[Character Xiaoduo is now online]The luxurious and ancient castle is not only airtight, but even a trace of light can hardly penetrate.
As soon as Zhong Ning arrived at this environment, he felt extremely stuffy. He felt that this expensive place with diamond chandeliers hanging overhead and rare gems everywhere when he looked down was like a coffin decorated with rare objects.
Yes, it’s a coffin!
It is filled with the extraordinary luxury that everyone yearns for, but people cannot live in it.
With this feeling, Zhong Ning felt inexplicably afraid of this beautiful yet gloomy place.
As soon as he took a step, a basin of water was kicked over.
An old voice then sounded, "Flower Eater is above!"
"Xiaoduo, why are you so absent-minded? Tomorrow is the day when the master meets with Count Mellis once a month. You need to clean all the floors until they are spotless, do you understand?"
"Look, this dirty water is about to soak the floor!" Ah Fu exclaimed while nimbly avoiding the puddle of dirty water.
Before Zhong Ning could react to the situation, Ah Fu reached out and patted his shoulder.
"Xiaoduo?"
Zhong Ning then lowered his head and saw Ah Fu's appearance. His old face was full of wrinkles, his messy white beard almost covered most of his face, and his red eyes were so red that they could steal other people's attention at a glance.
Zhong Ning tried hard to suppress his astonishment. None of the rubies in the castle that he had just observed in a daze could compare to the bright red of these eyes.
This person...is not a human!
Zhong Ning made a judgment immediately.
"Why are you so surprised?" Ah Fu shook his head. "Xiaoduo, you haven't been in good shape recently, do you know that?"
"It's okay if I caught you, but you must not let Eve catch you, she has a strict temper..." Ah Fu suddenly lost his voice. He looked at Zhong Ning sympathetically, and then said silently.
"Eve is here, so I hope you all the best."
After saying that, he patted Zhong Ning on the shoulder and left.
Zhong Ning was sweating coldly. Although this was his first time to carry out a horror cave mission, he had heard about how terrifying horror horror caves were.
He had no way of estimating the consequences of exposing his identity in a copy that required role-playing.
An old man passed away, and an even more powerful woman came... Zhong Ning didn't understand the situation at all, and he really didn't know how to get away with it.
[It has been detected that all characters are online, and the character-exclusive side quests have been opened. Please check it out, players]
[This instance is divided into two sides, black and white. Player An Ning, your lineup is——"Pure White"]
[Winning condition: Complete the reasoning before the members whose lineup is "pure black"]
[Character Xiaoduo, Side Quest: Make Maid Eve satisfied with you, Quest Reward: Rose from the Forbidden Land at midnight]
Zhong Ning stood there in a daze, completely confused.
Is this mission reward purely about roses? What use are roses to him?
Even if we put aside the mission reward, this side quest is a bit too harsh... Zhong Ning raised his head cautiously and looked at the woman who was walking towards him step by step with a serious expression.
He had just heard from the old man that the head maid Eve was a strict person...
The dirty water from the basin was still flowing slowly on the floor.
Zhong Ning was prepared to be scolded, but he watched the head maid Eve stepping on the dirty water without changing her expression.
Ok? !
This reaction...an answer was about to emerge in Zhong Ning's mind.
"Head maid!" Zhong Ning acted decisively and asked tentatively.
But Eve didn't react at all! She even walked past him with a blank expression.
Zhong Ning became more certain, and the next second he spoke urgently: "Explorer!"
Eve turned her head suddenly, and stared at him with a pair of emotionless black eyes. Zhong Ning hesitated and said, "Minister Black... Black Tea?" Those black eyes softened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Of course, this gentleness comes from the perspective of Minister Black Tea. Even if she tries her best to maintain the softest expression in front of outsiders, she will appear cold as ice to others.
Eve said coldly, "Zhong Ning."
Zhong Ning blinked immediately, her face flushed with shame, "How did you know it was me?"
"First, only you and Doctor Bai would address me as Minister of Black Tea. Second..." Eve paused, "Doctor Bai wouldn't speak like you."
"That's great..." Zhong Ning couldn't help but sigh, "I was quite scared when I couldn't find anyone when I came in." He smiled slightly, "I didn't expect to meet you, Minister Hei Cha, so soon."
"Minister Black Tea, what is your mission?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hei Cha looked at him suspiciously, "Are you really Zhong Ning?"
This rhetorical question actually made Zhong Ning hesitate, "Yes... yes?"
Hei Cha narrowed her eyes, and she actually exuded a bit of the oppressive feeling that belonged to the former head maid.
"Then why are you asking me about my mission? Everyone has a different role and naturally has different missions. There's no need to share this kind of thing with each other."
Zhong Ning exclaimed, "But my mission is related to you, Minister Hei Cha. The male servant Xiao Duo needs to be recognized by the head maid Eve."
"Is that so?" Hei Cha tilted her head, then she cleared her throat and said expressionlessly, "Then I recognize you."
Zhong Ning waited for a while expectantly, but no prompt sound was heard.
"Minister Black Tea, you don't really approve of me, do you?"
Zhong Ning said seriously, "We have to really approve of it. We can't play tricks on the Cave of Horrors."
Hei Cha frowned solemnly, "Wait a moment."
She clenched her fists and began to take deep breaths. After a while, a prompt sound rang in Zhong Ning's mind.
[The character Xiaoduo's side quest has been completed. The quest reward is: Rose in the forbidden land at midnight]
Zhong Ning's happiness came to an abrupt end. What on earth was this reward? He got nothing, and there was nothing extra on him or in his hands...
Hei Cha opened his cold eyes and asked, "Are you done?"
"Okay..." Zhong Ning said carefully: "The mission has been completed. Minister Black Tea, how did you do it?"
"Try to recall the scene when you cooperated with Minister Gao to use his abilities." Hei Cha said truthfully: "We have only known each other for a short time, and we don't know each other at all."
“That’s the only scene that impressed me.”
Zhong Ning nodded reluctantly after listening to this.
"Why are you still so depressed even after I told you the reason?" Hei Cha frowned in dissatisfaction.
"The mission is completed, but the reward... I don't understand what the reward is." Zhong Ning said this with a look of confusion on his face.
"The rose from the forbidden land at midnight...what form will this reward take?"
Hei Cha didn't care. "It's midnight, it's probably not the right time yet. You don't have to worry. Players can help each other..."
"And the tasks between players are likely to be related. Your task has been completed now. From now on, you will mainly help me complete the task and try to find other people at the same time."
"Any objections?"
Zhong Ning immediately shook his head like a rattle, "Absolutely not!"
When he expressed his opinion, Hei Cha opened the panel and checked the message on the team formation interface, and the news that ten characters were online was clearly visible.
Elizabeth...Melreth...Arnold...
"Fortunately, we have this tip. The evil boy, Minister Gao, and Doctor Bai will only be among the remaining eight people. We won't be looking for a needle in a haystack." (End of this chapter)
