Seuss didn't hear the rest of the words. He just stared blankly at the crystal screen. The original progress record of the Desert Party had already disappeared.
In its place was a stone stele with a single name on it: Desert.
This was a stone stele that would only appear after someone had cleared the dungeon. There was only one name recorded on it. That name was the party that had cleared the dungeon the fastest.
Logically speaking, each dungeon should have five stone steles, each corresponding to a different difficulty.
There would be a record of the first clear for every difficulty on the stone steles.
The appearance of this stone stele could only mean that Seuss was not hallucinating. The announcement just now had indeed indicated that the Desert Party had passed the dungeon.
Looking at the time displayed on the game interface, it was ten to twelve. In another ten minutes, the City Defence Officer would close the dungeon and everyone who was still inside would be forcibly teleported out.
At that time, it didn't matter whether Desert Guild could clear it or not.
But now, the Desert Guild had really completed this seemingly impossible task. This meant that the bet between Seuss and them was finally in effect. He had to join the Desert Guild.
He took a deep breath to ease the tension in his gut. To be honest, Seuss wasn't that worried. After all, he had the Gift from the Ruler of Time, this amazing talent.
He still had another chance, but Seuss could not, or rather, was unwilling to accept that someone had easily defeated him.
As time passed, the Desert Party finally emerged from the teleportation portal.
"I didn't expect you to keep your promise and not leave. I thought you would go back on your word!" Desert-Lone Eagle saw Seuss and immediately rushed over, mocking him.
"Say that again!" Sirius heard Desert-Lone Eagle's words and was instantly enraged. She rushed up, pointed at his nose, and scolded, "You are just someone following behind the ass of others, what right do you have to say such things?"
The friendly Daydreamer did not stop Sirius and even added. "Before you say that, look at yourself first. It's not like you won with your own ability. What are you boasting for?"
Desert-Lone Eagle was also angered by Sirius and the rest. He was about to scold back when someone pushed him away.
Desert-Gray Wolf walked out from behind Desert-Lone Eagle. His expression was still calm, but the unconcealable smile on his face proved that he could not suppress the joy in his heart.
"Stars, yesterday was the first day of Sanctuary. It was also the day of your rise in fame. But today, I used my strength to prove that one cannot rely on luck to reach the end. Only true strength can flourish and never decline."
"Although your strength isn't outstanding, I'm still willing to give you a chance. Joining the Desert Guild will allow you to achieve greater achievements."
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At this moment, Desert-Gray Wolf's words weren't to recruit Seuss, but rather to use Seuss's fame to increase the fame of Desert Guild.
Looking at the Desert-Gray Wolf in front of him who was talking loudly, Seuss's heart inexplicably calmed down. The Desert-Gray Wolf in front of him was just a clown.
By borrowing the strength of others and achieving victory, they were flaunting here just to bring up the fame of Desert Guild.
Due to the bet between Seuss and the Desert Guild, there were still no less than three hundred people in the City Defense Hall.
At this moment, all three hundred people were watching the Desert-Gray Wolf, who was doing his best to perform.
It had to be said that all gamers had an intrinsic quality—they yearned for power.
But that was also the problem. Not everyone had the talent to become powerful, so following a powerful person was also another choice.
Many people had heard of the Desert Guild's actions, but not everyone cared about this issue. Moreover, many people agreed with the Desert Guild's way of doing things.
Desert-Gray Wolf's speech had been stirring their emotions. If the guild system was activated now, Seuss had no doubt that half of the people present would choose to join Desert Guild.
At this thought, no matter what methods the Desert-Gray Wolf used, at least he had achieved his goal.
They didn't interrupt the performance of the Desert-Gray Wolf. No matter what, Seuss was a loser tonight. Whatever the loser said at this point would all be wrong.
Standing quietly in the middle of the hall, Seuss ignored whatever Daydreamer and the rest around him were saying. He just looked at the game interface quietly.
Time ticked by slowly, eleven fifty-nine, twelve!
This was the first time Seuss had performed a time-reversal in his lucid state.
The light outside shone in through the window of the City Defence's building. The light kept moving and the sky outside kept changing.
From black to white, from white to black, the time went from midnight to midnight of the previous day.
Everyone in the hall had disappeared, leaving only darkness in the hall.
When the light stopped changing, the City Defence Officer suddenly walked out of the room wearing a sleeping robe. He held a candle in his hand and walked towards Seuss. As he walked, he spoke.
"It's not the time yet. You better get out."
With a wave of his hand, Seuss appeared outside the office's building.
Looking at the starry sky, Seuss suddenly smiled.
Who said that life could not be repeated? Who said that there was no medicine for regret in the world to buy?
He strode away along the cobblestone road in the city and headed for the inn.
The shops in Sanctuary were similar to those in the real world. At this time, most of the shops were already closed.
Although he could still move around outside, he could not buy any supplies.
When he arrived at the inn, he bumped into Daydreamer.
It was already late at night, but Daydreamer was walking out with a few others.
Seuss didn't know those people, but judging from their situation, they obviously wanted to level up.
This is ridiculous! Seuss exclaimed in his heart.
Daydreamer was already in his forties and was already middle-aged.
Every morning, Seuss wouldn't comment about how he would wake up before six in the morning and he actually did not intend to sleep now.
If he went out to level up at this timing, he would only be back at two at night.
Don't Daydreamer need sleep?
Was four hours of sleep a day really enough?
He was shocked. No wonder Daydreamer could level up faster than most people even as a priest.
At first, Seuss wanted to work hard as well, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.