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

Chapter 96, page 1.7, section 13: Lias's Voyage
Daolin was testing them, and he didn't really want to know the character cards of these people. He just wanted his teammates to know that there might be a traitor among them, so they shouldn't trust everyone.

He had two objectives: first, to figure out each person's personality, habits, and roughly guess their identity; and second, to prevent the so-called 'traitor' from making any rash moves.

Regardless of whether there is a real 'traitor' or not, teammates should always be on guard. Moreover, in the sinful kingdom he has experienced, the most played game is Mission Impossible, and he is already used to investigating and figuring out the existence of 'traitors'.

"Although I really want to tell you, we are, after all, competitors, so I still have to leave myself some chance." Fernana rubbed her face with a troubled expression, her smile as gentle and silent as a spring breeze.

Daolin raised an eyebrow and didn't continue. Fernana's words were very skillful; she used a subtle approach to deflect his question, making it impossible for him to insist on getting her to reveal her character card. She was a smart person.

"Is this guy really the dungeon owner? He's so weak." Moa squatted down in front of Lias with a look of disgust and poked his face with his finger.

At first, Moa thought that Lias was an important NPC in the dungeon, since the dungeon was named after him.

“Even dungeon masters are of different types. Some rely on strength, some on unique abilities, and some on items. However… it seems a bit too frivolous to let a child be a dungeon master. It feels like we’ve overlooked something.” Shui Qi glanced thoughtfully at Lias. The most crucial royal item didn’t seem to be on Lias.

Only the boss carrying the Crown Prince's items is the true master of the dungeon.

Besides Mu Yegui, perhaps only Shui Qi knows this. Mu Yegui participated in a Crown Prince scenario, while Shui Qi put a lot of effort into intelligence gathering.

Even if it was used to name the instance, is Lias, who didn't carry the Crown Prince's items, really the instance owner? Shui Qi was very doubtful, but no matter how doubtful he was, he didn't intend to say anything to remind them. It was fine to let them be misled like this.

"Tch~ I only came here for the props." Moya slowly stood up, looking listless and completely lacking in energy.

While the others were still talking, Mu Yegui was pondering where Fei Xiu had gone.

Aside from meeting Fisch at the very beginning, he hadn't been seen since. Given Fisch's playful and teasing nature towards players, his complete disappearance was highly illogical, unless something had gotten in the way.

"What interesting thing is Ye Gui thinking about? He hasn't said a word." Shui Qi looked at Mu Ye Gui with a smile, her meaning unclear.

Mu Yegui looked up at Shui Qi. Although there was no ill intent in his long, narrow blue eyes, there was a hint of probing.

"This instance also has an owner, but it's not a home turf, it's an away turf. Although I know him, I don't know what he'll do. As far as interests are concerned, he prefers to torment players," Mu Yegui said softly.

Shui Qi and Dao Lin's first thought was Fei Xiu, after all, they had both seen him at different times and even had a deep impression of him.

Shui Qi didn't know that Fei Xiu was the owner of the instance, but he could guess that this person was very strong. However, he was not sure whether he was an NPC or not. He just felt that Mu Yegui might be talking about Fei Xiu.

Dao Lin had heard Fei Xiu personally acknowledge his role as the owner of the dungeon, and he also knew that Fei Xiu was the owner of the September dungeon. Therefore, when Mu Yegui mentioned this, he immediately thought of Fei Xiu. He was particularly wary of Fei Xiu, and had even speculated about his abilities, but the more he speculated, the more alarmed he became, and the more terrifying the September dungeon seemed. Now that the owner of the September dungeon was making a guest appearance, the difficulty had likely been increased several levels.

"Who?" Moya frowned and asked.

"How about exchanging information?" With her cool silver eyes sweeping over the four people present, Mu Yegui suggested, "Each of you share one piece of information about this instance, and I will share what I know. One for one, it should be a good deal, right?"

Mu Yegui's words completely exposed their desire to conceal information, forcing them to reveal it whether they wanted to or not. After all, the information about the dungeon's owner was the most important, as it was crucial to whether one of them could become the crown prince.

"Why didn't you keep this information a secret? Why did you decide to tell it? If you hadn't told me, it probably wouldn't have mattered at all," Felna said suddenly, tilting her head as she looked at Mu Yegui.

Faced with Fernana's suspicion, Mu Yegui remained calm and said seriously, "Because I want to know other information." It was a very simple sentence: because she wanted to know other information, she was willing to exchange what she knew for it, nothing more.

Fernana was speechless at Mu Yegui's first words, so she stopped trying to refute them and instead pondered the true meaning behind them.

"I'll go first," Dao Lin said, stepping forward and volunteering.

"It's 8 a.m. now. The second storyline, the so-called shipwreck, will begin in 18 hours. In the 18 hours before the shipwreck, the pirate attack from the first storyline could happen at any time." Dao Lin yawned, and his icy blue eyes welled up with tears, making his still-developing, delicate features even more handsome.

“How did you know?” Moya asked.

"This should be the second question, right? If you want to ask, how about the second round?" Dao Lin chuckled lightly, subtly deflecting the question and preventing anyone from pressing further.

Moya pouted, sat down in the chair with her arms crossed, but didn't shout or yell; she was just sulking.

“The instance owner possesses the Crown Prince's artifacts. I suspect that Lias is not the real instance owner, but rather a bait thrown out by the instance owner.” Shui Qi glanced at Lias, whose eyes were wide open, with a half-smile in his narrow blue eyes, and said slowly.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh," Lias made sounds as he tried to break free of the ropes, his red eyes filled with anger, seemingly annoyed at being discovered.

“Looks like I guessed right.” Shui Qi said knowingly when he saw Lias’s reaction.

“Since you two have both spoken, then I’ll speak too.” Moya sighed and said helplessly, “We’re still in an illusion. We’ve been deceived from the moment we boarded the ship. The evidence is that I accidentally smashed the wall with too much force, but it returned to normal the next second. In that second, I saw rotten wood.”

Fernana chuckled and said, "That's an interesting deduction. Shall we verify it?"

(End of this chapter)