Chapter 238 Crazy Beginning

Shock and panic are instincts.

Instincts cannot be disguised, and instincts will not produce voices. They are things imprinted in genes.

Qin Ze realized that he had made a mistake.

That is the clown, not an NPC prop.

The clown is a real living being.

The shock and panic on the clown's face flashed, but was still captured by Qin Ze.

Qin Ze's infinite sword ignited flames.

The power of the pioneer, the royal fire.

This is Qin Ze's most unruly power at present. It comes from the pioneer era and is a powerful species absorbed by the God of Suture and Devouring - the Flame Demon.

The flames burned and burned the courage of the clown.

Looking at the reaction of the clown, Qin Ze wondered if all this was designed?

He had just arrived at the maze and was as confused as the existence in another maze.

The books he flipped through were used as an entry point, but there was no effect.

The magic lamp he was looking for was used as a cheating prop, but there was no effect.

The mind reading technique he used as a means to break the situation, but it still had no effect.

The clown in the first level caught Qin Ze off guard.

The painful gaze didn't work on the clown.

The clown had no heart. It couldn't bring up any past or memories.

But the clown had instincts, which suddenly reminded Qin Ze of something.

"What would happen if I killed you?"

Qin Ze asked calmly.

Now Qin Ze is also an old actor. He can naturally play the killer's indifference.

The clown said fearfully:

"Please don't do that, I'm your back-up."

Qin Ze raised his eyebrows. He had to say that he felt much better after the clown put away his playful smile.

"Backing?"

"I serve you." The clown's attitude was much more correct.

It has a survival instinct. Qin Ze guessed that the clown had all his memories erased and only a part of the instructions were implanted.

And the reason why the clown became like this is probably because the clown was once a challenger.

Qin Ze said:

"How to serve me?"

"You need to use your things as a price in exchange for the information I provide you that is enough to break the situation." The clown brought the topic back to the starting point.

This is the same as when Qin Ze just arrived at the maze.

Qin Ze pretended to be impatient:

"Sorry, I like to buy for free. I don't like to pay. If I don't pay, it's not considered prostitution, right?"

After saying that, Qin Ze was about to raise his knife.

The clown was completely terrified.

Disobeying orders means death, but encountering such a madman is also death.

It suddenly didn't know what to do.

Qin Ze said:

"You'd better give me some information that I find useful now, otherwise, I won't give you another chance to speak."

The flame of the Infinite Blade was jumping wildly.

The Infinite Blade needs anger as fuel, so when the flame ignites, Qin Ze is really angry.

The murderous intent brought by this real anger will not deceive people.

The clown immediately turned his brain to think about what he could say but was not the "paid content" stipulated by the boss.

"Don't worry! Don't worry, what I can tell you is that you need to pay a price for each door you open."

"The world created by the maze is extremely close to reality, and the price you pay will guarantee the authenticity."

"If you don't pay a price for opening a door... For example, some special professions are born to open various doors."

"Some abilities allow them to skip the price, and there are such people in the maze."

"It is said that there is a guy who has opened the door thousands of times."

Qin Ze suddenly thought of a certain unlucky guy, that unlucky guy... provoked him on the day when he was in trouble.

He remembered that he was a person that the commander said could be cultivated.

What that guy is good at is opening doors.

"But he didn't have to pay a price to open the door, so he was trapped in the endless maze of doors."

"In fact, if he chose not to use his locksmith skills to open the door... the normal process of walking through the maze..."

Qin Ze interrupted the clown:

"What about the normal process? Can he get out of the maze?"

The clown shook his head:

"Of course not, if he follows the normal process, he will die. At least he won't face endless torture."

The setting of the clown is really naughty.

Qin Ze guessed that the clown only retained the most basic instincts.

The character is designed to be a fun person, to treat people who challenge the maze as fun, and to provide fun for the maze king.

"That is to say, there is a person who keeps opening doors. If I meet this person, can I guide him?"

"You can communicate with him, but I don't know whether he believes you or not. After all, thousands of doors mean thousands of worlds."

"His experience is very rich, so rich... he may have seen everything. Even in a certain world, if someone calls his name, he will be alert to you."

"Oh, hell, this may be paid content. Do you want to give up something of yours?"

The clown suddenly realized that he had said too much.

Qin Ze said curiously:

"How does the transaction work? As long as I agree to your request, I will lose something?"

The clown nodded.

"Then if I get the information in advance, but I don't agree to you, can I default on my debt?"

The clown's expression stagnated again.

Qin Ze saw the change and was very satisfied.

The clown suddenly realized that he was meeting a very unruly player.

But it wasn't too scared.

The clown said:

"What I can provide is more than just information. I only appear at levels that are integer multiples of three, which is the third door you open, the sixth door... and so on."

"And I can provide you with specific buffs, such as the sanity buff. This will last until the next time you see me."

"Of course, I'm just giving you an example, but I have a lot to offer, and you can think of it as, the maze is an endless train."

"You're heading toward the conductor's cab, passing countless trains, and I'm the waiter pushing a cart, selling stuff."

Qin Ze interrupted the clown's speech:

"Are there other clowns besides you?"

"If you die, will another clown take your place?"

The clown suddenly felt happy because he guessed what Qin Ze was thinking——

If no one can replace him, Qin Ze will not kill him.

This madman is just scaring himself.

The clown said:

"No, although there are many other clowns, each clown only serves one customer."

"If I die, you won't have any other clowns to help."

The smile on the clown's face returned.

Because he believed that no one would be so stupid. Help in a desperate situation is like a sip of water in the desert. Even if it is not cost-effective, it is better than nothing.

Qin Ze did not respond and continued to ask coldly:

"Are everything you said true? How do I know you didn't lie to me?"

"That's the rule. The part where I'm allowed to tell lies is not here."

This sentence is very interesting, clowns can tell lies.

But he will tell lies under certain circumstances.

Qin Ze showed a crazy smile:

"Rules? In other words, everything you just said are the rules of the maze. The rules must be followed, right?"

The clown nodded, a little confused as to why Qin Ze asked.

Qin Ze continued to ask:

"Then can I trade with you now?"

"Are you sure? It's just level zero carriage now."

Qin Ze suddenly asked:

"You don't have the ability to think of your own, so why did you choose to use a carriage to describe the maze?"

"Is it set by the Lord of the Labyrinth?"

The clown was a little uncomfortable with Qin Ze's out-of-the-box thinking, but he still said:

"Yeah, that's a boss metaphor."

Qin Ze said:

"Does this maze have anything to do with trains?"

The clown is confused:

"I have no idea."

Qin Ze thinks this train metaphor is very interesting.

Then I suddenly thought about whether the prototype of the maze was really a train.

But this question is obviously a knowledge blind spot for the clown, and he does not have the authority to answer it.

"Okay, my last question, what do you think is the most valuable thing in exchange for something to get through the maze?"

The clown said:

"Of course it is a price denial authority. You need to pay a price for passing through the door, but correspondingly, there will be certain adventures behind the door that allow you to recover the price, and there are many possibilities and additional gains."

Qin Ze understood, for example, if the price of opening the door is to lose one's reason, then there is a way to regain one's reason behind the door. Not only will you regain your sanity, you may also receive additional subsidies.

Price denial is indeed a very interesting thing.

"But I generally don't recommend that you buy too early. After all, you may not be willing to pay for something you need to pay for. It's best to buy when you are in a desperate situation."

The Joker returned to his original stance.

Now he has clearly made Qin Ze realize his own value.

As long as Qin Ze is a smart person, he will not choose to kill himself.

But he doesn't understand Qin Ze.

"I need to buy this thing, and the price will be denied. Tell me, what is the price?"

The clown was a little surprised.

This is indeed something that has never happened before.

Because people who are trying to pass the maze are afraid of dealing with themselves.

After all, in everyone's minds, making a deal with the devil is bound to result in loss.

So at the beginning of the maze, at the lowest difficulty level, when everyone has the most abundant resources...

Most people wouldn't trade with a clown.

They can just pay to open their doors.

And the price of trading with the clown is far greater than opening the door.

But Qin Ze asked for a deal from the beginning.

Moreover, what is being traded is "price denial", which is the most expensive thing among all commodities.

But the clown also has his own indicators:

"No problem, the price is negated. This is an extremely expensive commodity. If you are sure you want to trade it, of course I can trade it."

"The price is that if you die, you will become my colleague and one of the clowns."

"And, next, the cost of opening the door may double."

"At the same time, the conditions for you to leave the maze will be extended from the original fifteen levels to eighteen levels."

"Of course, after doubling the amount, the resources that can be found in the world inside the door will also double."

"In the end, it's fifty percent of your soul that you lose."

"This is the price, are you sure you want to pay it?"

The clown laughed and said:

"This is a very unequal transaction. I have to remind you - the huge price you paid will only last for three levels. That is, the next time you see me, this buff will disappear."

Qin Ze nodded and showed an elegant smile worthy of a villain:

"Yes, I know, please complete the transaction for me first. By the way, fifty percent of the soul, can you use my belongings as a trade?"

“There’s an extra soul in me that’s completely mine.”

Banker Lu Buwei, at this time, was used to offset the price. In Qin Ze's view, it was very reasonable.

After the clown was silent for a few seconds, he nodded:

"No problem, if that soul completely belongs to you and is considered your personal belongings, then you can indeed do this.

Great, this solves the biggest problem in the problem - fifty percent of the soul.

Qin Ze can imagine that this price is usually used in the last few levels of the maze.

When a person only has his soul to trade, he will choose to use his soul in exchange for this subsidy.

To break through the last three levels.

The condition for leaving the maze is to make fifteen choices in the maze without dying.

At present, it seems that most people have to turn to the clown after a few choices.

If you make the right choice and reach twelve levels, only the last three levels are left. Finally, you have to ask the clown for help and buy "price denial".

Then comes the greatest malice.

First, it becomes more expensive to open the door. At this time, the person who challenges the maze may have nothing left.

He may not be able to afford these costs at all, even if there are enough resources behind the door to recover these costs...

But he may no longer have the basic situation to recover the price.

For example, for a person with residual health, the price is to overdraw 10% of his maximum life. Even if he can make up 10% later, he will die the moment the price is consumed.

There is no way to make up for it.

This is the first malicious point left by the Maze King.

Secondly, whether you succeed or not, you will lose 50% of your soul.

In a sense, these souls will provide new materials for the Labyrinth King.

Again, if you fail, you will become a clown. The clown will basically be robbed of everything by the Maze King.

But these are not the greatest evils.

The greatest malice is——

Once you make this choice, your departure base value changes from making fifteen choices to eighteen choices.

This means that when you actually successfully pass the fifteenth level, the clown will take back the "price denial" permission that you purchased at a huge cost.

And you, who have lost 50% of your soul... still have three levels to go.

too disgusting.

Qin Ze had to say that this was disgusting.

So Qin Ze chose to complete the transaction first when he still had other prices to pay.

But even so, Qin Ze still suffered a loss.

After all, this deal is too unequal.

Qin Ze seems to have discovered a loophole. The player's thinking is to find bugs and find bugs.

If it is a well-designed game, of course there is no need to do this.

But the Maze King is not a reasonable designer at all.

So Qin Ze doesn't want to be a rule-abiding player.

What he does is find loopholes.

After completing the transaction, Qin Ze didn't feel any changes.

Lu Buwei lost 50% of his soul, which seemed to have no additional reflection on Qin Ze himself.

The clown smiled more and more proudly. The madman who made a huge sacrifice before the first level even started...

He could imagine that this lunatic would be begging him behind.

But his smile quickly froze.

Only then did Qin Ze start his sexy operation:

"According to the rules you mentioned——"

"A challenger, or a train passenger, will only meet you as a waiter, right?"

"Yes." The clown didn't realize the seriousness of the problem yet.

"Okay, rule two, the next time I meet you, the transaction I completed before will be invalid. Right?"

The clown nodded, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

Qin Ze showed an exaggerated smile like a clown:

"Well, goodbye, Mr. Clown, I don't think I'll meet you again."