Category: 和NPC抢装备 Looting Equipment From NPCs

Grouping list:
Group 1: Lou Fan & Lin Man Man(newcomer)
Group 2: Qin Tan, Chen Shuyang & Gong Yi(newcomer)
Group 3: Wen Lang, Zhang Xue & Xiao Yu(newcomer)

Qin Tan’s group of 3 did not go far and they returned to the square. There are many people in the square so Qin Tan thinks it might have a better chance for them to find out some clues. The three of them haven’t even started to do anything when an old man who looked kind and carried an air of dignity came over.

“You are here to travel? I’m the village chief of this small fishing village.” Although the old man’s face looked kind, his smile felt weird. It’s like a plastic fake smile, which makes people feel creepy.

“In the past few years, many young people like you have visited our small fishing village. We welcome you very much.”

“I’m not sure how many of you are here?” the village chief asked earnestly.

A shiver ran through Chen Shuyang’s body and he took 2 steps back, hiding behind Qin Tan. Gong Yi has been standing behind, looking like he had a toothache, feeling uncomfortable all over his body.

Qin Tan: “Not sure when the ritual activities in the village will start? It looks really grand.”

The village chief stroked his beard, “It is grand, naturally. Every year we prepare for the sacrifice with a very pious heart, lest we are not thoughtful, and anger General Ju Yuan and…”

The chief stopped talking. His eyes swept across the three of them as if he is trying to pick something off of them.

Chen Shuyang hehe-ed a few times and plucked up the courage to ask, “Village chief, I am learning to make boats. Not sure if you know Shenzhou. I read the record that it has passed through this area before.”

“It’s a solid and beautiful boat.” Chen Shuyang looked fascinated, but it is all nonsense he randomly come up with.

An emotion flashed through the village chief’s eyes and he waved his hand, “I have never heard of this. You can participate in our sacrificial activities, and you won’t be disappointed.”

The village chief keeps avoiding the main point when he speaks. After saying so much, there is not a single sentence of useful information. Seeing that they can’t get any clues, Gong Yi said, “The village chief, we will stay in your village to participate in the sacrifice event. Is there a hotel in the village?”

“There is no hotel.” The village chief laughed. “Just tell me when you are ready and I will take your group to find a house.” After saying that, he smiled with his hands behind his back and walked away. The hehe sound from his mouth made the goosebumps on Chen Shuyang’s arms stand up and he rubbed his arms hard.

Gong Yi said to Qin Tan, “Brother Qin, we newcomers will stay in the village when the time comes. According to your words, I have thought about it. The three of us had better not leave the small fishing village. If the mission timer cuts off, we might not be able to return.”

The watch on their wrists started the countdown at the place where they camped last night. According to his inference, the farthest they could go should not exceed the distance of yesterday. For safety, it is best not to leave the village to avoid unforeseen circumstances.

When the 3 teams met, it is already half afternoon. They found a bit secluded area to sit down and rest. The group of 8 people all felt a little tired, and one after another took out their own food to replenish their energy. Qin Tan sat beside Lou Fan and took out a canned fruit from his bag. Lou Fan smiled and passed a food with meat to him.

“Brother Lou and Brother Qin have a very good relationship.” Lin Man Man smiled. Then she leaned into Xiao Yu’s ear and whispered, “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, they are so compatible, I’m going to scream.”

Xiao Yu’s eyes flashed, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes. Lowering her head, she stopped looking. Xiao Yu tore the pieces of bread vigorously in her hands and stuffed them into her mouth like chewing wax. Shameless, he must have seduced Qin Tan and asked Qin Tan to protect him! What he has is just a face, why can’t it be me? Xiao Yu thought viciously: If Lou Fan died, wouldn’t she be able to approach Qin Tan? Then she could live. Xiao Yu fiercely took a bite of the bread – she must.

Lin Man Man sensitively felt that something is wrong with her good friend. She tugged at Xiao Yu’s clothes and asked in a low voice, “Xiao Yu, what’s wrong? Let me tell you, Brother Lou told me a lot of experience. I’ll tell you later.”

Xiao Yu raised her eyes to look at Lin Man Man, her eyes looking cold. Lin Man Man retracted her hand, unable to say a word for a while.

Did something happen?

Wen Lang took a bite of his own compressed biscuits, then looked at other people’s cans, “Ah, the evil capitalist class.” ‘One shouldn’t simply compare with other people’, even Chen Shuyang’s food is much better than him.

“Let’s go fishing for a few fish tomorrow. I felt like ‘birds are going to come out of my mouth’ soon.” Wen Lang hasn’t eaten meat for a long time.

This proposal is highly approved by everyone.

After eating, the teams began to share the information they got. Sacrifice activities, Lao Ye Temple, sacrificial boat, and the panicked mother and daughter. With these information, it is not difficult to make up a story, but their focus is not on the story. They need to find Shenzhou, and at the moment, there is no news of it at all.

Gong Yi suddenly said, “That village chief had a strange look in his eyes when asked about Shenzhou.”

This is an important piece of information, and Chen Shuyang hastened to jot it down in a small notebook. The clues are combined and circulated for everyone. Qin Tan pondered for a moment and said, “Tomorrow the five of us will go to Lao Ye Temple. The three of you will continue to inquire in the village. Be careful.”

Gong Yi and Lin Man Man both nodded, but Xiao Yu remained silent.

Except for Lin Man Man, no one noticed the peculiar action of Xiao Yu. Lin Man Man looked at her friend worriedly and didn’t know how to deal with her. She must be too nervous and scared.

There is too little information at hand, but there is enough time for them so the group decided not to take too much risk, and to proceed step by step. So, after everyone discussed, they went to the village chief to arrange a place to live, and then get a good rest. Compared to the first newcomer world, Lou Fan feels that the mission this time is already very good. One needs to know, his first world couldn’t get any clues at all for several days.

Qin Tan found the village chief who is still in the square. The village head is very enthusiastic and called a woman in her forties to take them to find a house. Along the way, they could see that they are walking towards the outside, and the woman remained silent.

Lou Fan had never been to the lakeside so he asked the woman, “Aunty, about the house we are going to stay in, will we disturb other people? It’s fine to just give us a quieter place.”

The woman raised her eyes and glanced at them, her eyes remained unchanged, “It is intended for outsiders anyway. Clean it up by yourself and close the door at night.”

It is enough to have shelter from the wind and rain so they do not ask for more. If it is not for the cold temperature by the lake, they can actually continue to stay in tents. Soon after walking to the edge of the village, seeing that they are going to reach the lake soon, the woman stopped. She pushed open the doors of the 3 wooden houses. The wooden house looked new as if it had just been built. The door creaked open, and a damp smell of rotting wood burst out. Everyone couldn’t help covering their mouths and noses.

After the woman opened the door, she turned and left without looking at them at all.

“Frck, what kind of attitude is it? I want to report her!” Chen Shuyang yelled angrily.

The man in the flamboyant red hoodie(WL) made a face that deserve a beating and slanted his eyes before saying, “Be grateful that we have a room for you. Still asking for bicycles (what more do you want)?”

The people who were decorating the boat earlier have gone home. The lake is calm and there is no wind at the edge of the lake. The surroundings are deadly quiet. But everyone present felt an indescribable gloom coming from all directions. It seemed that in an instant, the sky darkened. These three houses are a bit incompatible with the village. They are not connected to the houses in the village but are arranged in separate rows with three connected as if deliberately dividing them out of the village.

“Man Man, is the timer still on your watch?” Lou Fan asked with a frown.

“Yeah.” Lin Man Man glanced, “What’s the matter, Brother Lou?”

Lou Fan waved his hand, “It’s probably because I think too much. It’s getting dark so let’s go into the house.”

The house is not small and it is more than enough to accommodate 8 people. For the sake of safety, everyone unanimously decided not to separate. In case something happened, they won’t have enough time to notify. At this moment, a girl’s detailness is shown. There are cleaning tools to use outside the house. The guys fetched water by the lake and used it to mop the floor and wipe the dust. Just within 20 minutes, the house became squeaky clean.

They still need people to watch the night, and the grouping is still based on the previous day. Although the sky has turned dark, it’s still early. Everyone doesn’t want to sleep, but they don’t have the energy to chat so they just do their own things. Wen Lang did not give up on suggesting to play cards, but no one paid any attention to him.

Before 12.00 am, Lou Fan and Qin Tan replaced Chen Shuyang and Gong Yi. Lou Fan, who had slept for 3 hours, stretched his waist. Then he turned his head to look at the group of people sleeping all over the place on the ground and walked to the door.

“Where are you going?”

Lou Fan looked back at Qin Tan and pointed to the door. “It’s a bit stuffy. I’m going out to get some air. It’s just outside the door.”

There are no windows in this room, only a door as the opening. With 8 people crowded together, it is really stuffy.

Qin Tan put on his clothes and casually picked up his Tang sword, “I will go with you.”

Lou Fan laughed, “I’m just going out for a breather, you are too cautious.”

Although Lou Fan said it like that, he also picked up his bow and hung it on his body. Then, the two went out the door.

The moonlight is cold but sprinkled on the calm lake, it looked beautiful. Lou Fan is preparing to say something to Qin Tan. Suddenly, as if a fire is burning under the water, the calm lake surface began to bubble, looking like it is about to boil.

Something is coming out!

This is Lou Fan’s first thought. Qin Tan pulled his arm, and the two of them took a few steps back.

“Be careful,” Qin Tan said in a deep voice, staring at the lake.

Lou Fan didn’t dare to be careless, grasping the bow tightly in his hand.

A water bubble popped in the moonlight. As if a switch is turned on, something in the lake jumped out. Then, countless heads emerged from the lake. The water on the edge of the lake revealed a fish head. When it came out of the water, Lou Fan could see what the monster looked like.

Fish head and human body. The fish head is huge, and its eyes bulged out. They turned around, a bit like the eyes of a lizard, while the human body is on all fours and moves quickly.

Qin Tan swiped his sword at it and said to Lou Fan, “Go and call them to get up!”

Needless to say, Lou Fan has already turned around and ran back, not forgetting to shoot a monster with an arrow first. Lou Fan kicked the door open and yelled, “Get up, there are monsters! Grab your weapon!”

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“Brother Lou, what are we looking for?” Lin Man Man asked as she followed behind Lou Fan. Lou Fan has long legs so 2 steps from him equal to 3 steps for Lin Man Man. Furthermore, he walks fast so Lin Man Man needs to trot to keep up.

Lou Fan’s eyes swept around as he replied, “Keep an eye for a pair of mother and daughter.”

Lin Man Man nodded, “Okay, Brother Lou. Go slower, please?”

Lou Fan slowed down. The mother and daughter are no longer at the place he saw them. Since they couldn’t catch up, they could only look around for them carefully. Lin Man Man is a well-behaved girl. Her long and black straight hair is tied into a neat ponytail for easier movement. Lou Fan looked at her and saw that she no longer looked panicked like yesterday, quickly adapted to the world. Lou Fan could not help but sigh that ‘the environment will make people grow’, but it still varies from person to person.

“Are you afraid, Man Man?” Lou Fan asked.

Lin Man Man, who was looking around carefully, became silent for a while when she heard the words. Pursing her lips, she replied, “I was still feeling scared yesterday or even this morning, but it’s better now. Brother Lou, can you tell me some experience?”

“Experience, huh? Let me think about it.” Lou Fan also fell into a silence. He didn’t seem to have any experience to talk about. After thinking for a long time, he said, “The first is to improve your own strength. This is the most important. Second, there are many useful items in the mission world, such as mission items or key items. You have to pay attention, if you can bring the items back to Lazuli, they can allow you to redeem a lot of good things.”

Lou Fan and Qin Tan have discussed before that the things they exchanged in Lazuli are of fine quality. For example, a normal compressed biscuit can keep one full for half a day, but the ones from Lazuli can last a day or even longer. By the same token, whether it is medicines or weapons, Lazuli’s products are regarded as high-quality goods.

The two chatted as they walked and Lin Man Man took notes one by one. These will be the basis for her survival afterward so she must take notes.

There are very few villagers around, as most of them have run off to the square. After walking for a long time, no one else can be seen. The layout of the houses in the village is also very strange. Lou Fan and Lin Man Man walk around, feeling that everything looked the same as if they are in a maze. Though not sure what’s going on, Lou Fan didn’t have any fear to see the weirdness here, probably because he is mentally prepared.

“What is your spirit weapon?” Lou Fan asked Lin Man Man, turning his head.

Lin Man Man got taken aback and didn’t realize what a spirit weapon is. 5 seconds later, she took out a rope from her pocket and smiled bitterly, “It’s a skipping rope.”

Skipping rope? It’s another strange spirit weapon.

“I don’t know how to use it.” Lin Man Man said, “I loved skipping rope when I was a kid, and I won an award before. Just that I didn’t expect that the weapon I brought over is a skipping rope. Anyway, Brother Lou’s weapon is better, your bow and arrow are cooler.”

Lin Man Man looked a little helpless while holding the skipping rope. She shook the rope loose with one hand and then retrieve it with another shook. The movements are very skilled.

Lou Fan praised, “This is not a skipping rope at all, you can use it as a whip.”

Lin Man Man grabbed the skipping rope and couldn’t believe what she heard, “Whip? Brother Lou, are you kidding me? The difference is more than a thousand miles away.”

Lou Fan laughed, “Man Man, you have to know that the only role of spirit weapon for us is to be a weapon, whether it is to attack or defend. So, no matter what form it is, it will end up being used the same way. You don’t need to consider its name. What it is called doesn’t matter, as long as it can keep you alive. That’s the ultimate goal.”

Lin Man Man looked at the rope in her hand, and her gaze slowly became firm. That’s right, as long as she can survive and return to her parents in the real world, who cares? As long as the rope can be used as a weapon to protect herself, isn’t it all right?

Looking at the smiling Lin Man Man, Lou Fan couldn’t help but tease, “But you have to practice your arm strength. Know what is King Kong Barbie? It’s best to practice like that.” Then, seeing Lin Man Man wrinkled her face, Lou Fan laughed unkindly.

The moment Lou Fan caught two figures flashing by at the corner of his eyes, Lou Fan immediately put away his smile, “There, hurry up.”

However, after a turn, the mother and daughter disappeared again. Lou Fan turned around but didn’t even see their shadow. Lin Man Man also looked around. Then she turned around and asked Lou Fan, “Brother Lou, will we trigger the death condition? It may be a key NPC, or it may be a death condition.”

Lou Fan’s intuition is the mother and daughter pair is the key NPC. As for the key to the main mission or side mission, it is hard to say. He has never thought about the conditions of death.

“It’s a 50-50 chance. No one knows whether it is a chance or a death. The fact that we are in the mission world is already not in accordance with common sense. In every mission, we desperately try to stay alive.” Lou Fan said firmly, “I only know that once we found the key NPC, there may be equipment or key clues that we can obtain.”

“Let’s go, keep looking.”

Lin Man Man couldn’t refute, she looked up at the side of Lou Fan’s face. This man looks handsome and gentle and has a very strong style of doing things. He is not at all sloppy, and his way of doing things can’t be linked in the slightest with his looks. That should be what it means by ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’.

The layout of the houses in the village is really strange, and there is no pattern at all. The two could only run around, and yet they didn’t even encounter anyone of the other two groups. Fragmented whispers passed into Lou Fan’s ears, and he walked around looking for the source. The voices sounded near but it actually took him almost 10 minutes to find the person.

In a seemingly crumbling house, a woman kept moving her hands while speaking quietly. Next to her sat a youthful young girl. She has a beautiful face, but with a sad expression. Her brows are furrowed and her face is pale. That’s them.

Lin Man Man looked at Lou Fan quietly, and Lou Fan gave her a calm look. Lin Man Man took a deep breath, then let it out slowly. It’s okay, Brother Lou is with her!

The room is dark, so Lou Fan’s appearance blocked most of the light shining in from the door, making the room even darker. The two people inside looked up and are stunned when they saw a strange man appear at the door. However, without saying a word, or even asking anything, the woman swiftly lowered her head again to do her own thing. Their expressions can be called numb and despondent. Even with the light blocked, it does not affect the speed in their hands. Lou Fan felt that their fingers are nimbly working even in the dark. They are weaving a fishing net.

“Do you have any difficulties?” Lou Fan asked tentatively.

The two didn’t even lift their eyes and ignored Lou Fan.

Lou Fan continued, “I heard that there are sacrificial activities in the village. We came from outside. I don’t know what the sacrificial offerings are.”

As soon as he uttered those words, the mother and daughter had a pause in their hands, and their faces turned as white as paper. The girl’s lips trembled and her whole body shrank into a ball. The woman yelled and pushed the two of them out, “You are all bad guys. Get out! Scram!”

Lou Fan and Lin Man Man got awkwardly driven out, and the bamboo door is closed with a BANG. The door shook a bit as if it is about to fall apart in the next moment. Lou Fan touched his nose and felt that this NPC is a little different from the old man in Luoyang Ancient Village.

“Let’s go. We’ll go back to the square first.” Lou Fan helplessly said.

Lin Man Man lowered her head and no one knows what she is thinking. After walking for a while, she said, “Brother Lou, I don’t think we can ask directly, we have to be a little more roundabout. Next time, let me do it. I will try to fish for clues.”

Lou Fan nodded. He is really not very good at dealing with little girls. Before this, the junior sisters in the arrow club always surrounded him. They didn’t need him to start a topic as they could keep talking. Now that he needs to start one, it is a bit embarrassing for him.

…

Wen Lang and Zhang Xue chose the other side. Like what Lou Fan’s side, there are no people around here. Since they didn’t have any specific target, they walked fast.

“Let’s walk around first.” Wen Lang said to Zhang Xue.

Zhang Xue pursed her lower lip and suggested, “Let’s go to the lake first.”

Wen Lang shrugged and agreed. They walked quickly to the lake. The surrounding terrain is curvy and has many twists and turns. It is not like any other village at all where there are large gaps between the houses. Instead, they are built close together here, with no gaps at all. Don’t they feel suffocated when living in houses like this?

After walking for a while, they found out that most houses’ door is open. Inside, the items in some of the houses are neatly arranged while some are completely empty and uninhabited. So why are there so many empty houses?

Soon, the three of them arrived at the lake. There are many people by the lake at the moment as they gathered around a boat to decorate it. The boat is decorated very festively. On the other side, there is a smoke-filled building on the mountain not far away, which looks like a temple.

Wen Lang: “That should be Lao Ye Temple.”

Zhang Xue looked at the newly decorated boat indifferently, and said, “They want to use the boat to offer sacrifice?”

Almost immediately, the image of the sacrificial process appeared in the hearts of their hearts. There were many such stories in reality. But what is being offered as sacrifices?

A thin boy passed by them and Wen Lang grabbed him. Smiling at the boy, Wen Lang took out a handful of colorful candies from his trouser pocket and handed it over, “Hello, we are here to travel. I didn’t expect to catch up with your activities. Can you tell me more?”

The young boy looked at the candy in Wen Lang’s hand hesitantly. Then his gaze swept over Wen Lang’s face a few times. After hesitating for a long time, the boy swallowed. He grabbed the candy in Wen Lang’s hand and held it in his hand.

“The sacrificial activities in our village every year are very grand. It is to sacrifice to the undead at the bottom of the sea, hoping that they won’t harass us. There is also the Ju Yuan (statue) in Lao Ye Temple which will protect the safety of our ships.” The boy stared at the candy in his hand, seemed to be thinking about whom to give it to.

“Do you know about Shenzhou?” Wen Lang asked again, “Also, how do you offer the sacrifice?”

“What is Shenzhou?” The boy opened his eyes wide and looked at Wen Lang with doubts written in his eyes, and replied the other question, “After dark, we’ll just drive the boat to the middle of the lake and wait until the midnight fog clears.”

Zhang Xue stared at the young boy with indifferent eyes and asked, “What is on the boat? What is the sacrifice?”

The boy replied as if it’s nothing, “People and livestock, as well as various things made by the villagers themselves.”

Wen Lang wanted to continue to ask but the young boy became a little impatient. He pointed over to a direction and said, “Why do you have so many questions? You will know when you come to participate during our sacrificial process. I’m leaving now, I need to help decorate the boat, otherwise, General Ju Yuan will be angry when he doesn’t like it.”

Sacrifice, people and livestock, in the middle of the lake, heavy fog… the combination of these words is not a good thing when you hear it. A pity that they couldn’t ask about the whereabouts of Shenzhou.

Zhang Xue glanced at Lao Ye Temple in the distance. She turned around and walked back first. Wen Lang also glanced at the crowd around the boat before following Zhang Xue to go back. Xiao Yu remained silent and followed the two closely.

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The words coming from the indifferent female voice also sounded cold and emotionless. Zhang Xue looked at Xiao Yu coldly, “What’s the use of crying? Who do you want to come and save you? Your friends or other people? No one can save you except for yourself. Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t want to die, and try your best to live.”

These are the longest words one ever heard Zhang Xue say.

Still crying, Xiao Yu shouted at Zhang Xue, “What do you know?! I have just started doing an internship. My life has just begun. I don’t even have a boyfriend yet! I miss my parents!”

Zhang Xue chuckled indifferently, “Who doesn’t have family or friends here? Who isn’t in their twilight years? Who wanted to stay in this gerdamned place? If you want to go out alive, you must strive to survive!”

The crying gradually diminished, and Lin Man Man comforted Xiao Yu in a low voice. Wen Lang shook his head and continued, “The mission world is also divided into 5 levels, from high to low are Level S, A, B, C, and D. Only the Level D world has newcomers[1].”

Wen Lang took a sip of water and continued, “There are actually many organizations in Lazuli, large and small. Black Scorpion is a medium-sized organization. They have about 60 people in it, and most ‘passengers’ are not happy with their cruel style.”

As for how cruel it is, Wen Lang didn’t elaborate, but said, “If you bumped into them, you must act soft. The harder you go against them, the more excited they are. They are a group of maniacs. They also like to pull people back as their ‘fall guy/scapegoat’.”

Wen Lang sounded irritable when he talked about the Black Scorpion, and he didn’t want to say it anymore. He smiled and said, “Isn’t there still 9 days left? Let’s talk about this slowly. How can I say it all at once?” Looking around, Wen Lang rubbed his knees and put his hood on. Next, he yawned, “I am getting a little sleepy. We will start to do the task tomorrow so let’s rest early today.”

“Wait.” Qin Tan said, his expression looked determined under the fire, “Let’s assign the vigil, and plans for tomorrow. You guys can say what you think about it.” After saying that, Qin Tan stopped and waited. No one spoke for a while. He nodded and continued, “Okay then, don’t waste time and just do as I arranged. Zhang Xue will be paired with Lin Man Man, Wen Lang with Xiao Yu, Chen Shuyang with Gong Yi, and I will be with Lou Fan. Now, let’s talk about the plan of tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow morning, we will enter the village. If we meet anyone from Black Scorpion, act like we don’t know them. Our main task is to investigate the situation of the ship, Shenzhou. At present, we only know that Shenzhou must be a sunken ship, but we don’t know the exact location and what exactly is the problem with this ship. We have to clarify these before we can go down and look for the ship. Also, everyone should be mentally prepared. This ship is definitely not an easy task. We may encounter unexpected things. The worst case is Shenzhou is a ghost ship. Apart from that, we don’t know whether it will appear during the day or at night. If we can inquire more about the situation, we have more assurance.”

Qin Tan says all this in advance, that even Lou Fan and Chen Shuyang, who had been discussing it a long time ago, are not confident in their hearts. Not to mention Wen Lang and Zhang Xue. Zhang Xue frowned and bit her lower lip unconsciously. Wen Lang took off his hood with a serious face.

The 3 newcomers did not dare to speak for a long time, and then asked for a while, “Then what shall we do?” Could it be we have to follow the group too to find the ghost ship?

Wen Lang sneered, “You guys? Just stay in the village and wait for us to come back. It’s best to pray that we will come back. Otherwise, I don’t think you know how to get back to the platform.”

The faces of the 3 newcomers turned pale in an instant – they really don’t know how to go back! In silence, everyone looked at Qin Tan, waiting for him to continue. Qin Tan simply uttered an ‘oh’, and then realized, “I have finished my words, let’s rest.”

Qin Tan speaks less, yet he said it calmly, confidently, and decisively. Wen Lang said with almost no hesitation, “I propose to let Qin Tan be the leader.”

Qin Tan is originally the leader of his 3-person team, Lou Fan is in charge of diplomacy, and Chen Shuyang is in charge of clerical work. Since Wen Lang’s proposal is not opposed by Zhang Xue, he happily decided, “Okay, then Qin Tan is our leader. Don’t worry, I will unconditionally obey the leader’s arrangement.”

The 3 people who are well prepared for this mission world each brought a portable tent. So, a tent is given to the girls, another for Qin Tan and Lou Fan, and the last one for the other three guys. Qin Tan is still writing things in his notebook. Lou Fan wiped his face briefly and laid down on the ground with his clothes as a pillow. He said goodnight to Qin Tan and fell asleep on his side. Qin Tan replied good night then put down the pen and notebook in his hand. He stood up and put his coat on Lou Fan.

The night turned darker, and it is Zhang Xue and Lin Man Man’s turn to keep vigil. Lin Man Man came out of the tent sleepily. The moment she got woken up, she suddenly didn’t know where she is at the moment. It’s as if she had a dream, dreaming that she had come to a terrible world. She thought it was a dream, but the moment she saw Zhang Xue, Lin Man Man became sober. What dream? It seems that the stable world in which she has been living is a dream instead.

Zhang Xue’s pale face seemed to be stained with a hint of crimson under the firelight, and her indifferent eyebrows are softened a lot. Lin Man Man felt a little cold, and the surroundings are so quiet that it made people panic. Right now, she is spending the night in the wild for the first time.

“Sister Zhang Xue, aren’t you afraid?” Lin Man Man’s voice trembled. Even though she tried to control it, Zhang Xue could hear it.

Zhang Xue looked at the fire without speaking and seemed to be distracted. After a long time, she muttered something. Her voice is so soft that one could hardly hear her, “What’s the use for fear?” As if to tell her herself that.

Lin Man Man didn’t receive Zhang Xue’s reply and could only hug herself tightly. The night is a bit cold. She is wearing a shirt and a small coat, so those couldn’t resist the wind at night, especially they are staying by the lake which makes it even colder.

When everyone got up early the next morning, Lou Fan had already finished his daily training while Chen Shuyang is doing push-ups, and Qin Tan is also looking sweaty. The other 5 people stared at them silently. Wen Lang, who was yawning, is taken aback for a moment and stood on the spot with his mouth open.

“Good morning. Go and clean up, we are ready to go.” Lou Fan greeted them friendlily as if they are very familiar with each other. Unexpectedly, no one said anything for a long time after Lou Fan spoke, which made him wonder if he said the wrong thing.

A group of 8 people packed everything up and brought everything they could. Wen Lang and Chen Shuyang saw that the 2 newcomer girls are so cold that their lips turned purple so they lent them the clothes they had brought. Qin Tan took the lead to walk towards the village. In fact, they are not far from the village. After walking for 10 minutes, the entrance of the village is right in front of them. The simple plaque reads three skewed characters: Little Fishing Village.

Simple and crude.

The village looked very simple and most of the houses are made of wooden structures. Occasionally, the people passing by can be seen dressed in a humble dress giving people a feeling like they are in the 70s and 80s. This weird feeling made everyone uncomfortable.

Soon after they entered the village, more people can be seen walking around. Lights and festoons are hanging everywhere. The atmosphere felt joyful, it should be some kind of event that is going to happen soon. The villagers also all have smiles on their faces, but their smiles are a little weird. Lou Fan looked very uncomfortable and got goosebumps all over his body. He turned his head and looked around. From a distance, a pair of mother and daughter are hugging each other, their faces full of sadness but it’s more to fear. The girl who is held in her mother’s arms raised her small face upwards, with a look of fear on her face.

Lou Fan felt that the two are the key, and nudged the person next to him with his elbow, “Qin Tan, there is something wrong with those two.”

Not hearing any answer, Lou Fan turned his head and almost scream out in surprise. The person beside him is not Qin Tan, but a 40 or 50-years-old woman with a weird smile on her face. Her face is wrinkly and dark, and she gave people an uncomfortable look. Seeing that Lou Fan is looking at her, she smiled even wider. The tone in her voice made Lou Fan’s scalp feel numb, “Hehehe, this little brother. Our small fishing village will hold a grand sacrificial event soon, and there will be unexpected surprises.”

Lou Fan swiftly moved a little farther away. The corner of his mouth twitched and he nodded under the woman’s piercing gaze. Then, he ran towards Qin Tan quickly. When Lou Fan got to Qin Tan’s side, he couldn’t help but look back. The woman is still standing there, with a smile plastered on her face. The smile startled him and he turned back quickly.

“What’s the matter?” Qin Tan wanted to look behind Lou Fan, but Lou Fan grabbed him.

“Don’t look! Fck, she scared me to death. Why didn’t you guys call me when you leave? That old woman is terrifying, she smiled strangely that I felt uncomfortable all over my body. The girls in our team looked far better.” After saying that, Lou Fan smiled at the two young ladies in the team.

Lin Man Man moved to Lou Fan’s side in small steps, “B, Brother Lou, I think there is something wrong with this village. I’m a little scared.”

“It’s not right indeed. Don’t be afraid, we are still here.” Lou Fan nodded, and then comforted, “But more terrible things are yet to come. If you don’t complete the task, you will only die. Thinking of this, are you still scared?”

Lin Man Man shook her head, but tears are swirling in her eyes. Lou Fan felt that this little girl might not be able to hold it anymore, but he could only sigh. They couldn’t even protect themselves, what more to protect others?

Qin Tan blocked the old woman’s gaze at them with his body and said, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

Lou Fan: “…”

Lou Fan really wants to scream, ‘Oh my god, Qin Tan! Can’t you stop being so manly?! I can’t stand it!’ It’s a pity that Lou Fan didn’t dare to say that, so he could only curve up the corners of his mouth secretly. Emboldened by Qin Tan, Lou Fan took a glance to the back. The strange woman is gone, and so is the mother and daughter pair.

They don’t see the people from Black Scorpion, not sure where they had left. Their team continued to move forward, and soon they reached a place similar to a small square. A neat fence is circled around it and there is a round platform in the middle that is a bit higher than the ground. The square is full of people, and it looks joyous like when it is Chinese New Year time. Lou Fan remembered what the strange woman had just said, and whispered to everyone, “They are going to hold a sacrificial event soon. I think this should be the key.”

Everyone felt the same and Wen Lang suggested, “Why don’t we split up and ask around?”

Their target is quite big if they walked around in a big group. Lou Fan nodded in agreement, and discussed with Qin Tan, “How about splitting in a group of 2 or 3? I’ll take Lin Man Man, and you take Gong Yi and Chen Shuyang with you. Then, Wen Lang and Zhang Xue will take Xiao Yu. Any questions with this arrangement?”

After confirming the group, they separated in 3 directions and left the square. They agreed to gather here after half an hour regardless of whether there is new information or not. Lou Fan took Lin Man Man straight in the direction of the mother and daughter pair he saw just now. He must find them!

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[1] The author probably didn’t check his/her draft when writing this explanation. I recalled the other worlds that they will go still have newcomers in it. And the level of difficulty is definitely higher than Level D. So, just ignore this author’s explanation lol

Even Qin Tan frowned, while Lou Fan ignored the woman altogether. They didn’t speak so no one bother with the woman. Only Wen Lang moved his lips at Lou Fan because he is facing the other group with his back, saying, “Don’t mess with them.” A terrible expression appeared on Wen Lang’s face and his tone sounded a little nervous. After that, he turned around and smiled at the other group, “Oh, we are from the Level 1 team. Our task is to find a ship.”

There’s no response, just rustling footsteps sounded after that. When the other group walked away, Wen Lang heaved a sigh of relief. As if he had decided, he said to everyone, “Those people are from a mid-level team, belonging to the Black Scorpion organization. Their methods are cruel and very unfriendly to other people. Don’t provoke them, and it is best not to cooperate with them too.”

Unexpectedly, there are things like organization in Lazuli. Lou Fan feels that these people must have too much free time in hand and have nothing to do. Shouldn’t they just focus on completing their tasks well and surviving? Could it be they are tired of living?

Wen Lang added, “Let’s cooperate? The mission this time is not easy.” When Wen Lang saw the Black Scorpion’s team, he felt that his luck must be shitty recently. Not only he couldn’t count on relying on high-level people to complete his mission, but he also bumped into the same person who he tricked and got assigned as temporary team members. This is simply digging his own pit and jumping into it.

Lou Fan shrugged and turned to look at the short-haired woman, Zhang Xue. He greeted, “Hello, my name is Lou Fan, they are my teammates. Oh, that one (Wen Lang) doesn’t count. Would you like to cooperate with us?”

Zhang Xue stayed indifferent from the beginning. Her appearance is beautiful, but there is no emotion in those eyes. Lou Fan could even feel that she is always keeping a distance from everyone. After scanning around, Zhang Xue nodded. Her voice sounded cold and there is a hint of firm tone in it, “Okay, I listen to your instructions.”

So decisive!

Lou Fan turned his head to the newcomer, “Let me take a look at your mission. Okay, you can either go with us or stay by yourself. Let me say this first. We don’t guarantee your safety and don’t think of hiding away when encountering problems. Otherwise, you will die faster.”

After Lou Fan finished speaking, Qin Tan retracted his gaze from the map and pointed to a spot. He said, “The water area is wide and there is a village over there. Let’s go there first. Be careful on the road and don’t make too much noise.”

The direction that Qin Tan pointed in the same direction as where the Black Scorpion headed. Their group of 8 people put away their things and began to wade through the weeds.

…

With bubblegum in her mouth, Xiao Qian walked forward steadily on her high heels. As she walked, she complained, “Tsk, this time the other team is only a Level 1 team. Our mission is not the same so we can’t find someone as a stepping stone. So unlucky.”

A gloomy man with bangs covering his eyes said, “What unlucky? How many frickin times have I told you not to wear high heels?! You won’t be able to run fast during an escape like this. No one will save you this time.”

Another man who is tall and thin grabbed Xiao Qian, causing her expression to change from the bump but she didn’t dare to say anything. “Qian Qian should just follow me. I will definitely take you back safely.”

The man’s slippery hand caressed Xiao Qian’s arm, making her feel as if she got entangled by a snake. Enduring nausea in her heart, she tried to squeeze out a smile, “Then, I have to thank you, Brother Liu.”

A petite girl with a ponytail in the team smiled contemptuously at the pair and looked away from the eye-prickling scene. Regardless of the two, the man with long bangs checked their tasks again-

Task: Rescue Sun Hai and his group of 5 people from the small fishing village.
Task time limit: 10 days.

The column stating the team members’ information listed all of the Black Scorpion members in the group, and they are all at Level 7. The man with long bangs looked up at the sky and frowned. Then he said out loud, “Let’s go now, don’t waste time.”

The village is not too far, but the road is not easy to walk. After 2 hours of wading through the weeds, everyone can finally see the village. The Black Scorpion team that is walking in front stopped to rest and took out their food to eat. Qin Tan also spotted a clean place for everyone to rest which has a clear view of the village.

The newcomer could not help but want to rest earlier, but after experiencing the shock from the 2 deaths at the train station, they didn’t dare to say anything. Hence, they could only grit their teeth and follow the group. At this moment, the group finally stopped walking and the newcomers plopped down on the ground. The young man from the newcomer team laid on his back on the ground. The other 2 people are young girls. They sat down while holding onto each other, rubbing their sore feet.

The 5 people in the Level 1 team put down their backpacks and took out some food. Among them, Lou Fan’s group of 3 has the most abundant food. They took out biscuits, bread, and canned food. Wen Lang took out a compressed biscuit and Zhang Xue has a piece of bread. The rest of the newcomers had nothing and they tried to control their eyes, not looking at the 5 people. This 2-hours journey is really exhausting. Even if they try their best to control themselves, the growling of their stomachs is particularly loud in the quiet air.

Chen Shuyang was opening his mouth, preparing to bite onto the bread when he heard the growls. He glanced at the 2 red-faced girls over there and suddenly felt a little embarrassed to eat his food. His eyes then drifted towards Lou Fan unconsciously. Lou Fan ate what was in his hand and sighed secretly. Chen Shuyang’s heart is too soft. Although he also thinks those little girls are very pitiful, but if they did this right from the start, how are they going to hold on for the remaining 9 days? The amount of food they brought is just right for them only. However, Chen Shuyang’s gaze is too strong so Lou Fan hesitated a bit.

“Brother Lou, is it okay to split my food to them? I don’t eat much, so my portion can give away a bit.” Chen Shuyang whispered to Lou Fan.

Qin Tan looked over but did not speak. Chen Shuyang shrank his neck, feeling as if he had done something wrong. Lou Fan wiped the scraps on the corners of his mouth and did not deliberately lower his voice as he said, “Our food is prepared according to the number of days in the mission world, and there is no extra. But I also know that it is not easy for everyone. Let’s do it this way, we can provide just 3 meals for you guys. But after 3 meals, you have to figure out how to survive on your own. You guys just have to board the train after 9 days while we still have a task to complete.”

Since Lou Fan wants to do good deeds, he must do it openly. Also, he has to have a bottom line. Lou Fan is not willing to be a secretive Holy Mother. After Lou Fan finished speaking, he glared at Chen Shuyang. Chen Shuyang probably also felt that he is not very thoughtful, so he buried his head in his arms; no one knows what he is thinking.

One can see at a glance that the 3 newcomers are someone from good family conditions. Being told like that by Lou Fan, they felt a little uncomfortable. But when they think that they have nothing in their possession and that they must eat to gain strength, they can only silently accept the food that Lou Fan pass over with a thank you.

Lou Fan is good-looking, and his attitude is not bad after saying heavy words, so the 3 newcomers still have a good feeling towards him. At least they can see that Lou Fan is a reasonable person. On the other hand, Wen Lang and Zhang Xue, who ate alone and did not speak to them, acted like they have nothing to do with them, the attitude made the 3 newcomers feel very unfavorable to them.

Lou Fan didn’t say anything else. This is the law of survival in this world. Other people are not obligated to help you. They struggled even to support their own, who has more time to take care of them?

Qin Tan silently opened his backpack and pulled things out, “What do you want to eat? Do you want this? Or this?”

Lou Fan: “…” En, he found a good teammate at least, who is always thinking of him.

Lou Fan squinted and smiled, “Either one is fine, I’m not a picky eater.” How can you be so caring and handsome at the same time?!

Chen Shuyang also opened his backpack. Taking out the food in the bag, he stuffed it into Lou Fan’s bag. Seeing that his bag almost couldn’t fit in, Lou Fan hurriedly stopped his team members, “Enough is enough. Are you guys trying to exhaust me by carrying all these for you?”

Those 3 people ignored the envy gaze from the other 5 people. Wen Lang looked at their bulging bags, then at his own. Next, he glanced at Zhang Xue’s bag and has the urge to shake hands with her. It’s like meeting paying players in a game, they only felt envy, jealousy, and hatred for them.

The sky is getting darker, and the Black Scorpion team sets out to the village after eating. Lou Fan didn’t know what is the other team’s mission and didn’t want to get together with them, so they stayed where they were. Qin Tan took out the map and after reconfirming their location, he said to everyone, “I suggest camping here tonight and not entering the village. Pay heed to Wen Lang’s advice. Do not provoke the Black Scorpion’s team, and don’t try to contact them.”

Wen Lang is the first one to nod, and then Zhang Xue nodded in agreement. Lou Fan and Chen Shuyang naturally listened to Qin Tan.

From afar, it can be seen that many people are walking around in the village and the Black Scorpion team entered smoothly. The person who walked at the end of the team seemed to look back at them for a moment. Seeing that the Black Scorpion team has disappeared into the village, Wen Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“You seem to be afraid of them.”

Wen Lang is startled by the voice that suddenly sounded next to him. His earrings glowing with faint blue light are particularly eye-catching. Looking back at Lou Fan, his tense nerves immediately relaxed, “It’s you! I am not afraid of them, I just don’t want to deal with them.”

How stubborn!

Lou Fan did not point out the truth but said, “Since you are so well-informed in gossips, as a price for cheating us previously, you can tell us more about the basic common sense of Lazuli Town and the Black Scorpion organization for free.”

“Why must I…” Wen Lang is about to refute when a dagger that looked sharp is placed on the edge of his neck. If he moved even the slightest to the side, the sharp blade would cut his aorta.

Lou Fan’s beautiful peach blossom eyes are full of smiles as if he is holding a flower instead of a dagger. “Be careful, my hand is not very stable. I got tricked away a radish flower that can be exchanged for a lot of food so I’m a bit unhappy. I’m not a kind person.”

Wen Lang: “…” You can donate generously to the newcomers, so why are you being cruel to me?

Wen Lang looked at Qin Tan who is preparing to start a fire. The man in black looked powerful as if the powerful muscles inside can be seen through his clothes.

“Of course I am willing to share my gossip with you.” Wen Lang laughed instantly, changing his expression faster than the sky changing its weather. “Come on, come on, I will teach you some knowledge. Those 3 kids over there, don’t you want to introduce yourself first?”

The only male among the newcomers spoke first, “My name is Gong Yi. I just graduated from university and I am looking for a job.”

As for the other 2 girls, the one with straight black hair said, “My name is Lin Man Man and her name is Xiao Yu. We are university classmates and currently an intern in the same company.”

They are all so young, this is Lou Fan’s first thought. Qin Tan might be the oldest person here but he is only 26 years old; a strong, young, and energetic young man. Is this the target group for Lazuli’s selection? But why?

After the 3 newcomers introduced themselves, Wen Lang took over. “There is an unwritten rule in Lazuli. Every 5 levels are grouped into a category. At present, it is divided into beginner, intermediate, and high-level teams. As far as I know, no one has ever seen someone who survived Level 16 in Lazuli.”

The girl named Xiao Yu screamed out, and she could no longer suppress the fear in her heart, “I want to leave here! What is this place? Why did I get chosen?! Why?! I want to go home, wu wu wu…”

“Shut up.”

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Qin Tan and Lou Fan looked at each other, they had a bad feeling about this. This time, the task should be diving underwater to look for the sunken ship. The level of danger is much higher than that of Luoyang Ancient Village.

Chen Shuyang is still talking about the mysterious events he knew that happened in the waters of Lao Ye Temple: how many ships have disappeared, what lake monsters are there, or the current vortex and underground magnetic field. As he said it, he wrote down everything he could think of. When Chen Shuyang first saw this place (in real life), he only felt that the place is strange and interesting. But now, when he thought of the fact that he is about to go there to deal with monsters and ghosts, his calves trembled.

“Why aren’t there any temples in Lazuli Town? I want to pray and ask for a safety amulet!” Chen Shuyang murmured, trying to calm himself down. “Dear gods in the sky, please bless us a lot. I will definitely worship you every day and offer sacrifices to you. Don’t worry, next time I will bring your statues back for daily prayers!”

Lou Fan got a headache from Chen Shuyang’s muttering, and interrupted him, “Alright, alright, I’m getting dizzy by your mutterings. Let’s see what we need to prepare. Also, should we go and meet our random teammates?”

The trading hall in South Square will announce the team information and also release the task 3 days before the departure date. For those who got randomly assigned to a team, those people can go there (trading hall) to meet up if they wanted to. After swiping their watch with each other, one can only view the location information of their team members according to their watch’s level of authority. One can’t see information regarding other teams, not even other teams in the same mission world. But if the random team members did not come to meet up, they could not contact the other party one-sidedly.

Qin Tan agreed with Lou Fan’s suggestion, “Let’s go and see. It’s best if we could reach a consensus (to work together).”

However, their luck is obviously bad. The other 2 random team members with the same task did not come to meet at all, and the three returned without any result. Lou Fan is a little irritable. He doesn’t understand why people in the same team cannot work together on the same task. Wouldn’t the chances of survival be higher? What are those people thinking?

Qin Tan doesn’t care too much for the random teammates and said, “We have done our best and are fully prepared. Even if there are only three of us left, I believe there will be a way to complete the task.” At most, their task gets a little more difficult to complete with just them.

After surviving 2 missions worlds, Qin Tan’s thinking has changed significantly. Now that he has 2 teammates, Lou Fan and Chen Shuyang, he is more willing to focus his energy on his team. On the other hand, they really have to find a way to recruit 2 more team members to their team. Otherwise, there will be random team members assigned to their team every time, which is very passive and is not conducive to the formulation and completion of the mission plan.

After a discussion, Chen Shuyang began to draw a map of the Lao Ye Temple and its surrounding. Lou Fan checked if there is anything useful in the exchange machine. Qin Tan walked into the kitchen and no one knows what he is doing.

“Okay.” Chen Shuyang stretched out and drew a very detailed map on a large white paper, marking the key locations and buildings. This is what Chen Shuyang saw countless times during his previous research trip. Fortunately, he still has some drawing skills and can draw complete maps.

Lou Fan walked over from the exchange machine and looked at Chen Shuyang. Then he gave him a big praise, “Not bad, Shuyang, your drawing is great. It’s amazing that you could remember it so clearly, your memory is superb.”

Feeling embarrassed to be praised by Lou Fan, Chen Shuyang touched his head, “Brother Lou, you also know that I’m a nerd.”

Qin Tan came out of the kitchen carrying a tray of food and stunned Lou Fan and Chen Shuyang.

“Oh my God, Brother Qin! What did you cook for us? It smells good!”

“Qin Tan, why didn’t you cook previously?! I was about to vomit from eating dry food every day.”

For the 3 people who haven’t eaten hot staple food for a long time, this meal of stir-fried potato shreds and steamed sweet potatoes is very fragrant. As they are eating, Lou Fan suddenly slapped his forehead. He ran to the exchange machine and started to tap on various buttons. A minute later, several ingredients appeared on the tray of the exchange machine.

Qin Tan: “…” Why doesn’t he know that the exchange machine can also exchange food (ingredients)? Indeed, technically speaking, there’s nothing wrong with the exchange. Ingredients are also a type of food.

Lou Fan: “I saw these on the last page that day. But since no one is cooking, I didn’t mention it. But it’s decided now, I assign you as the chef.”

After a good meal, Qin Tan as the main force tried to work out a basic plan. But right now, they don’t know anything about their task, and they don’t know the specifics. They can only try to be familiar with the terrain and area distribution, as well as the points where most incidents are highlighted.

On the morning of November 1, after Lou Fan got up as usual and finished his basic training, he saw Chen Shuyang rushing over from afar like a gust of wind, yelling at him with a look of excitement.

“Brother Lou, Brother Lou!!! Brother Qin, Brother Qin!!!” Chen Shuyang couldn’t restrain his excitement, “I figured out! I figured out!!!”

Lou Fan felt speechless and asked, “Can you finish the whole sentence? What did you figure out?”

Qin Tan poked his head out from the balcony upstairs and leaned on the railing. Then he heard Chen Shuyang say, “I finally know how to use my book!”

Hearing that, Lou Fan pff-ed and sprayed out the water he was drinking. Qin Tan is also taken aback and immediately disappeared from the balcony. The next moment, Lou Fan went to the living room and saw Qin Tan bringing Chen Shuyang in.

Chen Shuyang has never given up on studying his spirit weapon book. Every day, even if he is tired from training, he will try various methods. The book cannot be torn, but yesterday he had a whim and grabbed at the picture of the radish flower with his hand. Unexpectedly, he managed to take the radish flower out but the flower disappeared after a while. He put one in again, close the book, and waited for a while. When he opened the book again, that flower has turned into a picture. He took it out again and timed the disappearance. Chen Shuyang found that the flower will disappear after 10 minutes. So, his finding is things can be inserted into the pages of his book. Then it can be taken for use and the limit is it will disappear after 10 minutes, a one-time usage item.

Lou Fan felt happy for Chen Shuyang. He finally knew the function of his spirit weapon and added a life-saving option for himself. Thinking about it, Lou Fan thinks Chen Shuyang’s book is a bit like cheating, even if the items are for one-time use and last only 10 minutes.

After the excitement, the team packed up their things. They ate a hearty breakfast, put on their backpacks, and set off to go to the station platform. They arrived at the platform 10 minutes earlier. As usual, the trains leave every 5 minutes, just like the countless trains waiting for them, not knowing where they are coming from or where they are going to be sent. Seeing those people getting in the trains looking despaired, Chen Shuyang suddenly became a little nervous. He looked from left to right and saw a man in a red sweater running in a hurry. He should be coming for the next train.

“Hey, Brother Lou, is that Lang Wen?”

Lou Fan turned to where Chen Shuyang pointed and looked over. He saw someone in a red sweater running towards them. Seeming to recognize them, the person suddenly stopped moving about 10 meters away; froze in place.

Lou Fan chuckled softly, “Hehe, so it’s true that enemies will meet each other somehow?”

Wen Lang stopped running, the expression on his face froze. Frick, is he so unlucky that he actually met those 3 again? It’s not a car-flipping (lies being exposed) situation, right?! And most importantly… He looked at those people incredulously, and asked with a voice that seemed to be squeezed out of his mouth, “You guys won’t be getting on the 11.00 am train… right?”

Lou Fan crossed his hands and stared at the person. His eyes filled with narrow smiles, “What a coincidence, you are also getting on the 11.00 am train huh, Lang Wen.”

Wen Lang: “…”

Damn, this is not a car-flipping situation, it is simply a car accident straight away! It’s too frickin bad luck!

‘Woo…’

The familiar train whistle sounded, and the train appeared punctually from the thick fog and stopped in front of them. Qin Tan got into the car first and Lou Fan followed closely, Chen Shuyang glanced around before getting in. Wen Lang rubbed his hair, cursed inwardly, and stepped onto the train compartment. A short-haired woman who was leaning on the pillar not far away straightened up. She lifted the backpack by her feet indifferently and got into the train. At 11.00 am, the train started to leave.

Lou Fan looked around in the train and saw Wen Lang shrinking in his seat, looking out the window. The woman with shoulder-length hair came up last has a cold expression and she has closed her eyes to rest. The atmosphere in the car is kind of awkward and quiet. Chen Shuyang is so absorbed with his book that he didn’t pay attention to the atmosphere in the car. He lifted his glasses and wrote and drew in his small notebook. Lou Fan shrugged and followed Qin Tan to close his eyes to rest.

Soon, the whistle sounded again to remind them 5 that they are about to arrive. Lou Fan glanced at the time, the journey is about 15 minutes; so fast. Everyone is prepared and slung their bags on their backs. When the train stops, they still get off the train in the same order as before. They are in the compartment on the left, while the middle compartment carries the newcomers, as usual. The other team is in the right compartment. After they got out of the train, the other team came down one by one on the right and saw Qin Tan’s team. The 6 people team looked at their team contemptuously, as if they are looking at something that is going to die soon. Lou Fan felt uncomfortable from their gaze. Then, he heard Wen Lang behind him mutter something softly – ‘such bad luck’.

“Who are you and why are we here?! Who are you guys seriously? Hurry and let us go!”

The newcomers are still a terrified bunch and they came out of the carriage yelling. The 6 people team over there is obviously not interested in taking care of the newcomers, and they walked out of the platform one after another. Lou Fan sighed and could only take up the matter himself.

“The standby time is only 5 minutes. Take your flyers, yes, it’s the black one. Then follow us out of the station first. If not, after 5 minutes, it’s death for you.”

There is only so much that can be said. After Lou Fan finished his words, his team of 5 also stepped out of the station. Looking at those newcomers with disbelief in their eyes, Chen Shuyang couldn’t bear it, as if he had seen himself from that time. “Come out quickly, or you will really die. Come out first and talk later.”

Chen Shuyang looked like an honest child with his neat appearance and glasses. The newcomer inside the station did not hesitate anymore and immediately rushed out with their flyer. Unfortunately, there is still someone who has torn their own flyer. The 5 people didn’t look back anymore. They turned their heads and heard the newcomers scream and cry with extreme horror around them. Then, they lifted their feet and left. This time, there are only 5 newcomers. 2 did not come out, and only 3 are left. The other team stopped not far away. It should be they determined that there is no danger around, and are planning what to do.

Qin Tan also led everyone to stop. It seems desolate around them. There are half-human-tall weeds everywhere, and one can’t see anything from afar. Qin Tan said calmly, “Stay where you are, and eat something to replenish your energy first.” After that, Qin Tan took out a small telescope from his bag. He choose a direction and walked across the weeds alone.

Lou Fan is a little worried. He reminded the rest a bit before following Qin Tan with his bag on his back. After walking several tens of meters, passing through a cluster of bushes taller than a person, a calm lake appeared in front of them. Lou Fan didn’t speak, he just looked into the distance and saw nothing. Qin Tan looked around with the telescope before putting it away.

“Let’s go back.” Qin Tan stretched out his hand to support Lou Fan’s arm. Their backpacks are not light so with this support, Lou Fan suddenly felt his footing is much easier.

They returned to the gathering place and heard a beautiful-looking woman in the other team over there speak out. That woman is actually wearing a pair of high heels.

“Hey, what is your team’s level? And what is your mission?” Her words sounded a little unclear as she is chewing gum in her mouth, but everyone present could hear her undisguised contemptuous tone.

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They don’t know that it is called a spirit weapon? Wen Lang’s thoughts turned, and he thought to himself. These people must be newcomers who have just passed their first world. The seniors didn’t even provide this information to them, indicating that their strength is not good and they are not favored by the seniors. Moreover, these people said they urgently need the information…

Wen Lang squinted his eyes, and his mind turned. He said to himself, since the business delivered itself to his door, there is no reason not to do it. Sticking to his principle of not suffering a loss, he won’t waste any chances. Letting go of any possible benefits is not in line with the principles that Wen Lang always does. Wen Lang smiled brighter and said, “Yes, I do. But do you have anything to pay for the information? By the way, my name is Lang Wen, and I often do business here.”

Lou Fan turned his head to look at Qin Tan. Qin Tan’s face is expressionless, but there is a smile in his eyes when he(QT) looked at him(LF). It seems that Qin Tan didn’t intend to speak. As for Chen Shuyang, he only looked around in fascination and still hasn’t figured out what they are talking about.

Lou Fan: “Of course, if you have the information, we will exchange things or pay for it.”

Hmm, not fooled huh?

Wen Lang is not discouraged at all and continued his efforts. “You know, this kind of information requires high compensation. Even though I am well informed, Lazuli has nearly 5,000 people, which is difficult to find.” He shook his head, looking like the matter is difficult to handle.

Lou Fan didn’t answer and a smile could be seen from the corner of his mouth.

Wen Lang touched his nose and had to go on with the conversation by himself, “If you can pay for the information, you can show it to me first. Then, I will be able to inform the other party, isn’t that right?”

Lou Fan didn’t waste time and took out a radish flower. He handed it over and said, “This is called a radish flower.”

Wen Lang took the flower and looked quite surprised. He didn’t expect them to actually take out something for real. He glanced at the flower a few times and asked, “What does it do?”

Lou Fan: “It can make people unconscious.”

“What about the restrictions?” Wen Lang asked again. He didn’t notice that their conversation did not conform to the normal state of how newcomers would be.

Lou Fan crossed his hands and smiled. “I can’t tell you this, obviously but you can keep it first. If you can inquire about the information we want, I have some more to offer.”

Wen Lang’s eyes lit up, he didn’t expect Lou Fan to be so tactful, “Okay. But since it is a troublesome task to inquire about the purpose of spirit weapon, how about we agree that I will give you the detailed information in 1 month, and I want to be paid for my effort too.”

Lou Fan frowned, “You’re a bit too much.” He naturally knows about Wen Lang’s calculations, but right now, they don’t have the conditions to be picky. This is just a bargain between the one who needs something and the one who can give something.

Wen Lang smiled, not at all embarrassed, “Well, based on my experience, I have several guesses about the function. You go back and try it. Consider it a little gift from me.”

Under Lou Fan’s skeptical gaze, Wen Lang mentioned several guesses. With an attitude to try anything possible, Lou Fan accepted the suggestion and stopped going on with the conversation. Leaving his contact information behind, Lou Fan left with Qin Tan and Chen Shuyang. In Lazuli, their watches can be used to connect to each other, but unfortunately, they can only be used as watches in the mission world.

Wen Lang took the radish flower and smelled it. He can smell a faint scent from it. He put the flower into the bag and said, “These newcomers, they are too naive. They don’t even know whether they can return alive from their task next time. To be so easily giving away things to strangers, their vigilance is too weak.” After speaking, Wen Lang shook his head with a look of pity. He packed his bag and casually left, regardless of the stuff on the stall. When passing by a crowd gathered at a stall next to him, he shouted to the people inside, “Old Jiang, I’m leaving first, watch the stall yourself.” Someone uttered a response from the inside.

On the way back, the three didn’t ride their bikes but went into the South Square for a stroll. They took a look around and then walked back to the house slowly. Chen Shuyang finally couldn’t help it, and asked puzzledly, “Brother Lou, that person looks a little unreliable. Can he really find the information about my spirit weapon?” After listening for a long time, he finally understood that Lou Fan is inquiring about his spirit weapon.

Lou Fan glanced at Chen Shuyang and said with a little disdain, “That person is not ‘a little unreliable’, he is a cheater, obviously. As for whether we can find any information, well, we can only cast the net out and wait. There is no other way, who asks us to be poor? Else, we could have just helped you to send a message on the electronic screen. That will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.”

An extra usable spirit weapon means more help. Lou Fan likes Chen Shuyang quite a bit and wants to try his best to help Chen Shuyang survive. But if they have to explore this thing themselves, it’s a bit frustrating.

When it comes to his book, Chen Shuyang is also helpless. Then he heard Lou Fan say, “Let’s try the methods Lang Wen said first. Then we’ll brainstorm and diversify our thinking. Who knows, we might be able to figure it out.”

Chen Shuyang nodded and took out his book from his backpack. The book is a normal A4 size, but it is quite thick and a bit heavy. Chen Shuyang opened the book, preparing to immerse himself in the brainstorming. As soon as he opened it, he found that his bookmark is missing.

“Brother, brother Lou…” Chen Shuyang stammered at the book, his voice trembling violently, “My bo, book, bookmark is gone.”

“Your bookmark is missing? What bookmark?”

Lou Fan leaned in front of Chen Shuyang suspiciously, and Qin Tan walked over. The radish flower that Chen Shuyang used as a bookmark in the book is gone. In its place, a picture of a radish flower appeared on that page, which looked as lifelike as it is real. The radish flower has turned into a picture.

…

The book with a dark cover and blank pages is spread out in front of the three of them. One of the pages had a picture of a radish flower. They have been facing this book for the whole afternoon, and they are still at a loss. Drowsiness struck and Lou Fan yawned. Qin Tan closed the book with a snap and said, “Sleep first, we’ll start training tomorrow.”

Chen Shuyang put away his book, “Yeah, Brother Lou, quickly go to bed. We are starting our training tomorrow so don’t waste time. I’ll think about the matter with the book myself, maybe I’ll just try to examine it more.”

“I believe you can do it.” Lou Fan stood up and patted Chen Shuyang on the shoulder. Rubbing his sleepy head, he walked to the bedroom. “When you guys go out, remember to close the door for me. I’m going to sleep now.”

The next morning, when Lou Fan woke up, Qin Tan and Chen Shuyang have already arrived. Neither of them looked very good. Lou Fan asked strangely, “What’s the matter with you two?”

“Make a training plan.”

“Researching the book.”

Lou Fan: “…” Why does he feel like he is the only one who didn’t make progress?

Qin Tan made different training plans based on the different physical qualities of the two. Chen Shuyang has no foundation so he can only start with basic physical training. The biggest expectation Qin Tan has for him is to run faster than others when encountering danger. Lou Fan’s training content, however, is much stricter. It is not just basic physical fitness and strength training, but also combat fighting.

The house has basic fitness equipment in the room. At first, Chen Shuyang struggled a lot with his training. Asking a nerd who runs no more than 10 times a year to run for an hour each day, Chen Shuyang felt like he is dying. But he also understands that Qin Tan has no obligation to take care of him. Even if he takes him with him, it is probably out of sympathy for his weakness, so Chen Shuyang must work hard to make himself valuable. This is not only his own life-saving skills but also an advantage to remain in the team in the future. Otherwise, what is the reason for others to let him stay?

Lou Fan usually has his own daily training. Back in Luoyang Ancient Village, he also insisted on doing push-ups every morning. In terms of physical fitness, he has no problem. But in terms of his fighting skills, Lou Fan’s knowledge is almost blank. On the first day, Qin Tan used only one move to throw him to the ground.

Time passes in day-to-day training. Excluding training time, Chen Shuyang has been studying his book, while Qin Tan and Lou Fan are studying the exchange machines and calculating things to be brought along in the next world. After several days of research, they came to the following conclusions:

Every time they put something in, a number will be displayed in the lower right corner of the exchange machine. After they exchange for an item, the number will decrease. Lou Fan calls the number as ‘points’. A radish flower is equivalent to 25 points. A pack of compressed biscuit costs 5 points, and a piece of white bread only cost 3 points. Next, they put sweet potatoes and potatoes on the tray. Each sweet potato can only be exchanged for 2 points, and each potato can be exchanged for 1 point.

Lou Fan was speechless when he saw the number. If he knew earlier, he would pull out a few more flowers. For what reason did he tiringly bring the sweet potatoes and potatoes back?

Medicine is very expensive. A bottle of hemostatic agent requires 30 points to be exchanged. An anti-inflammatory pill costs 40 points. Even the calm Qin Tan sighed helplessly when he saw the required points. Medicines are too expensive. Although they have a bit more radish flowers in hand, they still have to spend them in many more places so they can’t exchange the flowers all out at once. Besides, the radish flower has the ability to cause fainting, so they have to keep some with them to use it in the next world.

After understanding the basic exchange rules, they began to calculate. Daily necessities are very cheap; they can exchange enough food to last them in the mission world. The necessary hemostatic and anti-inflammatory pill, they need to bring one each for everyone. As for weapons, Lou Fan exchanged a short sword for Chen Shuyang and exchanged a dagger for himself as a weapon. A total of 600 points were spent.

In this way, they used half of the radish flowers they picked. Lou Fan sighed silently as he looked at the few radish flowers left. He can only look forward to bringing more equipment back from the next world. Lou Fan also exchanged a waterproof backpack for each of them. The backpack is light and durable. Qin Tan has to cut it a few times with a knife to make a small hole in it. The weapon is packed in a special weapon bag.

At this point, all the preparations that can be done are ready. Chen Shuyang’s physical fitness has been greatly improved under Qin Tan’s devilish training. Lou Fan’s fighting skills have also improved, and he can hold on for 3 minutes in a fight with Qin Tan.

On October 28th, as the three is eating breakfast, their watches made a long ‘beep’ sound at the same time. Lou Fan and Chen Shuyang are taken aback.

Qin Tan: “The task is here.”

The two of them realized what happened and uttered an ‘oh’ before checking their task.

2 days ago, they went to Lazuli’s trading hall in South Square to bind their team. Once bound, they will be together for the incoming missions. If they didn’t bind in a group, they will be separated (randomly picked into random mission worlds). Once a team of 5 to 7 people is bound together, it will be their default team and they will not be randomly assigned. Otherwise, the system will randomly add people to the team temporarily until they have at least 5 people to enter the mission world.

The information in Lou Fan’s watch shows:
Task content: Find the ancient ship, Shenzhou that has disappeared in the waters of the Lao Ye Temple. Please board the train at 11:00 on November 1st.
Task time limit: 15 days.
Team members: Lou Fan [Level 1], Chen Shuyang [Level 1], Qin Tan [Level 2], Wen Lang [Level 2], Zhang Xue [Level 2].

“Lao Ye Temple waters!” Chen Shuyang called out, and said excitedly, “I know this. I have studied it before. It is located in Jiujiang City, JX Province. It was formerly known as Dingjiang Temple and has a long history. That body of water nearby is called Lao Ye Temple Waters. It’s a very mysterious and strange body of water, and also known as the Bermuda of China; the Devil’s Waters. “

When Chen Shuyang finished talking, he got shocked by what he said. Then he stared at his watch in disbelief, “Wait… we are going to the Devil’s Waters to look for a sunken ship? Oh my God!”

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Lou Fan turned around and looked up at Qin Tan with a brilliant smile. His whole body seemed to be shining in the sun. He said, “Good morning.”

Qin Tan is stunned for a moment, his gaze turned dazed. Then looking to Lou Fan, he smiled, and asked, “Did you sleep well last night?”

Lou Fan rubbed his still sore neck and curled his lips. “It’s okay.” Then, thinking of something, Lou Fan pointed to his clothes, “Does it look good? I redeemed it on the exchange machine.”

The light gray casual suit looks great on the young man. The smile at the corner of Qin Tan’s mouth deepened, and he nodded affirmatively, “It looks good.”

Lou Fan: “Do you want to exchange one…” Before he finished speaking, there is an excited voice next to him.

“I want, I want,” Chen Shuyang ran out from next door, and said to Lou Fan with excitement across the guardrail, “Brother Lou, your clothes are really good-looking. I want to exchange one too.”

Qin Tan squinted slightly and stared at Chen Shuyang. All of a sudden, Chen Shuyang touched his arm silently. He looked up at the sun above his head and muttered, “Hmm, has the temperature dropped? Why did I feel a chill just now? It seems that I have to choose a thicker coat.”

Lou Fan clapped his hands, “Alright then, let’s get 2 sets each so we could change to it alternatively. Qin Tan, come down.”

Going back to his house and exiting from the door, Chen Shuyang walked around the fence and entered the other house. He saw that Qin Tan and Lou Fan had been standing by the exchange machine, selecting clothing. He touched his own head and said, “Brother Qin, you sure move fast.”

In the end, Qin Tan chose 2 black suits and a pair of combat boots. Lou Fan also chose black clothes, while Chen Shuyang chose a set of clothing in camouflage color and another in dark green. In his words, green is easier to hide himself. Lou Fan doesn’t think those clothing has any potential to hide anyone though. After the exchange, the three of them put on new clothes. After they exchanged everything they wanted, Lou Fan put the dirty clothes to soak and planned to wash them before putting them away. This is the only thing he brought from reality, so it’s good to keep it as a memento.

After filling their stomach, Qin Tan took the two out, planning to take a stroll first. The first stop is Lazuli’s port. Although they called it a port, it is actually a low shoal. Qin Tan took out a simple map that he drew after traveling throughout Lazuli upon returning to Lazuli as a newcomer. This is a large oval island. From the outermost to the inner ring, there are 3 levels/rings for ‘passengers’ to live in. All houses on the rings can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time. The train track divides the entire island into two. In the middle area (inner ring), one side is Lazuli’s trading hall, while on the other side is the trading site formed by the passengers themselves. It is called a bazaar.

The entire island is surrounded by water. Lou Fan looked at the green mountains, clear waters, and the arch bridge made of bluestone in the distance. The mist shrouded the island, making them look a little unreal as if they had strayed into a fairyland. Lou Fan doubtfully asked, “Can’t we leave by boat?”

Qin Tan smiled wryly, “Try reaching out.”

Lou Fan reached out his hand, and when he is about to pass the shallows’ range, he seemed to touch a transparent wall. Chen Shuyang also reached out and knocked on it. It is a transparent and very solid wall. He couldn’t help yelling out, “Frick, isn’t this same as the American TV series ‘Under The Dome’? Are we trapped by a transparent cover?”

Qin Tan looked into the distance and nodded in agreement with Chen Shuyang’s statement.

Lou Fan couldn’t help but look over his head. The sun is hanging in the sky, and the dazzling sunlight made him squint. Lou Fan then turned to look at the map. He pointed at Lazuli’s trading hall and asked, “What’s in here?”

Qin Tan come back to his senses and replied, “Lazuli’s trading hall, it’s the place we went to register our arrival yesterday. The things that can be done in the trading hall include newcomers’ registration and selection of residences, as well as large exchange machines. Large items that cannot be exchanged in your own house will need to go there to exchange. There is also team registration and cancellation service, plus a very large training room, but I have never gone in.” The main reason is he has no money (points).

Lou Fan nodded and looked to the other side.

Qin Tan continued, “The other side is a trading place set up by the passengers themselves, called the bazaar. It includes the exchange of goods, information exchange, the release of team information, and a market.”

Lou Fan’s eyes lit up and he pulled Qin Tan to go, “What are we waiting for? Hurry up and go. We need to get intel, understanding the market needs, and also have to ask about Chen Shuyang’s book.”

Hearing that, Chen Shuyang looked at Lou Fan gratefully and followed behind him.

Lou Fan’s footsteps stopped and his arm is pulled back. Lou Fan found that he couldn’t walk forward anymore. Qin Tan helplessly explained, “It takes an hour to walk from the south port to the market.”

Lou Fan’s eyes widened, “So far? What should we do then?”

At the next moment, Lou Fan saw Qin Tan walking back. Following him and turning a corner, Lou Fan saw a row of shared bicycles parked by the wall.

Lou Fan: “…” This place is really keeping pace with the times.

The three lazily pedaled their bicycles, like a spring outing, slowly advancing on the greenway. Along the way across the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st ring, they saw all kinds of people. Some looked relaxed, some looked sad, and others looked hostile. Lou Fan sighed in his heart. He is neither a holy mother nor a silly naive person. In this place, strength is probably the only thing used to measure them. Thinking of this, Lou Fan turned his head to Chen Shuyang, who is happily cycling in the wind, and said, “Shuyang, starting tomorrow, both of us will learn how to fight with Qin Tan.”

Lou Fan has seen Qin Tan’s skills in Luoyang Ancient Village. His actions are neat, without any sloppiness, and are very accurate to the extreme. In contrast, although he(LF) has basic training from doing archery, at most he is just more flexible and has more strength than ordinary people. However, his combat strength is far from enough.

Hearing that, Chen Shuyang trembled and he looked at Qin Tan. Gritting his teeth, Chen Shuyang nodded, “Then, I have to trouble Brother Qin, I will definitely work hard.”

Regarding Lou Fan making the decision without consulting him first, Qin Tan did not say anything about it. He only said, “Since you want me to teach you guys, you have to listen to me and can’t slack off in the slightest.”

The two nodded like a rattle.

Their house is located in the south 2nd ring, while the market is in the north inner ring. They need to cross the train tracks to get there. Therefore, the Lazuli trading hall is also called the South Square, and the bazaar is called the North Square, both in the inner ring. When they reached South Square, they put their bicycles away. The railroad tracks are under the overbridge. The arrival platform is in the South Square, and the departure platform is in the North Square.

There is a very conspicuous huge electronic screen on the South Square, which shows:
The number of survivors: 4,893.
The current highest level: Level 16 – He Zilun.

Lou Fan’s pupils shrink slightly, the highest level is really at 16th. What happens after that? Did He Zilun survive? Or did he leave Lazuli? Standing beside Lou Fan, Qin Tan also stared at the line of words. His expression looked deep, and no one knows what he is thinking.

Standing on the overbridge, the view of the squares on both sides is unobstructed. The overbridge is very wide and the walkway is made of glass, so it is inevitable to see the situation of the platform below. The situation on both sides is obviously very different. On the departure platform, most of them have a nervous expression; on the arrival platform, some people looked relaxed and some looked sorrowful. Lou Fan sighed. Soon, it will be his turn, setting foot on the unknown world again.

Upon crossing the overbridge, compared to the sparse people in the South Square, the North Square is a lot more lively. Before they even reach the ground (from the overbridge), Lou Fan can hear the sound from the crowd. The North Square is very large. There are 3 huge electronic screens in the middle area, and there are some stalls scattered around it. Lou Fan observed curiously as he walked, Qin Tan took them directly under the electronic screen.

Next to the electronic screen is a solar generator, which supports the electronic screen to work. The 3 electronic screens are split into information exchange, item exchange, and team request. Lou Fan looked at the electronic screen. There was not much content on it. Perhaps because of the need for remuneration, there is not much information on it.

Under the screen for information exchange, there are:

1. Purchase information about spiritual world. The remuneration is negotiable.
2. Seeking information regarding the use of Stargrass. The remuneration is negotiable…

The ones under item exchanges are similar. Lou Fan doesn’t know what is displayed. Of course, he doesn’t have the capital to exchange, so he doesn’t care.

Team request is like a job advertisement:

1. Urgently seeking a Level 7 team member. Requirements: long-range attack, good physical fitness, and best at close combat. Note: The team will provide equipment.

The following 4 lines of information are also similar. 10 minutes later, the screen refreshed, and there are 5 new messages. Compared with the first 2 screens, obviously this recruitment notice gets more attention from the people. Many people are standing there and copying and reading, and from time to time they discuss with people around them, “This requirement is too high”, “No one will go”, “The treatment is too good” and so on.

As a rookie who has just risen to the next level (from newcomer), Lou Fan can only fantasize about when it will be his turn to recruit team members. Of course, in fact, it is best not to recruit through this kind of channel. The team is best made of talents that you trust. After a few glances, the three of them went to the market again. It’s like its name, it is a small market, with weird things being sold on the stalls. The sellers are quite lax; some are dozing off, some are bragging with friends, and some are playing cards…

Lou Fan wondered, what is the difference between this and item exchange?

Qin Tan seemed to understand what Lou Fan is thinking, so he leaned into his ear and said, “The things listed on the electronic screen are different with this kind of item exchange.”

Lou Fan understood what it meant. It’s probably the difference between low-quality products and high-quality products.

There are not many people at the market at this moment. The three just walked and looked around with interest, but no one came to sell things to them at all, so they just browse at will.

“Say, do you think anyone wants radish flowers? Let’s set up a stall too.” Lou Fan said on a whim.

Chen Shuyang replied solemnly, “Brother Lou, I don’t recommend you to do this. First of all, we don’t know the value of the radish flower. Whether someone wanted it or not, setting up a stall just for this is a waste of time. Secondly, we also don’t know what other people’s things are and what’s the effect so it is not conducive to equivalent exchange. Thirdly, we are short on time, so we should train first.”

Chen Shuyang’s points are well-organized, and Lou Fan could not refute them.

When he walked to a booth, Lou Fan saw a very beautiful dagger and couldn’t help but look closer. The stall owner who was sleeping with a hood on his head suddenly jumped up, shocking Lou Fan.

“Come, step right up. If you see what you like, I can explain more for you!” The young man in his early twenties smiled. He looked handsome and has a very conspicuous blue stud earring on his ear. The young man is quite enthusiastic. Taking off the hood of his red sweater, he whispered with his hands blocking sideways, “There are also gossips, introductions to players and other types of businesses; everything is available. Whatever you can think of, I have it.”

Lou Fan: “…”

Why does he feel like this moment is very OOC (out of character)? It is as if he is walking in a lively street where street food and skewers are sold. Lou Fan rolled his eyes and laughed, “Then, if there is any business that deciphers the function of the weapon we brought with us (from reality)? We need it urgently.”

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There is no one left in the village. No humans, no animals, not even the villagers who did not speak before this. Lou Fan couldn’t accept it and ran to find the old man NPC. Not surprisingly, he is gone too. This is truly a deserted village.

It’s over! His plan for getting equipment fell through! Lou Fan scratched his hair dejectedly, and a messy chicken coop formed on top of his head.

Chen Shuyang comforted Lou Fan, “Forget it, Brother Lou. Let’s go and find daily necessities.”

Lou Fan nodded, and Qin Tan said, “This village should have been abandoned long ago.”

This fact is true. When they entered a few yards, they could see that the contents are all decayed. The items collapsed when touched, which means they are abandoned for a long time, let alone daily necessities.

Lou Fan is about to collapse, “My God, don’t tell me that we won’t even find toiletries!” He won’t be able to withstand it even if he doesn’t have OCD.

Qin Tan curved his lips while looking at Lou Fan, “Don’t worry, toiletries are very cheap in Lazuli. You can change for them with a sweet potato.”

Hearing that, Lou Fan is finally relieved. With some food in hand, he will not die hungry, and with daily necessities in hand, he will not die dirty, so be it.

As they are passing through the radish flower field, they unexpectedly found that the flowers are still in full bloom. The pink and purple flowers are particularly conspicuous in this deserted village. Since Lou Fan didn’t get any equipment, in the spirit of not missing out on any benefits, he asked Qin Tan and Chen Shuyang to help him pick the flowers. Chen Shuyang obediently took the order and helped to pick a lot of flowers. Then, he picked one from the flower field that he thought looked the best and inserted it into his book.

“Shuyang, why did you put the flower in the book?” Lou Fan happened to see it and asked curiously.

Chen Shuyang lifted his glasses and said confidently, “Make a bookmark.”

Lou Fan chuckled. Although Chen Shuyang looked pitiful, Lou Fan felt that he is somewhat funny.

Qin Tan: “In Lazuli, you can also exchange stuff for weapons. Although it is not as good as bringing your spirit weapons, it is enough.”

Chen Shuyang nodded vigorously. He cheered up and continued to pick the flowers until Qin Tan’s backpack is packed full. Then they found a few cloth bags along the way and planned to come back tomorrow to dig some sweet potatoes and potatoes to bring back.

On the 9th day, the 3 of them continued to hoard food and filled the cloth bags fully before returning. After returning to the resting site, while there is still time, Lou Fan continued to ask Li Xin some questions.

On the afternoon of the 10th day, the group set off from the village and walked towards the platform where they got off. When leaving the village, Lou Fan glanced back. The quiet village looked dilapidated, surrounded by mountains and forests. It did not look like how they first saw it when they arrived at this world. The village has once been full of people and bustling with noise, but it still couldn’t help sinking in the long river of time. Even though knowing that this is a parallel world, Lou Fan can’t help but wonder if there is also a person named Yu Erniang who is treated like this in reality, and she too felt resentful for this.

Qin Tan is waiting for Lou Fan. Lou Fan turned around to catch up and walked forward side by side with him. The platform is faintly visible, and with his reliable teammate beside him, his nervous heart suddenly settled down.

The red and black old train stopped amid the sound of the whistle, and the people who had already swiped their watches and waited on the platform got on the train one by one. Lou Fan and Chen Shuyang got on the train together, while Qin Tan got in the next compartment. As soon as he got in the car, Lou Fan’s originally aching arm began to itch. He pulled his sleeves up and saw that the scar that was about to scab had grown pink new flesh. 10 minutes later, his arm is as good as before. There are no wounds, not even scars. Lou Fan touched the spot. So, the train also has a scar removal effect, huh? Nice.

The train ran at a constant speed, and there is a layer of mist outside the window. Nothing could be seen so Lou Fan simply held the bow to him and closed his eyes to rest. After a while, the whistle sounded again. They have arrived – Lazuli Town.

Chen Shuyang got off the car in front of him and let out an exclamation. Lou Fan followed behind carrying a cloth bag. When he got off the car, it is as if he has returned to a human society again. There are many people around the platform.

The people of the Level 6 team are healthy and kicking when they got out of the car. At this moment, their tight spirit loosened up and they carried a relaxed smile on their faces. He Yong patted Qin Tan on the shoulder and said to the two standing together, “Thank you for this time. If you need anything, come to me at any time, or you can look for them too.”

Looking at Qin Tan, who is staying silent, Lou Fan could only do the conversation himself, “Okay, I will look for you if there is a problem. I have written down your addresses. You guys should quickly go back and rest.”

He Yong nodded, thanked the two again before taking his team away. The rest of the Level 1 team members have left long ago while some newcomers are standing still at a loss. At this moment, they suddenly found themselves to be out of place. Because they didn’t build a good relationship with the seniors back in Luoyang Ancient Village, they are now completely clueless and don’t know anything. They don’t even know where to ask.

Qin Tan carried the backpack and took the cloth bags in Lou Fan’s hand. Then he said casually, “Let’s go.”

Lou Fan nodded and motioned Chen Shuyang to follow.

Qin Tan took the two of them to walk for about 20 minutes, and they arrived at a hall-like place. Lou Fan looked around curiously along the way. The hall is empty, with only a few large machines in it. Qin Tan walked to one of them and motioned Lou Fan to swipe his watch. A map is displayed on it.

“These are houses or small bungalows. A house can be shared with 2 people, gray-colored ones mean no one is staying in it so you can choose at will.” Qin Tan pointed at the boxes and said. Then he swiped the screen with his finger, and clicked on a house, “I live here, upstairs.”

Lou Fan looked at the 2 houses built side by side. The bottom box of the house that Qin Tan pointed to is gray. He stretched out his hand to tap on that box. Then a confirmation popup asked whether he is sure with his choice. Lou Fan chose Yes.

Seeing Lou Fan had chosen his place, Chen Shuyang leaned in and asked with a smile, “Brother Qin, can I choose the house next to you?”

Qin Tan nodded, and Chen Shuyang immediately swiped his watch to select his room. The whole process is done in 5 seconds without any hesitation. After the selection, Chen Shuyang saw Qin Tan and Lou Fan staring at him. Feeling embarrassed, he touched his head and giggle silly-ly.

After they have chosen their place, the two happily followed Qin Tan back home. The houses are built of a uniform style. It has 2 floors, with a roof garden for the upper floor and a small courtyard for the lower floor. The area of the house is quite large, and it is just like a fully furnished unit. It comes with simple decoration, bedroom, study room, gym, and kitchen. At a glance, they thought they have arrived at a resort.

There is an exchange machine next to the living room. Lou Fan walked over and looked at it curiously. Qin Tan took out a radish flower from his bag and placed it on a tray below. The machine made a beep and the tray retracted into the machine. 10 seconds later, the screen of the exchange machine lighted up, but only 1 of the 4 categories is lit.

Lou Fan: “Does this mean we can only exchange for daily necessities?” He read the options out.

Qin Tan nodded, “Yes, it means these lighted options are equivalent to a radish flower.”

Chen Shuyang felt like crying, “Brother Lou, will we starve to death?”

Lou Fan felt that something is wrong. He reached out and grabbed a handful of radish flowers from his bag. He didn’t count how many he took, but it seemed to be quite a lot. Then he put all of them on the tray that reappeared. The tray retracted again with a beep, and a countdown is displayed on the screen. This time, 30 seconds later, the screen lights up again. The four options, which are daily necessities, food and drink, medicine, and weapons and equipment are all lit.

Chen Shuyang opened his mouth wide and lifted his glasses. Looking at the screen, he turned his head and gave a thumbs up to Lou Fan who is smiling, “Brother Lou, your way is too brilliant. You can even do it like this!”

Qin Tan also looked speechless. He hadn’t studied this exchange machine before. Last time, he had nothing to exchange. Naturally, he didn’t know that he could stack items. If one has something to exchange, it is not difficult to find out about this. But Lou Fan’s mind sure turns quickly, he immediately thought to do this.

Lou-Practical-Fan helplessly said, “Isn’t this a basic thing? You guys don’t act like this, my pride will swell.”

Chen Shuyang waved his hand immediately, “Brother Lou, is there such a difficult ‘basic thing’? Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Go and exchange for some food, then rest after eating. After you wake up, I’ll take you two out for a walk.” Qin Tan stopped the two of them from talking, and also blocked Lou Fan’s eager hand from the machine.

Eating is the first priority, as well as the daily necessities that he needs. Qin Tan didn’t know whether the exchange mechanism could store the excess value. So, Lou Fan added the radish flowers one by one. They first exchanged for the daily necessities that they needed, and then put more flowers in to exchange for other things. Although there are quite a lot of radish flowers in their hands, they currently only have this item to exchange. As for the sweet potatoes, they were thrown aside by them three. But they needed a lot of things, such as food, medicine, and even weapons, so they had to save a little bit. Moreover, they need to inquire about intel.

Lou Fan grabbed his hair and felt almost sorrowful. What does it mean by ‘unable to make ends meet’? This is it! They must collect more things in the next world.

After dividing the exchanged items among them, Qin Tan said to rest early and took Chen Shuyang to his house. Lou Fan is left alone in his room so he took the toiletries and went into the bathroom without hesitation. After an hour, Lou Fan almost washed off a layer of his skin. He wiped his hair and came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel, feeling like he is alive again. While taking a bath earlier, he looked at spots of black water on the floor. It makes him feel like he hadn’t taken a bath for half a year, but the fact is that he only stayed in Luoyang Ancient Village for 10 days.

Lou Fan fell on the soft fabric sofa. After taking a shower, his exhaustion seemed to be washed away by water. His entire body felt soft, and it is so comfortable to wash with hot water on his body. Thinking about it, he slowly closed his eyes.

After a good night’s sleep, it is already 12 hours later when Lou Fan woke up. He grimaced painfully as he rubbed his sore neck. He is a 1.8 meters tall young man and he curled up on a 2-seater sofa for a night. Such talent.

When Lou Fan got up to wash, his dirty clothes are thrown on the ground and he won’t wear them again. He turned on the exchange machine, put in a handful of radish flowers, and began to study the menu carefully.

There are 4 options on the home screen. After putting the radish flower in, a string of numbers is displayed in the lower right corner. Lou Fan randomly clicked into the daily necessities area. In addition to daily necessities, there are also all the things needed in daily life, such as clothing, shoes, and hats. Maybe because there are enough radish flowers in the balance, many of the grids inside are lit up. He flipped further back of the menu but saw nothing as everything is greyed out.

Lou Fan chose a comfortable leisure clothing and clicked on other options to check. Now, only the first 2 categories have more exchangeable options. As for medicine and weapons/equipment, there’s only 1 item that is lit. Scratching his hair, Lou Fan decided to leave it alone. Poor is poor, there’s no way.

Unscrewing a bottle of water, Lou Fan opened the French windows and walked into the yard while drinking. There is nothing in the yard, just a bare piece of ground. Lou Fan stood in it and took a deep breath. Then, Qin Tan’s low voice that is carrying a smile sounded above his head, “Good morning.”

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As soon as Yu Erniang said those words, the surrounding scene suddenly became festive. The black shadow disappeared and the villagers appeared in its place, with stiff smiles on their faces. Their clothes are those paper clothes burned to the dead.

Lou Fan saw several faces among the group, they are the people he saw previously rushing into Yu Erniang’s room, punching and kicking her.

“Look, our task is completed!” A girl from the Level 1 team exclaimed in surprise.

The 5 members of the Level 1 team looked at their watches. Lou Fan also leaned over, and it showed – Mission: Find Yu Erniang within 10 days. (Completed)

Looking at the Level 1 team that just completed their task, the Level 6 team members are very envious. It’s a pity that their task has just started.

Before the Level 1 team can enjoy their happiness, Yu Erniang said again, “Since you have come to our village, please stay and don’t leave. Let’s be a company together.”

Who wants to be with you?! Everyone thought this way, and get ready with weapons in their hands.

Qin Tan pulled Lou Fan back, and said, “Follow tightly behind me. Don’t try to help me, and take care of yourself.”

“Don’t worry…” Lou Fan is interrupted by Qin Tan before he could finish speaking.

Qin Tan: “Be obedient, don’t let me be distracted.”

As someone who had just had a showdown with his mother that he liked men, Lou Fan’s heart suddenly felt moved when he heard this. It’s like a drop of water dropped into a pool of calm water. He glanced at Qin Tan’s resolute profile, an inexplicable feeling filled his heart.

This man is so gerddam handsome!

“Okay.” Lou Fan promised and stood behind Qin Tan obediently, feeling extremely safe.

Since the level 1 team’s task has been completed, 2 of them don’t want to stay here anymore and planned to go back to the resting site. The other 3 (including Qin Tan) expressed their willingness to stay back to help the Level 6 team, sharing the pressure of the mobs. As for Boss Yu Erniang, the Level 1 team members expressed that they could do nothing. He Yong didn’t expect that they would still be willing to stay and help with the mobs, so naturally he is grateful.

The other 2 Level 1 members head back together. Unexpectedly, there are too many villagers and their fighting power is amazing. Those two had no time to handle the mob. One of them got swarmed by the villagers and beaten all over while the other tried his best to return to He Yong’s group. He was terribly wounded when he got back. As for the one who got swarmed, there is only a smear of blood in the place where the man fell in the distance. Everyone didn’t care about them, and could only brace themselves to deal with the villagers who rushed up to them.

The Level 6 team walked forward very slowly, and the rest of the people helped them share the pressure behind. The villagers expressionlessly rushed forward, repeating the slashing and beating movements mechanically, tirelessly. In the beginning, everyone except Qin Tan is still a little bit unable to attack the human-looking villagers. But in the end, they use all their might to attack them.

Chen Shuyang placed his book in his backpack. Holding a stick he had picked it up somewhere, he started swinging it around to beat the villagers. Not sure if he is lucky or what, Chen Shuyang is not injured at all so far. That person from Level 1 who wanted to leave just now is already injured, so it didn’t take long for him to suddenly cry out miserably. After a while, there isn’t any sound coming from him. Everyone can’t even protect themselves so no one can care about the person. Those who seek death should suffer the consequences themselves.

The stiff villagers fell down one after another, then disappeared. Next, they turned into black shadows and attacked the group again.

Chen Shuyang: “Frick, it’s not fair. They have 2 lives.”

Lou Fan: “…” It is indeed a bit unfair.

At this moment, the Level 6 team’s distance is about 20 meters away from Yu Erniang, right at the gate of the small farmhouse while Lou Fan and the others are about 10 meters behind them. The moment Level 6 members stepped over the threshold, Yu Erniang’s clothes turned to ashes. She turned into a scorched skeleton with pitch-black eyes looking straight at them. She let out a bitter scream, and a raging fire suddenly broke out in the farmyard. Both the teams (Level 6) in the house and outside (Level 1 + newcomers) could really feel the burning sensation of the fire. This is real fire!

Qin Tan yelled, “Don’t get burned by the fire.”

Before his voice fell completely, a Level 6 team member unconsciously tilted his body and his arm got injured by the tongue of fire. Instantly, like lighting a fuse, the tongue of fire swiftly swallowed the person. Everyone only heard the horrifying screams, and then there is no sound. There is only a scorched black figure left on the ground.

Under the glow of the flames, the group of people turned pale. But it is too late to be afraid now, a step slower and they might be the next one. Hence, the Level 6 members speeded up their movements one after another. Unfortunately, across the flames, the Level 6 members couldn’t hurt Yu Erniang. The man with darts in the team threw darts at Yu Erniang, but unfortunately, the distance of the darts is limited, and it can’t hurt Yu Erniang at all. The surrounding flames burned more vigorously as Yu Erniang screamed. While avoiding the flames, the Level 6 team had to deal with the dark shadows, so they inevitably got bloody scratches here and there. If this continues, they will not be able to kill the boss, and also get trapped by fire.

He Yong is anxious. This is bad, he is afraid that he has to die here today! He couldn’t handle it!

Lou Fan stood behind Qin Tan and didn’t have to worry about being injured. The main battlefield had taken away most of the mob’s hatred points (focus). He only needed to help Chen Shuyang occasionally to kill the mob. Lou Fan has good eyesight. He looked at the violent Yu Erniang and suddenly noticed that she had a pair of new and delicate little shoes in her arms. It was the pair she held in her arms before she died. Those shoes are very important to her!

Lou Fan’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “Qin Tan, hold the situation and don’t let the dark shadow touch me.”

Next, Lou Fan yelled at He Yong who is in the middle of the fire, “Team Leader He, I have an idea. Please help me distract her first.”

He Yong already ran out of choices at this moment. Hearing Lou Fan’s shout, he immediately seized the glimmer of hope and ordered the team members to attract Yu Erniang’s attention, and open opportunities for Lou Fan.

Lou Fan held his bow steadily. The string is stretched taut and his face looked calm. Everything around him seemed to have faded into nothing. Taking aim, Lou Fan shot without any hesitation. The glowing arrow flew out surprisingly fast and rushed into Yu Erniang’s arms with a burst of wind. The arrow hit the pair of shoes without error, and immediately afterward, Yu Erniang’s hollow eyes were rounded. She let out an inhuman scream. The scream shook people’s heads and everyone couldn’t help but cover their ears.

The surrounding scenery disappears like fading colors. After the scream disappeared, the group found themselves standing on the slopes of the back mountain. Weeds grow all around the area. A lone grave almost submerged by weeds looked very lonely by itself.

Everyone looked at each other and couldn’t believe that Boss Yu Erniang is resolved. The Level 6 team members almost burst into tears of joy. All 4 of them thought they are going to die here with Yu Erniang. With tears in his eyes, Li Xin raised her wrist and took a look. Then she said in surprise, “It’s done, our task is completed! That’s great!” She survived again in the mission world.

He Yong also took a look, then lay on the ground as if he is relieved. The next moment, he jumped up and walked towards Lou Fan.

Since Yu Erniang died, the shadows around them have disappeared. Lou Fan thought to himself, the unborn child is her obsession. So, if he shot the shoe, her obsession will disappear.

“Lou Fan, it’s all thanks to you this time. If it weren’t for you, we would probably…” He Yong choked, almost speechless. Even though he had survived 5 times, it still frightened him every time.

The other team members also came up to Lou Fan. Although they are tired, they still smiled and thanked Lou Fan. Lou Fan waved his hand, “Everyone is in this together, so it’s fine to help each other. You guys also told me a lot of experience. Besides, I get to accumulate actual combat experience too.”

Lou Fan is strong, humble, and not proud at all. Everyone likes him very much.

After a short break to recover their strength, everyone did not want to continue staying in this ghostly place. The lightly injured people helped the wounded Level 6 team members to walk back. Qin Tan’s arm is also scratched several times and left bloody stains. Lou Fan took out the bandage from his backpack and borrowed He Yong’s medicine. After applying the medicine, he wrapped the bandage around, almost wrapping Qin Tan’s arm into a mummy. Qin Tan doesn’t know if he should laugh or cry.

When the group returned to the resting site, none of the newcomers slept. They sat shivering in front of the fire. Lou Fan and the rest shouted at them from outside for a long time before someone came to open the door, and they are overjoyed to see them.

Lou Fan asked strangely, “What’s wrong with you?”

The newcomer replied, “Not long after you guys have left, there are horrible whistling noises everywhere…”

Then the newcomer saw a large group of wounded in the back. Unable to say anything more, he silently stepped aside. Seeing the Level 6 team hurt so badly, the newcomer covered his mouth and is shocked.

He Yong didn’t have the energy to speak. The others also laid down like dead dogs. They had wounds on their bodies and fought all night. At this moment, the sky is faintly pale, and it is about to dawn. Lou Fan is also tired. After talking to Qin Tan, he drank some water. Then he lay down and closed his eyes. He fell asleep almost instantly.

By the time Lou Fan woke up again, it is already 1.00 pm on the 8th day. Everyone’s tasks have been completed, the Level 6 team is seriously injured so they are all resting with their eyes closed. They had medicine in their hands, but the injuries they suffered are not minor, so they had to recuperate while waiting to get on the train. The Level 1 team is also injured but they don’t have medicine. The Level 6 team couldn’t keep taking care of them either, so they could only continue to rest in place. The newcomers still looked at them with horror, and also looked despair when they thought of the fact that they will need to complete the task in the next world like this.

In this mission world, there are only 7 members left on the newcomer team, 3 members on the Level 1 team, and 4 members on the Level 6 team. The return journey is on the afternoon of the 10th day, which means they will have to stay here for 2 more days.

Seeing Lou Fan wake up, Qin Tan handed him a baked potato. Lou Fan is really hungry too. He rubbed his hair, took 2 sips of water, and rinsed his mouth before biting a big mouthful of potatoes. Eating the potatoes, he suddenly disdained himself, “I will look for washing tools later, and collect some more food along the way. I feel like I am almost a savage, ah, I really want to take a bath!”

Chen Shuyang also woke up just now and nodded in agreement, “I have never felt so dirty.”

Qin Tan smiled, “You can wash when you go back. I’ll go out later to find out what is usable around here.”

Lou Fan finished the potatoes in 2-3 bites. Since Chen Shuyang performed well, Qin Tan also gave him some potatoes. The big boy with glasses smiled contentedly.

“Let’s go out and stroll around.” Lou Fan clapped his hands. He picked up his bow, then turned around and asked, “Do anyone want to go out with us to find some supplies?”

Since Yu Erniang has been resolved, there is nothing terrible outside, but the newcomers are still reluctant to go out. No one else wanted to go him and Lou Fan turned his head back indifferently, following behind Qin Tan with Chen Shuyang. Lou Fan is not a holy mother, since those people are unwilling to accept the reality, no one will force them. But the result is what they need to bear by themselves.

After walking around the village, Lou Fan stared into space, a little depressed.

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After taking a day off, on the evening of the 7th day, the time is 9.00 pm, and the moon rose into the sky right on schedule.

A group of 12 people checked their weapons and held them in their hands, waiting. The eyes of the Level 6 team are firm. Except for Qin Tan, all 4 members of the Level 1 team looked panicked. Although Chen Shuyang is also a little scared, he kept encouraging himself inside. Lou Fan moved his arms around and tried his best to keep his movements ready as usual. As for Chen Shuyang’s book, He Yong is also not clear about the usage. The people in Lazuli have various weapons, even if they are similar, the usage is not the same.

Taking a deep breath, He Yong opened the door and stepped out, and everyone behind him also went out. The remaining 8 newcomers watched as the group walked into the darkness and shut the door tightly behind them.

“Why does it feel like it’s getting chilly here as soon as they leave?” A girl touched her arm, crying.

The other girl tightened her arm, eyes looking everywhere, “Don’t talk nonsense. Let’s go in and close the door. Those, those things can’t get in.”

The remaining 8 people rushed into the house like frightened birds, afraid to be the slower one to get into the house.

The moon tonight does not seem to be as bright as the previous few days. Fortunately, the Level 6 team is well prepared and there are enough flashlights. Everyone gets one, which they will take turns to light up the way. The back mountain is not very far away. They already explored the path during the day, and it takes about 20 minutes to walk there. Even if it is dark and they walked slowly, they should see the destination in 30 minutes at most. Lou Fan raised the watch on his wrist and looked at the time. They have been walking for nearly an hour and still haven’t seen anything. There are dark shadows occasionally attacking them on the road but they are easily resolved by the Level 6 team. They don’t look sorry like how Lou Fan and Qin Tan were yesterday. Even if they lost some time due to this, Lou Fan still felt faintly wrong.

Lou Fan pulled Qin Tan who was walking next to him, and asked in a low voice, “Did we hit a ‘ghost wall’?”

[鬼打墙 – A phenomenon where one keep walking back and forth in the same place]

Qin Tan nodded and is about to speak when He Yong gestured to make everyone stop, “Something is wrong, we should have hit a ghost wall.”

Unexpectedly, it’s not just him(LF). Lou Fan could see that He Yong is very anxious. Then He Yong took out something from his backpack. He held it carefully and walked to the middle, seriously placing the item on the ground. It is a golden bead, emitting golden light on the ground. As if a rock fell into a lake, a layer of ripples rippled in the air. Next, the scenery in front of them seemed to have been stripped of a layer and become different from before.

Lou Fan looked back and found that they are standing at a distance of about 300 meters from the resting site, and they could even clearly see the bonfire inside.

“Frick, we really hit a ghost wall!”

“It’s like we are just walking on the same spot.”

“Okay, stop scolding, let’s go!” He Yong stopped the rest of them from complaining. He carefully put away the bead and set off again with people.

12.00 am at midnight is not a very good time because the variables are too great. He Yong originally thought that starting 3 hours in advance should be enough but they ended up hitting a ghost wall. Li Xin walked at the end, Lou Fan quickly followed and walked beside her. Lou Fan had beautiful eyebrows. When he smiled, his eyebrows are curved, making him look quite friendly. When he is not smiling, his peach blossom eyes look cold, giving him a temperament that strangers shouldn’t come close.

“Sister Li Xin, what was that item that Team Leader He just holding?” Lou Fan had a gentle smile on his face. “It looks amazing, but his weapon is not that, right?”

Lou Fan has a good attitude and looks good. Li Xin has a good impression of him and is willing to tell him more.

“That’s the ‘equipment’ found by Leader. In addition to the weapons everyone brought in with them, each mission world will have some special items that you could get. Generally speaking, it is related to the task NPC. Completing the task given by the NPC, or triggering a piece of key information can let you get these items. These special items can be brought back to Lazuli to enter the next mission world. As for the usage of the items, some will give hints in a relevant mission world while some you have to experiment and find out yourself according to the rules of the mission world. Maybe these items will save your life in the next world, or you can return to Lazuli to exchange or trade with others.”

Li Xin paused and said, “After returning to Lazuli, the information regarding your next mission will be released 3 days in advance, leaving you with enough time to prepare.”

Lou Fan is surprised to know that things could be done like this. He turned to look at Qin Tan and asked, “Qin Tan, do you know these?”

Qin Tan shook his head, he hadn’t had time to inquire about it. The people he met in his newcomer world are not good and gave him little experience. He survived on his own. After returning to Lazuli, the seniors wanted to recruit him, but he refused. Moreover, he didn’t bring anything back from the newcomer world. He just saw the seniors collecting something so he also collected some. Only then did he exchange some essential items in Lazuli. Since he has nothing left in his hand, he has no way to inquire for intel.

Li Xin smiled, “Meeting us is also good luck for you. There are all sorts of people in Lazuli, and some do all kinds of bad things. Fortunately, Lazuli’s protection mechanism means we cannot harm each other, but you must be careful in the mission world.”

Lou Fan nodded and gratefully thanked Li Xin for her advice. He exclaimed, “If so, then I must collect as much equipment as possible in this mission world.”

Li Xin laughed out loud, “You thought it is as easy as picking Chinese cabbage? Let’s not talk about finding the NPC that triggers the mission, you don’t even know whether your main mission can be completed within the specified time or not. You know, this world is considered a simple world. We can define it as a Level D world, but it took me 5 days to find the key point and this is the lowest level world. The first concern is a matter of time, and the second is a matter of luck. Can you find the NPC that triggers the task? As of now, we have not found any other NPCs except the old man.”

Li Xin sighed and said helplessly, “Equipment is very important, everyone knows this, but whether you have time and luck to search for it is not up to you. Equipment is important, but life is more important.”

Lou Fan didn’t reply right away, he is thinking about something.

Qin Tan took over the conversation and asked, “What do you mean by the world classification?”

Li Xin paused and took a look at Qin Tan before saying, “Lazuli did not give a level division to the worlds. It’s what the seniors came up with among themselves. There is an announcement regarding this in the trade union in Lazuli. You can check it out at that time.”

Lou Fan finally came back to his senses and asked with a frown, “Sister Xin, only the NPC that triggers the task can give us the equipment?” He is very concerned about this question.

Li Xin corrected Lou Fan, “It’s not ‘can give’, but ‘maybe give’. As for whether there is only one way to get equipment, I don’t really know. If you want to find out more about it, someone in Lazuli sells intelligence.” Since it’s selling intelligence, naturally one needs to pay enough remuneration.

Lou Fan sighed and felt that he is extremely poor right now. If so, shouldn’t he dig more potatoes and sweet potatoes and bring them back? But he doesn’t know if anyone wants them in Lazuli. The issue of equipment is listed in one of his most concerned matters. Li Xin also said that the success rate of completing missions is greater and more secure with equipment. Plus, it can even save lives at critical moments, so he has to pay attention to it. Once again made up his mind, Lou Fan must inquire more about the equipment when he returned to Lazuli.

He Yong’s voice suddenly came from the front, and Lou Fan discovered that, at some point, many dark shadows have appeared around them. After breaking the ghost wall, it seemed that a certain balance is broken and these dark shadows surrounded them unscrupulously. Lou Fan knew what kind of monsters are in the dark shadows, so he reminded everyone to deal with it carefully.

No need for Lou Fan’s reminder, the Level 6 team also knew that these shadows are no small fries. They clenched their weapons and stay alert to prevent the shadows from getting close. Not far away is the cemetery area. To reach the tomb of Yu Erniang, it is necessary to pass through this cemetery area. However, the mass of pitch-black shadows makes everyone feel uneasy.

There’s too much of them!

He Yong frowned and felt confused inside. It stands to reason that this is just a simple Level D world, so it shouldn’t be so difficult. Everyone said that every 5th level upwards is a hurdle. When he first arrived here in this world, he was still rejoicing by the level. It turned out that it is really not as simple as he thought. Perhaps it is because their group has leveled up to level 6? But thinking about this now is superfluous. If they can’t retreat, they can only move forward.

“Everyone should be careful. Close attack on the outside and long attack inside, quickly form a circle.” He Yong immediately arranged the positions.

Lou Fan is surrounded inside and he is standing behind Qin Tan. Beside him is a Level 6 team member, and his weapon is a dart. Facing the cemetery ghost, the Level 6 team is under a bit of pressure, so most of the long-range attackers helped them to shave the amount. Lou Fan draws his bow and shoots the arrows without stopping. One arrow after another accurately hits the black shadow, and the shadow disappears without a trace in an instant. Actually, Lou Fan has selfish intentions too. Most of his arrows are helping in Qin Tan’s direction. When there is no emergency on Qin Tan’s side, then only he helps the other side. Fortunately, the shadows are not unlimited. After killing a bunch of them, the pressure on the attackers suddenly dropped.

“It’s really frickin dangerous. Fortunately, the shadows won’t get resurrected. Otherwise, our attacks will be really useless.” The Level 6 team bald man cursed out. Then he turned his head and grinned at Lou Fan, “Hey, your arrows are very good. It’s too frickin accurate.”

Lou Fan didn’t like the man’s vulgar compliments, but it’s still a compliment so he nodded as a response.

Everyone wiped their sweat with lingering fears. The attackers on the periphery of the circle are more or less injured. Those black shadows are not herbivores after all. After everyone took turns applying the medicine, they continued to move towards the back mountain. Qin Tan didn’t suffer any injuries at all and he secretly winked at Lou Fan.

The team slowly advanced towards the back mountain. When they reached the tomb that they had checked during the day, the watch on their wrists indicated that the time is 12.00 am midnight, not a second less. The originally deserted and messy hillside has changed. A ghostly house appeared halfway up the hillside. Yu Erniang smilingly stood at the door, with two plain white lanterns hanging on both sides of the door. The faint firelight is like a group of ghost fire in the darkness. She is wearing a bright red dress. She is not as skinny as Lou Fan saw in the burnt house, but rather beautiful. However, two abnormal blushes on her face and bright red lips make her look a little scary.

Standing in front of the door, Yu Erniang watched the group of people, grinning with a chilly smile. Her exposed hands are bare bones like charcoal, and the voice is cold and lifeless like a puppet, “The guests are here.”

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