"Mr. Faxun… are you going out?"
"Qiqi wants to go too… can I?"
Just as Makoto and Venti were about to go out treasure hunting, Qiqi poked her small head out from behind the door, her peach blossom-colored eyes blinking rapidly.
Like Makoto, Qiqi is a creature that doesn't need rest.
So when she saw Makoto about to go out, little Qiqi immediately followed him out.
Makoto squatted down and rubbed Qiqi's small head: "Qiqi, we're not going out to play; we're going to run an errand."
Little Qiqi nodded: "Qiqi knows… but Qiqi wants to protect Makoto…"
"It's dark… it's not safe outside…"
In Qiqi's eyes, late night often brings unknown dangers.
She was worried Makoto would encounter trouble, so she wanted to accompany him out.
Taroumaru also came along.
Although Taroumaru usually sighs and hides from Qiqi, he always accompanies Qiqi whenever she goes out.
Taroumaru's psychological trauma is real, but his concern is also real.
Looking at the sudden addition of one person and one dog, Makoto and Venti exchanged glances.
Venti naturally welcomed Qiqi and Taroumaru to join the team.
In his words, it was 'the more, the merrier'.
But from Makoto's understanding of Venti, this unreliable bard probably meant 'the more, the more slacking off'.
Unable to resist Qiqi's persistence, Makoto could only agree to let him come along.
"Qiqi, let's agree on something first,"
"We're going out to find treasure this time. You can't just run off to catch Crystalfly one moment and then run off to catch frogs the next."
Every time Qiqi goes out, he gets distracted by small animals, either unable to move or deviating from the plan, which would delay things.
Therefore, Makoto specifically emphasized this matter before they left.
Qiqi nodded vigorously: "Qiqi will be good… and won't cause Makoto any trouble…"
Just when Makoto thought Qiqi had matured, he heard Qiqi weakly ask: "Makoto… can Qiqi catch squirrels?"
...
Soon, Makoto and his group arrived at the junction of Starsnatch Cliff and Thousand Winds Temple.
According to the clues Lisa provided, the treasure should be nearby.
Immediately after, Taroumaru lay on the ground, his sensitive nose twitching.
As the saying goes, raise a dog for a thousand days, use it for an hour.
Taroumaru ran in one direction, not forgetting to remind Makoto behind him to follow.
Led by Taroumaru, Makoto arrived at a forest.
The trees here were sparsely distributed, and their bare branches looked as if they had been abandoned for a long time.
Immediately after, Makoto saw Taroumaru circling an empty patch of ground, with a conspicuous wooden sign behind him.
The moment Makoto saw the wooden sign, he had a sense of déjà vu.
He remembered.
In the game, Dragonspine has several upright wooden signs.
Those were treasure chests buried by Klee.
So…
Could there be someone like Klee who buried a treasure chest here?
Alice's figure subconsciously appeared in Makoto's mind.
Could the 'Witch's Treasure Chest' be related to Alice?
Only by digging up this soil can he get the answer.
Now the question is, who will dig the hole?
Taroumaru cannot use tools, and it is unrealistic to expect him to dig a hole with his claws.
Should he let Qiqi dig? Makoto didn't want Qiqi to do this hard work, although if he asked, Qiqi would definitely do it.
Immediately after, Makoto looked at Venti.
Venti mumbled: "Mr. Faxun, you can't just take advantage of me alone."
Venti took out a wine bottle, gulped down the dandelion wine, then lightly said he couldn't hold his liquor, and leaned against a big tree, falling asleep.
Venti's alcohol tolerance is determined by the environment.
If it's free wine from a tavern, Venti can sit there and drink from night till day.
But if he needs to do something, he doesn't need to drink much; one cup is enough to make him fall.
Being able to control his alcohol tolerance at will is also a kind of realm.
This really frustrated Makoto.
He didn't expect Venti, this sly old fox, to be so dishonorable and use the 'Drunken Escape'.
Now there's no one to do the work.
Just then, Makoto heard rustling sounds from the forest.
Immediately after, footsteps came from all directions, as if forming a circle to surround Makoto and his group.
"Another test subject!"
"You made the wrong choice!"
One by one, masked men holding shovels emerged from the grass.
They looked aggressive and had ill intentions.
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