Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Fan Xiao was somewhat surprised.

He immediately created illusions, interfering with Guan Yao and Tu Shang's mental cognition.

Under their watchful eyes, "Fan Xiao" began to explore his surroundings.

The real Fan Xiao walked towards Mercury and Luo Hao.

Mercury immediately looked at the person closest to him. After recognizing Fan Xiao, he relaxed his guard slightly and was about to pretend not to know him when Fan Xiao suddenly spoke up to remind him, "They can't see or hear our conversation, so don't worry."

After giving him the reminder, he asked curiously, "Why are you guys in this instance too? Did the Special Affairs Bureau send you?"

Green Mountain Prison is a dungeon in Zone 010, and it's reasonable for the Special Affairs Bureau to send players there to explore it.

Otherwise, he could just randomly choose a dungeon and run into someone he knows... That's too much of a coincidence, it doesn't make sense.

Mercury nodded and said, "We did come with an exploration mission. You should know the concept of a 'safe instance,' right?"

"know."

Fan Xiao nodded.

A secure copy, as the name suggests, refers to a copy that has a certain level of security and a very low mortality rate.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

The same applies to copies.

When a dungeon boss and some factions within the dungeon's area reach a certain agreement, the dungeon boss, in a compromise, will grant some players special access, thus creating "safe dungeons."

Chapter 287 So young and yet you want to be a D-rank dungeon?

Every well-developed partition has some secure copies, more or less.

These dungeons are very popular among "second-generation players," allowing them to gain player power without worrying about dying in the dungeon... at least when their level is low, they don't have to worry about safety.

However, high-level secure instances are very rare.

It's no exaggeration to say they are extremely rare.

Therefore, many second-generation players only reach level C at most before choosing to give up their player status and become employees of the game company.

For example, train conductors and attendants.

As for whether he has any other professions, Fan Xiao is not sure at the moment.

He estimated that there probably was.

Fan Xiao asked Mercury, "Does the Special Affairs Bureau also want to facilitate the creation of a 'secure copy'?"

Who wouldn't want something like this?

Mercury said, "'Safe dungeons' are not just for second-generation players; the benefits of cooperating with dungeon bosses are multifaceted."

"Military value, economic value... I won't list the specifics, but with your intelligence, you shouldn't have trouble figuring it out, right?"

Before Fan Xiao could respond, he continued, "There's an E-level instance with an independent space in Ancheng... no, it seems to have been upgraded to D-level now."

"You should have heard of the name, it's called 'Fairy Tale Town,' it's quite famous on the Special Affairs Bureau's official website."

"We speculate that the boss of the 'Fairy Tale Town' dungeon may be a little girl who is not very mature."

"Recently, the Special Affairs Bureau has been busy selecting players with rich experience in taking care of children. Once a team is assembled, we will go to Fairy Tale Town to give it a try."

Fan Xiao: "..."

Good guy!

To my face, he threatened to steal my girlfriend?

Hey… Fan Xiao “kindly” reminded him: “I’ve heard of ‘Fairy Tale Town.’ Many players have commented that the boss of this dungeon is a money-grubbing guy who can clear the dungeon by paying money.”

"If you really want to win them over, you can try throwing money at them. I estimate that this approach will have a higher success rate."

They only take money, but don't do anything.

"Let's see what you can do to me..." Fan Xiao thought to himself with a hint of dissatisfaction.

“We’ve taken that into account,” Mercury said. “Let’s do both: pamper the kids and give them money.”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, to facilitate the creation of a 'safe instance,' a basic condition must be met—the instance boss must be able to communicate normally."

"'Fairy Tale Town' is fine in that respect, but as for this 'Green Mountain Prison' we're in now... that's what we'll be exploring next."

"Moreover, even without considering the 'safe dungeon' factor, exploring the dungeon itself is still very necessary."

"correct……"

He suddenly remembered something, quickly glanced in the direction of Guan Yao and Tu Shang, and asked Fan Xiao, "Are they both players from another region?"

"Yes. If nothing unexpected happens, they should all be from Division 009." Fan Xiao asked, "What's wrong?"

“Players from other countries and organizations might come in later,” Mercury warned. “We are on opposing sides, so if a conflict arises that we can’t handle, we might need your help.”

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "This instance... Sakura Station... could it be in Japan?"

“Yes,” Mercury nodded, “Otherwise, why do you think we only came two people? You should be able to speak the language here, right? We’ll pretend to be Japanese and say ‘baka,’ and if we get caught, we’ll pretend to be Korean and say ‘ashi’…”

"No need, I'm a player in Zone 004 now."

Fan Xiao pointed in the direction of Guan Yao and Tu Shang, grinning, "They can be my witnesses."

"...You're really cunning!" Mercury's eye twitched. "You're already lying before even entering the dungeon? What's your name this time?"

Fan Xiao: "Fan Kun"

Mercury: "..."

After spending about two months in Roman City, Van Shaw, through his gifted memory, not only learned the language of Zone 001, but also the language of Zone 004.

If he were to disguise himself as a player from another region now, no one would be able to detect any flaws.

"I advise you to calm down and not take D-level dungeons lightly."

Fan Xiao suddenly reminded Mercury and Luo Hao, "Exploring dungeons and building relationships with dungeon bosses should be prioritized. If you can accomplish them, great; if not, forget about it."

"Our main focus should be on how to survive and clear the dungeon."

"From what you're saying... this dungeon is very dangerous?"

Luo Hao, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up and asked.

"The dungeon hasn't even opened yet, how would I know?" Fan Xiao shook his head and said, "However... you can use my past experience as a reference."

"What experience?" Mercury asked.

“The dungeons I’ve participated in are generally quite difficult,” Fan Xiao said mysteriously. “I don’t expect this one to be easy either.”

"...Are you some kind of jinx?"

Mercury felt a little guilty.

He recalled the "Hope Middle School" scenario he had experienced with Fan Xiao before, and it was indeed quite difficult!

If it weren't for Fan Xiao, many people would probably have died that time.

"No, I'm just lucky."

Fan Xiao corrected, "The probability of obtaining good items is higher in high-difficulty dungeons than in low-difficulty ones. This is information released online by Division 001."

"I want good items, so Lady Luck cleverly arranged for me to enter dungeons that are never easy... Do you understand?"

"You're really good at bragging. Is Lady Luck your pet? And does she serve you personally?"

Mercury curled his lip.

Although he looked disdainful, he took it seriously in his mind.

Regardless of whether Fan Xiao was joking or not, it's always better for him to be cautious.

……

After the conversation ended, Fan Xiao walked to the long table in the center of the courtyard and overlapped with his "Fan Xiao illusion".

Then he dispelled the illusion, carefully examined the plates on the table, dipped his index finger into the dark substance on the plate, squeezed it, and smelled it.

It looks a bit like moldy, spoiled beef.

At this moment, Guan Yao walked over with Tu Shang and asked, "How is the situation?"

"It appears that a dinner party was once held in this courtyard. Judging from the number of seats, there were 17 people. Of course, the number of chairs does not necessarily correspond to the number of people; there could have been fewer or more."

Fan Xiao looked at the overturned chairs around the long table and said, "Something went wrong during the gathering. Everyone in the courtyard left, or rather... they all disappeared. This place has been abandoned for many years."

"It's similar to what we found during our investigation."

Guan Yao pointed to the direction of the villa on the north side and said, "The house is covered in dust; it hasn't been lived in for a long time."

“We tried to open the villa’s gate to get out, and the gate could be opened, but we couldn’t get out.”

"There is a spatial barrier blocking our way, so we cannot leave."

"We guess..."

She paused, then frowned and said, "This independent space instance is probably only this big, just a courtyard and a villa, nothing else. To be honest, this is the first time I've ever seen such a small D-rank instance."

"Something unusual is bound to happen; let's be on our guard."

Fan Xiao took out a tissue and wiped the rotten food residue off his fingers.

He then threw the tissue on the ground.

No one noticed that a small shard of mirror was wrapped inside the tissue.

“Let’s search again carefully.”

Fan Xiao continued, "Let's gather as much intelligence as possible before the dungeon opens."

The three separated again and carefully inspected the courtyard.

Mercury and Luo Hao feigned wariness towards Fan Xiao and the other two before heading inside the villa to search for them.

Qingshan Prison... Judging from the literal meaning, "Qingshan" seems to be a place name, and "prison" seems to be a description... This description is not good, and it is easy to associate it with hell.

If "prison" is truly equivalent to "hell," then this dungeon name doesn't seem very friendly.

A D-level dungeon smaller than a basketball court... Mercury and Luo Hao were starting to worry as they encountered this bizarre situation right after entering.

Could it be that Fan Xiao was right...? This dungeon is extremely dangerous, isn't it?

About ten minutes later, a new player arrived.

There were quite a few this time, a total of 11 players.

Five people stood together, all wearing matching uniforms. The leader was a young woman with a stern expression and noble demeanor, holding a katana with an exquisitely carved scabbard.

Chapter 288 I'm a Man-Eating Player

The female player wielding a katana and her four subordinates stood directly opposite each other at the long table.

To their left are two male players.

One of them was tall and strong, with a dignified look on his face, and his bare arms were covered with large tattoos; the other male player was also tall and strong, and looked younger, probably under 20 years old.

The remaining four players were standing on the right side of the long table.

Judging from their scattered positions, they probably don't know each other.

Of course, this could also be a disguise.

Eleven people... plus Fan Xiao and Mercury, bringing the total number of players in the courtyard to 16.

However, the instance was not opened.

There are other players who haven't arrived yet.

The people in the courtyard began to observe each other, as well as their surroundings.

Many people turned their attention to the villa area on the north side and started walking in that direction.

At that moment, the female player holding the katana suddenly took a step forward.

Before everyone could disperse to explore the courtyard and villa, she spoke first: "Before we begin our exploration, I have something to say. Please wait a moment."

"You are all D-rank players, so you must have heard of the concept of 'safe dungeons'."