Solving the Location! Order's Reward!
Looking at his phone, Lin Yu silently counted to five before replying to Li Nian.
"This riddle is about figuring out the time and place, right? Can't the entire 'Freedom Alliance' solve it?"
"I'm starting to doubt whether it was right for me to join you."
His words were undoubtedly aggressive.
However, after having a direct encounter with the "Magician" in the previous Instance, Lin Yu did not feel that showing this side of himself was Error.
Really...
Li Nian's next response wasn't angry; instead, she offered an explanation.
"The 'Freedom Alliance' isn't an organization where everyone is constantly striving in the same direction; this is merely a commission from one of its members, the 'Magician.'"
"Currently, the only ones who have accepted this commission are myself, who is in Jiang City, the 'Prisoner,' and the 'Embalmer.'"
"Unfortunately, the 'Prisoner' isn't the type to solve puzzles, and the 'Embalmer' is very intelligent... but she's eccentric and not good at these things."
Lin Yu pondered these code names carefully in his mind.
"Prisoner," "Embalmer"...
The "Freedom Alliance" has only nine confirmed members, of whom only four are known by their codenames: "Master Thief," "Magician," "Master Chef," and "Mountaineer."
"Prisoner" and "Embalmer" were the first times Lin Yu had heard their code names.
Lin Yu then sent another message.
"I see, so it's because neither you nor the 'Magician' figured it out?"
"It seems you two are a bit slow on the uptake."
Li Nian sent a smiling emoji.
"If you can solve it, just say so. Stop beating around the bush and making things unpleasant!"
"Of course I can, just give me some time."
After sending the message, Lin Yu turned off his phone.
He certainly didn't intend to tell Li Nian the answer right now...
Because the timing isn't right yet.
Lin Yu sat in the back of the van and quietly switched to another phone.
The one that belongs to "Old Yao".
And just as he predicted...
He also saw that riddle in the internal app of "Jiang'an Hall".
[The Tycoon: @All members, if you have any puzzle-solving skills, please quickly decipher the time and place this sentence refers to! This is a request from "Order"!]
[The Tycoon: Whoever solves the mystery will receive 1000 points as a reward from "Order" and one "Order" Item of their choice! Those who provide the solution will also receive a reward!]
"The Decision-making Level of this organization is even more decisive and prudent than I imagined..."
Lin Yu looked at the messages on his phone and muttered to himself.
This was the "opportunity" that Lin Yu had been waiting for.
If he were to solve these mysteries himself...
Lin Yu will definitely try to get every single reward he can get.
If members of the "Freedom Alliance" knew the location in advance, they might expose it to the "Order" based on their movements!
So...
He planned to send the answers to the riddles to all the organizations he could contact simultaneously!
Lin Yu proactively sent a private message to "The Tycoon".
"I can solve it."
Three seconds passed, and the Tycoon's reply arrived as expected.
What is the answer?
Lin Yu pressed a key on his phone and casually replied to the Tycoon.
The Tycoon's "announcement" did not include any information about when "Order" had been broken.
Lin Yu felt that this was done on purpose.
This is to further verify the accuracy of the "answer".
Therefore, Lin Yu also answered the question about time again.
It's even more precise now.
"The time is 7 p. m. on Thursday evening."
"The reason is that 'thirty silver coins clinking' points to 'The Last Supper,' and the Last Supper happens on a Thursday."
"This uses a story from the Bible..."
The Tycoon replied with great amazement.
"You've got some skills, Old Yao, you solved that for you!"
Seeing the Tycoon's concise and swift reply, Lin Yu became even more certain...
"Order" was indeed intentional; "time" was not revealed.
Those who can solve the time problem are naturally more credible in their answers regarding location!
The Tycoon quickly pressed for more information.
"The time has been confirmed, so what about the location?"
"'Thirty pieces of silver' refers to Judas' Betrayal of Jesus and the Last Supper..."
Does this mean that the 'rainbow' corresponds to another biblical story, the 'rainbow oath'?
"I asked," the Tycoon inquired.
Lin Yu was not surprised by the Tycoon's guess.
It's likely that not just one Tycoon thinks this way.
Compared to "thirty silver coins," which is a specific allusion, "rainbow" is indeed a much broader image.
Influenced by the latter half of the sentence, many people will think of the "rainbow covenant" mentioned in the Bible!
After Noah built the ark to escape the great flood, God made an eternal covenant with him. "The rainbow will appear in the clouds, and when I see it, I will remember my everlasting covenant with every living creature on earth." This covenant is evidenced by the rainbow.
But...
Once the rainbow is understood through this vow, it becomes very difficult to find a corresponding landmark in reality!
So...
Lin Yu gave a negative answer.
"That's not true, Boss. Rainbows have nothing to do with the Bible."
The Tycoon's reply came quickly.
"Oh? So you mean?"
Lin Yu didn't give the answer directly, but instead began to explain his thought process.
Of course, as the person who set the questions, his thinking must be incredibly clear.
"Although the second half of the sentence uses a well-known biblical allusion, the first half of the sentence does not come from the Bible."
"It comes from the most famous story in another well-known mythological system..."
"If you only look at the rainbow, you can't pinpoint this area, but there's a qualifier before 'rainbow'."
"'A rainbow at dusk'."
"The second half of the sentence clearly specifies the time, so why emphasize 'dusk' here?"
"The answer, of course, is because... this 'twilight' and the rainbow are inseparable, a riddle about location."
"It points to... Ragnarok in Norse mythology."
"And the rainbow mentioned during 'Ragnarok' is the Rainbow Bridge that connects Asgard and Midgard!"
The Tycoon sent a shocked emoji.
"Rainbow Bridge... does it mean... a bridge?"
"But Jiang City has so many bridges, big and small, which one could it be?!"
Seeing the Tycoon's question, Lin Yu calmly gave the final answer.
"In Ragnarok... the Rainbow Bridge is broken."
"Although Jiang City has many bridges, only one is broken."
"That wasn't a bridge spanning the water."
"As a local of Jiang City, you should know this very well, right?"
"That place... is also a suitable location for Player to settle their scores!"
Lin Yu looked out the window.
In the southern suburbs of Jiang City stands a building that was abandoned and unfinished due to urban planning issues, and which even collapsed once ten years ago due to extreme weather...
Southern Section of the Ring Elevated Highway!
Before the Tycoon could reply, Lin Yu casually added another sentence.
"Boss, I didn't figure these things out, but as you know... I do have some connections."
"All of these were solved by a 'friend' of mine—can I claim the reward?"