If he submitted the task, the difficulty of the tasks that followed would increase. But if he didn't, he wouldn't be able to see the second task.
There was almost no chance of getting the second task out of the player Hidden One... Xu Huo tapped the Picture Frame a few times, then chose to submit the task.
[Congratulations, Player Passerby A, on finding a counterfeit painting and completing the dungeon's first task.]
[The submitted painting will be collected by the game and cannot be used again in the same dungeon.]
After the game issued its notice, the second task unlocked.
[Dungeon Task Two: Restore a counterfeit painting and turn it into a genuine one.]
The counterfeit painting he'd found couldn't be used a second time, so to restore a genuine painting, he'd have to find another counterfeit.
But making a counterfeit required a player.
In the darkness, Xu Huo turned toward the sofa.
Ni Tian, lying on the sofa with her back to him, wasn't asleep. She tried to steady her breathing, her hands clenched and trembling slightly. Only after the prickling gaze on her back moved away did she silently let out a breath.
By the time the lights came on the next morning, the commotion from the exhibition hall had died down. At seven o'clock sharp, Ni Tian immediately scrambled up and headed for the door.
"There are at most six fake paintings," Xu Huo said behind her.
Ni Tian stopped with her hand on the door and turned back, forcing a smile. "Brother Xu, is that true?"
"I'm such a kind person. Would I lie to you?" Xu Huo rolled his arm. "If I didn't want you running your mouth, I could've dealt with you last night."
Ni Tian realized he had a point. She blinked