Feng Ling's main purpose in entering the Maze had been to find the Idol.
For that, she had already prepared herself mentally to live in the Maze for ten days or even half a month. She had not expected to find it on only the second day.
She walked up to the Idol—
A simple stone stool and a square Stone Table. Connected to the Stone Table was a round cartoon smiley face head.
(The smiley face resembled the first WeChat chat emoji.)
That was the entirety of the Idol.
Its material was ancient and weathered, while its design was modern and avant-garde.
She set down her axe and sat on the stone stool, noticing slippery moss covering the table legs and several thin mushrooms growing in the corner.
What was she supposed to do next?
Was there some mechanism she needed to trigger?
Feng Ling raised both hands and felt around the tabletop, thinking she might find a hidden button or something.
When her fingertips touched the tabletop, a layer of light suddenly surfaced across it. Then, a Virtual Screen the same size as the table slowly appeared.
The cartoon smiley face across from her also came alive at that moment, wiggling its brows and making faces at her.
Feng Ling looked at the smiley face with slight surprise.
The smiley face spoke. "Do you want to play a Card Draw Game with me? I'm so happy, but I'll only draw once."
What?
Feng Ling froze for a moment. What's a Card Draw Game? Hurry up and lower my Corruption Value.
At that moment, a Card Deck appeared on the Virtual Screen:
``` Hive → Mantis, Killer Bee, Ghost Jellyfish, Crimson Ghost Centipede, Crimson Ghost Centipede, Crimson Ghost Centipede, Crimson Ghost Centipede, Crimson Ghost Centipede, Crimson Ghost Centipede, Crimson