A Dozen Classes! The Cabin at the Center!

After bidding farewell to Sherlock, Lin Yu continued on his journey. The sky was beginning to lighten, and the wind and snow had lessened considerably.

Having gained experience throughout the night, Lin Yu's path became increasingly smooth.

He quickly located the remaining five people at the other outposts and negotiated with them.

The five Profession you will receive next are...

Enhancement type "Postman": The ability to move quickly regardless of terrain and environment.

Enhancement type "Thug": Improves reaction speed and provides bonuses to combat skills.

Information type "Chef": Provides information on the location of ingredients and how to prepare them within the Instance.

Skill type "Corporate Slave": After activating the skill, enters a Leng Jing state, forcibly eliminating any negative emotions.

Rule type "officials": can interpret and supplement a "Rule," changing its scope and method of application.

None of the five people he encountered questioned Lin Yu too much.

Having acquired a total of twelve "Profession," Lin Yu, after bidding farewell to the last person and holding the torch, instantly felt much less pressure to survive.

After acquiring the "postman" skill, Lin Yu ran more than twice as fast as before.

In addition to his "Chef" abilities, Lin Yu can even see the food buried under the Snowfield.

The potatoes buried underneath... were already "cooked" and edible!

Not only potatoes, but also tomatoes, corn...

There are even very rare and unusual cookies and chocolates.

However, although these foods were all ready to eat, based on the ingredient clues obtained by the Chef, Lin Yu discovered another strange aspect of this Instance.

All of these foods are "alive".

Therefore, he even observed it briefly --

When buried in the Snowfield, vegetables and biscuits... will move slowly.

It looked like they were crawling under the snow.

This suddenly reminded Lin Yu of the clues he had received from the Map at the beginning.

"There are signs of timber and biological activity near the outpost, which will provide you with fuel and food."

Lin Yu initially thought it was a "mislabeling" on some kind of Map.

Now it seems...

These vegetables, and even "processed" foods, are actually "living things"!

Of course, Lin Yu no longer felt there was anything to be afraid of.

He's become immune to it.

"In short, the first mission is more than halfway complete."

All that's left is to make sure we don't get caught.

Lin Yu didn't think this part would be too difficult.

Because when Lin Yu was impersonating each different "Profession" to commit Fraud, he created different personas and demeanors for each "Profession"!

This is not only to increase persuasiveness and quickly convince them that their Profession is legitimate.

Communication between people based solely on language is rudimentary and vague.

Importantly, even if two people meet and even talk about the Player they encountered last night, they may not realize that they are talking about the same person.

"A very friendly Otaku" and "a teacher who is very good at English" are not the same thing.

All they have in common are, at most, traits that can't be specified, like being a little handsome or not short.

In the time to come, Lin Yu will definitely avoid appearing in situations where the other two meet—of course, based on the Game's inherent mechanics, this is something that should be avoided.

Unless there's another occasion where everyone has to gather together, Lin Yu can't think of a way to expose him!

Lin Yu sighed inwardly, returning to his very "starting point," and pulled out the Map again.

"Next, we should focus on solving the second Rank Advancement Mission."

And this second Rank Advancement Mission...

This is undoubtedly closely related to all the "suspicious points" in the Game itself.

The "outposts" are too neatly distributed, and the Map can be divided into equal parts.

They've been "dead" for a long time, and everyone seems to be the same NPC...

Another monster named "Chate" that also "died"...

And there was also newly discovered live food.

Although other Player don't seem to have realized it yet, they just think of it as a "survival" Instance where all they need to do is overcome the cold and beware of the "Snow Monster".

But Lin Yu knew very well.

Something's really wrong with this Instance.

Although the genre does seem to be "survival," it appears to hide some kind of "strange" setting.

In short...

"Let's go check out the center point first."

Lin Yu let out a breath and looked at the "center" part of the Map.

There just so happens to be a "base" there.

It's like placing a stone at the center point of a Go board.

It's almost impossible to ignore.

Although there may be some extreme danger there.

But now, with twelve Profession empowering him, Lin Yu wasn't afraid at all!

Moreover, it's daytime now, just as dawn is breaking, and the wind and snow have subsided.

Before nightfall arrived, Lin Yu wanted to go and check on things quickly.

For places like this, it's always best to go as early as possible after making thorough preparations!

After all, they knew something was wrong with that place but still left it unattended.

Lin Yu couldn't sleep soundly.

He hadn't slept all night and was still traveling through the wind and snow.

If it weren't for the "Otaku's" stamina recovery and the "soldier's" superhuman physical abilities, Lin Yu would probably have fainted by now.

"Ha--"

Lin Yu yawned.

"The sooner we find out the Truth, the sooner we can get some rest..."

He muttered to himself as he walked through the wind and snow toward the center point.

By referring to the terrain and other strongholds marked on the Map, Lin Yu quickly approached the central area.

As they slowly approached the center, the snow grew thicker and thicker, almost reaching Lin Yu's waist.

If it weren't for his "postman" abilities, Lin Yu would probably be unable to move an inch by now!

However, the combination of the "postman's" and the "soldier's" abilities, along with the fact that the initial Deception of the NPCs was still effective, allowed Lin Yu to maintain a decent pace of movement through the thick snow.

Soon--

Lin Yu saw a small house in the distance, almost entirely submerged in snow.

"Call..."

Lin Yu exhaled and narrowed his eyes.

"It's definitely different."

After visiting nearly twenty strongholds yesterday, Lin Yu discovered that these "stronghold" huts all looked basically the same—simple, old, and even somewhat dilapidated wooden huts, with only a simple stove as furniture inside.

However, this small hut, submerged in snow, was not large and had a wooden exterior.

However, some of the wood eroded by the snow had broken, revealing the material beneath the wooden frame of the hut—a kind of matte black metal.

If the previous ones were like temporary "wooden huts"...

So this place...

It could almost be called a shelter!