Chapter 551: Treating Players Equally
As soon as the Inspector finished speaking, Fu Miaoxue was the first to press her hand on a painting on the wall, declaring, “I want this one!”
Soon, it seemed like she sensed the purpose of the prop. A look of excitement washed over her as she took down the painting and showed it to Du Lai —
It was an ink painting, depicting a small house obscured by mountains. A towering pine tree stood beside the house, lush and green, with surrounding mist adding to the atmosphere of the scene.
From a short distance away, Bai Youwei could not discern the function of the painting. However, judging from Fu Miaoxue’s reaction, it seemed promising.
When Fu Miaoxue noticed Bai Youwei’s gaze, she instinctively stepped in front of Du Lai and huffed coldly, “Hmph! This is mine!”
Bai Youwei rolled her eyes, “Childish.”
Shen Mo glanced around the room before finally setting his gaze on the coffin, asking, “Can the coffin be opened?”
Ghost Fire responded, “Yes it can.”
Shen Mo upturned the heavy coffin lid, revealing a female corpse adorned in brocade attire underneath a golden silk quilt, surrounded by countless jewels and jades.
Shen Mo harbored no interest in these objects, but if he had to choose, he picked the longevity lock hanging around the corpse’s neck.
It was made of silver and was quite small; one side was carved with goldfish and lotus flowers, while the other side was engraved with characters indicating long life and wealth. It was very refined.
Bai Youwei asked, “Did you get lucky?”
Shen Mo smiled, placed the silver lock in her hand, and replied, “Mmm, not bad.”
[Miss Liu’s Longevity Lock: Whoever wears this can offset some damage. It offsets 75% of the damage the first time, 50% the second time, and 25% the third time. After three uses, the prop becomes void.]
In other words, if one were to be stabbed with a knife and the wound was 10 cm deep, with the offset from the longevity lock, the wound would shrink to 2.5 cm.
It’s a shame that it can only offset a significant amount of damage the first time, half the second time and is practically negligible the third time.
Nevertheless, as a whole, this prop was fairly practical.
After walking a full circle in the tomb chamber, Du Lai finally picked up a hairpin.
He frowned slightly; the reward he had chosen seemed somewhat mediocre, hence he didn’t show the least bit of joy.
Only Bai Youwei was left to make her selection.
Picking a prop without understanding its specific function was indeed a test of luck.
She pondered for a long time before pointing to an incense burner on the table and asked the Inspector, “If I choose this, can you give me the incense that’s inside as well?”
The Ghost Fire flickered, its airy voice replied, “The incense must be chosen separately.”
Bai Youwei’s eyes widened, “Why didn’t you say that earlier! I’m the only one who hasn’t picked yet, and now it’s too late to ask for help from someone else!”
Ghost Fire burned silently, shutting down any potential loophole.
Bai Youwei furrowed her brow and asked, “Odd? Why do I feel like you’re singling me out? By your logic, when she chose that painting, she should’ve had to take down the scroll! The painting and the scroll is two different things!”
Fu Miaoxue jumped, urgently saying, “Bai Youwei! Just because your choice doesn’t follow the rules doesn’t mean you can drag me into it!”
Bai Youwei glared at her, “Hey, have you forgotten the oath you swore? Watch your tone.”
“…” Fu Miaoxue quietly scooted behind Du Lai.
Bai Youwei looked at the Inspector again and questioned in clear annoyance, “What kind of incense burner is it without the incense? Are you messing with me?!”
“The game treats all players equally…” Ghost Fire hesitated, then explained again, “The function of the incense burner and the incense are the same, but used together, they become more effective. Players can choose one or the other.”
Bai Youwei’s face remained expressionless, clearly unhappy.
Shen Mo said to her, “The difficulty of this game isn’t too high and the props have limited effects. You should just pick something else.”