"Isn't this too dangerous?"
Hua Yue Yu was very nervous because getting the feathers required using some cubes as footholds to jump and move. The distances between them were varied, some long, some short, and unevenly distributed in height, much like those game shows on TV where contestants navigate obstacle courses.
But if you failed on those shows, at worst you wouldn't get the prize money, whereas failure here meant death since there was nothing underneath those cubes. If someone missed their step, they'd fall straight down.
"I'll go up and try first!"
Xia Hongyao rolled up one of her sleeves.
"Wait, do you know which cubes you can step on and which ones you can't?"
"Do you know if there's a time limit once you step on a cube?"
"If there is a time limit, then you must plan at least three routes before you start!"
"Also, will the cubes in front of you suddenly move or fall when you jump?"
"Finally, will monsters attack you when you get the feathers?"
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