The next day, the bus slowly pulled away from the hotel. Lin Yu, sitting inside, yawned.
Shen Bingmiao sat cross-legged and glanced sidelong at Lin Yu.
"You didn't get much rest last night?"
"Someone put such a huge bounty on me. How could I sleep?" Lin Yu countered. "So, did you find out who placed the bounty?"
"The bounty was posted by a Newcomer Player who hadn't 'advanced in tier' and had only cleared four Instances. He was probably subjected to Psychological Suggestion. His previous four Instance worlds were Pure Ruins, Mist Island, the Wasteland, and Pure Ruins. He likely encountered some kind of influence within the Instances. The other party probably knew very well that I monitor those high-level Players at all times, so they deliberately chose this newcomer." Shen Bingmiao rested her chin in her hand. "This would be easy enough for any Player with even a little experience."
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised by Shen Bingmiao's explanation. "In that case, could it be that 'hidden organization' you mentioned?"
Shen Bingmiao shook her head. "Not exactly. Anyone placing a bounty on an Order member while deliberately concealing their identity would basically take precautions against me."
"After all, the 'General' and I have a deeply cooperative relationship. So if he asks me to investigate something, I'll just open the box directly and trace it to the source."
As Shen Bingmiao spoke, Lin Yu let out a breath. "So you don't have any leads for now either?"
When he got up this morning, he had checked the messages again. Neither Li Hua nor the Freedom Alliance had made any progress yet, and neither had found any clues.
After all, since the other party had posted the bounty anonymously, they had clearly come prepared.
He must have known how highly the