Chapter 664 [(*^▽^*)]

Xue Rui didn't say much, but Rong Yuwen said, "Really? Was the person I saw when I went out to eat your boyfriend? He was wearing the same ring."

Xue Rui was stunned for a moment after hearing what he said. His first thought was that Rong Yuwen had made a mistake and that the other ring belonged to Lin Leyou, a resident of the Endless World.

Xue Rui: "You must have misread it."

Rong Yuwen shook his head. "I just glanced at it casually. Although I didn't look closely, Captain, you know we players have a good eye. It's a black jade ring, the luster and style are the same."

Xue Rui didn't know what to say at this moment. No one here knew that Lin Leyou was a resident of the Endless World, and he couldn't possibly reveal this information to them.

If people find out that I've found a partner who's a resident of the Endless World, then... trouble will definitely come one after another, and I won't have any comfortable days left.

Feng Jia said, "We also know the person wearing the other ring. He was with the captain in the previous Rule Kingdom instance. He must have cleared the instance with the captain, right?"

Xue Rui nodded. "That's good."

He was both shocked and surprised. Could it be that Feng Jia really saw it...?

Where did you see the person wearing the ring? What did he look like?

Rong Yuwen immediately pointed out the location of the restaurant, "It's right here. The food here is pretty good, it tastes a bit like the food in the dungeon, but of course I'm just guessing."

But when it came to his appearance, he hesitated. "What did he look like... He had his back to me at the time, so I didn't see him. I just glanced at him; I wasn't looking at him specifically. I only remember that he was wearing a baseball cap."

Xue Rui nodded, "This is the place. Okay, I understand..."

Rong Yuwen was somewhat surprised. "Captain, don't you know him in the real world? Then how did you end up in the same instance to carry out the mission?"

And they're even dating! How can they date someone they don't even know in the real world?

Xue Rui waved his hand, "Don't worry about this, it's not what you think."

He certainly wouldn't say much. In fact, he still didn't quite believe what Feng Jia said. He just thought that Rong Yuwen had misread the ring. Lin Leyou was a resident of the Endless World, so how could he appear in the real world?

He then inquired with some team members about their progress in clearing dungeons and discovered that they were currently focusing on A-level difficulty dungeons and, for the time being... probably had no plans to attempt S-level difficulty dungeons for a long time to come. This was understandable, as S-level and higher difficulty dungeons were now randomly changing their difficulty.

Even if they choose an S-rank difficulty dungeon, it's fine if the difficulty remains the same, but what if it changes? What will they do then? Honestly, they would absolutely not be able to clear a 2S or 3S difficulty dungeon all at once.

Even Feng Jia and Sheng Yang only managed to accumulate enough points to avoid being penalized for failing the mission because they encountered Lin Leyou and Xue Rui, and ended up making a profit in the end.

To be honest, even Xue Rui himself almost failed; if it weren't for Lin Leyou's help...

Xue Rui said, "You're right to think that way. S-rank and above difficulty dungeons are definitely not dungeons that you can participate in right now. These dungeons are extremely difficult, and... I guess you should have noticed that there are always a few extremely powerful NPCs in each dungeon."

Zhou Feng: "Captain Xue, do you mean these NPCs are specifically there to prevent us from clearing the level?"

Xue Rui nodded, "That's right. Actually, if things continue like this, you can keep choosing to clear dungeons of A difficulty. As long as you have enough points, you can live a stable life."

"Unless absolutely necessary, never attempt dungeons of S difficulty or higher. The above means that for ordinary players, our task is actually very simple: just ensure our own survival."

Everyone was moved by these words. Since the higher-ups weren't asking them to contribute, they would definitely send people in themselves, so they wouldn't have to act as cannon fodder in the dungeon.

Zhou Feng thought, "Indeed, being a patriotic ordinary citizen isn't so bad."

Everyone seemed to be in a good mood, and their smiles were much more genuine. Xue Rui nodded to himself, "I've delivered the message. You all get some rest. I have things to do, so I'll be going now."

Zhou Feng got up and saw him to the door. "Captain."

Xue Rui looked at him, "What?"

Zhou Feng said, "Actually, it's still related to my unfilial son. I don't know if they've caught him yet."

Xue Rui shook his head. "There are reports that he is currently hiding on the southwestern border of our country. You know that it's quite chaotic there. If anything happens, he can run abroad."

"He's still a player, and he's probably not too weak to have survived this long. It wouldn't be too difficult for him to cross the border, which makes it impossible to pinpoint his exact location, and it's not easy to catch him now."

"Encountering them in a dungeon is a low-probability event, you..."

Zhou Feng sighed, "I never expected that I, Zhou Feng, would have such a son. If you have any news, please let me know. I want to go and arrest him myself."

Xue Rui: "I can't make that decision myself. I can only talk to the Management Bureau about it. As for whether they can make an exception, I don't know. Of course... if your abilities are recognized by the Management Bureau, maybe they will give it a serious consideration."

Zhou Feng: "I understand, thank you, Captain."

Xue Rui patted him on the shoulder, "You're welcome. Get some rest and do well in clearing the game."

After watching him leave, Zhou Feng returned to the house. Everyone was still sitting in the living room chatting, naturally about what Xue Rui had just mentioned.

The official message to them was simply to live well and that they didn't need to do anything. So, their status was still that of ordinary citizens, and they didn't need to work themselves to the bone to earn more points.

In other words, they can clear dungeons at a minimum frequency of once a month, and can even choose very easy dungeons, such as those of B difficulty.

Feng Jia said, "To be honest, even A-level difficulty dungeons still pose a certain risk to us right now. Since we have to do something, can we focus on clearing B-level dungeons in the future?"

Sheng Yang said, "I think there aren't enough B-level dungeons."

Huajiao looked around among them without saying a word, but Hang Qing felt that this wouldn't do. "I still hope to earn more points."

Everyone looked at her.

Hang Qing smiled and said, "Although Captain Xue is relaying a message from above, I know he is telling the truth, and the official team definitely means the same thing. But have you ever thought that in the long run, our abilities, strength, and player levels will definitely be inferior to the official professional team?"

"This will make it easier for the authorities to manage us amateur players, and we will appear to be in a very passive position."

Fang Hong, however, felt that what she said was ambiguous. "Isn't this a good thing? The authorities need to be professional and capable in order to manage us well. Isn't that how it should be?"

Hang Qing sighed, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was... if you're not strong enough, you can be an ordinary player, but that means you'll lose the opportunity to advance to the next level. Look at our Captain Xue!"

"Captain Xue manages the Xue Group in the real world. During this period, the Xue Group has undergone some seemingly minor but actually very significant changes from time to time."

"Where do you think these changes came from? Aren't they learned from various dungeons?"

"And have you forgotten about the weapons in your backpacks? If these weapons were actually available in real life, do you think the authorities would just leave them there?"

"Especially you, Feng Jia, that attack helicopter you're holding... Don't forget, our country doesn't even have a decent attack helicopter yet! If you could bring that thing into the real world, I guarantee you'd be a protected species!"

Feng Jia looked at his points, which numbered in the hundreds of millions. No matter how good the attack helicopter was, it was still a gold-plated item, priced at 200 million points by the system. So he could indeed bring the attack helicopter into the real world. But would he really become a protected animal?

Seeing the strange look on his face, Hang Qing couldn't help but ask, "Really? You can really produce that? A gold-tier item worth 200 million points? You have 200 million points?"

Feng Jia smiled sheepishly, "Although I failed to get out of the 3S instance world before, I left behind quite a few points, maybe a few hundred million. Taking out two hundred million is not a problem."

Everyone looked at him with red eyes, except for Sheng Yang, because he also had a rocket launcher prop and several hundred million points, but he was definitely not as good as Feng Jia. The points brought by his rocket launcher were always less than those of the attack helicopter, so although he had points, after deducting one billion, he was definitely not as good as Feng Jia.

Hang Qing stared in disbelief. "I said, are you going to take it out now?"

Feng Jia's lips twitched. "Actually... it's not impossible, but can I get this back before I enter the game again?"

Hang Qing: "I think it's very unlikely, after all, they should be taking it apart to take a look."

Feng Jia's expression was clearly unpleasant. "If I take this apart and put it back in my backpack, will I just put it back together?"

Hang Qing shook her head. "How would I know? I've never seen anything like this before. But you can ask the people at the Bureau. They've probably already brought out some weapons and equipment. They've definitely tried the problem you're talking about. You can try it now."

Feng Jia stroked his chin. "That makes sense. Well... let's bring this up with the captain tomorrow. Let's just forget about it today."

He still needs to think about it some more.

After returning to his residence, Xue Rui wanted to contact Lin Leyou and have a chat, but when he saw the black jade ring on his finger, he suddenly remembered what Rong Yuwen had said earlier.