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“Well, now that you say that, I think I do remember.”
Mo Tiangen rubbed his chin.
When he was in school, he also occasionally went to listen in on public seminars from other majors. Once, he came across a professor who taught peculiar stories from the Ming and Qing dynasty. The professor even summarized some popular cliches and one of which was notably consistent with the painted wall mentioned by Ren Jianmo.
“The focus of this kind of story is that mortals mistakenly enter a place they shouldn’t go, which can be a wonderlandv or a gathering of ghosts. They indulge in it unintentionally, nearly unable to come back…”
Ji Dong, hearing this, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and slapped his thigh, “I get it now!”
He finally understood what was going on when he watched the trailer. He always felt a sense of incongruity, but he couldn’t tell what was wrong and what the hell was going on!
“It’s those guests at the banquet! They’re like that person named Zhu from ‘The Painted Wall’, right?!”
Ren Jianmo saw that Ji Dong had finally figured it out, and the curvature of his lips became a little more pronounced, “That’s right, that’s it.”
At first, the guests in the trailer were dressed in poorly drabbed clothes, which was incompatible with the luxurious banquet. Later, they ate and drank at the banquet, and their appearance gradually changed and became more and more inhuman.
“So, this is like the movie ‘Spirited Away’, right?!”
Of course, Mr. Dagen also watched this classic animation when he was a child, and now he could easily understand the cause and effect of the trailer.
“There are also similar bizarre stories in Chinese novels.”
Ren Jianmo nodded.
“For example, a woodcutter came across a wedding banquet when he went into the mountains to collect firewood. He drank a sip of wine at the banquet, and immediately fell drunk. When he woke up, he went down the mountain and found that a hundred years had passed in the world.”
Ji Dong and Mo Tiangen listened and nodded their heads.
“Do you mean that we—the participants—are actually just like those guests, once we eat the food at the banquet, we can’t leave, is that what you mean?!”
“That’s exactly what I mean.”
Ren Jianmo seriously reminded them.
“In short—we must remember, in the next [Film]—absolutely don’t eat any food or drink anything. Not a bite.”
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After their short meeting at ‘Lian Ge’, Ji Dong, Ren Jianmo, and Mo Tiangen went to the ‘Colosseum’ again on February 18.
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Because the next [Film] was based on an ancient setting, Ji Dong had now encountered a serious problem. In a [Film] without electricity, his newly evolved [HIgh Energy Power Bank] was useless!
However, heaven never bars one's way. When the abilities of a participant were too restricted by a specific environment, they could always find some remedies from the vast variety of props in the [Peach Blossom Spring].
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The three of them registered before the fat man and then entered the prop room together.
The interior of the prop room was designed to look like a large library, with rows and rows of bookshelves approximately human height and labeled by category. The [Peach Blossom Spring] had a picture of each type of prop and instructions in the form of a pamphlet, organized in the order of the needed points from most to least, neatly arranged on the shelves from high to low.
In order to still be able to use his powers in the next [Film], Ji Dong went straight first to the shelf labeled “energy”.
Mo Tiangen originally said he would help him as a consultant, but when he passed by the dozens of shelves labeled “weapons”, he couldn’t move another step. He was addicted to all kinds of knives, guns, swords and halberds. He could hardly wait to read the instructions of each prop.
Ren Jianmo didn’t accompany Ji Dong to find energy props, but only said that when he made a decision, he would help him learn more about it.
So Ji Dong stood alone in front of the shelf, pulling out the booklets within the range of his points ability, and carefully looked through them one by one.
The props in the [Peach Blossom Spring] had certain restrictions on their use.
One of the most basic rules was that weapons must not be more advanced than the [Film’s] level of technology.
For example, Ji Dong and the others just drew the [Wall Painting for the Soul]. Due to its ancient setting, they couldn’t bring guns or ammunition props into the [Film]. Similarly, even if they had hundreds of thousands of points in their hands, in [Flesh and Bone], they couldn’t drive a car directly to the Research Institute.
Therefore, when looking at the instructions, Ji Dong quickly turned to the “restrictions” column at the back. There he saw that “The Ancient Setting Is Not Available.” No time was wasted.
As it happens, most of the props of the energy system were closely related to nuclear, chemical, thermal, and electrical. Of course, they were considerably beyond the level of the ancient era’s scientific and technical evolution. Thus, they were also restricted.
With great difficulty, he finally found a disposable prop called [Energy Storing Explosive Candy], which could only be used by players who had abilities related to “energy”.
According to the manual, participants who had powers related to energy could fill a certain amount of energy into the heart of the candy in advance. Once they needed to use it, they could throw it into their mouth and then bite through the shell to get the energy stored inside beforehand.
This prop was very simple and convenient in terms of energy storage and use. There was also no restriction that it couldn’t be brought into the ancient setting. It was suitable for Ji Dong who probably wouldn’t be able to find a place to charge in the next [Film].
But with the pros, there were also the cons for this prop that were glaringly obvious.
First of all, there were only four [Energy Storing Explosive Candy] in a package, and the electricity that could be stored was also very limited. After careful calculation, Ji Dong thought that it was probably not too different from the power he could get by grabbing an open-wire and charging for half an hour before his ability evolved.
And more importantly, the points required for such a packet of candy weren’t cheap—a full 2000 points!
Ji Dong looked at the “2000” printed in special red letters and frowned deeply.
——This is too expensive!
In the first [Film], Ji Dong gained a total of 3492 points.
Then he spent 480 points to exchange for a knife, and another 200 points for ultraviolet lamps—one of which was for Mr. Dagen, who was very tight on points after strengthening his body.
Then he spent 1200 points to strengthen his eyes and wrists, and after all this spending, he only had 1412 points left.
In the second [Film] that he just finished, Ji Dong gained 2582 points, adding up the balance from last time—plus some small expenses—he only had 3990 points on hand, a little less than 4000…
Thinking about this, Ji Dong only felt terribly heartbroken.
This packet of [Energy Storing Explosive Candy] alone would consume half of his savings. What about the weapons to save his life?
What’s more, the next [Film] was a setting where ghosts and monsters were prevalent, didn’t they need to prepare any of those anti-demon things like peach wood swords or blood of a black hound, just in case?
“What’s wrong?”
Just when Ji Dong was immersed in his entangled thoughts that his brows were almost twisted into knots, he heard Ren Jianmo’s voice behind him.
“What did you like?”
Ji Xiao’niao handed Ren Jianmo the pamphlet he had been turning over in his hand for a long time.
Ren Jianmo took the manual of the [Explosive Energy Storage Candy], read it word by word, and then commented, “Well, this prop is really good. I think it is very suitable for you to use in the next ‘world’.”
“It is good, but it’s just too expensive.”
Ji Dong bitterly said. “After the exchange, I’m afraid I can’t even afford to buy any weapons!”
Ren Jianmo’s heterochromatic pupils flashed with a smile.
“You don’t have to buy any weapons.”
Ji Dong: “???”
He thought for a moment and said nervously.
“Although you said that it’s best not to clash with those spirits and monsters in the next [Film], but… I’m still a bit worried if I don’t prepare any weapons at all…”
“You really don’t need to exchange weapons.”
Ren Jianmo mysteriously smiled and deliberately created suspense.
“Hold out your hand.”
Ji Dong: “???”
Somehow, he felt his heart beating a little faster, but he still stretched out his hand as he was told.
“Close your eyes.”
Ren Jianmo continued to instruct.
——Crap! What the fuck! What the fuck!
The barrage in Ji Dong’s mind was about to fill the screen.
This scene, this dialogue, resembled a certain moment that frequently occurred to the male and female characters as the film neared its conclusion!
——What would Ren Jianmo do if he took out a small velvet box from his pocket later?!
——To accept it or not? To accept it or to accept it?!
Although Ji Dong’s inner drama had moved to Venezuela, his demeanor remained calm. Except for the roots of his ears and the tip of his nose—which were blazing hot—he didn’t exhibit any evident emotional fluctuation.
Ji Dong closed his eyes as instructed.
He heard a “click” and his left wrist felt cold as if a metal ring had been buckled.
Ji Dong hastily opened his eyes and saw that besides his watch that couldn’t be taken off, there was also a black bracelet—that thing looked very familiar. It was the altered form of the black bow that he had tried out at the whale-headed stork’s store!
“This—this bow… How–how can it be here?!”
Ji Xiao’niao was so excited that his voice even trembled.
Ren Jianmo pretended that he didn’t understand Ji Dong’s question, “Of course, because among the three of us, you are the best at using bows and arrows. So I wanted to give it to you ah.”
“No, no, no!”
Ji Dong’s eyes widened, “I mean, how did you exchange it? Yao Wanguan asked for 200,000 points!”
The three of them had experienced the same [Film] earlier, and Ji Xiao’niao hadn’t thought that the points saved by Ren Jianmo would be two full zeros more than his own.
“The modest man has his own ingenuity.”
Ren Jianmo rarely said a witty word, and then reached out and rubbed Ji Dong’s head, “You don’t need to care about this.”
Ji Dong: “……”
He knew there were many things Ren Jianmo hadn’t told him.
Including Ren Jianmo’s adaptability which was far better than that of other newcomers from the beginning, his excessive skill, the origin and all the details of his power, and how he got [Lone Silence]from Yao Wanguan this time.
Even Ren Jianmo himself was a big mystery.
However, why should it matter?
The important thing was that the two of them were now companions.
They were companions who could support each other, pass customs together, and survive together.
Thank you for the chapter!
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It’s not a wedding ring, but I’d argue it’s so much more useful and personalized 😉
There was a pampering of a little wife
Thank you very much for the translation
Thank you for the chapter 💛
Ehehe it looks like a b etrothal gift c:
Ren ge, that was a super cool move. Even a heartless peasant like me has fallen for your charm…ahem…and money…ahem.