"Is something wrong."
Ree Shil looked at the iron stick and the iron anvil in front of him, feeling a bit surprised.
As soon as he entered the Instance, he received mission information.
He had heard the legend of "a iron rod ground into a needle."
And the mission of this Instance is to use available tools to hand in an iron needle.
At this time, he was in an empty courtyard.
The courtyard was surrounded by earth bricks on three sides, and the other side was leaning against an ancient city wall more than three meters high.
The city wall had been weathered and had a mottled surface.
An old lock hung on the courtyard door leading outside, which was locked.
In addition to the iron stick and the iron anvil, there were several bottles of drinking water, dry food similar to compressed biscuits, and a straw mat and wooden pillow.
"This Rookie Instance is not very friendly."
He didn't look very happy.
From the looks of it, this Instance mission is a tiring and time-consuming task.
Jie~ Jie~ Jie~ Jie~
At this time, the sound of grinding iron came from next door.
The height of the wall was not high, so Ree Shil easily climbed up.
He saw a man with a bull's head and a naked upper body.
He was vigorously grinding an iron stick with cloth strips torn from his clothes wrapped around his hands.
This guy's strength was enormous, and each grind created sparks on the iron anvil.
"Moo?"
It was hard for the Bull Head Man not to notice an extra person on the wall.
"The new card player?"
The other party looked at the young and clean face, tilted his head, and asked.
"Hello."
"How long have you been grinding?"
Ree Shil waved at the other party and asked.
The iron stick in the Bull Head Man's hand had been ground to half the thickness of the one in his own courtyard.
"I've been grinding for 24 hours. This is really a tiring task."
As the Bull Head Man answered, he continued to work.
"..."
Ree Shil looked at the other party's muscular body and fell into silence.
He wondered if it would take even more time when it's at this level of difficulty for himself.
"Have you been out?"
He pointed to the wooden door on the other side of the courtyard.
"I haven't had the free time."
The Bull Head Man shook his head.
"Okay, you're busy."
After pursing his lips, Ree Shil got off the wall.
"As someone who's been through it before, I suggest you dig a hole first."
"Otherwise, it might be too late when you're in a hurry."
Ree Shil had just gotten off the wall, but he heard the Bull Head Man's voice from across it.
"..."
Ree Shil thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there really were no toilets or toilets in this place.
But it's not urgent right now, so he went to the wall opposite and climbed up.
On the other side of the wall, there was also a girl with small ox horns on her head, grinding iron in the same way.
"I must grind the most perfect needle!"
"Die, die, die, hurry up and die...!"
However, this person seemed to have some mental issues, her eyes were bloodshot, and she was muttering to herself.
The iron stick in her hand was only as thick as a chopstick.
"..."
Ree Shil observed for a while and didn't dare to strike up a conversation.
He was afraid that if he interrupted her possessed state, she might stab him to death.
He returned to the courtyard and stood in place, pondering with his chin in his hand.
"I might as well try exploring first."
He looked at the wall with the door.
The rumored air wall did not appear, so he successfully climbed the wall and left the courtyard.
Outside the door was a small alley, with bluestone slabs paved on the ground.
When walking on it and stepping on a loose brick, a healing and crisp, pleasant sound would be produced.
Green moss grew on the weathered and unrepaired walls from bottom to top.
A fat orange cat was sprawled on a nearby wall, lazily enjoying the quiet afternoon sunlight that was showering it.
This scenery gave people a harmonious feeling.
However, as Ree Shil walked along the alley, he soon heard some not so harmonious sounds.
"Be honest and hand over the money!"
Something seemed to be happening around the corner in front of him.
Upon closer inspection, a lean man was cornering two frightened boys against the wall.
It seemed that the two boys were about fifteen or sixteen years old, only two or three years younger than him.
He didn't regard these three people as Instance NPCs but treated them as normal beings.
Because he knew that each Instance was a parallel projection snatched from some world.
In a sense, the people inside were alive and not executing mechanical instructions from a program.
If the card player dies in the Instance world or fails the mission, he will be expelled from the Instance.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a robbery before!"
"Kid, if you don't leave, it'll be your turn soon!"
A young boy appeared, and the man glared at him fiercely.
"..."
Ree Shil looked the man up and down twice, he was skinny and looked fierce but didn't seem to have much fighting power.
But since he had just arrived, Ree Shil chose to keep silent and turn away.
"Hmph, at least you know your place!"
Seeing the other party back down, the man snorted coldly.
For now, he'd better deal with these two fat sheep first.
"See? No one can save you."
"Don't force me to waste my energy getting serious."
As he spoke, he clenched his fists, making cracking noises.
However, the boys just shook their heads while crying, because they had no money on them.
"Huh?"
But before the man could continue threatening them, he noticed that Ree Shil actually returned silently.
In his hand, he was holding a short iron stick.
...
15 minutes later, guided by the two boys, Ree Shil found a tailor shop.
With the money he had "picked up," he bought an iron needle.
After buying the iron needle, he wandered around the area aimlessly.
This was just an ordinary small town, so he went back the way he had come, returning to his own courtyard.
Standing in the courtyard, holding the iron needle.
With a thought, the mission panel popped up.
[Submit one iron needle - 1/1]
[Congratulations, Task completed]
Hum!
A column of light shoots upward, taking him with it.
"Huh?"
The neighbor's Bull Head Man was grinding an iron pestle vigorously and raised his head when he saw the light.
"Is this... the neighbor's yard completing their task?"
"But didn't he just arrive?"
He stopped moving his hand dumbfoundedly, feeling bewildered.
...
Ree Shil had contracted a strange disease that caused his entire body to be paralyzed.
Fortunately, he had traversed.
He had traveled to the Cube Card Metaverse, a world where all kinds of people come together to play cards in a prestigious manner.
Transmigration wasn't uncommon here. At least five out of ten people had traveled through time, and the other five were descendants of transmigrators.
Apart from living and working, people's main pastime was playing cards.
Playing cards is not only an entertainment item but also a career pursuit for many people.
The prerequisite to becoming a card player is to awaken the card player's talent.
After adapting for three months, Ree Shil finally awakened his Card Player Talent.
At this time, he had just completed his first rookie instance in his card player career.
Hum!
The light column landed, and Ree Shil appeared.
The empty pure white space was the personal detention area of the instance.
"This instance isn't that difficult."
He looked around the environment and muttered to himself.
[Dungeon Completion Rate-100%]
[Gaining Experience Points, Calculating...]
[Congratulations, Level-up to Level 1]
At this moment, a new panel popped up.
Upon completing an instance, one will gain experience points based on the instance's difficulty and their performance.
When the experience points are full, the card player level can be increased.
The card player level enhances the physical and spiritual attributes of the card player in the instances.
Moreover, many instances allow the player to carry follower cards or equipment cards.
The higher the card player level, the more powerful the follower cards and equipment cards are in the instances.
Level 1 is merely the most basic starting point.
[Please draw 5 cards as the reward for this instance]
After leveling up, a light group floated to him.
Whoosh!
A card flew out of the light group and floated in the air.
Whoosh! xN
Second, third... a total of 200 cards neatly arranged in front of Ree Shil.
However, the card faces all had a big[?]on them.
Before confirming the cards to be drawn, it was impossible to see their information.
"Has it finally come?"
Ree Shil immediately felt a little excited.
Because his card player talent was precisely - Absolute Card Sense.
During card-making and card-drawing, he can preview the results in advance.
Blind draw?
Non-existent.
...
...