I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 268 - 160: You’ve Only Solved the Puzzle Three Times in So Many Years and You’re Proud of That!

Chapter 268: Chapter 160: You’ve Only Solved the Puzzle Three Times in So Many Years and You’re Proud of That!

The trio stepped into Three-Life Town, originally thinking it would be a poor area like Fengtai Village had been, but the reality was entirely different—it was a prosperous place, except for... some issues with living standards.

Gu Shanhai had once broken through an Air Wall and had blown up the Xuanwei Sect. Although it was an immortal-type world, it was actually inclined towards modern technology, being a very comprehensive modern type.

However, this Three-Life Town seemed like an uncivilized small town. He could understand if it were a remote little village, but for it to still look like this despite being a town meant there was definitely something wrong.

"Speaking of which, with all your experience in intermediate zones, have you ever seen a rickshaw?" Gu Shanhai pointed to a man in shorts and a short shirt pulling a rickshaw not far away.

"No, wrong era. This Three-Life Town seems to belong to the sect era before the imperial court was founded." Heavenly Immortal Drunken knew a bit about the history of this world.

Before the imperial court was founded, the entire world was governed by various sects—something akin to the era of warlords, except warlords could die off at any moment, but sects wouldn’t. Their strong rule lasted for many years.

"Do you have a more specific timeline?" Gu Shanhai curiously asked.

"How would I know the exact timeline? Doing quests is always troublesome," Heavenly Immortal Drunken replied with a grimace. He wasn’t a puzzle-solving player. Like Gu Shanhai, they were both combat-type players who wouldn’t remember so much. Generally, they just entered the instance, found their target, and summoned cattle to hack people down.

"Ah, otherwise, we..."

"Burn this town down, right? I really want to agree with you, but we can’t, the town is too big." Heavenly Immortal Drunken interjected, finishing Gu Shanhai’s sentence and indicating that it wasn’t that he disagreed—it was just a massive project.

"How are you even more practiced at this than me?!" Gu Shanhai was shocked. Was this the same goody-two-shoes from his previous life?

Hearing this, Heavenly Immortal Drunken became serious: "I’ve seen too much darkness, so my first thought is to purify them with fire."

"The way you put it, it’s all a set." Gu Shanhai felt somewhat uneasy, mainly because his teammate seemed overly righteous and a bit extreme.

It looked like even someone like himself, who occasionally did evil deeds from the chaotic camp, was within the strike range of the other party.

"How come your wife doesn’t speak at all? Is she that introverted?" Gu Shanhai changed the subject.

"Oh, she’s gathering intelligence. Next, puzzles are all up to my wife. If she can’t solve them, we’ll just have to charge in," Heavenly Immortal Drunken explained for White Cloud.

"By the way, how often do you guys rely on solving puzzles to complete quests?" Gu Shanhai suddenly harbored a hope that perhaps this time they could win by lying low, as puzzles meant he could just run errands. Real combat would be way too troublesome.

"So far, we’ve succeeded three times," Heavenly Immortal Drunken said with a hint of pride.

Gu Shanhai’s face darkened. Three times? If there had been an extra zero, Gu Shanhai would have tolerated it, but three was ridiculous.

"So you’re proud of three times? It’s not thirty times. It means we still have to force our way." Gu Shanhai felt this couple was also problematic; with brains like theirs, why bother with puzzles? Force through was the way to go; he had even thought they could win easily for once.

Heavenly Immortal Drunken gave a rueful smile, not daring to mention that two of those times they had received help from the generous imperial favor. He and the emperor had become friends in Fengtai Village and occasionally teamed up for instances. But recently, the emperor had ventured to a peculiar world to perfect his own system, so he was teaming up with White Cloud this time, and that’s how they’d met Gu Shanhai.

"This instance is definitely going to be a long one; we need to be prepared to stay here for at least a month," White Cloud suddenly interjected.

"How did you figure that out?" Gu Shanhai curiously asked.

"The area is too large. Apart from Three-Life Town itself, there’s no Air Wall blocking the surroundings, suggesting it’s an explorable range," White Cloud explained to Gu Shanhai.

Gu Shanhai naturally understood, but he hadn’t expected someone to summarize it so soon.

"That also means it’s quite difficult. One month is a conservative estimate," Gu Shanhai remarked.

Heavenly Immortal Drunken nodded, agreeing with the assessment. Having experienced much, he was able to make some estimates.

"Next, we need to find a place to settle in," White Cloud chimed in.

"Let’s rent a house. Staying at an inn isn’t cost-effective, and there are too many people talking," Heavenly Immortal Drunken said, sharing his experience.

"I should mention in advance that I don’t have any Game Coins because of my talents. You guys help me pay, and I’ll give you these as compensation," Gu Shanhai said, pulling out a big handful of elixirs—Level 1 Blood Restoration Pills, whose effect was simply to restore health.

"I have a small question; why do these Blood Restoration Pills have an effect of ’braised lion’s head’ without any note?" Heavenly Immortal Drunken accepted them naturally. He didn’t mind much, as it wasn’t a lot of money, and after looking at the pills’ effects, he knew he was getting the better deal.

"Try one and you’ll know," Gu Shanhai suggested.

Heavenly Immortal Drunken casually tossed one into his mouth and chewed, then his eyes lit up: "Holy shit, is this really braised lion’s head?! Honey, try this."

He then passed one to White Cloud, and the two of them tasted it.

"Yeah, these are actually meatballs. I don’t know why they were classified as elixirs," Gu Shanhai joined in the complaint.