides Xiao Lan and Dai Bumao, there were still three other people. They began discussing arrangements to break the seal.

Xiao Lan: “My teammate and I can take care of two seals. You guys can be two a team; it’ll be safer this way.”

Dai Bumao asked, “Are you sure you can do it?”

Xiao Lan nodded. After battling with Lady Red Mood, he had some understanding of her attacks. Coupled with how he was now more familiar with his fifteen-year-old body, if they met again, even if he didn’t activate his skill, escaping still wasn’t much of an issue. Ga50yz

It was even less of a problem on Luo’s side.

If it wasn’t because they needed to deal with four towers in a short period of time, the two of them would already be enough.

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As such, Xiao Lan was in charge of the northern tower, Luo was in charge of the western tower, and Dai Bumao and the others were divided into two teams to be responsible for the other two towers.

Xiao Lan: “Adeline is under the northern tower. I intend to leave that to the end to deal with. You guys should do your best to ensure that you break the seals at ten o’clock. Once you’ve accomplished that, head straight for the northern tower. bCLy6j

“If it passes ten o’clock and there are some tower seals that have yet to be broken, head there to provide support.”

Setting the time at ten o’clock was because they would definitely spend some looking for the seals before that. Adeline didn’t say how to break the seals, and the players would definitely have to spend some time on this.

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The two sitting in Luo’s office and drinking tea were no exception. RVLdI7

Xiao Lan was about to go out the door, when Luo’s voice came from behind him. “Please be careful, sir.”

Xiao Lan smiled at him. “I will.”

The two split up and headed in different directions.

Carefully covering his tracks, Xiao Lan approached the northern tower. IZnhbr

En route, he encountered Lady Red Moon once. Her strides were elegant as she walked around the institute like she was taking a stroll.

But Xiao Lan hid behind a tree in time, evading her without any mishap.

Xiao Lan arrived at the northern tower once more.

When he entered the tower, it was still the same as when he came the last time, and looked dilapidated and desolate inside. 4cdDod

He had already examined the area underground when they last visited, and there wasn’t anything that resembled a seal, so this time, Xiao Lan chose to go upstairs.

The way up looked as if no one had passed through in a long time; not even footsteps were left behind.

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Reaching the topmost room, the door was very thick and heavy, and tightly shut with a large lock. However, it was like nothing in Xiao Lan’s hands.

Entering the room, what greeted the eye was an enormous stone inscription that took up an entire wall. The carving was ingenious, and the design was somewhat similar to the one on the metal disk on Adeline’s chest. K2ewdk

This stone carving was bathed in the red moonlight and rotated slowly, as if energy was being poured into it.

It turned out that it wasn’t that Adeline didn’t tell the players how to break the seal. Her so-called ‘break’ should mean literally breaking this stone inscription.

Truly a super hardcore seal-breaking method!

However, if it was this simple, there probably wouldn’t be any players who couldn’t do it ba. DKJ0tu

When there was still some time to ten o’clock, Xiao Lan took out the pocket watch and looked at the time while waiting for movement at the other towers.

While he was waiting, a minute trace of dust fell in front of Xiao Lan’s eyes. At the same time, his ears caught a subtle noise.

Something was approaching him, and it was coming from —

The ceiling! oEZKUT

The sense of danger had just emerged, when Xiao Lan leapt to the side.

At that moment, he noticed that something white had appeared on the ceiling. It looked very solid, but its movements were extremely agile.

It was a cursed puppet in the form of a snake. It had a humongous build and its structure was a little similar to Adeline’s snake tails, but looked rougher, unlike Adeline’s exquisiteness.

No wonder there weren’t any guards around the northern tower, nor were there any traps all the way up. dkegBU

To protect Adeline’s seal, Madam Wilder had probably already long put a cursed puppet nearby that would attack as long as someone got close.

The cursed puppet wasn’t a living being so it didn’t need to be fed or cared for, and it usually wouldn’t move at all. It was simply the perfect choice for a guardian.

When its attack failed, the cursed puppet turned its body on the ceiling and opened its mouth wide before it lunged at Xiao Lan again.

Xiao Lan took out 【Dalit’s Bone】, and his counterattack wasn’t the least bit weak. dr3lZF

The sturdy bone rod and sharp snake fangs collided with a loud sound, and the large snake head was whipped askew.

Xiao Lan seized this chance to step forward, and swung the rod down on the big snake’s skull again.

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Who knew what material this large snake was made of; it was much harder than those in the forest, and only a tiny little crack appeared after two hits.

The big snake shook its head and attacked Xiao Lan again. gNZuoe

As Xiao Lan evaded its attack, he searched for the most complicated diagram on it. Based on his experience in his previous fights against the cursed puppets, as long as that part was shattered, the cursed puppet’s movements would stop or it would be dealt heavy damage.

The big snake attacked Xiao Lan a few times but was nimbly evaded every time. However, the big snake wasn’t impatient in the slightest and continued attacking fiercely.

During this ‘you come, I go’, Xiao Lan found it.

In the deepest part of this big snake’s throat was something black. It clearly contrasted with the white body, but the location was too covert, and just the slightest deviation in angle would cause a person to miss it. cH8Aqt

The big snake opened its mouth wide and attacked Xiao Lan once more, its sharp fangs dashing right towards his head.

This time, Xiao Lan didn’t dodge at all and instead rushed towards the snake at a quicker speed, as if he wanted to dig his own grave.

The enormous snake mouth already filled Xiao Lan’s sight; there wasn’t any biological fishy smell, but the danger which the big snake posed was very real.

Xiao Lan tightened his grasp on the bone rod and suddenly stabbed it into the depths of the big snake’s throat. 63sdvL

Bang —

Xiao Lan’s entire arm was already in the snake’s mouth. As long as the snake closed its mouth, his entire arm would be bitten off.

But the big snake’s movements stopped, its fangs a mere palm-width away from Xiao Lan’s arm.

Like a machine whose power source had been shut off, its huge body fell with a loud sound, kicking up dust which looked like a red mist in the light of the red moon. m3dd0k

Huu…” Xiao Lan sighed and flexed his wrist.

Though his fifteen-year-old body was weaker when it came to physical strength, after several fights, he gradually adapted to the sensation, and his combat strength also slowly returned.

To ensure that the snake wouldn’t ‘resuscitate a sudden movement of the corpse (that’s a superstition)’, Xiao Lan took a step forward and stepped on the big snake’s body. Using 【Dalit’s Bone】 as a crowbar, he directly pried open the snake’s jaws.

He then added two hits to the already shattered mysterious text diagram to make sure it was destroyed thoroughly enough. 23srST

Like this, even if it wanted to resuscitate, it wasn’t qualified to do so anymore.

After dealing with the snake, Xiao Lan checked the pocket watch. It just happened to be ten o’clock.

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As if synchronised with the pocket watch, there was a rumble from the western tower. The entire institute shook for an instant; this wasn’t a small stir.

Luo was in charge of that side. Sure enough, he was a reliable fellow. OZSVoK

Not long after, there were signs of activity from the southern tower as well. That was clearly a success too.

There was just the eastern tower left. Xiao Lan looked at the pocket watch, waiting for any signs there.

But even after waiting for ten minutes, the institute was still silent.

Xiao Lan frowned and had a bad feeling. 4uT35Q

He was afraid that… something had happened.

Xiao Lan quietly called, “Luo.”

The next instant, Luo’s figure appeared by the window. Bathed in the red moonlight, he looked like a demon under the moon.

“Sir.” G41Int

Xiao Lan: “You stand guard here. I’ll take a look at the tower in the east.”

Luo: “I can go with you.”

Xiao Lan shook his head. “I can only be at ease if you keep watch here. Aside from you, no one else can do it.”

Gazing at Xiao Lan’s expression, Luo smiled. “As you wish. I will keep watch here.” gycPnp

He no longer insisted on going along because he knew very well that Xiao Lan hungered for experience. Protection and assistance would allow Xiao Lan to clear the game, but wouldn’t allow him to become stronger.

Moreover, for this key place, it was true that Luo was the most suitable to protect it.

He would naturally live up to Xiao Lan’s trust.

Luo leaned against the side of the window and watched Xiao Lan’s figure move further away. ap2u1y

Xiao Lan moved swiftly under the red moon as he approached the eastern tower as fast as possible.

He reached the bottom of the tower.

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The eastern tower was very quiet, and from the outside, nothing seemed to be wrong. But this was conversely even stranger.

Xiao Lan headed upstairs, and everything was still quiet. B5aKcE

Not long after, he was standing on the top floor. The door here was ajar, the lock corroded by something; this should be the work of a player.

But there wasn’t the slightest sound from within. Something felt very wrong.

“Bother Xiao Lan.” A slightly familiar voice rang out from a dark corner nearby.

Xiao Lan turned around and didn’t see anyone at first glance. 7SdGmw

“Over here.” The owner of the voice spoke up again, revealing a mouth full of flashing white teeth.

Xiao Lan instantly understood; it was definitely Dai Bumao over there.

This level of tanned skin could simply be called a pre-installed camouflage ah. It truly was perfect for walking around at night.

Coming closer, Xiao Lan realised that Dai Bumao was doing radio exercises, his movements accurate to the point that he looked like an educational video. Paired with his large and muscular body, it looked especially comical. b JKHP

As he jumped, he said, “Wait a moment, I’m adding a mode to myself. Let’s go in together.”

Seeing the other’s standard movements, sympathy rose in Xiao Lan’s heart again.

Tragic, truly too tragic.

Which bastard designed the Advent World’s skills? YiKO7A

Xiao Lan asked, “Where’s your team member?”

Dai Bumao said, “He went to the north first.”

After swiftly finishing his stretches, the familiar green protective shield appeared on Dai Bumao again.

He nodded at Xiao Lan, and the two pushed the door open and entered the room. LhIwCB

It was silent inside the room, the enormous stone inscription on the wall still rotating. It didn’t look any different from the other rooms.

Two people were lying on the floor. They weren’t moving and their chests basically weren’t rising and falling either. The situation wasn’t encouraging.

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Aside from that, there weren’t any other movements in the room.

But no one would assume that this place was safe, otherwise, where did the two people on the floor come from? 2TdR6F

Xiao Lan carefully went over to inspect the two on the floor.

Their breathing and heartbeats were very faint; they had probably fainted.

But there weren’t any obvious external injuries on their bodies, and for now, he didn’t know why they had passed out.

But there was no need to puzzle over it any longer, because Xiao Lan already heard a sound similar to a mosquito beating its wings above his head. GQ3vis

He lifted his head. Sure enough, he saw a mosquito-shaped cursed puppet.

This cursed puppet was the size of a small dog. Its entire body was solid and dark grey in color. There was a pair of transparent wings on its back. Coupled with its sharp, glowing blue mouthpiece, how the people on the floor had fallen victim was self-evident.

There might be poison on this cursed puppet’s mouthpiece.

The next moment, this mosquito-shaped puppet was already shooting towards him, its mouthpiece targeting Xiao Lan’s fragile throat. aj8QU7

It was surprisingly fast.

Xiao Lan reacted quickly and turned his body slightly, countering with a swing of his rod at this large mosquito.

The mosquito also moved quickly, narrowly avoiding Xiao Lan’s attack.

But on the other side, Dai Bumao had already made a move. j35xod

A yellow light blade cut in the direction which the big mosquito had dodged in.

It turned out that the instant he saw the big mosquito appear, Dai Bumao had already begun his body rotation stretches. After doing them, he possessed the ability to attack long range and was able to make a move right at that moment.

The big mosquito’s movements were extremely quick. Seeing this light blade coming at it, it unexpectedly turned and evaded it once more.

But it wouldn’t happen a third time. It had just avoided the light blade, when it felt something wrap around its body. 3rwVk1

Xiao Lan switched 【Dalit’s Bone】 to its least-used whip form, which wasn’t considered strong in attacks, but it was long enough and especially useful for trapping enemies skilled at running away.

Seizing the opportunity when it evaded Dai Bumao’s attack, Xiao Lan made a move.

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The bound large mosquito tried to struggle free, but was instead ruthlessly slammed to the floor by Xiao Lan.

Bang 8yuasz

The mosquito slammed onto the floor with a muffled thud, but it didn’t break at all. Clearly, it was made from extremely good material.

Without waiting for it to adjust its movements, Xiao Lan had already raised it again.

Bang

It was firmly smashed to the floor again. lExCm

Bang bang bang —

Xiao Lan’s movements didn’t stop and the big mosquito’s body continuously smashed onto the floor. In the end, several small limbs were slammed to the point that they broke off.

The final time, Xiao Lan swung the big mosquito trapped in his hands to the highest point, then slammed it heavily against the stone inscription on the side.

Boom — xNvUPF

The stone inscription responded with a shatter.

The entire institute shook once more.

The big mosquito, who had done a great ministerial service in destroying the seal, no longer moved, as all that was left of it was just a bald body; it truly had the heart but not the strength ah.

At that moment, the stone inscription had already collapsed, and the big mosquito’s limbs lay scattered over the floor that was full of cracks from Xiao Lan’s smashing. 1CWVPo

Standing amidst the ruins he had created, Xiao Lan smiled, as if very pleased with the results of his creation.

The image was simply savage and devoid of feelings.

As if an emotionless demolishing machine had evolved into a happy and fully automatic demolishing machine.

Unfortunately, he didn’t obtain any poverty value. Xiao Lan felt slight regret. Dj LWw

“…” Dai Bumao swallowed.

After witnessing the entire process, what was with the feeling of pain all over his body…

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It also seemed that this bigshot had been forcibly shrunk down to when he was fifteen years old; then, how strong was he at his peak?

Dai Bumao couldn’t help secretly patting his body that was full of muscles, but weak — Itkod6

Didn’t seem buff enough ah.

 

(slight spoilers in author notes)

The author has something to say: vhEXBe

Xiao Lan: Which bastard designed the Advent World’s skills?

Bai Tang: Me ah! (bold and self-confident)

Players: Beat this guy to death!!!

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Translator's Note

Gaoling flower. It’s a way to call someone who’s beautiful and can only be looked at

Translator's Note

getting through with more fear than injuries

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23 comments

  1. I don’t remember this Bai Tang person ever mentioned before…

    Thank you for the chapter ❤️

  2. Who is Bai Tang ;w; is my memory that bad or we just haven’t met yet

    Thank you for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️

  3. A small smile between XL and Luo – all the other students: Σ( ° △ °|||)︴What were they doing all this time in the office?

    Btw: Did Luo recover the same memories as XL all this time? Or did he just ate his own black goo again?Thx for the double update ٩(。˃ ᵕ ˂ )و