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Chapter 248

Offline multiplayer, you could see each other’s inventories, and… hear their real-life reactions.

Zhao Can, killed by Wang Zhiqing again, her cheeks puffed out, urged Xia Lanruo to run, making Wang Zhiqing look like a murderous maniac.

But Wang Zhiqing, instead of chasing Xia Lanruo, put away her weapon and dropped two flowers next to Zhao Can’s “corpse,” a strangely polite gesture.

“Sister Yan Yan, if you cook that meat, it’ll restore more hunger points.” Wang Zhiqing said, turning to Cheng Tingyan, after dealing with Zhao Can, she saw the two sharing resources, she then added, “And Sister Yan Yan, remember the prize? Dinner and a midnight swim.”

“Mmm.” Cheng Tingyan said, starting a fire in the game, she asked, “You want to win?”

Wang Zhiqing was taken aback, she didn’t care about winning, she just wanted Zhao Can to lose. Did Cheng Tingyan want Maomao to win? Why wasn’t she getting the hint?

Cheng Tingyan, seeing her silence, ate the cooked meat in the game, restoring her hunger points, she continued mining and said casually, “This game is quite fun, offline multiplayer is a novel idea.”

Her seemingly random comment, interrupting their earlier discussion about winning, seemed strangely out of place.

And it was this strangeness that made Wang Zhiqing’s heart skip a beat.

She glanced at Zhao Can, who was sitting on the sofa, her back to them, facing the greyed-out screen, her body trembling slightly.

Crying? Was she crying?!

Wang Zhiqing, tightening her grip on the controller, stood up and walked over to Zhao Can, without even thinking.

Zhao Can, startled by the approaching figure, looked up and saw the “murderous maniac,” she jumped back, startled.

Wang Zhiqing, who had approached with concern and regret, saw Zhao Can’s initial confusion turn into shock, then into a panicked retreat, a single jujube pit rolling out of her mouth, like a startled hamster…

Wang Zhiqing, looking away, met Xia Lanruo’s gaze.

“I didn’t give her that!” Xia Lanruo said, raising her hand, her expression sincere.

Wang Zhiqing: “…“

“If you want some, just ask, you scared me.” Zhao Can said, recovering, she took out two preserved plums and offered them to Wang Zhiqing. “Here, have some, they’re a bit sour. And don’t kill me after eating my plums! I just saw a rabbit, I’m going to hunt it!”

This was Zhao Can, reckless in games, always dying, then coming back stronger. Why did she even think she would be sad after being killed twice?! To her, there was no difference between being killed by a player or a monster!

Wang Zhiqing, inexplicably annoyed, grabbed the plums without replying.

Returning to Cheng Tingyan, she ate one and gave the other to Cheng Tingyan.

“Sour?” Cheng Tingyan asked, looking at her expressionless face.

Wang Zhiqing shook her head.

Cheng Tingyan smiled faintly and put the plum in her pocket.

Then Wang Zhiqing’s face scrunched up, she had just tried to defend Zhao Can… What a grudge-holding cat, Cheng Tingyan thought, shaking her head, she continued mining.

“I have some meat, I’ll come to you, give me some ore, I’ll make weapons.” Wang Zhiqing said, checking Cheng Tingyan’s map.

“Then walk slowly, I haven’t mined much yet.” Cheng Tingyan said, checking her inventory. “And my pickaxe is almost broken, I have to make a new one.”

“Mmm.” Wang Zhiqing said, heading towards Cheng Tingyan, gathering food along the way.

Then the mining sound next to her stopped.

Wang Zhiqing glanced at Cheng Tingyan’s screen, Wei Maomao was there again…

Meat, fruit, mushrooms, piled in front of Cheng Tingyan’s character.

Wang Zhiqing looked at Wei Maomao, who was also looking at them.

“Ahem, her hand is injured.” Wei Maomao said softly, as if explaining herself, under Wang Zhiqing’s intense gaze.

Wang Zhiqing: “…“

Right, her hand was injured, her fingers were fine.

“I’ll trade you ore.” Cheng Tingyan said, placing the ore she just mined at Wei Maomao’s feet. “Enough for two swords.”

Wang Zhiqing: ???

And she even used the plural, “swords,” still trying to maintain team harmony? She hadn’t forgotten they weren’t on the same team! And she said she hadn’t mined much?! She was giving away everything!

Wang Zhiqing put down her controller and slumped back, exhausted. These lovebirds…

Cheng Tingyan, noticing her reaction, nudged the controller towards her. “Your turn.”

“No.” Wang Zhiqing said, lying down further. “I’m going to kill…”

She didn’t care about winning anyway, let her teammate give away resources, she would just focus on killing Zhao Can. It was fine if Wei Maomao won; Cheng Tingyan didn’t seem to care, as long as Zhao Can lost.

Cheng Tingyan wasn’t usually one to interfere, but… today was different. Seeing Wang Zhiqing’s determination to hunt down Zhao Can, she said softly, “Look at this.”

Wang Zhiqing looked up and saw a large, partially mined rock on Cheng Tingyan’s screen, a small golden dragon pattern visible beneath it.

???

Wang Zhiqing sat up straight. “Is that…?”

“Not sure. Come on.” Cheng Tingyan said, handing her the controller.

“Sister Yan Yan, you’re a bit… mean. Sister Maomao just gave you all her meat…” Wang Zhiqing said, her loyalty wavering.

“Not as mean as you.” Cheng Tingyan said sincerely, she would never attack Maomao, not even in a game.

Wang Zhiqing: “…“

They mined the rock, the golden pattern leading them to an underground tunnel.

Thirty-two minutes into the game, Cheng Tingyan and Wang Zhiqing found the first True Dragon Treasure.

Wang Zhiqing, slightly relieved, glanced at Zhao Can, who was still chasing the rabbit, and decided to leave her alone for now.

With the first treasure found, they knew what to look for, by the one-hour mark, they had already found three.

And Zhao Can and Xia Lanruo still hadn’t found any, the other two teams only had one each.

Wang Zhiqing, with such a lead, had no reason to target Zhao Can anymore.

But some people…

Wang Zhiqing, now focused on finding more treasures, her character crawling through the grass, following the glowing dewdrops, then splat, splat, two egg yolks hit her character in the face…

Before she could even react, a dark object flew towards her, and… game over.

Then she heard Zhao Can’s muffled laughter.

Wang Zhiqing turned stiffly.

“Awesome, right? I traded all my ore and food for that bomb! Instant kill!” Zhao Can said, grinning, her character picking up the treasure Wang Zhiqing dropped.

Wang Zhiqing, looking at Zhao Can’s character, whose hunger meter was in the red, wondered why she even bothered killing her earlier, she would have died on her own anyway.

Zhao Can’s victory was short-lived, she collapsed a moment later.

Cheng Tingyan, who had been watching, walked over, collected all the dropped items, and left, her expression indifferent.

Zhao Can: “…“

One treasure gained, one lost, back to zero.

Although Zhao Can’s attack was ultimately pointless, she had proven that treasures could be obtained through PvP. And their little fight had broken the unspoken rule of non-aggression, making others consider the new strategy.

Yan Yongzhi, seeing Wang Zhiqing die, but Cheng Tingyan still finding their fourth treasure, nudged Yang Yuanming. “What should we do? Attack or not?”

“We’ll see, if there’s a chance.” Yang Yuanming said, he enjoyed PvP, the question was, “But we should prioritize protecting our own treasures.”

“These two, they’re useless if we don’t win. I have some gold ore, I’ll ask Zhao Can where she found that… trading post.” Yan Yongzhi said, crouching down and walking past Wei Maomao and Xie Dongxing’s sofa.

Xie Dongxing, having overheard their conversation, also wanted to discuss their strategy with his teammate, he turned slightly and asked, “What about us? Should we attack?”

Wei Maomao’s hand paused on the controller.

If everyone was attacking, it was a free-for-all, no need for rules.

But…

Yan Yan, in the restroom, she had asked her to choose her…

Was this a choice she could make?

“I won’t attack Cheng Tingyan.” Wei Maomao said without hesitation, then added, “The others, we’ll see.”

Xie Dongxing chuckled. “There are eight treasures on the map, two with us, two with Yan Yongzhi and Yang Yuanming, and four with Cheng Tingyan. If we don’t attack her, then there’s no point attacking anyone else.”

“Then let’s keep looking.” Wei Maomao said, picking up a wild chicken in the game and continuing her exploration.

“You won’t attack Cheng Tingyan, then can I attack her?” Xie Dongxing asked, his tone teasing. “If we fight, will you help me?”

“No, I’ll attack you.” Wei Maomao said calmly, killing the chicken in the game, a pathetic squawk echoing from the screen.

Xie Dongxing: “…“

Tsk, tsk, tsk, a teammate in name only, random teams were truly unreliable.