Robert told Duke everything he knew, doing his utmost to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and cling to this powerful thigh.
Duke listened silently to his account, his expression unchanged, always as placid as an ancient well.
After hearing what Robert had to say, he had gained a general understanding of this plane.
Duke thought, This is definitely not some game world, but a real world. There are just still many questions that haven't been cleared up—
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "I heard there's a newbie village nearby? Take me there to have a look."
According to Robert, there was a small village nearby called Snow Origin Village. Most players appeared there when they entered the game.
After appearing in Snow Origin Village, players would receive some basic guidance within the village. After that, there would be no further guidance at all.
There were many newbie villages like this, scattered throughout the Oracle Plane.
At the beginning, players could only select a general region, after which they would appear in a certain newbie village within that region.
By spreading them out like this, they avoided having too many players crowding a single newbie village to the point of bursting.
From what Robert said, players appeared in newbie villages out of thin air.
Duke knew that these so-called players were living people of flesh and blood, so he was very curious about the process. Perhaps he could obtain some intelligence about the secrets behind this plane.
Robert was delighted to hear Duke's request. He had been afraid Duke would simply ignore him and leave.
He secretly rejoiced. Looks like I triggered the plot. This must be another unique quest. Whoever gets here first can accept it. Good thing I moved fast enough.
"Lord Duke, Snow Origin Village is this