In the remote suburbs of Qingshui County, several players aimlessly wandered about before finally stopping at a forest at the base of a small hill.
"This is the place," Liao Yunhuai gently kicked a tree trunk and then gave his companions a knowing look. Yun Yao, observing the barren wilderness devoid of human presence, furrowed her brows:
"Are you sure? Are there really monsters in this godforsaken place?"
"Absolutely. Didn't we encounter some just before? Don't you trust my intelligence-gathering skills? The game's monsters are algorithm-driven; as long as we search according to the logic of where bandits and rogues would be based, we can't go wrong."
"Alright then." Yun Yao, recalling the waves of monsters they had encountered previously, nodded in agreement. She then took the ancient Chinese zither off her back, assumed the Crane Stance, and placed the zither on her legs. Although it still felt somewhat heavy, she could manage it at last.
