Those figures made no attempt to hide their tracks, walking openly in this direction.
"Don't worry. They're just some pioneers."
Karls said.
Pioneers, as the name implied, were players who explored the unknown regions along the edge of Giant City.
Since Giant City expanded every moment, a map of its outer regions could only remain usable for about twenty days before it needed to be redrawn.
Therefore, many player organizations sent newly recruited novice players who had just passed their rookie phase to draw new maps every twenty days.
Of course, there were also players who had an extreme passion for mapmaking and came here constantly.
They were all given the title of "pioneer."
Naturally, such harmless "pioneer" work did not live up to its name and offered little profit. Most player organizations merely used such minor tasks to cultivate a sense of belonging among new members, while also testing some of their abilities.
Having learned about these matters from Lawless, Qin Ran swept his gaze across the group. After confirming that they truly were so-called "pioneers," he signaled Karls to change locations.
Such confirmation was not difficult.
SSS+-rank Perception was enough for Qin Ran to distinguish these players' auras.
Expert-level [Mysterious Knowledge] also allowed Qin Ran to easily determine that these players' equipment was of a very low grade. Even their leader was merely somewhere between a veteran and an ordinary experienced player.
Karls did not object to Qin Ran's suggestion.
As someone being pursued, Karls naturally wanted as few people as possible to notice him.
"Please follow me."
With that, Karls headed northwest.
That direction would gradually lead them away from Giant City's outskirts, but it was still barren land within Giant City.
"This game is even more real than reality!"
"Here, you can gain the wealth