“So, what is she looking at?”
“Oh! I know! Everyone, look under Brother Zhang’s feet!”
“My god! It’s actually connected to the ground!”
“How was this discovered? It’s amazing!”
Yan Jing: “So clever!”
“No wonder they don’t look back, yet they seem to know the situation behind them perfectly. Turns out they’re cheating.”
Su Yan confirmed her suspicion and gave a satisfied high-five to Number 4, who had just run back.
Mission complete, everyone was overjoyed!
The biggest difficulty in this game from start to finish was that the hosts could know what was happening behind them without turning their heads.
Su Yan once suspected they had planted surveillance along the track.
The Wooden Doll character originally held the initiative, but the aspect meant to limit them—relying on guessing and judgment—was weakened.
That made it even harder for the guests to pass the challenge.
But how could they clearly know the situation behind them? Su Yan felt this was the key to breaking the puzzle.
Besides that, there was another blind spot—about those obstacles.
The Faceless Lady almost openly controlled those obstacles; it was obvious that whenever an obstacle appeared, it was under her control.
But no matter how sharp the opponents’ judgment was, it was impossible to precisely step on every point and block every person without facing them.
This further proved that the hosts had planted surveillance.
From the moment Su Yan saw Brother Zhang, she had been thinking about what he and the Faceless Lady had in common.
That common point was very likely the breakthrough to the mystery.
The problem was, one was an alien creature like a giant fish, the other was a female protagonist from a horror movie.
If she said their common point was that neither had hair, that would be going too far.
When she touched on those ill-fitting robes, Su Yan finally had a clue.
Both hosts wore ill-fitting clothes, and the problem was that these garments were too long—covering their feet.
That was why she had Number 4 lift Brother Zhang’s robe.
By lifting it, the secret hidden beneath might very well be the common secret of Brother Zhang and the Faceless Lady.
And now, obviously, all the mysteries had answers.
They could know the situation behind them perfectly and freely control the obstacles because they had already taken control of the entire track.
To them, the track was not only their eyes but a part of their body.
If something was wrong with their body, wouldn’t they know at a glance without even looking?
Brother Zhang obviously understood the sharp relationship behind this.
He looked complexly towards the guest seats, then said after a long pause: “You do have some smart ones, but whether you can pass is another matter. After all…”
He glanced meaningfully at Su Yan, then at the “Confucian Businessman,” before turning around: “The game continues.”
Number 1 had witnessed the entire process but didn’t understand it either.
However, smart people never need to think on their own; they know how to ask without shame!
“Yan Jing, what do you plan to do now?”
Number 1 asked subtly.
After all, facing the Nick Star audience, he didn’t want to reveal his own ignorance.
By asking this, if Su Yan was smart, she would explain what had just happened.
If not, it didn’t matter; as long as they passed, the process was unimportant to Number 1.
Su Yan gave him a warning look: “It’s already confirmed. The hosts sense our movements through the track.
“So, when we cross, as long as we leave the track, right? If they can’t sense how we cross, it’ll be much easier for us to meet them.”
“Well, that sounds right…” Number 1 said hesitantly. “But how do we leave the track to cross? Do we have to fly over?”
That was an unsolvable problem for him; it just didn’t make sense.
Number 4 looked anxious: “Yeah, from the start point to the other side, aren’t there only these few tracks? Surrounded by high walls, how can we leave the track, the only path, to cross?”
Su Yan sighed.
That was indeed a problem.
Her cat-eye glasses could turn into some items, but making them into wings was a bit too much.
Maybe she could turn them into a small airplane?
Cat-eye glasses: I think you’ve lost your mind!
Of course, Su Yan only thought this to herself; she wouldn’t say such nonsense aloud.
If she wasted the item for nothing, she’d be furious.
But how exactly to cross directly from here?
Su Yan couldn’t help but think of the “Ice Dream Tear” from the previous dungeon—an item that allowed flight.
That item would definitely be a tremendous help in this dungeon.
She took off the glasses and examined them in her hand carefully, but no matter how she thought, she couldn’t figure out how to transform them into something that would let her fly directly to the hosts.
There was another problem: whatever the glasses transformed into couldn’t break the game’s balance.
If she really made something that let her take off on the spot, it might be deemed as cheating.
If she failed to transform it properly, then it would be a disaster.
The “Confucian Businessman” curiously watched Su Yan.
From her current reaction, he could tell that this pair of glasses was probably her newbie starter pack.
He wondered what the glasses did exactly.
He raised an eyebrow and instinctively reached into his pocket.
Su Yan was still pondering, then asked: “Do you have any good suggestions? Or if you had an item, what would you use to pass this stage?”
“An item?” Number 1 thought Su Yan was just trying to lighten the mood and laughed: “Then I’d definitely take a helicopter, flying straight over would be awesome!”
Perhaps because of successfully completing a mission, Number 4 looked much more confident and lively than when she first entered the dungeon.
She smiled and joked: “I want a bamboo dragonfly! Dreamy and cute! It’d be great if we had Doraemon, then we’d have anything we wanted. This small dungeon is nothing to us.”
Their joking sparked a topic among the comments—
“If it were you, what item would you choose?”
“Wings! The coolest thing has to be wings!”
“I’ve read Earthlings’ literature; they have a weapon called a Flying Sword that lets them ride it to fly!”
“That powerful? My god!”
“I also know of a magic broom from Earthlings’ literature! It can carry a person flying!”
“Wow! Every Earthling can fly!”
“Is this the legendary Earth technology?”
Su Yan was utterly exasperated and shook her head helplessly: “Don’t be so ridiculous. Are you just going to stay silent when people talk nonsense?”
She was unusually serious: “I really can pull out some items. Quickly think of any useful methods!”
The “Confucian Businessman” raised his eyebrows, stepped forward, and looked down at the glasses in Su Yan’s hand.
He implied: “Is this the purpose of your newbie starter pack?”
Su Yan hadn’t planned to hide anything.
She nodded, holding up the glasses: “Something like that. Anyway, if used properly, it can solve the current dilemma.”
Everyone but the “Confucian Businessman” was stunned.
They hadn’t expected Su Yan was serious and not joking when asking the question.
“I thought she was joking, but she’s actually serious?”
“She actually has a newbie starter pack! What a potential stock!”
“Those who joked earlier, come out now! You’re disturbing her thought process!”
“I know this item can transform into an item, but I don’t know the exact limitations.”
“Wow! That’s amazing! Cheating, right?”
“Don’t say nonsense. There must be big limits, otherwise why wouldn’t she just turn it into a flying sword?”
“I say, my magic broom refuses to accept this!”
Number 4 suddenly asked a string of questions: “What is this newbie starter pack? Is it these glasses? Why do you even have items? Does this game sell items? I always thought everyone relied purely on themselves!”
Compared to her, Number 1 was much calmer.
This wasn’t his first dungeon. In fact, it was his nth dungeon.
Naturally, he had more experience than Number 4.
He had even encountered guests with newbie starter packs before, so he was somewhat familiar.
But Su Yan’s starter pack clearly exceeded his understanding.
“Your newbie starter pack can transform into any item you want? No flaws? That’s way too cheating!”
Su Yan just smiled silently.
She could explain the general function of the item because the mission would soon require it.
There was no use in hiding it.
But voluntarily exposing its weaknesses was not her style.
Number 1 saw she ignored him and awkwardly scratched his nose, realizing he had said the wrong thing.
He quickly changed the subject: “With this item, things will be much easier. Let me think what we can turn it into.”
“Can we turn it into something like climbing claws to crawl on walls?” Number 4 suddenly thought aloud.
They were surrounded by high walls on both sides.
If they could climb the walls, it wouldn’t be a bad idea.
In real life, such things do exist, letting a person climb a wall with bare hands by using friction or something similar.
It was pretty impressive and suited their situation well.
But Su Yan hesitated a moment, shook her head, and said regretfully: “That probably won’t work. You have to understand, I only have one pair of glasses, so I can only transform into one thing.
“If I only make one glove, wouldn’t that be a net loss?”
Everyone fell silent at this.
Indeed, if she could only make one glove, it was useless.
How could they climb over with just one glove? That was pure fantasy!
Still, it gave Su Yan a new idea.
They could not only fly over or climb the wall—they might even dig underground and pass through below!
So… was there an even simpler way to get across?
Looking at this short fifty meters that seemed like an impassable chasm, suddenly, Su Yan’s eyes brightened with a good idea!