Life Is Like a Play, Fate Is Fickle

The Grand Library, with the square Four-Sided Table in the very center.

Just after Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part uttered those three words, a golden treasure chest suddenly fell from the sky and landed squarely on the table in front of her.

Then, before she could even react, the Yellow Destiny Card in her hand shattered silently, turning into dust and disappearing into the air.

"Wow, it really is Treasure Chest..."

Bai Zhi reached up and touched his chin, looking thoughtful.

"Speaking of which, I remember that the Treasure Chest in the Game Labyrinth usually contained tentacles or a big tongue, and touching them would trigger a beautiful CG scene..."

"... That's Treasure Chest Mimic, not Treasure Chest."

Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part glanced at Bai Zhi, looking somewhat speechless.

"Also, it shouldn't be a triggered battle... wait, what Game are you playing???"

"Oh, it's a normal Game where clothes get less and less when you fight."

"..."

Speechless, Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part opened the treasure chest in front of her, her lips twitching slightly.

As the treasure chest was opened, its body transformed into countless points of light that vanished into thin air. What appeared before Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part was a gleaming gold coin.

"Wow, this really is treasure..."

Everyone looked disappointed as they saw the piece of gold that had appeared on the table.

Money can certainly move people's hearts, but for Player, money is the last thing they lack.

"So what exactly are you disappointed about...?"

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part reached out and picked up the gold coin in front of him.

The gold coin has a smiling face printed on the front and a crying face printed on the back. Both the smiling and crying faces look quite uncomfortable and give people a very strange feeling.

"... It's not gold coins, it's a prop."

After examining the gold coin in his hand, Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part expression slightly complicated, raised her head and began to speak, adding an extra sentence to her lips.

"Elite Level item."

"!!!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the others swarmed around her.

"Hmm... While it is indeed Elite Level item, it has a serious flaw... a double-edged sword, I suppose."

When questioned by others, he put away the gold coin and didn't say much, even though the Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part.

Player's Equipment, items, Skill information are all top secrets belonging exclusively to them. Unless it's someone very close, no one would be foolish enough to reveal their Equipment and item information, let alone information about Elite Level items.

Elite Level items are no joke; among the Player present, apart from Bai Zhi, some had a mix of Rare and common items.

... Well, this specifically refers to Xia Wen; he's being criticized by name.

Keep in mind that even after clearing that Dungeon, the system rewards aren't guaranteed to include Elite Level Item, yet someone has already obtained an Elite Level item in the First Story...

Therefore, an Elite Level item is still quite attractive to them, and Bai Zhi is no exception.

"Destiny Card are rewards for completing stories... like a system? But much more generous..."

The Chronicler moved the chair back to the table, looked at the Red Destiny Card in front of him, and began to speculate.

"Yellow Destiny Card can yield Elite Level items, which must be what the so-called Treasure Chest are all about. So what can Red Destiny Card yield?"

Who knows?

With a slight shrug, Bai Zhi flipped open the White Card in front of him as he spoke.

"However, it's best not to have too high expectations. After all, life is like a play, and fate Wu Chang. Things like Destiny Card are mostly... uh, Ten Thousand Arrows?"

The moment Bai Zhi finished speaking, the expressions of the others changed drastically.

With A Pure Smile, Shy Blushing Cheeks on her face, she immediately pulled her sister back more than ten meters, while in Instant she grabbed the Chronicler and dodged behind a bookshelf.

Three seconds later, a rain of arrows, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, completely engulfed the area around the table in the very center of the Library.

The rain of arrows lasted for nearly five minutes before it subsided. By the time the arrows disappeared, the table and the ground were covered with arrows, forming a dense hedgehog-like pattern, leaving no place to step. The sight was enough to drive Patient with trypophobia crazy.

After more than ten seconds, the arrow slowly disappeared, and the table and floor returned to their original state.

"Look, this is what they call life is like a play, and fate is as it always is."

The figure that had disappeared vanished returned to its original position in an instant, along with Xia Wen. Bai Zhi held up a finger in front of him with a serious expression.

"Now, after my own experiment, you should understand what I mean, right?"

Others: "..."

"Let's not open any more Destiny Card now. Although there might be some good items inside, the risks are too high, and we don't have much time left."

Looking lingering fear, the Chronicler returned to the table and began to speak.

"The second story is about to begin, let's discuss that first, and also about that so-called Story Shop..."

As he said this, the Chronicler subconsciously reached up and pulled at the hood of his head, his brows furrowing slightly.

"By the way, do you know where the Story Shop is?"

"Three possibilities: First, the Story Shop exists among these unopened Destiny Card on the table; second, the Story Shop is hidden in some corner of this Library; third, it's just not time for the shop to open yet..."

After thinking for a moment, Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part spoke.

"Besides these three possibilities, there are some other possibilities, but these three have the highest probability."

"Then there's no need to worry about that for now. Let's focus our discussion on the second story."

As he spoke, the Chronicler turned his gaze toward Bai Zhi.

Do you have any suggestions regarding this second story?

"You guys discuss it; I'm not participating in this second story."

Bai Zhi yawned and waved his hand.

"Well..."

Seemingly completely unprepared for such an answer, everyone, including Xia Wen, was taken aback.

"Please, I was exhausted in the last story, okay? I was drained of a lot of Spiritual Energy and stamina. Do you really think I can fully recover in just 20 minutes of rest?"

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi looked slightly annoyed.

"Besides, this is just a small Dungeon within A-Rank Difficulty Dungeon. You should be able to handle it, right? It's not that hard; you can clear it easily..."

"..."

... It's not that hard, damn it!!