When the three arrived at the hotel, Wu Wang was already waiting in the hotel lobby. When he saw the three people coming in, he came to greet them with a shoulder bag. When he got closer, he swept his eyes over the three people one by one, and then slowly frowned.
No curse? Lin Xi lied to him? Impossible, there was no need for Lin Xi to lie to him about such a thing, so the only possibility was that the curse on them was too strong to be seen.
Seven levels of curse
"Why are you so sullen? I just poisoned you, didn't I? Don't worry, I brought it to you." The Sea King said, handing the seafood fried noodles he packed back from the food stall to the Dirty King, "The boss's specialty, seafood fried noodles, the best dish on the table."
The King of Wu did not take the food, but said solemnly: "Check in first, then go into the room."
The three of them were startled, knowing that the King of Wu had something to say, so they stopped joking, quickly checked in, and went to the King of Wu's room together.
As soon as they entered the room, the King of Dirty asked directly, "Were all three of you cursed on the seventh floor?"
Chen Chu nodded: "Yes."
The Dirty King said in frustration: "I can't break the curse on the seventh floor. Sorry."
The three were stunned when they heard King Wu's apology, and they all understood why King Wu's expression was so solemn just now.
"Then how do you plan to compensate us?" Aquaman suddenly asked.
The King of Dirt was stunned and subconsciously asked, "Why should I compensate?"
"You feel sorry, so I'll give you a chance." Aquaman said mischievously.
"Get lost!" The dirty king grabbed a nearby pillow and threw it at him. "I was just being polite, but you're taking advantage of me?"
Chen Chu couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and Lin Xi even laughed out loud, and the serious atmosphere eased instantly.
"It doesn't matter, actually. Our curse is just to keep it secret. As long as we don't tell anyone and keep it secret, our lives won't be in danger." The high priest put this curse on them because he was afraid that they would tell anyone the secret of his desire to escape from the subspace. As long as they didn't tell anyone, they would be fine.
"You are very optimistic." The Dirty King sat back on the sofa, his expression returning to aloofness. "Believe it or not, if I want, I can make you say it in five seconds."
Five seconds to tell me
Lin Yan felt a chill down her spine just thinking about it: "What can I do?"
"Hypnosis." The answer came not from the Dirty King, but from the Sea King standing beside him. "But that's only for you. It has no effect on me and Chen Chu. At our level, there aren't many people with superpowers who can hypnotize us."
"So... I'm the only one in danger?" Lin Yan asked in a trembling voice.
The three of them nodded in unison.
Oh my god, why is it always me who gets hurt
"Then what should I do?" Lin asked.
"Don't let anyone know that you have a secret, then no one will want to hypnotize you." The King of Wu reminded.
"Improve your strength. The higher the level of your supernatural power, the less likely you are to be hypnotized." Chen Chu also said.
She could do the first one, but raising the level of her ability? She wasn't really an ability user, she was just an unlucky host bound to the system. Or was the system actually a kind of ability
"No!" As an existence higher than superpowers, the system absolutely cannot tolerate anyone lowering his status.
"Then is there any way I can improve my supernatural powers?" Lin Xi took the opportunity to ask.
"You can't improve your superpowers because you are not a superpower user. You are just a simple cheater." said the system.
"I... I'm a cheater? You sound so awesome, is there anyone as unlucky as me?" Look at those TV shows and novels online, which cheater doesn't walk with the wind? Unlike her, she is unlucky wherever she goes, almost catching up with a certain elementary school student. No, that elementary school student is unlucky wherever he goes, but that's the bad luck of others, but she is the one who suffers.
“Don’t blame the system for your bad luck. What does the system have to do with your own bad luck? Without the system, the grass on your grave would be one meter high.” System.
Lin Yan was about to have a heart attack from being scolded. Although what the system said was not wrong, did it have to be so venomous? She really wanted to throw something.
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Lin Xi's face gradually distorted, Chen Chu frowned slightly and asked.
"I was thinking..." Lin Yan was still immersed in the heart attack atmosphere of not being able to fight against the poisonous tongue system, "If you meet a poisonous tongue, you can't beat him, you can't fight him, and you still need to ask him for help, what should you do?"
As soon as Lin Xi said this, Chen Chu and Hai Wang looked at someone sitting on the sofa at the same time.
Why are you looking at me? I didn't say anything excessive just now. The King of Wu coughed lightly with a guilty conscience: "You have something to ask of me?"
"Ah?" Lin Yan looked puzzled. "No."
“…” The Dirty King was about to agree to help.
When Aquaman saw the rare look of humiliation on King Dirt's face, he laughed out loud with joy.
The King of Dirty glared at him, wishing he could torture the King of the Sea to death on the spot.
"Well, it's easy to do." The Sea King gave Lin Yan some advice, "I'll teach you two tricks. First, women who act like a spoiled child have the best luck. This also applies to men. Men who act like a spoiled child also have good luck."
When Aquaman said this, he also looked at the other two men present.
Chen Chu smiled and said nothing, while King Wu rolled his eyes to the sky.
"Second, don't hit a smiling person. Simply put, no matter how venomous or mean the other person is, you just have to praise him with a smile, and then act a little coquettishly when you get the chance. I guarantee that as long as the other person is a normal person with a little conscience, he won't feel comfortable enough to confront you again." The King of the Sea taught.
But the system is not a human being, and I don’t know whether there is such a thing as conscience in the main program.
"Coward!" The King of Wu couldn't stand this kind of servile behavior.
"Why am I a coward? This is emotional intelligence." Aquaman said unconvinced.
"Haha." The King of Filth.
"I won't talk to someone like you who has no emotional intelligence." The Sea King turned to Lin Yan and said confidently, "Next time you encounter this situation, try my method and you will know whether it works or not."
Lin Yan nodded, and suddenly thought of something, and said to Chen Chu: "Senior Chen Chu, the crown, the crown, let the King of Wu see it."
When they were floating on the sea before, Chen Chu originally wanted to break the curse, but when he got the crown, he sensed it and found that the gems on it all had special energy. For a moment, he was unable to determine which of the dozen or so gems on the crown was the prop that could break his curse.
Each of these gems is priceless, and may also be a prop that can unlock other high-level curses. Chen Chu didn't want to destroy them casually, so he thought about studying them slowly after returning to land. If it doesn't work, try them one by one.
Hearing Lin Yan's reminder, Chen Chu hurriedly took out the crown from the storage space and handed it to the King of Wu: "I have been hit by a death curse, which will probably take effect in less than 20 hours. Can you help me see if there are any props among these gems that can remove my curse."
"…" You are so calm even though you were hit by the death curse?!
The King of Wu dares to confront anyone in person, except those he cannot beat. And in this room, the only person he cannot beat is Chen Chu.
"Let me see." King Wu took the crown and looked at it carefully.
"Oh, and there's the Cursed Eye. Wouldn't you feel stronger with the Cursed Eye on?" When Lin Xi saw the King of Wu in the lobby, she had been thinking about giving him the Cursed Eye, and she just happened to remember it now.
Chen Chu then took out the Cursed Eye from the storage items and gave it to the King of Dirty.
The Dirty King took the Cursed Eye, sensed it, and asked in surprise: "You didn't use the Cursed Eye in there?"
After Lin Xi entered the Soul Locking Tower, King Wu was prepared for the Eye of Curse to be used. However, the energy in the Eye of Curse in his hand was still strong. It was obvious that Lin Xi and the others had never used it, or had only used it occasionally.
"No." Lin Xi shook her head.
It’s useless. Then how did Lin Xi get to the seventh floor
Although the Dirty King was curious, he did not ask any more questions. Instead, he put on the Cursed Eye, mobilized his own curse power, and began to sense the gems on the crown. The more he sensed, the weirder the Dirty King's expression became. Finally, he looked at the three people in disbelief and asked, "Where did you get this crown?"
"I stole it from the high priest's head. Isn't that impressive?" said the Sea King proudly.
The high priest? The spirit of the boss on the seventh floor? They stole it from his head? What on earth were these three doing in there
By the way, they destroyed the Soul Locking Tower. It seems that there is nothing strange about fighting for a crown.
The Dirty King: "You guys didn't lose out. This crown is a treasure."
Aquaman: "Do you need me to tell you? Tell me which one corresponds to the curse on Chen Chu."
The Dirty King pointed to a teardrop-shaped cyan gem on the right side of the crown and said, "This one corresponds to the power of the curse on you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Chu raised his hand and scratched the crown. With a click, he pulled the gem off, then used two fingers to crush the gem into powder. The moment the gem shattered, an invisible force surged out and naturally penetrated into Chen Chu's body. Chen Chu immediately felt his whole body relax, and nodded to everyone with a smile.
"It's unlocked."
"YES!" The three cheered.
The Dirty King looked at the crown with a lingering gaze for a moment before raising his hand to hand the crown back: "The remaining gems have very rich energy. If the curse matches, it can remove all curses in the same series."
"Are there any gems among these that correspond to the curse on me?" Lin Wei asked.
"No." The Dirty King shook his head.
Lin Xi was a little disappointed.
Chen Chu had already guessed that if there was a reason, the King of Dirty would have directly brought it up instead of returning the crown to him. Chen Chu thought about it and raised his hand to hand the crown to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan looked up in confusion.
"Now that I have lifted the curse, I have no use for this crown, so I give it to you." Chen Chu said.
Give it to me? This crown is very valuable, not to mention there are more than a dozen high-level items on it.
"It's not a good idea." Although Lin Xi wanted it very much, this thing sounded like a treasure, so she didn't feel comfortable keeping it all to herself.
"Take it." The system suddenly spoke.
Lin Yan was stunned for a moment: "Why?"
"Take it and sell it to me." said the system.
Lin Xi blinked. This seemed to be the first time the system asked her for something.
Ask the price first.
"How much merit points do you plan to give? Why not just give props directly? Seventeen or eighteen pieces, that's not too much, one gem for one prop, that's fair, right?" Lin Yan's abacus clattered as she raised the price.
If the system really agreed, she would keep the crown no matter what, and then give Chen Chu and Hai Wang a few props each. Of course, the premise is that they can use it, otherwise they can get other compensation.
"In exchange, I can remove the curse on you and guarantee that no curse caster can cast a death curse on you in the future." said the system.
So awesome? Lin Yan was shamefully moved.
Although this condition did not sound as attractive as the seventeen or eighteen items, she was just asking for those for fun. The system was so stingy that it would definitely not really give her the items. However, the condition of "immunity to the killing curse" was too domineering.
"Even the high priest can't curse me to death?" Lin Yan actually had a long-term concern, that is, she had let the high priest suffer such a big loss this time, if she was accidentally swallowed into the Soul Locking Tower again one day, the high priest would definitely take her directly to the seventh floor and then curse her to death. With the guarantee of the system, she was no longer afraid of the high priest.
Although the Soul Locking Tower may not open once a year, it's her bad luck.
"Yes." The system said affirmatively.
Lin Yan was completely moved. She looked up at Hai Wang and was about to speak when Hai Wang said, "The props belong to Chen Chu. If he says he will give it to you, I have no objection."
Aquaman also made a lot of money in the Soul Locking Tower this time. There was even half of the Soul Locking Tower's energy stones in his storage items. Although the crown was precious, it was Lin Yan who contributed the most to getting it, so Aquaman had no objection to giving it to her.
"Then I'll accept it?" Lin Xi reached out and took the crown from Chen Chu's hand.
The curse was lifted, and there was nothing else to do, so they chatted for a few more minutes and then went back to their own rooms.
Lin Yan returned to her room, fell comfortably on the bed, rolled around with the crown in her arms for a few times, and then asked, "System, how can I give you the crown?"
"Put it in the inventory, I will take it away later." said the system.
Lin opened the inventory and found that the fifth space in the inventory was lit up. The system's inventory can only store props, and Lin can't put other things in it, so the number of spaces in the inventory will be unlocked according to the number of props Lin has, and the rest are all gray. The fifth space that is lit up at this time is obviously prepared for the crown.
Lin Xi put the crown on it, and the inventory flashed. The crown was taken away by the system, and the fifth space turned gray again.
When Lin Yan saw the system took the crown, she immediately asked, "What about my curse? Has it been lifted?"
System: "I have already solved it for you."
Lin Yan: "When? Why don't I feel anything at all?"
System: "Because I didn't do anything."
Lin Yan: "You... you lied to me?"
Lin Yan was so angry that she jumped up on the spot.
System: "I didn't lie to you. You wouldn't have been cursed to death in the first place."
Lin Yan: "What do you mean?"
System: "Do you remember the precautions I told you when I bound you?"
Lin Yan: “Which one?”
System: "You will die only if your merit value is reset to zero three times in a row."
She knew this, but what did this have to do with the curse? Lin Yan pondered, and then as if she had thought of something, her eyes widened a little bit: "You don't mean to say... Unless I break this rule, I won't die?"
System: "Foolish host, you finally figured it out. As the highest level being under the laws of heaven and earth, no one can snatch things from me. But this is only a result. The damage and pain in the process of death will not be reduced. Moreover, if the system determines that your injuries are enough to kill you, it will automatically clear your merit points. If you happen to be unconscious for two or three days during this process, you will die because you did not replenish your merit points in time. This reminder is an extra gift, no need to thank me, because you probably can't think of it with your brain."
"!!!" Lin Yan's emotions switched back and forth between anger, excitement, and anger, like riding a roller coaster.
This damn system not only deceived her, but also despised her IQ.
Lin Yan: "You are talking nonsense! I have been seriously injured, how can I not be unconscious? You have cleared my merit points. Do you expect me to drag my dying body to fortune-telling?"
System: "At least it can prevent sudden death."
Lin Yan: "You died suddenly, no, you called it a system crash! Don't try to make fun of me, return the crown to me, or I will never forgive you. Where is the fair trade you agreed on? You did this, where is your conscience? No, you have no conscience, aren't you afraid that the main program will be disrupted?"
System: "How about this? I'll help you repair an item, the old man sticker. How about that?"
Lin Yan: "I can repair the old man sticker myself. I didn't have much merit left when it was destroyed."
System: "Then I will help you repair the Master's ruler."
Lin Yan: "You are kidding me. When the Master's ruler broke, the system only had three merit points in total, wait..."
Lin Xian felt something was wrong. According to the system's nature, the first item to be mentioned should be the Master's Ruler, because repairing it has the least merit points. Why is it the second item to be mentioned? Confused, Lin Xian opened the item list and began to check the repair conditions of the Master's Ruler. As expected, she found that the repair conditions were different: [To repair the ruler, you need to pay twice the merit points of the last repair. ]
Lin Yan: "Can you cheat a little more?"
Lin Xi's tone was calm. She had become numb to the shamelessness of the system, so numb that she almost didn't even feel angry anymore.
System: "This is a normal condition. The longer the warranty period, the more expensive it is. In addition, the host frequently damages the props, and the props are also in a bad mood."
Is Mr. Meng in a bad mood? Yes, anyone who has been disconnected twice in a row will be in a bad mood. It seems that props can no longer be damaged casually in the future. According to the nature of the system, they will definitely become more and more expensive in the future. It won’t take more than a few times before I can’t afford to repair them.
Lin Yan gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't it just over 300 merit points? I can earn it, give me back the crown."
The system pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Next time you draw an item, I can arrange a powerful one for you."
Lin Yan: "You really can operate behind the scenes!"
Lin Yan reasonably suspected that the “Thank you for participating” prizes that she had not won in the past were deliberately arranged by the system.
System: "Do you want it or not? In one word, if you don't want it, I will return the crown to you."
Has the system reached its limit? Lin Yan hesitated. She would definitely continue to draw items from the system in the future. If she really offended the system, this stingy guy would definitely find a way to punish her. If it was a one-time deal, she would definitely continue to bargain, but she would still have to rely on the system in the future.
Lin Xi thought again and again: "In addition to the props, you can also repair the master. If you agree, it will be a deal."
System: “Deal!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a light flashed in the inventory, and the ruler that was broken into two was perfectly repaired and lay intact in the inventory.
So straightforward? Lin Yan felt like she was being tricked.
(End of this chapter)