After learning the relevant information about this [Newbie Village] from Jidao, Bai Zhi fell silent for quite some time.
The other party was right. This really was just a small-scale [Newbie Village]. As long as one figured out the method, it would take no more than ten-odd minutes to leave.
As for why he had wasted so much time in a place like this... the reason was quite simple.
—Because he glowed.
To put it simply, the mission in this Newbie Village was actually very straightforward. Players only needed to find the Monster hidden in the village. The shop specifically sold an item capable of Sealing that Monster, and aside from that special countermeasure item, the Monster could not be harmed or affected in any way.
Under those circumstances, players only needed to casually complete a few tasks to earn enough Gold Coins to buy that item, after which they could easily Seal the Monster.
It did not matter even if they made a few mistakes along the way, because each appearance of the Monster would only cost a Player 20% of their HP. Five chances to learn through trial and error were already quite generous.
Actually, Bai Zhi had bought that item long ago, but he simply could not find the Monster. Before, he had thought he needed to complete the entire quest chain to force the Monster out, but now, he finally understood why he had been unable to find it.
—Because the Monster hidden in the village appeared in darkness to attack people.
Because of the [Prayer Light] trait, there simply was no darkness around him at all... No wonder he had seen no sign whatsoever of completing the main quest after all this time.
"...Forget it. The quest chain is already this far along, so I