"Follow this mountain path up. When you reach the first-level platform, turn left."
As he spoke, the player guiding him handed Gu Xi a map of the inside of the Barracks.
After thanking him, Gu Xi took the map and headed upward.
As soon as he stepped onto the mountain path, Gu Xi switched to his Pathfinding avatar.
This immediately increased Gu Xi's movement speed considerably.
That speed, combined with Gu Xi's appearance, made people assume at a glance that he was a player following the orthodox Elf Archer path.
It could be said that ever since leaving Peixin City, no one had believed Gu Xi was a Necromancer.
Gu Xi did not care about that.
He was currently trying to rein in some of his actions to prevent too much information about himself from leaking out.
This misconception among the players was actually a good thing for Gu Xi.
He moved faster and faster along the mountain path. In the end, he ignored the trails through the mountain entirely and entered Princess's Forest. After weaving through it a few times, he arrived at the first-level platform of Barracks Mountain.
When they saw Gu Xi darting out of Princess's Forest, the players on this platform were startled.
But after seeing Gu Xi's attire, they merely smiled and said nothing.
In their view, it was perfectly normal for an Elf Archer to come charging out of Princess's Forest.
If Gu Xi had obediently walked up the trail instead, they would have doubted whether his Elf Archer-oriented class was genuine.
Upon reaching the first-level platform, Gu Xi immediately surveyed the surrounding area.
There was only a small two-story building on this platform.
Several players sat outside the building in twos and threes.
When Gu Xi looked their way, they smiled at him