Zhang Heng did not expect that the bartender lady had been to the red island, and not long ago.
The mud on the old man's hair was the best evidence. Although the soil in other places was also red, only the soil on the island was dark red, as if it was poured with paint. And Zhang Heng could feel the obvious change in the old man's attitude before and after he left.
From then on, Zhang Heng suspected that someone had sneaked onto the island while he was fighting the black python. This also answered the biggest question in his mind, which was why Loki's actions this time were as loud as thunder and light as raindrops. He didn't cause too much trouble.
Now, it seemed that it was not that Lokitto didn't pay enough attention to him, but the sudden appearance of the bartender had disrupted Lokitto's plan. Otherwise, he would have to face Jormungandr's true body after defeating the python.
But now, a new problem arose. Why did the bartender lady help him?
Zhang Heng thought back to the year he had known the bartender lady. All the interactions between the two were basically limited to the existing business scope of the game checkpoint. Almost all of them were paid by him, and the bartender lady provided the service. There did not seem to be a particularly deep friendship between them.
What's more, the bartender lady's help this time was completely voluntary. She quietly sneaked onto the island behind Zhang Heng's back, and after dealing with the crisis, she quietly left. She did not mention anything about charging a fee, which was completely different from her previous style of doing things.
However, what she did reminded Zhang Heng of another person — Kronos, the one who gave him the watch. The latter had always regarded himself as his guardian angel, often appearing suddenly when he was in trouble to solve his problems.
The first time was when Amolesby came from Papua New Guinea. Later, when he faced Justitia, the goddess of justice, it was Kronos who stopped time to help him avoid conflict. And the most recent incident in the bookstore. Although Zhang Heng did not know what the crisis was at that time, Kronos's appearance had obviously helped him solve the problem.
Zhang Heng had been guessing what Kronos's real purpose was. According to the information he had so far, Kronos had been eyeing him since he was very young. He once sponsored his parents' scientific expedition, but there was no news of him after that. It was not until Zhang Heng was nineteen years old that Kronos reappeared, signed a contract with him, and made him his agent.
And the address of the game checkpoint was also given to him by Kronos. Zhang Heng was no longer a newbie who knew nothing about the game. He knew that there were more than twenty game checkpoints in his city, and Kronos chose this game checkpoint. If the bartender and Kronos really had a relationship, Zhang Heng would not be surprised.
However, this made Zhang Heng even more wary of Kronos. It seemed that Kronos was not as simple as what he said, just an ancient god who was declining under the impact of modern technology. At the very least, Kronos's power and connections in the game's organizing committee were not low. Besides, it seemed that Kronos had not been idle for more than a decade. He had unknowingly weaved a big net that covered Zhang Heng's life.
Zhang Heng did not know what the relationship between the bartender and Kronos was, nor did he know who else around him was related to Kronos. It was not a good feeling. It was as if someone in a dating sim had chosen all the dialogue options for him in advance, pushing him step by step to an inevitable ending.
Zhang Heng knew that his trip to Greenland could not be delayed any longer.
He planned to leave after completing this month's regular quest in advance. In the next few days, he could start applying for a visa and some other preparatory work.
Another thing was about Fan Meinan. With Zhang Heng's observation skills, he could see the change in Fan Meinan's mood after he returned from the red island. He then connected it to Milliped's disappearance. Although Fan Meinan later explained the reason for her departure, there were still many doubtful points. It was just that Zhang Heng did not ask about it.
After that, the disappearance of β and Cheng Sihan also meant that their plan to lure the snake out of its hole had failed. It would be difficult to find Loki in the short term, so they could only hope to cure Fan Meinan using other methods.
Zhang Heng went to the forum and looked at the post that Fu Lou had posted for himself. In just half a day, he had received thousands of replies. It took Zhang Heng an hour to read all the comments, only to find that most of them were just onlookers. Only a small number of people were analyzing the possibility of curing Fan Meinan, and until now, no one had been able to provide a reliable solution.
However, Zhang Heng decided to make preparations early. He first called Ding Si and asked the latter about the exchange of points and cash.
After the call was connected, Ding Si's tired voice could be heard for a while.
After all, this was a trade reward worth 200,000 points. Moreover, it also involved a piece of [B] class equipment. Thus, there were still many people asking about it. Not only were there comments under the post, but there were also many private messages. Ding Si did not do anything for the whole day. All he did was chat with various people.
Most of them were people who wanted to take advantage of trading loopholes or scams to swindle 200,000 game points. At the very least, they could swindle a deposit or something. This way, Ding Si would have a lot of work to do to verify the authenticity of the items.
"Exchange points? What do you mean, exchange points? " Ding Si's mind seemed to be stuck for half a minute, and he was still thinking about his previous work. However, he soon came back to his senses. "Oh, you want to exchange 200,000 points in advance? It's still some time before the auction at the end of the year, and the exchange rate of points isn't at its peak. However, due to the activation of the proxy war quest, all guilds are engaged in an arms race, and it has indeed pushed up the exchange rate to a certain extent. It's around 39,000 points. "
Ding Si paused for a moment before continuing, "Generally, we will give you a certain discount if you want to exchange points on a large scale. However, the scale of your quest is too large, and our current points reserve is not enough to meet your trading needs. You don't have to worry too much, though. We can also contact a few of our brothers, and we can pool our resources together to buy some more points. We will be able to get you the points you need. However, the price may increase a little, but we can basically keep it below 40,000 points … The question now is, how do you plan to pay such a large sum of money?"
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