Ling Chen and the others expressed their gratitude repeatedly, saying that a place to stay was enough and no other payment was needed.

Of course, they are not actually here for the reward.

What matters is the merit achieved after completing the task, not the villagers' money.

Furthermore, let’s not talk about whether the currency in the dungeon world can be taken out. Even if it is taken out, it cannot be used in reality.

Ling Chen suddenly remembered the introduction at the beginning of the dungeon and asked:

"By the way, women who are qualified to become witches often have strange phenomena around them. Are there any such people in the village?"

It was Tom who answered, hesitantly:

"...There shouldn't be...right?!"

Hearing this, Ling Chen turned to look at the other two people, hoping to get a different answer.

However, the result was disappointing. Thomas and George both shook their heads and expressed uncertainty.

Ling Chen frowned. Just now, he noticed something was wrong...

Before answering the question, Tom first glanced at the village chief imperceptibly, and then gave a negative answer.

Not only Tom, but also Thomas also made the same move, hesitating for a moment before shaking his head.

In addition, when Tom spoke, his tone was a bit ambiguous, which made Ling Chen instinctively feel that there must be something to this.

However, before Ling Chen could figure out his doubts, the village chief quickly changed the topic:

"I heard that some of them turned around and came to our village when they were on their way because they sensed an ominous atmosphere."

George gave Thomas a look, waved and said:

"After a long journey, you must be exhausted. Please take a good rest first. I won't disturb you."

After that, the village chief said goodbye to Ling Chen and the others, and then pulled Tom out of the tavern.

Thomas also walked aside and returned to work, preparing the drinks he needed for the evening.

After seeing Thomas walking away, Ling Chen said calmly:

"You should have seen...the reactions of the three of them."

Then, he explained to a few people next to him what he had just observed.

Except for Lin Zhiwen, who has less experience, the other two people also said that they noticed the same phenomenon.

Ling Chen shrugged and said calmly:

"It seems...there must have been relevant rumors in the village, and most of them were related to the village chief, so those two people kept silent."

Qin Wei touched his chin and said:

"I think so too, so the next step is to... follow this line of investigation?"

Ling Chen looked at everyone with tired faces and said slowly:

"There's no need to rush into action. Let's take a rest and regain our strength."

Qin Wei happened to yawn, nodded and said:

"The spells I use consume a lot of my physical strength, so it's good to take a break. Anyway, I only have three days, so there's no rush..."

After he finished saying this, his eyes suddenly became gloomy and he said word by word:

"But... before we rest, I still have something to say."

Qin Wei raised his eyelids, crossed his arms, and said in a hoarse voice:

"The three of us fought hard to complete the mission, but there was a guy who was holding us back and did nothing."

Lin Zhiwen's face turned blue and white, and he couldn't help but retort:

"I don't even have a charm, why should I do the same thing as you?"

Qin Wei said with a smile:

"Haha, doing the same thing? You went to fight? But I just asked you to save people. Is this the same thing?"

He stared into Lin Zhiwen's eyes, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"No spell is your own problem, no one is your nanny, no one has the responsibility to help you selflessly."

Lin Zhiwen gritted his teeth and forced out a sentence:

"You have such strength, of course it's easy to put it lightly. If I also have a curse, I will definitely be no worse than others."

Qin Wei slammed the table hard and snorted coldly:

"It's nicer to say than to do. I've seen people like you a lot. You should be glad that you're not in killing mode this time, otherwise you would definitely die the fastest."

After saying that, Qin Wei stood up and walked upstairs without looking back.

Before leaving, he also said a warning:

"If you dare to make the same mistake again next time, I will definitely not let you go."

His figure disappeared in the stairwell. After a while, a sentence slowly drifted down from upstairs:

"Although the peaceful mode cannot directly kill people, it can still be done by breaking your limbs and throwing you into the forest to fend for yourself..."

In the Inferno game, there are not many incidents where one person in the team is holding back, leading to the team being wiped out.

Qin Wei didn't want this situation to happen to him. If Lin Zhiwen had another problem, he would definitely do what he said.

Ling Chen glanced at Lin Zhiwen from the corner of his eye and sighed lightly, but said nothing.

In fact, he can understand Lin Zhiwen's approach.

After all, it is human instinct to stay away from danger. Lin Zhiwen has only experienced the dungeon once, and his mentality has not completely changed.

It is impossible for him to follow orders and prohibitions like a soldier and not be afraid of fighting.

What's more important is that the contractors are just strangers, and there is no need to take risks for each other.

But it's understandable, but that doesn't mean it's acceptable.

Comparing one's feelings with others, Ling Chen also went to the front line in person, and his left hand was injured as a result...

As far as the result is concerned, they did save Che Yi.

However, Lin Zhiwen's mistakes still resulted in relatively bad consequences.

In fact, if Lin Zhiwen had taken the driver away first, Ling Chen would not have had to choose a lose-lose method for the sake of a quick victory.

If there were another time, Ling Chen would kick Qin Wei out of the team without him having to say anything.

At this time, Ling Chen had no intention of staying long, and had no intention of being a peacemaker, so he walked towards the second floor.

When he walked up the stairs, he saw Chen Qianru talking quietly to Lin Zhiwen, the former seemed to be persuading the latter.

Of course, Ling Chen didn't have a hobby of eavesdropping, so he quickly went up to the second floor regardless.

I randomly selected an empty room and opened the door, and saw a room with a rather simple design.

There was nothing in the room, just a single bed lying squarely in the middle.

The old wooden floor stepped on the floor, and it suddenly made a "creak" sound.

Ling Chen came to the bedside and lifted up the quilt on the bed.

It can be clearly seen that the sheets and sheets have been washed and turned yellow, obviously they have been for a certain period of time.

Fortunately, there is no dirt on it and it is generally quite clean.

Of course, Ling Chen also understood that in such a sparsely populated village, one cannot ask for a five-star presidential suite.

And this is not a tour. He is not here for enjoyment, so naturally he won't mind that much.

He took off his shoes and placed them beside the bed. He didn't even take off his clothes, and lay directly on the bed and fell asleep.

One advantage of sleeping with your clothes on is that even if an emergency occurs, you can respond quickly.

It had to be said that this place was never as comfortable as at home, so he got up after less than three hours of sleep.

He has not forgotten that if the main mission fails, the merit points will be deducted.

In order to complete the obsession in my heart as soon as possible, naturally every task cannot be careless and there is no room for failure.

He was so anxious that he had no intention of resting.

Ling Chen quickly put on his shoes, then pushed open the door to the room and walked towards the hall again.

After he went downstairs, he saw three other contractors sitting together.

Ling Chen approached them, pulled out a chair and sat down.

He looked at a few people vaguely, observing the atmosphere between Qin Wei and Lin Zhiwen...

Judging from the expressions, it seems that the relationship between the two parties has eased during his absence.
Chapter completed!