Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

In the cold wind, the rat man looked at Yu Man blankly.

Because this stranger was right in front of him - very close.

She scraped the dagger along the spine, a harsh and horrific sound.

And - this is both a threat and a direction.

"How much do you know about this person?" Yu Man asked softly.

Of course the Rat Man would not ask "Who is this man?", for he could hear the sound and see the flesh being shaved off the spine.

It hesitated - because they belonged to the same organization, they were all loyal and had no reason to betray.

What's more, it has no hatred towards the Necromancer, who even traveled thousands of miles to bring it watermelon...

It doesn't want to say... or... make up some lies... so let it be.

But strangely, the mouse man found that Yu Man did not question him at all, but chiseled the ice with his spine.

After a while, a piece of scarlet, smelly ice was inserted.

"Look, this is what the necromancer's body looked like after it exploded. It's full of corpse poison."

Yu Man stretched his spine towards the rat man's mouth, and the ice stuck on it was about to touch the other party.

It's like a picnic among friends, feeding each other in a friendly manner.

Yu Man smiled coldly: "Come, try the taste of your good friend."

“…I, I’ll tell you…I’ll tell you.”

The rat man gave in and even felt like vomiting.

According to it -

The Necromancer was a relatively well-known figure within the entire Merchant Guild. A fifth-rank Necromancer was a rare profession, and his soul had fused with his merchant ship, proving his loyalty.

People call him the "Merchant of the Dead," but no one knows who he is.

Only the higher-ups would call him - Number Three...that was also the ship's number.

But because the ship was too old, No. 3 was unable to conduct large-scale trade.

However, No. 3 is responsible for the procurement of special items, and he is a real expert in this area.

"This time, the tree roots are special items... A blacksmith ordered them from the Chamber of Commerce. I don't know the price, because it's already reached that limit... It's top secret..."

"blacksmith?"

“Customer information is confidential.”

Anyone who can use this kind of material must be a legendary craftsman from the Old World...

Then, Yu Man learned about the current situation of No. 3.

He was probably recuperating on the ship and gathering his forces. He had not just come ashore to fight, so he did not bring his best combat equipment.

In other words—the next time he returns, he'll bring a whole shipload of slaves, attacking with a fully equipped, fully-equipped, fifth-tier combat force. He might even have contacted other colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce to come over for support.

"Your Chamber of Commerce is quite powerful. I need to learn more about it... but I will interrogate you later."

Yu Man was silent for a few seconds.

But enough thoughts were flying around in her mind.

First of all - you can't fight on the boat, absolutely not.

That is the domain of the fifth-level necromancer, the home ground where he has been operating for many years and even has a soul fusion.

Fortunately, they didn't have to fight on a ship... nor were they alone.

"You can contact the current leader of the Black Tower rebels—the One Who Arrives from the Other Shore, right?"

"I……"

"Think it through before talking."

"I can." The rat man nodded. "He left me a seed that allows for long-distance communication, although the amount of information that can be transmitted is very small and it is one-way..."

Oh, a pager.

This skill is useless to players, so Yu Man didn't understand it in the first round.

As long as you have the means.

"Tell the person arriving from the other side that there has been a change of plan. Please ask him to come immediately—"

Yu Man pulled out a topographic map and pointed to a spot a little further from the pier and relatively close to the lighthouse. It was hilly, but close to the dirt road.

"I'll come here to trade with you. You'll work for me then."

"For you?"

"You show him the boat, promise that it's the way to get to the sea... then take the roots away, and I'll take care of the rest."

The rat man looked confused.

Yu Man casually threatened, "I will observe from the shadows. If anything goes wrong, I will kill you. Then I will kill the other side's arrival and take the things. The result will be the same."

"...Then why don't you just kill him?"

This time, it was Yu Man who looked confused: "Isn't it good to be alive?"

The rat man realized his own folly and immediately shut up...

Yu Man did have some reasons. First of all, it would take some effort to defeat those who arrived from the other side.

But the key point is... Yu Man has opened the treasure chests of two rebel leaders in succession, and even assassinated their first leader.

Then—read about why they became rebels and why they wanted to sail away.

Even Yu Mandu knew why the "One Who Arrived at the Other Shore" had this title.

Let the stories of these old world NPCs exist for a little while longer, at least for a little while.

Perhaps later players will visit their stories by chance and gain their own journey.

As for the Necromancer, if he wants to fight, he can lead his army ashore.

Fighting in an open field covered with winter snow? Who's afraid of who?

But Yu Man had another idea: "Little Deer."

"To!"

"Do you mind dying once? Players have their own advantages."

The deer said matter-of-factly, "Why would I mind? How handsome, drawing a sword all by himself, calmly rushing towards death..."

"No, no, it's not that cool. I want you to go on the boat and send some messages to delay the other party's recovery. Then, when you die, go back to the city and help me recruit people."

"Wouldn't that be even cooler? Go deep into the enemy camp, face inevitable death, and then pass on a message of hope to your teammates..."

"...as long as you think he's cool."

Xiaolu asked again: "Then I go aboard and fight a bunch, then go back to the city to recruit? What profession do you want?"

As she spoke, she typed rapidly: "Safe Zone Tier 5 Necromancer dungeon, I'm looking for intense DPS and powerful tanks. If you don't understand Chinese, please don't bother me. Send me a private message to request equipment and specialization, and I need Tier 3 dungeon experience."

"...very professional!" Yu Man gave a thumbs up, "but I can't use it."

Smiling, Yu Man handed a token to Xiaolu.

That is the token of the mercenary leader in the main city.

"Rebels and foreign enemies, the main city government has to do something, right?"

“…Okay, okay!”

But at this time, Yago spoke up: "Two brothers, can you let me do this? I'm a pure tank, I can hold out longer, and I have no problem communicating with the mercenary leader. I guarantee to get people here. The key is... I want to take some screenshots to show off, so I can use them when I recruit..."

Yago said it as a matter of course and with great righteousness.

They both understood very well.

For Yago, the fifth-level ghost ship - he believes this is the most advanced copy in the world.

Being able to delve into it shows that this world's first guild is quite something.

"What do you think? I don't want any reward for this dungeon. Sigh, I've already earned a ton of Specialization Points without doing anything... It's really embarrassing."

"it is good."

Xiaolu traded the token to Yago again.

Yu Man enchanted Yago with multiple skills and gave him several bottles of potions.

"OK, let's chat in the guild channel."

"1."

……

Ya Ge hurried away, while Yu Man supervised the mouse man and asked him to send a message to the "one who arrived on the other side".

The rat people dared not resist at all, not even to try to be clever.

For some reason, it felt like this hateful stranger could see through it. Of course, the other party's terrifying combat power was also crucial.

"...Okay, the other party got the message because the flower withered."

"Ah."

Yu Man glanced at the window and saw the deer looking out from there.

Yago walks alone in the snowy wilderness, heading towards the ghost ship.

She looked back at the rat man and said, "Since this is halftime and it will take time for all parties to come over, then tell me about your Chamber of Commerce."

"...Actually, there's nothing to hide. We're just an ordinary trading organization, the 'Underworld Chamber of Commerce'."

"...The Netherworld?"

"You probably saw us from the beginning, but that's impossible. We all live in the underworld, invisible to the living world and the living... It's only possible if certain conditions are met, such as knowing us and then touching us."

If that were the case, Yu Man would know a little bit.

She had come across some undead copies in the first week and knew a lot about the afterlife.

In addition to the material level of the old world, there is indeed a world of the dead, but it is called by many names.

It is said that the legendary story exploration guild Miaowo has cracked this puzzle, but they have not made it public, so no one else has any way of knowing.

Yu Man, however, knew a lot more.

When killed by players, monsters, NPCs, and various other beings die, and all of them return to this world in the form of magic, filling the ecological niches and content gaps left by their deaths, and thus the cycle continues.

But there is a problem here.

Since the world is all about the reincarnation of the dead, why are resources increasing in number? Why are players getting richer?

Yu Man once played a copy whose mystery was even comparable to the three secret copies.

Its hidden story reveals a law of the old world.

Stranger - that is, the player's soul.

If you die in the battle between players, the magic power you transform into... will also be integrated into the world.

Although the players themselves are unaware and feel nothing.

And after all of this dies, it becomes a temporary place for magic to wait for it to be integrated into the world—

That is the so-called afterlife.

Slightly away from the material world, they correspond like day and night, light and shadow.

Now it seems that it should be called the underworld.

"But you are all still alive." Yu Man asked.

"Yes, we were all recruited by the Chamber of Commerce president. Before that, we were just the leftovers of the world, unnecessary mistakes... In short, we were a bunch of garbage and shouldn't live in the light."

The rat man did not mention the previous incident again.

"The guild leader didn't despise us. Instead, he gave us the ability to operate in the underworld... He gave us work, companions, food, and a place to live. If we work hard at trade, we can live a better life. It's that simple."

"You rely on this netherworld to navigate, build a trade network across the world, and then travel safely and without worries?"