The moment Lin Tianhao put on the Eye of Purity, the world became incredibly clear.Five hundred meters away, a mosquito was flying, and Lin Tianhao could clearly see the patterns on its wings.This feeling… was amazing!Archers had extremely high demands for accuracy, and the Eye of Purity suited Lin Tianhao perfectly.Not just in the current stage of the game, but even in the late game, even in the era of the great disaster, the Eye of Purity was an incredibly powerful piece of equipment."Adventurer, was it you who killed Wang San and Wang Si?"The old village chief's gaze held a different meaning.Lin Tianhao had anticipated being discovered after submitting the quest, so he didn't deny it."Yes."The old village chief's expression grew more subtle. "Do you know that Wang San and Wang Si were both disciples of Blacksmith Wang? If he finds out you killed them, he will surely seek revenge."Lin Tianhao feigned fear. "Old village chief, what should I do? Should I abandon the quest to leave the village? Please, let me leave the novice village now."The old village chief waved his hand and chuckled. "You don't have to worry. Although Blacksmith Wang is powerful, I still have the final say in this novice village."With that, the old village chief continued, "However, we must be wary of Blacksmith Wang's ambition. I've learned that he's been associating with the old drunkard at the tavern recently. That old drunkard often goes into the wild to find ore for him."Lin Tianhao raised an eyebrow. It seemed a new quest was coming."Old village chief, what do you need me to do?"The old village chief revealed a "you're a promising young man" expression. "It's simple. Sever his right-hand man. Go and kill the old drunkard.""Ding, the old village chief has issued a quest to you.""Quest Requirement: Kill the old drunkard.""Quest Penalty: None.""Quest Reward: Unknown."Lin Tianhao expressed some concern. "Old village chief, with my current strength, killing the old drunkard might be too difficult."The old village chief nodded. "That old drunkard is indeed quite capable.""However, he's often intoxicated. If you could poison his wine, it might have unexpected effects."Hearing this, Lin Tianhao feigned difficulty. "To be honest, village chief, I don't have any poison."The old village chief hesitated for a moment and took out a small bottle."This is a Mandrake Potion I've been collecting for a long time. It's colorless and odorless. If you put it in the old drunkard's wine, he definitely won't notice.""Once he's poisoned, the old drunkard's combat power will decrease by at least half."Lin Tianhao took the Mandrake Potion, a smile appearing on his face. "Alright, I will definitely live up to your expectations and kill the old drunkard."With that, Lin Tianhao prepared to leave.But just then, the old village chief suddenly stopped him."Snow Emperor!"Again, he called him by his name, not "adventurer.""You killed Wang San and Wang Si. Do you know who killed Elfus?"Lin Tianhao raised an eyebrow.As expected, the old village chief suspected him."I don't know. After Shadow Kill and I killed Wang San and Wang Si, we soon heard the notification that Elfus had been killed.""Oh, I see."The old village chief gave a meaningful smile.Lin Tianhao knew that his few words wouldn't convince the old village chief.But that wasn't important.Even if the old village chief had doubts, he would only suspect that Lin Tianhao had some kind of deal with Blacksmith Wang.After all, the only one who could threaten his position as village chief was Blacksmith Wang.As for Lin Tianhao.No matter how powerful Lin Tianhao was, he would eventually leave for the main city and wouldn't stay in the novice village forever.But what he didn't know was that Lin Tianhao had other options.After leaving the village chief's courtyard, Lin Tianhao sent a message to Shadow Kill. They had added each other as friends when they made the previous trade.At this time, Lin Tianhao noticed that Floating Mountain Shield had sent him more than a dozen messages."Snow Emperor, I'm willing to offer two hundred million. If you come, you'll be the guild leader of Floating Mountain.""Snow Emperor, are you there? When will you come to the main city and carry me? The price is negotiable.""Snow Emperor…"Lin Tianhao had been busy with his own affairs, so his message notifications were on do-not-disturb mode.Regardless, Floating Mountain Shield was his first partner.Lin Tianhao replied: Message notifications were off, I'm busy.Then, he went to the location Shadow Kill had sent him.Shadow Kill was currently fighting a level ten Twisted Treant, even though he was underleveled.Seeing Lin Tianhao arrive, he finished off the treant and walked over."Shadow Kill, what was the old village chief's subsequent quest for you?"Shadow Kill knew that he was now tied to Lin Tianhao, so he spoke frankly:"The old village chief asked me to protect the old drunkard at the tavern."Hearing this, Lin Tianhao's eyes narrowed. "The old village chief also gave me a quest today, asking me to kill the old drunkard.""How could this be?"Shadow Kill was confused.One side was to protect, the other was to kill. This was clearly unreasonable.Lin Tianhao had already guessed what was happening.The old village chief clearly intended to frame them.As for the reason.It was probably related to the Mandrake Potion.If his guess was correct.The Mandrake Potion didn't belong to the old village chief; he had stolen it from Blacksmith Wang.He was asking Lin Tianhao to poison and kill the old drunkard, and then have Shadow Kill rescue him.If Shadow Kill could delay Lin Tianhao even for a moment, the old drunkard might escape."Your quest rewards and penalties should be significant, right?" Lin Tianhao asked.Shadow Kill nodded. "Yes.""We killed Wang San and Wang Si together. The old village chief knows we're working together, which is why he gave you this quest. This is a calculated scheme."Shadow Kill thought for a moment and also realized something. He couldn't help but ask,"From what you're saying, the old village chief asking you to kill him is a pretense, and him wanting me to save him is the real intention?"Lin Tianhao nodded. "You could say that. The old village chief is trying to win people's hearts.""How so?""He gave me a poison and asked me to use it on the old drunkard. If I'm not mistaken, this poison should be unique to Blacksmith Wang.""As long as I use the poison and the old drunkard is saved by you, a conflict will arise between the old drunkard and Blacksmith Wang."Shadow Kill was shocked. "Sowing discord?""That should be the case. My quest has no penalty, and the reward is unknown.""And your quest has high rewards and high penalties. The old village chief will definitely think I'll help you."Shadow Kill took a deep breath, very surprised. "I never thought that the old village chief of this novice village would be so cunning."Lin Tianhao smiled. "This game's NPCs aren't ordinary AI.""Then what are you going to do?" Shadow Kill asked."Play along with the old village chief," Lin Tianhao smiled."Like I said, this is a calculated scheme. If I kill the old drunkard, I'll be harming you.""Moreover, it's obvious that the old village chief has more influence in the novice village. If the old drunkard dies, this storyline might be gone."