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

"Hmm, you're pretty smart, you get it right away." Fan Xiao grinned. "So, the solution to the first dungeon is pretty clear, right?"

"That's right! Rules only protect those who follow them, and outlaws will definitely be punished."

Melissa said, "We need to proactively change our perceptions, fully accept Professor Chen's theories, fit into this city, and truly become residents here. In this way, the 'unfair treatment' we experience should disappear."

"Uh... perhaps this is the true 'law' of the City of True Love?"

"Or is it the last implicit law that isn't written in the legal documents? Is the game's hint actually telling us to follow Professor Chen's theory?"

“Don’t rush to conclusions,” Fan Xiao shook his head: “Speculation is just speculation; it needs to be verified.”

"I think it's right!"

Melissa seemed to believe this conclusion even more than Vanshaw himself: "While players cannot mentally interfere with the residents here, they can interfere with each other."

"For example, before, I controlled those two cannibal players to fight each other."

"So it seems... this is also a kind of information hint left by the dungeon for the players—it's suggesting that we can use mental means to hypnotize ourselves or our teammates, obey the unspoken laws here, and then... we can unleash our original appearance?"

"Wouldn't this be too dangerous?" Elise frowned. "Self-hypnosis isn't a problem; most items with that function don't have permanent effects, and you can even set a timer to recover. But... if we actively try to conform to the rules of this instance, won't we be assimilated by them?"

She paused, then voiced a suspicion about the crisis: "Do you think there are any players who used to run dungeons among the residents of the City of True Love? Are they stuck here forever because they've been assimilated by the rules and perceptions here?"

“That is indeed a possibility,” Fan Xiao said with a smile. “Fortune favors the bold. Let’s see if you dare to do it.”

“I knew you wanted to find guinea pigs!” Melissa looked at Fan Xiao and sighed, “Although I’m more inclined to agree with this answer, but… how about we just trick those two cannibalistic players into verifying it?”

"Tsk tsk," Fan Xiao commented, "I never expected that you, though beautiful, would have such a black heart! You're really ruthless."

Melissa: "..."

How dare this guy say she's heartless?

She didn't even mention the fact that she pretended to be a cannibal player in the first place, but after a conflict arose, she immediately started stirring things up and even pretended to be dead... She's a complete scoundrel! How dare they say she has a black heart?

She was so angry she wanted to jump up and kick Fan Xiao in the face!

"These are the two solutions for the first dungeon mission: resist or submit. Next is the second dungeon mission."

Fan Xiao wasn't stingy and continued to share: "I think even if our looks are restored, we can only complete the first task at most. Even players who originally had very average looks will find it quite difficult to complete the first task."

"Facing the second task—obtaining Mitchell Sinderson's Ring of Love... They are the benchmark of beauty. According to Professor Chen, only if our looks surpass theirs can we make them fall in love."

"Given our original looks, it's highly unlikely."

“We haven’t met Mitchell Sinderson yet,” Malfoy said. “Maybe not.”

"That's not something a bearded guy like you can say!"

Standing nearby, Elise complained, "Even if those two aren't as good-looking as we imagined, they're definitely taller than you!"

"I think you don't need to worry about the second task; you should focus more on how to complete the first task."

"after all……"

She didn't say the rest, but Malfoy understood immediately.

"Damn it!" Malfoy said, "I'm handsome too, okay! You women who only like pretty boys have no idea. My type is called the tough guy style! It's very attractive to young girls!"

“Malfoy’s looks are indeed a problem,” Melissa said worriedly. “It seems that in addition to finding a way to restore his looks, we also need to find a way to make a lot of money.”

Malfoy: "..."

Even Her Highness the Princess says that...

"Let's get down to business, don't steer the conversation off-topic."

Fan Xiao spoke again, drawing everyone's attention: "Before I came here, I saw the promotional poster for the female version of Mitchell Sinderson. She looks very much like the 'beauty benchmark.' In my opinion... well, she's only slightly less attractive than the saintess from Roman City in Division 001."

"A male version of Mitchell Sinderson, sigh... most likely as handsome as me. You shallow women have no chance of winning him over."

"..." Melissa ignored Fan Xiao's narcissism and said, "Only slightly inferior to that Saintess... she can indeed be considered a benchmark of beauty."

“The ability to disguise ourselves doesn’t work on us, and a disguised appearance doesn’t enhance our genetic attractiveness… We can’t possibly outshine Mitchell Sinderson in terms of looks.” Elisha looked at Van Shaw: “What’s Mr. Van Shaw’s solution?”

"Mental interference".

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "Don't be so quick to deny it. In this instance, there is someone who can use mental means—Professor Chen."

"If Professor Chen can use it, why can't we? Don't you think Professor Chen's existence is a kind of intelligence hint to us from the dungeon?"

"If we could find a way to interfere with Mitchell Sinderson's mind and obtain their Ring of Love, wouldn't that be easy?"

He possesses an item capable of performing simple mental interference—the B-grade item "Blood Duke," one of whose abilities is to achieve simple charm.

While it's useless against advanced players, it can deliver a devastating blow to ordinary players.

“But we suspect Professor Chen has a connection to the city lord,” Melissa said. “If he really is the city lord’s alter ego, it’s not surprising that he can use mental interference. This city was distorted by the city lord’s desires. What can we do to become like him?”

“We don’t need to be like him,” Fan Xiao said. “We just need to kill the city lord, and we should be able to use mental techniques normally.”

Melissa: "..."

The others were also speechless.

Why is it this method again!

Is this guy a complete violent maniac?

“Complex problems often have the simplest solutions,” Fan Xiao said with a smile. “Of course, there’s no turning back once the arrow is released. If we can’t win, we’ll be the ones who get wiped out. This plan is too radical and should only be used as a last resort.”

"What is the second option?" Sakura asked directly.

"How do you open a door that has no lock?" Fan Xiao said, "The answer is to put a lock on it and then find the key."

"Uh... that's quite a ridiculous question and answer," Melissa asked. "What do you mean?"

"This is one line of thinking. Take plastic surgery, for example... Plastic surgery isn't useless, but Professor Chen believes it's useless, so it's useless. This copy operates according to this understanding."

Van Shaw said, "Trying to attract Mitchell Sinderson through plastic surgery... or rather, disguise is like trying to open a door that can't be opened."

"You mean..."

Melissa immediately understood: "We need to find a way to work on Professor Chen and get him to change his 'plastic surgery is useless' theory. As long as he believes that this kind of genetic fraud through plastic surgery is feasible, and the city changes accordingly based on his perception... then we'll have room to manipulate things?"

“That’s right,” Fan Xiao said. “Don’t ask me how to write the article; I haven’t figured out a specific method yet.”

“There’s a problem,” Melissa cautioned, “Our disguise ability can’t be used on ourselves or on each other. Players seem to be restricted in their disguise abilities; our ability only works on city dwellers.”

"I've already answered that question; the answer lies in the walkthrough for the first dungeon mission."

Fan Xiao replied, "Because we do not fully agree with Professor Chen's theory and are not compatible with this city, although we have resident status, we cannot be considered true residents here."

“Once we change our perception and truly become residents here, we should be able to break free from the restriction of not being able to disguise our appearance.”

"...In the end, we still have to try."

Melissa sighed softly.

She knew that the other party was willing to share their strategy to get through the game because they wanted them to be guinea pigs.

"There is a third dungeon quest."

Fan Xiao continued, "The solution is... never mind, let's get the first two sorted out first."

"As usual, we'll split up next. Sakura and I are going to check out the city center."

"Oh?" Melissa said, "So you finally admit that you two know each other?"

"Do you know why we pretended before?" Fan Xiao asked rhetorically.

“Hidden teammate relationships are a trump card when player conflicts arise, as teammates operating in the shadows can be a common tactic,” Melissa said.

"Then why do you think we shouldn't hide now?" Fan Xiao asked again.

"Of course we stumbled upon them; there was no way they could hide it..."

Melissa stopped abruptly at this point.

and many more!

There's another possibility... Could it be that this guy has already assessed their strength and thinks they're weak and pose no threat at all, so... he's too lazy to pretend anymore?

Uh...no way?

Melissa felt that this was a question that shouldn't be thought about too deeply.

She composed herself and changed the subject, saying, "We won't go to the central area of ​​the city for now."

She thought of the remaining two players—Ai Yuan and Tai An.

The cannibalistic player can't leave for now. If you want to verify the plan, you can first discuss with these two people to see if you can cooperate.

Thinking of this, she said, "We need to go back to school first."

"OK, let's part ways here."

Fan Xiao nodded.

……

Fan Xiao and Ying left the library together and headed towards the central area of ​​the city.

As they traveled, Fan Xiao asked Ying, "Do we have to visit every place?"

“Yes,” Sakura replied, “To use my advanced ability, I must first allow my talent to automatically collect enough external information. So I have to explore every corner of this city.”

At this point, she asked, "What kind of test do you intend to conduct using my advanced abilities?"

“One way to pass the level,” Fan Xiao replied. “You don’t need to know it in advance. Once you’ve gathered the information, just say the code ‘Simulate Fan’ to me in your ‘world’.”

"..."

Strange code words… Sakura gave up on complaining and asked about the important matter: “The solution? The two solutions you mentioned earlier don’t seem to require my abilities. Other players can easily verify them for us.”

"The plan I just mentioned was a way to fool them; it contained both truth and falsehood."

Fan Xiao said, "For example, the solution to the second dungeon mission might be... well, surprisingly simple, and you don't need to be as good-looking as Mitchell Sinderson at all."

He waved his hand: "The second instance mission isn't urgent for now. Let's gather information from the outside world first."

Chapter 597 Little Angel: That Van Shaw is such a loser!

The central area of ​​the City of True Love is a huge, open square with fountains, greenery, and a flock of pigeons walking on the ground and flying in the air.

The square has all kinds of facilities, but there is no one in sight—just as Professor Chen said, the city's residents do not go near here on their own initiative.

In the very center of the square stands a four-story building, each floor with a different base color.

The first layer is gray, the second layer is black, the third layer is a rainbow of colors, and the fourth layer is pure white.

The four floors are trapezoidal in shape, and the volume shrinks as you go up, making it look like a miniature pyramid from a distance.

Fan Xiao stood at the edge of the square, not daring to enter the square.

Even he wouldn't dare to rush in without knowing all the information.

Who knows if the city lord is the boss of this instance?

If so, what are its abilities?

If he had awakened a guardian angel instead of a killing angel, then he would dare to give it a try... He didn't mean to look down on Fan Qiqi; he simply thought that a guardian angel was more suitable for reckless exploration.

"How is it?"

Fan Xiao turned his head to look at Ying beside him.

“Wait a moment,” Ying said, frowning. “The information density here seems a bit excessive. My talent hasn’t given me the notification that the collection is complete yet.”

"Oh?" Fan Xiao asked in surprise, "Does the time spent collecting information vary from place to place?"

“Yes,” Sakura replied, “The process of gathering information can be affected by many factors, such as buildings with special effects, life forms with powerful abilities, and land shrouded in strange rules, all of which can affect the time it takes to gather information.”

At this point, she turned her gaze away from the tower-shaped building, met Fan Xiao's eyes, and continued, "The biggest challenge in collecting this is you."

Fan Xiao: "..."

“Although you’ve been by my side the whole time, I feel that even after all the information about the City of True Love is collected, it will still take quite some time before your information is gathered.” Sakura’s tone was somewhat complicated: “You alone are better than this entire instance… Just what level of ability do you possess?”

“It’s just A-level psionic energy,” Fan Xiao said. “It’s only one level higher than your talent. The reason it’s so slow… well, it’s probably because your mental strength hasn’t reached the A-level range yet, so you can’t fully unleash the effects of your talent.”

"Is it……"

Sakura was a little suspicious, but she didn't ask any further questions.

A-level psionic power is indeed quite impressive.