Roland had always believed that this world was real, that the officials and the state worked together to hide many things.
But a small citizen like him couldn't influence or see the whole picture at the national level, and he could only try to take out what he wanted, or what was beneficial to him, from it.
For example, knowledge or skill.
Hearing Betta's words, Li Lin shrugged and then sat to the side. "This kind of philosophical thing will be left to you intellectuals to solve. After you come to a conclusion, tell us in simple, easy-to-understand language."
Then the three of them went to the side to play poker and fight the landlord.
Players could make utensils and musical instruments in this world, and those who were clever with their hands could naturally make poker cards.
Roland looked at the three of them and shook his head helplessly, not wanting to care so much.
Betta asked, "Brother Roland, what do you think are the chances of this idea of yours?"
"Sixty percent." Roland thought for a while more, dipped some wine on his finger, drew a tree diagram on the table at random, and said, "When we enter the dungeon, if we don't choose to rob the Spring of Light, we'll trigger another plot, and maybe with my actions, that Mippels' personality and identity will change. But at this point in the calculation, Mippels' identity and personality should be set. I just don't know which branch of the plot we'll walk on next. "
Betta narrowed his eyes slightly, which he would do subconsciously when he was thinking.
After a short while, Betta asked, "You mean, we can do whatever we want in this dungeon?"
"Not necessarily." Roland shook his head. "Do you see those Warriors protecting the Spring of Light? They're all Masters, and there are many of them, but looking at their armor and equipment, they're just elite soldiers. Normally, which Master Warrior isn't an officer level! So, that must be the equipment the system made to prevent us from robbing the Spring of Light. If our level is higher, we might be able to see that these Warriors are all Legends. "
Betta suddenly realized. "No wonder I always felt something was wrong there."
"The system is forcing us to follow the predetermined plot," Roland said after some thought. "So, we have to go out and find information. Li Lin, come over here and we'll assign tasks."
Li Lin muttered, "We're just about to start playing Landlord."
Roland smiled and said, "Husseret and Li Lin, go see if there are any Guild of Rogues or Guild of Mercenaries in this era, and if there are, go buy some intelligence from them. If not, go to the tavern to collect them. "
Li Lin nodded vigorously. He liked to go to nightclubs in the real world, so naturally, he liked to drink.
"Betta and Brazil, you two try to wander around the city and see if you can get a side quest."
The two nodded.
"I'll fly up to the sky later and see how big this dungeon world is." Roland thought for a moment and continued, "I'll set up another Unhindered Communication for you later. It'll be effective for about fourteen hours. Before the time is up, go back to the hotel and I'll buff you again."
While talking, Roland cast Unhindered Communication on all four of them.
"Sure, no problem," the four of them said in unison.
"If there's no problem, let's start now." Roland stood up.
At this moment, Betta suddenly shouted, "Brother Roland, I don't think we can connect to the forum."
Huh?
Roland froze for a moment. He opened the browser that came with the game and found that it was indeed a 404 status.
The others were the same.
"Maybe it's the uniqueness of the dungeon." Roland thought for a moment and said, "In any case, let's finish the quest first."
With that said, all five of them left the hotel.
Roland found an empty place with few people and sensed with the magic beacon.
But he found that he couldn't perceive the magic beacon that he had previously recorded.
In other words, in this dungeon space, there was no way for him to teleport to other places.
Then … Human Cannonball, activate.
Roland flew into the sky with a whoosh and then rose straight up, but just as he was in the air, he suddenly felt a little uneasy and immediately stopped, becoming suspended.
Then he stared at the blue sky and white clouds above his head and felt something was wrong. He then condensed a small fireball and then launched it upward.
The small fireball flew less than a hundred meters when it seemed to hit something and exploded with a bang.
In the empty air, some brown debris was shaken off.
Roland casually took some, put it in his fingers, and crushed it with his heart … It was soil.
Ascending at a relatively slow speed, Roland came to the place where the small fireball had just exploded, reached out, and touched a thick layer of soil.
Heh … as expected.
This was still underground. Was what they saw, really an illusion?
An illusion created by the dungeon quest?
Landing on the ground, Roland smiled, then found a random pedestrian on the side of the road and asked, "Excuse me, where is the city's library?"
The pedestrian pointed to the east. "There, the tall building with the red dome."
Roland thanked the traveler and walked for a few minutes to the red dome.
This building had a large facade, and the two doors were almost the gates of a small city.
But there were a lot of people in white robes going in and out of the doors, and they seemed quite nervous.
Roland stepped forward, stopped a white robe who was in a hurry, and asked, "Is this the library?"
The white robe was a young man. He nodded. "Yes, but please don't stop me. Something big has happened here, and I have to report it to the mayor."
Then the young man left in a hurry.
Roland froze for a moment. He saw that this building didn't seem to be guarded, so he walked straight in.
Entering the door, he saw a main hall that was at least ten meters high and covered a large area.
The ground here was full of piles of dust.
Many white robes stood despairingly before the dust, motionless, and even wiping their tears.
What happened?
Roland thought of the young white robe he had just met at the door. Was this dust the "big * *" they were talking about?
Just as Roland was thinking this, he heard a clear voice from high up ahead. "What are you all crying for? The thing is gone. We can just write it down again. Why are the men crying? "
Roland looked up and found a beautiful girl with long black hair, walking down the stairs.
The girl's eyes were burgundy, and she was wearing a loose white robe.
At her waist was a sword with a red tassel hanging from the hilt. Every time she walked, the red tassel would sway.
Hearing the girl's voice, the crying men all stopped crying.
The girl walked down the stairs and looked at the piles of dust with a sad expression, but soon her expression became determined. "Everyone, go back to your rooms and rest for two hours. Then, gather together and we'll find out what happened. From now on, the library is temporarily closed. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will, including the people of the mayor's mansion. If anyone gives you trouble, tell them to come to me."
"Yes!"
The group of white robes responded at the same time and then dispersed in twos and threes.
Then the girl set her eyes on Roland. She looked at Roland for a few seconds, then with some surprise and curiosity on her face, she walked up.
Roland looked at her, also quite surprised.
It wasn't that black hair didn't exist in the game world, but those with black hair were all brownish-black, and their hair was either curly or naturally curly.
But this girl was different. Her black hair was pure black, very straight, and shiny. She didn't tie it up, and her long black hair hung down like silk to the bottom of her waist.
Also, this girl's face was on the small side, and although her eyes were burgundy, her eyebrows were oriental in style.
In this game world, seeing blond hair, blue eyes, aquiline nose, and deep eye sockets, suddenly seeing such a face that was more oriental, Roland felt quite familiar.
The girl walked up to Roland, looked him up and down, and asked, "Foreigner?"
Roland smiled and nodded.
"What are you here for? A traveling merchant? "
"I'm a Mage, and my greatest hobby is to communicate with my peers and to go to the libraries of various countries and cities to absorb new knowledge." Roland looked around. "I heard that this is a library … but why can't I see any books?"
The girl's fair and pretty face revealed a gloomy expression. "You're one step late. For some reason, all the books here, including the bookshelves, turned to dust not long ago."
Roland froze for a moment, then smiled helplessly.
The system was really meticulous.
In order to enhance the sense of immersion, the system had to properly arrange the institutions and backgrounds of the entire city, including knowledge, customs, and so on.
However, in order to prevent himself from obtaining 'additional magic knowledge' or learning additional spells here, he actually destroyed all the books here.
Ruthless enough.
Looking at Roland's helpless eyes, the girl showed some apologies. "I'm really sorry, you came all the way to our city, only to end up like this …"
The girl was silent. She looked back at the dust on the ground and sighed.
Roland, on the other hand, said, "It doesn't matter if the books are gone. There should be many powerful Mages here, and I also know some unique spells. Let's see if we can exchange what we need!"
"There really are powerful Mages." The girl laughed, a pair of shallow dimples on her cheeks. "My grandfather is, but his health recently …"
At this moment, a weak old man's voice came from the stairs on the second floor. "Lamia, bring this handsome foreigner young man over."
Roland looked up and saw an old man standing on the second floor stairs, his right hand on the railing of the stairs, looking down at the two of them.
The girl turned her head and said reproachfully, "Grandpa, you're not well, why are you out of bed!"
"Ask that young man to come up, I have something to say to him."
"All right."
Lamia sighed and said to Roland, "I'm sorry, Grandpa wants to see you. Can I trouble you to have a chat with Grandpa?"
"Of course."
Roland said with a smile.
Did I trigger some kind of storyline quest?
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