307: Chapter 307 This monster is no ordinary burner.

Chen You stared at the "Five Years of Mock Exams, Three Years of Practical Combat: Xinghai Mine Internal Information (Top Secret Edition)" in his hand.

The large characters on the cover were like the sun, making it hard to look at directly.

"You call this a holy relic?" Chen You held the booklet up to Sander's face and tapped his finger on the cover. "Can you even read?"

Sander looked solemn, her hands crossed over her chest.

"This is the divine script left by our ancestors. Only those chosen by fate can glimpse the secrets within."

Chen You took a deep breath, forcing down the urge to smash this crappy book into her face.

Divine script? This is freaking standard Huaxia primary, middle, and high school supplementary textbook font!

Chen You stared at Sander for a full ten seconds.

The dark-skinned female City Lord didn't blush or bat an eye, looking completely as if it were only natural.

It seems this should be an item to trigger a hidden plot.

"Fine." Chen You stuffed the booklet into his backpack.

"Then how do I use this thing?"

"The opportunity has not yet arrived." Sander shook her head, her tone profound and mysterious. "When the time comes, you will naturally know."

"..."

A few more seconds passed.

Chen You's mouth twitched. "That's it? I spent five thousand gold coins just to buy a piece of supplementary teaching material that I don't even know how to use?"

Sander coughed, her gaze drifting toward the mottled walls of the stone room.

"You've seen the situation in Cangxing City." She sighed, her voice carrying a genuine sense of world-weariness.

"It's snowy all year round here, the land is barren, no crops can grow, and no livestock can be raised."

"In the past, we could barely make a living by collecting tolls from passing merchant caravans."

She paused, then turned to Chen You, her gaze becoming grave.

"But in recent months, a mysterious force has appeared on the outskirts of Cangxing City."

"Several large merchant caravans mysteriously disappeared while passing through the snowy plains, leaving no survivors."

"Now, no merchants dare to approach Cangxing City at all."

Sander stepped forward, pressing her broad palm to her chest and bowing her head slightly. "Generous Adventurer, since you have the strength, and... the financial resources."

"I implore you to go to the snowy plains outside the city and investigate the truth behind the disappearance of the merchant caravans."

[Ding!]

[Main Quest "Shadows of the Snow Region" has been updated.]

[You have successfully arrived at Cangxing City. Reward: Experience +500,000. Quest objective updated.]

[Quest Objective: Head to the snowy plains outside Cangxing City, investigate the merchant caravan disappearances, and slay the culprit (Elite Lord).]

[Quest Reward: Cangxing City Reputation +5,000, Experience +200,000, City Lord's Mysterious Private Collection x1.]

The City Lord's Mysterious Private Collection?

Chen You looked at Sander's patched clothes and held no expectations.

"Leave it to me." Chen You clicked to accept the quest.

Sander straightened up, her right fist pressed against her left chest.

"The future of Cangxing City is in your hands. May the stars guide your path."

Leaving the City Lord's Manor, Chen You directly summoned the Big White Rabbit and set off via auto-pathing.

The wind and snow whistled past his ears.

Chen You sat on the Big White Rabbit's back, galloping all the way north.

Ten minutes later, noisy voices could be heard faintly from behind a snow hill ahead.

Chen You pulled the reins, and the Big White Rabbit slid for over ten meters on the snow before coming to a steady stop.

He peeked out to look and was instantly stunned.

In the snowy hollow ahead, at least a thousand players were packed densely together.

The colorful light effects from the equipment illuminated the snow like a massive disco scene.

Some were roasting meat over a fire, some were playing cards, and others were loudly hawking health potions.

Chen You appeared on the snow hill riding that visually striking giant white rabbit, instantly drawing the eyes of everyone below.

The originally noisy hollow fell silent for a second.

Immediately after, the crowd erupted.

"Holy crap! Is that God You?!"

"That fashion set! It's definitely him! There's only one in the whole server!"

"God You! Look here! I want to have your babies!"

"Hubby! Do you need a leg ornament? I'm a super good healer!"

Fanatical shouts surged like a tsunami.

A few bold female players even activated their Charge skills, attempting to climb up the snow hill.

Chen You rubbed his brow.

Although it wasn't the first time he'd faced this, the scene was still a bit too surreal.

Chen You looked down at the crowd from his high vantage point and pressed his hand down.

The noise miraculously died down.

Everyone looked up, watching this legendary figure with eager eyes.

"What are you all gathered here for?" Chen You spoke, his voice clearly reaching the entire field, carried by spiritual power. "Are you all here for the quest?"

An Orc player with the ID [Kuangbaobao] squeezed to the front, his face flushed with excitement.

"God You! Some of us are here for the quest, and some are here to camp that elite monster! They say that elite monster drops great gear!"

Chen You frowned.

Elite monster? Sounds like the same one I need to kill for my quest?

"Does this monster... have a fixed respawn time?" Chen You asked.

"It's not fixed!" a healer girl nearby rushed to answer, her voice crisp.

"This monster is disgusting; its respawn time is completely random. Plus, it has several spawn points, so everyone has to split up and camp."

"This is just one of the points; there are two more groups camping to the west and north!"

Chen You's frown deepened.

Several spawn points? Does that mean he has to ride his rabbit all over the snowy plains and try his luck?

He hated these time-wasting probabilistic events the most.

In this time, he could have made Hill cry a few times in the Supreme Tower.

"Does this elite monster have any distinct characteristics?" Chen You continued to ask.

The crowd looked at each other.

The Orc Warrior scratched his head, his expression becoming a bit odd.

"God You, the characteristics of this monster... how should I put it, it's quite hard to describe."

"Speak." Chen You was concise.

"It looks a lot like the boss at the bottom of the Cangxing Mine." The Orc Warrior swallowed hard.

"And, this monster is a severe social butterfly. Every time it spawns, we don't even need to look for it."

"Why?"

"Because it does map-wide announcements," the healer girl chimed in, her expression looking as if she had swallowed a fly.

"As soon as it spawns, every player in the entire Cangxing City region will hear its voice in their ears."

Chen You was stunned.

Map-wide announcements?

These days, even world bosses come with their own loudspeakers?

And it looks like the boss in the mine?

Chen You hadn't been to the Cangxing Mine dungeon yet, but the projection of the Star Sea King, who stepped to heavy metal beats and outputted insane mental pollution, instantly surfaced in his mind.

He felt a surge in his stomach and almost vomited.

However, this actually makes things simpler!

Since his announcements can be heard throughout the entire Cangxing City region, there's no need to camp at all!

"Alright, I get it." Chen You nodded, not wasting any more words.

However, just as he was preparing to return to the city.

The originally whistling wind and snow suddenly came to an eerie halt.

Immediately after, a deafening, massive voice with strong electronic sounds and a heavy bass rhythm—

Exploded without warning in the minds of Chen You and all the players on this snowy plain:

"Yo! Yo!"

"Homies of the snowy plains, put your hands up!"

"The sleeping ace returns to the streets today!"

"Are you ready for this ice and snow show?!"