The Benefits of Fishing in Troubled Waters

Inside the tent at the Healing Place, the darkness gradually faded.

However, everyone inside the tent was surprised to find that the brightness of the entire Healing Place remained at a low level.

The reason is quite simple.

"The Furnace Fire... has gone out!"

Fern was the first to notice the biggest change inside the entire tent.

Beside the fern, Lin Yu also spoke up in surprise.

"Really?! What's going on?!"

"I just heard gunshots," Fern said gravely. "If I'm not mistaken, someone... a Player took advantage of the darkness to attack that monster."

"Moreover, it's highly likely they've already been killed."

Fern stood up, no longer bothering to pretend to be a seriously injured patient, and walked straight to the center.

"We have to go check it out!"

Not only ferns, but everyone else in the tent who was able to move also quickly gathered around the extinguished stove.

The darkness Lin Yu created didn't block out much sound. Although water droplets and mist could also impede sound transmission, "Social Anxiety Paradise" was primarily effective at limiting vision so far.

Therefore, everyone in the tent could hear the screams from the Furnace Fire and the loud bang that abruptly stopped them.

All the Player could tell that the loud noise meant...

Gunshot!

In the darkness, no one dared to make any rash moves—at least no one dared to go to the Furnace Fire where something was clearly amiss and cause trouble.

But now that visibility has returned, everything over there has settled: the Furnace Fire has been extinguished, and there is no trace of the "murderer" nearby.

Only Stiller remained standing not far away, looking utterly dumbfounded—but he was unharmed.

Judging from Stiller's performance, the area around the Furnace Fire should be safe.

Naturally, everyone's first instinct was to check what had happened!

Although the two barbarians didn't know what the sound was, they were aware that the Furnace Fire had gone out and the Player had gathered around.

They can also sense that something "big is happening"... even more clearly than the Player.

As the two barbarians reached the furnace, they pushed past the Player and saw the furnace completely extinguished, along with the scattered crimson crystals at the bottom. Their expressions Cataclysm drastically.

"This is bad! The notary in the Healing Place is dead?!"

"Will the Healing Place still exist...? Can this Glory Festival still continue?!"

The panicked cries of the two barbarians also reached the Player's ears.

Among the Player who had already returned to Stiller's side, the middle-aged man spoke in astonishment.

"What?! Why can't the Glory Festival proceed?!"

If the Glory Festival cannot proceed normally, how will they obtain Warrior's Certificate and return to reality after completing the Game?

The barbarians stared at them in astonishment. "You don't even know this? Didn't anyone tell you this when you came to the Glory Festival?"

The Player looked at each other in bewilderment.

Of course not!

The Black Marsh World is an even more Rube Goldberg machine world than the ordinary world, because most Wisdom life forms are extremely irritable and barbaric, resulting in a low level of culture and very underdeveloped rules and regulations for various organizations.

Many things were passed down orally and through experience among tribes.

As outsiders, these Player naturally couldn't possibly know.

Just like what the two barbarians are saying now.

"Each Glory Festival has three witnesses: one stays at the Healing Place, one patrols the Venue, and the other monitors and stands by outside the Venue."

"Those three are responsible for monitoring the entire Glory Festival for any violations. If any violation occurs, the participant will be disqualified—now that the notary in the Healing Place is dead, someone must have violated the rules!"

"And since the start of the Glory Festival, there has never been a case of a 'notary' dying before!"

"And... this is only the first day!"

"We will definitely all be subject to investigation!"

The two barbarians talked back and forth.

The Player understood.

On Stiller's side, the "Bounty Hunter" who joined later finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up indignantly.

"Damn it, who did this?! How could they do something like this?!"

"Who's so stupid as to try and ruin everyone's chances of passing the test!"

His statement, which indiscriminately doubted everyone else, naturally aroused widespread dissatisfaction.

"Don't just jump to conclusions! How do you know it was definitely us who did it!"

The male Player with thinner hair in the group of two men and one woman said indignantly.

"Idiot, do you really think these Bloodlust, barbarians, and other Native would have guns?!"

The Bounty Hunter retorted indignantly.

In the group of two men and one woman, the other, shorter and stouter male Player immediately spoke up, "That might not necessarily be gunshots... After all, if it were Player, there's no reason for them to do that!"

"If he does that, he won't pass the test himself."

Fern, listening to the discussion, interjected, "What if he didn't know the consequences would be so serious before he did it?"

"How many of you only realized the possibility that killing the Furnace Fire might prevent everyone from obtaining the Warrior's Certificate after hearing the accounts of those two barbarians?"

Fern retorted, leaving everyone present speechless.

Another lone wolf Player in Stiller's squad, who had been silent until now, naturally added a comment.

"Moreover, even if someone knows the purpose, some people might still do it."

As he said this, Fern immediately looked at him.

"You mean..."

"Creating Desperate Plight and increasing the difficulty—isn't this something people from a 'Psychology Society' would do?"

The man who had been silent all along spoke calmly.

The moment the words "Psychology Society" were uttered, all the Player simultaneously felt that it was both absurd and reasonable.

Those appearing at this Instance of difficulty are definitely not new Player; everyone has at least heard of the formidable reputation of the "Psychology Society"!

Not only have they heard of them, but some have even had dealings with their members.

If all of this was done by lunatics from the "Psychology Society," then it certainly makes sense!

"Are there any members of the Psychology Society among us?"

Someone murmured incredulously.

The fern exhaled.

"Very likely... but in any case, we must find the murderer as soon as possible."

"Yes, time is running out," Lin Yu said calmly from the side, "The extinguishing of this Furnace Fire will definitely attract the attention of the organizers of the Glory Festival... Don't forget, there is another 'notary' within this Venue alone."

Although he appeared calm while reminding the other Player, Lin Yu was actually practically bursting with laughter inside.

Stirring up the water actually had some benefits.