Infinite Flow Cannon Fodder NPC Just Wants to Stay Alive Chapter 24

CHAPTER 93

Chapter 93: Deep Sea (XVII)

After emerging from the water cocoon, Mu Sheng carefully observed Blair and the merman's expressions. Both looked displeased, as if a recent conflict had occurred. The merman, in particular, did not bother to hide his hostility and dissatisfaction towards Blair.

Mu Sheng's gaze lingered on the merman, who had fully reverted to his deep-sea creature features. The merman advised, "We need to leave quickly. Be careful of this cunning human."

Mu Sheng nodded. He indeed wanted to leave, not just the research facility but the entire instance. Of course, Mu Sheng would not reveal this. He had intentionally restrained his desire for the crown to avoid drawing NPCs' attention and suspicion. Until now, the merman still believed that Mu Sheng's interest in the crown was merely a fondness for a special toy.

The merman's water control ability was very convenient. The ecological tank's energy shield had been deactivated, and Mu Sheng floated in the water, approaching Blair. The water extended to within two meters of Blair, a distance that was not too dangerous and within the merman's reaction range.

Mu Sheng looked at Blair, then down to the box he held, his soft and clear gaze silently urging him. Blair smiled and, without any tricks, straightforwardly stepped forward and handed the box to Mu Sheng.

The box's combination lock had already been opened. Mu Sheng lifted the lid and saw the crown securely stored inside. It looked exactly the same as when they first met, subtly calling out to him.

Mu Sheng sensed a special frequency—there was a unique connection between him and this crown. This was not the case with the crown that Kwen had brought before. Although he lacked memory and a way to identify it, Mu Sheng was vaguely certain that this crown was the "deep-sea treasure" he had been searching for, the key item to leave the instance.

He glanced at the merman, who, despite his displeased expression, nodded after looking at the crown. This time, the scheming human had indeed not lied or substituted a fake; this was indeed the crown that had been lost with Mu Sheng.

Blair continued to watch Mu Sheng with a smiling face. "Of course, I would never deceive you."

With the merman's confirmation, Mu Sheng eagerly took the crown out of the box. The intricately designed, luxurious crown complemented the little blue-tailed fish perfectly. In Mu Sheng's clean and delicate hand, it was nearly impossible to distinguish which item was the true rare artifact.

At least Blair and the merman never took their eyes off the little fish. Holding the crown, Mu Sheng continued to delay time by pretending to inspect it closely, flipping it over and over, but still no system notification appeared.

Could it be that the horror game had a problem, preventing him from leaving the instance normally?

Mu Sheng quickly dismissed his own guess: The game panel was functioning normally, and even the quest list still had the clues, though they were all question marks, indicating that the player needed to explore on their own. If the entire horror game were compared to a convenience store, the instance would be like the products on the shelves. Based on Mu Sheng's observations of the operation patterns from previous instances, the system's presence was like having a cashier to answer questions and manually scan items, controlling the entry and exit of the instances.

However, according to the entire operation process, even without the system, the instance could still allow players to settle and exit on their own. The lack of system support was merely a way for the horror game to conserve energy, not a complete shutdown of the game. In fact, the more the energy was lacking, the more the main system had to maintain normal operation of the instance settlement system by drawing energy from the player.