The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Although the old man's face was aged, with wrinkles all over his face and long, drooping upper eyelids.

You can also find many signs of age spots by looking at the skin texture.

However, the hands he held the wine bowl and chopsticks, and the exposed skin, did not resemble those of an ordinary elderly person.

The leather there is delicate, glossy, and elastic, just like that of a young person.

Li Can then focused his attention on his neck, where the upper part connected seamlessly with the head, showing no discrepancies.

It's impossible to tell exactly what it looks like until it extends down the neck and down to the area hidden under the collar of the clothes.

His posture was relaxed; his back was not hunched, and his limbs were stretched out normally, maintaining a comfortable position as he leaned back and drank.

Overall, it looks like an old man's head has been attached to a young man's body.

Others who are far away may not be able to see it clearly, so they don't think there's anything special about it.

But Li Can could see everything clearly; every detail was magnified infinitely in his eyes.

This is a turbulent time in the entire [Mysterious City] instance, with a multitude of events unfolding, and he absolutely cannot overlook any suspicious piece of information.

His first experience in a dungeon taught him that every seemingly insignificant clue could be crucial.

He told himself to be extremely careful.

Judging from this series of strange details alone, Li Can had a few guesses in his mind.

Since entering this instance, he has encountered many native inhabitants of the lower city, but he has never seen such an abnormal situation as the old man.

He is an exception.

Although the old man may think he has hidden it well and that others will not notice, the focus will be on the fact that he is a stubborn old man who refuses to move.

But unfortunately, Li Can is now in charge here, and he has his own plans and considerations. His focus has never been on renovating and rebuilding the city to perfection.

He must try every means and every method to get out of the city.

"Young man, I heard you're the one in charge among them." The old man changed his posture, tilting his upper body to face Li Can, who was standing below the house leaning against the tractor.

"Yes." Li Can was analyzing him when the old man noticed him first and started a conversation.

"Why don't you kick me out? I'm deliberately taking up space here and delaying your construction."

As he rambled on, he used a rather old-fashioned black wine jar next to him to refill the ceramic bowl halfway.

Then I shook the empty wine jar, which had a red "Fu" character sticker on it; it was completely empty.

Everything was spotless.

Some of the more irritable old men casually tossed aside the wine jars, and the large, pot-bellied bottles, shaped like ceramic jars, landed unexpectedly at the feet of the people standing on the ground.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and fragments lay scattered on the ground, with traces of damp residue seeping out from the cracks.

"Hey old man, don't be so arrogant. If you've got the guts, come down here and talk to me. Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're old. Let me tell you, we won't listen to you." Qian Shi was a little angry, and the wine jar almost hit him in the face.

It was only thanks to the quick-witted Li Lan that he was pulled away, narrowly escaping this ordeal.

No one would believe the old man didn't do it on purpose.

The underground casino was surrounded by open space, and with the neighboring buildings already demolished, it was an unobstructed wasteland.

He could have thrown the empty wine can in any direction, it would have been perfectly safe and appropriate, but he ended up throwing it in a crowded and densely populated area right here.

Even a fool would know that he came specifically to respond to Qian Shi's previous disrespectful remarks to him.

The old man and the young man have completely clashed.

Li Can looked at the old man on the roof, still unable to find much clue about him. What role did this special NPC play in advancing the dungeon?

What results or clues can it provide for players leaving the instance?

This game isn't about deduction or puzzle-solving; it's just a seemingly simple main quest: "Leaving the city"... But it's precisely because the scroll makes it so simple that the quest's difficulty skyrockets.

An elderly man, an elderly man suspected of having undergone a head transplant, or perhaps a young man wearing a human skin mask like himself.

However, Li Can was more suspicious and inclined to believe the second option.

After all, the human skin mask disguise produced by the gashapon machine is top-notch. Based on his experience with the technology from the Upper City and the entire Lower City, it would be difficult to create a mask that truly blends into a human body.

It is theoretically possible, but technically difficult to support.

The old man continued to ignore Qian Shi, his eyes fixed intently on Li Can.

The burning gazes were like those of an elderly person left behind in the village, who had been alone for most of their life without any relatives or children visiting them.

This sent a chill down Li Can's spine for a moment.

"Oh, I accidentally slipped. You dodged it, didn't you? Young man, I advise you to control your temper, or you'll be in trouble when you get old. You won't live long. You should learn from me so you can live a long and healthy life."

Qian Shiqi laughed. Everyone in the lower city knew that their lifespan was very, very long, and even their physical condition was fixed.

If you praise someone for living to be a hundred years old, that's considered an insult; even living to be a thousand years old carries a derogatory and ill-intentioned connotation.

To receive the most heartfelt blessing from the people of the lower town, one must at least wish for a long and healthy life.

Because they really can live to be a thousand years old.

If I reach the age of a thousand, does that mean I'll just stop living? That's definitely not right.

"Thank you, but you can go play by yourself now." Qian Shi walked away angrily.

Driving the small truck that Shen Yuan had brought, they drove off while honking their horn all the way.

"Young man, you still haven't answered my question?" The old man was quite satisfied as he watched Qian Shigan admit defeat, ultimately failing to win the argument and fleeing in disarray.

He stroked his long, white beard with one hand, nodding as he did so.

Li Can may not have known how to deal with this person before, but after a long psychological analysis, he purposefully extracted information from the old man.

"I guess you don't care what I say, you've just lived too long and are bored. Nobody talks to you much, so you're just feeling listless."

Li Can said very seriously, "Now the lower city is in complete chaos and has started rebuilding its infrastructure. There are young people everywhere. Everyone is finally no longer trapped in fixed positions, dealing with those strange guests day after day."

"You are in a good mood now, but you are also melancholy, because this is only a temporary peace and freedom. In the future, you will return to your former confinement, which is something you do not want to see, but you are powerless to change."

"In fact, as the casino owner, you've earned enough money over the years to travel several times over, but you haven't left. This suggests you still have a lingering attachment to this place, or that you know more unspeakable secrets..."