Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Facing Lin Yu's vigilant questioning, the rough uncle laughed.

"Like you, I'm a gold prospector who came into the mountains to 'hunt for treasure'."

"I just didn't expect the heavy snow that closed the mountain would come so quickly."

The burly uncle blew on his hand and continued.

"Even the 'abandoned village' marked on the map as a place to rest temporarily has been overwhelmed. It seems that we need to find a new base with a fire as soon as possible."

"There should be other camps, caves, or something like that nearby."

"It's fine during the day, but at night the snow and wind will get even stronger, and we might even run into a typhoon. That would be terrible!"

Lin Yu frowned slightly.

"What is 'Chat'?"

The uncle looked at Lin Yu in surprise.

"You didn't even know this, and yet you came to this 'Winter Mountain' to look for treasure?"

"Aside from the extreme climate, Chat is the most terrifying thing you will face in the mountains."

He answered seriously.

"Legend has it that various snow monsters live in this winter mountain and feed on humans."

"The leader of these monsters, and also the most powerful one, is called 'Chat'!"

"No one knows what Chat looks like. Everyone who has seen Chat is dead..."

"Those who haven't seen it face-to-face are terrified. Some say it's ten meters tall, with sharp claws and fangs, while others say it's a moving block of ice and rock—but one thing is certain: Chat is absolutely not something humans can resist."

As the rough uncle spoke, Lin Yu pretended to be surprised and scared and asked.

"Snow monster? Chat? What should we do then?!"

The rough uncle was fooled.

"Only the light of burning fires can protect humans from the attacks of the Chat at night."

"Also, it's not recommended to travel in groups in Winter Mountain. Traveling in groups of more than three increases the chances of being targeted by Chat or Yeti. It's best not to have more than two people in a single stronghold."

The burly uncle said this and looked at Lin Yu with some doubt.

"Why did you come to Solstice Mountain to look for treasure without knowing anything?"

Lin Yu said embarrassedly: "Actually, I'm not here to look for treasure. I just got lost and came here by mistake... Is there any treasure in this mountain?"

Lin Yu asked sincerely.

Looking at Lin Yu's sincere and curious face, the uncle was stunned for a moment and a little surprised.

"How could you get lost so deep into the Winter Mountains? This place is snowy and windy all the time. You can tell at a glance that you shouldn't go any further!"

But soon, the uncle felt relieved.

"Forget it. Looking at your silly appearance, you really don't seem like a clear-headed person."

"Every year when the snow and wind are at their heaviest in Dongshan, you can dig out a black paste from the snow. It's an excellent fuel, called 'Oil of Black Gold' by the elders, and we commoners just call it 'Black Oil'. With a little refinement, it can be made into an ointment that can heal all kinds of injuries."

The burly uncle spoke with a look of longing, "No one knows where this black oil comes from. We only know that it only appears in the snow of Mount Solstice—and every time it appears, it's packed away in a wooden box or chest. It's quite strange."

"That's why the search for black oil is called a 'treasure hunt'."

"Some say this might be a gift from the gods to mortals. Others say it's a 'relic of an old civilization' blown here by the wind and snow. Still others say... this thing might be related to 'Chat'."

"But its origin isn't important. What's important is that this thing, a large box of it, can truly guarantee you prosperity and wealth!"

As the burly uncle spoke, his expression became excited.

"Well, now that this base is broken... I should hurry and find another one!"

As he spoke, the uncle took out a crumpled map from his pocket.

"It would be a pity if you died in the mountains. I've got a map for you. Go find a stronghold too—just don't go in the same direction as me."

"Our current location is 'B6' written in green ink."

"The more people there are, the greater the chance of being targeted by the Yeti and Chat."

The uncle said this, then waved goodbye to Lin Yu and left in one direction.

Lin Yu unfolded the map and took a look.

Although the map was very simple, he still understood it.

This map is densely covered with many small, colored codes.

There is a note in the lower right corner.

Red represents areas with high frequency of Yeti activity.

Green represents a temporary base where you can make a fire for the night.

Black represents areas where large amounts of "black oil" have been found previously.

The abandoned "B6" stronghold where Lin Yu is located is located in the lower left corner of the middle of the map.

Comparing with the real terrain, the uncle went to the east on the right.

The number of strongholds is much greater than expected, with nearly a hundred on the map.

In contrast, there are not that many red and black areas.

There are only eight areas where Yeti frequently move around. Even if the enclosed area is much larger than the stronghold, it still occupies less than a quarter of the map area.

As for the black area, there are only three tiny circles - and they are all within the three red areas.

However, according to the annotations on the map, "black oil" can be found everywhere, and the yeti will not only be active in those dangerous red areas.

"So, the first step in this game is to find a base... If you have the time, you can look for 'black oil'. You might be able to get some item rewards at the end of the game."

Lin Yu thought with some clarity in his mind.

This "survival copy"...isn't that difficult.

Although the environment is extremely cold and there is a powerful monster that cannot be resisted head-on.

However, the numerous "strongholds" and the behavior patterns of monsters that only need to light fires and act alone to avoid being attacked with a high probability make it not difficult to pass this copy.

However, Lin Yu has to consider more than just "passing the level".

He still has two "level-up" tasks to do.

"I originally thought the difficulty of the first mission was how to lie to everyone simultaneously without getting caught. Now it seems I was wrong..."

Lin Yu exhaled and said with a sigh.

Although there are thirteen players in this copy, it seems that in order to avoid the "many hands make light work" problem, the search for a base in the "extremely harsh environment" for survival has been turned into a division of labor and cooperation. They use a monster called "Chat" to force all players not to stay together for too long.

As for Lin Yu, although the collusion between the two people made it less likely that his lies would be exposed...

But finding other people has become more difficult - how to find people has become a tricky problem.

"We have to find other players!"

Lin Yu couldn't even meet anyone, and he was still trying to cheat!

Thinking of this, Lin Yu realized something, and then quickly caught up with the rough uncle who had just left.

"Hey, uncle, wait a minute!"