The line of sight of these three people kept almost the same pace, aiming from Lu Yuan's head all the way down to his shoes, then quickly returning, and finally stopping on his face.
And Lu Yuan, in this gap of less than two seconds, had also scanned the full appearance of the three people.
Now, let us introduce these people one by one.
First, the most conspicuous one among the three, who also happened to be standing at the very front, as if he were very accustomed to placing himself at the forefront of the team.
This was a middle-aged man with a very dark and rough complexion, around 35 years old. His hair was cut very short, and fine stubble connected directly from his sideburns, meeting at his chin, giving him a very rugged feeling. And those bulging muscles confirmed that this guy's physical condition was indeed tough enough.
In the Ark, a player's physical form will not be changed significantly. That is to say, if you are a weakling in reality, then after you enter the game, it is impossible to be given the physique of the Hulk directly. Even in the later stages, the player's body will change according to various conditions, but that is a matter for the later stages. In the current beginner instance, basically, the player's physique is the same as in reality.
And this guy was currently standing with his arms crossed over his chest, wearing a white tank top on his upper body, camouflage military pants below, and a pair of thick hiking boots on his feet. Just from this standing posture, which carried an inherent deterrent attribute, one could tell that this person was the type who liked close-quarters combat.
Now, some might ask, since this person is in his 30s, why is he still wandering around in an instance below level 5?
The answer is obvious: because this person is leveling a new account. As mentioned before, the Ark account is bound to the individual and is unique. If you are not satisfied with a character, you can only start over. For example, if you leveled a ranged character and suddenly found that you were tired of it and wanted to be a healer, then you have no choice but to Delete Account. Don't worry about whether this setting is humane or not; in any case, this was all decided by the Ark Company.
Enough talk, and behind this person were a man and a girl.
Let's talk about the man first. He looked to be under 20, with a slim figure. The first impression he gave was the word "handsome." He was wearing a white suit, his facial features were soft, he had dazzling blonde hair, and there was always a faint smile on the corners of his mouth. Let's put it this way: if this person looked like this in reality, he would definitely be a one-in-a-million beauty, even if he weren't a celebrity. Unfortunately, this is a game.
After talking about the man, let's talk about the girl. Actually, she should be called a girl; she looked at most sixteen or seventeen years old. Her hair was braided into dozens of small plaits, draped behind her head, and dyed in various colors. She wore exquisite smoky makeup and a punk-style outfit, and her whole being radiated a sense of rebellion.
Seeing Lu Yuan greet them, the three of them also waved or nodded in response.
"Uh, hello everyone, my name is Lu Yuan." Seeing that these people were quite friendly, Lu Yuan went straight to introducing himself.
However, after Lu Yuan spoke, the three people opposite seemed to hesitate a bit. Finally, the Uncle responded.
"Since that's the case, let's just disclose our basic information first. Although it is a difficult instance, it is only a beginner one, so there is no need to be so cautious." As he spoke, the man tapped the air a few times.
At that moment, Lu Yuan's information also appeared before his eyes.
【Name: Mu Wei San】
【Level: lv4】
Seeing this, Lu Yuan immediately understood what these people were hesitating about earlier.
Because this was a multiplayer instance, but multiplayer instances are divided into 【multiplayer cooperation】 and 【multiplayer confrontation】. Since entering the instance until now, the system had only read a piece of Narration but had not given any Quest. If everyone had disclosed their information without thinking, and then a 【last survivor wins】 objective was released, how awkward would that be?
Therefore, usually at the start of an instance, players tacitly choose to remain silent. This has almost become an unspoken rule.
However, just as the Older Brother named 【Mu Wei San】 said, this was only a beginner instance, so there was no need to be that cautious. Moreover, he had already taken the lead in disclosing his situation.
Therefore, the remaining two also hesitated slightly before disclosing their information.
The man was named 【Ye Qilang】, and his level was 4.
The girl was named 【ξEternal Phantomξ‥★】, and her level was 3.
As for the rest, there was nothing worth disclosing. After all, at this level, no matter how good your Weapon or Equipment is, you couldn't possibly pull out an AK. Even if you had a damage-dealing Skill, it would probably be at the level of "Powerful Throw," and using it would require wasting half of your stamina.
With this, everyone had finished their self-introductions.
And that Ye Qilang spoke directly: "Actually, looking at the opening Narration, it seems we are all here to participate in this adventure. In that case, it is highly likely that this instance wants us to cooperate, so..." As he spoke, he pointed to the building in the distance: "How about we head over there first?"
"This Little brother Ye makes sense." Mu Wei San took over the conversation: "Then..."
"Uh, I think..." Just as Mu Wei San was about to walk over there, Lu Yuan suddenly interjected: "I think, should we wait a little longer?"
"Wait?" Little You asked suspiciously.
"Yes," Lu Yuan replied: "I came by taxi in the opening CG, and you were already here by then. So I think if we wait a bit longer, maybe another player will come."
"Probably not," Ye Qilang said: "Although you were the last one to Get Off, we haven't been here long either. We were separated by at most 10 seconds, and now a minute has passed since you got out of the taxi, so no one else should be coming."
"But why hasn't the Quest come yet?" Lu Yuan asked again.
"Maybe it will appear once we get into that hotel," Mu Wei San replied.
"Even so, there is still something wrong," Lu Yuan continued: "Don't you think the Narration for this Script didn't finish?"
"Huh?"
"Think back now, the Narration only seemed to tell us that there is a 'Headless urban legend' in this hotel, but does anyone here know what story this legend actually tells?"
This time, the other three began to look at each other. It was obvious that apart from hearing the words "Headless legend" in the Narration, the three of them knew nothing about this legend.
"So, if we are really, as the Narration says, a group of urban legend enthusiasts, would we come to this wilderness for an adventure without even knowing the content of this legend?"
"What are you talking about?" that Ye Qilang muttered with a frown: "It's just a beginner instance, there aren't that many details. I guess the system just randomly arranged a name for a Weird Tale. What the content is doesn't matter at all. We just need to rush in, see the monster, and hack it to death."
When Lu Yuan heard the words "hack it to death," he felt very unhappy. He had been hacked to death thousands of times like that back in the day, so he put his hand into his pocket and continued without paying any attention to the other party:
"No, I think every instance in the Ark has a complete Plot. Therefore, I conjecture that there might be three possibilities now.
First: Someone among you has a different Narration than the others. This person knows what kind of story the 'Headless Weird Tale' is, but for some reason, they are deliberately pretending not to know.
Second: The four of us are not all the players, and the players who haven't appeared yet will definitely bring us some other clues. At the very least, they will complete the content of the 'Headless Weird Tale.'
Third: It is as I just said, perhaps the story of this instance is really not very complete, or we need to wait a while to know more information about the instance story, but the possibility of this is very low.
So, in summary, I suggest we wait here for another 5 minutes. Even if it turns out that these were all just my own wild thoughts, we would only have wasted a little time, and it's still time before the Main Quest is released..."
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