This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous
Chapter 486 - 290: Walking Brain_1

Chapter 486: Chapter 290: Walking Brain_1

[Edward Jack: No way, bro!]

[Edward Jack: Whatever you do, don’t post anything. If you do, too many people will find out about your imprisonment, and there’s a greater chance that it will reach the Octopus King’s ears. Won’t rescuing you be even more difficult then?]

[Lantern Man: So what should I do?]

[Edward Jack: Leave it to me, I promise I’ll figure out a way to get you out!]

[Lantern Man: Well... I’ll leave it up to you then.]

[Lantern Man: Besides, to prevent no one from coming to rescue me, or you guys leaving after gathering all the shard pieces, I’m not going to give up my shard so easily. Only when I see the person who’s come to rescue me, will I give it up.]

Mu You added another constraint to the condition.

[Edward Jack: No problem, wait for my good news!]

The other party agreed readily.

[Lantern Man: Good! Once I get out of jail, I’ll treat you to a meal when I have the time!]

[Edward Jack: Haha, sure thing, sure thing, that’s it for now, goodbye.]

[Lantern Man: Goodbye.]

...

"Damn it..."

On a small island in the south, Jack ended the private chat in the game and couldn’t help but cuss.

He didn’t expect this insignificant character who he used to use as a backup to be so cunning. Whether he really was in jail mattered less than the condition he was setting: if no one goes to jail to save him, he won’t take out the shard!

Therefore, even if all other shard holders gather outside, without his piece, the nine pieces can’t be completed, and thus, the entrance to Dawn City can’t be opened. It was like he was forcing others to save him.

Regarding the way he hid the shard, that was simple too. Just extract the shard into reality, give it to a friend you know, let them put it into the game and then let them log off. That way, the shard would always be in an unobservable collapsed state, absolutely safe.

"Boss Jack, are we really going to rescue him?" A pirate underling asked.

"No way, hell no!"

Jack cursed under his breath and shook his head directly. The Underwater Prison was right under the Octopus King’s nose. Going there to help someone escape... he must be tired of living.

Furthermore, the Underwater Prison was known as the most secure prison in history. Since its establishment, no one had ever escaped. It was not a place where you could escape just because you said so.

"But if we don’t go, what about his shard?" the underling asked.

The other party’s conditions were very clear. If no one came to save him, he wouldn’t take out his shard, so the gate of Dawn City would never open, let alone the gates of other cities. These conditions were downright unreasonable, putting individual interests above those of all people.

Of course, they had to admit that they would probably propose similar conditions in the same situation. After all, who would want to be imprisoned for a hundred years, even if it was just a game character. Even if it meant coerced all of humanity to rescue them.

"It’s simple, just tell the Son of Heaven about it. After all, he’s the one who wants shard number two, and he’s the one who wants the gate of Dawn City to be opened the most. Let him worry about it, while we reap the benefits..." Jack sneered.

As the faction with the most shards and the greatest advantage in the game, the Son of Heaven’s side simply couldn’t afford to lose. He absolutely would not allow the opening of Dawn City to fail because of the missing of one shard.

After learning about this, whether he wants to or not, he has to go!

"What if he manages to get that shard in the end?" the underling worried.

"Are you joking? You underestimate the Octopus King and the Underwater Prison. If the Son of Heaven can really rescue him in just one visit, then he’s got talent. I would even hand over the City of Dawn willingly,"

Jack scoffed, "But the likelier scenario is, the Son of Heaven will attract the Octopus King’s hatred due to this incident. If we can get the Son of Heaven and the Octopus King to start fighting, that’d be the best case scenario. We’ll wait for the right opportunity to backstab, maybe even snatch a shard from the Son of Heaven..."

Jack quickly devised a full plan in his head. Without wasting much time, he went ahead to contact the Son of Heaven inside the game.

[Edward Jack: Son of Heaven, answer quickly, got important matters to discuss.]

[Son of Heaven: Speak.]

The Son of Heaven happened to be online and responded succinctly.

[Edward Jack: One of my partners is trapped in the fourth layer of the Underwater Prison!]

[Son of Heaven: ?]

[Son of Heaven: Do you mean... the shard holder?]

[Edward Jack: Of course, he holds shard number two. He’s now demanding that we come and rescue him. And before he sees us, he will not take out the shard...]

Jack also briefly described the situation.

[Son of Heaven: What do you plan to do?]

[Edward Jack: I don’t know, you’ve always wanted this shard, right? I’m not that interested.]

[Edward Jack: Anyway, this is the situation. You do what you think is best, let me know when you make a decision.]

After saying this, Jack didn’t leave any time for the Son of Heaven to think and directly disconnected from the chat.

Meanwhile, in a building somewhere in Europe.

"What’s your opinion?"

The Son of Heaven threw his phone on the table, waiting for others to discuss.

"It’s too fake, everyone knows what the Underwater Prison is like. Who would be stupid enough to run in there to spring someone from jail!" The devil sneered.

"Yeah, and it just happens to be the shard we need. However you look at it, it’s a trap!" Smiley frowned.