Lu Yuan had just completed a normal difficulty quest with an S-rank rating, earning 60 Gold Coins. Added to the 1 Gold Coin he received from the F-rank rating in his previous training level, he had a total of 61. For a player who had just reached level 3, this was undoubtedly a huge sum, enough to equip himself with a set of weapons and defensive gear, and even buy a few rolls of Bandage.
However, the moment Lu Yuan resolutely clicked on 【purchase】, his Gold Coin quantity returned directly to an awkward '1'.
At the same time, a Chainsaw clattered and dropped right in front of Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan quickly stepped over to examine it closely. The shape of the Chainsaw looked similar to the ones used for sawing wood in reality, only it was significantly thicker and sturdier than a normal one. It must have been the oldest version; both the casing and the saw blade exuded an overwhelming sense of heaviness. Moreover, the thing was covered in rust, which, while adding to its weight, also gave it a creepy lethality.
A flash of excitement crossed Lu Yuan's eyes. He gripped the handle of the Chainsaw with both hands and mustered all his strength to lift it up.
"Hmm, at this weight, it looks like this otaku body of mine can only hold it for about 10 minutes at most."
He muttered to himself while reaching his hand toward the side of the Chainsaw, where there was a rope with a handle.
This rope was connected to the Motor inside the casing. For this oldest version of the Chainsaw, to start it, one had to pull the rope quickly; sometimes, one even had to pull it several times in a row.
Without a second thought, Lu Yuan pulled the pull cord!
"Vroom————"
A huge noise erupted suddenly, causing Lu Yuan to tremble all over as if he had touched an electric fence, his muscles twitching uncontrollably.
"So~ so~ so~ so~ satisfying!"
He said in a trembling Voice, and immediately after, he closed the Chainsaw. It seemed that it was best not to talk when starting this thing, otherwise, it was easy to bite one's tongue.
Lu Yuan was very satisfied with this Weapon. Never mind defense or recovery abilities; for someone like him who had died tens of thousands of times, asking him to cherish Life in a Game was a bit too much to expect.
Immediately, Lu Yuan stuffed the Chainsaw into his backpack. In the settings of the Ark, the backpack was not displayed. As long as it was a storable Item, you just had to stuff it into a certain spot on your lower back, and it would be placed inside. When you wanted to take it out, you only needed to have the thought in your Mind, reach your hand toward your waist, and pull it out. Therefore, this half-person-tall large Chainsaw was quite convenient to carry.
At this point, Lu Yuan's entire fortune was reduced to just 1 Gold Coin. In the Ark, even the cheapest recovery Item, such as 'inferior Bandage', cost 3 Gold Coins per roll, so this one Gold Coin, believe it or not, could actually buy something.
Lu Yuan, as if he had a plan, clicked directly on the 【Food】 column and exchanged it for a box of cola.
Yes, that's right. In the Ark, various types of Food were very cheap. Things like beer, Beverage, mineral water, peanuts, melon seeds, and dried fish could be bought until you were sick of eating them for just one Gold Coin. As for high-end steak and red wine, 10 Gold Coins were enough to make you feel nauseous from eating.
Of course, these things were just a stimulation to the sense of taste and could not have any impact on combat. Even with the setting of reduced senses, you might not get drunk even if you drank a vat of alcohol, though players could adjust their senses to 100% while drinking.
So why did Lu Yuan buy a box of cola? Nonsense, of course, it was because he thought cola tasted good. Just recently in reality, he had come into contact with 'cola' for the first time, and for someone like him who had never really eaten much Food, that taste was enough to be considered a 'delicacy'.
Lu Yuan picked up that can of cola and stuffed it into his backpack.
This time, he really didn't have a single cent left. Looking at his empty wallet, Lu Yuan nodded with satisfaction before casting his Line of Sight toward the 【Quest】 column on the screen.
Just a moment ago, he had experienced a normal quest, and at this moment, the 【difficult】 instance difficulty had also been unlocked.
Lu Yuan didn't even think about it and clicked directly on 【difficult】—and not the single player mode difficulty, but the 【Multiplayer Mode】 one.
This was only natural. Lu Yuan was now a person with a Weapon, and that Weapon wasn't just an ordinary sword or fork, but a Chainsaw! With such an awesome thing, how could he not go into a multiplayer Script to show it off? Besides, there were many players in a multiplayer Script, so there must be plenty of fellow villagers.
In summary, Lu Yuan naturally clicked on 【Enter】.
【You are entering a multiplayer instance】
【Difficulty: difficult】
【Instance is generating】
【3】
【2】
【1】
It was that same dizzy feeling again. Every time he entered an instance, he would have this sensation, but after doing it a few more times, he got used to it.
Lu Yuan quickly recovered from the dizziness and found that he seemed to be sitting in the back seat of a moving taxi. He couldn't control his body and could only watch the night scene outside the window, and the woods in the night passing by rapidly. In the distance, there were some faint lights; it looked like this stretch of road was in the suburbs of some City.
Very soon, the sound of the Narration rang in his ears.
【You are a fan of supernatural events.】
【In the past few years, you have been obsessed with all kinds of urban legends.】
【And today, you have arranged to meet with a group of like-minded people to come to an abandoned inn.】
【You are going to investigate a legend about a headless person.】
At this point, the Narration stopped abruptly. Lu Yuan pushed open the taxi door and stepped out. The taxi clearly didn't want to stay in this place for long and disappeared into the night with a step on the gas.
Only then did Lu Yuan regain control of his body.
In front of him was a desolate open space, covered with weeds. Only a gravel road twisted and turned toward the front, and at the End of that road, one could vaguely see a three-story Architecture standing alone. Clearly, this was the abandoned inn mentioned by the Narration.
And right in front of him, at the edge of the road, three people were already standing.
These three people were clearly together. They must have arrived a little earlier than Lu Yuan and had already finished introducing themselves, because at this moment, the three of them were looking at Lu Yuan in unison.
This was also Lu Yuan's first time interacting with players in the Game, so he didn't know which opening line he should choose.
He just put on a harmless smile and waved his hand.
"Uh, hi~"
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