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PFRG: Chapter 130

Strange Stories Arcade (39)

Chi Ting always remembered what was stated in Rule 11 of the claw machine manual: [No matter whether in this area or other areas, be careful of employees and players carrying pink dolls.]

Obviously, the staff member sitting at the service desk was a very delicate pink doll.

Chi Ting’s eyelids drooped slightly, and his gaze swept casually over the staff member.

From the fabric of the doll’s clothes to the workmanship of every detail, it was obviously much more refined than other staff members he had seen before.

In this instance, did being more refined mean having higher authority?

There weren’t too many fluctuations in his demeanor as Chi Ting slowly raised his eyes with a half-smile to look at the two black holes of the doll’s headgear.

Faintly, he could feel that the thing hidden inside was staring at him. This cold touch gave him a feeling that it didn’t belong to a human being.

The air around them seemed to freeze for a moment, but Chi Ting’s expression was dark and calm. He tapped the table with his fingertips. “We don’t need a venue. It is too troublesome to run around. We will be fine here. Thank you.”

He refused calmly without any change in his facial expression. As the words came out, the surroundings fell silent for a few more seconds. Then the pink doll headgear smiled as if to disguise it. “If you have any other needs, you can always tell us. But as a friendly reminder, it is best to complete the final settlement within 10 minutes.

Within 10 minutes.

The expressions of the players turned ugly when they heard this.

“It seems that we don’t have much time left.” Qu Leng didn’t know why, but he keenly caught something from Chi Ting’s attitude toward the staff member. He glanced at the pink doll costume and said in a gentle voice, “We should hurry up if we want to play games. But let’s forget about rock paper scissors. We should play something else.”

Chi Ting wondered, “What to play?”

Qu Leng thought for a moment. “Arm wrists?”

The moment he finished speaking, he saw that Chi Ting was obviously stunned, and the smile on his face became more subtle. “Don’t think too much. I just think this is more convenient to save time. If you are worried about fairness, you can stipulate in advance that no personal skill or items are allowed to help. Is this okay?”

He pointed to the two teammates behind him. “There are three of us here, so it is the best of three. You see, we have a girl here. You shouldn’t be so scared, right?”

Diao Baiwei had been listening clearly nearby. At this time, she cleared his throat softly.

She didn’t find it strange that her captain would make such a suggestion. After all, she might be a girl but no one in the entire team could compare to her in terms of strength. She was very sorry, but it seemed that as long as the Dawn team agreed to it, the gift cards in their hands would definitely be handed over.

Chi Ting hadn’t expected this type of development.

What he didn’t expect was that he failed to play rock paper scissors, but he was stunned due to this sudden good thing.

Arm wrestling.

Comparing strength?

In the previous world, it had been a long time since anyone had proposed to confront the Dawn team head-on since the Dawn team was formed. This was why Chi Ting had proposed rock paper scissors, which still involved some luck. It was out of consideration of not wanting to bully them too much. Who knew that the other party would actually take the initiative to propose changing the rules?

Chi Ting squatted down for a while and confirmed it with a complicated expression, “Are you sure you want to play arm wrestling? From the perspective of fairness, isn’t it… a bit bad?”

Qu Leng thought Chi Ting was talking about the girl Diao Baiwei in their team, so he just smiled. “There is nothing wrong with it.”

“Okay then.” Chi Ting didn’t care much about the specific game content. He was more concerned about the settlement of this game. “This does save time. Let’s play two out of three. The winner can get the distribution rights to all the game cards of the loser.”

“No problem for me,” Qu Leng replied as he simply tidied up the service desk in front of him. Then he glanced at Chi Ting and asked out of curiosity, “Captain Chi, right? So you want to get these gift cards from me so that these people can have enough game coins to exchange for pass cards? What benefits did they promise you that is making you work so hard? Aren’t you afraid of losing all your gift cards to me instead of getting anything in return?”

“There is no promise. It is simply because helping others is a good virtue, and I want to gain some emotional value from it.” Chi Ting smiled slightly. “As for who will lose and who will win, we will know after the final result.”

Qu Leng raised an eyebrow slightly and waved his hand, signaling Diao Baiwei to come over. “For the first round, you come.”

Diao Baiwei directly dragged a chair and sat upright at the table, looking at Chi Ting. “Will you face me?”

“Oh, wait. I’ll call someone too.” It couldn’t be said that he was sympathetic to women. Chi Ting simply didn’t have the habit of being the first to come forward. He turned around and looked at the other people in the team. “Who will go first?”

Yue Ren had been standing a few steps away and watching the excitement. He opened his mouth once he heard this. “He is asking you. Who is going?”

Ji Xingque took a step back decisively. “I can’t use heavy hands. It isn’t suitable against girls.”

Chi Ting looked back. “Then…”

Song Xuefeng didn’t even raise his eyelids. His eyes were half closed, and his attitude said it all.

Yue Ren laughed. “Captain Chi, your appeal doesn’t seem to be that good.”

Chi Ting sighed helplessly.

It was rare for Yue Ren to see this man so helpless, and he couldn’t help laughing. He opened his mouth and was about to make another teasing remark, but he was caught off guard and met Chi Ting’s gaze.

The moment their eyes met, there seemed to be a subtle signal being accurately conveyed.

Yue Ren’s originally nonchalant smile froze for a moment before he slowly cleared his throat. “No, you want me to come, right?”

“Go ahead. I think it is great.” Ji Xingque was amused by this person’s expression of eating melons only to end up eating his own melon. He added fuel to the fire. “What a great opportunity to show off. You should seize it once in a while. Come on.”

“……” Yue Ren looked at Chi Ting. His noncommittal expression was obviously equivalent to acquiescing to this choice. The words of rejection that were almost blurted out changed. In the end, he sighed deeply in his heart.

If it was the past, he would have never paid attention to this so-called ‘performance opportunity.’ It could only be said that things were indeed different now.

He had changed.

He became a bit depraved.

Chi Ting watched Yue Ren walk over and sighed countless times. He almost couldn’t help back his smile. The moment Yue Ren dragged a chair to the table and sat down, he reached out and patted Yue Ren’s shoulder. “It’s okay. It is fine if you lose.”

Yue Ren glanced back at him and told him the truth. “Don’t put too much hope on me when it comes to strength. Captain Chi, I am actually very weak.”

Chi Ting looked at the wolf claw that Yue Ren stretched out while speaking and hummed meaningfully. “It can be seen that you are very weak.”

“In any case, you are the one who asked me to go.” Hearing this, Yue Ren knew that this man really didn’t intend to let Song Xuefeng replace him. He moved his wrist and helplessly handed over his paw that was still wearing the doll glove, smiling slightly. “Beauty, be gentle.”

“Yes, I’ll be gentle,” Diao Baiwei said as she got into position.

The doll gloves hadn’t disappeared, which made the posture adjustment a bit more troublesome. But both sides were ready quickly.

Chi Ting stood beside him, hugging himself and looking very natural.

Ji Xingque had also come over to join in the fun. He listened to Qu Leng slowly counting down beside him, and said expectantly, “This one should be fine.”

“Three, two…”

“Huh? I don’t know.” Chi Ting happened to hear the countdown reaching ‘one.’ He was about to wait for a result when he heard a ‘pop’ sound. Yue Ren’s hand that was placed on the table was pressed onto the table without any resistance. This was followed by the slight ‘click’ sound of the panel cracking.

Ji Xingque’s expectant expression also showed a few cracks at the same time. It took him a long time to speak again. “…F*k, so powerful? Instant kill?!”

However, there was no response. There were footsteps beside him, and Chi Ting had already rushed to Yue Ren in one step. “What’s going on?”

“Nothing. Just a slight broken bone at most.” The shadows under Yue Ren’s feet were surging with eagerness, but calmed down when the familiar voice entered his ears. He looked back with a hint of helplessness and sighing. “See, this type of physical work really isn’t suitable for me. I told you before, I am really weak.”

“It is okay to lose. Are you hurt?” Chi Ting looked over quickly. He glanced at the cracked tabletop before finally focusing on Yue Ren’s wrist. “Is it broken?”

Yue Ren glanced at this expression. The word ‘yes’ was about to come to his lips, but in the end, his conscience made him stop fooling around. “It was just twisted a bit. It’s okay.”

He relied on Chi Ting’s help to stand up. “Next time I say no, you should listen to me. I really can’t win in a game that is inappropriate for me. Look, it is 1 to 0.”

“It isn’t a big problem. Let me do it.” Chi Ting was finally sure that Yue Ren was indeed fine. He retracted his concerned look before reflecting on himself.

In any case, it was a best of three, and losing one game was really nothing. He just hadn’t expected Yue Ren to be so weak. Thinking about it carefully, it was probably an illusion caused by this person’s unbridled and petty personality. He always forgot that the main combat power was still attached to these shadows. This made him subconsciously make unreasonable judgments about Yue Ren’s physical fitness.

Blame it on him.

In just a few seconds, Chi Ting had seriously reflected on the mistake in the division of labor and secretly made a note in his heart. It seemed that in the future, it was necessary to properly protect Yue Ren’s fragile body when the shadows couldn’t be used.

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Stoneegg21
Stoneegg21
6 days ago

Huh. Thank you for the chapter!

clozed
clozed
6 days ago

was it his plan all along? 😂

Xiexi
Xiexi
5 days ago

Gosh 😩 the cliffhanger. I can’t wait for more chapters.
Thank you so much for the update

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