Chapter 189
Li Qing looked gloomy. "I give up."
Feng Ling's eyes widened at once. "How could you give up?"
"The mythological system of that place is too complicated..." Li Qing looked thoroughly discouraged. "Three days is nowhere near enough if I want to study it all properly."
"We probably don't need to study it that thoroughly, right? A general understanding should be enough," Feng Ling said while eating. "The maze designed by your game system is nothing more than selecting certain special elements and manipulating the direction of genetic mutation. It can't possibly be designed entirely according to mythological legends, so we only need to know the basics."
"Mm, I understand..." Li Qing was still somewhat dejected.
He had always been deeply interested in human civilization and enjoyed studying local folk cultures, but the place they were going this time was truly giving him a headache. There were too many gods and ghosts involved, and it was difficult to judge their relative strengths.
That meant he had no way to speculate about the Labyrinth Master's characteristics, much less make suitable preparations in advance.
He had boasted to Feng Ling that he would help her with everything he had, yet now he was unable to help at all. It was a real blow to him.
"Oh, right..." Li Qing rallied himself and looked at Feng Ling. "The Administrator I contacted earlier sent me a message last night. He agreed to cooperate with us. His situation is somewhat dangerous right now, and he hopes we can get there as soon as possible."
After finishing her rice noodles, Feng Ling casually opened another bag of takeout. This time, it contained fresh shrimp wontons, still steaming.
"What exactly makes his situation dangerous?" she asked as she lifted the wonton container's lid.
"Players have