Day of Rest

Cheng Shuili shook her head, clicked her tongue lightly, and continued reading.

“I’m really done for. This dungeon has to be the hardest one yet, right? It doesn’t test any of the things that regular dungeons usually require! As much as I hate to admit it, what this dungeon truly needed was eloquence, which is exactly what I lack most!”

Cheng Shuili frowned as she finished reading this, carefully verifying the meaning before looking it over once more.

Isn’t this person’s eloquence perfectly fine?

“Bro, you’re already doing well. You haven’t even seen what someone with truly bad eloquence looks like.”

“Wait, why are we even talking about this? I thought this dungeon had nothing to do with eloquence. If it tested anything, it had to be combat power! Once I took out one beastman, the remaining two turned into quails! They didn’t dare let out a single peep!”

Ah...

Cheng Shuili nodded; that was indeed how it was.

In that case, there were two ways to clear this dungeon: one was to persuade the beastmen, and the other was to take them out.

Of course, that was just the surface level.

The method Cheng Shuili had suggested to Chen Qingshan was the bribery-style approach that couldn’t be shown in public.

Cheng Shuili checked the time. There was half an hour left until the dungeon ended, and the number of survivors was... 2,963.

Surprisingly, there were over two thousand people left.

Cheng Shuili was genuinely surprised. It wasn’t that she had a dark heart and thought so many people should have died, but rather that she believed the system’s pacing should be well-controlled.

The last region merge happened after two dungeons, and now, two more dungeons had passed...

But it didn’t matter if she guessed wrong about such trivial things.

Sooner or later, a region merge was bound to happen.

As long as there was a merge, Cheng Shuili would make money. She had a good mindset; even though those game coins hadn’t officially entered her pocket yet, they were basically hers already.

Cheng Shuili didn’t know that her guess was actually spot on.

The system’s original plan was to control the timing of the merge through a series of measures, such as increasing dungeon difficulty, worsening environmental conditions, raising monster spawn rates, and increasing monster strength.

But the reason so many people were still alive wasn’t because the system hadn’t done those things, but because it had done them all and found they were completely useless.

It only just realized a problem it had never considered during the design phase.

Human stress resistance is incredibly high, their ability to adapt to environments is strong, and their ability to transform environments is equally not to be underestimated.

After realizing this, the system felt a rare sense of excitement.

Such magnificent creatures—even in the entire universe, there aren’t many like them, are there?

Cheng Shuili stopped reading the boring comments on the regional channel. She got up and walked to the workstation. Improving the rainproof tarp was a wish fulfilled, but it also brought a new problem: what should she improve next?

All the blueprints with “basic” or “simple” in their names had already been improved.

The remaining ones were blueprints that required energy stones, and the success rate for those...

Cheng Shuili raised her hand to cover her eyes. She knew without thinking that this number had to be appallingly low.

She couldn’t help but sigh, feeling that attempting an improvement now would be a pure waste of energy stones. But if she didn’t, she would waste her one daily improvement attempt.

It really was a dilemma.

Cheng Shuili classified the blueprints based on what she knew. The lowest tier was definitely the ones with “basic” and “simple” in the name, and the intermediate ones were the blueprints that required energy stones to craft!

As for the advanced ones...

They were obviously above the intermediate tier, but Cheng Shuili hadn’t seen such blueprints yet, so she couldn’t define the criteria for them just yet.

Cheng Shuili hesitated for a while, thought about the hundred-plus energy stones she still had, and finally gritted her teeth, deciding to waste the energy stones anyway!

What if it actually worked?

If she could get an advanced blueprint, not to mention how useful it would be, just having her horizons broadened would be a good thing.

Cheng Shuili scrolled through her blueprints and finally chose the Simple Sunroom Blueprint.

The reason lay in the word “simple” in its name.

Cheng Shuili couldn’t figure out where this item should be classified, so using it for improvement was just perfect.

She stood up excitedly, took out an energy stone, pressed it onto the table, rubbed her hands, and since that wasn’t enough, she pressed her palms together to pray for a few moments before finally making up her mind to press the button.

Su Rui knew what she was doing the moment she saw her.

The result, as both expected, was a failure.

Ever since the very first blueprint improvement, Cheng Shuili had never succeeded again.

She used to think it was because of her good luck, but now she suddenly remembered that when the Golden Rice Bowl was used for the first time, it had given her a point of stamina directly.

Oh.

So it wasn’t a matter of luck, but rather a small safeguard for newcomers?

Cheng Shuili was speechless.

Su Rui wasn’t quite ready to give up: “How about I try tomorrow?”

Cheng Shuili looked at Su Rui with the same astonished gaze one might have for someone walking down the street without pants, then raised an eyebrow and asked: “What if you fail too?”

What was that supposed to mean?

If it succeeded, it would be good for everyone.

Su Rui inwardly called Cheng Shuili childish, but asked back: “Then what if I succeed?”

Cheng Shuili didn’t back down at all: “If you succeed, I’ll be your subordinate for a day.”

Su Rui didn’t speak, squinting at Cheng Shuili for a while before asking: “What can I do if I’m the boss?”

Cheng Shuili shrugged and said in an annoying tone: “You can’t do anything. Isn’t a one-day title enough for you?”

She shook her head and sighed again before continuing: “Too greedy~”

What even was this? Although it was completely unreasonable, it seemed perfectly reasonable coming from Cheng Shuili.

Su Rui felt she was being a bit cheeky, but nodded and agreed anyway.

A one-day boss title.

Might as well take it since it’s free.

Just as the two finished talking, the system’s announcement sounded.

【Hello everyone! Let us welcome our great announcement system! Which is me! Making a sparkling debut!】

Cheng Shuili frowned. Honestly, she knew what the regional channel was saying without even looking.

But out of habit, she still tapped to take a look.

“Is it shameless?! Can someone do something about it?”

“Shameless, soulless thing. Hope you get deleted soon.”

“Truly something with no system-born upbringing!”

Cheng Shuili yawned. It was always the same lines; she was used to it.

【This dungeon has come to a successful conclusion! Congratulations to all survivors; you have successfully lived through the first stage! Tomorrow... ah, this wasn’t supposed to be my job, but my colleague took leave, so I’ll be making the announcement instead!】

【Tomorrow is the last day of this month! And also the first day of rest for all players! Are you looking forward to it?】