Chapter 194
Chapter 194
[Congratulations. You have successfully completed the mission and received a special reward: Snow White’s Friendship.
The main characters of the Instance have a Favorability toward you of over 80%. You have received one chance to draw a reward.]
Favorability from the main characters of the Instance?
When Tu Nan returned to the Dimensional Space and heard that notification, she froze for a moment. In the previous Instances, she had never received a prompt like this.
Aside from the one chance to draw a reward from the Novice Dungeon, she had never seen another reward again.
So if an NPC’s Favorability passed a certain threshold, there was an extra reward draw?
Then what had happened with the Princess and the Pea Instance?
Tu Nan thought back. During the settlement back then, the System seemed to have malfunctioned. Maybe that was why.
Just as she was about to draw the reward, a Crow suddenly hopped out of thin air.
“It’s been so long since I’ve seen Favorability this high. Let me see… Why is it you?”
Tu Nan was no stranger to this Crow.
Mr. Crow’s black, bead-like eyes darted around, and he said unhappily, “It’s actually you, you rude little thing. How are you still alive?”
Tu Nan knew its temper inside and out, so she immediately greeted it with a brilliant smile.
“Long time no see, Mr. Crow. It’s a pleasure to see you.”
Mr. Crow stared straight at her and gave a derisive snort. “Looks like you’ve finally learned some manners.”
“Yes. I have deeply reflected on my past mistakes,” Tu Nan said without changing expression. “I hope you can forgive my rude behavior at the time.”
“Of course. Mr. Crow is magnanimous enough to forgive you.” The Crow let out a cawing laugh. “Now, draw your reward.”
It waved its wings, and a Roulette Wheel appeared in midair without warning.
Tu Nan narrowed her eyes and studied the rewards on the Roulette Wheel for a while-
Snow White’s Princess Dress, Dwarfs’ Height-Boosting Shoes, the Witch’s apple… and a bunch of random junk that looked completely useless at a glance.
The only thing she could not quite figure out was one section with no description, only a large question mark.
She fell silent for a moment, then reached out and gave the Roulette Wheel a hard spin.
The Roulette Wheel spun rapidly, then slowly came to a stop. Tu Nan watched without blinking as the pointer finally landed on one section.
It happened to be the section with the question mark.
“Honorable Mr. Crow, may I ask what this means?” she asked humbly.
“A section with a question mark means the reward depends entirely on the Player’s luck. If you’re lucky, you might get a targeted item for the next Instance. If you’re unlucky… heh, heh, heh. Do you think you’re lucky?”
Tu Nan: “…”
“Good luck,” Mr. Crow said meaningfully.
A small gift box appeared in front of Tu Nan, tied with a pretty bow on top.
She looked at the gift box before her with a slight headache. Luck was far too intangible. If she had relied entirely on luck, her bones would have been dust long ago.
Better to return to reality first.
She politely said goodbye to Mr. Crow and chose to return to reality.
—
The familiar room and the faint fragrance lingering in it instantly relaxed Tu Nan’s nerves, which had been tense for so long.
She set the gift box in her hand on the bedside table, then immediately collapsed onto the bed without the slightest regard for her image.
Her whole body sank into the soft blankets, and drowsiness surged over her at once.
Tu Nan slowly closed her eyes.
By the time Tu Nan woke up, several hours had already passed.
Ever since the Strange Tales descended, many people had chosen to simply give up. Labor costs and prices had skyrocketed, and even ordering takeout came with a jaw-dropping price tag.
Fortunately, Tu Nan wasn’t particularly obsessed with food. She grabbed a random piece of bread to fill her stomach, sat down on the sofa, and browsed the forum.
She searched for posts related to the Snow White Instance and was surprised to discover that it was actually an Instance with multiple endings.
[For Snow White, which NPC did you all choose??]
[My Head Hurts: This Instance is basically one giant stock-picking game… Eugene, Dennis, Maria, Tracy, the King, the Queen-every single one of them has their own little schemes. As a Player, you can choose who to help based on the situation, sure, but I still have to say this is really unfriendly to people with choice paralysis.]
[Swearing Is So Uncivilized: +1. Anyway, I chose Eugene. Didn’t expect him to be such a love-brained idiot. He almost got me killed, hahaha. If I’d known, I would’ve picked Dennis instead.]
[Lighting a Candle for You: Upstairs, you think Dennis is any better…? His main route made me sick. He felt like a walking greaseball.]
[u40u35: Anyway, surely no one chose the King, right? That’s basically hell difficulty. Everyone wants him dead.]
[I’m Really Tired: Actually, there’s also a hidden character, the Witch, that you can choose. After choosing the Witch, you unlock the Witch Revolution and overthrow feudal rule, hahahahaha.]
[Are You Serious: Huh?]
[Digestive Tablets: Nobody chose Maria? Come on, the queen is super cool!]
[What Names Are Even Left: Me me me! But baby Maria is way too guarded, sob. It took so much effort to get her to trust me qaq]
[Remember to Floss: I really liked this Instance. There were almost no Weird in it… More of these, please. I like them.]
Tu Nan scrolled through the thread with great interest for a while, then exited and searched the keyword “Crow.”
If she hadn’t searched, she never would have known. Once she did, she discovered that “Crow” was actually an extremely common motif in the Strange Tales world. Everyone had long since grown used to it, and some people had even made dedicated posts compiling Crow-related check-in spots.
After reading through them, Tu Nan only wanted to say that everyone clearly had too much free time.
A message suddenly popped up in the background.
[What to Plant Today: Are you out?]
[Drooling Fairy Tale Book: Mm-hmm.]
[What to Plant Today: Then I’m relieved. It was great working with you this time. Let’s enter an Instance together again next time ^_^]
[Drooling Fairy Tale Book: Sure.]
From the corner of her eye, Tu Nan caught sight of the gift box on the bedside table and added another message.
[Drooling Fairy Tale Book: Do you know any items that can temporarily boost luck?]
[What to Plant Today: Boost luck? Items like that are very rare. People occasionally trade them on the forum, but they’re gone in seconds.]
Tu Nan sighed. This was exactly what she’d expected. After all, when entering an Instance, who wouldn’t want a little better luck? At a critical moment, being just a little luckier could even save your life.
[What to Plant Today: Is it okay if I ask what you need that kind of item for?]
[Drooling Fairy Tale Book: I want to open a blind box.]
[What to Plant Today: …]
[What to Plant Today: If it’s for a blind box, I do know a pretty good candidate. How about I arrange it and have her open it for you?]