As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 800 The True Significance of the Sumerian Continent
South of Deepwater City lies a city called Amirasco.

It's a big city, and I've heard it's very prosperous.

The mission location is right there.

Several years ago, a group of doctors specializing in mysticism discovered a terrifying energy source in that city. In this era, technological tools for finding ancient gods had been developed. Although unstable, they maintained an accuracy of about 60%. However, on that occasion, the tools used for the investigation exploded, proving that an extremely terrifying ancient god existed in that city, even surpassing the well-known Blood Princess of the Moon.

However, later investigations revealed that it was a misjudgment, and the matter was thus sealed away.

It's very simple.

The fact that the mission appeared means it wasn't a misjudgment; there really is something terrifying there. Cha Bai's [Hidden BOSS Location Code] is useless in this world because of the Dream Isolation World Division. We can only go there and see for ourselves.

Li Nuo and Xiao Wu have another very important problem to solve.

They must have their bodies replaced.

As it turns out, it's really not my own body, and it feels very uncomfortable to use.

Following rumors, the two arrived at a small village where a legendary "mystical wizard" lived, who was said to possess the ability to swap souls.

The long-distance bus stopped by the roadside. The small village was quiet and clean, but it had a strong magical charm.

Xiao Wu jumped out of the car and wiggled her hips as she walked into the village.

"I just don't understand, why can't your [Yard's Mark] exchange souls?"

Li Nuo kicked her in the butt.

"Don't wiggle your butt with my body. If that arcane wizard is unreliable, I'll teach you how to exchange it using the [Yarden Seal], but there's a risk involved."

The risks of soul swapping are extremely high.

Because the existence of souls and fragments means that a person's soul can be split apart just like their body.

The two followed the scent and found the mystical wizard's residence.

It looks no different from a respectable family home.

Knock on the door.

No one answered.

They simply pried the lock open and went inside.

A boy was watering flowers inside. When he saw the two of them appear, he asked, "Li Nuo and Mutou Kong?"

The boy was a gamer, blond and blue-eyed, wearing a brown vest, and the water bottle in his hand was a ranged weapon.

Li Nuo and Xiao Wu immediately gave each other "I'll kill you" looks.

"The Corridor of the Sky, the Road of Fortune, the Neutral Faction."

Duofulu smiled and raised his hand.

He meant no harm. Seeing that Li Nuo and Xiao Wu had also put away their murderous intent, he turned and led the way to the wooden door to the basement.

"I guessed you were looking for that arcane wizard, as was I, but unfortunately I've already buried that guy in the ground."

Duofu opened the wooden door, behind which was an experimental site. Blackened blood almost covered the walls, and there were still untreated corpses on the operating table. The arcane wizard was actually an organ trafficker who conducted human experiments.

Having witnessed countless bloody scenes, Xiao Wu walked into the laboratory without a care, subconsciously rummaging through the "treasures" and casually asking about their needs.

"We both want to..."

"I understand, you two swapped bodies and want to switch back, right?"

Duo Fulu interrupted Xiao Wu's voice and explained, "Mr. Li Nuo walks with a swaying hip and has eyes as gentle as an animal's, while Miss Mutō Sora has a sense of decadence."

He had a keen eye for detail and immediately reached into his pocket, finding two pills.

This thing is a local specialty of the "Sky Corridor" called a "Healing Pill". Each one costs 10000 gold coins. The fact that Duofulu willingly handed over the pill shows that he had something in mind.

"Tell me, what do you want us to do?" Li Nuo took the pill and played with it in front of his eyes.

"Two of my teammates went to 'Miarasco.' If you encounter them, please spare their lives." As he spoke, Doflamingo stepped out of the house, pointed to the map on the wall, and said, "Your purpose here isn't just to exchange souls. We're all players; it's easy for us to guess each other's ulterior motives."

Those that survive soul absorption are all above-standard, and the same applies to Duofulu. In the above-standard composition, judgment is as important as the foundation of a building.

“Tell me about ‘Miarasco’.”

Li Nuo got straight to the point. Duo Fulu's pants were still the blue uniform trousers from the police department, indicating that he had worked in the police department before, and that his method of obtaining this hidden mission was similar to that of Li Nuo and the others.

The story of Duofu Road can be traced back to the Northern Undead Asylum. In order to destroy "The End", a group of people went out to borrow power. Duofu Road's three-person team went to the police station near Deepwater City and triggered a hidden mission. His two teammates were battle maniacs who went to that city on a whim to kill the strongest ancient god.

Duofulu has a teleportation scroll connection device. As long as he stays in this small village, he can bring his teammates back if anything happens to them.

Not all players get deeply involved in the main storyline.

There are also players who enjoy exploring the world, but that doesn't stop them from being very strong, even much stronger than most people.

“They’ve been gone for almost a week. I guess they’re about to die. I’ll pay you. Please, don’t kill them.”

Duofulu snapped his fingers, and the faces of the two players appeared in their minds. "As for the reward... I'll save it up first... and give it to you when you come back."

Xiao Wu glanced at Li Nuo, who nodded slightly. Anyway, there was a reward, and it was just a favor, not something he had to do.

They tacitly agreed that it was the same transaction and prepared to leave as they walked to the door.

When the door opened, Duofulu came over hesitantly.

"By the way, about the main storyline..."

"You should start working on the main storyline now."

Li Nuo saw it very clearly.

One of the main storylines: Helping Li Nuo escape from the clutches of Miaham.

"Be careful of Miaham; she used to be a great demon who could fight against the administrators."

"and then?"

Duofu Road shrugs.

"And then I don't know."

thump.

The two left.

Duofu Road breathed a sigh of relief.

"They're finally gone..."

He watched the two people leave through the window, then immediately turned and walked upstairs to his room, which was dimly lit, with only the flickering light of the computer screen.

"I can't let them know what I'm doing..."

He sat down at the computer desk.

The screen prominently displayed the graphics of the eroge game made by Marger.

Some people prefer finding fun for themselves to fighting and killing, like Duofulu, who is a typical pixel game enthusiast.

……

The carriage moved slowly along the path. The driver had no legs; his upper body was welded to the carriage, and colorful steam billowed from the rear.

The carriage's final destination was Amirasco. Li Nuo and Xiao Wu were sitting in the carriage, having already swallowed the [Healing Pill], their souls having long since returned to their places.

"My own body feels the most comfortable."

Li Nuo stared out the car window with dead fish eyes. The scenery along the way wasn't particularly enticing. There were almost no wild animals in the woods. In previous years, some organizations had captured wild animals and taken them to zoos. In civilized society, wild animals are not allowed to harm people in the wild. The only creatures that can be called wild animals are those mutated creatures influenced by ancient gods.

"What on earth is Sauron doing? Why doesn't he just come out and tell us what he's going to do?"

Xiao Wu complained as she combed her hair.

Soren said that when he contacted the Bulma Chamber of Commerce, he threatened to keep Li Nuo out of it for fear of him causing trouble, but the real reason is intriguing.

Soren's inability to intervene, the existence of dreams throughout the world, the closed nature of the Sumeru continent, and the fact that the Bulma Merchant Guild has allowed Miaham to remain untouched until now—all of these factors combined led Li Nuo to a very mysterious conjecture.

"The continent of Sumeru..."

He suddenly stuck his head out of the window and shouted at the coachman, "Brother! Is the continent of Sumeru just an experimental ground for the Bulma Trading Company?!"

The coachman: "Hahaha! Young man, are you a novelist?"

Li Nuo: "A cartoonist!"

Xiao Wu pulled Li Nuo back and looked at him seriously.

"What did you say?"

January 2, 1888, courtroom.

Blackie: "What did you say? How is that possible?"

Generally speaking, when an NPC says something like that, it confirms a conspiracy theory. Li Nuo raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"That's utter nonsense."

His and Xiao Wu's consciousness returned to 1887.

This time, Xiao Wu didn't ask any more questions; she would unconsciously recount all her experiences with Li Nuo.

But Li Nuo received a special reply.

You guessed right!

The voice of the Cairo aliens appeared in my ears.

(End of this chapter)