Serial Player
Chapter 879 - 537 Familiar Person

Chapter 879: Chapter 537 Familiar Person

Ruhua Village nestles on the fringes of the mountainous area at the edge of Luoshan Town. After passing through a lengthy tunnel, the small mountain village comes into view.

Setting aside its name, the village, with its mountains and water, boasts truly splendid scenery. It is rather remote, though; were it not for the tunnel, the villagers would need to trek over hills and mountains to reach the city.

Li Changhe and He Feng took in Ruhua Village’s layout while riding closer on their bicycles.

The village’s beauty occasionally attracts tour groups for sightseeing, leading many local homes to offer accommodations.

Therefore, the sight of unfamiliar faces doesn’t surprise the villagers; instead, they greet strangers with enthusiastic hospitality.

As a friend of women, He Feng greeted an auntie with a smile, eliciting hearty laughter from her, almost as if she planned to nab He Feng as a son-in-law.

However, Li Changhe faintly heard several bell sounds coming from a guesthouse nearby.

As a main Physique player, his hearing was exceptionally sharp. Despite the distance, he could still make out the sounds.

At the same time, the Startling Bell hidden on his wrist chimed several times.

"That’s it, the other party also has a Startling Bell and is now aware that players have entered the village," Li Changhe remained unperturbed, as if he hadn’t heard the bells, and continued forward. Meanwhile, he contacted He Feng in [Friends], "Still chatting? Really want to stay and be their son-in-law, huh? You faithless scoundrel!"

"Exactly!" Yun Ting chimed in, never one to avoid stirring up drama.

"Nonsense!" He Feng glared at Li Changhe and continued responding. "Coming to this village at this time, they’re naturally aware of the mix of people here."

Then, he glanced at the tour bus behind them.

That was a sightseeing group, and if all went as expected, several passengers in it would be joining them.

This was actually an unspoken way the passengers interacted with each other. As the train’s arrival time approached, they would gather in this village, remaining vigilant while waiting for the train.

"Alright, let’s go meet with Moon God first," Li Changhe and He Feng cycled to a guesthouse in one corner of the village.

This was a two-story house with a small yard and also the rendezvous set by Moon God.

As Li Changhe and He Feng entered the yard, they heard a deep voice.

"Long time no see, gentlemen. Uh..." It came from an ordinary-looking but tall middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man scrutinized Li Changhe and He Feng, who in turn evaluated him. In all their eyes flashed a look that said, ’Who the heck are you?’

"Well, after Disguise, nobody can recognize anyone. Come inside; I’ve rented out this entire guesthouse," the middle-aged man said, closing the gate behind them and inviting them into the house.

He then slowly peeled off his facial Disguise, revealing a handsome yet somewhat haggard face. It was none other than Moon God.

However, this Moon God looked very different from the one in Li Changhe’s memory.

The Moon God he recalled was spirited and carefree.

Clad in white facing the moonlight, wielding his blade like the Milky Way—peerless in this world, sheer brilliance exposed.

But now, he looked worn, with dark circles under his eyes and a stubbled cheek, a figure so disheveled it was hard to recognize.

Li Changhe and He Feng knew why.

Meanwhile, Moon God stroked the stubble on his chin and said with a smile, "Sorry, been a bit busy lately. Didn’t even have time to shave."

With that, he took up a short knife and began to clear the stubble from his face.

"Since you already have your tickets, you must be aware of the kind of players in this village," Moon God said while shaving, "If not necessary, do not get into conflicts with them."

"Understood," He Feng removed his sunglasses and said, "This station must be controlled by players, right?"

"Correct, according to the intelligence. It is indeed controlled, but we do not know how many people or what kind of arrangements are in place. Rashly starting a conflict is not in our favor," Moon God responded, "They know very well that controlling the platform can make them a target, so they are deeply hidden."

"Where did you get your intelligence from?" Li Changhe asked.

"Half a month ago, in the city where our player organization is located, someone killed a temporary teammate after a real-world task and took his Magic Eye," Moon God explained, "At that time, I was hunting... handling business nearby. It wasn’t too far away, so I and an ally chased after him. It was only near Luoshan Town that we finally caught him."

This wasn’t really surprising, as the drawback of real-world tasks is that players are too close to each other. A moment of inattention and one could be caught in a blunder.

Therefore, in real-world tasks, one must be even more careful with those temporary teammates.

After all, once the time for an instance or plot task is up, you are transported away. Scattered to the winds, nobody can find anybody.

In real-world tasks, however, it all depends on one’s own methods.

"As for the interrogation process... there’s no need to talk about that. In any case, I got most of the information about the Ghost train and learned the location of the platform from him," Moon God said after he finished shaving, "At that time, you were all in the disaster fog. It wasn’t possible to contact any experts immediately, and I didn’t act rashly."

"What about your allies?" Yun Ting asked, unlike the scarcely populated [General Mountain], Moon God’s [Black Forest] should have considerable strength.

Previously, when looking for the black umbrella, it was them who lent a hand.

"The allies from Black Forest went to help me retrieve something else," Moon God didn’t specify what it was but suddenly switched to a more casual tone, "Then, I saw on the forum the glorious title of Crownless King you’ve acquired. It seems that after obtaining your Sequence, you’ve become frighteningly powerful. And He Qi also made it onto the Battle Power Rankings. Despite [General Mountain] having few members, it’s quite rare to house two high-rankers on the Battle Power Rankings."

"Heh heh, don’t lump the formidable Crownless King with those common folks on the Battle Power Rankings," Li Changhe replied proudly, as if forgetting that his title of Crownless King was something blown out of proportion by others.

Moon God pondered for a moment before speaking slowly, "... damn, still as obnoxious as ever."

"Then let’s fight!" He Feng chuckled with a grin.

The three of them messed around for a while, then began to organize the defense equipment of the homestay.

The village was hiding countless players; they needed to be cautious of them.

However, all three of them had Insect God Vests, which should prevent drawing their attention.

As for the platform... the opposition was too well-hidden, and Li Changhe and the others had not yet found a way to approach them.

As long as they didn’t initiate a conflict, the three of them wouldn’t go looking for trouble either.

After all, they were fundamentally here to board the train.

Yun Ting, however, disguised herself as an Assassin Rank heroic spirit, threw on a magical garb and sneaked out.

She planned to use her abilities to investigate the situation in Ruhua Village first.

As an Assassin Rank heroic spirit, Yun Ting was actually the best scout.

Not to mention whether the players could detect her concealed aura.

Even if she encountered danger, she could dispel her heroic spirit state and instantly return inside Li Changhe’s physique.

However, while in stealth, she saw a familiar figure on an off-road vehicle.

"Why is she here?"