The hidden egg situation was not a lie from the little rabbit. Moreover, it had stayed inside the restaurant.
In this case, it was unlikely the little rabbit was deceiving itself.
Rita could only think of one possibility: the gods had originally planned to do something in the sixth round, but then canceled it at the last minute?
However, she didn't dwell on it for too long.
Rita decided it was time to use the reward from the 9th hidden egg.
She had initially planned to use Fourfold Spring + I Just Want to Improve So Badly this round and save Spring Scenery & Flowers for the next round. But now, with the 9th hidden egg's reward, she decided to use it to its fullest.
The moment she used the 9th hidden egg's reward, Rita activated both Spring Scenery & Flowers and Fourfold Spring.
Countless phantoms appeared in the air above the food street.
She released Nivalis and, while chasing down players, said to her, "When you die the ninth time, you can leave the game early."
Nivalis, surprised, responded, "Wait, wasn't it said I'm not allowed to leave no matter what?"
Rita: "You can't just toss your god-given skills away, can you? Next time, you'll practice and treasure your death."
With that, Rita went to fight players. Being able to see the outlines meant she could lock onto targets, and Repay could now be used.
As a black-market player, Rita had never been so thorough in her efforts!
Between 13:10 and 14:10, Rita didn't even stop for a breath.
The moment her health went over 80%, she immediately targeted nearby players and rabbits with I Just Want to Improve So Badly.
The enemies were in the open, but Rita was in the shadows. She could minimize her chances of being hit by other players while her attacks always landed. The effects of Fourfold Spring were being fully maximized.
Every time she saw a player use their ultimate ability, and several players nearby disappeared, she immediately used Repay to copy the strong skill, then ran to the area with the most black-market players to release it.
With 100 buffs stacked, Rita was really terrifyingly strong.
Instead of killing players, Rita was more focused on targeting the rabbits during this special state.
It was only when she clearly saw the outlines that she understood why, despite completing so many kills in the black-market world, she had never received a rabbit's gift box.
Because after a rabbit's death, its gift box was also in an invisible state. It would drop on the food street, but if the killer didn't pick it up within 10 seconds, it would disappear.
There were many gift boxes scattered around the food street, but Rita wasn't the killer, so she could only watch them disappear. She could only pick up the gift box that dropped after she killed a rabbit herself.
This hour was her most rewarding hour yet.
Not only had she completely digested the close combat lessons from the closed-shop time, but she also earned 57 gift boxes, 11 SSS-level skills, 3 skill icons, and a bunch of ingredients and dishes.
Unfortunately, the 11 SSS-level skills clearly weren't from real strong players; they were all unmodified ones.
Without Absurd Story, Rita could never break through the defenses of those strong players.
Nivalis also had a decent harvest this hour.
Rita could see, and since she was the pet, Nivalis could also see. Nivalis hid in areas with fewer black-market players and shot arrows.
She also focused on the event gift pack, where the rewards adjusted based on the player's strength. Rita earned 57 gift boxes, and Nivalis contributed quite a bit too.
But Nivalis was still a little unsatisfied. In her heart, she complained to Rita that it would have been better if I Just Want to Improve So Badly could also be used.
Hearing this, Rita too regretted that the other I Just Want to Improve So Badly wasn't unlocked. After all, putting it on Nivalis wouldn't have meant being eliminated...
At this point, Rita sharply realized—this was a bug!
After considering using the bug for herself and reporting it, Rita hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to use the bug first and report it afterward!
At 14:10, the effects of the hidden egg, Fourfold Spring, and Spring Scenery & Flowers all disappeared.
Rita immediately had Nivalis return to the pet space, while she headed into the job entry channel. She needed to be employed by 14:58.
When she saw that the cursor above her head was not Purchasing, she immediately entered another employment channel.
She had joined Cleaning at 9 AM, then Cashier after 12, and now, only Purchasing was left!
Despite having a smooth entry last time, this time Rita gave herself 48 minutes for the entry process.
Rita's cautious approach was the right one. This time, she barely made it, entering at 14:52.
Congratulations, player discovered Hidden Egg 1 (5/20)
Busy, busy: Experience all four major professions and black-market status
Egg reward: After use, you can temporarily become a customer and enjoy all the benefits of the food street for 10 minutes
After this entry, Rita didn't immediately go out to die.
The eighth round of elimination was coming up.
Through her identity changes, Rita had died three times and bypassed the previous seven rounds of elimination.
But this time, Rita wasn't planning to go out.
First, she wanted to open all the gift boxes, take advantage of any lessons, and quickly convert the resources she had into power.
Second, she wanted to try that bug.
She called out Nivalis, who was curled up inside the restaurant.
"What's up?" Nivalis asked.
Rita switched to whisper mode: "I'll give you the most important skill icons. I'll try the last elimination, and after I go back to the black-market state, you can return them to me."
Nivalis: "Ah, is this a bug? Will it work? Are you going to get banned?"
Nivalis already eagerly extended its wrist.
When the cooking adventure first started, Rita had 10 skill icons. Later, when she became a black-market player, she stole 7 more, and Nivalis gave her one. Using Steady Happiness, she stole 2 more. Now she had 20 skill icons.
Mysterious Power had been protected by the hidden egg reward. Rita picked out the most powerful skills and temporarily gave them to Nivalis, leaving only 5 skill icons for herself.
Then she sent Nivalis back to the pet space.
Rita carefully selected ingredients from her backpack and filled the restaurant's refrigerator. This was also considered "purchasing," right? There were many high-level items in there.
After that, she waited for the eighth round of elimination.
It was her first time participating in such a show, and Rita was feeling a bit nervous.
First, she killed players after the 7999th rank, using ingredients she had packed from all over to break into the top 1000. She wasn't killed.
Then, it was time for the surprise blind box!
The gift boxes were anonymous, and winners were never revealed. This round only published the names of the eliminated players.
She immediately checked the death list in the Purchasing column.
People are sensitive to their own names, and Rita immediately spotted the four characters BS Rita in the 800-player list.
Halfway through her intake of breath, she realized her name had disappeared again.
Rita exhaled the breath she had just taken.
The next second, BS Rita appeared again.
Her name disappeared again.
Her name disappeared again.