A Terrifying Guess

"Xiao Fan, aren't you just digging your own grave? How would your mother and I know anything about Earth-Tier Skill? You might fool those people now, but once they find out in the game, who knows what they might do."

On his way home, Xiao Jing increasingly regretted his silence when Xiao Fan spoke.

This kind of thing can be hidden for a while, but not forever; it will always be discovered eventually.

What if they anger those people and they attack the couple in the game?

"Never mind, it's not your fault."

Upon careful consideration, Xiao Jing realized that Xiao Fan was also thinking of the couple. He was still young; how could he have considered everything so thoroughly?

He has to figure out a way to solve this himself.

Xiao Fan stopped, raised his hand to make a stop gesture, and said:

"Don't worry, once those people enter the game, they'll forget about the Earth-Tier Skill."

"Forgot? That can't be right. Since those people set this as a condition for joining the team, how could they forget it as soon as they enter the game?"

A glint of light flashed in Xiao Fan's eyes.

"I said they'll forget, and they will!"

"They might even forget their original identities," Xiao Fan silently added to himself.

Putting reality aside, he roughly understood the plot development of this secret realm.

Once Xiao Yi and his group enter the game, they will forget their Mercury player identities and acquire new Blue Star identities.

At that time, this requirement for joining the team will naturally no longer exist.

Seeing Xiao Fan's domineering son-like demeanor, Xiao Jing wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xiao Fan.

"Besides, it's just an Earth-Tier Skill. I said you'd have it, so you'll have it." Xiao Fan said confidently.

Xiao Jing:??

It's just an Earth-Tier Skill! Does he even want to hear what I'm saying?

"Forget it, kids are simple-minded after all. I'll figure out a solution myself. At worst, I'll just confess once we're in the game. They won't team up, right?"

Outside the secret,

Jian Qingfeng led the team to the top of the Snow Mountain without any obstacles.

Looking at the red light emanating from the distant Crystal Mist Peak, a player in black armor with red light emanating from his head couldn't help but speak.

"Qingfeng, this red light doesn't look right; it doesn't seem like a treasure is about to be born."

Jian Qingfeng kept his gaze fixed on the red light in the distance. Since he had no concept of demons or ghosts, he couldn't think of words like eerie or strange, so he could only nod.

"Something's definitely not right." Jian Qingfeng turned around and said worriedly, "Everyone be careful in a bit, I'm afraid something unexpected might happen."

"Lord Qingfeng, aren't you being too cautious? This Snow Mountain is only a level 60-70 Beast Zone. With our team, we can go into the Monster Region and come back safely without going far. Rescuing someone here is a piece of cake."

The speaker was a female player who was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, at least 1.75 meters tall, with a slightly heroic appearance.

Reaching level 90 at this age is enough to demonstrate his exceptional talent.

Jian Qingfeng didn't refute, but simply said, "It's always better to be careful."

The female player's name is Yu Tianqing, and she belongs to the Yu Family, one of the Four Great Families. It's normal for her to be a little arrogant given her young age and how far she has come.

But precisely because they are young, they don't consider things as thoroughly as they should.

After all, not everyone is Xiao Fan, who is young, composed, and capable.

The thought that Xiao Fan was also caught in this crisis filled Jian Qingfeng with a sense of urgency.

Xiao Fan's understanding of the game far surpasses his; even he's gotten hooked. This matter is definitely not simple.

Although Yu Tianqing was arrogant, she would still restrain herself when facing Jian Qingfeng.

Upon hearing this, she didn't refute it, but simply looked ahead and frowned as she spoke.

"There must have been a huge blizzard here before. Could those people have been trapped on the Snow Mountain because of the blizzard?"

Despite their superior physical abilities, players are still unable to withstand extreme weather conditions in the game.

Yu Tianqing saw that the snow in front of her was almost up to her knees, and wondered if Xiao Fan and his group had lost contact because of the blizzard.

Jian Qingfeng shook his head.

"Impossible. Blizzards are powerful, but they shouldn't prevent players from sending messages. They must have encountered some unexpected event. Anyway, it's always better to be cautious."

Jian Qingfeng led his men on their way, and soon they saw the house Xiao Fan had left behind.

"How come there are houses on this Snow Mountain?" a player behind me asked in confusion.

"This house looks familiar, it seems like..." The player finally remembered, "That's right! It's a template house from the building system! I've seen it in there before."

"Let's go in and take a look."

Jian Qingfeng opened the door first and went inside.

The house was quiet, clearly empty. But Jian Qingfeng still sent a few people to search the second and third floors.

"There's no one on the second floor, but there are traces left by players."

"There's no one on the third floor, but there are traces left by other players."

A short while later, the search team came downstairs and reported to Jian Qingfeng.

Upon hearing the report, Yu Tianqing, standing behind him, realized that her previous guess had been wrong.

Since the missing group had a way to avoid the blizzard, it's impossible that they disappeared because of the weather.

She continued her analysis.

"Your Lord Qingfeng, the missing group must have encountered a massive blizzard here. Unable to proceed, they simply used the system to build a house to shelter from the storm. They used a system template, which conveniently reflects the urgency of the situation."

Jian Qingfeng did not think so.

According to the information he knew, Xiao Fan's group consisted of 500 people. If they could exchange for houses in the construction system, they probably wouldn't have only exchanged for such a small house.

He guessed that Xiao Fan and the others had indeed encountered a blizzard when they arrived here, at which point they should have been unable to use the Game System.

As for this house, it was probably something Xiao Fan had exchanged beforehand and stored in his Space Ring as an emergency measure.

When Zhou He returned from the Auction, he told him that Xiao Fan had created a magical item called Space Ring, and that he should always save Space Stone he obtained to create such an item.

Since it concerned Xiao Fan's secret, Jian Qingfeng had no words to refute Yu Tianqing.

However, one thing is certain: Xiao Fan and his group disappeared in this house.

Because if they leave, Xiao Fan will definitely take the house with him.

Sure enough, the next second Jian Qingfeng heard the person who had been searching speak.

"Captain, we've discovered something strange."

"What is it?" Jian Qingfeng asked.

"Upstairs we found some uneaten food. Logically, those who went up the mountain to rescue the missing and then encountered a blizzard shouldn't have wasted food, but the food had barely been touched, it was like..."

"It's like someone suddenly disappeared while we were eating..."

The player who voiced this guess couldn't help but shudder.

What a terrible thing! Someone just died while eating? How could it be so horrifying!