Deceitful Game

Chapter 289 also includes placement play.

But clearly, Mingper is not Faust.

Even if he shouted, "Stop time, for you are more beautiful than anything else," nothing would happen.

Mingpo sighed, reluctantly preparing to hide his portrait.

If this thing is destroyed, Mingpo will die. Although it is so handsome, Mingpo desperately wants to show it to others... but the will to survive prevails over this desire.

According to the order of the seven souls, the soul of "stinky lungs" that Mingpo ultimately lost should be the will to survive.

So by that point, Mingpo was probably already dead.

They say he has seven lives left, but he might not even get six!

Mingpo walked halfway around his vast, maze-like territory before finally finding a good spot.

That's the sixth shelf of the bookshelf.

Even Mingpo had to stand on tiptoe to reach that spot.

As a marker that Mingpo could remember, it was positioned directly opposite the blood-red countdown on the wall, which only Mingpo could see.

-167:51:12

-167:51:11

-167:51:10

Mingpo's countdown has reset to seven days.

He sighed for a moment, then turned back to continue hiding the paintings.

He first hid the portrait behind the book, then used the book to cover the front, but found that this might attract attention.

So Mingpo simply removed the entire frame from the portrait and placed the thin painting under the book.

"Perfect."

Mingpo nodded in satisfaction, then took two steps back and realized he couldn't see anything at all.

This thing... to be honest, isn't it just a lich's phylactery?

It's pointless to make something like this with the strongest materials; it'll be easily stolen no matter which treasure chest you hide it in. It's better to use inconspicuous materials and put it in an inconspicuous place.

Mingpo turned around and opened the refrigerator, intending to treat herself to a bottle of iced coffee.

I really put myself through a lot of hardship.

Under the "side effects" of Dorian Gray, Minper even regained some of her appetite.

But when he opened the refrigerator door, he discovered something unexpected.

Mingpo was actually prepared to find his own corpse after opening the door, after all, the refrigerator in the base had been haunted in his previous life...

But when I opened it, I was still taken aback.

His original coffee was placed on either side, leaving a considerable space in the middle. Inside were preservation capsules that looked like rocket heads or children's backpacks.

The preservation capsules were filled with fresh preservation fluid... a bubbly green liquid, like green apple-flavored Fanta.

It's even chilled, because the temperature inside the refrigerator is now four degrees Celsius.

And inside, there was a head.

The head's hair floated in the preservation fluid, covering most of the face like seaweed, and the eyes were quietly closed.

It was Lin Ya.

Mingpo took a half step back and glanced at the shipping box next to her.

The shipping container was empty.

I glanced at the constant temperature cabinet again; it was empty too.

"...Ke'er, that kid, she really knows how to stir things up."

Mingpo sighed helplessly.

However, he realized what was happening.

His order was indeed to "keep Lin Ya like a tropical fish in a constant temperature incubator," but there's a problem... that constant temperature incubator is actually for keeping ornamental pets; it's transparent.

Ke'er probably realized that someone would enter Mingpo's office after she discovered that she might not be able to stop them, so she hid Lin Ya's head in the opaque refrigerator first.

The refrigerator door certainly won't stop real inspectors, but it can stop those sneaky thugs.

During this time, Lin Ya's manifestation period ended, and she returned to the black and white world.

Because her physical location was directly in Mingper's office, she entered Mingper's anchor point directly.

...But if we keep chilling it like this, something bad will definitely happen.

Lin Ya's head can't withstand being chilled for too long; if it freezes any longer, it'll become raw marinated.

Mingpo narrowed her eyes and slapped the preservation capsule with a little force, instantly waking Lin Ya from the shock.

She opened her eyes wide and looked at Mingpo outside.

She seemed to want to speak, but couldn't. Because she was completely submerged in the preservation fluid, no air passed through her throat, and even if she wanted to speak, she could only make gurgling sounds.

Looking at Lin Ya's head, Ming Po fell into thought.

He had brought Lin Ya here earlier because he wanted her to explain what "I've seen you before" meant.

But now, since Mingpo from her previous life has awakened... Lin Ya, as a source of information, is no longer needed.

At the same time, Mingpo also remembered Lin Ya, who had betrayed him three times in the game of "passing the parcel".

In her previous life, Mingpo had no desire to kill, but in this life, Mingpo is quite interested in tormenting Lin Ya.

...But from another perspective, Lin Ya is now "innocent".

Because her past life memories were before she participated in "Passing the Flower with a Drum," and she has no sins in this life.

Mingbo remained silent, pondering how to deal with this troublesome thing.

Since the goods have already been transported back, it would be a waste to kill them directly.

However, Mingpo did not intend to make her his companion, and therefore did not plan to equip her with a new prosthetic body.

That's because of her [misdeeds].

That "mistake" from the future.

……but.

Mingpo looked at the head, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"Heh..."

He gently stroked the preservation capsule, watching Lin Ya's ingratiating smile, and let out a pleasant laugh.

He figured out how to use Lin Ya.

In this form, she has at least one more use... that is, she can enter the Deception Game.

Although she now only has a head and would die easily in the game, she is still a deceiver!

She can use chips and enter the game!

A head alone would be fatal if thrown in. But this meant that Mingpo only needed to find a cage or similar life support device to carry her into the instance.

This can also be considered a type of double queue.

Because she has a very special advantage...

She didn't have a collar.

A con artist without a collar might be very useful.

And there's no need to worry about her betraying me.

Because using the Time Chips requires a ritual of "manifesting the chips, speaking to them, and then destroying them."

But Lin Ya is now without hands, and she can't speak unless Ming Po allows it, so she has no chance to make a wish. In other words, Ming Po can not only plunder her but also order her to carry out special orders.

Although it only has one head and can't do much, and going back to the more ancient past is like walking into a trap... but getting rid of the collar will definitely be of some use.

But before that...

We still need to tame her a little.

Mingbo smiled and took her out of the refrigerator.

Lin Ya was clearly very happy, and a smile appeared on her face.

Although Mingpa's base was still empty, it was still better than a dark and cold refrigerator.

The view here is quite nice... there are forest-themed bookshelves, bright lighting, and you can see the black and white traffic outside the window. "Stay here obediently, okay?"

Mingpo smiled and said casually, "Master has to go out and do his work."

He pulled out a wire and connected the vitamin capsule to electricity.

This means the vitamin capsule is fully activated and can operate at full power. Lin Ya will no longer be kept asleep, but will be kept awake and "fresh" by the microcurrent.

Just then, Mingpo picked up a curtain from the side and, pretending not to notice anything, gently covered Lin Ya with it, despite her panicked gaze and incomprehensible lip movements.

Let's leave her for a while.

A cruel yet gleeful smile crept across Mingpo's lips.