Chapter 847: The Moss Appears Again
Lin Yu looked at the chat records inside the group chat. Although he felt that his relationship with himself had seemingly reached some point of no return, the overall outcome was still relatively good.
At least... he didn't have to face the Fisherman.
In fact, the entire Free Alliance had even sided with him.
"Sure enough, with just a little guidance, or rather by directly escalating it to the 'organizational level,' the Free Alliance wouldn't possibly take on the commission obediently."
And now that Li Hua, Shen Bingmiao, and the entire Free Alliance had all turned to stand on Lin Yu's side, even starting to investigate the bounty issuer for him, even a bounty that was rare and at the absolute ceiling for the entire Hunters' Association didn't seem so headache-inducing anymore.
Of course...
Lin Yu still had to be careful.
After all, those rewards were way too tempting!
Even if someone was helping him investigate the mastermind behind the scenes, those coming to assassinate him for revenge were still hard to guard against.
[Gambler: Is your current location safe enough? Do you need me to have the local Order members and cooperating local organizations protect you?]
[Director: No need for that. Being too flashy might expose my location.]
[Gambler: Makes sense. Then keep your coordinates highly confidential.]
[Gambler: The bounty rewards include the "Nine Great Treasures of Pure Abyss," so be careful of the Free Alliance.]
Looking at Li Hua's messages, Lin Yu smiled silently.
Sure enough, Li Hua was still worried that he might be in contact with "Zhu Ming" and that the other party had sold him out.
[Director: I'll be careful.]
[Gambler: Good... So what's the plan for the next dungeon?]
[Director: I'll hide my identity.]
[Gambler: Understood. Take care of yourself.]
[Gambler: Though there's no lead yet, I suspect it might be because I've been too close to you lately. So even with people inside the organization, don't trust them completely.]
After Li Hua's warnings, Lin Yu received another message from someone through the Social panel.
[Robin: You've been put on a bounty!]
[Robin: Where are you? Do you want to come take refuge at my place first!]
[Robin: Want to do the next dungeon together?]
Seeing the consecutive messages from Robin, Lin Yu responded to her as well.
Still expressing that he could handle things, that he was safe for now, and that he had a way for the next dungeon.
"Phew... Looking at it this way, troublesome as it is, I don't really need to be that afraid."
After all, through this long period of management, there were many experts who would stand on the Director's side.
Some people were willing to pay a heavy price to make the Director disappear, and naturally, there were also those who hoped the Director wouldn't disappear and were willing to put in the effort for it.
However, what surprised Lin Yu was...
The third person to message him on Social wasn't Tycoon, Good Night, or the others.
Instead... it was a new friend request.
The applicant's user ID was... Moss!
Lin Yu accepted the friend request.
[Moss: Long time no see, Director.]
[Director: I thought you'd send me a friend request right after that Black Marsh dungeon ended.]
[Moss: I originally planned to, but because I encountered some things after going out and fell into a deep slumber again... so Fern and Algae have been the ones active during this period.]
[Moss: I just woke up not too long ago... By the way, you've become quite famous recently.]
[Director: I've indeed run into a lot of things piling up lately.]
[Moss: Anyway, I heard about how you fought on behalf of Order, and I also saw the bounty that was just posted.]
[Director: Are you asking if I need help?]
[Moss: That's not it. I believe you can handle it yourself.]
[Moss: On the contrary, I'm here to ask for your help. My next dungeon is in the Misty Islands. I plan to collect some materials that are very important to me.]
[Director: You should be very close to the god of the Misty Islands, right? Why would you still need me?]
[Director: Bringing this up at this particular time... It's hard for me not to suspect whether you're after my bounty.]
[Moss: Your concern is reasonable, so the decision is yours.]
[Moss: The reason I chose you to help is because you're smart enough. The Misty Islands dungeon will have puzzle-solving elements no matter what, and you also know my secret.]
[Moss: Whether I get what I want or not, I'll give you a generous reward.]
Through Social, Moss sent over the information of an item.
[Transformation Dust: Dust capable of refracting false images, covering and distorting the true appearance of the current environment, while also able to mimic smells, sounds, and textures.]
Lin Yu's expression turned serious.
This thing was indeed very powerful for him.
It made up for the shortcomings of Counterfeit only being able to transform objects, and Hannah only being able to disguise from an optical perspective.
With this Transformation Dust, Lin Yu could easily construct "false" environments.
Though it wasn't like Counterfeit, which could transform into a thousand forms, nor like Hannah, who could create something from nothing.
For example, if Lin Yu currently needed a utility pole.
Counterfeit could transform into a real utility pole, just with size limitations. Hannah could conjure a utility pole out of thin air using ink, but it would only be an ink illusion.
Transformation Dust, on the other hand, could directly turn a tree into the appearance of a utility pole.
"This guy really knows how to hit where it hurts... No wonder he's the one that crow values."
Lin Yu really wanted this Transformation Dust.
But...
He truly didn't want to go team up with Moss out of nowhere while carrying a bounty on his head.
Although their cooperation in the Black Marsh world was pleasant, that didn't mean Lin Yu could trust this guy now.
The foundation of their pleasant cooperation was because Moss was smart and powerful. And now that Lin Yu had a hefty bounty on him, that was also what he was worried about.
"What kind of 'materials' do you want from the Misty Islands?"
Lin Yu thought it over and decided to learn more.
[Moss: That needs to be kept confidential.]
[Moss: Hmm... But I can give you a small hint.]
[Moss: Rather than calling it native "materials" of the Misty Islands, it's more like "legacy" left behind by some player there.]
[Moss: This is also why I want to find someone to help even though it's the Misty Islands. Because what I have to face is more of the contingencies left by a high-ranking player rather than the "dangers" of the Misty Islands themselves.]
[Moss: In the past, the founder of the Psychological Society, the original Freud, met his end on the Misty Islands.]
[Moss: And the refuge where he was clinging to life was destroyed by two top experts before. After that, his residual consciousness seemed to have dissipated as well.]
[Moss: And now, after all this time since his consciousness faded... the place where he stored his legacy has finally been discovered on the Misty Islands.]
Looking at the messages from Moss, Lin Yu's mouth twitched.
He looked at the glowing brain beside him, which had already started watching variety shows on the hotel TV.
"Old Zheng, I have something I need to ask you."