6: This newcomer must be very wise!

“Huh?”

Upon first hearing that the other party had information about the Dungeon Boss, Bald Man was initially delighted, then confused, and asked in surprise, “You want 20 points?”

Cheng Zhen spread his hands: “After all, I’m not running a charity. I’m not generous enough to give away information for free.”

That sentence sounded a bit familiar.

Damn, wasn’t that exactly what he had said to this kid earlier?

Bald Man’s mouth twitched; he hadn’t expected to encounter a boomerang like this.

“Do you really have information about the Boss?” He was about to ask when Jacket Uncle stopped him.

“Everyone should have heard the commotion last night.”

Jacket Uncle looked at Cheng Zhen, “That Mountain Child must have launched multiple attacks, but today I asked others, and none of them encountered any danger, so…”

“Bingo!”

Cheng Zhen snapped his fingers with a smile, “‘The lucky ones’ were me and Green Hair.”

“Now that guy’s whereabouts are unknown, his life or death uncertain, so only I can provide information about the Boss.”

He then looked at Bald Man and said calmly, “You don’t have to worry about me lying to you, after all…”

“You can send others out of the game in less than three days, can’t you?”

Bald Man: This kid must be a repeater, right?

He then chose to remain silent. After all, the other party now held important information, and only a fool would continue to offend him.

“I really want to know about the Dungeon Boss, but 20 points…”

Jacket Uncle sighed, a helpless expression on his face.

“I apologize for our previous prejudice against your skill. It seems you are much more capable than many Raiders (strategy guides).”

It is well known that only useless, trashy skills are classified as Tier 1 by experts.

So Jacket Uncle subconsciously believed that Cheng Zhen was able to escape from the Boss by relying on excellent insight to find key clues or items in the village, thus surviving the night’s attack.

If he knew that Mountain Child had been completely dominated and beaten like a dog by Cheng Zhen, he would probably go crazy on the spot.

Even if it was a beginner dungeon, it was still four-star!

Who would believe that a Rookie could beat the Tiger Vanguard so badly it became a mere appetizer?

Was it an open-ended game without a gate?

Anyway, Jacket Uncle didn’t guess things in such an absurd direction.

He believed that this newcomer must have overcome the difficulties with a wise brain!

A Raiders (strategy guide) with a brain is even rarer than a Tier 5 skill.

Thus, Jacket Uncle’s attitude visibly changed: “I apologize for my previous actions. Little brother, are you willing to join us and act together now?”

Jacket Uncle didn’t have any other thoughts; he just felt that with the combat prowess of a few veterans as a baseline guarantee, plus the intelligence and information from a smart person, the success rate of clearing the dungeon would be greatly increased.

With so many people clearing the dungeon, the rating would surely be very high, and the rewards at that time would be far more than 20 points.

Jacket Uncle was thinking of win-win cooperation and earning a lot of points, but unfortunately, his thought process was completely different from Cheng Zhen’s.

After listening, Cheng Zhen was full of questions.

You want me to join your team and work?

What? You want to get my information for free?

Facing such a freeloader, Cheng Zhen naturally refused without hesitation.

After all, he could survive until the end on his own, so there was no need to join them.

Jacket Uncle heard the refusal and, although regretful, said nothing more. He only planned to go into Green Hair’s house to see if he could find any clues based on the scene.

With no deal made, Cheng Zhen no longer wasted time and walked out the door.

Before leaving, he thought for a moment and then said to the others:

“If you can’t handle Mountain Child, you can come find me. 20 points per person, guaranteed to be handled.”

A Level 1 Tomato member can already beat the Boss; after upgrading with points, who knows how strong he will become.

A Level 2 member requires 500 points, and Cheng Zhen was eager to make more money.

Cheng Zhen left the dilapidated house, intending to go back to the village to question the child from yesterday.

After all, he was the only interactable NPC encountered, so he could surely get more clues.

Although he had already beaten Mountain Child like a dog last night, who knew if that guy would have other tricks up his sleeve? Being cautious wouldn’t hurt.

Watching Cheng Zhen’s departing back, the remaining people were all stunned.

A newcomer, going to lead 5 people through a four-star dungeon?

How many dishes did he eat to get this drunk?

Jacket Uncle had met many newcomers, but he had never seen anyone so arrogant.

Should he say that the other party was ignorant and fearless? But since he could escape unharmed after encountering the Boss, he was certainly not a fool.

Could it be that he really…

“Uncle Wang, come look at this mark…”

Bald Man called out. He didn’t take those words to heart; who would believe a Rookie had such ability?

Jacket Uncle heard his teammate calling him, so he stopped thinking about those irrelevant things and went into the house to carefully investigate the crime scene.

…

Cheng Zhen followed yesterday’s route, looking for the child.

Along the way, he encountered many villagers again. These NPCs were still uncommunicative, but their expressions when looking at Cheng Zhen became very surprised, as if saying, ‘How are you still here?’

Cheng Zhen: I shouldn’t be here, I should be at the bottom of a coffin?

The NPCs’ attitude confirmed one thing for Cheng Zhen—these people knew that Mountain Child would launch attacks at night, or rather, the villagers were convinced that Mountain Child would attack ‘outside guests,’ which meant them, the Dungeon Raiders (strategy guides).

Connecting this to the village chief’s words, it became interesting.

Who exactly was sacrificing to the mountain?

Or rather…

What was the sacrifice?

After a while, he found the child from yesterday.

The child was still playing with the rattan ball.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Cheng Zhen felt that the color of the rattan ball seemed a bit different from yesterday.

“Oh, Big Brother, we meet again.”

The child greeted him very politely.

Cheng Zhen didn’t waste words, pulling out two items, one in each hand, to show the child.

“Do you recognize this?”

In his left hand, he held the crimson cloth doll he had just found in Green Hair’s house.

And in his other hand, he held a cloth tiger.

Although the two were different in shape, their incredibly consistent red color made them look like they came from the same dye vat.

【Item: Red Cloth Doll】

【???】

【Note: Where has its owner gone?】

【Item: Red Cloth Tiger】

【???】

【Note: Where is its owner?】

“Oh? It’s Er Ya’s doll! And Little Shi’s tiger!”

The child clearly recognized them and asked curiously, “Why are their things in Big Brother’s hands?”

“Because those are gifts from the children to the guests.”

Cheng Zhen was about to speak, but a voice from behind startled him.

He turned around and saw the village chief, with a strange smile on his face, abruptly appearing behind him.

The burly villager from yesterday was also there, standing like a bodyguard beside the village chief.

“Daddy, Grandpa!”

The child bounced over to his family.

“The guests like quiet; don’t always chat with him, it will disturb the guest.”

The village chief stroked the child’s head, then handed him over to the burly villager.

Looking up again, there was no trace of affection in his eyes, only an extremely cold gaze fixed on Cheng Zhen.

“Guest, those are gifts from the children, and also the intentions of Lord Mountain Child.”

“During the mountain sacrifice period, if Lord Mountain Child is angered, one will be forever lost in the fog!”