This is a thick, thread-wrapped notebook.

The laptop's cover is made of cowhide and looks quite vintage.

Zhao Keke picked up the notebook. "Can I open it and take a look?"

"Can."

She received a notification sound from the game system when the laptop fell.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the Winter's Treasured Diary. Story Points +1. This unlocks a solo side quest: View the Diary.]

[Single-line tasks can be shared with selected targets. Do you want to share?]

Shen Jue: [Sharing, sharing our goals, Zhao Keke.]

After Shen Jue decided to share the solo side quest with Zhao Keke.

Zhao Keke received a special message as soon as she untied the knot in her notebook.

[Your expert teammate Shen Jue has shared a solo side quest with you and invited you to join. Do you agree?]

Zhao Keke was stunned for a moment. She knew that players would trigger solo side quests when they completed dungeons, but she didn't know that triggering solo side quests could be shared with teammates!

Think about it carefully. Players who can trigger solo side quests will definitely receive substantial rewards. Even if side quests can be shared with other players, which player would be willing to share half of their reward with someone else?

Shen Jue: "I agree!"

Zhao Keke: "Huh? I agree right away. I'm so surprised. You're so kind, Master. This is the first time I've known that single-line tasks can be shared."

After Zhao Keke agreed to join the side quest, the unknown reward for Shen Jue's quest was doubled.

The reward is still unknown, but the "double" label next to it makes Shen Jue very happy.

She never expected that sharing a side quest would bring her such a pleasant surprise.

"Take a look at the diary, what's written there? Read it to me while you're at it."

After Shen Jue finished speaking, he slowly and methodically categorized the silver needles that were suspended in the air.

"Wait a moment, let me take a look."

Zhao Keke opened her diary and began to read it.

"August 13th, 185 AD, today marks the eighth anniversary of our meeting. I've prepared a beautiful gift for August, hoping she'll find it..."

"On September 2nd, 185 AD, August said she needed to go to the forest for inspiration, and as her lover, of course I had to go with her..."

"On September 15, 185 AD, August and I came to this deserted island forest. At first, August's field research went very smoothly. We both thought this place was very beautiful and decided to stay here for a while, so we built a small wooden house."

“We had a happy time here, but it didn’t last long. I always felt that August was acting strange every time she came back from a field trip. Whenever I asked her what happened, she wouldn’t say anything. I’m sure she’s hiding something very important from me, but I’m a good lover, and I’ll wait for her to tell me herself.”

"On September 28th, 185 AD, she seemed to be in a very good mood. Before going out to collect her thoughts, she was incredibly enthusiastic. I haven't seen her so happy in a long time. In August, she told me that she was going to collect her thoughts alone today. She said she had a surprise for me."

"I believed her and waited for her in the cabin with anticipation. Normally, this would be the end of the August field trip, but she didn't come back, and I felt a little anxious."

"It's very late, and August still hasn't returned. I feel like something might have happened to her, so I went to all the places she frequents for her field research, but I couldn't find her. I'm so anxious... August might be in danger. May the gods protect August and keep her safe..."

"It's October 1st, 185 AD. It's been three days, and I've searched the entire island, but there's no trace of August."

She's gone!

…………

Zhao Keke: "The contents of this diary are just like the beginning of some movies about missing persons."

"At present, there doesn't seem to be any major clues."

Shen Jue: "Keep the diary, you can keep it for now. Let's go, let's move on to the next one."

"good!"

The next problematic location isn't far from here.

Having learned from the first experience, Zhao Keke was able to find the second strange location on her own, without relying on Shen Jue's guidance.

A uniquely shaped rock stands in the middle of the path; they hadn't even noticed it when they came before.

It seems that when they first passed by this place, their perception was changed, and they thought the path was just an ordinary path, so they couldn't notice these differences.

[Congratulations on obtaining a uniquely shaped stone. You've gained 1 Story Point. You need 7 more Story Points to unlock the Story Fragment.]

Because the mission is shared, Shen Jue can also receive the plot points that Zhao Keke discovers.

This shareable single-player mission is fantastic! You can find a helper to complete the mission together, and both of you can get different rewards.

Zhao Keke: "Master, you should take this uniquely shaped stone with you."