Chapter 43 [Seeking support and collection]
The number of players this time is indeed quite large.
"That's what I think too. Although it's safer with more people, so many of us would be too conspicuous. How about we form our own teams now? We can create seven teams of seven people each, and the extra person can join any team. What do you guys think?"
“I agree. If we act together, too many people will only cause trouble. Seven or eight people in a team is about right.”
"Looks like there are some new people here?"
"Yes, yes, all ten of us are here for the first time..."
"Anyone want to mentor a newbie? I think there's a reward for mentoring someone?"
"Let's assign one or two newcomers to each team, to be fair."
"Hey, how many times have you run this dungeon?"
"The second time..."
"This is my third time, so I can be considered a veteran."
"Wow, it's mostly the second time, right? If it's the third time, did you voluntarily apply to enter the instance?"
"Yes, although participation in the dungeon is mandatory once the time is set, you can also apply to quickly join the dungeon before the time is set. Although this is dangerous, you can get more useful items earlier than others."
For example, points and funds, and even many items.
"You're quite bold. I wouldn't dare. I waited until the countdown ended and I was forced to participate before coming. If I volunteered to join the dungeon, I might just die."
"This game isn't for people who are easily scared!"
"Alright, enough of that. How are you going to form groups? Do you want to join us?"
"No problem. Once the groups are divided, we'll draw lots to decide which group will be responsible for which area, how about that?"
"No objection."
"Can."
"Agreed."
"Okay, let's begin."
The last group of eight included two newcomers. They were assigned to the slaughterhouse, and the middle-aged man who had been there before happened to be in that group.
Each team was assigned a specific area to be responsible for, and everyone went to a separate place to discuss things.
Lin Leyou was so bored he was about to pick his toes. But he had no choice. To maintain his persona, he casually picked up a piece of pork and threw it on the cutting board, stuck a sharp knife next to it, and then picked up a cleaver from another place and weighed it in his hand. Not bad.
When he felt a little hungry, he took the dagger back to the lounge and cooked himself in the small kitchen. Fortunately, his cooking skills were still pretty good.
After all, I spent several decades in my previous life eating in the canteen on construction sites most of the time, but when there was no work, I still had to cook for myself. I learned to cook even if I was bad at it.
While he was cooking, several figures appeared furtively outside the slaughterhouse wall. They circled the wall several times and finally discovered that besides the iron gate, there was a dog hole they could climb through.
Everyone whispered among themselves, "This dog hole is big enough; we can all easily get in."
"Uncle Feng, why do we have to go in from here? Didn't you go in openly and honestly before?"
Zhou Feng, a middle-aged man who had previously been inside the slaughterhouse, said, "That was then, but things may not be the same now."
Then a young man wearing a hat asked, "Uncle, since you went in and came out unharmed, you must not have triggered any rules that would kill you. Can you tell me in detail what you did back then?"
Zhou Feng thought back carefully, "Actually, it was nothing. I just asked him if I could go in, and he said yes. I went in and walked around twice, didn't touch anything, and then came out. Before I left, I even moved the iron gate that I had pushed open when I went in back to its original position."
After saying that, he looked at the people around him and asked, "What do you think?"
"I don't think there's anything special about it."
"Do we need the butcher's permission to go in? Can we only go in if he agrees, and not if he doesn't?"
"If we go in without permission, will we get killed?"
"Triggering a death ending?"
"Very likely."
"That's only a possibility; what if it isn't?"
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"Go in and look for it quietly."
"What if we sneak in without consulting the butcher and trigger the death rule? Can you afford to take that responsibility? If our score goes negative, our real-life bodies will also die!"
The newcomer was terrified.
"If we die, won't we be doomed?"
"New players get a bonus points coupon, right? It gives you 10 points. Don't waste them. The first time a new player dies, they can choose to lose 10 points as a price, their points will be zero, but they will survive and return to the real world. But if they don't get any points in the second instance and die, then they are really dead."
The two newlyweds breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that it was good to leave room for maneuver.
"So dying deducts points? I cleared the first dungeon pretty easily and didn't lose any points. Does that mean that if I die after that, I'll only lose 10 points?"
"That shouldn't be possible. The first beginner dungeon might just be a beginner privilege, deducting only 10 points. But it's not certain after that. Maybe it'll be 20 points, maybe it'll be 50 points."
Zhou Feng said, "Alright, there's no point in discussing this now. Let's think about how to identify the butcher's most valuable item, since we need to take it with us in addition to confirming its value."
"Does anyone have any thoughts?"
Everyone looked at each other, unsure of what to say, since Zhou Feng was the only one who had gone inside.
So everyone quickly looked at Zhou Feng, "Uncle Feng, you're the only one who went in. Think carefully again, is there anything special inside?"
Zhou Feng shook his head. "I've thought about it many times. They're all very ordinary things. The only thing I haven't been to is the butcher's hut. Maybe the things are kept there."
The man in the hat said, "Why don't you give it a try?"
Zhou Feng, "Try what?"
"Ask the butcher if you can go in, and then go in and take a look around after he gives you permission."
Zhou Feng said, "But I'm not sure if this works for every player."
"Yes, yes, what if it only works for Uncle Feng?"
"I think we definitely have to take risks, otherwise if this person is unwilling and that person is too dangerous to do, how are we supposed to complete our mission? If we fail to complete the mission, we'll still die."
“I agree. After all, don’t forget that although this dungeon mission has no time limit, we can’t stay here forever. What’s a day here is an hour over there.”
"There's no need to rush. It's only the first day. Let's look for clues around here. As for inside... let's start investigating tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, and eventually they all agreed. After all, it was only the first day, and they didn't need to work so hard.
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