West Pavilion Gardener

Among the recorded Anomaly that have appeared so far, the most threatening ones are not those with no Type or those with extremely unique Anomaly, but rather those with a single ability but a very wide range of Anomaly.

The simpler something is, the harder it is to deal with.

--The [Erosion Mist] that devours flesh and blood is an example of this.

The fog has a very simple effect: it will devour the flesh and blood of anyone who enters it. However, if this Anomaly were to enter the Real World, the resulting deaths and injuries would be extremely tragic.

Therefore, after learning that such fog had also appeared in the Real World, West Pavilion Gardener had no choice but to change his plans.

Because of this, he also held the Player with the ID "Black&White" in front of him in high regard. However, he did not expect that the other party's reaction would be far more responsive than he had imagined.

Based solely on that brief statement from the March-shi, they were able to deduce, from the available information, how long they had been staying there...

"... Has it been more than three days?"

Upon hearing the words of the West Pavilion Gardener, Bai Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly.

"43 Player died in just three days?"

"The amusement park is completely different during the day and at night. During the day, there's no danger at all; you just need to be careful not to break the rules and get caught by the Staff. But at night, the amusement park..."

West Pavilion Gardener shook his head.

"Of the 43 Player who died, aside from a small number who left the amusement park and turned to Dry Bones, most died at night. You were quite lucky; if you had entered the amusement park at night, you would definitely have survived, while she would definitely have died."

As he spoke, West Pavilion Gardener glanced indifferently at Xu Lian, who seemed to know she had done something wrong and appeared somewhat guilty.

"The rules announced by this amusement park vary every night, so I can't offer any specific guidance. You'll find out the details when night falls."

"... Are you the first person to enter this amusement park?"

Looking at the Blond Young Man in front of him, Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly asked a completely unrelated question.

"After arriving at midnight, you were the first person to enter this other Inner World, right?"

"That's right, I did enter at that time."

West Pavilion Gardener gave Bai Zhi a strange look and nodded.

"At midnight."

"When you entered this amusement park, were there any other Tourist there?"

"No, the entire amusement park was deserted at the time, and the Staff were nowhere to be found either."

The West Pavilion Gardener gave a very Honest answer.

"What about the Stall selling souvenirs, food, and drinks? Were they even in the amusement park at that time?"

As one question after another was posed, Bai Zhi's expression grew increasingly serious.

"No."

Influenced by the other party's emotions, West Pavilion Gardener also became serious. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head with certainty.

"I was the first Player to arrive at this amusement park. At that time, there was no one in the park at all—no Staff, no Tourist, and no Stall owners. But all the rides were still running automatically and normally, such as the Giant Pendulum, the roller coaster, the Drop Tower, and so on."

"So you must have stolen a lot of food during that time, right? Can you share some with me? I'm a little hungry now."

The serious expression on Bai Zhi's face vanished instantly, replaced by a look of envy.

"You know, we can't take out the supplies we brought from our Inventory here at the amusement park, but we don't make any money here... Could you at least give us some food?"

West Pavilion Gardener: "..."

So, you asked a whole bunch of roundabout questions because of this???

For some reason, West Pavilion Gardener's mentality suddenly started to break down.

As the first Player to arrive at the amusement park, after discovering that supplies couldn't be taken out of his Inventory, he did indeed scavenge a large amount of food and other supplies.

But secretly keeping these things is one thing, having them explicitly mentioned by others is another... He could clearly sense that the way his Teammate looked at him had subtly changed.

"Yes, I did plunder some supplies, and I did hide this from you, but that's understandable, isn't it?"

With a sigh, West Pavilion Gardener and Tu Shu took out more than a dozen cups of instant noodles, more than a dozen bags of bread, and more than a dozen bottles of Mineral Water from their Inventory, and spoke quite frankly to their Teammate.

"If it were you, would you have made this public?"

"Well, it's just human nature, we can understand."

With a slight smile, March-shi took a bag of bread, a cup of instant noodles, and a bottle of Mineral Water from the table.

"But in these past few days, we've taken considerable risks to acquire Gray Coin. If we had known you had so many supplies, why would we have taken such risks?"

"Risk and opportunity go hand in hand. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. We need intelligence, a lot of intelligence. The risks we take to acquire Gray Coin are just a necessary prerequisite for acquiring intelligence."

West Pavilion Gardener remained calm and composed.

"If you still have any complaints about me, please feel free to say them."

"If it were me, I would do the same thing as you."

Reaching for a bag of bread on the table, Dugu Nine Warships uttered a casual remark and then fell silent.

"Thank you so much. I was just worried about not being able to get anything to eat. You're such a kind person."

With a rather generous gesture, Bai Zhi gathered the remaining instant noodles, bread, and Mineral Water on the table into his Inventory, a look of deep emotion on his face.

Upon seeing this, VerdantRipple, who had originally intended to get up to retrieve her belongings, silently sat back down in her original spot.

"What, you don't want to join us?"

West Pavilion Gardener raised his head and looked directly at the other person.

"Let's cooperate. Let's not talk about joining or not. After all, I have this burden with me, so you must have some concerns, right? Don't worry, I understand."

Bai Zhi pointed to the Yay!, Add One Exclamation Mark After It, and shrugged slightly.

"Since we share the same goal, why bother with the question of joining or not?"

"... It's a pleasure working with you."

After staring at Bai Zhi for a moment, amidst the Young Girl's muttered "I'm not a burden," West Pavilion Gardener extended his hand towards her.