RoleplayNovel Chapter 10 Poison Coated in Honey
Chapter 10 Poison Coated in Honey
As soon as the two stepped out of the store, a mysterious room marked with a question mark appeared on the map.
This is a random event room in the Spire. There are no fixed battles; it all depends on the player's choices. Choosing correctly can earn huge rewards, while choosing incorrectly can result in resource losses or even death.
Almost at the same time the question mark room refreshed, the world channel was already in an uproar.
Countless players have simultaneously triggered the same random event and are now spamming the chat with messages.
"Holy crap! A golden statue dropped in the question mark room! It gives you 75 gold coins instantly! What a steal!"
"Really? Such a good deal? I'll take it! 75 gold coins can buy two more rare cards!"
"Only a fool wouldn't take it! Why not take free gold coins? It's just a cursed card, what impact could it possibly have?"
"Exactly! 75 gold coins for a broken cursed card, it's a steal! Anyone who refuses is a fool!"
"I've already got it! The gold coins are in my account, I'm so happy! Now I can go to the shop to delete cards and buy more!"
The flood of posts was filled with players' ecstatic joy at receiving the gold coins; almost 99% of the players chose to take the golden statue without hesitation.
After all, giving away 75 gold coins for free is too tempting. In this world where gold coins are power, no one can resist such a windfall.
Su Qingyue's eyes lit up as she watched the world chat flooded with messages.
75 gold coins!
She had just deleted cards and bought more, and her gold coins were almost gone. These 75 gold coins were just enough to buy another core card or two healing potions, which was a real lifesaver.
The moment the two stepped into the question mark room, a dazzling golden light rushed towards them.
On the stone platform in the center of the room stood a pure gold statue of a god. The statue was sculpted to life and emitted an alluring light. A system notification popped up in front of the two of them.
[Triggering a random event: The Golden Statue]
You discover a golden statue radiating golden light on the stone platform; it seems to be tempting you to take it.
Option 1: Take the idol, receive 75 gold coins, and also receive a curse card [Paralysis]
Option 2: Refuse the idol, turn around and leave; no benefit will be gained.
Looking at these two options, Su Qingyue's breathing quickened.
Just as they said on the world channel!
75 gold coins for free!
She instinctively reached out to select the first option, but as soon as her finger lifted, she remembered Lin Ye's earlier instructions and stopped herself.
She turned her head to look at Lin Ye, her eyes filled with a mixture of expectation and hesitation.
"Lin Ye, 75 gold coins! That's a lot of money!"
"Almost everyone in the world chat chose to take it. It's just a cursed card, right? It shouldn't be a big problem, right? Should we take it?"
Her thoughts are exactly the same as those of 99% of players worldwide.
With a profit of 75 gold coins right in front of you, how much harm can an invisible and intangible cursed card cause?
Any beginner would find it hard to resist such a temptation.
Lin Ye's expression remained unchanged; he didn't even glance at the 75 gold coins before shaking his head.
"I won't take it."
"Turn around and walk away, choose the second option, refuse the idol."
Su Qingyue was stunned, her face filled with disbelief.
She even doubted that she had heard correctly and subconsciously asked back.
"Huh? You refused? Why?"
"75 gold coins! It's just a cursed card, what's the big deal? If we don't take it, wouldn't we be losing out big time?"
Not only Su Qingyue, but if other players in the world channel heard these words, they would probably call Lin Ye an idiot.
Why would someone choose to get nothing when they can't even accept the free 75 gold coins? Isn't that just plain crazy?
Seeing her puzzled expression, Lin Ye pointed to the [Paralysis] curse in the options, his tone serious and without a trace of joking.
"Tell me first, do you know what the effect of this [Paralysis] curse is?"
Su Qingyue shook her head and blinked blankly.
"No... I don't know. Nobody mentioned it in the world chat. It's just a regular curse card, right? At most, it'll reduce some health and stats, right?"
"An ordinary cursed card?" Lin Ye chuckled and explained the terrifying nature of this cursed card, word by word.
"The effect of [Paralysis] is that at the start of each turn, you have a 25% chance that you cannot play any cards in your hand this turn."
"To put it bluntly, there's a 25% chance that you'll be forced to stand still for the entire round."
Upon hearing this, Su Qingyue's face turned pale instantly, and she shivered.
Standing as punishment for the entire round?
What does it mean to be forced to stand in the spire for a round in this tower where people could die at any moment?
In other words, you can only watch helplessly as the monster attacks you, unable to play a single defensive card, and can only take the beating, or even be instantly killed!
She instantly thought of the big goblin from before.
If the paralysis effect is triggered during a crucial round when fighting an elite monster, causing her to stand still, then one punch from the goblin will finish her off!
Don't even mention one life, even ten lives wouldn't be enough to cause such chaos!
Seeing her face turn deathly pale, Lin Ye knew she understood, and continued to explain the dangers of the cursed card in detail.
"Now do you still think that getting those 75 gold coins was worth it?"
"75 gold coins seems like a lot. It can buy two cards and remove one card, so it definitely provides an upgrade."
"But what it brings you is a time bomb buried in your deck, which can explode at any time and take away your life."
He paused for a moment, then gave her a very straightforward calculation.
"A 25% chance of being forced to stand as punishment doesn't seem like a high probability, right?"
"If you fight ten battles, two of them will trigger this. If you fight one hundred battles, twenty-five of them will result in you being forced to stand still."
"Even if it doesn't trigger in 99% of the rounds, as long as that 1% chance triggers in the crucial round when you're fighting elite monsters or bosses, you're done for."
"In the spire, life is the most precious thing. 100 lives seem like a lot, but they die very quickly. To give yourself a debuff that could kill you at any time for 75 gold coins is a classic case of picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon."
"Also, I told you before," Lin Ye said firmly, without any ambiguity, "In Slay the Spire, don't touch any of the cursed rewards unless you have relics or cards that can remove the curse."
"The cost of a negative curse is always far greater than the temporary benefits you gain."
Su Qingyue felt a chill run down her spine and broke out in a cold sweat.
Thankfully, she didn't impulsively click on it.
She had just thought, "Why not take it if it's free?", but now she realizes...
This isn't a windfall; it's clearly poison disguised as honey!
Taking these 75 gold coins is like handing your life over to probability; you could die at any moment.