Is there something wrong with playing Genshin Impact in the dungeon?

Artemis thought to herself.

******

The decision to hold this 'war game' event seems to have been made inexplicably.

'Hide and Seek'

Thanks to a certain blue ribbon goddess, and with Ling Shu's own antics, the most bizarre 'war game' in history has successfully entered the preparation stage.

At the same time... well, strictly speaking, not long ago...

Led by Lily, Bell arrived at the 'Guild' headquarters and began the procedures to register as a formal adventurer.

The journey of the boy who admires 'heroes' has just begun.

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"I...I want to become an adventurer!"

At a counter in the lobby of the 'Guild' headquarters, the white rabbit boy was somewhat reserved... yet he couldn't hide the excitement and anticipation in his eyes as he told a staff member his needs.

He was greeted by a half-human, half-elf girl with shoulder-length, brown hair.

Eina Zur is nineteen years old.

As a highly skilled and popular ace within the guild, she was working diligently and meticulously today.

"Um, let me confirm, you want to register as a new adventurer... right?"

"Ah, yes."

Can you write the 'common language of mainland China'?

"Yes, yes, Grandpa taught me."

"Then please fill out this form first..."

……

It was a completely formal workplace process. After confirming that all the information the other party had filled in was correct, Eina asked him to come back again the next day.

The guild needs some time to enter the information of new adventurers into its files.

Of course, if it were someone from a well-known faction registering, the process would be completely different.

The most obvious difference is that the efficiency of the 'guild' side will immediately become much higher.

For example, a few months ago, when Ota brought [Twin Stars] to register as a new adventurer, all the procedures were completed in just over ten minutes.

It's essentially an unwritten VIP system.

And today...

"Let's go back to our base first."

"Huh? Aren't we going to the dungeon?"

"Don't joke around. Lily is just a regular Lv.1. With Lord Ling Shu not around, I wouldn't dare take a newbie like you running around in the dungeon."

"Oh~"

……

The somewhat disappointed and bewildered boy, after listening to the little girl's "experienced advice," was led away from the "guild" headquarters by her.

Eina watched the two figures disappear into the distance...

“Bell Crane, belongs to the ‘Frigga Familia’.”

"Fourteen years old...so young."

She glanced down at the personal information recorded in the files in her hand, her expression somewhat strange.

"That child might die young."

This wasn't said by Eina.

It was a colleague who was passing by her.

"Miss Rose?"

A female host, who was born into the werewolf clan and was relatively rare on the mainland, stood beside Eina.

She swayed her wolf tail and said nonchalantly, "Eina, you've been working at the 'Guild' for several years now, you should be able to tell that that human kid has no future."

“He was thin and seemed indecisive…most importantly, he lacked self-confidence.”

He didn't meet any of the requirements to become a renowned adventurer.

"I guess he's just another young dreamer with unrealistic expectations, thinking that adventurers can easily make a lot of money."

"You've seen plenty of people die young with this kind of mentality, haven't you?"

Although these words were too blunt and showed no mercy, Eina could not refute them.

Indeed, Eina has seen far too many dreamers whose dreams are cut short halfway through.

At this time...

"Huh? That white-haired boy wants an elven woman to be his adventurer advisor?"

Michaela Flott, the pink-haired girl who was Eina's closest colleague and also the designated advisor for the "Twin Stars," leaned over for a glance.

"Female elf...Sophia, do you want to answer?"

"Please allow me to refuse."

The beautiful elven woman with long, light purple hair shook her head. "An adventurer who won't live long... it's a waste of time to be his advisor."

"..."

Hearing her colleagues saying things like "died young" and "won't live long," Eina became a little angry. "Miss Rose, Miss Sophia, I don't think we should be so quick to judge someone's future..."

"Then, shall we take a gamble?"

The group actually had a good relationship in private, and there had been no workplace disputes within the 'guild,' so the werewolf woman spoke in a very casual tone.

"I bet that kid will only last six months at most... Okay, okay, I don't mean he'll kick the bucket, but he'll probably give up being an adventurer... Is that alright?"

"Then I'll bet two months."

Sofia responded.

"I'll get involved... um, for half a month."

Another human woman walked over and said, "Since it's a betting game, let's all take a small stake, and raise the stakes every two weeks..."

"Yes, yes!"

The situation escalated rapidly.

Meanwhile, the anger on Eina's face grew increasingly serious.

The joke went too far.

at last……

“Alright, in that case, I’ll be his advisor.”

The half-elf girl's words, spoken clearly and deliberately, instantly silenced the noisy counter area.

After a while...

"Huh? That's not what we meant."

"By the way, didn't you recently get assigned a special project by your superiors? You must be overwhelmed with work, right?"

The colleagues then realized that they had probably gone too far.

But now, what's done is done...

"It's alright, it's just taking care of one more adventurer, I can handle it."

Eina said angrily, "That's perfect, even though I'm a half-blood, I'm still considered an elf."

"In short, if I win, all the winnings will have to be given to that boy, and... he's not allowed to make any more bets like this in the future."

"Oh, oh~"

Seeing that the top member of the guild was already throwing a tantrum, no one dared to say anything more.

That's how it is...

Without the knowledge of the parties involved, a bet about how long a novice adventurer could survive began to slowly accumulate funds.

The period is... six months.

******

That noon, on the other side...

"Ling-Shu-Ge-Ge!"

"Let's talk this out, Seele. Put the cleaver down first."

The location is inside the kitchen of the 'Abundant Mistress' tavern.

At this moment, a black-haired youth who had already deactivated his 'god-like' state retreated to the corner of the wall, looking at the gray-haired girl (god) in front of him with a benevolent smile, and felt inexplicably apprehensive.

"Speak properly? Sure!"

With a 'thud,' Seele slammed the cleaver down on the cutting board, the blade cutting deep into the wood.

Then, she crossed her arms and asked, "My dear brother Ling Shu, can you tell me how you plan to win the next 'war game'?"

"Seriously, I really want to know how you're going to survive three hours of a full-scale search by nearly two hundred people, with the venue limited to the 'ruins' of the old city?"

Yes, those are the rules for this 'hide-and-seek version of the war game'.

Frigg's family was the one in hiding.

The Soma clan was the one that captured them.

Undoubtedly, this is also a special project that can make the most of a large number of people.

Moreover, the outcome cannot necessarily be determined solely by the relative strength of the two sides.