The people of Four Directions could use her as bait, and she could also use the players as bait. She hadn't boosted the players' favorability for nothing!
And so, Lily brought Anya to the hotel where Excavation Princess was staying.
At this time, there were only a few players in the hotel; the other players had gone out to find suitable attack targets. With the money borrowed from local criminal organizations, Patrick Star and his group bought a lot of hot weapons. With the support of the powerful firepower of these hot weapons, they had taken down several small criminal gangs in the past two days, and their experience was increasing rapidly.
Among them, Patrick Star, who already had the highest level, had now successfully unlocked the advanced profession of Martial Artist, evolving from a rookie to a core combatant on the beginner planet, drawing the envy of countless players.
Hearing that Lily had something to discuss, Excavation Princess, Calamity Dragon, and Convert to My Lily quickly gathered around her.
"It's like this."
Surrounded by Excavation Princess and the others, Lily began to tell a half-truth, half-false story.
The gist of it was—
"I'm investigating a group of very, very bad people. In the course of my investigation, I was targeted by another group of very, very bad people. I'm not sure if these two groups are related, but for the investigation to proceed smoothly, I need to figure out who is targeting me. However, I can't make too obvious attempts, as this might alert them and lead to all my previous efforts being wasted."
Lily deliberately did not say that the people targeting her were the Truth Society.
She did this mainly because when she had previously misled Excavation Princess, she had specifically emphasized that some things could not be told to players yet, not even names, otherwise it would bring endless nightmares to the players.
If she were to tell the players now that she was investigating the Truth Society, wouldn't that contradict what she had said before?
Besides, not stating the object of her investigation could also create a sense of mystery for the players, driving them to constantly approach her in order to uncover the truth.
Excavation Princess said, "Lily, tell us, how do you need us to help you?"
Lily explained, "Before coming to find you, I thought all night, trying to come up with a suitable method, but no matter how much I tossed and turned, I ultimately realized that to figure out the identities of those targeting me with the least cost, I can only rely on your strength!"
What, only rely on us?
Excavation Princess's chest involuntarily puffed out.
This was recognition!
She could already imagine how other players would react to this. Luckily, she had started video recording, and she would upload this clip to the community later.
"I need you to pretend to be me and act as bait. This mission is very dangerous and you might die, but you are an Undead, so... I'm sorry."
Lily lowered her head, looking somewhat guilty.
Upon hearing this, Excavation Princess chuckled.
Seeing Lily so tense, she thought it was something major. It turned out to be just asking her to be bait. She was a player, after all; what did she have to fear about dying?
"Leave it to me, but..." Excavation Princess scratched her head, "My height is relatively close to yours, Lily, but other aspects are completely different. It might not be easy to impersonate you."
Calamity Dragon nodded in agreement: "Hair can be dyed, chests can be padded, but faces, no matter how much makeup, can't be made identical."
"That's simple." Lily took out two black masks. "I'll wear this during the operation, and you'll wear one too. Oh, and this outfit."
She then took out a bag containing duplicates of her clothes and pants.
"With this equipment, it's certainly possible to look more similar, but to completely fool those hiding in the dark, we might need to do something more."
At that moment, a flash of inspiration struck Excavation Princess.
"Lily, can you say a few words?"
"Say what?"
"Just these few..."
Lily immediately understood Excavation Princess's intention. Excavation Princess wanted to record her words using the game's recording function and then play them back when impersonating her.
Dressed the same, sounding the same—who could say Excavation Princess wasn't a convincing impersonation?
Excellent, I dub you the Idea King!
Lily readily complied.
At this moment, in the corner of the room, looking at Lily and the others chatting enthusiastically, Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky's face was a little green.
That year, at eighteen, at the hotel meeting, he stood like a nobody.
It was clearly a story they all participated in, yet in the end, only Excavation Princess received a quest, and he was even worse off, not even getting a chance to speak with Lily, purely an outsider.
Sword Qi Soaring to the Sky was stimulated. He had always been the most brilliant one at the center of the crowd in the past.
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