The Great Detective Sherlock

After saying goodbye to the fat woman, Lin Yu, munching on a potato, hurried off to his next destination.

"I've gotten a 'Rule Exemption'... but I'm not even sure what the Rule of this Game are yet, so I'll save this for later."

Lin Yu muttered to himself, and then went to two more strongholds.

"Knock knock."

"Hello, I'm Player, you can call me 'Summer,' my Profession is 'Veterinarian' -- I want to use my abilities to see if I can try to communicate with those 'Snow Monster'."

"Hey bro, my ID is 'Old Yao,' and my Profession is 'Thief'... Hey, buddy, don't worry, I'm not here to steal anything. I'm just wandering around looking for something to eat. I've been so busy gathering firewood all day that I'm a little dizzy from hunger."

The next two Player Lin Yu encountered included one with the ID "Fei Yun" and Profession was "reporter".

Another ID is "Level 8 Big Gale", Profession is "programmer".

Neither of them possessed any real Combat Power.

The "reporter's" ability is "Enhancement type," specifically designed to improve the reporter's movement speed—this speed is further amplified when moving towards humans.

"Programmers," on the other hand, are "Skill type." Once their skills are activated, they can gain a large amount of physical strength and energy in a short period of time, without needing to eat or sleep, and at the same time greatly enhance their thinking speed—however, they will be weak for a long time after the ability ends.

Lin Yu spoke briefly in different tones and expressions, then received the "veterinarian" and "thief" Profession before leaving.

"Phew... We've used up the six fake identities created using the first Instance as a template," Lin Yu rubbed his temples as he walked. "In the second Instance... 'Craftsman' and 'Student' aren't very useful, but 'Doctor' might be a good option, just in case I get hurt."

The six Profession from the first Instance are actually quite useful in this Instance.

But... should the Doctor play the role of "April"?

Most of the interactions that woman had in the previous Instance were with her boyfriend, so Lin Yu really didn't know how to act out her being alone.

"This character is also entirely original, right?"

Lin Yu slowed his pace slightly.

The blizzard gradually subsided, and night deepened into the latter half of the night.

Lin Yu successfully found the seventh stronghold!

Faint flames also shone from the windows of the seventh stronghold.

Lin Yu gently knocked on the door.

Soon, a lazy voice came from inside the door.

"They're here!"

Lin Yu adjusted his mindset, stood up and took a breath, just as he was about to put on the act of a medical student...

The door opened, revealing the face of a young man.

The person was wearing a knitted sweater and cotton pants, as well as a fluffy red woolen hat. He was thin, with a high nose bridge, deep-set eyes, and very defined features.

"Ethnic minority? Mixed-race?"

As Lin Yu was thinking to himself, the man in the woolen hat with his defined features spoke impatiently.

"Hey, what are you doing typing away at night instead of sleeping? Holy crap!"

A standard Yu Province phrase caused Lin Yu's brain to shut down for three seconds.

After a long pause, he finally uttered the prepared words.

"Hello, my forum ID is 'May,' and my Profession is..."

Before Lin Yu could speak, the other party interrupted him.

"Wait a minute, bro," the man, who had been sleepy-eyed, raised his hand, his eyes flashing with a sharp, piercing light, "Don't rush to tell me, let this 'Detective' guess!"

Lin Yu looked at the man in front of him, somewhat surprised.

"Your Profession is 'Detective'?"

The Profession ability of a "Detective" is not to uncover the secrets of other people's hearts.

Although it is also a "Skill type" ability, the Detective's actual role is to help the Player find a "clue" related to the current question.

"No mistake," the man in the beanie said proudly, "I am the most famous new 'Detective' Player on the forum, with the ID 'Sherlock,' who has completed sixteen Instance with a perfect record, and is destined to become the strongest 'Detective' Player!"

"If you lose even one of those sixteen Instance, I won't be seeing you again."

Lin Yu sighed and said.

However, I do seem to have seen the ID "Sherlock" before... it seems to be an active forum user.

Ignoring Lin Yu's words, "Sherlock," wearing a woolen hat, pushed up glasses that weren't actually on his face and spoke in a low voice.

"It's obvious you have a great appearance and demeanor, but your clothes aren't expensive, so you're probably not very wealthy... And running around in the Snowfield alone late at night without any fear shows you often stay up late..."

"I understand, your Profession is 'security guard'!"

"In real life, you probably work as a security guard in an upscale residential area or some other venue."

Sherlock analyzed earnestly in his Yu Province accent.

Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.

"What nonsense! This is completely wrong..."

"Are you really Detective? You're probably just someone who's read too many Detective novels in real life!"

Sherlock's expression Cataclysm.

"Trust me, what business is it of mine what I do in real life? My Profession in the Game is definitely 'Detective'!"

Lin Yu nodded.

"I believe you are indeed a 'Detective,' but I'm definitely not a 'security guard.'"

My Profession is "Doctor"!

He spoke seriously, Sherlock suddenly understood.

"So I was right after all, the Doctor is on night shift, so you are indeed active at night!"

As Sherlock spoke, the word "belief" immediately came to mind, and Lin Yu instantly acquired the Profession of "Doctor".

In response, Lin Yu could only say...

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

When Lin Yu first heard that the other party was a "Detective," he was prepared that this might be the most troublesome and difficult person to fool.

He almost considered giving up playing the "Doctor" role and switching to playing the "Actor" role instead!

After all, if judged by conventional Profession, Lin Yu would most likely be an "Actor".

Lin Yu knew more about "acting" than about "medicine".

If this "Detective" suddenly asked, "Let me test your knowledge on how to treat trigeminal neuralgia," Lin Yu would be drenched in sweat on the spot.

But... this "Detective" turns out to be the most naive and trusting of the seven Player we've encountered so far.

It seems that the awakening of "Profession" is indeed only related to life experience and has nothing to do with personal ability.

"Anyway, Doctor, what are you doing running around in the middle of the night?"

"Oh, well—I have this Torch, so I won't be targeted by monsters when I go out at night," Lin Yu said casually. "So, I plan to wander around a bit, just in case anyone gets injured on the first day or something."

"Wow, bro, you truly have the heart of a healer!"

Sherlock was filled with respect and spoke earnestly.