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

Chapter 338 1.23 1 Paper Cutting
Welcome to the 'Paper Cutting' instance! I'm your good friend, Phyllis!

[Task 1: Complete the preparation of the designated food: 90% or higher completion rate.]

[Task 2: Prevent the content on the card from occurring.]

[Task 3: Unknown (displayed when Task 2 fails)]

[Dungeon Level: Unknown]

[Now, let's announce the rules of the game:]

[I. The instance itself does not contain any real items.]

[Second, the story will only begin after the corresponding food is prepared.]

[3. Only players can interact with real-world items.]

[IV. The instance map is the entire city; leaving means abandoning the instance.]

[5. Every Monday and Thursday at Chenshi (7-9 AM), merchants from outside will arrive to randomly sell three items. You can only purchase one item at a time; the offer ends when the time is up.]

6. No items can be used.

7. Money can only be obtained through labor.

[8. All player actions are reasonable and do not contain any illegal content.]

[9. Enable precise values ​​to view everyone's personal information, including favorability and trust levels. Detailed information is available only to the individual viewing the information; it is not visible to anyone other than the person being viewed.]

[Hint: The city lord's wife is hungry.]

As Phil's voice faded, the city gates slowly closed, officially isolating everyone from the outside world.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Ke Ya, and I come from the Fairy Tale Kingdom. I look forward to meeting you both." Ke Ya said with a light smile.

As if startled, Lan Xiao instinctively hid behind the two of them, peeking out slightly with a blushing face, and said shyly, "I...I'm called Lan Xiao...I come from...the Entertainment Kingdom, nice to meet you..."

“Beltias, from the Kingdom of Truth. My name is a bit long, but you can call me Bel or Little Bel if you don’t mind,” Beltias said slowly with a sigh.

"The Kingdom of Truth..." Koya pursed her lips, always thinking of a certain sinister man, because she was somewhat allergic to all the players in the Kingdom of Truth because of Shui Qi.

"What's wrong?" Bertias scratched his head, puzzled.

Ke Ya patted her head and said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about a certain treacherous and cunning man."

"The vice president? He's a little scary, but he's actually a nice person and takes good care of me," Beltias thought to herself.

"As expected, it's related to Shui Qi..." She really didn't want to cooperate with the players of the Strategist Association, but she couldn't become hostile to the entire Strategist Association just because of Shui Qi.

“Although I’m a member of the Conquerors’ Guild, I am me, and the guild is the guild; there are some differences. I can assure you that I won’t do the kind of insidious things some people in the guild do. Can you trust me for now? At least in this instance, we’re comrades,” Beltias said dejectedly, her head bowed.

Her long, bluish-gray hair drooped down, making her look strangely like an abandoned puppy.

Koya twitched her fingers, as if she wanted to touch his head.

Mu Yegui looked down at the signal on his phone, lost in thought, then looked up and shoved the phone into Beltias's hand.

"What's wrong?" Beltias looked at the phone that had suddenly been shoved into her hand with a confused expression, not knowing why Mu Yegui would do this.

Mu Yegui glanced casually at the signal displayed on the phone in Bertias's hand, then took it back and stuffed it back into his pocket. Ke Ya frowned slightly at Mu Yegui's inexplicable actions, while Lan Xiao lowered her head thoughtfully, her face still flushed with shyness.

"Where are the other two?" Mu Yegui asked.

“I came in through the west door; the other two didn’t see me,” Ke Ya said, shaking her head.

"Let's gather a group first and look at the contents of the cards, then decide what to do next." Mu Yegui walked forward on her own, not caring what others thought, since she wasn't someone who would cooperate with others.

"Still all alone, just like always," Koya shrugged, looking helpless.

"Are Ke Ya and Mu Yegui very familiar with each other?" Lan Xiao approached Ke Ya and asked cautiously.

"We did the beginner dungeon together, although she never cooperated with us the whole time. If I had to describe Mu Yegui, she's very solitary, prefers to work alone and doesn't like to cooperate with others, often acting alone," Ke Ya said slowly, pondering.

Bertias's eyes flickered slightly as he listened quietly to the two talking, his gaze falling on Mu Yegui, who was walking alone in the distance.

"That doesn't seem like a good evaluation..." Lan Xiao smiled awkwardly and said.

“I think it’s great. At least there are advantages to being alone in dungeons. To be honest, I’d be more worried about being stabbed in the back if we were all together,” Koya said, toying with the short flute in her hand.

Lan Xiao blinked her emerald eyes, not understanding why Ke Ya would say that, but a certain possibility occurred to her, and her face instantly turned pale.

Ke Ya paused slightly, watching as someone suddenly turned pale and began to tremble, their lips twitching slightly.

What's wrong with this person?

“She has paranoia, so leave her alone for now,” Bertias said, taking a step forward.

In the distance, a brown-haired girl could be seen frowning and questioning a paper figure that appeared to be an old woman, her brown eyes flickering with unease. Seemingly having heard something, a hint of disappointment crossed her pretty face; she pursed her pink lips slightly and lowered her head.

“Found one.” Ke Ya narrowed her eyes and suddenly said with a light laugh.

The girl seemed to sense a burning gaze, looked up and saw the three people in the distance, and paused for a moment. She took off running over, panting heavily, and said between breaths, "Finally, I've found someone like me. I thought I was all alone."

"What's your name?" Bertias glanced at the girl up and down, his blue-gray eyes filled with wariness and suspicion, and asked softly.

"My name is Yu Yin, and I come from the Kingdom of Fairy Tales. Nice to meet you." Yu Yin tried to calm her breathing and extended her hand to the three of them.

Lan Xiao lowered her eyes, took a step back, and whispered, "Don't come near me..."

Bertias chuckled lightly as if they were old friends, introducing Lan Xiao and Ke Ya to Yu Yin, but never extended his hand.

Yu Yin silently withdrew her hand, nodded, and looked at Lan Xiao with curiosity in her brown eyes. The latter shivered and hid even further behind Ke Ya. If there were a hole, she would probably bury herself in it.

A mesmerizing palace bell rang in everyone's ears.

Everyone instinctively looked toward the source of the sound and saw a red-haired man in an elegant robe and a white mask standing in the distance, staring at them intently without any intention of approaching.

A hint of amazement flashed in her brown eyes; even without seeing the face, she still felt that the person must be very good-looking.

Koya sighed and said, "Another orphan."

A gentle breeze blew by, lifting strands of dark red hair as if they were burning in the air.

Participants in the instance: Mu Yegui, Ling Tong, Ke Ya, Beltias, Lan Xiao, Yu Yin (guest appearance).

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