Is it possible that the game's administrators also put on helmets and entered the game to engage in such an interaction with the players?

Jiang Hao thought it was very likely.

He even felt somewhat honored. The game's administrators—if he could get on their good side, wouldn't he be able to get any equipment he wanted?

At the same time, he finally found the real culprit: the mastermind behind the scenes who deliberately orchestrated the coincidences that led him into the current situation.

"You noticed too, I didn't even open this letter, so why am I here?"

Jiang Hao's questioning caused the jackal on the other side to visibly hesitate. He then waved his hand dismissively, feigning nonchalance.

"Oh, don't worry about the details."

Holy crap, such a perfunctory explanation?

"The important thing is that the situation is urgent. I suspect the gnolls have already found their target. I'm afraid that after a while, even if you want to do this quest, you won't have the chance. It costs 2000 class points. Think about it."

Having grasped Jiang Hao's weakness, the jackal was no longer worried that Jiang Hao would refuse.

Game administrators are indeed very cunning.

"I have another question. Why didn't you look for a higher-level player, but instead chose me? I'm only level 11!"

"It's not that I'm unwilling to find higher-level players, it's just that to teleport to the No. 1 Realm, the highest level cannot exceed 30, and with the Lingxu Administration's capabilities, we can only find suitable players in a few realms near the No. 1 Realm. In these realms, either the Lingxu game hasn't been launched yet, or like your realm, the Lingxu game has only been open for a short time. And the only player in these realms capable of defeating the world boss at the crossroads of the beginner village is you."

"Besides, you've already cleared Nightmare difficulty's Howling Shadow, what are you afraid of?"

Hey! Look, this game administrator is quite professional; he even came up with a reason that's so relatable.

It's just a game quest, but he actually made it sound like he was saving the world!

"All soldiers, assemble!"

Just as Jiang Hao was about to ask some more questions, he suddenly heard someone shout outside. Then he saw the gnoll on the other side looking very anxious. Jiang Hao didn't know what had happened, but he heard the gnoll hurriedly say something.

"It's too late. You need to hurry and get to the assembly point. If you follow the main group, you can blend into that mountain valley."

Jiang Hao asked hurriedly.

What does the Heart of Immortality look like?

"I don't know either, you'll know when you see it."

Just as Jiang Hao was about to complain a few more times, the gnoll opposite him suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the grove. Dozens of gnolls outside the grove immediately looked over.

wc you f***ing!

"What are you waiting for? Get in line!"

One of the jackals, who looked like an officer, shouted at Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao then noticed that the gnolls had no ranks, no names, and no health bars above their heads, just like the Cospris in the real world.

"You fucking standing there? Believe me or not, I'll punch you!"

The officer shouted again.

Jiang Hao quickly ran to the line and stood in the last row.

"What did you do?"

The officer strode up to Jiang Hao, scrutinizing him with his eyes.

Jiang Hao felt nervous.

Holy crap, we've been spotted?

"No wonder everyone says you're an idiot, your place is clearly over there!"

The officer pointed to the only empty seat in the fifth row from the bottom, which was also the only empty seat in the entire column.

Jiang Hao quickly stepped forward and, as he passed the commander, the commander kicked him hard in the backside. Jiang Hao stumbled and almost fell, but dared not utter a sound, and hurriedly went to stand in the position designated by the officer.

The commander's gaze did not leave him until the troops set off and moved slowly forward.

Jiang Hao breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Damn, this game is designed to be so realistic?

The user experience was absolutely fantastic!

The group reached a mountain hollow, where Jiang Hao saw a large group of fully equipped soldiers standing outside. Each soldier wore white armor and carried weapons including broadswords, spears, shields, and bows. Jiang Hao immediately thought of the gnoll soldiers lining up to enter the teleportation array in the room of the final boss in the Howling Shadows. Not exactly similar, but practically identical!

At the same time, Jiang Hao noticed that on the back of the mountain, the firelight illuminated the entire mountain in a red glow, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

"Why are you so slow? You should have arrived an hour ago."

At the entrance to the mountain pass, a jackal rushed out, complaining to the leading officer. Jiang Hao then noticed that the wolf's armor, like that of his unit, was gray.

"It's all because of him!"

The officer pointed directly at Jiang Hao, startling him.

"You either need to pee or poop halfway there. Damn it!"

How the hell did he recognize me? Why do all gnolls look the same to me?

The jackal that emerged from the mountain valley also looked at Jiang Hao, its gaze filled with scrutiny.

Jiang Hao was startled again.

"So it was this idiot."

The other party said dismissively. Then they hurriedly addressed the leader.

"Hurry up, hurry up, get inside and cover for the shift, the third squad is exhausted."

After saying that, the jackal hurriedly ran into the ravine.

Led by the unit leader, Jiang Hao followed the troops into the mountain valley.

The valley was filled with jackal-men. Some were pushing carts filled with a mixture of mud and rocks. Others carried loads on their shoulders, bags on their backs, or large stones on their backs.

Some people also walked in pushing empty carts, carrying empty loads, or holding empty bags.

Could they be digging for something?

As Jiang Hao walked further in, he saw many jackal-men covered in dirt and grime. They sat on the clearing at the edge of the valley, their bodies and faces covered in mud, looking exhausted as if their bodies had been hollowed out.

Jiang Hao followed the group forward and entered a cave. The cave was brightly lit, and in the center of the cave was a bottomless well, about 10 meters in diameter. At the edge of the well, there were two steep, spiraling slopes, which were also filled with jackal-men. One slope was for wolves going up, and the other slope was for wolves going down.

Led by the officer, Jiang Hao and his group of wolves walked down about 2 kilometers before arriving at a sufficiently spacious basement.

To be precise, this was merely a platform for a large number of gnolls to work on. In the very center of the platform was a well about six or seven meters in diameter, flanked by two winding, steep slopes. The difference was that Jiang Hao now saw a swirling, grayish-white vortex in the very center of the platform. The vortex, like a pot lid, was positioned exactly five meters above the well opening.

"All warriors, grab your shovels here and go down into the well to continue digging."

The leader of the group stood at the edge of the platform and pointed to a pile of shovels on the ground, speaking loudly.

Jiang Hao felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Had he relied on Spree for so long only to end up doing manual labor digging holes?

Just as I was about to bend down to get the shovel while waiting in line, someone kicked me in the butt.

Jiang Hao steadied himself and turned around to see that it was the same leader again.

"You don't need to go down. You're clumsy and just getting in the way."

The leader seemed to get angry as soon as he saw Jiang Hao, and left after saying a few words.

"Stand here and watch, don't move!"