I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 297 - 118: First Encounter! The Girl Trapped in the Tower!_2

Chapter 297: Chapter 118: First Encounter! The Girl Trapped in the Tower!_2

"Too late! Before, I had no choice but to play while holding my nose, but now my money belongs to the top player!"

A line of barrage comments floated by.

In the game, Dai parachuted onto the third-floor balcony of a detached villa.

The house looked quite big; there must be plenty of treasures inside.

Indeed, his guess was right.

After a whirlwind sweep through the villa,

he found two elixirs that could increase the maximum health/shield/blue volume (choose one).

He also replenished a wave of money, now nearly accumulating "1000 units" on hand.

However, just as he descended the stairs and confidently prepared to exit through the front door on the first floor,

he discovered two people, a man and a woman, standing outside the door.

They were well-dressed and did not panic upon seeing him armed.

The woman held a tray in her hands.

The man, on the other hand, held a wooden clipboard with a chart attached to it, divided by a thin line in the middle.

The left side read "Heads," while the right side read "Words."

However, what was slightly different was

the "Heads" side had already been marked 22 times, yet the "Words" section remained completely empty.

"Heads?" the man said.

"Or words," the woman echoed.

"These two people... hiss, why do they seem so familiar?" Dai couldn’t recall at the moment and didn’t have time to think.

The man had already tossed a silver coin.

Booker held the coin and gently tossed it toward the tray in the woman’s hands.

Once the silver coin entered the basin, it clinked.

The woman glanced at it and added another mark to the heads section already filled with 22 marks.

The man said, "I’ve told you, it’s never quite as satisfying as I imagine it would be."

The woman gently lifted his chin with a laugh and casually comforted him, "Don’t be disheartened; there will always be a next time."

"I like to think so."

The two conversed with each other, carrying their props and walking away.

Dai still wanted to say something,

but his gaze shifted to the man’s back, and his pupils shrank slightly!

On the man’s back, startlingly, there was another writing board tied.

It too had a vertical line dividing it, heads on the left and words on the right.

The heads were tallied in groups of five, totaling 20 groups, which means a full 100 marks.

The words side... zero! Not a single mark!

"Does this mean, these two have been collecting toss data from passing tourists, and everyone ended up flipping heads?"

"That’s a bit too exaggerated..."

However, considering that the protagonist could collect magic bottles that unleashed superpowers all over the City of the Sky,

along with those floating cities, it all seemed quite fantastical.

Compared to those events, 123 people all flipping heads didn’t seem all that implausible.

Recollecting his thoughts, Dai continued his armed journey towards the statue tower where Elizabeth was located.

This girl, who left a profound impression on countless players in the demo, had yet to make an appearance in the actual game, which was beginning to make Dai anxious.

En route, he encountered soldiers who tried to stop him.

He calmly dealt with each of them in turn.

After several tough battles, he pushed the progress forward once again.

Along the way, Dai collected some phonographs and film strips,

learning a bit about the mysterious City of the Sky from these devices.

The original Columbia was not a floating city but was a territory of the surface city New York.

Later, a distinguished female scientist named Luster discovered a method for quantum levitation.

Comstock, who had a bit of prestige in Columbia, struck a deal with Luster upon learning of this,

planning to make Columbia independent and create a brand new Kingdom of Heaven City.

Soaring high above the world, looking down on mankind.

Of course, building a floating city required a huge expenditure.

Comstock later teamed up with Fink, a wealthy industrialist, agreeing to have him build numerous factories within Columbia and providing him with a continuous supply of cheap colored labor.

The three formed an iron triangle,

one providing the technology, another the funds, and Comstock fashioned himself as the Prophet, gaining the devotion of Columbia’s people.

In just a few years of relentless development, a floating city finally broke away from the surface and announced its formal independence as it soared into the sky.

Along the way, players collecting various phonographs and film strips discovered that Comstock, the leader, was very good at selling himself.

He understood the power of advertising, promoting his predictive abilities throughout the streets.

At first, nobody believed him, but as the advertising persisted, he would occasionally get something right. Once his predictions came true, they spread into every household, and over time, everyone became convinced.

Not only did he market himself, but he also branded his daughter Elizabeth as the lamb gifted by God, possessing powerful and mysterious strength.

She was revered as the next leader, who would extend the Prophet’s rule after his death.

And indeed, ever since the birth of Elizabeth, the City of the Sky, Columbia, had often encountered mysterious temporal rifts.

This further solidified the people’s belief in the Prophet’s words.

Along the way, Dai battled fiercely to clear pursuers, while collecting and perusing scattered information in various houses.

After a short while, he finally reached the base of the tower where Elizabeth resided.

As he rode the elevator that went directly into the tower,

Prophet Comstock projected his image on a large building in the plaza opposite the player.

In the image, the white-haired old man looked angrily at Booker and said in a cold voice.