Miss Hero Must Die

Chapter 177 The Jigsaw Puzzle!

Chtholly pricked up her ears, listening intently to the sound that the strange loudspeaker was about to play.

As Chtholly was doing this, the loudspeaker indeed read out a long string of words.

"Our service is a voluntary experiment. All you need to do is enter our experimental setup and participate, and you'll receive 100 million Kenardaya coins. Afterwards, you'll forget everything that happened during the experiment, and we guarantee your safety will not be compromised. You'll take a forgetfulness potion to completely forget everything, without any worries. That's our offer. Are you sure?"

Upon hearing these words, Chtholly suddenly had a bad feeling.

What kind of experiment is this?

She immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Chtholly felt that she hadn't really received much education, so she dropped out of school and went to travel to the capital.

However, having been in society for so many years, she knew that there was no way she could have such a good thing as earning 100 million Kenardia coins so easily. What did that mean?

Chtholly tentatively asked into the loudspeaker, "What can one Kennardia coin buy?"

Now she thinks she can research what can be bought with one Kennardia coin.

If it were gold, silver, or copper coins like those in their country, then its value would be quite high.

In that case, Chtholly would be even more cautious. Because, if it were 100 million Kenardia coins at that price, the experimental results would definitely be incredibly bizarre.

Otherwise, how could they possibly let her drink the potion of forgetfulness so that she could forget everything?

Ctholly didn't hesitate at all. The person on the other end of the loudspeaker seemed surprised by Ctholly's question, hesitated for a moment, and then said with some confusion, "One Kennardia coin can buy 100 baguettes."

This immediately made Chtholly serious.

Without hesitation, she tried to get up, but found herself bound and unable to move. So she spoke into the loudspeaker, "I don't want to continue this experiment. I'm leaving now."

However, the loudspeaker continued, "I'm sorry, you already signed this contract before you came. I'm here just to remind you of the relevant details, so you don't forget what happened. Once the contract is signed, you can't go back on your word."

Without any hesitation, Chtholly, drawing on her experience in the underworld, said, "I'll pay the penalty for breach of contract."

However, the loudspeaker abruptly interrupted Chtholly's thoughts, saying, "Sorry, our contract doesn't include a penalty for breach of contract. If you breach it, we'll have no choice but to force you to proceed."

Chtholly withdrew her thoughts. After a moment of contemplation, she understood that this must be the content of the assessment, which meant playing this role and conducting this experiment here.

Moreover, she couldn't find an opportunity to withdraw from the experiment.

It seems that this experiment is an inevitable step and a necessary process.

After a moment's thought, Chtholly understood that her current assessment required passing this experiment.

Chtholly definitely felt troubled. What exactly was this experiment?

The reward is so high, and they even need to use a potion of forgetfulness.

Chtholly did not hesitate.

He spoke directly into the loudspeaker, "Alright then, let's begin the experiment."

The speaker suddenly felt very strange. Why did this candidate, who had been unwilling before, suddenly agree? Without thinking too much about it, the speaker said directly, "Then let's begin our experiment."

Just as Chtholly was still hesitating, countless shards of broken mirror suddenly appeared before her eyes. The shards were only the size of a fingernail, but extremely jagged. Moreover, the entire long table was covered in these tiny glass fragments, and the table itself was so long it seemed like several meetings could be held there—leaving Chtholly utterly dumbfounded.

But what happened next left her even more dumbfounded. The loudspeaker continued, "Now, candidate, your first task is to piece these fragments back together to form a mirror."

Best of luck.

Chtholly was stunned by these words, not quite understanding what they meant. After a moment, she finally realized what was happening. What?

How can these fragments be pieced back together to form a mirror?

Chtholly gently picked up a fragment and discovered that its cracks were completely irregular, seemingly generated out of thin air, and placed directly on the large table. Moreover, the order of these fragments was also random.

Without hesitation, Chtholly picked up another shard of mirror and tried to piece it together, but found that the gap was slightly different and she couldn't put it together.

She put the two shards of glass back on the table, now fully understanding why this thing was worth 100 million dollars and why she had to drink a potion of forgetfulness. Wasn't this just risking her life?

Chtholly even saw that the time she had previously noticed was now constantly counting down.

However, this obviously requires going back from those tens of thousands of hours.

A clear countdown appeared before Chtholly's eyes.

She hesitated for a moment, then picked up the shard of glass she had just put back and threw it on the ground.

Fortunately, the ground was very smooth and free of any debris. Apart from the table and the chair to which he was tied, there was nothing else.

Chtholly was just wondering what would happen if she couldn't stand up if she was too far away.

While Chtholly was lost in thought, she found herself untied.

She stood up and ran to the wall to look, only to find that there were no gaps; it was a square, enclosed space.

Although it has a mechanical feel, it is completely empty.

Chtholly thought about her problems with eating and using the toilet.

She hesitated for a moment, unsure how to handle the project.

However, Chtholly firmly believed that since she had been kept here for so many years, her own life would certainly not last until then.

She was just an ordinary human, not an elf, so how could she have lived for so long?

Most importantly, this square space clearly didn't provide Chtholly with any place to eat or use the restroom. So, it can't be said that she hasn't eaten at all during these tens of thousands of hours, can it?

Now Chtholly is absolutely certain that this is definitely not a real world. It is very likely just a magical illusion, or some kind of creation of the gods, like a projection of history.

Chtholly felt a little numb; it was as if she had entered another illusory space within the historical projection of the assessment.

Ctholly wasn't so desperate now. Since it wasn't a true prison of time, but merely a spatial test that even historical projections needed, it proved that there were definitely other ways to get through this place.

Chtholly had previously witnessed Latilia and the god who controlled her, using all sorts of strange methods to overcome obstacles.

If Chtholly can learn a thing or two from Latilia and the god who controls her, she should be able to find out where the real weakness of this space lies.