Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

[A rare instance of faction PvP in the intermediate level]

[It's no big deal, just a player killing another player]

[(꒪ȏ꒪;)]

[You call that no big deal?]

[Don't listen to his nonsense, it's not that serious, probably didn't kill a player, feels more like a female ghost]

[By the way, who is that killer? An assassin, right?]

[I don't think it's an assassin. An assassin needs to hide their identity the most. Once their identity is exposed, they go straight to our audience seats. No assassin would be so reckless to start killing now.]

[Isn't it possible that he figured everyone would think like you, so he's doing reverse psychology to clear himself of suspicion?]

[That's unlikely to work. The righteous faction has no reason to kill. Once they do, they're basically confirmed as the evil faction.]

[And this is just the beginning, everyone is busy finding a good refresh point. An assassin would know it's easiest to strike now, a blind snipe, and they profit without loss as long as they hide their identity well enough.]

[Didn't you notice a detail just now? When the killer approached the victim, they didn't stab immediately but took something from around their waist first.]

[Something?]

[I don't know, I couldn't see clearly. Later Hu rushed out to grab the knife, so I couldn't see. I think the assassin might have had another motive besides killing.]

[The knife was stabbed into the stomach, wasn't it a kill?]

[Argh, I can't stand it, I'm going to other players' live streams to find that assassin!]

[You can't leave, buddy. Once locked onto a player in a faction PvP instance, you can't change locations unless you leave the instance altogether.]

[Arghhh, I'll store my brain, and focus on waiting for the bus]

[Me too, waiting for the bus, this live stream hasn't been cut in forever, I'm not used to it]

...

...

Wen Nan didn't go to the Life Sciences Institute with Hu Jiayao and Wu Qing. On one hand, the two [loyalists] were too close, easily drawing Wen Nan's own faction card into the mix. On the other hand, once Wen Nan confirmed that the [loyalist] was Hu Jiayao, there was no need to continue following for information—later they'll just find a safe place to have Hu Jiayao report everything frankly.

In this instance, identity information is very important. In the system, except for the exclusive chat channel with the highest privilege emblem of Gold, other player chat systems cannot be used, even if they belong to the same guild, they can only contact offline.

Though a bit troublesome, everyone is in the Life Sciences Institute, which is better for contacting than those from other institutes or even schools.

Wen Nan refocused and glanced at the countdown for activating the faction card in the system, leaving only one hour and eight minutes.

Time was tight. A suitable place needed to be found quickly, or it would have to be placed just anywhere.

Thinking this, Wen Nan pulled out a map of T University from the system—

Although there are many restrictions in this instance, it seems designed for players to integrate perfectly. Tools specifically equipped in the backup gear bar are quite complete. For example, the meal card Wen Nan used to treat Zhao Wanting in the cafeteria was taken from the backup gear bar.

The map Wen Nan held now... was very abstract.

It only divided several major institutes into blocks, presented in a cute art style, with a few dining halls and landmarks marked sporadically. No dormitories or teaching buildings were marked, but toilets were clearly marked.

It didn't seem intended for students and staff but more for tourists as a promotional guide map.

Yet, this was the only map in Wen Nan's backup gear bar, so he had to make do with it.

In the various abstract blocks on the map, Wen Nan quickly identified a place—Lover's Slope.

Seeing this name, Wen Nan was genuinely taken aback.

Is this a staple of every prestigious school by the sea? Or is it...

After pondering for a moment, Wen Nan decided to follow the guide map's indication and headed toward the general direction of the slope.

T University's campus is large. Additionally, with the incident at Science Department's second cafeteria, the entire cafeteria and nearby buildings are cordoned off. Wen Nan had to take a detour. Even though his agility attribute wasn't low, it still took him twenty minutes to finally reach his destination.

It was a small hill covered with lush evergreen trees. Wen Nan stood at the foot of the slope, looking up. Through the layered tree canopy, he could vaguely see the setting sun shining through.

The place was remote and the vegetation was thick. Apart from a small path leading up the hill, there were no other roads. Hence, although the whole slope was artificially built, it exuded a sense of primitiveness and mystery.

Such a place is ideal for couples to sneak into at night for some indescribable activities.

Now, with the sun high in the sky and the incident at the Science Department cafeteria diverting a crowd of teachers and students, the place became eerily deserted.

Wen Nan stood in front of the only path leading up the hill, watching for a while, not encountering a soul.

This slope is well suited as a hiding place. In other games, wearing a ghillie suit and lying there could mean a whole day unnoticed—couples approaching at night wouldn't have brains to notice if there's an ambush nearby, their minds filled with other thoughts.

With this in mind, Wen Nan turned away from the path and headed directly into the woods.

This woodland had no gardener maintenance, the plants inside grew wildly, the ground was all tangled roots and dense undergrowth, making walking difficult.

Fortunately, Wen Nan's strength and agility were high. Despite focusing his attribute points mostly on charm, he had so many points that even with just a few leftovers in other attributes, each had five hundred points, at level lv4. In this intermediate-level instance, it was more than enough.

Within ten minutes, he found a few stones covered with ferns and stopped there.

Squatting down, Wen Nan moved the stones aside, revealing a small hole.

The hole was slightly larger than a rabbit hole, about the size of a groundhog's.

Wen Nan leaned on the ground, peeking in the hole, surprised to see it was... gleaming golden?!

How was this like a small temple to the earth god?

Just as he was pondering, the system notification sounded in his mind—

9527: [A hidden structure suitable as your exclusive refresh point has been detected. Activate your faction card here?]

This place... counts as a qualified hidden structure?

So small, how would one get inside to refresh?

9527: [Refresh point in this instance does not require contestant to be entirely within. Only needs one body part in the refresh point to complete task dispatch and settlement. Please be informed.]

Just a part needs to go in?

At this, Wen Nan paused in thought.

He had a bold idea...