I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 334, page 1.22: Cards
"Ah~ open your mouth." Her slender, pale fingers gently twirled a strip of meat, her emerald eyes quietly fixed on the petite girl before her. She spoke softly.

Mu Yegui first looked at Lan Xiao, then turned his gaze back to the meat strip, and obediently opened his mouth to accept Lan Xiao's feeding.

"what--"

Lan Xiao chuckled and gently stroked Mu Yegui's soft hair, praising him in a tone as if coaxing a child, "Good boy, good boy, you're such a good boy."

Mu Yegui puffed out his cheeks like a little squirrel as he chewed on the strip of meat.

Her cool, silver eyes stared intently at the audacious woman who was touching her head, but in the end, she acquiesced to the woman's salty, pig-like hand touching her.

"One more, please." The soft, sweet voice said earnestly in a flat, emotionless tone.

"Here you go, here you go." Lan Xiao fed the little girl while observing her surroundings.

She had a feeling that there was a pair of eyes watching them from the shadows, but she didn't know if it was just her imagination...

The two sat in an open-air café, listening to pleasant light music while eating breakfast.

"The geographical layout of the Food Kingdom follows a west-to-east pattern. The westerner the buildings are, the closer they are to the Fairy Tale Kingdom and the Wonder Kingdom. The closer they are to the east, the more ancient and mysterious they appear. Each town has completely different customs, culture, and cuisine." Lan Xiao looked down at the brochure in her hand and murmured to herself.

The town they are in now is merely the entrance to the Kingdom of Gourmet Food; they haven't even entered the gate yet.

Mu Yegui followed Lan Xiao to the Food Kingdom because he saw the card with the word 'glug glug' written on it that Lan Xiao had dropped in a panic.

However, unlike hers, Lan Xiao's card had the name of one of the cities in the Food Kingdom written on it, while hers had nothing at all.

It was precisely because she had nothing that she was lured to the Kingdom of the Unbelievable. She spent the entire time pondering the connection between 'Gurgle Gurgle' and the Dark King, but ultimately realized that they seemed to have no connection at all.

Somehow, the Dark King disappeared, and that instance ended.

Mu Yegui's speculation is that there is some connection between the girl and the Dark King, or that the girl is actually the Dark King's heart, and that if the girl dies, the Dark King will cease to exist.

Of course, this was just her guess. The truth was hidden after the girl's death, and no one could ever know about their relationship again.

Mu Yegui followed Lan Xiao to the Food Kingdom for two reasons: first, she was very hungry and wanted to use Lan Xiao as a food supply to prevent her from escaping; second, she was very interested in Lan Xiao's card and wanted to know what it was used for.

Most people would refuse to go with a stranger, but at that moment, Mu Yegui's desire to devour Lan Xiao was so obvious that Lan Xiao agreed under duress.

There was no way to refuse her; unless she wanted to die, there was no way she could refuse.

Lan Xiao is timid, but she values ​​her life even more. When her life is in danger, she can unleash an unparalleled potential. For example, during the '30-second rapid-fire Q&A', she was clearly terrified, but she almost never made a mistake.

The reason remains the same: she's afraid of dying.

She suffers from paranoia, always feeling that someone wants to harm her, which ultimately stems from her fear of death. However, when death approaches, she inexplicably becomes bold.

Just like now, she was trembling with fear when she saw Mu Yegui before, but now she dares to feed Mu Yegui and even touch Mu Yegui's head. It's not because she's become bolder, but because her heart tells her that she must do this, or she will die.

"When did you receive this card?" Mu Yegui asked softly.

Lan Xiao thought for a moment, and finally obediently said, "It was slipped in through the crack in the dressing room door when I was preparing to participate in the next variety show segment."

She was terrified and didn't dare open the door to see if anyone was outside. She trembled for almost three hours before she dared to pick up the card.

"I feel like other fans are trying to harm me, so I don't dare to look at who sent it." Lan Xiao's voice grew softer and softer, but her ears became increasingly red.

Honestly, she dared to appear in public and choose the Entertainment Kingdom because she felt that no one would dare to hurt her in public, which was much better than being harmed for no reason in other kingdoms.

In the entertainment kingdom, cameras are everywhere, so even if someone wants to hurt her, they have to be careful.

While this feeling of "someone is always trying to harm me" might be a manifestation of her paranoia, the exact reason is unknown, but so far no one really seems to want to harm her.

"How many people do you think will receive this card?" Mu Yegui asked slowly, his gaze fixed on the card.

This card is signed, meaning it belongs to a specific person, and no one else can take it for themselves, even if they steal it.

If this card is ultimately a key to unlock a certain instance, it's like a special, designated instance, similar to 'Duke Rabbit's Afternoon Tea,' where only designated individuals with an invitation can participate, and others cannot participate even if they manage to snatch it.

"It probably won't exceed six people. After all, the number of the biggest ruler of the Food Kingdom, the 'Demon King,' is 6, which means that it's impossible to surpass that number no matter what."

Lan Xiao had participated in many Entertainment Kingdom instances and knew a lot of information, because Entertainment Kingdom instances always subtly revealed information about other kingdoms.

Although she still hasn't figured out the real answer to the question about the Kingdom of the Netherworld in the last '30-Second Quick Quiz', she still doesn't know where she got it wrong.

The '30-second quick Q&A' doesn't provide answers. Even if you answer incorrectly, you only know that you're wrong, but it won't tell you exactly what you did wrong. The person who answered incorrectly will still be confused, and may not even know the correct answer the next time they see it.

In the Food Kingdom instance, the number of players in a single game will never exceed '6', which she knew from the information revealed by the Entertainment Kingdom instance.

Her emerald eyes were fixed on the card in her hand. She casually flipped to a page and saw a sentence that had appeared on it: "[He stole three bags of flour to make a large loaf of bread.]"

She remembered that the back was blank before, with nothing written on it. Why did such a sentence suddenly appear when she arrived at the Food Kingdom?
What is the purpose of this statement?
Mu Yegui glanced at the card and suddenly remembered the card she had thrown away. She wondered if it also had a similar sentence written on it.
Unfortunately, she has already thrown away that card, and this time she will probably have to use the Crown Prince's privileges to enter the relevant instance.

A new instance is coming soon; some acquaintances will be participating.

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