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

Chapter 381, 1.25, 4: The Rabbit Duke's Crazy Tea Party
"Even if only one person triggers the penalty grid, will all players within the penalty grid be affected?" The cold silver eyes stared fixedly at the three-meter-tall bronze rabbit, muttering to himself, "That's great, I want to be that tall too."

Shui Qi, who overheard this, twitched her lips slightly. A strong, three-meter-tall man? Is Mu Yegui a muscle fetishist?
“Darling, you can sit on my shoulders, or I can lift you up high, that will make you very tall.” Sher chuckled softly, reaching out to gently pat Mu Yegui’s head, her cool voice tinged with tenderness.

"Xie Er, you're so annoying, can't you just shut up?" Mu Yegui's cheeks puffed out slightly, making her already petite and pretty face even cuter. She complained in a soft, childlike voice.

Sher: "..." For others, it's the seven-year itch, but for him, it's just the three-month itch. Back then, she would often hug him and say how much she liked him, but now that they've met again, she finds him incredibly distasteful. It's obvious she thinks he's not handsome anymore and that she has someone else outside.

Shui Qi's lips twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but wipe her mouth, barely suppressing a smile and the urge to curl her lips. She wondered to herself, "Is Sher, the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins, the highest authority in King's City, and the acting king of King's Game, really so powerless in front of Mu Yegui? Or is it just that this kind of siscon is so unreasonable?"
The two were still chatting 'happily' when the player who triggered the penalty square could only stand there and watch helplessly as the bronze rabbit raised its spear high and passed it through his head from top to bottom, crushing him into a pile of minced meat.

The surrounding players involuntarily closed their eyes, unable to bear to watch such a cruel scene, and some even began to sob softly.

The player in the penalty square dies, and the penalty ends.

The ground slowly opened, and the bronze rabbit returned to the underground.

Once the ground closed up, it returned to its original smooth surface, and even the flesh and blood of the dead players vanished in an instant.

After death, not even a corpse will remain.

"Aaaaaah! I don't want to play anymore, let me leave!!" A scream suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire hall.

The Monopoly game has started and cannot be abandoned midway. Players are encouraged to participate actively.

Hundreds of players compete for the single golden carrot on an open-world map, unlike a typical Monopoly game where players are forced to follow a predetermined path. It seems simple, but the difficulty is actually quite high; figuring out how to use the roll to reach the desired square is a real challenge.

Moreover, although it's not explicitly stated in the rules, there is actually a hidden rule: once a square is occupied, no one else can touch it or stand in the same square as the person in the square, unless a special event occurs or a lucky square triggers an attribute that ignores the number of people in the square.

"Let's make this clear first, if you trigger the penalty square, I will definitely stay away from you." Shui Qi glanced at Mu Yegui, walked six squares forward to the next money square, and said slowly.

"I'm quite interested in the mechanism of the penalty grid. I wonder if it's the same every time," Mu Yegui said softly, staring intently at the few red grids in the hall.

Shui Qi fell silent. Actually, he was quite curious as well, since the punishment mode was the most important, especially since the punishment grid accounted for 10% of the total, which meant that the punishment grid was also one of the gameplay elements.

“I’m going to trigger the penalty grid probing mechanism. In return for letting you observe, you have to give me ten 10-coins as a bodyguard fee.” Mu Yegui said seriously, stretching out his hand towards Shui Qi.

Shui Qi's lips twitched slightly, and she chuckled helplessly, "I only have 6 Radish Coins on me."

"Then I'll give you credit. It'll be 10 Carrot Coins per visit as a bodyguard fee," Mu Yegui said seriously, then turned to Xie Er and added, "Xie Er, please keep track of the bill for me."

Shui Qi: "..." This is blatant extortion, and they didn't even give him a chance to refuse. We've known each other for so long, can't we not talk about money?

“We’ve known each other for so long, that’s why we need to talk about money. Shui Qi’s words are unreliable, so it’s better to take the money.” Mu Yegui stared at Shui Qi and said slowly.

"So that's your reason for not going through the money grid?" Shui Qi asked, rubbing her forehead. "You also want to know about the punishment mechanism, don't you? Shui Qi isn't someone who actively seeks out danger. You're better at sending others than going yourself."

Shui Qi raised an eyebrow, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

“Then you pay me to do the work, it’s a good deal,” Mu Yegui added.

"It's a bit expensive." Shui Qi tried to bargain.

Mu Yegui shook her head at Shui Qi, her pretty face, no bigger than a palm, with a serious expression. She said in a soft, childlike voice, "If you don't allow bargaining, I'll face threats. This is a mechanism that requires risking your life to test. 10 carrot coins is already very cheap."

Shui Qi: "..." Risk your life? You must be joking. He used 10 Radish Coins to gamble on the punishment mechanism and couldn't even scratch Mu Yegui's skin.

"How is it?" Mu Yegui asked slowly, his clear, silver eyes fixed on Shui Qi.

"I'll pay..." Shui Qi said dejectedly. Anyway, he was a vulnerable person who was bullied by Mu Yegui wherever he went. He was really pitiful.

Mu Yegui's lips curled into a slight smile, and he said with a hint of pleasure in his voice, "Thank you for your patronage."

Shui Qi sighed deeply. This was blatant robbery; he shouldn't have gone with Mu Yegui. Although Mu Yegui wouldn't stab someone in the back casually, she would openly and blatantly scheme against them.

Although he didn't feel he was at a loss, intelligence gathering is always the top priority, no matter where you are; knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

In the entire Monopoly game, the fact that penalty squares and lucky squares each account for 10% indicates that stepping on these two types of squares is the mainstream gameplay, second only to stepping on money squares to obtain money. As for the gray ordinary squares, they are just used for circulation.

Whether it's a penalty grid or a lucky grid, there will probably be some unexpected fun, and it's hard to say what the returns will be.

Shui Qi watched Mu Yegui step on the blue lucky square, seemingly lost in thought, before slowly asking, "Did it trigger any special effects?"

“Three carrot coins.” Mu Yegui mimicked Adele’s gesture of collecting money at the information brokerage, extending a hand towards Shui Qi.

Shui Qi: "..." He's so sarcastic. I should have known better than to ask.

Sher couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at Mu Yegui. No matter how he looked at her, Mu Yegui was just so adorable. No wonder she was his sister!
"I still don't want to know." Shui Qi turned his head and said slowly. At worst, he would find out by triggering it himself in the next round.

"That's a real pity," Mu Yegui said with a blink of his eye, sounding 'regretful'.

Even so, her tone was very calm, without any hint of regret.

The sucker – Shui Qi.

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(End of this chapter)