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Ji Dong and the others ended up spending a whopping 120,000 points to buy the Class A collectible called [Energy Meter] from the second-hand dealer Yao Wanguan.
In the remaining preparation period, in addition to continuous training, the five of them also spent time searching for disposable items that may come in handy at the [Film].
Since everyone saw a large-scale containment breach accident in the trailer, and considering that they might be in a situation where they would have to face being surrounded by a group of monsters as soon as they entered the next [Film], Ji Xiao’niao felt that he might not even have time to recharge. Without the power from the power bank, it would be as useless as a brick, and his combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.
To be on the safe side, Ji Dong believed it was necessary to be fully prepared, so he specifically exchanged for a pack of [Energy Storing explosive Candy].
He had used this item before in the [Painted Wall of the Souls], a very practical object for situations where recharging was impossible, albeit expensive.
Moreover, he has now learned to infuse his arrows with electrical energy, leading to rapid energy consumption, and the power from one candy would not suffice for him.
But considering the chaotic battle that was likely to happen in the containment facility—where they would encounter multiple unknown SCP objects—he had to endure the pain and exchange for three packs of candy at once.
After exchanging for the [Energy Storing explosive Candy], Ji Xiao’niao looked at his points and started doing some mental computations.
In the [Painted Wall of the Souls], he earned 57,780 points for achieving a “perfect clearance.” Adding the meager 182 points from the previous two worlds, the total came to 55,962 points. At least he could say he had escaped poverty and became rich.
Before heading to the world of [Ghost Stories at 24:00], Ji Dong didn’t have much to prepare besides the usual equipment like knives, ropes, and flashlights since they were about to face a supernatural world. So his expenses were not significant. After tallying everything up, he spent around 1,500 points.
After clearing [Ghost Stories at 24:00], his earnings were 22,045 points. Adding the 1,648 points each person received from selling [Thousand Days of Drunkenness], as well as the balance from last month, he had around 80,000 points at his disposal, excluding the remainder.
Although 80,000 may seem like a substantial number, when it came time to spend “money,” Ji Dong still felt a pang in his heart.
After dividing the points to purchase the [Energy Meter], each person ended up shouldering a cost of 24,000 points. Adding the three packs of [Energy Storing explosive Candy] which cost 2,000 points per pack, he used up a total of 30,000 points.
Considering the upcoming [Film] they were about to visit, which was quite similar to a place they had lived before, knives, ropes, flashlights, and other wilderness tactical tools, as well as portable firearms, were naturally necessary. Along with the rental fees for the training robots and training grounds, he ended up spending over 3,000 points.
“…Only 47,000 points left.”
As Ji Dong stuffed the acquired items into his backpack one by one, he muttered like a miser, pouting his lips.
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After all, although his superpower didn’t require recharging, eliminating the expense of the [Energy Storing explosive Candy], he still didn’t have a good buddy who could give him an S-grade weapon. The [Universal Foldable Stick Chair] cost him over 14,000 points.
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As a diligent and upright teacher of the people, Mo Tiangen said he couldn’t afford to lose his dignity, especially in front of the Fan family’s Young Miss.
So, Teacher Dagen had to be robbed by Yao Wanguan again and spent over 10,000 points to exchange for a set of tight-fitting underwear, claimed to be from the interstellar era [Film] and made of high-polymer nanomaterials that could automatically adapt to any body shape.
Mo Tiangen tried wearing that set of high-polymer nanomaterial tight-fitting clothes and went to the training ground for combat training, only to discover that the clothes were indeed as stretchable as Yao the swindler claimed, capable of wrapping around his massive body that stood at six meters tall and weighed over a ton.
However, the effect of wearing that outfit was hideously repulsive!
It was just a thin, shiny silver film, as thin as paper. The style was incredibly similar to an undershirt. Once you put it on, it would stick tightly to the skin, revealing every contour, including those prominent curves and sensitive areas.
Mo Tiangen looked at himself in the mirror and felt utterly devastated.
——This is ridiculous! It’s like transforming from a streaking weirdo into a shiny, sparkly weirdo who just crawled out of a mercury pool!
But despite the devastation, Mr. Dagen had no other choice but to wear that outfit.
“Have you all finished exchanging your items?”
At that moment, the siblings also finished preparing their disposable props and turned around from behind another shelf.
Fan Hemian’s needs were similar to Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen’s, but each person had their own preferred choices.
Fan Luming, being a future doctor, not only exchanged a small knife and a handgun for self-defense but also got an extra set of medical supplies. This way, he could perform basic bandaging and simple surgeries when needed.
“Now that everything has been exchanged, let’s go.”
Fan Hemian raised her chin towards the direction of the door and then turned her head to ask, “Where is Mr. Ren?”
At this moment, Ren Jianmo also turned up from another shelf.
This time, he also spent a considerable amount of points at Yao Wanguan’s.
He purchased an A-grade collectible called [One Cubic Meter of Freedom].
This collectible item appeared to be an ordinary black waist bag, seemingly small and only capable of holding small items like wallets, phones, and keys.
However, in reality, it could accommodate any inorganic item with a total volume of one cubic meter. Not only did it allow for discreet hiding of belongings, but also, apart from the owner, no one else could retrieve the items inside.
The five of them gathered and walked towards the door, passing through shelves filled with prop instruction books.
Ji Dong was the last one, watching the backs of his companions when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
He called out, “Wait a moment.”
All four of them stopped in their tracks.
“I just thought of a very dangerous scenario.”
Ji Dong parted his hands and asked, “If, after entering the ‘world’ this time, we find ourselves not in the same place, same as last time in the [Painted Wall of Souls], what should we do?”
At first, everyone was puzzled but eventually quickly understood what Ji Xiao’niao meant.
Indeed, if it turned out to be true as they speculated, and they were faced with a serious containment failure right after entering the [Film], and they were not in the same location, then the problem would be severe.
How could they successfully find each other amidst the chaos of war and ensure that everyone could escape unharmed?
Especially for Fan Luming, the weakest in combat strength, if they were to leave Dr. Xiao Lu alone in a containment center infested with monsters, it would be like starting the game with a direct “GG,” with no hope of survival whatsoever.
“You’re right, we must solve this problem!”
Sister Fan furrowed her brows, her expression grave. “Although we still have a few [Onmyoji’s Shikigami (Beginner Level)] here, we can’t rely on them…”
The activation requirement for the [Onmyoji’s Shikigami (Beginner Level)] was that the user must write simple instructions on them. But when it came to a life-or-death situation, no one could guarantee that they would have the time to pick up a pen and write.
Moreover, the paper dolls could only receive a limited number of instructions and couldn’t convey overly specific information.
What’s even more troublesome was that such [Onmyoji’s Shikigami (Beginner Level)] could only reach the recipient by flying. Their traveling speed was not much faster than a butterfly’s, which not only made them highly inefficient but also made a white piece of paper flying around in a containment center an easy target to intercept.
With no other choice, everyone had to return to the props room and start searching for suitable items again…
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On May 15th.
Ji Dong, Ren Jianmo, Mo Tiangen, and the Fan siblings, five of them, arrived at the Hourglass Cube and entered a whole new [Film].
When they passed through the ‘door’ that connected the two spaces, as usual, Ji Dong briefly lost consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself alone in a small bedroom of about five square meters, lying on a single bed.
At the same time, basic information about this [Film] flooded into his mind like a tide, without any warning.
It was currently 1:20 AM on May 15th in this [Film].
The place where Ji Dong was located was the Site 7 of the SCP Foundation in this [Film].
Ji Xiao’niao himself was a Class-B researcher at this site, where he had all the basic privileges that come with that rank.
But this time, unlike any other [Films] before, the [Peach Blossom Spring] gave them, the participants, an additional system called the “Task List.” This list could be displayed by double-tapping on the wristwatch, and only after completing all the tasks on the list could they consider it a successful completion.
And that was all the information that the [Peach Blossom Spring] had provided them with.
They didn’t even tell him the basic knowledge of SCP items at Site 7, which he should know as a Class-B researcher of the SCP Foundation.
——Holy shit, it’s Site 7 where a major containment breach happened!
Ji Dong immediately realized that it wouldn’t be long before this place turned into a battlefield where monsters roam and killings happen everywhere!
He quickly jumped out of bed and wasted no time. He immediately opened the task list.
The first task was clearly displayed on it:
[Escape from Site 7.]
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