Chapter 70: The Wandering Travel Group (I)
Nanhuan can finally breathe a sigh of relief these two days. The game requires players to complete a dungeon at least once a week.
Because of his physical condition and the news about the totem fragments of faith, Nan Huan basically did not rest after finishing the dungeon for the first time and went straight into the second dungeon.
This time, because his health has made a qualitative leap, although his body is still not in good condition compared to ordinary people, based on Nanhuan’s own experience, at least he is not as fragile as before.
Bei Xi naturally hoped that she could have a good rest, and he also needed time to inquire about Ling Yue's life and new information about the fragments of the faith totem.
Therefore, I was determined to extend the time I spent in the dungeon to the maximum extent possible.
After two days of arguing, Nanhuan finally got permission from Beixi to play with the hound for a while.
After all, she was weak before, and Bei Xi didn't give her any chance to get close to the hound.
So even though she was the one who brought the hound out of the copy last time, after arriving here, she had no chance to come into contact with the hound again.
Lingyue’s interaction with the dog yesterday made her feel itchy.
Early in the morning, she couldn't wait to leave the main building.
It was different from what she had imagined, that the Hound had not had any contact with her for some time and might have forgotten who she was.
As soon as she appeared, the hound ran straight towards her, its furry head nuzzling against her calves.
Although the people in the guild took good care of it, Nan Huan always felt that its fur was not as black and shiny as it was in the dungeon.
Nan Huan rubbed its ears apologetically and said, "Can I give you a name?"
I brought it out in a hurry because the copy was about to collapse. Now that I have it, I naturally have to give it a name first.
The hound didn't know whether he could understand or just wanted to be close to Nanhuan.
After she finished speaking, he rubbed his nose against hers, as if to express his agreement.
Nan Huan held a pair of bone-shaped dog biscuits that Nineteen got from somewhere, and teased them from left to right, "How's Xiao Hei?"
She moved her hand to the left, "Don't think the name is insincere, but is it easy to support a cheap life?"
The hound seemed dissatisfied with being given a name that was not very thoughtful. It had no interest in the snacks in front of it. It lowered its head and looked at Nanhuan.
Nanhuan would feel guilty when he rarely looked into the eyes of a dog.
"Not so good?" she said to herself. "Then I'll think of another one."
Nan Huan had no experience in this area. He frowned and thought for a long time. He felt that things like Wangwang and coal balls were not much better than Xiao Hei.
He simply sat down on the lawn, thinking hard, while throwing the frisbee with one hand and playing with the hound.
With the attraction of the frisbee, the hound quickly became lively again.
It was happily running around the lawn, playing with Nanhuan. When it brought the frisbee back, it pricked up its ears as if to ask for credit, and asked Nanhuan to touch it.
Nan Huan stroked the other person's ear and stared in a daze at the circle of flowers outside the lawn.
She seemed to have thought of something, and her hand that was stroking the dog paused. She hurried to check her virtual panel, and after searching for a long time, she found the extra Aconitum that she had picked in order to transform into a werewolf in the warehouse.
The flowers were still in the state of being picked, with purple flowers adorning the branches, looking bright and tempting.
Nan Huan picked one and put it to the hound's mouth. "I suddenly remembered that I didn't use up all the ones I picked before. Will you still eat this after the dungeon is out?"
The hound seemed to have not expected that there would be food that suits its taste here, and it ate it all in one gulp.
His dark eyes sparkled and he wagged his tail at Nan Huan.
Compared to dog food, it obviously likes this better.
"How about I call you Aconitum?" Nan Huan suddenly had an idea and asked tentatively, then plucked another flower and fed it to it.
She hadn't thought about the Aconitum before and only asked Nineteen whether the hounds were adapting well.
Now it seems that the other party can eat ordinary food, but seems to prefer this.
Not sure if it was his illusion or the sun was too bright, but Nanhuan always felt that its fur was a little darker and shinier than before.
And it wasn't clear whether it was satisfied with the name or with its additional rations. After hearing Nan Huan's question, it touched the back of Nan Huan's hand with its nose.
It's like a kind of submission, and also like a kind of admiration.
"Aconitum?"
Nan Huan didn't understand what it meant, so he called out tentatively. He then found that the hound pricked up its ears and looked at him with drooling. It was obvious that the two flowers did not satisfy its appetite.
"How about some dog biscuits for now?"
Nan Huan did not continue to feed the flowers to the other party, but tried to reason with Aconitum, "There are not many flowers left. Since you like to eat this, I will study and see if I can grow some for you in the garden. Then you can eat as much as you want, okay?"
She had never had a pet and didn't know how to communicate, but Aconitum was definitely the most human-like dog she had ever seen.
It seemed like it understood Nan Huan's words and reluctantly accepted the dog biscuits in Nan Huan's hand.
After eating, he licked Nan Huan's palm with his rough tongue, making her laugh.
Until Bei Xi appeared on the lawn at some point, she calmly took Wutoucao from Nan Huan's arms and said, "You've played all morning, aren't you tired?"
Nan Huan was in high spirits. It was a rare occasion that she felt better and was not so restricted. For a moment, she felt a little unsatisfied.
He was blinking his eyes, trying to make up a reason to ask Bei Xi to let him play for a while longer.
Before he could think of the reason, Bei Xi saw through it. "Twelve brought back some news."
She got straight to the point. Nan Huan couldn't let his temper get the better of him anymore, so he rubbed some Aconitum before leaving, "I have something to do, so be good. I'll come and accompany you when I'm free."
Aconitum was held in Bei Xi's arms, with its two front legs hanging on his arms, and it bid farewell to Nan Huan pitifully.
Although Aconitum has hard hairs on its body, it is not easy to get on your hands.
Bei Xi still took Nan Huan with him and washed his hands before returning to the office.
"President, Miss," Twelve had been waiting for a while. Seeing someone come in, he could no longer hold back. "There is some news about Lingyue."
"She has not joined any guilds, and her ranking is not impressive. She has no familiar players in the game, and she does not have a fixed residence in the rest area. She always waits until there is no need to go to the dungeon in the chaotic zone before entering the dungeon."
The power that the Servants Under Skirts Guild can mobilize is huge, so even someone like Lingyue who has almost no social connections can find some clues.
"Each time she chose a dungeon that was not too difficult, and her performance was not outstanding either. She came out mixed and did not attract much attention, so no one outside knew her skills."
"Until a week ago, she suddenly downloaded a B+ instance. Of the five players who entered that instance, she was the only one who came back. That arm was also broken at that time."
There wasn't much information about Lingyue, but Twelve had it all memorized in his head, and he didn't even stumble while speaking. "In the last instance, even though she was the only one out and her skills weren't exposed, she was too conspicuous, so other guilds are investigating. I don't know if they want to win her over, or if they have other ideas."
"Then, the other party came to our house in such a high-profile manner two days ago. Everyone's attention should be on our guild at this moment."
When investigating, we found that there were several groups of people who were also investigating quietly.
The forces in the rest area were entrenched and very low-key, and did not cause any trouble.
The content of the investigation was actually no different from what Lingyue said, and what Lingyue said was even more detailed.
After all, no player would reveal his life-saving skills without guaranteeing his own performance.
Nan Huan and Bei Xi didn't speak for a while. No one knew what they were thinking, but their faces looked solemn.
"President, Miss," Twelve said with some concern, "Do we really want to take her to the next instance? I always feel that this person is a little strange, and we haven't yet determined which instance is likely to contain the next Faith Totem Fragment? Isn't this a bit hasty?"
"No." Nan Huan was very direct. "She had been hiding herself until last week when she had to reveal herself. She went to a dungeon that she normally wouldn't go to. Why?"
"Because she saw something with her skills?"
Twelve didn't know why Nan Huan cared so much about the other party's situation in the previous copy.
"Well... not entirely. She used her skills to foresee that she would go into the dungeon with us. For this prerequisite, there might be something she must get in the previous dungeon."
"But even so, we still don't know anything about the next copy?"
Twelve still didn't understand.
Bei Xi couldn't help but knocked her on the head. "We don't know, and there are no extra clues in the entire rest area, but the prophet knows very well the copy we are going to. In other words, we must have a ready-made method to enter this copy."
"Ah? President, are you talking about a tongue twister?"
Twelve looked at Nan Huan, who had a look of understanding on his face, and felt that the two of them were completely out of sync with him.
Bei Xi didn't explain any more, but sent her away, "Go tell Lingyue to be ready for the next dungeon, and the rest of you should also be ready and wait for my notice."
Twelve didn't understand what the two were talking about, but he didn't dare to delay his business, so he rushed out in a hurry.
On Nanhuan's side, the special rewards and blind boxes for the previous main task had already been touched on the virtual panel.
When she returned to the rest area, she asked Wu Tong to help her choose whether to open it right away or wait until she was ready for the next copy.
The opponent used his skills to help Nan Huan choose the latter one.
Now she understood why.
"Let's open the special reward first. Do you want to go first or should I go first?"
Nan Huan knew that Bei Xi also received a special reward after completing the mission, but the two of them never looked at it.
"Let's go together."
There is really no reason to be humble or evasive about this matter.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for winning a special reward - a red veil.
Red veil: The red veil can help you hide your scent and make it easier for you to blend into some things.
Tip: The red veil can only be used in matching copies. 】
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for receiving a special reward - a key to the storage room. 】
Two prompt tones of different lengths sounded in the minds of the two people, with almost the same frequency.
As soon as he finished speaking, a red veil appeared in Nan Huan's hand, and a key appeared in Bei Xi's hand.
The red veil was like the one a bride would wear at a Chinese wedding, except that the one Nan Huan was holding was short in the front and long in the back, with a long tail at the back that could cover her entire body.
The color is bright red, but I don’t know if it’s an optical illusion, but if you look at it for a long time, it seems like the red is a little dark.
The key was just an ordinary copper key. Apart from the fact that it was polished due to being used for a long time, nothing else could be seen.
"These two props don't look like they can be used in the same background, right?"
It’s no wonder Nan Huan was confused. After all, the veil was very old, while the key was very modern in design.
"One has no hints, and the other has a copy-limited use. I feel like neither of them is useful for the time being. Let's see what's in the blind box."
Bei Xi was more practical. After all, she was already familiar with the tone of the game and didn't have high expectations.
[Does the player confirm to draw the blind box? ]
confirm.
Following the system's questions, something like a lucky bag popped up on Nanhuan's virtual panel, with several identical black boxes squeezed inside, and each box had a selection button on it.
Wow, this is a new feature of the game?
It's pitch black and there's nothing in it. It's really blind.
Nan Huan picked one at random, since she couldn't see anything anyway.
【bite--
Congratulations to the players for winning two tickets to Fengmenling.
Tip: This is an invitation from a travel group. You and your partner must be on time. 】
The black box that Nan Huan pointed at jumped twice before it opened with a bang.
Nanhuan now had two more train tickets in his hand.
The ticket is a bit like the old train ticket, but it is pink.
It only says the departure point and destination, which are the rest area and Fengmenling respectively.
Written below are the names of the passengers. The first one is my name, and the second one is Bei Xi's name.
Apart from this, there is nothing else, no boarding time, and no departure time.
【bite--
Detected the copy trigger item - ticket. 】
Before the two of them could figure out anything from the ticket, the system prompt sounded again.
[Players who have received tickets please be prepared to enter the dungeon and open the corresponding dungeon within half an hour. If you exceed the specified time, the game will force you to log in and the countdown will begin. ]
Although Nan Huan had previously speculated that the things opened in the blind box might be related to the next copy.
But Nan Huan was still a little surprised. After all, in her understanding, the rest area was equivalent to a transit station and should not appear on any copy prop.
But now the starting station on the ticket has the strange name of "rest area".
In particular, the instructions on the ticket specifically stated that one must bring a partner along, and the names on the ticket left the two of them with no choice.
If this is the case, how can Lingyue go with them?
Five minutes later, Nan Huan saw the tickets Lingyue took out and discovered that only one had her name written on it, while the other was blank.
"The system prompts that after confirming the partner who will enter the game with you, hand the ticket to the other party and start the game within half an hour."
Lingyue saw Nanhuan's confusion and gave him a considerate answer.
Why is there still a difference in treatment?
Why should others choose?
I can’t choose between myself and Beixi.
Is it because both of them contributed in the previous mission, so this is a reward, or is it because they are a couple?
Time is urgent, and Nan Huan doesn't have time to argue with the system or settle accounts.
Now for the more important thing, "So who are you going to have as your partner?"
This game specifically reminds you of the identity of your partner, and it will definitely play an important role in the dungeon.
Nan Huan couldn't make a decision for the other party, but the situation was very urgent now.
"You guys choose. I don't have a close relationship with the others, so it doesn't matter who you choose."
The other party looked indifferent, as if in her opinion, this was just a name and she didn't take it seriously. Or maybe she had already seen the result in advance but could not interfere or reveal it.
At this time, Nan Huan felt a strange sense of guilt.
Why do I have the illusion that I am encouraging children to fall in love early? I don’t even know if the other party is an adult or not.
Although it was just a game, Nanhuan threw this difficult problem to Beixi.
It’s not that she is just being lazy, but Bei Xi knows the situation of each player in the guild best.
With this kind of staffing ratio, she knows which skills need to be strengthened.
"Nineteen, you're going with us this time."
Bei Xi seemed to have been thinking about the candidate since just now. When Nan Huan looked at her, she had already made a decision.
"Yes, President."
The guild's strict discipline is fully reflected in this place.
Although Twelve and the others didn't understand why the president chose to bring Nineteen, everyone still obeyed Bei Xi's orders.
In the remaining few minutes, everyone else was making corrections while Bei Xi was giving instructions about things within the guild.
After all, a president and the usual chief steward left at the same time, and some arrangements did need to be made.
By the time the four of them were ready, there was not much time left for the countdown to end.
Nan Huan closed his eyes and a familiar feeling of dizziness came over him.
【bite--
The copy of "The Wandering Travel Group" is loading...
Difficulty level: S
Initial number of players: 18
Plot summary:
The Manwugui Travel Group is a niche travel group that is currently popular on various social platforms and is embraced by young people. It exists to liberate the tired minds of working people and advocates a "stay as long as you want" trip.
The number of places is uncertain before each tour and the destination is kept confidential.
Only those who are invited can truly experience the thrills of the trip.
Today is the 18th tour of the Manwugui Travel Group.
In order to give back to new and old customers, the mysterious boss Man has set the theme of this trip - couples' trip.
We even specially invited nine couples to come to the destination of this trip - Fengmenling.
Let them enjoy the sweetness of love while experiencing the joy of traveling.
You, who have worked hard in a perfect company, have earned this opportunity to travel with your outstanding work.
You decide to cherish this opportunity and go on a trip with your partner.
At this moment, you are on the bus to Fengmenling. Please enjoy every moment of the trip and keep in mind the purpose of the Manwugui Tour Group! 】
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