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

For example, Fan Xiao is worried that he might die in the dungeon, so he decides to enjoy the scenery along the way.

I also want to see if anyone's causing me trouble, and earn some extra money easily.

After obtaining a temporary identity certificate and entering Xilun Royal City, he did not stay in the city for long. He frequently changed between public transportation and private taxis and soon arrived at the southern outskirts of Xilun Royal City.

The southern suburbs are crisscrossed by numerous water conservancy projects, and the banks of the wide canals have been transformed into riverside parks covered with greenery.

"I'm sorry, this is the last place I can take you."

After passing through the park, the driver stopped the car, pointed through the windshield to the huge black boundary marker that stood tall ahead, and said, "Once you pass this boundary marker, you're outside the royal city. Outside the boundary marker, it's no longer a safe zone, you're no longer protected, and you're always in danger of being caught up in random dungeons."

"Those who dare to risk leaving the city are those who are willing to risk their lives for money... Sigh, I never get involved."

"There's a makeshift bus station below the boundary marker. Those 'hard-working drivers' pick up passengers there. Players who need to leave the city usually go there. Look in the direction I'm pointing, it's just a few steps away."

"Thanks."

Fan Xiao paid with his left hand and pointed to a cluster of old buildings not far away with his right hand, asking, "What's that place?"

"That place... to put it in high EQ terms, that's an old street on the outskirts of town; to put it in low EQ terms..."

The driver, whose temples were turning gray, sighed, “A slum. There are many poor places like this in the ring road area. Are you from another district? Don’t you have old streets like this where you are?”

“Yes,” Fan Xiao said, “I just didn’t expect that there would be such a dilapidated place on the edge of your overlord’s territory’s royal city. It’s quite surprising.”

He spoke as he opened the car door and got out.

“The gap between the rich and the poor exists everywhere, it should be quite common, right?” The driver shook his head: “The prosperity belongs to the rich and the powerful players. We ordinary people are just living here. The word ‘overlord’ in the overlord zone has little to do with us.”

No, you misunderstood me.

Fan Xiao explained, “What I’m trying to say is, this is the royal city! Generally speaking, in order to reflect the dignity of the royal family and eliminate any visible stains, shouldn’t you drive those poor bastards out of the city and demolish those ugly and unsightly dilapidated buildings?”

driver:"……"

Good guy!

Even the King of Hell would get your image tattooed on his body!

The driver wanted to complain, but didn't dare... The other person looked like a cannibalistic player disguised as a human player.

If this guy hadn't offered so much money, he wouldn't have taken the job at all!

"Haha...you're right, sir," the driver quickly chimed in. "These buildings are indeed a bit ugly, after all, it's an old street and hasn't been renovated for many years."

"There don't seem to be many pedestrians here," Fan Xiao suddenly grinned. "Are there any surveillance cameras nearby?"

"..." Cold sweat appeared on the driver's temples: "Of course! Um... I have other fares to run, please take care of your business, I'll head back now!"

After saying that, the driver didn't care whether Fan Xiao agreed or not. He quickly made a U-turn, then floored the gas pedal and fled from the southern suburbs as if escaping.

"Yes, you did another good deed today."

Fan Xiao murmured with satisfaction.

Taking a customer like him to such a remote place carries a high risk of accidents. He warned the man through misleading behavior—to avoid doing such dangerous business in the future, lest he earn money but not live to spend it.

Yes, his intention was to do good, not to have any malicious intent.

After walking a few steps forward, Fan Xiao quickly arrived at the bottom of the black boundary marker.

As the driver said, there was indeed a makeshift station here... no, it wasn't a station at all, just a place where a large number of vehicles and people gathered.

Judging from their mental reactions, this group includes both gamers and ordinary people.

Most players are at the D or C level, and there seem to be very few at the B level.

Fan Xiao immediately noticed that the secondary item he was equipped with, the Key of Mammon, was reacting—following this sensation, he looked into the distance and saw a middle-aged man with a slightly refined, or rather, slightly elegant, demeanor.

The other person was dressed very appropriately, like a gentleman, and exuded the mental aura of a B-level player, without trying to hide anything.

At the same time, the gentleman also turned his head to look in his direction, and their eyes met. Then... the two of them naturally looked away, their gazes lasting no more than two seconds.

Neither Fan Xiao nor the gentleman spoke, tacitly choosing to conceal their unusual reaction as if they hadn't noticed anything.

After all, being a member of the Mammon organization is not a pleasant identity...

"Brother Fan."

Yan Keke suddenly pointed to a short woman with an ordinary appearance and said, "That person's mental reaction is so familiar... That's right! She's the guard who's always by the Holy Maiden's side."

“Sakura?” Fan Xiao asked.

"Yeah, that's her."

Yan Keke nodded.

She wasn't very familiar with Sakura, so she didn't call her "sister"... She didn't call everyone "sister" either.

"The disguise is quite perfect, a tall person pretending to be short... I remember she was participating in an assassination assessment, wasn't she? Is this... the time limit for the instance expired?"

Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.

Meeting Miss Sakura was quite unexpected for him.

Fan Xiao pretended not to know Ying and moved closer to the gentleman.

His current appearance was a disguise, and as he had expected, Sakura did not recognize him.

"Brother Fan, the person you just made eye contact with seems to be a bad guy. You should be careful."

“Hmm,” Fan Xiao said, “Some B-level players with special abilities can detect the clues of illusions. Among these people, there might be one who can see you… Coco, first expend some mental energy to amplify the intensity of the illusion, so as not to be discovered.”

Yan Keke obediently got to work.

After the instance that Fan Xiao was involved in was opened, she had to return to Fairy Tale Town. Since there was nothing else to do, she didn't need to worry about how much mental energy she would expend.

She immediately went into maximum intervention mode!

Fan Xiao then quickly approached the gentleman.

Next to the gentleman stood another man with a gentle smile on his lips, whose mental state was roughly in the B-level range... Fan Xiao mentally nicknamed him "Smiling Man".

The gentleman and the smiling man seemed to know each other, judging from their attitudes.

Miss Sakura, the saintess's guard, was also standing with the two of them... but at a slight distance, not too close, as if she didn't know them well.

Besides the three of them, there were three other people standing relatively close to them—a woman in revealing clothes who was quite attractive, a man with dog ears sticking up on his head, and a middle-aged man with a thick beard.

The three of them should also be B-level players, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Female Bodhisattva, Dog Man, Bearded Man... Fan Xiao had given them nicknames in his mind based on their characteristics.

"Brother Fan, they both seem a little nervous."

Yan Keke pointed to the female bodhisattva and the dog-man.

“It should be ‘Death Line Warrior’,” Fan Xiao replied. “Players who have to run the dungeon when the time limit is up.”

The conversation was concealed by the illusion and went unnoticed by others.

Yan Keke then pointed to the smiling man next to the gentleman and said, "He seems to be a bad guy too."

Is that so… Fan Xiao’s lips curled up, and he took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the gentleman and the smiling man: “Are you two also going to run a dungeon?”

“Yes,” the gentlemanly man pointed to the people around him and replied, “All six of us are, and we’re all going to the same instance, the City of True Love. What about you, brother?”

Van Shaw was a member of the Mammon, and he sensed it.

Moreover, the other party seems to be... like a cannibalistic player disguised as a human player.

If the other person is also going to the City of True Love, then this time they could have an extra natural teammate.

Yes, he's also a cannibal player.

His friend next to him... was naturally the same as him.

"Oh? What a coincidence," Fan Xiao said in surprise. "I'm also going to the City of True Love."

"Is that so... Actually, it's not really a coincidence, it's quite normal."

Beside them, the gentleman's friend, the smiling man, joined the conversation with a slight upturn to his lips: "At our node, it's not common to see B-level players participating in dungeons, given the sheer number of them. So, B-level players who stop in the same place are basically heading to the same dungeon."

"Perhaps the differences will become more apparent once the number of B-level players and B-level dungeons increases."

"Have you heard of the City of True Love dungeon?" Fan Xiao asked. "Just from the name, we can't tell what kind of dungeon it is, or how dangerous it is."

“Never heard of it.”

The gentleman sighed, "Me and Mada... oh, right."

He pointed to the smiling man and said, "His name is Mada, and mine is Lang Mo. What's your name, brother?"

Fan Xiao: "Fan Jieqiang".

Upon hearing this, Sakura, disguised as a short woman, glanced at Fan Xiao almost imperceptibly.

This guy... this self-introduction... why does it give her a sense of déjà vu?

Could it be that bastard?

"Brother, your name... well, it's quite unique."

After casually commenting, the gentleman continued, "Anyway, although Mada and I often visit Zone 001, we've never heard of the City of True Love. Could it be some new dungeon?"

"Don't even mention you guys, even I, a player from this region, have never heard of it."

At this moment, the bearded man standing not far away joined the conversation: "If nothing unexpected happens, this instance should have drifted over from the outer region... or even from the outer node. So far, no B-level players from this node have participated."

“There are many such drifting instances. After stopping in one zone for a period of time, they will drift to the next zone.”

"Most high-level dungeons have this drifting characteristic."

The bearded man seemed to be a very outgoing person... Fan Xiao thought to himself.

"So... it's an unknown instance?" He looked hesitant and said, "Wouldn't it be too dangerous to enter this kind of instance rashly? I thought I could find out some information after arriving at Division 001... but there's nothing here?"

"Brother, as soon as I heard you say that, I knew you were a newly promoted B-rank player. This is your first B-rank dungeon, right?"

After asking his question, the bearded man didn't wait for Fan Xiao's reply. He took a few steps closer and continued, "Information on B-level dungeons isn't so easy to obtain."

"Those skilled B-rank players do sell information about the dungeons they've cleared, but they're charging way too much! They don't want money, they want powerful B-rank items! One dungeon's worth of information for one item, who can afford that? And it's not even certain if their information is useful! After all, dungeons aren't static."

"In short, due to various factors such as high cost, selfishness, and concerns, information about B-rank dungeons is completely not circulating in the market. Rather than handing over good items in exchange for information, it's better to just charge in directly!"

At this point, he showed a slightly wistful expression and said, "Perhaps it's easy to get this kind of information if you're near the front, but there are B-level players everywhere there, and A-level players often come out... It's too dangerous! Anyway, I wouldn't dare to go there."

"This... brother seems to be quite experienced?"

Before Fan Xiao could say anything, the scantily clad woman approached the bearded man and asked in a soft voice, "Could you be a seasoned B-rank player? By the way, my name is Ai Yuan, and this brother... what's your name?"

"Tsk tsk, that's some serious burning passion. It's practically screaming 'I'm a slut' on her face..." A group of male players thought to themselves.

That's right, even B-level players will try to get ahead.

Especially the "death row warriors," who hugged it with even more enthusiasm than the low-level players.

After all, the danger level of a B-rank dungeon... is no joke!

"Haha, just call me Malfoy," the bearded man said. "I've only participated in two B-rank dungeons, so I wouldn't call myself a veteran B-rank player."

"Is that so...? That's quite impressive."

The female bodhisattva Ai Yuan replied with a soft "hmm," her tone subtly less enthusiastic than before.

"Is it really that realistic...?" Fan Xiao thought to himself, but suggested aloud, "Since it's an unknown dungeon, how about the seven of us form a team in advance? Supporting and helping each other will make it easier to clear the dungeon."

"Brother...you're not some cannibalistic player, are you?"

Ai Yuan looked at Fan Xiao, her eyes showing some hesitation.

"Nonsense!" Fan Xiao's expression turned stern, and he shook his arm, which displayed a white number. "I'm a human player! Don't let my muscular build fool you into thinking I'm a cannibal. I just enjoy working out. Besides..."

Changing the subject, he continued, "So what if I'm a cannibalistic player? Would I do anything stupid in a B-rank dungeon?"

"Let's talk about forming a team after everyone arrives. It's a bit too early to discuss it now."

The gentleman suddenly spoke up to offer a reminder.

"Waiting for everyone to arrive?" Fan Xiao asked. "Who else is coming? Your friends?"

"Not friends, more like... employers."

The smiling man next to the gentleman, Mada, then said, "A noble lady's instance time limit was up, and she was hiring guards everywhere. Lang Mo and I saw that she was very generous with her offer, so we accepted the job."

He glanced at the player panel and said, "Judging by the time, we should be there soon."

"You... you actually dared to take on the job of the B-level defenders?" The female bodhisattva Ai Yuan asked in great surprise, "Could you be veteran players?"