Buddhist player

As its name suggests, once you leave the inn, a faint mist follows you like a shadow. In this town completely shrouded in mist, if you fall a few steps, you will be quietly separated by the mist.

On the way to the lord's manor, Sister Dao gave a brief account of their experiences over the past few days. As the first player to arrive in this town, she was not only the highest level player, but also the one who had experienced the most.

Even on her very first night in town, she hand-drew a panoramic map of the town... although the maps she drew later turned out to be of little use.

"...Changes in terrain?"

"Almost every night around midnight, the entire town's terrain changes completely. Buildings that were originally in the center may move to the outermost edge, and buildings that were originally on the outermost edge may move to the center. There is absolutely no pattern to it. Some roads will be blocked, and some buildings will be trapped in dead ends."

Sister Dao shrugged.

"One of the five strange things in Fog Town: Midnight Reorganization. Like that bus station you came to today, don't be fooled by its location in the northwest corner of town today. Yesterday, that building was located in the town center, directly occupying the original location of the lord's mansion... Here we are."

Stopping in her tracks, Sister Dao looked ahead.

As the fog quietly dissipated, a three-story luxury building stood out incongruously in the middle of the street, where there used to be a crossroads.

Judging from its decor, this building certainly lives up to its name as a lord's mansion, but unfortunately, its current location is extremely awkward, completely blocking a major traffic intersection, making it look rather strange.

Just as Bai Chen saw the lord's mansion in front of him, the system's task notification finally arrived belatedly.

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【Mission Name: Strange Tales of Fog Town】

[Mission Type: Puzzle/Survival/Combat]

Main Quest: Solve all the strange occurrences in Fog Town.

[Hidden Quest: Not Triggered]

[Time Limit: None]

[Task Reward ①: A certain amount of basic experience points and basic game currency.]

[Mission Reward ②: Rare Quality Skill Card x1.]

[Quest Reward ③: 1 random rare quality equipment item.]

[Note: Specific rewards may vary depending on the player's performance in the mission.]

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The task panel that appeared in front of him suddenly gave Bai Chen a headache.

Tasks without time limits are often the most troublesome. On the surface, there is no time limit, but in reality, if you dare to waste time, once you cross a certain threshold, you will be doomed.

"May I see the lord here?"

After thinking for a moment, Bai Chen turned to look at Sister Dao and Qing Shiyi beside him and asked.

"I can't find him. I heard the lord here is ill, so he doesn't receive guests."

With her arms crossed and leaning against a street lamp, Sister Dao immediately saw through his thoughts and pursed her lips.

"Forget about it. A few of us tried to sneak into the lord's manor, but we searched almost the entire house and still couldn't find him. I suspect that guy might have already run away."

"Does the building automatically revert to its original state after each midnight reconstruction?"

Bai Chen shifted his gaze from the lord's mansion in front of him and turned to look at the other person.

"Automatic recovery? No, it won't. What's wrong?"

"Simple, just burn this place down."

Looking back at the lord's mansion, Bai Chen narrowed his eyes.

"Since conventional methods of breaking the deadlock are useless, why not resort to brute force? Perhaps that will work..."

"Stop, you don't need to say anything more."

His lips twitched suddenly, and Sister Dao decisively raised her hand to interrupt him.

"I see now, you're a madman. Burning down houses won't do us any good; it might just attract unnecessary trouble, so I refuse. We've already solved two of the five great mysteries, and the remaining three are just a matter of time. Although that lord might be a key figure, we have absolutely no need to take the risk."

"Five? Who told you there were five?"

Turning his head, Bai Chen glanced at the other person.

"The mission prompt tells us to solve all the strange occurrences in Fog Town, but it didn't say we only had to solve five."

"We've investigated. Whether we checked the archives in the lord's mansion or interviewed the townspeople, we came to the same conclusion: five."

Before Sister Dao could speak, Qing Shiyi couldn't help but retort.

"Your method is too risky, we..."

"You're wrong again."

With a sigh, Bai Chen interrupted the other person.

"Our goal has never been to figure out how many strange things exist in this town that we need to solve, but to find the root of everything. If the root is not removed, no matter how many strange things you solve in the end, new strange things will keep emerging. Just as the boss can never reach the truth of death, we can never achieve the goal of solving all the strange things in the town."

As he said this, Bai Chen spread his hands in front of him.

"Of course, you can also choose to take a gamble and bet on the time difference between when you solve all the strange events in the town as quickly as possible and before any new strange events emerge. But frankly, the probability of that is extremely low, and you will only end up running around in circles. Don't be fooled by the fact that the mission has no time limit. The so-called lack of time limit is often the biggest time limit."

"So you want to find that lord?"

She straightened up without anyone noticing, and the expression on Sister Dao's face became serious.

"Don't forget, this is his territory, so naturally he knows the most. If he had just stood up and come up here openly, it wouldn't have been a problem, but he just had to disappear at this crucial moment..."

Shaking his head, Bai Chen didn't continue.

...To be honest, he was a little disappointed.

She had hoped that her teammates in this match might surprise her, but not only were they disappointing, they were even worse than Yuanqing, who was more than ten levels higher than her...

So what were my four teammates doing during those four days? Were they playing mahjong together?

"...What if?"

Suddenly, Sister Dao looked up at him.

"I admit that your approach is correct and your method has some feasibility, but what if it doesn't work and instead causes even worse consequences?"

"If they want to find an opportunity to break the deadlock but are unwilling to take risks, what else can I say?"

Rolling his eyes, Bai Chen was somewhat speechless.

"You don't actually think this is child's play, and that everything has to be perfect, do you? If that's the case, how about I get you a BabyBus?"

"...Then let's do as you say."

Although she seemed like some kind of big sister, Sister Dao had a surprisingly good temper. After giving him a thoughtful look, Sister Dao nodded.

"I think I understand now why you were able to match with us at such a low level."