If Your Luck Is Terrible, Maybe Think About Whether You Did Something to Offend the Dog Developer

(An extra chapter for Brother Taipal, the "Newbie Village Chief," 1/5)

The leisurely walk from Morland Village to Cadman City took nearly a day, so not long after setting out, Kaqi Tony Tai logged off and left the driving to the three unlucky laborers.

The latter kept in mind Kaqi's kindness in "rescuing" them, and naturally worked diligently, not daring to slack off. Even so, by the time these ordinary people risked being carried off by wolves on the nighttime road and made it back to camp, it was already the next morning.

The three bruised and battered men were taken straight to Miss Mirian by the guards as soon as they returned to camp. They stammered their way through a description of everything that had happened.

They also did their best to sing the praises of "Lord Murphy's warriors" in clumsy but heartfelt words.

But since the little players were in a deep sleep whenever they logged off, and nothing could wake them, Mirian could only send the soundly sleeping Kaqi Tony Tai to the city wall defenses and wait for him to "wake up" before reporting to Murphy in person.

Meanwhile, Ge Bao was leading the dorm bros through the second Blood Eagle Vault, a "test instance."

Besides the six bros who were practically conjoined at the hip, Niu Niu was up front with his shield, acting as the tank and holding off the attacks of the despair-spawn that kept rushing in from all sides, even more frenzied beneath the black snow.

But after two days of clearing the area, the astral shadows had grown much thinner. That, combined with the rest of their progress, meant the danger wasn't as great as it had been when they were first "exploring."

At the very center of the student players'