Shangguan Weier wanted to try collecting Evil God Cards, while Bai Zhi and the others wanted to head deeper down to meet up with Xiao Xiao Bai, Wan Ci, and the rest. Since there was no conflict between their respective plans, they hit it off immediately.
As for Dragon's Funeral Song, who had joined midway... he was just a bonus.
Still, despite how casually they put it, he truly lived up to the title of gold-medal tour guide.
Originally, to get from the First Floor to the Second Floor, they would have needed to complete a rather cumbersome door-opening quest and, in the end, defeat the Guardian Boss of that floor.
Even though Shangguan Weier had walkthrough materials for several door-opening quests, by her own estimate, getting to the Second Floor would have taken at least three or four hours.
But with Dragon's Funeral Song—who claimed he had been hanging around a place like this for over twenty years—in the party, the total time they spent completing that clearance quest was less than half a minute.
...Because he took them in through the back door.
"Alright, keep in touch. When I come back next time, I'll treat you to a proper massage."
Poking his head out, Dragon's Funeral Song waved at the slowly closing door behind them.
They were now standing beyond a massive door four or five meters tall, standing straight and alone on the ground. There were many doors like this on the First Floor, and a Staff member stood guard before each one.
Only after completing the door-opening quest and obtaining proof of completion would the Staff open the door and allow them into the space beyond it. But under Dragon's Funeral Song's guidance, they had simply walked right in.
"You really stayed in a place like