The innermost building in the courtyard had its doors wide open, and inside were two coffins neatly arranged. If nothing unexpected happened, one of them should be prepared for the woman from earlier.
Because all the strange creatures were eating and drinking, and there was no one guarding the entrance, Shen Muyu's car was not noticed by any of them for a while.
"The brick indicates that I have arrived at my destination, so placing the offerings here should also count as completing the mission, right?" Shen Muyu didn't dare to get too close, but carefully observed the situation inside from outside the courtyard.
"Give it a try!" Shen Muyu carefully opened the car door and dumped all the offerings from his backpack onto the open ground in front of him.
For the last rule, she even put some of the tiger meat she had obtained earlier into it as an offering, since she didn't know how to eat it anyway.
"Congratulations on completing the punishment mission. Do you wish to leave this small world? Please make your choice within three minutes."
Just as Shen Muyu saw the information on the light screen in front of him, the offerings beside him suddenly flew up.
Shen Muyu subconsciously looked into the courtyard and was surprised to see the woman from before, dressed in white, sitting up from the coffin.
"This is... the coffin hasn't been closed yet?" Shen Muyu's eyes widened for a moment; she thought the woman had already passed away.
"Please! Help me!" A voice reached Shen Muyu's ears.
Shen Muyu looked at the button in front of her and bit her lip, then took out her goodnight flute and started playing it.
After playing the flute before, she put it back in her backpack to try it out again, and found that although she couldn't enhance it to a new level, the cooldown time could be reduced to 0, which was a new level in another sense.
As for helping, she can leave at any time now, so I can lend a hand within a controllable range.
As the flute music began, the people who had been rushing towards the woman in the courtyard suddenly sat down and fell asleep, while the golden offerings and the woman in white rushed towards a group of strange creatures.
The offerings, placed atop the eerie head, scattered golden light downwards, looking like gold dust falling from the surface.
The strange creatures began to slowly melt upon contact with the golden light, though very slowly. Fortunately, the woman was quick; she casually grabbed a long chopstick from the table, coated it with gold powder, and began stabbing it into the creature's neck.
These offerings, nourished daily by the villagers with their life essence and faith using specially made recipes, have long been considered effective against the supernatural.
However, the key to success today lies with the woman, who was supposed to receive the full power of the sacrifices from the 12 villages to cleanse herself.
Unfortunately, the old river god passed away too quickly, leaving her power incomplete. That's why she resorted to desperate measures to gamble on Shen Muyu's intervention, hoping that this would give her a chance to achieve her goal.
Fortunately, she made the right bet.
One chopstick at a time, and the leading mermaids all went straight to the Yellow Springs. I don't know if these have become eerie creatures and can go there, but let's just say that for now.
With only ten seconds left on the countdown, Shen Muyu didn't hesitate any longer and clicked "confirm." She had done her best, and the rest was up to her.
With a flash of white light, she returned to her original grid game.
"Please roll the dice within three minutes."
"The death knell is on again." Shen Muyu picked up the dice in front of her and complained. Ever since she entered this game, the administrator has been urging her to hurry up. She must have heard this announcement dozens of times.
Apart from inheriting the two penalty squares from before, the rest were all white. Shen Muyu had Da Bai choose a 6. It was already past six o'clock, and she needed to hurry up and pass the level. She wanted some real prizes.
After passing through several dozen more squares, Shen Muyu finally saw the finish line.
As the car passed the finish line barrier, all the squares behind it disappeared instantly, and the administrator's voice arrived as expected.
"Congratulations on successfully completing the game's grid-crossing challenge. We are now sending you the completion reward."
As soon as he finished speaking, a grayish-white resource box landed on the passenger seat. At first glance, Shen Muyu mistook it for a silver resource box and sighed, thinking that it was too stingy to give such a small reward after working so hard.
"Little A, keep driving forward. You can stop and rest when you see a resource box. If not, stop when it's time." Shen Muyu glanced at the time. It was just past seven o'clock. If they were lucky, they should be able to find another box.
After giving her instructions, she touched the resource box next to her, but when she touched it, she found that something seemed wrong; the texture was not quite right.
Shen Muyu quickly took out a silver resource box to compare it, but found that the color and material were not very similar.
"Holy crap, could it be a platinum resource box?!" Shen Muyu swallowed hard.
"I'm sorry, game administrator! I misunderstood you! I love you forever! Waaah!" Shen Muyu only truly realized the resistance after chopping down the lock with the diamond axe; this resistance was much greater than that of the silver resource box!
Full of anticipation, Shen Muyu opened the box. Inside were only three things: two small silver-white spheres and a semi-transparent, unidentified thin film.
Shen Muyu quickly sent three scanners over.
Note: Please pay attention to drain maintenance and collect fallen hair promptly; even a dimensional bathroom can get clogged. >
Note: Weapons are not provided by the user; currently, the maximum number of weapons that can be carried is 2.
Waterproof rain guards: protect the vehicle body from corrosion by acidic or alkaline liquids.
Note: Current durability: 100% >
"Wow!" Upon seeing the luxurious notes in front of him, Shen Muyu's eyes lit up immediately.
"The rewards this time are really generous." Of course, we should immediately adopt such an excellent product.
Shen Muyu picked up a small silver-white ball and placed it on the side of the vehicle in the workshop.
The ball instantly transformed into the shape of a door. After adjusting its position, Shen Muyu fixed it next to the left rear window.
The initially illusory projection gradually became real after Shen Muyu confirmed the installation, transforming into a real... iron security door.
"Tsk tsk, does the bathroom need security too?" Shen Muyu shook his head and placed his hand on the door. The door was unlocked with a palm print, and the lock opened automatically at the same time the door was opened.
"Wow!" Upon seeing the scene before her, Shen Muyu exclaimed from the bottom of her heart. She had officially stepped out of her primitive life and into the postmodern bathroom.
Although there was no natural light in the bathroom, it was brightly lit because of the strip of incandescent lights that ran around the ceiling.
In front of her was a huge sink with an integrated makeup mirror. The most thoughtful feature was the hairdryer that extended out from the side, so she could dry herself off after showering.
Shen Muyu stepped forward and tried it out. The makeup mirror was powered on and could turn on its own fill light.
"My goodness, how come I'm so much whiter?" Shen Muyu turned on the light and carefully examined her beautiful face. Perhaps because she hadn't been exposed to sunlight before, her face, which had been a bit yellowish from working outdoors, was now several shades lighter.
On the left is a frosted sliding door leading to the bathroom. In addition to the regular shower head at the far end, there is a large bathtub next to it, with a wooden board on top, presumably for placing food and drinks.
There's a hanging shelf right next to the entrance where you can put your clothes when you change out.
Directly opposite the door on the left is an identical frosted door, which leads to the toilet, which is smaller but very long.
At the far end is a wall-hung toilet, and next to it is a squat toilet, just like it was prepared for Baymax.
However, the location is a bit awkward, with the risk of being face-to-face, so Shen Muyu definitely won't come with Da Bai.