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Chapter 4155 Speculation
Chapter 4155 Speculation
Everyone in the camp was stunned, their eyes wide open, wondering if they had seen wrong.
"Just... just one person went in?" Someone stammered, breaking the silence, their voice filled with disbelief.
"I'm not seeing things, am I? They didn't move at all!"
"A single person attempting a six-layer puzzle challenge? Are you crazy?"
Amidst the waves of exclamations, someone complained, "Are you crazy? Can't you show some manners to our beautiful and lovely 'mayor'?"
"The town mayor?" Someone next to him looked bewildered.
“You’re obviously new here,” the retort raised his chin, his tone tinged with familiar pride. “The one who just went in is the mayor of Rabbit Town. She’s been in Rabbit Town for so long, who in town doesn’t know her?”
A murmur of sudden realization rippled through the crowd.
Many of the challengers living in Rabbit Town wore complex expressions: a mixture of worry and a certain pride.
The rabbit girl had lived in Rabbit Town for a long time and many people knew her.
Everyone living in Rabbit Town is grateful to the Rabbit Girl. She not only opened the Rabbit Mansion to the public for free, but also solved many problems for the new residents.
Even the residential area on Silver Coral Island was opened to them after she negotiated with Lady Megi on the island.
Therefore, the people of Rabbit Town all loved and respected her.
Seeing her single-handedly venture into the Sixfold Platter, they naturally had concerns... but considering the mayor's courage, they also felt proud to live in Rabbit Town.
"I hope the mayor will return safely..." Many people prayed silently in their hearts.
……
The gasps and exclamations from the surrounding camps did not stir any emotion in Angell and the others.
“I’m leaving now. The Tooth Fairy’s camp is waiting for me.” Laplace spoke first, his tone as calm as ever. “If you have any new information, just tell any of the Mist Spirits, and they will relay it to me. Or you can go back to the manor; I can sense that too.”
After saying that, she quietly disappeared.
Gray Porcelain and Gabriel chose to stay at the camp and wait for the bunny girl to return; Montedan also joined them, intending to continue familiarizing themselves with the area.
Angor turned around and went to meet Barbaregon, who was walking towards him.
Barbaregon's main purpose in stepping forward was to inquire about the Rabbit Hole team's process video in Nereid, and Angor gave a direct answer this time.
It indicates that it will be "released" soon.
After receiving confirmation, Barbaregon breathed a sigh of relief. He then asked his second question: "Which level did you choose this time?"
Angell: "You're curious too?"
Barbaregon said irritably, "I'm not curious, I'm here to clear mines! Whichever level you go to, I definitely can't go. I don't want to end up like Nereid, finally seeing hope of clearing the level, only to have my score suddenly reset."
Angell: "You believe she can get through the rabbit hole this time? She went alone."
Barbaregon snorted. "I know about her relationship with Luigi. She must be confident to go in alone."
Barbaregon is one of the few who knows that the bunny girl and Luigi are both dragons in the form of Laplace.
If Rabbit Hole could overcome even the most brutal levels like Nereid, then other levels would surely be no problem. Barbaregon was very confident about this, even more so than the people of Rabbit Hole.
Angell: "There's no absolute certainty, just a small degree of certainty."
Upon hearing this, Babaregon fell silent.
Before Angor could realize anything, Barbaregon, who had been dozing off, suddenly snapped awake as if he had caught some key word: "Little my ass, you're the little one!"
One of the henchmen woke up with a start, and another triangular henchman opened his mouth, tilted his head back, and shouted, "Yes, you're the miniature one! You're miniature from head to toe!"
The shouts from the two deputy commanders darkened the face of Barbaregon, who was in charge. He said softly to Angor, "Wait a moment, I'll go deal with some internal issues."
Barbaregon drifted to the side of the camp, and a reprimanding sound seemed to be heard on the wind.
At this point, Angel suddenly realized that Luigi had mentioned that Barbaregon was most sensitive to anyone mentioning "small" or "mini" in front of him.
Because the truth is the deadly weapon.
Barbaregon is truly tiny for a multi-headed dragon...
A moment later, Barbaregun returned: "Sorry, I startled you."
Angell paused for a moment, then sincerely apologized: "I used the wrong words."
Barbaregon shook his head: "After my recent training in the Dragon Tomb of Mist Island, I've actually come to understand a lot of things. In the Dragon Tomb of Mist Island, I encountered quite a few... small Abyss Dragon statues."
“Compared to them, I’m much bigger.”
"So, I don't care as much as before when people call me Mini Dragon."
Angell: "Really?"
Barbaregon noticed a hint of anticipation in Angor's expression and quickly said, "Although I don't care as much as before, don't call me that! This isn't about caring or not caring, it's about being impolite!"
Seeing Barbaregon's sudden excitement, Angor pursed his lips: He says he doesn't care, but he does.
"Don't look at me like that!" Barbaregun's voice rose. "Are you thinking I'm tiny?"
Angell spread his hands out in front of his chest: "I didn't say anything."
After speaking, Angell stared at Barbaregon with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Barbaregon then noticed that it seemed to have gotten a little excited, and its face turned slightly embarrassed: "What I just said is true, I'm not as...sensitive as I used to be."
"However, desensitization did not occur immediately."
"Forget it, why should I talk to you about this? I'm leaving now!"
Barbaregon seemed somewhat embarrassed and angry, and turned to leave. But halfway there, it remembered something and turned back to ask, "The Dragon Team is heading to the 'Library of Echoes,' we shouldn't be running into each other, right?"
Angel shook his head: "There was no car accident. The rabbit girl went to the Golden Land."
"So she went to the Golden City?" Barbaregon seemed to know something about the Golden City, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes: "No wonder she chose to go in alone. Judging from the current information, the Golden City is indeed quite suitable for her to fight one-on-one."
"However, how do you plan to get through the third level?"
Angel's eyes lit up: "You know information about the third level?"
Barbaregon shrugged. "I don't know. That's why I'm asking you. The second level is perfect for her to fight alone, but what if the third level requires someone to help her?"
Angell: "...Then I'll send it."
"send?"
Angel coughed. "What I mean is, let's just back out and fight again tomorrow."
"That's true, your score is high enough." Barbaregon felt a pang of unease at the thought. If they had cleared Rabbit Hole a little later, they might have been able to beat the regular version of Nereid, and their score would definitely have been higher than that so-called Lord of the World team!
Thinking of the Lord of Ten Thousand Games, Barbaregon suddenly remembered something.
Something that had previously sparked discussion at the athletes' camp...
"May I ask a question?" Barbaregun: "Of course. If you don't want to answer, or can't answer, just stay silent later, and I'll understand."
Angel nodded indifferently: "Go ahead and ask."
Barbaregon glanced at the players' camp not far away and asked, "Who... is that person?"
Angor followed Barbaregon's gaze and found it fixed on Gray Porcelain and the others. However, Gray Porcelain and Gabriel were both prominent figures at the center of public attention, so Barbaregon was definitely not asking about them.
Therefore, there is only one person he is referring to: Montessori.
Angell: "Are you curious about him?"
“It’s not just me, many people are curious about him.” Barbaregun pondered, “After you came out of Nereid, many people noticed that there was an extra person in your group.”
"There were three people when we entered Nereid, and there were also three people on the settlement list, but when we finally came out of Nereid, there were four of us."
"This matter sparked quite a discussion in the camp."
Angell asked curiously, "What did they say?"
Barbaregon smacked his lips and recalled, "There are currently three common guesses. The first is that this is a reward given to you by Wonderland after you perfectly cleared Nereid."
"The second guess is actually similar to the first. They also consider that half-blooded demon as your reward for clearing the game. However, they believe that the half-blooded demon might be Nereid."
Angell: "???"
Nereid is an elemental rainbow dragon, and Montedan is a half-blood demon. How can these two be related?
Barbaregon: "Because they believe in the power of the fairy realm. And the most common speculation is that he is the human form of Nereid."
"why?"
"Many people have developed the misconception that 'dragons can become companions' because they have read an adventure novel called 'Dragon Knight' in the Rabbit Town Library."
Angell: "..."
"Dragon Knight" is a fantasy novel originating from Earth. The story is about a warrior who wins over many dragon companions with his charm, fighting prowess, and various talents, and then overcomes all obstacles on his journey.
The "dragon companions" in the story are all dragons, but different dragons can transform into humans. Some are charming dragon girls, some are dragon chefs with unparalleled culinary skills, and some are dragon merchants who can appraise treasures. Therefore, the novel "Dream Dragon Knight" can also be seen as a collection novel in which the protagonist recruits a large group of "people who are named after dragons but are actually technical talents".
At that time, Angell placed many novels from Earth in the library, originally just to enrich the spiritual world of the new residents. He never expected that the thought patterns in the novels would now begin to spread outwards...
Is this what cultural transmission is?
Angor silently grumbled to himself, while Barbaregon continued reciting what he had overheard from the discussion: "...to cleave the storm with burning blood, to tame the rainbow dragon Nereid trapped on the floating platform with fearless love, to use thunder as a saddle and rainbow light as reins, to dance with the dragon from then on, to become each other's destined bond... This is the foundation that group of people firmly believed in."
Angell: ...Very passionate and very chuunibyou (delusional).
Angor looked at Barbaregun: "So what do you think? Do you also believe he is Nereid?"
Barbaregun shook his head: "My thinking leans more towards the third guess."
Under Angor's questioning gaze, Barbaregon slowly said, "Previously, the information about the Sandbox Wonderland clearly mentioned that each level would have an observer who would give us a score."
"But if the power of the fairy realm creates an NPC just to give scores, it seems like an overreaction. So, we speculate that this NPC might also be a reward for the winner."
Barbaregon paused for a moment, then looked at Angor.
Angell understood what he meant. He didn't intend to hide the information about Montedan either, because someone would definitely find out about it later.
Thinking of this, Angell slowly said, "Actually, all three guesses are wrong."
Babaregon: "?!"
Angor: "However, the third guess is relatively close. That half-blood demon, named Montedan, is indeed an observer in the Nereid level."
"But it is not a reward for the victor."
At that time, Montedan could actually choose between Rabbit Hole and the Lord of the Wanderers' team, but the Lord of the Wanderers was not a "winner".
Therefore, it is incorrect to say that Montessane was a reward for the victors.
Ingres: "His self-will is not a reward."
Barbaregun paused for a moment, then said, "I think I understand."
Barbaregun did not press further about why Montedan had left with them, but instead asked Angell a question: "May I ask him something?"
Angell: "You want to ask him about the scoring mechanism?"
Barbaregon nodded. When he thought of the Lord of All Games, he immediately thought of ratings.
The difference between him and the Lord of Ten Thousand Games team lies in the "observer score." Their observer score is 0 points, while the Lord of Ten Thousand Games team has 20 points.
It was precisely because of this 20-point gap that they slipped to third place.
Although Barbaregon said he had accepted the outcome, after leaving Nereid, he repeatedly compared the process of his own team with that of the Lord of the World's team.
Anyone with eyes can see that the Dragon Squad performed far better than Wanyouzhi.
So he really wanted to ask the observer how the scores were assigned.
Angor sensed the surging emotions in Barbaregon and hesitated for a moment, "If you can accept the outcome, then go."
Angor originally wanted to tell Barbaregon directly, but after thinking about it, he decided it would be better for Barbaregon to tell him himself.
Barbaregon nodded: "Thank you for the information. After the Dragon Squad comes out of the 'Echo Library', we will also share our information with you... This is my promise."
After saying goodbye, Barbaregon walked toward Montedan, which was not far away.
Angel was originally going to log off, but because he was worried that Montedan would be attacked, he secretly observed for a moment from a god's-eye view.
Only after confirming that Barbaregon was only talking and not fighting did he feel relieved and immediately logged off.