He thought that since Father Barry's mission was to reach the quarry, maybe they could achieve that goal without having to complete the task of clearing out the wild beasts.
Unfortunately, Master PungPong didn't realize he had stepped into a trap with that comment.
Hanjun became even more suspicious after hearing it, "The quarry? What are you planning to do there?"
Master PungPong was taken aback, not expecting Hanjun to take a step back and view them all as enemies.
He quickly waved his hands to explain, "It's because of Father Barry. He said the demons are coming soon, and he wants to build a stone wall to defend against them, so we need to transport stones from the quarry."
When Hanjun heard Father Barry's name, his expression softened a little bit, and he muttered quietly, "Didn't I tell Father Barry not to worry so much? I can handle these demons."
His voice was so soft that Master PungPong could only catch a few words.
He couldn't help but ask, "What did you say?"
Hanjun realized what he had said and shook his head, not repeating himself, "Even if Father Barry sent you, you can't kill Snowball. He's my friend."
Finally, the conversation started to get to the main point.
Master PungPong asked, "Why?"
Hanjun didn't answer his question directly but instead asked, "Do you know why these wolves are here?"
Master PungPong was stumped by the question and scratched his head as he looked back at the other players behind him.
He didn't expect that one of the players would actually know about this, so all the players gathered together and began analyzing the sudden appearance of the NPC and the meaning behind his words.
Twenty people formed a circle right in front of Hanjun, whispering among themselves.
Seeing them exchange information, Hanjun pretended not to notice and started strolling around the hill, playing with a blade of grass.
To the players, there was nothing odd about Hanjun's behavior.
Instead, they thought it was impressive that the NPC could entertain himself while waiting for their feedback, making them feel like the game's NPCs were highly intelligent.
After exchanging information, Master PungPong finally realized that, besides the beginner's task and the mission to clear out wild beasts, everyone had different tasks.
From these tasks, they had gathered bits and pieces of information from various NPCs about the town and pieced together a whole story.
Everyone now understood what had happened over ten years ago.
Viscount Hereford had suddenly appeared in Ulon Town to mine ore and later discovered that the giant white wolf was connected to the disappearance of the miners.
In the end, Viscount Hereford vanished without a word, and the missing miners were never heard from again.
Master PungPong thought about it for a while and finally blurted out, "The game designers are geniuses! I finally understand why this is a completely new kind of immersive game and why we have to go through these regular task steps. Those tasks were actually setting the stage for this one."