Guess
To natives, being unfamiliar with a place and making basic mistakes would only make them see someone as a fool or an idiot.
The more cautious ones would merely assume there was some sort of trap involved.
But Qin Ran, as a player, was different.
The moment he heard Hall's answer, he instinctively thought of Modi's identity.
Player!
There was a very high chance that the other party was a player.
Unlike Qin Ran, who had entered the dungeon world normally and received simple memories and a background identity, the other party had neither. That was why he seemed unfamiliar with the area around Supreme Road and made basic mistakes.
But...
Could this be Broker putting on an act again?
Qin Ran pondered.
When it came to Broker, Qin Ran believed that no amount of caution was excessive.
Because until the very last moment, one could never know just how much that guy had hidden.
This time was no exception, either.
He threw out Modi to make us focus our attention on Modi?
No, no, that's too simple. It should be more complicated!
Our attention won't be focused solely on Modi, but also on the people connected to Modi!
And that's what Broker wants!
He wants to draw our attention to someone connected to Modi, making us believe that person is his true subordinate!
That person must be a terrifying trap, waiting for us to jump in.
His real subordinate would be hidden in the shadows.
Or...
Broker is laying out another smokescreen. That person is his subordinate, while the one hidden in the shadows is the trap?
Qin Ran rubbed his temples as he thought.
The reason he hated Broker was precisely because of the other man's half-truths and half-lies. At any time, the false part could become