Chapter 31

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Chapter 31: The Puzzle of the Dwarf!

That old man.

He’s still so annoying.

Seeing Ye Qiu looking wide-eyed at Hobbit, Fang Ze quickly stepped forward and pulled them apart, saying "It’s not right for us to take things without permission."

"It’s understandable for the old man to be angry, we will find a way to make it up to you later."

Hobbit huffed, "That sounds more like human talk, unlike this brat who bombards with questions as soon as he arrives."

Fang Ze patted Ye Qiu’s shoulder, signaling him to step aside.

Ye Qiu sighed, realizing he was too hasty.

Fang Ze was patient and skillful with words, and soon convinced Hobbit.

Afterwards, he also asked a question.

"We’ve been wandering around here for seven or eight days, but we still can’t go further in, do you know why?"

Hobbit glanced at Fang Ze, "Because there is a barrier in the central area."

"And that barrier was set up by me, you could say that besides me, no one knows how to unlock it."

"But since you seem decent enough, I can give you a hint."

"Listen carefully, I will only say it once."

"A cunning wolf is restrained by a serpent, while a deceitful owl has the serpent in its grasp, in a chaotic and unclear manner."

"Now go, that’s all I can tell you."

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One hour later.

The group who brought back the equipment from the Tower of Seals directly stored the equipment in the guild and hung price tags on them.

Other players were amazed to the point of their jaws dropping.

Let’s forget about the prices for now.

It’s not just about the prices, but the fact that while they are still in the Stone Age, Fang Ze’s team has entered the Iron Age already?

Isn’t this too exaggerated?

Their development speed is comparable to riding a rocket!

Fortunately, Fang Ze timely posted a thread, revealing the information of the arsenal and dwarf.

This barely calmed down the rioting players.

As the riot settled down, some rich players quickly spent a lot of money to buy several sets of equipment and weapons from Fang Ze.

By now, most players had saved up quite a bit of money.

Even though Fang Ze’s weapons were expensive, they were made of metal!

They were way better than stone or bone weapons!

So even though the equipment was expensive, players still bought them all up in no time.

In the evening, Fang Ze and other guild members gathered in their territory to talk.

Their territory was large, divided into many rooms.

Each person had their own room, including Lu Qing.

The main area had a few simple tables and some handmade chairs.

Everyone sat around the table, there were a total of eight people.

They were President Fang Ze, Vice President Fly, Du Yuan, Zhang Qingyan, and Brother Watermelon, who were all fighters.

The remaining three were godly rich, who single-handedly supported the entire game economy, ID Taoist Qian.

And an architect who also served as their guild’s salesperson, with ID Gulu Gulu.

The last person was a new member of the guild, Reborn Person Ye Qiu.

It’s worth mentioning that Lu Qing, who plays the guide, was also there, but he usually stays at the front desk.

They had two front desks, one for selling their own items.

Usually, Gulu Gulu was there, working as a salesperson.

This was much easier than setting up a market stall.

After all, this place is not affected by the wind or rain, you can go to other shops or stalls to buy some food to eat when you have nothing to do, very leisurely.

The other window belongs to Lu Qing, but usually no one comes to see him.

Back at the round table, Fly took out several wooden cups that had been custom-made.

"I knew this would come in handy, look how everyone gathering together without drinks would be missing a lot of atmosphere, right?"

While Fly was talking, he poured water for everyone.

Du Yuan smacked his lips, "There is an atmosphere, but it’s just lacking some flavor."

Zhang Qingyan chuckled, "Old Du, are you craving wheat juice?"

Du Yuan coughed, "Well, mainly because the army doesn’t allow drinking, I haven’t had any for a few years, so I do miss it."

Zhang Qingyan was speechless, "Just drink in real life, no one is stopping you, right?"

Du Yuan, "It’s not the same, drinking alone isn’t fun, it’s boring."

The player named Taoist Qian tapped on the table, "Don’t underestimate me, I might really make you drink wheat juice in the game."

"A few days ago, I met some people who wanted to brew fruit wine, I specifically supported them financially, so when they make it, they will send us a batch first."

Fly heard this and burst into laughter, "Ha, you haven’t learned your lesson yet, didn’t those two who claimed to be studying gunpowder run away with the money last time?"

Taoist Qian sneered, "Hmph, it doesn’t matter, it’s just a small amount of money, I’m not someone who gets scared easily after a small setback."

"How about we expand our horizons a bit, I’m investing in them now to promote game development and make life in the game world richer…"

Fly, "Oh, right, right."

Everyone was joking around, but Fang Ze remained silent.

He was still pondering over that puzzle.

Ye Qiu really likes to show off the food he bought from the roadside stalls.

They are busy fighting every day and don’t have time to cook their own food. Also, their food may not necessarily be tastier than others’.

If they have the time, why not save some effort and just buy food from others directly?

Anyway, those foods are not expensive, and they have enough copper coins.

Now, except for the godly rich old brother who doesn’t fight, and the rumbling old brother, everyone else has been promoted to bronze adventurers.

Fang Ze’s reputation has now reached over 1300.

The copper coins in his hand have long exceeded ten thousand.

If conditions allowed, they had planned to melt some copper coins to make copper swords.

After a moment, Fang Ze also let go of the doubts in his heart.

"What do you think about that puzzle?"

Du Yuan shook his head, "Don’t ask me about this brainy stuff, I can’t figure it out."

Fly opened the map directly when she heard the words.

After finding the map in the East Mine, their system panels’ maps were also lit up.

"I think it’s pointing to a specific location, there are a total of sixteen mines on the map, along with an arsenal."

"We have explored three mines so far, I think the key to solving the puzzle must be hidden in the remaining dozen mines."

Fang Ze nodded, "That’s a possibility too, what do you think, Old Zhang?"

Zhang Qingyan thought for a moment, "When we came back, we deliberately looked at the statues, we also saw the little stories behind them."

"The story mentioned three creatures, giant wolf, giant snake, and giant bird, they obviously correspond to the wolf, snake, and owl in the puzzle."

"When describing the wolf, the story mentioned that its size was comparable to sixteen mountains, and there were exactly sixteen mountains in the first layer."

"So I think the key to solving the puzzle should have something to do with these mountains."

Fang Ze had thought about all this, but he still hadn’t found a clear idea.

Maybe Ye Qiu will have some clues?

Ye Qiu is a very mysterious person, Fang Ze thinks he can’t figure him out.

But from his performance today, his knowledge of this game is definitely not as simple as a beginner.

"Do you have any ideas, Shixuan?"

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