After putting everything away, Shen Muyu put the key she had used earlier in the shop, but she didn't specify what she needed. Instead, she asked her to send her a private message to check the items for trading, since she hadn't seen the key in the shop yet.
With the diamond axe, she had no need for it at all. Based on the axe's capabilities, it should be able to easily break open any lock on a resource box below the diamond level.
But she thought others would need it, since even the axe that came with the green backpack at the beginning had trouble breaking the lock on the wooden box.
Now that Shen Muyu has the sunflower lampshade, he no longer needs to rely on the faint light of the screen to cook, as if he has entered a new era.
While processing the beef he had bought, Shen Muyu unconsciously hummed a couple of lines of a song as usual. But the next second, the long, clear sound suddenly spread through the tunnel, making Shen Muyu's hair stand on end and causing him to shiver uncontrollably.
In this situation, with his hands slightly stained with blood, coupled with the somewhat mournful and ethereal echo, Shen Muyu seemed to be engaged in some kind of business of killing and dismembering people.
Shen Muyu swallowed hard, then pulled the sunflower next to him closer, as if only under that warm yellow light could he feel better.
Without further hesitation, Shen Muyu quickly chopped the meat and put it in the pot. After stir-frying it, she added potatoes and water to simmer it.
During this time, Shen Muyu used the flour she had exchanged that morning to knead a dough, and when the meat was almost cooked, she shaped it into a thin pancake and placed it on top.
She hasn't gotten a steamer yet, so she can't make steamed buns. For now, she can only make a little cow-shaped blanket to satisfy her craving.
As the lid was lifted, the thin, unleavened pancakes glistened under the warm light, releasing an irresistible aroma of beef and potatoes that instantly dispelled the stale, stuffy smells of the surrounding air.
Shen Muyu took two satisfied breaths of the aroma, then picked up the iron pot and went into the car.
Last night, Shen Muyu changed to a small table in the mall. She casually placed a wooden block on it and put the iron pot on it. Eating while bending over was too tiring, and now she could finally give her already tired spine a rest.
Shen Muyu didn't eat directly from the pot like she did yesterday. Instead, she took out a bowl, which she had opened from the box today. It was a set of tableware designed to resemble blue and white porcelain. Since she had already opened it, she might as well use it. This way, it would be more convenient to eat, and she wouldn't be bothered by the steam from the pot.
Shen Muyu projected the light screen onto the back window of the car, eating while watching everyone's chat, but suddenly the light screen went blank.
Shen Muyu paused for a moment, and was about to try another one, but the familiar electronic voice came over the next second.
Hello friends from Earth! We meet again! How have you been these past few days? Have you been bored?
"To help everyone have some fun, I've decided to start a fun and interesting dungeon tomorrow. If you're interested, feel free to participate!"
"After 8:00 AM tomorrow, a fork in the road will appear in the tunnel you are in. If you want to participate, just drive in and you will automatically participate. The rewards for completing the level are very generous!"
"Of course, this is not a mandatory dungeon, and you can choose not to participate. However, those who do not participate will not receive any resource boxes in the tunnel tomorrow."
Looking forward to meeting you! See you tomorrow!
Upon seeing the notification, Shen Muyu stopped eating. Her intuition told her that this instance was not a good thing, but her reason told her that if she didn't go, she might fall behind others. After all, high risk means high reward.
The words on the screen disappeared line by line, just like before, until they disappeared completely.
The screen automatically returned to the previous page. After a few seconds of pause, new messages started appearing in the area chat, and soon the screen was being flooded with messages. Before Shen Muyu could even see them clearly, they were already past her. She had no choice but to manually pause the chat and slowly scroll down to read them.
"Wow, we've got new work!"
"Finally, I'm leaving this godforsaken place! Yay!"
"Wake up! Just think about it, this dungeon is a deadly place."
"It's like you're talking about how dangerous this tunnel is. In just two days, we've already lost nearly two thousand people."
"I'm going to suffocate if I stay in this environment any longer. I feel like a huge rock is pressing down on me every minute. Anyway, I have to leave here and go out to see the world!"
"Wouldn't it be better to stay in this tunnel and sleep for a day?"
"Exactly, these past two days have been like being chased by wolves, I haven't dared to stop for a moment. Anyway, I'm not going to do any of those damn dungeons, I'm going to lie down and sleep for a day. The resources I've accumulated these past two days are enough for me to take a break."
Same as above.
"You guys can lie down. Anyway, I'm going to go and make my own way. I'll let your families make some room for my family."
"Yes, our family's quality of life is closely related to our own. Even if we don't think about ourselves, we should at least think about our family."
"Tch, just being alive is good enough. This is all I've done. Whatever."
...
After scrolling for a while, Shen Muyu suddenly saw Gu Wenchen's post.
"I suggest everyone go into the dungeon and try it out. The lack of resource chests spawning in this tunnel might be a minor drawback, but the game controllers won't let us have it so easy."
Below are a bunch of comments, some praising and some scoffing.
Shen Muyu agreed with Gu Wenchen's words. Since so many of them had been put into this game world to face a life-or-death challenge, then the game's controller was definitely not a kind person.
In the eyes of that controller or those controllers, these people are probably just tiny ants to be played with and judged at will.
Since this instance has been proposed, it's unlikely that those left in the tunnel will have it too easy. There might even be more severe challenges awaiting them.
Similarly, they wouldn't create a dungeon where you're guaranteed to die; it's just that we don't know what kind of dungeon it is.
Shen Muyu hoped the instance could be in a spacious area with sky and earth. To be honest, she also wanted to go out and breathe some fresh air; she was really tired of this dull and dark tunnel.
Continuing to enjoy his delicious dinner, Shen Muyu treated the bizarre comments in the chat area as jokes, and for a while, he was quite enjoying his meal.
After finishing his meal, Shen Muyu brought up the gas stove and then placed the unfinished iron pot on it. Now that he knew the backpack couldn't keep food fresh, Shen Muyu simply used it to store the large basic materials. Even so, it wasn't quite enough, because items obtained from trading in the mall had a temporary storage time.
If she hadn't casually glanced at the online store today and seen its near-expiration reminder, she probably would have been crushed to death in the car by piles of wood and rubber blocks.
This insidious online store was probably waiting for this moment to reveal its true nature.