Rules of the Strange: I Can See Through All the Weird

"You've forgotten all that? What use are you?"

Even if they said at the time that you couldn't afford it with your points, host~

Qi Tong solemnly said, "I will never talk to you again," and then expressionlessly severed the connection with the system, leaving only 666, the system, behind in sorrow.

[Wow, host, this is a tonic!] 666 stretched out Er Kang's hand, but Qi Tong could no longer see it.

God knows how sad she was when she thought there were no cell phones here!

She almost thought she would never see such a great phone again.

Seeing Qi Tong pause in thought, Xu Ning waved her hand in front of Qi Tong's face. "Hey! What are you thinking about?"

Qi Tong snapped out of her daze and replied calmly, "It's nothing, I'm talking to the system."

"You have a system?! Are you the chosen one?"

"What is the Chosen One?" Qi Tong was completely confused. What was going on here? Yesterday there was a newcomer list, and today there's the Chosen One.

Xu Ning thought for a moment, as if organizing her thoughts. "There's a saying in this strange world: most people come here voluntarily, for wealth, power, or other purposes. But there's one type of person who isn't—they are chosen."

"Selected?"

"It's said they're bound to a system. There are very few people like that; the only one we know of so far is the one at the top of the newcomer rankings. And..." Xu Ning paused, "I heard that none of the previous chosen ones actually cleared the game."

She leaned back on the sofa, staring at the ceiling. "So sometimes I wonder, is there really anyone who can do it? Or is there simply no way out of this?"

She went through so much trouble to get here because she heard that passing the level would grant her one wish.

She didn't regret coming here; she was just afraid that all her efforts would be in vain.

Qi Tong did not respond.

She looked at Xu Ning's profile. She had seen her so calm and collected in the dungeon, but it turned out that she also had this kind of fear.

She pushed the flower tea on the coffee table toward Xu Ning.

"I don't know if there's an exit," she said, "but next time we go into the instance, we'll go in together. It's always easier to find the exit with two people than with one."

Xu Ning turned to look at her, but didn't say anything. Then she picked up the herbal tea and took a sip. "Mmm."

"By the way, what happened to the forum and the phone you mentioned?"

"Oh right, I almost forgot about the important thing."

Xu Ning opened yesterday's post and pushed her phone to Qi Tong.

I showed Qi Tong another post, titled: "[Newcomer King? Let's see how he survives the third dungeon first.]"

The most upvoted comment came from an ID called "Night Walker": "I've placed my bet; she'll die on the first day of the third dungeon. Anyone else betting?"

There were over four hundred replies following this.

Qi Tong swiped twice, didn't look closely, and handed the phone back to Xu Ning.

"How many points did this person spend? I want to spend too. I'll buy my own life."

"I'm not entirely sure, but be careful. If you encounter someone in a dungeon, whether it's to defeat them for the title or for the sake of traffic, you could be in mortal danger."

Qi Tong nodded, indicating that she understood.

"You're absolutely right, so I was just about to sign up for a combat training class before you came."

Qi Tong then recounted to Xu Ning the incident of the Dark Palace people coming to their door yesterday.

Xu Ning was furious. They hadn't killed anyone. They didn't have the ability to fight against the supernatural world, but they had the ability to bully the weak.

"It was Qin Yu and me who stood by and did nothing to help."

"We're doomed~ We'll all be hated now~" Qi Tong said in a funny way.

The two looked at each other and laughed in unison.

"Let's go! Let's go out and spend some money!"

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Xu Ning accompanied Qi Tong to buy a cell phone, only to find out it cost 500 points.

Qi Tong gritted her teeth and bought it anyway, though it hurt her wallet.

She can spend all her 200 points, but she feels uncomfortable even spending 100 out of 5,000.

No wonder people say that the richer a person is, the more frugal they are, because the more frugal a person is, the richer they are.

The two found a hot pot restaurant. While waiting for the food, Xu Ning explained the functions of her phone to Qi Tong and asked her to register a forum ID so that they could chat in private messages.

Qi Tong thought for a moment, chose a nice-sounding name for herself, and added Xu Ning as a friend with great satisfaction.

[Get Rich Quick 666 - Add Me as a Friend]

[Half a Lemon Tree has accepted your friend request]

Xu Ning looked at Qi Tong across from her, and then at Qi Tong's online name. Hmm, it fits perfectly.

Unlike in the real world, mobile phones here cannot make calls; instead, users can add friends through forums and send private messages.

There aren't many casual games either; there are only three apps on my phone.

One is a forum, another is a live streaming app, and the third is a stress-relieving mini-game called "Bloody Tofu Blocks".

Qi Tong clicked on the "Bloody Tofu Block" game, which was similar to Tetris.

The moment the block exploded, a screen full of blood sprayed out, and Qi Tong had the same expression as an old person playing on their phone.

Is this stress-relieving? It's lucky it doesn't even increase pressure!

After filling their stomachs, Qi Tong took Xu Ning to the fighting class they had attended before. They each paid 100 points and decided to try it out for a week!

The proprietress couldn't stop smiling as she looked at the 200 points she had successfully paid.

"Hurry upstairs, there are coaches there. There are fighting uniforms and protective gear on the wall, a whole set costs twenty points."

The two of them each bought a set of clothes, changed in the dressing room, and then went up to the second floor.

Xu Ning changed first and then went up to the second floor.

When Qi Tong caught up, she found Xu Ning standing frozen at the door.

"What are you standing there for? Come on in." With that, Qi Tong walked to the door.

The two stood frozen in place, staring at Qin Yu inside who was teaching his students.

Isn't this the aloof male god?

At this moment, Qin Yu's spider sense activated, and he suddenly turned his head.

The three of them locked eyes.

It was Qi Tong who first eased the awkward atmosphere.

"Hey! We meet again. You made it out alive too..."

Before Qi Tong could finish speaking, Xu Ning pulled her close and covered her mouth.

He chuckled and said, "Haha, I didn't expect to meet you so soon. You're a coach here?"

Xu Ning feigned confusion.

Qin Yu's aloof face remained expressionless, but a strange blush appeared on his cheeks.

Oh my god, I actually ran into a player from the previous dungeon here.

He slacked off the whole time, and while everyone else finished the game, he was still fighting with a toilet plunger in hand. I wonder if they even know that...

"...Well, working here can earn some extra money, teach more people fighting techniques, and increase our chances of survival."

Qin Yu was filled with mixed feelings, but his face remained as calm as a still pond. However, if you observed him closely, you would notice that his ears were turning red at an extremely rapid pace.

Qi Tong became interested upon hearing this. Many people here were eager to climb up by stepping on others' heads, but he wanted more people to have martial power and increase their survival rate.

Noticing Qin Yu's reddened ears and the blush on his face, Qi Tong realized that he wasn't as aloof as he appeared.

This person is quite interesting.

Qi Tong burst out laughing.

Qin Yu, however, assumed that Qi Tong knew about his fight with a toilet plunger in the dungeon, and his face turned even redder, like a bastard.

A boy's blush is better than anything, but what if it's embarrassment?