My daughter has been possessed.

Chapter 24 The Balance Riddle

If Li Jiuhe's guess is correct, the time here is exactly seven o'clock in the morning.

Just now, the morning bell rang, the sun rose, and the morning palace appeared, while the evening palace returned to silence.

This coincides with the text description of the morning bell that he first saw in the museum. It is said that people outside have the opportunity to hear the bell ring at 2 a.m. and 7 a.m.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case, but for Li Jiuhe, who was in the midst of it, the sound of the bell was deafening.

The situation was bizarre; he seemed to be in a completely different time and space.

Staggering to the front of the giant 27-day morning bell, after careful observation, there was not much unusual, except that there was a huge hole in the middle of the bell, which looked like a keyhole.

He then turned around and came to the front of the Morning Hall, where he saw a stone tablet about half a person's height standing on the ground next to the entrance of the hall.

Upon closer inspection, the stone tablet bears the inscription "The living should weigh the consequences and measure others by their own standards."

I don't understand what it means.

Li Jiuhe peered into the main hall and saw that the interior was exactly the same as the dimly lit hall he had just run out of, the only difference being that one was well-lit and clear, while the other was dimly lit.

However, at this moment, Li Jiuhe had a feeling that he was not the only one in the hall.

He stood outside for a moment, weighing his options, then stepped into the main hall. Turning a corner, he arrived at the very center of the hall, where a three-meter-tall stone figure appeared before him.

The stone figure has a dignified appearance, a broad back and a powerful build, and is dressed as an ancient warrior. He is holding a huge weight in his hand, which is clearly hanging from his hand and can be moved.

Li Jiuhe cautiously approached and, after careful observation, discovered that the weight was not made of stone, but of bronze.

In addition, next to this stone figure is a huge bronze balance scale, which appears to be intact and usable.

However, the scales were large enough that even three or five adults like Li Jiuhe could stand on them together.

Scattered in front of the scales were a large number of incense burners of the same shape but different sizes. The larger ones were bigger than watermelons, while the smaller ones were only the size of perfume bottles.

After observing, Li Jiuhe took a few steps back and carefully examined the stone figure holding the weight, the huge bronze balance, and the pile of incense burners of various sizes for a moment.

He had a gut feeling that these things must be some kind of mechanism.

Because the 27 Morning Bell is a special sequencer, although it does not directly exhibit life manifestations like human sequencers, according to investigator Xu Wei, it also exceeds the life scope of ordinary humans.

In other words, it might be even smarter than humans.

Since I haven't died and am trapped here, perhaps finding the operating rules of this Morning Bell space will give me a glimmer of hope.

"Scales, incense burner?"

Li Jiuhe muttered to himself, his gaze shifting to the huge weight in the stone figure's hand.

It's clear that this thing can move, meaning it can be taken off the stone figure's hand.

"Does it mean I have to place weights on one side of a scale and incense burners of varying weights on the other, and only when both sides are balanced can the puzzle be solved?"

He kept thinking about it and looked around again, but he didn't see any written clues.

Thinking of the eight characters on the stone tablet at the entrance, "The living should weigh things, and measure others by their own standards," the word "weigh" should mean to measure.

In that case, perhaps we could try weighing the weights and incense burners on a balance scale.

Just to be on the safe side, Li Jiuhe immediately tried to define the weighing event as a task in his mind and found that he could still use his abilities.

Furthermore, due to completing the mission in the museum, his current mission reset point limit is now 10 points.

In addition, there are 2 time anchors and 1 chance to carry items from before the reset.

The task definition text appeared quickly.

[Task definition successful. The task is temporarily named "Balance Scale Puzzle".]

【Name: Balance Scales Puzzle】

[Level: Grade II, Class A]

[Requirement: Place a weight on one side of a bronze balance scale and an incense burner on the other side to achieve perfect balance.]

【奖励：1、任务总时长延长20分钟（当前上限1小时10分）；2、奖励1个重置时间锚点。】

[Note: 1. The total duration of the tasks you can currently define is 1 hours and 10 minutes; 2. There are more clues to be uncovered behind this anomaly.]

Upon seeing the mission information, Li Jiuhe was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected that this seemingly simple mission would actually reach level II!

This is even higher level than the mission to hunt down the Terror Eaters!

This might suggest that the danger level of this mission was also higher than that mission.

However, based on the mission information, he also knew that his guess was probably correct.

This Morning Bell space has its own set of rules, and if you want to leave this place, you have to find a way out of these rules.

Before long, Li Jiuhe focused his gaze on the weight held in the hands of the three-meter-tall stone figure.

This weight is as big as an adult could hug, and it looks extremely heavy, probably weighing no less than a thousand pounds.

It was a huge challenge to lift it and place it on the bronze balance.

He looked around but couldn't find any other moving tools he could borrow.

Was he supposed to use brute force to lift the weight and move it onto the bronze balance scale?

An adult male can typically lift up to 120% of his own body weight.

A person who exercises regularly can lift an object weighing about 180 pounds, but this is already a minority.

If this weight really weighs over a thousand pounds, Li Jiuhe would have an extremely difficult time not only lifting it but even moving it.

However, now that he has a general idea of ​​how this space works, he has to give it a try.

First, check if the weight can be moved. If it can be moved to the bottom of the bronze balance, then consider using the lever principle or something similar to move the weight to the pan of the balance.

Thinking of this, Li Jiuhe walked to the weight, squatted down, wrapped his arms around the huge weight, and suddenly exerted force.

I felt as if the weight had moved slightly, but I don't know if it was just my imagination.

The next second, a cold snort suddenly rang out from above.

Looking up, he saw that the stone figure had actually come to life, looking down at him with an imposing expression and fierce eyes the size of fists.

With a whoosh, the stone chisel's arm lifted up, and the stone figure easily picked up the huge weight, slamming it down on Li Jiuhe with lightning speed.

An immense pressure suddenly descended, and faced with such divine might, the injured Li Jiuhe had no way to escape.

His bones were instantly crushed by the weight, his internal organs were quickly squeezed out, and more than half of his body was turned into minced meat.

In a flash, Li Jiuhe's expression turned ferocious, and he was panting heavily as he stood two meters away from the stone figure.

He quickly realized that his death had automatically triggered the mission reset, and upon checking his reset points, he found that he still had 9 points remaining.

So, he accidentally triggered some mechanism that brought the stone figure to life?!