[World Specialty: Puzzle Cards]

In the abandoned Library under the cover of night and torrential rain, a fire was silently lit.

However, inside the Library, the atmosphere was rather strange because the four of them either had their eyes closed or wore Black Eye Mask.

"Tch, a grown man who can't even smoke, are you even a man?"

He blew out the flame between his fingers, stuffed the pack of cigarettes back into his chest, and Tian Huo clearly looked quite disdainful.

"The cigarettes I smoke are all top-quality stuff."

"Physiologically speaking, I think I should be considered a man, it's just that I'm slightly allergic to the smell of cigarettes."

Bai Zhi shrugged, his expression noncommittal.

"Could you please tell me why you don't want to leave?"

"There are 124 survivors here, including my Little Brother. We usually live in underground tunnels, Strength on some kind of Curse to seal our sight."

Instead of directly answering Bai Zhi's question, Tian Huo took a deep drag on his cigarette and began to speak.

"Of the 124 people, two are Player, and the rest are all common. The survivors are all high-tech talents or outstanding figures in the field of biomedicine; they can all leave with you. By the way, your Quest Reward are calculated based on the number of people, right?"

Upon hearing his older sister's words, the Black-haired Young Man standing to the side immediately changed his expression. However, just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Tian Huo raising his hand.

--With God's Perspective, Bai Zhi saw everything clearly.

"Successfully escorting a survivor safely to Safe Evacuation Point earns you +10 points."

Seeing that Xu Lian beside him didn't seem inclined to answer, but instead seemed lost in thought, occasionally letting out a few chuckles... Bai Zhi had no choice but to answer himself.

Where is the Safe Evacuation Point?

Tian Huo got straight to the point.

"The location will appear on the map in about three minutes. Every six hours, the Safe Evacuation Point will randomly refresh at one of six locations."

Bai Zhi had no intention of hiding anything that was out in the open.

"Also, since I've told you so much information, shouldn't you tell me something else in return?"

"Sure, what's the problem?"

Tian Huo answered quite readily.

"I will tell you everything I can. And books."

"What is the [Domain of Delirium]? I suspect that the so-called [Domain of Delirium] is not just composed of the [Flayed Wilds], is it?"

Selectively ignoring the second half of the other person's sentence, Bai Zhi asked with great interest.

"Also, what are Puzzle Card? Why has this city become so Ruined? And what exactly is that Mechanized Girl who came chasing me...? I didn't say anything wrong, did I?"

Sensing the sudden shift in the other person's emotions, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"... You ask too many questions."

He didn't answer immediately, but after taking a deep drag of his cigarette, Tian Huo spoke softly.

"Since you are Player from another world, you should know that each world's system has some differences, right?"

"Of course, each world belongs to the same system, yet they all ultimately belong to the same overall system. For example, since we two do not belong to the same world, we do not actually speak the same language, but under the influence of the system, we can communicate without any obstacles."

Bai Zhi snapped his fingers.

"Therefore, each world's system will give rise to some unique characteristics, or special products, that belong to its own world, so..."

"Wait, so you weren't speaking common?"

Xu Lian looked like she suddenly understood.

"I thought everyone in the world spoke common..."

"... We speak Xia Language and don't know what common is."

Tian Huo's eye twitched slightly. He answered first, then looked at Bai Zhi with a slightly subtle expression and asked a question.

"She's your Disciple, right? You don't even teach her these basic things, yet you let her make a fool of herself? You're not being a very kind Master. Don't you want your master-apprentice points anymore?"

"Well, this is what I mentioned before: each world's system has its own unique characteristics. In my world, there's no such thing as a master-disciple function."

Bai Zhi shrugged slightly.

"But it's true that she's a newbie. Strictly speaking, she's only been Player for about a week or two, and then she happened to run into this Large-scale Campaign Quest. She's a newbie, so let's be a little more lenient with her."

"A newbie? It's nothing. Who hasn't been a newbie before?"

Seemingly with a slight sense of emotion, Tian Huo took out a cigarette from his chest, lit it, and took a deep drag.

"We Player are all rigorously trained. No matter how funny something is, we won't laugh. It's just a common-sense mistake like saying planets are flat; it's harmless."

Xu Lian: "..."

What the hell is this about planets being square...?

"Since you don't know about Puzzle Card, then Puzzle Card must be a specialty of our world. As for the [Domain of Delirium], it's an exile zone composed of 1 Legendary S-rank Level Puzzle Card, 9 Epic Level A-rank Puzzle Card, 81 Perfect B -Level B-rank Puzzle Card, 729 Elite Level C-rank Puzzle Card, Exile Zone 6561 Rare Level D-rank Puzzle Card."

Exhaling a puff of smoke, Tian Huo looked up at the ceiling and began to speak.

"The Exile Zone, as the name suggests, is a place we specially created to seal away those extremely troublesome Anomaly that could easily cause world-ending consequences. Based on the different terrains, it's divided into seven areas; for example, the area we're in now is Plains Terrain."

"Seven regions... is there a Core Zone among them?"

Bai Zhi looked thoughtful.

"That's right, the six Safe Evacuation Point should correspond to six Core Zone area."

He seemed to glance at him, and Tian Huo nodded slightly.

"The other places are alright, not too dangerous. The real danger lies in the Core Zone, where countless terrifying Anomaly are sealed away."

"The Danger Level here isn't actually that high..."

Recalling everything she had experienced on this Map Plains, and with the constant pain emanating from her right hand, Xu Lian's lips twitched violently. She muttered a slightly speechless complaint to herself.

If she hadn't happened to run into a really powerful patron, and one who was exceptionally strong, she probably wouldn't even know how she died. Who in their right mind would think of that kind of thing?

And this is considered not very dangerous...

"It's not that dangerous, because it's easy to prevent. All you have to do is close your eyes. The danger of an Anomaly isn't judged by its lethality, but by whether it can be effectively controlled."

Turning to look at Xu Lian beside him, Bai Zhi began to explain in a low voice.

"If it can be effectively controlled, the danger is not high, understand?"

"Well..."

"Also, you'd better not speak until you've figured out this common sense."

With a sigh, Bai Zhi spoke with a serious expression.

"Even though they've all received professional training, it's still very difficult to hold back laughter."

Xu Lian: "..."