But none of that was a problem. He believed he could—and had to—finish the mission quickly and return to the pirate world as soon as possible.
When the passage leading to the actual mission island appeared, Lin Mo headed straight down it without much thought. Soon, a lush green meadow bathed in sunlight appeared at its end.
As he stepped out of the passage's shadow and onto the vast grassland, the system notification sounded in his mind again.
"Beep, beep! The card-collecting mission in the parallel world of Greed Island has officially begun. Time spent by the host in the parallel world will synchronize with the pirate world at a one-to-one ratio."
A one-to-one ratio meant that spending a day here would also mean a day passed in the pirate world.
Lin Mo had no particular issue with that arrangement.
However, the moment he emerged from the passage, he keenly sensed that someone seemed to be watching him.
Yet there was no one in sight anywhere across the sprawling grassland.
Who was watching him, and how?
Was it Observation Haki?
No, it didn't feel right.
Before Lin Mo could give it much thought, several more people came down the passage behind him, one after another. They all appeared to be "players" in this game.
The girl earlier had mentioned that turning certain items here into cards was subject to limits on both people and quantities. In other words, he wasn't the only "player" participating in this game.
Were these people here on missions too?
Lin Mo briefly sized up the "players" but found nothing unusual about them.
A few glanced back at him, though most simply walked past without saying a word. Several others stayed by the passage entrance, apparently waiting for someone.
Those who left were almost