Chapter 322 The Tower - The instance's light curtain can be turned off.
The two, one human and one dragon, bickered all the way back to the base. When she entered, Zhao Shuying was organizing documents. Seeing her come in, she asked with concern, "What happened to your eyes?"
Yu Xunge: "A little negative state is fine."
Zhao Shuying didn't press further. She said, "I happen to have something I wanted to tell you. I've discovered some information: the instance's light curtain can be completely turned off."
This was the first time Yu Xunge had heard of this. She had never heard of such a thing before, whether she was listening to gossip in the kitchen or working as a lowly soldier: "How do you shut it down?"
Zhao Shuying's expression looked extremely serious. She handed several documents to Yu Xunge: "This is what I analyzed. You see, over the years, there have been continuous instances of the copy screen disappearing. I can confirm that they were not moved to other places."
"Before these dungeon light curtains disappear, the oak owls guarding the nearby towns will be sent away in advance."
"I suspect it's related to those dark clouds that appeared in the night sky over Senhai."
Yu Xunge and Tu Lan, whose expressions had been growing increasingly serious and focused, froze in that moment.
Tulan exclaimed, "Now who can tell you apart from Sherlock Holmes!"
Yu Xunge pouted and nodded repeatedly, almost as if she were blowing on tea leaves from a thermos: "That makes sense, that makes a lot of sense!"
Talking to these two pets really puts her to the test.
Zhao Shuying shook her head helplessly and continued, "Besides that, it might be related to the things that Oak Owl collected."
Yu Xunge looked at the documents in his hand, flipped through a few pages, and found what Zhao Shuying had written. He discovered that these were the signature items of the 11 alien races, excluding the Oak Owl:
The Tauren's nose ring, the Orc's tooth necklace, the Blood Elf's Silvermoon Badge, the Night Elf's Moonstone Ring, the Draenei's right hoof, the Dwarf's battleaxe, the Windscythe's scythe, the Siren's fangs, the Moonfox's first tail, the Candle Barbarian's hair-tail candle flame, and a drop of the Undying Fountain from the Undead's heart.
These items are present in every alien race, but they are not guaranteed to drop.
Just like the Oak Owl's bear cookies, there are countless Oak Owls that have landed on Earth, but Dinghai has only collected a little over a million bear cookies in all this time.
Hmm? If you really need the Zelan alien race's signature item to permanently close the dungeon's light curtain, then to close the Blue Star dungeon's light curtain, would you have to add Oak Owl's Bear Cookie?
Zhao Shuying continued, "I plan to start collecting these things, and then the three of us will try it out. Just to be on the safe side, we'll collect items of the same level... let's call them specific items for now. We'll collect specific items of the same level and then try closing the dungeon's light curtain of the same level."
Yu Xunge asked doubtfully, "If there really is a way to shut it down, why not make it public and let all the Oak Owls collect it?"
Shouldn't this kind of thing be made public to give everyone hope?
Zhao Shuying said, "So I suspect there might be some other benefits inside, because those who went to close the instance's light curtain were all core members of Song, Feng, and Tao."
Yu Xunge chuckled to himself. That's true. All living beings with brains and thoughts are like that.
I wonder where the Oak Owl who once told her, "Peach Jar, I really envy you for knowing Lord Peach Crown. He must be perfect, so selfless and great! Are his wings the same as ours?" is now.
She joked, "If this is true, will Dinghai announce it after we get out?"
Although it was a question, she clearly already knew the answer.
Zhao Shuying raised her eyes and looked quietly into Yu Xunge's eyes. Her voice was gentle, but her words were extremely cold: "No."
"Their approach is correct. The reason why the Oak Owls are now so fearless and willing to risk their lives is because they have no way out. If everyone knew that there was such a way out, and that there were huge benefits hidden in that way, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"When living beings know there is a way out, they begin to weigh the gains and losses, becoming foolish and greedy."
Having known each other for so long, this was the first time Yu Xunge had faced Zhao Shuying's true self directly. She wasn't surprised; she had no biases when it came to anyone, any profession, or any organization.
Dinghai was a good person. She would always remember the cheap medical injections and pills that appeared on the market in the early days of the game invasion in her previous life. But she also remembered that after her group of lone wolves huddled in the rainforest discussing why Dinghai, who had always recruited them, no longer wanted them after they were being hunted down by those forces.
It's not a matter of right or wrong; it's the kind of weighing that a powerful force should make. It must choose the majority, it must choose the option that is most conducive to development—cold, rational, both compassionate and ruthless.
To be able to thrive in a powerful organization like this, Zhao Shuying is definitely not someone who is content to be subordinate to others; she probably already has her own small team.
Yu Xunge felt tired just thinking about it. She sighed, "You've started to see things from a chess player's perspective."
Zhao Shuying was amused. She smiled slightly, looked down at the documents on the table, and said, "Because only by doing this can I discover it as soon as it's my turn to be sacrificed."
Yu Xunge put away his file and stood up: "I will start collecting these specific items, keep in touch, and I wish you success."
She didn't pity Zhao Shuying's situation, just as she never pitied herself; everyone has their own choices and pursuits.
Zhao Shuying didn't look at her, but her smile became even more pronounced. She lazily propped her head up with one hand, raised the teacup on the table, and waved it at her, making a clinking gesture.
After leaving the base, Tulan asked in a low voice, "Is she having a hard time? Is someone trying to harm her? Why did you suddenly wish her success? Why did she toast with you?"
She had gotten used to asking Yu Xunge about everything. No matter how stupid her question was, Yu Xunge would not laugh at her, but would explain it to her.
Yu Xunge recalled Zhao Shuying's expression at that moment. It wasn't sadness or grievance, but ambition, sarcasm, expectation, and a hint of contempt. She thought for a moment and tried to explain it in the simplest and most direct way: "She wants to compete with others for the dragon's nest called power."
Tulan instantly realized: "Oh, but isn't your world being invaded by Zeran? How can you still be busy with this?"
Yu Xunge burst out laughing at Tu Lan's question. She laughed for several seconds, as if Tu Lan had told a very funny joke that made Tu Lan angry. She had to hug and pat Tu Lan to coax her, and replied with a smile, "It was just something I did."
Aren't pine roses, maple syrup, and peach crowns the same?
She continued the mission with Tulan, focusing on collecting specific items.
She had acquired some of these items before, but she didn't know what they were for and sold them as junk.
Now, actively collecting these things is a real headache; some require luck, while others are extremely troublesome.
For example, the first tail of a moon fox refers to the tail that a moon fox is born with. One tail is self-explanatory, but for two or more tails, it's all a matter of luck, because every tail is the same. Even if other moon foxes come, they can't tell them apart. Only the moon fox itself knows which tail is its first tail.
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