The player who posted the video is called Yu Duoduo, considered one of the earliest players of the game, but not really a top player, as their level has not reached the first-class standard.

Lu Mengyao showed a surprised expression; the content of the video was completely different from what was expected. Yu Duoduo and the Duke’s third son, Po Lai, seemed to have a good relationship.

He followed Po Lai in indulging in pleasure, saying it was "the life of an attendant," it was more like "the life of a noble."

"Hello~"

"We’re preparing to head to Mo’an Manor these days; the nobility there invited us for a meal."

"I heard that the food in the Ante Region is quite different from other places. I’ll try it for everyone first to see the difference, haha."

"Please don’t say that, my friend."

"As an attendant, my job is really tough, needing to ensure young master Po Lai’s safety, which is very dangerous!"

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It was like an ordinary lifestyle video, filled with delight in its light-heartedness.

Lu Mengyao raised her head, blinked, and repeated:

"The Duke’s third son, Po Lai, is supposed to go to Mo’an Manor, where the nobility invited them for a meal, in the next few days."

Brief and precise information, but it was enough for Su Changxing.

Su Changxing showed a smile on his face and, changing the topic, said:

"Actually, I’m more interested in the president of the Knight’s Guild. Do you have any relevant information about him? Like any secret lovers or so."

Lu Mengyao was taken aback, glanced again at the forum, and said: "I don’t know about any secret lovers, but I know some other things. Although he is the president of the Knight’s Guild, he barely manages any of the guild affairs. Simultaneously, he is also the owner of Mo’an Manor... It was him who invited the Duke’s third son, Po Lai, this time."

Su Changxing nodded thoughtfully and said:

"That’s enough; let’s end our transaction here. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity. However, I have something else that requires your help, with additional compensation."

To reduce the risk of exposing himself, he planned to temporarily bind Lu Mengyao with a task.

Lu Mengyao then recalled that Su Changxing was an NPC, not a player like her, and asked:

"Hmm? What task? If it’s physical work, I can do it."

Su Changxing suddenly thought that such a simple-minded woman also had her merits, at least easy to handle, and said with a smile:

"My farm needs someone to deliver some pork to Mo’an Manor, but we’re short of manpower. I see you’re quite skilled and should be able to handle this."

[Task (Pork Delivery): Klein’s farm is short of manpower, requiring your help to safely deliver some pigs to Mo’an Manor. It’s believed to be a simple but rewarding task.]

Klein is a good-natured person, having such a task is not surprising... It should be like this.]

Another low-level purple task!

Lu Mengyao confidently said, "This kind of task suits me best."

She immediately felt that Klein was the normal NPC, the tasks he issued were what should be in the game, while other tasks seemed a bit too challenging.

"Wish you success, I have some matters to attend to and will leave for now."

Su Changxing left Lu Mengyao behind and continued towards the city center, noticing that the number of players had noticeably increased after arriving here.

"Is this the players’ resurrection point?"

Su Changxing saw a large cyan circular stone in the distant square, with players continuously appearing out of thin air and walking out from it.

[Do not approach further, or you will be exposed]

A warning message popped up on his phone.

Su Changxing was slightly startled and then noticed that there were almost no NPCs nearby, making him seem somewhat conspicuous.

However, these players seemed not to notice him either, as passerby NPCs are usually ignored subconsciously.

Klein isn’t an Extraordinary, just a low-level NPC, which makes him even more unremarkable in their eyes.

Su Changxing observed his surroundings for a while, then lowered his hat and turned away, leaving a head-sized crawling robot in the alleyway by the roadside.

After Su Changxing walked away, the crawling robot immediately activated, quickly crawling towards the square.

This was certainly not an ordinary crawling robot, but a self-destruct model with power not particularly large, most it could harm was a Tier Eight Extraordinary.

Yet, its strength lay in its large explosion range and its ability to take down most Tier Nine Extraordinary individuals.

Su Changxing was already prepared to gain a large amount of experience points this way to advance to Tier Seven,

since being a criminal, a maniac, he had to act accordingly.

It might cause a problem if delayed any longer.

The time to return was when the assassination task was either completed or failed.

Approaching the city center, the Knight’s Guild was a tall concave spire building, wholly in gray brown, exuding a solemn and dignified sense.

The main city’s more magnificent structures might only be the cathedral.

At the gate stood heavily armored knights holding blades, with outsiders forbidden from entering.

Su Changxing had no intention of entering but instead placed a second self-destructing robot in the vicinity.

Of course, this wasn’t aimed at the Knight’s Guild, but it happened that he walked past here.

Hmm, he wasn’t a particularly vengeful person either.

Just as Su Changxing was about to leave, the blond vice president walked out angrily from inside, discontentedly saying:

"The guild isn’t just mine, so why blame only me when something goes wrong?"

Beside him, a person dressed in a priest’s robe accompanied him out, smiling apologetically and saying:

"I said the same, but with such incidents, everyone is unhappy; right now, it’s more important to find the ’Bloody hand Butcher’ and kill him to stabilize the morale."

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"Seems they aren’t really afraid."

Su Changxing heard their conversation, not expecting these Knight’s Guild people to still desire to trouble him.

He glanced at the vice president and then drove the wagon along the main road, mentally counting.

Ten, eleven, twelve······

At his count of six hundred, two white lights spread from a not-too-distant area behind him, accompanied by a roaring explosion.

Many players were just caught within it.

The explosion lasted several seconds before gradually weakening, the entire process took over ten seconds.

"What’s going on!"

One player was covered by the explosion, died and resurrected only to find himself still in the explosion, died again, resurrected again.

This process repeated three or four times before stopping.

He was overwhelmed, having not figured out what was happening, his level dropped by Level 3 due to deaths.

The other players faced almost the same situation.

Only those above Level 10 barely survived, though those closer to the explosion center were directly blown to death.

The inexplicable explosions and constant deaths.

Dust spread with the smoke from the explosions, hovering over the city, debris propelled by the shockwave scattered like arrows.

The wagon’s wheels crushed branches on the road, Su Changxing’s body swayed continuously with the wagon’s progress, his expression calm, seemingly unfazed by the commotion behind him, forming a stark contrast with the chaotic crowd around him.

He didn’t laugh, while the "Joker" loudly cheered.

Passing by the previous police station, the man in a gray coat unexpectedly took advantage of the chaos to run out, carrying a firearm he had just snatched.

Covered in blood, he saw Su Changxing passing by, yet exhibited no anger or intent for revenge, instead, slightly nodded in respect.

The man took a clown mask from his pocket and put it on, limping as he bowed his head and plunged into the crowd.

Perhaps this marks the rebirth of an NPC.

[Criminal: Tier Nine, the desire for crime is surging, I’m committing crimes·····]

"Evil and beauty, how ridiculous······"

Su Changxing murmured to himself softly, thinking that for a world essentially in illusion, perhaps these things weren’t so significant.

They lacked some more fundamental elements.

Intangible, like the sheen of shining stars converging around him, akin to a conch shell just placed in the brilliant night sky.

Su Changxing reopened his eyes, gazed at the gravel road ahead, with a slight smile on his lips.