WTYTIAAN Chapter 206

Yan Yunqing looked at the other party’s rather mismatched equipment and couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

It was a bit of an eyesore, weird and strange.

But to be fair, it really had the air of an online game player. After all, in the early stages of the game, when stats couldn’t be easily raised and resources were scarce, wearing whatever you could find was quite normal.

Yan Yunqing looked at the ID above the player’s head, [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow].

He had some impression of this ID. It had posted several times on the forum and was the first player to thoroughly research the history of the Ermann Continent.

He vaguely remembered this kid sneaking into the auction in Slanleypa City and witnessing his tricking Fei Wu out of tens of thousands of gold coins. This [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] recorded his experiences at the auction in written form, writing it so vividly that it was a shame he didn’t write novels.

Yan Yunqing scanned the places where the other players were hiding and glanced at [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] again. “Why are you following me?”

The other players hiding in the alleyway were dumbfounded: Dude, why did you rush out without giving a signal?

[Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow]: “I have no malicious intent. I just saw you getting off that carriage and was curious, so I came to take a look.”

Before Yan Yunqing could speak, [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] continued, “I’m a bit curious why someone from the royal family would appear here. Are they personally overseeing this battle? But the information I got didn’t mention that, so I followed you to see.”

Yan Yunqing was stunned. This player… actually knew Alice’s identity?

But his hood concealed his surprise well. He didn’t speak, waiting for [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] to continue explaining.

Noticing that the hooded figure didn’t seem inclined to speak, [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] was a smart person and immediately understood what the hooded figure meant, so he explained, “Although she used the most ordinary carriage, and it looked nothing special on the outside, the curtains on that carriage were made of fabric exclusively used by the royal family.”

“That fabric isn’t expensive, but because of its special significance, the royal family forbids any commoner from using it. Only the royal family and nobles related to the royal family by marriage can use it. Plus, the royal emblem was printed in the corner of the carriage. Although it wasn’t conspicuous, I still noticed it. An ordinary person wouldn’t dare to use the royal emblem like that, so I believe the person sitting in that carriage is from the royal family.”

Yan Yunqing almost thought he was in some kind of detective novel. However, these clues were indeed quite obvious, but ordinary people rarely looked so carefully, let alone players who were still relatively unfamiliar with this other world.

No wonder he was able to piece together most of Ermann’s history from the smallest details. He was born to do this!

[Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] saw that the hooded figure still didn’t speak. “So, did something unexpected happen? Is there anything I can help with?”

The players hiding in the alleyway were also excited when they heard this. This NPC was famous on the forum, a legendary benefactor. The quests he gave provided experience generously, and according to feedback from several post authors, this benefactor NPC had even given them hidden quests.

So, was this really the prelude to a hidden quest?

They couldn’t let [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] steal such a good opportunity, even if [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] was a big shot!

Before Yan Yunqing could speak, several more players jumped out from behind [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow], and their IDs matched those he saw in [Nearby].

“Yes, yes, is there anything we can help with? Benefactor… no, traveling merchant, please don’t hesitate!”

“Benefactor, I’m hungry, give me food!”

Yan Yunqing: …

A drop of cold sweat couldn’t help but trickle down Yan Yunqing’s forehead. Facing this group of players who had no sense of propriety, he didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Fortunately, when he got the information about Demetrius from Alice earlier, he had already figured out how to trick the players into doing hard labor later. Originally, he was planning to trick those familiar laborers into doing the work, but now that this group of players had taken the initiative to offer their services, Yan Yunqing naturally couldn’t let them go.

He pondered for a moment, sighed lightly, and began his performance.

In the desolate alleyway, the mysterious traveling merchant wearing a hood slightly lowered his head, and the shadows completely enveloped his figure. The players, who had been chattering noisily, were infected by the atmosphere and quieted down. For a moment, even the air became much thicker. An indescribable feeling weighed on their hearts, like a mountain, making it difficult for them to breathe.

“You’ve been discovered.” The hooded figure’s voice was low and inexplicably oppressive, as if a current was running up the players’ spines. A dangerous intuition made them shiver.

Crap, were they going to be killed by the plot? Although dying in the game wasn’t real death, the death penalty was very serious.

The players began to consider whether to turn around and run. Although they might not be able to escape, they should at least try.

[Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] was still very calm. As a lore enthusiast, he had taken risks several times to explore more hidden plots, and he had died quite a few times. If you wanted to know who understood the death mechanism in this game the most, he would be one of them.

Therefore, although he was among the first players to leave Newbie Village, he was surpassed in level by many later players, and he had even fallen out of the top 100 on the level leaderboard early on due to the death penalty.

[Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] wasn’t sure if this was a plot kill, but after so many deaths, he had also figured out that this game didn’t have so-called forced plot kills. Any inevitable death could be avoided through some manipulation, and it didn’t necessarily require using force to confront the opponent head-on.

Admitting defeat was also an option.

[Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] was just about to admit defeat, trying to get this NPC, who looked like he was about to start a massacre, to stop when he heard the NPC sigh.

Huh, it didn’t seem like a plot kill?

“Judging by your appearance, you shouldn’t be Bato Vita soldiers who are here to conquer Romunike, right?”

The players looked at each other. Conquer Romunike? Did he mean participating in the faction war?

[Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] readily admitted, “Yes, I’m not a Bato Vita soldier. I don’t like war. I’m just here to see if there’s anything I can help with… After all, for those civilians, war is an uncalled-for disaster.”

[Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] felt a gaze fall on him. He didn’t know how to describe the feeling that gaze gave him. It seemed to carry a bit of strangeness and a curious scrutiny.

“…Oh? Is that so?” Yan Yunqing responded, not expecting that this famous lore enthusiast on the forum would say such a thing.

But he was a lore enthusiast, so it seemed normal that he wouldn’t participate in the faction war, a PvP mode?

But this [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] also liked to show off, after all, which normal person would consider the feelings of ordinary NPCs in the game and say such righteous and awe-inspiring things to NPCs.

“I know who you are, Skywalkers.” Yan Yunqing organized his words. “Do you know the Eternal God Cult?”

As soon as Yan Yunqing said this, the players became serious. They knew that the prelude to the main quest was about to begin.

But the Eternal God Cult? Several players looked at each other. They had also seen the posts on the forum, but they hadn’t done any related quests. They had only glanced at them briefly, and their understanding of the Eternal God Cult was limited to it being a villainous cult organization in the game, Homecoming.

It was still [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] who stood up. As a player who deeply researched lore, he couldn’t possibly be uninterested in the Eternal God Cult, a game big boss-like existence. He had organized the information from the forum and had also taken the initiative to inquire and understand a lot.

“I know, a cult that worships the so-called Eternal Lord. Believers sacrifice their blood and lives to the Eternal Lord, hoping to receive blessings and realize their wishes as a result.” [Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] paused and continued, “So far, this cult is very well hidden. Most believers are hidden among the population, disguised as ordinary people, and proselytize among the lower-class civilians.”

[Broken Bridge, Lingering Snow] briefly explained the Eternal God Cult information he had summarized. Yan Yunqing looked at him in surprise. What he said was actually quite accurate, which was quite impressive for a player.

“It seems you’re very clear. The people of the Eternal God Cult are just a bunch of rats in the sewers. They not only spread diseases everywhere, but also dig holes everywhere, which is really disgusting.” The hooded figure snorted, his voice carrying a bit of disgust. “You also recognized it, the carriage that just left was from the royal family.”

“She is a kind and brave lady. This war was not something she wanted to see. However, she could not prevent the outbreak of this war. After all, in the confrontation between empires, the power of the individual is too weak.”

“She can only pay attention to the battlefield here in private and do her best to help some people.”

[Filth hidden in the shadows of war]

Description: In the border area between the two countries, war is raging, and lives are ruined. In such chaos, Princess Alice accidentally discovered some disturbing signs while inspecting the area around the battlefield – traces belonging to the Eternal God Cult.

These traces indicate that cultists may be secretly operating, attempting to take advantage of the chaos of war to achieve their ulterior motives. The princess knows the danger of cults and is worried that their conspiracy will bring greater disaster to the country, so she secretly seeks help from that mysterious traveling merchant.

We hope you can assist the traveling merchant in secretly investigating this matter, uncover the mysterious veil of the cult organization, and prevent their conspiracy.

Mission Objectives: (Phase mission) Investigate traces related to the Eternal God Cult on the border, and tell the traveling merchant the news you have investigated.

Mission Rewards: …

New mission prompts popped up in front of several players at the same time.

At the same time, a new preamble mission popped up in front of players scattered in different places.

[Filth hidden in the shadows of war, Part 1]

Description: The traveling merchant you often visit seems to be in trouble. Go ask if there is anything you can help him with?

……

Players: ?

Players: !

What is this? Has the main quest been updated? There’s even a quest that comes to you?

For a while, whether they were players participating in the faction war, or players doing quests, leveling up, or playing dungeons, they all stopped what they were doing.

Yan Yunqing tricked the players in front of him, and then released a mission to the players online. With so many people working together, Yan Yunqing didn’t believe that he couldn’t find a clue about Demetrius!

Even if Demetrius was as slippery as a rat, he could dig him out of the ground.

But it was really difficult to get so many players to accept the mission…

Yan Yunqing thought for a while, rummaged through his backpack, and finally found an alchemy puppet he had taken from Sigret Academy from a pile of miscellaneous props.

The Alchemy Society of Sigret Academy is very famous, especially the Grand Alchemist Teacher Maeve. The alchemy puppets of the students in the academy and the city guards of Buma City next door are all her works.

And Yan Yunqing had met the alchemy puppets of Buma City several times, and he was very tempted by that kind of tool man who was very useful except for not being able to speak.

However, Teacher Maeve’s alchemy puppets were not for sale to the public. Yan Yunqing still used Penelope’s relationship to get an alchemy puppet, and specially added a setting that can be controlled by the master’s spirit after recognizing the owner.

The only pity is that alchemy puppets are alchemy items after all. Even if they can be manually controlled, their movements are still very stiff, and they are not suitable for completing tasks such as infiltration on his behalf.

However, it is very suitable to use them as a tool person to issue tasks to players.