Buddhist player

Although Bai Chen had learned about the nature of forced missions when he was reading the materials before, he realized that he had underestimated them after actually experiencing them.

Suddenly throwing you into an unfamiliar environment, with neither quest prompts nor world background information, is far too unfriendly for a newbie who has just participated in a mandatory quest.

...A foggy town?

Watching the car beside him speed away, Bai Chen rested his hand on the car window and fell into deep thought.

Because his attention was focused on the car, the mean-spirited man didn't notice him giving the middle finger. Seeing that the man wasn't going to pay any more attention to him, the mean-spirited man muttered something under his breath and sat back down.

...and then jumped up even faster than when he sat back down.

A triangular cone-shaped plastic toy had appeared in his original seat.

Bai Chen never holds grudges.

After that, the journey continued without much trouble. About an hour later, as the rain gradually subsided, the bus slowly drove into a small town in the wilderness and then stopped at a bus station.

It seems that no one has taken care of this place for a long time. The benches in the waiting area are rusted, and weeds are growing wildly. Everything exudes a sense of desolation.

Strangely enough, although it was pouring rain on the way here, the rain gradually subsided as we approached Wuzhen, and now it has stopped without us even noticing.

However, perhaps due to weather conditions, or perhaps due to the inherent characteristics of the town itself, the entire town was shrouded in a light mist.

Bai Chen glanced at the gloomy sky above the town and squinted slightly.

Bai Chen stepped off the bus along with the crowd.

Although the bus station was deserted and dilapidated, there were still people here to greet people. The pressure of life here seemed to be quite high. They were all pale and had lifeless eyes. They didn't look like living people, but rather like a group of walking corpses.

The bus attendant seemed to be acting as a middleman, and after getting off the bus, he started discussing something with the reception staff quite skillfully. The passengers who got off the bus also obediently stood aside with their luggage and waited, not daring to overstep their bounds in the slightest. The man was no exception.

Just as Bai Chen was pondering his next move, four people emerged from the shadows of a nearby building.

"That's interesting. Looks like you're in luck."

Turning her gaze away from the passengers over there, the woman in the lead looked at him with amusement after sizing him up for a while.

"That guy, you saved him?"

"What, you all rode that bus? Who got there first?"

Bai Chen raised an eyebrow as his gaze swept over the four people in front of him.

A short-haired woman with a scar on her face, seemingly in charge of the group; a girl with two buns, looking timid and hiding behind the scarred woman; a middle-aged man who was 1.9 meters tall and burly but seemed taciturn; and a fat man weighing over 250 pounds who was currently eating... This was his first impression of the four people in front of him.

"Everyone has taken this ride, and everyone's experience is pretty much the same, but the final outcome is different for everyone."

Additionally, the scarred woman glanced at him one more time.

"To deduce those things from just one sentence, even though your level is a bit low, your reasoning ability is quite good."

"Can you see my level?"

Now, Bai Chen was truly interested.

Ever since that experience with the newbie trial, he's always been a bit more cautious with his teammates. Although he's thought of several ways to identify players, none of them are as intuitive as the other person's ability to directly see their level.

The scarred woman did not answer his question, but instead turned her head to look at the girl with the bun hairstyle next to her.

After a slight hesitation, the girl with the bun hairstyle reached out her hand to Bai Chen. After thinking seriously for a while, Bai Chen decisively pulled out the scissors.

Scarred woman/Girl with a bun: "………"

"...Qingyi's skill allows others to gain a data world perspective, but physical contact is required."

The scarred woman seemed to take a deep breath, trying her best to keep her tone calm.

"Really? I thought we were going to play rock-paper-scissors."

Nodding thoughtfully, Bai Chen reached out and grasped the other person's hand. When he released the hand and looked up, he noticed that each of the people in front of him had an icon representing their player identity above their heads.

【Knife-cut noodles: Lv 19】

【Purification Ritual: Lv 17】

Door panel: Lv 18

【Another bowl: Lv 18】

The four people were all at level 17 or 18 or higher.

As for himself...

Lifting his eyes slightly, Bai Chen looked up at the top of his head, where an ID was also clearly displayed.

【Dust White: Lv 9】

This skill is quite convenient.

After glancing at the passengers beside him and noticing that they didn't have any IDs or health bars above their heads, Bai Chen looked at Qing Shiyi with great interest.

"How long will this ability you've given me last?"

"...half, half an hour."

Seemingly a little shy, after whispering this reply, Qingyi Shi hid back behind Dao Jie... No one knew what was on her mind when she chose the ID "Daoxiaomian" (刀削麵).

"Alright, this isn't the right place to talk. We've already arranged accommodations, let's go over there."

Seemingly somewhat helpless about Qingyi's personality, Dao Jie glanced at the girl behind her and began to speak.

"The situation here is a bit complicated. We'll explain it to you slowly once we get back to where we're staying."

"This kind of thing doesn't require too many people. Now that we've received the person, Uncle Panel and I will continue the investigation along the same line as yesterday. We've just made a new breakthrough."

At this moment, the fat man finally finished his bread, and after licking his fingers without any disgust, he started to eat.

"...Alright."

After thinking for a moment, Sister Dao nodded.

"You two be careful, don't overexert yourselves, and remember to retreat immediately if you encounter anything you can't handle... Also, remember to stay in touch."

Without saying much, the fat man waved his hand and turned around. Behind him, the taciturn middle-aged man silently followed him without making a sound.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the two of them disappeared into the thin mist and could no longer be seen clearly.