I, the screenwriter, have experienced a resurgence of inspiration.

"We were right, those three bird-headed men wanted corpses!"

Zheng Wenxuan leaned against the door, turned her head and smiled at her teammates inside:

"That scared me to death! I thought the corpse had come back to life... My sanity is 88%. If any of you have low sanity, remember to tell me so I can make a pill to dispel the negative status."

Inside the house, firewood crackled and burned in the fireplace. Jiang Chen and Wang Lei sat together, while Kang Xiaojia leaned close to a woman whose face was indistinct.

"Captain, your sanity... is starting to recover."

Chen Xi stood by the window, wearing a cloak, her hair disheveled by the wind.

She looked away and turned to her teammates:

"Food, water, medicine, shelter—later, put all the [Thousand Mile Hunger Relief Pills] that the team brought together and distribute them equally. I'll take half, and Wang Lei will keep the other half."

The same applies to weapons. This dungeon might be larger than we expect, so to avoid losing supplies if everyone gets separated, don't put all the food on one person.

No one raised any objections.

Currently, only Chen Xi and Wang Lei in the team have backpacks. Chen Xi's backpack contains weapons, while Wang Lei is responsible for carrying the team's food and medicine.

"I never expected that this dungeon would be related to King Arthur. It's really amazing."

Jiang Chen poked the fire with the iron hook in his hand; a piece of black bread was placed on top of it.

"At this point in time, King Arthur's uncle should be in power, and he should be sending the Dark Knight to hunt down King Arthur."

Our mission is to find Merlin, then find King Arthur, and get him to pull the sword from the stone.

"I think I saw a bit of that in the anime before. King Arthur was raised by the Lady of the Lake."

Kang Xiaojia carefully checked the supplies in the medical kit and added, "Then why don't we just go find King Arthur?"

"There must be a reason why the mission requires us to find Merlin first."

Chen Xi moved his shoulders:

"Everyone should have a good idea of ​​how big this dungeon is."

"A 300-player survival puzzle game with no shops means no supplies; we have to rely on ourselves for food and water."

There's the Black Death outside, magical creatures, and the possibility of extreme cold. We only have ninety days left in the dungeon… I don't need to elaborate on the consequences of failing the mission.”

The room fell silent, save for the sound of Jiang Chen munching on his bread.

"I contacted the [Man and Beast] team, but there has been no response yet. Zhao Weilai has also not replied."

Chen Xi then spoke:

"Currently, we are the only Chinese team confirmed to have entered this instance."

Players from other countries... their exact locations are unknown.

She paused, her gaze slowly sweeping across everyone's faces:

Kang Xiaojia nodded seriously, and Wang Lei also hummed in agreement. Jiang Chen didn't say anything and continued to gnaw on his dry bread.

"Although our team has two support players, Zheng Wenxuan and Kang Xiaojia, our damage output is insufficient. In this survival game, cooperation is indispensable."

My suggestion is to exchange information with other player teams and periodically share resources and intelligence, but don't team up with other players or share the main storyline.

"I hope Zhao Weilai and the others come in too."

Kang Xiaojia whispered, "Their team has more people."

Chen Xi shook his head: "With three hundred players, who knows if someone like the Cleaner will sneak in."

"Without surveillance or official verification, if I die here..."

Zheng Wenxuan rubbed his hands together: "So what do we do next?"

Chen Xi thought for a moment: "Let's take action after dawn. Kang Xiaojia and Wang Lei, you two go around the surrounding villages and see if there are any other Chinese players or casual players willing to exchange information."

Our focus is on finding player groups who need treatment and have intelligence. We have the medicine; surely someone will be willing to trade clues for it.

Kang Xiaojia nodded quickly: "I can make a list first, clearly stating the medicines we can trade and the external injuries we can treat."

Chen Xi then looked at Jiang Chen:

"You're in charge of finding food. Since there are corpse collectors in this village, it means there are still living people. But be careful, try not to touch the houses where the patients stayed."

Jiang Chen raised his eyelids, showing little interest in the mission: "What if we encounter a robbery?"

"Whatever."

Chen Xi glanced at the shadow behind Jiang Chen—his physique was very well-proportioned, but his shadow was unusually bulky, like a pair of lovers embracing passionately:

"But don't make enemies easily. If you can't find food, come back first. Pay attention to the three values."

I'll go find a way to leave this village and see if I can find any clues related to Merlin.

None of them objected.

Outside, the snow was falling heavier and heavier, and the smell in the air was becoming increasingly unpleasant.

This was only the first night.

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Outside the instance, Song Mo peeled a pomelo and slowly put it in his mouth, his gaze focused intently on the system panel in front of him:

[In the "Merlin Chronicles" instance, on the first night, a total of 249 players survived.]

[Note: The more the player explores the area, the more leeway the writers have in making changes.]

[When a player's exploration value reaches 10%, the writer can increase the amount of materials input by 10.]

When a player's exploration value reaches 30%, the writers can briefly modify the weather conditions within a small area.

[When a player's exploration value reaches 50%, the scriptwriter can modify the storyline of low-level NPCs within the dungeon.]

[When a player's exploration value reaches 80%, the scriptwriters can modify the terrain, make large-scale changes to regional weather, and add or remove races.]

[When a player's exploration value reaches 100%, the scriptwriter can choose to "activate" or "deactivate" the instance, adding or removing instance settings, and altering the course of mountains and rivers, controlling rainfall and humidity, inducing natural disasters, summoning meteorites, or triggering a mass extinction.]

[Current exploration progress: 1%. The scriptwriter can issue tasks.]

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"In other words, to improve control over non-original dungeons, my players need to explore and solve puzzles on this continent."

Song Mo wiped his hands with a tissue, his thoughts drifting:

"I can increase the rewards for issuing quests, thereby encouraging players to complete the exploration and gradually expanding my control over the dungeons."

Alternatively, you can choose to do nothing, ignore the players' pleas for help, and let them explore on their own, potentially leading to death or even a total wipeout.

It's like playing some kind of creative sandbox game!

But Song Mo had a vague feeling that if Merlin were to actually come to life, she would be very, very unhappy.

Like a wild beast whose territory has been invaded by a rabbit, it may not pose any threat, but it will feel angry at the arrival of a different aura.

"So I can think of this as a hyper-realistic large-scale sandbox game, and I need to uncover the truth from the player's perspective."

Song Mo felt goosebumps all over her body—within the instance, there might be real, tangible worlds.

The player is a knight on the chessboard, charging into battle.

The "screenwriter" is not the "king" who stays firmly in the rear, but rather the player who sits high in the sky, manipulating the players with the falling threads in his hand.

She is the supreme deity.