The moment he opened his mouth, Shen Yuan suddenly looked towards him, his eyes misty, as if covered by a veil, or like distant mountains covered in clouds, illusory and ethereal.
However, before Xiao Tangqiu could see the emotion in Shen Yuan's eyes, Shen Yuan had already withdrawn his gaze. He lowered his eyelids and suddenly said, "Yes, there are more difficult tasks above the S-level tasks."
His voice was clear and cold, like a cold spring in a cold pond, but beneath the icy surface, there seemed to be a hint of inexplicable emotion that was difficult to detect.
The newcomers looked confused and obviously had no idea about the difficulty of the task. However, the four veteran players except Shen Yuan's group of four changed their expressions.
Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian also looked at each other, and their faces turned pale. The previous D-level mission was upgraded to S-level difficulty and almost killed them. If the difficulty of this S-level mission was also upgraded, wouldn’t they be dead for sure?
"From now on, we will split up and search for clues, but you'd better be careful and remember the NPC's prohibitions."
After the woman finished speaking, she left with Shen Yuan and the others.
Soon, the four old players also left in groups.
Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian looked at each other and were about to leave when the female college student came over and asked them cautiously, "Are you planning to look for clues? Can I join you?"
Tang Mianmian subconsciously looked at Xiao Tangqiu, asking for his opinion.
Xiao Tangqiu frowned slightly. He didn't dare trust anyone other than Tang Mianmian. However, this female college student had been quite calm just now. She didn't seem like the type to make a fuss and stir up trouble. However...
"Why are you looking for us? We are not old players."
The female college student said seriously, "Compared to the other newcomers, you seem much more reliable. I will try my best not to hold you back. I'm quite athletic and have joined many sports clubs at school..."
She tried hard to persuade Xiao Tangqiu, but seeing that he seemed unmoved, she gritted her teeth and threw in her last bargaining chip: "I'm a student in the German Department, my major is German... I was just looking around in a few rooms on the first floor and found some German newspapers. I think you might need my professional skills!"
Xiao Tangqiu was a little surprised. Compared with the widely used language like English, German is indeed a minority language. If the relevant clues were written in English, everyone could understand it to some extent, but if it was in German, then probably no one would be able to understand a single word - at this time, knowing German became an important skill.
"German?" Tang Mianmian was a little skeptical. "But we all understood what the castle owner said just now. They were clearly speaking Chinese! How could we possibly understand German?"
The female college student opened her mouth and said with a blushing face: "He seemed to be speaking Chinese, but the newspaper was indeed in German..."
Tang Mianmian wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Xiao Tangqiu, who said calmly, "Stop talking nonsense. Just find some written clues and you'll know if it's true or not."
The female college student realized that they had agreed to let her join the team, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Thank you! My name is Lu Si'er, what are your names?"
Tang Mianmian subconsciously continued: "My name is Tang Mianmian..."
"However, this is only temporary," Xiao Tangqiu said calmly, "Once we find that you are not worthy of our trust, we will kick you out."
"Of course!" Lu Si'er nodded.
Seeing that Xiao Tangqiu agreed, Tang Mianmian scratched his head and agreed too.
"My name is Xiao Tangqiu." Xiao Tangqiu introduced himself.
Lu Si'er didn't waste time talking to Xiao Tangqiu and said directly: "I found a few newspapers in several rooms on the first floor. I didn't dare to move them and put them back where they were. I'll take you to have a look."
Xiao Tangqiu nodded: "Let's go."
A moment later, they arrived in one of the rooms on the first floor.
Although there were candlesticks in the room, the light was very insufficient, so Xiao Tangqiu took out a flashlight and started lighting it up.
Lu Si'er walked to the bedside table, opened the drawer, took out a yellowed newspaper and handed it to Xiao Tangqiu.
Xiao Tangqiu looked down and saw that it was indeed a newspaper with unknown words written on it. He frowned slightly and asked, "Is this in German? What does it say?"
Lu Si'er took the newspaper back and began to translate the content. After all, she was only a student, and her translation was not very proficient, so there were some bumps in her translation, but she still understood the general meaning - this was a marriage proposal letter published in the newspaper.
The person who posted this marriage proposal was none other than the castle's owner, Lepnobert.
"...Is there a time on the newspaper?" Xiao Tangqiu asked with a frown. Since the newspaper had turned yellow, it must have been from a long time ago.
Lu Si'er flipped through the pages, then her eyes widened in surprise: "Yes, but...but...this is impossible!"
Tang Mianmian shrugged: "Why not? In this world, everything is possible."
Xiao Tangqiu asked: "What time is it?"
Lu Si'er said blankly: "...April 1922."
"1922?" Xiao Tangqiu paused, but was not surprised. "Are there any other clues in the newspaper?"
Tang Mianmian was even more calm: "It's just a routine operation. Sit down and continue reading the newspaper to us."
Lu Si'er had no choice but to silently digest this shocking fact, and then began to summarize the contents of other articles in the newspaper to Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian. They were basically current affairs news. Of course, they were all outdated current affairs news, and there was no important information or clues.
While Lu Si'er was reading the newspaper, Xiao Tangqiu looked around the room with a flashlight. Generally speaking, this room was not much different from theirs. There was also a portrait of Lili Marlene hanging on the wall. After looking at all four corners of the room, he suddenly found a puppet in one of the corners.
He was stunned for a moment. When did this puppet appear? Why did he remember that it didn't exist before...
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