Chapter 160: Creditor.

If someone was making trouble in the dark, even if it was just one person, it was possible to plunge the entire team into great trouble.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fen asked: “In such a Trial World, what is the maximum number of Trialists allowed to enter? In your previous Ming Dynasty Trial World, was there only your squad, or did several squads enter together?”

Callisto looked at Xiao Fen in surprise, shook her head and answered: “The Ming Dynasty Trial World has always only allowed one squad of a maximum of 5 people to enter. This is basically the limit for Trial Worlds below Level 3. Don’t you know?”

Xiao Fen smiled awkwardly and did not answer.

In any case, Callisto’s answer ruled out the situation of being secretly and maliciously interfered with by other competitive teams. In other words, either the enemy was truly power ful to this extent, or there was something somewhat wrong with this squad.

Xiao Fen frowned slightly. If the possibility of human interference could be ruled out in the previous Trial World, then the strange settlement of Callisto by the World Tree later also had problems. According to Callisto, all her teammates had died, but she did not continue to complete the Main Quest. So, who completed all this in the dark?

Xiao Fen began to suspect that in Callisto’s squad’s previous Apocalypse Trial World, there was also a “Guest” invited by the World Tree.

This guest not only disrupted the normal task flow of this Trial World but also completed the Main Quest, just like what Xiao Fen did in the London Trial World?

After thinking for a while, Xiao Fen asked: “In this Trial World, what is the highest Main Quest completion progress?”

Callisto lowered her head tiredly and answered: “A+ difficulty, 100% progress.”

“The Guest might produce a certain influence, but not a fundamental influence.”

Lycaon suddenly said: “Among all Level 3 Trial Worlds, the Ming Dynasty Trial World is the most intricate and complex, and the internal relations are the most chaotic. Wanting to sort out a clear path from those specious clues in just two days, and finding the real clue, is extremely difficult. Novices cannot understand these. As for playing a hindering role in the previous battle, that can be ignored.”

Xiao Fen nodded. Clearly, Lycaon had also considered the existence of the “Guest,” but Lycaon had already ruled out the possibility of the Guest causing trouble for Callisto’s squad.

There was no such thing as Lux’s Notes in the Ming Dynasty Trial World. Moreover, without a Trialist reminding from the side, a Guest who wasn’t even Level 1 could not cause any impact on the Trialists’ battle in this Trial World at all.

Moreover, Callisto had said that the Ming Dynasty Trial World only allowed one squad to enter. Clearly, no one in Callisto’s squad would have extra time to take care of that Guest, and let that Guest finally have a negative impact on them.

So, even if there really was a Guest, it would not be the reason for the destruction of Callisto’s squad.

If not the Guest, then what else?

Also, Callisto’s excuse for returning to this Trial World also had problems.

Was a single piece of equipment enough to let Callisto return to this reopened world?

Entering such a world should be meaningless for Callisto. After all, those people were already dead. Even if she returned to the Apocalypse Trial World, it was impossible to find the bones of those teammates.

Unless there were some other hidden facts Xiao Fen didn’t know. But regarding these, both Lycaon and Callisto kept their mouths shut. The wariness between Trialists was deeply carved on their faces.

“We must decide what to do next.”

Regarding Callisto’s previous matters, Xiao Fen decided to temporarily put them aside. Some things, as long as the parties involved solved them themselves, it would be fine. He didn’t have the mood or time to participate.

Facing the two people with gloomy faces, Xiao Fen continued: “Staying here is meaningless. We have already triggered two Main Quests. We must trigger more Main Quests until we find the way to complete everything and leave here.”

Lycaon let out a long breath, took out a pack of cigarettes from his ring, and was just about to light it. Before Callisto, who was frowning on the side, could issue a warning, the premise of “not being synchronized with this world’s technology” caused the cigarette and exquisite lighter in Lycaon’s hand to turn into colorful air particles and dissipate together.

“Hey, that was my treasured limited edition lighter, damn it. There are only 3 in the entire Trial World, well, now there are only 2 left.”

Lycaon muttered with some annoyance, scratching his head vigorously. He turned his head to look at Xiao Fen and said: “Okay, Palin, what do you think we should do? I mean, what next?”

Xiao Fen nodded and said: “The Main Quest itself is the clue. The more Main Quests we complete, the more we can understand. As for the encounter of Callisto’s squad, only after thoroughly understanding this world can we understand what actually happened.”

Lycaon stood up and said: “Okay, okay, that is to say, everything still has to circle back. We must start from that time in the morning, start from the Main Quest, find new Main Quests, and then complete the exploration of this world, is that it?”

Xiao Fen nodded and answered: “Exactly. However, compared to before, at least we now have one more teammate. Exploring in this kind of world, having one more trustworthy teammate will also bring a completely different effect.”

Lycaon nodded and answered: “That’s right, trustworthy, at least temporarily trustworthy in this world.”

Xiao Fen did not show much dissatisfaction with Lycaon pointing this out. Facts were facts. A few people who didn’t even dare to say their real names directly could only unite under the pressure of “must solve the Main Quest.” As for being trustworthy, that was indeed Xiao Fen’s wishful thinking, or perhaps, a slip of the tongue.

“Don’t mix me in with you. I won’t participate in your matters. You choose your Main Quests. I’m not going anywhere here. If you can complete this quest, I will return to the Real World with you. If you can’t complete the Main Quest and are stranded in this Trial World, at least my brother and I, we won’t be lonely.”

Callisto, who was looking at the air with a calm, gloomy face, suddenly spoke. There was an indescribable feeling in her eyes. It seemed that the destruction of a squad had dealt her a very heavy blow.

Xiao Fen could understand this as well.

With the continuous improvement of the Mental Attribute, those profound stimuli would cause damage to the spirit that was even harder to heal. There were not a few Trialists who finally fell into madness because of an unilaterally excessively high Mental Attribute.

At least in the underground library, Xiao Fen had seen many materials. In the history of the Awakened, at least 15 famous Awakened had fallen into madness or paranoia because of these.

The most famous one among them was precisely an old acquaintance Xiao Fen came into contact with in this world, Jack the Ripper.

As a Legendary Awakened, before entering the Legendary stage, Jack had once gone to a certain place in India at that time with several companions. After the other companions died, Jack returned to the UK alone.

From then on, his personality underwent a great change. After Jack became a Legendary Awakened, the first subject he studied was the Resurrection of the Dead, which was the most taboo for the World Tree. And he finally defected because of this research, becoming one of the most famous traitors in the history of the Awakened.

Even a Legendary Awakened would go crazy due to receiving a huge mental shock, let alone a small Trialist like Callisto.

Xiao Fen nodded and did not continue to force Callisto. Some things could only be done best if one was willing to participate. Forcing by outsiders would only make things worse.

However, under the shine of the setting sun, the boy saw Lycaon on the other side. The powerful strong man was looking at his sister with a loving face. The color rolling in his eyes seemed to be thick sadness.

“Alright, alright,” Xiao Fen said: “Although I don’t like to meddle in other people’s family affairs, but since things happened right in front of me, I can’t just turn a blind eye. Now, Callisto, pay the debt.”

This request, let alone Callisto, even Lycaon was somewhat puzzled. The two raised their heads to look at Xiao Fen together. After a while, Callisto asked: “Pay what debt?”

“Healing Potion. Your Healing Potion was taken from me. Your brother didn’t pay anything for it, no Gene Points or anything. Now, you need to return these to me. Either the same two bottles of Healing Potion, or 5000 Gene Points. Everyone is clear about the price of Healing Potions in the Auction House. I won’t just shout out an astronomical price randomly. So, now that your body has recovered, and we are about to leave, to avoid owing a debt, shouldn’t you settle the account for these two bottles of Healing Potion?”

Callisto was stunned for a moment, turned her head to look at her brother, and after seeing Lycaon spread his hands, she frowned, turned back to look at Xiao Fen, and said: “You see, because my quest was not successful, all my equipment and extra Skill Points and Gene Points were deducted by Yggdrasil. I am now truly unable to repay you for these two bottles of potion.”

The expression on Xiao Fen’s face became evil. He rubbed his brow and said in a low voice: “Hey, so you were already planning to renege on the debt. Or should I say, you were planning to transfer the debt of the two bottles of potion to your brother? Of course, I am indifferent to this, but, so this is the situation between you siblings? For 5000 Gene Points, you would even sell out your own brother?”

Callisto, whose mind had been entangled in the past, was already somewhat slow in reaction. Being stimulated by Xiao Fen’s sentences from left and right, her mind finally became a mess. She suddenly stood up and said loudly: “Who said I’m going to sell out my brother? Since it’s 5000 Gene Points, then I will just return it to you.”

Xiao Fen shrugged, curled his lips, and assumed a haughty look, saying: “Oh, what a pity, you can’t return it now.”