Chapter 1782: Chapter 1782: Hidden Reward
There were no unexpected occurrences in the following ti, and the Golden-Eyed Player did not return after leaving. Upon arriving in Zone 011, Xu Huo got off the vehicle. He did not see the chains of the characteristic "Lock-on Target" appear, but for safety, he circled the city a few tis before returning to Rose Castle.
Mr. Dong, as usual, ca out to greet him. It started raining again just as he returned. Seeing the umbrella and wet shoes placed by the porch, Xu Huo casually remarked, "Got guests?"
Mr. Dong put away the umbrella and opened the door for him, "Three guests ca the day before yesterday. They claid to be artists sketching on location, very fond of the roses in the castle, and wish to stay here for a few days."
Xu Huo nodded, took off his coat, and changed into clean shoes, "How are the guests?"
"The guests are very easygoing, usually just moving between their bedrooms, the dining room, and the garden outside," Mr. Dong said through ventriloquism.
He returned pretty late, Xiao Yuan, Tan Qi, and the others were already resting. Other than the working servants, the Girl in the painting, and the Ghost Shadow, everyone else was dutifully lying in bed.
"How’s ng Cun doing?" Xu Huo asked.
"A doctor has already seen him. He needs to be on dication consistently; he won’t face imdiate danger, but it’s best to have hospital treatnt at intervals," Mr. Dong replied, then asked, "Need any food prepared?"
"Sothing light, not too much, please send it up. Make sure no one else disturbs ," Xu Huo instructed simply, then went up to the third floor.
The Girl in the painting had already sneaked into his bedroom, waiting for him, diligently handing over fresh toiletries.
"You did very well with this task, worthy of praise," Xu Huo smiled. Since it was inconvenient to bring ng Cun, he had the Girl in the painting escort him to Rose Castle. She had been reliable, safely delivering him.
"I’m giving you another task. Aren’t there a few strangers at ho? Keep an eye on them secretly, without letting them notice."
The Girl in the painting nodded imdiately, thumped her chest assuring that she would handle it well, then slid out through the terrace.
After freshening up a bit and eating so food, assisted by Mr. Dong, Xu Huo tended to his external injuries before lying down to rest.
With blood loss, internal injuries, and ntal trauma, along with not having rested for several days, he fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed. He woke up once at midnight due to a headache, and after drinking two potions, he slept until the afternoon of the next day.
The Girl in the painting was keeping vigil in his room, eating snacks while staring at him intently. When she saw him awake, she jumped up happily and displayed pre-entered text on the communicator:
"Are you hungry? Do you feel any pain? Do you need
to call a doctor?"
Xu Huo stopped her from fiddling with his wound, "It’s nothing serious, ask Mr. Dong to bring
so food."
The Girl in the painting nodded vigorously, opened the door, and ran out.
Xu Huo moved his stiff body a bit, and just as he finished dressing, Xiao Yuan ca in pulling Tan Qi along. The young girl had red eyes and choked up, "Uncle, please don’t die..."
"Adults don’t die that easily," Xu Huo patted her head, "Have you eaten? No need for classes today?"
Before Xiao Yuan could speak, Tan Qi chid in, "I said he could walk back by himself, so he definitely can’t die."
Xiao Yuan glared at him, then looked at Xu Huo worriedly, "Those wounds must hurt a lot."
"It does hurt a bit, but with dicine, it will heal soon," Xu Huo smiled and said, "No als yet? Once Mr. Dong brings the al up, you two can eat with ."
Xiao Yuan enthusiastically helped him serve at and vegetables. Xu Huo didn’t refuse her goodwill, and with the Girl in the painting joining later, the four of them had their al in his bedroom.
After the al, Xiao Yuan and the Girl in the painting didn’t want to leave. Tan Qi wasn’t too keen on staying with him, saying he wanted to find Dr. Deng later, and also take a look at ng Cun’s treatnt process.
The Girl in the painting didn’t have much of an understanding of pain, so after sitting for a while, she pulled Xiao Yuan to play gas.
Xu Huo, leaning on a nearby couch, began to tally up the rewards from this instance run.
[Congratulations, Passerby A, for successfully clearing the instance "Ember Girl." Because you found the painting "Ember Girl" in this instance and unraveled the century-old historical mystery of Zone 019, fulfilling Master Soran’s dying wish, you have received the ga’s highest SSS rating. Apart from individual and all team rewards, you have also received a Rank A Prop, a Secondary Stone with ti-space attributes, three Free Craft Tickets for Rank-A Artifact Masters, and one Chaotic Space-Ti Ticket.]
[Additionally, for uncovering the century-spanning mining disaster truth that directly or indirectly led to the disappearance of nine instances in Zone 019, you have received the highly esteed "Instance Cracking Master" title, and thus will be specially gifted by all ga creators with the "Mysterious Person" costu.]
Xu Huo, already aware of the significant gains from this instance, hadn’t anticipated such an unexpected surprise.
The Mysterious Person costu — whether it was the dal of the Radiant Gentleman or the Heart of the Child, both are special acknowledgnts for players’ humane actions in instances. The ga issues the rewards, representing a recognition of "justice" by the ga itself. However, destroying instances contradicts the ga’s stance, and unless it’s an evidently evil instance like the Skinning Artisan’s, generally, an instance disappearing would bring so loss to the ga.
As ga developers, there’s an obligation to maintain the operation of instances. Who would have thought destroying nine instances at once could still produce a hidden reward? It’s akin to a buffet owner hoping for food enthusiasts to challenge their establishnt every day, a delicate contradiction.
Of course, instances in the ga number in the thousands, and a few disappearing quickly leads to new ones erging, hardly a significant issue. But it also indicates that the ga isn’t as static as it appears on the surface, and delving deeper may yield unexpected surprises occasionally.
Opportunities like this don’t co often, since Zone 019 just happened to have many instances related to the century-old mining disaster. It’s quite surprising that they still exist or were born even after a hundred years.
Xu Huo first checked the "Mysterious Person" costu.
[Mysterious Person: A black cloak, a black mask, and a pair of black gloves can give you an unparalleled sense of mystery, making it impossible for outsiders to discern your looks, build, and habitual small movents. Unless you remove the mask or cloak, no one can accurately identify your identity.]
[Note 1: This costu can also conceal information on body evolution status and other details. Players, please be cautious of the extent of mystery, and do not engage in self-destructive behaviors.]
[Note 2: The creator of this costu is soone of exceptionally high moral standards. Players are advised against engaging in indecent behaviors like spying on others bathing, whether of the sa or opposite gender.]
The prop introduction can be filled in by the Artifact Maker, and the notes naturally are part of it too. This Artifact Maker with "exceptionally high moral standards" is rather ticulous, considering even the detail of peeping on others bathing, after all, this isn’t an Invisibility Cloak.
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