"A wager?"
Ji Yan was puzzled by Miss Xu's mention of a wager. It sounded like she had given him the Three-Character Paper Cutout because she wanted to gain something more valuable from him?
But he was dirt poor. What treasure could he possibly have?
Miss Xu was clearly an NPC in the Dungeon, yet every time they spoke, Ji Yan felt that she was not some dull NPC, but a flesh-and-blood Player...
"Now that you have the key to the Apartment's main gate, where are you going next?"
Miss Xu asked.
Ji Yan shook his head. "I don't know."
"The world outside is so vast. I have to go see it."
Once the Main Quest of this Dungeon was completed, it would count as a standard ending.
Unlike those conservative Players who believed the outside world was dangerous and were willing to remain in one Dungeon forever, like birds trapped in a cage, he did not think that way.
Without passing through those seemingly dangerous, unknown mists, how could he see this world clearly? How could he know whether there was a path back to the original Blue Star?
To Ji Yan, staying in one Dungeon was equivalent to a slow death.
"There were many residents before you who left this Apartment after obtaining the key. Like people behind a wall, they longed to see the outside world."
"After they left, they never returned."
"If you plan to leave the Apartment, I'll give you another gift. Consider it a small farewell present."
As Miss Xu spoke, she handed him a small makeup case.
When the case was opened, there was another paper person inside.
But it looked as though it had been soaked in blood, its entire body a vivid red.
``` "Ding! Congratulations player, you have obtained the