The 'Involution King' Second Female Lead Quits [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 71

Chapter 71: The Fourth World [17]

Key to Clearing the Game

Without waiting for the four to figure out the situation, the original robot head disappeared in a flash, and at the same time, a staircase leading upward appeared.

“So, being abandoned after a hundred days means clearing the game after a hundred days?” Xiao Di rubbed her head. Although the source of pollution was gone, her head was still throbbing with pain.

“It should be,” Li Jianwei said, checking her status.

[Name: Li Jianwei]

[Status: Health (120/100), Hunger (88/100), Hydration (86/100)]

[Survival Days: 73]

[Friendly Reminder: The Divine is very magnanimous. If a Survivor regrets their decision, they can kneel on the raft at night and pray. The Divine has a chance to respond to a believer’s wish.]

“Remember, don’t kneel on the ground at night and say anything about the Divine. We just need to wait until the hundredth day to clear the game,” Li Jianwei immediately stressed.

Regretting it was impossible. She had had enough of this game after a hundred days! Not one day more!

“Should we share this discovery on the world channel?” Xiao Gao asked. “If someone chooses to stay forever, this game will never be able to be shut down.”

“I don’t think it’s necessary. According to the underlying logic of the game, the key to clearing it is not allowed to be made public,” Shu Heng analyzed carefully. “And the consciousnesses of those deceased Survivors are already a bargaining chip for the Divine.”

“Let’s try. There’s nothing to lose if it doesn’t get sent,” Li Jianwei replied.

Xiao Di was tempted. She carefully calculated and stuck to the thirty-character limit, then chose to send it.

[Xiao Di: You must choose to meet the Divine at the end. Only then can you truly leave and clear this game!]

[Dec: Why is it garbled? Was this message sent during a mental breakdown?]

[Xiao Gao: You must choose to meet the Divine!]

[Jiu: Choose what? Why are you speaking in riddles now?]

[666: Sisters, I’ve arrived at a very cold place. I suspect this might be the boss level!]

[Mao: I’m also nearby. When it gets light, let’s get off our rafts and see if we can team up to explore.]

[Shu Heng: Bringing biofuel will be very useful.]

[Li Jianwei: Bring paper, metal rings, and mutated meat chunks. Make sure you bring enough food and water.]

[bh77: Got it, thanks, great ones!]

“We can’t interfere with the most crucial choice, but other messages can be sent successfully,” Li Jianwei concluded. “It seems that choosing to meet the Divine and mentioning clearing the game is the way to leave this game. Shu Heng’s guess was right; we can’t help the Survivors clear the game too much.”

“If that’s the case, some people will definitely choose the first two options,” Xiao Di said with some worry. “Will they be trapped here forever?”

“As long as we get out, we can have professionals communicate with this Divine. If we can reach some kind of agreement, perhaps they still have a chance to get out,” Shu Heng said. Her view was relatively conservative and optimistic.

If they chose the first two options, the probability of them not being able to return was very high, even higher than for those who simply chose to farm peacefully in the game without making any special choices.

However, they had already done everything they could. If someone truly chose the first two options, that was their destiny.

Li Jianwei lowered her head and edited a message. She couldn’t speak on the world channel, but she could still use points to send the more important information to Xiao Ding.

Xiao Ding’s connections seemed to be very wide. If they were lucky, many people would clear the game with them on the hundredth day.

After reaching the top of the stairs, a large number of treasure chests came into view.

Xiao Di counted them carefully twice and, after finding there were a total of thirty, only took ten.

“Even if we’re a team, we have to distribute according to effort. We can’t let those who put in more effort get the same amount as those who put in less,” Xiao Di said with a firm and unyielding tone.

The conditions for clearing the game were not harsh. As long as they didn’t go to special islands, the last twenty-seven days could be considered a vacation. Therefore, Li Jianwei and Shu Heng did not refuse. Each of them chose ten boxes and began opening them.

There were many good things inside, including but not limited to titanium ore, metal ore, recipes, furniture blueprints, biofuel, and so on.

After all the treasure chests were opened, a door appeared in front of them, and their raft appeared perfectly aligned right in front of it.

“It should be a portal. Based on our direction, my raft and I should be very far apart,” Shu Heng, who had the best sense of direction, said.

“Of course, if the terrain changed while we were fighting, it’s possible that we moved closer to the raft,” Shu Heng added an unnecessary point.

“Whatever the reason, as long as we get to the raft safely, it’s good enough!” Xiao Di was very optimistic. She actively held Xiao Gao’s hand. “Xiao Gao and I are going on ahead. I hope the next time we meet is after we leave the game.”

“Okay. If it’s a success, I’ll contact you with the terminal number you gave me, as we agreed,” Li Jianwei promised.

Li Jianwei felt a good connection with both Xiao Di and Xiao Gao and didn’t mind having two more friends she could keep in touch with for a long time.

“Looking forward to our next meeting.” Xiao Di and Xiao Gao waved to the two of them, their figures disappearing completely after they stepped through the door.

[Xiao Di: Arrived at the raft safely. There are no strange things outside the door. It’s very safe.]

Seeing the message from Xiao Di, a smile appeared on Li Jianwei’s face. She then took Shu Heng’s hand, and they both walked through the passage.

The wind that greeted them was a bit cold. The raft being so close gave them a strong sense of security.

Staying in the icy area was not safe after all. Shu Heng replenished her status, then started the engine and began to move away.

There was no set destination, and they didn’t need to turn on the radar. They could choose their route based on their own ideas.

While Shu Heng was controlling the steering wheel and the engine to move away from the icy region, Li Jianwei was also clanging away, making new things.

For example, a hammock to be placed outside on the third floor. To prevent it from getting wet in the rain, Li Jianwei even used her building hammer to add a terrace-like structure over it.

After working for about three hours, Li Jianwei took over the sailing duties from Shu Heng, allowing Shu Heng to upgrade the pasture and furnace.

The last wave of treasure chests had yielded many technology-related blueprints, such as an electric water purifier, an electric irrigation system, and a wind generator, which metaphorically brought Li Jianwei and Shu Heng into the electrical age.

After finally sailing out of the icy region, it was already the evening of the 73rd day, a rare night with a moon.

However, the squawking seagulls were a bit noisy. Li Jianwei told Shu Heng to stay in the room and not move, saying she would be back quickly.

Shu Heng found the statement a little strange but still stayed put as Li Jianwei said. She turned to the world channel to pass the time.

[lu: Wow, it’s an ice field! We haven’t reached the end of the world, have we?]

[Bai Ling: Suddenly, there’s hope that we can leave the game! Sisters, let’s keep going!]

[Cai Cai: Why are there still only salmon and catfish in the ice field? I demand new fish species be developed!]

[Before 12:00: Why do we need recipes to cook? I can think of eighteen ways to eat a potato!]

[Guli Qinghe: Because this is a game, I guess, and our bodies are data-based. If the freedom is too high, it might be overloaded.]

Overloaded if the freedom is too high? Shu Heng’s attention was caught by the last message. This was another point she had not considered.

If the game itself had a limit, then the more players interacted, the more data should be generated.

This was indeed the case. The game had had restrictions on multiplayer from the very beginning. Everyone on the world channel could only send one pitiful message, and the number of words was even limited.

Communication between friends was one-on-one, so the restrictions were relatively small, and it even allowed using materials as points.

Following this line of thought, could the materials they provided to the system be a form of providing energy to the Divine?

The system was what provided the communication platform, the system was what set the rules, and the system was what made the Survivors’ status data-based.

Is it possible that the system is also a part of the Divine? That’s why players’ prayers at night could be heard by the Divine? But why would the Divine remind the Survivors through the system? Could this also be the game’s underlying logic?

“Shu Heng, I’ve taken care of the annoying seagulls. Let’s go lie down on the hammock outside and rest,” Li Jianwei pushed the door open and came in, holding a freshly roasted bird leg.

Shu Heng took the roasted bird leg through a trade and told Li Jianwei about her thoughts.

Li Jianwei thought it made a lot of sense, but she felt there was no need to dwell on it now.

“If what you’re saying is true, you can’t tell anyone except face-to-face. If it’s something that can be shared, then the analysis has a certain misunderstanding.”

Li Jianwei said seriously, “You can use me as a test to see if the message count increases, or you can tell the professional technicians outside after we successfully clear the game.”

Shu Heng thought about it and found that it was indeed the case, so she gave up on thinking.

“You want to do it outside?” Shu Heng asked, casually stroking Li Jianwei, who had already settled on her lap.

The hammock looked like it was for two, but in reality, it could easily fit three people. Even with Li Jianwei wiggling around, it was very stable, with no risk of tipping over.

“Can’t I?” Li Jianwei looked up at Shu Heng, blinking at her.

Shu Heng pursed her lips, and an ill-timed thought popped into her head. “If It really is everywhere, would it be observing us through some kind of thing right now?”

Li Jianwei’s movements paused for a moment because of this but she quickly adjusted. “If your guess is true, It should have noticed us long ago. After all, we are the group of Survivors with the fastest progress.”

Shu Heng started to feel a bit uncomfortable. When she was unaware of some things, she could accept them calmly, but when she was conscious of them, she couldn’t help but feel awkward all over.

“It’s fine. Maybe It knows even more than we do,” Li Jianwei said with a carefree attitude. “Our bodies were replicated into the game one-to-one by It. It has already figured us out completely.”

Noticing that Shu Heng was still distracted, Li Jianwei stopped trying to take off her pants, propped herself up on the swaying hammock with one hand, and gave Shu Heng a kiss.

“If you don’t like being outside, should we go back to the room now?” Li Jianwei asked. Making love was a matter between two people, and Shu Heng’s mood and feelings were very important.

Shu Heng shook her head. There wasn’t much of a difference between being outside and inside. If Li Jianwei liked being outside, then they would be outside.

After getting Shu Heng’s permission, Li Jianwei sped up her movements. Before long, she had Shu Heng gripping the edge of the hammock, breathing heavily, and the sounds that escaped her throat became more and more alluring.

While working hard, Li Jianwei couldn’t help but let her mind wander.

Actually, the game system’s judgment wasn’t that smart. Although it was very strict about water loss, when Shu Heng lost water, she also replenished her own water to some extent. Her water retention should be higher!

Shu Heng didn’t know what Li Jianwei, who was buried below her abdomen, was thinking. She just felt like she was floating and subconsciously wanted this happiness to continue.

Afterward, neither Li Jianwei nor Shu Heng felt very tired physically. After eating and drinking a little, their status was back at 100 points.

However, they were still a bit mentally exhausted. After checking the time, they lay on the high-quality bed and fell asleep in each other’s arms.

Even the sunrise the next day couldn’t get Li Jianwei and Shu Heng out of bed.

“It feels great to do nothing,” Li Jianwei said lazily from the bed. “If we have enough food and water, we can just lie here for the next twenty-six days.”

“Indeed. A data-based body won’t become unhealthy from lying in bed for a long time,” Shu Heng’s voice was also a rare lazy tone.

In this final period, perhaps they could truly relax and experience this world as a holographic game.