As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 777 Tea White has three good qualities: it glows, generates heat, and can turn into maggots.

The continent of Sumeru is far too vast, and the journey across it is much more troublesome than imagined.

Despite Cha Bai riding the hammer and carrying Li Nuo, the journey was still somewhat dangerous.

They arrived at Jiafeng Mountain in the north on November 28, 1887.

Her titanium-white hair was blown aside by the wind, and her tea-white blue pupils saw the mountains in the north of the continent. She squeezed the hammer handle tightly with both hands, and the hammer behind her spewed out air, accelerating towards the target location.

"Coming!"

"Um... Sis, don't talk for now, I'm organizing the map."

Li Nuo sat steadily behind him, while Cuihua leaned over his head to hold down his hat to prevent it from being blown away by the strong wind.

He held a paper map of the continent of Sumeru in his hand, on which he marked symbols.

They actually had a faster way to get to the Northern Undead Asylum, such as using the [Gateway], but Li Nuo needed to use his footsteps and eyes to gauge the danger level of this continent.

We cannot abandon caution just because we possess the power to destroy the ecosystem of a continent or even a planet.

Both the native inhabitants and the players are potential adversaries. Li Nuo needs to assess the strength of the world and plan which areas can be destroyed and which areas should not be touched.

The tea-white leaves slowed down as the wind blew.

"There's an aerial tollbooth ahead."

Li Nuo took out a few silver coins from his pocket as tolls and handed them to Cha Bai so she could pay the fee.

The concept of "flying tolls" usually appears in science fiction movies. However, this is not a science fiction world, but a fantasy world, where many strange things have appeared due to Bulma's technological influence.

The aerial tollbooth is a gear-shaped robot that can fly through the air. It has a pair of eyes in the middle of the gears to observe whether anyone is violating the rules.

The so-called "violators" are actually those who illegally cross the border.

There were no countries on the continent of Sumeru.

There is a large system across the entire continent called the "Alliance of Autonomous States".

After Cha Bai paid the toll, the small gear turned a few times, crushed the silver coin, absorbed some special runes inside it, similar to QR code payment, and then opened an invisible wall in front of them, allowing them to pass.

Is the system of this continent a city-state system?

As Cha Bai flew forward, he muttered to himself.

Li Nuo hummed in agreement.

“Similar to ancient Greece, each city-state was considered a separate country with its own independent management system. Even if multiple city-states occasionally acted together, it was only because they had common interests and regional demands.”

Based on their reconnaissance along the way, as well as Li Nuo's conversations with Sister Hei and her group in the courtroom, they can draw the following conclusions.

The continent of Sumeru is connected by a religious alliance that links city-states, forming a political whole. This is done out of necessity, as ancient gods, advanced technology, monsters, and ubiquitous dangerous secret arts make it difficult to unify the continent. Religion is used to achieve stability, and with the cultural dissemination from the Bayer Kinworth Academy, the continent's peace is relatively stable.

There are also several unclaimed territories.

The Cold Rift Valley, where Bayer Kinworth Prison is located, is too harsh an environment to be under the joint jurisdiction of the College and the Pope.

The Northern Immortals' Asylum is located on the northwestern border, belonging to the "Cape City" there.

Passing through the Gap Mountain, the Undead Asylum, towering on the isolated island, is getting closer and closer.

Li Nuo told Cha Bai to stop.

"Wait a minute... let's find a place to recover our strength."

Cha Bai turned her head in surprise.

"you still want?"

What's on your mind?

As it turns out, the most important thing for a couple traveling alone is for the man to be in good health. For Li Nuo, the most dangerous time during this period was always late at night.

Three days ago, the two found an abandoned villa to stay in. Because the villa was cursed, no one dared to approach it.

People near the city described it as the House of Death.

That very night, at that villa...

……

Li Nuo felt a sense of helplessness whenever he thought about that night.

"If you're going to turn on the light, fine, but why are you spitting fire?"

“You were on top of me when a monster appeared on top of you. I didn’t have the strength to fight it, so I spat out a fireball.”

Cha Bai set up a "wallpaper house" on the grass. She enlarged the hat, revealing a small, habitable space inside.

At this moment, Li Nuo released Cuihua to observe the distance.

The Undead Asylum is on a deserted island, separated by the sea, while on the other side of the coastline, hundreds of people have gathered there and set up camp.

The Undying Asylum is full of people who have "ended".

Those who set up camp were "empty" people.

These two sides were locked in a life-or-death struggle. Li Nuo guessed they wanted to fight to the death here, but for some reason, neither side made a move.

"Aren't we going to find Brupp and the others today?"

Cha Bai finished arranging the room and came out of the hat, asking Li Nuo, who was visually connected with Cui Hua.

"No, I'll wait."

Li Nuo stroked his chin.

"We need to see if the two sides are going to fight. If they really do, my appearance now would make me their spoils of war."

Now almost half of the players in "Sky Corridor" have arrived. If it were just Brupe and his group, it would be fine, but unfortunately it isn't. Brupe and Di do have status in "Sky", but they are not at the highest level. The Blood Emperor during the World War was above them, but unfortunately the Blood Emperor is not here.

If the "Sky Corridor" is to be serious, Li Nuo will definitely be dragged into their ranks. The fear is that some fool might use Li Nuo's name to attack the Undead Asylum, which would ruin both rescuing the idiot couple and finding the [Sun Knight's Helmet].

As for the Northern Undead Asylum, where the "End" is concentrated, only a fool would consider that an accessible area.

In Li Nuo's words, it was an ovary with syphilis and AIDS.

In short, it will be very troublesome.

Li Nuo took Cuihua back and prepared to start a fire to cook.

"Let's take a look first and then talk."

Two days later.

Someone is setting off fireworks over there.

Fireworks formed a line of text in the sky that only Li Nuo and Cha Bai could see.

"—Is this Li Nuo...? We don't use you as a strategic weapon. Can you come out? Let's talk."

When Cha Bai dragged the reluctant Li Nuo to the "empty" camp, the place was eerily quiet.

They were greeted by only six people, led by an old man with white hair, dressed in a wizard's gray robe. Linott wanted to ask him if he had a magic ring.

Tea White looked around.

"What about people?"

"Brup led everyone into hiding."

An old man with white hair stepped forward and said.

"I am Jiren."

Li Nuo was stunned for a moment.

"What a powerful name..."

Note: The same name as Jiren, the boss of Dragon Ball Super.

Kyle Jiren: lv98

【Strength: 507】

[Reaction: 400]

[Spiritual power: 552]

[Physique: 449]

[Insight: 221]

[Medical: 203]

[Fragments of Memory: I'm really not Gandalf...]

Jiren pinched his fingers, sending the panel that Lino had been spying on back into Emil's mask.

"Young people shouldn't always pry into the privacy of the elderly..."

"Let's get down to business."

Li Nuo moved out a folding stool and sat down. He didn't stand on ceremony at all and let Cha Bai see what delicious food was in the tent.

Jiren snapped his fingers, and a very luxurious sofa appeared beneath his buttocks. This old man had an extremely strong competitive spirit.

"As for Brupe and the others, they ran away first because they were afraid you would harm them."

"Even the Blood Emperor isn't here?"

"He ran away a long time ago. It's said that a dog kidnapped him." That dog was Marger... Li Nuo thought to himself. Marger had been here before. He had a feeling of unease and his gaze unconsciously drifted towards the distant Northern Undead Asylum.

Jilian followed his gaze, raised an eyebrow, and spoke his mind.

"We want to destroy the Northern Undead Asylum and, incidentally, wipe out those 'End' pests. Hmm, no, it should be called purification. Yes, killing all the people of 'End' is the purification of the world!"

The opposition between emptiness and the end is like that between heaven and hell.

Interestingly, the two sides' leaders get along quite well. Just like how "Endless" and "Immortal" were enemies in the past, the King and the War Demon are friends.

"So, you two are at an impasse now. I know there are other reasons, but what I want to know is, why are you two most powerful corridors being so obedient?"

Li Nuo immediately got to the heart of the matter.

Jilian slumped on the sofa, looked up at the sky, and sighed.

"Do you know there's someone who's above level 99?"

"know."

“We have a player here who has lived for over eighty years. He knows that guy, whose name is ‘Lennon.’ Let me tell you about Lennon, and you’ll understand.”

Lennon comes from the "Corridor of Death," a borderland connected to the "Corridor of Death."

The year 1700 in Sumeru.

At that time, Lennon, who was only level 80, was here for his first "Border Prison Scenario".

Lennon's main quest is "Seal the rampaging Yharnam".

He sealed away the moon goddess, but Yharnam still existed. In order to complete the mission, Lennon had to use an item that would trigger the "Conjunction of the Celestial Spheres," and Yharnam was brought into the world of The Witcher.

Logically, Lennon has accomplished something great, and he should enjoy the fruits of his labor and obtain the [World Core Fragment]. This world will also become part of the "Death Corridor".

However, the uncontrollable convergence of the celestial spheres unleashed Bulma from the other side of the World Tree.

Ultimately, the world became uncontrollable, and Lennon lost the possibility of establishing his own fruit. However, he still maintained key connections here. Even though 187 years had passed, in a magical world where people can live a long life, Lennon could still use some of his connections.

"So this is half of the 'Death Corridor's' home ground."

When Jilian finished speaking, Li Nuo understood, but Cha Bai still didn't.

"I don't understand, what does this have to do with you guys behaving yourselves?"

Li Nuo chuckled.

"Death is preparing to gain some benefits in this scenario. As their semi-home field, even Emptiness and End have no need to cause trouble. In other words, Mr. Lennon used his personal privileges to return here from a scenario outside the World Tree, with the purpose of telling the two Great Corridors: 'Please show mercy to the players of our corridor.'"

Jilian nodded.

"Yes, since we're going to fight 'The End' to the death anyway, let's just consider it cooperating with them. However, I think things might change, but we're not thinking about that right now."

Jilian paused for a moment, preparing to get to the point.

"Mr. Li Nuo, Ms. Cha Bai, you two must be quite familiar with Aita and Pippen, right..."

He raised his aged finger and pointed to a magical turret high up that could destroy mountains.

"The reason we didn't dare to bomb the Undead Asylum, even though we could have done it..."

Li Nuo knew that if he didn't speak up soon, he would miss the chance to extort money from "The Corridor of the Sky".

"Let's get them both out!"

Upon hearing this, Jiren and the players behind him were stunned.

“Aita and Pippen are our friends!” Li Nuo stood up, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a few veins, then said, “I can’t convince myself not to save my friends.”

There is a listener here.

The sound traveled to an area a kilometer away, where Brupp and his group of several hundred people remained silent after hearing Li Nuo's "good guy" speech.

Dee used magic to communicate remotely and told Jiren that this guy was suspicious, definitely suspicious.

The fact that Jiren was chosen to have a private chat with Lino proves that the old guy must be a cunning bastard.

"We don't need you to rescue them."

"You need it."

"It's really not necessary."

"Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"

I said I don't need it!

"Are you kidding me?"

No matter how smart a person is, they can't out-argue a fool. When facing a cunning old fox, the best way is to pretend to be a fool who doesn't listen to reason.

Jiren realized that the other party had come prepared to extort them, but Li Nuo was too strong. Even though the "Sky Corridor" had a numerical advantage, they would not antagonize him. After all, the group of "End" madmen in the Northern Undead Asylum might also be interested in Li Nuo.

Jiren could tell that Lino was too suited for "The End." If he were a player in "The End," he might become the leader of that group. So, when it was time to back down, he had to bow his head.

"The 'Sky Corridor' will be your friend for now."

"Then it's settled."

[Team Title, Dangerous Agent: Grants you special authority to assign tasks; you must complete these tasks, or you will be punished accordingly]

Li Nuo secretly used this ability. He hadn't used it in a long time because it was too tricky. Once a task was assigned, it had to be completed. Now it had become a contract between him and "Kong".

[“Dangerous Agent” quest triggered]

[Rescue Aita and Pippen]

[Mission Duration: 24 hours (Aita and Pippen's survival time)]

[Quest Rewards: 300000 Experience Points, Agent Scroll *1, Sky Corridor's Promise (the other party cannot go back on their word)]

[Mission Failure Penalty: 75% of the team's total gold will be deducted, and all members will receive one debuff.]

[Note: No new "Dangerous Agents" can be triggered during this mission.]

Jiren clearly sensed something was amiss, and his face darkened.

"Smelly boy..."

"Alright, now let's talk about why you dare not enter the Northern Undead Asylum."

Li Nuo immediately changed the subject.

He was a smart man, so he knew from the beginning that there must be another reason why the hundreds of people in the "Sky Corridor" didn't go to rescue the idiotic couple.

Jiren stroked his beard and smiled knowingly.

“We can’t get in. They’ve set up a barrier to keep outsiders out. Even the nearby city-states don’t want to bother with them. Anyone who gets close to the Undead Asylum will be attacked from a distance, so we have to use a mimicry.”

That is, to transform into an animal or plant and sneak up on someone.

"Our initial plan was to use the portal to go directly inside and destroy their core barrier, but troublesome issues remain... First, look at the Undead Asylum sign."

The sign at the distant Immortal Institution reads, "Welcome to the End."

"That's a mechanical item; you can only enter the gate if it's near the sign. That's its effect..."

Li Nuo understood.

"So if you want to use the portal, you have to be near the Undead Asylum's barrier, that is, on the shore of the island where the Undead Asylum is located?"

Jilian nodded helplessly.

"Then comes the second question."

Jilian pointed to a tombstone not far away.

"Mr. Kim Jae-woo transformed himself into a cat and successfully reached the shore, approaching the edge of the Undead Asylum's barrier. He teleported himself in there, but during the teleportation process, he was twisted into a pretzel by another defense mechanism set up inside the Undead Asylum."

In summary.

You must approach the Undead Asylum in an inconspicuous form, open a portal within range to get yourself inside, and withstand the Undead Asylum's anti-intrusion magic. Keep in mind that after transforming, your attributes will change, especially when you become an inconspicuous creature, your survivability will decrease.

The fact that hundreds of people couldn't find a single person who could get into the Undead Asylum shows that the difficulty level is definitely among the highest.

“Mr. Li Nuo, I guess you plan to negotiate with the people of ‘The End’.”

Jiren, with his seasoned experience, saw through his thoughts.

"I did have that plan... but after learning about their defensive measures... I felt that negotiation was pointless. The fact that those guys were so united against a common enemy indicates that something is wrong."

Something big must have happened in the Northern Undead Asylum to make the "Corridor of the End" appear to be united.

And it must have happened after Amuro left.

Now, everyone is frozen in place.

"I come."

Cha Bai suddenly said.

Jiren glanced at her.

“Miss Chabai, I know you have a high level of defense, but you must first transform into an inconspicuous creature... a butterfly, a beautiful cat, a cute rabbit, none of them will work. Your appearance is too eye-catching; even if you transform into an animal, you will still be noticed.”

Cha Bai interrupted him and confidently pointed to her pretty face.

"I can turn into a maggot."

(End of this chapter)