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"Oh? Such an arrogant thought, Mr. Fan. It seems your abilities... are truly exceptional."

Melissa made her judgment in her mind and said, "Mr. Fan, do you think B-level players are common? As a princess, how many B-level players do I have the authority to mobilize to risk their lives for me? The higher the player's level, the less obedient they are."

"This matter was originally Bai Jianzhang's responsibility, but they are notorious for their procrastination. This case, which is from six months ago, has dragged on until now without any results. The reason is... the enemy is two B-level players whose whereabouts are elusive. Locating, capturing, and killing them is too difficult and costly."

"There's no other way, I'll have to do it myself."

At this point, she sighed slightly and said, "In the world of B-level players, a noble status might bring some concerns, but it doesn't play a decisive role. For example, that lady standing there... well, she knows I'm a princess, but in her heart... she probably doesn't take me very seriously."

"..."

Sakura, who was used as an example, remained silent.

She really didn't take Melissa seriously.

What happened to the princess?

She only had eyes for the saint.

Melissa continued, "Finding a B-level player who's truly willing to risk their life for me, to go all out to investigate and handle this matter, isn't that easy."

"Relying on outsiders to seek revenge will most likely only result in continued delays."

"Mr. Fan thinks I can resolve this matter with a wave of my hand... He probably doesn't take B-level players seriously and thinks they can be ordered around at will, right? I feel that someone with this kind of thinking is... quite terrifying."

"Hehe...you're quite smart, but you have one flaw," Fan Xiao said.

“Mr. Fan didn’t deny it,” Melissa smiled gently. “Could you tell me what the flaw is?”

“You like to show off,” Fan Xiao replied. “You could have just kept these thoughts to yourself, but you had to say them out loud so I would know… What, you wanted to see my shocked reaction? I didn’t realize you were such a show-off.”

Melissa: "..."

Why does this guy talk so rudely?

At this moment, Sakura suddenly spoke up, bringing the topic back on track: "People who break the law should be suppressed by a special set of rules, which prevents them from exerting much of their power. This would explain the anomalies we are seeing."

“Maybe,” said the female bodhisattva Ai Yuan. “It’s just unknown how much suppression will be… Fortunately, those law enforcement officers only arrested and locked people up. As long as we don’t violate any serious laws, our basic safety should still be guaranteed.”

"If there is no overt danger, then there must be a hidden danger."

Melissa's tone wasn't so optimistic: "For example... time. Those two guys are stuck in their cells and can't do anything, which will definitely delay their mission completion time."

"Time? Where is the time? This isn't a survival-type dungeon; there's no time limit."

Ai Yuan's expression turned expectant as she spoke: "I've heard that some dungeons are just difficult, but not very dangerous, and there's no penalty for failing. Non-survival dungeons are generally quite mild. Perhaps... even if we don't complete the tasks here and fail to clear the dungeon, we can still leave after it closes normally?"

"Women are so naive! Do you think we're here on vacation?" the dog-man said disdainfully. "This is a B-rank instance, how could it be so peaceful?"

"Hmph, you talk like you know everything," Ai Yuan sneered. "Before entering the dungeon, your timid and cowardly appearance was embarrassing to watch. I suppose you're one of those cannon fodder players who had no choice but to participate after the time limit expired, right? Heh..."

Tai'an's face turned ugly as he said, "What did you say..."

"That's enough. When I say time is wasted, I don't mean the total time to complete the task is reduced."

Melissa spoke up to stop the argument, explaining, "What I'm trying to say is that if there are time limits for completing a task, such as a certain step that can only be completed within a specific timeframe, it would be very disadvantageous to be arrested and locked up. Let's try to avoid breaking the law."

At this point, she suddenly looked at Fan Xiao: "Mr. Fan's name... well, it's quite illegal to have it. Are you sure you don't want to change it back to your original, normal name? Now you know who I am, but I don't know who you are. I feel that's not fair."

“This is my original name,” Fan Xiao frowned. “Are you discriminating? Is it that only your name is normal, but everyone else’s is abnormal?”

Melissa: "..."

This guy... it seems he's not planning to reveal his real name.

She temporarily gave up the idea of ​​making friends.

"Speaking of completing the mission..."

Malfoy then spoke up: "Of the three missions, the first two were to obtain the 'Ring of Love,' but the third was to restore the twisted city to normal... By the way, do you think this city is twisted?"

The first task is to collect 10 "Love Rings"; the second task is to obtain Mitchell Sinderson's "Love Ring"... Both tasks seem to be related to love, which fits the name of the City of True Love.

But the art style suddenly changed in the third task, which caught my attention.

"I haven't found anything distorted yet."

A thoughtful expression appeared on Elise's face: "When we fought those two cannibalistic players, the reactions of the students and teachers around us seemed normal... No! Something seems off!"

"None of the students and teachers doubted the abilities we demonstrated, including the law enforcement officers. They seemed to think it was normal for us to have special abilities."

"In the real world, this would be normal, but... is the City of True Love the same as reality?"

"Then we'll have to see if there's a copy of the superpower system here. If it already exists, then there's no need to worry about this."

Melissa analyzed, "Also, there's surveillance targeting us players in this instance... perhaps not just us, but affecting all residents of the city. Could this also be a twisted anomaly? Or some other twisted anomaly..."

She thought for a moment and said, "The background information of the dungeon mentions that the City of True Love is a city with the most real and realistic version of the 'objective laws of love'."

"Where do objective laws come from in love? Everything comes from people's subjective thinking."

"The biggest distortion is probably this. We don't even know the specific patterns..."

"Don't be so definitive," Fan Xiao chuckled. "What makes humans dare to say that their thinking is not governed by objective laws? Matter determines consciousness; idealism is unacceptable."

“Then… Mr. Fan, would you like to explain what a person’s spiritual body is?” Melissa retorted.

"The 'matter' I'm referring to here isn't just matter in the physical sense, but everything that objectively exists—spirit and concepts can all be included." Fan Xiao shrugged. "Little girl, I'm just reminding you not to be so limited in your thinking when facing dungeons. Why are you arguing with me? Are you a contrarian?"

Melissa: "..."

If it weren't for the fact that private duels are prohibited in the instance, she would have given this guy a whole combo!

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go explore the map first."

Sakura suddenly spoke up: "First, we need to find out two key things: what is the 'Ring of Love', and who is Mitchell Sinderson? This is related to the first two tasks."

"'Ring of Love' sounds like a wedding ring, a symbol of love, which matches the name of the city well. That's one possible direction for our guess."

Fan Xiao smiled and responded to Ying's words: "Perhaps our real mission is to find and woo the opposite sex. This 'Ring of Love' might be hidden in the hands of the residents of this city."

"If that's the case, how do we find it?"

The female bodhisattva Ai Yuan moved closer to Fan Xiao and asked, "There are so many people in this city, and we have to abide by the law. We can't use force against the residents here... Are we going to have to search for a needle in a haystack?"

"Why do you think we're in a school and have student status?" Fan Xiao countered.

"Hmm... random assignment?" Ai Yuan asked uncertainly.

“Perhaps,” Fan Xiao said, “but there is another possibility—the ‘Ring of Love’ is in the hands of some students or teachers. Our presence at the school is a kind of intelligence hint from the dungeon.”

"Is that so... Then let's investigate at the school first."

As she spoke, Ai Yuan moved closer to Fan Xiao, seemingly wanting to press her body, which was mostly exposed and covered in snow-white skin, against him.

Upon seeing this, Fan Xiao immediately shouted, "Get out of here! You filthy woman! I like men, women stay away from me!"

"..."

Ai Yuan paused, her body stiffening in place, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Malfoy with his bushy beard and Tyrion, the dog-man, subconsciously tightened their buttocks, and the thought of retreating arose in their minds.

Ah... this guy approached those two cannibal players in the first place, could it be... he was planning something like that?

"Hehe...hehe..."

Ai Yuan chuckled awkwardly a few times and said, "Brother Fan, don't be so fierce. I just want to be friends with you. Having more friends means having more options..."

"Don't call me Brother Fan, you don't deserve it!"

Fan Xiao revealed an expression of utter contempt.

It wasn't that he had a desire to perform or tease her; it was just that this woman wanted to get closer to any man who was somewhat powerful... Fan Xiao didn't deny that such parasites existed among B-level players, but... what if she was acting too?

Yan Keke confirmed that Ai Yuan was very nervous before entering the dungeon, and was most likely a "last-minute warrior". However, unless the probability is 100%, it cannot be treated as a certainty.

This woman might have some talent for mentally manipulating men, such as seduction... The reason she approaches powerful men might be to secretly activate her abilities.

Have to guard against it.

And... there's a secondary reason.

Fan Xiao glanced at Ying secretly.

He was a little worried that Miss Sakura might appear cold on the surface, but was actually a repressed pervert and a big mouth. She might take the opportunity to cause trouble and spread rumors that he was messing around in the dungeon... Well, it's best to be careful.

"..."

Ai Yuan gave Fan Xiao a few resentful glances, then had to take a few steps back and return to her previous position.

At this point, Melissa said, "The school is very big. Let's split up and investigate after we've read the legal documents."

"We'll meet back here in two hours to exchange intelligence."

"Huh?" Ai Yuan hesitated, "We...we have to separate?"

Her gaze instinctively drifted to Fan Xiao, and I said with a pitying look, "Fan..."

"roll."

"..."

Ai Yuan felt a chill in her heart.

That bastard...!

"Isn't it necessary to talk like that?" Dog Man Taian frowned slightly and said, "Men should be more polite to women."

Fan Xiao: "..."

Ah... if he remembered correctly, wasn't this guy just mocked by Ai Yuan?

Why are you feeling sorry for her?

Hmm... looks like the type of sheep.

Fan Xiao was too lazy to pay attention.

"Did I ask you to speak up for me?" Ai Yuan rolled her eyes at Tai An.

Tai'an frowned.

Just as he was about to explode, Sakura suddenly interrupted him: "I've finished reading, time for the next one."

She handed the legal documents to Melissa.

"Thank you, Miss Guard." Melissa smiled.

Sakura gave a polite reply: "Your Highness is too kind."

"Why split up?" Ai Yuan asked, her gaze falling on Melissa. "We just got in, and the situation is still unclear..."

"Why should we act together?" Melissa countered. "Are we that close?"

She has no liking for coquettish, manipulative women.

Ai Yuan was repeatedly turned away, and couldn't help but show a pitiful expression.

But when she saw that only the dog-man Tai'an was paying attention to her expression, she scoffed inwardly and her expression returned to normal.

She has absolutely no respect for men who are both chauvinistic and subservient.

This kind of trash isn't even qualified to use a sword wheel!

"You guys go ahead and look, I'm leaving now."

After greeting everyone, Fan Xiao prepared to leave to investigate the situation.

"Oh, right," he suddenly remembered something and said to everyone, "the numbers on our foreheads seem to be visible only to ourselves. Mine is 4, what are yours?"

His actual number was 3; he lied on the spot.

“Mine is a 3,” Ai Yuan said. “I just looked at it in the mirror.”

"Mine is also 3."

"Me too."

"You all have a 3? Mine is a 2."

Melissa suddenly said something.

Fan Xiao turned his head and met her gaze. They both sensed a kindred spirit in each other and simultaneously deduced a piece of information—the numbers on the players' foreheads should all be 3, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Unexpectedly, the little princess of Division 001 was also a habitual fraudster... Fan Xiao felt a little emotional.

I still don't understand what the numbers represent.