"Are you from the Outer District too?" Xu Huo didn't move.
"Something like that, though I've lived here for years." The woman gestured for him to follow. "You won't regret coming with me."
Xu Huo smiled, changed his original plan, and followed her.
The woman took him to a gaming hall. Compared to the West District, this place was very upscale. It had private rooms, and each game machine was already logged into a high-level account that could explore most of the game.
Afraid he wouldn't understand, the woman explained as soon as they entered, "In virtual reality games, a player account isn't necessarily better just because its level is higher. Different characters have unique options for the roles they can choose in the end. Use this character to search for 'the third man-made cave on the way into Flintstone Valley.' There's definitely something you want there."
Xu Huo paid a hefty login fee, half-convinced. After equipping his Defense Artifact, he entered the game and followed the woman's directions to the man-made cave. He discovered that it was an underground gathering place dug out by players—a privately run map that wasn't officially part of the game world, known only through word of mouth.
The first thing he saw inside was a series of wanted posters plastered across the cave walls. The ones at the top were for the boss of Agor Company, the mayor of Yuquan City, the Rebel Army leader Dove, and a Player employed by Agor Company.
"Kill the mayor of someone else's city on their own turf? No wonder Yuquan City won't share any news with Outer District Players. They're pretty brazen." A short-haired, capable-looking woman's character laughed from behind Xu Huo. Her words were teasing, and her tone was full of amusement.
These were bounties on