Chapter 27hapter 27
Andrea and Gwen both resiped and shot impr and pressed their backs against the wall to s
They watched din and rocks ram down in to sovath down from the ceiling and exchanged a lo earthquake
Dull heavy blows echoe from low, choed from above, like someone was pounding on the ro exploded open
Hey Are you down ther
you tows there: Joson yelled
Yeah” Andrea shouted bi A. £ro shoutert back. Two heads poked through the hole: one round.
The falling dirt afroes hau orand rocks had formed a gentle afteen–foot slope. Andrea and
The delicate feature locicate meatured woman from before followed them out. She nodded at
They introducc pouch the
they vioduced then selves briefly, then ali stared at the wooden box in Andi scurt they knew knife wouldn’t cut through this box.
1st How If we don’t get the key, the system won’t count it. You guys did all
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indignant
Jason nodded Lofason nodded. This task is such a scam.”
Gwen prodded in Gwen prodded the box with her dagger and sighed. “Don’t worry. It makes a net knows! Mighfne knows? Might make a decent weapon someday.”
Andrea’s eye twitchAndrea’s eye twitched. What a wonderfully opumistic take, she thought sarvasti
Three minutes Three minutes left. Andrea thought for a second, then whispered a cor and 39
lock
Jock.”
She had no idea ho She had no idea how smart the wire was, or if it could do this. Buwan preci£că
Andrea la ll
Andrea held the box steady and watched the thin wire side into the vacle Ad
The other three stared in amazement. She really has all the coolest south
Lee Two minutes later, the box chicked softly the lid popped open Woks Gieval a
“That’s better than a locksmith Gwen sud
Locksmiths use cards, you know Just swipe and super NETW
Andrea grabbed the key from the box numediately. The ovat he bound
[Fask licht Obtamed Silver key Congratulations of comp sung kebany son t
The announcement barely hashed befors Andresy to take a od blare aug
Dustin had already prepared hot water and a med fr was stepang by swites and a th
Seeing Andrea open the bedroom door and step out ich sie ta oma par diseg
breath of vehet
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Chapter 27
Andrea and Gwen both jumped and pressed their backs against the wall to steady themselves
They watched dirt and rocks rain down from the ceiling and exchanged a look. They thought. Is this actually an earthquake?
Dull, heavy blows echoed from above, like someone was pounding on the roof. Thirty seconds later, the tunnel ce exploded open.
“Hey! Are you down there? Jason yelled.
“Yeah!” Andrea shouted back. Two heads poked through the hole: one round, one baby–faced.
The falling dirt and rocks had formed a gentle fifteen–foot slope. Andrea and Gwen climbed up easily.
The delicate–featured woman from before followed them out. She nodded at Andrea and Gwen in thanks, then ran
They introduced themselves briefly, then all stared at the wooden box in Andrea’s hand. From their experience with pouch, they knew a knife wouldn’t cut through this box.
“What now? If we don’t get the key, the system won’t count it. You guys did all that for nothing?” Denice leaned in. lo indignant.
Jason nodded. “This task is such a scam.”
Gwen prodded the box with her dagger and sighed. “Don’t worry. It makes a decent brick. We can use it to hit people. knows? Might make a decent weapon someday.”
Andrea’s eye twitched. ‘What a wonderfully optimistic take, she thought sarcastically.
Three minutes left. Andrea thought for a second, then whispered a command to the metal wire on her wrist. Open the lock.”
She had no idea how smart the wire was, or if it could do this. But with the clock ticking and zero alternatives, she had i
Andrea held the box steady and watched the thin wire slide into the keyhole. A faint scraping sound echoed
The other three stared in amazement. ‘She really has all the coolest stuff, they all thought
Two minutes later, the box clicked softly. The lid popped open. “Wow!” they all gaspect
“That’s better than a locksmith,” Gwen said.
Locksmiths use cards, you know. Just swipe and it’s open. Doesn’t work on these locks, though Jason ex hoed
Andrea grabbed the key from the box immediately. The second her fingers touched it a system, he rang in het hout
[Task Item Obtained: Silver Key Congratulations on completing the bonus task Rewards have been discobuted]
The announcement barely finished before Andrea’s vision the kered A blink later, she was standing back on her isband
Dustin had already prepared hot water and a meal It was standing by the bedroom door waiting for her
Seeing Andrea open the bedroom door and step our, it checked that there were no injuries on her body and then let out a
breath of relief
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Andrea felt a warm glow in her chest and a flicker of surprise. She thought, Is this robot this attuned to human w
sighs.
She headed straight for the bathroom to take a hot shower. She was covered in dirt and sweat, and she smelled te
Thankfully, her protective suit didn’t get dirty. She could put it back on after the shower Feeling refreshed. Andr at the small table.
The food was still hot, and the apples were cored and sliced into small pieces. Who knew I could live this well in a game?‘ she thought.
She praised Dustin, who spun around happily in circles, then ran off to catch bugs from the plants. Andrea shook smiling at how easily pleased it was.
Andrea c
She
her inventory and space, pulling out the grindstone she had found in the dungeon
ap: [Broken Grindstone. Repairing it may improve weapon performance.]
grindstone without hesitation.
tion popped up: [Grindstone Repaired. Use daily to enhance blade attributes. Improves Sharpness Weight by 1 point per use. Can be used once per day.]
out her long knife, which had a slightly dull e e polished it until it shone, almost mirror–li
cation popped up: [Long Knife Sharpness
bad. If I sharpen it every day, I might en
he put away the knife and grindstone, th done in the dungeon. She saw a few pri
Gwen: [Hey, I got a treasure chest thanks to you. Thank you so mu
Denice: [I got an assist re
Jason: You’re incred
Andrea had m who had b
ping wood for training. A few quick strokes wi
rd, Andrea thought.
c screen while she ate to check how everyone else t
the task. I also found 24 toundation stones in the sunnel
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