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

Chapter 400, 1.25, 23: The Rabbit Duke's Crazy Tea Party
Selling favors?
Mu Yegui felt that Shui Qi's words had a hidden meaning, and that he must be hiding some information from her, but Mu Yegui did not intend to ask any further questions.

There were better ways to obtain information, so she didn't need to ask Shui Qi.

Mu Yegui sat at the long table, the people around him becoming increasingly sparse, either having left or gone to search for the Crown Prince's props.

After observing for a while, Olycia drank her red tea and turned to lead Jolin to search for it.

"Your Highness Nightmare, won't you drink?" Gentleman Rabbit asked softly.

Mu Yegui picked up the black tea and raised the teacup towards Qiong, his cool silver eyes fixed on him.

"It smelled similar to what I smelled back then. The black tea contained spider venom and spider eggs. After drinking it, the spider eggs would hatch within two hours because the body temperature was suitable. I guess it was for some kind of purpose to eliminate the spiders. Otherwise, they would either become your puppet or be killed by the spiders bursting out of their bodies."

“Back in the secret mansion, your spider tried several times to pierce my skin to lay its eggs, but it wasn’t strong enough,” Mu Yegui added.

"I only collaborated with Mayas. After all, managing a dungeon is too troublesome, so it's better to do it together. Anyway, there aren't many Crown Prince dungeons left. Even if I slack off, the Arrogant Duke won't say anything." Joan glanced at Mu Yegui with his cloudy blue eyes and said slowly.

Mu Yegui stood up and walked to him, saying softly, "It's been a year since we last met, and the stitches on your body are getting deeper and deeper. It seems you've succeeded again."

Qiong paused slightly in her teacup, the stitches on her fingers becoming more noticeable.

"Is it ugly?" he asked.

“It’s quite distinctive in some ways. You can tell it’s you at a glance. You have a strong presence.” Mu Yegui said slowly, gazing quietly at his terrifying profile covered in exaggerated white powder.

“But you like good-looking people,” he added.

"That's true, but aesthetics are a personal concept, and the aesthetics that are adopted by the masses are not true thoughts. No one really knows what is truly beautiful; the judgment between beauty and ugliness is purely subjective. You might say it's ugly, but someone else might say it's beautiful."

"And what about you?" Those deep blue eyes were fixed on Mu Yegui, like a hunter eyeing its prey, ready to pounce.

For Qiong, he was stunned the moment he saw Mu Yegui. She was exactly like the doll he had always wanted to create, with the same temperament, perfect appearance, and even her facial expressions were exactly what he wanted.

He regarded Mu Yegui as his ideal masterpiece, that is, a puppet.

Every artist has two masterpieces in their mind: one is the masterpiece itself, and the other is the work they envision for themselves.

In Qiong's eyes, Mu Yegui possessed both qualities; he was not only the pinnacle of puppetry but also the ideal puppet he most desired to create. Even though Mu Yegui wasn't a real puppet, its emotionless, purely human-imitating actions made it indistinguishable from one.

Therefore, Qiong was very concerned about whether Mu Yegui also thought he was ugly.

"Which side do you want to hear about?" Mu Yegui asked, tilting his head in confusion.

"all."

"In terms of appearance, although it's not good-looking, I don't dislike it. After looking at it for a while, it actually looks quite nice," Mu Yegui said thoughtfully.

"Really?" Qiong was taken aback. He didn't expect Mu Yegui to say it was ugly so bluntly.

Mu Yegui nodded. She did think that Qiong was quite pretty after looking at her for a while. Although she initially thought she was a bit ugly, she never found her appearance terrifying.

Qiong took out a rather simple-looking doll and handed it to Mu Yegui, saying, "This is for you."

Mu Yegui looked down at the doll, only to find that it was a disposable prop.
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[59] Substitute Puppet

Level: Special

Description: A rare, handcrafted puppet made by a puppeteer.

Passive: Carried by the user, allows the user to die once in place of another. Cooldown: None.
Review: A scapegoat puppet. Having it is like having an extra life. Tsk tsk tsk, what incredible luck.
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“It’s no use to me,” Mu Yegui said softly.

"You can give it away, I've already given it to you, do whatever you want with it," Qiong said softly, taking a sip of tea.

"Thank you," Mu Yegui said, then hung it on his waist.

It's just a fist-sized puppet with a rather rough appearance, but it's more practical than other props. I'm afraid that Fish was able to survive the September dungeon using this substitute puppet.

Mu Ye returned to his seat and drank the cup of black tea in one gulp.

We meet again! Let's play hide-and-seek this time.

[Task 1: Obtain the gift box and keep it until the end of the game.]

[Task Two: Take the 'Antidote'.]

[Task 3: Survive.]

[Task 4: Do not disturb Duke Rabbit and his distinguished guests.]

[Instance Level: Crown Prince]

[Now, let's announce the rules of the game:]

[1. The gift box will randomly appear in any corner, but it will move to another location once a sound exceeding 10 decibels is heard.]

[II. The gift box will not move freely while it is in the hands of a living creature, but other players can compete for it.]

[3. If you encounter a rabbit soldier and do not leave within three seconds, you will be identified as a target and must remain out of its sight for at least ten seconds to escape.]

[IV. You may move freely throughout the manor, but you must not destroy any items, otherwise you will be located and hunted by rabbit soldiers, from which you will not be able to escape.]

5. The 'antidote' is purple in color.

[VI. All actions taken by players, except for destroying dungeons, are considered reasonable.]

7. The map shows the entire manor.

8. Rabbit soldiers cannot be attacked.

[9. If the 'antidote' is not taken within one hour, the spider eggs inside the body will hatch, either being controlled or bursting out by the spider.]

[Synopsis: Welcome to 'Duke Rabbit's Crazy Tea Party'! What tea party wouldn't be complete without entertainment? Well, this time it's your turn to perform. Who says everyone at a tea party is a guest? They might just be toys...]

“Meyas is at it again. Are you alright?” it asked, nestled inside Mu Yegui’s hat.

"The spider eggs were automatically consumed the moment I drank the water, so they had no effect on me. However, it might not be the case for other players. Besides, Joan controls 90% of the players, and the remaining 10% are just there to watch the show."

“Meyas didn’t used to like pranks; he wasn’t that bad,” it whispered, sounding somewhat sad.

"Whether it's good or bad, there's no precise definition. Judging it by other people's standards is unfair to Meas; perhaps he has other ideas."

In Mu Yegui's view, the so-called players and dungeon owners are nothing more than fighting for the right to survive.

The unchanging rule of nature is survival of the fittest; it's just that this cruel reality is expressed in an alternative way. It's not a matter of right or wrong, but simply a difference in perspective.

Qiong's thoughts upon seeing Mu Yegui: What an amazing humanoid doll! A perfect figure! Beautiful! I want it!!
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(End of this chapter)