Chapter 3704: Resilience

Ning Shu munched down the two fruits with a crunch. She didn’t expect to gain much soul power from these fruits. She just hoped her soul would become a bit tougher so that every time she was teleported to a plane, it would be a bit easier.

Seeing Ning Shu eat the two fruits in just a few bites, the others asked in astonishment, “You ate them?”

Ning Shu asked in return, “Are they not for eating?”

Didn’t they say it could strengthen the soul? She even wanted her soul to become invulnerable to weapons.

The corners of their mouths twitched. “We didn’t say you couldn’t eat them. It’s just that this item is incredibly precious and can be exchanged for many things.”

Ning Shu let out an oh. “Is that so? Next time I won’t eat them.”

Everyone was rendered speechless.

It wasn’t a matter of eating them or not. It was the fact that she had crunched down both of them in a few bites. Couldn’t she have saved at least one to exchange for other survival resources?

Ning Shu looked blank. Of course, she wouldn’t tell the others that she still had more.

One of them had a flicker in his eyes and asked, “Do you still have soul-nourishing fruits?”

Ning Shu shook her head. “No more. I picked a lot earlier, but they all fell. With so many tentacles, I almost couldn’t make it out alive.”

Everyone also looked somewhat lamentful. There were clearly eight people when they went, but only five returned. Being able to bring back five was already pretty good.

However, this person was truly too honest, taking out all of her fruits. They had all kept some for themselves.

In fact, for this kind of thing, someone still needed to act as cannon fodder to buy the others enough time to escape. They hadn’t expected this woman to actually make it back alive.

Ning Shu couldn’t help but want to sigh. She wanted to get out right now. She wanted to get out of Mount Jiugong.

It seemed she couldn’t leave unless she reached the ninth floor and completed the trial.

Oh my god!

So many stunningly brilliant geniuses hadn’t made it out. For someone like her, who knew when she would ever be able to leave.

Furthermore, she still had tasks to do. She had to look after the City of Water. She still had taxes to collect!

God only knew how long she would be stuck in here.

Ning Shu felt entirely broken down inside.

The group returned to the city. The first-floor world of Mount Jiugong wasn’t small either. It was about the size of a plane, and there were many trial disciples.

Some disciples couldn’t get out after entering this place, so they just had children here. They simply reproduced in this space and abandoned all plans of leaving.

Moreover, they could continue living even after death. Was there anything better than this?

As a result, there was no shortage of people in Mount Jiugong.

Ning Shu returned to the plaza and stood at the spot where she had first appeared. How was she supposed to get back?

Ning Shu scratched her head. Could she really be stuck here forever?

Go out. Let me go out.

Ning Shu pointed her finger, and a black hole appeared in front of her. She stepped into the black hole and vanished in a flash.

This black hole was basically Ning Shu’s. Fortunately, Ning Shu managed to come out from inside it.

In front of her was the towering Mount Jiugong.

Perhaps she could come inside Mount Jiugong to take a look when she had free time. There were nine floors of worlds.

Ning Shu exited the black hole and returned to the system space. She pulled out a pile of red, jujube-like fruits. Sitting on the sofa, she gnawed on the fruits while opening the chat system and asking Mei Ziqing, “Are you there?”

Mei Ziqing: “No.”

“Alright, I need a favor from you. Can you go to the consultation room and see if the adjudicator is still there?” Ning Shu said to Mei Ziqing. “Go check quickly. I’ll give you something good to eat.”

Mei Ziqing: “Do you think I care for whatever good stuff you have?”

Ning Shu took out two fruits, one for Mei Ziqing and one for Xiao Huo, who was acting as a mother hen.

She waited for Mei Ziqing to reply to her message.

After waiting for a while, Mei Ziqing replied, “He’s not there. But that guy is way too crooked. I just went in and sat down for a bit, and he charged me five point cards. That’s tens of millions of points.”

Ning Shu knew Mei Ziqing was talking about the silver-haired man.

That guy ripped off everyone he saw. It would be a waste not to rip them off. She had no idea exactly how much tax this person owed.

With him being so shady, there probably weren’t many people visiting him. But since he was so greedy, there should be a lot of tax to collect.

Ning Shu was still a bit uneasy. “Is he really not there? Look around the area again. What if he’s hiding somewhere? I’m just saying it’s a possibility.”

Mei Ziqing: “…Possibility my ass. Get lost. Is the adjudicator really that wretched? You think he’s Hiding and waiting for you to come?”

Fine, she was overthinking it.

Ning Shu said to 2333, “Drop me off at the entrance of the consultation room.”

Ning Shu’s head spun slightly, and then she appeared at the entrance of the consultation room. Seeing the consultation room’s signboard, she really wanted to smash it. She completely couldn’t control the urge.

Mei Ziqing was waiting for Ning Shu at the door. Upon seeing her, she asked, “Where is the thing you promised me?”

“Here. Don’t say I didn’t think of you.” Ning Shu gave the fruits to Mei Ziqing and Xiao Huo.

Xiao Huo smiled and thanked Ning Shu. He revealed his little canine teeth, looking exceptionally bright and cute.

“I’m going to the restaurant. Come find us later. You can’t stay long in this kind of scam shop.” Mei Ziqing pulled Xiao Huo along and ran off.

She was afraid that just standing on this street for a while would result in her being extorted.

Ning Shu stood at the entrance of the consultation room. Her eyes darted around as she looked everywhere. It seemed the adjudicator really wasn’t there, but Ning Shu still didn’t dare to go inside.

Damn it, she was just that cowardly. If the adjudicator came out of the back room, she would be able to run away faster. God knows what those two were doing in the back room.

The silver-haired man closed the book in his hands and said to Ning Shu with reserved elegance, “Please come in.”

He really looked like an ancient noble, but his heart was too black.

Ning Shu sat on the threshold and propped her face up with her hands. “I’ll just sit right here.”

“Even if you sit on the threshold, I will still charge you. What do you want to consult about?” the silver-haired man asked.

Ning Shu let out a hollow laugh. “I’m here to collect taxes. Please hand over your taxes.”

The silver-haired man fell silent for a moment. Ning Shu sneered coldly in her heart. This time, she absolutely wouldn’t let him evade his taxes.

Ning Shu felt her life was so bitter. Every time, she worried her heart out over the taxes. Making these people pay taxes was just like asking someone to return borrowed money. The ones borrowing the money acted like the bosses.

“How is the construction of your world going?” the silver-haired man asked Ning Shu.

“Thanks for your concern. It’s going quite well. Please pay your taxes,” Ning Shu said expressionlessly.

She had been fucking traumatized. Even though Ning Shu was talking to the silver-haired man right now, her body was completely tense. She kept her eyes peeled in all directions, just in case that adjudicator thing showed up again.

Ning Shu felt that the silver-haired man and the adjudicator must be best bros for life. She had already bumped into Tai Shu at this place twice.

“I told you last time, right? Every constructed world must have living beings and reincarnation. Any constructed world requires a reincarnation world,” the silver-haired man said unhurriedly.

Ning Shu: Not listening, not listening. It’s just a turtle chanting scriptures.

“Please pay your taxes,” Ning Shu said. Why was it so difficult to get the silver-haired man to hand over some money? Was he so poor he couldn’t even afford to eat?

Was there a need to go this far?

Moreover, the silver-haired man was someone who had constructed a world anyway. He shouldn’t be broke to this extent, right?

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