Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 695 Small talk

"..."

"?!!!"

"!!! What kind of talk is that?!"

Sun Qin was genuinely terrified; she even dropped the cloth in her hand. "What do you mean, 'If that's the case, you won't be the only one dying tonight?!'"

"literal meaning."

He Lingling calmly explained: "Was I not clear enough? Tonight is the last day of the 'Sheep Sacrifice' instance. Players are like tiny insects in the instance, and their only options are to be assimilated or die."

“Personally speaking,” He Lingling said, her expression subtly cold, “assimilation is worse than death.”

At least you don't have to worry about anything when you die—but if you get assimilated into a game instance, that's probably worse than death.

Sun Qin was dumbfounded: "Then, what are we going to do tonight?"

"fine."

He Lingling's tone became much calmer at this point: "The more people there are, the more chaotic things become. Everyone's determination to live cannot be explained in just a few words."

"The remaining 10 players tonight will use everything they have if they don't want to die."

Unless they want to die or are willing to be assimilated into the game instance.

“This…” Sun Qin swallowed hard and whispered, “Then, what about Shi Yuan’s body tonight?”

Before leaving, Shi Yuan did not clarify when she would wake up—He Lingling suspected that she herself was not quite sure about the exact time of her "rebirth".

That's incredibly daring.

He Lingling looked down at Shi Yuan, whose skin was deathly pale on the bed—Shi Yuan's bloodless face seemed to be much better than before.

Is it because the body is gradually "recovering"?

Thinking of the cold expression on the other party's face when they dared to "take the fall" even though they weren't confident, He Lingling couldn't help but sigh.

"You're much bolder than I thought."

This is not just simple audacity. How could Shi Yuan be so sure that his body would be well hidden by himself and Sun Qin after his "death"?

She had only met Shi Yuan two or three times, and Sun Qin was a pitiful player she had just met... No matter how many times she thought about it, He Lingling still felt that Shi Yuan's decision was too hasty.

"Yes."

Sun Qin nodded, still feeling a lingering fear, and said, "If Shi Yuan had encountered a player who only talked the talk, wouldn't he have been doomed?"

After all, the emotion of "gratitude" is always less than what people rely on for personal protection. Most people will be very moved at first, and may even shed tears, kneel down, and shout that they would do anything for you, but all of this is on the premise that their personal safety is guaranteed.

Human beings are always more prone to their worst traits than any emotion.

Who can guarantee that they wouldn't throw a "sleeping" corpse out as a shield when their own life is in danger?

Sun Qin wanted to say that she wouldn't give up on Shi Yuan's body, but if they really encountered a life-or-death crisis, she couldn't guarantee it.

"She's lost her mind."

He Lingling folded the towel in her hand and wiped it on the forehead of the "corpse" who was starting to sweat, teasingly saying:

"Why do they all seem a bit crazy?"

"..."

Sun Qin didn't dare to say a word, but just buried her head in wiping Shi Yuan's stiff feet, and while wiping, she thought to herself that Shi Yuan was really a great person who "sacrificed himself for others".

He Lingling could tell what the girl in front of her was thinking just by glancing at her—was Shi Yuan really such a good person?

Maybe so—but she's definitely not some selfless, saintly figure who would sacrifice herself for others without considering the cost.

He Lingling is more inclined to believe that Shi Yuan was simply taking a gamble.

Let's gamble on whether her personal talent and skills can attract the attention of some big guilds—this attention is different from "taking a liking"; Shi Yuan genuinely wants to find a guild she can rely on, or rather, a "corpse" to join.

Currently, apart from the monitoring team, there seem to be very few other suitable guilds.

Thinking of the strict and righteous team rules of the inspection team, she found it hard to imagine how constrained Shi Yuan would be if he joined.

After all, when He Lingling first made a name for herself in the town, Lu Chusheng had tried to recruit her... Of course, she resolutely refused after "deliberation".

There was no other reason; just looking at all those rules gave her a headache, not to mention that she had to follow those rules after joining.

He Lingling felt that she wanted to live a little more freely before being killed by the monsters in the game.

The inspection team—it seems like a good place, and it is indeed a good place, but she herself is not fortunate enough to enjoy it.

Sun Qin continued to work busily, much more meticulously than He Lingling, who seemed to be just killing time.

Seeing that Sun Qin was about to take off Shi Yuan's clothes to wipe his back, He Lingling's eyelids twitched, and she stopped her from taking the next step.

“Let’s leave it at that,” He Lingling said. “Shi Yuan doesn’t seem like the kind of person who wants to get close to us.”

"what?"

Sun Qin looked up blankly, clutching the towel helplessly: "Don't we need to wipe my back? I think it would be more comfortable to wipe my back while lying down... Will Shi Yuan be angry?"

“…No,” He Lingling said, feeling a pang of guilt as she saw Sun Qin’s helpless and unsure of what to do. “I was just guessing.”

"..." Sun Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Oh dear, you scared me to death."

That's what she said, but she didn't intend to continue helping Shi Yuan scrub his back. She simply tossed the towel into the basin.

There was still a long time before evening, so He Lingling casually started a conversation:

"You look very skilled. Have you done this kind of wiping work often before?"

“…” Sun Qin nodded and then shook her head, smiling as she said, “It’s alright, this isn’t the kind of job that makes money. I used to do this kind of work a lot when I was little.”

"When you were little?"

"Ah."

Sun Qin nodded, her eyelids lowered, and said:

"My brother, well, my brother's health isn't very good. He's very fat, so fat that sometimes he can't even walk. If he can't walk, then of course he can't take a bath... I'm from the countryside. Back then, every household had to choose a special day to boil water for bathing..."

Usually, Sun Qin's parents and grandparents are washed first, followed by her older brother, whose face is so chubby that his features are all squeezed together and can't be seen clearly, then her older sister, her, and her younger sisters.

Taking a bath in the countryside is really troublesome. They need to throw an iron or wooden bucket into the well and then pull up the bucket full of water with a rope... After repeating this laborious action over and over again, the large water bucket at home will be full.

Sun Qin and her sister then had to carry the water they had collected to boil.

The stoves in rural kitchens are really tall, the big and tall kind.

Sun Qin was too short to reach the big pot on the stove, so her older sister let her burn firewood while she poured, boiled, and scooped water... Boiling water was a physically demanding task, and the repeated bending and lowering of the head made her back ache so much that she had to pound her waist.