I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 294, 1.21-10: The Girl Imprisoned in the Tower
Just as the tense atmosphere was about to explode, Qiao Lin suddenly held up an old map and shouted, "Ahhh! Young Miss! I found it!!"

Olycia frowned, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end she just snorted and walked towards Jolin, saying, "Shut up, what did you find?"

Ming Jin glanced at Jealousy with her lake-blue eyes, feeling puzzled but saying nothing. Inwardly, she was on guard, warning herself not to get close to this person, because it would be dangerous.

"What's wrong?" Mingxi sensed the sudden tension in Mingjin's emotions, walked up to him, hooked her arm around his shoulder, and whispered in his ear.

Ming Jin shook her head and didn't say anything more.

Although she didn't say it, Mingxi, who was in perfect sync with Mingjin, understood what Mingjin meant in an instant, and the two of them kept the matter to themselves without saying a word.

To be honest, the two of them really wanted to catch up with Mu Yegui, but the current situation didn't allow them to be so leisurely.

They hadn't forgotten that they were still running a dungeon, and they didn't know if Mu Yegui had participated.

Although he didn't really want to become enemies with Mu Yegui, if she really participated in this instance and became their enemy, then he would have no choice but to temporarily put aside his previous feelings and fight her seriously.

Mu Yegui is a very serious person. If they choose to give up because they know each other, not to mention whether Mu Yegui will be angry, they will look down on themselves.

In a dungeon, you can be enemies, fighting to the death, but once you leave the dungeon, you can still be friends.

Just treat the dungeon as a role-playing game; there's no need to feel guilty, because they all know that Mu Yegui is impossible to die, so they can fight boldly.

If you were to ask whether either of them liked Mu Yegui, the answer would undoubtedly be yes.

But even liking someone is not a reason to go easy on them. They respect Mu Yegui, so they are serious when they need to be, and when someone is an enemy, they will be hostile to the end without any mercy. Otherwise, it would be a sign of contempt for her.

Because Mu Yegui is the same. They came for Mu Yegui. If they died before rescuing her, it would mean they were incompetent and too weak. They have no one to blame but themselves. They volunteered to come in, so it was their own choice and they should take responsibility for everything.

Even if Mu Yegui not only became their enemy in this instance but also killed them, they wouldn't hate him. Because being enemies in this instance is beyond their control; they are not kings and cannot defy the rules.

After just over a week here, they had already fully grasped the reality.

To survive, one must actively assimilate into the world; constant rejection will only lead to a predicament.

"What does Ye Guilai want to do here?" Ming Jin asked with a light laugh.

"Buy some props," Mu Yegui said slowly. "I accidentally crushed the compass." Although she didn't want the compass, she couldn't say it outright.

Even if she were friends with Ming Jin and Ming Xi, assuming she were truly a player navigating a dungeon, she wouldn't openly reveal her quest. She wouldn't say anything precisely because she's friends with the twins; otherwise, she wouldn't care about others—she could simply kill anyone who bothered her.

It's simple and straightforward, but there's no better or more suitable method.

But not now.

She is now in charge of this instance, hostile to all the players. She doesn't know what the punishment will be if she fails to control the instance, although her crown prince privileges will prevent any consequences, but she doesn't intend to give up so easily. This is a crown prince instance; her job is simply to test the players, nothing more.

Revealing her identity is the worst possible option; she will absolutely not reveal herself unless it is part of the plan.

"The compass is in the general merchandise section," Ming Jin said, pointing to a corner.

Mu Yegui nodded to the twins and walked towards the general merchandise section. He had no intention of introducing Jealousy to the twins, and the former didn't particularly want to know Jealousy either; of course, Jealousy disdained to know him.

As a result, this self-introduction was naturally and completely ignored.

As I walked in, I happened to brush past Olycia. She gave a haughty snort, but no one seemed inclined to continue harassing me. They probably wanted to finish the dungeon first and then consider other things.

Mu Yegui stood in front of the general store, lost in thought. The Nightmare Book appeared in her hand. She looked down at it and suddenly whispered, "It seems that Jin and Xi are participants, and rare blue-point players at that."

On the entire map, all the blue dots combined amount to only a single digit, two of which are Mingjin and Mingxi.

Yellow dots make up 80% of all the dots, but only one white dot accompanies Olivia.

In other words, Olivia is the only player with the correct line among those who have yellow dots.

The red dot players are scattered sparsely, with almost no two empty dots close together. However, 99% of all the red dots are accompanied by a black dot, and this so-called black dot is the dark resident of their faction.

However, there was one thing Mu Yegui didn't quite understand. Although she was in charge of this instance, she was completely unaware of its background and process. Fei Lu hadn't said a word, as if she had been left to her own devices.

All the judgments she is making now are based on the words of those dark inhabitants.

"Does Master believe those guys?" Jealousy reached out and placed a golden compass above Mu Yegui's head. He glanced at the numbers on the compass with his dark orange eyes and said with a half-smile.

Jealousy's words were puzzling, but because Mu Yegui was pondering the matter, he instantly understood what jealousy was asking.

"In the instance, no one can be trusted except yourself." Mu Yegui meant that she didn't believe those people's words were true or reliable, but since they each got what they wanted, she didn't intend to expose them.

She wanted to know what the purpose of the group of people who claimed to be residents of the darkness was, so she had no choice but to pretend to trust them.

Suspicion and speculation are also part of participating in the dungeon, and a crucial part at that. Even if she doesn't actually play the dungeon as a player, she still enjoys the thrill of finding the truth and incidentally misleading other players.

There's nothing more interesting than knowing the truth but watching a bunch of clueless guys frantically trying to figure it out.

Mu Yegui usually doesn't have any extra emotions or thoughts, but she loves watching plays, even to the point that she's obsessed with good-looking people and fluffy things.

Simply put, Mu Yegui is a complete but completely oblivious sadist.

(End of this chapter)