The shadow in the vision blurred by tears disappeared, and was replaced by a shadow wearing a mask.
Tang Ning stared blankly.
He looked at the shadow, at this miniature of each prince.
Shadow hugged him.
That beautiful dream ended, but the reality left him with the greatest tenderness, which was that he would not wake up with nothing, but at least he could still hold on to the remaining fantasy bubble.
Tang Ning hugged Shadow tightly. He recalled Mo Yunchu's last words. He had a feeling that if he could pass the rumored S-level copy, the future he envisioned might actually come true.
Thinking of this, Tang Ning's fear of card games faded a lot. A more determined power spread from his heart, like a delicate plant, growing silently and vigorously in his heart.
"When the game is over, can I take off the mask on your face?" Tangning whispered softly into Shadow's ear.
Shadow did not respond to him, and seemed to agree with Tang Ning's guess.
Tangning took a deep breath and picked up his phone to check the evaluation of his copy.
Copy name: Ghost Mother
Copy danger factor: b
Mission difficulty coefficient: c
Complete the main mission: Survive! Survive safely for seven days! (Survival points 60)
Complete the advanced mission: Explore! Explore the secrets of this world! (Survival points 140)
Complete hidden mission 1: Save the mother and child evil spirits! (Survival points 150)
Complete hidden mission 2: Seal Mo Yunchu! (Survival points 200)
Overall rating: S (S-level mission rating will give you the right to use the card "Black Widow" drawn from this copy!)
Dear player, your current survival points are 1000 points. You currently have the following items: Princess and the Pea card, Sleeping Beauty card, Mermaid Princess card, Mother's Story card, Farmer and Snake card, Woodcutter card, Lettuce Stealer card, Secret Ring, Golden Light Mantra Talisman, Clear Pond Water, First Aid Bandage, Golden Wound Medicine, Monster Heart, Longevity Lock, Infinite Candy, Pen of the Pen Fairy
Tang Ning was stunned when he saw the props he had. Aren't those three props the birthday gifts that Mo Yunchu gave him
He thought it was just an ordinary thing, but he didn't expect it to be a special prop that could be taken out.
『Longevity Lock』
Rarity: S
Function introduction: Gold, silver, precious jade, fortune and longevity lock, wearing this lock can dispel disease demons and plague ghosts, protect the body
System Note: This lock is only for children, not for adults or dogs
Tang Ning was holding the longevity lock that Mo Yunchu had given him. This longevity lock was extremely delicate and judging by its size, it was indeed meant to be worn around a baby's neck and was not suitable for an adult like him.
I don’t know what Mo Yunchu’s intention was in giving him this prop.
Tang Ning checked a prop.
This is a big lollipop.
"Endless Lollipops"
Rarity: S
Function introduction: Strange lollipop, has a miraculous effect when encountering ghosts who don't give candy to trick or treat
System Note: I ate it myself because I was greedy
Another S-level item. Tang Ning looked at the candy in surprise. If he had this item in the ghost dungeon, it would have been much easier for him to pass the orphanage.
『Pen of the Pen Fairy』
Rarity: S
Function introduction: Pen Fairy Pen Fairy, I am your present life. If you want to continue your relationship with me, please draw a circle on the paper
System Note: It is not recommended to ask about the pen fairy's sex, past life, or your own life span.
Three S-level items.
Tang Ning stared at the three birthday gifts in his hands. They looked like ordinary toys, but they were priceless treasures for playing the card game.
Taking inventory of Tang Ning's prop reserves, both the quality and quantity are astonishing enough.
However, he had distributed three items to the people he brought with him in the previous copy. Tang Ning had only intended to borrow them for a short period of time, but he suddenly lost his memory and the items were not retrieved for a while. He didn't know what the people were like now. If they died in the copy accidentally, Tang Ning would be left with nothing.
Tangning picked up his phone and called Li Haoyuan. The call was answered quickly: "Mr. Tang, have you recovered your memory now?"
"Um."
Li Haoyuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Great! By the way, the two props you gave me before are both here with me! How can I return them to you?"
Tang Ning reported an address, and then briefly asked about a copy from Li Haoyuan's perspective. Li Haoyuan and Mo Yunchu arranged for him, Lu Kaiyang and the boy with headphones to go to the haunted house together. Mo Yunchu told them in advance that the Buddha statue inside the skeleton prop was the key to the formation, and that Li Haoyuan needed to act in front of Hao Shaoping, pretending that he had accidentally touched the skeleton prop.
The two ghost mothers in the haunted house had also been notified by Mo Yunchu early on.
Tang Ning recalled that when he lost his memory, Li Haoyuan said in the ward, "Lu Kaiyang and I are planning to go to the haunted house, but we are short one person. Who wants to go with us?" The haunted house requires six people to form a team. In fact, from the beginning, Li Haoyuan knew that his other three teammates were ghosts.
Li Haoyuan also said that Mo Yunchu would not allow him to disturb Tang Ning. If he leaked any information to Tang Ning again, Mo Yunchu would kill him. He did not dare to take even a single step beyond Mo Yunchu's threat.
After Tangning and Li Haoyuan had discussed the general situation, before she could call Si Tai, the person who introduced Si Tai to Tangning called her, "Mr. Tangning, do you want me to deliver the Qingyun Taoist robe that you gave Si Tai in the card game to you now?"
"Can."
"So what time do you think is suitable?" the other party asked respectfully again.
"As soon as possible." Tangning said.
While waiting for the people to return the props, Tang Ning happily opened his and Lin Yun's group chat and reported to everyone that he was safe.
It was a blessing that all four players in the group, including Tang Ning, were alive.
Lin Yun: "If every dungeon I complete is a low-level one, there's nothing wrong with such a life."
Zhou Kang: "Be careful not to capsize in the ditch."
Lin Yun: "You're such a bad mouth, brother."
Lin Yun: "How is your weight loss going? Zhou Kang"
Zhou Kang: "Not bad, I lost ten pounds."
Jiang Mianmian: "Tangning, how are you leading the team? Is it going smoothly?"
Tangning: "Everyone I brought back is back alive."
Lin Yun: "I am so lucky. When I was a prostitute, the big guys I dated were all vicious men. If I was scared and asked them for comfort, they would tell me that there was a different price."
Zhou Kang: "Then I'm different."
Zhou Kang: "The one who led me was a man of steel."
Jiang Mianmian did not participate in this topic.
Tangning: "I played the low-level dungeon this time and found Mo Yunchu's dungeon."
After Tangning said this, the lively group chat fell silent.
Lin Yun: “What the hell?!”
Lin Yun: "Isn't the dungeon of Mo Yunchu closed? What was it like when you went in? Could Mo Yunchu have turned into an unstoppable evil spirit? That would be more difficult than a low-level dungeon."
When it comes to the topic of Mo Yunchu, Lin Yun obviously has a lot to say. Zhou Kang has also heard a little about this NPC Mo Yunchu. "I see that the dungeon is closed again. What happened?"
Tangning: "It's very complicated to explain the details, but Mo Yunchu knows about the existence of the card game."
Lin Yun: “?!”
Zhou Kang: “?!”
Jiang Mianmian: "Is this the reason why Mo Yunchu's dungeon was closed again? As an NPC, he has already touched the origin of the world."
Tangning once again dropped a bombshell: "Mo Yunchu told me that it would be useless for me to continue playing low-level dungeons. He told me to play high-level and S-level dungeons as soon as possible."
Lin Yun: “Is this what he said?”
Tangning: "Yeah."
Tangning: "He is very familiar with the level classification of the card game. If I didn't know he was an NPC, I would have suspected that he was playing."
Jiang Mianmian: "I have a special item that looks like glasses. It tells me a secret about the S-level copy."
Jiang Mianmian: "The content is similar to Tangning's message. What it means is that I am now leading people to clear low-level dungeons. It seems that I am taking a shortcut, but no matter how easy it is now, the card game day will make me pay it back."
If it was just Tang Ning saying this, it wouldn't be a big deal. In the beginning, Tang Ning only thought that Mo Yunchu's words were just advice to him alone. But now that Jiang Mianmian had also released similar news, the entire group fell into a deathly silence.
Will there be a price to pay for leading people to clear low-level dungeons now
This news is actually in line with the consistent principles of card games.
All the gifts that the cards give you have already been secretly priced.
If it was a game, normally each level would be more difficult than the previous one. However, his practice of taking people to clear low-level books was already exploiting a loophole in the card game.
Card games are always very tiring to play, so how can they give players a chance to catch their breath
Lin Yun: "How can I come back?"
Jiang Mianmian: "You refused to tell me the details, and I didn't believe it at first, so I didn't tell you about it. But now it seems that the news should be accurate."
Jiang Mianmian: "Tangning, what are you going to do now that you're here? Are you going to continue leading people through low-level dungeons?"
Tangning lowered her eyes and looked at the question.
If he doesn't lead people to brush low-level dungeons, then the dungeon he will face is an A-level dungeon...
The only A-level ghost he had ever experienced left him with an indelible psychological trauma.
Even though Tang Ning has grown a lot compared to before, he still cannot guarantee that he can survive in the A-level book.
But the current method was what Mo Yunchu told him. Since Mo Yunchu did this, it must be for his own good. He couldn't just cower down because of momentary fear. In this world, nothing could go smoothly, let alone a card game
And his prince has been waiting for him in the card game, and he shouldn't let his prince down.
Tangning took a deep breath and typed firmly, "No, I've decided to continue to work on the advanced level book."
Jiang Mianmian: "I thought so too."
With Jiang Mianmian joining the group, Tang Ning's anxiety dissipated a lot. Looking at Lin Yun and Zhou Kang who had not yet expressed their opinions, Tang Ning did not urge them. This was because the A-level book was a huge challenge for everyone in the group, and no one could guarantee that they could survive the A-level book.
If Lin Yun and Zhou Kang wanted to continue to play low-level games, Tang Ning could completely understand.
There was silence for about a full minute before someone in the group finally spoke.
Lin Yun: "I felt like I had barely had a few days to relax when I suddenly heard this sad news."
Lin Yun: "I'll go with you to the advanced level dungeon. We'll have to do it sooner or later anyway. If we go now, we can still meet some powerful teammates."
A while later.
Zhou Kang: "I was thinking of meeting you again after I lost weight successfully, but now I can only see you in this image."
Lin Yun and Zhou Kang both joined the team to brush the advanced book.
Tang Ning had originally planned for the worst, which was to team up with unfamiliar teammates to enter the A-level dungeon to survive, but now, most of them were able to complete a level with him.
It seems that the A-level book is not so scary.
He will face the challenges that come with his lover and friends.
Tang Ning: "The cat is so happy that it spins in circles gif"
Lin Yun: "Have you chosen any other teammates?"
Rather than entering a card game and randomly matching teammates, Da would rather choose suitable and reliable teammates in advance.
Otherwise, if you draw an unstable madman, who commits suicide on the first day and increases the difficulty of the entire dungeon, you will have no place to cry when the time comes.
Zhou Kang: "I know a few powerful veterans, but he doesn't know this information. He should be busy leading people now. If you need me, I can contact him. There is one who is very reliable."
Jiang Mianmian: "I don't need to rush to contact Lao Wan. Have you discovered something?"
Lin Yun: “?”
Tangning: “?”
Jiang Mianmian: "Card games are very particular about balance. I know that."
Tang Ning had no idea what Jiang Mianmian was trying to say, but she felt happy just lying down and listening to the big boss' analysis.
Jiang Mianmian: "I know that some players are too good at card games. They may reach the same level as other veteran players after only completing a few copies, such as Tangning."
Tangning was suddenly called upon: "?"
Among all the players in this group, Tang Ning has experienced the least copies. He has only completed eight copies so far.
The zeros in the dungeon that Jiang Mianmian had cleared were equal to the total number of dungeons that Tang Ning had cleared.
Jiang Mianmian: "Don't you think this is unfair to Tangning? Compared to me, Tangning has experienced fewer dungeons, but because his dungeon evaluations are very high, the system has determined that he is at the same level as me and other veterans, and he has already experienced A-level dungeons."
Jiang Mianmian: "Tangning, when you first entered the A-level dungeon, which dungeon did you go through?"
Tangning: "Six."
Zhou Kang: "I'm still stuck at the C-level dungeon in my sixth dungeon. If Tangning didn't keep skipping levels, and he went through a dozen dungeons like me before entering the advanced dungeon, he would be more mature and calm when facing the advanced dungeon. When faced with such a good seedling, why didn't the card game give him time to grow, instead of forcing him to grow?"
Lin Yun: "I think I understand what you mean. Do you think the faster a person reaches the advanced level, the easier his future will be? Maybe card games will favor this kind of player more?"
Jiang Mianmian: "Yes, doesn't this fit the aesthetics of a card game?"
Everyone fell silent.
What Jiang Mianmian said sounded reasonable because she analyzed it completely according to the logic of the card game.
Tang Ning thought about what Mo Yunchu had said, that it would be of no benefit to him to continue to play the low-level books, but Mo Yunchu did not say why it would be of no benefit either. At first, Tang Ning was a little confused. He felt that he could get more items and gain more experience in the low-level books. It was a process of slowly improving himself no matter how he looked at it. Now that Jiang Mianmian was like this, Tang Ning could completely understand.
Zhou Kang: "If I had known this idea earlier, I wouldn't have wasted so much time on low-level books."
Lin Yun: "Jiang Mianmian, why are you suddenly talking about this now?"
If there was anyone here who wasted the most time in the low-level dungeons, it must be Jiang Mianmian, and Jiang Mianmian was not the kind of person who would regret his past.
Jiang Mianmian: "I'm wondering now whether I should train this kind of people myself."
When these words came out, Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, but couldn't help but admire Jiang Mianmian.
Yes, if the system really gives preferential treatment to such people, then why can't he train such teammates himself
A good teammate can have amazing effects in a dungeon.
He had more or less wasted time in low-level books. Even Tang Ning had spent too much time in two low-level books in the A-level book.
But now that he knows this, he can now train a teammate who does not waste any time in low-level dungeons. In this way, if the card game really gives preferential treatment to this type of player in the future, as long as this type of teammate is willing to help the team at that time, the pressure on the entire team will be reduced.
Tang Ning was not the only one who figured this out.
Lin Yun: "Open the pattern jpg"
Zhou Kang: "The pattern is so bigjpg"
Tang Ning: "The pattern must be super invincible jpg"
Jiang Mianmian: "Do you have any suitable people to recommend? It's best to only go through one or two dungeons, three at most, no more. The higher the card level, the better. S-level cards would be even better."
Tang Ning remembered that Li Haoyuan had an S-level card, but Li Haoyuan had currently gone through three copies in total, which was considered a relatively large number.
However, Si Tai only experienced one copy.
However, Tang Ning had not yet asked what level Si Tai's card was.
Tangning immediately contacted Si Tai. Soon, he heard Si Tai's voice: "Dad, I heard your memory has recovered?"
After regaining all of her memories, Tang Ning was still a little overwhelmed when Si Tai suddenly called her like that.
"Well, thank you for your hard work when I lost my memory before."
"It's okay, it's okay. Fortunately, our mom is reliable." Si Tai said sincerely. He was very scared of Mo Yunchu at first, but when he found out that Mo Yunchu really loved Tang Ning and that Mo Yunchu was very strong, Si Tai recognized her as his mother at once.
Of course, this habit could also be a verbal habit he acquired unconsciously when possessed by a ghost baby.
In the ghost baby's worldview, the kind of cold, terrifying, powerful and protective existence is his mother, and Mo Yunchu completely fits Si Tai's cognition.
Tangning: “?”
Tang Ning was stunned for a second before she realized that Si Tai was calling Mo Yunchu "Mom".
This, this, this
Tangning was so shocked that his tongue was tied. He didn't mind Si Tai calling him that, but he thought it was too weird. Tangning skipped the topic and asked, "Oh, by the way, what level of card did you draw?"
Si Tai said proudly: "S card!"
Tangning was stunned. He didn't expect that Si Tai's card was also an S-level card. If that card was an S-level card, "Can your card trap monsters of any level?"
Si Tai: "It should be. This card is a causal card. As long as you enter the circle I draw, no matter what you are, you will be trapped. However, the stronger the target, the shorter the time you will be trapped."
This card is indeed quite good.
Tang Ning posted the information about Li Haoyuan and Si Tai to the group, and other people in the group also recommended a few people.
Lin Yun had no recommenders, and the quality of the people he brought with him both times was not high.
Zhou Kang recommended someone who had gone through three dungeons and got an S card.
Jiang Mianmian recommended two people.
Lin Yun: "There are five candidates, how do I choose?"
Zhou Kang: "Look at the character and mentality."
Tangning: "I feel like the two of them are both good people to get along with."
Jiang Mianmian: "Not only do I choose the people, but I also have to see if they are willing to be chosen by me. Training people and bringing them directly into the A-level book is the fastest way, but I think few people are willing to go directly into the A-level book."
Tangning: "That's right, but if I train them this way, do I have to bring everyone with me? Will bringing too many people reduce the difficulty of the dungeon?"
Zhou Kang: "Even if the difficulty of the dungeon is not reduced, you can't bring too many people. Otherwise, you won't be leading people, but dying with them."
Jiang Mianmian: "Yes, so I brought two or three people. It would be too unsafe to bring only one. What if the only one died in the dungeon? I would have to train him again."
Lin Yun: "If I want to bring two or three people, it will be too much for the four of us. After all, this is an A-level dungeon. I have to find a few strong veterans to share the pressure."
Jiang Mianmian: "I'll look for it more these days."
The doorbell rang.
Tang Ning took a look and found that the person who came was the one who returned the Taoist robe to Qingyun Temple.
However, when Tang Ning opened the door, the man returned the robe and did not leave immediately. Instead, he asked politely, "Mr. Tang, I have an international order here. Are you interested?"
Tangning: “?” International orders
Tang Ning curiously took the information handed to him and took a quick look. He found that this was indeed a supernatural mission from abroad, with a difficulty level of S.
Out of control research institute
A secret research institute in Country M that studies special events has gone out of control. So far no one knows what happened inside the institute, and all the personnel who entered the institute to investigate have lost contact with the outside world.
Research Institute
At this moment, Tangning thought of number 1.
Although he was not sure whether this was a supernatural invasion brought by No. 1, Tang Ning could not easily let go of any clues related to No. 1.
"The M country officials have offered a very generous reward. Even if you cannot completely solve the abnormality in the institute, as long as you can provide some information, you can still get a high reward. I think Mr. Tang has the ability to investigate this incident, so I recommend this order to you." The staff asked, "I wonder if Mr. Tang is interested?"
"Thank you for your recommendation. I'll take the order," Tangning said.
After reporting the staff member, some time later, Li Haoyuan came to return the props. Tangning thought about the investigations he and his teammates had done, and realized that this cross-border investigation seemed like a good opportunity. So Tangning asked, "Li Haoyuan, I have received a cross-border order. Do you want to work with me?"
Li Haoyuan agreed without even asking what the specific business point was.
Tangning asked suspiciously, "Aren't you going to ask me what I want to do?"
Li Haoyuan said without hesitation: "My intuition tells me that this is a good thing. My reason tells me that Mr. Tang will not lead me to the fire pit. I will follow you to do things now. Even if I can't eat meat, I can still have a sip of soup."
He seemed to have a strong trust in Tangning, although Tangning was not sure why she had such trust in him.
Tang Ning called Si Tai again.
Si Tai cried, "Dad, I want to go too, but I'm not done yet."
This statement was so professional that even Tangning was touched.
Si Tai said with a look of despair as he typed on the keyboard: "It is said that a very important person is pursuing me, but I don't know who that person is."
Tangning thought for a moment and whispered, "Maybe this person is me."
Si Tai: “?”
Si Tai: "Dad, what are you doing? Isn't this a generation gap?"
Tang Ning: “”
Si Tai: "Dad, why did you suddenly stop talking? I'm so panicked."
Tangning: "I should be the reader who follows your article."
Si Tai was in a very complicated mood, but a moment later he heard Tang Ning say, "I told him that you don't need to pay 10,000 yuan a day. This way I will have time to go abroad with him."
Si Tai said excitedly: "Fuck, is this true?! Can I really stop typing?!"
Tangning hesitated for a moment, "But if you don't need 10,000 a day, you should be able to do it three times, right?"
Si Tai: “?”