My Luck Is Great

Lin Nieran glanced at the time, handed the repaired Bamboo Umbrella and Full-Body Armor to Qin Rang, then found a comfortable position on the chair to lie down and rest.

An Ying was very happy to receive the umbrella. After playing with it for a while, she was about to thank him when she saw that he had already found a position to lie down.

An Ying asked, "Why don't you go back to sleep?"

Lin Nieran opened one eye and looked at the white-haired boy in front of him. "I tried everything when I came here. Once you step onto this path, there's no turning back. I guess we'll have to wait until dawn to go back."

An Ying nodded knowingly. "Then you should rest first. Don't hesitate to ask if you need anything."

Back in the group, Sheng Qingqiao had already finished playing the victim. After learning that Tao Yuan was in an even worse situation, he toned it down considerably, only to be scolded by Tao Yuan with a smile as she pulled his ear.

"I tried it during the day, and there's only one gate leading out of our community, the east East Gate," An Ying said. "But as soon as we get to the East Gate, we get lost and have to walk back."

"If we can't get to your world, none of our players can leave."

Tao Yuan, recalling the West Gate she had seen, added, "I also saw that the West Gate in front of our building is open, only at night, but I haven't tried it yet."

"Besides that, this residential area also has North Gate and South Gate, one near the Garbage Dump and the other near the leisure square. Both gates have Security Guards booths, which appear locked during the day," Qin Rang added. "Perhaps the main gate allows direct exit from the Instance."

"We've already looked around briefly during the day. Tomorrow night, I'll try not to come here first, but go outside the residential area to take a look."

Tao Yuan leaned weakly against the chair. "Then be careful when you go out. My identity might not be suitable for me to act alone outside..."

She's been through so much today; she's completely exhausted.

Mi Chuchu scratched her head. "I'm wondering if I should go back. When I climbed out of my crib and jumped downstairs today, those two weirdos behind me almost screamed themselves hoarse."

Everyone: "..."

I suddenly feel like laughing, but then I feel it's not a good idea.

"I tried to stay here. The community is divided into two sides, the overt and the covert, so I tried to see if I could switch from an overt identity to a covert one."

"Alright." Qin Rang looked at Lin Nieran, who was pretending to sleep, and said, "Boss Lin, it's too dangerous for you to be alone in this world without teammates. Why don't you come with us?"

Lin Nieran opened his eyes. If he refused, they would definitely become suspicious. After thinking for a moment, he nodded.

"Okay, but I have my own plans, so I won't be with you guys most of the time. Just call me if you need to go out at night. I'm older than you and know a bit more."

Sheng Qingqiao laughed and said, "Boss Lin, the way you're talking makes you sound like our boss."

"I've just experienced a bit more," Lin Nieran said. "By the way, you can use the Weird Object to offset the cost of repairing the weapons. It just so happens that the shop is running low on usable Weird Object materials lately."

"Of course, we still have quite a few things that need your help to fix."

Faced with a rare weapon repairman, Lin Nieran received everyone's attention here. After all, Weird Objects and Weird Artifacts were the foundation of their lives here, and if they lost their weapons like Tao Yuan, their chances of survival would be greatly reduced.

[Host, the next game is about to start. Aren't you going to stay away from the Protagonist Group? They're going to be in big trouble,] 007 reminded him.

"No need. I've been here for so many years and I've never been selected to participate in a game." Lin Nieran was very confident. He had been to the Life Supermarket many times when he was a child, and he always came and went smoothly.

[Is it possible that when you were here, everything here was eerie, and no one could play eerie games?]

"That makes sense, but I'm lucky, I won't get in."

Lin Nieran finished replying to the system when he suddenly realized something was wrong, "Hey? Why are there only five of you? Where's the fourth one?"

Tao Yuan: "You mean Wang Ding? His status is special, so he's under... rather... strict control..."

Ah, it seems they arranged to come with him.

Tao Yuan and Qin Rang stared at each other, wide-eyed.

Damn it, we forgot about Wang Ding!

Given his stubborn personality, he wouldn't just wait outside all night, would he?

"You people in the Dark Side can't leave this supermarket, so how can we, who come from the Bright Side, leave?" Qin Rang turned to ask An Ying.

An Ying shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

"Why don't you try and see..." Sheng Qingqiao hadn't finished speaking when she suddenly looked towards the empty doorway, "Something's coming."

Everyone looked towards the door.

"Time's up! Time's up! Little Dumpling's here to play with his older brothers Older Sisters again!"

"Have a couple of drinks with this old man. Nobody talks to me, it's so lonely."

"My dog is missing, can anyone help me find it? Did you kill my dog?"

This time, three completely different emotions appeared outside the door.

The child's voice was filled with anticipation and joy, the old man's with melancholy, and the last woman's voice carried undisguised hatred and malice.

Tao Yuan recognized the voice as that of Dog-Walking Woman; she remembered it vividly.

"Huh? Is that my voice?" Little Tuan'er exclaimed in surprise in her mind.

"Little brat, that's not you. You're not that cute."

"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute. Believe me or not, I'll eat you up!"

"I'm so scared, come on."

"Let's fight! Let's fight!"

"Young master, isn't watching the fun enough? You're starting to make a scene?"

Lin Nieran's mind started racing again. He rubbed his temples, and Tao Yuan was whispering in his ear about the Dog-Walking Specter persistence. Everyone else was discussing which of the three games might be the easiest to pass.

Even the system analyzed his mind and finally said something.

[The bizarre and dangerous aspect of having just lost a beloved dog seems even more alarming!]

"007, I feel like you've been more and more active lately? Have you been visiting some weird websites?"

007: [I've been here for so long, it's normal to browse the web when I'm bored. Host, which game do you think is the hardest?]

"The hardest part might be the Dog-Walking Specter part, but I think the most troublesome is the Little Dumpling's Instance." Thinking of his childhood experiences, Lin Nieran felt a headache coming on. "That little girl has the most tricks up her sleeve."

The Little Dumpling's voice rang out again from outside.

"I'm going to start choosing my game partners! Raise your hand quickly if you want to join Little Dumpling's games!"

007 gets inexplicably nervous: [Host, will you be born?]

"Impossible." He was very lucky.

"I've made my choice! You're all welcome to come and play games with Tuanzi!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everything went black before Lin Nieran's eyes, and his body plunged into darkness.

[I told you, being with the Protagonist Group would bring bad luck, host.]