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

Their goal is to obtain dungeon items; guarding the old dungeon is pointless.

“I know what you want to say,” You Guo sighed, pointing in a direction: “Take a look over there first.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tian, ​​Xu Xuan, and even Fan Xiao all looked in the direction he pointed.

The crowded station was packed with people, and many players were directly crossing the space-time track, trying to physically approach the edge of the city that connected with the platform area.

The station and reality are indeed connected in space, but not completely.

Only a few places have interconnected passageways.

Players with flying items did not use the passageway; instead, they ascended directly into the air and flew towards the distant city.

However, whether they walked through the passage or flew in the sky, they were all blocked by an invisible barrier.

Many players refused to believe it and insisted on crashing into it, only to end up with broken heads and bleeding bodies.

Xiao Tian exclaimed in surprise, "This is..."

"Only when partitions and dimensions are completely integrated will all spacetime barriers be removed."

You Guo reminded his three companions, "This information is not known to most people. I estimate that many players are trying to be clever and take advantage of the chaos."

"For example... boarding the train with a duplicate ticket from another zone, but getting off in zone 011 midway."

"These people can't get to section 011. They're stuck on this platform. If they want to leave, they'll have to wait for the next train."

"Can spatial artifacts teleport you there instantly?" Fan Xiao asked.

"It should be something more powerful, at least A-rank?" Yu Guo's tone was uncertain: "I've only heard about this, after all... I don't have any A-rank items, so I can't test them."

"You know quite a lot, Lao Qian," Fan Xiao chuckled. "You weren't an information broker before, were you?"

Yu Guo: "..."

"Wait a minute," Fan Xiao said in surprise, "your attitude...did I hit the nail on the head?"

"Well, I guess so." Seeing that he had been exposed, You Guo stopped hiding it: "Before becoming a player, I did work in this field, and I had a pretty big base. I sold intelligence to many forces, and even my game profession is related to this field."

"What a talent!" Fan Xiao exclaimed.

After this instance ends, should we try to recruit Youguo?

He is still relatively lacking in intelligence personnel.

Currently, only Li Xian is one.

“Let’s go, it’s time to go to ‘Red and White Village’.” You Guo said, getting back to the point: “Without going through this instance, we players from other regions can’t get to Zone 011.”

If only I had a player ID from this region, I would be automatically teleported back to my region when I arrived at the station in this region.

Unfortunately, they were all despicable outsiders who came for profit.

Fan, Xiao, and the other two nodded, clutched their tickets tightly, and chose to teleport through the game.

The scenery in my field of vision began to distort.

After recovering, Fan Xiao looked around and found himself at a station... an old bus station.

The surrounding buildings were very simple and had a vintage feel. The floors were made of cement, with cracks and grooves in many places, and black grime accumulated in the gaps, the nature of which was unknown.

You Guo, Xiao Tian, ​​and Xu Xuan stood beside him.

Besides the four of them, there were other people at the bus station. Everyone kept a distance from each other, wary of one another, and their spirits were high.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they should all be gamers.

Including them, there were a total of twenty players present.

However, the game did not provide any notification about the dungeon opening, which means that not all the players with tickets have arrived yet.

"Bus station... This instance seems to be quite large?" Xiao Tian looked around.

“Dungeons that are aligned with reality are usually quite large,” said the burly man You Guo. “After all, the space and land are readily available.”

"The architectural style is a bit too outdated." Xu Xuan noticed something unusual: "When we were at the station before, we saw a cityscape of high-rise buildings. The level of civilization in District 011 should be quite high, right?"

“It’s not low,” Fan Xiao replied, “but this is a dungeon after all, and it’s not necessarily interconnected with the reality of the 011 partition. This situation is acceptable.”

The four of them carefully observed the surrounding environment and facilities.

Afterwards, You Guo walked towards the other players, displaying a friendly and outgoing attitude.

"I'll go outside and take a look."

After saying something to Xiao Tian and Xu Xuan, Fan Xiao walked towards the entrance of the bus station. When he came outside, he was surprised to find that it was not a city street scene, but a desolate weed field.

The old bus station built on a barren piece of land... he was slightly surprised.

The next second, he communicated with the crimson shawl he was wearing, manipulating it to form a shovel. He dug up the nearby mounds of earth and cleared away some tall weeds.

Soon, he discovered broken bricks and stones under the mound, which had been corroded beyond recognition.

He then dug around in other protruding areas and expanded his search area, discovering many ruins.

"This place used to be a town."

After some investigation, Fan Xiao came to this conclusion.

At that moment, his player panel suddenly popped up.

The above provides a notification that the instance has been opened.

The "Red and White Village" instance is now open.

[Background Information: This is a cursed land]

【hint:】

1. There is no absolutely safe place on this land.

2. If you wish to enter the Red and White Village, please strictly abide by the rules that all villagers follow.

3. Perhaps death is a new path to life.

[Instance Quest:]

[1. Survival for seven days]

【2. Escape from Red and White Village】

3. End the curse on this land

"..."

Ah, this is the first time Fan Xiao has ever seen such a short background introduction for a dungeon.

It gave him the feeling that it was being treated perfunctorily.

It seems this dungeon leans towards exploration, and players will likely need to gather a lot of information themselves.

Thinking of this, he habitually checked the props... They were no longer usable.

Damn it! It's restricted again.

I don't know if it's a full-time restriction?

Do I still need to meet certain conditions before I can unlock usage permissions?

Unable to reach a conclusion immediately, Fan Xiao quickly returned to the bus station.

At a glance, he realized that, including himself, there were 24 players.

It seems that after he went to explore the surroundings, four more people entered the bus station.

When You Guo saw Fan Xiao return, he nodded and said, "Xiao Tian and Xu Xuan just scouted the area and found that the area around the bus station is a wasteland with many ruins. It seems that this used to be a town, but it was destroyed and has been abandoned for a long time."

"My findings are about the same," Fan Xiao said.

"The instance has already opened, so let's not split up for now."

Xiao Tian's expression turned serious: "The hints this dungeon gives to players conflict with the dungeon quests. Have you noticed?"

“There is some conflict,” Fan Xiao nodded.

The first tip: There is no absolutely safe place on this land. Literally, this means that danger lurks everywhere in this instance.

Extending this understanding further, we arrive at a new conclusion—there should be "relatively safe" places within this instance.

Otherwise, it would be better to simply state that there are dangers everywhere here; there's no need for this roundabout way of putting it.

The second tip reminds players that they can enter the Red and White Village, but they must abide by its rules.

Combining the two clues, it's not hard to see that the so-called "relatively safe" place refers to the Red and White Village.

However, the dungeon quest took a different turn—escaping from the Red and White Village.

This clearly indicates that the Red and White Villages are dangerous for players.

On one hand, they encourage people to enter, while on the other hand, they demand that people stay away... Which one should we follow?

Of course, it's also possible that "relatively safe" doesn't refer to the Red and White Village, but rather to other unknown places that players need to actively explore and gather information about.

The four of them whispered among themselves and realized that they had all thought of the same thing.

"This bus station doesn't look like a 'village' at all. We're not even in Red and White Village right now. Strictly speaking, we've already met all the mission requirements, but we haven't received any game notifications."

After pointing out the anomaly, Xu Xuan expressed her doubts, saying, "This 'Red and White Village' in the dungeon seems different from what we understand?"

"Perhaps we need to enter Red and White Village first, and then leave, to complete the escape process?" Xiao Tian suggested a possibility.

"Isn't this just pointless? Surely it can't be that stupid," You Guo analyzed. "But Xiao Tian's words reminded me that perhaps... we need to go to Red and White Village to gather intelligence before we can find specific clues to clearing the level. And..."

At this point, his expression turned serious: "The props are unusable."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xuan frowned and quickly communicated with the props to test them several times.

After realizing that it really couldn't be used anymore, her face darkened.

Xiao Tian wasn't too surprised and nodded, saying, "I noticed it when I was digging the mound earlier. Once the dungeon opened, the tools I use for digging stopped working."

Just then, a voice with a hint of sneer suddenly rang out from not far away: "All you man-eating players, step forward! Don't worry, we won't attack you. We're just letting you show your faces so everyone can recognize you, to prevent you from launching sneak attacks behind our backs."

The speaker was a young man with an arrogant expression on his face.

Standing next to the young man were five other players, who seemed to be on his team.

You Guochao, Fan Xiao, and the other two introduced him: "His name is Owen. Like us, he came from node G03. The five people next to him are all players from node G03."

Then, You Guo pointed in another direction and continued, "See that pretty girl? Her name is Tanya. She's also from the G03 node, and she's a player from the G03 node's 001 partition. I heard her name when I was in the 001 partition. Her background seems to be quite impressive."

Fan Xiao and the other two looked toward Tanya and saw a group of six people, with Tanya standing at the front.

She certainly deserves the title of "little beauty." She has a petite and cute figure, a delicate and beautiful face, and a somewhat indifferent expression, making her seem quite young.

Of course, it's also possible that it's simply a matter of being small in size.

"Wow, Lao Qian," Fan Xiao said in surprise, "You managed to gather information on so many people in such a short time?"

This guy... could he have some kind of talent for seeing through players' basic information?

Could it be that they've already figured out he came from node G08?

Fan Xiao kept a watchful eye on things.

"You went out to explore, so you didn't hear me."

You Guo shook his head and explained, "Owen and Tanya just revealed their identities and gathered players from the G03 node to form a team."

Both sides wanted to recruit the four of us.

"When I say 'joining' here, I don't just mean cooperating in this instance."

"Does it also include continued cooperation after we leave, exploring dungeons with dungeon items together?" Fan Xiao asked.

“Many hands make light work,” You Guo nodded. “It’s rare to encounter players at the same node in other nodes. Those with outstanding abilities naturally want to recruit more allies and expand their intelligence network, which also makes it easier to get cheap dungeon items.”

On the other side, seeing that no one responded to his words, Owen sneered, "I'm sure none of you want to be stabbed in the back by cannibalistic players, right? Now that the use of items is restricted, the difficulty of disguise has greatly increased, making it a perfect time to check player categories!"

After saying that, he raised his right arm, revealing his white player ID: "Let me state my position first, I am a human player."

"Human player".

"Demi-human player".

"Human players..."

Then, the other five teammates next to Owen revealed their number colors.